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Advises that Thomson Newspapers Corp. put several of its daily papers in Canada up for sale as part of a restructuring plan. Aim of Dick Harrington, president and CEO of Thomson, to transform the company into a marketing and communications company; Names of newspapers on the block.

The changes have been anything but conservative at Canada's unabashedly right-wing national daily. After months of speculation that CanWest Global Communications Corp. was set to fold its perennially money-losing National Post, the paper was granted a reprieve. Ken Whyte, editor-in-chief, and Martin Newland, his deputy--the duo behind the Post's cheeky mixture of agenda-driven news, pointed commentary and unapologetic fluff, have left to pursue unspecified "opportunities." Leonard Asper, CanWest chief executive, announced a three-year plan to make the paper profitable and appointed his older brother David to oversee the flagship. Matthew Fraser, a media commentator and journalism professor with no previous management experience, was named editor-in-chief. More and more Post reporters have been showing up on TV screens, and the content of the chain's daily papers across the country has become increasingly standardized--a trend that seems sure to intensify as the company struggles to get out from under a $3.6-billion debt load.

Reports on the burgeoning newspaper war between the `The Globe and Mail' and the `National Post' in Canada. Daily circulation of the newspapers; How the fallout from the battle will affect the entire industry and the standards it uses to measure success; How other competitors have made changes at their newspapers. INSET: The Opinionated Man of the `Globe'.

Focuses on the centennial of the 'Eganville Leader,' a family-owned newspaper that was founded by Patrick McHugh in Ontario. Operation of the publication by brothers Ron and Gerald Tracey; How the Tracey family obtained ownership of the newspaper in 1944; Outlook for the daily newspaper.

Presents information on the plans of Canadian publisher Southam to launch a daily newspaper in 1998. Comments from Don Babick, President and Chief Operating Officer; Lack of hard information on the newspaper; Potential readers to receive little information until the paper is published; Key questions unanswered such as editorial tone, content and cost; Controversial nature of owner Conrad Black.

Focuses on CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s acquisition of several large daily Canadian newspapers from Hollinger International Inc. Extent of the media holdings of Hollinger owner Conrad Black; Financial details of the acquisition; Political aspects of Canada's newspaper industry; Outlook for the impact of CanWest on global multimedia industries.

A special report looks at Canada's newspaper wars over readers, advertisers, and revenue. Clashes between newspapers in various Canadian cities over readership and markets; Famous newspaper rivalries. INSET: The little paper that grew..

Describes the panic and hope that newspaper publishers in Canada face in light of the availability of so much electronic data to the public as a means of obtaining information. Plans to produce new electronic products or reshape old ones.

Discusses how the author's husband is starting up a national newspaper in Canada. The party he threw in celebration of the launch; How she believes every journalist dreams of starting a newspaper; Her criticism of the homogeneity of the Canadian media; How starting a newspaper can become a compulsion.

Looks at the Southam Inc. empire of Canadian media magnate Conrad Black. Questions over the obstacles facing Southam's chief executive officer; The growing unease over his dominance of the daily newspaper industry; Speculation concerning the company's purchase of several newspapers, among them the `Victoria Times-Colonist and the `Nanaimo Daily News.'

Opinion. Looks at the seizure of Canada's largest newspaper chain, Southam Publishing, by Conrad Black. Why Black's business dealings garner so much attention; Fears generated by Black's takeovers which have turned Hollinger Inc. into the dominant English-language newspaper publisher in six provinces; Black's publishing philosophy; How Black assured that his ideology is represented by his newspapers; View that he is no different than other publishers.

Suggests that people in the news business are always on the side of the public's right to know--providing the knowing stops short of media affairs. Details on a minimum standard of good editorial practice that was adopted in 1977 by the Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association; Efforts to do away with the standard, which were made public by John Miller, chairman of the school of journalism at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto; Debate over editorial code of ethics.

Presents news on Canadian media figures. Departure of Toronto Star publisher John Honderich; Apology of Gord Martineau, anchor for Toronto's CityTV for remarks made in 1999 outtakes.

Discusses CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s purchase of a number of large Canadian daily newspapers from Hollinger International Inc. Role of father and son Israel and Leonard Asper in CanWest's purchase; Career highlights of both men; Details of CanWest's major media holdings in Canada.

Focuses on the newspaper industry in Canada. Launch of the `National Post,' by Southam Inc.; Torstar Corp.'s takeover bid for Sun Media Corp.; Impact of the bid on Torstar stock; Battle for industry market-share. INSET: A Smile With a Hardened Edge.

Profiles Canadian businessman Conrad Black and discusses his decision to launch a new daily newspaper in Canada. Black making up his own rules and creating his own challenges; Black seen as a citizen of the world; Black needing to prove himself to the national Canadian audience; Difficulties in the newspaper publishing trade in Canada.

Reports the amount Sun Media Corp. of Toronto, Ontario will pay for the `London Free Press,' of London, Ontario in 1997. Other cities in Canada in which Sun owns newspapers, making it the country's second largest newspaper publisher; `London Free Press,' as one of Canada's last independent newspapers.

This article focuses on Dose, a free daily magazine in Canada. Dose, set to launch in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Ottawa on April 4, will consist of a daily newsprint magazine, a wireless media portal and a website produced for and by 18-to-34-year-old urbanites. In the last decade, free dailies, initially designed for public-transit commuters with nothing else to pass the time, have been popping up in cities all over the world. Inside the office, fresh-faced editors and writers sit at an enormous wooden desk, churning out original features and repackaging wire copy about entertainment, sports, popular culture and news. The commuter-daily trend, which originated in Sweden in 1995 with Metro, appears to be just heating up in Canada. Dose promises to be more aggressively youth-focused by providing content on multiple platforms. Its website, for example, will feature breaking news, a local search tool and a music channel; its wireless portal will provide instant access to movie listings, games and ring tones. The slow erosion of youth readership is a growing problem for traditional dailies. According to the Newspaper Audience Databank, only 45 per cent of 18- to 34-year-old Canadians currently read a newspaper every day, compared to 63 per cent in 1986. The real problem is a generational shift in how people consume information.

Focuses on the struggle within Canada's Southam Inc. since Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. took control of it. Disagreement between Hollinger President David Radler and Southam head Bill Ardell, pertaining to plans to pull out of The Canadian Press (CP); What some of the differences are beyond the CP discussion.