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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                 HOLLINGER INC.

                      HOLLINGER INC. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
               GRANTED SOLE AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE VOTING POWER ON
             PROPOSED SALE OF HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL'S U.K. ASSETS
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     Toronto, Canada, July 9, 2004 -- Hollinger Inc. ("Hollinger") (TSX: HLG.C;
HLG.PR.B) announced today that its board of directors has delegated to the
members of its Independent Committee the sole right and authority to vote all of
the shares of common stock of Hollinger International Inc. ("Hollinger
International") owned, directly or indirectly, by Hollinger in connection with
the proposed sale of Hollinger International's U.K. assets. The Independent
Committee is comprised of General Richard Rohmer, O.C., Q.C. and Hon. Gordon W.
Walker, Q.C.

     In connection with this announcement, the company said, "Hollinger Inc. has
not yet determined whether or not the proposed sale of Hollinger International's
U.K. assets represents the best way to maximize value for International
shareholders. However, we have filed suit in Delaware to ensure that
shareholders are provided the information and the opportunity to make such a
determination. If our suit is successful, it will then be the responsibility of
Hollinger Inc.'s independent directors to determine whether or not to support
the proposed transaction."

     As previously announced, Hollinger has filed a complaint in Delaware
Chancery Court (the "Delaware Complaint") seeking to have the Court require that
Hollinger International submit the sale of its U.K. assets to ratification by
its shareholders. A hearing is scheduled for July 23, 2004.

     Messrs. Rohmer and Walker also comprise the Litigation Committee of
Hollinger's board of directors, which manages and directs all litigation by and
against Hollinger, including the Delaware Complaint. They have retained Harvey
Strosberg, Q.C., as their counsel. Messrs. Rohmer and Walker also comprise a
majority of the members of the Audit Committee of Hollinger's board of
directors.

     General Rohmer, Canada's most decorated citizen, is a former RCAF
fighter-reconnaissance pilot, who concluded his career in the Armed Forces after
serving as Chief of Reserves. He is Counsel to the law firm of Rohmer & Fenn, a
best-selling author, and has twice served as chancellor of the University of
Windsor. He has served as a director of Standard Broadcasting Limited, Mediacom
Inc., Southam Inc. and Ontario Development Corporation.

     Mr. Walker, during a distinguished career in government, has served as city
councillor in London, Ontario and, for twelve years, as a Member of the
Provincial Parliament of Ontario. In the latter capacity, he served, among other
roles in the Ontario Government, as Secretary for Justice, Minister of Consumer
and Commercial Relations and Minister of Industry and Trade. After leaving
politics, Mr. Walker was counsel to law firms Miller Thomson and Holden Day
Wilson and served as Canadian Commissioner to the International Joint
Commission. Mr. Walker is currently the principal of Walker Consulting Inc. and
a partner of First Canadian Property Investments Limited. Mr. Walker has been a
member of the Board of Directors of numerous companies and currently is a
director of Cygnal Technologies Inc.

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     Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 68.0% voting and 18.2%
equity interest in Hollinger International Inc. Hollinger International is a
global newspaper publisher with English-language newspapers in the United
States, Great Britain and Israel. Its assets include The Daily Telegraph, The
Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator and Apollo magazines in Great Britain, the
Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago
area, The Jerusalem Post and The International Jerusalem Post in Israel, a
portfolio of new media investments and a variety of other assets.

Media contact:
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646-805-2006


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