09:52 AM EST - Torstar Corp. : reported weaker third-quarter operating earnings on flat sales, citing reduced advertising revenue due to a slowing Ontario economy. Revenue for the media company rose 0.8 percent to $372.1 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 compared to the year earlier period, the comany said today. Net income after one-time charges swung to a loss of $2.7 million, or 3 cents a share, from a profit of $8.4 million or 11 cents a share a year earlier. Torstar Corp.
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