Steve Faguy
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Blogger, media analyst, copy editor at the Montreal Gazette. https://blog.fagstein.com
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Doug Cuthand, the Indigenous affairs columnist for the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post, is retiring after 35 years. Impossible to overstate what an important voice he has been in Saskatchewan.
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Cuthand: It's not goodbye, it's 'miostus' (later)
After 34 years of writing for the StarPhoenix and Leader-Post, Indigenous affairs columnist Doug Cuthand is retiring to focus on his health.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Doug Cuthand, the Indigenous affairs columnist for the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post, is retiring after 35 years. Impossible to overstate what an important voice he has been in Saskatchewan.
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And there goes the power in the West Island.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And there goes the power in the West Island.
As part of the route's 70th anniversary celebration, Via Rail has a "slow TV" playlist of hours of footage of The Canadian train on a trip from Toronto to Vancouver www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
"The Canadian" Slow TV FULL PLAYLIST | « Le Canadien » télé lente PLAYLIST COMPLÈTE | VIA Rail - YouTube
In honour of The Canadian’s 70th anniversary, we’re thrilled to launch a hypnotic six-episode Slow TV series that showcases the beauty of travelling by train...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As part of the route's 70th anniversary celebration, Via Rail has a "slow TV" playlist of hours of footage of The Canadian train on a trip from Toronto to Vancouver www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's been almost three weeks, but we finally know the official results of the Montreal election after recounts: montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Of the 10 recounted races, a grand total of zero resulted in a reversal of the result.
Of the 10 recounted races, a grand total of zero resulted in a reversal of the result.
Final recounts in Montreal election confirm official results in St-Léonard
Mayor Dominic Perri, city councillor Mauro Barone and borough councillor Gemma Marchione can now be sworn in.
montrealgazette.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's been almost three weeks, but we finally know the official results of the Montreal election after recounts: montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Of the 10 recounted races, a grand total of zero resulted in a reversal of the result.
Of the 10 recounted races, a grand total of zero resulted in a reversal of the result.
The #CRTC has decided, by majority vote, to put off making decisions on requests by CPAC, TV5 and audio channel Canal M to increase their mandatory per-subscriber fees, until it completes a larger review of broadcasting policy www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-312 | CRTC
References: Part 1 applications posted on 24 July 2024, 6 December 2024, and 6 March 2025
www.crtc.gc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The #CRTC has decided, by majority vote, to put off making decisions on requests by CPAC, TV5 and audio channel Canal M to increase their mandatory per-subscriber fees, until it completes a larger review of broadcasting policy www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
Canadian Soccer Business announces it has acquired non-exclusive Canadian rights to German Bundesliga soccer games, where Alphonso Davies plays, and licensed them to OneSoccer. cansb.ca/article/cana...
Canadian Soccer Business scores with the Bundesliga, giving Canadians a front-row seat to Alphonso Davies on OneSoccer - Canadian Soccer Business (CSB)
Canadian Soccer Business scores with the Bundesliga, giving Canadians a front-row seat to Alphonso Davies on OneSoccer Toronto, ON – November 12, 2025 – Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) has acquired the...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Canadian Soccer Business announces it has acquired non-exclusive Canadian rights to German Bundesliga soccer games, where Alphonso Davies plays, and licensed them to OneSoccer. cansb.ca/article/cana...
Bell is once again trying a new strategy that involves firing hundreds of employees. This time it's non-unionized management — 650 at Bell Canada and 40 at Bell Media www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
BCE lays off almost 700 staff as part of new growth strategy
Cuts include 650 management positions across Bell Canada and 40 roles in Bell Media
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Bell is once again trying a new strategy that involves firing hundreds of employees. This time it's non-unionized management — 650 at Bell Canada and 40 at Bell Media www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Emergency wireless test alert successful in Quebec. Heard it on radio and a crawl on TV as well.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Emergency wireless test alert successful in Quebec. Heard it on radio and a crawl on TV as well.
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"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." This
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." This
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
Just got the Ontario emergency alert test. On my Bell TV app on my computer. Even though I'm in Montreal.
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just got the Ontario emergency alert test. On my Bell TV app on my computer. Even though I'm in Montreal.
