Black Press Group Ltd. (BPG) is a Canadian commercial printer and newspaper

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founded in 1975 by David Holmes Black. Based in

Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...

, it was previously owned by the publisher of ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. ...

'' (

Torstar Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes news. It is known for publishing the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake. Torstar was purchased by NordStar Capital LP, which is currently owned by Jordan Bi ...

, 19.35%) and Black (80.65%). In March 2024, it was announced that Carpenter Media Group had completed its acquisition of the firm, in a deal that involved Canso Investment Counsel, Ltd.

Overview

Also known as ''Black Press Media'', the company publishes in the

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through two subsidiaries, Oahu Publications in

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

and Sound Publishing in

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

and

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

. It also owns

Northern News Services NNSL Media (Northern News Services LTD) is a news and media company based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is one of the few remaining independent newspaper companies in Canada, producing all-original content with little to no reliance ...

based in

Yellowknife Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of t ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ...

. After acquiring three newspapers on the

Kitsap Peninsula The Kitsap Peninsula () lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound, in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest. Hood Canal separates the peninsula from the Olympic Peninsula on its west side. The peninsula, a.k.a. "Kitsap", encompasses all of Kits ...

, it formed Sound Publishing in 1987 and has since operated all of its titles in

and

. In turn, after purchasing ''

Honolulu Star-Bulletin The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii (after the ''Honol ...

'', the publisher passed the responsibility for maintaining its titles in

to Oahu Publications, a subsidiary formed in 2001 by BPG. News Media Canada reported Black Press publishes 106 editions across Canada with a combined circulation of 1,295,243. The number of titles include 70 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 ...

, 11 in

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

, two in

and one in

Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...

History

Canadian business deals (1969–present)

In 1969, Alan Black and Clive Stangoe acquired the ''Williams Lake Tribune'' of Williams Lake, BC. The weekly newspaper had previously been owned by Northwest Publications, where Alan Black worked as a manager. After the company dissolved, he acquired a majority stake in the company's smallest title alongside Stangoe, who worked as the paper's publisher. The two owned the paper under the name Cariboo Press Ltd. In 1975, Alan Black and Stangoe sold the ''Williams Lake Tribune'' to Alan Black's son David Black for $60,000. Black operated the ''Tribune'' exclusively for four years until purchasing the husband-and-wife owned ''

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal ''Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal'' is a weekly newspaper in Ashcroft, British Columbia. It publishes Thursday and is owned by Black Press. History The paper is the oldest weekly newspaper in British Columbia founded in 1895. Dr. Frank Stewart Rey ...

'' in nearby

Ashcroft Ashcroft may refer to: Places * Ashcroft, British Columbia, a village in Canada **Ashcroft House in Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England—eponym of the Canadian village * Ashcroft, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Ashcroft, Colorado, ...

in 1979. Black continued to purchase other newspapers over time and soon formed newspaper clusters around Victoria and Vancouver.In June 1980, Black acquired the ''Lakes District News Houston Today.'' At some point prior he had also acquired the ''Smithers Interior News''. In 1984, Black purchased a majority stake in three newspapers and two web printing plants on

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

. The sale included ''

Goldstream Two different neighbourhoods located in Langford, British Columbia in Greater Victoria on southern Vancouver Island include the name Goldstream. Goldstream Meadows is a neighbourhood in the city of Langford, on the northwest outskirts of Gr ...

Gazette'', ''

Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle Ladysmith, originally Oyster Harbour, is a town located on the 49th parallel north on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The local economy is based on forestry, tourism, and agriculture. A hillside location adjacent t ...

'' and ''

Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum was a former provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest betwe ...

News-Advertiser.'' The papers were merged into a new company which would also manage '' Sidney Review,'' which had been acquired earlier. The sale brought the total number of newspapers owned by Black up to 12. In 1987, Black acquired the Salmon Arm Observer group on newspapers, which included the ''

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-Shuswap Weekly'', ''Eagle Valley News'' and ''

Salmon Arm Salmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 19,432 (2021). Salmon Arm was voted the best community in British Columbia in 2019. Salm ...

Observer.'' In 1992, Black acquired the ''

100 Mile House 100 Mile House is a district municipality located in the South Cariboo region of central British Columbia, Canada. History 100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area. Its origins ...

