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9 Aug

Rogers buys interactive ad company

In a bid to expand its online presence among francophone Quebecers, Rogers Media Inc. has acquired Montreal-based advertising company BV! Media Inc. for $25-million in cash. Rogers plan to employ […]

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9 Aug

Quebec undemocratic for barring journos: RWB

Reporters Without Borders has taken the Quebec government to task for backing the press gallery’s decision to bar reporters from Le Journal de Montreal. The decision was made during  the […]

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8 Aug

CBC head Richard Stursberg fired

Richard Stursberg, the head of CBC’s English-language television, radio and online operations was fired from his position after six years with the network. The Gazette reports that Stursberg was “on […]

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6 Aug

Western Magazine Awards scrap new magazine, lifetime achievement awards

The Western Magazine Awards panel has announced its finalist for its 2010 ceremony, but without the prestigious best new magazine and lifetime achievement awards. D.B. Scott reports: “In the case […]

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6 Aug

CBSC rules news reports accurate and fair

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has released its decision on two news reports aired on CTV British Columbia in May, 2009, one about seal fur and the other about an […]

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6 Aug

In defence of the CRTC: Rabble

The media has traditionally been critical of the CRTC, Rabble.ca columnist Steve Anderson writes, but two recent rulings in favour of the public interest are a step in the right […]

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6 Aug

Journalist offered job as spy

Freelance journalist Mary Cuddehe was offered a job as a corporate spy to investigate a major company. She writes in a first-person feature for The Atlantic: “…just then my cell […]

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5 Aug

Journalist Bruce Garvey passes away

Hard-news journalist Bruce Garvey died at the age of 70 on Sunday from lung  cancer. He had 50-year career in journalism. A National Post obituary about the former Post columnist […]

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5 Aug

Torstar reports increase in profit, ad revenue

Torstar Corp., publisher of the Toronto Star, has reported growth in the second quarter of 2010 despite the high Canadian dollar. The Toronto Star reports: “Revenue was $376.5 million for […]

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4 Aug

Globe and Mail iPad app free…for now

The Globe and Mail has launched an iPad news app, available for free via iTunes for a two-month trial period. It quickly became one of the top free apps in […]

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