The Canadian Jewish News to stop printing June 20

The Canadian Jewish News will publish its final print edition on June 20.
Donald Carr, president of the 53-year-old newspaper — which has separate editions in Toronto and Montreal and a staff of about 50 — explained the decision in a message posted online on Monday.
“I never dreamed that I would be writing this. No nightmare of mine envisioned it.
“For some time, we have known of the ravages that printed newspapers and magazines have been experiencing across the world. The digital age, in which news and commentary are retrieved instantly on smartphones, on computers and on all kinds of new devices, has overtaken the printed word.
“For the most part, the attractions of printed paper are welcome experiences only for an older generation and appear to be destined to be things of the past. Added to this that much of the world believes that news and commentary should be free.”
The newspaper was first published on the first day of 1960 but became a non-profit under its current ownership in 1971.
Continued publication in electronic form was mentioned as a likelihood in Carr’s note although any specific plans don’t appear to have been developed yet.
The competing Jewish Tribune — which has claimed a larger readership thanks to free print distribution — continues to be published by owner and advocacy group B’nai Brith Canada.