51
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The Record Waterloo
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Metroland Media Media Group Ltd, which is Torstar, owned by local Toronto private investment firm NordStar Capital LP. Nordstar owners, Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett, bought out Torstar in August 2020 for $60 million. NordStar Capital is controlled owned entirely by the Bitove and Rivett families. Torstar publishes 85 community papers and 7 dailies including its namesake the Toronto Star, iPolitics.ca, Hamilton Spectator, Peterborough Examiner, Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Standard,The Welland Tribune, The Waterloo Region Record, and operates dozens of digital businesses across Canada. When Nordstar purchased the company holdings from longtime Canadian families who held the class A voting shares, "the NordStar bid included a promise to uphold the Atkinson Principles, which are seen to represent a progressive or liberal perspective, reported the CBC."
Torstar does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Privately owned for profit
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418,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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52
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The Windsor Star
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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414,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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53
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Winnipeg Sun
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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398,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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54
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Ottawa Sun
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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383,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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55
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Le Quotidien, Chicoutimi
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Formerly known as Le Groupe Capitales Médias (GCM), Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) was founded in 2019 when GCM went bankrupt. The Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) is the union of the six solidarity cooperatives that publish regional medias Le Soleil (Quebec), Le Droit (Gatineau-Ottawa) Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières), Le Quotidien (Saguenay-Lac -Saint-Jean), La Tribune (Sherbrooke), and La Voix de l'Est (Granby). The newspapers were formerly owned by Groupe Capitale Médias, that filed for bankruptcy protection last August.
According to CBC, workers within the corporation banded together to form a co-operative, that was authorized in Quebec Superior Court last December. Justice Daniel Dumais also authorized a 30 per cent cut in pensions for retirees. CN2i was granted a $12-million fund by public and institutional sources in March 2020 to help jump start business. In 2019, the Quebec government infused $5M into the company, reports CBC. The Coopérative employs 300 people.
CN2i does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, Torstar, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Cooperative
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367,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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56
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Calgary Sun
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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335,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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57
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Le Droit, Ottawa/Gatineau
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Formerly known as Le Groupe Capitales Médias (GCM), Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) was founded in 2019 when GCM went bankrupt. The Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) is the union of the six solidarity cooperatives that publish regional medias Le Soleil (Quebec), Le Droit (Gatineau-Ottawa) Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières), Le Quotidien (Saguenay-Lac -Saint-Jean), La Tribune (Sherbrooke), and La Voix de l'Est (Granby). The newspapers were formerly owned by Groupe Capitale Médias, that filed for bankruptcy protection last August.
According to CBC, workers within the corporation banded together to form a co-operative, that was authorized in Quebec Superior Court last December. Justice Daniel Dumais also authorized a 30 per cent cut in pensions for retirees. CN2i was granted a $12-million fund by public and institutional sources in March 2020 to help jump start business. The newspaper chain was founded by former federal Liberal cabinet minister Martin Cauchon. In 2019, the Quebec government infused $5M into the company, reports CBC. The Coopérative employs 300 people.
CN2i does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, Torstar, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Cooperative
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325,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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58
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Le Nouvelliste, Trois‐Rivieres
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Formerly known as Le Groupe Capitales Médias (GCM), Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) was founded in 2019 when GCM went bankrupt. The Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) is the union of the six solidarity cooperatives that publish regional medias Le Soleil (Quebec), Le Droit (Gatineau-Ottawa) Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières), Le Quotidien (Saguenay-Lac -Saint-Jean), La Tribune (Sherbrooke), and La Voix de l'Est (Granby). The newspapers were formerly owned by Groupe Capitale Médias, that filed for bankruptcy protection last August.
According to CBC, workers within the corporation banded together to form a co-operative, that was authorized in Quebec Superior Court last December. Justice Daniel Dumais also authorized a 30 per cent cut in pensions for retirees. CN2i was granted a $12-million fund by public and institutional sources in March 2020 to help jump start business. In 2019, the Quebec government infused $5M into the company, reports CBC. The Coopérative employs 300 people.
