VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Former Toronto Star publisher Beland Honderich has died following a stroke.
He was 86.
Honderich rose from plain beginnings to become one of the most influential Canadians of his day. He used his power as publisher of Canada's largest newspaper to influence the agenda in politics and business at every level, while setting new standards for informed, in-depth, responsible reporting, the Toronto Star said.
Honderich served as publisher of the Toronto Star for 22 years.
Among his many honors was his election in 1986 to the News Hall of Fame by journalists across Canada for leading "Canadian newspapers into a new direction, taking readers backstage to explore and explain the current events that shaped their lives."
Honderich left the publisher's office in 1988 and served as board chairman of the newspaper and its parent company, Torstar Corp., until 1994.
