Ashley Prime, a former British diplomat to Canada, joins us to talk about what lies ahead as we approach the October 31 Brexit deadline. We speak find out about this year’s ParaTough Cup events, where you and a team can sign up to compete in Paralympic events. There will be two debates next week for the federal party leaders. We talk about how many people actually watch the leaders’ debates. Our community reporter Derek Lackey calls in from Winnipeg with news about the swimming and archery programs being offered by the Manitoba Blind Sports Association. Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is adding a new feature called Show and Tell, which can help blind users identify grocery items. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us more. We finish off the show with some new contestants competing in our weekly news quiz.

Ashley Prime, a former British diplomat to Canada, joins us to talk about what lies ahead as we approach the October 31 Brexit deadline.

We find out about this year’s ParaTough Cup events, where you and a team can sign up to compete in Paralympic events.

There will be two debates next week for the federal party leaders. We talk about how many people actually watch the leaders’ debates.

Our community reporter Derek Lackey calls in from Winnipeg with news about the swimming and archery programs being offered by the Manitoba Blind Sports Association.

Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is adding a new feature called Show and Tell, which can help blind users identify grocery items. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us more.

We finish off the show with some new contestants competing in our weekly news quiz.

Google celebrated its 21st birthday on Friday. We’ll look at the ways the search engine-turned-tech giant has changed the world. A new survey suggests Canadians are concerned about the spread of fake news, but they aren’t sure how to stop it. Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge tells us more. Our movie critic Kim Thistle-Murphy reviews Chelsea Handler’s new Netflix documentary Hello Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea. The BC government is calling for input as it designs new accessibility standards and policies. The Honourable Shane Simpson, minister of social development and poverty reduction, joins us with more. Marc Aflalo from Double Tap TV tells us what’s coming up on the new season of the show. Our east coast colleague Ryan Delehanty tells us about an upcoming episode of the AMI-tv documentary series Our Community, titled "Dream Wings."

Google celebrated its 21st birthday on Friday. We’ll look at the ways the search engine-turned-tech giant has changed the world.

A new survey suggests Canadians are concerned about the spread of fake news, but they aren’t sure how to stop it. Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge tells us more.