List of editors-in-chief of the largest newspapers in Canada

Last updated May 30, 2025

This is a list of editors-in-chief of the largest newspapers in Canada by circulation.

Calgary Herald

The Gazette (Montreal)

Mark Harrison (1977–1989)
Norman Webster (1989–1993)
Joan Fraser (1993–1996)
Alan Allnutt (1996–2000)
Peter Stockland (2000–2004)
Andrew Phillips (2004–2009)
Raymond Brassard (2010–2013)
Lucinda Chodan (2013–present)

The Globe and Mail

George McCullagh (1936–1952)
Oakley Dalgleish (1952–1963)
R. Howard Webster 1963–1965
James L. Cooper (1965–1974)
Richard S. Malone (1974–1978)
Richard Doyle (1978–1983)
Norman Webster (1983–1989)
William Thorsell (1989–1999)
Richard Addis (1999–2002)
Edward Greenspon (2002–2009)
John Stackhouse (2009–2014)
David Walmsley (2014–present)

Le Journal de Montréal

André Lecompte (1964–?)
Paule Beaugrand-Champagne
Lyne Robitaille

National Post

Kenneth Whyte (1998–2003)
Matthew Fraser (2003–2005)
Doug Kelly (2005–2010)
Stephen Meurice (2010–present)

Ottawa Citizen

Charles Herbert Mackintosh (1874–1892)
Hugh Clark 1897–1898
Edward Morrison (1898–1913)
Keith Spicer (1985–1989)
Gordon Fisher (1989–1991)
James Travers (1991–1996)
Neil Reynolds (1996–2000)
Scott Keir Anderson (2000–2007)
Gerry Nott (2009–present)

La Presse

William-Edmond Blumhart
Guy Crevier (2001)
Philippe Cantin
André Pratte (2001–present)

The Province

Toronto Sun

Peter Worthington (1971–1982), editor until 1976; no editor-in-chief previously
Barbara Amiel (1983–1985)
John Downing (1985–1997), with the title of editor; there was no editor-in-chief until 1995
Peter O'Sullivan (1995–1999)
Mike Strobel (1999–2001)
Mike Therien (2001–2004)
Jim Jennings (2004–2006)
Glenn Garnett (2007)
Lou Clancy (2007–2009)
James Wallace (2009–2013)
Wendy Metcalfe (2013–2015)
Adrienne Batra (2015–present)

The Vancouver Sun

Neil Reynolds (2000–2003)
Patricia Graham (2003–present)

Winnipeg Free Press

William Fisher Luxton (1872–1893)
Frederick Molyneux St. John (1893–1895)
Arnott James Magurn (1898–1901)
John Wesley Dafoe (1901–1944)
George Victor Ferguson (1944–1946)
Grant Dexter (1946–1954)
Thomas Worrall Kent (1954–1959)
Shane MacKay (1959–1967)
Richard S. Malone (1967–1974)
Peter McLintock (1974–1979)
John Dafoe (1979–1993)
Duncan McMonagle (1993–1996)
Nicholas Hirst (1996–2005)
Bob Cox (2005–2007)
Margo Goodhand (2007–2012)
Paul Samyn (2012–present)

References

↑ Kalinowski, Tess (2021-04-06). "Anne Marie Owens becomes editor of the Toronto Star". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2023-09-22. In 2011, she became deputy editor at Maclean's magazine before returning to the Post in 2014 as the first woman to be editor-in-chief of a Canadian national newspaper.
↑ Kopun, Francine (2024-06-10). "Nicole MacIntyre named Toronto Star editor-in-chief as Anne Marie Owens steps away". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

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[1] Kalinowski, Tess (2021-04-06). "Anne Marie Owens becomes editor of the Toronto Star". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2023-09-22. In 2011, she became deputy editor at Maclean's magazine before returning to the Post in 2014 as the first woman to be editor-in-chief of a Canadian national newspaper.

[2] Kopun, Francine (2024-06-10). "Nicole MacIntyre named Toronto Star editor-in-chief as Anne Marie Owens steps away". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

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