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Canadian Media Sources Guide

Introduction

"When local news disappears, misinformation thrives." - The Walrus

This guide is maintained by a single person and may contain errors. Please suggest corrections for any fact-based news sources that should be included.

Inclusion Criteria

Media to Avoid 🚫

Postmedia Network

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. is an American-owned Canadian-based media conglomerate that owns:

  • Canada.com
  • National Post
  • Financial Post
  • Calgary Herald
  • Edmonton Journal
  • Telegraph-Journal
  • The London Free Press
  • The Gazette
  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Sudbury Star
  • Windsor Star
  • Vancouver Sun

Sun Media

  • Calgary Sun
  • Edmonton Sun
  • Ottawa Sun
  • Toronto Sun
  • Winnipeg Sun

Saltwire Network

  • The Chronicle Herald
  • Cape Breton Post
  • The Telegram
  • The Guardian (Charlottetown)

Canadian Alternatives 🇨🇦

Français ⚜️

Les médias Propriété Type de propriété Contribution
Radio Canada Patrimoine canadien (Gouvernement du Canada) Gouvernement TOU.TV L'EXTRA
TFO Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario TFO (Gouvernement du Ontario) Gouvernement Don
Télé-Québec Société de télédiffusion du Québec (Gouvernement du Québec) Gouvernement -
La Presse La Presse Inc. À but non lucratif, organisations journalistiques enregistrées Don, CanaDon
L'Acadie Nouvelle Acadie Nouvelle ltée. À but non lucratif Abonnement
Coop Media NB NB Media Co-op À but non lucratif Don

#### À but lucratif

Les médias Propriété Type de propriété Contribution
Le Devoir Le Devoir Inc. Organisations journalistiques enregistrées Don

English 🦄

Non-profit and Government Media

Media Ownership Ownership type Donate
CBC News Canadian Heritage (Government of Canada) Government CBC Gem Premium, CBC Shop
TVO The Ontario Education Communications Authority (Government of Ontario) Government Donate
APTN News APTN Government Contribute
Investigative Journalism Foundation Investigative Journalism Foundation Non-profit Subscribe, IJF Shop
PressProgress Broadbent Institute Non-profit Membership
Rabble.ca Self-owned Non-profit Donate
Halifax Examiner Self-owned Non-profit Subscribe, Donate
The Walrus The Walrus Foundation Non-profit, registered charity Donate
The Narwhal The Narwhal News Society Non-profit, Registered journalism organization Donate, CanadaHelps
Chek News Employee-owned Non-profit Chekplus
The Tyee Appears to be self-owned Non-profit, Registered Journalism Organization (pending) Donate
The Breach Breach Media Canada Non-profit Donate
The Grind Arts and Labour Media Inc. Non-profit Membership
Briarpatch Briarpatch Inc. Non-profit Donate
Unrigged News Collaboration between non-profit outlets Non-profit -
Prince Albert Daily Herald Employee-owned & operated Non-profit Subscription
NB Media Co-op NB Media Co-op Non-profit Donate

#### For-profit Media

Media Ownership Ownership type Donate/Subscribe
Canada's National Observer Observer Media Group For-profit Donate, Subscribe
The Canadian Press News The Globe and Mail, Torstar For-profit -
The Globe and Mail The Woodbridge Company For-profit Subscribe
Toronto Star Torstar For-profit Subscribe
Reuters Thompson family For-profit Subscribe
Global News Corus Entertainment For-profit -
Winnipeg Free Press FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership For-profit Donate
Canadaland Appears to be self-owned Appears to be for-profit Patreon, Canadaland store

Additional Resources

Political Commentary

News Aggregator

Organizations Countering Dark Money

Organization Social Media
Democracy Watch YouTube
The Investigative Journalism Foundation -
Council of Canadians YouTube
Protecting Canada YouTube
Canadians for Tax Fairness -
PressProgress YouTube
Fair Vote Canada YouTube
Bluesky Starter Pack: Ontario journalists that cover work & wage issues -

Critical Thinking Resources

Organization Social Media
Centre for Inquiry Canada YouTube
Humanist Canada YouTube

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[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I hate to post another comment, but another great tool for media reading in general is RSS feed aggregators. Yes they can be janky, but it is the easiest way to explicitly choose what media you receive, rather than relying on algorithms in news apps / social media to dictate all that you read.

NetNewsWire is a great option for Apple devices Feedbro integrates into your web browser And Feeder is the one I use on my Android phone.

Here is a general comparison list on Wikipedia of different feed aggregators.

If you are a bit more technically inclined, I highly recommend hosting your own feed aggregator online (allowing you to sync your saved articles / read articles between devices, and better battery life on mobile devices). The two apps I usually see recommended for this are tt-rss "Tiny Tiny RSS" as well as FreshRSS.