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CBC World News, Apr 18, 2012

ABC Entertainment Group's President Paul Lee to Deliver CBC/Radio-Canada ...
Exec Digital (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 17, 2012) - The Banff WorldMedia Festival today proudly announced that Paul Lee, President of ABC Entertainment Group, will be the CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Keynote Speaker at this year's Festival being held in ...
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Turning up the volume over cuts to CBC
Victoria Times Colonist
When CBC was available on the dial, children didn't have to ask: "How much longer?" because they knew. They were back in Canada. The once quintessentially Canadian CBC, though, is less identifiable. It's changing again, and not necessarily for the ...
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Canadian doc makers slam cutbacks: “We are dropping like flies”
Realscreen
Last week was a tough one for Canadian documentarians, with the CBC, Telefilm Canada and the National Film Board ofCanada (NFB) all announcing major cuts. With the NFB's annual budget facing a 10% reduction in its parliamentary allocation, ...
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Lethbridge becoming magnet for Bhutan refugees
CBC.ca
(CBC) Dan Bahdur Gurung, his wife and two children landed inCanada seven months ago. So far his daughter is the only one who understands English. The rest of the family is struggling to adjust. Nearly 20 years ago the Gurungs were among 100000 people ...
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Highway speed limit hike rejected by Liberals
CBC.ca
(CBC) The group stop100.ca wants the maximum speed on those highways increased to 120 or even 130 kilometres an hour, saying 100 km/h is one of the lowest speed limits in theworld. However, Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli says speed is a factor ...
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Figure SkatingCanada's Nexxice takes silver at synchro figure skating worlds
CBC.ca
That's what we saw from each of the 21 teams competing at this year's ISUWorld Synchronized Skating Championships in Gothenberg, Sweden, where the goal for Canada was to return to the top of the podium for the first time since 2009.
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Vet College starts pig health network initiative
CBC.ca
Scott Dingwell, a Mount Albion pig producer, says the CanadianSwine Health Intelligence Network is a great tool. (CBC) PEI's Atlantic Veterinary College has helped create a new national health initiative for pigs. The Canadian Swine Health ...
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Romanow blasts Harper's charter view
CBC.ca
In an interview with Evan Solomon, host of CBC's Power & Politics, Romanow believes bitter divisions have dissipated over time, and that Harper is in a “very, very small minority of Canadians” not marking the occasion as a historic milestone.
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Visiting the "Place With No Dawn"
Canadian Skies
Resolute Bay Airport plays a critical role in military and Arctic exploratory operations, as well as linking Canada's second-most-northerly civilian community to the rest of the world. The new CBC program, Arctic Air, is the latest in a series of ...
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Canadian Skies
Heather Reisman on The Sunday Edition
CBC.ca
Heather Reisman is arguably the most influential person in the Canadianpublishing business. The founder and CEO and Indigo Books & Music landed on the book scene in 1997, when she opened her first store in Burlington, Ontario.
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Today's letters: On Cuba, our PM was given a Hobson's choice
National Post
Does Canada need the CBC? The CBC has been part ofCanada since Nov. 2, 1936. Does the state broadcaster still have a role, and if so, what? Tell us in 75 words by 2 pm Friday at letters@nationalpost.com. Include your name and address.
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National Post
Khadr transfer request from Gitmo now in Ottawa's hands
CTV.ca
If he ends back here and can walk the streets immediately, then why not leave him in the USA and let him stay in prison for the 8 years, cannot understand watching CBC build this kid up to be a "hero" most Canadians do not want this man back in Canada ...
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ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee to keynote at Banff
Realscreen
ABC Entertainment Group topper Paul Lee is to deliver theCBC/Radio-Canada opening keynote speech at the Banff WorldMedia Festival in June. Lee, who heads up all creative and business operations for ABC Studios and Times Square Studios, will provide ...
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Pinsent, 81, tries out the music
Canada.com
You're living among that same place where you both used to live," says Pinsent, 81, a Companion of the Order of Canada. "In Charm's case, there's absolutely no reason in the world to cultivate anything else in life. She was the ultimate as far as I'm ...
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Bruce Boudreau downplays playoff violence
CBC.ca
Boudreau, who has done some analyst work for Hockey Night in Canadaduring the playoffs, told CBCSports.ca he disagrees the post-season has been too violent. CBCSports.ca: The talk of the playoffs so far has been the fighting and hits the head and how ...
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GetGlue: Every good audience deserves stickers
Macleans.ca
by Jaime Weinman on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:35am - 0 Comments What's going to save TV in a world of new media options? Why, collecting stickers, of course. Networks are rushing to partner with GetGlue, a Web service mostly used by TV fans to ...
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Televison 'Dragon' offers kudos to Truro garment maker
NG News
Budding entrepreneurs hoping to pitch their product to the CBC television show Dragons' Den better not try to do it with underwear. "Some of you might not know, but those of you that watch the show would know, I'm a true, die-hard Stanfield's man," ...
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Hospitals should ignore the quibblers in wait-times innovations
National Post
Because, this being Canada and any change to the health care system is viewed as an excuse for a national argument, there are already plenty of quibblers out there looking for reasons to beef: Critics question, however, whether an idea born in the ...
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National Post
Three to see: Will the Whitecaps show highlights from L.A. on the big screen ...
The Province
HOCKEY: IIHF Under 18 World Championship, quarterfinal: Canada vs. Russia V, 10 am, TSN; Stanley Cup conference quarterfinals, Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 4 pm, TSN2; Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, 4: 30 pm, CBC; Phoenix Coyotes at ...
