''Burnaby News Leader'' was a community newspaper in
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
founded in 1989. It closed operations in 2015.
Background
In 2009, it was awarded Newspaper of the Year by Suburban Newspapers of America.
In 2015,
Black Press
Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington.
Black Press M ...
sold the ''News Leader'' to
Glacier Media
Glacier Media is a Canadian business information and media products company. It provides news, market information and sector-specific data within North America and internationally.
Glacier is headquartered in Vancouver. Its primary operations a ...
. In September 2015, Glacier announced the closure of the ''News Leader'', ''New Westminster News Leader'', and ''Tri-Cities Now'' as of October 1.
See also
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List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies
Alberta
* Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo''
* Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont †...
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Burnaby Now
''Burnaby Now'' is a local tabloid newspaper published weekly by Glacier Media to 47,000 residents and businesses in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
The first edition was a 12-page broadsheet format issued on November 23, 1983 which was a week ...
References
External links
''Burnaby News Leader'' – Official website.
Black Press newspapers
Mass media in Burnaby
Defunct newspapers published in British Columbia
Newspapers established in 1989
Publications disestablished in 2015
1989 establishments in British Columbia
2015 disestablishments in British Columbia
Weekly newspapers published in British Columbia
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