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I know we said we were pausing Now and Next until the New Year, but today is something of an anniversary for us at SSN.As we noted last week, we're wrapping up our first full calendar year with the Story Studio Network team. And today marks one year since I gave it my full-time, undivided attention. It was December 19th, 2021 when I wrapped up my tenure as host of the Newstalk 1010 Weekend Morning Show.It was a wonderful ride, so I thought I'd share the memory. Today's episode features the final hour of our Virtual Open House on the Sunday morning show and it kicked off with a visit from Santa Claus!

This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Félix Burke, pro mountain biker and public relations for Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort. They chat about how this ski season is shaping up, and what both skiers and non-skiers alike can enjoy at eastern North America's #1 ski resort.Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com

Today, Erin and Dave wrap up Story Studio Network's first full calendar year!This is our final instalment of Now and Next for 2022. We're spending the next week putting a bow on our production plans for 2023. And we're excited to tell you all about it!The Story Studio Network team is getting set to launch new shows in the New Year - some familiar voices, some who are brand new to our podcast universe. Thanks for LISTENING and SHARING the show.Now & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer - Becky ColesProduction Manager - Jaime NickersonAudio Editors - Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding - Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordContact us...Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Head for the Hills is back! As ski season returns, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford welcome it in with open arms (and mitts), then chat with Robert Huter (GM/owner of Mount St. Louis Moonstone ski resort) about surviving through the pandemic, and what's in store for this season and the future.Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com

Today on Now and Next, we meet Tom Hoppe. Tom is a Canadian military veteran and host of The Most Painful Podcast. It's produced by Story Studio Network for the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence at MacMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.The CPCoE team was established to conduct research and help improve the well-being of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, and their families, suffering from chronic pain.Tom will tell you the "pain point" often happens when a vet leaves the military and transitions to civilian life.You can listen to The Most Painful Podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-most-painful-podcast/id1627283027Now & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer - Becky ColesProduction Manager - Jaime NickersonAudio Editors - Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding - Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordContact us...Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

DescriptionToday on Now and Next, we sit down one on one with Jeff Musson, Executive Director of Coding for Veterans. Hundreds of Canadian military veterans are transitioning to a civilian career with some exceptional job prospects after completing the coding program offered by Coding for Veterans and the University of Ottawa.Jeff says it's not all that surprising to see military vets gravitating to cyber security.These are subjects covered in Jeff's podcast series - 1 Click 2 Cyber Chaos.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford. www.nowandnext.supercast.com Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA, (our Saturday and Sunday show), early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Today on Now and Next: A one on one sit down with Neil Hetherington, CEO at Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. Pressures on food banks are increasing. Food insecurity is a clear and present danger for a growing number of Canadians who suffered through the pandemic and now face historic rates of inflation.They are being forced to live in poverty.Neil says the first step towards stemming that tide is to stabilize incomes.Visit dailybread.caWanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford. www.nowandnext.supercast.com Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA, (our Saturday and Sunday show), early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Today on Now and Next, we sit down one on one with Sarah Thorne from Decision Partners. Sarah hosts and co-produces the EWN podcast. Engineering with Nature is a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers initiative that started in 2010 focused on developing nature-based solutions to mitigate, if not reverse, the effects of severe climate conditions.In fact, nature-based solutions are a key element in the Biden White House's plan to tackle the climate crisis.Listen to the EWN Podcast here:Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ewn-engineering-with-nature/id1528233207 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6I0KZIA0ug9L2OnW655Nl2?si=5vD5iNveRyGpEvAkkx_s_Q Google https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2RlY2lzaW9ucGFydG5lcnMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M iHeart https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-ewn-engineering-with-natur-71066547/ Libsyn https://decisionpartners.libsyn.com/Or visit the website: engineeringwithnature.orgWanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford. www.nowandnext.supercast.com Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA, (our Saturday and Sunday show), early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

DescriptionErin lost power in Eastern Passage so it's Dave and Becky today. They share moving day stories (just how do you get a box spring out of an apartment, anyways?) and look at Ontario's AG report (why is she sending people into casinos to gamble?). And when will we start considering dentist visits as part of health care?Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford. www.nowandnext.supercast.com Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -(our Saturday and Sunday show), early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

