Former CBC president Al Johnson dies

OTTAWA – Longtime civil servant and former CBC president Al Johnson died Tuesday in Ottawa. He was 87. A native of Saskatchewan, Johnson occupied a number of senior management positions… Continue Reading

Orascom Telecom head to speak in Canada

MONTREAL – The chair of Orascom Telecom and major shareholder in Wind Mobile will be speaking in Montreal next weekend. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is scheduled to speak at the Egyptian… Continue Reading

BDUs can offer a local package, CRTC says

OTTAWA – Television distributors have received official CRTC approval to offer a package of local programming to viewers in smaller markets where local stations decide not to convert to digital. The… Continue Reading