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Encyclopedia > Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner CanWest Global Communications Corp.
Publisher Linda Hughes
Editor Allan Mayer
Founded 1903
Headquarters Edmonton, Alberta
Website: www.edmontonjournal.com

The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the CanWest News Service division of CanWest Global Communications. Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... CanWest News Service is a Canadian newspaper chain owned by CanWest. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...


The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the twenty-three year-old Edmonton Bulletin. Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post, and established an editorial policy supporting the Conservative party against the Bulletin's pro-Liberal stance. In 1912, the Journal was sold to the Southam family. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned at the centre of the political spectrum, combining a progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Alberta's first radio station, CJCA, began broadcasting from the Journal building in 1922. CJCA Is an Edmonton radio station. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


In 1937, the Journal came into conflict with Alberta Premier William Aberhart's attempt to pass an Act requiring newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories the provincial cabinet deemed "inaccurate." After successfully fighting the Bill all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, the Journal became the first non-American newspaper to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize, winning a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the freedom of the press. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Aberhart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public press for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ...


After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left as Edmonton's oldest and only remaining daily newspaper. This continued until The Edmonton Sun began publishing in 1978. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Edmonton Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta by Sun Media. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...


According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the Journal boasts a weekly circulation of 895,461 as of March 2006.


External links

  • Edmonton Journal
  • Edmonton Journal History
CanWest Global Communications Corp.

Corporate Directors: David Asper | Gail Asper | Leonard Asper | Lloyd Barber | Derek Burney | Ronald Daniels | David Drybrough | Paul Godfrey | Frank King | Lisa Pankratz CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... David Asper is a Canadian businessman. ... Gail Asper was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1960. ... Leonard Asper (born May 31, 1964, in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian businessman. ... Lloyd Barber, C.C., S.O.M., Ph. ... Derek Hudson Burney is a Canadian businessman and former diplomat and political strategist. ... David Drybrough was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Paul Victor Godfrey (born 1939 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and businessman. ...

Radio Stations: CJZZ | CKBT
Newspapers: Calgary Herald | Dose | Edmonton Journal | Montreal Gazette | National Post | Ottawa Citizen | Regina Leader-Post | Saskatoon StarPhoenix | Vancouver Province | Vancouver Sun | Victoria Times-Colonist | Windsor Star
Television Assets: CFRE | CFSK | CHAN | CHBC | CHCA | CHCH | CHEK | CICT | CIHF | CIII | CISA | CITV | CJNT | CKMI | CKND | CH | CoolTV | DejaView | Fox Sports World Canada | Global | Lonestar | mentv1 | Mystery1 | TVtropolis | X-Treme Sports
Assets outside of Canada: C4 (New Zealand) | MoreFM (New Zealand) | Network Ten (Australia) | Original 106 (UK) | The Edge FM (New Zealand) | TV3 (New Zealand)
1 Co-owned with Groupe TVA. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... CJZZ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99. ... CKBT is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91. ... The Calgary Herald is a daily Calgary, Alberta newspaper. ... Page in an issue of Dose, covering the latest for boots. ... The Gazette, often called The Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec. ... The National Post is a major Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, Ontario, a district of Toronto. ... The Regina Leader-Post is a local newspaper of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a member of the CanWest News Service. ... The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and area. ... The Province is a daily newspaper published in British Columbia by the Pacific Newspaper Group Inc, a CanWest Global Communications Company. ... The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper published in British Columbia by the Pacific Newspaper Group Inc, a CanWest Global Communications Company. ... The Times Colonist is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario (the only daily newspaper in Windsor and Essex County), and is owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 OT-1471 Belweder, Poland, 1957 Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... CFRE is a television station which broadcasts out of Regina, Saskatchewan. ... CFSK is a television station which broadcasts out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ... CHAN-TV is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on channel 8, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. ... CHBC is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... CHCA (otherwise known as CH Red Deer) is a television station in Red Deer, Alberta. ... CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ... CHEK-TV is a television station in Victoria, British Columbia. ... CICT is an Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. ... CIHF is a Canadian television station, serving the Maritime provinces. ... CIII-TV is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... CISA-TV is a Canadian television station serving Lethbridge, Alberta. ... This article is about CITV, the Canadian television station. ... CJNT is an independent station in Montreal, Quebec. ... CKMI is the Global Television Networks station in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... CKND is a television station which broadcasts out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... CH is a system of six local television stations across Canada, all but one owned by the Global Television unit of CanWest Global. ... CoolTV is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel dedicated to the jazz genre; including music videos, movies, concerts, and television series. ... DejaView is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by the CanWest Global. ... Fox Sports World Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications and featuring world sporting events in cricket, soccer and rugby. ... Global Television and Global TV redirect here. ... Lonestar is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel which presents Western-themed television series and movies. ... mentv is a Canadian category 1 digital cable mens interest television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications and Quebecor Media. ... Mystery is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel which presents movies and television series of the mystery genre and suspense. ... TVTropolis is a Canadian cable television specialty channel, formerly known as Prime, which launched on June 1, 2006. ... X-Treme Sports is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications with programming presenting extreme sports and events such as the X Games. ... C4 is a music television station operating in New Zealand and owned by Canwest MediaWorks NZ, a company 70% owned by Canadian broadcasting conglomerate Canwest. ... More FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Original 106fm is a radio station broadcasting to the Solent region of southern England, centred on the towns and cities of Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth. ... The Edge FM is a New Zealand youth radio network playing Pop music. ... TV3 is a commercial television station in New Zealand. ... Quebecor Media Inc. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Edmonton Journal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words)
The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta.
The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen -- John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham -- as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the twenty-three year-old Edmonton Bulletin.
After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left as Edmonton's oldest and only remaining daily newspaper.
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