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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19

[Execution Copy]

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is made
and entered into as of the 1st day of January 2006, by and between Hollinger
International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "EMPLOYER"), and Gregory A.
Stoklosa (the "EXECUTIVE").

                                    RECITALS

     A. The Employer and the Executive are parties to that certain Employment
Agreement, dated March 14, 2005, between the Employer and the Executive (the
"ORIGINAL AGREEMENT"), and desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in
its entirety to reflect the terms contained herein.

     B. The Employer desires that the Executive continue to provide services for
the benefit of the Employer and the Executive desires to accept such continued
employment with the Employer.

     C. The Employer and the Executive acknowledge that the Executive is, and
will continue to be, a member of the senior management team of the Employer and,
as such, will participate in implementing the Employer's business plan.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and the following
mutual covenants and conditions, the parties agree as follows:

     1. EMPLOYMENT. The Employer shall employ the Executive as Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, and the Executive hereby accepts such employment on
the following terms and conditions.

     2. DUTIES. The Executive shall work for the Employer in a full-time
capacity. The Executive shall, during the term of this Agreement, have the
duties, responsibilities, powers, and authority customarily associated with the
positions in which he is employed, as set forth in Paragraph 1 above. The
Executive shall report to, and follow the direction of, the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. In addition to, or in lieu of, the foregoing,
the Executive also shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him
from time to time by the President and Chief Executive Officer. The Executive
shall diligently, competently, and faithfully perform all duties, and shall
devote his entire business time, energy, attention, and skill to the performance
of duties for the Employer and will use his best efforts to promote the
interests of the Employer; provided the Executive shall be entitled to devote
time to outside boards of directors, personal investments, and professional
activities to the extent such activities do not unduly interfere with his duties
hereunder.

     3. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. The term of employment under this Agreement shall be
one (1) year. The then current one-year term of employment hereunder as of any
time is referred to herein as the "CURRENT TERM". The initial term of employment
commenced on March 14, 2005 and ended on December 31, 2005, and the term of
employment has been renewed for a period of one (1) year commencing January 1,
2006. The term of employment shall be renewed for successive periods of one (1)
year after the expiration of then Current Term, unless the Board of Directors of
the Employer (the

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"BOARD") provides the Executive, or the Executive provides the Board, with
written notice to the contrary at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the
Current Term.

     4. COMPENSATION.

          A. Salary. The Employer shall pay the Executive an annual salary of
     US$400,000 (the "BASE SALARY"), payable in substantially equal installments
     in accordance with the Employer's payroll policy from time to time in
     effect. The Executive's salary shall be subject to any payroll or other
     deductions as may be required to be made pursuant to law, government order,
     or by agreement with, or consent of, the Executive. The Base Salary is
     subject to increase at the discretion of the Board, or a Committee thereof
     acting under delegated authority, as appropriate.

          B. Performance Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible for an annual
     bonus targeted at seventy-five percent (75%) of the Executive's Base Salary
     (the "TARGET BONUS"), such bonus, if any, to be paid no later than the date
     which is two and one-half (2 1/2) months following the end of each calendar
     year during the term hereof, beginning with calendar year 2005. The bonus
     shall be based upon an annual calendar year bonus plan, to be established
     by the Board prior to or as soon as reasonably practicable after the
     commencement of the Current Term. The actual bonus to be paid to Executive
     shall be determined by the Board, or by a committee thereof with delegated
     authority, based upon such criteria as are established by the Board or such
     committee and communicated to Executive. The actual bonus to be paid to
     Executive may exceed or be lower than the Target Bonus, based upon
     performance relative to the established criteria.

          C. Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be eligible to
     receive an annual award (the "INCENTIVE AWARD") under the Employer's
     Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). The terms of any Incentive Award,
     including those relating to the vesting and payment thereof, are subject to
     the terms and conditions of the LTIP, which is incorporated herein by
     reference. The amount of any Incentive Award to be made to the Executive
     shall be determined by the Board, or by a committee thereof with delegated
     authority, in its discretion.

          D. Other Compensation. Executive shall be eligible to participate in
     any and all other incentive compensation programs established by Employer
     in which Employer's senior executives participate or with respect to which
     they are eligible. The Board, or a Committee thereof with delegated
     authority, shall determine the amount of any such awards in its sole
     discretion.

