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Revision as of 11:41, 15 March 2006
The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in British Columbia on February 12, 1912. The paper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group Inc, a division of the CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund, which is affiliated with CanWest Global Communications company.[1] It is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday.
According to a recent NADbank survey, the Sun's daily readership was 499,800, making it British Columbia's second most read newspaper, after The Province. Its six-day average circulation was 203,390 copies a day as of December 31, 2001. [2]
History
When the Sun began operation, it was published at 125 West Pender Street, just around the corner from The Province, its rival newspaper at the time.
In 1924, the Sun bought the Vancouver World newspaper, which had been in financial difficulty for some time.
In March 1937, a fire destroyed the Sun's business and editorial offices. The only casualty was the janitor, who suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation. The Sun promptly moved across the street into the World Building, where the World had previously been published. The building was accordingly renamed the Sun Tower.
In 1958, the Sun and the Province joined to create the Pacific Press in response to the rising costs of producing newspapers. First the papers merged their mechanical and financial departments, then they both moved into the Pacific Press Building on December 27, 1965.
The paper moved to Granville Square in 1997.
Sections
The Sun has multiple sections. Its main, or A, section usually contains the top local stories of the day along with national and international news. The B section, Westcoast News, features local news and columnists along with a daily feature, running on pages B2 and B3, known as The Daily Special. The paper also has daily Arts & Life, BusinessBC and Sports sections. On Thursdays, The Sun published a tabloid entertainment section called Westcoast Life. On Saturdays, there is a feature and opinion section called Observer.
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