When the REM stops, operations centre springs into action montrealgazette.com/news/rem-ope...

It's crazy that U.S. politicians are rushing to force through improvised electoral maps months before an election. We'd never do that h... ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/225...

The #CRTC has written to Bell Canada to say that its new $40 "device handling fee" for people who buy a phone with their Bell Mobility phone plan appears to be an illegal activation fee. www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...

Imagine being proud of only a quarter of people who call in getting so frustrated by the delay that they give up. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

PRIMEUR: Le doublage québécois des «Simpson» pourra enfin reprendre Bell Média s'est entendu avec Disney

Mine de rien, depuis la baisse de 10 cents des taxes sur l'essence, le prix du litre a augmenté de 28 cents à Montréal.

Ted Turner, the billionaire media entrepreneur and philanthropist who launched the 24-hour cable TV news revolution when he founded CNN in 1980, has died. He was 87. https://cnn.it/4tWQsrr

People who look at the coverage of his death in The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Radio-Canada or La Presse will notice the lengthy, detailed articles, a sign that the content was prepared in advance. My Morin obit for example was written more than 10 years ago.

TVA Sports journalist Renaud Lavoie explains why he suddenly disappeared from the network last week: He had a stroke. www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/05/l...

TC Transcontinental has signed a deal with Postmedia (my employer) that will see it take over printing in Toronto (Toronto Sun and National Post) and Halifax (Chronicle Herald et al), and a 3-year deal with Glacier Media for the Victoria Times Colonist. tctranscontinental.com/en-ca/compan...

Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it’s visible from the space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing subsidence rates of more than 0.5 inches a month — making the city one of the planet’s fasting-sinking capitals. https://cnn.it/4dqMn8U

Céline Galipeau is stepping down as anchor of Radio-Canada's national news show Le Téléjournal next month and will host a weekly international news magazine show this fall. www.lapresse.ca/arts/televis...

Fréchette's top legislative priority as premier will apparently be to own the libs.

TSN reaches rights deal with WNBA and Toronto Tempo. It will broadcast all but one of the Tempo's games this season (the June 25 game will be on Prime), as well as playoffs, draft and all-star game. Some Tempo games will also air on CTV. www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...

REM will offer parking at a small section of the Fairview lot only for opening weekend, and make service free only at the four new stations and only until 6pm rem.info/en/events/pr...

NHL Playoffs Round 2 Sportsnet broadcast details: MTL/BUF: May 6/8/10/12/14/16/18, Cuthbert/Simpson, CBC/SN PHI/CAR: May 2/4/7/9/11/13/16, Bartlett/Galley, SN/CBC MIN/COL: May 3/5/9/11/13/15/17, Singh/DeBrusk, SN/CBC ANA/VGK: May 4/6/8/10/12/14/16, U.S. feed, SN

Happy with the result: Montreal Canadiens players. Happier with the result: Montreal Canadiens fans Even happier with the result: Geoff Molson Happiest with the result: TVA Sports.

BREAKING: Corey Perry loses three series earlier than usual.

Never in doubt, right? #GoHabsGo

BREAKING: Canadiens get shot on goal.

hot take: women are less likely to use AI because we’re quick to clock flattery as a tool of manipulation

The Gazette changes the model of its annual Christmas Fund, sending donations to the Old Brewery Mission to help with needy people's rent.

Well, at least the Bruins got eliminated.

Montreal-area transit fares going up July 1. Monthly Zone A pass will be $111, up from $104.50; 10 tickets $35, up from $34.25; single tickets unchanged at $3.75; monthly Zone AB $170, up from $164.50. www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele... www.artm.quebec/wp-content/u...

Globe and Mail obit for Donald K. Donald, written by Brad Wheeler www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Happy Justin Timberlake Meme Day to all those who celebrate.

Montreal Victoire’s first-round playoff series is exclusive to Amazon Prime Video — here’s how you can watch montrealgazette.com/sports/pwhl-...

BNN's tribute to Andrew Bell on his final day www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...

National Magazine Award nominations are out magazine-awards.com/en/2026nomin...

Finalists for the Michener Award are out: CTV, Globe and Mail, La Presse, Radio-Canada, The Trillium and Winnipeg Free Press www.newswire.ca/news-release...

Corus launches Vivéo, a French-language streaming platform with content from Historia and Séries+ and some youth programming. Costs $5 a month, available only through Amazon Prime Video, has 2,000 hours of content (which isn't much) and has ads. www.newswire.ca/news-release... viveo.ca

Four new #CRTC applications for community and Indigenous radio stations: - Parry Sound, Ont. (97.9 FM, 7,750W) - Flying Dust First Nation (Meadow Lake), Sask. (94.1 FM, 44.8W) - Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Alta. (89.7 FM, 1,000W) - Golden, B.C. (91.9 FM, 5W) www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...

Herb has some thoughts on the CFL's new playoff format.

Not a cult. www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...

Commissioner of Canada Elections finds the former leader of the now defunct Direct Democracy Party of Canada filed falsified membership declarations to Elections Canada in 2022. www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?...

The CFL announced it's changing its playoff format starting in 2027. Eight of the nine teams will play, but for the top two teams it's not single elimination anymore. www.cfl.ca/2026/04/28/c...

The list of rights Corus is losing to competitors continues to grow. Blue Ant Media takes over ad sales for Paramount's Pluto TV in Canada. blueantmedia.com/2026/04/para...

Rogers is offering the largest round of voluntary departure packages the telecom industry has seen in years. About half its 25,000 employees across numerous business units will be offered buyouts. Read more: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Good news: The Victoire have selected the Minnesota Frost to be their opponent in the first round of the PWHL playoffs. Should be a fun series. Bad news: The series is exclusive in both languages to Amazon Prime Video. The Ottawa-Boston series and Walter Cup final will be on TSN.

Cirelli. Perry. Carlile. Crozier. McDonagh. Moser. Paul. Raddysh. The Lightning roster sounds like the names of maverick cops who are *this close* to having to turn in their badge.

National Newspaper Awards being given out tonight. See the winners on the NNAs' account.

Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, has formally apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, BC, after a mass shooting in February. He admitted his company did not alert authorities to the shooter’s disturbing online conversations with its AI chatbot even after staff flagged the account internally.

CTV and Noovo apps and websites to "sunset" on May 1 as Bell Media Moves TV content to Crave www.bellmedia.ca/advertising-...

CFUM-DT, a new multicultural community TV station in Winnipeg, has applied to the #CRTC to launch an Indigenous programming subchannel "created by, with, and for Indigenous peoples."

Hope.

The NDP only elected 7 MPs last year, and already it's lost two of them. Once Boulerice leaves, the party won't have any representation east of Winnipeg.

The Quebec government is giving $50,000 to the Association du balado indépendant du Québec, a new association for independent podcasters, which wants to establish professional standards for the industry. www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...

The #CRTC has finally set final wholesale rates for third-party providers to use fibre networks of Bell, Telus and SaskTel. They are similar to interim rates, so presumably shouldn't impact the market too much. www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...

I talked to CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides this week about the CPAC cuts, delays in implementing the Online Streaming Act, and what happens if an upcoming court decision kills the regulator's financial contribution rules for streamers

The #CRTC is giving telecom companies a year to ensure customers can manage their accounts (including cancelling them) through self-service means without having to talk to customer service. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...