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Revision as of 03:26, 12 January 2007
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | CanWest Global Communications Corp. |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Website | www.calgaryherald.com |
The Calgary Herald is a daily Calgary, Alberta newspaper. Its major competitor is The Calgary Sun.
History
It was first published on August 31 1883 by Andrew Armour and Thomas Braden as The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser. It started as a weekly paper with only four pages created on a handpress. The operation was small, with a tent by the junction of the Bow and Elbow rivers serving as the office. In 1885 the Herald became a daily but it wasn't until fall 1983 that it was published 7 days a week. Until April 1985 it was an afternoon paper but it is now delivered in the mornings. In November 2000, the Herald became part of the Southam Newspapers (now Canwest News Service division of CanWest Global Communications.
The Herald also publishes Neighbours, a weekly community newspaper that is distributed with the Herald in some (but not all) parts of Calgary. In the spring of 2005, the Herald joined several other CanWest Global affiliates in launching Dose, a free daily newspaper targeted at 20-something commuters.
On November 8, 1999, recently-unionized staff at the Herald, including reporters, went on strike. The strike lasted until July 2000, during which many longtime Herald reporters either left the newspaper or lost their jobs in the wake of the strike which ended in what was considered a defeat for the union.[1] It took several years for the Herald to rebuild its readership after the strike. Former Herald staff who left during or as a result of the strike can be found working for other publications, most notably the weekly business-oriented publication Business Edge.
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