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A Tory MP resigns then blows the lid on the myth...

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On 1 April, MP Nick Boles quit the Conservative Party. He claimed this was “because my party refuses to compromise”

Bob Cole Hangs Up Mic After Saturday’s HNIC

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The iconic voice millions of viewers in this country associate with hockey will hang up his microphone after calling Saturday’s regular-season finale between the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. April 6th

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IT WAS APRIL 6th .. when the comic strip ‘Little Orphan Annie’ came to life for the first time on NBC radio … When ‘This is Your FBI’ debuted as a weekly 30-minute drama on ABC radio .. When Swanson & sons introduced their frozen ‘TV Dinner’… When Bob Hope (pictured) hosted the 31st Annual Academy Awards that named ‘Gigi’ best picture… and when singers Peggy Lee & Tony Bennett, and comics Rodney Dangerfield & Joan Rivers headlined the Easter Sunday edition of CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Premier League Soccer moves to ‘Pay Streaming;’ other Sports Poised to...

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If you're a big soccer fan who lives in Canada and you don't have a DAZN subscription, the company has pretty much forced your hand to fork over its $20/month fee ($150 if you buy a whole year).

East Coast Canadian Radioman Arrested on US Sex Charge

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Fredericton, N.B., radio morning show host Trevor Leslie Doyle of Capital FM has been arrested in Puerto Rico for the alleged attempted sexual enticement of a minor.

N.Y. Sports Talker Gets ‘First time, Long Time’ from Judge, then...

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When the judge got serious she sent Craig Carton to prison for 3 1/2 years for fleecing investors who gave him and his cohorts millions of dollars to buy and resell tickets to prominent concerts, musicals and sporting events.

Former Winnipeg broadcaster gets prison time after admitting to bank holdups

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A former Winnipeg television sports anchor has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of bank robberies in Saskatchewan. (Photo: Stephen Vogelsang)

Times Colonist Publisher Buys Okanagan’s Castanet News & Radio Station

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Glacier Media has acquired Castanet Media, a leading source of local media and related information in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Hallmark Channel and News Networks Reverse US Basic Cable’s Slide

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Fewer and fewer Americans are watching cable entertainment programming on a live-plus-same-day basis these days, a fact which maims their Nielsen ratings.

Brandi Olson graduated from WABC, now works @ Regina’s The Wolf...

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Lots of smiles over the airwaves from Western Academy Broadcasting College's BRANDI OLSON powering up the hits at "The Wolf 104.9fm".