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Canadian press is a farce, doesn't even qualify as "left" or "right". just government propaganda, totally controlled.

munk-a 3y ago
I'll let the Georgia Straight[1] know that they're totally controlled government propaganda... overly broad vague statements like this are rarely helpful. Though G&M, CBC and Nat Post are heavily biased news sources Canada does actually have a press that does good work. 1. https://www.straight.com/ https://www.straight.com/
- momirlan 3y ago
  never heard of it, and probably 99% of Canadians haven't either. Canada is pretty much an oligopoly in everything: media, communications, air transport ... not sure what is the surprise for you, do you live here ?
  - dghlsakjg 3y ago
    I live in Canada, and everyone I know is aware of the Georgia Straight. Maybe you haven't heard of it because it is local to... the Georgia Straight (Vancouver and Victoria), even though it does cover national interests too.
    - tredre3 3y ago
      > I live in Canada, and everyone I know is aware of the Georgia Straight. Then you live in a bubble. I spent most of my life in Canada (and I'm considered old) and have never heard of it. But it is interesting and I'm happy to have learned about it now, so thank you!
      - dghlsakjg 3y ago
        I do live in a “bubble”. In this case that “bubble” is the third largest metro area in Canada. The point is that you haven’t heard of it because you don’t live in the area that it is distributed in.
    - momirlan 3y ago
      I'm glad the people of the Straight are enlightened by their local newspaper. Maybe the Canadian revolution will start from downtown Vancouver ...
      - dghlsakjg 3y ago
        Haha. It’s not gonna start in Regina!
- alephnerd 3y ago
  I don't remember this and I lived on the Delta and Vancouver Island for several years as a kid. Vancouver Sun was always the go to newspaper I remember as a kid, plus that terrestrial Punjabi news channel that would report on Vancouver news in Punjabi around 5.30 or 6.30 pm every weekday. Also some 2 pager newsletter/newspaper that would also give fun facts and stuff.

I'll let the Georgia Straight[1] know that they're totally controlled government propaganda... overly broad vague statements like this are rarely helpful. Though G&M, CBC and Nat Post are heavily biased news sources Canada does actually have a press that does good work. 1. https://www.straight.com/ https://www.straight.com/

momirlan 3y ago
never heard of it, and probably 99% of Canadians haven't either. Canada is pretty much an oligopoly in everything: media, communications, air transport ... not sure what is the surprise for you, do you live here ?
- dghlsakjg 3y ago
  I live in Canada, and everyone I know is aware of the Georgia Straight. Maybe you haven't heard of it because it is local to... the Georgia Straight (Vancouver and Victoria), even though it does cover national interests too.
  - tredre3 3y ago
    > I live in Canada, and everyone I know is aware of the Georgia Straight. Then you live in a bubble. I spent most of my life in Canada (and I'm considered old) and have never heard of it. But it is interesting and I'm happy to have learned about it now, so thank you!
    - dghlsakjg 3y ago
      I do live in a “bubble”. In this case that “bubble” is the third largest metro area in Canada. The point is that you haven’t heard of it because you don’t live in the area that it is distributed in.
  - momirlan 3y ago
    I'm glad the people of the Straight are enlightened by their local newspaper. Maybe the Canadian revolution will start from downtown Vancouver ...
    - dghlsakjg 3y ago
      Haha. It’s not gonna start in Regina!
alephnerd 3y ago
I don't remember this and I lived on the Delta and Vancouver Island for several years as a kid. Vancouver Sun was always the go to newspaper I remember as a kid, plus that terrestrial Punjabi news channel that would report on Vancouver news in Punjabi around 5.30 or 6.30 pm every weekday. Also some 2 pager newsletter/newspaper that would also give fun facts and stuff.