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February 18, 2022 4:06 pm  #1


Postmedia to buy Irving’s N.B. newspaper chain

The first paragraph of this article is pretty hilarious...

'...The door could open up for greater media competition in New Brunswick as Toronto-based Postmedia gears up to purchase all of the daily and weekly newspapers owned by the Irving family for more than $16 million in cash and shares...'

https://globalnews.ca/news/8630162/postmedia-buying-irvings-newspaper-chain-new-brunswick/

 

 

February 18, 2022 7:06 pm  #2


Re: Postmedia to buy Irving’s N.B. newspaper chain

...from suck to blow.

 

February 20, 2022 6:05 pm  #3


Re: Postmedia to buy Irving’s N.B. newspaper chain

New ownership but same control.  The Irvings threaten to sue any media outlet that writes anything remotely critical of the family's many, many holdings.