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'''The Chronicle-Herald''' is a broadsheet published in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The largest newspaper company in Nova Scotia, the Chronicle-Herald is also the highest circulation newspaper in the Atlantic provinces and is currently the largest independently owned newspaper company in Canada. The paper is owned by the Dennis family of Halifax.

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History

Trivia

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History

★ Founded in 1875 as ''The Morning Herald'', it quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same company also owned the ''Evening Mail'', which was published in the afternoon.

★ The main competitors were the ''Chronicle'' in the morning, and the ''Star'' in the afternoon.

★ By 1949 both sets of papers had merged to become the ''Chronicle-Herald'' and ''Mail-Star'' respectively.

★ In 1998 the company began producing a Sunday edition called the ''Sunday Herald''. In 2004 the ''Chronicle-Herald'' and ''Mail-Star'' were merged to form the single ''Chronicle-Herald''.

★ In January 2004, the Chronicle-Herald became the first newspaper in Canada, and one of only several in the world, to operate a ''WIFAG'' offset press. This development led to an increased use of colour, as well as changes in font and styling.

★ In 2007, the Chronicle-Herald was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only newspaper in Canada to receive this honour.^[1]

Trivia

★ The Herald's now-deactivated press room at its Argyle Street headquarters was used in 2001 to film scenes used in ''The Shipping News''.

★ The Herald's editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon has won numerous national and international awards for his distinctive work.

★ In 2006, a comment made by a Halifax Herald reporter prompted a walk out at Richmond Academy in Louisdale, after the reporter accused students of racism towards the native students.

External links

★ Official website
1. Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers