CFN – I like to do the full omnibus round up on Sundays and this week’s has been fun! I’m going to have some weekly round up fan and hope my fellow Canadian Corrie fans ring in. Not sure about you guys, but this Stella and how mammarically gifted daughterContinue Reading
CFN – Seaway TV is putting out an audition call for two news anchors! We are looking for one male and one female broadcaster to do a live week day broadcast starting in September here in Cornwall Ontario for our regional coverage. Must be fast on your feet andContinue Reading
CFN – Iconic Television legend Dick Clark has died at the age of 82 of a Massive Heart attack. His career spanned eight decades. He was known for American Bandstand which he hosted from its inception until it’s last episode in 1989, and his New Years Countdown as wellContinue Reading
CFN – Legendary broadcaster Mike Wallace as passed away at the age of 93. With a rich career spanning over sixty years Mr. Wallace touched the birth of television to his pinnacle at 60 Minutes. Known for his tough, sometimes fierce interviews, he was the voice of his generationContinue Reading
CFN – As a new portrait of scientist and environmentalist James Lovelock goes on display in the National Portrait Gallery, watch him recount, in enthralling detail, memories of his life’s work. . Born in 1919, James Lovelock is a globally respected environmental thinker and independent scientist. While his career hasContinue Reading
CFN – Neverbloomers : the search for Grownuphood premieres tomorrow on the CBC Documentary channel. LINK Sharon Hyman’s first feature length doc is a generational retrospective navel gazing journey. It asks many questions; answers a few; but mostly what drew me to it and kept me watching wasContinue Reading
CFN – Friday our office started getting emails about Joey Bellmore. By this morning we’d had nearly 60 emails from people all over the world seeking our assistance in finding out what happened to the 30 year old St. Lawrence College Business grad. It seems Mr. Bellmore has been buildingContinue Reading
CFN – It’s amazing how we can walk through life walking by amazing people. Look at that picture above. If you didn’t know it was Andy Rooney what would you think? Yesterday I was at an event and a gentleman introduced himself to me. I’d struck up aContinue Reading
CFN – It’s been a hard year for the Corrie family. Betty Driver or Betty Turpin as she’s known on Coronation street has passed away at the age of 91. She’s vowed to never retire from the show and she didn’t. Most of her scenes that last year orContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We here in Canada get our Coronation Street episodes months after those aired in the UK although the CBC is now doubling up so we can catch up which is a bonus for long time fans of the British soap fave. The CBC also airsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – On Wednesday September 14, the cast and crew of the /A\ Morning Show will be leaving their Byward Market studios and broadcasting live from Cornwall Ontario. The show will be live on the air from 6 am to 10 am. “We’re excited to get out on theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – One of the scary things about having Mr. Harper finally get his majority is the impacts and precedents I and many others fear it’s going to set. Before the election UBB was and still is a very large issue. There was a break, a delay ifContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tracy got the crap beat of her on Corrie last week. She then swanned this story to Ken and Deirdre suggesting that her lying and trying to frame an innocent person was because of her kid! Could you imagine someone trying to use their children asContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I just don’t get it? Do you? Apparently Elizabeth May is being banned from the Leadership debates…again….and so far there’s been nary a peep from the Federal Leaders. Could Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, or Gilles Duceppe ever look at a female voter again if they don’t standContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Canadians are stunned and saddened at the passing of Canadian Air Farce funny man Roger Abbott at the age of 64. I know that Air Farce is better known for the ageless CBC television shows, but I grew up listening to Air Farce on the radio; especiallyContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – When I told people that I was going to the Genie Awards after-party in Ottawa last night, the majority of the responses were: “What are the Genie awards? After explaining that the awards honour and showcase the year’s outstanding achievements in Canadian cinema, many of these peopleContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – For we Canadian fans we’re only coming to grips with Maggie Jones passing and the end of Blanche Hunt’s character. It’s the usual Corrie event. Holiday’s, Weddings, Funerals; they can’t happen without something fun happening and sure enough Tracy Barlow’s furlough from prison where she’s serving for MurderingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – She kissed a girl and she liked it. It’s tough writing about Coronation Street here in Canada without giving away stealers from the UK edition that’s months ahead of us. I mean, here in Canada Blanche is still alive although not on screen any longer, butContinue Reading