          E. Benefits and Perquisites. Executive shall be eligible to
     participate in all benefit plans and programs for which other senior
     executives of Employer are eligible, and shall be entitled to such
     perquisites as are available to other senior executives of Employer, and
     such additional perquisites as may be approved by the Board or the
     Compensation Committee thereof.

     5. EXPENSES. The Employer shall reimburse the Executive for expenses in
accordance with the Employer's policies from time to time in effect.

     6. TERMINATION. The Executive's services shall terminate upon the first to
occur of the following events:

          A. At the end of the then Current Term of this Agreement.

          B. Upon the Executive's date of death or the date the Executive is
     given written notice from the Employer that he has been determined to be
     disabled. For purposes of this

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     Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to be "disabled" if the Executive,
     as a result of illness or incapacity, shall be unable to perform
     substantially his required duties for a period of three (3) consecutive
     months or for any aggregate period of three (3) months in any six (6) month
     period.

          C. On the date the Employer provides the Executive with written notice
     that he is being terminated for "cause." For purposes of this Agreement,
     "CAUSE" means that Executive has: (i) been convicted of (or has pleaded
     guilty or no contest to) a felony, or (ii) engaged in conduct that
     constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct with respect
     to his employment duties; provided, no act or omission on Executive's part
     shall be considered "willful" if conducted in good faith and with a
     reasonable belief that his conduct was in the best interests of Employer.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may not terminate Executive's
     employment for cause under clause (ii) of this Paragraph 6C unless
     Executive is given at least thirty (30) days to cure any such conduct (if
     capable of cure), and only after Executive has received a certified copy of
     a resolution of the Board terminating his employment for cause and stating
     specifically the conduct that the Board believes satisfies the definition
     of cause.

          D. On the date the Executive terminates his employment for any reason,
     provided that the Executive shall give the Employer thirty (30) days
     written notice prior to such date of his intention to terminate this
     Agreement.

          E. On the date the Employer terminates the Executive's employment for
     any reason other than in the event of Executive's death or disability or
     for cause, provided that the Employer shall give the Executive sixty (60)
     days written notice prior to such date of its intention to terminate this
     Agreement.

     7. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

          A. If the Executive's services are terminated pursuant to Paragraph
     6B, 6C or (except as provided in Paragraph 7C) 6D, or the Executive elects
     to terminate this Agreement at the end of its term pursuant to Paragraph
     6A, the Executive shall be entitled to his salary and health and welfare
     benefits through his final date of active employment, plus any accrued but
     unused vacation pay. The Executive shall also be entitled to any benefits
     mandated under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
     ("COBRA") or required under the terms of any death, insurance, or
     retirement plan, program, or agreement, or any other plan or arrangement,
     provided by the Employer and to which the Executive is a party or in which
     the Executive is a participant, including, but not limited to, any
     short-term or long-term disability plan or program, if applicable.

          B. If the Executive's services are terminated by the Employer pursuant
     to Paragraph 6A or 6E prior to and not in connection with a Change in
     Control (as defined herein), Executive shall receive (i) a lump sum equal
     to (a) the amount that would be payable as Base Salary to Executive for the
     period beginning on the date immediately following termination of
     Executive's services and ending one year after the end of the then Current
     Term (such period, the "CONTINUATION PERIOD"), plus (b) an amount equal to
     Executive's Target Bonus on (1) all amounts paid pursuant to clause (i)(a)
     of this Paragraph 7B and (2) all amounts paid to Executive as Base Salary
     for the portion of the then Current Term ending on the date of termination
     of Executive's services, plus (c) any bonus that was earned by Executive
     under Paragraph 4B but not paid as of the effective date of the termination
     of Executive's services, and (ii) continuation of health and welfare
     benefits during the Continuation Period. Upon termination of Executive's
     employment pursuant to this Paragraph 7B, (i) all unvested cash Incentive
     Awards shall become

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     immediately vested and payable (if applicable) as and to the extent
     provided in the LTIP, and (ii)(a) all unvested equity-based awards under
     the LTIP or otherwise that would have vested under the original vesting
     schedule for such awards at any time during the Continuation Period shall
     become immediately fully vested and payable (if applicable) and (b) all
     other unvested equity-based awards under the LTIP or otherwise shall
     immediately terminate. Employer's obligations to pay the amounts and
     furnish the benefits as provided in this Paragraph 7B shall be conditioned
     upon receipt by Employer of Executive's written release of the Employer
     from all claims for additional severance payments and benefits and
     otherwise. All payments described in this Paragraph 7B shall be made to
     Executive in a single lump sum on a date that is not later than ten (10)
     business days following the date of termination of the Executive's
     services.

