Toronto Standard

19th-century Canadian conservative newspaper

The Toronto Standard

Type| weekly
Format| broadsheet
Founded| 1848
Ceased publication| 1849

The Toronto Standard newspaper was published in Toronto before confederation. It is listed among Toronto's early newspapers[1] as the Toronto Standard and General Advertiser.[2][3] It was a weekly conservative newspaper, published by James Northey, that advocated for Protestant Ascendancy. Founded in 1848, it closed in 1849.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Early Toronto Newspapers 1793-1867". Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
2. ^ Tom Czerniawski. "Toronto Standard magazine readies for launch". Masthead. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
3. ^ a b Bradburn, Jamie (April 21, 2011). "The Toronto Standard, "A Sound Conservative Protestant Journal"". Torontoist. Retrieved September 22, 2020.