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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Metroland Media Group (Torstar Corporation) |
| Publisher | Neil Oliver |
| Editor | Cheryl Stepan[1] |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Headquarters | 8 Spadina Ave, Suite 10A Toronto, Ontario M5V 0S8[2] |
| Circulation | 99,391 weekdays 103,109 Saturdays (as of 2010)[3] |
| ISSN | 1189-9417 |
| Website | www |
The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays inHamilton,Ontario,Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation,[4]The Hamilton Spectator is owned byTorstar.
The Hamilton Spectator was first published July 15, 1846, asThe Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce. Founded by Robert Smiley and a partner, the paper was sold in 1877 toWilliam Southam, who founded theSoutham newspaper chain and made theSpectator the first of the chain. The Southam chain was sold in 1998 toConrad Black, who in turn sold offThe Hamilton Spectator to Toronto-basedSun Media. In 1999, theSpectator was sold for a third time toTorstar Corporation. On May 26, 2020, its parent company, Torstar, agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment firm. The deal was expected to close by year end.[5]
The Hamilton Spectator is published[when?] six days a week byMetroland Media Group, a division of Torstar. It servesHamilton,Burlington and theNiagara region. It also serves Brant County and Haldimand County towns such asCaledonia,Hagersville andDunnville.The Spectator also serves the region of Halton, which includes towns as far east asOakville.
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