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	Torstar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torstar Corporation TSX: TS.NV.B-T is an independently-owned Canadian publishing company that is named after its principal holding, the Toronto Star daily newspaper.
		Torstar was founded after the Ontario government passed a law barring the provisions of late-Toronto Star owner Joseph Atkinson's will from being enacted.
		Torstar received regulatory approval to purchase 20% of Bell Globemedia, owners of the CTV television network and The Globe and Mail newspaper.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torstar (596 words)

	Broadcasting - Commission Letter to Torstar Corporation Alleging Breaches of Sections 21(3) and 9 of the Broadcasting ...
		Torstar argued, among other things, that the "first come, first served" requirement was not intended to allow a person to stand indefinitely in the way of other parties who are prepared to proceed.
		Further, Torstar submitted this requirement should apply not simply to the first person to express interest, but rather to the first person who expresses an interest and is ready, willing and able to provide service in a reasonably expeditious period.
		In contrast, Torstar stated that its expression of interest, dated 26 June 1996, was unconditional and that it would launch within 90 days of finalizing a carriage agreement, would accept carriage on a restricted channel and would agree to pay whatever rate the Commission deemed to be appropriate.
	www.crtc.gc.ca /archive/ENG/Letters/2000/lb000531-3.htm (1464 words)

	OSC - Orders & Rulings 2001 - In the Matter of Torstar Corporation - MRRS Decision Document - CVMO: Ordonnances et ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Torstar is a broadly based information and entertainment communications company with primary interests in the newspaper and book publishing business and their related internet activities.
		Torstar is also a party to a long-term revolving credit facility (the "$160 Million Facility") with a syndicate of Canadian Banks comprised of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal.
		Torstar may apply the proceeds of one or more of the Offerings to repay amounts that may be outstanding under one or more of the Credit Facilities from time to time.
	www.osc.gov.on.ca /Regulation/Orders/2001/ord_20010629_216_torstar.jsp (857 words)

	Broadcasting - Commission Letter to Torstar Corporation Alleging Breaches of Sections 21(3) and 9 of the Broadcasting ...
		In addition, Torstar alleged that Southmount has conferred an undue preference on Rogers, and subjected Torstar to an undue disadvantage, in contravention of section 9 of the Regulations.
		Torstar, the parent company of Torstar Electronic Publishing, operates an exempt programming service known as Toronto Star Television ("TSTV") which is distributed on various Toronto-area cable systems.
		In the circumstances, the Commission has concluded that Torstar has not been subjected to an undue disadvantage and that Southmount has not conferred an undue preference on Rogers and accordingly is not in breach of section 9.
	www.crtc.gc.ca /archive/ENG/Letters/2000/lb000531-1.htm (762 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Torstar Corporation to Report 2006 First Quarter Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Torstar will be releasing its first quarter results at 6:30 a.m.
		Torstar will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 10:00 a.m.
		Torstar Corporation is a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.nv.b).
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=121356 (304 words)

	Torstar Corporation Becomes Strategic Partner and Major Shareholder of JCI Technologies Inc Business Wire - Find ...
		Torstar may exercise any or all of the Warrants at any time up until 24 months from the issue date of the Warrants.
		Torstar Corporation is a broadly based information and entertainment communications company which had assets in excess of $1 billion and annual sales of $975 million in 1993.
		Edmunds stated that Torstar, a large diversified publishing company with substantial domestic and international operations will be an excellent partner as JCI continues its rapid growth within Canada.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_Jan_31/ai_16381799 (461 words)

	Leading Canadian Publisher Torstar to Invest in funschool.com Business Wire - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Torstar has extensive knowledge and resources in publishing, education, and developing children's educational content.
		Brown, who serves as a consultant to Torstar and is a nominee of the Company, has a diverse background in consumer marketing, technology and the Internet.
		Torstar Corporation is a broadly based publishing company.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_April_10/ai_61396574 (399 words)

	Torstar Media Group Television - Privacy Policy
		Torstar Media Group Television does not control these cookies, nor is it responsible for any marketing or other use of your name by these advertisers.
		Torstar Media Group Television may transfer your personal information to service providers acting on its behalf in order to perform processing and other specialized services, for example, prize fulfillment of our contests, collection of overdue accounts, product delivery, or credit card processing.
		When Torstar Media Group Television needs to disclose your personal information to unrelated parties, for example, if we find you have violated any stated terms of service or conditions of purchase, or if we need to comply with applicable laws and lawful governmental requests, other legal and regulatory authorities and other legal reasons.
	tmgtv.ca /privacy (1981 words)

	Torstar Corporation -- Company History
		The Torstar Corporation is a diversified publisher based in Toronto, with three major business segments: newspapers, book publishing, and children's supplementary educational publishing.
		Torstar Corporation was incorporated on February 6, 1958, to acquire the Toronto Daily Star, which was first published in 1892.
		Torstar subsequently entered into a binding agreement with Quebecor in December 1998 to purchase the Hamilton Spectator, the Record (Kitchener-Waterloo), the Cambridge Reporter, and the Guelph Mercury, four broadsheets that belonged to Sun Media, which Quebecor was in the process of acquiring.
	www.fundinguniverse.com /company-histories/Torstar-Corporation-Company-History.html (2974 words)

