As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition
Part One
Depp/Heard decision
After an ugly trial, a jury rules that Amber Heard did defame her ex-husband, Johnny Depp -- and, after watching the nasty discourse outside the courthouse, our guest says she's not surprised.
Bill 96: Kahnawake
The Quebec government says its new language legislation is just misunderstood -- but Mohawk Council Chief Mike Delisle says Bill 96 is bad enough that his community has decided to cut off relations with Quebec City.
Salem witch exonerated
329 years after a woman was tried as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts, a Grade Eight class has convinced lawmakers to exonerate her.
Part Two
Elvis Presley rights
Elvis weddings in Las Vegas may be in jeopardy, after the company that owns the rights to his image issues cease-and-desist letters. One chapel owner says they can't go on together with litigious minds.
PEI Green Gables books
A bookseller on Prince Edward Island is beside her shelf, after a customer gives her a first-edition copy of a Lucy Maud Montgomery classic -- because he sensed a kindred spirit.
Part Three
Baby names study
They used to be household names. But over time, all baby names go through a kind of boom-and-bust cycle. And an evolutionary biologist says his research shows those patterns resemble the phenomenon of natural selection.
Rainbow house
For Pride month, a Lethbridge man has painted his entire house in the colours of the rainbow. And if you stop by for a selfie, you'll leave with a bag of Skittles.