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12 Jul

Court orders paper to name commenter

A court order from a New Brunswick judge has ordered a Moncton newspaper to reveal the identity of an anonymous commenter who made accusations of racism in against the fire […]

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8 Jul

News reports did not demonstrate anti-police bias: CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled against a viewer complaint that the combination of three top stories on CHAN-TV (Global BC’s) March 23, 2009 6 p.m. broadcast demonstrated […]

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24 Jun

Small victory for Conrad Black

Former newspaper magnate Conrad Black has won a small victory in the U.S. Surpeme Court, who rule in favour of  limiting the use of a federal fraud law used by […]

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15 Jun

Canwest reaches tentative settlement with ERDC on freelancer rights

The Electronic Rights Defence Committee (ERDC) has reached a tentative settlement with Canwest in a long-running class action that arose from unauthorized electronic use of freelance stories in The Gazette. […]

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11 Jun

Bail hearing ban upheld in criminal cases

News A sweeping publication ban will continue to be imposed on bail hearings, even when suspects won’t face a jury trial. The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a Criminal Code […]

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11 Jun

Bail ban ruling muzzles media, publics right to know

CommentaryThe Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to uphold a sweeping ban on bail hearings is a loss for the public as well as for journalists, J-Source Law Editor Dean Jobb […]

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10 Jun

CBSC: no violation as abusive comments immediately disputed

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has released its decision on a listener complaint that morning radio program The Kid Carson Show aired content that was discriminatory against women by […]

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10 Jun

Insider claims former CRTC president knew of corruption

A former Canadian broadcasting insider has claimed he has documents proving that CBC executive VP Richard Stursberg knew about a long-time case of corruption at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications […]

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18 May

Is it ‘neutral’ to spread lies?

The Canadian Human Rights Commission has a 100 percent conviction rate for hate speech cases, and rights commissions routinely make bizarre decisions upholding, for instance, the right of fast-food workers […]

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7 May

Supreme Court rules on journalists’ right to protect confidential sources

The Supreme Court of Canada says journalists have no constitutional right to protect confidential sources, The Canadian Press reports. “The court has ruled 8-1 against the National Post in a […]

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