The Rundown

Election night for most mayoral candidates is exciting but not necessarily a nail-biting experience. John Tory won in Toronto by almost 250,000 votes. Bonnie Crombie won in Mississauga by almost 80,000 votes. But in Waterloo, the winning candidate squeaked in with a 321-vote margin. Safe to assume, election night in Canada's technology triangle was a little more tense. Here's the new mayor of Waterloo, Dorothy McCabe, with more on her first half year in office.

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It's been a year since the Ontario government signed an agreement with the federal government to start on the path towards $10/day childcare. How's the plan going so far? The Agenda discusses the successes and challenges of the program.

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60 years ago this month, Lester Pearson's government was elected, with low expectations. What followed was five years of one of Canada's most impactful administrations ever. Author Antony Anderson sits down with Steve Paikin to reflect on the legacy of Lester Pearson.

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Journalist and podcaster Sarah Marshall discusses her popular podcast, "You're Wrong About." It's a deep dive into familiar cultural touchstones and figures, from the Satanic Panic to Monica Lewinski, and re-examines the way they were portrayed in the media. She discusses how this revisionist take on recent history has become more common and whether media is doing a better job at getting at the truth behind the story.

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On April 10, 1944, after enduring years of back-breaking slave labour, 19-year-old Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to escape Auschwitz. He would go on to try to warn the world about the horrors being carried out within the camp's barbed wire fences. His detailed account, the first ever, would land on the desks of Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Pope. While it would fall on many deaf ears, it would save 200,000 lives. Rudolf eventually settled in Canada. Author Jonathan Freedland's new book, "The Escape Artist," describes it all. He talks to Steve Paikin about the atrocities, the escape, and how he and the world wrestled with his revelations.

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Leaked Pentagon documents say hackers working with Russia's spy agencies claim to have disrupted operations and inflicted costly damage to Canada's pipeline infrastructure. How verifiable are the claims? Canada's national cryptologic agency warns the threat of a cyber hack could cause real damage and is "one of the most serious scenarios envisioned" because of the Russian war in Ukraine. What could happen if hackers succeed? What safety measures are the oil and gas sector implementing? How vulnerable is Canada to these attacks?

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How we buy items has changed, but the way companies make them has changed as well. Manufacturability - or how easy it is to make a product - is prioritized over functionality. Companies cut corners to keep prices low, such as swapping quality materials for synthetic fabrics or using basic stitching patterns. And tech devices don't come with repair tools. When devices break, they're often intentionally impossible to repair without going back to the same company. We explore Canada's descent into consumer madness, the right to repair, how to avoid microtrends and make sure the stuff we buy serves us for a longer time.

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Historian Rochelle Bush tells Jeyan Jeganathan about her team's work to find and restore Black freedom seekers' graves in St. Catharines' Victoria Lawn Cemetery. It's one of several ongoing projects in Ontario to honour and protect historic Black burial grounds, many of which have been neglected.

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In the wake of the arrests in the Noval Morrisseau art fraud, what becomes of the legacy of the artist who is at the centre of this case? Musician Kevin Hearn took us through his journey from Morrisseau purchase to fake art revelations in the TVO documentary, "There Are No Fakes." He is now on a mission to restore authenticity and integrity to Morrisseau's legacy. So too is his lawyer Jonathan Sommer. What are the steps toward this important work?

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