Free Press''. In 1997, Black acquired 33 publications in western Canada from Trinity International Holdings PLC of Britain for $58 million. The sale included the ''

Red Deer Advocate The ''Red Deer Advocate'' is a twice-weekly newspaper in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It publishes Wednesday and Saturday and is owned by Black Press. History The newspaper was first established in 1901 as the ''Red Deer Echo'', changing its n ...

''. By this time Black Press Ltd. had been established as Cariboo Press's parent company. On September 19, 2002,

Corporation announced that it was investing $20 million to acquire a 19.35% share in Black Press. At that time Black Press published 88 newspapers and had 11 printing plants. Annual revenues at the time were $240 million. In 2006, Black Press acquired ''UsedEverywhere.com'', a Canadian online classified website. The website re-branded to ''Used.ca'' in 2015. On June 27, 2007, Black Press announced a $405 million takeover offer for

Osprey Media Osprey Media L.P. was a Canadian newspaper regional chain that published 20 daily newspapers, 34 non-daily newspapers, and a number of shopping guides and magazines in the Canadian province of Ontario. Formerly an independent income trust, Osprey ...

, putting it in competition with

Quebecor Media Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian media conglomerate that owns a wide array of media outlets, as well as an internet service provider. History In 1983 Quebecor purchased the Winnipeg Sun newspaper, which had been independently run. The newspa ...

for Osprey's assets. Quebecor put in a higher bid and won ownership of Osprey. it owned about 150 newspapers. In July 2010, Black Press acquired the ''Red Deer Express'' from Great West Newspapers, LP. The company acquired two other Central Alberta publications, the ''Sylvan Lake News'' and ''Eckville Echo'', in June 2011. The two weekly newspapers were owned by Barry and Darlene Hibbert. In July 2011, Black Press purchased of the ''Cranbrook Daily Townsma''n and the ''

Kimberley Daily Bulletin __NOTOC__ The ''Kimberley Bulletin'' is a weekly newspaper in Kimberley, British Columbia. It publishes Wednesday and is owned by Black Press. History The ''Bulletin'' used to publish Mondays through Fridays, billing itself as "Canada's smallest ...

'' by Don Kendall. At the time the two dallies published Monday to Friday, had a combined circulation of 5,000. In 2013, Black Press and

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 ...

Inc. exchanged four community newspapers in British Columbia. That led to the closure of '' Abbotsford Times''. In 2014, Black Press negotiated deals with Glacier Media Inc. to take effect in March 2015 that would exchange a dozen British Columbia newspapers that consolidated ownership of competing community papers on

and the

Lower Mainland The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 ...

. Black Press obtained ''Harbor City Star'', ''Nanaimo Daily News'', ''Cowichan Citizen'', ''Parksville Oceanside Star'', ''Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News'', ''Comox Valley Echo'', ''Campbell River Courier'', ''Surrey Now'' and ''Langley Advance''. In August 2014, Black Press acquired ''

Yukon News ''Yukon News'' a weekly newspaper in Whitehorse, Yukon. It publishes Wednesday and Friday and is owned by Black Press. History The newspaper was founded in 1960. Until the late 1970s, it was printed weekly until the late 1970s. It currently pr ...

'' from owner Stephen Robertson. In March 2021, Black Press purchased Northern News Services Limited of

, which publishes five newspapers in the Northwest Territories and two in

Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

. In April 2023, Black Press entered a partnership with

Village Media Village Media is a Canadian media company which operates a number of hyperlocal online news and community websites throughout Ontario.CCAA bankruptcy protection and announced a sales agreement. Founder David Black resigned as president shortly after the announcements. On January 16, Black Press filed for

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in the United States. At the time of the bankruptcy, Black Press has 144 publications, including 35 in Washington under its Sound Publishing subsidiary.

Washington business deals (1987–present)

In 1987, David Black sold a 21% equity stake in his company to

Shaw Communications Shaw Communications Inc. was a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian telecommunication, telecommunications company which provided telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. The company was founded in 1966 as Capital Cable Televisio ...

to fund the purchase of about 15 newspapers. He bought stake back in 1990. Black Press purchased the Whidbey Press Newspaper Group in 1987 from newspaperman Wallie Valentine Funk. The sale included the ''

Whidbey News-Times ''Whidbey News-Times'' is a twice-weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) newspaper published in Oak Harbor, Washington, United States covering general news on Whidbey Island. It is owned by Sound Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press Black P ...

