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Doug Ford says Toronto Star Daniel Dale’s lawsuit is attempt to sell newspapers

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, councillor Doug Ford, dismissed Daniel Dale’s libel notice as an attempt to sell newspapers. Meanwhile, Michael Cooke, the Star’s editor-in-chief, said Dale will remain as city hall…
Andrew Cash’s urban worker strategy bill tackles unpaid internships

The NDP MP wants Ottawa to create strong, national legislation to tackle unpaid internships. His strategy seeks to get Ottawa on track to clarify its rules and encourage the provinces to commit…
The future of community journalism spells economic survival of rural communities

Local news media can and should be seen as playing a critical role if rural communities hope to be resilient in the face of economic upheaval, writes J-Source innovation editor Rob Washburn…
Everything a journalism professor should be: Carleton’s Catherine McKercher retires

After 27 years teaching journalism to undergraduate and graduate students at Carleton University, Catherine McKercher is retiring.
Exploring new channels for journalism education over Twitter

Talk about using different channels to discuss journalism education. On Dec. 10, PBS' MediaShift hosted a twitter discussion that explored new channels for journalism education. Using the hashtag #edshift, Katy Culver, professor…
Updated: Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale serves libel notice Mayor Rob Ford, Vision TV for libel

Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale will sue Mayor Rob Ford for libel related to an interview he gave with former media baron Conrad Black on Vision Televison, in which the mayor insinuated…
Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale: “Rob Ford is lying about me, and it’s vile”

Toronto Star city hall reporter Daniel Dale says that "literally every single thing" that Mayor Rob Ford told former media baron Conrad Black in a Zoomer TV interview about a 2012 encounter they…
Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot hockey

In this Toronto Star video series on photojournalism, photographer Steve Russell crams in a ton of tips this week on how he shoots NHL hockey, and how it can apply to an arena near…
Retired CTV Ottawa anchor Leigh Chapple dies

Leigh Chapple, a retired CTV Ottawa anchor, died at age 58. Chapple retired from 2012 after a 36-year career, according to an article published in The Ottawa Citizen.
Andy Ross, former editor at The Province, dies

Andy Ross, a veteran journalist with Vancouver's The Province, has died at age 66 after a short illness.

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