CN2i does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, Torstar, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Cooperative
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324,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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59
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St. Catharines Standard
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Metroland Media Media Group Ltd, which is Torstar, owned by local Toronto private investment firm NordStar Capital LP. Nordstar owners, Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett, bought out Torstar in August 2020 for $60 million. NordStar Capital is controlled owned entirely by the Bitove and Rivett families. Torstar publishes 85 community papers and 7 dailies including its namesake the Toronto Star, iPolitics.ca, Hamilton Spectator, Peterborough Examiner, Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Standard,The Welland Tribune, The Waterloo Region Record, and operates dozens of digital businesses across Canada. When Nordstar purchased the company holdings from longtime Canadian families who held the class A voting shares, "the NordStar bid included a promise to uphold the Atkinson Principles, which are seen to represent a progressive or liberal perspective, reported the CBC."
Torstar does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Privately owned for profit
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260,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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60
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L'Actualite
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L'actualité is a Canadian French-language news and general interest magazine published in Montreal by Rogers Communications until 2016, then by Mishmash. Mishmash is owned by private equity firm XPND Capital. The collective is a group of businesses from across culture, media and entertainment, with the common goal of promoting Quebec talent on a global scale. Mishmash Directors are Alexandre Taillefer and Dominic Bécotte. Unable to confirm majority shareholder.
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Private For Profit
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255,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Digital and Print
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61
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Press Progress
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PressProgress is an award-winning non-profit news organization focused on uncovering and unpacking the news through original investigative and explanatory journalism. Founded in 2013, by the Broadbent Institute, incorporated as a non-profit organization, dedicated to policy research, leadership training and promoting social democratic values. Due to its political and journalism work, the Broadbent Institute is not a registered charity and unable to provide donors with charitable receipts. PressProgress does not have funding arrangements with funders or investors in excess of $20,000, per email with Editor, Luke LeBrun. "As our website notes, all of our funding comes through the Broadbent Institute as well as the support of small donors (average donation = under $10)."
Full-time editorial and reporting positions for PressProgress are governed under a collective agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers’ local 1006-A. The Broadbent Institute, founded in 2011, is Canada’s leading progressive policy and training organization. It says its work is guided by the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy – "we believe all people have equal worth and equal rights, and that we all benefit from living in an increasingly equal society."
PressProgress operates on a reader-powered, non-profit model. It receives funding through the Broadbent Institute and a dedicated small donor membership program – its average monthly donation is under $10 from ordinary readers across Canada.
"Our journalism focuses on holding the rich and powerful accountable, exposing unfair and unhealthy working conditions and shining a light on hate and bigotry."
LeBrun shared that "PressProgress received a perfect 100/100 score from NewsGuard's index rating the credibility and transparency of news sources. NewsGuard's review was conducted by Mark Sikstrom, the former Editor for Journalistic Policy and Practices at CTV News and edited by Edward Greenspon, former Editor-in-Chief of the Globe and Mail."
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Nonprofit
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250,000
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Per email with Editor, Luke Lebrun
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Digital Only
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62
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VOCM Radio Newfoundland
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Local First News for St John’s & surrounding communities. VOCM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 97.5 MHz from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Owned by Stingray Group, a broadcasting subsidiary Stingray Radio, it is Canada's second-largest owner of radio stations behind Bell Media Radio. Stingray Group is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland and more. Co-founded by President and CEO Eric Boyko in 2006, Stingray Digital is majority owned by Telesystem, Novacap and Boyko Investment Corporation. The company, whose headquarters are in Montréal, employs 200 people in its Canadian offices in addition to brick and mortar locations in Los Angeles, in the United States, London, in England and Tel-Aviv in Israel.
VOCM-FM is one of two Canadian FM stations with a call sign beginning with the ITU prefix "VO". VOCM-FM and its sister station VOCM are among just four radio stations in Canada still bearing call signs beginning with "VO" (the other two being VOAR and VOWR), issued to the Dominion of Newfoundland before its confederation into Canada in 1949. VOCM-FM first went on the air in 1982, well after Newfoundland became a Canadian province, Wikipedia.
