How are businesses doing in the network of underground paths in Toronto, and office towers across the province when so many people are working from home? Then, how can the province attract students to the fields most needed? How is the China-Canada relationship progressing along? And, we discuss what happened to the open internet's promise?

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Since March, dating apps have experienced a surge in membership and usage as people turn to their phones to find companionship. How has the pandemic affected the search for love and intimacy? We ask: Maryanne Fisher, a psychology professor at Saint Mary's University in Halifax; Rebecca Liang, a student at Ryerson University; and Natasha Sharma, relationship expert and co-founder of The 8-Hour Therapist.

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Last spring, we talked to Ontario post-secondary students and their worries about the fall term and how they would be able to continue their education during a pandemic. Now, we're checking back in to see how they are faring after a month back at school.

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Office towers have been hollowed out as many who work in these buildings have been at home since March. From mom-and-pop coffee shops to all the services which support office workers, we wondered about the fate of these independent companies and their employees. And what does the future hold if many office-based workplaces transition to working from home?

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In the early days, the vision was for a single, open internet that transcended national boundaries and governments. In 1996, the technologist John Perry Barlow declared to governments worldwide: ,You have no sovereignty here., In 2020, that has not exactly been the case as governments assert their power and sovereignty over the internet. So, is it splintering? Is this the beginning of the end for the world wide web? The Agenda discusses the splinternet and the battle over cyber space.

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CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter talks to Steve Paikin about his new book, "Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth." In it, he explores the notable tryst between Donald Trump and Fox News. The book also examines how the U.S. president's preferred news source may have played a role in spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

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What would it take to reboot Canada's relationship with China? Is it even possible, with Canadians in Chinese custody, the Huawei extradition case pending, to say nothing of events in Hong Kong? We examine the case for and feasibility of a new foreign policy with the Middle Kingdom.

This past summer, Russian president Vladimir Putin won a referendum to remain in office until the year 2036. Having already put his indelible stamp on Russia, what does Putin want to do with all that time and opportunity? Steve Paikin speaks to Dmitri Trenin, the director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, a think tank and regional affiliate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Doug Ford promised to create incentives for more registered nurses and personal support workers in Ontario. But what does it take to attract people to study for the jobs needed in health care? The Agenda discusses how to train people for the right jobs, and what role the government plays in getting people into post-secondary institutions.

It used to be that supply and demand applied to workers and wages within Canada. But globalization has changed that, argues economist Jeff Rubin. When the whole world is your market, there is never a dearth of workers willing to do the same job for less money. On the Agenda, he lays out his arguments for how free trade ruined the middle class, the topic of his new book, "The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalization."