Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Author Jes Battis describes their upcoming book “The Winter Knight.” The book becomes available on April 4 in print, e-book and audiobook formats. Y
• Clover Thursday shares a few tips on how to enjoy the full bloom of the spring season
• Community reporter Shaini Saravanamuthu tells you about a couple of Easter-themed events taking place in Montreal including: 
  • The 25K Easter Egg Hunt taking place on April 1 in Downtown Montreal from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET. Tickets are free for kids under 12 and for adults it’s 10$ plus services fee. Tickets are available on EventBrite here
  • And the Easter Brunch and Piggy Bank Hunt on Apr. 8 in Montreal and located at 6225 Av. Godfrey. The event runs from 9 to 1:30 p.m. ET. Brunch is until 12 and the Piggy Bank Hunt starts at 11:30 a.m. ET. For ticket information, visit here
• Kevin Shaw discusses American food brands and their presence in the Canadian market
• And Elizabeth Mohler chats about the importance of having good social habits to create inclusive spaces
   

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• A new study shows women-owned businesses are on the rise in Canada. Dr. Wendy Cukier from the Diversity Institute breaks down those findings
• Marineland’s captive orca “Kiska” has died earlier this month. Lawrence Gunther shares more on this story.
• Podcast coordinator Ryan Delehanty chats about the new episode of ‘Blind Golf Canada” and “Raising Kindness.” 
• Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech describes a new study that finds heartbeat detection is more common in people who are blind than those who are sighted. Plus, for his tech tip of the day, he explains how to enable speed limits on Google Maps 
• And finally, we have another edition of the weekly news quiz with contestants: Janis Davidson Pressick, Karen Magee and Alex Smyth!  
   

• Canadian Press Weekend News Editor Michelle McQuigge is here to recap the biggest stories of the weekend. 
  • She spoke about US President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa. 
  • She highlights the closing of Roxon Road. 
  • Michelle also discussed a fatal stabbing that took place in Toronto over the weekend. 
• Amy Amantea shares her thoughts on the mockumentary comedy series, “Cunk on Earth”. 
  • It is available to watch on Netflix. 
• Marc Aflalo from Double Tap TV discusses the pros and cons of buying refurbished technology. 
• Shelley Petit highlights the physical barriers that impact students at post-secondary institutions. 

• The NOW News Panel convenes to discuss the issue of school safety in light of a number of attacks across the country.
• The panel explores the topic of Greenwashing and what should be done to crack down on it. 
  • The E.U. is cracking down on the act of Greenwashing and ensuring a higher standard and rules around the environmental impacts of the products being promoted as green or environmentally friendly. 
• The panel also dives into the tipping debate and if it’s time to put away that tip. 
  • A restaurant in Toronto made news by making tipping at their restaurant optional.  
• Film Critic Michael McNeely shares his thoughts on the film “Vesper” 
• Karen McKay from CELA stops by to highlight The Lambda Literary Awards. 
  • The awards celebrate writers and stories from the LGBTQ community. 
  • Karen also shares her featured selections, which are all new additions to CELA’s collection. 
    • “On the Ravine” By Vincent Lam
    • “Bad Cree” By Jessica Johns
    • “Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality” By Lindsay Wong
    • “The Mountain Master of Sha Tin: An Ava Lee Novel” Book 12 By Ian Hamilton

• Fareed Khan from Canadians United Against Hate marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
  • International Day For the Elimination of Racial Discrimination took place on March 21st. 
• Jennie Bovard stops by to discuss the idea of toxic positivity and how to deal with it. 
  • She talks about the book “Toxic Positivity: Keeping in a World Obsessed with Being Happy” by Whitney Goodman
    • The book is available through CELA Library. 
    • Jennie also shouted out Whitney's Instagram page to check out. 
• Patrick Robitaille from Save the Children Canada highlights new Ipsos polling that reflects a need to support our future generations. 
• Steven Scott reflects on the impact that BlackBerry had in our lives. 
  • A new film titled “BlackBerry” is set to release in May and tells the story of the rise and fall of the iconic smartphone and the company behind it.
• The roundtable assembles to discuss the cities they like, and those they don’t.