Tag: Ownership
MacIntosh replaces Cadogan at Leader and Weekend
A 20-year newspaper veteran has taken the reins as Publisher for the Miramichi Leader and Miramichi Weekend, taking over from retiring industry legend David...
Henleys sell five papers to Irvings
New Brunswick newspaper, oil and lumber family, the Irvings, have acquired five community newspapers in New Brunswick from Henley Publishing.
Brunswick News, an Irving company,...
Osprey close to buying southern Ontario CanWest papers
Osprey Media, which last year bought 16 daily and 13 community newspapers from Hollinger, is close to buying the majority of southern Ontario CanWest...
Quebec government sets up media concentration committee
Media concentration in Quebec has just become a government issue.
The Quebec government has set up a recommendation committee ÔÇ£regarding quality and diversity of informationÔÇØ...
Torstar, Osprey still in bidding for CanWest papers
A report in the Globe and Mail on Sept. 25 says that Torstar Corp. and Osprey Media are the only two bidders left vying...
Torstar acquires share of Black Press
Torstar Corporation has announced that it will invest $20 million to acquire a 19.35 per cent share of Black Press Ltd.
Black Press, which owns...
Transcontinental buys CanWest’s Atlantic and Saskatchewan ‘community’ papers
Transcontinental Group has announced that it will acquire all of CanWest GlobalÔÇÖs community newspapers and related assets in Atlantic Canada and Saskatchewan for $255...
Former Southam employees blast CanWest editorial policy in ad
More than 40 journalists, including many former Southam executives, have come out criticizing CanWest GlobalÔÇÖs newspaper editorial policy in a national newspaper advertisement.
The ad,...
Newfoundland Capital and Cameron Publications create Optipress
Creating what will be the single largest newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada, the Newfoundland Capital Corporation (NCC) and Cameron Publications announced that they will...
Ottawa Business Journal Sold
The Ottawa Business Journal has been sold to GTC Transcontinental Group's subsidiary, Media Transcontinental for a reported $2.1 million. Michael Curran, Ottawa Business Journal...