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Susan brings a wealth of reporting and hosting experience to her new role. She has reported from across Canada and recently finished a four-year assignment at CBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.

by Craig Takeuchi , The Georgia Straight, Aug 26, 2014 at 4:46 pm . Andrew Chang, the former host of CBC News Montreal will start heading up CBC News Vancouver at 5 and 6 broadcasts on September 1. . Andrew...

Born this date were actresses Sarah Chalke, Tuesday Weld and MacKenzie Phillips, plus Martha Raye, Tommy Sands, Paul Reubens and Daryl Dragon. CBC Toronto's CBLT moved up the dial from channel 9 to 6. The Beatles visited Elvis Presley for the one and only time. Boyz II Men started a 14 week run at #1 on the charts, Connie Francis was the celebrity mystery guest on CBS-TV's What's My Line, and Diane Sawyer started her 5 year run on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes. Obits for Aug. 27th include Gracie Allen, Bennett Cerf, Sam Levinson, Jack Dennett, Greg Morris, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Brandon Tartikoff. Details of these and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Rick Ball — who does play-by-play for the sports radio station’s B.C. Lions and Vancouver Canucks broadcasts — will be leaving Vancouver to take on a similar position with Rogers Sportsnet in Calgary, where he’ll call the Flames TV games in the coming season.

shomi, a new subscription video-on-demand service, ups the ante in entertainment with the latest, most exclusive shows and selections personalized. shomi will be available starting the first week of November at a suggested retail price of $8.99 per month.

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Tamara Konrad, GM of Edmonton's Harvard welcomes new PD