Southam Inc., also known as Southam News, Southam Newspapers and Southam Newswire, was a media company and news agency in Canada. Founder William Southam began as a paper boy for the London Free Press and went on to acquire many prominent daily newspapers across Canada, including the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, The Province and Winnipeg Tribune, creating Southam Inc. in 1904 to run them.
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Company founder William Southam started as a paper boy for the London Free Press and eventually went on to acquire many prominent daily newspapers across Canada such as the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, The Province and Winnipeg Tribune and created Southam Inc. in 1904 to run them.
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The brand continued on until 2003, when Canwest retired it in favour of its own branding for its newspaper chain and newswire.
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Southam Inc., also known as Southam News, Southam Newspapers, and Southam Newswire, was a media company and news agency in Canada.
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