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Legendary Hill scribe Richard Gwyn dies at 86

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Richard Gwyn wrote a national affairs column for The Toronto Star from 1973 to 1985.The Hill Times file photograph

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 19, 2020

For years, Richard Gwyn was regarded as one of the best political journalists in Canada. He died last week from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 86. Mr. Gwyn made a name for himself as a national affairs columnist at The Toronto Star, where he covered the governments of...

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