Who owns BC news — LOWER MAINLAND (INCL. BC-WIDE OUTLETS)

Two companies own 15 of the 28 outlets we track.

GLACIER 9BLACK PRESS 6INDEPENDENT 6BROADCAST 3POSTMEDIA 2OVERSTORY 1 · ZOOMER 1

Black Press (Carpenter Media Group)Community newspapers across BC.6 TRACKED

Carpenter Media Group6 TRACKED

Owner since Mar 2024Source ↗

Abbotsford News LOWER MAINLAND
Chilliwack Progress LOWER MAINLAND
Langley Advance Times LOWER MAINLAND
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News LOWER MAINLAND
Peace Arch News LOWER MAINLAND
Surrey Now-Leader LOWER MAINLAND

Glacier (Lodestar Media)Community and city news sites across BC.9 TRACKED · 3 NOT TRACKED

Lodestar Media9 TRACKED · 3 NOT TRACKED

Burnaby Now LOWER MAINLAND · Not tracked: no feed
Business in Vancouver LOWER MAINLAND
Coast Reporter LOWER MAINLAND
Delta Optimist LOWER MAINLAND
New Westminster Record LOWER MAINLAND · Not tracked: no feed
North Shore News LOWER MAINLAND
Pique Newsmagazine LOWER MAINLAND
Powell River Peak LOWER MAINLAND
Richmond News LOWER MAINLAND
The Squamish Chief LOWER MAINLAND
Tri-City News LOWER MAINLAND · Not tracked: no feed
Vancouver Is Awesome LOWER MAINLAND

PostmediaNational newspaper chain; in BC, the Vancouver Sun and The Province.2 TRACKED

Postmedia Network Inc.2 TRACKED

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The Province LOWER MAINLAND
Vancouver Sun LOWER MAINLAND

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

Bell Media1 TRACKED

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CTV News Vancouver LOWER MAINLAND

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.2 TRACKED

Overstory Media Group1 TRACKED

Owner since Sep 2022Source ↗

Georgia Straight LOWER MAINLAND

ZoomerMedia Ltd.1 TRACKED

Owner since Sep 2022Source ↗

Daily Hive Vancouver LOWER MAINLAND

CBCCanada's public broadcaster.0 TRACKED · 1 NOT TRACKED

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation0 TRACKED · 1 NOT TRACKED

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CBC British Columbia BC-WIDE · Not tracked: feed blocked

IndependentOwners outside the chains and regional groups, including nonprofit newsrooms.6 TRACKED

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network1 TRACKED

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APTN News (British Columbia) BC-WIDE

Discourse Community Publishing1 TRACKED

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The Discourse BC-WIDE

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

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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