In 1975, Finlay moved to
Toronto to co-host CBC Television's
Take 30. In 1981 she became co-host with
Barbara Frum of CBC Television's nightly current affairs program,
The Journal. She retired following her last appearance on November 30, 2005, which was a tribute show for Finlay celebrating her years with the CBC. In 2008, she released
The As It Happens Files: Radio That May Contain Nuts (Knopf Canada), a book of reminiscences of her time on the show. Finlay is now a fellow with the
Centre for the Study of Democracy at
Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario. ==Awards==