          C. In the event of a Change in Control, and the subsequent
     termination, within thirty-six (36) months after the Change in Control, of
     Executive's employment by Employer without cause or by Executive for Good
     Reason, the Executive shall receive (i) a lump sum amount equal to (a)
     Executive's Target Bonus on the amount paid to Executive as Base Salary
     from the beginning of the then Current Term to the date of termination of
     Executive's services, plus (b) Executive's final Base Salary, multiplied by
     two (2), plus (c) the higher of Executive's Target Bonus calculated with
     respect to the amount paid pursuant to Paragraph 7C(i)(b) or two (2) times
     the highest annual bonus actually received by Executive during the two most
     recent years; and (ii) continuation of Executive's health and welfare
     benefits for a period ending two years after the end of the then Current
     Term. In addition, upon a Change in Control, all unvested cash Incentive
     Awards shall become immediately vested and payable (if applicable) as and
     to the extent provided in the LTIP, and all other unvested equity-based
     awards and grants previously made to Executive under the LTIP or otherwise
     shall become immediately fully vested and payable (if applicable). All
     payments described in this Paragraph 7C shall be made to Executive in a
     single lump sum on a date that is not later than ten (10) business days
     following the date of termination of Executive's services. For purposes of
     this Paragraph 7C, "GOOD REASON" for termination of Executive's employment
     by Executive shall exist if a Change of Control has occurred and, at any
     time during the thirty-six (36) months thereafter, any of the following has
     also occurred: Executive's title, authority, or principal duties are
     reduced, diminished or eliminated; Executive's Base Salary is reduced;
     Executive's benefits are diminished; Executive's principal place of
     employment is relocated more than thirty-five (35) road miles from its
     then-current location; or Executive's Target Bonus opportunity is reduced.
     For purposes of this Paragraph 7C, a "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall be deemed to
     have occurred upon:

          (1) the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any "person"
          (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT") (excluding for this purpose,
          (i) the Employer or any subsidiary of the Employer or (ii) any
          employee benefit plan of the Employer or of any subsidiary of the
          Employer or any person or entity organized, appointed or established
          by the Employer for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan which
          acquires after the date of this Agreement beneficial ownership of
          voting securities of the Employer, or (iii) RSM Richter Inc.
          ("RICHTER"), in its capacity (but solely in its capacity) as (x)
          interim receiver, receiver and manager of the assets, undertakings and
          properties of Ravelston Corporation Limited ("RCL") and Ravelston
          Management Inc. ("RMI") pursuant to the Receivership Order of the
          Ontario Superior Court of Justice dated April 20, 2005, and (y)
          monitor of RCL and RMI pursuant to the CCAA Initial Order of the
          Ontario Superior Court of Justice dated April 20, 2005 (Richter, in
          its capacities as interim receiver, receiver, manager and monitor
          pursuant to the foregoing orders of the Ontario Superior Court of
          Justice, is referred to as the "RECEIVER"), and any Person which as of
          April 20, 2005 was a direct or indirect subsidiary of RCL or RMI (a
          "RAVELSTON SUBSIDIARY"); provided, that each such

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          Ravelston Subsidiary shall only be deemed to be covered by this clause
          (iii) for so long as (A) it is and remains a Ravelston Subsidiary, (B)
          Richter remains Receiver, and (C) Richter, in its capacity as
          Receiver, beneficially owns no more voting securities of Employer than
          were beneficially owned by RCL and RMI on April 20, 2005) of
          beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
          Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Employer
          representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
          power of the Employer's then outstanding securities; provided,
          however, that no Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred as
          a result of a change in ownership percentage resulting solely from an
          acquisition of securities by the Employer; or

