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TVO shelves documentary on Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne, asks producer for refund

TORONTO – Educational broadcaster TVOntario has pulled the plug on a documentary about Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and is asking the producer to refund more than $100,000.TVO, owned by the provincial government, said Friday that it has formally advised White Pine Pictures that it is terminating the agreement for the documentary, and that it is seeking reimbursement for $114,075 already advanced to the company for the documentary's production.  The decision comes after the film’s director, Roxana Spicer, resigned from the project."From the beginning, TVO insisted to White Pine Pictures that there be a journalistic treatment of this film including hiring...