Steve Faguy
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Blogger, media analyst, copy editor at the Montreal Gazette.
https://blog.fagstein.com
A new partnership has been announced between Canadian Soccer Business/Canadian Premier League and Corus's StackTV. The partnership does not seem to include actually making any soccer matches available on StackTV
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
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Canadian Soccer Business and STACKTV Partner to Bring Canadian Premier League Soccer Closer to Fans Nationwide
TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) today announced a new partnership with STACKTV, Corus Entertainmentâs premium...
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/29/3228881/0/en/Canadian-Soccer-Business-and-STACKTV-Partner-to-Bring-Canadian-Premier-League-Soccer-Closer-to-Fans-Nationwide.html
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Muslims 'are not better off' since Quebec City mosque attack, psychiatrist says
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Job posting: CBC digital journalist in Montreal
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Journalist
Position Title: Journalist Status of Employment: Permanent Position Language Requirement: English Language Skills: English (First Official Language), English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Wr...
https://cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Canada_Jobs/job/Montreal-QC/Journalist_JR00006712?fbclid=IwT01FWAPoReZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR40X57AhUJXWnD8o_8KZy-w90LPkIBjWnPs54wF1U384rbdG_p-p-EEki5Aww_aem_ABRcJmt05c1CUNgcA1qO0Q
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Richard Deitsch talks to the experts about the future of Olympic broadcasting
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The Olympics are a shared viewing experience; what 'viewing' looks like continues to evolve | CBC Sports
Advances in technology and a shift in sports consumption offers challenges and opportunities for rights-holders.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/olympics-broadcast-evolution-cbc-richard-deitsch-9.7061351
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Upset at a column criticizing her competence, a Quebec judge spent months trying to uncover the journalist's sources, eventually accusing two prosecutors, leading to a complaint being filed against the judge who now admits she made a mistake
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Comparution devant le Conseil de la magistrature | La juge Joëlle Roy a mené une chasse aux sources journalistiques de La Presse
Déterminée à trouver la « source de sa souffrance », la juge Joëlle Roy a mené pendant des mois une chasse aux sources journalistiques du chroniqueur de La Presse Yves Boisvert. Ses soupçons étaient t...
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2026-01-23/comparution-devant-le-conseil-de-la-magistrature/la-juge-joelle-roy-a-mene-une-chasse-aux-sources-journalistiques-de-la-presse.php
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Montreal Gazette
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Reflected sunlight almost led to train collision near Victoria Bridge, safety board says
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La perte de poids (démographique) du Québec s'accélÚre. Il y a un an, Statistique Canada prévoyait que la province ne représenterait plus que 19,8% de la population canadienne vers 2050. Depuis les nouvelles restrictions en immigration, ces projections ont été revues à la baisse: 18,6%.
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Canadians upset with the sale of Virginia property to ICE by Jim Pattison Developments are calling for a boycott of Pattison companies, which includes TV and radio stations in western Canada operating under Pattison Media
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Vancouver mogul Jim Pattisonâs company under fire for proposed sale of U.S. property to ICE
Canadians are organizing boycotts of businesses tied to the billionaire while Virginia residents are planning demonstrations
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-jim-pattison-ice-company-proposed-sale-us-property/
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Ukrainian passenger train violently attacks Russian bomb
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five
Volodomyr Zelenskyy describes attack as act of âterrorismâ undermining âefforts to end the warâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/russian-drone-strike-on-ukrainian-passenger-train-kills-five
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Retirees of the defunct Groupe Capitales Médias (Le Soleil, Le Nouvelliste, Le Quotidien, La Voix de l'Est) support Superior Court appeal of labour board ruling dismissing their complaint over a $68 million pension deficit
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
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Groupe Capitales Médias : 241 retraités appuient le recours en Cour supérieure
/CNW/ - Six ans aprĂšs s'ĂȘtre fait couper de 25 Ă 30% de leurs rentes suite Ă la dĂ©confiture du Groupe Capitales MĂ©dias, de nombreux retraitĂ©s ont donnĂ© leur...
https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/groupe-capitales-medias-241-retraites-appuient-le-recours-en-cour-superieure-897317154.html
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Caisse de dépÎt et placement du Québec to sell $229 million worth of shares in Cogeco Communications, more than half of what it acquired from Rogers in 2023
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La Caisse to sell part of its stake in Cogeco Communications
/CNW/ - La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) today announced its intention to sell a block of shares of Cogeco Communications (TSX: CCA), representing nearly 11% of the...
