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In an effort to explore innovative forms of journalism, the Canadian Hyperlocal News Project begins today.

This article by Robert Washburn, professor of e-journalism at Loyalist College, starts the investigation with some basic terminology and an overview of this growing trend.

But, it will not stop here. Over the upcoming days and months, the project will post articles, blogs, resources, links and other important materials to enhance the understanding of hyperlocal journalism and assist those interested in starting a hyperlocal news site.

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Man Charged with Arson in Campbellford

A man has been charged with arson in Campbellford after lighting several minor fires around the town.

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Rupert Murdoch announced his News Corp.-owned publications -- which in North America include the Wall Street Journal and The New York Post -- will charge for online news, within one year. It's not soon enough -- and the blogosphere is already screaming...

The public editor position was created at The New York Times after it was discovered that reporter Jayson Blair was making things up.

Is the role going to remain a permanent fixture at the company?

As CBC's 24-hour news channel, Newsworld, celebrated its twentieth anniversary, Toronto Star feature writer Oakland Ross examined the network's continued search for an identity, in a recent article called "Can Newsworld tune in?" Ross wrote...

After The New York Times published a story about Walter Cronkite that contained seven errors, the paper's public editor Clark Hoyt wrote a column assessing the situation.

The Cronkite story was written by Times television critic Alessandra Stanley who has a history of errors at the paper.

Regret the Error's Craig Silverman wrote a column for the Columbia Journalism Review about Stanley's history of making mistakes. As a follow-up to the column, Silverman distilled his ideas about error prevention into three pieces of advice: self-diagnose, create good habits and use a checklist (Silverman provides a PDF version of a sample checklist).

Belleville Family Business Forced to Close

Its a sad day for a family run business in Belleville that has announced it will be shutting down next year.

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Sinclair's Application DENIED

The owner of the former Bakelite site was surprised to see his application for a scrap yard in Belleville be denied.

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Stolen vehicle/pursuit

City police are looking for a man in Rossmore after getting away from a pursuit with one officer.

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Bay Bridge Closure- Update

The Norris Whitney Bridge is now up and running again.

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Federal and Provincial Deliver 110 Million for Regional Broadband

Rural Ontario is about to receive more affordable, accessible and efficient high-speed internet services.

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CTV Southwestern Ontario has experimented with a new YouTube offering that allows users to upload video shot simultaneously on two cameras and then makes it 3D. Here's the report about the experiment and how they did it as well as the completed 3D report...

Wagar Sentenced 3 Years in Prison

A Deseronto man will spend the next three years in prison for killing a Napanee woman while driving drunk.

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It's a provocative question, and that's the whole point, according to Bilbo Poynter, executive director of the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting (CCIR). The CCIR is presenting a panel discussion...

Pepper Spray may have caused Warkworth Institution Riot

Pepper spray is believed to have been the cause of the riot, when one inmate died at Warkworth Institution.

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FATAL AGRICULTURAL ACCIDENT- Updated With Name

More information has come in today about the identity of the man who died in a farming accident on Loyalist Parkway in Hillier yesterday.

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FATAL AGRICULTURAL ACCIDENT

A farming accident has claimed the life of a 59 year old Hillier man on Loyalist Parkway in Hillier yesterday.

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[Note: This post has been updated] The Telegraph-Journal in New Brunswick has published a front-page apology to Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a report that led to a national controversy, Craig Silverman at Regret the Error reports. Silverman explains...