Post Closure: A Look at How Local Journalists Survive

After the closure of Northumberland Today, journalists regroup to find meaningful work

Torstar rebranding Metro dailies, putting focus on local and investigative coverage

Torstar is morphing five Metro dailies into the Toronto Star brand, as it hires 20 new reporters in Vancouver and Alberta and refocuses the newspapers on investigative coverage.

Toronto Star suspending summer, year-long internship programs

The Toronto Star is suspending its summer and year-long internship programs, and will resume hiring for those positions once “it’s economically feasible to do so.”

Fates uncertain for digital archives of papers closed in the Postmedia-Torstar deal

Last month, Torstar and Postmedia shuttered more than 30 local newspapers. Some reporters have lost their portfolios, as well as their jobs.

Postmedia and Torstar close more than 30 papers, 290 people laid off

The Federal Competition Bureau is reviewing the transaction.