The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language

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newspaper published daily in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...

, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by

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. 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

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 ceased operations in the same year. The Toronto Sun also recruited staff from the former ''Telegram'' conservative broadsheet newspaper, and published its first edition on 1 November 1973. The ''Sun'' is considered a

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to the ''Telegram''. The ''Sun'' is the holder of the ''Telegram'' archives. Publisher Doug Chreighton was originally going to name the new newspaper the ''Toronto News'' but Andy Donato, who was asked to design the paper's first front page and decided to call the paper the ''Toronto Sun'' instead. Creighton decided it was too late to change it and renamed the paper.

The ''Toronto Sun'' was originally published out of leased space at the Eclipse White Wear Company Building at 322 King Street West. In 1975, the newspaper moved into the

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at 333 King Street East which was eventually expanded to six storeys to house all of the newspaper's operations. In 2010, the building was sold to property development company First Gulf, and the Sun consolidated its operations onto the second floor and remained in the building until it relocated offices in 2016. In 1978, Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form

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. The corporation expanded its tabloid footprint, having established its second tabloid, the ''

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'' through a partnership agreement with Edmonton Sun Publishing in 1978. The ''Albertan'' was acquired in 1980 and made into the company's third tabloid, the '' Calgary Sun'' in 1980. In 1988, ''

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'' described the ''Sun'' as an example of tabloid journalism.

21st century

In 2004, the ''Sun'' began its annual George Gross/Toronto Sun Sportsperson of the Year award. By the mid-2000s, the word "The" was dropped from the paper's name and the newspaper adopted its current logo. The paper, which boasts the slogan "Toronto's Other Voice" (also once called "The Little Paper that Grew") acquired a television station from Craig Media in 2005, which was renamed SUN TV and later was transformed into the Sun News Network until its demise in 2015. As of the end of 2007, the ''Sun'' had a Monday through Saturday circulation of approximately 180,000 papers and Sunday circulation of 310,000. The ''Sun'' was acquired by Postmedia in 2015, with its purchase of

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from Quebecor. Following the acquisition of the Sun newspaper chain by PostMedia in 2015, the ''Toronto Sun'' staff and operations moved to 365 Bloor Street East, the same building that houses the ''

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''. However, the two newspapers maintains separate newsrooms. The move occurred in March 2016.

Editorial position

Editorially, the paper frequently follows the positions of traditional Canadian/British conservatism and neo-conservatism in the United States on economic issues. Editorials typically promote individualism, self-reliance, the police, and a strong military and support for troops. Editorials typically condemn high taxes and, most of all, perceived government waste.

Circulation

The ''Toronto Sun'' has seen—like most Canadian daily newspapers—a decline in

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. Its total circulation dropped by percent to 121,304 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

Editors-in-chief

The ''Toronto Sun'' originally had several editors with various responsibilities, none with the title "editor-in-chief"; however, from 1971 to 1976, Peter Worthington was listed on the newspaper's masthead immediately under the publisher, Doug Creighton. * Peter Worthington (1976–1982) * Barbara Amiel (1983–1985) *

John Downing John Downing (born 1936) is an author, reporter, editor and columnist, most notably writing for the ''Toronto Telegram'' and later the ''Toronto Sun''. Journalism He was editor of the ''Whitehorse Star'' in 1957, and reporter and editor on the ...

editor (1985–1997), no editor-in-chief until 1995 * Peter O'Sullivan (1995–1999) *

Mike Strobel Mike Strobel (born 1955) Indicates age 46 at that time. is a Canadian journalist, formerly a columnist for the ''Toronto Sun''. After attending the School of Journalism at Carleton University Strobel joined the ''Calgary Sun The ''Calgary Su ...

(1999–2001) * Mike Therien (2001–2004) * Jim Jennings (2004–2006) * Glenn Garnett (2007) * Lou Clancy (2007–2009) * James Wallace (2009–2013) *

Wendy Metcalfe Wendy Metcalfe (born 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian journalist, editor and news executive who served as the first female editor-in-chief of the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper between 2013 and 2015, and of the ''Ottawa Sun'' newspaper from 2014 to 2015. Si ...

