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Edmonton Journal

The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the CanWest News Service

CanWest News Service

Canwest News Service is a national news agency with correspondents in Canada, Europe, Asia and the United States and is part of the Canada newspaper chain owned by Canwest....
division of CanWest Global Communications

CanWest Global Communications

Canwest Global Communications Corp. , operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada's largest international Mass media corporation....
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Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
's first newspaper, the twenty-three year-old Edmonton Bulletin
Edmonton Bulletin

The Edmonton Bulletin was a newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta published from 1880 until January 20, 1951. It was founded by Frank Oliver , a politician and future minister in the Canadian Government....
. Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post, and established an editorial policy supporting the Conservative party

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name....
against the Bulletins pro-Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
stance.

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The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper
Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the CanWest News Service
CanWest News Service

Canwest News Service is a national news agency with correspondents in Canada, Europe, Asia and the United States and is part of the Canada newspaper chain owned by Canwest....
division of CanWest Global Communications
CanWest Global Communications

Canwest Global Communications Corp. , operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada's largest international Mass media corporation....
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History
The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
's first newspaper, the twenty-three year-old Edmonton Bulletin
Edmonton Bulletin

The Edmonton Bulletin was a newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta published from 1880 until January 20, 1951. It was founded by Frank Oliver , a politician and future minister in the Canadian Government....
. Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post, and established an editorial policy supporting the Conservative party
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name....
against the Bulletins pro-Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
stance. In 1912, the Journal was sold to the Southam family.

Alberta's first radio station, CJCA, began broadcasting from the Journal building in 1922.

In 1937, the Journal came into conflict with Alberta Premier William Aberhart
William Aberhart

William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching, was a Canada politician and Social Credit Party of Alberta Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943....
'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
Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is the supreme court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal Appeal, and its decisions are stare decisis, binding upon all lower courts of...
, the Journal became the first non-American newspaper to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
, winning a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the freedom of the press
Freedom of the press

Freedom of the press consists ofconstitutional or Statute protections pertaining to the Mass media and published materials.With respect to governmental information, any government distinguishes which materials are public or protected from disclosure to the public based on classified information as sensitive, classified or secret and being...
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After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left as Edmonton's oldest and only remaining daily newspaper. The monopoly continued until The Edmonton Sun
Edmonton Sun

The Edmonton Sun is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.It began publishing in 1978 and shares many characteristics typical of Sun Media tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, its Conservatism editorial stance, extensive sports coverage, and...
began publishing in 1978.

According to the Canadian Newspaper Association
Canadian Newspaper Association

The Canadian Newspaper Association is the national organization of newspapers in Canada, founded in 1996. It is a non-profit trade association and lobby organization, which represents more than 100 Canadian English and French newspapers....
, the Journal boasts a weekly circulation of 873,754 as of March 2007, making it Edmonton's newspaper of record
Newspaper of record

Newspaper of record is a term that may refer to either of the following:# any publicly available newspaper that has been authorized by a government to publish Public notice....
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Prices as of May 10, 2008

Monday-Thursday, Sunday- $1.00 CDN
Friday-Saturday- $1.50 CDN

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