Deadline extended on pitch competition at annual comedy fest that, this year, comes with a development deal at CBC

Thriller from Dimension Films arrives on some 140 screens via Alliance Atlantis, opposite Evan Almighty and A Mighty Heart

Longtime executive was ‘a pillar on which CanWest Global was founded,’ says Asper

Insight Sports bringing videogame league north, with multiplatform deal for The Score

Crime drama leads with 12 nominations including best drama and writing, though its network TVA and TQS are again boycotting the French-language TV honors. Minuit, le soir is up for 11 along with Sophie Paquin

The high dollar and fallout from the ACTRA strike have kept a chill on production in the Maritimes, though there are signs that a turnaround is underway

The Vancouver shop has scooped the campus comedy Ratko: The Dictator’s Son away from Tennessee, taking on its first service-only job for the U.S. producers

It’s National Aboriginal Day in Canada, and the Ceeb is marking the occasion with a new online content collection

The network’s top newsman is stepping down after almost 35 years, following Bernstein, Lee and Klymkiw through the ‘out’ door, just as his department makes the jump into digital

Income fund says suitor Goldman Sachs has made an offer for its minority stake of the Alliance Atlantis distribution wing

The Winnipeg giant has closed the books on nine-month search for a buyer, and will instead up its stake in its Aussie network

Quebec star and director set to shoot Cruising Bar 2, a $5.2-million sequel which will see Côté reprise his four roles from the 1989 hit comedy