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Creditors approve Metroland restructuring proposal following announced job cuts

Creditors approve Metroland restructuring proposal following announced job cuts

TORONTO — Creditors of Metroland Media Group have voted to approve the company's restructuring proposal after the newspaper chain announced cuts to 60 per cent of its workforce earlier this year.
CBC considering 'all possible measures' in wake of concerns over cuts, exec bonuses

CBC considering 'all possible measures' in wake of concerns over cuts, exec bonuses

OTTAWA — Top CBC executives said Friday they are considering options to manage the broadcaster's financial pressures, including taking a look at "senior executive compensation," following plans to slash 10 per cent of the public broadcaster's workfor
CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses

CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have called CBC president Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce, while not ruling out bonuses for executives.
Former editors reflect on Reader's Digest distinct brand after reports of closure

Former editors reflect on Reader's Digest distinct brand after reports of closure

Former editors at Reader's Digest Canada are reflecting on the bite-sized magazine's outsized impact in the publishing landscape, following reports that the brand would shutter operations at its Canadian edition in the new year.
Connie Walker's Pulitzer-winning podcast 'Stolen' won't be renewed on Spotify

Connie Walker's Pulitzer-winning podcast 'Stolen' won't be renewed on Spotify

Canadian journalist Connie Walker says she'd love to find a new home for her Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast after Spotify decided not to renew it. "Stolen: Surviving St.

Tories, NDP call out CBC president for not ruling out bonuses, despite layoffs

OTTAWA — Canada's public broadcaster is feeling the heat after its president declined to rule out the possibility of holiday bonuses this year, hours after announcing massive layoffs.
As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge

As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has signaled that she would like to see Meta regulated under the Online News Act, as social-media users find loopholes to share news on its platforms.
Jays voice and Frick nominee Dan Shulman recalls his formative days in broadcasting

Jays voice and Frick nominee Dan Shulman recalls his formative days in broadcasting

TORONTO — When Dan Shulman was a first-year mathematics student at the University of Western Ontario, the self-described 'sports nut' thought he might give sports writing a try.
CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

TORONTO — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125-million budget shortfall.
From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

OTTAWA — The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969.
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