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Sun News Network hit the airwaves in April 2011 with heightened expectations and the watchful eyes of media observers who nicknamed it "Fox News North."

The channel promised to balance the "lefty bias" of traditional Canadian media, but its operations were plagued by tight production budgets which often left it with limited on-the-ground reporting and a large portion of its airtime dedicated to commentary and heavily editorialized news coverage.

But it also quickly drew controversy with its occasionally combative on-air approach.

One of the most famous examples happened when former "Canada Live" host Krista Erickson drilled Quebec-born dancer Margie Gillis about whether she could receive government money for her dance performances. The segment went viral and drew a record number of complaints from viewers who felt Erickson was being unfair, but the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council eventually ruled the "aggressive" interview was acceptable.