A power outage at Bell Media (the corporate parent of TSN and CTV)’s broadcast center in Scarborough, Ontario, just outside Toronto,  knocked out their cable TSN feeds across the country, as well as the feeds for some of their eastern CTV and CTV2 (broadcast) stations and their national CTV News Network: PROGRAM ALERT: We are currently experiencing technical difficulties resulting from a power outage. But it said "no party capable of taking over the channel was found" and that in view of the financial losses "there was no alternative to closing Sun News.". "Over the past four years, we tried everything we could to achieve sufficient market penetration to generate the profits needed to operate a national news channel. Find breaking Atlantic & COVID-19 news, live coverage, weather, traffic, in-depth reporting, sports, local events and video. Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Air Date: March 25, 2021. false. At the time of this release, Sun News Network is already off the air. Sun Media Corporation spent months actively seeking a potential buyer but no party capable of taking over the channel was found. The most recent additions to the list all either took off … Due to a power outage, CTV main network is off the air in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. TORONTO -- An Air Canada plane bound for Toronto was forced to declare a mid-air emergency after one of its wheels fell off during take-off. Sadly, the numerous obstacles to carriage that we encountered spelled the end of this venture.". Future of virtual learning for families. In a statement to CTV News Toronto, Air Canada said the plane experienced an engine issue shortly after take-off. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. We’ll post “Nothing Given" online and get it on the air as soon as possible. Debbie Cabana, marketing director for Air Transat, tells CTV News the doctor who examined the toddler on the plane noted her temperature was 39.6 degrees Celsius. CTV News Channel and TSN are off the air across the country. Comments are not open on some news articles; Bell Media reserves the right to choose commenting availability. Homeless community battles isolation . The Sun News channel was not included in the deal, which sparked outsiders to suggest the network could fold after years of struggling in the ratings. Air Date: March 26, 2021. It’s remarkable that national sports and news networks (plus local broadcast stations for a good portion of the country) can all be taken offline for multiple hours by a power outage. That proves what an ignoramus you are. Websites and digital services were also impacted. Sun News responded by saying the decision would spell the end of the channel. Power has been restored & the return of broadcasting is expected soon. There were 128 passengers and eight crew members on the plane, none of … Sun News issued an apology after Trudeau said he would no longer speak to the outlet's reporters until there was an appropriate response. ET Friday after negotiations to sell the troubled television channel were unsuccessful. Early Monday evening wasn’t a good time for sports viewers in Canada w trying to watch TSN. An Air Canada Rouge plane prepares for a flight to Las Vegas at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, April 28, 2014.Rouge paused … TORONTO -- Police say they believe that two shootings in the Greater Toronto Area are … Viewers using over-the-air rooftop or indoor antenna will need to re-scan their television channels to restore CTV2 Windsor service. Losses had mounted at the network, according to CRTC documents which said it lost $17 million in 2012 and $14.8 million in 2013. He previously worked at Yahoo! If you're using an alias, make sure it's unique. Published Thursday, February 12, 2015 8:47PM EST, Last Updated Friday, February 13, 2015 8:25AM EST, Postmedia pays $316M for Sun Media assets to compete with digital-only players, Experts weigh in on concentration of Canadian media ownership, 'Miraculously defied all odds': Mother of missing toddler near Kingston, Ont. We will not publish: Comments written that are poorly spelled; or are written in caps; or which use strange formatting to get noticed. Air Date: March 27, 2021. Carol Anne Meehan, Carolyn Waldo laid off from CTV News Ottawa Bell to lay off 380 people in Toronto, Montreal Bell hit with $1.25M fine for planting 4-star reviews for phone apps As per TSN’s broadcast schedule, they had Round of 16 French Open matches beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern on TSN2, and the rescheduled Patriots-Chiefs game at 7 p.m. Minutes after the station went dark, an on-screen message read: 'Sun News Network is no longer available, at the discretion of the programmer.'