When was the last time you surprised yourself? Pushed past a personal best? Achieved something you didn’t think possible? 

We’re celebrating that hustle today on Now or Never by introducing you to people challenging themselves to go beyond their limits. 

After a devastating loss, a group of Winnipeg women form the “Try New Things Club” to honour their loved ones by embracing life one new challenge at a time. A bittersweet story of the power of friendship to overcome grief. 

At 20 years old Connor Shaw is learning to live on his own in an off-grid Saskatchewan cabin without running water or electricity, that’s a 15 minute drive away from the nearest town. But is it a good idea?

A few years ago Toronto’s Elizabeth Arbour couldn’t walk down the street or take her kids upstairs to bed because of debilitating chronic pain. Now she’s attempting to hike up steep peaks. Find out what changed. 

Everytime Zack Mykula hits the stage with his band Pup, the drummer is filled with anxiety, even after 15 years. So what’s he doing to make sure he doesn’t black out on stage as he’s about to leave on an international tour?

When Yukoner Casey Kemble was diagnosed with stage four esophageal cancer, the doctors gave him a year and a half to live. Now he’s celebrating surprising the doctors and making it past that “best before date” with an “I should be dead” birthday party.