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Ep. 3 - Endless Blue

South Pacific

50:01 - Jan 17, 2019

Many animals that live in the ocean - among them sharks, whales and turtles - must go to extraordinary lengths to survive.
Ep. 6 - Norfolk Island

Coast Australia

51:55 - Jan 17, 2019

Neil Oliver wanders amid penal ruins to learn the legacies of an audacious convict and a reforming commandant.
Ep. 5 - Torres Strait

Coast Australia

51:38 - Jan 17, 2019

Neil Oliver arrives on Horn Island to uncover the role of Australia's only indigenous battalion.
Ep. 3 - Crossing Chasms

Impossible Railways

47:32 - Jan 17, 2019

From Scotland's Forth Bridge to a vertigo-inducing viaduct in rural New Zealand, discover how the world's most innovative rail bridges were built.
Ep. 2 - Art of China

Art of China

58:59 - Jan 17, 2019

Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to the Yellow Mountains to understand the power of Chinese landscape painting.
Ep. 4 - South West Australia

Coast Australia

52:50 - Jan 16, 2019

Neil Oliver begins this trip on the Duyfken, a replica of the first known European vessel to visit Australia.
Ep. 3 - Northern New South Wales

Coast Australia

52:04 - Jan 16, 2019

In much-loved Byron Bay, Neil Oliver unearths the town's surprisingly dirty history.
Ep. 2 - Devon Island: Land of Ice

Arctic Secrets

48:03 - Jan 16, 2019

Devon Island in Nunavut is the largest uninhabited island in the world - and with good reason.
White Earth

19:25 - Jan 16, 2019

This Academy Award-nominated short film offers insight into some of the desperate souls who flock to North Dakota seeking work in the oilfields.

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The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Susan Orlean: Fire in The Temple of Books

26:13 - Jan 17, 2019

AUthor Susan Orlean discusses, "The Library Book," which tells the story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library.
Love and the Art of Gallery Management

28:18 - Jan 17, 2019

The Agenda welcomes Marc Mayer, outgoing CEO and director of the National Gallery of Canada, to reflect on his tenure there.
A Cold War Spy's Loyalty

25:38 - Jan 16, 2019

Ben Macintyre joins The Agenda to discuss his book, "The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War."
World Fault Lines: Looking Back and Forward

28:48 - Jan 16, 2019

Foreign correspondent Matthew Fisher and the Munk School's Janice Stein discuss world events in 2018, and what to watch in 2019.
Burnout and Despair: Studying the Climate

29:13 - Jan 15, 2019

The Agenda looks at the psychological effects climate change can have on some scientists.
Losing Ground on Carbon Pricing

26:08 - Jan 15, 2019

The Agenda welcomes economist Chris Ragan, chair of the Ecofiscal Commission, to discuss the battle over carbon tax.
Violence in Ontario Prisons

18:38 - Jan 14, 2019

Howard Sapers discusses his time as Ontario's independent adviser on corrections reform.
Regulating Street Checks in Ontario

35:51 - Jan 14, 2019

The Agenda discusses Justice Michael Tulloch's recommendations on street checks, and the state of policing and community relations in Ontario.
The Agenda's Week in Review

18:37 - Jan 11, 2019

The Agenda reviews its week of programming.

Current Affairs

Reports on racism and a reckoning for Thunder Bay

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.
Why we need to talk about the death of Crystal Papineau

Published On: Jan 17, 2019

OPINION: The 35-year-old died in a Toronto clothing-donation bin last week. But bins aren’t the main issue, writes Lauren McKeon — homelessness is.
Ep. 10 - A Whale of a Tale: Life After The Cove

Published On: Jan 17, 2019

Why the story around Japan's whaling practices isn't black and white.
Whatever happened to the no-tipping experiment? It failed

Published On: Jan 16, 2019

OPINION: The practice is bad for pretty much everyone, writes Corey Mintz. Here’s why we’re still doing it — and why it needs to stop.
On the Scarborough subway, voters will once again reap what they’ve sown

Published On: Jan 15, 2019

OPINION: If the electorate won’t punish politicians for making unkeepable promises, writes John Michael McGrath, then who can blame the Tories for making one more?
How a radical idea turned Loblaws into a supermarket empire

