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I am a staff writer with CTV.ca News. That operation is part of CTV News, which is of course nestled into CTV Inc. and CTVglobemedia.

I don't speak for my employer on this blog. I don't comment about the internal affairs of my employer.

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View Article  Here's hoping

I thought the original Zorro (more properly, The Mask of Zorro) was pretty much a perfect summer movie: Noble heroes, a nasty villian, a totally mesmerizing babe, a zippy pace, great sword fights -- and lots of laughs!

We'll see what the sequel (The Legend of Zorro) brings, but so far, the the critics haven't been kind. Check out the reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.

View Article  Study finds captive chimpanzees would make typical Torontonians

A study in the journal Nature (reported by the Beeb) finds that captive chimpanzees don't help others in their social group, even when it causes them no inconvenience.

View Article  Some question Saudi oil reserve estimates

Need more oil? The Saudis say, "Don't worry, we can handle it." But some U.S. government officials say, "don't be so sure." They think the Saudis' oil reserve estimates may be a tad optimistic.

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View Article  This is really scary

CTV News Toronto reported  that some retailers have already had their Christmas displays up for a week.

Do we really need a two-month Christmas shopping season? I say no.

View Article  In praise of personal journalism

Nat Hentoff, who has worked for the Village Voice since 1958, writes a paean to the personal as part of the Voice's 50th anniversary special.

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View Article  Miers withdraws SCOTUS nomination

Harriet Miers, who just couldn't seem to make anyone happy as a nominee for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, withdrew herself as a candidate today.

The fall of Dubya's discontent continues.

All this happens as Lewis I. 'Scooter' Libby, Dick Cheney's chief of staff, and Karl Rove, Bush's brain, await word of whether they'll be indicted or not in Plamegate.

View Article  Rabinovitch defends lockout

In his appearance before Parliament's standing committee on Canadian heritage this morning, CBC president Robert Rabinovitch defended his decision to impose a lockout on CMG workers, saying it was the only way to prevent a strike at a more critical time.

This CTV.ca story has video of Rabinovitch's remarks.

Oh, and didja know that the CBC didn't save a dime despite not disbursing paycheques for 5,500 people for seven weeks?

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View Article  CBS brings in new news president

Andrew Heyward is being replaced by CBS's sports boss Sean McManus.

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View Article  Harassment leads Beeb to shut down Uzbekistan office

Security concerns have led the BBC to close its office in the Uzebekistan capital of Tashkent.

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View Article  Boy, do I feel smart tonight!

I managed to avoid the temptation of peeing away two bucks on a Lotto 6/49 ticket -- a decision that became all the more justified when I heard the winning $54M ticket was sold in western Canada.

That being said, here's hoping my dear sweet mother succumbed to greed, won big-time -- and feels inspired to do something really, really nice for her son. :)

Update

Unless mom had some reason to be in Camrose and buy a lottery ticket, my faint hope of her winning big bucks is pretty much zero. Damn. :^)

View Article  Rabinovitch before Parliament today

Robert Rabinovitch, the CBC's prez, will appear before the Commons heritage committee later today.

The Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias talked a bit about it in her Monday column.

View Article  Becoming Black -- Conrad, that is

Albert Schultz talks with the Toronto Star about portraying Lord Black of Crossharbour -- Author, intellectual, wit, ruthless businessman and possible corporate crook.

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View Article  BBC: In with the Arabic, out with the east European

The Beeb will be starting up an Arabic TV service -- mainly at the cost of its eastern European broadcasts.

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View Article  Miller, NYT talk severance

Judith Miller and the NYT have started talking about her employment options there -- including severance (saw this first at Canadian Journalist, thanks to a post from Jacques Poitras).

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