The Rundown

The Agenda's week in review looked at nostalgia for Ontario Place, the NDP's chances in the federal election, the effectiveness of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, and whether Canada can find more reliable trade partners than the U.S.

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Baseball fans will know the stories of the game's development by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York. But author William Humber's latest book "Old Ontario at Bat: Baseball's Unheralded Ancestry" explores baseball's independent growth and development in the province of Ontario.

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Where to now? That is the question Canadian businesses and trade representatives have been asking themselves since the United States began threatening to add tariffs to Canadian imports. More than 75 percent of our goods... worth almost $600B ... are destined for the U.S. every year. But Canada is also party to 15 global free trade agreements covering 51 countries. So, if the U.S. has become an unreliable trade partner, where in the world does Canada seek new trade deals, or strengthen existing agreements? Is it even possible to replace the U.S. as a trade partner?

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Is menopause finally having a moment? After years of suffering alone, more and more women have begun to share their symptoms and discuss treatment options. We're joined by Dr. Wendy Wolfman, Trish Barbato, and Christina Frangou.

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Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have exploded in popularity largely due to their effectiveness in treating type-2 diabetes and, perhaps more significantly, their weight-loss effects. But what do we know about these drugs and how they work? We're joined by Dr. Daniel J. Drucker, Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, and registered dietician Nishta Saxena.

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Since Trump's trade war began we have seen an unprecedented political swing in Canada. The Liberals have surged in the polls and what was once a sure thing for the Conservative Party is no longer. But what about the NDP and Jagmeet Singh? Are they headed towards a historically poor showing on April 28th? Could they lose official party status? And what does it all mean for the future of progressive politics in Canada?

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Since 2001, Ron Deibert and his team at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab have uncovered dozens of covert spy operations around the world, including the creators of the phone hacking spyware, Pegasus, created by the Israeli company, NSO group, whose clients include Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman, and Rwanda's Paul Kagame. In a wide-ranging discussion, Deibert tells host Steve Paikin about his recent trip to the White House, the impact that the Trump administration's policies will have on cyber security worldwide, and why Canadians ought to be concerned by a bilateral agreement with the U.S. called the Cloud Act. His new book is called, "Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy."

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It's well known that "American Pie" was written by Don McLean to commemorate the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper on Feb 3, 1959. But what's not as well known is that it's packed with cryptic references to other seminal events in history. Who were the "Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost"? Who was Miss American Pie? What did McLean mean by "Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry"? Well, a quintet from Prince Edward Island has put that song under the microscope and the result is both a fantastic and fascinating play called "Inside American Pie," which is playing at the CAA Theatre in downtown Toronto. Host Steve Paikin speaks with the show's co-creator Mike Ross, and cast member, Alicia Toner.

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Michael Jarman is a British financial modeller living in Toronto, and he's also the Microsoft Excel World Champion. He joins us in studio to talk about the weird and wonderful world of competitive Excel.

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Ontario Place may be under redevelopment, but the park holds a special place for thousands of Ontarians who swim, bike, and play on the grounds. And in her new TVO Original documentary "Your Tomorrow," director Ali Weinstein shows how people continue to bring meaning and magic to one of Ontario's crown jewels. Joining Jeyan Jeganathan to discuss are Ali Weinstein and two of the film's participants: Julia Sasso and Peter Welsh.

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