Who owns BC news — VANCOUVER ISLAND (INCL. BC-WIDE OUTLETS)

Two companies own 16 of the 30 outlets we track.

BLACK PRESS 13INDEPENDENT 9VISTA 3 · PATTISON 1BROADCAST 3GLACIER 1

Black Press (Carpenter Media Group)Community newspapers across BC.13 TRACKED

Carpenter Media Group13 TRACKED

Owner since Mar 2024Source ↗

Alberni Valley News ISLAND
Campbell River Mirror ISLAND
Comox Valley Record ISLAND
Cowichan Valley Citizen ISLAND
Goldstream News Gazette ISLAND
Ladysmith Chronicle ISLAND
Nanaimo News Bulletin ISLAND
North Island Gazette ISLAND
Parksville Qualicum Beach News ISLAND
Saanich News ISLAND
Sooke News Mirror ISLAND
Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News ISLAND
Victoria News ISLAND

Glacier (Lodestar Media)Community and city news sites across BC.1 TRACKED

Lodestar Media1 TRACKED

Times Colonist ISLAND

BroadcastNational TV networks: CTV, Global and CityNews.3 TRACKED

Bell Media1 TRACKED

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CTV News Vancouver Island ISLAND

Corus Entertainment1 TRACKED

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Global BC BC-WIDE

Rogers Sports & Media1 TRACKED

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CityNews Vancouver BC-WIDE

Regional ownersCompanies with several local outlets, each in its own part of BC.4 TRACKED · 1 NOT TRACKED

Vista Radio Ltd.3 TRACKED

Owner since Jul 2012Source ↗

My Campbell River Now ISLAND
My Comox Valley Now ISLAND
My Cowichan Valley Now ISLAND

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group1 TRACKED

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NanaimoNewsNOW ISLAND

Overstory Media Group0 TRACKED · 1 NOT TRACKED

Owner since Sep 2022Source ↗

Capital Daily ISLAND · Not tracked: no feed

CBCCanada's public broadcaster.0 TRACKED · 2 NOT TRACKED

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation0 TRACKED · 2 NOT TRACKED

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CBC British Columbia BC-WIDE · Not tracked: feed blocked
CBC Vancouver Island ISLAND · Not tracked: no feed

IndependentOwners outside the chains and regional groups, including nonprofit newsrooms.9 TRACKED

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network1 TRACKED

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APTN News (British Columbia) BC-WIDE

CHEK Media Group1 TRACKED

Owner since 2009Source ↗

CHEK News ISLAND

Discourse Community Publishing1 TRACKED

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The Discourse BC-WIDE

Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council1 TRACKED

Owner since 1974Source ↗

Ha-Shilth-Sa ISLAND

Observer Media Group1 TRACKED

Owner since 2009Source ↗

Canada's National Observer BC-WIDE

tâpwêwin media1 TRACKED

Owner since 1 Jan 2025Source ↗

IndigiNews BC-WIDE

The Narwhal News Society1 TRACKED

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The Narwhal BC-WIDE

The Tyee1 TRACKED

Owner since 2022Source ↗

The Tyee BC-WIDE

Victoria Buzz1 TRACKED

Owner since 2012Source ↗

Victoria Buzz ISLAND

Every BC outlet on our list, grouped by who owns it. The counts are the outlets we track; one we can't read is greyed out with the reason. Each owner group keeps the same colour everywhere on The Spread News, including every story's coverage squares.

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