As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Part One
COP26: Big city mayors
Mayors of major urban centres are proving to be a powerful voice for change at COP26 — but they're concerned about what they'll be able to achieve, when not all national leaders share their ambition.
Milk prices update
After a guest on last night's show criticized the planned hike in Canadian dairy prices, a PEI farmer got a bit frothed up — telling us if farmers didn't need the money, they wouldn't be asking for it.
Banana pizza
If pineapple on pizza gets your napkins in a knot, you won't believe what a pizzeria owner in Sweden tells us his customers find appealing — because they may not be putting their best fruit forward.
Part Two
BC old growth logging
BC Grand Chief Stewart Philip reacts to the province's announcement of a proposed two-year halt on logging in some old-growth forests — a move that's rolling out in a way that gives him pause.
Oldest Yosemite climber
To better understand her son's passion for climbing, our guest followed the "Free Solo" star's lead — and climbed El Capitan herself, on her 70th birthday.
Part Three
Aaron Beck obit
A colleague remembers the American psychiatrist Aaron Beck, who turned his field on its head when he developed cognitive behavioural therapy.
Dog crashes golf cart
Like most dogs, he'll crash anywhere. A Manitoba woman comes home to find her truck has been hit by a golf cart, and then she finds out who was at the wheel.