Toronto Standard

The Toronto Standard
Type	weekly
Format	broadsheet
Founded	1848
Ceased publication	1849

Last updated October 13, 2025

The Toronto Standard newspaper was published in Toronto before the Canadian Confederation. It is listed among Toronto's early newspapers^[1] as the Toronto Standard and General Advertiser.^[2]^[3] It was a weekly conservative newspaper, published by James Northey, that advocated for Protestant Ascendancy. Founded in 1848, it closed in 1849.^[3]

References

↑ "Early Toronto Newspapers 1793-1867". Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
↑ Tom Czerniawski. "Toronto Standard magazine readies for launch". Masthead. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
1 2 Bradburn, Jamie (April 21, 2011). "The Toronto Standard, "A Sound Conservative Protestant Journal"". Torontoist. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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[edunetconnect-1] "Early Toronto Newspapers 1793-1867". Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

[masthead-2] Tom Czerniawski. "Toronto Standard magazine readies for launch". Masthead. Retrieved 2012-01-08.

[torontoist2-3] 1 2 Bradburn, Jamie (April 21, 2011). "The Toronto Standard, "A Sound Conservative Protestant Journal"". Torontoist. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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