Host Richard Ouzounian interviews actors, choreographers, broadcasters, comedians, filmmakers, and other pivotal artists in the vibrant cultural life of Ontario.
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54:23 - Feb 16, 2019A look through the eyes of a group of 20-somethings at the obstacles they face in making their mark on the world.
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57:39 - Feb 16, 2019Two-year-old Oskar is diagnosed with severe autism. His parents decide to drop everything for a year to focus on his therapy.
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40:58 - Feb 16, 2019Jimmy Doherty forages for wild plants at Uluru and tries his hand at mud crabbing in the wilderness of Western Australia's Cape Leveque.
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43:51 - Feb 15, 2019New Zealand's largest city is also the country's most coastal city, and most Aucklanders live within five kilometres of the sea.
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53:17 - Feb 15, 2019Two rival Toronto high school glee clubs gear up for a musical showdown at the annual Show Choir Canada national championship.
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58:12 - Feb 15, 2019Ostracized for breaking a code of silence and testifying against a friend, Kevin Williams is released from prison into an uncertain future.
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52:42 - Feb 15, 2019Three animal families - capuchin monkeys, giant otters and coatis - strive to raise their young against a backdrop of extraordinary landscapes and extremes of weather.
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50:51 - Feb 15, 2019Historian David Olusoga explores the Victorian moral crusade against slavery.
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24:00 - Feb 15, 2019A baby raccoon is separated from his family and the rehabilitation team want to get him fixed up and back to the wild before his family moves on.
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28:01 - Feb 15, 2019The Agenda reviews its week of programming.
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8:35 - Feb 15, 2019Northeastern Hubs reporter Claude Sharma discusses PM Justin Trudeau's visit to Subbury this week.
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17:31 - Feb 15, 2019Canadian author Cecil Foster joins The Agenda to discuss his book, "They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada."
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31:31 - Feb 14, 2019The Agenda discusses how politicians to work to overcome some of their differences.
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29:59 - Feb 14, 2019The Agenda welcomes author Eric Kaufmann to discuss his book, "White Shift:Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities."
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22:14 - Feb 13, 2019The Agenda discusses how well Canada is supporting its older citizens to make the most of their later years.
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32:14 - Feb 13, 2019Authors John Ibbitson and Darrel Bricker discuss their new book, "Empty Plant: The Shock of Global Populatation Decline."
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19:24 - Feb 12, 2019The Agenda welcomes Sylvain Charlebois to discuss a recent report that shows Canadians are not eating meat to the extent they used to.
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34:49 - Feb 12, 2019The Agenda discusses Canada's complex food system and whether a national approach is needed.
Current Affairs
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Published On: Feb 15, 2019
For his advocacy on behalf of residential-school survivors, Edmund Metatawabin was awarded the Order of Canada. He spoke with TVO about what the honour represents to him — and what the future holds for Indigenous communities.
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Published On: Feb 15, 2019
OPINION: A new report offers some bold suggestions for combatting Toronto’s housing-affordability problem, writes John Michael McGrath. So how much do you care about parking, pools, and rec rooms?
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Published On: Feb 15, 2019
For years, cross-country rail travel was an integral part of Canadian identity, and Black train porters played a central role. But despite their contributions, they were treated like second-class citizens.
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Published On: Feb 14, 2019
For most of the decade prior to the Civil War, the American abolitionist made southern Ontario her home base — and helped other escaped slaves do the same.
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Published On: Feb 14, 2019
This Valentine’s Day, TVO.org talks to Professor Jason Lepojärvi — better known as “Dr. Love” — about romance, friendship, and why it’s better to be in Finland on February 14.
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Published On: Feb 14, 2019
Colin Ellis discuss this year’s crop of nominees with producers Chantal Braganza and Matt O'Mara.
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Published On: Feb 13, 2019
Ontario university students are doing hands-on work in food and medicine gardens and in manomin fields — all part of a community-based research program aimed at cultivating healthy relationships and a healthy environment.
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Published On: Feb 13, 2019
Political strife in Haiti brought him to Canada. A chance encounter in a restaurant brought him to the northeastern town of Mattawa — and a life in politics.
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Published On: Feb 12, 2019
ANALYSIS: Twenty-five years after it became a regulated profession in the province, midwifery is at a crossroads. Chantal Braganza looks at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Ontario Hubs - Eastern
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Published On: Feb 07, 2019
More elderly Ontarians are entering hospitals and long-term care-homes with their own teeth and need focused oral care — but facilities may not be equipped to provide it.