. — Bell Media PR (@BellMediaPR) October 5, 2020. The news release said that the man wasn't able to show him one, which prompted the off-duty officer to place the man under arrest. Andrew Bucholtz is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. Watch More From CTV News . In statement to CTV News Toronto, Sgt. Kyle Moore CTV News Atlantic Reporter @KyleMooreCTV Contact Published Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:04PM AST Last Updated Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:05PM AST We thank all employees for their daily efforts and the talent they have contributed to the channel. This was a reasonably unfortunate time for an outage for some Canadian sports fans. Fair-weather idiot! false. A check-in on the public mood of Canadians with hosts Michael Stittle and Nik Nanos. Sadly, the numerous obstacles to carriage that we encountered spelled the end of this venture.". Due to a power outage, CTV main network is off the air in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. ... Off-campus parties involving Western students spark 22 COVID-19 cases. CALGARY -- The union representing some Bell Media workers says a total of 210 employees in the Toronto area are being laid off, with most of the notifications taking place Tuesday. Wild weather wreaks havoc along shoreline . The added flights are expected to start taking off this spring and summer. We screen for comments that seek to spread information that is false or misleading. The channel also got behind "Ford Nation," a commentary series hosted by Rob and Doug Ford, that was pulled from the schedule less than a day after it premiered. CTV News Channel and TSN are off the air across the country. false. Listen and subscribe to get a weekly update with the newsmakers who matter. And the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake knocked several Bay Area stations off the air for hours. We will not publish comments that are profane, libelous, racist, or engage in personal attacks. Officials said the victim, who lived in … CTV News at Noon 12:00 p.m. CP24 Live at 5 5:00 p.m. CTV News at Six 6 p.m. CTV News at 11:30 11:30 p.m. Toronto Together Hamilton man starts canoe-sharing program to connect community The channel promised to balance the "lefty bias" of traditional Canadian media, but its operations were plagued by tight production budgets which often left it with limited on-the-ground reporting and a large portion of its airtime dedicated to commentary and heavily editorialized news coverage. Get off our show! @bell @TSN_Sports if I have to watch the packer game on my phone I’m cancelling my cable you guys are killing me right now @Bell_Support pic.twitter.com/ebhBp3MJ85. Air Date: March 25, 2021. false. "Over the past four years, we tried everything we could to achieve sufficient market penetration to generate the profits needed to operate a national news channel. https://t.co/gLvKtapTqo, — Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) October 5, 2020. MONTREAL -- Air Canada will pause all operations of its Rouge aircraft indefinitely and lay off 80 employees starting Feb. 8, the latest round of cuts at Canada's struggling airlines. We are currently experiencing technical difficulties for some of our channels resulting from a power outage at our Agincourt facility. Would you watch young Rocky Balboa live through the 1960s? Minutes after the station went dark, an on-screen message from Rogers Cable read: "Sun News Network is no longer available, at the discretion of the programmer. Grey-Bruce top doc highest earner in Ontario. Due to a power outage, CTV New Channel and TSN are off the air across the country. boy, 'Teenage Head' drummer on ventilator fighting COVID-19, U.S. Capitol on lockdown as police respond to 'critical incident', Vaccinated people can resume travel at 'low risk', U.S. CDC says, Lieutenant: Kneeling on Floyd's neck 'totally unnecessary', U.K. regulator found total of 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine use, Back-to-back celestial events in April's night skies, Train hits truck that slid onto track in Taiwan, killing 51. Watch More From CTV News . Future of virtual learning for families. