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May 13, 2008 News and Trends
Jim Shaw a no-show at CRTC; cable company's proposals called 'extreme' (Canadian Business)
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:17 PDT
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press April 23, 2008 - 4:52 p.m.
CRTC hearings end on television's future (CTV.ca)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:59:56 PDT
OTTAWA -- The CRTC's controversial hearings on the future of Canadian television were brought to a close Thursday after nearly three weeks in which the giants and the small fry of the industry battled for survival and a bigger piece of the multi-billion dollar industry.
Polar bear remains a species 'of special concern': federal body (CBC Ottawa)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:57:44 PDT
A federal committee has kept the polar bear ranked as a species 'of special concern,' two steps down from 'endangered' and one down from 'threatened.'
Profs in National News Discussing Rising Food Prices
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:57 PDT
Prof. David Sparling, associate dean, research and graduate studies for the College of Management and Economics and Prof. Al Weersink, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, will be featured on 16 CBC radio stations across the country Thursday morning, including Ontario Morning at 6:15 a.m. They will be doing live interviews with each radio station, talking about the reasons for rising global food prices. Sparling was also featured on CBC News Morning Wednesday talking about
First Mr Gay UK winner charged with murder
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:45:24 PDT
Drunk who taunted a gay man to his death faces jail term A man who taunted a gay couple, one of whom died of a heart attack after the incident, faces jail. However, though certain to receive a custodial sentence, Robert Horn has been cleared of causing the death of Malcolm Bryan, who suffered the fatal heart attack during the confrontation in September 2006. Ronaldo in transvestite prostitute confusion International football star Ronaldo, who is currently signed with AC Milan footba
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:58:19 PDT
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!) News item: dozens of ducks land in an oil sands “tailings” pond in Alberta which is usually protected by bird-scaring techniques to keep the birds away; and are poisoned, and die. It’s a tragedy. Clearly. The company is sad, the government is sad, we’re all sad. No doubt one or two heads will roll, and probably, people will be more careful in the future. We all hope so. And none of us need to be lectured about
Richard Stursberg Interview Summary - Broadcaster.com
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:01:50 PDT
Broadcaster.com featured an interview with Richard Stursberg, Vice-President of English Services at the CBC, this week. Really nothing all that new — basically the same arguments and explanations as we’ve heard, but, for the record, a brief summary of the interview is after the jump, below. Plans For Radio 2 We are attempting to broaden the musical mix available on Radio 2. Everyone likes the intelligence & the quality of the station, but the content will be broadened outside of class
US study claims LGB population is less than 3%
Fri, 02 May 2008 05:15:20 PDT
Indiana delegate comes out for Obama ahead of tight race Indiana Representative Baron Hill, who introduced Senator Hillary Clinton at a rally just last Friday, today endorsed Barack Obama, becoming the fourth new superdelegate to throw support behind the Obama campaign in the last 24 hours. Royal "blackmail" evidence is "insubstantial, insignificant, and incomplete" A defence barrister at the trial of two men accused of trying to blackmail a member of the Royal Family has dismissed t
SME Times - Business News,World Business,Indian Economy News
Mon, 05 May 2008 21:02:34 PDT
SME Times Gives you the information related with indian economy, indian industry news and world business news.
