Torstar Corp. announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire iPolitics Inc., a digital political website based in Ottawa. In a written statement, Torstar president and CEO John Boynton praised iPolitics for its "proven record of providing extensive online coverage of federal and provincial politics and government policies across Canada." The plan is to expand the Toronto Star's coverage of politics with select iPolitics content while maintaining and extending offerings on iPolitics.ca, said Boynton, also publisher of the Star. Bob Hepburn, director of communications for Torstar, said the deal includes all assets of iPolitics Inc. Torstar already runs QP Briefing, a subscription-based digital and mobile news source covering Ontario politics and legislative news.

Source: CBC News September 20, 2018 15:45 UTC