Editing Toronto Star (section)

===1971–present===
In 1971, the newspaper was renamed ''The Toronto Star'' and moved to a modern International-style office tower at [[One Yonge Street]] by [[Queens Quay (Toronto)|Queens Quay]]. The original [[Old Toronto Star Building|''Star'' building]] at 80 King Street West was demolished to make room for [[First Canadian Place]].

The ''Star'' expanded during the 1970s with the introduction of a Sunday edition in 1973 and a morning edition in 1981.<ref name=canen/>

In 1992, its printing plant was moved to the Toronto Star Press Centre at the [[Ontario Highway 407|Highway 407]] & [[Ontario Highway 400|400]] interchange in [[Vaughan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/09/06/torstars_vaughan_press_centre_celebrates_20th_anniversary.html |title=Torstar's Vaughan Press Centre celebrates 20th anniversary |work=Toronto Star|date=September 6, 2012 }}</ref> In September 2002, the logo was changed, and "The" was dropped from the masthead. During the [[Northeast blackout of 2003|2003 Northeast blackout]], the ''Star'' printed the paper at a press in [[Welland]], Ontario. The newspaper's former printing plant was housed at One Yonge Street until the Toronto Star Press Centre opened.

Until the mid-2000s, the front page of the ''Toronto Star'' had no third-party advertising aside from upcoming lottery jackpot estimates from the [[Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation]] (OLG).

On May 28, 2007, the ''Star'' unveiled a redesigned paper that featured larger type, narrower pages, fewer and shorter articles, renamed sections, a more prominent focus on local news, and less focus on international news, columnists, and opinion pieces.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2007/05/28/you_spoke_we_listened_here_are_the_changes.html |work=Toronto Star |location=Toronto |title=You spoke, we listened: Here are the changes |date=May 28, 2007 |access-date=May 25, 2010 |first=J. Fred |last=Kuntz}}</ref> However, on January 1, 2009, the ''Star'' reverted to its previous format. ''Star P.M.'', a free newspaper in [[PDF]] format that could be downloaded from the newspaper's website each weekday afternoon, was discontinued in October 2007, thirteen months after its launch.

On January 15, 2016, Torstar confirmed the closure of its Vaughan printing presses and indicated that it would outsource printing to [[Transcontinental (company)|Transcontinental Printing]], leading to the layoff of all 285 staff at the plant, as Transcontinental had its own existing facility, also in Vaughan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2016/01/15/torstar-sell-vaughan-printing-plant-close-300-jobs-affected/ |title=Torstar to sell printing plant in Vaughan, close to 300 jobs affected |website=toronto.citynews.ca|date=January 15, 2016 }}</ref> The newspaper said the closure was effected so it could better focus on its digital outlets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://torontosun.com/2016/01/15/torstar-to-sell-printing-plant-285-jobs-affected/wcm/48a2b4d1-a53f-4ce1-8b8a-8b782861d9c3 |title=Torstar lays off more than 300 production, editorial staff, selling staff |newspaper=Toronto Sun |last=Sagan |first=Aleksandra |date=January 15, 2016}}</ref>
 
In February 2018, the ''Toronto Star'' suspended its internship program indefinitely to cut its costs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canadalandshow.com/toronto-star-suspending-internship-programs-indefinitely/ |title=Toronto Star Suspending Internship Programs Indefinitely |work=Canadaland|date=February 13, 2018 }}</ref> Long a source of Canada's next generation of journalists, the paid positions were seen by journalists and program alumni as a vital part of the national industry, and their suspension, a sign of its continuing decline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://j-source.ca/article/toronto-star-internship-program-unique/ |title=Why the Toronto Star internship program was unique |date=February 21, 2018 |work=J-Source}}</ref> In 2020, the internship program returned.<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 20, 2020|title=Toronto Star welcomes back internship program with seven young reporters|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/12/20/toronto-star-welcomes-back-internship-program-with-seven-young-reporters.html|access-date=December 28, 2021|issn=0319-0781}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ''Toronto Star'' expanded its local coverage of Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Halifax with rebranded daily newspapers, previously known as ''Metro'', as ''[[StarMetro (newspaper)|StarMetro]]'', which was a joint venture between Torstar (90%) and Swedish media company [[Metro International]] (10%).<ref>{{cite news |title=Torstar hiring 20 reporters as it rebrands and revamps Metro Urban dailies across Canada |url=https://business.financialpost.com/telecom/media/torstar-hiring-20-reporters-as-it-rebrands-and-revamps-metro-urban-dailies |website=Financial Post |publisher=The Canadian Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Healing |first1=Dan |title=StarMetro? Toronto Star publisher rebranding free daily newspapers across Canada – cites appetite for 'progressive voice' |url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/starmetro-toronto-star-publisher-rebranding-free-daily-newspapers-across-canada-cites-appetite-for-progressive-voice/wcm/e9d04fc7-4529-4ee2-a1f5-311938d8acdf |website=Calgary Herald |publisher=The Canadian Press |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Popplewell |first1=Brett |title=Inside the Toronto Star's Bold Plan to Save Itself |url=https://thewalrus.ca/inside-the-toronto-stars-bold-plan-to-save-itself/ |website=The Walrus |date=May 10, 2018 |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> In October 2018, the ''Toronto Star'' acquired [[iPolitics]], a political news outlet. It ceased to own the property in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tortar signs agreement to purchase political website iPolitics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/torstar-buys-ipolitics-1.4831392 |website=CBC |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Torstar to purchase iPolitics media outlet |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/torstar-to-purchase-ipolitics-media-outlet-693842521.html |website=Cision |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>

