The Guelph Mercury is an English language newspaper published in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by the Torstar Corporation.

The newspaper, originally named the Guelph Advertiser, began publishing as a weekly in 1854 under the leadership of founder George Keeling. In 1862, Toronto newspaperman James Innes took over editorship of the Advertiser and shortly thereafter formed a partnership with John C. McLagan, owner of the competing weekly newspaper the Guelph Mercury. The two papers merged to form the Mercury and Advertiser.

The Mercury became a daily newspaper in 1867.

The Mercury has since had numerous owners. Innes sold his share in the newspaper in 1905 to J. Innes McIntosh, who also bought the Guelph Herald, a competing daily newspaper, in 1924. McIntosh then sold his share in 1929 to James Playfair, who sold the paper in the late 1940s to Thomson Newspapers Corporation . Thomson remained owner for half a century, until Hollinger Inc. purchased the paper in 1995. Sun Media purchased then sold the paper in 1999. Torstar Corporation is the paper's current owner.

The Mercury is part of a group called Grand River Valley Newspapers, which includes The Record and The Cambridge Reporter.

External links

• Guelph Mercury Homepage