The impressions and reflections of a film crew after a five-month, 11 000 km journey of discovery through six west African countries.
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Dec 31, 1969
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- August 9, 2020 - 44:57In Glasgow, Tori Herridge explores the River Clyde, finding a strange vessel on the foreshore that was instrumental in helping to create the city.
- August 9, 2020 - 43:50Michael Buerk and Paul Ainsworth showcase food served at the grandest royal state banquets, as well as dishes served at more informal meetings.
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- August 7, 2020 - 6:02Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne discusses the rise in opioid overdoses in Sudbury.
- August 7, 2020 - 20:24Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to Thunder Bay-born model and disability advocate Rachel Romu.
- August 6, 2020 - 26:13From murder hornets to locust swarms, and disease-carrying mosquitoes, we look at how bugs have been wreaking havoc lately.
- August 5, 2020 - 26:26What is the role of eels in Ontario's ecosystems and why are they becoming endangered?
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- July 31, 2020 - 4:13Hamilton-Niagara Hub journalist Justin Chandler spoke to some local artists who are having to find other ways to promote their work since most conventions have been cancelled for the year.
- July 31, 2020 - 22:12How has climate change affected one of Canada's most precious biospheres?
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When the pandemic closed indoor theatres on March 17, drive-ins seemed like a ready-made alternative — and across the province, Ontarians are watching movies under the stars.
OPINION: This week, we got the first signs of when a vaccine might become available in Canada. That means the province has to start thinking about whether Ontarians will be required to get it.
Researchers think the puzzling rock formation might have been a sacred site — but a local Indigenous community is not so sure.
The latest coronavirus updates from across the province.
- Masks and distancing sticking around
OPINION: My gut tells me that most parents will send their kids to school in the fall. But teachers may decide that going back to class is too risky a proposition.
As Ontarians head to pools and beaches to beat the heat, lifeguards are going back to basics to protect swimmers — and themselves.
- By the end of 2021, a new facility in London is set to start producing 9,000 tonnes of the insects a year — another sign that the province is increasingly crazy for crickets.
- Windsor-Essex stuck in Stage 2
