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12 Feb

Changes at CBC NN, Lang gets more airtime

On-air CBC personality Amanda Lang has been given significantly more (and better) airtime as CBC makes a few changes to the schedule on the CBC News Network, according to a […]

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12 Feb

Major-general slams coverage of murder case involving colonel

Retired Major-General Lewis MacKenzie slammed media coverage of Russell Williams, the Canadian Forces colonel accused of murdering two women, in a Globe and Mail column. “Rarely has Canadian news coverage […]

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12 Feb

“The best books I’ve read about the Olympics”

Charlie Smith, editor of Vancouver-based alt-weekly Georgia Straight, has compiled a selection of books about the Olympics that “covers the sports, business, politics, and history of the Games.” One of […]

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12 Feb

World Press Photo Award winners announced

An image by Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo has picked up the World Press Photo of the Year Award for 2009. The photo is of a woman shouting in protest from […]

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12 Feb

Shaw buys Canwest [UPDATED]

Heavily indebted CanWest Global Communications Corp is being effectively acquired by cable and satellite company Shaw Communications Corp., the companies announced.  “While there is much work still to be done, […]

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11 Feb

B.C. vows improved court file access

NewsBritish Columbia’s attorney general promises sweeping changes to make the province’s courts more open in the wake of a Victoria Times Colonist investigation that exposed inconsistent access practices at courthouse […]

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11 Feb

Complaint alleges Canwest violated advertising standards with Shell tarsand features

The Sierra Club of Canada filed a damning complaint against Canwest and Shell Canada, alleging they “violated the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.”The press release from the environmental organization said […]

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11 Feb

College strike avoided for now

After spending weeks bracing themselves for a strike, journalism students at Ontario colleges can breathe a little bit easier after a February 10 vote came out in the favour of […]

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11 Feb

NY Times readers share articles that “inspired awe”

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania studied The New York Times list of most-e-mailed articles and found that people tended to share articles “with positive rather than negative themes,” the […]

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11 Feb

Karaoke killings yarn out of tune

Well, dang Poynter’s Eric Alterman anyways, for popping the bubble of my favourite New York Times story this year: “Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord.” The tale of how Philippines […]

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