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The
St. Catharines Standard
is a daily
newspaper
of the city of
St. Catharines
,
Ontario
,
Canada
. As of May 2020,
[update]
the publication was owned by
Torstar
but on May 26, 2020, the company agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment firm.
[2]
The deal was expected to close prior to year end.
History
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The
St. Catharines Standard
was started in 1891, and purchased by W. B. Burgoyne for $1 in 1892. The
Standard
, located in
St. Catharines
,
Ontario
, is the largest daily
newspaper
in
Niagara
. It has published continuously since 1891.
Its focus is local news, and it includes national and international news, sports, entertainment and lifestyle reporting. The newspaper is a consistent winner of Ontario Newspaper Awards, along with other newspaper industry awards.
It was later purchased by
Southam Newspapers
and then
Canwest Global Communications
.
Osprey Media
took over as publisher for a number of years until June 1, 2007, when it was announced
Quebecor
would acquire the company and its newspapers for $355.5 million. In 2015, Quebecor's English language newspapers were sold to
Postmedia
.
The
Standard
was one of several Postmedia newspapers purchased by
Torstar
in a transaction between the two companies which concluded on November 27, 2017.
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The paper continued to be published by the
Metroland Media Group
subsidiary of Torstar.
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See also
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References
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- ^
Paid circulation cited in
"Daily Newspaper Circulation Statement for the 12 Month Period Ended December 2011"
. Toronto:
Canadian Circulations Audit Board
. Retrieved
April 2,
2012
.
- ^
"Media company Torstar to go private after sale to NordStar Capital in $52 M deal"
.
FinancialPost
. May 26, 2020
. Retrieved
May 27,
2020
.
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"Postmedia and Torstar swap dozens of community papers, but will shut down most of them"
.
CBC News
. The Canadian Press. November 27, 2017
. Retrieved
November 27,
2017
.
- ^
Kopun, Francine (November 27, 2017).
"Torstar, Postmedia announce community and daily paper deal"
.
Toronto Star
. Retrieved
November 27,
2017
.
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