- Yukon writer Edith Josie dies
- Gwich'in elder Edith Josie, who wrote a column about life in the northern Yukon community of Old Crow, died of natural causes at her home Sunday morning. She was 88.
- Downtown Eastside kiosks connect media with homeless
- A new Olympic information centre for international journalists opened on Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside on Monday, designed to help the visiting media understand life on the streets just a few blocks away from the main Games venues.
- Yahoo, Associated Press sign licensing deal
- The Associated Press has signed a licensing deal with Yahoo Inc. that gives the news co-operative a steady stream of revenue at a time less money is flowing in from newspapers and broadcasters.
- CBC host Andy Barrie to retire
- Andy Barrie, widely respected host of Toronto's CBC Radio One program Metro Morning, has announced he's stepping down from the top-rated show.
- Corus closes 2 Montreal radio stations
- Corus Entertainment has shut down two Montreal radio stations, AM940 Montreal's Greatest Hits and AM Info690.
- Twitter and Facebook tested as sole news source
- A group of journalists will limit their news access to Twitter and Facebook for five days in an experiment to see what facts and fictions they gather.
- Super Bowl ad riles women's groups
- U.S. women's groups want CBS to scrap a planned ad during the Super Bowl featuring NCAA football star Tim Tebow and his mother, arguing it conveys an anti-abortion message.
- China denies involvement in Google hackings
- China denied involvement in internet attacks and defended its online restrictions as lawful after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against Google.
- China: Clinton internet criticisms 'unjustified'
- Chinese officials fired back at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday after she criticized the country for internet censorship.
- Air America Radio signs off
- Air America Radio, the U.S. radio network that was launched in 2004 as a liberal alternative to Rush Limbaugh and other conservative commentators, has shut down abruptly due to financial woes.
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