The corporate culture of silence that enabled and emboldened John Derringer continues at Corus now that an external investigation into his behaviour and the workplace environment has been completed.Corus claiming personnel matters are private affairs.The Toronto morning radio host lost his job at Q107 three months ago facing allegations of being abusive to other staff members, particularly women who worked on his show. Women came forward claiming Corus executives paid them more money to keep their complaints quiet over the years. The "official statement" released on Twitter gives no indication the workplace at Corus properties will be any better in the wake of Derringer's departure.Also, today Danielle Smith keeps rolling along with her Alberta Sovereignty Act (this is slimy, btw.) And new research says Ontario's new gas plants will cause electricity prices to soar. What are the alternatives if we want to hit Net-zero goals in the next 12 years?Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.www.nowandnext.supercast.com Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Dave and Erin share their insight on why newsrooms seem to be behind when it comes to talking about news stories of the day.We dip into the latest report from Feed Ontario and the numbers aren't good. More than half a million Ontarians used a food bank between April 2021 and March 2022. Food bank visits topped 4.3 million during that period of time in Ontario - a 42% increase over the last three years.Check out the report https://feedontario.ca/research/hunger-report-2021/Feed Ontario's research from 2019 suggests poverty costs the province $33 billion a year! We could buy Twitter with that kind of money!The feds' heat pump incentive is not as helpful as it looks is the wrong investment in the wrong infrastructure as we attempt to transition away from fossil fuel energy sources. And Erin's excited for Dump Day in Eastern Passage.But remember the lives that are on the line when you dig into that lobster dinner. Erin recalls reporting on the loss of the Miss Ally: https://globalnews.ca/news/396714/miss-ally-damaged-extensively-no-bodies-found-inside-hull-rcmp/ Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford. Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Ottawa Police have no excuse to not be ready for Freedom Convoy 2.0; Convoy organizers are already planning a reunion on February 17-21 in Ottawa.How will police prepare?Ontario's “More Homes Built Faster Act” going to cost municipalities billions of dollars over the next ten years. Is it doomed to failure?iAnd TSN's James Duthie is in damage control following a ‘slip' during the World Cup coverage.

Today, American Thanksgiving, Dave and Erin take a closer look at gun violence and mass shootings in the United States, and talk about how people comparing Canada's gun culture to America's are making a big mistake.Now & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer - Becky ColesProduction Manager - Jaime NickersonAudio Editors - Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding - Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordContact us...Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Could Hamilton's latest sewage spill issue make Andrea Horwath a hero? Only one person wants to run the official opposition in Ontario; Want a real Christmas tree? It's going to cost you more.Wow! newly minted Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath has a shit show on her hands. Seems raw sewage has been pouring into Hamilton Harbour for the past 26 years!! How does that happen?And there's no rush of candidates ready to take Horwath's old job as leader of the Ontario NDP. Merit Stiles is the only person to declare her candidacy and time's running out. Are we at a point in our politics when we're going to acclaim the the leader of His Majesty's Official Opposition?Better hurry if you're planning to buy a real tree this Christmas and you'll wanna be prepared to pay a premium. There's a Christmas tree shortage. Nothing to do with COVID or the current supply chain issues. We're feeling the effects of the 2009 financial crisis. A lot of tree farms cut back on planting when cash got tight. Also, Stats Can says we've lost 20 thousand acres of Christmas tree farms - mostly because owners have died or retired and no one stepped up to keep the farm going. That represents 30 million trees!

If Twitter fails, what's the next step for media? World Cup protests in-game; What's the Leaf's brand? Being a VJ isn't as glamorous as you think.Newsrooms embracing Twitter was a good idea.Is Twitter suffering the same fate as legacy media?Alternatives to Twitter? They're out there.Now we know FIFA athletes moral compass is affected by a Yellow Card. Dave got to go to the Leaf game. Always fun to rink side but the "experience" was pretty DULL.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford. Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board. Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series! CONTACT US! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Buffalo got record breaking snow this weekend and there's still a month to go before Winter arrives.The Bills Mafia are the only fans who will show up to dig their team out.Why is everyone so worried about John Tory's strong mayor powers in Toronto?BBC decides World Cup Opening Ceremony is web-worthy only. Really?How did Qatar even get the World Cup in the first place?

