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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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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...
Ford has faith Carney will steer his way on 401 tunnel
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has faith that Prime Minister Mark Carney will back his dream of a massive tunnel...
Barrie mayor says ‘more and more’ cities will follow his lead on encampments
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It’s been 10 days since Barrie mayor Alex Nuttall declared a state of emergency over homeless encampments in his ci...
Sign up here to get your slice of the $500M bread price-fixing settlement
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If you bought a loaf of bread sometime over the past 20 years — and really, who didn’t? — you’re entitled to some d...
The number of senior citizens in Canada is about to soar — are we ready?
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By every measure, our population of senior citizens is about to get a whole lot bigger.
According to Statisti...
Trump diplomat has ‘a hard time understanding’ why Canadians boycott U.S.
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Pete Hoekstra, the United States Ambassador to Canada, joined our Closer Look podcast last week for a wide-ranging...
Trump’s man in Canada stops by our podcast, insists we can still be friends
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Pete Hoekstra is Donald Trump’s U.S. Ambassador to Canada, which means he spends a lot of time answering questions...
Bonnie voyage? Liberals decide this weekend if Crombie stays or goes
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Judgment day looms for Bonnie Crombie.
The Ontario Liberal leader faces a mandatory leadership review at the...
Is it time to ban sports gambling commercials? This might convince you
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Here’s a sure bet: If you watch a sporting event tonight, you’re going to see a gambling ad. They’ve become ubiquit...
When did Ontario schools become so violent?
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By every measure, violence is skyrocketing inside Ontario schools.
According to a survey released earlier thi...
Where is Nicole Morin? 40 years later, there’s still hope for an answer
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Forty years later, it remains one of Canada’s most perplexing unsolved mysteries: What happened to Nicole Morin?
Hurry! Don’t miss our interview with ‘rock star’ curler Jennifer Jones
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Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: One of the greatest curlers of all time stops by our house for a...
Chronic concern: This Ontario town smells like pot all the time
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Tonight on our new 'Closer Look' podcast: After multiple legal challenges, years of complaints and thousands in fin...
Homeless encampment becomes a ‘heinous’ crime scene
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Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: Barrie Police have charged a man with murdering and dismembering...
Who should take the heat for sweltering classrooms?
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Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: Amid a summer heat wave, parents are calling on the province to creat...
CLOSER LOOK: Let’s talk about Doug Ford’s tunnel vision
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Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: We dig a little deeper into Premier Ford's big idea to construct a ma...
CLOSER LOOK: What happens when your mayor is under OPP investigation?
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It's not everyday that the OPP launches an investigation targeting an Ontario mayor. But that's exactly what happen...
‘I’m not going anywhere’: Bonnie Crombie tells us why she should keep her job
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Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: Ontario's Liberal leader concedes that 'mistakes were made' during th...
Steve Paikin has a new agenda keeping him busy
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Tonight on 'Closer Look': One of Canada's most recognized and respected journalists talks to us about his beloved R...
We learned some things about the chief fundraiser for Doug Ford’s PC party
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Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: What our Queen's Park team at The Trillium discovered about the chair...
Car thefts are suddenly way down across Ontario
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Tonight on Village Media's new 'Closer Look' podcast: One month after masked men tried to steal a vehicle out of Do...
Lots of worry kicking around about World Cup we're hosting with U.S.
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Remember back in 2018, when the United States, Canada and Mexico celebrated their successful bid to co-host the 202...
Major project? Maybe it’s time to finally fix Ontario’s northern highways
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Donald Trump’s tariffs have triggered a lot of talk on this side of the border about building big — and the race is...
CLOSER LOOK: How scammers are using AI to rip you off
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Back in June, police in Barrie issued what has become an all-too-common warning: beware of fraudsters.
But th...
Nate Erskine-Smith tells us why Bonnie Crombie needs to go
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Bonnie Crombie is set to face a leadership review at the Ontario Liberal Party’s annual general meeting in Septembe...