As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

East Aleppo
In less than 12 hours, the ceasefire in eastern Aleppo collapsed — and now the fifty thousand residents still in the besieged city are anxiously waiting to hear if they can get out alive. 

Guerrilla climate archive
The American President-elect doesn't believe in climate change — so some scientists believe the best way to protect their research is by archiving it where the new administration can't get at it. 

Bank account glitch
A 22-year-old Australian man finds he can just keep taking money out of his account — and milks the bank's error for two years and two million bucks before the police show up. 

Part Two

Drug legislation follow-up
Ottawa unveils its new strategy on opioids — but senator and former police chief Vern White says it doesn't do enough for addicts — or against the people exporting the stuff from China.  

Muslim registry 
If Mr. Trump really wants a registry of Muslims, he'll need a lot of help from the tech industry — but some citizens of Silicon Valley are already saying you can include them out.

Part Three

4 in 4 out
Ottawa eliminates the so-called "4-In-4-Out" rule. It said migrant workers could work here for four years — and then they had to leave for four. Now, the rule itself is out, forever — but not soon enough for our guest. 

Right on red
Fifteen Montreal-area mayors say it's time for their city to allow right turns on red lights. 

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