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Is crying good for you?

A crying baby
  • Is crying actually good for you? We discuss this with Reporter Grant Hardy on his headlines segment.
  • Greg David joins us to break down the new and returning TV shows in the coming weeks.
  • Bill Shackleton joins us for the Wednesday edition of The Buzz.
  • We welcome our newest Community Reporter to the show. Marisa Hersey-Misner joins us with news from Saint John, New Brunswick.
  • Half of Canadians plan to look for a new job this year. Why is that? Our friends at Robert Half let us know.
  • Plus, we meet one of our new contributors, Kevin Shaw. He joins us to chat about his new bi-weekly segment on entrepreneurship.

Amazing Animals Stories

A dog looking over a fence
  • Sometimes our animal friends are amazing, impressing us with physical or mental skills that we didn't even know they had. Vet Danielle Jongkind joins us to share some amazing animal stories.
  • Sol, a Real-Estate Agent from EXP Realty will explain the necessary steps with purchasing, and selling a home.
  • Alexis Hillyard from Stump Kitchen joins us to chat about her YouTube channel. Plus, she gives us a live demo!
  • Reporter, Grant Hardy is a very nostalgic person and loves keeping track of his own past experiences. He tells us how he journals in an accessible way.
  • Karen Magee joins us in our Collections and Hobbies to chat about her collection of children’s books.

Tech theme of 2023

Various smartphones
  • On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock joins us to reveal his theme of the year.
  • Brock Richardson recaps the World Junior Hockey Championship that concluded in Halifax last week.
  • We speak with Ashley Eakin, Disabled Writer/Director about the state of representation of Persons with Disabilities in media as well as our AMI Tempur-Pedic contest.
  • We get our BC Community Report with Carol Yaple. She’s here to tell us about a new Exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
  • On Know Your Rights with Danielle McLaughlin, we look back at some of the important issues we talked about in 2022 and try to figure out which ones will still be important in 2023.

Alberta's first accessible outdoor rink grabs award

Alberta's first accessible outdoor rink
  • We discuss trending headlines with Reporter Grant Hardy.
  • On In the Know, Margrett Weldon tells us about The Forgiveness Project, an initiative that aims to help both victims and perpetrators of crime rebuild their lives after trauma.
  • Alberta's first accessible outdoor rink grabs a Certified Gold rating from the Rick Hansen Foundation. We learn more with Content Development Specialist, Jim Krysko.
  • We learn how to deal with inflation in our monthly conversation with Certified Financial Planner, Ryan Chin.
  • Reporter Grant Hardy returns with some quirky stories on What in the World.

Healthy gift-giving advice

A cup of peppermint tea
  • It’s time for more gift-giving advice with our nutritionist Julia Karantjas, with a healthy twist.
  • The 10th anniversary Krampus Ball returns this Saturday to the Opera House in Toronto, featuring a parade, costume party, and eclectic musical and visual performances. We chat with one of the organizers.
  • Our Community Reporter Kim Thistle joins us with some holiday happenings, and the latest news, from St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Let’s check in with our friends from W. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind in Brantford, Ontario about some of the holiday projects they’ve been working on.
  • It’s the woodworking segment with Jeff Thompson, where we’ll learn about a powerful power tool that can cut almost anything.