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The Final Word — 251 episodes

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Toronto activist groups gather in honour of deaths under incarceration on this year’s Prisoners’ Justice Day

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Solidarity with Cuba: Activists speak up against blockade on TMU campus

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The buzz around Toronto’s beekeeping world - Local co-operative Bickford Beekeeping

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Waterfront residents make a stand on Billy Bishop health impacts in front of city council

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The man behind Toronto’s tattooed beaver sculpture

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Toronto's ecosystems face threats to survival during summer heatwaves

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How Toronto Metropolitan University’s rooftop garden grows community

8

New exhibition addresses the loneliness crisis

9

Inside a World Press Freedom Day Celebration

10

Trinity Bellwoods farmers market kicks off 20th season

11

Bill 101 criticized as “disaster” for students with disabilities

12

Eight years after Toronto van attack, addressing gender-based violence remains critical

13

Parents Speak Out on Special Education at TDSB Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting

14

The Art of Adventure highlights how art contributes to environmental advocacy

15

The Queer Space TMSU addresses student isolation and mental health challenges

16

TMU event sparks debate amid external investigation

17

Oscar win puts spotlight on Canadian film and its funding

18

Breaking down the TMSU $20-million lawsuit over election interference

19

Activists Rally Outside PDAC Mining Convention

20

How TMU’s BBSA Is Creating Opportunities for Black Students in Business

21

Not Just Tourists Delivers Medical Aid Abroad

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Eglinton LRT Opens, Riders React on Launch Day

23

CineFEMME Brings Racialized Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers to the Forefront

24

What a record-breaking snowstorm reveals about Toronto’s commitment to accessibility

25

Popular Toronto copwatcher talks new police budget and why residents engage with counter-surveillance

26

Met Radio journalists discuss updates with the NDP leadership race

27

TTC passes 2026 budget with fare freeze and cap, and warnings of future budget crunch

28

The Met Radio news team discusses news in 2025, and reporting in Toronto

29

Allan Gardens food bank threatened by redevelopment: 'We don't have anywhere to go'

30

Treaty 9 First Nations sue province over land use and Bill 5, Ontario wants case thrown out

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TTC to give free rides with 2026 fare cap plan, post-secondary students left out

32

UofG cancels Palestinian solidarity conference, hosted anway by local community

33

More balance? Advocates say Bill 60 rolls back rights, burdens tenants

34

TMSU heads into by-election: Do students know?

35

Toronto housing, senior workers vote for strike mandate amid 'sense of despair'

36

Federal budget 2025 sparse on affordability, targets 'business community'

37

Rising online misogyny impacting classrooms, supports lacking: report

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'Unnecessary, a distraction from underfunding': Student groups slam Bill 33

39

Toronto starts Public Budget Consultations, facing $1B shortfall

40

Toronto's Bubble Zone Bylaw could Change University Protests

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TMSU holding fall elections, outside interference likely: report

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Students & Community protest TMU stance on Palestine, 1 Arrested

43

Draw the Line Movement Unites Grassroots Groups Across Canada

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National Film Board honours Asian Heritage Month with Asian Canadian Perspectives Channel

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Residence Program brings builders from across the country to The Canadian Canoe Museum

46

#AltElxn 2025 Show 3

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Scouts Canada to plant 1M trees per year as part of 2025 Scoutrees fundraiser

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REMIC survey finds that 64% of Canadians think the country’s nation are “mortgage masochists”

49

Over 150 venues in Canada have joined the 'Order An Angelot' program

50

TTC fare inspections expand from streetcars to buses, subway stations

51

Entrepreneurs and businesses should take advantage of U.S. tariff threats, expert says

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Tax season is upon us. Here’s what you need to know

53

Mining Injustice Solidarity Network holds march to protest the largest mining convention

54

Comedians Carson and Taylor performing at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

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CJTM partners with TMU's J-School students for brand new weekly news segments

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New government care worker program launched "quietly," organization says

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Registered Clinical Counsellor Allan Wade appointed as Member of the Order of Canada

58

KUUMBA festival celebrating its 30th year in February

59

LJI's Mia Johnson and Gabriela discuss their favourite stories of the semester

60

St. Joseph's hospital experiences unexpected boiler system failure

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67% of Canadians can't comfortably pay for a $1,749 monthly mortgage, survey finds

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AccessBC launches campaign to speed up Pharmacare Act's implementation