          (2) Richard R. Burt, Henry A. Kissinger, Shmuel Meitar, Gordon A.
          Paris, Graham W. Savage, Raymond G.H. Seitz, James R. Thompson
          (collectively, "INCUMBENT DIRECTORS") and any new directors whose
          election by the Board or nomination by the Board for election by the
          Employer's stockholders was approved by a vote of a least two-thirds
          (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either are Incumbent
          Directors or whose election or nomination for election was previously
          so approved (such new directors being referred to as "SUCCESSOR
          INCUMBENT DIRECTORS") ceasing for any reason to constitute at least a
          majority of the Board;

          (3) the adoption, enactment or effectiveness of any action (including,
          without limitation, by resolution or by amendment to the Employer's
          charter or bylaws) that materially limits or diminishes the power or
          authority of the Employer's board of directors or any committee
          thereof, if such action has not been approved by a vote of a least
          two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either are
          Incumbent Directors or Successor Incumbent Directors; or

          (4) the consummation of, or the execution of a definitive agreement
          the consummation of which would result in, a reorganization, merger or
          consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially
          all of the assets of the Employer (a "BUSINESS COMBINATION"), in each
          case, unless, following such Business Combination, all or
          substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
          beneficial owners of outstanding voting securities of the Employer
          immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own,
          directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
          voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
          vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting
          from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an
          entity which, as a result of such transaction, owns the Employer, or
          all or substantially all of the Employer's assets, either directly or
          through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
          proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
          Combination, of the outstanding voting securities of the Employer; or

          (5) the consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
          Employer.

          D. If the Executive is subject to a tax pursuant to Section 4999 of
     the Code, or any successor provision that may be in effect, as a result of
     "parachute payments" (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2)(A) and
     (d)(3) of the Code) made to Executive by the Employer, the Employer shall
     pay to Executive, in advance, all sums necessary to pay any such tax, plus
     an amount necessary to gross-up such payments for income and employment
     taxes relating to such payments and such gross-up payments, plus any
     penalties and interest on such taxes (to the extent caused by the
     Employer).

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     8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive acknowledges that the Confidential
Information (as defined herein) obtained by him concerning the business and
affairs of the Employer and its affiliates and its and their predecessors during
the course of his performance of services for, or employment with, any of the
foregoing persons (whether or not compensated for such services) are the
property of the Employer and its affiliates. Therefore, Executive agrees that he
will not at any time (whether during or after his employment period) disclose to
any unauthorized person or, directly or indirectly, use for his own account, any
Confidential Information without the Board's consent. Executive agrees to
deliver to the Employer at the termination of his employment, or at any other
time the Employer may request in writing (whether during or after his employment
period), all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents,
regardless of the format or media (and copies thereof), relating to the business
of the Employer and its affiliates and its and their predecessors which he may
then possess or have under his control and which contain Confidential
Information. As used herein, "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" means information or
materials of a confidential or proprietary nature and includes, but is not
limited to, (a) matters of a technical nature, such as trade secrets, methods,
data and know-how, inventions, designs, machines, computer programs or
printouts, and documentation and similar items or research projects, and (b)
matters of a business nature, such as information about past, present, or future
company performance, correspondence, notes, reports, files, financial
information, sales figures and projections, budgets, marketing plans, price
lists, strategies, and lists of actual or potential customers, partners, or
investors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not
include information that is generally ascertainable from public or published
information or trade sources.

     9. NOTICES. Any and all notices required in connection with this Agreement
shall be deemed adequately given only if in writing and (a) personally
delivered, or sent by first class, registered, or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested or by recognized overnight courier, (b) sent
by facsimile, provided a hard copy is mailed on that date to the party for whom
such notices are intended, or (c) sent by other means at least as fast and
reliable as first class mail. A written notice shall be deemed to have been
given to the recipient party on the earlier of (a) the date it shall be
delivered to the address required by this Agreement; (b) the date delivery shall
have been refused at the address required by this Agreement; (c) with respect to
notices sent by mail or overnight courier, the date as of which the Postal
Service or overnight courier, as the case may be, shall have indicated such
notice to be undeliverable at the address required by this Agreement; or (d)
with respect to a facsimile, the date on which the facsimile is sent and receipt
of which is confirmed. Any and all notices referred to in this Agreement, or
which either party desires to give to the other, shall be addressed to his
residence in the case of the Executive, or to its principal office in the case
of the Employer.

