The Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as The Straight, it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, public libraries and a large variety of other locations.
For the body of water, see Strait of Georgia.Former editors
Dan McLeod, Charlie Smith, Ian Hanington, Beverley Sinclair, Charles Campbell, Bob Mercer, Nick Collier
1967
Overstory Media Group
Canada
English
As surveyed by VAC its per-issue circulation average as of January 25, 2011, is 119,971 copies, and its average weekly readership is 804,000 as of 2009.[1] Its website traffic ranked 92,215 globally and 5,395 within Canada, according to November 2, 2021, figures from Alexa.[2]
The Straight has a long history of independent, unconventional editorials and content, and is known as a vocal critic of government, notably the former Liberal government of Gordon Campbell.
In January 2020, the newspaper's acquisition by Media Central Corporation was announced, a few weeks after the same company announced a deal to acquire the similar Toronto publication Now.[3] In September 2022, after Media Central Corporation filed for bankruptcy, the Straight was acquired by Overstory Media Group.[4]