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Published On: Feb 01, 2019
At Amherst Island’s CJAI 92.1 FM, volunteers host shows, work the mixing board, and woo advertisers — it’s just one of many small local radio stations across the province trying to do more with less.
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Published On: Jan 04, 2019
In 2015, Abdel Malek Al-Jasem arrived here with his wife and children. But three years and countless application forms later, his brothers are still in Lebanon. What will it take to bring them to Canada?
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Published On: Dec 14, 2018
The city's strategy is number one in the country, according to a new study. So what is Kingston's secret?
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Published On: Dec 03, 2018
From 1917 to 1934, the Trenton Film Plant made more than 1,500 silent films. We talked to local historian Peggy Dymond Leavey about the studio’s heyday — and its biggest box-office bomb.
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Published On: Nov 30, 2018
Deep River has, per capita, the most expensive fire department in Ontario — it’s hoping that new legislation will allow it to cut costs without putting residents at risk.
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Published On: Nov 05, 2018
In Ontario, the province funds operating costs but not equipment. So when Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital came up against a funding shortage, they started asking neighbouring towns for help.
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Published On: Oct 17, 2018
Late-night commuters in Belleville now have a new transit option: their very own bus on demand. We go there to find out how it works.
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Published On: Oct 15, 2018
Thanks to one Ontario company, the recently discovered Zuul crurivastator is seeing the light of day for the first time in 75 million years.
Ontario Hubs - Northwestern
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Published On: Jan 17, 2019
EXPLAINER: Two recent reports have identified systemic racism in the Thunder Bay Police Service. Here’s a look at the background, the situation as it stands, and where the city goes from here.
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Published On: Jan 10, 2019
For years, young people have been leaving for school and work. But the city’s employment landscape is changing — and former residents are heading back to be a part of it.
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Published On: Jan 03, 2019
Banks in the north are closing, and online services aren’t a solution for everyone. So what options remain for the “financially excluded”?
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7:26 - Dec 21, 2018The Agenda's Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to basic-income recipients in Thunder Bay about the looming end to the pilot program.
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Published On: Dec 17, 2018
Research shows that fish in the area are contaminated with mercury, which can cause serious health problems in people who eat them — so why have they remained a staple of the local diet?
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Published On: Dec 11, 2018
The 17-year-old was at least the 11th Indigenous youth from outside Thunder Bay to die in that city. We asked three First Nations activists and community leaders for their thoughts on this tragedy.
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2:02 - Jan 31, 2019Find out about the novel - and controversial - way Kenora, Ont., decided to come up with its name.
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2:13 - Feb 13, 2019How Thunder Bay owes its name to a quirky referendum result.
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Published On: Oct 22, 2018
At this all-Indigenous high school, chef Mandi O’Connor and her students are building community one meal at a time.
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Ontario Hubs - Northeastern
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Published On: Feb 14, 2019
This Valentine’s Day, TVO.org talks to Professor Jason Lepojärvi — better known as “Dr. Love” — about romance, friendship, and why it’s better to be in Finland on February 14.
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Published On: Feb 13, 2019
Political strife in Haiti brought him to Canada. A chance encounter in a restaurant brought him to the northeastern town of Mattawa — and a life in politics.
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Published On: Feb 06, 2019
On the hunt for skilled employees, the city is making a pitch to thousands of workers in Oshawa who’ll soon be out of a job.
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Published On: Jan 10, 2019
Want to buy your own piece of the province for $500? Maybe you should consider heading to Smooth Rock Falls.
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Published On: Dec 04, 2018
You’ve probably never seen one — few have. But experts say their numbers may be on the rise.
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Published On: Nov 19, 2018
The Sudbury native was recently inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He talks about the game, the calls, and his famous catchphrase
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2:21 - Feb 15, 2019How Cobalt, Ont., owes its name to a common metal that has become extremely valuable.
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Published On: Nov 16, 2018
Can new logos and slogans help northeastern communities boost their populations? Designer and Sudbury native Bruce Mau talks municipal makeovers and why the north needs to stop imitating the south.
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Published On: Nov 08, 2018
Inspired by his family’s service, John Hetherington leads battlefield tours of Europe to tell the stories of Canadians who fought and died.
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Ontario Hubs - Southwestern
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Published On: Feb 04, 2019
Brian Kelcey, vice-president of public affairs for the Toronto Region Board of Trade, talks to TVO.org about why large infrastructure projects hit delays and cost overruns — and what we can do to get them back on track.
