As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Part One

Pregnant Alberta MLA
Stephanie McLean is the first MLA in Alberta history to be pregnant while in office -- which is creating some unprecedented confusion. 

Nigeria Shell Oil
Shell Oil has said it's done all the necessary work to clean up decades-old drilling sites in Nigeria -- but our guest says the sites are as contaminated as ever. 

Touch study
New research indicates where the world's peoples prefer to be touched, and not to be touched -- and provides helpful body maps. 

Part Two

Algonquin Park crayfish
Crayfish have nearly gone extinct in four lakes around Ontario's Algonquin Park -- and scientists have linked the shrinking populations to the legacy of acid rain. 

Old gold hoard
A team of archaeologists and geologists seeks the long-lost treasure of a Visigoth king -- stolen gold, silver, and jewels that could be worth more than a billion dollars. 

Part Three

Long-form census
The Liberals are reportedly set to re-introduce the long-form census killed by the Conservatives. And given the problems that the loss of data caused the city of Toronto, it can't happen soon enough for our guest. 

TransCanada mayor
The mayor of the Alberta town where the Keystone XL pipeline is supposed to begin says it's unfortunate the company behind the pipeline is putting its application on hold.

Rome fountain reopens
It's been an expensive process, and it's taken a while, but today -- after a year-and-a-half of overdue repairs -- Rome's famous Trevi Fountain is flowing once again.