Stream computer screen to TV

Not sure why this took me to the US discussion board, so I hope I'm in the right place!!  If it matters. I'm in Canada!
I bought an AppleTV today.  Setup was super easy (I'm listening to my iTunes library right now!)  BUT .... the ONE thing I really wanted it to do I can't find out if it's even possible.
I want to stream what I'm looking at on my computer screen to my TV.  So, let's say you're on a network TV website like watch.ctv.ca (or something like http://abc.go.com/watch for US folks), and want to watch the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy ... but on your big screen TV.  How do u get it from the laptop to the TV?
I wanted the AppleTV to eliminate the cables I had running from my TV to my laptop.  Am I still gonna need them for this one thing??

There is no US or Canadian community, there are English or Japanese speaking communities, you are in the English speaking community.
The Apple TV is not intended to mirror your desktop, you'll need cables for that and you sound as though you already have them.

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