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How will Canada fare against Russia at the World Juniors?

Team Canada world juniors celebrating after scoring a goal
  • On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock shares resources to familiarize ourselves with the Amazon Echo, and introduces us to new ways of social networking.
  • How will Canada fare against Russia at the World Juniors? Brock Richardson shares his thought on his sports update.
  • AMI This Week Host Victoria Nolan features the Highlight show airing tonight on AMI-tv.
  • Public skate at the Emera Oval in Halifax scheduled to start January 4. Our Community Reporter from Nova Scotia, Julie Martin gives us the details!
  • We discuss a case being sent to the Supreme Court that concerns a member of the disability community, with Danielle McLaughlin on Know Your Rights.

2020 Holiday Kitchen Party!

Champaign glasses in front of a Christmas tree
  • We kick things off with a holiday food panel. A few of our contributors share their favourite seasonal food memories, some recipe ideas, plus we make Hot Chocolate Bombs with Mary Mammoliti!
  • We've got a ton of original stories and spoken word performances to share with you, including an exclusive interview from the North Pole with Margrett Weldon.
  • We get in a good laugh with a contribution from our bestie in the UK, Fern Lulham, and her partner in crime Jasmine.
  • Jeff Ryman runs our Holiday Quiz with contestants Chyvonne Emile and Julie Martin; we test their Christmas knowledge.
  • On our second contributor Showcase, we hear Holiday reads from Danielle McLaughlin and Danielle Jongkind. Plus, Leanne Baarda shares a Christmas craft idea.
  • On a special edition of our Artists corner, we have holiday tunes from Sara Hillis, Christine Malec, and even our very own Ramya Amuthan has been coerced into warming up her vocal cords!

Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

A bunch of apples
  • A lot of us will be spending more time at home with our pets during the Holidays this year. Vet Danielle Jongkind shares ten fun activities we can try out with our furry friends.
  • Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away? We find out with Nutritionist Julia Karantjas.
  • After a shortened offseason, the NBA regular season officially gets underway tonight. Can the Lakers run it back? How will the Raptors fare? We talk about this and more with ESPN’s Freddie Coleman.
  • Calgary Community Reporter Anthony Hodgetts highlights the Best of Calgary Foods, a collective shopping site.
  • How will families spend the holiday season this year? Lucia Bellafante chats about this on our Parenting chat.
  • We wrap up the year with a look back on the top News coverage of 2020 with Host of AMI’s Late Edition, Corinne Van Dusen.

How are the World Juniors shaping up this year?

Team Canada world juniors celebrating after scoring a goal
  • On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock shares an app which can help us directly track our package deliveries.
  • How are the World Juniors shaping up this year? What challenges does the tournament face? Brock Richardson explains in his sports update.
  • Vancouver Reporter Grant Hardy previews tonight’s episode of AMI This Week; we discuss his feature on Emergency Series.
  • We’re joined by 10 year old YouTube star, Abby Walz. She talks to us about her channel, Through the Eyes of Abby, which dives into everything from accessible tech to raising awareness about the lack of accessible supports for the community.
  • On Know Your Rights, Danielle McLaughlin and her guest, criminal lawyer Christian Pearce, talk about the effects of music lyrics in the justice system.

Jay-Z getting into the audiobook world?

Jay-Z reading a book
  • John Bieler of The App Show joins us with our end-of-the-week App Update. He tells us about Amazon’s new Live Translation feature for Echo devices.
  • We speak to Seema Sanghavi from Mississauga, Ontario who has a special initiative to help organizations that rescue wasted food.
  • Jay Z’s company Rock Nation is partnering with Publisher Random House to break into the audiobook World; Ryan Hooey has the gist.
  • The 1st radio broadcast from space happened on this day in History. Who did this and when did it happen? We learn more about this and other events that occurred.