GLOBAL NATIONAL HAS THE WORLD COVERED FOR CANADA

LAUNCHING FOUR NEW FOREIGN BUREAUS IN 2008

INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS INCLUDE LONDON, BEIJING, NEW DELHI AND JERUSALEM

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(Toronto, June 4, 2008) Global National announced today the launch of four new international news bureaus, slated to open this summer. The Global National foreign bureaus will be based in London, Beijing, New Delhi and Jerusalem.

“Canadians recognize that events on the other side of the globe can have a profound impact on their lives,” said Troy Reeb, Vice President of Global News. “With these new bureaus, Global National will bring its signature storytelling to the world, with more in-depth coverage of global issues from a distinct Canadian perspective. In a time when many other news organizations are scaling back, Global National is doing the opposite by expanding our news division and adding these bureaus.”

Each foreign news bureau will be staffed by a team of talented Canadian journalists with expertise in each region. The news team strengthens Global National’s positioning of “News Understood” – connecting with audiences coast-to-coast, bringing clarity to complex issues and events of the day and making them relevant to viewers.

About Global National:
Global National with Kevin Newman is Canada’s most-watched national newscast, reaching Canadians coast-to-coast (www.globalnational.com). The multi award-winning half-hour newscast is broadcast live seven days a week at 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in the Maritimes) with news bureaus and correspondents in every major city in Canada, as well as Washington, D.C. Global National provides an early evening national news alternative for Canadians with a distinctive voice and approach to the day’s top stories.

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