page_title: History of Canadian newspapers
section_title: Globe and Mail
hierarchical_section_title: History of Canadian newspapers / Modern period from 1900 to 1980s / Major papers / Globe and Mail
caption_attribution_description: English: Globe and Mail newspaper staff wait for news of the D-Day invasion. Toronto, Canada.
context_page_description: There were five important periods in the history of Canadian newspapers' responsible for the eventual development of the modern newspaper. These are the "Transplant Period" from 1750–1800, when printing and newspapers initially came to Canada as publications of government news and proclamations; followed by the "Partisan Period from 1800–1850," when individual printers and editors played a growing role in politics. The "Nation Building Period from 1850–1900," when Canadian editors began the work of establishing a common nationalistic view of Canadian society. The "Modern period" from 1900 to 1980s saw the professionalization of the industry and the growth of chains. "Current history" since the 1990s saw outside interests take over the chains, as they faced new competition from the Internet.
context_section_description: In 1936, the two main papers in Toronto merged: The Globe (circulation 78,000) absorbed   The Mail and Empire (circulation 118,000). The latter formed through the 1895 merger of two conservative newspapers, The Toronto Mail and Toronto Empire. The Empire was founded in 1887 by Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. 
  Although the new Globe and Mail lost ground to The Toronto Star in the local Toronto market, it began to expand its national circulation.  The newspaper was unionised in 1955, under the banner of the American Newspaper Guild.
  In 1980, the Globe and Mail was acquired by The Thomson Corporation, a company run by the family of Kenneth Thomson.  Few changes were made in editorial or news policy. However, there was more attention paid to national and international news on the editorial, op-ed, and front pages in contrast to its previous policy of stressing Toronto and Ontario material.
caption: Globe and Mail staff await news of the D-Day invasion. June 6, 1944.
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