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Lotta Dempsey
Lotta Dempsey (12 January 1905 – 19 December 1988) was an award-winning Canadian journalist, editor and television personality. She grew up in Alberta, Canada, and began her journalism career in 1923 at the ''Edmonton Journal''. She wrote for the women's page, as only male journalists were allowed to cover wide-interest topics or hard news. Four years later, she moved to the ''Edmonton Bulletin'' and stayed there through the worst of the Great Depression. In 1935, Dempsey moved to Toronto, briefly working at the ''Star Weekly'', before being hired by ''Chatelaine (magazine), Chatelaine Magazine'' as assistant editor. After her marriage and the birth of her son, she took two years away from the office, but continued writing for ''Chatelaine'' from home. She also submitted freelance articles to ''Maclean's''. Returning to the work force in 1940, she worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a news editor, radio quiz show host, and interviewer. During the war, she did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) hus Edmonton is said to be a combination of two cities, two towns and two villages./ref> in addition to a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
