Longtime CBC journalist and union leader Arnold Amber died on Labour Day at age 77. In his long career at CBC, Amber led coverage of major news events as executive producer of CBC News specials. Before coming to the CBC, Amber was a correspondent for Reuters in Africa and Europe. He was the longtime president of the CBC branch of the Canadian Media Guild and spent years helping to consolidate the multiple unions serving CBC employees. He was one of the founding members of Canadian Journalists for Free expression, serving as president until 2015.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2017 20:03 UTC