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Great send-off for Bob Fife at the Met

The Globe and Mail’s long-time Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife was fêted by hundreds of colleagues, friends, and a few special guests at his semi-retirement, 'Fife Fest,' on June 11 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. It was a great shindig.

Outgoing Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, right, officially hands over the reins to his successor, Mercedes Stephenson at Fife Fest on June 11 at the Métropolitain Brasserie.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

June 12, 2026

Hundreds of past and present press gallery journalists, parliamentarians, politicos, and "esteemed guests" joined The Globe and Mail for a packed send-off to the paper's long-time bureau chief Bob Fife at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Thursday nig...

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