74-614: SS Caribou was a Newfoundland Railway passenger ferry that ran between Port aux Basques , in the Dominion of Newfoundland , and North Sydney, Nova Scotia between 1928 and 1942. During the Battle of the St. Lawrence the ferry participated in thrice-weekly convoys between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. A German submarine attacked the convoy on 14 October 1942 and Caribou was sunk. She had women and children on board, and many of them were among
148-627: A pulp and paper mill in Grand Falls and on January 7, 1905, the Anglo Newfoundland Development Company (AND) was formed, based on a partnership between the Harmsworths, Reid and the colonial government. Botwood was expanded through the construction of deepwater wharves and warehouses for shipping the finished pulp. To link the two, AND built the narrow gauge Botwood Railway (built to the same gauge as
222-409: A "radical" in the best sense of that term.... The Star was unique among North American newspapers in its consistent, ongoing advocacy of the interests of ordinary people. The friendship of Atkinson, the publisher, with Mackenzie King , the prime minister , was a major influence on the development of Canadian social policy. Shortly before his death in 1948, Joseph E. Atkinson transferred ownership of
296-550: A 51 percent interest in it as a silent partner . That arrangement only lasted for two months, during which time it was rumoured that William Findlay "Billy" Maclean , The World ' s proprietor, was considering selling the Star to the Riordon family. After an extensive fundraising campaign among the Star staff, Maclean agreed to sell his interest to Hocken. The paper did poorly in its first few years. Hocken sold out within
370-726: A deal to develop a pulp and paper mill in Corner Brook . The railway was initially called the Newfoundland Government Railway but was soon shortened to the Newfoundland Railway in 1926. It remained the property of the dominion government until Confederation on March 31, 1949, when it was transferred to the federal government's Canadian National Railway . In 1925, the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) perfected
444-586: A diverse readership. The advent of the National Post in 1998 shook up the Toronto newspaper market. In the upheaval that followed, editorial spending increased and there was much turnover of editors and publishers. In the 50 years to 1972, the Star endorsed the Liberal Party in each federal general election . In the fifteen federal elections between 1968 and 2019, the Star has endorsed
518-643: A method for recovering individual metals in ore and entered into partnership with AND to develop a mine at Buchans , which was connected to the Newfoundland Railway by the Millertown Railway , also a 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) narrow gauge. Although the railway saw an increase in traffic during the First World War , it was extensive military-related construction in the late 1930s and early 1940s which proved
592-517: A more prominent focus on local news, and less focus on international news, columnists, and opinion pieces. However, on January 1, 2009, the Star reverted to its previous format. Star P.M. , a free newspaper in PDF format that could be downloaded from the newspaper's website each weekday afternoon, was discontinued in October 2007, thirteen months after its launch. On January 15, 2016, Torstar confirmed
666-584: A self-respecting basis of equality, of citizenship, and not on the old basis of one country belonging to the other." The paper was historically wary of American influence, and during the debates over the North American Free Trade Agreement , the paper was frequently critical of free trade and expressed concerns about Canadian sovereignty. The paper has been traditionally supportive of official bilingualism and maintaining Canadian unity in opposition to Quebec separatism . In
740-511: A source of Canada's next generation of journalists, the paid positions were seen by journalists and program alumni as a vital part of the national industry, and their suspension, a sign of its continuing decline. In 2020, the internship program returned. In April 2018, the Toronto Star expanded its local coverage of Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Halifax with rebranded daily newspapers, previously known as Metro , as StarMetro , which
814-543: A steamship to be built in Scotland. The Bruce arrived in the fall of 1897, before the line was completed to Port aux Basques, so her initial runs to Cape Breton Island were made from Little Placentia Sound. On June 29, 1898, the first passenger train arrived at Port aux Basques and the Bruce set sail with passengers for North Sydney. Later that year, the colonial government persuaded Reid's company to take over operation of
