Northern News

Last updated
Northern News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Postmedia
PublisherLisa Wilson
LanguageEnglish
Website http://www.northernnews.ca

The Northern News is a newspaper in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and published by Postmedia.

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First published in 1922 as the Northern Daily News, it was downsized to fit the population in the readership on June 1, 2004. It had been a daily newspaper, but after downsizing only published three times a week. [1]

On August 28, 2012, the online version of Northern News was revamped to include more current events at the local, regional and national level. [2]

On June 26, 2018, owner Postmedia announced that the Northern News would reduce its publication to once per week only, and would be distributed to all homes free of charge.

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References

  1. "Kirkland Lake Northern Daily News - News Source Description". Infomart . Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. "Welcome to our new website". Northern News. August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.