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Taylgate 2024 brings Taylor Swift fans together at Metro Convention Centre

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Pink Triangle Press Awards honour achievements in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

65

Food bank usage increasing dramatically, Allan Gardens Food Bank president says

66

Cinefranco Film Festival held at Carlton Cinema

67

Spring's Red October Rally held at TMU

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Immigration policies continue to cause tension in Canada

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Nuit Blanche performance gives "moving arts" a whole new meaning

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Toronto Burlesque Festival returns after its pandemic hiatus

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Studiosity’s 2024 National Wellbeing Survey shows a student need for timely support

72

Lululemon exemption leaves small business at a disadvantage, says advocate

73

Jarvis Collegiate Institute Among MusiCounts Award Recipients

74

Fan Expo and the art of cosplaying, TMU Freshmen Orientation in full swing

75

un/SHELTERED Toronto Design Challenge encourages creative ideas to address city's housing crisis

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Local jazz & funk band Caliber Funk performs at Beaches Jazz Fest StreetFest

77

Katherine Festeryga wins Toronto's Women4Climate pitch competition

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HOUSECanada works with student groups and developers to build affordable, equitable student housing

79

Women in the Studio National Accelerator now in its sixth year

80

This year's Toronto Fringe Festival has over 70 shows, coverage

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Toronto-based theatre company, Makeshift Company, sells out debut original production

82

Canadian Swifties Unite Against Climate Crisis, NFB Highlights Canadian Filmmakers for Canada Day

83

Toronto's Annual Mermaid Ball Took Over the Drake Hotel this Month

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TMU graduate Akash Jones creates short-film "Amma" for NFB's Hothouse

85

Women make up 25% of the heads of the top 200 universities around the world

86

Sports festival The GOOD Games coming to Guelph this July

87

Climate Finance Scholarship awards youth in Canada for their visions of a climate-safe economy

88

Federal government announces increased budget to the Canada Music Fund

89

Owen and Gabriela discuss their favourite stories from the year so far

90

TMTC hosts annual musical, high turnout rates

91

More Neighbours Toronto disappointed in Doug Ford's government

92

Canadian detainee’s mother goes on tour to raise awareness

93

Tandem Experiences co-founders and entrepreneurs tell all

94

ImagineNATIVE announces 2025 festival dates

95

The Angie app aims to help keep university students safe

96

IKEA launches new Plan and Order points

97

Body Peace Canada speaks out about Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024

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Minister Miller imposes new restrictions on international students in Canada

99

Nordstrom's failure and what it means for its employees

100

The rising cost of living for women in Canada

101

The story behind Hanlan's Point and the push back from the queer community

102

What's next after John Tory's resignation?

103

How TMU students are responding to Turkey's earthquake

104

Is increasing campus security the solution to creating a safer environment?

105

Remembering Steven Trumper

106

The Saskatchewan stabbings and the influx of parachute journalism

107

Bringing awareness to sustainability on campus

108

Team Canada at the 2022 World Cup and why this World Cup is different than others

109

Should TMU reinstate mask mandates?

110

TMU increases mental health fees, plans for a new Student Well Being Centre

111

Ontario's New Bill 23 and what it means for the housing crisis

112

How Toronto's Municipal Election will affect students

113

Vaccinations on Campus

114

Truth and Reconciliation Day, Reconciling Toronto Metropolitan's Legacy

115

Cycling in the City

116

Canada’s new luxury tax, explained

117

How to battle climate anxiety

118

Board gaming and the gendered division of leisure

119

The NIA’s Long-Term Care COVID Tracker pause, and the importance of reliable data

120

Garden suites and their place in Toronto’s housing market

121

The current rise in spiritualism, explained

122

The Kensington comedy bar trying to break the standup mold

123

The defence of extreme self-induced intoxication, explained

124

How to solve the housing supply crisis

125

Roe v. Wade and Canadian abortion care

126

A new way to study social media behaviour

127

The fight to protect queer Ukrainians

128

Robin Buxton Potts, CareTO, and Italian restaurants

129

Hot Docs - a talk with an award winning director

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A chat with Karen Steele - a radio trailblazer

131

Toronto's vintage clothing show is back

132

Toronto Met and Why are groceries so expensive?

