Brendan Connor
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Veteran broadcaster who served with TSN, CBC, Al Jazeera, CTV, IOC TV, Sheridan College….etc etc….still kickin ! Now at CBC again 👍
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BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford says Home Depot has offered to donate 20,000 N-95 masks to Ontario’s healthcare workers.
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Protest and rally all you want but really not cool to mess with the Terry Fox statue in Ottawa !
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Recalling my first day at CTV Northern Ontario in Dec 2011.
Was thrilled to be anchoring back in the hometown.
This week marks the end of a chapter.
Thanks to all.
Best,
Brendan
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NEW:
CTV News has learned that at the end of February, Ottawa will be scrapping the PCR test requirement for pre-departure and post-arrival at Canadian airports.
Rapid antigen tests will still be required.
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NEW:
U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines.
The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) said late on Friday that it will
accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international
travelers. It says mixed doses should be recognized as full vaccinations.
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Back to my roots at a CBC microphone !
Thanks CBC Radio Sudbury for bringing back the veteran out of the bullpen.
Happy to be here again.
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OH NO !
Losing my co-anchor for a year after tonight’s show.
She’s off to be a Mom !
Best of luck MM !
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Hello Northern Ontario.
It’s been a tough week with lots of challenging news.
Relax if you can and enjoy this little bit of video.
We’re lucky to live where we do.
Canadian Moose appreciation post
Algonquin Park 🇨🇦
📹 followmenorth
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SMART:
For people who don’t carry cash anymore, this is a great way to support the poppy campaign.
Debit card touch will do it.
#remember
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BREAKING:
Ontario Northland and the Province are planning a return of passenger rail service to the region.
A 13-stop route is proposed between Toronto and Timmins-Cochrane.
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My handsome and adventurous son…
Living the dream, enjoying his extreme hiking and back country skiing life in Fernie, BC.
Put your gloves on !
Love, Dad
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Another Telethon done…. and it was fun.
So great that my co-anchor
@CTVMARINAMOORE
came to join us for a while.
Sparkling as always.
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BREAKING: A 12-member jury finds both Dellen Millard and Mark Smich guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tim Bosma in 2013.
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NEW:
Sudbury’s Cambrian College and College Boreal are also moving to demand full vaccinations for anyone stepping onto campus this fall.
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NEW:
U-S State Department tells Americans “not to travel” to Canada right now due to “high rates of Covid cases”
??
New cases on August 30th:
Canada: 1,577
USA: 119,642
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NEW:
If you are seeing or hearing truck horns blaring across Sudbury this afternoon, (Sunday)
It is a profession of trucks coming from the funeral of a local man well known in the trucking and industrial business named John Carbone.
They are saluting him.
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First Mother’s Day as a Mom coming up for my pal Marina Moore and her boy, Mika.
Sweet pic MM !
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BREAKING:
CTV News has confirmed that the Federal government has reached a deal on First Nations child-welfare compensation.
Further details will be announced Tuesday.
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Serving food and hosting karaoke at "No-one Eats Alone" dinner in Copper Cliff tonight.
So fun ! And bravo to Councillor Mike Vagnini
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So…anchored another Christmas Eve newscast on
@CTVNewsNorthern
, then on the drive home, indulged in my tradition of listening to Alan Maitland’s reading of “The Shepherd” on
@cbcasithappens
Now watching Bing and Danny and Rosemary in “White Christmas.”
#ChristmasEvehappy
🎄🧑🎄
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BREAKING:
Public Health Sudbury and Districts reports Sudbury’s first case of coronavirus.
It’s a man in his 50’s who attended the PDAC convention in Toronto. He is now in self-isolation.
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What a day in Northern Ontario !
(And there might have to be some karaoke tonight on the deck. Apologies in advance to the neighbours across the bay)😎😎
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A chilly (but therapeutic) walk on a sunny Boxing Day 2021 in Sudbury.
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Another good event by Sudbury city councillor Mike Vagnini and his volunteers at “No-one Eats Alone on Christmas” Happy to help🤗
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Gotta love how Northern Ontario people embrace the winter !
Even at -25
#RamseyLakeskatepath
#lovelivinghere
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BREAKING:
PM Justin Trudeau says Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are in the air and on their way home to Canada after over a thousand days in jail in China !
