Obituary for Alan Hustak, who himself wrote obituaries for The Gazette for many years https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/fort-quappelle-sk/alan-hustak-12899797
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CBC TV series not on the list of those returning next year:
- Small Achievable Goals
- Plan B
- Locals Welcome
- Small Achievable Goals
- Plan B
- Locals Welcome
CBC announces its 2026-27 series, including one based on P.K. Subban's junior hockey career, a political comedy starring Samantha Bee, a PWHL docuseries, one on drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, and an Andre de Grasse kids' show https://mediacentre.cbc.ca/announcement/5702/cbc-unveils-new-slate-showcasing-canadian-storytelling-and-stars-including-samantha-bee-sarah-podemski-and-p-k-subban/
CBC Unveils New Slate Showcasing Canadian Storytelling and Stars including Samantha Bee, Sarah Podemski and P.K. Subban | CBC Media Centre
From hockey and hospitals to the Wild West and the world of international diplomacy and espionage, CBC’s new original Canadian greenlights include drama series Junior inspired by P.K. Subban's junior hockey experience and comedy The Ambassador starring Samantha Bee.
The #CRTC has published Corus's application to swap debt for equity that will see control change from the Shaw family to debt holders, in particular Canso Investment Counsel (44%). Corus is asking that no tangible benefits be required. https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-103.htm
The #CRTC will require online streaming services with at least $10 million a year in Canadian revenue to provide closed captioning on 100% of new original content starting a year from now, and all content by 2031. https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-98.htm
CBC pulls Kars4Kids ads after U.S. court bans 'deceptive' jingle https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-kars4kids-ads-pulled-9.7204937
CBC pulls Kars4Kids ads after U.S. court bans 'deceptive' jingle | CBC News
The CBC will no longer carry ads for Kars4Kids — the long-running charity campaign featuring a familiar jingle inviting audiences to “donate your car today.” The public broadcaster announced the move on Tuesday, days after a California court found the campaign amounted to a “strategy of deception.”
CBC is in talks with Eurovision and sent observers to Vienna for this year's contest. But no news on whether Canada is any closer to participating or when. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-welcome-to-send-performer-to-eurovision-song-contest-director
#CRTC denies mandatory wholesale rate increase for Canal M, a French-language cable audio service for visually impaired people, saying it lacked sufficient justification to nearly double its rate from $0.04 per subscriber per month to $0.07. https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-90.htm
Former CHOM announcer Jason Rockman joins The Beat 92.5, will be in a "surprise" time slot starting this summer. https://www.thebeat925.ca/press-releases/777025/jason-rockman-joins-the-beat-92-5-for-an-unforgettable-summer-season
Postmedia (my employer) exits flyer distribution business (some of which it picked up when Torstar's Metroland dropped that business three years ago). https://www.postmedia.com/2026/05/12/postmedia-takes-strategic-step-to-strengthen-long-term-sustainability/