     10. WAIVER OF BREACH. A waiver by the Employer of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement by the Executive shall not operate or be construed as a waiver
or estoppel of any subsequent breach by the Executive. No waiver shall be valid
unless in writing and signed by an authorized officer of the Employer.

     11. ASSIGNMENT. The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered
by him are unique and personal. Accordingly, the Executive may not assign any of
his rights or delegate any of his duties or obligations under this Agreement.
The rights and obligations of the Employer under this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Employer. Employer covenants and agrees that it will secure the assumption by or
the agreement of any successor or assignee of this Agreement to the terms
hereof.

     12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire and final
agreement and understanding of the parties and contains all of the agreements
made between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing,
between the parties hereto, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided,
however, that this

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Agreement does not supersede any stock option or other equity grants provided to
the Executive under the terms of any stock option or long-term incentive program
or agreement. No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless
in writing and signed by the Employer and the Executive. If any provision of
this Agreement shall be found invalid or unenforceable for any reason, in whole
or in part, then such provision shall be deemed modified, restricted, or
reformulated to the extent and in the manner necessary to render the same valid
and enforceable, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, as the case may
require, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum
extent permitted by law, as if such provision had been originally incorporated
herein as so modified, restricted, or reformulated or as if such provision had
not been originally incorporated herein, as the case may be. The parties further
agree to seek a lawful substitute for any provision found to be unlawful;
provided, that, if the parties are unable to agree upon a lawful substitute, the
parties desire and request that a court or other authority called upon to decide
the enforceability of this Agreement modify those restrictions in this Agreement
that, once modified, will result in an agreement that is enforceable to the
maximum extent permitted by the law in existence at the time of the requested
enforcement.

     13. HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and are not to be considered a construction of the provisions hereof.

     14. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but which when
taken together, shall constitute one agreement.

     15. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its
conflict of law provisions.

     16. LITIGATION EXPENSES. In the event Executive brings an action seeking to
enforce his rights under this Agreement, the Employer will pay, on a regular and
current basis, all of Executive's legal fees and expenses incurred in connection
with such action. Executive will be obligated to return all amounts so advanced
only in the event of a final judgment or arbitration determination denying in
full Executive's requested relief.

     17. INDEMNIFICATION. During and after the term hereof, Executive shall be
entitled to indemnification by Employer from and against any loss, cost or
expense incurred by Executive in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that Executive is or
was an officer of Employer to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
Executive shall be entitled to advancement of expenses to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law.

     18. CERTAIN WAIVERS. The Executive hereby waives and disclaims any claim
that the appointment of Richter as (i) interim receiver, receiver and manager of
the assets, undertakings and properties of RCL and RMI pursuant to the
Receivership Order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dated April 20,
2005, and (ii) monitor of RCL and RMI pursuant to the CCAA Initial Order of the
Ontario Superior Court of Justice dated April 20, 2005, constitutes a Change in
Control for purposes of this Agreement. The Executive covenants and agrees that
he will not bring, assert or maintain any claim that the appointment of Richter
as receiver and monitor or RCL and RMI as described above constitutes a Change
in Control for purposes of the Employment Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their signatures on the date first
written above.

HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC.
a Delaware corporation

By:
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Its:                                    Gregory A. Stoklosa
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement<PAGE>

                                                                   Exhibit 10.20

                                December 20, 2005

VIA HAND DELIVERY -
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Peter Lane
1219 Ravine Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5J 3E4
Canada

     RE: AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC. AND PETER
         LANE

Dear Peter:

We are writing to document the terms of your amicable departure from Hollinger
International Inc. ("Hollinger International" or "the Company").

This agreement and release (the "Agreement and Release") sets forth the terms
and conditions of the termination of your employment with Hollinger
International.

Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement and Release on or before
December 23, 2005, by returning a fully executed copy of this letter to the
Company on or before that date, failing which the Company will have no
obligations under this Agreement and Release.

The Company is providing you a period of at least twenty-one days within which
to consider this Agreement and Release in order that you have sufficient time to
seek appropriate legal advice regarding this Agreement and Release.