On December 20, 2019, all ''StarMetro'' editions ceased publication.<ref>{{cite web |title=Torstar shutting down StarMetro papers across Canada |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/11/19/torstar-shutting-down-starmetro-papers-across-canada/ |website=CityNews |publisher=Rogers Digital Media. |date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Toronto Star shutting down StarMetro newspapers |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/toronto-star-star-metro-closing-1.5365326 |website=CBC.ca |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. |date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref>

The newspaper was acquired by NordStar Capital on May 26, 2020, after the board of [[Torstar]] voted to sell the company to the investment firm for {{CAD|52{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}}—making Torstar a [[privately held company]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=The Canadian Press |author-link=The Canadian Press |date=May 26, 2020 |title=Torstar agrees to $52M sale to NordStar Capital |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/torstar-sale-nordstar-capital-1.5586033 |access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> The deal was expected to be approved by Torstar's [[shareholder]]s and to close by the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 26, 2020 |title=Torstar to be sold, taken private in $52-million deal |url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/9997810-torstar-to-be-sold-taken-private-in-52-million-deal/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |publisher=Toronto.com}}</ref> Canadian Modern Media Holdings made an offer of $58{{nbsp}}million on July 9, 2020;<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Surprise $60-million bid from NordStar locks up acquisition of Torstar |language=en |work=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/07/11/new-surprise-60-million-bid-from-nordstar-all-but-locks-up-acquisition-of-torstar.html |access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref> NordStar subsequently increased its offer to $60{{Nbsp}}million, effectively ending the bidding war.<ref name=":0" /> The majority of shareholders voted in favour of the deal.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ts/business/2020/07/21/nordstar-takeover-approved-by-torstar-shareholders.html |title=Shareholders have given a proposed $60 million takeover of the Toronto Star's publisher their seal of approval |work=St Catharines Standard |access-date=July 21, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The takeover was approved by an Ontario judge on July 27, 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Judge approves NordStar's $60-million takeover of Torstar – The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-judge-approves-nordstars-60-million-takeover-of-torstar |access-date=July 28, 2020 |website=www.theglobeandmail.com}}</ref> An appeal of the judgement by another prospective purchaser failed on July 31 when Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Penny dismissed the motion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202007311845CANADANWCANADAPR_C5897-1 |title=Torstar Corporation Announces Dismissal of Stay Motion in Connection with Arrangement with NordStar Capital LP |date=July 31, 2020 |publisher=Financial Times |access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/07/30/court-considers-temporary-hold-on-nordstar-takeover-of-toronto-star-publisher.html |title=NordStar takeover of Toronto Star publisher cleared to go ahead early next week |work=Toronto Star |access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202007311845CANADANWCANADAPR_C5897-1 |title=Torstar Corporation Announces Dismissal of Stay Motion in Connection with Arrangement with NordStar Capital LP |date=July 31, 2020 |publisher=Financial Times |access-date=August 1, 2020 |quote=he Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) has dismissed a motion for a stay of the final order}}</ref>

In November 2022, the newspaper moved its headquarters from the [[One Yonge Street|1 Yonge Street]] to a new location on [[Spadina Avenue]] at Front Street.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zwolinski |first1=Mark |title=Proudfoot Corner: Memories of 1 Yonge St. as Toronto Star prepares to move |url=https://www.thestar.com/initiatives/santa_claus_fund/2022/10/27/proudfoot-corner-memories-of-1-yonge-st-as-toronto-star-prepares-to-move.html |access-date=May 7, 2023 |work=thestar.com |date=November 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.thestar.com/about/contactus.html |website=The Toronto Star |access-date=May 7, 2023 |language=en-CA |date=February 9, 2021}}</ref><ref name="thestar.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2021/12/29/the-stars-move-requires-us-to-rethink-what-our-office-should-be-post-pandemic.html|title=Opinion &#124; the Star's move requires us to rethink what our office should be, post-pandemic|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=December 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Josh |title=Shopify confirms it no longer intends to expand to massive new Toronto office space, citing shift toward remote-first |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/12/14/shopify-confirms-it-no-longer-intends-to-expand-to-massive-new-toronto-office-space-citing-shift-toward-remote-first.html |website=thestar.com |access-date=May 7, 2023 |language=en |date=December 14, 2022 |quote=Several other companies have already moved into the Well, including the Star, which recently moved from its long-time office at 1 Yonge St.}}</ref>