October 1 was a big news day for Canada. After weeks of negotiations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, to replace NAFTA. And in Quebec, a right-wing political party, Coalition Avenir Québec, won a majority government. This post will be…
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Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism. Want your job move featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. The Telegraph-Journal has a new editor: 1. I'm thrilled to announce Marie Sutherland @HeadlineMinder, Senior News Editor @TorontoStar, is the new Editor of @TJProvincial Over the moon to be…
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Torstar says the Toronto Star and iPolitics will maintain separate bureaus in Ottawa. Continue Reading Torstar Corp. buying Ottawa-based political news website iPolitics Inc.
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