• Canadian Tire has established the Women’s Sport Initiative to improve gender equity in sport. Ashley Curran highlights the work Canadian Tire is doing in this space. 
• Adam and Jenna Brown will share their experience as two of the first patients in the province to receive Luxturna gene therapy. 
• Community reporter Amy Amantea spent the last weekend traveling to the US. She has some thoughts on the accessibility of the trip. 
• A new global agreement has been reached to protect marine life. Arno Kopecky discusses the UN High Seas Treaty. 
  • He also unpacks the topic of energy companies seeking subsidies for carbon capture technology. 
• Jennie Bovard and Meagan Gillmore will join Dave to discuss his choice of giving up shaving cream and other beauty product swaps they’ve made.

• Getty Stewart from Love Food Hate Waste discusses Food Waste Action Week. 
  • Getty is Love Food Hate Waste’s Food Saving Ambassador.
  • She spoke about Food Waste Action Week
    • Information and recipes to reduce food waste can be found at lovefoodhatewaste.ca 
• Antarctic ice cover is shrinking, and Lawrence Gunther dives into the issue and how it can have a global impact. 
• Elizabeth Mohler previews the International Delight Canada coffee takeover at Hale Coffee
  • Elizabeth also highlights the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
    • The Toronto festival is on now until March 19th 
    • Tickets and information can be found here: Toronto | Human Rights Watch Film Festival (hrw.org)
    • You can email Hot Docs with any questions at boxoffice@hotdocs.ca 
  • Finally, Elizabeth talks about GoGoGrandparent, a service that works to make rideshare and food services like Uber and DoorDash more usable and reliable for seniors and people with disabilities. 
    • Available in Canada and the US, they work to screen and filter riders that accommodate and understand how to serve the community. 
    • They can be reached by phone at 1 (855) 464-6872 ext 76943
    • The website is gogograndparent.com 
• Nelson Rego from Cool Blind Tech stops by to highlight some new features from Microsoft’s Ability Summit.
  • He also provides his tech tip on using Apple Mail Follow Up feature. 
• The Weekly News Quiz returns with special guests Jim Krysko and Cassandra Chaddock taking on Alex Smyth.

• Canadian Press Weekend News Editor Michelle McQuigge highlights the top stories making waves over the weekend. 
  • Michelle discusses Flair Airlines having their planes seized. 
  • She details the story surrounding approving genetically modified organisms within the Environmental Protection Act. 
  • And provides the latest on the Online News Act. 
• It’s Music Therapy Awareness Month, Nick Smith stops by to discuss the power of music therapy. 
  • Nick Smith is with Alto Music Therapy
• Amy Amantea shares her thoughts on the new Netflix film, We Have a Ghost. 
• Marc Aflalo is here to break down the most popular phones of 2022.
  • The iPhone 13 took the top spot and Apple held 8 of the top 10 spots on the list
  • He also highlights Netflix’s new closed caption customization feature.  How to change the appearance of subtitles and closed captions 
• Miriam Amdur is on a mission to end the stigma of loneliness and prioritize friendship with the 52 Friends project. 

• The news panel will discuss the current state of food inflation following top executives appearing before a parliamentary committee. 
• The panel then discusses Elon Musk, who is in more hot water following a recent Twitter exchange with an employee. 
• Finally, the panel chat about the pros and cons of renovating government buildings given the high costs and long timelines. 
  • Queen’s Park is looking to start a major renovation which will cost up to $1 billion. 
• Michael McNeely gives his predictions for the Oscars this weekend.
  • The 95th Academy Awards takes place Sunday March 12th and will air on CTV.
• Karen McKay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access stops by to highlight a new literary award, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
  • She also shares the featured selections from the CELA collection. This week, all the books are about time and time travel.
    •  “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman 
    • “11.22.63" a novel by Stephen King.  
    • “The Order of Time” by Carlo Rovelli.  
    • “The dream daughter: A novel" By Diane Chamberlain.
    •  “Faye, Faraway” By Helen Fisher. 2021 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• We remember disability rights activist Judith Heumann   
  • A memorial service will be taking place today virtually at 10 a.m. ET to honour memory 
  • ASL and Closed Captioning will be available 
  • For more information visit here
  • You can also catch The Pulse’s interview with her from October 27, 2022 on YouTube here
• Columnist Anu Pala reflects on International Women’s Day and this year’s theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” 
• Elizabeth Mohler continues her discussion on the importance of creating guidelines for accessible standards
• Community reporter Milena Khazanavicius discusses:  
  • Applications for the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Youth Poet Laureate
    • Halifax Youth ages 12-21 are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is April 1
    • Youth Poet Laureate is a 1‐year term, commencing Summer 2023
    • The selected poet will get $2000 plus a yearlong mentorship with Sue Goyette
    • For more information contact Lindsay Cory at Lindsay.cory@halifax.ca or visit their website here
  • Neptune Theatre’s production of “Ballad of the Motherland” will have an audio described performance on Apr. 2 
  • There will also be access consideration for visitors who are neurodiverse or have sensory sensitivities. Companion tickets and wheelchair seats are available 
  • Be sure to call the box office beforehand to identify your accommodations at 902-429-7070 or email boxoffice@neptunetheatre.com 
  • For more information, visit here
  • The Ross Farms Museum is hosting March Break activities for families from March 15 to 19. For more information, visit here
• And Emilee Schevers tells you all about her disability-focused organization ‘Tru Faces.’ Visit their website for more information