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/la-caisse-to-sell-part-of-its-stake-in-cogeco-communications-883137758.html
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Pillsbury Pizza Pops recalled because of E. coli contamination
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Certain Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops recalled due to E. coli O26 - Canada.ca
The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O26 contamination.
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pillsbury-brand-pizza-pops-recalled-due-e-coli-o26
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The OQLF's lists of preferred French terms to use to talk about the Olympics
www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/JO/jo.html
â not sure how many francophones will replace "goofy" with "planchiste pied droit devant" but maybe someone will.
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#CRTC
writes to Natyf TV, a mandatory service for racialized communities in Quebec, saying it appears to be failing to comply with reporting requirements including "how (it) provides relevant programming for (its) targeted communities"
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting - Staff Letter addressed to Jean-Yves Roux (Natyf TV) | CRTC
Gatineau, 9 January 2026
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/lb260109.htm
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La Presse on the early days of TĂȘtes Ă claques and how tough it was for its creator, with challenges like web traffic so high he was paying thousands of dollars a month for the server:
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20 ans des TĂȘtes Ă claques | « Tout le QuĂ©bec rigolait, sauf moi »
« Câest lâHalloween, on veut des bonbons. » Il y a bientĂŽt 20 ans, les TĂȘtes Ă claques devenaient en quelques semaines Ă peine un vĂ©ritable phĂ©nomĂšne de sociĂ©tĂ©. Mais dans les coulisses, ces petites f...
https://lp.ca/9avKkx?sharing=true
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CFQR 600 makes Mose Persico the afternoon drive host
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Montreal Gazette
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Quebecers can keep Canadian passports in a separate Quebec, PQ says
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The cast for Crave's English version of Occupation Double is out and there are four bartenders, four personal trainers, three content creators, two models, and one 27-year-old "stay-at-home daughter"
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Sun-Kissed and Hard to Resist, the New Crave Original TEMPTATIONS UNDER THE SUN: CYPRUS Debuts February 13 - Bell Media
TORONTO (January 23, 2026) â Crave delivers a mid-winter heat wave when the new romantic reality series TEMPTATIONS UNDER THE SUN: CYPRUS debuts with two episodes on Friday, February 13. With English ...
https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/sun-kissed-and-hard-to-resist-the-new-crave-original-temptations-under-the-sun-cyprus-debuts-february-13/
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Justin Ling
8 days ago
There's always criticism levied at newspapers for meek headlines, passive voice, and both-sidesism. It's often valid. But the fact is: if you pick up an physical newspaper and actually read the thing, especially right now, you're going to come away with a pretty stark look at the state of America.
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Former Reuters Ottawa bureau chief. "I was fired amid budget cuts in the struggling news industry ...The great and kind Canada, the country where I thought I would settle at least until my children were adults, had chewed me up and spit me out."
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My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America
I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it
https://stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey-from-foreign-correspondent
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Quebec Press Council rejects four complaints against various media over their coverage of pro-Palestinian/anti-NATO protests in Montreal in November 2024 in which vehicles were set on fire
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
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Plusieurs plaintes contre la couverture médiatique d'une manifestation
/CNW/ - Le Conseil de presse du Québec publie aujourd'hui quatre décisions concernant des plaintes qu'on lui a soumises. Il en a rejeté trois et en a jugé une...
https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/plusieurs-plaintes-contre-la-couverture-mediatique-d-une-manifestation-841869806.html
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Telus has filed an urgent application with the
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alleging Bell "drastically degraded the mandated wholesale fibre-to-the-premises service" used by Telus on Jan. 14, "with only a few hours' notice." Details of the alleged degradation are all redacted.
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The government agreed to set aside its order for the wind-down of TikTokâs Canadian operations. ISED confirmed Federal Court set it aside "on the consent of the Government of Canada and TikTok." The move comes a week after PM Carney visited China
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Federal government agreed to set aside order to wind down TikTok in Canada
The federal government agreed to set aside its decision ordering the wind-down of TikTokâs Canadian operations.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/22/federal-government-agreed-to-set-aside-order-to-wind-down-tiktoks-in-canada/
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Governments spend $3.75 million to rebuild 13 social housing units in St-Tite-des-Caps â that works out to about $288,461 per unit.
