Postmedia, Torstar Take Taxpayer Cash, Fight to Keep Public in Dark about Cuts | The Tyee
Newspaper giants Torstar and Postmedia have both just claimed millions in taxpayer subsidies from the federal government’s controversial news media fund.
But at the same time they’re counting the cash, they’re continuing to fight in court to keep the public from learning about their 2017 deal that resulted in 36 newspapers closing across Canada.