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Canadian Journalist Files Defamation Suit Against Site Over Satiric Obituary

Richard Martineau,  who writes for the Journal de Montréal, is suing the media site Ricochet for defamation over a satirical piece, a fake obit that takes his writing to task.  The site is trying to raise $50,000 CAN to pay legal costs.

More here from Canadaland, here from the Montreal Gazette.