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The Toronto Star was founded in 1892 by striking Toronto News printers and writers. It was originally called the Evening Star and was renamed the Toronto Daily Star in 1900, then shortened to the Toronto Star in 1971.
Joseph E. Atkinson bought the Toronto Star on the 13th of December 1899 and served as editor until his death in 1948. He championed social welfare causes including old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and health care, and his progressive values were codified as the Atkinson Principles that still guide the paper.
The Toronto Star is owned by Torstar Corporation, which was acquired by the private investment firm NordStar Capital LP in 2020 for 60 million dollars. The purchase turned Torstar from a publicly traded company into a privately held one.
Yes, Ernest Hemingway is listed among the Toronto Star's notable journalists and columnists, working for the paper before his career as a novelist.
The Toronto Star has historically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada, endorsing it in every federal election for the 50 years up to 1972. Between 1968 and 2019, the Star endorsed the Liberals eleven times, the NDP twice, and the Progressive Conservatives twice. It endorsed the Liberals under Mark Carney in the 2025 federal election.
Since November 2022, the Toronto Star has been headquartered at 8 Spadina Avenue, leasing space at The Well on Spadina Avenue at Front Street in Toronto. It previously occupied buildings at 1 Yonge Street and 80 King Street West.