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#1732787358557888-624: The German submarine U-69 on October 14, 1942. 137 passengers died and 104 people survived the sinking. In honour of the lost passengers and crew, the Newfoundland Railway Employees Association had the entire workforce forego a day's wages as a donation to a public campaign to build a memorial near the Port aux Basques railway terminal. Newfoundland became the 10th province of Canada on March 31, 1949, and
962-583: The Royal Canadian Navy base HMCS Protector . The SPAB series of convoys usually occurred three times a week, and was carried out in darkness. HMCS Grandmère , a Bangor -class minesweeper was the naval escort vessel on this ill-fated voyage. The German submarine U-69 was also patrolling the Gulf of St. Lawrence . It was a dark evening, and the heavy smoke from Caribou ' s coal-fired steam boilers silhouetted her against
1036-482: The Star announced its intention to implement a paywall on its website, thestar.com, effective August 13, 2013. Readers with daily home delivery had free access to all digital content. Those without a digital subscription could access 10 articles a month. The Star removed its paywall on April 1, 2015, and revived it in 2018. On September 15, 2015, the Toronto Star released the Star Touch tablet app, which
1110-412: The Star endorsed George Smitherman in 2010 and John Tory in 2014 and 2018. The Star is one of the few Canadian newspapers that employs a " public editor " ( ombudsman ) and was the first to do so. Its newsroom policy and journalistic standards guide is also published online. The Star states that it favours an inclusive, " big tent " approach, not wishing to attract one group of readers at
1184-506: The Star in 1957, he said, "From its inception in 1892, the Star has been a champion of social and economic reform, a defender of minority rights, a foe of discrimination, a friend of organized labour and a staunch advocate of Canadian nationhood." Another of the "Atkinson principles" has been a "strong, united and independent Canada"; in a 1927 editorial, the paper wrote, "We believe in the British connection as much as anybody does but on
1258-584: The Star was also a radio broadcaster on its station CFCA , broadcasting on a wavelength of 400 metres (749.48 kHz); its coverage was complementary to the paper's reporting. The station was closed following the establishment of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) and the introduction of a government policy that, in essence, restricted private stations to an effective radiated power of 100 watts . The Star would continue to supply sponsored content to
1332-528: The Star which means we all have the Atkinson Principles—and its multi-culti values—tattooed on our butts. Fine with me. At least we are upfront about our values, and they almost always work in favour of building a better Canada. Under Atkinson, the Star launched several other media initiatives, including a weekend supplemental magazine, the Star Weekly , from 1910 to 1973. From 1922 to 1933,
1406-485: The Toronto Star Building located on Yonge Street to a new location on Spadina Avenue at Front Street. Like its competitor The Globe and Mail , the Star covers "a spectrum of opinion that is best described as urban and Central Canadian " in character. The Star is generally centrist and centre-left , and is more socially liberal than The Globe and Mail . The paper has aligned itself over
1480-599: The Trans-Canada Highway across the island in 1965. New railcar-capable ferries were introduced; mainland standard-gauge railcars were ferried to Newfoundland, where their standard-gauge bogies were replaced with narrow-gauge bogies in Port aux Basques . This innovation was unsuccessful. The first casualty was the passenger rail service, which was abandoned in 1969 in favour of buses. CN began to essentially stop marketing its own Newfoundland rail operations through
1554-611: The White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) railway, which reopened for service in 1988. Gravel cars used by WP&YR are still painted in CN orange; unconfirmed information indicates that some Newfoundland passenger cars were converted into passenger cars of vintage appearance for WP&YR. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador still has railway transportation, operating on mainland Labrador. The Quebec, North Shore & Labrador Railway (QNSL) operates between Sept-Îles, Quebec , and
