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Chief anchor Lisa LaFlamme worked with CTV Canada for 35 years.

Was this Canadian anchor fired for her gray hair?

Lifestyle & Belief

After chief anchor Lisa LaFlamme was sacked, tons of speculation followed. Was it a budgetary decision? A personality clash with new management? Or maybe it had something to do with LaFlamme’s gray hair. 

Tim Hortons employees prepare coffee before the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on May 8, 2014.

Canadian doughnut chain Tim Hortons gets swallowed up by Burger King

Business
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