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Britain's colonial history in Canada

A headless statue of Queen Victoria is seen overturned and covered in red paint with red hand prints at the provincial legislature in Winnipeg.

On July 8's show: 

The 60th anniversary of Lake Joe

A photo of Muskoka chairs overlooking a lake beside a tall tree.

On Wednesday July 7's show: 

Toronto's rides to vaccines program

A close up of vaccine bottles on a table.

On Tuesday, July 6's show: 

  • Environmental contributor Lawrence Gunther describes the federal government's new five-year plan to save collapsing Pacific salmon stocks 
  • Community reporter Elizabeth Mohler in Toronto discusses a new rides program for people with disabilities to access vaccines. She also describes some accessibility services and navigational features at Union Station. And, she tells us about Out of this World, an inclusive café located at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. To access her full report, visit here 

  • Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech chats about Wayband by WearWorks, a new wearable device with haptic GPS. He also describes Biel Glasses, a new pair of goggles to assist with navigation. And, he tells us about Amazon’s Reading Sidekick, a new app that aims to improve children’s reading skills

  • And, host Dave Brown competes against Mark Phoenix and guest contestant Aaron Broverman in another edition of our weekly news quiz!  

Easing travel restrictions

A white plane flying in a blue sky with white clouds.

On Monday July 5th's show: 

  • Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press shares her weekend news recap and discusses the easing of travel restrictions 
  • Accessibility specialist Marco Pasqua offers up his thoughts on some accessibility innovations developed during the COVID-19 era 
  • Film reviewer Amy Amantea shares her commentary on the Netflix drama series " Sweet Tooth" 
  • Marc Aflalo tells us about his experience using Apple AirTags and what kinds of safety issues that come with them 
  • And, Ryan Delahanty delivers his Atlantic report and discusses Bikes 'n' Trikes, the city of Fredericton's new adaptive bike program for people with neuromotor disabilities. He also tells us about a casting call for an AMI-tv documentary being filmed this fall in Halifax 
     

July 2, 2021

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On the Friday, July 2nd show:

 

We’ll have our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore featuring the following topics:

 

In hour two of the show: