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Le 25 avril 2013

Journaux canadiens donne le coup d'envoi à l'édition 2013 des Prix Extra et
annonce les noms des juges.

Les Prix Extra rendent hommage à ce qui se fait de mieux en publicité dans les
journaux sur toutes les plateformes. 

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April 25, 2013

Newspapers Canada is pleased to launch the Extra Awards for 2013 and announce of our judges for this year.

The Extra Awards celebrate outstanding advertising in newspapers across any device.

The awards are open to all -- agencies, advertisers and newspapers! Ads must have run in a community or daily newspaper or on a newspaper site, tablet or phone in Canada between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.

Ottawa (March 20, 2013) Close to 100 Ontario communities have acquired transmission towers formerly used by TVOntario. The towers can be used by the communities to re-establish free over-the-air television services that their residents would otherwise have to obtain via cable or satellite, including TVO and the CBC; as well as highspeed wireless Interenet, community TV or radio, or cell phone service.

Ottawa (March 5, 2013) For the first time in Canadian history, community-owned and --operated TV channels are available on satellite. Bell has added seven of the channels to its basic satellite line-up. As a result, Canadians in rural communities in BC, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario and New Brunswick can now see community channels in their area.

After a long day at school, the last thing most kids want to do is learn at home. But the benefits of learning as a family outside the classroom are huge -- not only are children exposed to a culture of lifelong learning, but the bond between parent and child can grow with each teachable moment.

Note to Editors: "Today" in copy is Wednesday, Sept. 26. For photo and multimedia materials, see link at bottom of copy.

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Victoria Duffield named Cross Country Fun Hunt treasure: Canadian kids can bring singer home by nominating their own local fun spot. 510 words with optional trim of 105 words.

By Chris Lackner
Canadian kids are being challenged to put their community on the map by winning their hometown a national reputation - and a special concert performance.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE:
September 12, 2012

The Extra Awards celebrate outstanding advertising in newspapers and on their sites. Newspapers Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the Extra Awards for 2012.

The 2012 Extra's Best of Show is BleuBlancRouge with its outstanding execution for The Gazette "Tweet Edition".

Other award winners include stunning work from (in order of number of awards received):

On Thursday, September 6th, the 37th Toronto International Film Festival debuts with a star-studded lineup of Canadian and International guests expected to grace the red carpets, and The GATE (www.thegate.ca) will have daily content available to publications for syndication.

In addition to news stories from the festival, The GATE will be capturing photos and video from the red carpets, interviewing guests, and reviewing films.

CBC/Radio-Canada is shutting down its analogue over-the-air transmitters on July 31, 2012.

Are you affected?

If you use an antenna to watch television and receive an analogue signal from CBC Television or Télévision de Radio-Canada, you will need to change how you receive our TV services.

Cable and satellite subscribers are not affected by this, nor are those who receive a digital over-the-air signal. Fewer than two percent of Canadians will be affected by the shutdown of our analogue system.

CBC/Radio-Canada is shutting down its analogue over-the-air transmitters on July 31, 2012.

Are you affected?

If you use an antenna to watch television and receive an analogue signal from CBC Television or Télévision de Radio-Canada, you will need to change how you receive our TV services.

Cable and satellite subscribers are not affected by this, nor are those who receive a digital over-the-air signal. Fewer than two percent of Canadians will be affected by the shutdown of our analogue system.