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Eye on the Dome: Izzy Asper's rise and death
Asper, Manitoba born media tycoon Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest Global and owner of several major newspapers including the National Post and Winnipeg Free Press, died at 71. Born to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants in Minnedosa, he built a media empire after a political stint and support for jazz and Liberal causes. His sons Leonard and David oversee CanWest and the paper interests, with plans for a human rights museum at The Forks.
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Izzy" Asper
Global TV
National Post
Toronto
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg Free Press
Globe and Mail
Asper
CanWest Global Communications Corportion
Ukraine
Minnedosa
Lyric Theatre
Izzy
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg Tribune
Good Old Tribune
Manitoba Liberal Party
Wolseley
Ed Schreyer
NDP
Sid Spivak
CanWest Capital
Global TV Network
Conrad Black
Southam
Liberal Party
Mr. Asper
CanWest Global Communications
Leonard
David
Gail
Forks
Otawa