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16 Feb

What will the Shaw-Canwest deal mean?

When Canwest announced it had agreed to sell a controlling stake in the company to Calgary-based Shaw, the speculation began. In an article titled, “Future uncertain for CanWest’s newspaper chain,” […]

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10 Feb

Canwest sale “heats up”, Globe reports

The sale of Canwest Global Communications Corp. “will likely be completed by April,” The Globe and Mail reports, as two leading consortiums are preparing to make bids. According to sources […]

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18 Jan

Trio to bid for three Canwest papers

Three Canadians involved in the media industry are preparing to bid for three Canwest papers, The Globe and Mail reports. The consortium is looking to buy the National Post, the […]

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2 Nov

Court approves Post’s transfer to publishing division

An Ontario court has cleared the way for Canwest Global Communications Corp. to move the National Post into its publishing division, where it will join the companies other newspapers, The […]

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6 Oct

Canwest units under creditor protection

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted most of the Canwest Global Communications organization protection from creditors at mid-morning Tuesday, ending years of uncertainty about Canwest’s massive debt load. The […]

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16 Jun

Znaimer back in TV with Vision

Moses Znaimer, founder of CityTV and MuchMusic, is jumping back into television with an agreement to buy Vision TV, a collection of multicultural and religious channels. Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia Ltd., along […]

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8 Jun

Intern fired over news article

[Note: this post has been updated below] While working as an intern at New Brunswick’s Telegraph-Journal, Matt McCann wrote a news story that was put on the front page. Then […]

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1 May

Shaw to buy three CTV stations for $1 each

Shaw Communications offered CTV a buck apiece for three television stations and the offer was accepted, CTV announced. The deal includes one station in Brandon, Man., and CTV’s A Channel […]

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9 Mar

Canwest sells New Republic

Canwest Global Communications Corp. announced it has sold The New Republic back to the editor it bought the magazine from two years ago, according to a Canadian Press report. The […]

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20 Feb

CTV puts Brandon TV station up for sale

CTV Television Inc. has put Manitoba’s CKX-TV Brandon up for sale, and says it will shut the station down if it doesn’t find a buyer before the end of March. […]

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