Originally published in the Feb. 19, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing

Darren Entwistle will retire on June 30 after 26 years as President & CEO of TELUS. Following a succession planning process, the Board of Directors has appointed Victor Dodig to the role, effective July 1. Dodig most recently served as President & CEO of CIBC from 2014-25 and has served on the TELUS Board of Directors as an Independent Director since 2022. He’ll join the leadership team full-time on May 1. In conjunction with his retirement, Entwistle will step down from the TELUS board June 30. He’ll continue to act as an advisor through April 2027.

Chrystia Freeland has joined Bloomberg News as a contributor. The former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance currently serves as Economic Advisor to the President of Ukraine and is the incoming CEO of the Rhodes Trust at the University of Oxford. She’ll regularly appear on Wall Street Week and other Bloomberg Television programming, offering analysis, insight, and reporting on the intersection of economics and geopolitics. She’ll also contribute essays to Bloomberg Weekend. Prior to entering public service, Freeland was a journalist and editor at the Financial Times, The Globe and Mail and Thomson Reuters Digital. 

We love you, Devo! Wishing you all the success as you go worldwide exploring new opportunities in the US and Canada.

Devo’s last day with us is March 27 – and we’re soaking up every moment until then!

Share your favourite Devo memory in the comments below! pic.twitter.com/kNgVW6Lkx3

— Breakfast Television (@breakfasttv) February 12, 2026

Devo Brown has announced his departure from Citytv’s Breakfast Television to “chase (& achieve) some more dreams/goals.” His final show will be March 27. Brown has been with Rogers Sports & Media for more than 15 years, starting as an on-air personality on KiSS 92.5 FM (CKIS-FM). He joined BT in 2017.

Sergio Mourato is leaving OMNI TV after nearly nine years as a host and reporter with the channel, based in Toronto. Mourato was a journalist in Portugal, prior to arriving in the GTA in 2012 where he was a host on CIRV Radio 88.9 FM Brampton for five years.

Jace Maki is moving into the role of Supervising Network Producer for Global News. He’ll continue to be based out of the Global Edmonton newsroom with a renewed focus on national and international stories. Maki has been a producer with Global Edmonton since 2023.

Paul Awad, program director for Montreal’s The Beat 92.5 (CKBE-FM) and Rythme 105.7 (CFGL-FM), is departing Cogeco Media after 13 years and seven as PD of The Beat. Bell Media alum Patrice Croteau moves into the role.

Luke Rodriguez and Rae Kelly are now paired up in afternoons on Virgin Radio (CIDR-FM) Windsor from 2 – 7 p.m. Matt Rutherford, who had been heard in afternoons on Virgin for the last five years, moves over to middays on sister station 89X (CIMX-FM).

Mike McGuire, morning show host at 98.1 The Ranch (CKBD-FM) Lethbridge, has been released by Vista Radio. McGuire had been in the role for the last two years and with Vista since 2023, previously hosting mornings on 106.1 The Goat (CKLM-FM) Lloydminster. He’s also the host of the Celebrate Wrestling podcast.

Steve Lambert has announced his retirement from The Canadian Press (CP) at the end of May. Lambert, 60, has been a reporter with CP for 31 years. He started his career at CJCD Yellowknife, with stops at CKLQ Brandon and Sun 102 (CJDJ-FM) Saskatoon, before joining Standard Broadcast News in Edmonton covering the Alberta Legislature, and later Parliament Hill. He joined CP in 1994 as a reporter in the Halifax bureau. Lambert has spent the last 23 years with the wire service in Winnipeg as a political and general assignment reporter.

Mélanie Ratté has joined Sphere Abacus as Head of Sales – Formats, French language Programming & Content Partnerships. She joins the Sphere Media distribution arm from Montreal’s Zone3, where she had been for the past two decades, most recently as Managing Director, Creation and Business Relations.

Lori McCurdy has retired from Telefilm Canada after nearly three decades. McCurdy joined the agency in 1997, holding various roles including Investment Analyst, National industry Development Officer, and Director of Performance and Quality Management. She was appointed Feature Film Executive for the Atlantic Region in 2016.

Rene Choiselat has departed RCS to join the House of Commons Administration as Multimedia Team Lead, responsible for the lifecycle management of broadcast and multimedia technology solutions. Choiselat had been with RCS since 2016, initially as part of the Europe team, before joining the Canadian office in 2019. He’d served as Canadian Support Manager for the last four years.

Peter Tsegaye has joined Diversified as a Senior Account Executive. Tsegaye arrives from Riedel Communications, where he had been Regional Sales Manager for Canada since 2023. He’s also held roles with ES Broadcast and Imagine Communications.

Jasmin Doobay is now Vice President of the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB). Doobay, who is helming Programming and Special Projects for Pattison Media out of Kelowna, resumes the VP role she formerly held through 2021 before relocating to Lethbridge. Nathen Sekhon, Manager of News Integration at Global BC, joins the board as a director. Nominations to the board are now open to member stations with BCAB’s Annual General Meeting to be held concurrent to the upcoming FWD conference, June 3-4.