Ticketmaster gets slammed by Taylor Swift Fans; G20 drama with the President of China and PM Trudeau; Salary transparency isn't a bad thingThe concert ticket system is brokenBecky's impressed with how one artist prices their live ticketsPiper loves to sing along to Taylor SwiftWill Taylor Swift stand up to Ticketmaster?We've got some social intimidating going on at the G20.Why are people so touchy about salary transparency? AND...We're relaunching HEAD FOR THE HILLS in December!Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Ontario's Minister of Children, Community and Social Services refuses to respond to the food security crisis. NATO says missile was not a Russian attack; Hockey Canada's hefty tab for crisis communications; Donal Trump makes his race for the White House officialWhat happened in Poland?Dave's pretty sure Navigator didn't tell Hockey Canada to stop talkingPssst…Donald Trump still has to win the nominationTrump 2.0 is hereWe tried to follow up with the Ontario Government about the Who's Hungry Report.Minister Fullerton is too busy.Contact MPP Merrilee Fullerton! Ask her what Ford Nation is doing to address the poverty and food security crisis.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Trump2024 will be a thing; More Canadians make the Russian “black list'; Ontario's fall economic statement goes from surplus on Friday to deficit on Tuesday?  “Wha happened?”Fire up the popcorn, US Politics is heating up.Who does Erin say is the most frightening candidate?The Trump Era is not in the rearview mirror.Russian has a new black list of CanadiansNow we've got a deficit in Ontario. Where'd that come from?Today on The Daily Brief - Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie: Housing initiative's great but who's paying for the infrastructure to support new burbs and increased density?Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Ontario health officials are asking us to wear masks; Turns out Hockey Canada wasn't very honest; Who's Hungry? Probably your neighbour.Time Codes: 02:00 - Pathway to the Stars was a huge succes07:44 - Ontario's weak-kneed suggesting we mask up again.09:27 - Canada's health ministers FAIL to get  grip on the healthcare crisis.10:22 - Premiers say they need more cash for healthcare. Feds want to know it's being effectively spent.14:23 - Get MAD! Dave can't be mad for all of you!!18:02 - Hockey Canada CEO was lose with the facts at Parliamentary committee hearing.20:30 - Tim Horton's new hockey ad is brilliant.27:29 - Today on The Daily Brief - Who's Hungry Report 2022: Daily Bread CEO Neil Hetherington says the median income of a food bank client DROPPED year over year by $540.0035:55 - The climate warriors are at it again.Check out the 2030 Project HEREWanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford

In this episode of Now and Next, we dip into our archives to mark Remembrance Day in Canada.We feature a documentary produced in November 2009 by Dave Trafford, Jeff Moss, and the late Christie Blatchford. It was broadcast on Newstalk 1010 CFRB in Toronto.Christie had just published her first book - Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army. It chronicled her experience during 15 of the days she was embedded with Canadian troops in Afghanistan in 2006.You will hear Christie recall and retell, in her own words, the stories from those 15 days. You'll also hear the voices of the veterans sheobserved during her tour.Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army was the recipient of the 2008 Governor General's Award for literary fiction.Embedded in Kandahar won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Radio Documentary. 

The final installment of our Special Series - Pathway to the Stars in partnership with the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation. If you've been enjoying this special podcast drop, please consider checking out rcaffoundation.ca to explore more of what the foundation is doing to preserve and celebrate Canadian aeronautic and aviation history. Today's episode focuses squarely on one of Canada's continuing fascinations - The Avro Arrow.The Cold War story that continues to fascinate Canadians. What if the Avro Arrow program hadn't been canceled? What did Avro contribute to innovation and the economy? Will Canada ever see anything like this again?Featured voices in this episode:Erin Gregory, Curator, Canada Aviation and Space MuseumFrank Cohn, radio hostRCAF Foundation Scholarship Recipient: Trisha VirdeePathway to the Stars is made possible by the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation.Find out more about them at rcaffoundation.ca Please share about this special series. If you do, tag both Story Studio Network and the RCAF Foundation to help spread the word.Instagram:@storystudionetwork@rcaf_foundationFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/storystudionetwork/https://www.facebook.com/rcaffoundationTwitter:twitter.com/storystudionet twitter.com/davetrafford twitter.com/rcaf_foundation LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/story-studio-network linkedin.com/company/rcaf-foundation Credits:Executive Producer & Host - Dave TraffordHost & Promotions - Erin TraffordChase Producer - Becky Coles

Join us for Part 3 of our Special Series this week - Pathway to the Stars. Over the course of November 7th-November 10th, 2022, we are exploring four stories of Canadian aviation innovation and history in partnership with the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation. Today, we turn our storytelling lens on Women in Aviation.Brianna Ricketts holds Canada's record for youngest solo flight by a female pilot. But did you know, 30% of Canada's 2700 Air Cadets are women? We explore the contributions and continuing story of Canada's young women pilots who are shaping the future of Canada's aviation industry.We also learn about the great work being done by the Northern Lights Aero Foundation and the Elsie Awards; Elsie McGill was the subject of an Historica Canada Heritage Minute; Elevate Aviation supports a wide range of disciplines in the aviation industry and their Inspire Awards; and Vi Milstead holds the distinction of being Canada's first female bush pilot.Featured voices in this episode:Chantal Gagnon, Historica CanadaRic Gillespie, The International Group for Historic Aircraft RecoveryBrianna Ricketts, Captain, Air BorealisJennifer Blake, RCAF FoundationRCAF Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Grace WilsonPathway to the Stars is made possible by the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation.Find out more about them at rcaffoundation.ca Please share about this special series. If you do, tag both Story Studio Network and the RCAF Foundation to help spread the word.Instagram:@storystudionetwork@rcaf_foundationFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/storystudionetwork/https://www.facebook.com/rcaffoundationTwitter:twitter.com/storystudionet twitter.com/davetrafford twitter.com/rcaf_foundation LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/story-studio-network linkedin.com/company/rcaf-foundation Credits:Executive Producer & Host - Dave TraffordHost & Promotions - Erin TraffordChase Producer - Becky Coles

