Corus Entertainment Inc. has slashed its dividend and announced a $1-billion-writedown in the value of its broadcast licences as the company outlines its plans to combat the challenges facing the Canadian media sector. Continue reading →

The Quebec government has rammed through legislation aimed at allowing Montreal-based La Presse news group to adopt a not-for-profit structure. Continue reading →

Heritage Minister Melanie Joly will make the appointment of Catherine Tait official in an announcement this morning on Parliament Hill. Continue reading →

Torstar Corp. is more than doubling the pool of reporters at its western Canadian Metro free daily newspapers, an unusual move in a shrinking industry that puts it in direct digital competition with one of its biggest rivals. Continue reading →

Global Edmonton was presented with a Canadian Screen Award on Tuesday for the station’s coverage of the one-year anniversary of the Fort McMurray wildfire. Continue reading →

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression calls unresolved investigation into arrests of two journalists “completely unacceptable.” Continue reading →

Corus Entertainment, the parent company of Global News, announced extensive, countrywide changes to its news business Thursday as part of its transformation into a sustainable, digital-first organization. Continue reading →

Supriya Dwivedi says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s dumb joke about ‘peoplekind’ has been taken out of context and blown out of proportion by Canadian journalists, who are the very people who should know better. Continue reading →

The prospect didn’t appear to weigh too heavily on Global News, an early and frequent adopter of Facebook as a distribution channel. Continue reading →