The Current

Canadian Ron di Francesco and New Yorker Wendy Lanski were both working in the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001 — when, out of the bright, blue New York sky, hijackers crashed two jet planes into the towers, changing the city, and the world in a matter of minutes. They join us on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks to reflect on their experiences that day, how they have processed what they went through, and the scars it has left on them and the families who lost loved ones.

For more than two years, Canadian Rick Hansen pushed his wheelchair around the world to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. Now — more than 40 years later — a new documentary at TIFF, "Man in Motion, The Rick Hansen Story," looks back at that tour. Matt Galloway speaks with Rick and his wife Amanda.

Jeanette Gutierrez and Kelly Sceviour would probably have never met if it weren't for the tragedy of 9/11. Jeanette was a survivor of the attacks that day in New York City — and met Kelly when she attended a 9/11 memorial in Gander, Newfoundland, 10 years ago. They talk about how they bonded as Jeanette was being "screeched in" at the local legion, and why being together on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks means so much to both of them.

Dr. Danielle Ofri was working at Bellevue Hospital in New York as the 9/11 attacks unfolded. Stuart Inglis was a Canadian graphic designer working there too. They remember how the friends and families of the missing started plastering the city with posters, as they desperately tried to find a trace of their loved ones.

The former premier of New Brunswick and former Canadian ambassador to the US gives his take on the trade war, and Canada at this moment. He has some sharp words for Alberta premier Danielle Smith and tells a wild story about the advice he and Jean Chretien got from another world leader after the 1995 Quebec referendum. Also in this episode: our conversation with beloved Acadian musician Lisa Leblanc.