Today is our last show, thank you for listening! Over the last year, we’ve covered a Canadian election, a U.S. election, provincial elections, a trade war, sports, and tech news. Here’s what you can hear on our very last AMI-audio digest…

Corinne Van Dusen joins us to share a Road Sage column from The Globe and Mail Today about changing your names in drive thru’s.

Plus, Corinne sticks around to tell us about an opinion piece from The Washington Post about Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign and where the Democratic party should go from here.

Steven Scott and Shaun Preece stop by to talk about Jaws and NVDA, and why there is a default choice for screen readers in the workplace.

Kelly MacDonald and Jacob Shymanski are on the show today to share their favourite moment from the last year of shows!

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:45)
• The Washington Post with Corinne Van Dusen (6:19)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott and Shaun Preece (11:30)
• Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald and Jacob Shymanski (18:43)

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Mike Ross is joining us today to share an article from The Globe and Mail Today! Quebec’s secularism law is expected to draw a lot of criticism at the Supreme Court case. Mike fills us in on this story.

Plus, Mike sticks around to tell us about an article from The Washington Post. The author questions the government’s plan to use money from tariffs to pay off debt.

Steven Scott from Double Tap stops by to tell us about the Speak A Boo app. A Double Tap listener has been using the app to help pick up their dog’s business.

Kelly MacDonald is on the show to tell us his thoughts about today’s hottest topics.

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Mike Ross (00:39)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (8:51)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (16:00)
• Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (20:15)

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Amy Amantea joins us to share an article from The Washington Post that details how a Canadian-run small business has found strength, solutions, and a sense of community throughout the ongoing trade war.

Corinne Van Dusen shares an article from The Globe and Mail Today about the Albert by-election, and how these protests may be driving independent candidates away from the election. Plus, are sleep trackers as helpful as we think?

Mike Ross is here to tell us about an article from The Washington Post. The Democratic party is facing low favourability ratings, but this may be happening at the best time.

Shaun Preece from Double Tap stops by to tell us about a new flip phone from Samsung!

Plus, Kelly MacDonald is here to share his perspective on today’s AMI-audio Digest.

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (1:27)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (7:00)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (12:01)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:17)
• Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (22:05)

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Mike Ross is here to share two articles from The Globe and Mail Today! Voters in Alberta’s by-election have over 200 candidates to choose from, so write-in ballots are being used for the election.

Mike sticks around to tell us about an article from The Washington Post that debates people’s right to anonymity on the internet after the Coldplay Kiss-cam scandal.

Amy Amantea stops by to share an article from Macleans magazine about the possibility of transgender people seeking asylum in Canada.

Shaun Preece brings us a new app called Omni that uses AI to describe video, and ponders whether AI can actually replace human described video.

Kelly MacDonald is here to share his thoughts on today’s AMI-audio digest.

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Mike Ross (1:29)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (7:19)
• Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (12:50)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (18:35)
• Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (22:19)

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In this episode of AMI Today, Mike Ross chats with host Grant Hardy about the rise in speed cameras for cars in his preview of The Globe and Mail Today.

Mike also discusses The Washington Post with an article about the increased popularity of the shark phenomenon following the release of the film “Jaws” 50 years ago.

Shaun Preece explores the issues around the U.K.’s new law for age verification on adult websites.

Plus, Kelly Macdonald shares his thoughts on today’s show in the Digest Review.

- Show Intro (00:00)
- The Globe and Mail Today with Mike Ross (1:38)
- The Washington Post with Mike Ross (8:21)
- Double Tap with Shaun Preece (14:44)
- Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (22:04)

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The host of The Globe and Mail Today, Corinne Van Dusen, stops by to share an article about domestic travel accessibility within Canada.

The Washington Post published an opinion piece calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be removed from her position. Mike Ross is here to share the details.

Amy Amantea is bringing us an article from Voices of the Walrus about the teachers shortage across Canada, and how school boards can attract qualified teachers to their schools.

Steven Scott from Double Tap is here to share an app called VD Scan that allows people to maintain their online privacy while scanning written documents.

Plus, Kelly MacDonald joins the show to tell us what he thinks about today’s AMI-audio digest!

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:33)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (6:56)
• Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (11:52)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:04)
• Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (20:29)

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On The Globe and Mail Today, there is an article about the disconnect between Canada’s premiers and the federal immigration minister’s plans to manage immigration to Canada. Corinne Van Dusen is sharing the details of this article today.

Plus, Corinne shares an article from The Washington Post about some abandoned test tubes on the planet Mars that could be groundbreaking in research to see if Mars is habitable for humans.

Amy Amantea is here to tell us about an article from Macleans about robot delivery vehicles. Amy poses questions about the accessibility of these robots, and some of the pros and cons of having independent robot delivery vehicles.

Steven Scott stops by to tell us about an interview he had on Double Tap today about accessible rubix cubes!

Kelly MacDonald closes out the show with a digest review.

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:21)
• The Washington Post with Corinne Van Dusen (6:50)
• Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (12:16)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:12)
• Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (22:52)

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From The Globe and Mail Today, Corinne Van Dusen stops by to share an article about the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Plus, how did internet sleuths find out who the couple in the viral Coldplay video was so quickly?

Corinne sticks around to tell us about an article from The Washington Post. After the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who portrayed Theo on The Cosby Show, The Washington Post published an opinion piece that describes the revolutionary character Theo.

Shaun Preece is here with more details about the WhatsApp web app. Plus, he starts a conversation about how companies should be more appreciative towards their beta testers.

Jacob Shymanski comes back to AMI Today to preview his upcoming episode of AMI Audiobook Review! Plus, he and Grant debate who the best character in the Harry Potter series is.

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:37)
• The Washington Post with Corinne Van Dusen (7:54)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (14:01)
• AMI Audiobook Review with Jacob Shymanski (20:15)

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