The ''Calgary Sun'' is a daily

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published in

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. It is owned by

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. First published in 1980, the tabloid-format daily replaced the long-running tabloid-size newspaper ''The Albertan'' soon after it was acquired by the publishers of the ''

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''. The newspaper, like most of those in the Canadian "Sun" chain, is known for short, snappy news stories aimed primarily at working-class readers. The ''Calgary Sun''s layout is based somewhat upon that of

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tabloids.

History

The newspaper that would become the ''Calgary Sun'' was first published in 1886 as the ''Calgary Tribune''. Prior to its 1980 acquisition by

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, it was published under the following titles:
1886-1895: ''Calgary Tribune''
1895-1899: ''Alberta Tribune''
1899: ''Albertan''
1899-1902: ''Albertan'' and ''Alberta Tribune''
1902-1920: ''Morning Albertan'' and ''Weekly Albertan''
1920-1924: ''Morning Albertan'' and ''Western Farmer and Weekly Albertan''
1924-1927: ''Calgary Albertan'' and ''Western Farmer and Weekly Albertan''
1927-1936: ''Calgary Albertan''
1936-1980: ''Albertan''
1980: ''Calgary Albertan''

Sunshine Girl

A signature feature of the ''Calgary Sun''—as it is with the other ''Sun''-branded newspapers in the chain—is a daily glamour photograph of a female model entitled the "Sunshine Girl". The feature utilizes locally photographed models (both amateur and professional) as well as photographs shot for the national chain. Originally situated on Page 3 (like the UK tabloids the ''Sun'' chain originally set out to emulate, which also featured glamour photos on their third pages), in the 1990s the feature was relocated to the Sports section. A "Sunshine Boy" feature appeared sporadically in the 1980s and 1990s.

Local weeklies

For many years, the ''Calgary Sun'' also published a popular local weekly, '' The Calgary Mirror'', which covered community news; the Sun organization purchased the newspaper in the early 1990s. This publication, which originated in the 1950s and was also known at one time as ''North Hill News'', was discontinued in 2001. It was succeeded by ''

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'', a free weekly newspaper intended to be a print equivalent of the ''Sun's'' much-publicized FYI Calgary news website (there was also an ''FYI Toronto'' newspaper published to tie-in with the ''

s website). The new publication was rejected by readers and advertisers and was discontinued in May 2001 during a downsizing of Sun Media; the website abandoned the FYI concept about a year later and rebranded itself as Calgarysun.com.

Format

On October 2, 2006, the ''Sun'' underwent a major redesign, introducing a new logo (actually it finally adopted the logo used at several other ''Sun'' newspapers for several years previously), and revamping its

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usage for both bodytext and headlines. In February 2007, Sun Media launched a Calgary edition of its free daily '' 24 Hours'', which shares editors and editorial staff with the ''Calgary Sun''. Sun Media ceased publishing the Calgary edition of 24 Hours in 2013.

Distribution

The ''

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'' was produced on a daily basis up until 2012 when it ceased printing a Sunday edition. Distribution is done by

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, direct sale (such as at newsstands), or by newspaper box. The latter was the target of public debate by City Council in early 2008 when at least one alderman claimed that newspaper boxes were responsible for increased states of litter on public transit.

Circulation

The ''Calgary Sun'' has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation. Its total circulation dropped by percent to 43,277 copies daily from 2009 to 2015. :::::::::Daily average Figures refer to the total circulation (print and digital combined) which includes paid and unpaid copies.

Notable staff

Hal Sigurdson Harold Bjorn Sigurdson (July 1, 1932January 16, 2012) was a Canadian sports journalist. He started writing for the ''Winnipeg Free Press'' in 1951, then covered the Canadian Football League as a writer, television commentator, and radio host. H ...

, sports editor of ''The Albertan'' (1964 to 1966)

References

External links

''Calgary Sun''
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