Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division.
Front page of the January 23, 2013, edition of the Toronto Star | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. (subsidiary of Torstar) |
| Publisher | Jordan Bitove |
| Editor | Anne Marie Owens |
| Founded | 1892 (as Evening Star) |
| Political alignment | Social liberalism |
| Headquarters | 8 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5V 0S8 |
| Circulation | 193,050 weekdays 290,153 Saturdays 185,159 Sundays in 2018 |
| ISSN | 0319-0781 |
| OCLC number | 137342540 |
| Website | thestar |
The newspaper was established in 1892 as the Evening Star and was later renamed the Toronto Daily Star in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper reflecting his principles until his death in 1948. His son-in-law, Harry C. Hindmarsh, shared those principles as the paper's longtime managing editor while also helping to build circulation with sensational stories, bold headlines and dramatic photos. The paper was renamed the Toronto Star in 1971 and introduced a Sunday edition in 1977.