Archive for October, 2010

The Halifax Herald Limited

Friday, October 15th, 2010

The Halifax Herald Limited published two daily newspapers until March 1, 2004. The Chronicle-Herald was the older of the two, starting on January 14, 1875; and, The Mail-Star, starting on October 23, 1879. Following extensive research with the public and staff, it was decided that, effective March 1, 2004, the two newspapers would be combined [...]

The Edmonton Sun

Monday, October 4th, 2010

When the cheeky news tabloid, the Edmonton Sun, breezed into town in 1978, predictions were it would soon fold. But readers found an authenticity in our pages they failed to find elsewhere.
It became the little paper that could, and now the online version that would, still satiating that desire for news with a kick.
For over [...]

The Winnipeg Sun

Monday, October 4th, 2010

The Winnipeg Sun was first published Nov. 5, 1980. It was formed following Southam’s closure of the Winnipeg Tribune Aug. 27, 1980 after 94 years. Initially, The Winnipeg Sun only published Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but went to Monday-Friday in February 1982. The first Sunday edition came off the press March 31, 1982. Quebecor invested [...]