Torstar and Metro International Acquire CanWest Interest in Metro Vancouver and Metro Ottawa

Toronto,  ON,  May   31,  2007  -   Torstar  Corporation  and   Metro
International S.A.  today  announced  that  they  have  acquired  the
interest held by  CanWest MediaWorks Publications  Inc. in the  Metro
Vancouver and Metro Ottawa free  daily newspapers, launched in  March
2005. Each of Torstar and Metro International now has an  approximate
50% financial interest in those newspapers."This new  ownership  structure  extends the  solid  foundation  that
already exists  in  the  Metro operations  in  Toronto,  Calgary  and
Edmonton," says Jagoda Pike, President Star Media Group and Chair  of
the Board of Directors of the English Canada Metro newspapers. With a
consistent ownership structure now in place in all five English Metro
markets, the Metro  newspapers will be  managed with a  single-minded
focus on the development and growth of the Metro brand across English
Canada."

Including the five Metro  papers jointly owned  by Torstar and  Metro
International, there  are  currently  Metro  newspapers  in  Canada's
largest six cities,  which represent approximately  45% of the  total
Canadian population."We are  pleased  with  this  transaction  as  we  had  come  to  the
conclusion that these two  properties are no  longer a strategic  fit
for our publishing group," said Dennis Skulsky, President of  CanWest
MediaWorks Publications Inc.

About Metro International and Metro
Metro is the largest and  fastest growing international newspaper  in
the world.    Metro is  published  in over  100  major cities  in  21
countries across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has  a
unique global  reach  -  attracting a  young,  active,  well-educated
Metropolitan  audience  of  over  20  million  daily  readers.  Metro
International's advertising  sales have  grown at  a compound  annual
rate of 41% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.

Metro International 'A' and 'B' shares  are listed on the OMX  Nordic
Exchange's Nordic List under the symbols MTRO SBD A and MTRO SBD B.

For further information, please visit www.metro.lu, or contact:
Birgitta Henriksson, IR contact, Ph: +46 (0) 70 812 86 39

About Torstar Corporation
Torstar Corporation is a  broadly based media  company listed on  the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B). Its businesses include the Star  Media
Group led by the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper,  and
digital properties including  thestar.com, toronto.com,  LiveDeal.ca,
Workopolis  and  Olive   Canada  Network;   Metroland  Media   Group,
publishers  of  community  and  daily  newspapers  in  Ontario;   and
Harlequin Enterprises, a leading global publisher of women's fiction.

Torstar's  news   releases  are   available   on  the   Internet   at
www.torstar.com

For more information please contact:
David Holland
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Torstar Corporation
(416) 869-4031

About CanWest MediaWorks

CanWest MediaWorks  Publications Inc.  is  the largest  publisher  of
newspapers in Canada, as measured by paid circulation, readership and
revenue, with ten  major metropolitan daily  newspapers serving  nine
Canadian cities, including: Vancouver Sun, The Province  (Vancouver),
Ottawa Citizen, The Gazette (Montreal), The Edmonton Journal, Calgary
Herald, The  Windsor  Star, Times-Colonist  (Victoria),  Leader  Post
(Regina), Star Phoenix (Saskatoon), together with 25 community  daily
and weekly and bi-weekly publications.

CanWest MediaWorks  Publications  Inc.  is 74%  indirectly  owned  by
CanWest Global Communications Corp, (NYSE:  CWG; TSX: CGS and  CGS.A,
www.canwestglobal.com,  and  26%  indirectly  owned  by  the  CanWest
MediaWorks Income Fund (TSX: CWM.UN; www.cwmincomefund.com.   CanWest
Global Communications  Corp.,  an  international  media  company,  is
Canada's largest  media company.   The  Company also  owns,  operates
and/or   holds    substantial    interests   in    free-to-air    and
subscription-based television networks, out-of-home advertising,  web
sites, and  radio  stations  and networks  in  Canada,  New  Zealand,
Australia, Singapore,  Turkey,  the  United  States  and  the  United
Kingdom.

For further information please contact:

Deb   Hutton,   SVP   Corporate   Communications,   CanWest    Global
Communications Corp.

416-383-2442 or dehutton@canwest.com