Canadian Press hires Duggan as a reporter

The Canadian Press has hired Kyle Duggan as a reporter. Duggan has been an Ottawa-based reporter for Politico. Before that, he worked for three years editing English online news at Japan’s second largest daily, The Asahi Shimbun. Prior to his time overseas, he covered the complicated ins and outs of Canada’s telecommunications and broadcast industry for The […]

Karadeglija swaps National Post for the Canadian Press

The Canadian Press has hired Anja Karadeglija in its Ottawa bureau. Since February 2021, Karadeglija has been at the National Post as its parliamentary bureau. In her new role, she will focus more on general political reporting, including late-breaking news and copy editing. Karadeglija also worked as a journalism instructor at Carleton University, from where […]

Fraser rejoins CBC Ottawa newsroom

CBC News has welcomed back David Fraser in its Ottawa newsroom. He joins from The Canadian Press, where he reported on Parliament Hill. Previously, from February to September 2022, Fraser worked as a reporter at CBC/Radio-Canada. From October 2013 to December 2014, he was an investigative team researcher and associate producer at CBC/Radio-Canada. He was […]

Passafiume swaps Toronto Star for Canadian Press

Alessia Passafiume has joined The Canadian Press as a parliament hill reporter, indigenous and gender affairs. She joins from The Toronto Star, where she worked as a breaking news and culture reporter on the Express desk. Passafiume joined the Star in January 2022 as a city life and health reporter, audience. She also worked as […]

Smith becomes news editor at Canadian Press

Marie-Danielle Smith has taken on the role of news editor at the Canadian Press. Since March 2023, she has been serving as acting news editor. She joined in June 2022 as a reporter/editor. Previously, Smith worked as an assistant editor and then associate editor at Maclean’s. She was also a political reporter at PostMedia Network […]

Canadian Press journalist Tran joins CBC News

Cindy Tran, a reporter and editor at The Canadian Press, has left to join CBC News, based in Ottawa. She begins this month. Tran covered local Ottawa news at the Canadian Press. Previously, she was an associate producer and reporter at CBC. Tran has a B.A. from Western University in London, Ontario and a master’s […]

Berthiaume to depart the Canadian Press after more than six years

Lee Berthiaume, parliamentary reporter at The Canadian Press, is set to depart his post. Berthiaume’s tweet reads: “This is my last week at The Canadian Press before I take up a new challenge outside journalism. “I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped and supported me over the past 25 years, […]

Canadian Press names Cook managing editor

Tim Cook, assistant managing editor at the Canadian Press, has been promoted to managing editor. Cook has been with the Canadian Press since 2001. He has served as reporter-editor, correspondent, news editor and Western Canada deputy bureau chief. He was also sports and news reporter at The Globe and Mail. Cook has a bachelor’s degree […]

Djuric moves to Canadian Press Ottawa bureau

Mickey Djuric, a Saskatchewan correspondent at The Canadian Press, will move to its Ottawa bureau to cover the New Democrats and federal heritage policy. Djuric begins on Jan. 3. Previously, Djuric was a reporter at CBC News. She also worked at Global News as an online producer and digital broadcast journalist. Djuric graduated from Durham […]

Nicole Ireland joins Canadian Press as health reporter

The Canadian Press has tapped Nicole Ireland to serve as a health reporter. Ireland joined from CBC, where she was a senior reporter/writer/producer. She was a multimedia journalist at Postmedia Network Inc. Previously, she worked at CBC from June 2008 till August 2014 as a producer and reporter/editor. Ireland graduated from Columbia University Graduate School […]