#CRTC authorizes Middle Eastern TV channels Al Hadath, Asharq News, Al Araby1 News, Syria TV, Al Araby 2, Al Mashhad, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), Murr TV Lebanon and OTV Lebanon for distribution in Canada www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-301 | CRTC
References: Part 1 applications posted on 25 February 2025, 10 March 2025, 15 May 2025, 23 May 2025, and 14 July 2025
www.crtc.gc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#CRTC authorizes Middle Eastern TV channels Al Hadath, Asharq News, Al Araby1 News, Syria TV, Al Araby 2, Al Mashhad, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), Murr TV Lebanon and OTV Lebanon for distribution in Canada www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
Arsenal Media, already Quebec's largest radio station owner, announces it is buying the three BPM Sports radio stations from RNC Media: CKLX-FM 91.9 Montreal, CHXX-FM 100.9 Quebec and CFTX-FM 96.5 in Gatineau www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele... — CRTC approval is required.
ARSENAL MEDIA SE PORTE ACQUÉREUR DES STATIONS BPM SPORTS
/CNW/ - Arsenal Media et RNC MEDIA annoncent conjointement avoir scellé une entente permettant au groupe Arsenal Media de se porter acquéreur des stations du...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Arsenal Media, already Quebec's largest radio station owner, announces it is buying the three BPM Sports radio stations from RNC Media: CKLX-FM 91.9 Montreal, CHXX-FM 100.9 Quebec and CFTX-FM 96.5 in Gatineau www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele... — CRTC approval is required.
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Recounts in Verdun and Lachine confirm election results montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Recounts in Verdun and Lachine confirm election results montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Diabolical side-effect of today's wireless alert test.
Ah, thank you!
Going to be a lot of kids busted today at 1:55 when their cellphones they aren't supposed to have go off in class. :)
Going to be a lot of kids busted today at 1:55 when their cellphones they aren't supposed to have go off in class. :)
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Diabolical side-effect of today's wireless alert test.
Don't say we didn't warn you.
Quebec to test emergency alert system Wednesday at 1:55 p.m. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Don't say we didn't warn you.
Concessions posted to Facebook by the candidates show Lachine and Verdun judicial recounts have not changed the results there. Ensemble Montréal will have 34 of 65 seats on city council, and control 12 of 19 boroughs (including one, Île-Bizard—Ste-Geneviève, where the borough mayor is from Projet).
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Concessions posted to Facebook by the candidates show Lachine and Verdun judicial recounts have not changed the results there. Ensemble Montréal will have 34 of 65 seats on city council, and control 12 of 19 boroughs (including one, Île-Bizard—Ste-Geneviève, where the borough mayor is from Projet).
Montreal's new executive committee, by borough:
Anjou: 1
CDN-NDG: 2
Mercier-HoMa: 1
Mtl-Nord: 1
Pfds-Rox: 2
RDP-PAT: 1
Outremont: 1
St-Laurent: 2
Verdun: 1
Ville-Marie: 1
Ahuntsic, Lachine, Plateau, Rosemont, St-Léo, Sud-Ouest, VSMPE: 0 (associate members only)
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Anjou: 1
CDN-NDG: 2
Mercier-HoMa: 1
Mtl-Nord: 1
Pfds-Rox: 2
RDP-PAT: 1
Outremont: 1
St-Laurent: 2
Verdun: 1
Ville-Marie: 1
Ahuntsic, Lachine, Plateau, Rosemont, St-Léo, Sud-Ouest, VSMPE: 0 (associate members only)
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Montreal's new executive committee includes members from all parties at city hall
The inclusion of opposition members points to the collaboration needed at city hall, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says after ceremonies.
