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The London Free Press began as the Canadian Free Press, founded by William Sutherland. It first began printing as a weekly newspaper on January 2, 1849. In 1852, it was purchased for $500 by Josiah Blackburn (and Stephen Blackburn), [3] who renamed it The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser. In 1855 Blackburn turned the weekly ...
The Free Press, formerly owned by the Blackburn family, is now owned by Sun Media, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc. Sun Media's subsidiary Bowes Publishing also owns and publishes The Londoner, a community-focused weekly started by Controller Gord Hume and former Free Press editor-in-chief Philip R. McLeod in 2002.
Morinville – Morinville Free Press, The Morinville News; Nanton – Nanton News; Okotoks – Okotoks Western Wheel; Olds – Olds Albertan, Olds Gazette, Mountain View County News; Onoway – Lac Ste. Anne Bulletin, Onoway Community Voice; Oyen – Oyen Echo; Parkland County – Tri Area News; Peace River – Peace River Record-Gazette
Godfrey had sought out Quebecor as a "white knight" in order to frustrate an attempted hostile takeover by the Sun's longtime rival, the Toronto Star. In 1999, Quebcor sold the four recently acquired southern Ontario newspapers to the owners of the Toronto Star and became part of its Metroland Media Group .
In 1983, Quebecor bought the Winnipeg Sun. [4] Despite Péladeau's strong support for Quebec sovereignty, he chaired a committee in charge of organization Montreal's Canada Day celebrations in 1987. [1] Péladeau started The Daily News of Montreal in 1988 in a partnership with British newspaper magnate, Robert Maxwell, but it closed two years ...
CFPL was founded by Walter J. Blackburn, who also owned London's major newspaper, the London Free Press, as well as radio station CFPL on both the AM and FM bands. The television station first came on the air on November 28, 1953, with four hours of programming per day.
Osprey Media L.P. was a Canadian newspaper regional chain that published 20 daily newspapers, 34 non-daily newspapers, and a number of shopping guides and magazines in the Canadian province of Ontario. [1] Formerly an independent income trust, Osprey was taken over by Quebecor's Sun Media division in 2007.
Two years later in 1995, Brady was made senior vice-president at the parent Blackburn Group company which also owned the local television station CFPL-TV and The London Free Press daily newspaper. Brady is currently a regular freelance contributor to the op-ed pages of the Free Press.