On today's edition of NOW with Dave Brown:

Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press shares a recap of the news event made headlines this past weekend.

Marc Aflalo of Double Tap TV chats about Cyber Monday and tells us about some must have tech for the holidays.

In his western regional report, Jim Krysko tells us about the Think2Switch, a device designed to switch thoughts into action for users with mobility disabilities.

And film reviewer Amy Amantea shares her commentary on the film “Finch” starring Ton Hanks.

On November 26's show: 

• We have our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta 
  • Today we reflect on Governor General Mary Simon's first speech from the throne made earlier this week 
  • Amidst ongoing human rights concerns, we consider whether Canada should boycott the Beijing Olympic and Paralympics games in 2022 
  • And we examine of the merit of internet reviews as protest 
• In the second hour of the show: 
  • Entertainment critic Michael McNeely shares a preview of the film “Licorice Pizza” 
  • And communications specialist Greg David gives us the scoop on AMI-audio’s new holiday radio play! He also tells us about some holiday-themed programming coming to network TV 
     

On Thursday November 25's show: 

• AEBC’s national president Marcia Yale discusses International Day of Persons with Disabilities and tell us about their upcoming conference “Breaking Barriers - Making the Invisible Visible.” 
  • The event will take place virtually on December 4th from 1 to 4 p.m. ET. You can catch the live broadcast of the event with Joeita Gupta on AMI-audio
    • For more information, visit here

• Producer Dawn Dickinson previews The Guardian This Week with an article about British hospitals straining their COVID-19 resources on patients who are unvaccinated. She also tells us about why people are upset over Westminster’s decision to convert the district’s historic gas street lights to LED lights

• Community reporter Shaini Saravanamuthu gives a recap of Fighting Blindness Canada’s glaucoma awareness event that took place on World Sight Day. She also chats about Black Friday shopping and reminds us about  Atwater Market’s Christmas Village in Montreal

• In her Central regional report, Karen Magee tells us about the inaugural Barrier Free Canada awards! She also shares an update on the LRT construction in Ottawa that has causes accessibility issues for pedestrians 

• And Steven Scott of Double Tap Canada shares his review of Apple’s new MacBook Pro 
   

On November 24's show: 

• Veteran political correspondent Craig Oliver analyzes the latest news in Canadian politics including the most recent speech from the throne and the resurging question of vaccine status for MPs. He also discusses the re-election of northern Ontario Liberal Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House of Commons 
• Laura Syron from Diabetes Canada discusses the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. She also chats about Diabetes Awareness Month and tells us about their annual professional conference with Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Tne conference is taking place now until November 26. For full event details visit here 
• Mike Agerbo of The App Show describes a prototype for an electric vehicle charging cable developed by Ford and Purdue University. He also chats about a recent Tesla app outage that locked out drivers from their cars. And he tells us how much DoorDash is settling to pay to the city of San Francisco for allegations over benefits violations 
• And community reporter Amy Amantea shares details on this year’s Vancouver Christmas Market with a special musical performance by harpist Sarah Mainland. She also tells us about a Playwriting Circle by Realwheels Theatre. And she describes a new sound installation called Speaker A by Vancouver Theatre Company’s Theatre Replacement. Access Amy Amantea's full report here 
   

On November 23's show: 

• Dr. Laverne Jacobs from the University of Windsor describes Canada’s very first textbook on law and disability
• Environmental contributor Lawrence Gunther tells us how we should be moving away from fossil fuels into and shifting towards clean energy 
• Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech discusses Biped, a co-pilot device that brings autonomous driving features to users who are blind and partially sighted. He also tells us about Apple’s partnership with the eye-tracking company Tobii. And he explains how to get live captions on the social audio app Clubhouse on iOS
• Community reporter Elizabeth Mohler shares an update on this year’s “Because of BALANCE” fundraising campaign. She also tells us about Dis/Play, an upcoming arts project in Toronto. And she gives us details on AEBC’s upcoming virtual trivia event
• We have another edition of our weekly news quiz with contestants Karen Magee and Mark Phoenix, with quizmaster Mike Ross!