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#17327873585571628-643: The 137 who died. Her sinking, and large death toll, made it clear that the war had really arrived on Canada's and Newfoundland's home front . Her sinking is cited by many historians as the most significant sinking in Canadian-controlled waters during the Second World War . Caribou was built in 1925 at Rotterdam , the Netherlands , for the Newfoundland Railway . Launched in 1925, she produced 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW ) and
1702-760: The 1940s, and the U-boat threat in the waters off-shore, the Newfoundland Railway became a vital, yet very obscure, supply link in the defence of the Northeast Atlantic and the Allied convoy system. When Winston Churchill met Franklin D. Roosevelt in Placentia Bay in 1941 to sign the Atlantic Charter , Churchill sent for Lord Beaverbrook , Minister of Aircraft Production. Beaverbrook flew into Gander and then travelled by rail to Placentia in
1776-502: The 1970s and began to rely on trucks for hauling cargo. In 1979, CN reorganized its narrow-gauge system into Terra Transport , as a means to separate the subsidy-dependent Newfoundland rail operations from its mainland North America core freight rail system. Rail cargo traffic continued to decline, and all branch lines on the island were closed in 1984. In 1987, Canada deregulated its railway industry, allowing abandonments to proceed with less red tape. The former CN subsidiary CN Marine
1850-530: The 1980s, Michael Farber wrote in the Montreal Gazette that the Star ' s coverage was Toronto-centric to the point that any story was said to carry an explanation as to "What it means to Metro ." Conversely, Canadian sociologist Elke Winter wrote in 2011 that the Toronto Star was less "Toronto-centric" than its rival, The Globe and Mail , writing that the Star "consciously reports for and from Canada's most multicultural city" and catered to
1924-745: The Atlantic undetected. Following procedure, Grandmère then went back for survivors. In the days after the sinking, the Canadian naval vessel was criticized in the Sydney Post-Record and The Globe and Mail – as well as other media outlets – for not immediately stopping and helping save survivors; but that was against operating procedures, and would have placed the minesweeper in immediate danger of being sunk as well. After picking up survivors, Grandmère sailed for Sydney because it had better hospital facilities than Port aux Basques. Caribou
1998-496: The Bay de Verde, Heart's Content and Trepassy branches. 47°33′15.85″N 52°42′47.94″W / 47.5544028°N 52.7133167°W / 47.5544028; -52.7133167 Toronto Star The Toronto Star is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper . It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division. The newspaper
2072-456: The CRBC's CRCT station—which later became CBC station CBL —an arrangement that lasted until 1946. In 1971, the newspaper was renamed The Toronto Star and moved to a modern International-style office tower at One Yonge Street by Queens Quay . The original Star building at 80 King Street West was demolished to make room for First Canadian Place . The Star expanded during the 1970s with
2146-600: The Conservatives under Stephen Harper , which it saw as the worst outcome for the country, the paper also recommended Canadians vote strategically by voting for "the progressive candidate best placed to win" in certain ridings. For the 2015 election , the Star endorsed the Liberal Party under Justin Trudeau , and did so again in the 2019 federal election . In Toronto's non-partisan mayoral elections,
2220-831: The Liberal Party eleven times, the New Democratic Party twice, and the Progressive Conservative Party twice. Elections in which the Star did not endorse the Liberals took place in 1972 and 1974 (when it endorsed the Progressive Conservatives), and 1979 and 2011 (when it endorsed the NDP). In the 2011 election, the Star endorsed the NDP under Jack Layton , but to avoid vote splitting that could inadvertently help
2294-463: The Newfoundland Railway for service between Humbermouth and Curling West, St. John's and Topsail, and also on branch lines. Although successful in Britain, the type proved inadequate in the rugged winter weather of Newfoundland. Also, the necessity for a crew of three (engineer, fireman and conductor) meant that cost savings were not as great as expected. All were scrapped in 1938-39 after the closure of
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2368-474: The Newfoundland Railway's assets were transferred to the control of the federal Crown corporation Canadian National Railway (CNR, CN post-1960). CN became a major presence in Newfoundland's early years as a province, controlling the railway, dry dock services, many ferries and coastal boats, and the telegraph system. The Newfoundland Railway's premiere cross-island passenger train, The Overland Limited
