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TorStar pulls plug on StarMetro brand, lays off 121

Torstar has announced that it will cease publishing print editions of its StarMetro daily commuter papers in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax as...

Steven Guilbeault to take over Canadian Heritage portfolio: reports

Newly-elected Quebec MP and environmentalist Steven Guilbeault is set to take over the Canadian Heritage portfolio in a federal cabinet shuffle, according to reports...

Don Cherry is back with new ‘Grapevine’ podcast

One week after being fired from Coach's Corner by Sportsnet, Don Cherry has launched the first episode of a new weekly podcast. The inaugural episode...

Harvard’s Power 107 to rebrand after Corus wins temporary injunction

Harvard Broadcasting says it will rename Power 107 (CJNW-FM) Edmonton, following a Monday court ruling granting Corus Entertainment a temporary injunction against Harvard's use...

Evan Solomon named new host of CTV’s Power Play

CTV News has announced that Evan Solomon will helm weekday political program Power Play, following longtime host Don Martin's move to retire at the...

CKNW veteran Jon McComb to retire next month

Veteran 980 CKNW Vancouver talk show host Jon McComb has announced he'll hang up his headphones next month, capping a 50-year career in broadcasting. "Because...

CBC cuts to be minimized through retirements, unfilled vacancies: CMG

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), which represents CBC/Radio-Canada employees outside Quebec, says it's working to minimize the impact of 35 layoffs announced this week...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Duncan Stewart, Director of Tech, Media and Telecom Research, Deloitte Canada

The theme of the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) recent Connection '19 conference was 'future-proofing' and as such Duncan Stewart, Deloitte Canada's director of...

CBC issues layoff notices to 35 staff citing budget pressures

CBC has given 35 employees a "notice of redundancy" amidst budget pressures. The majority of the affected positions are in Toronto with layoffs set to...

Matt Devlin named Sports Media Canada’s Broadcaster of the Year

Toronto Raptors play-by-play announcer Matt Devlin has been named Sports Media Canada's Broadcaster of the Year. Devlin was among eight honourees in the annual Achievement...

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