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Jon Dube leaves CBC for VP of ABCNews.com

TORONTO - Jon Dube, director of digital media for CBCNews.ca, is leaving to become the new vice-president at ABCNews.com. He leaves the CBC effective Aug. 25."In his three years with CBC, Jon has overseen the growth of CBCNews.ca into one of the most respected news sites in the world," Todd Spencer, executive director of news content for CBC News, said in a memo to staff released Tuesday.Under Dube's leadership the amount of content and traffic on the CBC's website has doubled. He also presided over developments such as the introduction of reader comments to news and sports stories.As vice-president of...