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Daniel walks in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a burgundy and white TVO Kids sweatshirt.

Daniel says WELCOME TO
TVOK NEWS.
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him, a slate reads "2026. World Cup in Canada?"

Daniel shouts GOAL!

He says THE WORLD CUP MIGHT
ACTUALLY BE HOSTED IN CANADA.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WELL, CANADA, MEXICO,
AND THE UNITED STATES
PLACED A BID TOGETHER
TO HOST THE 2026 WORLD CUP.
AND, IF THEY WIN THE BID,
CANADA WOULD HOST TEN
OF THE GAMES.
IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
CHANCE,
SAYS MAYOR JOHN TORY,
WHO WANTS THREE TO FIVE
OF THOSE GAMES
TO BE HOSTED IN TORONTO.
NOW, TORONTO WOULD BE
COMPETING AGAINST EDMONTON,
MONTREAL, AND VANCOUVER.
BUT, LET'S NOT GET
TOO AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
LET'S BRING THE WORLD CUP
TO NORTH AMERICA FIRST.
GOAL!

Now a picture of women marching appears with the caption "Women’s March."

Daniel says NEXT UP, THE WOMEN'S MARCH
THIS PAST SATURDAY
WAS INSPIRING.
TORONTO WAS ONE OF 38 RALLIES
ACROSS CANADA,
AND HUNDREDS AROUND
THE WORLD.
TORONTO'S THEME
FOCUSED ON
CREATING A NEW FUTURE
FOR ALL WOMEN.
A FUTURE THAT IS DIVERSE,
EQUAL, AND EMPOWERING.
THIS MARCH IS SET TO BE
THE LARGEST SINGLE-DAY PROTEST
TO DATE.
PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU TWEETED,
"IT'S INCREDIBLY INSPIRING
"AND MOTIVATING TO SEE
SO MANY PEOPLE COME OUT
"IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
"WE SEE YOU,
WE HEAR YOU,
"AND OUR GOVERNMENT
WILL KEEP FIGHTING
"FOR GENDER EQUALITY
IN CANADA."

Now a picture of a robot appears on the screen with the caption "Table tennis robot."

Daniel says NEXT UP,
MEET FORPHEUS.
CERTIFIED AS THE FIRST
ROBOT TABLE TENNIS TUTOR.
SAY WHAT?
A TABLE TENNIS TUTOR?
WELL, THIS SPORT IS ESTIMATED
TO BE PLAYED
BY 300 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE,
SO WHY NOT?
FORPHEUS WAS CREATED BY OMRON,
AND TRACKS A PLAYER'S
POSITION AND BALL MOVEMENT,
ALLOWING IT TO KNOW
THE BALL'S EXACT LANDING POINT
TO RETURN IT.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

He takes a ping pong paddle out of his pocket and says AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO GET MY PING PONG ON.
BRING IT.

Daniel gets ping pong balls shot at him and says OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED.
TVO KIDS, STAY TUNED,
AS OUR FEATURE STORY
OF THE WEEK IS UP NEXT.
OKAY, NOW I'M READY.
BRING IT.
(GRUNTING)

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