Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Torstar laying off 11 full-time staff, 10 part-time at StarMetro

First Published:

Torstar Corp. will lay off 21 staff at its StarMetro office in Toronto, as part of a shift of production operations to Hamilton for cost efficiencies.

The cuts include nine full-time editors, two full-time reporter-photographers, and 10 part-time copy editors, who will have work at the paper until the end of August.

Copy editors will be able to apply for jobs at the expanding office in Hamilton.

Torstar, owns weekly and daily newspapers including the Toronto Star and the Hamilton Spectator, StarMetro papers in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto, and Vancouver.

They also have an investment in The Canadian Press.

More Top News

‘Crystal clear’: Toronto police chief accepts, supports Umar Zameer acquittal

Toronto's police chief says he wants to make it clear he accepts and supports the not-guilty verdict delivered by a jury in the trial...

Motion to allow keffiyehs in Ontario legislature fails for a second time

A few Ontario government members have voted again today to uphold a ban on keffiyehs in the legislature, prompting some people watching question period...

Person fatally struck by GO Train in Burlington

A pedestrian has been fatally struck by a GO Train in Burlington. Police say they were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say the person was...

Halton police arrest personal support worker who assaulted youth patient

A personal support worker who had been working in Oakville has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault. Halton police say they launched...

Morning weather forecast for April 23, 2024

Today will be unsettled, starting off cloudy with a chance of showers later and a high of 15°C. Brian Wood has all the forecast...

15 thousand cannabis plants seized during raid in Niagara Falls

A raid at an abandoned warehouse in Niagara Falls has led police to break up an illegal grow-op that had nearly $8 million in...