Join us for Part 2 in our Special Series this week - Pathway to the Stars.In this 4-part series, we explore some of the stories that are uniquely rooted in the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian aviation.Welcome to Pathway to the Stars in partnership with the RCAF Foundation.Amelia Earhart is one of the best known women in aviation in the world, but most have no idea she has deep roots in Toronto. In fact, some say a Toronto woman was the last person to ever hear Earhart over a shortwave radio.Featured voices in this episode:Chantal Gagnon, Historica CanadaKen Swartz, Canadian Aviation Historical SocietyRic Gillespie, International Group for Historic Aircraft RecoveryRCAF Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Ryan Khourchid Pathway to the Stars is made possible by the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation.Find out more about them at rcaffoundation.ca Please share about this special series. If you do, tag both Story Studio Network and the RCAF Foundation to help spread the word.Instagram:@storystudionetwork@rcaf_foundationFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/storystudionetwork/https://www.facebook.com/rcaffoundationTwitter:twitter.com/storystudionet twitter.com/davetrafford twitter.com/rcaf_foundation LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/story-studio-network linkedin.com/company/rcaf-foundation Credits:Executive Producer & Host - Dave TraffordHost & Promotions - Erin TraffordChase Producer - Becky Coles

As we approach Remembrance Day, November 11th, here in Canada, we are called upon to acknowledge and honour the years of service our veterans have afforded this country and the sacrifices they made, often with their lives, to fulfill their mission of securing our borders and safety around the world.But it's also an opportunity to celebrate the rich history of this country that has informed and shaped our culture, our national identity and our place in the world.In this special SSN series, we endeavor to explore some of the stories that are uniquely rooted in the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian aviation.Welcome to Pathway to the Stars….We all know Billy Bishop, the Toronto Island airport is named after him! So why don't we know about William Barker? Barker was Bishop's best friend and colleague, the most decorated serviceman in Commonwealth history and, to this date, his funeral was the largest ever to be held in Toronto.Featured voices in this episode:Jason Wilson, Professor of History, University of GuelphJohn Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion, serves as Honorary Colonel for the Chief of the Defence Staff Office and Chair of the RCAF Foundation.Rod Black, Sports BroadcasterRCAF Scholarship recipeient Evan SchonfeldtPathway to the Stars is made possible by the Royal Canadian Air Force Foundation.Find out more about them at rcaffoundation.ca Please share about this special series. If you do, tag both Story Studio Network and the RCAF Foundation to help spread the word.Instagram:@storystudionetwork@rcaf_foundationFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/storystudionetwork/https://www.facebook.com/rcaffoundationTwitter:twitter.com/storystudionet twitter.com/davetrafford twitter.com/rcaf_foundation LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/story-studio-network linkedin.com/company/rcaf-foundation Credits:Executive Producer & Host - Dave TraffordHost & Promotions - Erin TraffordChase Producer - Becky Coles

The National Post would have you believe an “activist” Supreme Court of Canada is to blame for the Education standoff in Ontario. The Post conveniently left out important details to make the "story" fit an editorial agenda. (F-bomb's were dropped in the recording of this podcast:What do Sean Hannity and Jake Tapper have in common. They're doing the same Prime Time cable show.  Omar Sachedina's documentary on CTV may tell us more about the network than his mother's expulsion from Uganda 50 years ago.Time Codes:02:45 - Supreme Court goes rogue? (Spoiler alert: not really)03:47 - It helps if you read an entire court decision before reporting on it08:54 - Dave needs a day off!12:21 - Dave rants at Prime Time “news”16:24 - What was Erin voted “most likely to…” in her yearbook?22:52 - The interesting timing around the release of Omar Sachedina's documentary.28:40 - Today on The Daily Brief - Dara Solomon  Executive Director of the Toronto Holocaust Museum - set to open in the Spring of 2023. Holocaust Memorial Week Nov 2-9.  www.holocaustcentre.com Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford  Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Quebec MNAs must swear an oath to the King if they want to sit in the National Assembly; Want a blue check mark on Twitter?  There's a price for that;  Time to HIT GO!Time Codes:01:44 - What do you want to learn more about when it comes to poverty and hunger?04:48 - Should Quebec MNAs be forced to swear an oath to King Charles lll?07:07 - Could Francois Legault be the smartest politicians in Canada?12:53 - Erin thinks Legault and Elon Musk are both "evil geniuses"!13:20 - Who's going to pay $8/month to subscribe to Twitter?16:32 - Netflix will charge you less. But there's a catch.23:22 - Today on The Daily Brief - A week after the municipal elections here in Ontario, the Toronto Region Board of Trade is hoping to ramp up its HIT GO campaign. The plan is meant to ignite a sluggish economy. It's a must, if we're going to have all the infrastructure and service we will need to support the GTHA in the coming years. We're joined by Lindsay Broadhead Sr. VP of Communications and Public Affairs at the TRBOT.BTW!  Fill the inboxes of ALL the MPs sitting on the Agriculture and Agri-foods committee.  https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/AGRI/MembersWanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

