Northern News

Last updated
Northern News
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Postmedia
PublisherLisa Wilson
Founded1922
LanguageEnglish
Website northernnews.ca

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

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History

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. [3]

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References

  1. "Kirkland Lake Northern Daily News - News Source Description". Infomart . Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. Woodward, Jackie (August 28, 2012). "Welcome to our new website". Northern News. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. O'Grady, Joe (June 26, 2018). "Northern News will continue". Northern News. Retrieved June 26, 2024.