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9 Jan

Larry Solway, radio and television broadcaster, dies at 83

<p>UPDATE: An <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/talk-radio-pioneer-larry-solway-let-listeners-speak-their-minds/article2302505/">excellent obit</a> about Larry Solway by Marsha Lederman.</p><p>Larry Solway, a broadcaster and occasional actor, died this morning at the age of 83, according to <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/01/09/larry_solway_tv_and_radio_broadcaster_dies_at_83.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a story</a> by <em>Toronto Star</em>.</p><p>Solway passed away after suffering complications stemming from bladder cancer, the <em>Star</em> reports.</p>

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12 Dec

Craig Silverman, Regret the Error join Poynter Institute

<p>Craig Silverman and his award-winning website, <a href="http://www.regrettheerror.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RegretTheError.com</a> will be joining Poynter Institute.</p>

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2 Dec

Todd van der Heyden joins CTV News Channel

<p>CTV News Channel has announced that Todd van der Heyden will be joining them full-time and leaving CTV Montreal, where he currently anchors the noon and 6 p.m. broadcasts.</p><p>According to a <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/889131/ctv-montreal-s-todd-van-der-heyden-moves-to-ctv-news-channel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>, beginning on Jan. 16, 2012, van der Heyden will be co-anchoring with Amanda Blitz weekdays from 1-4 p.m. on CTV News Channel.</p><p>His last newscast for CTV Montreal will be Dec. 30, 2011. His successor will be announced in the coming weeks. </p>

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2 Dec

Publisher of one of Canada’s last independently-owned dailies, The Chronicle Herald, dies at 84

<p>Graham Dennis, owner of The Halifax Herald Ltd. and publisher of <em>The</em> <em>Chronicle Herald</em>, died at home in Halifax last night at the age of 84. The “fiercely proud” Nova Scotian had been performing those roles at the Atlantic Canadian paper for almost 60 years – from the “days of typewriters and telegraphs” into the Internet age, as an <a href="http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/38519-chronicle-herald-publisher-dies-84" target="_blank" rel="noopener">obituary posted on the Herald’s website</a> says.</p>

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30 Nov

Jane Taber celebrated, leaving the Hill to head the Globe’s Atlantic bureau

<p><em>A couple of organizations said farewell to </em>The Globe and Mail<em>'s Parliament Hill reporter, Jane Taber. <strong>Alex Weber</strong> was there and reports on the goodbyes that were said and how Taber is preparing for her post as the <em>Globe</em>'s new head of Atlantic bureau. </em></p><p>After more than 20 years of reporting from Parliament Hill, Jane Taber is leaving Ottawa and heading to Halifax. The 53-year-old Globe and Mail reporter is trading in her parliamentary press pass to head up the Globe’s Atlantic bureau this January.</p>

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