The Ford government is passing legislation to force a contract on education workers. The education minister says the province is prepared to invoke the Notwithstanding clause to make it stick. How does anyone think this leads to harmony in the schools?Will British Columbia's new plan to pay family doctors work? And you asked what you can to do make a difference when it comes to poverty. We have the answer.Time Codes:01:47 - Negotiating in the media is never a good idea03:36 - What's the end game with the CUPE battle? Anybody?13:10 - BC takes a step in the right direction on Healthcare and paying Docs.30:07 - Today on The Daily Brief - We meet Captain Brianna Ricketts. A pilot with Air Borealis in Happy Valley Goose Bay Labrador35:39 - How you can make a difference when it comes to poverty(Contact Leah Taylor Roy)Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Elon Musk takes over twitter.  How did the first weekend go? The Ontario government has figured out how to prevent a strike by education workers. Doug Ford did some math on social assistance; what did he get wrong?Time Codes:00:23 - Are they ready for Hallowe'en in Eastern Passage?02:11 - Becky's voice is back(ish)04:18 - Elon Musk's first weekend as “Chief Twit”11:36 - Marjorie Taylor Greene - Speaker of the House???!!14:15: - Who is the adult at the Cabinet Table at Queen's Park?21:22 - Sixty bucks a month is nothing for people on ODSP23:58 - Today on The Daily Brief -  Andrea Hatala. (Who co-wrote the ODSP piece in the Star) 30:52 - We're pretty excited about what we've got coming up next week.Check out our friends at the RCAF Foundation  https://rcaffoundation.ca/Thanks again for supporting Now and Next through your Supercast subscription!Now & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer - Becky ColesProduction Manager - Jaime NickersonAudio Editors - Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding - Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordContact us...Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Hello Now and Next'ers!Following up on our (my) food security rant on our Thursday show, we thought you'd appreciate this episode from The 2030 Project. The series is produced for The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto.In this episode, we explore the direct and immediate connection between government action or inaction and vistis to food banks.Enjoy!______________________________________Among the values expressed by the Daily Bread Food Bank is the commitment to pursue, create and support evidence-based solutions. So, to that end, new research from the University of Calgary draws a solid, direct line between food bank visits and specific government policy.The report found that the number of food bank visits directly rises with increases in rent and falls with increases in minimum wage or disability benefits available to individuals requiring social assistance.The studied was penned by Margarita Wilkins and Rob Kneebone. Professor Kneebone is here to walk us through the research.Among other things, Professor Kneebone tells us governments across Canada should be using monthly food bank visits as a key economic indicator as they navigate the post COVID recovery and economic reckoning.

Staggering new numbers about how many Canadians go hungry every day; The latest numbers from Food Banks Canada suggest there were 1.5 million food bank vists in March of 2022. New resaerch from the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto make it clear, food bank visits are a real time economic indicator. So, why are governments ignoring them?And there are low hanging solutions to ease stress on our healthcare system. HINT: It doesn't mean spending more money.Time Codes: 03:55 - Food bank stats aren't going to improve05:41 - A note on the media reporting new food bank usage numbers12:19 - We've got a national crisis. Why won't they declare it?16:54 - Healthcare's got a huge problem20:18 -Today on The Daily Brief…. Canada's universal healthcare system is more than half a century old and faces increasing pressures. It already consumes about 40% of government budgets across the country and the demands are only going to increase in the coming years with an ageing population.  We explore low hanging solutions.Bacchus Barua is the health policy specialist at the Fraser Institute.Danielle Martin is an Academic Family Physician at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, (former the Exec VP and Chief Medical Executive)31:01 - Piper's first school dance! Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

The Human Rights Tribunal says $20B for First Nations child welfare compensation is still not enough;  Ontario to raise foreign home buyers tax but will it help with affordability? Probably not; The RCMP says it's running out of officers to protect cabinet ministers from a growing number of threats.Time Codes:03:15 - Newsrooms aren't covering the First Nations child welfare compensation properly.15:20 - Sure we can build housing but do we have enough tradespeople to get it built?19:19 - How do they decide which cabinet ministers get security?23:50 - Today on The Daily Brief - Michael Geist – The Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. The CRTC is hurting more than helping.