'', '' South Whidbey Record'' and Naval Air Station Whidbey Crosswind. In 1988, Black Press purchased the '' Port Orchard Independent'', followed soon by the acquisition of the ''Bainbridge Island Review.'' In 1994, the subsidy was renamed to Sound Publishing. A year later the company acquired the ''Vashon Island Beachcomber.'' The ''

Tacoma Daily Index The ''Tacoma Daily Index'' is a daily business newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The ''Daily Index'' publishes legal notices, property sales, calls for bids, permits, and court information pertaining to Tacoma and Pierce County. I ...

'' was acquired next in 1997. A year later the company purchases '' Friday Harbor Journal'' and launches the ''Federal Way Mirror'' in response to Seattle Times Co. closing the ''Federal Way News.'' In 2006, Black Press purchased nine newspapers from the family-owned Horvitz Newspapers Inc. The sale included the 41,000-circulation daily ''

King County Journal ''The King County Journal'' was a newspaper published in Kent, Washington, United States. It was formed in 2002 as a combination of the old ''Valley Daily News'' of Kent and the ''Journal-American'' of Bellevue, which merged when they were bought ...

''; two weeklies, the ''Mercer Island Reporter'' and ''Snoqualmie Valley Record;'' and seven bi-weeklies'','' the ''Auburn Reporter, Bellevue Reporter, Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, Kent Reporter, Redmond Reporter and Renton Reporter.'' The ''King County Journal'' printed its last issue on Jan. 21, 2007. Forty full-time employees were laid off. Ten staffers were moved to weekly sister publications, and one was moved to marketing staff. In June 2008, Black Press purchased '' The Enumclaw Courier-Herald'', along with a 4-year-old sibling publication that serves the Bonney Lake/Lake Tapps area. The paper's were previously owned by the estate of Ted Natt along with John Natt, David Natt and current publisher Bill Marcum. By July 2008, Black Press owned 15 community newspapers around the Seattle area, including 12 under the Reporter Newspapers brand, including the newly created ''Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter'' and the S''umner/Lake Tapps Reporter''. Overall, the mostly free weeklies in King County reached about 300,000 households at the time. In October 2008, Black Press purchased the '' Marysville Globe,'' '' Arlington Times'', the regional ''Express Shopper'' and monthly business publications the ''Wenatchee Business Journal'' and the ''

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'' from Sun News Inc. The 3,400-circulation ''Wenatchee Business Journal'' was traded in August 2011 to CW Media, Inc. in exchange for the ''Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune''. ''The Globe'', ''The Times, and

'' were are closed in April 2020 due to the

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. In November 2011, Olympic View Publishing Company was purchased by Black Press from Brown M. Maloney. The sale included '' Sequim Gazette'' and '' Forks Forum''. That same month Black Press acquired ''

Peninsula Daily News The ''Peninsula Daily News'' is a daily newspaper printed Sundays through Fridays (for publication days of Monday through Saturday), covering the northern Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington, United States. The paper's main offices a ...

'' and ''Sequim This Week'' from Horvitz Newspapers. In January 2013,

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sold ''

Seattle Weekly The ''Seattle Weekly'' is an alternative biweekly distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as ''The Weekly.'' Its first issue was published on March 31, 1976, and it becam ...

'' to Black Press. The alt-weekly ceased its print edition and became an online-only publication in February 2019. In February 2013, Black purchased ''

The Everett Herald ''The Everett Herald'' is a daily newspaper based in Everett, Washington, United States. It is owned by Sound Publishing, Inc. The paper serves residents of Snohomish County in the Seattle metropolitan area. History Sam Perkins (1901–1905) ...

'', a daily newspaper near

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. It had previously been owned for 35 years by the Washington Post Company. In October 2014, Black Press purchased six newspapers from

Stephens Media Stephens Media LLC was a Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, diversified media investment company. It owned stakes in the California Newspapers Partnership and the ''Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette''. The company once had an interactive Inter ...

, including ''The Daily World'' in Aberdeen, the ''Montesano Vidette'', the ''North Coast News'' in Ocean Shores and the ''South Beach Bulletin'' in Westport.

