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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 28m
Canada has stricter gun laws than the U.S. So why does gun violence still happen here? On Unravelled, @sangeeta.bsky.social speaks with @joojitsulee.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) about crime guns, gun laws, and the roots of violence in vulnerable communities.
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Why does gun violence happen in Canada? | Unravelled
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 59m
Politics is nothing if not unpredictable, writes @spaikin.bsky.social of one of the most compelling political races anywhere in the province.
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Beaches—East York hosts one of the most intriguing campaigns in the province. Again. | TVO Today
Nate Erskine-Smith and Natalie Johnson make for a council race that’s loaded with star power.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 2h
Had fun with my tshirt on this week's podcast youtu.be/FaSe0o1CzEM
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Are Ontario's private career colleges misusing OSAP? | #onpoli
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 2h
🎙️ On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: • Ontario shakes up OSAP after suspicious findings at private colleges • Municipal Election Watch in Mississauga, Milton & Kawartha Lakes • Three years later, the Steve Clark reprimand that never happened 🎧 youtu.be/FaSe0o1CzEM?...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 15h
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What Should Canadians Know About Sudan? | The Rundown
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 19h
They saw families displaced by war and communities struggling to survive. But @mamoun-s-hassan.bsky.social and Walaa Hassanien also saw ordinary people feeding neighbours and helping one another through crisis. They share their experience with @jeyantvo.bsky.social, at 8pm | Producer: Diego Garcia
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 19h
"Even after a victory has been achieved... it is not a promising future for Sudan." Ian Spears (@uofguelph.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social that even if the fighting ends, Sudan could face years of instability. What role should Canada be playing? | Producer: Diego Garcia
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 21h
"If campaigns start ubiquitously using AI to develop narratives and counter narratives... humans are reduced to playing the role of a cog in the AI campaign machine, used only to provide human cover for the AI." — @supriya.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: Do we want AI in our election campaigns? | TVO Today
A Toronto mayoral candidate is under fire for the use of a controversial app — but everything it does is perfectly legal.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 22h
“Being an unapologetic Liberal means believing that government can be world-class at... publicly-funded education, publicly-funded health care, public infrastructure in every corner of the province, and opportunity for young people and young families,” Dylan Marando tells @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: How Dylan Marando wants to change the Liberal party — and Ontario | TVO Today
Faster nominations, an online gambling ban, and being ‘a lot more fun to be around.’
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 23h
Living a "grateful life" with breast cancer | (MIS)Treated podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...
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Living a "grateful life" with breast cancer | (MIS)Treated
Podcast Episode · (MIS)Treated · October 8 · 30m
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Supriya Dwivedi @supriya.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
here's my latest for @tvotoday.bsky.social on the Bradford campaign's use of the Victory app www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"I'm not living with cancer. It's just hitching a ride on my amazing life." Cynthia Mulligan joins @namshine.bsky.social on (MIS)Treated to talk about going public with her diagnosis and living a grateful life with Stage 4 breast cancer.
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Living a "grateful life" with breast cancer | (MIS)Treated
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TVO @wearetvo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you love TVO, make your support count in 2027. 📅 Donate $40 or more and receive the 2027 TVO Calendar as a thank-you gift. Your support helps keep ad-free educational content, documentaries, journalism and children’s media accessible to everyone in Ontario. Donate today: tvo.me/calendar2027
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New from me at TVO, on the forthcoming platform from OLP leadership candidate Dylan Marando: www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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ANALYSIS: How Dylan Marando wants to change the Liberal party — and Ontario | TVO Today
Faster nominations, an online gambling ban, and being ‘a lot more fun to be around.’
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Can Canada Save Its Steelworkers? | The Rundown
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The federal government says its Buy Canadian policy protects jobs at home, but critics says contract dollars are still flowing south of the border. @jeyantvo.bsky.social speaks with @fxplante.bsky.social (@thestar.com). | Producer: @colinellis81.bsky.social
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"You can't let foreign corporations come into our country and not abide by their agreements." — Ron Wells (USW Local 1005) on holding Stelco's owners accountable after layoffs. With Wayne Lewchuk (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social) and @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: @colinellis81.bsky.social
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Colin Ellis @colinellis81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tonight, we look at the ramifications of #Stelco's layoffs on the steel industry w/ Ron Wells (USW 1005) & Wayne Lewchuck @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. Then, we speak to @fxplante.bsky.social (@thestar.com) about his investigation into why $7.8 billion in gov't contracts went to U.S. corporations
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
At Queen's Park: MPP Adil Shamji asking for Govt House Leader Steve Clark to schedule the legally required debate into the 2023 Integrity Commissioner's report finding misconduct by then-minister... Steve Clark.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ottawa has announced it will indefinitely extend the MAID exclusion for people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... "The Ultimate Choice" explores the people and policies that have shaped this debate in Canada.
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Documentary Podcast · Complete Series · The Ultimate Choice, a groundbreaking docuseries from TVO Today, with the Toronto Star and the Investigative Journalism Bureau, follows the journey of Michael a...
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
just want to say I really appreciate stuff like this!
people being nice about me and my colleagues on Reddit
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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What Are Smartphones Doing to the Aging Brain? | The Rundown
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New from me at TVO, on the weird, year-long failure to find a non-Bradford conservative candidate for Toronto's mayoral race, and why it matters. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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ANALYSIS: What are Toronto’s conservatives doing? | TVO Today
Chris Alexander’s departure shows this was always a two-person mayoral race. The political class just wouldn’t admit it.
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To raise awareness and money for his daughter's surgery, Sydney's father Joe recently pushed her empty wheelchair from London to Toronto. Read more about his journey: lfpress.com/news/for-lon...
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For London woman left largely bed-bound after crash, a ‘glimmer of hope’
Her family is closing in on the cost of a U.S. surgery they hope could help restore her independence.
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
After Sydney Gesualdi shared her struggle accessing care for EDS and CCI, we heard from Canadians across the country facing similar barriers. That led @namshine.bsky.social and the (MIS)Treated team to spend 6+ months investigating. Oct. 15 at 8:30pm on TVO: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Chris Alexander’s departure shows this was always a two-person mayoral race. The political class just wouldn’t admit it, writes @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: What are Toronto’s conservatives doing? | TVO Today
Chris Alexander’s departure shows this was always a two-person mayoral race. The political class just wouldn’t admit it.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“People have to choose wisely.” As older adults spend more time online, what happens when a tool for connection becomes a habit? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Kara Brisson-Boivin (@mediasmarts.bsky.social), Howard Chertkow (@Baycrest) & @nicoledalmer.bsky.social | Producer: @ericagiancola.bsky.social
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Use it or lose it.” Rosie Lewis encouraged her mom to swap some scrolling for crosswords and brain games. @jeyantvo.bsky.social speaks with a mother and daughter about smartphones, brain health, and staying sharp as we age. | Producer: @ericagiancola.bsky.social
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🔬 Genre: Science & Education (MIS)Treated: Why is it so hard to get care for the menopause transition? Vote below ⬇️ Thank you for all your support 💜
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The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📻 Craft: Best Live Podcast Recording (MIS)Treated: Why is it so hard to get care for the menopause transition? Vote below ⬇️
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The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Whether you call it getting fired, let go, canned, dismissed, or permanently laid off, it all feels like the same crappy thing. Except technically, it’s not. @arianaalexis.bsky.social walks through the ins and outs of being fired in Ontario on Knowledge Gap.
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When can your work terminate you? | Knowledge Gap
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Why Are Ontario's ER Doctors Burning Out? | The Rundown
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ontario could be short 20,000 family doctors by 2031. So why are fewer medical students choosing family medicine? Dr. Jennifer Wilson and Dr. Carlye Jensen, co-authors of "Family Rooms," tell @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the joy that keeps them in the profession. | Producer: Abigail Alves Murta
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
From hallway medicine to “chair medicine.” Dr. Farzan Ansari (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social) explains how packed ERs are affecting patients, training, and doctors. At 8 p.m. with Dr. Rodrick Lim (Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians) & @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Abigail Alves Murta
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Life is for living with joy." — Cynthia Mulligan joins @namshine.bsky.social to talk about breast-cancer awareness, earlier screening, navigating treatment in the public eye, and why Stage 4 isn't the end of the story on a new episode of (MIS)Treated, Oct. 8. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
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sean minogue @seanminogue.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Very interested to learn the story behind this bridge painting. I lived in the Soo before the Highway 17 bypass, so I used to see this bridge every time I drove east out of the city. youtu.be/TfrNDiZN8AI @therundowntvo.bsky.social
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Who Painted the Words That Became an Indigenous Rallying Cry? | The Rundown
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You could write a whole book about what powers local governments should have vs their propensity to be captured by local voters and self-emmolate (and the resulting need to take power away from them/bail them out).
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TVO Docs @tvodocs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a group of spirited senior citizens as they embark on an extraordinary adventure far outside their comfort zones: creating a horror film. Watch "Silver Screamers" now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyCY...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Are Toronto's bike lanes really empty? Charlie Buckley hit the streets to count cyclists, dug into city data, and compared the numbers with major cycling cities around the world.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🎙️ On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: • Stelco layoffs and Trump's tariffs • Municipal election watch: Windsor & Halton Hills • Toronto zoning battles • A facelift for Queen's Park? • Gary Malkowski's deaf legacy in Ontario 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We're thrilled to share that (MIS)Treated has been nominated for two Signal Awards! 🎉 A huge thank you to our incredible guests, listeners, and community for making these conversations possible. Please consider voting for us before October 15. @signalawards.bsky.social
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Steve Paikin @spaikin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hello Sudbury. See you later today. www.thesudburystar.com/news/tvo-sho... #democracy
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TVO show in Sudbury will explore how volunteering supports democracy
Science North's Vale Cavern will host TVO Today Live on Friday.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Sports Betting Is Everywhere. What’s the Cost? | The Rundown
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
INBOX: Ontario Liberals say their membership has grown to 55,000 eligible voters in this leadership race — substantially lower than the 2023 race, which claimed over 80,000.
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(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do autoimmune diseases impact women more? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCPO...
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Why do autoimmune diseases impact women more? | (MIS)Treated
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Gambling is about losing money. It's not about winning." — Nigel Turner (@camhnews.bsky.social) says sports-betting ads need more honesty about the odds. He joins Robin Campbell of Ban Ads on Gambling to discuss the risks, tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"When you lose control in this world of gambling, you really lose control." — Rick Campanelli, author of Tempted, tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social how gambling addiction upended his life and why he worries online betting makes it easier than ever to get hooked. | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from me at TVO, on a new report from the Toronto Board of Trade arguing for why we need more provincial control over zoning (and what it has to do with prefab housing.) www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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ANALYSIS: Should the province rip up Toronto’s zoning rules? | TVO Today
A new report argues that the city is getting in its own way — and wants Queen’s Park to step in.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You've heard the International Criminal Court mentioned alongside world leaders like Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Rodrigo Duterte. But what does the ICC actually do, and how is it different from the UN? @sangeeta.bsky.social explains on Unravelled. youtu.be/YzshX5dLD74?...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Imagine how expensive new cars would be if each model had to be tailored specifically, on a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood basis, to what existing homeowners preferred to see parked in front of their neighbours homes?" — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: Should the province rip up Toronto’s zoning rules? | TVO Today
A new report argues that the city is getting in its own way — and wants Queen’s Park to step in.
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