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22 Jul

Tributes stream in for Gina Mallet

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18 Jul

Kim Fox joins ScribbleLive as content director for Scribble Market

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Cat's out of the bag: Excited to announce that I'm joining <a href="https://twitter.com/scribblelive">@scribblelive</a> as Content Director in mid-July.</p>

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15 Jul

Two Sun editors leave their newspapers amidst massive Sun Media cuts

<p>The editor of the <em>Winnipeg Sun </em>was laid off, a casualty of <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/sun-media-cutting-360-jobs-shutting-down-8-publications-and-3-free-dailies">Sun Media's massive cuts announced Tuesday</a>, just a day after the editor of the <em>Toronto Sun</em> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/toronto-sun-editor-steps-down/article13236202/">stepped down</a>. </p>

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15 Jul

Kevin Newman to launch new newscast on CTV News Channel this fall

<p>CTV's Kevin Newman will be <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinNewmanCTV/status/355765451713822721">leaving <em>Question Period</em></a> to launch <em>Kevin Newman Live</em> on <em>CTV News Channel</em> this fall. CTV's Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife will take over as host of <em>Question Period</em>, of which he is also the executive producer. </p>

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15 Jul

Global Toronto names Beatrice Politi as its new managing editor

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Beatrice Politi crop.jpg" title="" /></p><p><em>Global Toronto</em> has named <a href="http://globalnews.ca/author/beatrice-politi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beatrice Politi</a> as its new managing editor effective immediately. </p>

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12 Jul

Three journalists join City Montreal’s Breakfast Television as on-air talent

<p>City Montreal <a href="http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2013/07/08/catherine-verdon-diamond-laura-casella-and-elias-makos-added-to-city-montreals-breakfast-television-line-up/">added</a> Catherine Verdon-Diamond, Laura Casella and Elias Makos to its Breakfast Television on-air team.</p>

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11 Jul

Long-time Globe and Mail and Maclean’s foreign correspondent Malcolm Ian MacDonald Gray has died

<p>Long-time <em>Globe and Mail</em> and <em>Maclean's </em>foreign correspondent Malcolm Ian MacDonald Gray <a href="http://www.dartmouthfuneralhome.ca/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2094764&fh_id=12538" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has died</a>. He was 67.</p>

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2 Jul

Robin Taylor, former executive producer of CBC’s The Fifth Estate and head of current affairs programming, has died

<p>Longtime CBC journalist Robinson “Robin” Taylor died on June 12, 2013 at age 80 in Basingstoke, England.</p><p>Before becoming the executive producer of CBC's <em>The Fifth Estate</em> and later CBC's head of current affairs programming, Taylor held posts at CBC Winnipeg, CBC Edmonton and CBC St. John's. It was in Newfoundland that Taylor started “Here and Now” with Bill Donovan and Bob Cole, filling a void left when a news reader moved from NTV to join the Trudeau government.</p>

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28 Jun

The journalists of the honorary degree class of 2013

<p>A number of journalists have received honorary degrees from universities across Canada for their contributions to the industry. This is a work-in-progress, tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jsource" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@jsource</a> or comment below with names (please include a link) to be added to the list. </p>

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27 Jun

Steve Buttry: Saluting (and missing) Bryan Cantley, one of journalism’s finest gentlemen

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Off to the airport for flights to Toronto and Wordstock. Will watch the Bluejays play tonight with good friend Bryan Cantley.</p>— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry) <a href="https://twitter.com/stevebuttry/statuses/927315443">September 19, 2008</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p> </p><p><strong>By <a href="http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/saluting-and-missing-bryan-cantley-one-of-journalisms-finest-gentlemen/">Steve Buttry</a></strong></p>

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