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The Observatory updates its NEWS page Monday through Friday with the most relevant cultural policy news, statistics and reports. Information is gathered from Canadian local and national news sources as well as major international publications.
News are listed by chronological date of publication, and articles are regularly removed from the site in order to insure the integrity of the links. Every month, the Observatory’s free bilingual newsletter profiles the most significant Canadian and international cultural-policy news
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"The Saskatchewan Party government plans to propose that written contracts be required between professional artists and those that enlist their services, a move also proposed, but not finalized, under the previous NDP government."
Creator(s): Regina Leader-Post | Date Published: 2008-01-09
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« L’année 2008 marque l’entrée en vigueur du nouveau plan d’action triennal en culture de la MRC de Drummond. »
Creator(s): Fournisseur municipal | Date Published: 2008-01-09
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"The bill for the U.S. TV writers' strike finally arrived. In this country, we'll barely feel the pinch. Viewers will experience some changes in the weeks ahead, but any reduction in service will seem less pronounced on Canadian screens."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2008-01-05
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"Oxford University reports idea of upper class forming cultural elite no longer valid."
Creator(s): Toronto Star | Date Published: 2008-01-05
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« Le tourisme est très paradoxal: c'est à la fois un prédateur et un sauveur du patrimoine »
Creator(s): Le Devoir | Date Published: 2008-01-04
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« Le nombre de DVD québécois lancés en 2007 a chuté de 20 %, passant de 305 parutions à 244. »
Creator(s): Cyberpresse.ca | Date Published: 2008-01-04
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"French national museums – including the Louvre in Paris – will let in many visitors free in the coming months, in an experiment intended to open up high culture to a wider public."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2008-01-04
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"As usual, there is plenty of actual art happening this year."
Creator(s): Edmonton Journal | Date Published: 2008-01-03
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"Funding of $60,000 will allow the organization to host the 7th National Michif Language Conference."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2008-01-03
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The past 12 months marked another remarkable year in law and technology -- from business developments to lawsuits to court rulings to new legislation that will have a profound impact on the Internet in Canada.
Creator(s): The Ottawa Citizen (Michael Geist) | Date Published: 2008-01-02
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"According to a new Ipsos Reid survey, nearly a third of adults (31 per cent) across the country didn't read a single book for pleasure in all of 2007."
Creator(s): The Ottawa Citizen | Date Published: 2008-01-02
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"More than a million Torontonians made friends with Facebook in 2007, contributing to the "phenomenal growth" in Canadian users last year."
Creator(s): Toronto Star | Date Published: 2008-01-02
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"University of British Columbia theatre-design prof Robert Gardiner says his city urgently needs a permanent multipurpose arts incubator - and he's not the only one feeling the crunch."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2008-01-01
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"Nortel Networks Corp. and Vonage Holdings Corp. ended the year with a truce, announcing yesterday that they have settled lawsuits between them in the United States."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2008-01-01
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"Individual privacy is best protected in Canada but is under threat in the United States and the European Union as governments introduce surveillance and information-gathering measures in the name of security and border control."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2007-12-31
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According to young Canadians, "Some of us are more oriented to ... hands-on and practical learning options ... But the education system, our parents and peers seem to devalue vocational trades and technology training."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2007-12-31
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NEW YORK — Young adults are the heaviest users of public libraries despite the ease with which they can access a wealth of information over the Internet from the comforts of their homes, according to a new study.
Creator(s): Associated Press | Date Published: 2007-12-31
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"Lors d'un dîner informel précédant un congrès organisé par des universitaires féministes à l'université Wilfrid-Laurier, les participants ont exprimé leur frustration devant l'obsession actuelle autour du port du voile l'islamophobie grandissante."
Creator(s): Le Devoir | Date Published: 2007-12-31
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« Les gens qui préparent le nouveau Musée canadien des droits de la personne (…) espèrent présenter des questions sensibles telles que le conflit israélo-palestinien sans déclencher une tempête de controverses »
Creator(s): La Presse canadienne | Date Published: 2007-12-24
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"L'année 2007 a été riche en rebondissements cyberculturels. Embourbé à la lisière de l'environnement numérique, le droit d'auteur s'est fait bousculer au Canada, idem pour l'ensemble du cadre réglementaire ayant trait aux contenus numérisés. "
Creator(s): Cyberpresse.ca | Date Published: 2007-12-24
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« Après presque cinq mois de rodage, le Commissaire aux plaintes relatives aux services de télécommunications (CPRST) obtient le feu vert du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes pour se mettre officiellement au travail. »
Creator(s): Le Devoir | Date Published: 2007-12-24
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"The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today approved CanWest MediaWorks Inc.’s (CanWest) acquisition of the broadcasting channels owned by Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc."
Creator(s): CRTC | Date Published: 2007-12-20
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« La Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) a effectué deux perquisitions menant à la saisie de milliers de DVD contrefaits et à l'arrestation de huit suspects qui feraient partie d'un réseau impliqué dans la reproduction illégale et la vente de disquettes »
Creator(s): Cyberpresse.ca | Date Published: 2007-12-19
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"The arts world is suddenly in turmoil. News that the British Council, which promotes the arts abroad, is to disband many of its specialist departments coincides with changes to the funding of projects in this country."
Creator(s): Telegraph | Date Published: 2007-12-19
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"Instead of dropping its Canadian prices, a U.S. magazine publisher has quietly removed the American price for its magazines — leaving only the Canadian price on the cover."
Creator(s): CBC | Date Published: 2007-12-14
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"Data Represents Opinions Of 98,000 Canadians Over Nearly Twenty Years."
Creator(s): Ipsos Reid | Date Published: 2007-12-14
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"A controversial bill that seeks to reform Canadian copyright laws will not be introduced this week, federal officials confirmed on Thursday."
Creator(s): CBC | Date Published: 2007-12-13
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« La ministre a annoncé une contribution de 100 000 $ du gouvernement du Québec au Fonds international pour la diversité culturelle. »
Creator(s): Fournisseur municipal | Date Published: 2007-12-11
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"Close to 8 million Canadians have signed up – 85% in the past year alone, unpublished study reveals."
Creator(s): Toronto Star | Date Published: 2007-12-10
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"Minister Verner made the announcement of a $500,000 contribution for 2008-09 during the inaugural session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, taking place in Ottawa until Dec. 13."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2007-12-10
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« Le Quartier des spectacles (QdS) travaille à un plan d'identité visuelle qui changera le visage de la rue Sainte-Catherine, entre la place Émilie-Gamelin et l'église St. James. »
Creator(s): Cyberpresse.ca | Date Published: 2007-12-10
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"For years, Canadians have successfully proselytized overseas the benefits of multiculturalism in our country," The Globe's Marina Jiménez wrote in Saturday's Globe Essay When multiculturalism morphs into pluralism."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2007-12-08
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« Investissements conjoints de 673 500 $. »
Creator(s): Fournisseur municipal | Date Published: 2007-12-07
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"Regional arts groups, open-air events highlight second year of Toronto festival."
Creator(s): The Globe and Mail | Date Published: 2007-12-06
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"CBC's CEO-designate, Montreal lawyer Hubert Lacroix, described the public broadcaster as Canada's largest and most important cultural institution in a statement to Parliament's heritage committee on Thursday."
Creator(s): CBC | Date Published: 2007-12-06
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"A majority of Canadians oppose foreign ownership of the media, telephone and cable firms, and believe the government should play a role in preserving Canada's cultural identity, according to a Harris/Decima poll released Wednesday."
Creator(s): CBC | Date Published: 2007-12-05
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"These analyses are now available in two online documents: Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census and The Evolving Linguistic Portrait, 2006 Census."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-12-04
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"Montreal RCMP have charged a man they allege is a world leader in pirating movies, an arrest they say could help counter Montreal's reputation as a major location for movie piracy."
Creator(s): CBC | Date Published: 2007-12-04
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"Global union the International Federation of Actors has won EU backing for a Europe-wide investigation into television and theatre opportunities for female performers over 40."
Creator(s): The Stage | Date Published: 2007-12-04
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"As a cloud of uncertainty continues to linger over the fate of webcasters, satellite radio services Sirius and XM Satellite Radio have been granted fixed percentage-of-revenue performance royalty rates by the US Copyright Royalty Board."
Creator(s): Wired.com | Date Published: 2007-12-04
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