Hawaii business deals (2001–Present)

Black Press purchased the ''

'' in 2001. The newspaper had previously been owned by Liberty Newspapers LP, of Florida. The company planned to close the ''Star-Bulletin'' two years prior, but a federal antitrust lawsuit was filed and a judge ordered the paper be sold instead. Black Press emerged as the new owner for $10,000. Also in 2001, Black Press acquired RFD Publications, which owned the 280,000 circulation ''

MidWeek ''MidWeek'' is a weekly United States tabloid shopper and advertisement periodical published Wednesday in Honolulu, Hawaii and distributed throughout the Islands of Oahu and Kauai. It is owned by Black Press and is a sister publication of th ...

''. ''

The Honolulu Advertiser ''The Honolulu Advertiser'' was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Internet editions. ''The ...

'' was acquired in 2010 and merged with the ''Star-Bulletin'' to create the ''

Honolulu Star-Advertiser The ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, formed in 2010 with the merger of '' The Honolulu Advertiser'' and the '' Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' after the acquisition of the former by Black Press, which already owned ...

''. In October 2014, Black Press purchased six newspapers from

. The sale included ''

West Hawaii Today ''West Hawaii Today'' is a Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i based daily newspaper. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press. History ''West Hawaii Today'' began in 1962 as a special weekly edition of ''Hilo Tribune ...

'' and ''

Hawaii Tribune-Herald ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald'' is a daily newspaper based in Hilo, Hawaii. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications, a subsidiary of Black Press. History The ''Hilo Tribune'' began publication on November 23, 1895, and changed its name to the ...

,'' as well as a 50% interest in Hawaii.com''.''

Akron Beacon Journal (2006–2018)

In 2006, Black Press acquired the ''

Akron Beacon Journal The ''Akron Beacon Journal'' is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon Jo ...

'', the former

Knight Ridder Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. It was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, allowing the latter to become the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States at the time ...

flagship in Northeast Ohio, for $165 million. Black Press sold the paper in April 2018 to

GateHouse Media GateHouse Media Inc. was an American publisher of locally based print and digital media. It published 144 daily newspapers, 684 community publications, and over 569 local-market websites in 38 states. Its parent company, New Media Investment Group ...

and acquired the ''

Juneau Empire The ''Juneau Empire'' is a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It publishes Wednesdays and Saturdays. History The newspaper was founded on November 2, 1912, as the ''Alaska Daily Empire''. It was founded by John Franklin Alexander ...

Peninsula Clarion The ''Peninsula Clarion'' is a regional newspaper published in Kenai, Alaska that serves the population of the Kenai Peninsula. History The paper was founded in 1970. Five years later it was purchased by Dick Morgan, Max Swearingen and Pat ...

'' and '' Homer News'' in Alaska from GateHouse.

San Francisco Media Co. (2011–2020)

In 2011, David Black was one of several newspaper industry veterans who joined as investors in the San Francisco Newspaper Company to buy the former Hearst flagship ''

The San Francisco Examiner The ''San Francisco Examiner'' is a newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and has been published since 1863. Once self-dubbed the "Monarch of the Dailies" by then-owner William Randolph Hearst and the flagship of the H ...

'' from Clarity Media Group. Media outlets initially reported the paper was purchased by Black's company Black Press, but Black only participated as a private investor and held shares in the ''Examiner'' separately from Black Press. The other owners included Todd Vogt and Pat Brown. Vogt was named president and CEO while Brown was named chief financial officer of the newly created San Francisco Media Co. The company acquired the ''

San Francisco Bay Guardian The ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'' was a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper was shut down on October 14, 2014. Parts of the paper were relaunched online in February 2016. History The ''Bay Guar ...

'' from Bruce Brugmann in April 2012 and ''

SF Weekly ''SF Weekly'' is an online music publication and formerly alternative weekly newspaper founded in the 1970s in San Francisco, California. It was distributed every Thursday, and was published by the San Francisco Print Media Company. The paper ha ...

'' from

in January 2013. In May 2014, Vogt announced plans to sell his shares of the company to Black Press' Hawaiian-subsidy Oahu Publications Inc., or to buy Black out of the company by the end of the month. "Unless I can find local partners, I'm not gonna do the deal," Vogt told staff. "I've got 25 days to do a deal or sell out." Vogt did sell to Oahu, which subsequently became San Francisco Media Co.'s parent company. Dennis Francis, president of Oahu Publications, became the company's new president, and in August 2014, Glenn Zuehls was named publisher. In October 2014, Zuehls announced ''Bay Guardian,'' saying "the obstacles for a profitable ''Bay Guardian'' are too great to overcome." In 2020, San Francisco Media Co., including the ''Examiner'' and ''SF Weekly,'' was sold to Clint Reilly Communications.