	Guelph Mercury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by the Torstar Corporation.
		McIntosh then sold his share in 1929 to James Playfair, who sold the paper in the late 1940s to Thomson Newspapers Corporation.
		Sun Media purchased the paper in 1998 and then rsold it to Torstar Corporation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guelph_Mercury (292 words)

	Torstar Corporation: Woodbridge and BCE Announce New Ownership Structure for Bell Globemedia
		Torstar expects the acquisition to be modestly accretive, apart from any potential amortization of intangible assets.
		Torstar Corporation is a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
		Torstar Corporation has scheduled a conference call for December 2, 2005 at 8:00 a.m.
	www.ccnmatthews.com /news/releases.Controller?action=check4Cookies&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=582437 (1966 words)

	Torstar Syndication
		Torstar Syndication Services provides on-line research databases and media monitoring companies with licenses to provide access, to subscribers, to Torstar content.
		Pages of the Past is also available by subscription to corporate, government, institutional and library markets, and is available to consumers through a 1 hour, 24 hour, 72 hour, 7-day, 1-month or 1-year subscription.
		Torstar newspaper text archives, which do not include graphics or images, are also available online through our web sites.
	www.torstarsyndicate.com (390 words)

	Torstar Combining Daily and Community Paper Groups In Reorg
		Published: September 11, 2006 5:25 PM ET Toronto-based Torstar Corporation said Monday it was reorganizing its newspaper business by moving its CityMedia Group of 10 weeklies and three dailies led by The Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator inside its Metroland unit, which publishes about 100 community papers in southern Ontario.
		Torstar said the reorganized Metroland will be renamed Metroland Media Group, and will be headed by Murray Skinner, the current president of Metroland.
		Torstar also named Ian Oliver, president of its Halton Region group as the new executive vice-president of Metroland, group publisher for Metroland West and publisher of the Hamilton Spectator.
	www.editorandpublisher.com /eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003120498 (421 words)

	Torstar "buy," target price reduced \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the company reported its 1Q04 EPS short of the estimates and the consensus.
		The performance of Torstar's Harlequin segment was weak during the quarter due to market share losses, the analysts say.
		Torstar's Harlequin related issues and the weak recovery in its newspaper segment are likely to exert pressure on the company’s stock performance in the near term, UBS adds.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_418968.html (245 words)

	CEP Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
		Hamilton -- Torstar Corporation’s move to fire 26 women strikers at its Brabant Newspapers chain here highlights the failings of Ontario’s pay equity laws, says the head of the local union to which the workers belong.
		“Torstar’s trampling of these women’s rights proves Ontario’s pay equity laws don’t work for women,” said Richard Leitner, President of Local 87M of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada.
		The Union has launched a boycott of all Torstar products in the Hamilton area and today reiterated its appeal to consumers to not buy products such as the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator and Brabant’s five community newspapers.
	www.cep.ca /press/cepnews_e.php?id=366 (243 words)

	LiveDeal :: LiveDeal Announces Joint Venture With Canadian Media Company Torstar to Deliver One of the Largest Free ...
		The joint venture between LiveDeal and Torstar Digital marries the strength of LiveDeal's industry-leading Web classifieds technology with the extensive local reach of Torstar's Canadian media brands including the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper; CityMedia Group's family of daily and community newspapers in Southwestern Ontario; and Metroland's 90+ community newspapers in Southern Ontario.
		Torstar's news releases are available on the Internet at http://www.torstar.com/.
		Torstar Digital is a division of Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.
	sev.prnewswire.com /computer-electronics/20051025/NYTU12625102005-1.html (670 words)

	The Write News - *Archives -- 5/29/98
		Torstar Corporation and ITI Education Corporation today announced that Torstar will acquire 3,000,000 common shares of ITI.
		The transaction, which has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both Torstar and ITI, is expected to close June 12, 1998.
		David Galloway, President and Chief Executive Officer of Torstar, said, "We are delighted to have the opportunity to invest in ITI.
	www.writenews.com /1998/052998.htm (903 words)

	Osler - Business Law in Canada
		China National Petroleum Corporation International in connection with its acquisition by plan of arrangement of Petrokazakhstan (largest ever foreign acquisition by a Chinese company).
		Torstar Corporation in connection with its agreement to acquire an interest in Bell Globemedia.
		Counsel to the financial advisor to Laboratory Corporation of America in connection with its arrangement involving Dynacare.
	www.osler.com /professionals.aspx?id=6915 (963 words)

	COMPANY NEWS; TORSTAR IS SELLING ITS CHILDREN'S BOOK UNIT - New York Times
		The Torstar Corporation, a Canadian newspaper and book publisher, said yesterday that it had agreed to sell its Troll Communications children's book unit to Willis Stein & Partners L.P., a New York investment firm, for $70 million (United States).
		It has been hobbled by strong competition from the Scholastic Corporation, the leader in its field.
		Torstar, which publishes The Toronto Star, will take a charge of $100 million (Canadian) for the sale.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E5DA103DF930A15751C0A96F958260 (223 words)

