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Correction

NOVEMBER 1-8 EDITION

News corrections for October 27 (Star)

An Oct. 22 article about a reservist with Canada’s Afghanistan mission incorrectly stated that Sapper Brian Collier, 24, died in hospital in Germany and was the last Canadian soldier to lose his life. In fact, Collier was killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded as he got out of his vehicle in the village of Nakhonay. Collier, who was born in Toronto and raised in Bradford, was the 151 of 152 Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan. The last and 152nd soldier killed in the Afghan mission was Cpl. Brian Pinksen, 21, who died in hospital in Germany.

CORRECTION (Globe)

Jim Watson was mayor of Ottawa from 1997 to 2000. An incorrect date was used in Tuesday’s paper.

CORRECTION (Globe)

In reply to a question about Canada’s political will to provide the Canadian Forces with the equipment necessary for a “mission-designed” force, Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie said, “That is the realm of the political. And you don’t want your generals delving into politics while they are in uniform.” These words were placed in an incorrect context on Thursday.

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At 'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear' by Two Satirists, Thousands — Billions? — Respond - NYTimes.com

Correction: October 31, 2010

An earlier version of this article referred imprecisely to the geographical reach of the rally. It stretched several long blocks west of the Capitol, not almost to the Washington Monument.

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Correction (Post)

OCTOBER 26-NOVEMBER 1 EDITION

Corrections (Post)

Corrections (Post)

News correction for October 20 (Star)

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Business correction for October 19

OCTOBER 9-15, 2010 EDITION

Correction (Citizen)

Apology (Citizen)

CORRECTION (Globe)

Canadian researchers at McGill University first identified stem cells in the 1950s. Incorrect information appeared on Tuesday.

READER NOTICE (Globe)

On Oct. 1, The Globe and Mail underwent one of the most dramatic changes in its long history. We launched a radically redesigned newspaper, featuring colour on every page and with some sections now wrapped with semi-gloss paper.

Our print partners, Transcontinental and Glacier Media, unveiled state-of-the-art presses in some printing locations across the country.

Feedback on our redesign has been generally very positive, and we thank you for that. We have been experiencing delivery delays in some areas while we adjust to our new format and production processes, although the situation is improving daily. Please accept our sincere apologies.

We ask for your continued support and patience as we work to provide our usual levels of service. Thank you.

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Correction (Post) 

News corrections for October 8 - thestar.com 

News corrections for October 5 - thestar.com

The Globe and Mail

--The parliament of Greenland has authorized exploration for uranium but not its mining. Incorrect information appeared on Friday and Saturday. 

--Bernie Farber, chief executive officer of the Canadian Jewish Congress, said that it was a legitimate concern, given George Galloway’s history, that the former British MP would come into the country to raise money for Hamas. Incorrect information appeared on Monday

SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 1

CLARIFICATION: The cover of last week’s magazine, with the headline “The Most Corrupt Province in Canada,” featured a photo-illustrated editorial cartoon depicting Bonhomme Carnaval carrying a briefcase stuffed with money. The cover has been criticized by representatives of the Carnaval de Québec, of which Bonhomme is a symbol.

While Maclean’s recognizes that Bonhomme is a symbol of the Carnaval, the character is also more widely recognized as a symbol of the province of Quebec. We used Bonhomme as a means of illustrating a story about the province’s political culture, and did not intend to disparage the Carnaval in any way. Maclean’s is a great supporter of both the Carnaval and of Quebec tourism. Our coverage of political issues in the province will do nothing to diminish that support.

 

Other than that, it was a swell story

For the record (Gazette)

A photo on the front page of yesterday's paper, showing the aftermath of a building collapse on Sherbrooke St. E. in which a worker was killed, should have been credited to Allen McInnis of The Gazette. As well, the photo caption said incorrectly that firefighters had used that building's roof to fight fires at two nearby properties in 2009. In fact, the roof was used to fight two fires in an adjacent building which has since been demolished.

The caption with another photo that appeared with the same story (photo at right) failed to explain that the building that collapsed is the one with the awning on the front. The caption also said incorrectly that in addition to the fatality, at least four other people were injured in the collapse. As the story made clear, one worker at the site was treated for shock, but there were no other injuries.

 

The Globe and Mail

Correction

Greg Lyle is managing director of the Innovative Research Group. Incorrect information appeared in Saturday’s paper.

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A story in yesterday's paper about the 10th anniversary of Pierre Trudeau's death incorrectly quoted Eric Bedard of the TELUQ television arm of the Universite du Quebec a Montreal as saying Trudeau liked to portray himself as someone who put "passion before reason." The quotation should have read, "Trudeau liked to paint himself as someone who put reason before passion, but we are starting to see a different side of Trudeau."

 

 

Business correction for September 24 - thestar.com

Rob Ford proposed halving the number of city councillors for a 0.16 per cent trim of the city’s $9.2 billion budget. He would also eliminate councillors’ free zoo and public transit passes, as well as other perks worth $30 million or 0.3 per cent saving. In addition, he lauded outsourced waste collection in Etobicoke that is a 0.02 per cent savings for the city. A Sept. 21 column about Ford’s lack of a worthy economic-development strategy provided incorrectly calculated percentages.

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News corrections for September 23 – the star

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Retraction and apology to George Soros | Toronto Sun

On September 5, 2010, a column by Ezra Levant contained false statements about George Soros and his conduct as a young teenager in Nazi-occupied Hungary.

Upon receiving a letter of complaint from Mr. Soros’s legal counsel on September 13, 2010, Sun Media Corporation always intended to publish a retraction and apology for this column. Despite constant efforts on both sides, Sun Media and Mr. Soros’s counsel were unable to reach agreement on the content of a retraction.

The management of Sun Media wishes to state that there is no basis for the statements in the column and they should not have been made.

Sun Media, this newspaper and Ezra Levant retract the statements made in the column and unreservedly apologize to Mr. Soros for the distress and harm this column may have caused to him.