Newspapers in Canada

Alberta

* ''Bashaw Star'' * ''Castor Advance'' * ''Central Alberta Life'' * ''Eckville Echo'' * ''Lacombe Express'' * ''Pipestone Flyer'' * ''Ponoka News'' * ''

'' * ''Rimbey Review'' * ''Stettler Independent'' * ''Sylvan Lake News''

Farm Press Publications

* ''Farmer Stockman Ad-visor (Alberta South)'' * ''Farmer Stockman Ag-visor (Alberta North)'' * ''Saskatchewan Farm Life'' * ''Manitoba Farm Life''

British Columbia

Interior – North

* ''100 Mile House Free Press'' * ''Bella Coola Coast Mountain News'' * ''Burns

Lake District News ''The Lake District News'' is a weekly newspaper in Burns Lake, British Columbia. It publishes Wednesday and is owned by Black Press. See also *List of newspapers in Canada This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and ...

'' * ''Fort Nelson News'' * ''Fort St. James Caledonia Courier'' * ''Haida Gwaii Observer'' * ''Houston Today'' * ''Kitimat Northern Sentinel'' * ''Prince Rupert Northern View'' * ''Quesnel Cariboo Observer'' * ''Smithers Interior News'' * ''Terrace Standard'' * ''Vanderhoof Omenica Express'' * ''Stuart/Nechako Advertiser'' * ''Williams Lake Tribune''

Interior – South

* ''

'' * ''Barriere N. Thompson Star Journal'' * ''Castlegar News'' * ''Clearwater N. Thompson Times'' * ''Columbia Valley Pioneer'' * '' Cranbrook Townsman'' * ''Creston Valley Advance'' * ''Fernie Free Press'' * ''Golden Star'' * '' Grand Forks Gazette'' * ''Kelowna Capital News'' * ''Keremeos Review'' * '' Kimberley Bulletin'' * ''Kootenay News Advertiser'' * ''Lakeshore Shuswap Market News'' * ''Nakusp Arrow Lakes News'' * ''Nelson Star'' * ''Peachland View'' * ''Penticton Western News'' * ''Princeton Similkameen Spotlight'' * ''Revelstoke Times Review'' * ''Rocky Mountain Goat (Valemount)'' * ''Rossland News'' * ''Salmon Arm Observer'' * ''Sicamous Eagle Valley News'' * ''Summerland Review'' * ''Times Chronicle (Oliver & Osoyoos)'' * '' Trail Daily Times'' * ''

Vernon Morning Star ''The Vernon Morning Star'' is a weekly newspaper in Vernon, British Columbia. It publishes Thursday and is owned by Black Press. History The newspaper was founded in June 1988 and has been owned by Black Press since December 1988. See also * ...

'' * ''West Kelowna News'' * ''West Kootenay Advertiser'' * ''Winfield Lake Country Calendar''

Lower Mainland

* ''

Abbotsford News The ''Abbotsford News'' is a weekly newspaper in Abbotsford, British Columbia. It publishes Thursday and is owned by Black Press. History ''The News'' claims to be one of the first community newspapers in the province due to its roots from the ...

'' * ''Agassiz-Harrison Observer'' * ''

Aldergrove Star ''The Aldergrove Star'' is a weekly newspaper in Aldergrove, British Columbia. It publishes Friday and is owned by Black Press. History The original title of the paper was A''ldergrove Herald'' and it was started on 16 October 1957. From then o ...

'' * '' Chilliwack Progress'' * ''Cloverdale Reporter'' * ''Hope Standard'' * ''Langley Advance Times'' * ''

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News ''Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News'' is a weekly newspaper serving Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. It publishes Friday and is owned by Black Press. History Founded in 1978 as a free-distribution paper called the Local News, The ...

'' * ''Mission City Record'' * ' * ''

Peace Arch News The ''Peace Arch News'' is a weekly newspaper serving the White Rock and South Surrey area in British Columbia. It publishes Thursday and is owned by Black Press. History The newspaper was founded in 1976 and has been owned by the Black Press ...

