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Yukon paper takes CBC to court over sources
Thu, 03/17/2011 - 23:21
A CBC News reporter in Whitehorse is going to court next week to protect her sources from a Yukon newspaper, which wants the public broadcaster to reveal those sources.
Montreal tabloid workers vote to accept offer
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 04:20
Workers at Le Journal de Montréal accept a contract offer aimed at ending the two-year lockout at the Quebecor Inc. tabloid.
Guitar Hero video game franchise axed
Sun, 02/20/2011 - 03:30
The company behind Guitar Hero is pulling the plug on one of the most influential video game titles of the new century.
Winnipeg girl to sing with Lady Gaga
Fri, 02/18/2011 - 16:45
The YouTube video of 10-year-old Winnipegger Maria Aragon singing a cover of Lady Gaga's Born This Way has gone viral - from 3,100 to more than 2 million views in less than 24 hours.
Top court sides with MP over cabbie comments
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 19:05
The Supreme Court has sided with MP and former Quebec radio host André Arthur over inflammatory comments he made about Montreal cabbies in 1998.
Music critic and host Ken Winters dies
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 15:25
Ken Winters, a Canadian music critic and former host of CBC's Mostly Music, has died. He was 81.
Moore says 'wait for budget' on CBC funding
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 23:24
Heritage Minister James Moore refuses to give details about CBC's funding allocation for coming years in an appearance before the Commons heritage committee.
CBS reporter sexually assaulted in Cairo
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 01:20
CBS News says correspondent Lara Logan is recovering in a U.S. hospital from a sexual attack while reporting on the tumultuous events in Cairo last Friday.
AUDIO: Al Jazeera sees Egypt as 'breakthrough moment'
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 19:35
Arab TV news network Al Jazeera has seen staggering audience figures and a renewed interest from North Americans during recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.
Jim Reed, former CBC anchor, dies
Sat, 02/12/2011 - 21:46
Former CBC journalist and broadcaster Jim Reed has died of lung cancer, his family says.
Toronto photographer wins Hanson award
Thu, 02/10/2011 - 22:35
A freelance photographer from Toronto whose work has appeared in the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and the National Post has been named the winner of the second annual Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award.
Cartoonist Bob Monks dies
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 15:34
Popular media personality and former CBCer Bob Monks died on Monday.
CRTC seeks internet billing feedback
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 00:39
Canada's internet regulator has launched a review of decisions that would have eliminated unlimited internet plans and drastically lowered downloading limits for customers of small internet service providers.
AOL to buy Huffington Post in $315M deal
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 13:42
Online company AOL Inc. is buying the high-traffic website Huffington Post in a $315-million US deal.
CRTC to review internet billing decision
Fri, 02/04/2011 - 02:31
The CRTC will review its decision to implement usage-based billing for smaller internet providers, chair Konrad von Finckenstein says.
Foreign journalists attacked in Egypt
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 21:40
Many foreign journalists covering the protests in Cairo were rounded up by the military and had their equipment confiscated - possibly for their own protection - after some were attacked in the clashes between anti- and pro-government protesters.
New web series for toddlers launches
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 18:07
The Island creator of the Big Comfy Couch children's program has started a new web series for toddlers.
CRTC must reverse internet usage ruling: Clement
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 16:01
The CRTC must reverse a decision that ends unlimited internet access plans offered by smaller internet providers, or the federal government will intervene, Industry Minister Tony Clement says.
Axe attacker of Danish cartoonist found guilty
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 13:35
A Danish court has declared a Somali man guilty of terrorism for using an axe to break into the home of a Danish cartoonist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad.
iPad-only newspaper debuts
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 20:32
A daily newspaper designed specifically for Apple's hot-selling iPad is now available from News Corp.


