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Sex educator and broadcaster Sue Johanson has passed away at 93

Sue Johanson, the groundbreaking Canadian sex educator, broadcaster, and therapist, has passed away at age 93. Johanson, a registered nurse, established and ran a first-of-its-kind...

TV & Film News – Canada Post honours filmmaker Denys Arcand

Canada Post has issued a new stamp honouring acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, whose career has spanned more than 60 years. Known for his...

WGC appeals for government regulation around AI and the role of Canadian creators

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) has written to the ministers of Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Industry asking for protection for Canadian...

Corus restructures Original Programming team

Corus Entertainment has made changes to its Original Programming team that have impacted what the company says is a "handful of roles." "As part of...

TV & Film News – CCMA and Bell Media announce new broadcast partnership

The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and Bell Media have announced a new broadcast and content partnership, which sees the awards show leave Global...

CTV Vancouver Island moves to remotely-anchored, half-hour newscast

In the wake of last week's layoffs at Bell Media, CTV Vancouver Island will debut a single, half-hour newscast today anchored from Vancouver. The newscast...

TV & Film News – Eternal Spring takes Grand Jury Prize at BANFF

Eternal Spring, Jason Loftus' animated documentary about comic book illustrator Daxiong, was the big winner at the Rockie Awards International Program Competition at Banff...

Eternal Spring takes Grand Jury Prize at BANFF Rockie Awards

Eternal Spring, Jason Loftus' animated documentary about comic book illustrator Daxiong, was the big winner at the Rockie Awards International Program Competition handed out...

CMF unveils insights from #CanConDef research intiative

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released early insights from the first phase of its #CanConDef research initiative at Banff World Media Festival (BANFF),...

TV & Film News – CBC to launch two new FAST channels this fall

CBC has announced plans to launch two new free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channels this fall. Following the launch of CBC News Explore last November,...

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