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26 Jan

253 employees locked out at Montreal daily

A labour dispute rages on at Montreal’s French-language daily Le Journal de Montreal, as more than 250 employees were locked out on the weekend. The paper’s owner, Quebecor Media, locked […]

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23 Jan

Globe liveblogs Toronto shooting

When a shooting occurred in a subway station in Toronto at 11 a.m. on Jan. 22, The Globe and Mail had a liveblog up by 12:21 p.m. Using Cover It […]

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23 Jan

Maclean’s and CB host online debates

Macleans.ca and Canadian Business Online have launched a new series of online debates, called “Thinking the Unthinkables.” Microsoft is sponsoring the series, which was filmed in late 2008, and brings […]

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23 Jan

Canadian Geographic editor steps down

Rick Boychunk, editor-in-chief of Canadian Geographic, has resigned, magazine industry website MastheadOnline reports. Boychuk has held the top editorial job at the mag for more than 13 years but said […]

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23 Jan

CBC launches study of its news content

In an attempt to beef up efforts to remain relevant, the CBC has launched a third-party, independent study “to evaluate the breadth and depth of its news content.” CBC/Radio-Canada president […]

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22 Jan

The Walrus “re-engineered”

Former Toronto Life editor John Macfarlane took over as editor and co-publisher of The Walrus last summer and now, as MastheadOnline reports, the upcoming March/April issue will be the first […]

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22 Jan

Hoff leaves CBC Ottawa

George Hoff, managing editor of CBC News’ Ottawa bureau has left his position, according to a post on Inside the CBC. The CBC blog quotes an email sent by Todd […]

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22 Jan

Metro websites relaunched

Metronews.ca, the web edition of free commuter daily Metro, recently relaunched with a new look and new features, Media in Canada reports. Metro Canada’s marketing and interactive director Jodi Brown […]

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21 Jan

Calgary Herald launches “Good News”

In an attempt to avoid losing track of “all the positives being generated in Calgary,” the Calgary Herald has launched a new daily feature called Good News. Good News stories […]

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21 Jan

Astral cuts 23 jobs

Astral Media Radio has announced 23 job losses as part of a reorganization of its English-language operations. The job cuts are at all levels and they will not be replaced. […]

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