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newsmaker of the year

The 2016 Newsmaker Of The Year Is..

It's the first time an entertainer has been selected for the title.
By David Friend, The Canadian Press, CP

Forget Magnotta: Three Canadian Newsmakers Worth Remembering

No one can control what events will shape our world in any given time period. But collectively we can choose what stories we allow to shape our memory. That's why murderer Luka Magnotta was the wrong person for the Canadian Press to choose as Canada's 2012 Newsmaker of the Year.
John Laforet