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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.
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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.
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The principal business of Southam Inc. is delivering news to the public, but that commitment does not necessarily extend to the company's own operations.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on August 3, 1998
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