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Privately owned for profit
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249,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Digital and radio
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63
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Times Colonist
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Owned by Glacier Media and listed under QCOJ designation as TC Publication Limited Partnership. The Times Colonist is the oldest daily newspaper in Western Canada owned by Glacier Media.
Glacier Media CEO, Jon Kennedy confirmed by phone that Glacier owns VancouverIsAwesome, Castanet, The Times Colonist and a portion of VillageMedia, as well as 59% of ALTA Newspaper Group that includes The Sherbrooke Record, Medicine Hat News and Lethbridge Herald. Glacier also own 28% of Continental Newspapers with former Hollinger owner David Radler and Radler is the majority owner of Continental divided under many corporate names that include The Kelowna Courier, Thunder Bay Chronicle, Penticton Herald, to name a few. Glacier also owns 48% of Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers (RISN Operations Inc.), a privately owned publisher of three daily newspapers and several weekly newspapers in the U.S. RISN papers are part of VillageMedia. Sam Grippo, Glacier's chairman of the board, was a group publisher at Hollinger with Radler.
GlacierMedia Digital (GMD) is a Canadian business information and media products company and provides news, market information and sector-specific data within North America and internationally, based in Vancouver. Run by Jonathon J.L. Kennedy, President and CEO who oversees all aspects of Glacier’s business information and community media assets and a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. The Company’s strategy is to build a standalone digital local media business with leading market positions in British Columbia and other Western Canadian markets. Madison Ventures owns 51% of Glacier Media and is a private corporation owned by a number of investors. We were unable to confirm the majority owner.
Times Colonist does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Tostar, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Publicly Traded
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238,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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64
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The Peterborough Examiner
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Metroland Media Media Group Ltd, which is Torstar, owned by local Toronto private investment firm NordStar Capital LP. Nordstar owners, Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett, bought out Torstar in August 2020 for $60 million. NordStar Capital is controlled owned entirely by the Bitove and Rivett families. Torstar publishes 85 community papers and 7 dailies including its namesake the Toronto Star, iPolitics.ca, Hamilton Spectator, Peterborough Examiner, Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Standard,The Welland Tribune, The Waterloo Region Record, and operates dozens of digital businesses across Canada. When Nordstar purchased the company holdings from longtime Canadian families who held the class A voting shares, "the NordStar bid included a promise to uphold the Atkinson Principles, which are seen to represent a progressive or liberal perspective, reported the CBC."
Torstar does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Privately owned for profit
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220,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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65
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Les Affaires
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Owned by Contex Group Inc., Les Affaires is a French-language monthly newspaper publishing 14 issues per year. Pierre Marcoux is the majority owner and CEO, confirmed by email with Mr. Marcoux.
It was purchased in 1928 by Remi Marcoux and today falls under his son Pierre Marcoux who founded his new company, Contex Group Inc. in 2019 with acquisitions of flagship specialty brands such as Les Affaires, Contech and Benefits Canada from TC Transcontinental. Marcoux worked for almost 20 years at TC Transcontinental, recently as the President of its Media Sector. This events first media company produces conferences, trade shows and training programs – propelled by powerful publications and websites.
Headquartered is in Montreal, Contex Group, which stands for Content and Experience, offers quality content across its platforms, and is driven by event activities which represent its core growth area. Contex Group employs about 100 people in Montreal and Toronto. "Through more than 75 conferences, 5 trade shows and nearly 100 training sessions, Contex Group Inc. offers in-depth knowledge of various important business topics and issues through content from various publications and affiliated websites." The Contex Group Inc. includes the following brands: Advantages, Benefits Canada, Canadian Institutional Investment Network, Canadian Investment Review, and Deals.
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Privately owned for profit
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217,000
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Comscore Dec 2021
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Print and Digital
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66
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Sing Tao
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Sing Tao is Hong Kong’s second-biggest Chinese-language newspaper and has branches in Canada, the U.S., Australia and the U.K. It’s owned by Charles Ho, a businessman closely allied with the Chinese regime. The proprietor is even a member of the influential People’s Political Consultative Conference, per National Post in Dec. 2020. Torstar is also an owner. The Toronto edition of SingTao is half-owned by the Toronto Star now owned by private investment firm NordStar Capital LP. Nordstar owners, Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett, bought out Torstar in August 2020.
