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Hamilton Spectator
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
‘Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood coming to Hamilton
The author of 'The Handmaid's Tale' will be in Hamilton in November. Local shelter Interval House of Hamilton will hold 'An Evening with Margaret Atwood' at the Hamilton Convention Centre on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. to boost funding for women and children escaping abuse. TVO's Steve Paikin will host the hour-long conversation, which will touch on themes of power, gender, justice and the evolution of feminism and women's rights. Ticket prices are $75 for general admission and $125 for preferred seating and an exclusive VIP reception from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are available at . Interval House is hosting the event in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. All proceeds will go to organization, a 26-bed shelter for women and children fleeing violence. The proceeds will fund shelter operations, counselling, transitional housing and programs for survivors. Hamilton Convention Centre is located at 1 Summers Lane . Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Hamilton Spectator
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Award-winning musicians to do TVO Today Live Q&A event in Hamilton
TVO Today Live's next stop is Hamilton. On Saturday, May 10, locals have the chance to be in the audience of the live-taped series on democracy and music, featuring a question-and-answer segment with local musicians. TVO's Steve Paikin will host Burlington's Sarah Harmer, and Tom Wilson and Cadence Weapon of Hamilton, at The Music Hall. All are award-winning artists. Singer-songwriter Harmer is the 2024 Juno humanitarian award winner, rocker Wilson is the 2024 CMW Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award winner and a five-time Juno Award winner, and hip hop artist Weapon is the 2021 Polaris Music Prize winner. Doors open at 6:30 p.m and attendance is free. Attendees will be entered in a prize draw to win books and TVO merchandise. The Music Hall is located at 24 Main St. W. Starting at 7 p.m., the musicians will answer questions from Paikin and the audience about how they relate politics to their music and explore their influence in the world. For more information and to register, visit and search for 'TVO Today Live.' This is the first TVO Today Live to be held in Hamilton. The show is an event series on the future of democracy, with previous episodes touching on the state of democracy in Ontario, U.S. President Donald Trump's previous term and social media's impact on politics. The show has been taped in cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Kitchener. The first episode was shot in June 2022 at Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TVO's 'The Agenda with Steve Paikin' to end after 19 seasons
"The Agenda with Steve Paikin" is coming to an end after 19 seasons. TVO says this season of its flagship current affairs program will be the last as the veteran host enters a new phase of his career with the public broadcaster. Paikin will stay with TVO as co-host of the weekly political podcast #onpoli, and he will continue to write a column on the broadcaster's website. TVO also says he'll host public engagements. Replacing "The Agenda"'s timeslot will be "The Rundown," a new show that TVO says will feature "original journalism and in-depth analysis exploring social, political, cultural and economic issues that impact Ontarians." It launches this fall. In a column published Tuesday, Paikin said he and TVO's vice-president of programming John Ferri agreed in contract talks three years ago that it would be his last full-time deal with the Ontario station. Paikin said hosting is a job that requires working every day of the week, and he realized he wanted to tackle other items on his life's to-do list. The final episode of "The Agenda" will air June 27. 'I am grateful to everyone who worked on or was a part of 'The Agenda' for the last 19 seasons," Paikin said in a statement. "It has truly been an honour and I'm looking forward to what's coming next.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2025. Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canada federal election 2025: How to rewatch the federal leaders' debate
Canada's top political heavyweights wrapped up a pivotal debate week during which they went head-to-head in hopes to win over voters with the federal election less than two weeks away. Liberal leader Mark Carney, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet exchanged ideas on key issues ranging from tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to the affordability and housing crisis in French on April 16 and in English on April 17 in Montreal. Yahoo News Canada streamed the debates live on our network and has put together an all-you-need-to-know guide on how to rewatch the debates from around the country. The English-language debate, which can be rewatched by hitting the play button above, marked a critical moment in the lead-up to the federal election on April 28 as the race to the finish line tightens among leading parties. The debate featured key moments highlighting affordability, Trump and Trudeau's impact on Canada as well as a fiery roundtable on security. More coverage of the English debate and election in general can be found on the Canada Federal Election 2025 topic page. The French-language delivered seven standout moments which are available on our network as part of the larger coverage around must-know talking points from the event for those who missed it. The English-language debate was 120 minutes in length without commercial interruption, featuring similar formats, with an "emphasis" on open debate and questions asked by a single moderator, according to CBC/Radio-Canada. The debate featured five main editorial themes and each theme included a number of questions within to provide 'an opportunity for substantive discussion on policy issues and party platforms,' according to a press release issued by the Leaders' Debates Commission. The English debate themes were: Affordability and the cost of living Energy and climate Leading in a crisis Public safety and security Tariffs and threats to Canada The French debate themes were: Coût de la vie (Cost of living) Énergie et climat (Energy and climate) Guerre commerciale (Trade war) Identité et souveraineté (Identity and sovereignty) Immigration et affaires étrangères (Immigration and foreign affairs) Patrice Roy, journalist and news anchor of Radio-Canada's Téléjournal avec Patrice Roy and RDI's En direct avec Patrice Roy, moderated the French-language debate on Wednesday. On Thursday, the moderation tasks fell on Steve Paikin, host of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin for the English-language debate. The five leaders, each from a different federal party, developed on the themes laid out for the debates on Thursday. While the themes were largely common across both the debates, they were bound to be different. One of the key topics the Wednesday night debate tackled was the ongoing trade war with the U.S. and Canada's sovereignty. On Thursday, leaders pitched how they are best suited to lead in a crisis and their vision for public safety and security. According to the Leaders' Debate Commission, the federal parties must have met two of the following three criteria to qualify: Having at least four per cent national support in opinion polls Having at least one sitting MP who's been elected as a member of that party Running candidates in at least 90 per cent of all ridings The Commission then issued invitations to party leaders that met the participation criteria 27 days before election Day. The decision date is tied to Election Day to take into account the length of the next general election campaign, whether long or short.
CBC
17-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Election debate moderator Steve Paikin on what he's expecting, how he's preparing
Steve Paikin, TVO journalist and moderator for the English-language leaders' debate, says it takes a lot of research to prepare for the broadcast, but thinking on your feet is vital as well.
