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Postmedia cuts more than 75 printing, inserting jobs in Windsor
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. Unifor says Postmedia has cut more than 75 jobs at the Windsor Star by outsourcing printing. The union says printing is being transferred to a Toronto printer, and the papers will then be shipped back to Windsor for distribution.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Postmedia shuffles editors day after announcing 11 per cent of staff to be laid off
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on March 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Postmedia to lay off 11 per cent of editorial staff amid rising costs, declining advertising
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. Sources say newspaper publisher Postmedia Network Corp. is laying off 11 per cent of its editorial staff. Postmedia announced the layoffs at a town hall this afternoon.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Postmedia announces layoffs, will move 12 Alberta newspapers online
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. Postmedia Network Canada Corp. says it lost nearly $5.1 million in the second quarter as its revenue dropped 7.5 per cent compared with last year as a result of shifting advertising and circulation patterns.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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End to Monday print edition of nine papers by Postmedia an ‘important moment’: expert
Copies of Postmedia-owned newspapers the Vancouver Sun, The Province and National Post are displayed at a store in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday January 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Postmedia to end Monday print edition of nine urban daily newspapers
Copies of Postmedia-owned newspapers the Vancouver Sun and The Province are displayed at a store in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday January 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Jamie Irving named executive chairman of Postmedia, Paul Godfrey to step down
Paul Godfrey, executive chairman of Postmedia Network Canada Corp., is photographed at the Post Media offices in Toronto, on April 15 2019
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Passport delays, customs chaos, lost baggage all wreaking havoc on travel industry
Rita Trichur
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Irving family exits media business with sale of Brunswick News to Postmedia
Exteriors of 365 Bloor St East head office for Postmedia Networks, is photographed on March 12 2018. Investigators with the Competition Bureau arrived at the media company while looking into the recent newspaper swap between the Toronto Star and Postmedia, which left a number of papers in Ontario shuttered.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Solidarity for never: News publishers’ united front against Big Tech has collapsed
Andrew Coyne
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Postmedia pushes for federal, industry-wide legislation on payment for content by tech companies
Exteriors of 365 Bloor St East head office for Postmedia Networks, is photographed on March 12 2018. Investigators with the Competition Bureau arrived at the media company while looking into the recent newspaper swap between the Toronto Star and Postmedia, which left a number of papers in Ontario shuttered.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Postmedia swings to $700,000 second-quarter profit despite 21 per cent drop in revenues
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Competition Bureau ends investigation into Postmedia, Torstar newspaper closures
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. Postmedia Network Inc. says it will close 15 community newspapers, as well as lay off about 80 employees — some temporarily — as the newspaper conglomerate navigates the financial fallout of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Postmedia revenue decline continues but Q4 shows a profit helped by wage subsidies
Exteriors of 365 Bloor St East head office for Postmedia Networks, is photographed on March 12 2018. Investigators with the Competition Bureau arrived at the media company while looking into the recent newspaper swap between the Toronto Star and Postmedia, which left a number of papers in Ontario shuttered.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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National Post’s Toronto newsroom staff votes to unionize
A sign for the National Post outside the newspaper’s offices in Toronto.
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Coronavirus Update: Pandemic will reshape how Canadian children experience school in the fall
A empty classroom is pictured at Eric Hamber Secondary school in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 23, 2020. Plans for the upcoming school year aims to maximize in-class attendance with the option for schools to return to remote learning if COVID-19 risk increases. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Postmedia quarterly revenue dropped more than 25 per cent amid COVID-19 advertising pullback
Copies of the Postmedia-owned newspaper National Post are displayed at a hotel in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday, January 19, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities
Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities
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Morning Update: Canada’s pandemic report card; a night of violent protests in U.S.
A visitor sits in one of the freshly painted circles at Trinity Bellwoods Park on May 28 2020. After the park was crowded with people last weekend, not adhering to physical distancing guidelines, the eight foot circles, spaced eight feet from other circles, were painted to help people keep their distance.. Around 300-400 circles can be painted in the park if necessary.
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Toronto private lender Canso funds Torstar takeover bid, after backstopping two of its print media rivals
Exteriors of 1 Yonge St., long time home of the Toronto Star newspaper, are photographed on May 27 2020.
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Toronto Star owner Torstar to be sold, taken private in deal worth $51-million
Family trust agrees to sell The Toronto Star and other newspapers to NordStar Capital as losses mount
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Ottawa needs to do more to help the media industry, Globe publisher tells finance committee
Phillip Crawley said the COVID-19 crisis has contributed to the continuing decline in advertising revenue, which jeopardizes the ability of news organizations in Canada to provide high-quality content
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It’s time for Ottawa to take on Google and Facebook
Jerry Dias
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Postmedia to lay off 80 employees, permanently close 15 newspapers as COVID-19 hits revenue
Exteriors of 365 Bloor St East head office for Postmedia Networks, is photographed on March 12 2018. Investigators with the Competition Bureau arrived at the media company while looking into the recent newspaper swap between the Toronto Star and Postmedia, which left a number of papers in Ontario shuttered.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Conrad Black’s comeback: from the slammer to redemption
Lawrence Martin
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My small-town newspaper died a year ago. The community has been grieving ever since
Andrea Macko