| | The Globe and Mail: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | The paper was founded as The Globe in 1844 by George Brown (additional info and facts about George Brown), who was later a Father of Confederation (additional info and facts about Father of Confederation). |
 | | In 1936, after a merger with The Mail and Empire (ironically, the Mail was the paper of Brown's arch-rival, Sir John A. Macdonald (additional info and facts about John A. Macdonald)), the Globe became The Globe and Mail. |
 | | Though promoted as a national paper and sold throughout Canada, The Globe and Mail also serves as a Toronto metropolitan (A person who lives in a metropolis) paper, publishing several special sections in its Toronto edition which are not included in the national edition. |
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