• Ness Murby and Eva Fejes discuss the making of AMI-tv’s six-part documentary “Ness Murby: Transcending.”  
  • The first episode debuted last night 
  • You can catch the rest of the series Wednesdays at 8pm Eastern on AMI-tv
  • You can find episodes on demand at Ami.ca or on the AMI TV app for apple and android. 
• We learn about Ryan Chin and his journey which led him to becoming a certified financial planner.
• Aaron Broverman stopped by to give some advice for this tax year. 
  • He also discusses some changes to the tax code that folks should be aware of
  • He talks about the First-time Home Buyers Tax Credit 
• Steven Scott from Double Tap tv is here to recap the Microsoft Ability Summit that took place yesterday. 
  • He highlights so of the key announcements and takeaways from this year’s summit  
• Dawn Dickinson taps into two great articles from Maclean’s Magazine, 
  • Her first story focuses on the Bay due Nord offshore oil megaproject in Newfoundland
    • The article is “What Lies Beneath” By Lyndsie Bourgon
  • Her second article highlights Canadian Startups that are making waves in AI
    • The article is “Martin Kon Talks” By Katie Underwood
    • The article profiles his new venture, a tech start-up based in Toronto called Cohere

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Dr. Larissa Moniz discusses Ontario’s funding for ‘Luxturna’ gene therapy
• Meagan Gillmore returns with another accessibility report on the Canada Disability Benefit    
• Dorothy Macnaughton explains how you can go about advocating for accessible pedestrian signals in your community
  • She also shares his experience learning about feather wrapping at this year’s Bon Soo 
  • And she discusses the upcoming Northern Ontario and Rural GTT group session on Tuesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
    • The speakers will be  Brian Bibeault and Elmer Thiesen
    • The topic applies to iOS devices. They will discuss rotors and Quick Settings
    • Everyone from across Canada is welcome
    • For further information, contact Kim Kilpatrick at the CCB in Ottawa at: (613) 567-0311 x 513
• There is a lot of speculation around an AR/VR headset by Apple. Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech chats more about this  
  • For his tech tip of the day, he explains how to schedule emails on iOS 16  
• And Alex Smyth, Karen Magee and Greg David join in for the weekly news quiz! 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press recaps the top headlines of the weekend including the Ontario Liberals Annual Meeting. She also shares an update on a B.C. company who was green-lit to sell cocaine 
• Denis Boudreau discusses the importance of making workplaces inclusive to neurodiverse employees 
• Microsoft has updated Windows 11 to include the new AI-powered Bing search engine. Steven Scott of Double Tap TV gives you the lowdown
  • He also describes a new update to Microsoft’s Phone Link app
• Amy Amantea reviews the Oscar-nominated film “Women Talking” 
• Plus, Ryan Van Praet describes his journey to spread the word on adaptive sports through an initiative called “Join Me in ’23.” 
   

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Joeita Gupta and Meagan Gillmore join in for the weekly news panel. 
  • Today, they discuss the federal government’s decision to ban TikTok from their mobile devices
  • They also chat about a controversial political meeting between three Conservative MPs and a far-right German politician
  • And they consider the effects of climate change on the Rideau Canal’s skateway which has closed for the first time in history
• Michael McNeely reviews the horror-comedy “Cocaine Bear.” The film is rated R and available in theatres across the country
• And… Are subscriptions for streaming services worth keeping? AMI communications specialist Greg David contemplates this question.
  • He also shares details about the 2023 AMI scholarship program. For full detailed information visit here
     

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Laurie Fox from Will Power discusses their new awareness campaign to encourage people to think differently about charitable giving
• Volunteer organizations are facing high expectations of resiliency from governments.   
• Marie-France Roshe from The Stop Community Food Centre elaborates more on this issue
  • You can read her opinion piece in the Toronto Star here
• Dawn Dickinson previews Maclean’s Magazine with an article about JJ Levine’s photography series “Queer Portraits”
  • She also discusses an article about a Kelowna social worker who swindled his clients and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars
• Jennie Bovard explores the privacy and ethical concerns of using DNA data to solve cold cases