Brandon Sun
Encyclopedia
The Brandon Sun is a daily newspaper
printed in Brandon, Manitoba
. It is the primary newspaper of record
for western Manitoba.
It was founded by Will White, with the first edition being printed on January 19, 1882.
The paper is currently owned by FP Canadian Newspapers, which also owns and operates the Winnipeg Free Press
.
Alumni of the Sun include Henry Champ
, Haroon Siddiqui
and Lubor J. Zink
.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
printed in Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
. It is the primary newspaper of record
Newspaper of record
Newspaper of record is a term that may refer either to any publicly available newspaper that has been authorized by a government to publish public or legal notices , or any major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and...
for western Manitoba.
It was founded by Will White, with the first edition being printed on January 19, 1882.
The paper is currently owned by FP Canadian Newspapers, which also owns and operates the Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
.
Alumni of the Sun include Henry Champ
Henry Champ
Henry Champ LLD is a veteran Canadian broadcast journalist and currently a correspondent for CBC Newsworld based in Washington, DC....
, Haroon Siddiqui
Haroon Siddiqui
Haroon Siddiqui, CM, O.Ont is an Indo-Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist and a former editor.-Early life and career:...
and Lubor J. Zink
Lubor J. Zink
Lubor J. Zink was a Czech-Canadian writer and columnist known for his anti-Communism.Zink was born in Klapý, Czechoslovakia. He was a student at Prague University in March 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded and occupied the country. A member of the Czech underground movement, Zink fled to Britain and...
.