montrealgazette.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Montreal's new executive committee, by borough:
Anjou: 1
CDN-NDG: 2
Mercier-HoMa: 1
Mtl-Nord: 1
Pfds-Rox: 2
RDP-PAT: 1
Outremont: 1
St-Laurent: 2
Verdun: 1
Ville-Marie: 1
Ahuntsic, Lachine, Plateau, Rosemont, St-Léo, Sud-Ouest, VSMPE: 0 (associate members only)
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Anjou: 1
CDN-NDG: 2
Mercier-HoMa: 1
Mtl-Nord: 1
Pfds-Rox: 2
RDP-PAT: 1
Outremont: 1
St-Laurent: 2
Verdun: 1
Ville-Marie: 1
Ahuntsic, Lachine, Plateau, Rosemont, St-Léo, Sud-Ouest, VSMPE: 0 (associate members only)
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
PWHL Montreal Victoire games by TV network this season:
RDS: 17
TSN: 12
Radio-Canada: 7 (weekends)
CBC: 6 (weekends)
Sportsnet: 6
Amazon Prime Video: 6 (Tuesdays)
RDS: 17
TSN: 12
Radio-Canada: 7 (weekends)
CBC: 6 (weekends)
Sportsnet: 6
Amazon Prime Video: 6 (Tuesdays)
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
PWHL Montreal Victoire games by TV network this season:
RDS: 17
TSN: 12
Radio-Canada: 7 (weekends)
CBC: 6 (weekends)
Sportsnet: 6
Amazon Prime Video: 6 (Tuesdays)
RDS: 17
TSN: 12
Radio-Canada: 7 (weekends)
CBC: 6 (weekends)
Sportsnet: 6
Amazon Prime Video: 6 (Tuesdays)
The #CRTC has published its decisions on how it defines Canadian programming, including an expanded points system that considers a larger number of roles in production www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2025-299 | CRTC
The Online Streaming Act made significant changes to the Broadcasting Act that require the Commission to modernize the Canadian broadcasting framework and ensure that broadcasting undertakings, including non-Canadian undertakings, meaningfully support Canadian programs and talent.
www.crtc.gc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The #CRTC has published its decisions on how it defines Canadian programming, including an expanded points system that considers a larger number of roles in production www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
Passed by the Édouard-Montpetit REM station today.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Passed by the Édouard-Montpetit REM station today.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
Weird Al has a 2026 North American tour. It includes a curious "venue TBA" date on July 25, between dates in Vermont and Ottawa, that just happens to be the biggest day of Montreal's Just for Laughs festival. Hmmm... www.weirdal.com/tour/
Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour | "Weird Al" Yankovic
The official website of "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Weird Al has a 2026 North American tour. It includes a curious "venue TBA" date on July 25, between dates in Vermont and Ottawa, that just happens to be the biggest day of Montreal's Just for Laughs festival. Hmmm... www.weirdal.com/tour/
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A little bit of 🌈💫🦣personal news🦣💫🌈
After years in the freelance game, I'm joining The Toronto Star as a full-time columnist. I'll be covering my usual beats: Security, politics, global affairs, policy, misinfo, etc, but with a new accent on Big Tech.
After years in the freelance game, I'm joining The Toronto Star as a full-time columnist. I'll be covering my usual beats: Security, politics, global affairs, policy, misinfo, etc, but with a new accent on Big Tech.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A little bit of 🌈💫🦣personal news🦣💫🌈
After years in the freelance game, I'm joining The Toronto Star as a full-time columnist. I'll be covering my usual beats: Security, politics, global affairs, policy, misinfo, etc, but with a new accent on Big Tech.
After years in the freelance game, I'm joining The Toronto Star as a full-time columnist. I'll be covering my usual beats: Security, politics, global affairs, policy, misinfo, etc, but with a new accent on Big Tech.
PKP met with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, to discuss Freedom Mobile expanding to Manitoba next year, as well as something vague about TVA collaborating with Manitoba-based productions... www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Freedom Mobile to Launch Manitoba Network in 2026; Quebecor Explores Television Content Partnership Opportunities
/CNW/ - While in Winnipeg for the Grey Cup final, Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Québecor and owner of the Montreal Alouettes, met with Manitoba...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
PKP met with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, to discuss Freedom Mobile expanding to Manitoba next year, as well as something vague about TVA collaborating with Manitoba-based productions... www.newswire.ca/news-release...
It's the CFL's #GreyCup tonight, and once again Bell Media is simulcasting the game on TSN and CTV, making it available free over the air to Canadians and giving up simsub revenue on a Sunday primetime. It deserves credit for that. (Kinda wish they'd do the same on Noovo.)
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It's the CFL's #GreyCup tonight, and once again Bell Media is simulcasting the game on TSN and CTV, making it available free over the air to Canadians and giving up simsub revenue on a Sunday primetime. It deserves credit for that. (Kinda wish they'd do the same on Noovo.)