'Secret' Documents on Canada's Nuclear Industry Left at CTV

Government documents marked "secret" were accidentally left behind at CTV's Ottawa news bureau last week. The documents were about Canada's nuclear industry and concerned Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL). AECL's Chalk River nuclear reactor produces approximately one third...

CTV Hosts Open House on 'Save Local TV Day'

CTV and A channels throughout Canada are hosting Open Houses on Saturday, May 23rd, to enable people to tour their facilities, meet some familiar CTV faces, and understand the important issues facing local television...

CTV wants to raise cable fees to pay for local news

With advertisers increasingly reluctant to support local television Canadian networks are finding it hard to make ends meet.   So instead of relying on ads to support their shows, CTV is launching an initiative...

CTV NewsNet Makes 'Public' Mistake

CTV Newset made a rather public mistake today with an embarrassing news ticker typo that turned the phrase “on public display” to “on pubic display.” Ouch!Being the newsie that I am, I turned on my TV on a...

Canadian National Newspaper successfully forecasted a Progressive Coalition g...

Canadian parliamentarians have reacted to the unrepresentative neo-fascist agenda of the Stephen Harper government. Jack Layton, Stéphane Dion and Gilles Duceppe announced plans on 1 December 2008, for a...

Thousands of Canadians may be living with undiagnosed epilepsy

Epilepsy is associated with violent seizures, 80 per cent of patients have more subtle ones that are often overlooked by doctors. There are many types of epilepsy like having mild abscence seizures, sound and...

CTV cuts more than 100 staff

"CTV is cutting about 105 positions including at least three on-air news personnel as part of a previously announced plan to tighten its operations to cope with a slumping economy.The changes primarily affect the...

New front in battle between networks, cable

"Canada's cable industry is bracing for a backlash from the national television networks after regulators blocked a move by the big broadcasters last week to begin charging for their signals."And that backlash...

CBC cutting Canadian icons

First the hockey song and now two iconic journalists.  I’m taking suggestions on who or what you think is next.  Of late, CBC is no stranger to taking the axe to longstanding traditions and things...

Hockey Night in Canada Unveils New Theme Song

After a nationwide search, the CBC has announced a winner in its contest to find a new theme song for its flagship Hockey Night in Canada broadcast. After receiving nearly 15,000 entries, the song "Canadian...

UPDATE Greyhound Bus Beheader & Church Goer Vince Li is a MUSLIM - Shock Claim

A Far Right Blogger claims that initial police reports claim that Li was a MUSLIM but have covered the story up because of the political implications. " I've learned for sure now, via a VFR reader who participates...

Ottawa Insight: Last Chance to Save Canada

Pierre E. Trudeau and Lester Pearson. For twenty years, I have watched with dismay as this once proud country has been slowly and systematically undermined by small, greedy people determined to turn us into a ... ...

Ugly ducklings banned from dating

        The world of dating is a frightening place, only made more so by the pressures society places on us to meet certain standards and be deemed ‘date material’. So...

'Hockey Night' Theme Changes Owners... (Sigh)

There is something incredibly wrong about having the Hockey Night in Canada theme on TSN and RDS. Even Colbert I could handle. But this? This is just wrong. CBC has lost more than a good theme song this time...

Dramatic Rooftop Peregrine Falcon Rescue

The Peregrine Falcon chicks atop the Radisson hotel in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada have perished this morning. The birds drowned due to heavy rain despite the fire department’s rescue attempt....

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