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   Any bets that Jesse Brown was behind thi   
   15 Jan 15 17:00:37   
   
   XPost: can.politics, tor.general   
   From: puela@nyet.ca   
      
   And the Toronto Star is fast getting a name for being a snoop tabloid like the   
   Enquirer.  Too bad . . .  they used to be a decent news media.   
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   CBC News Posted: Jan 15, 2015   
      
   Leslie Roberts resigns as Global host following investigation   
   Veteran news anchor's departure comes after revelation he was part-owner in PR   
   firm   
      
      
   News anchor Leslie Roberts has resigned from Global Television following an   
   internal investigation triggered by the revelation that he was part-owner of a   
   public relations company.   
      
   The company reported Thursday that Roberts had resigned as the executive editor   
   and anchor of Global Toronto and as the co-host of The Morning Show.   
      
        Leslie Roberts, Global Television news anchor, suspended   
      
   Roberts had not disclosed his involvement in the company to Global.   
      
   On Thursday, Global published Roberts's resignation letter on its website.   
      
   "I regret the circumstances, specifically a failure to disclose information,   
   which led to this outcome," Roberts said in the letter.   
      
   The Toronto Star recently revealed that Roberts was a part-owner of Buzz PR and   
   that some of that company’s clients had appeared on his show.   
      
      
   	http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/01/15/leslie-roberts-quits   
   global-tv-after-star-investigation.html   
      
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