From Macleans:

• Nothing more than an Idol threat?
  The executive producer of Canadian Idol, John Brunton, has come up with a novel way of promoting his show: attack the fans for their poor judgment. Earlier this month, Brunton put out a press release — the network, CTV, dubbed it a “Canadian Idol Alert” — in which he fumed that “anti-Toronto bias” among viewers is causing many of the best contestants to be sent home early.

From Sun Media:

• Queen featured on ‘Cdn Idol’
  Although the workshops make up a few minutes of the actual program that comes across your TV screen each week, the actual production is far more intricate and laborious than you might expect.

From the Toronto Star:

• Legends give tips to Idols
  “Ten minutes is a year’s worth of information. You can’t buy these experiences. You don’t just walk into places and there’s Brian (May) and there’s Roger (Taylor),” said Tara Oram after singing for the two members of Queen on the Canon Theatre stage earlier this week.