                              AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

In consideration of the mutual benefits set out in this Agreement and Release
and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which Hollinger
International together with its parent corporations, affiliates, past and
present officers, directors, stockholders, agents, employees, publications,
legal representatives, successors, and assigns, (hereinafter collectively
referred to as, the "Company") and you, hereby acknowledge, the parties to this
Agreement and Release agree as follows:

1.   The date of termination of your employment from the Company shall be
     December 31, 2005 (the "Effective Date"). As of the Effective Date you
     shall cease to have any on-going relationship with the Company, including
     as an officer and or director for the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
     You shall receive your regular compensation until

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Mr. Peter Lane
December 20, 2005
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     the Effective Date and shall continue to be an employee of the Company,
     performing your regular duties and responsibilities until the Effective
     Date.

2.   You shall receive a lump sum payment for any accrued, unused vacation time,
     reduced by all applicable statutory withholdings, within thirty (30)
     calendar days of signing this Agreement and Release.

3.   Your termination shall be designated as an amicable departure (marked on
     your Record of Employment as "k" or "Other" and described as a
     "settlement") for purposes of Canadian unemployment insurance and for any
     pension benefits you may be eligible for under the Company's plan(s). The
     Company shall represent that as the basis for your termination to all third
     parties.

4.   You shall receive a lump sum payment of Five Hundred Thousand (CDN
     $500,000.00) Canadian Dollars equal to one full year of your base wage
     (less applicable statutory and other deductions) as a severance in lieu of
     notice, within thirty (30) calendar days of signing this Agreement and
     Release.

5.   The Company will discontinue you and your dependents from all Hollinger
     sponsored benefit programs effective December 31, 2005. In lieu of benefit
     continuation, the Company shall pay you a one time lump sum of Thirteen
     Thousand (CDN $13,000.00) Canadian Dollars, within thirty (30) calendar
     days of the Effective Date.

6.   The Company shall reimburse you for outplacement services at a Canadian
     firm of your choosing up to a maximum amount of Seventy Five Thousand (CDN
     $75,000.00) Canadian Dollars.

7.   As further consideration, the Company shall pay you an additional lump sum
     of Three Hundred Thousand (CDN $300,000.00) Canadian Dollars, less
     applicable statutory and other deductions as a retiring allowance, within
     thirty (30) calendar days of the Effective Date.

8.   The Company agrees to transfer its ownership of the home office equipment
     used by you, consisting of a printer/facsimile/copier, an RIM Blackberry
     communications device and a laptop computer, to you, provided you allow the
     Company to remove any and all proprietary information from the equipment,
     prior to the Effective Date. Additionally, the Company shall reimburse you
     for the monthly service charges associated with the RIM Blackberry, for a
     period of one year from the Effective Date, provided you arrange to have
     your messages routed to a private email account.

9.   The Company agrees to reimburse you for the cost of legal fees for the
     negotiations of this Agreement and Release, to a maximum amount of Seven
     Thousand (CDN $7,000.00) Canadian Dollars.

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Mr. Peter Lane
December 20, 2005
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IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAYMENTS SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE, AND
OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION GIVEN BY THE COMPANY, THE RECEIPT OF WHICH
IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED:

1.   You, Peter Lane (which term includes your agents, heirs, executors,
     administrators, successors, and assigns), hereby remise, release and
     forever discharge the Company, it's direct and indirect subsidiary
     companies, and all related entities, their officers, directors, servants,
     employees, agents and assigns and each of their heirs administrators,
     successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as "Releasee") from any and
     all manner of demands, actions, causes of actions, suits, contracts,
     claims, damages, costs and expenses of any nature or kind whatsoever,
     whether in law or in equity, which as against the Releasee or any of them
     you have ever had, now have, or at anytime you or your personal
     representative can, shall or may have, by reason of or arising out of your
     employment with the Releasee, the termination from your employment with the
     Releasee, including but not limited to any of all claims for damages
     arising from the termination from your employment, constructive
     termination, loss of position, loss of status, loss of future job
     opportunity, loss of opportunity to enhance your reputation, the timing of
     the termination and the manner in which it was effected, loss of bonuses,
     loss of benefits including life insurance and short and long-term
     disability benefit coverage and any other type of damages by indemnity or
     otherwise.