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Published On: Jan 25, 2019
When children make statements, testify, or deliver victim-impact statements at the London courthouse, Merel is there to lend a helping paw.
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Published On: Jan 14, 2019
A new project led by researchers at Western University aims to collect data on every tornado in Ontario this year. We talk to Professor Gregory Kopp about his team’s unique New Year’s resolution — and about the risks and rewards of storm-tracking.
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Published On: Jan 03, 2019
New Statistics Canada numbers shows a substantial increase in reported hate crimes. We talk to UOIT professor Barbara Perry about right-wing populism, the reliability of data, and how police can do more.
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Published On: Dec 10, 2018
Vomitoxin is exactly what it sounds like — and it’s turning up in corn throughout southwestern Ontario.
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Published On: Nov 26, 2018
Bill C-75 could strip law students of opportunities to gain practical experience. It could also deny some Ontarians their best shot at legal representation.
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2:26 - Nov 12, 2018Ontarians are confronting a problem with blue-green algae in Lake Erie. Learn about the causes, and the role phosphorus plays in the problem.
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Published On: Nov 08, 2018
Thousands of Japanese Canadians were interned in B.C. and sent to do menial jobs in other provinces. Stony Nakano, now 97, looks back at his postwar life in Chatham-Kent.
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Published On: Nov 07, 2018
Street parties broke out. Effigies of the kaiser were burned. But in Kitchener, the celebrations had a darker side.
Ontario Hubs - Indigenous
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Published On: Feb 15, 2019
For his advocacy on behalf of residential-school survivors, Edmund Metatawabin was awarded the Order of Canada. He spoke with TVO about what the honour represents to him — and what the future holds for Indigenous communities.
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Published On: Feb 13, 2019
Ontario university students are doing hands-on work in food and medicine gardens and in manomin fields — all part of a community-based research program aimed at cultivating healthy relationships and a healthy environment.
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Published On: Jan 30, 2019
Melanie Goodchild’s research is informed by “Anishinaabe Gikendaasowin,” part of her First Nation’s knowledge system — she talks to TVO.org about complexity theory, two-eyed seeing, and fighting for change in academia.
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Published On: Jan 08, 2019
Indigenous communities across the province are dealing with inadequate housing. Farmers’ fields may hold the answer.
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Published On: Dec 17, 2018
Research shows that fish in the area are contaminated with mercury, which can cause serious health problems in people who eat them — so why have they remained a staple of the local diet?
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Published On: Dec 11, 2018
The 17-year-old was at least the 11th Indigenous youth from outside Thunder Bay to die in that city. We asked three First Nations activists and community leaders for their thoughts on this tragedy.
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Published On: Nov 20, 2018
Indigenous communities across the province invested in hundreds of green-energy initiatives — and they say they’ve lost millions in potential revenues since the PCs took power.
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Published On: Oct 24, 2018
There are dozens of boil-water advisories on reserves across the country. Can one research team’s innovative approach help fix that?
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Published On: Oct 22, 2018
At this all-Indigenous high school, chef Mandi O’Connor and her students are building community one meal at a time.
Ontario Hubs - Hubs Video
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5:51 - Feb 08, 2019Jeyan Jeganathan talks with Haley Lewis, the Ontario Hubs Indigenous reporter.
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6:01 - Feb 06, 2019Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan reports on Winterlight Labs, a Toronto-based start-up trying to change the way medical professionals screen for dementia using AI.
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10:21 - Feb 01, 2019The Agenda discusses the future of community radio in Ontario.
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7:21 - Jan 25, 2019Ontario Hubs journalist Mary Baxter discusses her time spent observing Merel, a service dog who helps children testify in court procedures.
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4:41 - Jan 11, 2019Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan visits Goldcorp's Integrated Remote Operating Centre in Thunder Bay to learn how remote mining works.
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15:56 - Jan 11, 2019Ontario Hubs journalists discuss the ways in which northern communities are trying to grow their populations.
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30:19 - Jan 04, 2019Ontario Hubs journalists discuss stories they'll be watching in their regions in 2019.
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7:26 - Dec 21, 2018The Agenda's Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to basic-income recipients in Thunder Bay about the looming end to the pilot program.
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11:21 - Dec 17, 2018Northwestern Ontario Hubs journalist Jon Thompson discusses the results of an inquiry into systemic racism at the hands of police in Thunder Bay.