(CPT107)TORONTO, Dec.8--Sun Media president Paul Godfrey (right) and Quebecor CEO Charles Cavell display copies of the two companies' flagship papers, Le Journal de Montreal and the Toronto Sun at a news conference in Toronto Wednesday. A $983 million merger deal with Montreal publisher Quebecor Inc. and Sun Media Corp. has thwarted a hostile takeover bid by Torstar. (CP PHOTO) 1998 (stf-Kevin Fray er)