Al Jazeera English Makes Bid to Enter Canada

Previous attempt failed after Jewish groups opposed Arabic station.

Published March 4, 2009

Just as the 1991 Gulf War established CNN as the news network to watch, Al Jazeera English is counting on its in-depth coverage of the conflict in Gaza earlier this year to make it the international broadcasters of choice—and they're hoping to bring that choice to Canadians.

The Qatar-based 24-hour international news network is in the process of submitting an application to the Canadian Radio-television...

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