Short answers, pulled from the story.
Conrad Black launched the National Post on the 27th of October 1998. The original launch date was set for October 5, but financial complications from acquiring the Financial Post caused a three-week delay.
Paul Godfrey assembled an ownership group to acquire the chain from financially troubled Canwest. That group completed a one point one billion dollar transaction on the 13th of July 2010, forming the Postmedia Network.
The Post launched with a conservative editorial stance that advocated for unite-the-right movements against the Liberal government. Original members of the editorial board included Ezra Levant, Neil Seeman, Jonathan Kay, John Williamson, and Alexander Rose.
In 2006, the newspaper ceased distribution in Atlantic Canada and the Canadian territories. Print editions were removed from all Atlantic Canadian newsstands except Halifax by 2007.
The National Post publishes Monday through Saturday with Monday released as a digital e-edition only since the 19th of June 2017. Distribution covers Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia provinces.