Ian Mulgrew

A veteran Canadian journalist, currently a columnist with the Vancouver Sun.

The author of three books covering topics from true crime to professional football.

Work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Edmonton Sun, Christian Science Monitor and the Toronto Star.

His journalism has been recognized with a B’nai Brith award for coverage of discrimination against Japanese Canadians during the Second World War and the Best Limited Series award for his CBC Vancouver radio show Forum, among others.

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