CanWest MediaWorks has stopped the presses on Dose, its youth-oriented free newspaper launched barely a year ago in five cities.

The last print edition of Dose came out Wednesday.

Dose began publishing in April 2005.
Dose began publishing in April 2005.
(CBC)
CanWest said it was ending the publication of Dose, but would continue publishing content to its online service, dose.ca, as well as on cellphones. 

The company said 50 people would lose their jobs.

"In this very competitive newspaper market, we feel the printed publication will not produce the financial results we expect over the long term," said CanWest MediaWorks CEO Peter Viner in a release.

"However, we see a growing product in the Dose online and mobile offering which we will continue to develop," he said.

Dose began publishing as a free commuter handout in April 2005. It was aimed at the 18-to-34-year-old crowd.

The total daily circulation in Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver was 290,000.