[7] His son-in-law, Harry C. Hindmarsh, shared those principles as the paper's longtime managing editor while also helping to build circulation with sensational stories, bold headlines and dramatic photos.

[13] That arrangement only lasted for two months, during which time it was rumoured that William Findlay "Billy" Maclean, The World's proprietor, was considering selling the Star to the Riordon family.

[16] Its new editors, Edmund E. Sheppard and Frederic Thomas Nicholls, moved the entire Star operation into the same building used by the magazine Saturday Night.

[17] Joseph E. "Holy Joe" Atkinson, backed by funds raised by supporters of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, bought the paper on December 13, 1899.

[17] The supporters included Senator George Cox, William Mulock, Peter Charles Larkin and Timothy Eaton.

[20] The newspaper's early opposition and criticism of the Nazi regime[21] saw it become one of the first North American papers to be banned in Germany.

The Star was unique among North American newspapers in its consistent, ongoing advocacy of the interests of ordinary people.

The friendship of Atkinson, the publisher, with Mackenzie King, the prime minister, was a major influence on the development of Canadian social policy.

[30] The Star would continue to supply sponsored content to the CRBC's CRCT station—which later became CBC station CBL—an arrangement that lasted until 1946.

[30] In 1971, the newspaper was renamed The Toronto Star and moved to a modern International-style office tower at One Yonge Street by Queens Quay.

The original Star building at 80 King Street West was demolished to make room for First Canadian Place.

The newspaper's former printing plant was housed at One Yonge Street until the Toronto Star Press Centre opened.

[41][42] On December 20, 2019, all StarMetro editions ceased publication amid the popularity and resultant growth of news apps on mobile devices.

[49] An appeal of the judgement by another prospective purchaser failed on July 31 when Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Penny dismissed the motion.

[53][54] [55][56] Like its competitor The Globe and Mail, the Star covers "a spectrum of opinion that is best described as urban and Central Canadian" in character.

[57] When Atkinson's son Joseph Story Atkinson became president of the Star in 1957, he said, "From its inception in 1892, the Star has been a champion of social and economic reform, a defender of minority rights, a foe of discrimination, a friend of organized labour and a staunch advocate of Canadian nationhood.

[60] The paper has been traditionally supportive of official bilingualism and maintaining Canadian unity in opposition to Quebec separatism.

[59] In the 1980s, Michael Farber wrote in the Montreal Gazette that the Star's coverage was Toronto-centric to the point that any story was said to carry an explanation as to "What it means to Metro.

[71] The Star states that it favours an inclusive, "big tent" approach, not wishing to attract one group of readers at the expense of others.

It publishes regular features on real estate (including condominiums), individual neighbourhoods (and street name etymologies), shopping, cooking, dining, alcoholic beverages (right down to having an exclusive on the anti-competitive practices of the Beer Store that led to major reforms on the sale of alcohol in Ontario grocery stores in 2015 by Premier Kathleen Wynne and Ed Clark), automobiles (as Wheels), and travel destinations.