Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press dissects the aftermath of Idol producer John Brunton chiding fans for eliminating Toronto contestants:

• ‘Idol’ producer fed up with T.O.
  “Brunton’s complaint flies in the face of the first law of television: the audience is always right. It also exposes “Canadian Idol” to a more troubling – if not exactly shocking – charge: even the producers see the show as more of a regional popularity contest than a true talent search.”

From CTV.ca:

• Judges’ picks line up with votes in Top 18 elimination
  “Both Sass Jordan and Zack Werner forsaw the departure of rock goddess Naomi-Joy Blackhall and Toronto belter Scarlett Burke when asked at the beginning of the show which women they would send home. When asked which male singers would be on their way, judges Jake Gold and Farley Flex both named B.C. crooner Clifton Murray, but missed the mark when they chose Halifax rocker Dwight d’Eon – who landed in the bottom four, but did receive few enough votes to be eliminated. Also ending his Canadian Idol run was Sarnia singer-songwriter Andrew Austin, who wowed the judges during this week’s performance (the first-ever where a competitor on the show accompanied themselves with an instrument) but landed in the bottom four for the second week in a row.”

From CanWest News Service:

• Regina Idol makes the cut with ballad
  “Regina’s Matt Rapley was raised up by enough votes to survive another week on Canadian Idol.”

From Leah Collins of the Victoria Times Colonist:

• Victoria teen stays in Idol hunt
  “Clifton Murray, originally of Port McNeill, was given the heave-ho on last night’s episode of Canadian Idol, along with three other contestants. This makes Victoria 17-year-old Liam Styles Chang the Island’s only Idol.”

From Tina Comeau of the Yarmouth Vanguard:

• Dwight d’Eon survives another week on Canadian Idol
  “D’Eon is one of two Nova Scotians left in the competition. Like d’Eon Tyler Mullendore of Cape Breton will be among the Top 7 males to perform Monday night. Naomi-Joy Blackhall of Halifax was one of the two girls voted off during this week’s results show. Also voted off the show this week were Scarlett Burke, Clifton Murray and Andrew Austin.”

From Teresa Latchford of Yorkregion.com:

• Woodbridge Idol hopeful advances
  “Mila Miller from Woodbridge was among the bottom three female competitors but earned enough votes from Canadian views to return for next week’s round.”

Sofi Papamarko of Chart Attack recaps the last Canadian Idol:

• Canadian Idol Update: More Than Just Karaoke Nonsense?
  “Canadian Idol’s top nine girls put more thought into their shoe choices than their song choices (at least if the semi-vicious criticism of the judging panel was any indication) on Tuesday evening.”

From the Regina Leader-Post:

• Rapley raises bar for rivals
  “Regina’s Matt Rapley raised the bar for Canadian Idol contenders during Monday night’s competition on CTV with his performance of the Josh Groban ballad, “You Raise Me Up.””

From the Sarnia Observer:

• Idol history
  “Sarnia’s Andrew Austin made Canadian Idol history last night when he became the first contestant to perform with an instrument onstage for the popular television show.”

From the Yarmouth Vanguard:

• Dwight d’Eon rocks the Canadian Idol stage
  “Come Wednesday night family, friends and fans of Dwight d’Eon hope his song choice matches his Monday night performance and keeps him in the competition when the voting results are announced.”

Sofi Papamarko of Chart Attack recaps the latest Canadian Idol:

• Canadian Idol Update: Top Nine Boys Battle It Out
  “Fireworks lit up the sky in honour of Canada’s 140th birthday on Sunday night. An evening later, nine potential Canadian Idols mostly failed to light up the stage on what was a particularly hit-or-miss program.”