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Great walk today on the trail from LoEllen to Laurentian and back.
Embracing winter in Norther Ontario.
#lovelivinghere
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NEW:
Premier Ford announces $75M for Northlander train revival | CTV News
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BREAKING: Sudbury Wolves coach Cory Stillman resigns to take a job in the NHL as an assistant coach with the Arizona Coyotes.
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NEW: Longtime Leafs great, George Armstrong, from Sudbury, has died at age 90.
In 1967, He was the last Leaf Captain to hoist the Stanley Cup. RIP
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Quite a Saturday in Northern Ontario.
Wonderful purple sunset.
Good for the soul.
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😂😂😂 Wow.
Back in the day !
@basketballmb
TSN's opening of the game featuring
@BrendanCTV
, and more, discussing the 88-game win streak making history 🏀🇨🇦
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NEW:
Crisis involving “person in distress” on Bridge of Nations n Sudbury averted tonight.
Well done GSPS negotiators !
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Sorry to see my colleague
@CTVDanaRoberts
leave us, but he is ready to continue his journey, and will be fabulous in his new job. Make us proud Dana!
#greatworkethic
#fellownewsjunkie
#yesyoucanborrowmypocketpuff
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NEW:
Encouraging news for businesses, especially restaurants.
CTV reports the Ford government is set to allow them to re-open to 50 per cent capacity on Jan 31.
The Premier is said to be planning for a full reopening in March.
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Sad to hear the elegant and professional Sudbury native, Alex Trebek has lost his battle with cancer. I’ll take “classy” for a thousand Alex.
RIP
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A sad day of coverage on the news desk.
RIP Queen Elizabeth.
Always there.
Elegant and kind.
A fixture for so long.
Thank you for a life of service.
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Happy for Sudbury’s Rebecca Johnston that she is going back to the Olympics.
Great player and very nice person.
#NorthernOntariogirl
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NEW:
Heath Unit says 47 of Sudbury’s 300 active covid cases are “OMICRON”
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NEW:
58 Laurentian University programs being cut to save money. 34 English, 24 French and 11 graduate programs.
Concurrent Education is gone along with Math, Physics, Italian, Music, Political Science, and many more.
10 per cent of LU students are affected.
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NEW:
Northern Ontario hockey fans are saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Pappin at age 82.
From Copper Cliff, he played for 4 NHL teams in the 60’s and 70’s, but mostly for the Leafs and Chicago.
He scored the winner in the Leafs Stanley Cup victory in 1967.
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🎄Happy Christmas to all my friends and colleagues. These original lyrics, before Sinatra changed them, seem appropriate.
“Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow.
Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.”
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NEW:
Earthquakes Canada confirms a 3.0 magnitude seismic event at 9:45pm in Sudbury tonight.
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Nice Christmas card scene outside my place....but’s frickin May 7th !!
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Well done everyone! Different circumstances this year, but the performing talent was fabulous as always, (including my colleague
@CTVMARINAMOORE
You rocked it MM !)
And also impressive is the generosity of Northerners even in a tough year for many.
Our final total for tonight! Thank you everyone for your support!
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An ironic but lovely choice of a song to play
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Outside Lviv station, which is thronging with exhausted refugees fleeing war in eastern Ukraine, an accomplished pianist is playing “What a Wonderful World.” It’s hauntingly beautiful.
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Happy Canada Day !
❤️🇨🇦 Enjoy the day, and remember how lucky we are to live where we do.
To better things in the second half of 2020!
😎
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NEW:
Independent review of Laurentian University is highly critical and recommends changes in governance, operations and elsewhere.
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Sad.
The 94 year old Queen sits alone at her husband’s funeral in St. George’s chapel, forced by COVID to be distanced from others.
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@BonsieTweets
@MapleLeafs
@NHLBruins
@Jim_Ralph
@FAN590
Nice the see Joe make it up to Sudbury last night to be honoured by the Wolves as a former team play by play announcer and longtime supporter.
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Wow.
Crazy win by Canada at the World Juniors in Edmonton tonight !
They scored in 3-on-3 overtime to claim gold with a 3-2 win over Finland.
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Another fabulous morning on the path by Lake Ramsey in Sudbury
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4:10pm over Ramsey Lake after a rain shower.
Happy Thanksgiving!
