Globe and Mail columnnist Christie Blatchford is none too impressed with Bonnie Porter, the presiding coroner of the Ashley Smith Inquest. In an article published in Saturday’s Globe and Mail, Blatchford writes that “Porter has three decisions to make, all of which in my view could be made in a few minutes by a chimpanzee.”
Bell Media’s CP24 is about to get some competition. Rogers has now officially announced the launch of its own, brand new 24-hour news channel.
Posting this just because it speaks to the dedication of the profession: Eighteen of 26 reporters in Joplin lost their homes during the tornado — but kept on reporting. Now, folks are getting together to help them, too.
CTV has announced the A Channel stations will become a separate network, known as CTV Two. However, the A Channel newsrooms and broadcast are being folded into CTV News. CTV News President, Wendy Freeman, says the new will retain their editorial independence. “Extending Canada’s most trusted news brand to these local stations demonstrates our commitment…
Le Journal de Montréal a émis un communiqué de presse vendredi sous la forme d’un avis de recherche de journalistes. Le navire amiral de Quebecor recrute des journalistes à temps plein ou occasionnels avec expérience.
Voilà six semaines que le procès pour infanticide du Dr Guy Turcotte occupe les médias québécois. Chaque jour, les journalistes rapportent les témoignages qui doivent permettre de déterminer dans quel état d’esprit était ce père de famille au moment d’assassiner ses deux jeunes enfants. Certains textes sont farcis de détails morbides qui font sursauter les…
Après Le Devoir et The Gazette, le web québécois pourrait voir pousser un foule de nouveaux murs payants. Quebecor considère en effet la possibilité de mettre un terme à la gratuité sur ses sites d’information. «C’est quelque chose que nous considérons», a affirmé hier le président et chef de la direction de Quebecor, Pierre-Karl Péladeau.
Arianna Huffington was in Toronto yesterday for the Canada launch of the Huffington Post. So what did she have to say?
by Steven Zhou With a new parliamentary majority, Stephen Harper hopes to pass an omnibus crime bill (consisting of at least eleven individual bills) in order to re-write current legislation, and deliver on the government’s tough-on-crime platform. Unofficially referred to as the “lawful access” bill, it is the most important piece of legislative business for…
Reuters journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi, a Jordanian citizen, was arrested and held in Syria for four days nearly two months ago. Today, Reuters published a story by Al-Khalidi describing his experience at the “Mukhabarat”, his treatment by Syrian intelligence services — and the scenes of torture he witnessed.