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25 Aug

Two journalists injured in Afghanistan bombing

An explosion blew a military supply convoy off the road in Afghanistan on Sunday, injuring six soldiers and two Canadian journalists. The journalists – Tobi Cohen of the Canadian Press […]

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23 Aug

Canadian reported kidnapped in Somalia

Two journalists, a Canadian woman and an Australian man, have reportedly been abducted in Somalia, the CBC says in a dispatch from Reuters. They are believed to have been confronted […]

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18 Aug

Laidlaw a TV news pioneer

Ron Laidlaw, the first news director of CFPL-TV in London, Ont., and a former president of RTNDA Canada, has died, the Canadian Press reports. Laidlaw was 88.

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14 Aug

Art director appointed at The Walrus

The Walrus has announced that Brian Morgan will be returning to the magazine as art director. Morgan replaces Antonio De Luca, who announced his resignation in June. Morgan is no […]

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13 Aug

Globe inks deal with mobile content provider

The Globe and Mail has partnered with Toronto-based Viigo Inc. to provide smartphone users with mobile content for the current Olympics as well as other news, according to a Media […]

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12 Aug

Alberta HRC tosses complaint against Levant

The Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission has dismissed the complaint against Conservative activist and former publisher of the now-dufunct Western Standard Ezra Levant. The complaint was filed by the […]

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7 Aug

Globe shuffles foreign bureau reporters

The Globe and Mail has announced two major changes to its foreign bureau appointments. Patrick Martin will move to the Middle East bureau in Jerusalem and Mark MacKinnon will head to […]

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7 Aug

Zoomer mag set for September launch

Moses Znaimer’s latest project, Zoomer magazine, will hit newsstands on September 22nd, according to a news release. The magazine is a re-launched version of CARP magazine, the publication of Canadian […]

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1 Aug

Off wins ACTRA award

Journalist Carol Off has been named the winner of the John Drainie Award. The award honours those who have made a “distinguished contribution” to Canadian  broadcasting. Off is currently co-host […]

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29 Jul

New evening news anchor at CTV Montreal

Todd van der Heyden is set to become the new co-anchor for the CTV Montreal’s 6 p.m. newscast, the station announced in a press release. van der Heyden will join […]

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