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The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network.
The Edmonton Journal is a broadsheet newspaper with a circulation of approximately 100,000 copies (as of 2016). It has been published since 1903. The Journal is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday.
The Edmonton Journal's type is broadsheet. Its format is horizontal. The language is English. The headquarter is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore, and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Albertan newspapers The Edmonton Bulletin and The Edmonton Post, which were both owned by the Southam family. Its first edition was published on March 1, 1903. Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper called The Edmonton Post and eventually became the only daily newspaper in Edmonton. It remained in the hands of the original owners until 1911 when it was sold to the Southam family.
The Journal became a broadsheet in 1912 and began publishing on Saturdays in 1923. In 1924, it launched its Sunday edition, called The Weekly Journal.
In 1936, The Edmonton Bulletin was purchased by The Journal and ceased publication as a separate newspaper.
On November 1, 1945, it became one of the first newspapers in Canada to publish color comics sections. It continued publishing both Saturday and Sunday editions until October 15, 1982, when the Saturday edition was eliminated.
In 1990, it became the first newspaper in Canada to provide a high-speed Internet connection to subscribers.
In 1993, the Journal was acquired by Hollinger Inc., controlled by Conrad Black, and ceased publication as a separate newspaper on November 30 of that year. It continued publishing as an edition of The Edmonton Sun until December 28, 2000, when it was discontinued entirely and merged with the Sun into a single morning paper under the name "Edmonton Journal".