Its been a great few weeks for news — that is if you completely hate the idea of people covering interesting events and helping you understand what is going on in the world.
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Yet more layoffs announced at Postmedia newspapers
The Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal are all losing their Sunday editions and the National Post will stop publishing Mondays over the summer, when news consumption tends to drop off.
For democracy to survive, Rob Ford must keep losing weight (updated)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is on a six-month mission to lose 50 pounds by June 19. The mayor and his brother Doug Ford, both big guys, started the “Cut the Waist” challenge in an effort to get healthier. The entire city needs him to keep losing weight.