Calgary Herald, Maclean’s win Online Journalism Awards
Maclean’s won the Online News Association award for online commentary, while the Calgary Herald won in the breaking news category.
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This week in Canadian media history: First French-language radio station in North America launches
The Canadian government began granting radio broadcasting licences to private enterprises in the 1920s.
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AllNovaScotia expands publication to weekends
The MacDonald Report is the first expansion for allNovaScotia since the iconoclastic news site launched more than 12 years ago.
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Can you take a picture? A look at your right to photograph in Canada
In both Canada and the U.S., there is little or no basis for preventing anyone – journalist or ordinary citizen – from taking photos in a public place.
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Herb Mathisen joins Up Here Business as managing editor
Mathisen takes over the role from Chris Windeyer, who left the magazine to pursue a freelancing career.
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Danelle Boivin named CTV Edmonton anchor
Anchor Danelle Boivin left CTV Regina to join its sister station, CTV Edmonton, as its late-night anchor and breaking-news reporter.
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Live blog: Mashable’s Jim Roberts in conversation with James Bradshaw
Jim Roberts, the executive editor and chief content officer of Mashable, discusses digital transformation with James Bradshaw, media reporter with The Globe and Mail, in this Canadian Journalism Foundation J-Talk.
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This week in Canadian media history: First Canadian television station begins broadcasting
Canada’s first television station began broadcasting from Montreal on Oct. 9, 1931.
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Jesse Brown dishes on Canadaland and why we need more media criticism criticism
Brown hosts Canadaland, a media criticism podcast
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Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation awards announced
The organization represents nearly 350 English-speaking agricultural journalists, broadcasters and communicators from across Canada.