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2021 NHL season preview

Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby on the ice together
  • Vet Danielle Jongkind shares an article about the possible uses of artificial intelligence in veterinary medicine.
  • On our Wellness segment, Frances Wong discusses the ancient practice of Ayurveda, and how it affects our mental and physical health.
  • The NHL season starts tomorrow and this year things will look a lot different. How will the Canadian division fare? Which teams are looking like they can make a deep run? We chat about all this and more with Sportnet’s, Nick Alberga.
  • Wellness Together Canada is a free, 24/7 online portal, connecting Canadians to mental health and substance use resources. Community Reporter Annette Dennis highlights the details.
  • Keya Osborne focuses on Spring Fashion Trends for 2021, and throws it back to influential decades that are making a come-back in today’s outfits.On our Collections segment, self-claimed sports fanatic Jeff Ryman gives us a sneak peek into his sports memorabilia.

Making video calls more accessible?

A video call
  • Dell monitors are embracing video calls with pop-up webcams and Teams buttons built in. Is this more accessible? John Biehler of the App Show explains.
  • Do you dream of becoming a published author? If so, then the 2021 Toronto Star Short Story Contest offers you an excellent chance to show your skills as a writer! We learn more about this and how you can submit your story!
  • Ryan Hooey highlights a competitor that has changed their entity in the Audiobook and e-book market.
  • We chat about events and happenings that took place this day in history.

Recapping the World Junior Championship

A Canadian hockey player checks an American hockey player
  • Michael Feir opens the new year with a look back at how accessible technology and audio entertainment have marked things in the past year, and gives us a peek at what he plans to talk about in upcoming segments.
  • Gardener Susan Kerney tells us about the most poisonous garden in the world, and the significance of the plants we can find there.
  • Canada sadly lost to the US in this year’s World Junior Championship but there were still tons of positives to take away from the tournament. We recap everything with Sportsnet’s, Sam Cosentino.
  • Community Reporter Kim Kilpatrick updates us on outdoor skating and other activities at Ottawa’s Rideau Canal.
  • We check in with our friends from Frontier Accessibility for a look at adaptive technology. This week they talk about a new smart cane!

Could COVID-19 become an Endemic?

People sitting in a waiting room wearing masks
  • Could COVID-19 become an Endemic? Jeff Ryman shares the latest on this in his health report.
  • On In The Know, Margrett Weldon tells us about her most recent visit to the hospital, and hopes we can take away some helpful information.
  • In Manitoba, a woman is making it her mission to help parents with children requiring extra support. Jim Krysko has the story.
  • We continue our Winter Travel conversation with Leanne Baarda and her guest, Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Mark Rankin.

How to settle a bloated stomach

Someone holding their stomach
  • As we do every year, we pit one host against the other in a challenge to see who can remember the most about what Vet Danielle Jongkind brought to us in 2020.
  • Feeling full after all the Holiday eating? Nutritionist Julia Karantjas talks to us about how to settle a bloated stomach.
  • 77% of workers are opposed to their company using employee monitoring tools, despite the potential advantages. Why is that? We learn more about this workplace study with a representative of Robert Half.
  • St. John’s Community Reporter Kim Thistle highlights an online financial checklist to help with budgeting, investing and income diversification.
  • We find out how the new year is treating our friends from W. Ross MacDonald School in Brantford, Ontario.
  • Woodworker Jeff Thompson walks us through designing and putting together a work table and side table.