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Met Radio's The Final Word gives a weekly look at the top news stories taking place in and around Toronto and around Toronto Metropolitan University.Copyright Met Radio Politik & Regierungen Sozialwissenschaften
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  • Toronto activist groups gather in honour of deaths under incarceration on this year’s Prisoners’ Justice Day

    Toronto activist groups gather in honour of deaths under incarceration on this year’s Prisoners’ Justice Day
    Aug 17 2026
    August 14, 2026 - On August 10th, organizers around the city came together to hold a vigil in honor of lives lost in prisons around the country. Through vigils, talks, and demonstrations, these people aimed to raise awareness about the ways that people experiencing incarceration are treated on a day-to-day basis. Host Claire Van De Weghe immerses viewers in events in Toronto through interviews with activists from two prison abolition-based groups- PASAN and Rittenhouse. While discussing their events, they speak about what it means to the community to be able to protest and mourn together, the ways their organizations make room for the complicated mix of emotions this day brings, and how they carry lessons on into their future work. Listen in to get an understanding of the history of Prisoners’ Justice Day and learn how these organizations plan to continue their work.
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    25 Min.
  • Solidarity with Cuba: Activists speak up against blockade on TMU campus

    Solidarity with Cuba: Activists speak up against blockade on TMU campus
    Aug 10 2026
    August 7, 2026 - Social action groups have gathered at the Toronto Metropolitan University campus to fundraise and spread awareness about the blockade in Cuba through the event ‘Solidarity With Cuba: A Fundraiser for Blockade Relief Efforts and Advocacy’. In this episode, you’ll hear about the motivation behind their efforts, how organizers believe people living under the blockade and students at TMU are connected, and how they plan to reach students through this event. Ebenezer Adugyamfi has the news.
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    27 Min.
  • The buzz around Toronto’s beekeeping world - Local co-operative Bickford Beekeeping

    The buzz around Toronto’s beekeeping world - Local co-operative Bickford Beekeeping
    Aug 4 2026
    Host Claire Van De Weghe speaks to local co-operative Bickford Bees about beekeeping in Toronto, building community, and spreading information about native pollinators through their hives. Owner and worker Angela Gong walks listeners through what an apiary beehive looks and sounds like, and how Bickford works to shape the relationship they have with the bees that live in these hives. Then, Claire revisits the Waterfront community of Bathurst Quay to talk to neighborhood association chair Joan Prowse about the cancellation of construction plans on Billy Bishop airport. Ebenezer Adugyamfi has the news.
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    30 Min.
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