2.   You further agree (except for any vested or accrued benefits to which you
     are entitled under the Company's employee benefit plans and any rights you
     may have under COBRA) to WAIVE any and all rights in connection with, and
     to fully RELEASE and forever discharge the Company from, any and all torts,
     contracts, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, demands, rights,
     damages, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, and compensation in any form
     whatsoever, whether now known or unknown, which you have (up through and
     including the date hereof) against the Company on account of or in any way
     growing out of your employment by the Company or your separation therefrom,
     including but not limited to, any and all claims for damages or injury to
     any entity, person, property or reputation arising therefrom, claims for
     wages, employment benefits, tort claims and claims under Title VII of the
     Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights
     Act of 1866, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the
     National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the New York Fair Employment
     Practice Act, the Ives-Quinn Act, the New York Wage Payment Act, the
     Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act,
     the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance
     and any other federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, guideline,
     regulation, order or common-law principle of any state relating to
     employment, employment contracts, wrongful discharge or any other matter.

     Release of Age Discrimination Claims. In further consideration of the
     promises made by the Company in this Agreement and Release, you
     specifically release the Company from all claims or rights you may have as
     of the date you sign this Agreement and Release arising under the Age
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 621,
     et seq. You further agree that:

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December 20, 2005
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     (a)  your waiver of rights under this release is knowing and voluntary and
          in compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990
          (OWBPA);

     (b)  you understand the terms of this release;

     (c)  the consideration provided in this Agreement and Release represents
          consideration over and above that to which you otherwise would be
          entitled, that the consideration would not have been provided had you
          not signed this release, and that the consideration is in exchange for
          the signing of this release;

     (d)  the Company is hereby advising you in writing to consult with your
          attorney prior to executing this release;

     (e)  the Company is giving you a period of twenty-one days within which to
          consider this release;

     (f)  following your execution of this release you have seven days in which
          to revoke this release by written notice. To be effective, the
          revocation must be made in writing and delivered to and received by
          Pamela A. Davidson, Assistant Corporate Counsel, Hollinger
          International Inc., 350 North Orleans, Chicago, Illinois 60654, no
          later than 4:00 p.m. on the seventh day after you execute this
          release. An attempted revocation not actually received by Ms. Davidson
          before the revocation deadline will not be effective; and

     (g)  this entire Agreement shall be void and of no force and effect if you
          choose to so revoke, and if you choose not to so revoke this Agreement
          and Release shall then become fully effective and enforceable.

     This Section does not waive rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA
     after the date you sign this Agreement and Release.

3.   You agree to fully cooperate with the Company in the resolution and
     investigation of all remaining open issues relating to the Company,
     including but not limited to pending and future legal matters, internal
     investigations and the like, and in executing such further documentation as
     is deemed reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Company and you to
     effect your separation; and your agreement to the terms of this Agreement
     and Release.

4.   You further acknowledge that the consideration given to you pursuant to
     this Agreement and Release represents a negotiated settlement as relates to
     the terms and conditions of your amicable departure from the Company and
     does not and shall not be construed or considered as an admission of
     liability on the part of either party.

5.   You further hereby acknowledge, understand and agree that this Agreement
     and Release includes any and all claims arising under the Ontario
     Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Code, Workplace Safety and Insurance
     Act and/or other applicable legislation and that the consideration provided
     includes any amount that you may be entitled to under

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Mr. Peter Lane
December 20, 2005
Page 5

     such legislation and you agree to immediately withdraw any complaint as
     settled and not to file any complaint pursuant to such legislation with
     respect to your employment or the termination of your employment with the
     Company.

6.   You further agree not to make any claims or initiate proceedings against
     any other person, corporation or other entity that might claim contribution
     or indemnity under the provisions of any statute or otherwise against the
     Releasee.

7.   You understand and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Releasee from
     any assessment for income tax and other statutory deductions that may be
     made under statutory authority, relating to the payments being made to you
     under this Agreement and Release.

8.   You further understand and agree that it is a condition of this Agreement
     and Release that the terms of the agreement between the parties are
     strictly confidential and both parties agree not to disclose either the
     whole or part of this Agreement and Release to anyone except their legal,
     tax, financial advisors and/or spouse. In particular, but without limiting
     the generality of the foregoing, you agree that you will not, under any
     circumstances, discuss the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
     Release, nor the circumstances under which your employment with the
     Releasee ended, with any known client(s), supplier(s) or consumer(s) of the
     Releasee.

