Originally published in the May 14, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing

Robert Fife has announced his retirement as Ottawa Bureau Chief at The Globe and Mail. Fife, 71, will retire at the end of the month after a career that started in the parliamentary bureau of NewsRadio in 1978. He went on to work for The Canadian Press (CP), Sun Media, the National Post, and CanWest News Service, before joining CTV as Ottawa Bureau Chief in 2005, also hosting Question Period. He’s been with The Globe since 2015.

Jane Bradley is moving to Toronto to become The New York Times first Canadian investigative correspondent. Bradley has most recently served as NYT’s UK investigative correspondent. NYT International Editor Phil Pan says her hiring “signals our commitment to aggressive, fair and deeply reported coverage of Canada, home to our largest international audience.”

Celine Galipeau is leaving the helm of late night newscast, Le téléjournal, after 18 years to host a new international current affairs program. Set to debut this fall, the new show promises more context and a broader perspective on major global issues, drawing on Radio-Canada’s network of correspondents. 

Renee Deighton has retired from TSC. The former Miss Toronto, who originally hails from Scarborough, officially joined the channel as a host in 2008.

Chelsea Leite is joining TSN as the network’s Toronto Tempo/WNBA beat reporter. Leite has been covering the league since 2021 and for the past three years has served as Editor-in-Chief of SB Nation’s Raptors HQ.

Creeson Agecoutay has signed off from APTN National News. Agecoutay has been with the network for the past two years. Prior to joining APTN, he was a reporter, host and VJ for CTV News for more than 15 years, with stops in Regina, Saskatoon, Ottawa and Halifax, where he served as Atlantic Bureau Chief.

Andrea Macpherson has wrapped up her time at Global BC after six years and more than 22 in broadcasting. Macpherson joined Global News Morning as a reporter in 2019. She’s also worked with CityNews and 1130 NewsRadio (CKWX-AM) in the Vancouver market.

Maeve Ellis has joined CBC/Radio-Canada as a reporter and associate producer in the Saskatchewan Bureau. Ellis has previously interned with the Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) and held editorial roles at University of Toronto campus newspaper, The Varsity.

Scott Pettigrew has taken on an expanded role at Acadia Broadcasting as Regional Station Manager for Ontario, including Northwestern Ontario and Thunder Bay. In addition to running the four stations in Kenora, Dryden and Fort Frances, he adds the two stations in Thunder Bay. Pettigrew has been with Acadia since 2016.

Justin Crouch has joined Golden West Broadcasting’s Air 106 FM (CFIT-FM) Airdrie as a weekday host from 6 a.m. – noon. Crouch, the former host of middays on Calgary’s X92.9 (CFEX-FM), returns to the airwaves after a two-year hiatus. He was most recently working as a Creative Writer with Pattison Media’s Red Deer stations.

Brian Platt is taking on a new role as Bloomberg’s Ottawa Bureau Chief. Platt, who has been with Bloomberg since 2021, succeeds Laura Dhillon Kane, who is moving with the network to Toronto to take on an editor’s position.

Meghan Potkins is joining The Logic as the publication’s Alberta reporter, based in Calgary. Potkins arrives from the Financial Post, where she was an energy reporter, covering the revival of Keystone XL, among other stories. Prior to that, she covered City Hall for the Calgary Herald.

Kimberlee Alexander is joining Panavision’s Vancouver office as Director of Sales and Market Development. Reporting to Johanna Gravelle, Managing Director of Panavision Canada, Alexander will focus on growing new business and building and sustaining long-term industry relationships, including supporting sponsorship and partnership opportunities within the B.C. industry. Alexander previously served as VP of Sales and Marketing for Vancouver Film Studios and Head of Sales and Marketing for Umedia VFX.

Doug French, longtime Chief Financial Officer at TELUS, is retiring from the company on June 30 after three decades. He’ll be succeeded by Gopi Chande, the CFO of TELUS Digital and TELUS Health. French will stay on as an advisor until the end of July and will remain seated as chair of the board of Terrion, TELUS’ wireless tower operator. 

Gerald Saul is retiring from the Department of Film at the University of Regina. Saul has been teaching in the faculty for 27 years and served as department head from 2004-07 and again from 2017-21.