2442-550: The Newfoundland railway operations was made in 1955, with the opening of the Canso Causeway , linking Cape Breton Island with mainland North America and removing the need to ferry railcars destined for Newfoundland across the Strait of Canso . CN's Newfoundland operations continued to see significant traffic increases with its improved ferry and rail connections, but faced increased truck and bus competition on completion of
2516-598: The Reid Newfoundland Company trackage) beginning in 1908 and completing it in 1909. It would later be renamed the Grand Falls Central Railway . Reid died in 1908 but his company set the pace for development in Newfoundland's interior mining and forestry industries, although the entire operation continued to suffer losses. In 1909 and into the 1910s, the colonial government contracted for additional branch lines to be built. Some of
2590-570: The bankrupt Newfoundland Railway Company and its sister Harbour Grace Railway, as well as the government-owned Placentia branch, in order to unify the system across the entire island (known as the Railway Contract of '98 ). The Reid company agreed to operate the lines for 50 years, in exchange for outright ownership and land grants. They also purchased the government drydock in St. John's and the telegraph system. The Reid company purchased eight new steamships to operate as coastal ferries around
2664-643: The benefit of the people of the province of Ontario" and it stipulated that the paper could be sold only to people who shared his social views. The five trustees of the charitable organization circumvented the Act by buying the paper themselves and swearing before the Supreme Court of Ontario to continue what became known as the "Atkinson Principles": These principles continue to affect the Star ' s editorial stances. In February 2006, Star media columnist Antonia Zerbisias wrote on her blog: Besides, we are
2738-430: The bidding war. A vast majority of shareholders subsequently voted in favour of the deal. The takeover was approved by an Ontario judge on July 27, 2020. An appeal of the judgement by another prospective purchaser failed on July 31 when Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Penny dismissed the motion. The deal was expected to close during the following week. In November 2022, the newspaper moved its headquarters from
2812-412: The board of Torstar voted to sell the company to the investment firm for CA$ 52 million —making Torstar a privately held company . The deal was expected to be approved by Torstar's shareholders and to close by the end of 2020. Canadian Modern Media Holdings made an offer of $ 58 million on July 9, 2020; NordStar subsequently increased its offer to $ 60 million, effectively ending
2886-482: The caboose of a freight train to save waiting for a passenger train. In 1943, a joint project between AT&T and the United States Army established strategic landline telephone service along the railroad right-of-way. The Second World War also saw the Newfoundland Railway experience its most tragic loss, when the ferry Caribou was torpedoed and sunk 40 km (25 miles) off Port aux Basques by
2960-502: The closure of its Vaughan printing presses and indicated that it would outsource printing to Transcontinental Printing , leading to the layoff of all 285 staff at the plant, as Transcontinental had its own existing facility, also in Vaughan. The newspaper said the closure was effected so it could better focus on its digital outlets. In February 2018, the Toronto Star suspended its internship program indefinitely to cut its costs. Long
3034-663: The coast once on the north bank of the Exploits River. This extension to the system was initially operated as the Newfoundland Northern and Western Railway and for it, Reid was granted land totalling 5,000 acres per mile (13 km /km). The new line west to Port aux Basques was completed between 1894 and 1898. At the same time, Reid proposed a ferry service across the Cabot Strait from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, Nova Scotia , and contracted for
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3108-533: The dedication service included the unveiling of the anchor from the decommissioned MV Caribou as a new feature for the memorial. The Canadian Government announced that their new Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) HMCS Margaret Brooke was being named for a Royal Canadian Navy Nursing Sister who was decorated for her bravery during the sinking of Caribou . 47°19′N 59°29′W / 47.317°N 59.483°W / 47.317; -59.483 Newfoundland Railway The Newfoundland Railway
