As It Happens (Current Affairs)

Brought together, torn apart. A rehearsal for a military parade to celebrate Yemen's National Unity Day is brutally ended by a suicide bomber. Surprise: anti-protest bill sparks protest. Quebec's Bill 78 backfires colossally -- and now, student and legal groups line up to challenge it in court. When pitchfork-wielding strangers approach her home, Beth Howard doesn't panic. That's because she lives in the house that stands in the background of the classic painting "American Gothic".

Extra-curricular activity. Quebec's National Assembly prepares an emergency law to end the tuition strikes -- but one student leader says the law could cause an emergency. An explosive story. In southwestern China, the details surrounding a suicide bombing are revealed, retracted, changed, and debated. End of the line. Several members of CP Rail's board -- including the company's CEO -- resign, allowing an activist shareholder to fast-track his plans to remake the railway.

Greeks bearing grudges. An anti-austerity party does its part to make sure coalition talks fall through in Greece -- and that party may just win the upcoming election. Rising from the ashes. It's been a year since the fire that laid waste to one-third of the town of Slave Lake -- and residents are still struggling to rebuild. Dead on arrival. The federal government wants to allow slaughterhouses to process dead animals -- which critics say could contaminate the food supply.

Killed in his birthplace. A Tamil Canadian man is murdered after returning to Sri Lanka to reclaim family land lost during the war. Well, someone's guilty of "abuse of power". That's the charge that put former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko in prison, where she says she's being abused -- and tonight, a government spokesperson responds. Your contribution to Canada's contribution. The Department of National Defence reveals that the total cost of the Libyan mission is double what Peter MacKay...

He decided to speak now, rather than forever hold his peace. Under pressure, U.S. President Barack Obama endorses same-sex marriage. Taking all the credit. Police in Quebec bust a credit and debit card cloning ring -- one with tentacles that reach across the country and around the world. The war of the War of 1812. We've heard from an opponent to a military celebration in Stouffville, Ontario -- now we'll hear from a local MP who opposes the opponents.

Cut fees -- and cut the conversation. The Ontario government says negotiations with the province's doctors have failed -- so they're chopping away at medical fees. It wasn't a battleground back then -- but it is now. The town of Stouffville is scheduled to host a War of 1812 commemorative celebration -- but some of its peace-loving residents are fighting back. Politely. A disunity government. Greeks vote against austerity -- but the mishmash of politicians they vote for can't form a...

Can't get here from there. Six days after a daring escape from house arrest, blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is still in China, and still in limbo. The wing cycle. Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page gets out the spreadsheets and explains his accounting of the price of the F-35s. Eye tech. Two blind men are given partial sight, thanks to a remarkable clinical trial involving electronic retinas.

If you're the gambling type, bet on the Black. In a development that's proven a bte noire for the Immigration Department, Conrad Black may be on his way back to Canada. Murdoch, they wrote. A British parliamentary committee issues its report on phone hacking. But not everyone agrees Rupert Murdoch is unfit to run his News Corporation. Service charges. Veterans take the federal government to court over clawbacks to their disability benefits -- and win.

The daughter's dilemma. Former Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is languishing in prison -- and her daughter Eugenia is speaking out. The element of no chance. Three major partners in Alberta's carbon-capture plan withdraw -- leaving the project in jeopardy. Putting down the watchdog. The body that oversees Canada's spy agency is a victim of budget cuts -- and some question the intelligence of the move.

Aftershock and oversight. In B.C., people want to know what caused the Prince George sawmill explosion -- and how to prevent it from ever happening again. Fleet of clay. A retired Canadian colonel has looked at the capability of the F-35 fighter jet -- and strongly suggests we bail out of the deal. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. So, in a display of corporate conscience, Burger King announces it will use cage-free eggs and pork.

The life of Bryans. Lorraine Segato remembers her late bandmate, and musical force of nature, Billy Bryans. Right side up. Carol talks with a member of Marine Le Pen's far-right Front National party -- which had its best-ever showing in the first round of the French election. Fallen on Haarde times. An Icelandic court finds the country's former prime minister, Geir Haarde, guilty of negligence, for not doing enough to prevent an economic crisis.

Changes on a cellular level. The government says its crime strategy is working -- which is why it's closing two federal prisons. A matter of wife and death. After the spouses of two U.N. ambassadors make a video directed at the First Lady of Syria -- not much has changed. A spot on the podium. Olympic gold medalist Marnie McBean remembers a remarkable journalist who shone a light on Canadian amateur sports: the late Randy Starkman.

Haste assessing waste. The Minister of Natural Resources tells us the government's plans for speeding up environmental reviews. Built-in controversy. A Quebec construction magnate is arrested as part of a major operation by the province's anti-corruption squad. A life of compassion brutally ended. Raymond Taavel, a dedicated gay-rights activist, is murdered in Halifax. And...he was framed, I tell you! Framed! It takes months for Pentagon officials to realize a portrait in the hall was hung...

Taking a bug out of your ear. The Supreme Court strikes down a law that allowed police to conduct emergency wire taps, without a warrant. Code shoulder. Canada Post claims it has the copyright on our postal codes -- and pushes back against a company it says is violating that copyright. There's no such thing as a free launch. North Korea's much-vaunted rocket winds up in the ocean -- but the U.N. still has harsh words for the Hermit Kingdom.

Hans across the water. After decades of bickering, it looks like Canada and Denmark agree to share the remote, uninhabited rock called Hans Island. The GOP needs a GPS. Now that Rick Santorum has dropped out, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has to decide whether to keep tacking right -- or turn toward the middle. Here's your parachute. Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae says the Prime Minister should resign over the F-35 fighter jet debacle.