It’s January in Canada, and if the cold and dark is getting you down, Now or Never is offering you an escape. Turn on your SAD lamps, turn up the heat and tune in to be transported to summertime. Eight-year old Simon Khaoniam of Winnipeg wants to go to a sleep away camp for the first time. But because of his life threatening allergies, mom Morgan Klachefsky is struggling to let him go. Cochrane’s Bailey Shellenberg made history as the first girl to qualify in junior steer riding on one of the biggest rodeo circuits in the country in 2019. In this encore presentation we hear her try to take a title. A ring for a ring. That’s the ultimatum British Columbia's Justin Griffore’s girlfriend gave him when he asked if they could put a wrestling ring in their backyard. Hear what happened next in this encore presentation. Host Ify Chiwetelu and her younger sister Chisom hop in a tandem kayak and head out on Lake Ontario for the first time, even though neither of them can swim. After a life-changing accident injured his spinal cord, Manitoba engineer Corey Mazinke used his skills to invent devices that help him navigate his new normal. Including a wheelchair that will take him to the beach. Minnie Schentag spent more than 40 years building her backyard Winnipeg garden, but had to move due to failing health. When she heard the new owners planned to tear up the plants, neighbour Gail Howell sprang into action to preserve Minnie’s garden. (encore presentation)