There were no more than about six women writing sports in North America at that time. She moved to the Toronto Star as a general assignment reporter before taking a job at the Toronto Sun in the lifestyle section in She returned to writing news in and moved to the National Post in There was a return to the Globe in , but she eventually went back to the Post in She was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.
Blatchford, who has an older brother, and her family moved to Toronto when she was in high school. Blatchford was a high-profile journalist from the beginning of her career until the end — she was known to take no prisoners on the page, although friends knew her flinty exterior hid a very soft centre.
Blatchford was shy in person and cried easily, particularly over crime stories involving children or other vulnerable people. Postmedia Executive Chairman Paul Godfrey recalled finding Blatchford weeping in the newsroom one night.
Christie was crying her eyes out, trying to write that story. According to Lorrie Goldstein, her close friend and colleague at the Su n, Blatchford had recently decided to work less and enjoy her free time more. Christie Blatchford was a newshound — she ate, slept and inhaled those breaking stories — and a woman of very strong opinions. People either loved or hated her, but even her enemies seemed to respect her.
Within 18 months she was nationally known for her new role as a sports columnist. Crime coverage was her passion. Blatchford eventually wrote a book Life Sentence about losing her faith in the criminal justice system, describing it generally as unaccountable.
She was not a fan of many judges. Is he not? Or has he something else in mind? And, as it was in the beginning in April, when Bayne painted his client as having merely done what all the other senators were doing and blaming the loosey-goosey Senate rules for being vague and too broad, so it was in the end. In examination-in-chief by Holmes, Furey got a few chances to let that Newfoundland-hewn common sense shine.
Similarly, Furey said he also had never used service contracts to pay for fitness training — again, as Duffy did for alleged workout sessions. The honour reference was removed in May , presumably after it became clear that some senators were incapable of acting honourably.
Bayne, to mow my lawn at public expense, but I know intuitively not to do it. Thus, the issue for Vaillancourt — it is in essence, should Mike Duffy be saved and found not guilty? Not looking to cloud your day but winter is knocking! No need to wait until next weekend to score sweet sales on gadgets, gear.
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Her death was followed by condolences and tribute on Twitter by renowned personalities. Andrew Coyne tweeted,. She was diagnosed with cancer last fall. Regardless, her family has not shared anything regarding her funeral. Likewise, there also no news on her funeral for now. However, we will be sure to update on her funeral once the information is disclosed.
Christie was married two times. She was first married to Jim Oreto in However, she separated from her husband in with a divorce.
Likewise, she was again married to David Rutherford, with whom she divorced later. She had no children with from any of her marriage.
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