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Coronavirus

The Gig Economy Amid COVID-19

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Eastern Ontario Hub journalist David Rockne Corrigan talks about how gig economy workers have handled their jobs on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what protections exist for them.

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Documentaries

Unarmed Verses
October 26, 2020 - 1:25:48
Charles Officer's award-winning film is a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation from their Toronto neighbourhood.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
October 26, 2020 - 1:33:38
Linda Ronstadt guides viewers through her youth in Tucson singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days; and her reign as the "queen of country rock" in the '70s and '80s.
Main Street Ontario: Ottawa
Main Street Ontario
October 26, 2020 - 4:02
Smoked meat sandwiches weren't the only attraction at Nate's Deli. The man behind the counter was Dave Smith.
Striking Balance - Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve
Striking Balance
October 26, 2020 - 49:53
After suffering through repeated, tsunami-like floods north of Manitoba's Riding Mountain, the Von Bargens lead the call to restore nature's flood protection systems.
Access 360: World Heritage - Cappadocia
National Geographic
October 26, 2020 - 47:59
In remote central Turkey, a museum director battles both manmade and natural erosion to protect a geological wonderland and its hidden treasures.
Main Street Ontario: Hamilton
Main Street Ontario
October 25, 2020 - 4:10
Corsini's was more than just a grocery store when it set up shop in 1928 on James Street North in Hamilton.
Dolphin Man
October 25, 2020 - 56:36
Dolphin Man examines the extraordinary legacy and complex life story of Jacques Mayol, the first free-diver to reach 100 meters below the sea.
No Stone Unturned
October 25, 2020 - 1:50:41
Filmmaker Alex Gibney revisits the unsolved case of a 1994 massacre in a pub in the Northern Ireland village of Loughinisland.
Striking Balance - Niagara Escarpment
Striking Balance
October 25, 2020 - 51:11
In Ontario's Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, scientists, climbers and even quarry companies come up with innovative ways to co-exist with, restore and enhance the natural world.

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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October 23, 2020 - 22:35
A roundup of our week on The Agenda.
Rationing the Internet in Eastern Ontario
October 23, 2020 - 6:02
What does it take to get broadband internet in parts of rural eastern Ontario?
Superspreaders: The Key to Covid-19?
October 23, 2020 - 25:26
Why are a small number of people responsible for the majority of COVID-19 infections?
Ontario's Opioid Crisis is Getting Worse
October 22, 2020 - 30:14
How can the province address the ongoing opioid crisis in the province's north
Nick Kristof: Can America Save Its Working Class?
October 22, 2020 - 24:34
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and New York Times columnist, Nick Kristof, discusses his latest book, "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope."
Has COVID-19 Changed How We Shop for Food?
October 21, 2020 - 25:25
How differently are people buying and eating food during the pandemic.
Barbara Amiel: The Lady Black Tells All
October 21, 2020 - 28:53
A conversation with the high-profile journalist about her new memoir, "Friends and Enemies."
What Future for the People's Power?
October 20, 2020 - 31:22
Is it time to rethink the number of politicians we have at the provincial and federal levels of Canadian governments?
Power and Powerless Politicians
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Alex Marland discusses his book, "Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada."

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The latest coronavirus updates from across the province.
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