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Thomson: Tories find unlikely allies
Calgary Herald
A new public opinion poll done for CBC News indicates Liberal and NDP supporters in Calgary are switching to the PCs, not because they really like the Tories but because they really don't like the more right-wing Wildrose and they want to stop the ...
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ABC Entertainment Group's President Paul Lee to Deliver CBC/Radio-Canada ...
Review seeker (press release)
... ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 04/17/12 -- The Banff World Media Festival today proudly announced that Paul Lee, President of ABC Entertainment Group, will be the CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Keynote Speaker at this year's Festival being held in June at ...
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Randy Starkman, Toronto Star Olympics Reporter, Dead at 51
International Business Times
"He's just one of a kind in our world," said Mark Tewksbury, a gold medallist in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and Canada's chef de mission for London this summer, to the Star. "There was no bigger advocate for ...
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International Business Times
Q&A: Bruce Livesey, Author Of Thieves Of Bay Street
Huffington Post Canada
But when I was working at CBC on this first story on the credit crisis, I had a whole section on the ABCP fiasco. The one [Canadian] bank that had said, “We're not going to get involved in this stuff,” was TD. So I called them up and said, “Look, ...
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Why we loved the CBC's Dispatches
Embassy
The federal budget cuts that led to the cancellation of the Rick MacInnes-Rae show, Dispatches, closed another window on Canada's awareness and understanding of the outside world—seen from an entirely Canadian point of view. Dispatches, like its host ...
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Hospitals turn to Internet to fight emergency room wait times
National Post
... the system is broken Almost 90% of Canadians want health-care complaint line: survey Canadian health system more efficient than the one in the US: study Critics question, however, whether an idea born in the competitive world of American for-profit ...
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National Post
KBS “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” Wins Bronze Award at 2012 New York TV Festival
Soompi
The New York TV Festival is one of the most prestigious TV award shows, which celebrated its 55 th anniversary this year. More than 400 TV broadcasters participated in this year's show, including UK's BBC Worldwide, US's CBS, Canada's CBC, ...
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Soccer team serving Fulham and eggs
Regina Leader-Post (blog)
After the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in last Wednesday's opening game of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal, someone on the Kings' online staff tweeted: “To everyone in Canada outside of BC, you're welcome.
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Vimy Ridge ceremony draws thousands of Canadians - World - CBC ...
Thousands of Canadian students joined the Governor General and the minister of veterans affairs in France to mark the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy ...
www.cbc.ca/.../vimy-ridge-anniversary-canada-johnston.html
CBC cuts gut cherished Radio Canada International
MONTREAL - Lost amid the auditor-general's report last week on the F-35 fighter planes and Canada raising the retirement age to 67, was news of the...
www.montrealgazette.com/news/6444023/story.html
CBC cuts gut cherished Radio Canada International
CBC cuts gut cherished Radio Canada International ... was news of the impending demise of Radio Canada International – the CBC's international service, ...
www.montrealgazette.com/cuts+cherished.../story.html
Charter of Rights turns Canada into a 'constitutional' trendsetter
Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms turns 30 today, and is influencing not just Canadian law but jurisdictions all over the world. ... Israel affairs analyst Shira Herzog told CBC News in an interview from Tel Aviv, that the notwithstanding ...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/.../f-charter-30-intl.html
Brent Sutter introduced as Canada's world hockey coach - CBC.ca
Skip to main content; Skip to Brent Sutter introduced as Canada's worldhockey ... story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBCaccessibility page ...
www.cbc.ca/sports/.../sp-iihf-world-hockey-brent-sutter.html
Disputed Sudanese town bombed as war looms - World - CBC News
CBC News World ... CBC News Navigation .... urged Latin Amercan investors during a visit to Colombia to take a closer look at Canada's mining industry in light ...
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CBC, Health Canada, National Defence face Conservative cuts ...
In a news release, the CBC says it will have to scale back previously ...Radio Canada International will also be scaled back and will close its Russian and ...
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/.../cbc.../article2391686/
Changes at the CBC - Yahoo! News
Watch the video 'Changes at the CBC' on Yahoo! News ... Canada News;Canadian Press; 7News; CBC.ca; Reuters; Fox News; Access ... CBC isworld class.
ca.news.yahoo.com/video/.../changes-at-the-cbc-28838056.ht...
Canada and U.S. singled out at summit over drugs, Cuba – World ...
Canada and U.S. singled out at summit over drugs, Cuba – World – CBC News. Posted on 2012/04/15 by NotSoCrazyNews. Canada and the United States are ...
notsocrazynews.com/.../canada-singled-summit-over-drugs-cu...
CBC cancels shows, slashes 88 news jobs - News - MSN CA
By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: April-10-12 11:30 PM ... "It's not a good day for CBC," said Marc-Philippe Laurin, president of the Canadian Media Guild's CBC ...
news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid...
Fashion designer files new defamation lawsuit against CBC ...
A new lawsuit claims the CBC took the word of convicted con artists willing to unfairly accuse Peter Nygard of acting inappropriately with a woman, even though ...
www.torontosun.com/.../fashion-designer-sues-cbc-for-defama...
How CBC failed Albertans | Canada | News | Ottawa Sun
CBC Money Drain. OTTAWA -. Their slogan says "Canada Lives Here," but the CBC's news channel has a narrow view of that mandate. Despite receiving nearly ...
www.ottawasun.com/2012/04/13/how-cbc-failed-albertans
Media companies want CBC to turn off the music | Canada | News ...
"This isn't about competing, it's about CBC providing a service to Canadianmusic fans in a digital world, which is core to our mandate," said Chuck Thompson.
www.edmontonsun.com/.../media-companies-want-cbc-to-turn...
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