9.   You acknowledge and agree that during your employment with the Releasee you
     had or may have had access to certain confidential and proprietary
     information of the Releasee, the disclosure of which could be harmful to
     the interests of the Releasee. You acknowledge and agree that you have
     taken and will in the future take appropriate precautions to safeguard such
     confidential and proprietary information. Further, you agree that you will
     respect and abide by the terms of any employee confidentially agreement
     that you may have executed with the Releasee.

10.  You agree to immediately return, without making copies or disclosing
     information relating thereto, any and all property, equipment, information,
     material, records or documents, including but not limited to vehicles,
     parking passes, security passes, credit cards, keys, computer and computer
     programs, in your possession or control belonging to or respecting the
     Releasee, to the Releasee on or before the Effective Date, except those
     items specifically set forth in Paragraph 8 of the consideration section of
     this Agreement and Release.

11.  You further agree to refrain from making any disparaging comments regarding
     the Releasee, your employment with the Releasee. or termination thereof, to
     any person including but not limited to any known former or current
     employees of the Releasee, suppliers or related business contacts,
     advertisers or associates of the Releasee. You understand and agree that
     this confidentiality provision is a critical and fundamental condition of
     the settlement and is an essential part of the consideration for this
     Agreement and Release.

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Mr. Peter Lane
December 20, 2005
Page 6

12.  You further agree that: the consideration provided in this Agreement and
     Release represents consideration over and above that to which you otherwise
     would be entitled, that the consideration would not have been provided had
     you not signed this Agreement and Release, and that the consideration is in
     exchange for the signing of this Agreement and Release.

13.  You hereby represent and warrant that: (a) you have no pending claims
     against the Company with any Canadian or United States municipal,
     state/provincial, federal or other governmental or non-governmental entity;
     and (b) that you will not file any claims with respect to any events
     occurring on or before the date hereof. You also acknowledge and agree that
     by entering into this Agreement and Release you can never make claim or
     demand upon or sue the Company for any reason whatsoever relating to
     anything that has happened through the date hereof.

14.  The parties agree that the provisions of this Agreement and Release are
     severable. If any provision is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it
     shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
     This Agreement and Release sets forth the entire agreement between Peter
     Lane and the Releasee and supersedes any and all prior oral or written
     agreements or understandings between Peter Lane and the Releasee concerning
     the subject matter of this Agreement and Release.

15.  This Agreement and Release shall be governed by laws of Ontario or any
     other applicable Federal or Provincial laws of Canada.

16.  You hereby acknowledge (a) that the Releasee has given you a period of at
     least twenty one (21) days in which to review and consider this Agreement
     and Release; (b) that the Company has advised, and does hereby in writing
     advise, you have had opportunity to consult with counsel before signing
     this Agreement and Release; (c) that you have read this Agreement and
     Release in its entirety; (d) that you have had at least twenty one (21)
     days in which to confer with your own attorney for assistance and advice
     concerning this Agreement and Release; (e) that you understand the terms of
     this Agreement and Release; (f) that you understand that the terms of this
     Agreement and Release are legally enforceable; (g) that you have entered
     into this Agreement and Release freely, voluntarily, knowingly and
     willingly and were in no manner coerced into signing it; (h) that neither
     this Agreement and Release nor the discussion and negotiation leading to it
     are or were, in any manner, discriminatory; (i) that you were, and hereby
     are, encouraged to discuss any questions, problems, or issues concerning
     this Agreement and Release with the Company BEFORE signing it; (j) that you
     are waiving rights and claims you may have in exchange for consideration in
     addition to things of value to which you are already entitled; and (k) that
     after signing this Agreement and Release you have a period of seven (7)
     days in which to revoke your agreement, however, any such revocation must
     be in writing and must be addressed to Pamela A. Davidson, Assistant
     Corporate Counsel, Hollinger International Inc., 350 North Orleans,
     Chicago, Illinois 60654.

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Mr. Peter Lane
December 20, 2005
Page 7

Peter, please indicate your understanding and acceptance of this Agreement and
Release by executing both copies below, and retaining one fully executed
original for your files and returning one fully executed original to me.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Gordon Paris,
                                            President and Chief Executive
                                            Officer

I hereby accept the terms of this agreement
and agree to abide by the provisions hereof:

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Peter Lane

Dated:
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