Closer Look

About Closer Look

In this new nightly feature, Village Media journalists take a deeper dive into important stories making headlines around the province Every day, our local journalists tackle the stories that matter most: the ones that impact your day-to-day life. In communities across the province — as well at Queen’s Park (https://www.thetrillium.ca/) and on Parliament Hill (https://www.parliamenttoday.ca/) — our on-the-ground reporters and editors chase down the answers you need to know. In this new nightly segment — ‘Closer Look’ — Village Media’s Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our journalists to explore an important story they are covering. These interviews are designed to help you better understand how our reporters gather the information that lands in your local news feed.

Publisher

Village Media Inc.

Category

news · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Dec 2024

Latest episode

23 May 2025

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 May 2025

   CLOSER LOOK: Love craft cider? Doug Ford has sweet news for you

   Reporters and editors offer insights into the provincial budget and its positive implications for Ontario's craft cider industry.

2. 

   22 May 2025

   CLOSER LOOK: Is it time to finally sunset the Sunshine Girl?

   Send us a text In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This new feature — ‘Closer Look’ — is a chance to hear directly from those reporters and editors. These conversations go beyond the headlines, helping viewers better understand how we gather the details that land in your local news feed. On tonight's episode: A not-so-flattering story about Sunshine Girls...

3. 

   20 May 2025

   CLOSER LOOK: Storage locker heist scores huge haul of valuable sports collectibles

   Send us a text In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This new feature — ‘Closer Look’ — is a chance to hear directly from those reporters and editors. These conversations go beyond the headlines, helping viewers better understand how we gather the details that land in your local news feed. On tonight's episode: Stolen memories. As a goalie on Canada's natio...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

235,269

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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