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Hilary at TVO
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Producer for TVO Today Live, and formerly for The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
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Almost a year of unpredictable and often punishing U.S. tariffs has Canada looking for options. Should we pivot trade relations toward China?
I'll host a discussion for "TVO Today Live" on Dec. 4, 2025. Get your free tickets
www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
TVO Today Live: Amid U.S. Trade Woes, should Canada look towards China?
TVO Today Live is back! Steve Paikin asks: Canada wants to diversify its trade partners. Should that include a pivot towards China?
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November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Almost a year of unpredictable and often punishing U.S. tariffs has Canada looking for options. Should we pivot trade relations toward China? @spaikin.bsky.social hosts a panel discussion for TVO Today Live on Dec. 4, 2025. Get your free tickets ⬇️
TVO Today Live: Amid U.S. Trade Woes, should Canada look towards China?
TVO Today Live is back! Steve Paikin asks: Canada wants to diversify its trade partners. Should that include a pivot towards China?
www.eventbrite.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"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
Michael Kovrig: Why Canada Should Have No Illusions About China | TVO Today Live
YouTube video by TVO Today
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November 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Let us remember and honour all who served, and fill the world with peace as our thanks. #LestWeForget
Bravo to this beautiful act of gratitude -- would that it could be nationwide next year:
Opinion: Sarnia finds a unique and moving way to remember the fallen
A group of volunteer researchers has placed hundreds of signs at soldiers’ former homes
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Zowie: "Power subsidies now make up the majority of the [Ontario] provincial deficit, which is projected to be $13.5 billion this year." #onpoli www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
Ontario nearly doubles household electricity rebates to cover surging hydro prices
While the net result on residential hydro bills is minimal, the increase in the rebate will cost taxpayers an estimated $2 billion more per year — meaning power subsidies will
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
How did we get to a place where good 'ole boys living in the fumes of Cold War thinking now have us headed back to the worst of that era? First nuclear testing, now this. We can do better, world.
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As U.S. ramps up the pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow, Beijing for help
Documents show Maduro drafted letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.
wapo.st
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
While we await the Jays game… a smart, lively discussion of a tricky topic: Should #Snowbirds Skip the U.S. this Year?
@spaikin.bsky.social with @laura-babcock.bsky.social and Peter Shurman in #Newmarket. Special thanks to Mayor Taylor and Stephen Fine!
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Should Snowbirds Skip the U.S. This Year | TVO Today Live
YouTube video by TVO Today
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October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Since Sunday is a day without baseball, why not join @spaikin.bsky.social for a live taping of TVO Today Live at the Upper Canada Mall in #Newmarket. Special guests include broadcasters @laura-babcock.bsky.social & Peter Shurman. It's free, tix & details: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Documents show that Amazon’s robotics team has an ultimate goal to automate 75 percent of its operations." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you're busy tonight, don't forget to check out the new show at tvo.org after whatever it is you may be doing go jays go!. Kudos to @jeyantvo.bsky.social, Stacey Dunseath, @katieoconnor.bsky.social, Preeti Bhuayn and the whole team. A new era begins.
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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"People do believe you and take [a cancer diagnosis] more seriously." On the next (MIS)Treated, Nam talks to @farrahsafiakhan.bsky.social about raising a child while facing breast and cervical cancer. | Producers: @namshine.bsky.social and @matthewomara.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For the record, speeding tickets -- regardless of whether it's from an officer or a camera -- are not "gouging taxpayers." They're doing what all tickets do: incentivize people to follow the law. It will cost taxpayers A LOT more to hire the number of police needed to enforce the law. #onpoli
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So, you mean that you can't trust everything you see on YouTube? Makes you wonder if one day there might be a thirst for verified, reliable information online. Oh, wait... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
YouTube to Reinstate Accounts Banned Over Content Related to the Pandemic and 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
First drones, now MiGs. This is not good. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.
www.bbc.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
By something "bigger," does he mean the 51st state thing? www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Washington was hoping for ‘bigger’ deal with Canada than USMCA, ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said White House wanted agreement encompassing numerous subjects, including defence
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Liberals would have 168 MPs, if this is confirmed. Still a strong minority, but do they consider University-Rosedale a safe seat? We'll see. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Freeland expected to leave cabinet, become international envoy for Ukraine
Announcement could come as early as Tuesday afternoon, a source says. She will remain an MP for the time being
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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(MIS)Treated launches on Sept 30th with @ambermac.bsky.social Amber was a great source of connection when I was navigating my fibroids journey. We will talk about how she fought for the care she needed and why women’s health needs more research and funding. Thank you to all who have reached out ❤️🙏
Explore how medicine has – and still is – failing women. (MIS)Treated, a new TVO Today podcast hosted by @namshine.bsky.social, shares real stories of mistreatment and misdiagnosis, and speaks to the people looking to make a difference. Listen Sept. 30. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
City of Vaughan decides it's not fair to issue automated speeding tickets to speeders as part of an effort to deal with speeding on city streets. Look forward to hearing what replacement mechanism might be more fair than having those who break the rules face fines. www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-k...
‘A knee-jerk reaction’: Vaughan city council votes to cancel speed camera program
In a hastily organized special committee meeting in Vaughan, the mayor and some councillors on Monday voted to kill the city’s automated speed camera program.
www.thestar.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Under-appreciated part of @mark-carney.bsky.social's announcement yesterday: the intent to pursue a "Canadian sovereign cloud." In a digital world, digital sovereignty matters. thequantuminsider.com/2025/09/12/c...
Carney Pushes for Sovereign Cloud as Canada Navigates Quantum Future
The Prime Minister has directed Canada’s new Major Projects Office to develop a sovereign cloud as part of the country’s agenda.
thequantuminsider.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Democracy may not be perfect, but it's certainly better than the alternatives. @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Freedom and Prosperity Indexes conclude that "freedom is the surest path to long-term development & well-being." Much to explore here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
As the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes show political freedom declining worldwide, new data analysis shows importance for lasting prosperity.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"For 70 years, the field had believed the brain could not rewire. Now, 'we’re actually on the verge of guiding that rewiring,' Dr. Dukelow said." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/s...
A Pill to Heal the Brain Could Revolutionize Neuroscience
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
More on the trouble with plastics front: "Babies exposed to higher levels of phthalates in utero are more likely to be born prematurely, have reproductive problems and infertility later in life, and even be diagnosed with ADHD."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about
Researchers have linked phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, to premature birth, infertility and ADHD.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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“It is a tragic and destructive irony that, in the name of national security, the United States is now injuring the allies that have contributed the most to its economic well-being while leaving China far less disadvantaged,” writes @adamposen.bsky.social.
The New Economic Geography
Who profits in a post-American world?
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Looks like Trump and Putin have different definitions of 'peace through strength.' Shocked, just shocked. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks
Ukrainian officials say the attacks included drones, hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM