''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in

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. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation,''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by

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History

''The Hamilton Spectator'' was first published July 15, 1846, as ''The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce''. Founded by

Robert Smiley The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

and a partner, the paper was sold in 1877 to

William Southam William Southam (August 23, 1843 – February 27, 1932) was a Canadian newspaper publisher. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he began his newspaper career working for the ''London Free Press''. The first newspaper he bought was the ''Hamilton Spectat ...

, who founded the Southam newspaper chain and made the ''Spectator'' the first of the chain. The Southam chain was sold in 1998 to

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canad ...

, who in turn sold off ''The Hamilton Spectator'' to Toronto-based

Sun Media Sun Media Corporation was the owner of several tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of the now defunct Sun News Network. It was a subsidiary of Quebecor Media. On October 6, 2014, Quebecor Media announced the ...

. In 1999, the ''Spectator'' was sold for a third time to

Torstar Corporation Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes daily and community newspapers. In addition to the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake, Torstar also publishes daily newspapers in Hamilton, Peterborough, N ...

. On May 26, 2020, its parent company, Torstar, agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment firm. The deal was expected to close by year end.

Publication

''The Hamilton Spectator'' is published six days a week by

Metroland Media Group Metroland Media Group (also known as Community Brands) is a Canadian mass media publisher and distributor which primarily operates in Southern Ontario. A division of the publishing conglomerate Torstar Corporation, Metroland publishes more than 7 ...

, a division of Torstar. It serves

, Burlington and the Niagara region. It also serves Brant County and Haldimand County towns such as

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, Hagersville and

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. ''The Spectator'' also serves Halton Region, as far east as Oakville.

References

External links

''Hamilton Spectator'' official website

Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War - Canadian Museum of Civilization
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