''The Vancouver Daily World'' (also known as ''The Vancouver World'' or simply ''The World'') was a

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once published in

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. It was founded in 1888 by

John McLagan John James Campbell McLagan (July 22, 1838 – April 11, 1901) was a newspaper publisher born in Strathardle, Scotland. He later moved to Ontario, Canada, where he managed the ''Guelph Mercury'' with MP James Innes. After living in Winnipeg he m ...

, the editor of the paper. In 1901, when John McLagan died, his widow,

Sara Anne McLagan Sara Anne McLagan (1 April 1855 – 20 March 1924), born Sara Anne Maclure, was an Irish-born Canadian newspaper editor and clubwoman, co-founder and publisher of the ''Vancouver Daily World''. She is often described as "the first female publ ...

, became the first woman publisher of a daily newspaper in Canada. She also became managing editor, editorial writer, proof reader and an occasional reporter. In 1905,

L. D. Taylor Louis Denison Taylor (July 22, 1857 – June 4, 1946) was elected the 14th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. He was elected eight times between 1910 and 1934, serving a total of 11 years. Biography Born in Michigan, Taylor lived in Chicago b ...

, along with other interest parties, bought ''The Vancouver World'' newspaper. Taylor transformed the paper from a small twelve-page daily to a modern newspaper which eventually grew in circulation to challenge ''

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''. Construction of ''The Daily World's'' headquarters, ''The World'' Building (later renamed ''The Sun'' Tower), was completed in 1912. The building was designed to be seen throughout the newspaper's circulation area and was the tallest building in the

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at the time of completion. ''The World'', as well as Taylor, would later suffer financial difficulty. In 1924, ''

The Vancouver Sun The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published si ...

'' bought ''The Vancouver World''.

References

History of Metropolitan Vancouver
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vancouver Daily World Newspapers published in Vancouver Defunct newspapers published in British Columbia Publications established in 1888 Publications disestablished in 1924 1888 establishments in British Columbia 1924 disestablishments in British Columbia Daily newspapers published in British Columbia