Without newspapers, people would have to get all of their current events information from town criers and their crossword puzzles from overtaxed sky writers. Conserve fuel with today's Groupon: for $20, you get a one-year subscription to the e-edition of the Toronto Sun (a $54.10 value, including HST).

The electronic edition of the Toronto Sun provides readers with a daily roundup of local and international happenings, handily accessible all year long. The online paper's main dashboard highlights the day's prominent headlines in news and finance and supplies links to commentary from columnists and cola-war conspiracy theorists. The World in Pictures dazzles eyes while leaving fingers unsmudged with newsprint, and section thumbnails in the sidebar let browsers breeze between travel features and the Sunday comics. An array of digital tools empowers news junkies to get their fill of current events whenever and in whatever view they want, with options for setting up RSS feeds and email alerts, customizing page views, and sharing articles via social-networking sites and carrier squirrels. As an online newspaper, the e-edition is accessible via iPads, ideal for commuters trying to read the news while juggling a cup of coffee and 9 or 10 yowling marmosets on the morning train.