''Lethbridge Sun Times'' is a weekly paper in the Lethbridge,

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, area, with a circulation of 24,000 in 2007. The paper is part of

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, the same company that publishes and distributes the daily ''

Lethbridge Herald The ''Lethbridge Herald'' is the leading daily newspaper in greater Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by Alta Newspaper Group and also publishes and distributes a weekly newspaper, the ''Lethbridge Sun Times''. Early history On Novembe ...

''.

History

In 1985, Vic Palychuk, Joe Myndio and Ted Stilson started a company called Demographics Inc. This company ran the monthly ''Buy and Sell'' newspaper, a publication focusing on

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and available at a small number of locations. The paper was a direct competitor to The Shopper, another weekly classifieds paper. In short time, the ''Buy and Sell'' expanded into a 24-page weekly paper and delivered to every home in Lethbridge. By its third year, the paper had won an award from the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. By the time the paper was sold to

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in 1995, it was named the ''Southern Sun Times''. In September 2000, Thomson sold the Sun Times — along with the Herald — to Horizon Publications Inc., now called

. In September 2007, ''Southern Sun Times'' changed its name to ''Lethbridge Sun Times''.

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* {{Alta-Continental Alta Newspaper Group Weekly newspapers published in Alberta Mass media in Lethbridge

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