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Substacking the deck
The suggestion that increased racial sensitivity by Canada’s public broadcaster is the effect of elite American liberal posturing is flatly bizarre, writes columnist Sandy Garossino.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole hits turbulence over carbon tax and CBC cuts
The fight to win the leadership of his party could be nothing compared to what Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has ahead: keeping his party together as he tries to win over voters who haven't voted for it recently.
Tory election campaign ads violated CBC copyright, broadcaster says
The Conservative party's use of CBC news footage in a partisan attack ad and tweets was a copyright infringement damaging to the public broadcaster's integrity and impartiality, Federal Court heard on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
COVID-19 vaccine delays top agenda as Parliament resumes
Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons on Monday, January 24, 2021, following a month-long break that was anything but restful to again face the ramification of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the threat of a possible election.
Subway can pursue defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content
A defamation lawsuit by the world’s largest fast-food operator against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled.
Alberta's top doc says she feels betrayed by leak to media, launches investigation
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says a member of her inner circle committed a “personal betrayal” and fractured the working relationship of her COVID-19 team by leaking private conversations to the media.
To cut Trump off or let him rant: That is the quandary facing broadcasters
Deciding on the fly whether to air in real time U.S. President Donald Trump's baseless allegations of election fraud is a tricky dilemma that defies easy solutions, broadcast journalists and observers said on Friday, November 6, 2020.
Juno Awards cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns
A mere hours before the Juno Awards events were set to officially kick off in Saskatoon on Thursday, March 12, 2020, organizers slammed the brakes on the festivities, saying Canada's biggest celebration of homegrown music wouldn't go forward over concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak.
Ziya Tong and The Reality Bubble
Science journalist and award-winning author Ziya Tong takes her book, The Reality Bubble, to England
Subway ordered to pay CBC $500,000 for failed defamation lawsuit
Subway has been ordered to pay the CBC $500,000 in legal costs following its failed bid to sue the public broadcaster for defamation.
New sci-fi series 'Endlings' eerily prescient
Amid climate crisis concerns and youth activism from the likes of Greta Thunberg, it was a given that the conservation message in the new CBC/Hulu tween series "Endlings" would be timely.
A troubled past and attacks from opponents have not deterred Manitoba NDP leader
To his supporters, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew's troubled past is a story of personal redemption. To his opponents, it's one of a man who hasn't fully come clean about his actions and doesn't deserve the keys to the premier's office.
Why the CBC needs to hold a climate debate
With the federal election a mere four months away, the most important information for people to have is a clear sense of which federal parties have a real plan to tackle the climate crisis — and we need it before heading to the polls on October 21.