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Torstar Corporation Company Profile
Newspapers and romance novels orbit around this company. Torstar is one of Canada's leading newspaper publishers, anchored by its flagship daily the Toronto Star. Its portfolio of newspapers also includes such local dailies as The Hamilton Spectator and The Record (Waterloo), as well as more than 100 community newspapers. Torstar also publishes local editions of the free weekly Metro through a partnership with UK-based Metro International. In addition to newspapers, the company owns Harlequin Enterprises, the world's leading romance novel publisher, and it operates several Web sites and other digital media assets. It also owns a 20% stake in media conglomerate CTVglobemedia.
Contact Information
Address: 1 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1P9, Canada
Phone:416-869-4010
Fax:416-869-4183
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Key People
Chairman: Frank Iacobucci
President, CEO, and Director: J. Robert S. Prichard
EVP and CFO: David P. Holland
Industry Information
Sector: Services
Industry: Publishing - Newspapers
Top Competitors
CanWest Global Communications Corp.
CTVglobemedia Inc.
Random House, Inc.
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