Behind the scenes of creating a new current affairs show: @jeyantvo.bsky.social explains how we make The Rundown while our main studio is under construction. We want your input! What do you like or not like about what we’re doing so far? Take the survey: www.tvo.org/rundownfeedb...

Before Hollywood fame and classics like “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” John Candy was a Second City kid in Toronto. @jeyantvo.bsky.social talks with @pulmyears.bsky.social, author of “John Candy: A Life in Comedy,” about how this city shaped him.

The notwithstanding clause is in the news in both Alberta and Ontario. So, what does it mean when a province uses this clause in a piece of legislation? Unravelled explains how it works, and what it means for Canadians.

Financial supports for affordable housing could potentially deliver some quick wins for a province that badly needs them, writes @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

"Similar to the way Spider-Man was bit by a radioactive spider, this is Mike's origin story." — @pulmyears.bsky.social, author of "John Candy: A Life in Comedy," tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the comedy advice John Candy gave to a young Mike Myers. Tonight at 8pm on The Rundown.

"Comedy was a coping mechanism," for Matthew Perry, says his sister Caitlin Morrison, executive director of Matthew Perry House, but helping people made him feel good. She tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social how they are honouring her brother's legacy, tonight at 8pm

Near the start of this video, @therundowntvo.bsky.social provides a timeline of Canada's long history of racial exclusion efforts. Important conversation follows. youtu.be/E4M260gCxFQ

Who is doing worse, financially, than Canada right now? @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social ask economist Brian Lewis on the #onpoli podcast. youtu.be/qWIlCBv-psU?...

How is the printing press like AI? Stephanie Dick (@sfucmns.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the historical precedent for the hype and fear over modern AI advances.

What happens when you build an AI coach to guide your life? @alexandrasamuel.com, host of @wearetvo.bsky.social's Me + Viv podcast, tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social what that experiment revealed about her. youtu.be/Mykqioj8pKY?...

“I was desperate.” @evelynscott.bsky.social lived with severe pain for 15 years from endometriosis, her symptoms dismissed as "just period" pain, before having a hysterectomy — then the symptoms returned. Hear her story on (MIS)Treated with @namshine.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

Will anyone miss fixed election dates? www.tvo.org/article/anal... #onpoli

I also sit down with Alexandra Samuel and her custom AI, called Viv. The two star in TVO's new podcast, Me + Viv. We explore how building her own AI coach became a powerful way to navigate life's biggest questions.

Technology is constantly shaping us, and we are constantly shaping it. What can the past teach us about the moment we are in now with artificial intelligence?

Remember Allan Brooks from our AI therapy episode? He now filed a lawsuit against the makers of ChatGPT (the claims haven't been proven in court): youtu.be/Wih_Rgn_1IQ?...

Former premier Bob Rae once called it the “divine right of premiers” to call elections whenever they wanted. For two decades, we’ve supposedly had fixed election dates. But not really, writes @spaikin.bsky.social

"We've attributed a huge amount of cultural transformation to the printing press, but it turns out that historically, that story is just not true," Stephanie Dick (@sfucmns.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social. What can the past can teach us about AI? At 8pm | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social

Can AI help you live well? @alexandrasamuel.com introduces @jeyantvo.bsky.social to her AI coach and talks about the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence that inspired her @wearetvo.bsky.social podcast Me + Viv podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m..., at 8pm | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social

Double your impact this #GivingTuesday! Until Dec. 2, every dollar to @wearetvo.bsky.social is matched up to $250K. Join @namshine.bsky.social in keeping media literacy in focus with journalism, documentaries and podcasts like [MIS]Treated. Give today: givingtuesday.tvo.me

TVO’s Big If True features insights from Western’s Sociology professor Anabel Quan-Haase on misinformation around PCOS and how influencers build credibility. Important conversation on the risks of health myths online. Watch here: www.tvo.org/video/what-r...

Is Ontario headed toward financial Armageddon, or is the province in pretty good financial shape? Economist Brian Lewis talks with @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social on the #onpoli podcast. youtu.be/qWIlCBv-psU?...

Here's a sneak peek of our TVO interview with Michael Kovrig, who spent more than 1,000 days in a Chinese prison on bogus, trumped up charges. What he has to say about China is worth listening to. Airs on TV on Dec. 12. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WviF... #China

On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: • Better Call Paul? • Ford answers a veterans’ challenge • Ontario’s fiscal future • Lessons from former premiers • Cyclist ruling shakes rural Ontario 🎧 On YouTube & podcast feeds www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWIl...

