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Estimated numbers and circulations of reporting daily and weekly English-language newspapers, by province, 1954 to 1956

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Estimated numbers and circulations of reporting daily and weekly English-language newspapers, by province, 1954 to 1956
  1954
  Daily Weekly1
  number circulation number circulation
Canada 84 3,139,053 738 3,903,125
Newfoundland 3 31,703 4 29,122
Prince Edward Island 2 18,910 1 5,435
Nova Scotia 5 148,470 27 80,066
New Brunswick 3 75,701 19 58,863
Quebec 5 294,867 31 1,652,1192
Ontario 40 1,635,723 256 1,575,487
Manitoba 6 196,697 66 107,506
Saskatchewan 4 98,480 152 164,614
Alberta 5 196,823 99 128,153
British Columbia 11 431,679 80 197,510
Yukon and Northwest Territories - - 3 4,250
  1955
  number circulation number circulation
Canada 85 3,234,676 724 3,768,724
Newfoundland 3 28,923 4 29,815
Prince Edward Island 2 19,042 1 5,735
Nova Scotia 5 150,339 26 79,056
New Brunswick 3 77,960 17 51,962
Quebec 5 307,186 25 1,454,9792
Ontario 40 1,681,106 254 1,597,398
Manitoba 6 205,065 66 85,150
Saskatchewan 4 102,365 150 146,900
Alberta 5 204,927 98 146,869
British Columbia 12 447,763 81 166,985
Yukon and Northwest Territories - - 2 3,875
  1956
  number circulation number circulation
Canada 86 3,248,092 747 3,957,087
Newfoundland 3 32,276 4 30,725
Prince Edward Island 2 19,446 1 5,626
Nova Scotia 5 149,557 26 81,906
New Brunswick 3 80,657 17 53,612
Quebec 5 314,080 24 1,556,3502
Ontario 41 1,688,314 252 1,637,072
Manitoba 6 207,848 67 82,684
Saskatchewan 4 101,602 164 146,205
Alberta 5 215,017 108 174,775
British Columbia 12 439,295 82 183,917
Yukon and Northwest Territories - - 2 4,215
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958.