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...
created by mike_yvr | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 600 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
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...
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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...
created by Kaitlin | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 755 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
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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