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Closer Look - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matter
In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This new podcast from Village Media — ‘Closer Look’ — is all about the stories we tell. Every weeknight, hosts Michael Friscol...
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How fraudsters cashed in on the legacy of a beloved Canadian artist
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Spanning many years, the scheme grew into one of the largest art frauds in Canadian history: thousands of fakes bea...
50-year mortgage? Don’t bank on Trump’s big idea coming here
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U.S. President Donald Trump is floating a controversial idea to help more Americans achieve home ownership: 50-year...
This Ontario man says ChatGPT sent him spiralling into ‘AI psychosis’
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Leery of AI chatbots? This podcast episode definitely won’t dispel your fears.
OpenAI, the company that creat...
Another day, another record-breaking fentanyl bust
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It’s true what they say: records are meant to be broken.
Over the summer, the Ontario Provincial Police annou...
Why Canada got publicly shamed for having so many measles cases
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It’s definitely not something to be proud of.
This week, Canada was officially stripped of its “measles elimi...
Money questions? The Wealthy Barber still has all the answers you need
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Ironically enough, David Chilton did something he would never advise a client to do: he cashed out his RRSPs early...
Is a Hwy. 401 tunnel even possible? The answer will cost taxpayers $9.1M
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Premier Doug Ford has made no secret of his dream to build a massive tunnel underneath Highway 401. But is the idea even possible...
This is what Mark Carney’s budget means for you
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The Carney government tabled its first-ever budget this week — and like the recent federal election, the spectre of...
In the fight against dementia, this will be a ‘transformational decade’
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Last week, Health Canada gave the green light to a long-awaited drug that slows the progression of early-stage Alzh...
Should cigarette-style warning labels be mandatory on all alcohol?
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Should alcohol bottles contain cancer warning labels?
That controversial question was at the heart of a recen...
AI is going to steal your job — or set you up for a life of long weekends
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Last week, Amazon announced the elimination of 14,000 jobs worldwide as the retail giant ramps up spending on artif...
OK Blue Jays, let’s…get this done and start celebrating
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Will this be the night?
The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from their first World Series title in more th...
What’s next for Canada Post? We’re starting to find out
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“Canadians have changed the way they use the postal service, and we must change with them.”
That was the mess...
Who is Pete Hoekstra, the Trump diplomat furious with Doug Ford?
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Doug Ford’s anti-tariff commercial has stopped airing on U.S. networks, but the controversial ad is still getting p...
Deadline looms for grocery stores to start accepting your empties
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Have you tried returning any empties lately? It’s not as easy as it used to be.
Nearly 100 Beer Stores have p...
Not just snowbirds — all Canadians travelling to U.S. will be photographed
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Last week, we told you about a new rule impacting Canadian snowbirds: if you plan to stay in the U.S. for more than...
Doug Ford finally gets Donald Trump’s attention
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Doug Ford never did secure a one-on-one meeting with Donald Trump — but the U.S. president definitely knows who he...
Been duped by an online scam? There’s no shame in that
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The Carney government is promising to create Canada’s first-ever national anti-fraud strategy, including a new fina...
Blue Jays are World Series-bound, but they’re not the only big winners
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Big bats equal big bucks.
The Blue Jays’ thrilling comeback victory in Game 7 of the ALCS didn’t just propel...
Spend your winters down south? Prepare to be fingerprinted at the border
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Canadian snowbirds are starting to flock south for the winter — but many are getting quite the surprise when they r...
Ban speed cameras? Not so fast, protesters tell Doug Ford
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Not so fast.
That’s the message from a growing number of Ontarians trying hard to convince Premier Doug Ford...
Times have changed, and our colleges and universities need to keep up
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In the face of so much economic uncertainty, is it time to rethink how we deliver postsecondary education in Canada...
Ontario school boards learn hard lesson on cybercrime
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An American has been sentenced to four years in prison for a mass cyberattack that targeted school boards across Ca...
Why Doug Ford is spending $75M on U.S. ads starring Ronald Reagan
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The Skipper and The Gipper? That’s one way of putting it.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is spending big bucks to...
We followed the money paid out by Ford government’s $2.5B skills fund
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Leafs tickets, a Parisian wedding, Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner — even Drake. This evolving story out of Qu...
These are Canada’s most-wanted fugitives — and their new AI mugshots
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Canada’s Bolo program — “Be on the Lookout” — has released its latest list of the country’s most-wanted fugitives.<...
Kate Middleton is right — screen time is ruining our kids
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The Princess of Wales has added her prominent voice to the urgent discussion around kids and their cellphones.
‘I have to do better,’ says NDP leader Marit Stiles
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Marit Stiles is still the face of the Ontario NDP after surviving a leadership review at her party’s September conv...
Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell joins us for a pre-game chat
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For many Blue Jays fans across the country, Jamie Campbell is the face of the franchise.
The longtime host of...
No one loves Marineland right now
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Everyone loves Marineland? That famous jingle hasn’t been true for years — and even less so after this weekend's di...
Just one more sleep until Blue Jays playoff baseball
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OK Blue Jays? We shall see.
Toronto is prepped for some October baseball, hosting the New York Yankees Saturd...
Will scrapping home-to-home mail delivery actually save Canada Post?
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After years of red ink, Canada Post insists it has a plan to finally deliver a major turnaround.
Last week, t...
How petty shoplifting evolved into a multi-billion-dollar organized crime
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Crime is out of control at stores across the country.
A new report released by the Retail Council of Canada s...
Family on a mission to fix ER wait times after teenage son’s tragic death
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A grieving family from Burlington, Ont. is trying to turn their immeasurable loss into a force for change.
Fi...
Doug Ford puts pedal to the metal on promise to ban speed cameras
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Doug Ford is making good on his promise to ban speed cameras, calling the devices nothing but a “cash grab” by Onta...
Why some cities are creating ‘safe surrender sites’ for newborn babies
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It’s known as "Hope's Cradle": a place for desperate mothers and caregivers to safely — and anonymously — drop off...
Coyotes haven't taken over the neighbourhood, but it sure feels that way
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It’s easy to feel like wild dogs have taken over the neighbourhood.
Communities across the province are strug...
Trump’s Tylenol advice giving Canadian doctors quite the headache
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“Doctor” Trump is at it again.
This week, the U.S. president warned pregnant women to limit their use of acet...
What we know about Chris Scott, the Ontario MPP accused of spousal assault
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Catch and release? Chris Scott now knows the process firsthand.
The rookie MPP for Sault Ste. Marie was arre...
Battle brewing over grocery stores that don’t want your dirty empties
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A big battle is brewing between the Ford government and some independent grocery store owners over who should be re...