The National Post wrote in 2020 that "the newspaper’s usual coverage of Chinese affairs, material is supplied by Sing Tao headquarters in Hong Kong and is consistently pro-Beijing." Victor Ho, then editor in chief of the Vancouver edition of Sing Tao spoke out about the pro-Beijing slant of Chinese-language media in Canada since retiring as editor in chief of the Vancouver edition of Sing Tao, the most-popular Chinese newspaper in this country. Ho appeared at the Commons’ Canada-China relations committee, urging government action on the issue. That should include implementing a law similar to Australia’s to curb overseas interference, he said, and legislation requiring “agents” of countries like China, including sympathetic media, to register as foreign missions, per National Post story.
Sing Tao Media Group Canada has evolved from a traditional newspaper company to a multi-channel media group, serving the growing Chinese Canadian community with newspaper, magazine, radio, websites, mobile APs, social media, e-newsletters and e-commerce channels. As the largest Chinese media group in Canada, Sing Tao reports that it connects with over 1.7 million Chinese Canadian population. Headquartered in Toronto, the group also publishes daily newspapers and magazines in BC and Alberta.
Torstar does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Privately owned for profit
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216,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print, radio and digital
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67
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The Expositor, Brantford
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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204,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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68
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Niagara Falls Review
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Metroland Media Media Group Ltd, which is Torstar, owned by local Toronto private investment firm NordStar Capital LP. Nordstar owners, Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett, bought out Torstar in August 2020 for $60 million. NordStar Capital is controlled owned entirely by the Bitove and Rivett families. Torstar publishes 85 community papers and 7 dailies including its namesake the Toronto Star, iPolitics.ca, Hamilton Spectator, Peterborough Examiner, Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Standard,The Welland Tribune, The Waterloo Region Record, and operates dozens of digital businesses across Canada. When Nordstar purchased the company holdings from longtime Canadian families who held the class A voting shares, "the NordStar bid included a promise to uphold the Atkinson Principles, which are seen to represent a progressive or liberal perspective, reported the CBC."
Torstar does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Privately owned for profit
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198,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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69
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The Narwhal
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The Narwhal was created by Carol Linnitt and Emma Gilchrist in 2018, and grew out of their previous project, DeSmog Canada. Founded in 2018 as a nonprofit in news, The Narwhal's team of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about Canada's natural environment.
In January 2020, the federal government introduced a new designation under the Income Tax Act called Registered Journalism Organization. An RJO may accept donations from anywhere in the world. Here are the rules provided to us by the Narwhal which we very much appreciate for clarity:
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RJOs and Canadian charities can receive funding from any foreign source as long as they do not include entities or nations on Canada's terrorism list.
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Both RJOs and Charities must declare the amount of revenue from foreign sources (no distinction between US and other countries). No limit on foreign funding.
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Charities must list the identity of foreign sources of donations of $10,000 or more.
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RJOs must identify ALL sources of donations of $5,000 or more
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An RJO may not accept more than 20% of its funding from any single source, foriegn or domestic.
The Narwhal is a pioneer of non-profit journalism in Canada and is supported by nearly 5,000 monthly members. In 2021, The Narwhal became Canada’s first English-language Registered Journalism Organization (RJO), which allows the organization to issue donation tax receipts and to accept philanthropic grants. In the four years since its launch, the organization has grown from a staff of two to a staff of 22.
In America, the Nonprofit Digital News landscape has exploded with over 350nonprofit news sites, many funded by tech million and billionaires and Google and Facebook. See our US Nonprofit News and Funder Index.
The Narwhal is also a member of the U.S.-based Institute for Nonprofit News. Its mission on its site says "The Narwhal recognizes that environmental journalism must be grounded in respect for Indigenous knowledge and Indigenous rights and must foreground Indigenous voices."
