Wednesday: Farley Mowat obit, Bernie Tiede released, Beverly Hills Hotel protest, and more...

Farley Mowat wasn't just one of Canada's most prolific, popular, and beloved authors -- he was an early, and adamant, voice for the environment...Bernie Tiede was serving a life sentence for murder -- but then a movie about him changed everything...and The Beverly Hills Hotel has provided fancy lodgings for Hollywood stars for more than a century, but now celebrities are calling for a boycott.

Part One

Farley Mowat obit
Farley Mowat, passionate environmentalist and author of Never Cry Wolf and many more stories, dies just days short of his 93rd birthday.

Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald on Gerry Adams's arrest
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is a free man again after being questioned about a 1972 murder -- and his deputy leader says the whole thing was a politically motivated sham.

Pac-Man ban lifted
Thanks to one man, a Massachusetts town lifts its thirty-year ban on video games -- meaning everyone can finally see what this whole Pac-Man thing's about.

Part Two

Bernie Tiede released
First Bernie Tiede murdered his friend, a rich widow. Then he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Then they made a movie about him called "Bernie". And now, as a result of that movie, Mr. Tiede hasn't just been freed: he's going to live with the film's director.

Railcar oil up
In BC, the amount of oil moving by rail has risen precipitously -- and the concerns of towns near railways has risen as well.

Hotel protest
And everyone who's anyone in Hollywood has stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. But now everyone's up in arms about the hotel's owner, the Sultan of Brunei -- and they don't want anyone to stay there. That's because Brunei has just adopted Sharia law -- which punishes various so-called crimes, including homosexuality, with death.

Part Three

Trinity Western sues
When lawyers speak out against a law school, it's hardly surprising when the whole thing ends up in court. Trinity Western University's law school won't open for two years, but already two law societies have announced they won't accredit graduates of the school. The president of the university on why the school is taking legal action.

Execution drug report
A new report in the US recommends a one-drug method of execution, over the much-maligned three-drug cocktail currently being used.

Highschooler report
The B.C. government pays a teenager fresh out of high school $16,000 to write a report on Finland's education system. Now the province's education minister is investigating.