In London, Ontario, A News at 6 p.m. is more popular than Global, CBC or CTV's national newscast. But the station is losing millions of dollars each year and has to deal with corporate decisions that seem indifferent to local needs. Alyssa Friesen speaks with A reporter Nick Paparella on why local news matters to London and what would be lost if the station went off the air.

Journalists have maintained a long-standing silence on suicide. Psychiatrists, police and editors cite the contagion effect—the theory is that extensive coverage of one suicide triggers other suicides, spreading like a virus.

Chris Jones rarely uses metaphors or allegories or any frivolous literary devices. He's fixated on details because all that matters are the words and getting them right. Matthew Scianitti goes behind the stories and speaks with Esquire’s writer-at-large in this exclusive interview. Jones talks about his dislike of Tiger Woods, his admiration of Ricky Williams and The Truth, his desire to win awards, his unforgettable profile of Roger Ebert and his hope that his stories have an emotional payoff.

Last June, when world leaders met in Toronto for their fourth G20 summit, so did protestors. With both citizen journalists and mainstream outlets covering the chaos on the streets, police—who arrested hundreds of people—had difficulty separating the professionals from the amateurs. Once the weekend was over, and the fences came down, the debate over who exactly should be called a journalist began.