3182-641: The expense of others. It publishes regular features on real estate (including condominiums), individual neighbourhoods (and street name etymologies), shopping, cooking, dining, alcoholic beverages (right down to having an exclusive on the anti-competitive practices of the Beer Store that led to major reforms on the sale of alcohol in Ontario grocery stores in 2015 by Premier Kathleen Wynne and Ed Clark ), automobiles (as Wheels), and travel destinations. The Star launched its website in 1996. In October 2012,
3256-487: The few times that war censorship was temporarily lifted in this period. The sinking made front-page news in both The Toronto Daily Star and The Globe and Mail newspapers later that week. In 1986, the CN Marine / Marine Atlantic ferry MV Caribou was named after SS Caribou . She plied the same route as the original ferry, travelling between North Sydney and Port aux Basques. On her maiden voyage, 12 May 1986,
3330-671: The introduction of a Sunday edition in 1973 and a morning edition in 1981. In 1992, its printing plant was moved to the Toronto Star Press Centre at the Highway 407 & 400 interchange in Vaughan . In September 2002, the logo was changed, and "The" was dropped from the masthead. During the 2003 Northeast blackout , the Star printed the paper at a press in Welland , Ontario. The newspaper's former printing plant
3404-793: The island and into Labrador . Controversy followed the awarding of so many assets to Reid, and in 1901 the contracts were modified to place everything under a limited liability corporation, named the Reid Newfoundland Company . Reid's railway development in the colony began to attract attention to the potential of the island's natural resources. In 1903, the Reids partnered with a St. John's businessman, Harry J. Crowe, to purchase timber rights in Botwood , Norris Arm , Gambo , Gander Bay , and Point Leamington . In 1904, British investors named Harmsworth declared their intention to build
3478-599: The line. By 1892, Reid's workers were approaching the halfway point at the Exploits River when the government changed the terminus from Halls Bay approximately 400 km (250 mi) further west, first to St. George's and finally to Port aux Basques . The route itself was diverted inland up the Exploits valley and over the Gaff Topsails (some of the highest elevation terrain on the island) and away from
3552-491: The major works included: By the early 1920s, the Reid Newfoundland Company's losses were mounting and in 1923 the colonial government passed the Railway Settlement Act which cancelled the operating contract for the entire system, passing the railway into government control (a form of nationalization ). Some of the lands that had belonged to the Reid Newfoundland Company were used by the government as part of
3626-635: The mining region of Labrador West . A former QNSL line, now owned and operated by Tshiuetin Rail Transportation , serves the former mining town of Schefferville, Quebec , passing through Labrador. QNSL also connects with Newfoundland and Labrador's other active railway, the Wabush Lake Railway . In addition, the Steam Rail Coaches A , B , C , D and E were built between 1923 and 1925 by Sentinel-Cammell for
3700-464: The morning of October 1. CN continued to operate its Roadcruiser Bus service and a CN Intermodal trucking operation in Newfoundland until 1996. With CN's privatization in late 1995, the company divested itself of all money-losing and most non-railroad interests, including CN Roadcruiser. Cross-island bus service was taken over by DRL Coachlines of Triton, Newfoundland on March 30, 1996. The CN Newfoundland trucking operation continued until fall 1996, and
3774-440: The nighttime horizon. At 3:51 a.m. Newfoundland Summer Time, on 14 October 1942, she was torpedoed approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Port aux Basques and sank five minutes later. Grandmère spotted the submarine and tried to ram her, but, U-69 quickly submerged. Over the next two hours, the minesweeper launched six depth charges , but did not damage the submarine, and U-69 crept away into
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#17327873585573848-414: The paper on December 13, 1899. The supporters included Senator George Cox , William Mulock , Peter Charles Larkin and Timothy Eaton . Atkinson became the controlling shareholder of the Star . The Star was frequently criticized for practising the yellow journalism of its era. For decades, the paper included heavy doses of crime and sensationalism , along with advocating social change. Atkinson
3922-626: The paper to a charitable organization given the mandate of continuing the paper's liberal tradition. In 1949, the Province of Ontario passed the Charitable Gifts Act , barring charitable organizations from owning large parts of profit-making businesses, that effectively required the Star to be sold. Atkinson's will had directed that profits from the paper's operations were "for the promotion and maintenance of social, scientific and economic reforms which are charitable in nature, for
