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Postmedia cuts 90 jobs and merges newsrooms in Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver

Edmonton Journal’s editor-in-chief Margo Goodhand and managing editor Stephanie Coombs among cuts.
Toronto Star closes printing plant, axes 13 newsroom jobs

Newsroom layoffs affect StarTouch team, digital journalists.
Shaw sells media arm to Corus for $2.65B

Shaw Communications is selling its media division to Corus Entertainment for $2.65 billion, dividing the Shaw telecom empire into separate media and network companies as it moves to sharpen its focus.
Postmedia to accelerate and hike cost cuts

The head of Canada’s largest newspaper empire says the company is accelerating its intentions to cut costs as it continues to bleed advertising, print circulation and digital media revenue.
Social media shakes things up in journalism

Websites like Twitter, Facebook, influences what gets reported and what audiences read.
Layoffs at Bell Media result of CRTC changes, says union rep

Recent ruling ending ad substitution and policy change decreasing Canadian content have an effect.
24 hours of Vice, coming to a TV near you

The new 24/7 channel will premiere in winter 2016 and feature mix of international and Canadian content.
Globe publisher on how Canada’s national daily keeps driving readership

Subscriptions jumped after Globe published 10,000 word story on Justin Trudeau after the election. Continue Reading Globe publisher on how Canada’s national daily keeps driving readership
Five reasons Aboriginal journalists are turning to crowdfunding

Tools like Kickstarter have made it possible for Aboriginal journalists to fill a reporting gap.
Tech startup aims to connect journalists with subject experts faster

Finding sources to comment on stories about specific topics is more time-consuming than most journalists initially realize, says co-founder.