Category Archives: news
Girl Guides & eating disorders; Big Pharma busted in Ontario; female breadwinners on the rise; Cda to takeover GM?
Here are my picks for National News, written for air this morning on Take 5, CIUT 89.5 FM Big Pharma bilks the system – but Ontario busts them for $34 million The Ontario Health Ministry has busted some pharmacies, drug … Continue reading
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Freelancers are first to go at New York Times
As a freelance jouranlist, this latest memo from New York Times executive editor, Bill Keller, has me worried: — We expect to roll out a trim of freelance budgets within the next few weeks. Taken together, these moves will save … Continue reading
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What is wrong with our newspapers?
Everyone’s wondering what the hell is up with print media. Has the recession simply ripped the band-aid off the slow death of newspapers and magazines? Is the future really as bright as some experts think? On their eighth anniversary, rabble.ca … Continue reading
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Future Shop “gift” to Toronto schools; Albta & sex-change funding; Honda shelves green product; Court demands Federal rethink on Indian Status; Cdns mellow over God v. Darwin – HEADLINES 14 April 2009
Story selection for Take 5 National News on 14 April 2009. CIUT 89.5 FM. We’re not fringe and rabble – Alberta’s Transgendered community is on the march Question Period in Edmonton’s provincial legislature will be flooded with over thirty transgendered … Continue reading
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Adbusters OK to sue CBC; From Mounties to Bolsheviks?; Toronto gets into movie biz but pussyfoots over coffee cups; Fighting attacks in Vancouver’s gay village; Poolside Breast-Feeding – HEADLINES 7 April 2009
Here are my picks for national news, written for Take 5′s morning newscast on 7 April 2009. Will unionization turn RCMP officers into a bunch of Bolsheviks? Yesterday an Ontario Superior Court awarded the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force the … Continue reading
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