Why am I wishing a happy birthday to a newspaper from across the country? That little newspaper that grew changed the way that people read the news in this country. Before the Toronto Sun, newspapers were broadsheets, had many sections and were not easy to read on a bus or a train. The Sun came in with a tabloid format based on those in London England and voila, easy reading for commuters. Prior to this most of my friends parents read the paper in the evening when they got home from work. In fact, many of the papers were only delivered in the afternoon. How times have changed. It is hard to imagine waiting until the afternoon to get our daily dose of news. Today with twitter and google we are receiving news as it happens.
I also have a personal connection to the paper, I can remember my mother speaking with her cousin Floyd about the new newspaper he was going to work for. He had been with the Toronto Telegram and was very excited to have gotten work with the new paper to be launched in place of the failing Telegram. My Dad saved a copy of the final issue of the Telegram and one of the first issue of the Sun, papers long since lost in a move. This was big news. Many people thought this little paper would fail within the year but it not only survived, it thrived and helped to shape the way Canadians get their news in cities right across the country.
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