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CTV picks top 10 news stories of 2009


TORONTO – Canada’s on-going recession, the swine flu, the Afghan mission, and the collapse of the car industry topped the list of Canadian news stories this year according to CTV News.

Selected by a panel of journalists led by its chief anchor and senior editor Lloyd Robertson, the network will features in-depth reports on each of the 10 stories every night from December 23 through New Year’s Day.

The complete list of CTV’s top 10 Canadian news stories is:

1. The recession
2. H1N1 / the swine flu
3. The Afghan mission
4. The Newfoundland chopper crash
5. Collapse of the car industry
6. Tori Stafford
7. Jim Balsillie’s bid for the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes
8. Earl Jones’ ponzi scheme
9. The Olympic torch run
10. Canadians in space

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