'' * ''Punjab Link'' * '' Surrey Now News-Leader''

Vancouver Island

* '' Alberni Valley News'' * '' Campbell River Mirror'' * ''Chemainus Valley Courier'' * ''Comox Valley Record'' * ''Cowichan Valley Citizen'' * ''Goldstream News Gazette'' * ''Gulf Islands Driftwood'' * ''Ladysmith Chronicle'' * ''Lake Cowichan Gazette'' * '' Monday Magazine'' * ''Nanaimo News Bulletin'' * ''North Island Gazette'' * ''Oak Bay News'' * ''Parksville Qualicum News'' * ''Peninsula News Review'' * ''Saanich News'' * ''Sooke News Mirror'' * ''Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News'' * ''Victoria News''

Territories

Nunavut

*'' Kivalliq News'' *'' Nunavut News/North''

Northwest Territories

*''Hay River Hub'' *'' Northwest Territories News/North'' * '' Yellowknifer''

Yukon

*''

Newspapers in United States

Hawaii

Oahu Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press, publishes the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, the ''

'', along with several community newspapers, magazines and other titles including the entertainment weekly

Midweek ''MidWeek'' is a weekly United States tabloid shopper and advertisement periodical published Wednesday in Honolulu, Hawaii and distributed throughout the Islands of Oahu and Kauai. It is owned by Black Press and is a sister publication of th ...

. *''

The Garden Island ''The Garden Island'' is a daily newspaper based in Lihue, Hawaii, covering the islands of Kauai and Niihau. History ''The Garden Island'' began publication in 1902. It was formerly owned by Scripps League Newspapers, which was acquired by P ...

'' *''

Washington and Alaska

Sound Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press, is based in

Everett, Washington Everett (; ) is the county seat and most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett ...

, and is the largest community news publisher by circulation in the state of Washington. The company's holdings include four daily newspapers, '' The Herald'', the ''

'', '' The Daily World'' and the ''

'' government listings publication. Sound Publishing acquired three newspapers in Alaska in 2018. Community newspapers owned by Sound Publishing are:

King County King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle ...

* '' Auburn Reporter'' * '' Bellevue Reporter'' * ''Bothell/Kenmore Reporter'' * ''Covington Reporter'' * '' Enumclaw Courier-Herald'' * '' Federal Way Mirror'' * '' Issaquah Reporter'' * '' Kent Reporter'' * '' Kirkland Reporter'' * '' Mercer Island Reporter'' * ''

Redmond Reporter 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 Bl ...

'' * '' Renton Reporter'' * ''

'' * '' Snoqualmie Valley Record'' * ''

'' * ''Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber'' Grays Harbor County * '' The ''(Aberdeen)'' Daily World'' * ''Aberdeen Real Estate''

Island County Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 86,857. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor. The county's name reflects the fact that it is compos ...

* '' South Whidbey Record'' * ''Whidbey Crosswind'' * ''

'' Jefferson & Clallam Counties * '' Forks Forum'' * ''

'' * '' Sequim Gazette''

Kitsap County Kitsap County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard, Washington, Port Orchard; its ...

* ''98110 (Bainbridge)'' * ''

Bainbridge Island Review The ''Bainbridge Island Review'' is a weekly newspaper distributed in Bainbridge Island, Washington. The ''Review'' is primarily focused on Bainbridge Island and its surrounding communities. Ownership history The ''Review'' was owned by Wal ...

'' * ''Central Kitsap Reporter'' * ''Kingston Community News'' * ''Kitsap Daily News'' * ''

North Kitsap Herald ''North Kitsap Herald'' is a newspaper based in the city of Poulsbo in the U.S. state of Washington. It publishes in print every Friday. Its website merged with other Sound Publishing newspaper websites in Kitsap County in 2017 to form ''Kitsap ...

'' * '' Port Orchard Independent''

Okanogan County Okanogan County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the most populous city is Omak. It is the largest c ...

* ''Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune'' San Juan County * ''Islands Real Estate'' * ''

Islands' Sounder The ''Islands' Sounder'' is a newspaper published in Eastsound, Washington, Eastsound in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It was founded as ''The Orcas Sounder'' in 1964 by Al and Nickee Magnuson. It was expanded from 15 issues ...

