In December 1986, the Festival of the Sound, an annual gathering of world-class musicians in Parry Sound, went to London, U.K., for the first time. Viewers get an intimate look at festival regulars in rehearsals and performances in Parry Sound, London, Richmond, and Oxford. Some of the artists include the Allegri String Quartet, clarinetist James Campbell, tenor Mark Dubois, and soprano Rosemarie Landry.
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1:22:56 - Feb 23, 2019After the Rwandan genocide, General Roméo Dallaire was a broken man. His new mission: Ending the use of child soldiers.
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41:49 - Feb 23, 2019In the Northern Territory and South Australia, Jimmy Doherty tastes desert curries and cooks the national dessert, a Pavlova.
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40:58 - Feb 23, 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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44:39 - Feb 22, 2019Marine biologist Jacky Guerts revs up the beach; author Riria Hortere considers a special relic; and archeologist Matt Carter investigates Dunedin's successful origins.
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52:36 - Feb 22, 2019The concluding episode details the aftermath and response to the Rising in Ireland and abroad.
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53:20 - Feb 22, 2019As the animal families face the monsoon rains, the giant otter babies must watch out for predatory jaguars and learn to swim before the river floods.
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53:51 - Feb 22, 2019David Olusoga concludes his series with a look at the shaping of black British identity in the 20th century.
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24:00 - Feb 22, 2019The rescue team responds to a call about an opossum stuck in a fence, but what they find isn't the type of animal that plays dead.
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28:01 - Feb 22, 2019Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Conservative Party Leader from Saskatchewan Andrew Scheer set out to see what the differences and similarities are between urban and rural voters and their needs.
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19:57 - Feb 22, 2019The Agenda reviews its week of programming.
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11:30 - Feb 22, 2019Northwestern Ontario Hubs journalist Jon Thompson discusses pressing issues in the region.
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22:49 - Feb 22, 2019The Agenda welcomes Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, the British High Commissioner to Canada, about the what a possible no-deal Brexit means for Canada.
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25:36 - Feb 21, 2019The Agenda welcomes Dan Doctoroff, founder and CEO of Sidewalk Labs, to discuss the complex project.
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28:38 - Feb 21, 2019The Agenda discusses the role condo boards play in governing buildings and owners.
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14:45 - Feb 20, 2019The Agenda welcomes Bob McLeod, premier of the Northwest Territories, to discuss issues affecting his region.
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40:01 - Feb 20, 2019The Agenda discusses the Ontario government's proposal to take over TTC subways.
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23:13 - Feb 19, 2019Parag Khanna discusses his book, "The Future is Asian."
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31:41 - Feb 19, 2019The Agenda discusses the federal government's ongoing SNC-Lavalin controversy.
Current Affairs
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Published On: Feb 22, 2019
To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Day, TVO.org speaks with Collin Graham, of the Ontario Native Women’s Association, about recognizing the signs of exploitation — and learning from survivors.
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Published On: Feb 22, 2019
OPINION: The company has unveiled a proposal to kick-start development of Toronto’s Port Lands. There’s just one problem, writes John Michael McGrath — Doug Ford has already said no.
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Published On: Feb 21, 2019
Indigenous women experience higher rates of poor birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and infant mortality. The Baby Bundle Project aims to change that.
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Published On: Feb 21, 2019
Instead of raising property taxes to fund its climate-change plans, Peterborough has gone a different route — it’s accepting voluntary donations from residents.
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Published On: Feb 20, 2019
At the Anti-Alzheimer’s Silly Sisters Cooking Club, you’ll eat well and meet interesting strangers — and just maybe help prevent the neurodegenerative disease.
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Published On: Feb 20, 2019
OPINION: The fact that the case of the voyeuristic high-school teacher had to go to the Supreme Court tells you all you need to know about how society values women’s privacy, writes Lauren McKeon.
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Published On: Feb 19, 2019
ANALYSIS: MPPs have returned to the legislature for the spring sitting, and John Michael McGrath is here to break down what’s in store for the parties and the province.
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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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Ontario Hubs - Eastern
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Published On: Feb 21, 2019
Instead of raising property taxes to fund its climate-change plans, Peterborough has gone a different route — it’s accepting voluntary donations from residents.
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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.
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 - Feb 21, 2019Find out about the novel - and controversial - way Kenora, Ont., decided to come up with its name.
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2:13 - Feb 20, 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 20, 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 22, 2019
To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Day, TVO.org speaks with Collin Graham, of the Ontario Native Women’s Association, about recognizing the signs of exploitation — and learning from survivors.
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Published On: Feb 21, 2019
Indigenous women experience higher rates of poor birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and infant mortality. The Baby Bundle Project aims to change that.
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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.
Ontario Hubs - Hubs Video
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8:35 - Feb 15, 2019Northeastern Hubs reporter Claude Sharma discusses PM Justin Trudeau's visit to Sudbury this week.
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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.