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours," concluded Julie Tremblay. Bell Media reviews every comment submitted, and reserves the right to approve comments and edit for brevity and clarity. Sylvester Stallone is working on ideas for a ‘Rocky’ prequel series, Bruce Drennan, a host on “Bally Sports Great Lakes,” tells a caller “You don’t know squat, you stupid idiot!”, Dan Orlovsky continues to evade accountability in explanation of comments criticizing Justin Fields’ work ethic, The DC Streetcar account tweeted a Bryce Harper photo with info on Nats’ home games, then played it off as “April Fools”. Live breaking news, national news, sports, business, entertainment, health, politics and more from CTVNews.ca. Toronto and provincial police believe pair of GTA shootings are linked. Sun News Network goes off the air, with no fanfare | CTV News Sun News Network goes off the air, with no fanfare TORONTO -- The Sun News Network went off the air at 5 a.m. Thank you for your patience. As of 8 p.m. Eastern, though, there were still plenty of people complaining of outages on at least some TSN channels, including issues with TSN1 and 3 (which were set to broadcast the Monday Night Football Falcons-Packers game): Yo @TSN_Sports, you have 15 minutes before the #ATLvsGB game to get this fixed ??? There was a big change in Vancouver's sports radio landscape as TSN 1040 was taken off the air. The bride later said Trudeau secured the groom's OK beforehand. Highlights of your CTV Morning Live news and weather for February 10. And as mentioned above, TSN1 and TSN3 have the Monday Night Football Falcons-Packers matchup. The NCAA Women's Tournament reaches the Final Four on ESPN tonight and we have the Boston Red Sox season opener against Baltimore on MLB Network, "You're going to make a judgement on the season after one game in 30-degree weather? The segment went viral and drew a record number of complaints from viewers who felt Erickson was being unfair, but the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council eventually ruled the "aggressive" interview was acceptable. KITCHENER -- A Hamilton man has been charged after they allegedly drove away after test driving a vehicle in Cambridge on Monday. https://t.co/5gAI9Upep3, — Dave Woolley (@ABHabsFan) October 6, 2020, . Morning Update: Vaccine Dose Delay . Murray Campbell said when it comes to large vehicles like dump trucks on the road, the utmost care must be taken to ensure everyone's safety. Update: TSN1/3 service was eventually restored just after nine p.m. Eastern, about 10 minutes after the scheduled kickoff of Packers-Falcons (which was later than usual thanks to the Pats-Chiefs game being moved to an early-Monday slot): PROGRAM ALERT: Packers/Falcons is now live on TSN1/3. This also cut off the planned airing of a special TSN original feature on SportsCentre: Update: Our feature won’t be airing after all on @SportsCentre tonight. Glad our Nats fans are alert and ready for a great season!". WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims addresses the airline's annual meeting in … ET, then Pardon The Interruption and Monday Night Countdown). Is 'Bigfoot' behind unexplained roar, footprints in B.C.? "The closure is regrettable for the Canadian broadcasting system, which is losing a distinctively Canadian voice in the national news space," said Tremblay. Air Date: March 27, 2021. false. AwfulAnnouncing.com is not an official web site for any media organization, professional sports league, team, or organization.Copyright © 2020 www.AwfulAnnouncing.com - All Rights Reserved - Trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners. Queen, Princess Margaret's relationship detailed in new book, REPLAY: Ford announces month-long shutdown in Ontario, Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada, Jill Biden treats reporters to April Fools' Day prank, Ukraine says Russia massing troops on border; U.S. warns Moscow, 'We never gave up' in search for Jude Leyton, CTV National News: Drummer fighting for his life, Unclaimed $1M lotto ticket sold in Cambridge. The closure of the conservative-angled news channel follows months of uncertainty surrounding its fate, after Postmedia Network Canada Corp. announced plans to purchase the Sun Media newspapers and websites from Quebecor for $316 million. Listen and subscribe to get a daily fix on the latest political news and issues. — … We welcome your comments. Air Date: March 25, 2021. false. But it’s still fascinating to see national feeds taken out by a local outage, and that speaks to some issues with wide centralization. Flair Airlines will also increase its number of flights from Edmonton to Vancouver and Toronto. Bogoch: 'Variants are winning and they’re going to continue' false. We will not publish comments that link to outside websites. Levant's commentary also slurred Trudeau's mother, Margaret, and his late father, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. WestJet CEO sounds off over government approval of Air Canada purchase of Air Transat. We appreciate your patience while our team investigates this matter. One