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The Science Café

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Environmentalists talk about the importance of having corporations and environmental groups working together. Interviews were conducted while environmentalists attended the "Environmental Conference" at the Ontario Science Centre.

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Jan 18, 1991

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The Manor (Feature Version)
March 23, 2019 - 1:17:18
A tragicomic portrait of a peculiar family's attempt to nurse their relationships and themselves back to health while running a strip club in Guelph.
The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald - Ep. 4
The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald
March 22, 2019 - 44:31
In the final leg of his journey, Sir Trevor visits Cyprus, Malta and Egypt.
Expedition New Guinea - Ep. 2
Expedition New Guinea
March 22, 2019 - 51:15
The team enlists the help of villagers to find and film birds-of-paradise performing their bizarre courtship displays.
Big Life Fix - Ep. 2
Big Life Fix
March 22, 2019 - 59:01
The team tackles one of the biggest rural crimes in the U.K., and works to build a bike for a boy born with no hands or feet.
City Wildlife Rescue Series - Ep. 12
City Wildlife Rescue
March 22, 2019 - 24:00
A turkey vulture with an unidentified injury is being cared for by the medical team.
Ep 6 - Asylum Seekers
Political Blind Date
March 21, 2019 - 28:02
Quebec Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus and Toronto Liberal MP Rob Oliphant travel to the border to see how asylum seekers are welcomed into Canada. In Toronto, they see the importance of refugees to Canada's economy and social fabric.
Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald - Ep. 3
The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald
March 21, 2019 - 43:37
The third leg of the journey begins on Italy's west coast at Mount Vesuvius, which is overdue for an eruption.
Impossible Engineering - Ep. 6
Impossible Engineering
March 21, 2019 - 47:35
The 634m Tokyo Skytree is the world's tallest free-standing tower. Find out how this incredible structure was built to survive high winds and earthquakes.
Magic Numbers - Ep. 1
Magic Numbers
March 21, 2019 - 57:50
Hannah Fry goes back to the time of the ancient Greeks to find out why they were so fascinated by the connection between beautiful music and math.

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

The Agenda's Week in Review
March 22, 2019 - 25:24
The Agenda reviews its week of programming.
Fighting gender inequality with robots
March 22, 2019 - 3:56
Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan meets a Kingston-area robotics team to learn how it's striving to reach gender parity in STEM fields.
Sook-Yin Lee: The Limits of Art and Speech
March 22, 2019 - 24:52
Nam Kiwanuka talks to Sook-Yin Lee about her docu-performance, "Unsafe," on the topic of artistic freedom and censorship.
Cellphones in the Classroom
March 21, 2019 - 19:04
Steve Paikin talks to teachers to find out how they handle the use of cellphones by students in Ontario classrooms.
Education Reform in Ontario
March 21, 2019 - 35:47
The Agenda discusses recently announced changes to education in Ontario by the PC government.
The Truth About Mammography
March 20, 2019 - 20:11
The Agenda welcomes journalist Renée Pellerin to discuss her new book, "Conspiracy of Hope: The Truth about Breast Cancer Screening."
An Ontario State of Mind
March 20, 2019 - 34:24
Is there really an urban-rural divide in Ontario in the way people view their lives?
Rental Housing Disrepair
March 19, 2019 - 38:34
The Agenda discusses the state of disrepair of some of the GTA's oldest rental apartment buildings, and the effects of tenants.
An Urban Homelessness Crusader
March 19, 2019 - 16:29
The Agenda discusses the relationship between health and homelessness.

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