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Bob MacDonald (journalist)
Bob MacDonald (1929–2006) was a Toronto journalist and conservative columnist. MacDonald was part of the team that founded ''The Toronto Sun'' newspaper after the demise of ''The Toronto Telegram''. His scoop on government bungling was the tabloid's first front-page story on November 1, 1971. MacDonald's and Robert Reguly's investigations of RCMP wrongdoing in the 1970s feature prominently in the newspaper's history. Eventually, this work resulted in a police search of the ''Sun'' newsroom for leaked documents (1978) and charges against ''Sun'' editor Peter Worthington under the Official Secrets Act. These were dismissed at a preliminary hearing. MacDonald was a vocal critic of the Trudeau government and of Liberal and NDP governments in Ontario. He began his career with the ''Halifax Chronicle-Herald'' in 1951, wrote for the ''Toronto Daily Star'' from 1953 to 1959 before moving to the ''Telegram''. MacDonald died February 26, 2006, after a 14-year battle with prostate cancer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Postmedia Place in downtown Toronto. The newspaper published its first edition in November 1971, after it had acquired the assets of the defunct ''Toronto Telegram'', and hired portions of the ''Telegram''s staff. In 1978, Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form Sun Publishing (later renamed Sun Media Corporation). Sun Publishing went on to form similar tabloids to the ''Toronto Sun'' in other Canadian cities during the late 1970s and 1980s. The ''Sun'' was acquired by Postmedia Network in 2015, as a part of the sale of the ''Sun''s parent company, Sun Media. History In 1971, the Toronto Sun Publishing was created and purchased the syndication operations and newspaper vending boxes from the ''Toronto Telegram'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Telegram
''The Toronto Evening Telegram'' was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at the federal and the provincial levels. The paper competed with a newspaper supporting the Liberal Party of Ontario: ''The Toronto Star''. ''The Telegram'' strongly supported Canada's connection with the United Kingdom and the rest of the British Empire"The Tely's 95 years: How the Old Lady went mod," John Brehl, ''Toronto Daily Star'', September 18, 1971, p. 6. as late as in the 1960s. History ''The Toronto Evening Telegram'' was founded in 1876 by publisher John Ross Robertson. He had borrowed $10,000 to buy the assets of ''The Liberal'', a defunct newspaper,"Founder John Ross Robertson made the Telegram explosive force in life of Toronto," Ralph Hyman, ''The Globe and Mail'', September 20, 1971, p. 8. and published his first edition of 3,800 copies on April 18, 1876. The editor of ''Telegram'' fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
