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Cogeco Diffusion apologizes for allowing anti-Semitic rant to air

MONTRÉAL - Cogeco Diffusion’s senior management has apologized for comments and actions that 98.5 FM on-air host Jacques Fabi made when a woman phoned in to his show “Fabi la nuit” and called the Holocaust a beautiful thing. Fabi never attempted to interrupt the woman and even sympathized with her statements. Cogeco Diffusion also confirmed it has suspended Fabi without pay for a period of one month, effective on the date of the incident which occurred on November 21. B'nai Brith Canada is still demanding an on-air apology from Fabi. "Cogeco Diffusion and 98.5 FM do not endorse in any way...