10,000 may be dead after Myanmar cyclone
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:05:46 PDT
Australian government stands by ban on gay marriage The Australian government's decision to refuse same-sex marriages has been compared to slavery by gay rights groups. Last week the Australian government announced more than 100 reforms. COMMENT: Can Obama go all the way? In a week when he should have been focused on getting his campaign back on track ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was once again forced to deal w
Denver lesbians on trial for marriage protest
Wed, 07 May 2008 09:34:15 PDT
Denver lesbians on trial for marriage protest A court in Colorado has heard that a lesbian couple who held a sit-in protest against the state's ban on same-sex marriage are guilty of trespassing. Sheila Schroeder, 43 and Kate Burns, 44, staged their protest in September 2007. INTERVIEW: The master of homoerotic horror Working for B-movie great Roger Corman in the early 1980s launched director David DeCoteau's career, but in the 57 films he's directed in the 20-some years since, the ope
Excel Funds Appoints Emerging Market Economist
Wed, 07 May 2008 10:57:26 PDT
Excel Funds Appoints Emerging Market Economist May 7th, 2008 EXCEL FUNDS MANAGEMENT INC. : May 7, 2008 15:13 Excel Funds Appoints Emerging Market Economist Company hires well-known media pundit TORONTO, May 7 /CNW/ - Excel Funds Management Inc. (”Excel Funds”), a leading manager of mutual funds specializing in emerging markets, today announced the appointment of Levi Folk as Emerging Market Economist. Mr. Folk will provide in-depth research on emerging markets on behalf of Excel
CBC on Mothers Day: informs you what moms would be paid if they were paid for their “work”
Fri, 09 May 2008 12:51:46 PDT
Let’s self-loathe. Begin now. CBC informed Canadians just now on national television (state-owned CBC Newsworld, channel 390 on my dial) that in celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day on Sunday, we ought to look at what moms would get paid if only they were paid their due for what they apparently agree is their unpaid labors. (Ostensibly this would be paid by the state, I guess, since who else would pay mothers? What’s Layton’s position on this? Maybe we’ll find out on the CBC’s “Politi
CBC commissioning editors disagree with perceptions
Sat, 10 May 2008 07:41:02 PDT
IMG 7911]] Up The Yangtze, a film by Yung Chang When I attended the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto a few weeks ago, a heard a lot of talk about the CBC, much of it disgruntled. Once back in Montreal, I summarized these concerns and sent them to Andrew Johnson, Commissioning editor and senior producer of ‘The Lense’ who was very generous with his time and also consulted his colleageues, Catherine Olsen and Michael Claydon. Here’s our exchange: Dear Andrew, hope this finds you well. I publish
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:17 PDT
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press April 23, 2008 - 4:52 p.m.
CRTC hearings end on television's future (CTV.ca)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:59:56 PDT
OTTAWA -- The CRTC's controversial hearings on the future of Canadian television were brought to a close Thursday after nearly three weeks in which the giants and the small fry of the industry battled for survival and a bigger piece of the multi-billion dollar industry.
Polar bear remains a species 'of special concern': federal body (CBC Ottawa)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:57:44 PDT
A federal committee has kept the polar bear ranked as a species 'of special concern,' two steps down from 'endangered' and one down from 'threatened.'
Profs in National News Discussing Rising Food Prices
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:57 PDT
Prof. David Sparling, associate dean, research and graduate studies for the College of Management and Economics and Prof. Al Weersink, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, will be featured on 16 CBC radio stations across the country Thursday morning, including Ontario Morning at 6:15 a.m. They will be doing live interviews with each radio station, talking about the reasons for rising global food prices. Sparling was also featured on CBC News Morning Wednesday talking about
First Mr Gay UK winner charged with murder
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:45:24 PDT
Drunk who taunted a gay man to his death faces jail term A man who taunted a gay couple, one of whom died of a heart attack after the incident, faces jail. However, though certain to receive a custodial sentence, Robert Horn has been cleared of causing the death of Malcolm Bryan, who suffered the fatal heart attack during the confrontation in September 2006. Ronaldo in transvestite prostitute confusion International football star Ronaldo, who is currently signed with AC Milan footba
