As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

April 15, 2020

Episode Transcript

Part 1 

Seniors Minister

The Prime Minister has promised to help the people working in Canada's COVID-struck care homes. Tonight we ask the minister for seniors what that help is, and when it will arrive.

B.C. Care Home Folo 

Tragedy repeating. We check in with a woman whose father lives at the site of Canada's first coronavirus outbreak. She tells us how he's doing and describes what it's been like to watch other care-home outbreaks unfold.

N.L. Premier 

Going for broke. The premier of Newfoundland says he hopes the worst of the pandemic will soon be over, so he can deal with the province's next crisis: its precarious financial health.

Part 2

Encore: Music PAK Part 1 

An encore presentation of our look back at the music stories that affected us last year. Ms. Slick reflected on the anniversary of Woodstock -- and making out in cars. And Olivia Newton-John discussed the leather pants she wore in "Grease", and the power of John Travolta. 

Part 3

Encore: Music PAK Part 2 

Last year we spoke to a lot of singers and musicians. And not just about their hits, either. For example: Grace Slick talked less about, say, "White Rabbit", than about -- every other topic possible.