As It Happens

One trial ends -- but there are more ahead. The Supreme Court says a Nova Scotia woman should not be retried for trying to hire a hit man to kill her abusive husband -- a ruling that could have ramifications for battered women across the country. A night at the Oprah. Lance Armstrong's much-heralded public mea culpa to Oprah Winfrey fails to move Paul Kimmage -- a cyclist-turned-journalist who doubts the Livestrong founder's contrition. The blinded leading the blind. Reformer Party-founder, Preston Manning weighs in on a whistleblower's warning that the Justice Department is keeping MPs in the dark about Charter-breaching bills.

Taking hostages, and giving notice. The Islamic militants behind a hostage-taking in Algeria say it's retribution for France's intervention in Mali. Another angle on a legal tangle. In response to our interview with a Justice Department official who says his own Department has broken the law for decades, former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler says he never did -- but he's not so sure about the current government. Jumping the guns. In Arizona, Tucson City Council sets up a gun buy-back -- and in response, the NRA sets up its own booth to get to gun owners first.

Desperate times call for measured measures. The commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police says his force has learned from past debacles -- and they'll be handling Idle No More protests with great care. Tug of war. Eight sailors have been stuck in Halifax for nearly a month since their tugboat was impounded -- and tonight, the owner of the boat gives his side of the story. As far as he's concerned, Justice isn't just blind, it's hard of hearing, and out of touch. I'll speak with the Justice Department official who filed a court case, claiming the Department itself is breaking the law -- and was promptly suspended.

Exploiting a golden opportunity. A new report accuses the Canadian mining company Nevsun of ignoring the terrible working conditions at an Eritrean mine -- including the use of forced labour. The reporters become the reported. In Greece, anarchists express their disgust with several journalists' coverage of the financial crisis by planting bombs at their homes. Rubber match. Two companies that produce porn go to court to challenge a state law requiring performers to wear condoms on the set.

*Not the RSVP they were hoping for. After hundreds of thousands take to the streets in Paris to protest against same-sex marriage equality, the French government refuses to back down. *Schindler's last. The late Leon Leyson was the youngest person to be saved by Oskar Schindler -- and after the Steven Spielberg movie came out, Mr. Leyson went public with his experiences. *A boy wonder's tragic final act. Aaron Swartz was a young, successful Internet pioneer -- but when he committed suicide last week, he was facing an astonishing penalty for his efforts to make information free.