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19 Jun

Canwest names new senior vp of news

Canwest Broadcasting announced Wednesday that Troy Reeb has been appointed as senior vice-president of news and current affairs. According to a news release, Reeb will focus on the strategic direction […]

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19 Jun

NY Times launches social networking feature

The New York Times has added TimesPeople to its website’s repertoire of tools. The TimesPeople feature allows users to share articles, videos, slideshows, blog posts, as well as comment on […]

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18 Jun

TheStar.com launches new Olympics portal

The Toronto Star has launched a new section of its website devoted to the Beijing Olympics. According to a press release, the Star will have eleven reporter on the ground […]

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16 Jun

The Globe and La Presse win Michener Award

The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean presented Globe and Mail editor-in-chief Edward Greenspon and La Presse editor Philippe Cantin with the 2007 Michener Award on Friday. The two papers were honoured […]

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15 Jun

Copyright storm

Writers’ unions are among the few contrary voices in a storm of protest over Canada’s proposed new copyright legislation. “Everyone says it is complicated — but the anti-copyright community hasn’t […]

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13 Jun

Spectator ordered to hand over photos to police

The Hamilton Spectator reported today it lost a major court ruling when Ontario Superior Court Justice James Ramsay ordered the paper to hand over photographs of a protest in Caledonia […]

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10 Jun

Ken Alexander resigns as editor of The Walrus

After four years at the helm of The Walrus, Ken Alexander has stepped down as the magazine’s editor-in-chief, the Walrus Foundation announced today. “I have resigned to pursue other interests […]

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6 Jun

Toronto Life takes top award

Toronto Life was named magazine of the year at the 31st annual presentation of the National Magazine Awards tonight. The Walrus led all winners with six gold and four silver […]

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6 Jun

Black’s trial unfair, lawyers argue

Lawyers for former media mogul Conrad Black, now serving 6 1/2 years for fraud and obstruction of justice, disputed the fairness of his trial before an appeals court in Chicago, […]

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5 Jun

Sports columnist fired for plagiarism

The Province newspaper in Vancouver has fired sports columnist David Pratt, the paper announced Wednesday. Pratt, who also hosts a 1040 AM sports talk-show, admitted to plagiarizing parts of a […]

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