▁newsp apers ▁at ▁post - second ary ▁schools ▁in ▁Canada . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁C UP ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁student ▁new sw ire ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁national ▁student ▁organization ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Many ▁successful ▁Canadian ▁journal ists ▁got ▁their ▁starts ▁in ▁C UP ▁and ▁its ▁member ▁papers . ▁C UP ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁synd ic ation ▁services ▁that ▁facil itated ▁trans n ational ▁story - sh aring . ▁This ▁new sw ire ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁function ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁compet itive ▁source ▁for ▁campus ▁news ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁online ▁public ▁wire ▁at ▁cup wire . ca . ▁ ▁C UP ' s ▁head ▁office ▁is ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁Prior ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁head ▁office ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁In ▁Ott awa , ▁C UP ▁ran ▁a ▁printing ▁company , ▁called ▁Common ▁Print ing ▁Group , ▁which ▁was ▁owned ▁joint ly ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Stud ents , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁as ▁C UP ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁A ▁national ▁conference , ▁which ▁doubles ▁as ▁an ▁annual ▁general ▁meeting , ▁is ▁held ▁once ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁city . ▁Each ▁member ▁paper ▁exer cis es ▁one ▁vote ▁at ▁con ferences . ▁The ▁president ▁and ▁national ▁b ureau ▁chief ▁are ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁conference , ▁or ▁NAS H , ▁while ▁the ▁regional ▁C UP board ▁members