James Travers (c. 1948 – March 3, 2011)"Star columnist Jim Travers dies"
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'', March 3, 2011. was a

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journalist, best known as an editor and political correspondent for the ''

''. Born in

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, Travers began his journalism career in 1972 with the ''Oakville Journal Record'' in Oakville."James Travers, celebrated Toronto Star columnist, dead at 62"
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'', March 3, 2011. He later joined

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, working as a foreign correspondent covering

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and the

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."Toronto Star columnist Jim Travers dies"
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'', March 3, 2011. He served as the editor of the ''

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'' from 1991 to 1996, when he resigned shortly after Southam sold the paper to Hollinger. He joined the ''Toronto Star'' as an editor the following year, later returning to column writing as the paper's national affairs columnist. He won a

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in 2009 for a column titled "The quiet unravelling of Canadian democracy". Following the announcement of his death, tributes were delivered in the House of Commons of Canada by several political figures, including Stephen Harper,

Michael Ignatieff Michael Grant Ignatieff (; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a histo ...

and Bob Rae. Friends and colleagues of Jim Travers have established a fellowship fund to finance significant foreign reporting projects by Canadian journalists - staffers, freelancers or students - working in any medium. The fund has been established to make an annual award of $25,000 to cover travel, reporting and research expenses and a stipend for a journalist.

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R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship
2011 deaths Canadian newspaper editors Canadian male journalists Canadian columnists Writers from Hamilton, Ontario Year of birth uncertain {{Canada-journalist-stub