Steve Faguy
fagstein.bsky.social
Steve Faguy
@fagstein.bsky.social
Blogger, media analyst, copy editor at the Montreal Gazette. https://blog.fagstein.com
#CRTC approves ethnic radio station CHIN Toronto's move from 1540 AM to 900 AM (recently vacated by Hamilton's CHML), and a new transmitter site near the DVP and Lawrence Ave., but with significantly reduced power and coverage compared to its old Toronto Island site www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
January 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Cleaning up the fridge door, so had to scrape off some stuck magnets. This one outlived what it was promoting. #RIPBTMontreal
January 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
January 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
#CRTC revokes, at licensee's request, the broadcast licence of community station CKHR-FM Hay River, NT, which has been off air since 2022 after a fire at the building with its transmitting tower and the death of the society's president in 2023.
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Here's @jacktodd.bsky.social on his 40 years at the Gazette montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke... — And here's a Gazette full-page ad from 1989 about his column
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A +1 at the end of the 7-day forecast, a proud part of our Canadian heritage
youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This year I went on vacation to a magical place where forever begins.
December 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Order of Canada recipients announced today by field of work (based on my imperfect categorizations)
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New Order of Canada appointees include Andre de Grasse, Terri Clark, Ellie Black, Ziya Tong and this legend
www.gg.ca/en/appointme...
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Here's the situation now. Besides the hotel parking garage and the private Park'N Fly lots, there's the new multi-level P4 lot, and the small outdoor P9 lot (most of that block is under construction), which will use P6 for valet overflow. That's it. Those are your options for parking until Jan. 15.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Quand on fait une recherche dans les archives photo et par hasard on tombe sur une photo de @mcgilles.bsky.social en 2000. (Pris par Éric St-Pierre, La Presse)
December 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Conservative MP Michael Ma (Markham–Unionville, Ont.) crosses the floor to join Liberals.

That gives Liberals 171 of 343 seats, one seat (or Elizabeth May) short of a majority.
#cdnpoli
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The new MetNotes feature from Environment Canada. It's like a weather warning but not as serious.
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This would raise red flags, except it's a 1964 law, half of which is already repealed, that provides for things like a fine of up to $8 for disrupting church, or up to $2 for going to or from church "faster than a slow and moderate trot" www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/...
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh and here's a provision of the bill that would, based on my reading, ban any government building, municipal building or school in Quebec from putting up Christmas or Easter decorations.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It's quite something that a bill that explicitly includes these words doesn't raise red flags.
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Apparently we're now in the era of Steve Paikin/Danielle Smith fake AI photos for scam ads
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vincent Marissal quitte QS et siégera comme indépendant : lp.ca/2vKQAS
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
And there goes the power in the West Island.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Emergency wireless test alert successful in Quebec. Heard it on radio and a crawl on TV as well.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just got the Ontario emergency alert test. On my Bell TV app on my computer. Even though I'm in Montreal.
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Passed by the Édouard-Montpetit REM station today.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A bit of an oopsie on the RDS #GreyCup broadcast. (TSN's had it correct.)
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
You know, there's so much animosity in the sports world these days, so I just want to send a heartfelt message of good sportsmanship to my Saskatchewan friends ahead of the big game on Sunday. #BEL13VE
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM