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[VicHockeyFan]

George Jonas has died.  

 

I did not know he was married to Barbara Amiel.  She must really be something.

 

http://news.national...orge-jonas-dead

[johnk]

George Jonas has died.  
 
I did not know he was married to Barbara Amiel.  She must really be something.
 
http://news.national...orge-jonas-dead

Way back before she latched on to Conrad. I have heard she was talented.

[Victoria Watcher]

postmedia printed all their front pages blank today in order to ask for more government help.

[Victoria Watcher]

Brunswick News Inc., which publishes three daily newspapers and six weeklies in the province, has been sold to Ontario-based Postmedia Network Inc.

 

Postmedia announced Thursday night it has reached a deal with J.D. Irving Inc. to buy BNI, including its parcel delivery business.

 

The papers produced by BNI include the following:

• Telegraph-Journal 
• Times & Transcript in Moncton
•  Daily Gleaner in Fredericton
• Miramichi Leader
• Woodstock Bugle-Observer
• Bathurst Northern Light
• Kings County Record
• Campbellton Tribune
• Victoria Star in Grand Falls

Jim Irving, co-CEO of J.D. Irving, is quoted in the news release as saying the sale "represents an exit from the media business" for his company.

 

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...media-1.6356427

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 February 2022 - 05:15 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Postmedia to lay off 11% of editorial staff, sources say

 

Nott also revealed the company was going to move to remote work on a permanent basis, except for markets like Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, which he said would return to the office.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...-2023-1.6725447

[Victoria Watcher]

Merger with Torstar not going to happen.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 July 2023 - 10:02 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Merger with Torstar not going to happen.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...dstar-1.6902175

[Victoria Watcher]

Rex Murphy, the sharp-witted intellectual who loved Canada, dies at 77

 

 

Even while he battled his illness, Murphy still filed in recent months, writing about Hamas and Christmas and interviewing Pierre Poilievre with his distinctive panache

 

https://nationalpost...y-dies-obituary

[Mike K.]

He was a legend. I had a chance to sit in on a speech/presentation he gave here in Victoria some years ago. I had hobbled in with a broken ankle, on crutches, hoping to God it wouldn't get noticed by the man, and worked into some part of his presentation. Luckily he wasn't short on stories (which if you know, you know).

[Victoria Watcher]

I had hobbled in with a broken ankle, on crutches, hoping to God it wouldn't get noticed by the man, and worked into some part of his presentation. 

 

Tristin Hopper hospitalized after a fall:

 

https://x.com/TristinHopper

[Mike K.]

On TV, everyone gets a private room.

Hopper says he’s grown to love his bunkie’s folk Punjabi music.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

Pierre Trudeau really, really loved communists | Canada Did What?!

He covered up famines for Red China, and wasn't all that pleased with Ukrainian independence

 

 

 

 

Every democratic leader gets accused of being either a communist or a Nazi at some point. But Canada really did have a prime minister who was unashamed about his love for communist regimes, from China to the U.S.S.R. to Cuba. Pierre Trudeau regularly took their side during the Cold War and befriended their brutal dictators. He’s frequently voted one of Canada’s best prime ministers but we’re going to show you Pierre Trudeau’s little-known dark side. And boy is it dark. Listen to the first episode of Canada Did What?!, subscribe for future episodes and read the transcript below.

 

 

 

 

Canada Did What?! is a Postmedia podcast that digs into the untold, surprising political stories of the last few decades with host Tristin Hopper.

 

 

 

 

 

From the metric wars to Morgentaler, from the October Crisis to the abortion debate, we’re unpacking all the wildest political moments you might think you remember — and giving you the real story you never knew. We talk to the politicians, journalists and newsmakers who were right there when history happened. And we have a lot of fun doing it. 

From March 4 until April 1, National Post will release one episode every Tuesday. Each episode tackles a misunderstood moment in recent Canadian history.

For the next episode, get ready for a wild story featuring angry farmers, lawbreaking butchers, constitutional lawsuits, a “freedom” gallons-only gas station. You can listen to all five episodes, as they come out, on all the major podcast platforms.

 

https://nationalpost...id-what-podcast

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 March 2025 - 02:37 AM.