Newspapers
After 119 years, the Lacombe Globe will soon print its final edition
By Fletcher Kent Reporter
After more than 119 years, a newspaper in Lacombe, Alta., is going out of business. Continue reading
Note from SHA: ‘If you don’t want to see it in the newspaper’ leave it out of meetings
By David Baxter Reporter
Opposition leader Ryan Meili called it a “hush memo” meant to dissuade healthcare workers from speaking out about concerns they may have. Continue reading
Debate on future of Publisacs rages
By Tim Sargeant Reporter
An environmentalist is calling on the city to regulate the distribution of plastic bags with flyers. Continue reading
Quebec unveils $50M in annual funding to aid struggling news industry
The measures add up to a $50-million annual boost until 2024 to aid local media organizations in the midst of a journalism crisis. Continue reading
Sask. government to release province’s historic newspapers online
The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will begin to release the first digitized copies of the province’s community newspapers from 1939 to 1945. Continue reading
Extra! Extra! Edmonton newspaper marks 40 years of publishing
By Vinesh Pratap Reporter
In this age of new media, there’s an old-school, local paper in Edmonton that still holds strong. Continue reading
Cyberattack causes delays in major newspapers’ distribution
The attack affected the Saturday edition of The Times, Tribune, Sun and other newspapers that share a production platform in Los Angeles. Continue reading
A historian’s treasure: Edmonton time capsules pulled from church rubble
By Kendra Slugoski Reporter
Two Edmontonians on a mission to preserve our city’s past get their first look inside a 111-year-old time capsule. Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s Saltwire Network consolidates newspapers, turns some dailies into weeklies
Two Nova Scotia newspapers are going from daily to weekly publications, while others are merging into single papers. Continue reading
Torstar doubling its number of western Canada reporters as it rebrands Metro newspapers
Torstar Corp. is more than doubling the pool of reporters at its western Canadian Metro free daily newspapers, an unusual move in a shrinking industry that puts it in direct digital competition with one of its biggest rivals. Continue reading