'' * ''Islands' Weekly'' * ''

Journal of the San Juan Islands The ''Journal of the San Juan Islands'' is a newspaper based in Friday Harbor, Washington. The Journal publishes on Wednesdays. It also publishes SanJuanJournal.com; Springtide, an annual magazine for visitors; The Book of the San Juan Islands, an ...

Snohomish County Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 72nd-most popul ...

* '' ''The (Everett) Daily Herald'''' * ''Herald Business Journal'' * ''La Raza''

* '' Homer News'' * ''

'' * ''

Defunct newspapers

* ''

Honolulu Advertiser ''The Honolulu Advertiser'' was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Internet editions. ''The ...

'': purchased February 2010, merged four months later into ''Star-Advertiser'' * ''

'': purchased 2001, merged with ''Advertiser'' in 2010 * ''

'' of Kent, Washington: purchased November 2006, closed two months later * ''

Nelson Daily News The ''Nelson Daily News'' was a daily newspaper in Nelson, British Columbia, closed in 2010. Its last owner was Black Press, the largest publisher of weekly newspapers in British Columbia, which owns the competing weekly ''Nelson Star''. The '' ...

'' of

Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The city is known for its collection of restored heritage buildings that date ba ...

: purchased July 2010, closed two weeks later * '' Prince Rupert Daily News'' of

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: purchased July 2010, closed two weeks later * ''Pacific County Press:'' sold and then merged into the ''Willapa Harbor Herald'' on July 1, 2019 * ''South Beach Bulletin'': suspended on Aug. 29, 2019' * '' The Arlington Times'': ceased operation in April 2020 * '' Marysville Globe'': ceased operation in April 2020 * '' The Bellingham Business Journal'': ceased operation in April 2020 * ''The North Coast News'' in Ocean Shores: ceased operation in April 2020 * ''The Vidette'' in Montesano: ceased operation in April 2020 * ''Greenwood Boundary Creek Times:'' ceased operation in March 2022 * ''Inuvik Drum:'' ceased operation in January 2025

Controversies

Nisga'a Treaty editorials

In 1998, company owner David Black instructed his British Columbia papers to publish a series of editorials opposing the

Nisga'a Treaty The Nisga'a Final Agreement, also known as the Nisga'a Treaty, is a treaty that was settled between the Nisg̱a'a, the government of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada. It was signed on 27 May 1998 and came into effect on May 11, 2000. ...

, which was the first modern treaty in B.C. history, and not to publish editorials in favor of the treaty. In January 1999, the NDP government filed a complaint to the B.C. Press Council against Black Press, arguing that its policy breached its duty to act in the public interest and violated the council's constitution. Black Press said that news coverage was not affected and editors were free to publish their opinions on their letters page. The Press Council sided with Black Press based on finding that its newspapers "did in fact carry a diversity of opinion on the Nisga'a Treaty, including those of Premier

Glen Clark Glen David Clark (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian retail executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. Early life and education Clark attended independent Roman Catholic schools, na ...

, Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell, Reform Party President

Bill Vander Zalm William Nicholas Vander Zalm (born Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie van der Zalm; May 29, 1934) is a Dutch-born Canadian businessman and politician who served as the 28th premier of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia Social ...

as well as those of ordinary British Columbians".

Advertiser concerns

In August 2007, a story in the ''Victoria News'' sparked a complaint from an advertiser and led to the firing/resignation of three senior Black Press employees. ''Victoria News'' reporter Brennan Clarke quit the publication after a story he wrote about buying cheaper cars in the United States led to a complaint from Victoria car dealership Dave Wheaton Pontiac Buick GMC. Black Press claimed the article was not balanced, and said that reporters and editors should not purposely jeopardize advertising revenue with their stories, because that revenue pays their salaries. The company also fired the ''Victoria News'' long-time editor, Keith Norbury, in part because of the complaint, and Black Press's Vancouver Island Newsgroup regional editor, Brian Lepine, resigned in protest. The

Canadian Association of Journalists The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ; ''in French: Association Canadienne des Journalistes'') is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocacy and professional development for journalists across Canada. Founded in 1978 ...

publicly questioned the credibility and independence of the ''Victoria News'', wondering how many stories Black Press kills behind the scenes because of advertising concerns.Public Eye Online – A question of credibility
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References

External links

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