As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Part One
U.S. letter bombs
We don't know who sent pipe bombs to Barack Obama, CNN, and Hillary Clinton — but a former aide to Ms. Clinton says U.S. President Donald Trump is partly to blame.
Alberta bison shot
Someone shot and killed a pregnant bison on an Alberta farmer Robert Hampton's property — and it wasn't the sound of the gun that's shattered his sense of peace.
Dorcas Reilly obit
Sixty-plus years ago, the late Dorcas Reilly invented a dish using simple pantry ingredients that looks kind of like a nightmare, but tastes like a dream: green bean casserole.
Part Two
Tuam burials
The government of Ireland will excavate a former Catholic-run home for unmarried women with children — where hundreds of children are believed to be buried.
Brazil museum update
While searching the ruins of Brazil's National Museum, bioarchaeologist Murilo Bastos discovers a precious exhibit — the oldest human fossil in the Americas, mostly intact.
Part Three
Alberta environment minister
The Liberals want to speed up the review process for energy projects — while still giving space for environmental concerns to be heard. But Alberta's environment minister has big concerns with Bill C-69 — and has travelled to Ottawa to convince Senators not to pass it.
Single use plastics ban
It's a drop in the ocean — to prevent stuff dropped in the ocean. But the European Parliament says its new ban on single-use plastics is just the first step — and much stricter rules are still to come.