Calgary Sun

The Calgary Sun is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.

Related Topics:
Newspaper - Calgary - Alberta - Canada - Sun Media - Quebecor

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First published in 1980, the tabloid-format daily replaced the long-running broadsheet newspaper, The Albertan.

Related Topics:
1980 - Tabloid - Broadsheet - The Albertan

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The newspaper, like most of those in the Canadian Sun chain, are known for short, snappy news stories aimed primarily at working class readers. The Sun format is based somewhat upon that of British tabloids.

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One regular feature, the Sunshine Girl, is a daily glamor photograph of an amateur model, usually dressed in a bikini. This idea was also borrowed from British papers, although in accordance with Canadian morality standards, no nudity is allowed and models must be 18 years of age or older (unlike the UK version in which topless models as young as 16 were at one point allowed, although this age limit was recently raised to 18). Originally placed on the third page of the publication (as per the UK format), Sun management in the early 1990s decided to relocate the feature to the Sports section as it was felt the photo interfered with the paper's ability to present serious news stories up front. This attitude was later adopted by the other Sun newspapers in Canada. The Calgary Sun has considered dropping the Sunshine Girl feature on numerous occasions, and has run occasional "trial balloon" issues without a Sunshine Girl, but reader support for the feature remains strong. A Sunshine Boy photo feature also appears irregularly.

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The newspaper makes no secret of its conservative political stance and it a vocal opponent of the current Liberal government, although it also has several liberal-leaning columnists.

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Conservative - Liberal - Liberal

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For many years, the Sun also published a popular local weekly, The Calgary Mirror, which covered community news. This publication was discontinued (after a nearly 50 year history) in 2001. It was succeeded by FYI Calgary In-Print, a free weekly newspaper intended to be a print equivalent to the Sun's much-publicized FYI Calgary news website. The new publication failed to click with readers and advertisers and was discontinued in May 2001 during a reorganization of Sun Media; the website disappeared about a year later.

Related Topics:
The Calgary Mirror - 2001 - FYI Calgary In-Print

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The Calgary Sun is one of two daily newspapers currently serving the Calgary area. The second is The Calgary Herald.

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