St. John's Telegram cutting its print run to once a week

The largest daily newspaper in St. John's is cutting its print run from daily to weekly.

The Telegram announced late Wednesday afternoon, via an article on its website, that after Saturday its print and digital editions will no longer be distributed daily, with the first weekly edition to be published Aug. 30. The outlet will continue to publish news daily on its website, says the article.

"Newsroom staff will continue sharing the breaking news and feature stories that are important to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians on our website," says the article, credited to "Saltwire staff."

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia approved a $1-million bid from Postmedia for the insolvent Atlantic newspaper chain SaltWire Network, owners of the Telegram, and Halifax Herald Ltd. The sale, which includes the 145-year-old Telegram, is expected to close Saturday. Since the deal was announced, the future of the Telegram and its staff has been unclear.

CBC News has asked for comment from the Telegram, SaltWire and Postmedia.

In a recent interview with CBC News, Nathan Roberts, a press operator and treasurer for Unifor, the union that represents the paper's printing staff, noted Postmedia did not buy the printing press, leaving workers uncertain about their employment.

"I don't think most of us have completely understood what all of this was going to mean," Roberts told CBC News last week.

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