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    Raveena Aulakh death prompts union call for Toronto Star newsroom investigation

    By The Canadian Press The union representing Toronto Star newsroom employees says it has asked the newspaper to appoint an outside investigator to conduct an inquiry into events surrounding the death of a reporter. A memo from Steve Gjorkes on behalf of Unifor’s Star unit said it wants “the third-party investigator’s mandate to include workplace…

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    Toronto Star Public Editor: When a private tragedy becomes a public spectacle

    [[{"fid":"6137","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":153,"width":124,"style":"width: 75px; height: 93px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-default"},"link_text":null}]]By Kathy English for the Toronto Star The union that represents Toronto Star newsroom employees called Tuesday for an independent investigation into the death of a Star reporter who recently took her own life. By all reports of those closest to her, the last thing…