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Super Bowl 2019 May Be the Last Time Canadian Football Fans See U.S. Game Ads

February 1, 2019 04:05 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By David Paddon, The Canadian Press

Workers use a lift to install a Super Bowl 53 wrap on the outside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Jan. 17, 2019. (Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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.

‘Corner Gas’ Set in Fictional Dog River Torn Down

November 4, 2016 04:25 PM in Entertainment • 0 Comments

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.

Kris Laudien Leaving ‘CTV Morning Live’

October 11, 2016 09:00 AM in News • 0 Comments

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.

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The Dumbing-Down of Canadian Morning TV: Currie

June 11, 2016 08:15 AM in Columns • 0 Comments

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.

Eleanor Coopsammy Leaving CTV After 16 Years

May 18, 2016 04:34 PM in News • 0 Comments

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.

Winnipeg Police Couple Eliminated from ‘Amazing Race’

August 27, 2015 08:10 AM in Entertainment • 0 Comments

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.”

Married Winnipeg Cops Competing on ‘Amazing Race Canada’

June 18, 2015 03:32 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

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.

Winnipeg Mother-Son Duo Eliminated on ‘Amazing Race Canada’

August 6, 2014 08:26 AM in Entertainment • 0 Comments

A mother-son duo from Winnipeg competing on “The Amazing Race Canada” was eliminated Tuesday night.

Cormac and Nicole Foster were the fourth team to come up short in the race against time as they completed challenges around the globe on the CTV reality show.

The single mother and her son were ousted after the rifle-shooting portion of an exhausting biathlon challenge. Nicole took a whopping 22 attempts to shoot all five targets.

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