Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta take on the weekly news panel
  • They discuss the several labour disputes happening within Canada and across the globe which include: the faculty strikes at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, the dispute between Westjet and some of their employees, Yellowknife's city employees and their current negotiation, the strikes in England over the last few months, and the protests this week in France over pension reform 
  • They also chat about the Law Society of Alberta’s vote to keep mandatory Indigenous education
  • And they contemplate the debate around keeping Valentine’s Day celebrations in schools

• Michael McNeely reviews the Crave documentary “Black Ice.” The film is available to stream on Crave

• Plus, Karen McKay from the Centre of Library Access tells you which books are getting praise at this year’s Oscars. The list includes:
  • “Women Talking” is nominated for best picture. The book is by Miriam Toews and the film is directed by Sarah Polley
  • “All Quiet on the Western Front” is nominated for best picture. The book is by Erich Maria Remarque and Arthur Wesley Wheen 
  • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is nominated for best supporting female actor 
  • And “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” is nominated for best costume

• And for CELA’s featured titles of the week, Karen takes a focus on some of the nominees for this year’s Evergreen Award. This award is handed out by the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading Program which encourages readers of all ages to read more. The list of books include: 
  • “Sea of Tranquility: A Novel” by Emily St. John Mandel
  • “Valley of the Birdtail” by Andrew Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson 
  • “Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces” by Elamin Abdelmahmoud 
  • “Toufah” by Toufah Jallow 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown:

• Dr. Larissa Moniz from Fighting Blindness Canada discusses Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month
• Aaron Broverman reflects on new survey data by Ispos that shows Canadians are facing financial and economic anxieties
• Alex Smyth concludes his coverage on the 2023 Ontario Parasport Games with an interview with para ice hockey player Matt Miller 
• Marc Aflalo discusses Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser
• And Dawn Dickinson previews Maclean’s Magazine with an article about the potential use of psilocybin for mental health treatment 
  • She also shares an article about the exploitation of Canada’s international students 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Alex Smyth continues his coverage on the 2023 Ontario Parasport Games and shares his interview with co-chair Mike Frogley
• Anu Pala chats about the importance of organ donation and shares some resources on stats plus information on how to donate yourself 
• Community reporter Milena Khazanavicius previews some events happening in Nova Scotia for African Heritage Month
  • This year’s theme is 'Seas of Struggle: African Peoples from Shore to Shore.’ For more information of events and locations, visit here
  • Milena also chats about two CNIB community events including: 
    • CNIBeats, a monthly music therapy session with Certified Music Therapist Yasmin Kawar. The next session is Wednesday, February 8th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Atlantic time
    • And Swords & Canes, a Dungeons & Dragons group. The accessible and in-person event takes place monthly. The next event is on Tuesday, February 21st from 6 to 10 p.m. Atlantic time 
  • Plus, Milena shares details about the Big Poutine Fest which runs now until February 15. For more information, visit here 
• Juanita Peters from the Africville Museum in Halifax tells you all about their upcoming event for Black History Month. 
  • “Africville: Can’t Stop Now” will take place on February 18th at Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa in Digby, Nova Scotia. For tickets and pricing visit here 
• Jim Tokos from the Canadian Council of the Blind describes this year’s White Cane Week. For more details, visit your local CCB chapter. Or visit the national site here
• And columnist Emilee Schevers shares her experience at the 2022 Miss Personality Eastern Canada competition

Today on NOW with Dave Brown:

• Accessibility reporter Meagan Gillmore shares an update on the Canada Disability Benefit
• Alex Smyth shares his coverage of the Ontario Parasport Games that took place this past weekend
• Community reporter Dorothy Macnaughton tells you everything you need to know about the AODA review. To participate in the review, visit their website or email: Reviewer@AODAReview4.com 
  • Dorothy also shares details about Bon Soo winter carnival which runs now until February 11. For more information, visit BonSoo.on.ca 
  • And she discusses the next Northern Ontario & Rural GTT Group session which focuses on accessing apps. The guest speaker is Elmer Thiesen. Everyone from across Canada is welcome. The session takes plans on Tuesday February 21 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. For more information, contact: Kim Kilpatrick: gttprogram@gmail.com  

•  Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech describes Ashirase, Honda’s new navigational system

  • And for his tech tip of the day, he shares tips on how to activate Grayscale on an iPhone

• And contestants Elysia Yardley, Line Gendreau and Alex Smyth compete in another edition of the weekly news quiz! 
   

Today on NOW with Dave Brown:

• Denis Boudreau shares his thoughts on the accessibility of ChatGPT
• Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press describes a potential database in Winnipeg for missing persons
• Amy Amantea reviews Will Smith’s new movie “Emancipation”
• Marc Aflalo discusses the CRTC's consideration to revamp internet pricing
• Ryan Van Praet offers up some advice how to stay active in winter
• And in the roundtable chat, Dave discusses the persisting issues of guide dog refusal by Uber drivers. He mentions a  24 hour phone line for people who are denied access with their service animal. The phone number is 1-833-715-8237