The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a prominent Canadian newspaper published in five cities across western and central Canada. It is often seen as Canada's "newspaper of record." The newspaper has roots tracing back to the 19th century with its predecessors, The Globe, founded in 1844, and The Mail and Empire, which was created in 1895 through the merger of The Toronto Mail and The Empire. In 1936, these two publications combined to establish The Globe and Mail. The paper was taken over by FP Publications in 1965, which then sold it to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, The Globe and Mail joined forces with BCE Inc.'s broadcast assets to create Bell Globemedia. By 2010, the Thomson family regained direct ownership of the newspaper through their holding company, The Woodbridge Company, which also acquired BCE’s remaining interest in the paper in 2015.