The ''North Bay Nugget'' is a newspaper published in

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, Canada. The paper is currently owned by

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. The paper was launched in 1907 as the ''Cobalt Nugget'', during the silver boom at

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. It was acquired by businessmen Harry Browning and W. G. Ferguson within a few months."Harry S. Browning: Printer Joined Cobalt Rush, Founded Paper"]. ''

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'', April 6, 1963. Initially a weekly, it was expanded into a daily paper in 1909, and Browning was a founding member of

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when that cooperative was founded in 1917. Following the end of the Cobalt boom, Browning moved the paper to North Bay in 1921; he then sold it to W. E. Mason, the owner of the ''

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'', in 1922, and moved to

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in 1927 to become managing editor of the ''Star''. Mason remained the ''Nugget's'' owner until his death in 1948, following which an

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purchased it from his estate. It was acquired by

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in 1956. Southam acquired the

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chain in 1996, reuniting the ''Nugget'' and the ''Star'' under common ownership. The papers were both sold to

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in 2001, and to

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in 2007. In 2015, Postmedia acquired Sun Media."Quebecor turns focus to wireless; Sale of English-language newspapers leaves it more Quebec-centric". ''

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'', October 7, 2014.

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* {{Postmedia Mass media in North Bay, Ontario Postmedia Network publications Daily newspapers published in Ontario Publications established in 1907 1907 establishments in Ontario

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