Transcontinental announced Thursday it had sold all its Atlantic Canadian publications to Saltwire Network, publishers of the Chronicle Herald in Halifax. That sale includes The Guardian in Charlottetown and Journal-Pioneer in Summerside. Saltwire Network will be making an offer to those employees. The sale is effective immediately and includes the sale of 28 brands and web-related properties in all four provinces. It also includes four printing plants, commercial printing activities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and distribution activities in Atlantic Canada.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 12:28 UTC