Next Week on CANADA AM – THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Finale, The Emmys®, Cast of QUANTICO, and MORE…

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• Close Call: Hostage victim Ashley Smith shares her story of personal redemption from her 2005 book Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage. Now, the inspiration behind the new film Captive, Smith tells us how she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols.

• Emmy Excitement: Recapping all the big moments from television’s most anticipated night at The 67th Emmy® Awards.

• Nik Stauskas: Canadian basketball star Nik Stauskas of the Philadelphia 76ers visits CANADA AM in-studio to raise awareness for research into Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – a fatal lung disease affecting his grandmother.
• Gripping New Novel: Award-winning author Nino Ricci visit CANADA AM with his latest novel, Sleep, about one man’s decent into sleeplessness.

Tuesday, Sept. 22

• The Pope in America: As Pope Francis touches down in Washington, CANADA AM speaks with CTV papal commentator Michael W. Higgins, about the Roman Catholic leader’s first U.S. tour.
• Eid Gift Guide: As many Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha, CANADA AM sits down with Shoheb Gwaduri, from the Aga Khan museum to discuss gift giving traditions in the Islamic culture.
• Powerful Journey: Novelist Ann Walmsley speaks about her new book, The Prison Book Club that takes her inside a medium security prison to start a book club with bikers and bank robbers. Walmsley shares how this powerful experience changed her and the inmates.
• Lisa Leblanc: New Brunswick singer and banjo player Lisa LeBlanc performs live on the AM Soundstage.

Wednesday, Sept. 23

• The Final Three: The final three teams left on THE AMAZING RACE CANADA talk with CANADA AM about the approaching finale.
• X Games Champ: Travis Pastrana, 17-time X Games medallist on tour with live action sports show Nitro Circus, is in-studio to talk about his daredevil tricks and insane stunts.
• Sean McCann In-Studio: Great Big Sea band member, Séan McCann performs a song from his solo album Help Your Self on the AM Soundstage.
• The Old Farmer’s Almanac: Jack Burnett talks about the 2016 edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac and shares the Almanac’s predications for the upcoming year.

Thursday, Sept. 24

• And The Winner Is…: The winning team of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA shares their journey, struggle, and takeaways from the competition.
• The Sheepdogs: Saskatoon-born rockers, The Sheepdogs perform live on the AM Soundstage with songs from their new album, Future Nostalgia.
• HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER 2.0: CANADA AM’s Richard Crouse sits down with Charlie Weber of HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER about Season 2 highlights.
• Guinness World Records Turns 60: Detailing the most iconic titles over the past six decades, Editor-In-Chief Craig Glenday shares how the Guinness World Records™  book is celebrating the 60^th edition.

Friday, Sept. 25

• QUANTICO: Richard Crouse talks to Graham Rogers, Johanna Braddy, and Yasmine Al Massri of CTV’s QUANTICO, the new series follows young FBI recruits training for the force.
• Salman Rushdie: Best-selling author Sir Salman Rushdie  is in-studio to discuss his new book, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights: A Novel and the tales which inspired it.
• World Music in Toronto: Juno Award-winning reggae band Messenjah talk about their participation in COMMFFEST Global Community Film and Arts Festival where they will debut songs from their forthcoming new album, We’ve Had It.