The Iranian man being sought in connection with a bank scandal in Tehran referred to in a story on Monday, Oct. 31 , is Mahmoud Reza Khavari who lives in Toronto. The Globe and Mail did not suggest or intend to suggest that Mehregan Amirkhosravi of Montreal has been accused of any wrongdoing. Report an [...]
Joey Benjamin and Kelly Sweeney of Kingston, N.S., are not methadone addicts. Incorrect information appeared in a photo caption on Saturday. Report an error
An article in Friday’s Life section incorrectly identified Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi. Report an error
A sentence in a letter to the editor by Bernie Magnan on Monday should have read, “Over two-thirds of Canadian property and violent crimes are never reported,” but, owing to an editing error, did not. Report an error
Corporal Pat Prefontaine, quoted in a story on Friday, did not apply the adjective “clueless” to parents of partying teenagers. Report an error
Dr. Adi Jaffe is a former methamphetamine addict, not a former methadone addict, as stated on Monday. Report an error
Carol Wainio runs the Media Culpa blog, which frequently highlight errors made in Canadian newspapers. She also recently had a complaint against a columnist with the Ottawa Citizen upheld by the Ontario Press Council. She recently published a series of posts about Margaret Wente, a high profile columnist with The Globe And Mail, a national [...]
A column in Saturday’s paper on Intertainment Media Inc. did not intend to suggest that the company is misleading the public or its investors about the growth of its product, Ortsbo.com, or that the Google Analytics data on the number of unique visitors to Ortsbo.com are inaccurate. The Globe and Mail regrets any inconvenience that [...]
Tunisia was omitted from a map of Africa Tuesday, and its land mass incorrectly identified as part of Libya. Thanks, David! Report an error
Jews for Jesus and Chosen People Ministries are Christian groups that seek to convert Jews. They were incorrectly described in a headline on Tuesday as Jewish groups. Report an error
Sanjeev Kaila was not the surgeon who performed a gastric balloon procedure on Kyriaki Antoniou. Incorrect information appeared in Thursday's section. Report an error
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association condemned the vandalism that occurred during the G20 summit demonstrations. Due to an editing error, incorrect information appeared in a column on Wednesday. The column in question was written by Norman Spector and on his website he offers some context for the mistake that was inserted into his copy. If [...]
An editorial on Tuesday incorrectly attributed to the International Crisis Group statements that the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora is “out of touch” and “still in thrall to the LTTE” and “The dream of many Canadian Tamils for a truly independent homeland is dead.” These words came from a previous editorial of Feb. 25, which made [...]
A different version of this article ran in Saturday’s print edition. This version has been corrected. Link A totally useless correction. Thanks, Brent! Report an error
A quote in Saturday’s paper from a source who had recently spoken at length Afghan President Hamid Karzai was incorrectly attributed to Grant Kippen, the former chair of Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission. The quote is, in fact, from a diplomat and long-time friend of Mr. Karzai, who spoke to The Globe on the condition his [...]
Simeon Tshakapesh, the chief of the Natuashish (formerly Davis Inlet) band council, pleaded not guilty to an alcohol-related charge. Due to an editing error, he was described yesterday as having pleaded guilty. The Globe and Mail apologizes for the mistake. Report an error
A story on a new TV series called The Bridge incorrectly suggested there was a campaign by the Toronto police union head to tackle crime and corruption inside higher command. This is not true and we apologize to the Toronto police for the suggestion. Link Report an error
The Globe and Mail and Jan Wong did not intend to identify the owners of a Thornhill home whose home was described in the Maid for a Month series in 2006, and apologizes for any harm that may have been caused by the publication of the article to Steven, Georgina and Angelo Nitsopoulos. Link This [...]
An article published on our website and on B1 yesterday about lobbyists working for Globalive Wireless Management Corp. was incorrect. The lobbyists and the company both acted properly and within the requirements of the federal Accountability Act. We unreservedly retract the statements made to the contrary and apologize to both Globalive and Ken Boessenkool for [...]
In the Nov. 7 article that ran in Globe T.O., T.o.night No Afternoon Delight, several errors were made. The newspaper consists of 30 per cent advertising, not 50 per cent as written, and most, not all, of its content comes from wire services. Its proprietor, John Cameron, attended the University of Western Ontario three years [...]
Heather Holmes of Brad J. Lamb Realty represented Dale Sonier in his purchase of retail space for his Toronto sewing store. The space is 3,400 square feet, not 34,000 square feet as reported in Tuesday’s Property Report. Report an error
Due to an editing error, a quote in a story last Saturday about Naomi Klein was wrongfully attributed to Avi Lewis. Mr. Lewis was not interviewed for the story. Link Lewis and Klein are married. Report an error
An article entitled "When bankruptcy trustees ‘run amok,’ " published on page B6 of the June 24, 2009, edition of The Globe and Mail, contained a statement that judicial officials have ruled that Mr. Edward White, who is a licensed trustee in bankruptcy, "lied to regulators." That is incorrect. A statement to that effect was [...]
Gary Doer, the Premier of Manitoba, was incorrectly identified as Brad Wall, the Premier of Saskatchewan, in a photo caption on the front page of some editions of yesterday’s newspaper. And: A column entitled "It must be asked: Did Danny have a power play?" published on page B2 of the Feb. 19, 2009, edition of [...]
The Beatles recorded The White Album. Due to an editing error, incorrect information appeared Saturday. Link Thanks, Doug! Report an error
