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 Type (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Toronto, located there.
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1. Wikipedia, Southam Inc.
WikipediaInfobox company, type field
type = Public
Infobox company, founded field
founded = 1904
Infobox company, defunct field
defunct = January 28, 2003
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