The Peterborough Examiner

{{Infobox Newspaper

| name = The Peterborough Examiner

| logo = ThePeterboroughExaminer.svg

| image = ThePeterboroughExaminer.jpg

| caption = Front page of the June 1, 2020 edition

| type = Daily newspaper

| format =

| foundation = 1847

| ceased publication =

| owners = Metroland Media Group (Torstar)

| political position =

| publisher = Neil Oliver

| editor = Kennedy Gordon

| staff =

| circulation = 12,352 weekdays
13,108 Saturdays

| circulation_date = 2011

| circulation_ref = Paid circulation cited in {{cite web |url=http://www.bpaww.com/Bpaww_com/Pages/CirculationReports.aspx |title=Daily Newspaper Circulation Statement for the 12 Month Period Ended December 2011 |location=Toronto |publisher=Canadian Circulations Audit Board |access-date=April 2, 2012}}

| headquarters =

| ISSN = 0839-0878

| website = {{URL|https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/}}

}}

The Peterborough Examiner is a newspaper that services Peterborough, Ontario and area. The paper started circulation in 1847, and is currently owned by Torstar and operated by its Metroland division. Between 1942 and 1955, it was edited by Canadian man of letters Robertson Davies, whose unique three-paragraph editorial style won several awards. Davies remained owner and publisher of the Examiner and Ralph Hancox the editor until 1967, when it was sold to the Thomson chain of newspapers. Subsequently, Sterling, Hollinger and Sun Media owned the newspaper before Postmedia.

The Peterborough Examiner was one of several Postmedia newspapers purchased by Torstar in a transaction between the two companies which concluded on November 27, 2017.{{cite news|title=Postmedia and Torstar swap dozens of community papers, but will shut down most of them|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/postmedia-torstar-1.4420955|access-date=November 27, 2017|work=CBC News|agency=The Canadian Press|date=November 27, 2017|language=en}} The paper continued to be published by the Metroland Media Group subsidiary of Torstar.{{cite news|last=Kopun|first=Francine|title=Torstar, Postmedia announce community and daily paper deal|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/11/27/torstar-postmedia-announce-community-and-daily-paper-deal.html|access-date=November 27, 2017|work=Toronto Star|date=November 27, 2017}} In late May 2020, Torstar, accepted an offer for the sale of all of its assets to Nordstar Capital, a deal expected to close by year end.{{cite web |url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/9997810-torstar-to-be-sold-taken-private-in-52-million-deal/ |title=Torstar to be sold, taken private in $52-million deal |date=2020-05-26 |publisher=Toronto.com |access-date=2020-05-27}}

It is the only daily newspaper in Peterborough city and county. Its publisher is Neil Oliver and managing editor is Kennedy Gordon.

In the summer of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, the newspaper permanently closed its newsroom, with all staff working remotely.{{cite news |last1=Gordon |first1=Kennedy |title=The Peterborough Examiner is leaving its East City building for a 'virtual newsroom' |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2020/06/15/the-peterborough-examiner-is-leaving-its-east-city-building-for-a-virtual-newsroom.html |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=The Peterborough Examiner |date=15 June 2020 |location=Peterborough, Ontario}}{{cite web |author1=Toronto Star |title="Out of office" forever: A tech giant and a local newspaper discuss working from home |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iutDW2bLeg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3iutDW2bLeg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |date=24 June 2020 |access-date=24 June 2020 |location=Toronto}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite news|date=2021-03-22|title=Canadian news outlets close physical offices, codifying remote work|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/03/22/canadian-news-outlets-close-physical-offices-codifying-remote-work.html|access-date=2021-12-15|issn=0319-0781|last=Balakrishnan|first=Anita}}