133

Café Latino and lockdowns in Alberta compared to Ontario

134

Ontario's rising gambling industry and the tale behind 3 Italian restaurants in Toronto

135

The ultimatum on Highway 413

136

The rise of Nashid Chroma

137

The Big Push

138

Mass student survey and lead leading to lower IQ

139

Troy the Enigma's new project, BoC’s rate hike and small business rental crisis

140

Tackling Gender-Based Violence

141

The last North Atlantic Right Whales

142

Meet Harkness

143

The Turtle Project and how TTC's employee shortage is affecting our commute

144

Getting kids playing to play again and Ryerson's new vaccine policy

145

The live video game that explores Toronto's past

146

Where Ontario's environmental policy is headed and the minimum wage increase

147

The 22nd annual ImagineNATIVE film festival

148

Reflecting on 3 years of legal cannabis

149

So, you're in the arts right now?

150

The Waiting List

151

Canada's first Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the 2021 Polaris prize

152

The federal election and Ryerson's vaccine mandate

153

A Farewell to Ryerson Prof. Kamal Al-Solaylee

154

Young VoicesTO and Hostile Design (pt.2)

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Returning to Campus and Hostile Design (pt.1)

156

Ravyn Wingz and the Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism

157

RSU's Board of Directors Meeting and ACORN

158

Wigwam Che-Chemung and 'Planet Fabulon'

159

Circles for Reconciliation and Word on the Street

160

'Find My Vax' and Afro-Indigenous Storytelling

161

The Fall of Egerton Ryerson and Dr. Lila Pine

162

'Wreckonciliation' and 1492 Landback Lane: Revisited

163

Black Existence: Then and Now

164

Resigning from the RSU and 'Cash Back'

165

May 7, 2021

166

Ford's Paid Sick Leave Plan

167

Facing the Pandemic as an International Student

168

Student Groups Fight the Student Choice Initiative

169

RSU Elections and Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy

170

March 12, 2021

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February 19, 2021

172

Disability and the Health Care Consent Act

173

January 29, 2021

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January 22, 2021

175

January 15, 2021

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January 8, 2021

177

December 11, 2020

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December 4, 2020

179

Nov. 27, 2020

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Nov. 20, 2020

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Nov. 13, 2020

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October 30, 2020

183

1492 Landback Lane

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The Scope News - December 9, 2019

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The Scope News - December 2, 2019

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November 18, 2019

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The Scope News - November 11, 2019

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The Scope News - November 4, 2019

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The Scope News - October 28, 2019

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The Scope News - October 21, 2019

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The Scope News - October 14, 2019

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The Scope News - October 7, 2019

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The Scope News - September 30, 2019

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The Scope News - September 23, 2019

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Scope News - September 16, 2019

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The Scope News - September 9, 2019

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The Scope News - September 2, 2019

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The Scope News - August 19, 2019

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The Scope News - Aug 5, 2019

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The Scope News - July 22, 2019

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The Scope News - June 24, 2019

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The Scope News - June 10, 2019

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The Scope News - May 13, 2019

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The Scope News - April 29th, 2019

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The Scope News - April 15th, 2019

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The Scope News - April 1st, 2019

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The Scope News - Sept. 17, 2018

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The Scope News - July 16th 2018

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The Scope News - Nov 19, 2018

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The Scope News - Oct. 15, 2018

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The Scope News - Oct. 22, 2018

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The Scope News - Nov 12, 2018

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The Scope News - Mar 4, 2019

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The Scope News - Oct. 29, 2018

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The Scope News Special: Cuts to Education

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January 21 2019

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February 18, 2019

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November 25 2018

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January 7 2019

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The Scope News - Feb 18, 2019

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December 17 2018

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February 4, 2019

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July 9, 2018

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May 28, 2018

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June 11, 2018

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April 30, 2018

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April 23, 2018

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April 16, 2018

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March 19, 2018

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March 12, 2018

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March 5, 2018

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February 26, 2018

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February 12, 2018

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February 5, 2018

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January 29, 2018

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January 15, 2018

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December 4, 2017

238

November 20, 2017

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November 13, 2017

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November 6, 2017

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October 23, 2017

242

September 25, 2017

243

Unpacking the Opioid Crisis (rebroadcast)

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Sep 11, 2017

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Sep 4, 2017

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Aug 28, 2017

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Aug 21, 2017

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Aug 14, 2017

249

July 17, 2017

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July 3, 2017

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April 24, 2017