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Reconstruction of 13 social housing units in Saint-Tite-des-Caps
/CNW/ - Today, the governments of Quebec and Canada and the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps marked the reconstruction of 13 low-rent social housing units...
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/reconstruction-of-13-social-housing-units-in-saint-tite-des-caps-838098813.html
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We have a first collective agreement at P.E.I. newspapers!
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P.E.I. newspaper workers ratify first collective agreement
Workers at two P.E.I. newspapers have unanimously ratified their first collective agreement with Postmedia. CWA Canada members at The Guardian (Charlottetown) and Journal Pioneer (Summerside) votedâŠ
https://cwacanada.ca/2026/01/20/p-e-i-newspaper-workers-ratify-first-collective-agreement/
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Bell Media is using the post-Super Bowl slot on CTV to promote a Crave original series, The Borderline, starring Minnie Driver, Stephen Amell and Hamza Haq
www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...
(NBC is using the post-Super Bowl slot for its Olympics coverage)
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Crave Original THE BORDERLINE Lands Post-SUPER BOWL Premiere Event on CTV - Bell Media
TORONTO (January 19, 2026)Â â Crave and CTV announce the debut of the new Crave Original crime drama THE BORDERLINE (fka UNDERBELLY). The series kicks off Sunday, Feb. 8, immediately following SUPER BO...
https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/crave-original-the-borderline-lands-post-superbowl-premiere-event-on-ctv/
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Obituary for Dan David, the "father of APTN News"
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Dan David 'Father of APTN News' passed into the spirit world
Dan David, an icon for hundreds of journalists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in Canada and South Africa, and changed how stories are told.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/thaioroniohte-david-david-father-of-aptn-news-passes-into-the-spirit-world/
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For those wondering if the Beachclub guy was going to be our next premier.
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Preston Manning wants to ... rewrite the constitution using AI?
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Preston Manning: I challenge you to join me in the Re-Confederation Game
Use your favourite AI assistant to write an inspiring preamble to a revised Canadian Constitution
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/i-challenge-you-to-join-me-in-the-re-confederation-game
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From the Alto high-speed rail project page: "To reach MontrĂ©al, the current hypothesis involves building a tunnel under the RiviĂšre desâŻPrairies and Mount Royal to access downtown directly..."
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Reinventing travel between Toronto and Québec City
1. The TorontoâQuĂ©bec City corridor under study The study corridor stretches nearly 1,000âŻkilometres between QuĂ©bec City and Toronto, in a region that includes almost half of Canadaâs population. This...
https://en.consultation.altotrain.ca/reinventing-travel-between-toronto-and-quebec-city
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Bell's CEO says he's not worried about a Netflix takeover of Warner Bros., which owns HBO, because Bell and HBO have a long-term agreement (he won't say how long) and it couldn't just pull HBO's content off Crave.
www.lapresse.ca/affaires/ent...
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Bell ne craint pas de perdre HBO et veut rester actionnaire du CH
Bell ne craint pas de perdre lâaccĂšs au populaire contenu de la chaĂźne amĂ©ricaine HBO quâelle diffuse sur sa plateforme Crave, a dit son patron en entrevue jeudi. Il a aussi mentionnĂ© que la participa...
https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/entreprises/2026-01-15/bell-ne-craint-pas-de-perdre-hbo-et-veut-rester-actionnaire-du-ch.php
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In August, Rebel News asked the
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to designate it a news organization eligible for Google funding under the Online News Act. Last month, the CRTC responded that eligibility is up to the Canadian Journalism Collective and it can't intervene.
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting - Secretary General Letter addressed to Sarah Miller (Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP) | CRTC
Gatineau, 19 December 2025
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/lb251219.htm
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The
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says it will lift the moratorium on processing non-urgent applications related to radio stations, two and a half years after putting it in place. (Not now, though, but when it publishes its new radio policy, which will happen at ... some undetermined date.)
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2026-11 | CRTC
Gatineau, 15 January 2026
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-11.htm
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approves ethnic radio station CHIN Toronto's move from 1540 AM to 900 AM (recently vacated by Hamilton's CHML), and a new transmitter site near the DVP and Lawrence Ave., but with significantly reduced power and coverage compared to its old Toronto Island site
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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The
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Telecom Decision CRTCÂ 2026-8 | CRTC
Reference: Part 1 application posted on 20 September 2024
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-8.htm
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Of the 11 new CBC News bureaus, 8 are west of Ontario, but two are in Quebec: - Sept-Ăles/North and Lower North Shore - ChĂąteauguay/MontĂ©rĂ©gie
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Whiteoaks Communications to shut down two AM stations in Toronto area, switching them to online only and FM HD.