John Tory is just one among a number of other former provincial party leaders running cities in the GTHA; Doug Ford doesn't want to testify at the emergencies act inquiry; Has Kanye finally ticked everybody off?Time Codes:04:09 - Toronto's growing complaints04:50 - Will this be a legacy term for Toronto's Mayor John Tory?05:35 - How many people voted in Toronto on Monday? (spoiler: not many)09:57 - What's Doug Ford's thinking by fighting a summons to appear before the inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy occupation in Ottawa,19:11 - Dave's surprised the Kanye West story has taken so long to be front page news.26:11 - Competition launches an inquiry into whether competition affects inflation in grocery sector.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

DescriptionIt's (municipal) voting day in Ontario. How bad will turnout be?  Phishing scams via text are on the rise (and this newest one is timely!)  And Liz Truss is out as Britain's PM. That was fast!Time Codes:01:51 - Dave's worried about voter turnout.05:27 - Brampton's got a last minute election worker staffing issue. (And they saw it coming).08:34 - Dave got his carbon tax rebate cheque!  Celebrate!11:54 - Erin thought the CRA was scamming her.16:24 - "Human Hand Grenade" Liz Truss can say her term as UK PM spanned two monarchies and it comes to an end October 25!18:39 - Today on The Daily Brief - We highlight The 2030 Project. The pandemic has uncovered more/new vulnerable communities. Dave talks to Jasmine Ramze Rezaee - Director of Advocacy and Communications at YWCA Toronto.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Engaged voters struggle to find information about municipal candidates; Who's running Danielle Smith's communications strategy?  Olympian Katie Weatherston rips Hockey Canada for crappy financial support following her concussion.Time Codes:02:07 - Who's running for municipal office in Mississauga?  Great question.05:47 - Did Becky find information on who's running in Fort Erie?08:18 - What should potential candidates have to do in order to apply?14:57 - Being over-exposed in the media is a problem.28:43 - Today on the brief with Dave…Jennie Worden - first time municipal candidate in Toronto's Beaches-East York Ward.The full interview with Jennie will be featured Saturday, October 22. It drops into your Now and Next EXTRA feed at 7am.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith just keeps talking and not apologizing;  Was the $54 Million on the ArriveCan App money well spent?  How to report on grocery billsTime Codes:02:11 - Happy Birthday Piper04:57 - Who will quit first? Danielle Smith's caucus or her staff?08:11 - Did we just stumble across a genius business idea?13:23 - Do we need a committee hearing to look into ArriveCan App's exploding price tag?22:50 - Today on the Brief with Dave, Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association on the state of real estate markets.32:35 - Dave gives credit to the MSM (yes, really!)Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and CrewAssociate Producer Becky ColesProduction Manager Jaime NickersonAudio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew GarnerSonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldExecutive Producers - Erin and Dave TraffordNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Ontario's education workers are given the go-ahead to walk off the job. But will they? Where have all the workers gone. Employers struggle to fill jobs. Market watchers say part of the gap's been caused by an extraordinary number of workers choosing retirement. And the Now and Next team reached out to Loblaw for clarity on the grocer's plan to freeze prices on No-Name products. We got an answer. At best it was an automated bot response. At worst, some human answered without understanding our request.Time Codes:03:36 - Ontario Education workers win the communications game in their contract stand off with the province.06:41 - Both sides are far apart on their proposals. Is there room for optimism in these talks?12:41 - A lot of workers are starting to circle dates on the calendar. Get ready for the “great retirement”23:56 - We invited Loblaw's to join the show to talk about plans to freeze prices. We got a polite rejection from a BOT?Today on the Brief with Dave, October is Cyber Security Month. We hear from Wayne Ronhaar, CEO of Cylentium, a cyber security technology company and Retired Major General David Fraser, former Commander of Canadian and NATO forces in Afghanistan, talking about the smart phone apps and leading edge tech being used in war zones. It's an excerpt from our Original SSN podcast series, 1 CLICK 2 CYBER CHAOSHey! Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next EXTRA! with Dave Trafford.Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, early access to Now & Next episodes, AMA sessions with the SSN team, and access to our message board.Your contributions to our show helps us pay our team of producers and editors and produce more awesome podcast series!CONTACT US!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and Crew· Associate Producer Becky Coles· Production Manager Jaime Nickerson· Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner· Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Today on NOW and NEXT:One of Canada's top grocery retailers weighs in on inflation; How do hospitals keep families happy while ensuring patient safety; Lots of parks but not a lot of washrooms nearby.Time Codes:01:40 - We're happy to see Toronto radio is listening to us :-)04:00 - No Name price freeze is mainly just PR12:45 - Erin has an investment suggestion for Galen Weston18:42 - It's hard to find somewhere to go when there's nowhere to go!22:53 - Today on the brief with Dave, we hear from Parachute CEO and host of the Popping the Bubble Wrap podcast, Pam Fuselli to talk about the top 10 threats to our kids' safety in Canada.Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?Support Now and Next!Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, AMAs, our message board and early access to Now & Next episodes.Connect with us!Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetraffordErin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintraffordErin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintraffordErin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintraffordEmail us hello@storystudionetwork.comNow & Next Cast and Crew· Associate Producer Becky Coles· Production Manager Jaime Nickerson· Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner· Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonaldNow & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Pearson Airport decides this is a good time to raise user fees; Alberta's new Premier doesn't realize she isn't hosting a talk show; Sandy Hook families awarded almost $1B. Time Codes: 01:28 - Does Becky look for negative news stories on purpose? 02:51 - Airlines pay a lot for the ‘privilege' of landing at Pearson Airport. 08:10 - Danielle Smith didn't “suggest” anything (she said it.) 10:37 - Let's unpack the editorial decision to use the word "suggest" in the Smith story.18:37 - Zoom interviews don't help reporting. 28:56 - Today on the Brief with Dave… Warren Weeks on crisis Comms fail at Hockey Canada - this will be the textbook example of how NOT to manage a crisis. Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends?  Support Now and Next! Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, AMAs, our message board and early access to Now & Next episodes. Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew · Associate Producer Becky Coles · Production Manager Jaime Nickerson · Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner · Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

