''Burnaby News Leader'' was a community newspaper in

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard In ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

founded in 1989. It closed operations in 2015.

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In 2009, it was awarded Newspaper of the Year by Suburban Newspapers of America. In 2015,

Black Press Black Press Group Ltd. (BPG) is a Canadian commercial printer and newspaper publisher founded in 1975 by David Holmes Black. Based in Surrey, British Columbia, it was previously owned by the publisher of ''Toronto Star'' ( Torstar, 19.35%) and B ...

sold the ''News Leader'' to

Glacier Media Glacier Media is a Canadian business information and media products company. It provides news, market information and sector-specific data within North America and internationally. Glacier is headquartered in Vancouver. Its primary operations ar ...

. In September 2015, Glacier announced the closure of the ''News Leader'', ''New Westminster News Leader'', and ''Tri-Cities Now'' as of October 1.

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''Burnaby News Leader''
– Official website. Black Press newspapers Mass media in Burnaby Defunct newspapers published in British Columbia Newspapers established in 1989 Publications disestablished in 2015 1989 establishments in British Columbia 2015 disestablishments in British Columbia Weekly newspapers published in British Columbia {{Canada-newspaper-stub

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