As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Emerson, Manitoba refugees
On the weekend, twenty-two refugees crossed into a Manitoba community from the U.S. in freezing conditions — and tonight, a community leader says Ottawa needs to act before one of his neighbours gets hurt. 

Newfoundland First Nation status
A hundred thousand people apply for status as members of a Newfoundland First Nation — but the vast majority receive rejection letters. 

Eugenie Super Bowl bet
When Atlanta loses to New England in the Super Bowl, our guest wins a Twitter bet with Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard — and now they're going on a date. 

Part Two

Dresden Aleppo monument
A German-Syrian artist recreates a dramatic scene from the streets of Aleppo, Syria, in the streets of Dresden — and creates an unexpected controversy. 

Quebec city controversial dance
At a noisy, confrontational contemporary dance show in Montreal, the performers trip the light bombastic — and some critics think it puts the "phony" in "cacophony". 

New gecko
When it comes to weird escape moves, a newly discovered gecko is off the scale — or rather, since it winds up looking like uncooked chicken after shedding its skin, the scales are off it. 

Part Three

Court challenges minister
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly explains her governments decision to re-instate a program that helps outsiders challenge the constitutionality of their government's laws.

'Photobomb' car vandalized
A little yellow car may be a bright spot on the landscape in a British town, but people taking photos find it an eyesore. Now, after years of complaints, someone has vandalized it. 

Seven-continent marathoner
A Calgary globetrotter runs marathons on seven continents in seven days. 

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