The “Serial” podcast helps prove Adnan Syed innocent. But who killed Hae Min Lee?  Hockey Canada completely implodes, can it ever recover?  Joe Biden thinks Putin miscalculated by invading Ukraine. And Dave has some "personal" news! Time Codes: 01:24 - Will the Serial Podcast follow through to kind the real killer of Hae Min Lee? 07:14 - Hockey Canada completely implodes. 08:08 - On the Brief with Dave, veteran sportscaster Rod Black says Hockey Canada's behaviour has been nothing less than reprehensible. 17:53 - Jake Tapper gets tapped to host CNN's Prime Time Show (for now)22:05 - Joe Biden thinks Vladimir Putin is a "rational" operator.22:38 - What does Erin have in common with Putin?26:01 - Dave wants to keep you company with your coffee on the weekend! Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends? Support Now and Next! Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for access to Now and Next EXTRA -the full version of The Brief with DT, AMAs, our message board and early access to Now & Next episodes. Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Hockey Canada's interim chair steps down while more sponsors back out.  Are people counting on a housing market crash or boom? Depends that side you're on.  And somehow, Eastern Canada is still struggling with power issues. Support Now and Next! Subscribe to our Exclusive Supercast feed for $10/month to get access to the full version of The Brief with DT, AMAs, our message board and early access to Now & Next episodes. Time Codes: 01:49 - The Friday Dump 03:27 - Does Hockey Canada have any sponsors left? 08:59 - Is it time to look at different models for home ownership? 09:11 - Eastern Canada is still dealing with power issues following Fiona. 24:12 - Today on The Daily Brief -  Amanda Dean from the Insurance Bureau of Canada tells you what you need to look for in your insurance policy to make sure you're covered for damage done by Fiona Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Tim Horton's pulls support from men's hockey; Michelle Rempel Garner strikes a nerve with her ‘woke shit' comment; Is it fair for politicians to block followers who don't agree? Time Codes: 05:10 - Dave thinks Tim's statement didn't say enough. 10:31 - Michelle Rempel Garner strikes the right nerve 16:44 - Should politicians block people on social media who don't agree with them? 22:58 - Today on the Brief….PoliSci prof David Schultz from Hamline University talks about European security with or without US support. Europe Alone: Small State Security without the United States) 28:42 - Becky's heading to TARGET for Thanksgiving, Erin's  having dinner catered and Dave's stacking firewood:) Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald  Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Hockey Canada tries to paint a picture of a bleak world without it; Ukraine drop F-bomb in response to Elon Musk's "peace plan"; Are we going to see a surge in cultural politics? Time Codes: 02:08 - Hockey Canada thinks it's pretty important. 11:00 - Will sponsors second guess their association with Hockey Canada?13:53 - Elon Musk: Give peace a chance. Ukraine: F*ck Off. 15:15 - Erin's not totally annoyed with Elon Musk's Ukraine “peace plan.” 19:25 - Are we seeing the end of “political” parties? 27:23 - The Daily Brief with Dave….We talk about Canada's RICH aviation history….and a new pod series. Jeremy Diamond is the founding CEO of the RCAF Foundation. Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

For 20% of Ontario municipal election races there is nobody to vote for; Hockey Canada's problems get worse; Justin Trudeau takes the kids bungee jumping. Time Codes: 01:51 - Who predicts this municipal election will have the lowest turnout ever? 04:09 - Banjo Bob drops his own political commentary.05:36 - Why Erin won't run for municipal government. 14:41 - Hockey Canada's problems aren't going away. 22:09 - Who takes their kids bungee jumping?  (Apparently the PM.) 24:58 - Has Trudeau lowered expectations so far that we don't expect him to behave like and adult?26:23 - Today on The Daily Brief - The Ontario Provincial Police take heat over their Public Safety Alerts. Dave talks to OPP Inspector, Todd Pittman.33:20 - Erin's launched Season 4 of her PERMISSION TO LEAP podcast! Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

