The Rundown

Fifty years ago today, Paul Henderson scored the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history. Hall of Fame inductee Ken Dryden, the goaltender in the Summit Series, takes Steve Paikin through the highs and lows of the eight games against the Soviet Union and to discuss his book, "The Series: What I Remember, What it Felt Like, What it Feels like Now."

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Is there a sixth great lake underneath the Ottawa river? Jill Heinerth dived into the largest underwater cave system to find out. She recounts her journey as a world-renowned cave diver, as well as the importance of exploring and protecting the underwater world.

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Doug Hallett has been advocating for the health of the Great Lakes and their adjacent communities for more than 50 years. His research was critical in revealing the highly toxic chemicals in one of the world's largest freshwater systems, and earned him a UN Silver Medal for Environmental Stewardship. He reflects on victories and losses in water quality across the lakes over the past five decades.

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What can be learn about climate adaptation and conservation from from Indigenous ways of knowing and being? How can reconciliation change how Ontarians interact with our waterways?

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Filmmakers Ted Oakes and Merit Jensen Carr talk to Jeyan Jeganathan about their new documentary, "Great Lakes Untamed." They explore why the Great Lakes are equivalent to the Amazon, victories Ontario has made in protecting watersheds, and how climate change is affecting ecosystems and species across the region.

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It cannot be overstated that the Great Lakes are a key asset for Canada. Yet is enough being done federally, provincially, and locally to protect them? On the eve of the Great Lakes Public Forum in Niagara, we ask Cameron Davis, vice president, GEI Consultants, Great Lakes ,czar, during the Obama administration; Kelsey Leonard, Canada Research Chair and assistant professor, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo and member of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Water Quality Board; Mark Fisher, president and CEO, Council of the Great Lakes Region and member of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Water Quality Board; and environmental lawyer Mark Mattson, founder and president of Swim Drink Fish.

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Highlights from this week's Agenda programming begins with a friendly competition for the title of best Great Lake. Then, is Canada's dream of bilingualism dead? How are Conservatives reeling in working-class Canadians? Is money laundering in Canada on the rise. And a feature interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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Russia supplied 40 per cent of Europe's natural gas last winter. Things have changed. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has shut down pipelines and the European Union now says it will ban all oil imports from Russia by December. The repercussions are significant, and growing, as winter approaches.

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Ontario Hubs affordability journalist Kat Eschner discusses her research into the call to increase ODSP and Ontario Works assistance payments due to inflation and rising costs of living.

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In 1972, Team Canada played the Soviet Union in an eight-game series with hopes to prove that it was the best country in the world at hockey. Robbie Hart, director of the documentary, "Ice Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series," and authors Gary J. Smith and Scott Morrison look back on what is still the greatest hockey series ever played.

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