''The Davidson Leader'' is a weekly
newspaper
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in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
,
Canada
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, serving the communities of
Davidson,
Girvin,
Bladworth
Bladworth (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a village in the Provinces and territories of Canada (Not to be confused with maple syrup), Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Division No. ...
,
Kenaston,
Hanley
Hanley is one of the Federation of Stoke-on-Trent, six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Staffordshire, Longton, Fenton, Staffordshire, Fenton, Tunstall, Staffordshire, Tunstall and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke- ...
,
Dundurn,
Elbow
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,
Loreburn,
Imperial, and
Craik. It is published by Davidson Leader Inc.
History
''The Leader'' has provided uninterrupted weekly news since 1904. The publisher and editor is Dan Senick.
In 2010, the
Department of Canadian Heritage
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announced that it would provide a grant of over $19,000 to ''The Leader'' as part of its Canada Periodical Fund.
In 2019, the newspaper attracted media attention with an announcement that it would be holding an essay contest to find a new owner and publisher, with the winner taking control of ''The Leader'' for just $1.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies Alberta
* Bashaw – ''Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont – ''Beaumont News''
* Beaverlodg ...
References
External links
''The Davidson Leader Online''
Weekly newspapers published in Saskatchewan
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