3996-663: The passenger and crew totals were broken down as follows: of 118 military personnel, 57 died; of 73 civilians, 49 died; of the 46 crew members, 31 died. 34 bodies were found and brought to Port aux Basques by fishing schooners chartered by the Newfoundland Railway Company. To prevent rumours, the Royal Canadian Navy allowed the Sydney Post-Record and other media outlets to report the sinking, almost as soon as it happened, one of
4070-459: The ship stopped at the location where its predecessor sank. At approximately 5:30 a.m., survivor Mack Piercey, one of 13 survivors on board for the occasion, tossed a poppy-laden memorial wreath into the ocean and then the ship continued on to Port aux Basques to complete the voyage. In 2014, as part of a special dedication service in the town of Port Hawkesbury 's Veterans Memorial Park, SS Caribou ' s passengers and crew were honoured. Part of
4144-690: The west. Construction was started on the Avalon Peninsula in August 1881 by the Blackman Syndicate. By 1884, the Newfoundland Railway Company had built 92 km (57 mi) west to Whitbourne before going into receivership . The bondholders of the bankrupt Newfoundland Railway Company continued to build a 43 km (27 mi) branch line from Brigus Junction to Harbour Grace (the Harbour Grace Railway), which
4218-426: The worth of the Newfoundland Railway as a strategic asset. An air force base was developed adjacent to the main line in Gander , and major American military bases were constructed in Stephenville ( Ernest Harmon AFB ), Argentia ( NS Argentia ) and St. John's ( Pepperrell AFB ), in addition to Canadian and British defence facilities in St. John's. Given the lack of roads and all-weather highways in Newfoundland during
4292-403: The year, and several owners followed in succession until railway entrepreneur William Mackenzie bought it in 1896. Its new editors, Edmund E. Sheppard and Frederic Thomas Nicholls , moved the entire Star operation into the same building used by the magazine Saturday Night . Joseph E. "Holy Joe" Atkinson , backed by funds raised by supporters of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier , bought
4366-468: The years with the progressive "Atkinson principles" named for publisher Joseph E. Atkinson , who was editor and publisher of the paper for 50 years. These principles included social justice and social welfare provision , as well as individual rights and civil liberties . In 1984, scholar Wilfred H. Kesterton described the Star as "perpetually indignant" because of its social consciousness. When Atkinson's son Joseph Story Atkinson became president of
4440-443: Was a narrow-gauge railway that operated on the island of Newfoundland from 1898 to 1988. With a total track length of 906 miles (1,458 km), it was the longest 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) narrow-gauge system in North America. In 1880, a committee of the Newfoundland Legislature recommended that a narrow-gauge railway be built from the colonial capital in St. John's to Halls Bay , 547 km (340 mi) to
4514-443: Was a free interactive news app with interactive advertisements. It was discontinued in 2017. At launch, it was only available for the iPad , which uses iOS . Based on a similar app for Montreal-based La Presse released in 2013, Star Touch is the first such app for any English-language news organization, quality-wise. In slightly over 50 days since launch, the app had reached the 100,000-download milestone. The Android version
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#17327873585574588-438: Was a joint venture between Torstar (90%) and Swedish media company Metro International (10%). In October 2018, the Toronto Star acquired iPolitics , a political news outlet. It ceased to own the property in 2022. On December 20, 2019, all StarMetro editions ceased publication amid the popularity and resultant growth of news apps on mobile devices. The newspaper was acquired by NordStar Capital on May 26, 2020, after
4662-434: Was abandoned in 2005 due to lack of interest. Since then, all of the buildings have been heavily vandalized and Hurricane Igor washed away part of the park, including a large section of the rail bed. Local railway fans have been pushing government to retain the park as an historic site but officials have expressed little interest. Some rolling stock was converted to a narrower gauge of 914 mm ( 3 ft ) and sold to
