Our community reporter Guy Carriere calls in from Sudbury, Ontario with details about a performance by comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham.

If an enormous forest fire was approaching your community, would you obey an evacuation order or would you stay to protect your home? Producer Kevin Philipupillai tells us about the people who stay.

Our environmental expert Lawrence Gunther tells us about a proposal to build an enormous new oil sands mine in Alberta. Community reporter JR Bjornson calls in from Red Deer, Alberta to tell us how he marked World Braille Day yesterday. Tech expert Mike Agerbo calls in from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to tell us about a few of the quirkier inventions on display. Karen Magee and Mark Phoenix join me for our weekly news quiz. UC Berkeley Researchers Restore Vision in Mice Through Gene Insertion, Dave tells us more in the accessible story roundup.

UC Berkeley Researchers Restore Vision in Mice Through Gene Insertion, Dave tells us more in the accessible story roundup.

Community reporter JR Bjornson calls in from Red Deer, Alberta to tell us how he marked World Braille Day yesterday.

Our environmental expert Lawrence Gunther tells us about a proposal to build an enormous new oil sands mine in Alberta.

Karen Magee and Mark Phoenix join me for our weekly news quiz.

Bridgestone named first partner for video game designed to celebrate Paralympic athletes. "The Pegasus Dream Tour" is a sports role-playing game (RPG) created by JP Games. Dave Brown tells us more on the accessible story roundup

Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge tells us about a man who has been charged with killing his mother, five years after being found not criminally responsible for assaulting her.

Our colleague Ryan Delehanty tells us about the woman who started the Happy Face Museum in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.