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36: 229: 343:, leaving it the only newspaper of significant size serving the community. On April 2, 1929, the newspaper moved from 49 King Street West to what was at the time considered the most modern printing operation in the country (using a 24-page press) at 30 Queen Street North. Motz and Euler fought over control of the newspaper for the next two decades, with the former eventually winning majority interest. Euler sold his stock to 674: 589: 1092: 301:, first published on February 9, 1878, by former Methodist preacher Peter Moyer at a printing press located at King and Ontario streets in Berlin (now Kitchener). This would be the city's first daily newspaper, and Canada's first bilingual daily as it was supplemented with a full page of German news for the first eight months of its life. 358:, in 1994. During this period the 24-page press would be replaced first by a 48-page press in the 1950s, a 96-page press in 1961–1962, and a 128-page press in 1973. In 1962, it was the first company in Canada to use plastic sleeves to protect newspapers bound for rural addresses. 100: 432:. On May 24, 2019, Torstar Corporation announced it will close its Hamilton Spectator printing operations on or about August 24, 2019. The printing work (including printing of the Record) performed at the Hamilton facility will be transferred to 403:
In January 2005, the paper was moved to Market Square on King Street East in Kitchener's downtown core. It had been based on Fairway Road in Kitchener since May 1973. The paper was printed at that location on a
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In early 2018, the company announced that it would set up a paywall on its website. Consumers who do not pay the fee to subscribe will be allowed to read only seven articles per month. An article published by
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before the end of the year. The administrative records and photographic negatives of the paper amassed prior to the Sun Media acquisition are maintained at the
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Corporation. On May 26, 2020, Torstar, agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment firm; the deal was expected to close by year end.
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for meritorious public service in journalism four times: 1978, 1981 (shared), 1983, and 2001. It received the 2001 award for breaking the story on the
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Ownership had been in the hands of the Motz family for generations until 1990, when the paper was sold to Southam in a $ 90 million deal.
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has a million subscribers but the publication has an international cachet that makes it a "must-read", especially in the U.S. where
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was scheduled to suspend publication after the April 2009 issue. All magazines are distributed independently of the newspaper.
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Figures refer to the total circulation (print and digital combined) which includes paid and unpaid copies.
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in 1953, leaving Motz's son, John E. Motz, the sole director of the rapidly growing daily.
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and local historian. Retiring in October 1919, Uttley sold the newspaper to W.J. Motz and
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In 1896, at the time of Moyer's death, three newspapers existed in the city of Berlin: the
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The Record building on Fairway Road in Kitchener was demolished in September 2005.
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On January 1, 1948, John Motz changed the name of the newspaper once again, to
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indicated that this strategy has not been successful for some newspapers. The
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Numbers are based on the total circulation (print plus digital editions).
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took a controlling interest in Southam during the period when it owned
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The History of the Pioneer German Language Press of Ontario, 1835–1918
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magazine, for women over 40, was launched in the spring of 2008.
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switched from being an afternoon newspaper to morning one.
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