The Narwhal Fund for Journalism is an endowed fund held by the Ottawa Community Foundation for the ongoing support of The Narwhal’s journalism. In an endowed fund the capital is retained with the annual proceeds used to fund journalism in perpetuity. Below is the 2021 full donor list:
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Reader donations under $5,000 were $509,168
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Canadian Periodical Fund $254,655
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Wilburforce Foundation $184,848
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Boreal Songbird Initiative $96,928
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News Media Canada $73,286 for Local Journalism
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International Center for Journalists $72,624 for Meta (Facebook) Accelerator
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Metcalf Foundation $55,000 for Carbon Cache
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International Center for Journalists $25,594 for Meta (Facebook) Alumni Accelerator
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Real Estate Foundation of BC $20,000 for Photojournalism
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Real Estate Foundation of BC $10,000 for BC Freshwater
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European Climate Foundation for $25,318
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Merwan Engineer $18,508
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Unless Ventures/Marco Pimentel $15,000
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Reader's Digest Foundation $6,000
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Meta (Facebook) $6,346
Below is the 2020 full donor list:
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Reader donations under $5,000 were $238,160
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Wilburforce Foundation $185,653
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Boreal Songbird Initiative $98,323
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Labour Tax Credit $78,779
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International Center for Journalists $62,784 for Facebook Membership Accelerator
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News Media Canada $60,932 for Local Journalism Initiative Reporters
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European Climate Foundation for $51,431
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McConnell Foundation $41,800 for Canadian Climate Narratives
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Metcalf Foundation $40,000 for Carbon Cache
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Institute for New Economics $30,195 for Salmon
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Make Way $25,000 for Great Bear Rainforest
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Institute for New Economics $24,128 for Indigenous Guardians
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In-kind Support $18,746
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Royal Roads University $12,000 for Climate adaptation
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Nonprofit RJO
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198,983
|
Comscore had The Narwal at 35,000 uniques but they sent us screen shots of their Google Analytics users who have initiated a visit for Nov. and Dec. 2021 and the average is self-reported.
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Digital Only
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70
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The North Bay Nugget
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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186,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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71
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The Sudbury Star
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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175,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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72
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Kingston Whig Standard
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly Traded
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167,000
|
Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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73
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La Voix de l'Est, Granby
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Formerly known as Le Groupe Capitales Médias (GCM), Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) was founded in 2019 when GCM went bankrupt. The Coopérative nationale de l’information indépendante (CN2i) is the union of the six solidarity cooperatives that publish regional medias Le Soleil (Quebec), Le Droit (Gatineau-Ottawa) Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières), Le Quotidien (Saguenay-Lac -Saint-Jean), La Tribune (Sherbrooke), and La Voix de l'Est (Granby). The newspapers were formerly owned by Groupe Capitale Médias, that filed for bankruptcy protection last August.
According to CBC, workers within the corporation banded together to form a co-operative, that was authorized in Quebec Superior Court last December. Justice Daniel Dumais also authorized a 30 per cent cut in pensions for retirees. CN2i was granted a $12-million fund by public and institutional sources in March 2020 to help jump start business. In 2019, the Quebec government infused $5M into the company, reports CBC. The Coopérative employs 300 people.
CN2i does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Black Press Media, Torstar, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Cooperative
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160,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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74
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Red Deer Advocate
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Black Press. The company is administered and majority owned by David H. Black of Victoria, B.C. Founded in 1975, Black Press now publishes more than 170 titles in British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and Washington state, as well as the Honolulu (Hawaii) Star-Advertiser, the Juneau (Alaska) Empire and San Francisco (Calif.) Examiner daily newspapers.
Black Press is home to some of the oldest, most established newspapers in B.C. and Alberta.From rural voices in Chilliwack and Quesnel, to urban voices in Greater Vancouver, Victoria and Red Deer, market by market these are the leading newspapers in their respective communities.
In the United States, Black Press operates Sound Publishing with 49 titles in Washington’s Puget Sound region; in Hawaii with Oahu Publications; and in Alaska.
In print and online, our urban, suburban and rural newspapers provide clients a superior blend of localized news coverage and unmatched integrated marketing solutions. We invest in relevant journalism that affects the communities we serve. And we strive to meet the marketing needs of our clients with a strategic blend of print, online and mobile marketing solutions.
