The Casket is a weekly newspaper published in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, by SaltWire Network.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | SaltWire Network |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Antigonish, Nova Scotia |
| Circulation | 4101[1] |
| Website | thecaskket.ca |
History
editFirst published on June 24, 1852, by John Boyd,[2][3] the paper was eventually acquired by Casket Printing and Publishing Company.[4]
Brace Publishing Limited, a division of the Halifax newspaper The Chronicle Herald, acquired the newspaper in 2012 before being subsumed into the Chronicle Herald's expanded SaltWire Network in 2017.
Staff have included the noted cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, who worked for the paper as a youth.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Casket". AdAtlantic. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ A.A. Johnson, A History of the Catholic Church in Eastern Nova Scotia, Vol. II, St. Francis Xavier University Press, Antigonish, N.S., 1971
- ^ Weintraub, Boris (Apr 19, 1984). "Unusual names bestowed on a few U.S. newspapers". The Bulletin [Bend, Oregon]. p. 16. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Brace Capital acquires Casket Printing & Publishing". The Casket. July 20, 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Bruce MacKinnon". Member Profiles. AAEC. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
