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CanWest co-founder Liba dies


by Myron Love WINNIPEG - Peter Liba, a broadcasting industry leader and former Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, died suddenly on Thursday, June 21, at the age of 67, He had been recovering from recent heart surgery. "Manitobans, and indeed Canadians, have lost a truly great man," said Leonard Asper, president and CEO of CanWest Global Communications Corp., in a statement he issued upon learning of the passing of his late father's (Izzy Asper) long-time partner. "His contributions to his community, his province and his country were immense. "Peter Liba was a pillar on which CanWest Global was founded and we...