• CTV Calgary was among the stations that had local sports news coverage cut this month. Photo courtesy of Kassidy Christensen.

    Local sports coverage gets the axe at several CTV stations

    By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor CTV News has cut local sports coverage in several markets. Howard Law, media industry director for Unifor, the union representing CTV workers across the country, confirmed to J-Source that cuts were made at CTV stations in Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Windsor, Calgary and Edmonton on March 28. In mid-February, local sports coverage…

  • Photo courtesy Shaun Michaud.

    Bell Media lays off employees Canada-wide amid restructuring

    By The Canadian Press Bell Media says it’s embarking on layoffs as it restructures operations amid a challenging industry landscape. The division’s vice-president of communications, Scott Henderson, said in an email that the company is not disclosing the number of people who will be impacted by the cutbacks. He said more than two dozen Bell Media locations…