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In reply to the discussion: Fox News North is SHUTTING DOWN!! [View all]

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
5. Not only that, but Canada has some inconvenient laws
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:27 PM
Feb 2015

about disseminating false information on shows that are advertised as news.

They were stuck with using loaded language without lies and it just wasn't enough.

Good for Canada. I wish we could get truth in advertising enforced here and either stop the lies parading as news or force a name change to Fox Propaganda.

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Fox News North is SHUTTING DOWN!! [View all] applegrove Feb 2015 OP
Yay! shenmue Feb 2015 #1
lol! Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2015 #2
HAHA! Cha Feb 2015 #3
Congratulations! I wish Fox had trouble... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #4
Not only that, but Canada has some inconvenient laws Warpy Feb 2015 #5
It didn't have the same access as CBC and CTV because COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #6
Thank you, Canada oldandhappy Feb 2015 #7
"It has had a constant challenge attracting viewers." Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #8
It had access to 5,000,000 households, but... QuebecYank Feb 2015 #9
I was so glad to read this this morning! polly7 Feb 2015 #10
Good news! Saviolo Feb 2015 #11
Quote from Linden MacIntyre: polly7 Feb 2015 #12
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