As It Happens

As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition

April 29, 2020

Episode Transcript

Part One

Remdesivir Trial 
News about a drug that may help treat COVID-19 has lots of people cheering, but it might be too early to celebrate yet

Tattoo A Day 
A London tattoo artist vows to give himself a new tattoo every day of the quarantine, but already his body of work is getting a little crowded

Picklesfest 
From the "As It Happens" archives, the story of Pickles, the black and white collie, who became a hero when the World Cup was stolen from a display case in 1966

Part Two

La Loche follow 
A former Mayor of La Loche, where people are coping with Saskatchewan's biggest COVID outbreak, on why restrictions should not be lifted yet. 

Irrfan Khan dies
Beloved for his many roles in hugely successful films, we hear from the biographer of the popular actor who died today.

Part Three

Norway murder case 
There's a new twist in a story about a high-profile kidnapping case in Norway. 

Bonavista tourists 
The mayor of Bonavista, Newfoundland on why he's not so happy to see tourists coming to gaze at icebergs.  

Remembering Claude Lafortune
Quebec paper artist and children's TV show host Claude Lafortune, as remembered by his grandson Dominique Lafortune.