Energeticcity.ca Weekly Review: A Rough Month for Canadian Media

Welcome to our next installment of Weekly Review, the series where we mention what’s going on behind the scenes and showcase the previous week’s top stories.

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Behind the Scenes

On June 23rd, Bell Media asked the CRTC to remove its requirements for local news, claiming that it was too costly and that viewers weren’t watching as long as they used to.

Then, on June 27th, two of Canada’s largest news publishers, Postmedia and Torstar, confirmed that talks are ongoing for a potential merger. This comes at a time when trust in online news is at an all-time low in Canada, according to Reuters’ yearly journalism report.

What does this mean for you? Essentially it means it’s about to get more difficult for you to access quality, objective journalism. 

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Top Stories of the Week

It’s always interesting to see what the readers of Energeticcity.ca are most interested in the region. Sometimes it’s a big decision impacting property taxes, and sometimes it’s a new restaurant coming to town. Here are the top stories for the week of June 25 to July 1, 2023:

1. Plane Crash: near Simpson Lake results in a man’s death. Chetwynd RCMP are looking to speak with witnesses.
2. Court Report: of the latest sentences handed out from the Fort St. John and Dawson Creek Provincial Courts from June 19th to 23rd.
3. Residents Voice Their Concerns: about the Treaty Land Sharing Network. Before this meeting, Treaty 8 First Nations withdrew their support for the network. PRRD has decided to issue an apology regarding the handling of this proposal.

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