	Torstar "neutral," target price raised \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the company reported its EPS and revenues for the previous quarter ahead of the estimates.
		Torstar witnessed robust revenues and margins at its newspaper segment and stabilized profitability at its Harlequin division, the analysts say.
		The EPS estimates for 2005 and 2006 have been raised from C$1.44 to C$1.56 and from C$1.55 to C$1.67, respectively.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_707976.html (248 words)

	LiveDeal Announces Joint Venture With Canadian Media Company Torstar to Deliver One of the Largest Free Online ...
		We are thrilled to be aligning with Torstar and its respected Canadian media brands for the first step of our international expansion strategy." "Torstar remains laser-focused on providing Canadians with value-added community and advertiser services that complement our print and online news offerings," said Tomer Strolight, president of Torstar Digital.
		Together, Torstar and LiveDeal will make buying and selling hard to ship and 'try before you buy' items in Canada easier, simpler and more cost-effective than ever before." About Torstar & Torstar Digital: Torstar Corporation is a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.nv.b).
		Torstar Digital is a division of Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2005/0004194243&EDATE= (1010 words)

	Micromedia ProQuest Signs TorStar Newsspapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Torstar Corporation is a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B).
		Its businesses include daily newspapers led by The Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator, The Record (Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo), the Guelph Mercury, and their internet-related businesses; Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing, publishers of more than 70 community newspapers in Southern Ontario; and Harlequin Enterprises, a leading global publisher of women's fiction.
		Micromedia ProQuest is Canada's leading publisher and distributor of proprietary and third-party bibliographic, financial, and directory database products for the educational, academic, public and corporate library markets.
	www.mmltd.com /news/newsstandtorstar_01.htm (684 words)

	WhatTheyThink.com - Print's Home Page
		TORONTO, ONTARIO--Torstar Corporation says that it has entered into an agreement with CanWest Global Communications Corp. to print the southern Ontario edition of the National Post newspaper at Torstar's Vaughan Press Centre.
		This edition is currently printed at two printing facilities - Torstar's Hamilton Spectator plant and Sun Media Corporation's Toronto Sun plant.
		Under this agreement, the printing will be consolidated at Torstar's Vaughan Press Centre starting in January 2002.
	members.whattheythink.com /allsearch/article.cfm?id=5253 (500 words)

	TS.B - Torstar Corporation - Google Finance
		Torstar Corporation operates in two segments: Newspaper and Book publishing.
		During the year ended December 31, 2005, the acquisitions of the Company included newspapers in the Muskoka, Huntsville, Parry Sound and Ottawa areas, as well as the purchase of Paton Publishing and the Toronto Wine and Cheese Show, and the assets of BET Books, the publishing arm of Black Entertainment Television.
		Torstar Corp. (TSX:TS.B) is rolling its CityMedia small-city daily newspapersinto its Metroland community-paper group in a reorganization that includes the
	google.com /finance?cid=665873 (326 words)

	Torstar Corporation Information \| Business.com
		The Group's principal activities are to publish daily newspapers and other publishing activities.
		Torstar to launch free electronic afternoon newspaper ')"> Torstar to launch free electronic afternoon newspaper
		Find information on Torstar Corporation with operations and products, financials, officers, competitors and more at Hoover's.
	www.business.com /directory/media_and_entertainment/publishing/newspapers/torstar_corporation/profile (187 words)

	Ottawa Business Journal - Home Page
		Torstar Corporation and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan will each take 20 per cent stakes in the company, while Woodbridge, the Toronto-based holding company of the Thomson family, will increase its ownership interest from 31.5 percent to 40 percent.
		For Torstar, it's an opportunity to enter the television business, after several unsuccessful attempts to win a license for its own television station.
		"This investment gives Torstar substantial exposure to conventional and specialty television in Canada and strengthens Torstar's position as a broadly-based media company," said Torstar president and CEO Robert Prichard.
	www.ottawabusinessjournal.com /284844791776446.php (398 words)

	LinkedIn: Candice Faktor
		As such, I am always evaluating partnerships, venture investments, and acqusitions that would be complementary to Torstar Digital's exsiting portfolio of assets.
		Torstar Digital is the home of online businesses such as toronto.com, workopolis, livedeal.com, Olive Canada ad network and some early stage protoptypes.
		Shortly after, I moved on to Torstar Corporate where I worked in both a strategy and corporate development capacity.
	www.linkedin.com /in/candicefaktor (275 words)

	Torstar Corporation To Report 2005 First Quarter Results : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - April 12, 2005) - Torstar Corporation (TSX:TS.NV.B) has scheduled a conference call for May 4, 2005 at 8:00 a.m.
		For anyone unable to participate, a recording of the conference call will be available 9 days at 416-626-4100 or 1-800-558-5253 reservation number 21243689.
		An online archive of the broadcast will be available within one hour of the completion of the call and will be accessible by visiting the investor relations page on the www.torstar.com website.
	press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/618857.html (390 words)

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