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By The Canadian Press
TORONTO — CTV says it is apologizing to anyone who was offended by comments made by a correspondent on its show The Social following the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry.
During the program on Tuesday, Jessica Allen said she doesn’t “worship at the altar of hockey” and found in her experience that those who did “all tended to be white boys who weren’t, let’s say, very nice.”
By The Canadian Press
TORONTO — The union representing staff at CTV News said restructuring announced on Thursday has impacted jobs at stations in at least five provinces, and will result in a net reduction of staffing.
Unifor says the stations affected by restructuring include the CTV1 stations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
TORONTO — A veteran television reporter who left CTV after a woman accused him of lewd behaviour at the Ontario legislature was fired for repeated sexual misconduct involving young women, new court documents allege.
In an untested filing in Superior Court, CTV and its owner Bell Media say they began investigating complaints against Paul Bliss after a former freelancer, Bridget Brown, went public in January 2018 with accusations against him.
By David Paddon, The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Sunday’s battle between the New England Patriots and the L.A. Rams could possibly be the last Super Bowl game to be available in Canada in its original form — ads and all — through American broadcasts.
Until 2017, Canadian viewers were blocked from the full U.S. Super Bowl feeds, including the commercials that are often produced specifically for the event, as domestic broadcasters were able to substitute their own versions of the broadcasts carried by cable and satellite.
The set of the popular CTV comedy “Corner Gas” was torn down on Friday in Rouleau, Saskatchewan.
The set was supposed to be temporary after being built in 2003, but the show’s success and cult-like following cemented the structure in place for six seasons and a movie in the fictional town of Dog River.
WINNIPEG — Changes are coming to “CTV Morning Live” as longtime co-host Kris Laudien leaves in the coming days.
Laudien is one of the original hosts and anchors of the morning show since it debuted on CTV Winnipeg in September 2011.
By Roger Currie
Call this Chapter 13 of the disappearing world of mainstream media, and the rude mega monster known as Bell.
On a Thursday morning, my beloved and I were driving to Regina and we hear the breaking news that “Canada AM” will be disappearing the next day, after almost 44 years on CTV. It was bigger news in the centre of the media universe in southern Ontario. Out here on the prairies, most of the CTV stations had long ago replaced the network morning show with a local breakfast program that was somewhat more relevant to the folks down the street.
CTV Winnipeg’s Eleanor Coopsammy will soon wrap up her time in the comfy morning co-host chair.
The news veteran is departing “CTV Morning Live” to head east to New Brunswick.
Coopsammy said it was a tough decision to leave Manitoba, but an opportunity for her husband presented itself and they couldn’t pass it up.
“To the viewers who supported and cheered me on over the years, your kind words were very much appreciated. To those, who opened their homes and businesses to share their stories with me, thank you,” she wrote in an e-mail to ChrisD.ca.
Coopsammy’s last day on air will be Friday, June 3.
Two married Winnipeg police officers are the latest team to be eliminated from competition on “The Amazing Race Canada.”
Brian and Cynthia Boyd met their match in Wednesday night’s episode in the extreme heat and chaotic streets of Kolkata, India. They were the last team to reach the pit stop at the National Library are were eliminated from the race.
“I’ve been known to be impatient, but Cynthia is very patient,” said Brian. “She is my rock. I love her. I don’t know where I’d be without her.”
By The Canadian Press
TORONTO — A three-time Grey Cup winner and his daughter, married Winnipeg cops, and a B.C.-based father-daughter team round out the field for “The Amazing Race Canada.”
CFL great Neil Lumsden and his daughter Kristin were among the last teams to be announced for this year’s around-the-world reality race, which kicks off July 8 on CTV.
Ope Fagbongbe and his daughter Simi are the only other parent-child team that will compete in the race, while married police officers Brian and Cynthia Boyd round out the new additions to the field.