"China is shaping the world in ways as profound as climate change, and in many respects, it's doing it faster than we are able to adapt to it with our political system," @kovrig.bsky.social tells @spaikin.bsky.social in a feature 1x1 for TVO Today Live. @crisisgroup.org @therundowntvo.bsky.social

New from me at TVO, on this week's council vote on corner stores. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

"Toronto’s elected officials did a good thing this week. Whether they can preserve that victory is another question altogether." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

He is remembered as a “Friends star,” but Matthew Perry wanted his legacy to be helping others. Matthew Perry House is making that happen, hosting a star-studded fundraiser with @makemusicmatter.bsky.social tonight. @jeyantvo.bsky.social spoke with Perry’s sister Caitlin Morrison.

Is Ontario becoming a hub for white nationalism? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asked CBC's @ericszeto.bsky.social and Steven Rai (@isdglobal.org) about the groups that are hiding in plain sight.

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🇨🇦 Canada Feed Update 🚨 Excited to welcome TVO and CPAC to the 🇨🇦 Canada Feed! The feed will now pick up links to relevant articles on these sites with or without a hashtag

If AI is trained on all of us... who are we really talking to when we talk to it? @alexandrasamuel.com's AI has thoughts involving Shakespeare, the Kardashians, and mac & cheese. Me + Viv: a deeply human podcast about searching for meaning in the age of machines. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: • Better Call Paul? • Ford answers a veterans’ challenge • Ontario’s fiscal future • Lessons from former premiers • Cyclist ruling shakes rural Ontario 🎧 On YouTube & podcast feeds www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooF6...

Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. And its success shocked many in the old guard. Does his win, and how he ran his campaign, hold any lessons for political parties up north? @therundowntvo.bsky.social's @jeyantvo.bsky.social spoke to @hassum.bsky.social.

We don't know what causes endometriosis, there's no cure and no one medication to treat it. On the next (MIS)Treated, @namshine.bsky.social speaks to @evelynscott.bsky.social about her 15-year struggle to be diagnosed, after her symptoms were repeatedly dismissed. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

They organize canoe trips and potlucks, but also recruit for fascist fight clubs. How much do we know about "active clubs" in Ontario? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Steven Rai (@isdglobal.org) and @ericszeto.bsky.social tonight at 8pm on The Rundown. | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas

"We need to get to the point where we think the harms that have been enabled by social media and platform AI are considered as insane as women smoking when they're pregnant," GoodBot founder Renee Black tells @alexandrasamuel.com on Me + Viv: youtu.be/4MX0ehCKRq4?...

What can Canadian politicians learn from Zohran Mamdani’s successful New York City mayoral campaign, which energized progressives and young people? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asked @broadbent.bsky.social executive director @hassum.bsky.social youtu.be/PgmF-tta5tk?...

On Zohran Mamdani’s historic NYC win, @hassum.bsky.social joins 'The Rundown' @tvotoday.bsky.social hosted by @jeyantvo.bsky.social to talk about the @socialists.nyc's campaign strategy. Full interview: tvo.org/video/from-fragmentation-to-renewal-canadas-challenges-and-mamdanis-campaign-blueprint

"Breaking Point" asks whether Canada can hold together amid rising regional tensions, immigration challenges, and a bleak outlook for youth — issues that predate Trump's tariffs and annexation talk, co-authors Darrell Bricker and @johnibbitson.bsky.social tell @jeyantvo.bsky.social.

Tonight at 8pm, we explore whether Canada is at its breaking point and how to unite the country.

Housing is unaffordable. Regional tensions are rising. A generation feels shut out. Canada’s breaking point may already be here. John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker argue the crisis has been building for years and they join The Rundown to explain why.

@namshine.bsky.social is doing such critical work with (MIS)Treated.

Threats against our sovereignty have brought some Canadians together, yet divides persist. Darrell Bricker, co-author of Breaking Point, explains why younger voters and Albertans feel left behind, at 8pm with @johnibbitson.bsky.social and @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: @britweaver.bsky.social

Can a good diet cure PCOS? We debunk the claim on our next episode: https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

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Quebec and Alberta talking sovereignty, millennials and Gen Z furious about their future — Canada is facing multiple fault lines, says @johnibbitson.bsky.social co-author of "Breaking Point" with Darrell Bricker. Tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: @britweaver.bsky.social