of the most famous examples happened when former "Canada Live" host Krista Erickson drilled Quebec-born dancer Margie Gillis about whether she could receive government money for her dance performances. ", "April Fools! Sports Canada and Black Press. TORONTO -- The Sun News Network went off the air at 5 a.m. But there have been some events like that before on a more local scale; the 1977 New York City blackout saw CBS and NBC only able to stay on air locally thanks to backup generators, while ABC had to reroute their operations to Los Angeles. In 2013, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said Sun News didn't meet the criteria for mandatory carriage. ", Sun News Network hit the airwaves in April 2011 with heightened expectations and the watchful eyes of media observers who nicknamed it "Fox News North.". CALGARY -- WestJet is adding 11 domestic routes across Western Canada in anticipation of summer demand for travel. Last September, Sun Media's outspoken right-wing host Ezra Levant faced the ire of the Liberal party when he criticized Justin Trudeau for kissing a Toronto-area bride in a wedding photo. Adding further questions about the future of the network was an short-term agreement with Postmedia which allowed Sun News to licence the rights for its existing logo for only a year before Postmedia required the broadcaster to distance itself from the brand. But it also quickly drew controversy with its occasionally combative on-air approach. After attempting to establish Sun News as a viable news channel in the Canadian broadcasting landscape and encountering a series of barriers to carriage, Sun Media Corporation regrets to announce today that it is closing the station. Thank you for following these guidelines and contributing your thoughts. Seniors experience vaccine pre-booking delays. You are contributing to debate and discussion, and helping to make this website a more open place. No on-air announcement was made as the screen went dark and was replaced moments later with the Sun TV logo. Watch More From CTV News . However, an official bid for the channel never surfaced. Centre for Disease Control has added more than a dozen flights to its list of COVID-19 exposures. Executives at the channel argued that at least part of that reason was the country's broadcast regulator decided against allowing Sun News to be carried on basic cable. "The closure is regrettable for the Canadian broadcasting system, which is losing a distinctively Canadian voice in the national news space, and also, most importantly, for all the Sun News employees who are losing their jobs. "This is an unfortunate outcome; shutting down Sun News was certainly not our goal," said Julie Tremblay, President and CEO of Media Group and Sun Media Corporation. A search turned up … ET on TSN4 and TSN5. thanks searchers, provides update on Jude, Quebec COVID-19 numbers continue to spike with over 1,300 new cases reported, highest since January, Coronavirus pandemic: How experts say Canada can escape the third wave, Agreement reached to terminate Air Canada's proposed acquisition of Transat, Ontario to enter four-week, provincewide COVID-19 shutdown on Saturday, Getting the COVID-19 shot won't result in denied claims, insurers say, Canada nowhere near easing travel measures: doctor, 'We never gave up': Rescue crew on finding missing Ont. Please be advised: Watch breaking news videos, from Canada, and around the world. Last December, a report in the Globe and Mail quoted a source "familiar with the negotiations" who said that Moses Znaimer's ZoomerMedia Ltd. was negotiating to acquire the network. We are working to restore service as soon as possible. false . We experienced a power outage at our broadcast facility in Scarborough tonight affecting local CTV and CTV2 stations east of Winnipeg & our specialty channels. Air Date: March 25, 2021. false. Fulfilling a dying mom's wish. Type in the characters you see in the picture below. — Rosa Hwang (@journorosa) October 5, 2020. The announcement follows a … Despite plenty of media attention, Sun News was never able to translate the spotlight into a ratings boon. VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Air Date: March 26, 2021. false. Preference is given to commenters who use real names. "We thank all employees for their daily efforts and the talent they have contributed to the channel. Air Date: March 25, 2021. false. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours. "This is an unfortunate outcome; shutting down Sun News was certainly not our goal," said Julie Tremblay, president and CEO of Media Group and Sun Media Corporation. 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