What happens after you witness something you can't get out of your mind?

Today on Now or Never, stories from the bystanders, and how their lives changed in the aftermath.

Trevor asks strangers on the street to share the most memorable thing they've ever witnessed, from northern lights to Beyonce sightings.

As a kid growing up in Barrier Lake, Quebec, Shannon Chief has a vivid memory of coming across 12 moose in the woods one cold wintery night, "like grandfathers standing around me." Today, seeing a moose in the wild is rare. As Shannon and elders witness the animal’s decline, they’ve banded together to take action to stop sport hunting in a Quebec wilderness reserve.

Marla Minshall has been supported by friends and family all their life. Now they’re looking for a chance to do the same for others - by serving as a witness at strangers' weddings.

Darrell Warren is determined to fight crime in his neighbourhood. At 64 years old, he’s voluntarily staking out suspected drug houses in Winnipeg’s North End, and starting a tip line so other community members can come forward as witnesses. But is it safe?

When Ti-Anna Wang was 13, her father — Chinese pro-democracy activist Dr. Wang Bingzhnag — was charged with terrorism and espionage and sentenced to life in prison in China. Much of Ti-Anna’s life has been spent advocating for her father’s freedom, but today she’s ready to embrace a new chapter.

Your long weekend just got better, because Now or Never’s latest podcast just dropped and we’re taking you on adventures across the country.

We start in Winnipeg, where Trevor has been wondering about a huge pirate ship in someone’s backyard for years. Today, he knocks on the door and meets “Captain” Doug Cook and discovers how his dream of a place where his grandchildren could play has helped him deal with loneliness after the death of his wife.

Farkhunda Muhtaj had big dreams of kicking her way into soccer history this summer, playing for the Calgary Wild FC as part of Canada’s first women’s pro soccer league. A tendon injury has kept her on the sidelines for now, but Farkhunda is doing everything in her power to get back on the pitch - carrying the dreams of young Afghan soccer players on her shoulders.

The bustling Rawlins Cross intersection in downtown St. John’s, N.L. is notorious for collisions. But when the weather gets warmer, 87-year-old William Pryse-Phillips gives people in the area a reason to stop and smell the roses…literally.

It’s been a tough year for beekeepers in Manitoba, but that isn’t stopping 18-year-old April Steppler from following her dad, Ian’s footsteps, and managing her first hive ever. Trevor visits the apiary to find out what’s hurting the bees and how this father/daughter team is determined to make the best of the season.

In a Nova Scotia forest, Nina Newington and Lisa Proulx are putting up tents, turning on camp stoves, and settling in for a summer of trying to protect the forest from logging. Their tools are tiny —endangered lichens almost imperceptible to the naked eye — but their love for the forest is big, and determination is growing by the day.

Finally, listeners call in their favourite sounds of summer.

First day on the job. The last time your kid holds your hand. Life is full of firsts and lasts, and today you'll hear some memorable ones.

At Montrose Elementary School in Winnipeg, the students are celebrating 70 years of school history with the most ambitious spring concert ever, and that has first-time performers — and first-time performing arts teacher, Andrea Brickwood — feeling the pressure.

After 15 years and three kids, Arv and his partner ended their relationship. Today he's dipping his toes back into a dating world that's changed dramatically since his last visit. Now he has to figure out the dos and don'ts of first dates all over again.

April Hubbard has been a performer for much of her life. As she prepares for her death by MAiD, she’s completing her final artistic creations — performances in which there’s no more holding back.

Looking for a change, Ti-Anna Wang left her law career to do something she's never done before – run Silly Goose Kids, a toy store in Toronto. Join in on the nerves and uncertainty less than 24 hours before opening day.

After 31 years in business, Sandy Doyle was more than ready to shut down her diner Blondie's Burgers in Winnipeg. But is she ready to quit her 'Blondie' persona too?

After fleeing Ukraine with only $700 in their pockets, Sofiia Dubyk and her family have purchased their first house in St. John’s, N.L. They’re looking forward to making their house into a home, but their excitement is tempered by the reality that back in Ukraine, war rages on.