(I'm going to find the gold now)
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NEW:
Sudbury’s Laurentian University will demand that all students, staff, faculty and visitors coming onto the campus must be vaccinated as of September 8th.
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NEW: Toronto Maple Leafs habe traded a first round draft pick to acquire Sudbury’s Nick Foligno.
Foligno, a former captain of the Sudbury Wolves, he has played in the NHL with Ottawa and Columbus. Nick’s father, Mike Foligno, also played for the Leafs.
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My colleague
@CTVIanCampbell
is a terrific reporter and storyteller. Jes’ sayin’
Feels.
Fine job Ian !
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THIS !
Alex Trebek letting everyone know where he was from !
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Strange foggy look to the lake this morning in Sudbury. Felt like the start of a horror movie 🤔
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@tompowercbc
Gosh Tom, what a great chat with Daniel Lanois !
Could have listened to hours more of that.
Bravo !
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Leafs star Auston Matthews scores his 60th goal of the season.
He is the first Leaf to do it and the first NHL player to reach 60 since 2012.
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@EvanLSolomon
Outstanding work my friend !Strong and fearless reporting in that crowd on a very difficult day. You retained your poise and kept up your narration and questions.
(Kudos to your shooter also !)
A tough day for Canadians to watch.
Stay safe Evan.
#greatreporting
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Here’s a nice story we ran tonight by CTV’s Eric Taschner —hang in there Noah !
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UPDATE:
Vale says 39 employees at Vale’s Totten mine are safe and are mobilizing to exit the underground mine today after an incident Sunday in the shaft.
They will exit via a ladder system with support of Vale’s mine rescue team. The workers immediately went to refuge stations.
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This interview is heartbreaking. It’s also a reminder of how Lisa Laflamme is an empathetic and professional anchor. Nick Beaton recalls the last conversation he had with his wife, a nurse killed by a gunman in Nova Scotia.
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A fine story by my friend and colleague, Jairus Patterson, a solid reporter and storyteller who is finishing up his time working for CTV in the Soo. Good luck in your next chapter Jairus!
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Apologies CTV Northern Ontario friends. Our newscasts were unavailable to viewers tonight due to technical issues in Toronto! 🧐
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#BellLetsTalk
Never a year where paying attention to mental health and the welfare of colleagues and friends was more important.
Check on someone today.
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Hockey players man.
They’re the best people.
This kid survived a mass shooting at Sandy Hook in 2012
Rangers captain Jacob Trouba gave him a scholarship to go to law school —and asked to be invited to his graduation.
Isaiah: You’re our inspiration.
We can’t wait to see you right back here after Troubs watches you graduate law school.
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Tnx SF.
Never easy when the cuts come, but I’ll be OK.
Happy to have anchored with you for a bit, and I’m glad to follow your career.
You are great in that Barrie anchoring role !
@BConnorTV
Love this B - I know I’ve told you but I’m really sorry about the situation and I’m so grateful I had the chance to work together and learn so much from you.
Here’s one of my favourite shots - “the last supper” - a thoughtful send off from a great colleague and friend.
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This in brutal. Reporters shouldn’t need to deal with disrespectful fools driving by.
Strength Krista.
This is not funny and it’s not cool. As much as I’d love to say it doesn’t bother me, it does. It makes me feel like sh*t. Especially as VJ who is always alone. This still happens to female reporters everywhere and it needs to stop.
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CTV Lions Children’s Christmas Telethon is on the air !
Streaming here:
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“Following discussions with the CMOH, Toronto Public Health and hospital partners, I am happy to announce that they have signed off on allowing 550 fully vaccinated frontline health care workers, including hospital and long-term care staff, to be invited to attend Game 7
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Wow that was fast !
Nick Foligno Leafs jersey already done and waiting.
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From Vale:Last night three seismic events occurred at Creighton Mine between 9 and 10:30pm measuring
between 2.6 and 3.7 in magnitude and were felt in the community. Employees were all accounted for and brought safely to surface. Day shift was cancelled at Creighton Mine today.
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Thanks Slats.
Job cuts are terrible and never easy to be part of them, but I’ve been here before.
I’ll be all good.
Appreciate what you have said here.
@BConnorTV
Sorry to hear BC. A big loss for viewers across Northeastern Ontario and the young journalists coming up in the industry. Heck of a run on that desk.
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