(2013–2015) * Adrienne Batra (2015–present)

Current staff

* Adrienne Batra, editor-in-chief, former comment editor and municipal affairs columnist * Mark Bonokoski, columnist, editorial writer * Andy Donato, editorial cartoonist * Tarek Fatah, columnist * Brian Lilley, provincial, national affairs columnist * Steve Simmons, sports columnist

Former staff

* Charles Adler, QMI columnist * David Akin, columnist * Barbara Amiel, editor and columnist * Joan Barfoot, reporter * Christie Blatchford, columnist (deceased) *

Mark Bourrie Mark Bourrie (born 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian journalist and author. He has worked as a contract lecturer at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. In 2020, his biography of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, ''Bushrunner: The Adventures of Pi ...

, reporter *

Jim Brown James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former American football player, sports analyst and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one ...

, manager (deceased) * Dalton Camp, columnist (deceased) *

Gordon Chong Gordon Joseph Chong (October 28, 1943 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician and public servant active in Toronto. He served as a Toronto city councillor and was vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1990s. He served on the ...

, columnist (deceased) * Sheila Copps, columnist * Michael Coren, QMI columnist * Danielle Crittenden, reporter, columnist *

, city hall columnist, editor-in-chief *

Mike Filey Mike Filey (October 11, 1941 – July 30, 2022) was a Canadian historian, radio host, journalist and author. He was awarded the Jean Hibbert Memorial Award in 2009 for promoting the city of Toronto and its history. Early life Born in 1941 in ...

, Toronto history columnist * Doug Fisher, Parliament Hill columnist (deceased) * Allan Fotheringham, national affairs columnist (deceased) * David Frum, columnist * W. Gifford-Jones, M.D. (pseudonym for Ken Walker), medical columnist *

Edward Greenspan Edward Leonard Greenspan, (February 28, 1944December 24, 2014) was one of Canada's most famous defence lawyers, and a prolific author of legal volumes. His fame was owed to numerous high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the Canad ...

, lawyer, columnist (deceased) * George Gross, corporate sports editor, columnist (deceased) * Max Haines, "Crime Flashback" feature (deceased) * Paul Hellyer, columnist and founding investor (deceased) * Jim Hunt, sports writer (deceased) * Ajit Jain, columnist *

George Jonas George Jonas, CM (June 15, 1935 – January 10, 2016) was a Hungarian-born Canadian writer, poet, and journalist. A self-described classical liberal, he authored 16 books, including the bestseller '' Vengeance'' (1984), the story of an Israeli ...

, columnist (deceased) * Warren Kinsella, political columnist *

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, business editor, columnist * Ezra Levant, QMI columnist * Sue-Ann Levy, political columnist, former municipal affairs columnist * Bob MacDonald, columnist (deceased) * Heather Mallick, columnist * Salim Mansur, columnist * Eric Margolis, international affairs columnist, contributing editor *

Rachel Marsden Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist, television commentator and university lecturer, based in Paris. She is also the CEO of Rachel Marsden Associates, a PR and media consultancy firm. As of Ma ...

, columnist *

Lois Maxwell Lois Ruth Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker; 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen Eon-produced ''James Bond'' films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the ...

( Moneypenney), columnist (deceased) * Judi McLeod, education reporter * Ben Mulroney, columnist * Ted Reeve, sports columnist (deceased) * Sid Ryan, columnist * Paul Rimstead, columnist (deceased) * Laura Sabia, columnist (deceased) * Morton Shulman, columnist (deceased) *

Joey Slinger Joey Slinger (born John Edward Slinger, Jr. 1943 at Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist and author, particularly known as a long-standing humour columnist for the ''Toronto Star''. He first studied at Queen's University but left there after ...

, columnist * Walter Stewart, columnist (deceased) * John Tory, mayor of Toronto, former Rogers executive * Garth Turner, business editor *

Sherri Wood Sherri Wood (1979 – March 24, 2008) was a Canadian journalist for the ''Toronto Sun''. An Etobicoke, Ontario native, Wood worked for the Sun since 2004 as an entertainment reporter and critic. She also had a weekly spot on Canoe Live, SUN TV' ...

, columnist (deceased) * Peter Worthington, columnist, former editor (deceased) * Lubor J. Zink, columnist (deceased)

References

External links

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