Today Now or Never digs into four mysteries that are keeping people up at night, and forcing them into action.

When air cadet trainer pilot Brian Renaud was flying with a student, he saw something in the sky he couldn’t explain. Not once…twice. Now he searches the sky above Gimli, Manitoba — 24 hours a day, seven days a week — looking for other unidentified flying objects trying to figure out what it was that he saw.

For the past 26 years, someone known only as “JY” has posted thousands of lovestruck personal ads in the Toronto Star, all addressed to the same woman: Frances. So who is JY, and why does he have it so bad for Frances? Three readers — Edward Brown, Sue Brophey and Vicki McKee — share how they came together to get to the bottom of this real-life love mystery.

Stan Dworkowski woke up from an eight-day coma with no memory of how he ended up badly injured in a ditch just outside of Nisku, Alberta. Now, he’s investigating his own mystery trying to piece together the hours he simply can’t remember.

Have you ever loved a song so much that you want to know everything about it? Over 40 years ago, a mysterious song was recorded from a Toronto radio station onto a cassette tape. More than a thousand people all across the world are now trying to find out who wrote this song. We’ll meet the people who are searching for the band behind the song they’ve named CIA.

What does it take to come through overwhelming odds, discover your passion, and get to the top of your game?

Today on Now or Never the answer is: the right mentor.

Meet three people taking stock of how far they’ve come, turning to the person who helped get them there and saying thank you.

As a kid in Winnipeg’s inner city, Dale Turcotte III had to grow up fast. His biological dad was in jail. His parents struggled with addiction. And he often had to take care of his five younger siblings, while figuring out where their next meal would come from. Today Dale is 18-years-old, captain of his football team, and settling in at university on a football scholarship. He tells us the story of what it took for him to get here, and how two complicated father figures helped keep him on the right path.

Twenty-nine musicians take to the stage with one goal: to thank the retired music teacher

who changed their lives. Meet David “The Proz” Proznick and find out how musician Mike Ardagh finally convinced him to come to the sold out concert you won’t want to miss.

Hannah Chown thought she was hanging up her cleats and her dreams of playing pro soccer. She’d landed a teaching job and had said goodbye to her record-breaking run as the captain of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's team. But then one call from the Ottawa Rapid FC changed everything. David Chown, her dad and first coach, shares what this moment means to him.

If you're feeling sticker shock every time you fill up for gas or go to the grocery store, you're not alone. So what are you supposed to do when everything feels more expensive? Meet people finding outside-the-box ways to make their money stretch further.

When magician Brian Glow sits down to a meal at Winnipeg’s Bistro on Notre Dame, he won’t pay his bill with money. He’ll use the local barter bank, MK Global Trade, and exchange magic shows for food, services, and even home renovations. Find out how it works and why Martin Kahan, the man behind the bank, says barter is growing in these expensive times.

When Whitehorse resident Joanne Doyle drops stuff off at the dump, she’s not leaving empty-handed. Find out how community-driven "free stores" in the Yukon are helping people save money, declutter their homes, and score amazing free stuff.

Ify goes thrift shopping with Heidi Kristensen, who tells us how thrifting isn't just helping her wallet -- it’s also helping her maintain her sobriety.

After two decades in the education industry, Lethbridge, Alta. teacher Verna Mabin didn’t expect she’d still be working a side hustle…and searching for another.

Nova Scotia mom Alex MacLaren has a motto when it comes to cooking on a budget: We use what we have. So every day, you'll find her MacGyvering every last vegetable in her crisper into meals even her five-year-old loves, and sharing those tips with her 800,000 followers.