For some, Alberta’s history is just about cowboys, oil, and Conservatives, but a new television series is shedding light on the many contributions that minority groups have made in the province. An Omni TV magazine-style…
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What the OMNI Cuts Mean for Newcomer Communities and Journalists
When Rogers Media announced it was cutting 110 positions in May, Canadians — journalists, community leaders and critics — focused on OMNI. Not just because the station received significant cuts, but also because of what…
View More What the OMNI Cuts Mean for Newcomer Communities and JournalistsOMNI Cuts: ‘A Deep and Personal Transgression’
Recently, without warning and without consultation, Rogers Communications decided to end all Italian-language news and current affairs television programming on the multicultural OMNI station. As a proud Italian-Canadian and a federal Cabinet Minister, many individuals…
View More OMNI Cuts: ‘A Deep and Personal Transgression’Community Leaders Blast Rogers for Ethnic News Cutbacks
Leaders from Canada’s ethnic community are coming together to urge Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to suspend consideration of all further applications from Rogers Communications Inc. unless the media giant restores multilingual newscasts at…
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OMNI TV’s Fading to Black
Rogers Media Inc. announced earlier this month that it would be replacing daily multi-language newscasts on OMNI Television with half-hour, multi-language current affairs programs instead. Simultaneously the Rogers media giant cut 110 jobs, the majority of…
View More OMNI TV’s Fading to BlackAttention CRTC: Cultural Diversity is Long Overdue
Seven years ago, I was part of an application process to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) for a digital channel focusing on broadcasting English Language Drama with visible minority professionals in key creative…
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Sports: a Social Equalizer
Growing up in a working class neighbourhood in Calgary, there were only a handful of entertainment choices our family could afford, one of which was to attend a football game (or “soccer” in North America).…
View More Sports: a Social EqualizerEthnic media awards reflect widening horizon
It was a true reflection of the Canadian mosaic — multi-hued and textured, but coming together as one single whole. The stories and programs the winners of the 2014 Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) awards…
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