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I am a staff writer with CTV.ca News. That operation is part of CTV News, which is of course nestled into CTV Inc. and CTVglobemedia.

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View Article  Star Wars nerds begin premiere campout -- outside the wrong theatre

The May 19 premiere of Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith has the hardcore Star Wars lovers doing their customary seven-week sleepover awaiting the big day.

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View Article  60 Minutes (fake documents) II, The Daily (fake news) Show win Peabodies

Eyebrows are raised over the awarding of two Peabodies, meant to symbolize broadcast journalism excellence.

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View Article  U.S. blogger's Gomery source may be a journo: NYT

According to a story in the NYT, the guy who fed U.S. blogger Ed Morrisey with information about the Gomery inquiry may be a Canadian journo.

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View Article  Sponsorship/Liberal survival afterthoughts

As I was going about my business today and taking in a bit more information about the sponsorship scandal, I thought it would be wise to post some additional thoughts to complement my earlier post.

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View Article  Want a high-paying job? Be born with good bone structure

Being lean, tall and good-looking are three keys to a fatter paycheque, claims one new study.

Damn: And I was betting that people would see the inner beauty of the squat, the chubby and the homely. :)

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View Article  TTC apparently ready to go on strike

Contract talks between the TTC and its union have apparently gone nowhere. Bob Kinnear, president of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union, said his members will be off the job Monday morning.

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View Article  Gomery reaction from the blogosphere

I tripped around to some of the usual suspects and saw what they had to say about the testimony of Jean Brault finally being made public.

Keep in mind it's only current to the time I published and that someone could have updated five minutes later. With that proviso:

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View Article  CTV Newsnet can drop "news wheel" format

I first saw word of this through a note posted by CTV colleague David Akin to CAJ-L: CTV's Newsnet will be able to change its format.

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View Article  Sponsorship -- Can the Liberals survive?

Here's my two cent's worth: I agree with Calgary Grit, who described the magic number as 35 -- that was the previous bottom in percentage of popular support for the Liberals after the sponsorship scandal first broke on Feb. 10, 2004.

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