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States that Toronto, Ontario-based newspapers are descending into British-style sex and sleaze. The need for increased circulation and subscription; The hostile takeover bid of Torstar Corp. for the Sun Media Corp.; View of Chris Dornan, director of the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa, on the viability of the Canadian Press wire service; Suggestion that Southam Inc.'s `National Post' is doing well on the newsstand; Mention of Conrad Black, majority owner of Southam Inc.

Reports on Quebecor Inc.'s agreement to spin off to Torstar Corp. four of Sun Media's Ontario broadsheets. Amount that Torstar agreed to pay for the newspapers; Canada's largest newspaper group; Plan by the two companies to work together on future deals.