CanWest slashes 5% of work force

The other shoe drops..."TORONTO — CanWest Global Communications Corp. is cutting 560 jobs, or 5 per cent of its work force, as the Winnipeg-based broadcaster and publisher streamlines operations. The company...

Canwest Global cuts local news on Vancouver Island

More bad news for local news gathering care of the Asper empire..."LOCAL TELEVISION IS TAKING A HIT TODAY WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF 18 LAYOFFS AT CHEK-TV. AMONG THOSE LOSING THEIR JOBS IS GENERAL MANAGER RON EBERLE. ALSO LAID OFF ARE SOME ON AIR-PERSONNEL AND THE STATION’S...

Canada's heritage minister in hot water over fundraising

Canadian Heritage Minister (and copyright czar) Bev Oda has come under some intense scrutiny under revelations that there was some sketchy fundraising last fall. Essentially it breaks down to this: Oda is...

Paper Wars

It appears that the every declining and money losing National Pest is finally catching up to the Sun.

New Meaning for Nanny State

Asper nanny stole $150K So the Aspers like many rich folks have a nanny. Usually they are indentured servants, slaves by any other name, who are not immigrants but brought here to work in the homes of the rich and wealthy. Nannies are the private version of day care. The...

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