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Welcome to our weekly wrap-up, which highlights the most exciting stories from the advertising and marketing industry over the past week.  Here are the top stories for the week ending October 9, 2026, as chosen by our readers:

• Exclusive: 5 Canadian Broadcasters Join Forces, Form Canadian Coalition for Connected TV (CCCTV)
• Holly Pontisso Returns to Scotiabank as Senior Vice President and CMO
• Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger creates media giant Skydance: Who sells ads in Canada?
• The Truth About Edibles: Insights From The Canadian Automobile Association
• Bruce Neve, 10 Years Into True Media: Size No Longer Signals Strength
• Steve James Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Scotiabank
• Bed Bath & Beyond Canada Names Sandra Dagenais New Marketing Director
• Breaking: Sandra Sanderson joins Deloitte as Executive Advisor, Growth and Marketing Strategy
• Vertical Impression Hires Georgia McCarthy as Vice President of Sales
  
• Lisa Kisber Appointed VP of Communications at dentsu Canada and Tag Americas