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Southam Inc

Southam Inc was created in 1904 by William SOUTHAM. Several papers were owned by Southam Inc, including The Calgary Herald, The Edmonton Journal, The Ottawa Citizen, The Vancouver Province and the Winnipeg Tribune.

Southam Inc

Southam Inc was created in 1904 by William SOUTHAM. Several papers were owned by Southam Inc, including The Calgary Herald, The Edmonton Journal, The Ottawa Citizen, The Vancouver Province and the Winnipeg Tribune.

The company was sold to Hollinger Inc in 1996 and was later broken up and sold to Canwest. Once the oldest and largest cross-media group owner in Canada, Southam was fully absorbed into Canwest in 2003, becoming Canwest News Service.