Winnipeg Sun
The Winnipeg Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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 Winnipeg Sun front page, June 16, 2010. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Postmedia |
| Founded | November 5, 1980 (first edition) |
| Headquarters | 1700 Church Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 3A2 |
| Circulation | 44,424 weekdays (2016 Q2) 36,905 Saturdays (2016 Q2) 38,079 Sundays (2016 Q2) |
| ISSN | 0711-3773 |
| Website | winnipegsun.com |
It is owned by Postmedia following its acquisition of Sun Media,[1] and shares many characteristics typical of Sun tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, extensive sports coverage, a Canadian conservatism editorial stance, and a daily Sunshine Girl.
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's layout is based somewhat upon that of British tabloids.
The newspaper is distributed throughout the Winnipeg metro region through retail sales, vending machines and home delivery. According to Canadian Newspaper Association figures, the newspaper's average weekday circulation for the second quarter of 2016 (April–June) is 44,424. This figure was 36,905 on Saturdays, and 38,079 on Sundays.[2]