Black Press does receive undisclosed payments from Google News Showcase along with The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, Saltwater Network, VillageMedia, Torstar, CN2i, The Winnipeg Free Press, Glacier Media, Narcity and MétroMédia, a program that pays publishers to curate and package stories that appear in Google’s news products, reported by Torstar, Octobeer 2021.
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Privately owned for profit
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140,277
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SimilarWeb Pro monthly unique average Oct 2021 - Dec 2021.
Uniques N/A from Comscore as the site doesn't meet Comscore minimum reporting standard.
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Print and Digital
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75
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The Walrus
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The Walrus is a nonprofit with a mission to bring new thinking and sparks conversation on matters vital to canadians including politics, the environment, business, and society. In an email, they said their donor listing for 2021 will be published in the May 2022 issue of The Walrus. With pressing, they offered to give us an advance list of their largest donors in 2021.
Per an email from Development Director Laura Lavie, "The Walrus is a registered charity, with a diverse revenue model which includes donations, sponsorships and partnerships, advertising, subscriptions, and government funding. Top supporters for 2021 include The Walrus Trust donors, and national partners Air Canada, Labatt Breweries of Canada, Meta (Facebook), Shaw Communications, and TD Bank Group.
She would not confirm amounts so, alas, we will await May 2022. The largest donations two years ago in 2020 are below. We have listed all donors over $10,000. There is a very extensive list of funders here.
The Walrus Trust (no $$ amount attached)
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Diane Blake and Stephen Smith
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Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin
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The Honourable Margaret McCain
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Rosemary Phelan
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Kim Samuel
Benefactors $100,000+
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The Chawkers Foundation
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Concordia University
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Labatt Breweries of Canada
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RBC Emerging Artists Program
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The Slaight Family Foundation
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TD Bank Group
Advocates $50,000+
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AstraZeneca Canada
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Bennett Jones LLP (Toronto office)
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Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Carleton University
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CIFAR
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Desjardins Group
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McKesson Canada
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Ontario Arts Council
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Scotiabank
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Shaw Communications
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Suncor Energy Patrons
$25,000+
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Air Canada
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Facebook Canada
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Edmonton Community Foundation
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Indspire
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Johnson & Johnson
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The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain,CC, ONB
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The Reiss Family Foundation
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Santis Health
Associates $10,000+
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AGF Management Ltd.
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Amgen Canada
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Margaret Atwood, CC
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Diane Blake and Stephen Smith
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BMO
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Bombardier Inc.
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Broadbent Institute
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Helen Burstyn, CM
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Cisco Systems Canada
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Mitchell Cohen, CM, and Janice Cohen
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Deloitte Equitable Bank
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Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin
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Husky Energy
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iBooks Canada
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Martine Irman
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Janelle and Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation
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LDIC Inc.
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McCarthy Tétrault
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Navigator Ltd.
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Peerage Realty
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Jim Pitblado, CM, and Sandra Pitblado
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Tim and Frances Price
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Gretchen Ross and Donald Ross, OC
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Tory Ross and Keith Gordey
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David and Natasha Sharpe
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Teneo
Multiyear Visionary Donors (no confirmation onn $$)
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The Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Foundation
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Donald K. Johnson, OC
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Mike and Martha Pedersen
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Gretchen Ross and Donald Ross, OC
Champion Donors (no confirmation onn $$)
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Rosamond Ivey
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Louise MacCallum and Michael Barnstijn
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The Michael Young Family Foundation
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Ambassador Donors
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Helen Burstyn, CM
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Jodi and Gerald Butts
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Andrew Pringle, CM, and Valerie Pringle, CM and more
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Nonprofit
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133,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Digital Only
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76
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The Observer, Sarnia
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly traded
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132,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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77
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The Chatham Daily News
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Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia is 66% owned by US Private Equity Firm Chatham Asset Management who also own the US newspaper chain McClatchy.
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Publicly traded
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114,000
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Comscore Dec. 2021
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Print and Digital
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