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In this section, we’ll post memos from media outlets obtained by J-Source.

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Memo: Calgary alt-weekly FFWD to cease print production on March 5

“After 19 years, Fast Forward Weekly as you know it, and as we love it, is shutting down.”
Yahoo lays off editorial staff in Toronto, Montreal

Cuts follow a round of layoffs in other global offices.
Memo: CBC will no longer approve paid appearances by on-air journalists

On-air journalists must ensure outside activities do “not represent any real or perceived conflict of interest.”
Canadian media on the move: Fall 2014

A year-end round-up of appointments you might have missed.
Memo: Executive editor Jill Borra leaves Globe and Mail

After more than a decade, Borra to leave on Dec. 19
Memo: Jennifer McGuire on changes to CBC newscasts

CBC will reduce some supper-hour newscasts but increase its presence in Fort McMurray and Quebec’s Eastern Townships.
Memo: Rob McLaughlin named Postmedia VP Editorial for Western Canada

McLaughlin will be responsible for the overall newsroom operations of The Vancouver Sun, The Province, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Leader-Post and The StarPhoenix.
Memos: Postmedia strikes $316M deal to buy Sun Media English papers

CEO Paul Godfrey notes that Postmedia Network has agreed to buy 175 English language publications from Sun Media.
Memo: Staffing changes at National Post

This memo from National Post editor Anne Marie Owens was obtained by J-Source.
Memo: Update on APS Collective Agreement

CBC/Radio-Canada and the Association of Professionals and Supervisors (APS) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement, tentatively agreeing to a new Collective Agreement.