SaltWire Network

SaltWire Network Inc.
Company type	Public
Industry	Mass media
Founded	2017; 7 years ago
Headquarters	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Area served	Atlantic Canada
Owner	Postmedia
Website	www.saltwire.com

SaltWire Network Inc. is a Canadian newspaper publishing company owned by Postmedia.^[1] Saltwire owns 23 daily and weekly newspapers in Atlantic Canada including The Chronicle Herald in Halifax.^[2] The company was formed in 2017 via its purchase of 27 newspapers from Transcontinental.

As of 2024, the company employs about 800 independent contractors and 390 staff (including Halifax Herald Ltd.)^[3]

^ "Postmedia completes $1M purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain", CBC.ca. August 26, 2024.
^ "How SaltWire became the largest media group in Atlantic Canada". Global News, April 13, 2017.
^ "Postmedia plans to buy Atlantic Canada's insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain". Toronto Sun. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

[1] "Postmedia completes $1M purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain", CBC.ca. August 26, 2024.

[global-2] "How SaltWire became the largest media group in Atlantic Canada". Global News, April 13, 2017.

[3] "Postmedia plans to buy Atlantic Canada's insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain". Toronto Sun. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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