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The Chronicle Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, owned by SaltWire Network of Halifax. On July 26, 2024, Postmedia entered an agreement to purchase SaltWire. [ 2 ]
On April 13, 2017, Halifax's independently owned The Chronicle Herald announced its acquisition of 27 newspapers in the region from Transcontinental Media, via the newly formed parent company SaltWire Network. [4] The company had begun a gradual exit from mainstream publishing in order to focus on specialty media and educational publishing. [5]
The Chronicle Herald is a daily broadsheet and the provincial newspaper of Nova Scotia with news bureaus across the province. The paper is independently owned, and usually has a moderate conservative editorial policy. It is considered Nova Scotia's newspaper of record. [2]
Rehtaeh Anne Parsons (/ r ə ˈ t eɪ ə /, rə-TAY-ə; [1] December 9, 1995 – April 7, 2013), was a 17-year-old Cole Harbour District High School student who attempted suicide by hanging [2] at her home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 4, 2013, leading to a coma and the decision to switch her life support machine off on April 7, 2013. [3]
The paper gained a reputation for printing stories not covered by its competition, The Chronicle Herald, some of which were considered sensational. In 1981, Bentley's company moved to downtown Halifax from its suburban base and redubbed its tabloid as The Daily News, while gaining a reputation for hard-hitting stories and expanded sports coverage.
On April 13, 2017, Transcontinental announced that it had sold all of its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to SaltWire Network, a newly formed parent company of The Chronicle Herald. [4] [5] [6] In March 2024, Saltwire delcared bankruptcy. [7] Postmedia Network bought the remains of Saltwire in late summer 2024, including the Cape Breton Post. [8]
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada.As of 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711, [6] with 348,634 people in its urban area. [3]
He has also been on the board of Dalhousie University (Vice-chair), Standard Life of Canada (deputy chair), and Nova Scotia Business Inc. He chaired a summit on the future of economic development in Halifax, and in 2008 chaired the panel reviewing pension legislation and regulation in the Province of Nova Scotia.