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Whiteoaks stations in Oakville, Mississauga leave AM for digital-first listener experience - Broadcast Dialogue
Two Greater Toronto heritage stations are no longer being heard on the AM band as Whiteoaks Communications moves to a digital-first listener experience for JOY Radio (CJYE-AM) Oakville and CJMR 1320 M...
https://broadcastdialogue.com/whiteoaks-stations-in-oakville-mississauga-leave-am-for-digital-first-listener-experience/
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Rogers (which now includes Shaw) now gets the most complaints about TV and telecom services, while complaints against Telus are up 78%, says the CCTS in its annual report.
www.ccts-cprst.ca/telecom-and-...
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Telecom and TV Complaints Continue to Rise Across Canada: CCTS Annual Report
Billing issues remain top concern for wireless, internet, TV, and phone service customers. Ottawa (January 14, 2026)âŻâ The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS)âŻreleased its...
https://www.ccts-cprst.ca/telecom-and-tv-complaints-continue-to-rise-across-canada-ccts-annual-report/
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Breaking: An Ontario judge is seeking the arrest of a Quebec man at the centre of the legal battle over the $9.8-million digital heist from FACTOR, declaring him in contempt of court. The judge calls James Campagna "a liar, a fraud, and a scofflaw"
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
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Ontario court seeks arrest of man in $10-million music-industry heist case
James Campagna âvehementlyâ denies being behind the 2024 digital theft from non-profit FACTOR
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/music/article-factor-james-campagna-alleged-industry-heist/
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Looks like the Quebec government is throwing more money at Bombardier
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
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INVITATION AUX MĂDIAS - ConfĂ©rence de presse concernant un soutien important Ă Bombardier
/CNW/ - La ministre de l'Ăconomie, de l'Innovation et de l'Ănergie et ministre responsable de la rĂ©gion de la MontĂ©rĂ©gie, Mme Christine FrĂ©chette, invite les...
https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/invitation-aux-medias-conference-de-presse-concernant-un-soutien-important-a-bombardier-805895389.html
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A seaplane that capsized on takeoff last year near St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu east of Montreal, drowning its pilot and injuring a passenger, had control cables for its ailerons accidentally reversed during maintenance
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Air transportation safety investigation A25Q0051 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada
The occurrenceOn 02 May 2025, a float-equipped De Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I (Beaver) aircraft, operated by ETA Aviation & César Camp du Nord Inc., was conducting a local flight from the Saint-Mathias Wate...
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2025/a25q0051/a25q0051.html
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NPR
17 days ago
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
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Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
https://n.pr/4583d8f
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Montreal Gazette
18 days ago
Montreal's 2026 budget by the numbers: See how much your property taxes are going up
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Cleaning up the fridge door, so had to scrape off some stuck magnets. This one outlived what it was promoting.
#RIPBTMontreal
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A bit of a peek into why Montreal isn't hosting any FIFA World Cup games.
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Montreal Gazette
21 days ago
Five Victoire players â but only two Quebecers â make Canada's women's Olympic hockey team
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Five Victoire players â but only two Quebecers â make Canada's women's Olympic hockey team
Marie-Philip Poulin and Ann-Renée Desbiens are the only Quebecers among on the 23-player roster.
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/olympics/five-victoire-players-but-only-two-quebecers-make-canadas-womens-olympic-hockey-team
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First REM test trains run through tunnel to airport
rem.info/en/news/succ...
â they say they're still on track for a 2027 opening if milestones are met.
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A Successful First Run on the Airport Segment
https://rem.info/en/news/successful-first-run-airport-segment
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#CRTC
approves purchase of ethnic radio station CJRJ 1200 AM in Vancouver by Kulwant Singh Dhesi for $2.5 million, says it must still pay tangible benefits despite the station's financial losses
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2026-6 | CRTC
1101651 B.C. Ltd. Vancouver, British Columbia
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-6.htm
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Alexandre Texier goals in last two games: 4 Alexandre Texier goals in entire 2024-25 season: 6 (31 GP)
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