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Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol gets live description

Green and red text reads Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol over a black and white sketch of a cozy cabin in a mountain forest
  • Twitter is rolling out warning labels on false, misleading Tweets. We chat more about the initiative on our Lifestyle segment.
  • Microsoft Edge is getting price tracking and leaked passwords features. John Biehler has the details.
  • Sylvi Fekete highlights VocalEye and the Arts Club’s Live Described Theatre of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol.
  • Bill Shackleton joins us for the Friday Buzz with Bill.
  • We revisit a conversation with Ryan Hooey about the use of artificial intelligence in audiobook narration on The Chatty Bookshelf.
  • Ramya and Margrett recap and comment on notable segments from the past week.

Indigenous Disability Awareness Month

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  • Michael Feir reviews The Legends of Robin Hood, a dramatic adaptation of the core stories about this most famous of English outlaws.
  • Gardener Susan Kerney highlights November’s flower, the Chrysanthemum, and tells us about planting our own Christmas trees.
  • A free, immersive urban art walk is returning to the Junction in Toronto for its second consecutive year. We learn more about this with Carol Jolly, Executive Director of The Junction BIA.
  • Indigenous Disability Awareness Month brings awareness of barriers and issues that Indigenous peoples living with disabilities and their families face every day. We learn more about this special month with Neil Belanger, Chief Executive Officer at Indigenous Disability Canada.
  • Today’s Roundtable guest is Content Development Specialist in Halifax, Ryan Delehanty.

Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?

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  • Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season? Jeff Ryman digs into this topic in his health headlines.
  • Santa Clause and Mrs. Clause will be coming to Toronto for a very special event. Margrett Weldon has all the details on In The Know.
  • Jim Krysko shares the recent accessibility announcement from the Winnipeg Law Courts building.
  • On our Employment chat, Elysia Yardley continues talking us through the job interview process, and what to expect during this phase of hiring.
  • Leanne Baarda helps us get into crafts like knitting, photographing, and sculpting, as people with low or no vision.

2021 holiday retail outlook

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  • Why is research into understanding animal behaviour important, and who is doing it? We discuss with Dr. Danielle Jongkind.
  • Nutritionist Julia Karantjas informs us about lesser known berries.
  • According to Deloitte Canada's 2021 Holiday Retail Outlook, seasonal spirit among Canadians is proving resilient. We learn more from this study with National Retail leader, Marty Weintraub.
  • Community Reporter Toni Freimark highlights the Service Dog Management Program being offered at Medicine Hat College.
  • Lucia Bellafante continues to help us understand the concept of bullying, and talks about how parents can help keep the lines of communication open with their children.
  • The 26th Conference of the Parties, or COP26, is behind us. We learn more how things went at this climate conference and some key takeaways from a Canadian perspective with Eddy Pérez of Climate Action Network Canada.

Making digital books accessible

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  • The world’s first needle-free diabetes test is being researched on. Michael Babcock shares how the technology works.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays made a big signing last week. Cameron Jenkins of The Neutral Zone gives us the details.
  • Toronto Reporter Alex Smyth previews tonight’s episode of AMI This Week on Fashion Dis.
  • The City of London, Ontario invites Londoners to ring in the holiday season with the annual Lighting of the Lights at Victoria Park. We get the details with Community Reporter Annette Dennis.
  • The Making Accessible Media resource at Humber College is looking for input on a new module on how to make accessible digital books. We learn more about this project.
  • This day in 1963, U. S, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The event spawned a huge industry in conspiracy theories. We talk more about this with Danielle McLaughlin.