Published On: Jan 15, 2019

In 1919, the concept of plucking your own products from grocery-store shelves was pretty out-there. But an Ontario man named Theodore Pringle Loblaw saw promise in it.
The great escape room: How smart game design can turn ordinary people into heroes — for one hour at a time

Published On: Jan 14, 2019

Puzzles. Clues. Secret doors. Can you solve Professor Scott Nicholson’s riddles before the clock runs out?
Meet Ontario’s tornado detectives

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.
Sidewalk Labs’ big idea for heating and cooling buildings is lukewarm water. Don’t laugh

Published On: Jan 11, 2019

ANALYSIS: The Google-backed plan to revitalize part of Toronto’s waterfront includes a new type of district-energy system that could provide a climate-friendly solution to heating and cooling, writes John Michael McGrath.

Ontario Hubs - Eastern

Why these Syrian refugees in Ontario are still waiting to reunite with their family

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?
Four things Kingston can teach other cities about climate-change plans

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?
Lights, camera, Trenton: How a small Ontario town became Hollywood North

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.
Why one Ontario town has been battling its own fire department

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.
How one rural hospital is dealing with its funding crunch

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.
What happens when ride sharing meets public transit?

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.
Meet the dinosaur that’s being uncovered in Trenton

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.
No contest: Why it matters when candidates run unopposed

Published On: Oct 11, 2018

On municipal-election day, hundreds of candidates will win by acclamation in communities across Ontario — but what does that mean for democracy?
Get off our lawn: How a local truce could mean the end of election signs in one Ontario community

Published On: Sep 13, 2018

Candidates in Kingston’s Portsmouth district won’t use lawn signs during the 2018 municipal-election campaign. Will politicians elsewhere follow their lead?

Ontario Hubs - Northwestern

Reports on racism and a reckoning for Thunder Bay

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.
Why Thunder Bay expats are coming home

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.
What banking deserts mean for some of northern Ontario’s most vulnerable residents

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”?
Basic Income Burden

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

7:26 - Dec 21, 2018

The Agenda's Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to basic-income recipients in Thunder Bay about the looming end to the pilot program.
Why the people of Grassy Narrows are still eating the fish

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?
What the death of Braiden Jacob means to Ontario’s First Nations communities

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.
Name That Town: Thunder Bay

TVO Digital Media

2:13 - Jan 14, 2019

How Thunder Bay owes its name to a quirky referendum result.
How a Thunder Bay high school is changing lives through healthy food

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.
The never-ending fight to save one Ontario forest

Published On: Oct 12, 2018

The Farabout Peninsula boasts rare plants, threatened animals, historical artifacts, and more — so why won’t the province protect it permanently?

Ontario Hubs - Northeastern

How one small Ontario town is trying to persuade people to move up north

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.
Meet one of Ontario’s most elusive residents: The white moose

Published On: Dec 04, 2018

You’ve probably never seen one — few have. But experts say their numbers may be on the rise.
Holy Mackinaw: Leafs play-by-play legend Joe Bowen on his storied career

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
Rebranding the north: Why Ontario cities are overhauling their image

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.
How one retired Ontario teacher is helping keep the memory of the World Wars alive

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.
Meet the former OHL player who’s fighting homophobia in hockey

Published On: Oct 22, 2018

Brock McGillis came out after his hockey career ended — now he’s coaching young players on how to stop using hateful language on and off the ice.
Why northern Ontario politics has a gender-parity problem

Published On: Sep 18, 2018

Just two of the 36 mayoral candidates in the region’s five largest cities are women — and while things are changing, some say they’re changing too slowly.
Why so many students in the north aren’t going to college or university

Published On: Sep 14, 2018

A recent study found that young people in northern Ontario are much less likely to pursue post-secondary education than their southern peers. Here’s why.
Ontario Hubs: Indigenous Culture Connection

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

8:32 - Sep 07, 2018

TVO's northeast Ontario Hub editor Claude Sharma gets us caught up on what he learned in the last few months about reconnecting with First Nations culture.