The $10/day daycare plan is a real mess; Why are we still telling stories about businesses denying entry to people with guide dogs?  And are we facing a nuclear threat worse than the Cuban Missile Crisis? Time Codes: 02:00 - How's the $10/day childcare working in Halifax?03:48 - The childcare plan in Ontario is a complete mess! 12:35 - Erin's not impressed with plans touted as helping Moms go back to work. 13:54 - Is it time to fine businesses who don't allow guide dogs? 18:37 - Should we be more worried about a nuclear threat in Ukraine? 28:14 - Today on The Daily Brief - A chat with Andrew Weir at Destination Toronto. “Toronto's visitor economy is a vital economic engine for the city, generating more than $10 billion in economic activity and supporting 70,000 jobs in 2019.”  Toronto lost 80% of that economic activity in March 2020. How long will it take for it to come back? Halifax Guide Dog Story: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/blind-partially-sighted-nova-scotians-say-theyre-being-denied-access-to-spaces-because-of-their-guide-dogs/ Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Sol Mamakwa is one of many powerful voices in Canada's First Nations communities. He is an MPP in the Ontario legislature, representing the largest riding in the province - Kiiwetinoong. In this episode of the Daily Brief, Sol says reconciliation begins by embracing the truth about the continued oppression of Canada's indigenous and First Nations communities.

The Ford government considers extending the life of the Pickering Nuclear power station; Are Ontarians to blame for Nova Scotia's power woes?; What Reconciliation means to Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa; 50 years of ‘everywhere'. Time Codes: 01:35 - It's almost like we're LIVE!01:42 - Erin is celebrating two full nights of sleep. 03:03 - This is probably not the time to shut down power plants. 16:05 - On the Daily Brief, what does Reconciliation look like to MPP Sol Mamakwa. 28:45 - Why is breast cancer screening technology not available to everyone? 33:27 - 50 Years of “Everywhere” Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

In the wake of cleanup following Hurricane Fiona, MPs are wondering if Canada's military should “do it all”.  The Ontario NDP isn't impressed with the idea of a health benefit plan for gig workers. And Paul Henderson's storybook goal puts Canada on top of the hockey world.Time Codes: 03:02 - Erin has power again. 03:57 - What should the military's role be? 09:04 - On the Daily Brief, Meteorologist Chris Scott looks at what's next this hurricane season and the dangers of Hurricane Ian.15:33 - Erin comments on the stress of the past week in the aftermath of Fiona. 19:57 - What's the NDP's problem? 29:15 - 50 years ago today…."Henderson scores for Canada!" Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Update on the impact of Fiona; Experts say Atlantic Canada must further fortify itself against storms; We can't understate the threat to democracy in the US.Time Codes: 02:30 - How did Erin's trees fare in the storm? 08:03 - How serious could it be if “White Fiona” hits? 09:33 - Nova Scotia Power's infrastructure isn't keeping up with the demands on the grid 15:37 - Grady MacKinnon is OK. What happened? 17:31 - Reporting on Fiona has not been the greatest. 21:02 - Today on the Daily Brief, Dave talks to David Schultz, professor of political science and an expert in US Constitutional Law at Hamline University in Minnesota. Some 42 days from the midterm elections in the US and Schultz says we can't understate the threat to democracy in the United States. Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Hurricane Fiona hits Atlantic Canada, washing away homes and knocking out power; apparently nobody is running for municipal government these days; the debate over what signals the end of the pandemic heats up again; oh look, the Eglinton Crosstown is delayed again! Time Codes: 02:00 - Erin isn't with us today (power still out) but she's OK. 07:56 - Sand dunes in PEI were wiped out.  Why they are so important. 12:05 - Nobody wants to run for municipal office these days. 16:02 - What constitutes the end of the pandemic? 18:10 - Eglinton Crosstown delayed and Metrolinx blames the consortium. Either way, it's a P3 failure. 24:50 - Today on The Daily Brief with Dave, Kimberly Carson is the CEO at Breast Cancer Canada. Do you know how many strains of breast cancer have been identified? Dave on Twitter www.twitter.com/davetrafford Erin on Twitter www.twitter.com/erintrafford Erin on Instagram www.instagram.com/its.erintrafford Erin on TikTok www.tiktok.com/erintrafford Email us hello@storystudionetwork.com Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer Becky Coles Production Manager Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding Greg MacDonald Now & Next is a Story Studio Network Original

Today on the Daily Brief with Dave Trafford, Barrie Shepley, Canada's first national triathlon coach and author of Chasing Greatness talks about his journey from the GM assembly line worker in Windsor, Ontario to coaching  Canada's Simon Whitfield to Olympic gold in the 2000 Sydney Games. Buy Barrie's book here.