In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: columnist Kevin Shaw shares his commentary on media’s coverage of the economy (16:09). Plus, Marco Pasqua and Elizabeth Mohler explore the impact of Canada’s plastic ban on people with disabilities (28:17).   

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Fareed Khan discusses Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia (14:40). Clover Thursday shares some tips on staying motivated with your new year’s resolutions (29:50). And community reporter Shaini Saravanamuthu tells you everything you need to know about this year’s Montreal Igloofest and Montréal en Lumière (41:54)!

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown, Engineers from the University of Colorado have developed a smart walking stick using AI. Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech gives you that story (18:36). And contestants Elysia Yardley, Greg David and Alex Smyth compete in this week’s news quiz (40:02).