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5 days ago · Three people were killed and dozens were injured when an OC Transpo double-decker bus crashed into the overhang of a shelter at Westboro station on Jan. 11, 2019. Nearly six years later, a judge ...
Sep 22, 2023 · According to TransLink, overcrowding in the region's transit system is "rapidly worsening" and without more funding, four in 10 rush-hour bus trips will be "severely overcrowded" by 2025.
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- Who is taking job action? CUPE Local 4500 represents more than 180 transit supervisors, engineers, maintenance and communication workers who work for CMBC, a subsidiary of TransLink.
- Why does this affect some transit operations but not others? While many people may think of TransLink as one organization, a variety of different organizations are responsible for different facets of Metro Vancouver's transit system, which results in a variety of different unions.
- What are the issues at play? While some contract disputes involve significant disagreements over benefits or working conditions, this one appears to be almost entirely about money.
- Is TransLink's claim of a financial crisis accurate? One of the more contentious questions in the contract dispute is how much of an impact the future salaries of 180 workers could have on TransLink's financial operations.
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- Founding of The CBC/Radio-Canada
- Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
- Canadian Broadcasting Act (1936) and Early Growth
- Early Programming
- Canadian Drama
- Advent of Television
- Radio Revolution
- Growth of Television
- Television Programming
CBC/Radio-Canada’s programming is broadcast on the 88 radio stations, 27 TV stations and one digital-only station that the broadcaster operated across Canada as of February 2024. Canadian content makes up over 80 per cent of prime-time schedules on both TV and radio. The radio service airs 99 per cent Canadian content over the full course of its br...
The CBC/Radio-Canada was created as a crown corporation on 2 November 1936. This followed two earlier experiments with public broadcast ownership in Canada. During the 1920s, the Canadian National Railways (CNR) developed a radio network. It had stations in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Moncton and Vancouver. Its schedule included concerts, comic oper...
The newly elected Conservative government of R.B. Bennett responded to the appeals of the CRL by passing the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act(1932). It established a publicly owned Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC). Its mandate was to provide programs and extend coverage to all settled parts of the country. The CRBC took over the radio f...
A new Canadian Broadcasting Act in 1936 created the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada as a crown corporation. Compared to the CRBC, the CBC/Radio-Canada was better organized and less vulnerable to political pressure. It also had more assured funding via a $2.50 licence fee on receiving sets. The corporation assumed the assets, li...
The development of programmingproceeded more slowly than the extension of service coverage. At first, entertainment, music and talk programs produced in the US and the UK were used heavily. Following a program survey to determine the extent and location of Canadian talent, the CBC slowly created its own distinctive service. This included variety pr...
After the war, public affairs programming was expanded. Programs on the arts, such as Critically Speaking, and drama programs also increased. In 1940, the CBC introduced Canadian Theatre of the Air. In 1944, Andrew Allan's greatly admired Stageseries made its debut. But the heyday of Canadian radio drama came during the early post-war period. A rep...
In 1947, CBC/Radio-Canada's assistant chief engineer, J. Alphonse Ouimet, issued a study called Report on Television. Ouimet had built and tried to market his own TV network in Montreal in the early 1930s. His report was a springboard for the broadcaster to begin its own TV network. Ouimet was appointed coordinator of television. He later replaced ...
During the 1960s, a few steps were taken to reclaim radio audience loyalty. Some new current affairs programs were introduced. Canadian-produced drama and serious music was increased. But it was in 1970s that the CBC’s radio service underwent the revolution that made it the pride of the corporation. In 1970, an exhaustive radio study was released. ...
CBC/Radio-Canada's TV service adapted less successfully to its own problems in this period. During the 1950s, a new generation of producers responded to the challenge of developing programs for the medium with energy, enthusiasm and great creativity. They included Ross McLean, Norman Campbell, Norman Jewison, Bob Allen, Jean-Paul Fugere, Sydney New...
Internationally recognized personalities have long been featured on CBC/Radio-Canada's TV services. Jim Carrey's first movie, Introducing…Janet (1983), was made for CBC TV. Alex Trebek hosted CBC TV’s Music Hop (1963–64) and Reach for the Top (1966–73) before becoming the host of Jeopardy! Actor Michael J. Fox began his acting career on the CBC TV ...
By 1955, our television services were available to 66% of the Canadian population. CBC airs its first televised newscast. Radio-Canada airs its first televised broadcast of a hockey game. Live from the Montreal Forum, René Lecavalier called a game between the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings.
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May 15, 2021 · There's a coalition of companies ready to fill Central Canada's Greyhound-shaped hole — and talk of a new coast-to-coast bus network. But some of that transformation might need government help ...
