In August 2024, following its sale to Postmedia, the paper ceased daily publication and began to only publish print editions on Fridays.

Over the course of its history, the paper has published news, stories and editorials of interest to readers in the dominion, and later province, of Newfoundland, and St. John's in particular.

[5] On April 13, 2017, Transcontinental announced that it had sold all of its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to SaltWire Network, a newly formed parent company of The Chronicle Herald in Halifax.

[14] Other daily newspapers that were part of the transaction but are closer to the production facility, including The Guardian in Charlottetown, continued to publish at least five days a week following the sale.

[16] In the 19th century, The Evening Telegram was known for its strong opinions on issues of the day, including the Newfoundland Railway, and early Confederation discussions.

As Premier, Smallwood had a rocky relationship with The Telegram, bringing a series of libel suits against it and threatening to withdraw all government advertising.

[19] Well-known former Telegram journalists include Newfoundland writers Harold Horwood, Ray Guy,[2] and Albert Perlin.

Other notable contributors to The Telegram include former editor and author Michael Harrington, artist Rae Perlin, former Newfoundland Prime Minister William F. Lloyd and former provincial NDP leader Peter Fenwick.