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Numbers and circulations of daily and weekly English-language newspapers, by province and territory, 1945 and 1946
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| 1945 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly1 | |||
| number | circulation | number | circulation | |
| Canada | 76 | 2,230,920 | 668 | 2,006,481 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 14,861 | 2 | 7,365 |
| Nova Scotia | 7 | 144,499 | 29 | 69,093 |
| New Brunswick | 3 | 54,825 | 23 | 39,540 |
| Quebec | 5 | 220,103 | 23 | 307,416 |
| Ontario | 34 | 1,167,159 | 245 | 1,173,750 |
| Manitoba | 4 | 141,378 | 64 | 82,556 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 72,520 | 132 | 112,525 |
| Alberta | 6 | 125,581 | 83 | 82,763 |
| British Columbia | 11 | 289,994 | 63 | 129,411 |
| Yukon and Northwest Territories | 0 | - | 4 | 2,062 |
| 1946 | ||||
| Daily | Weekly1 | |||
| number | circulation | number | circulation | |
| Canada | 76 | 2,349,908 | 678 | 2,233,252 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 16,125 | 2 | 6,875 |
| Nova Scotia | 7 | 149,158 | 29 | 70,171 |
| New Brunswick | 3 | 58,066 | 23 | 40,325 |
| Quebec | 5 | 237,793 | 25 | 390,890 |
| Ontario | 34 | 1,224,458 | 247 | 1,316,559 |
| Manitoba | 4 | 138,496 | 63 | 66,2692 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 77,360 | 136 | 117,464 |
| Alberta | 6 | 135,414 | 83 | 83,098 |
| British Columbia | 11 | 313,038 | 66 | 139,539 |
| Yukon and Northwest Territories | 0 | - | 4 | 2,062 |
| Note: Numbers and circulations are not given in all cases. | ||||
| 1. Includes semi- and tri-weekly newspapers. | ||||
| 2. Circulation of one large weekly newspaper omitted. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||
