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Robertson, who co-founded the Writers’ Union of Canada, died at age 72 on Wednesday. She took on media giants on behalf of all Canadian freelancers whose work was reproduced in electronic databases without compensation—and she won.  

National Post editor-in-chief will leave the company, effective Thursday, after 17 years with the newspaper. 

National Post editor Steve Meurice is leaving the company, effective today, after 17 years with the newspaper. 

Stackhouse is the latest in a string of management departures at The Globe and Mail. He will be replaced by David Walmsley, current CBC director of news content, who will return to the Globe on March 24. 

David Walmsley will become editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail, effective March 24. He will take over from John Stackhouse. 

Walton joined CTV Calgary as its managing editor on March 17. She replaces Jeff Little who is now the director of news and public affairs at the station. 

Leduc, who was in-charge of running Sun Media’s six 24 hours newspapers, is leaving the company after it halted the publication of three of the free dailies. 

White, who has been with the Canadian Press for over three decades, is joining Postmedia Network as vice-president of content strategy and business development on March 24. 

Deb Hope, who has worked as an anchor, reporter and producer at Global News, is retiring after more than three decades as a journalist.