Ontario Hubs - Southwestern

Meet Ontario’s tornado detectives

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.
Why hate crimes are on the rise across Ontario

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.
Meet the toxin that’s got Ontario corn farmers worried

Published On: Dec 10, 2018

Vomitoxin is exactly what it sounds like — and it’s turning up in corn throughout southwestern Ontario.
How new federal legislation could hurt law students — and the people who rely on their services

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.
Honouring the Japanese Canadians who worked Ontario farms during and after the Second World War

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.
How Ontarians celebrated the end of the Great War in London, Paris, and (the city formerly known as) Berlin

Published On: Nov 07, 2018

Street parties broke out. Effigies of the kaiser were burned. But in Kitchener, the celebrations had a darker side.
Excerpt: Jonathan Vance's 'A Township at War'

Published On: Nov 05, 2018

In 1916, army recruiters scoured communities across Ontario looking to enlist volunteers for the Great War. Here's why dozens of teamsters, farmers, and blacksmiths in the tiny township of East Flamborough signed up to fight.
How Ontario scientists are working to keep your fruit fresher longer

Published On: Nov 02, 2018

University of Guelph researchers are harnessing the power of hexanal to fight food waste across the globe.
Getting at the root of the problems facing Ontario’s ginseng industry

Published On: Oct 31, 2018

Ontario is the world’s largest exporter of American ginseng to China — but disease and trade disputes are putting the lucrative industry at risk.

Ontario Hubs - Indigenous

How straw homes could help solve the First Nations housing crisis

Published On: Jan 08, 2019

Indigenous communities across the province are dealing with inadequate housing. Farmers’ fields may hold the answer.
Why the people of Grassy Narrows are still eating the fish

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?
What the death of Braiden Jacob means to Ontario’s First Nations communities

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.
First Nations say they paid a heavy price when the Tories scrapped renewable-energy projects

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.
Helping to solve the First Nations water crisis through collaboration

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?
How a Thunder Bay high school is changing lives through healthy food

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.
How Ontario can get the Ring of Fire back on track

Published On: Oct 04, 2018

ANALYSIS: Doug Ford says he’ll hop on a bulldozer if necessary — but a recent court decision about the Trans Mountain Pipeline shows there’s an easier way, writes Josh Dehaas.
Ontario Hubs: A Voice for the North

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

17:03 - Sep 28, 2018

The Agenda welcomes Sol Mamakwa to discuss suicide among Indigenous youth.
What one child’s suicide says about Ontario’s approach to First Nations health

Published On: Sep 24, 2018

Queen’s Park fell silent when MPP Sol Mamakwa paid tribute to 13-year-old Karlena Kamenawatamin, who killed herself last week. Mamakwa spoke to TVO.org about the suicide crisis on reserves and how government can take action.

Ontario Hubs - Hubs Video

Mining in the Digital Age

Ontario Hubs

4:41 - Jan 11, 2019

Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan visits Goldcorp's Integrated Remote Operating Centre in Thunder Bay to learn how remote mining works.
Ontario Hubs: Repopulating the North

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

15:56 - Jan 11, 2019

Ontario Hubs journalists discuss the ways in which northern communities are trying to grow their populations.
Ontario Hubs: 2019 Outlook

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

30:19 - Jan 04, 2019

Ontario Hubs journalists discuss stories they'll be watching in their regions in 2019.
Basic Income Burden

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

7:26 - Dec 21, 2018

The Agenda's Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to basic-income recipients in Thunder Bay about the looming end to the pilot program.
Ontario Hubs: Systemic Racism in Thunder Bay

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

11:21 - Dec 17, 2018

Northwestern Ontario Hubs journalist Jon Thompson discusses the results of an inquiry into systemic racism at the hands of police in Thunder Bay.
Paw-sitive Campus

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

6:10 - Jan 04, 2019

Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan visits the pet therapy program at Carleton University.
Ontario Hubs: Uncovering Dinosaur

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

6:31 - Dec 07, 2018

David Rockne Corrigan visits the Research Casting International facility in Trenton to witness the work being done to prepare an exhibit for the ROM.
Walls to Bridges

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

9:18 - Nov 30, 2018

Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan explains, the Walls to Bridges, a program that allows prison inmates to learn alongside university students.
Ontario Hubs: Northern Cities Rebranding

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

8:30 - Nov 23, 2018

Ontario Hubs northeastern reporter Claude Sharma discusses rebranding projects of some municipalities in the region.

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