Montreal Gazette Ceases Sunday Distribution

A day after the formal closing of the purchase of the Montreal Gazette by Postmedia Network Canada, the Gazette has announced it is discontinuing Sunday distribution effective August 8, 2010.  The English language Gazette will remain a daily newspaper with distribution the six remaining days of the week.

Canwest Media Sold

Postmedia Network Canada Corp has announced that they have completed the purchase of the Canwest publications, in a $1 billion deal.  This makes Postmedia Network the largest publisher of English paid daily newspapers in Canada.  This will include publications such as the Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun.

Postmedia Network has indicated that it is taking a 'digital-first' approach to publishing, per Editor & Publisher.

This concludes the bankrupcty proceedings for Canwest, which began in 2009.

Godfrey to Acquire Canwest

Canwest Global Communications has approved a sales of its newspaper chain to Paul Godfrey, president of the National Post.  The plan is for the deal to close on July 15th, following bankruptcy court approval on May 15th.  All existing papers in the group are expected to remain in business.

Canwest publishes 12 daily newspapers and 45 community and free papers.  The dailies include the Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, and Ottawa Citizen.

Canwest had applied for reorganization back in January 2010.