Canada's Toronto Star cuts 45 newsroom jobs after £14m loss

Audience for the newspaper's tablet edition reaches plateau after initial surge of interest... and advertising continues to decline

The newspaper retrenchment in Canada has taken another turn with the announcement that one of the country's biggest-selling titles, the Toronto Star, is to cut 45 newsroom jobs.

In addition, seven other posts will go, according to a Torstar Corp spokesman, Bob Hepburn, quoted by the Globe & Mail. The cuts include 26 temporary positions on the Star's tablet edition. Among the permanent staff being laid off are 10 reporters and five editors.