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:58:19 PDT
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!) News item: dozens of ducks land in an oil sands “tailings” pond in Alberta which is usually protected by bird-scaring techniques to keep the birds away; and are poisoned, and die. It’s a tragedy. Clearly. The company is sad, the government is sad, we’re all sad. No doubt one or two heads will roll, and probably, people will be more careful in the future. We all hope so. And none of us need to be lectured about
Richard Stursberg Interview Summary - Broadcaster.com
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:01:50 PDT
Broadcaster.com featured an interview with Richard Stursberg, Vice-President of English Services at the CBC, this week. Really nothing all that new — basically the same arguments and explanations as we’ve heard, but, for the record, a brief summary of the interview is after the jump, below. Plans For Radio 2 We are attempting to broaden the musical mix available on Radio 2. Everyone likes the intelligence & the quality of the station, but the content will be broadened outside of class
US study claims LGB population is less than 3%
Fri, 02 May 2008 05:15:20 PDT
Indiana delegate comes out for Obama ahead of tight race Indiana Representative Baron Hill, who introduced Senator Hillary Clinton at a rally just last Friday, today endorsed Barack Obama, becoming the fourth new superdelegate to throw support behind the Obama campaign in the last 24 hours. Royal "blackmail" evidence is "insubstantial, insignificant, and incomplete" A defence barrister at the trial of two men accused of trying to blackmail a member of the Royal Family has dismissed t
SME Times - Business News,World Business,Indian Economy News
Mon, 05 May 2008 21:02:34 PDT
SME Times Gives you the information related with indian economy, indian industry news and world business news.
10,000 may be dead after Myanmar cyclone
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:05:46 PDT
Australian government stands by ban on gay marriage The Australian government's decision to refuse same-sex marriages has been compared to slavery by gay rights groups. Last week the Australian government announced more than 100 reforms. COMMENT: Can Obama go all the way? In a week when he should have been focused on getting his campaign back on track ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was once again forced to deal w
Denver lesbians on trial for marriage protest
Wed, 07 May 2008 09:34:15 PDT
Denver lesbians on trial for marriage protest A court in Colorado has heard that a lesbian couple who held a sit-in protest against the state's ban on same-sex marriage are guilty of trespassing. Sheila Schroeder, 43 and Kate Burns, 44, staged their protest in September 2007. INTERVIEW: The master of homoerotic horror Working for B-movie great Roger Corman in the early 1980s launched director David DeCoteau's career, but in the 57 films he's directed in the 20-some years since, the ope
Excel Funds Appoints Emerging Market Economist
Wed, 07 May 2008 10:57:26 PDT
Excel Funds Appoints Emerging Market Economist May 7th, 2008 EXCEL FUNDS MANAGEMENT INC. : May 7, 2008 15:13 Excel Funds Appoints Emerging Market Economist Company hires well-known media pundit TORONTO, May 7 /CNW/ - Excel Funds Management Inc. (”Excel Funds”), a leading manager of mutual funds specializing in emerging markets, today announced the appointment of Levi Folk as Emerging Market Economist. Mr. Folk will provide in-depth research on emerging markets on behalf of Excel
CBC on Mothers Day: informs you what moms would be paid if they were paid for their “work”
Fri, 09 May 2008 12:51:46 PDT
Let’s self-loathe. Begin now. CBC informed Canadians just now on national television (state-owned CBC Newsworld, channel 390 on my dial) that in celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day on Sunday, we ought to look at what moms would get paid if only they were paid their due for what they apparently agree is their unpaid labors. (Ostensibly this would be paid by the state, I guess, since who else would pay mothers? What’s Layton’s position on this? Maybe we’ll find out on the CBC’s “Politi
CBC commissioning editors disagree with perceptions
Sat, 10 May 2008 07:41:02 PDT
IMG 7911]] Up The Yangtze, a film by Yung Chang When I attended the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto a few weeks ago, a heard a lot of talk about the CBC, much of it disgruntled. Once back in Montreal, I summarized these concerns and sent them to Andrew Johnson, Commissioning editor and senior producer of ‘The Lense’ who was very generous with his time and also consulted his colleageues, Catherine Olsen and Michael Claydon. Here’s our exchange: Dear Andrew, hope this finds you well. I publish
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