4736-420: Was able to reach a speed of 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) when fully loaded. She also had steam-heat and electric lights in all of her cabins, which were a luxury at the time. Also, due to her ice-breaking design, Caribou also assisted during the seal hunt along the Newfoundland coast each spring. On 13 October 1942, Caribou was part of the Sydney-Port aux Basques (SPAB) convoy , organized by
4810-400: Was carrying 46 crew members and 191 civilian and military passengers. The ship's longtime captain , Benjamin Tavernor, was commanding the ship as she was struck, and perished along with his sons Stanley and Harold, who served as first and third officers respectively. Of the deceased, two were rescued at first, but they later died from exposure to the cold water. 137 people died that morning, and
4884-399: Was completed by November that year. The colonial government undertook to build a branch from the junction at Whitbourne to the port of Placentia between 1886 and 1888. The colonial government sought new investors to continue the stalled project to Halls Bay and in June 1890, Scottish-born Montreal resident and railway engineer/contractor Robert Gillespie Reid agreed to build and operate
4958-492: Was established in 1892 as the Evening Star and was later renamed the Toronto Daily Star in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson . Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper reflecting his principles until his death in 1948. His son-in-law, Harry C. Hindmarsh , shared those principles as the paper's longtime managing editor while also helping to build circulation with sensational stories, bold headlines and dramatic photos. The paper
5032-415: Was housed at One Yonge Street until the Toronto Star Press Centre opened. Until the mid-2000s, the front page of the Toronto Star had no third-party advertising aside from upcoming lottery jackpot estimates from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). On May 28, 2007, the Star unveiled a redesigned paper that featured larger type, narrower pages, fewer and shorter articles, renamed sections,
5106-413: Was officially abandoned on October 1, 1988. Following abandonment, work trains continued to operate, assisting salvage crews to remove the rails from remote locations, particularly in the Gaff Topsails between the Exploits River and Deer Lake . The last train, prior to work trains removing rails, arrived from Port Aux Basques and departed Corner Brook eastbound on September 30 and arrived at Bishops Falls on
5180-438: Was renamed the Caribou by CN, although it was known colloquially as The Newfie Bullet . CN maintained the Caribou until 1969. CN made major capital improvements, upgrading the main line, bridges, and rolling stock, and replacing steam locomotives with diesel units. Additional improvements were made to the ferry service, with new vessels and an expanded terminal at Port aux Basques. An additional indirect service improvement to
5254-433: Was renamed the Toronto Star in 1971 and introduced a Sunday edition in 1977. The Star was created in 1892 by striking Toronto News printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarence Hocken , who became the newspaper's founder, along with another future mayor, Jimmy Simpson . The Star was first printed on Toronto World presses, and at its formation, The World owned
5328-424: Was reorganized into Marine Atlantic in 1986 and one of the two railcar ferries was sold off, leaving the narrow-gauge system with limited interchange ability at Port aux Basques in its final two years. In December 1987 the provincial and federal governments signed a deal worth $ 800 million for highway improvements, removing the provincial government's opposition to the pending abandonment of the railway. The railway
5402-589: Was the Star ' s editor from 1899 until his death in 1948. The newspaper's early opposition and criticism of the Nazi regime saw it become one of the first North American papers to be banned in Germany . Atkinson had a social conscience. He championed many causes that would come to be associated with the modern welfare state : old age pensions , unemployment insurance , and health care . The Government of Canada Digital Collections website describes Atkinson as:
5476-637: Was then contracted to Clarke Transport . The former Newfoundland Railway station in St. John's now hosts the Railway Coastal Museum . Numerous towns across the island have preserved railway equipment on display. With few exceptions, the roadbed now forms the T'Railway Provincial Park rail trail . Until 2005, the Trinity Loop Amusement Park operated a miniature train, one of the few remaining places on Newfoundland with tracks still in place. The park closed down and
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