News Sources

This page was originally created after the passage of Bill C-18 (the Online News Act) when various internet news sources were threatening to stop providing or linking to Canadian news sites and stories, particularly Facebook and Google.

Since that happened, the news landscape has continued to change. But finding good, trustworthy sources of news is important, regardless of the impact of Bill C-18, and knowing what the local news sources are can sometimes be very helpful.

For that reason, we provide below a list of reliable news and information sources that you can bookmark, link to, subscribe to, or possibly add to your RSS reader. (More on RSS readers at the bottom of this page.)

The list begins with the most local and widens out to larger areas. Omissions are not deliberate. Please send your suggested additions for reliable, accurate, and timely news to webmaster@blueridgeca.org.

Blueridge News

• BCA Website homepage: This is regularly updated with important information about our community.
• The Blueridge Community Newsletter: Hand delivered to every mailbox in Blueridge and Seymour Heights three times a year.
  • Archive of past issues
• The Blueridge Bulletin: A free monthly email sent to subscribers with news about the neighbourhood.
  • Subscribe here
  • Archive of past issues

DNV News

• DNV News Page: This page gets short updates about local events like wildfires. Sadly, it is not something you can subscribe to, so bookmark it and check it when needed.

North Shore News

• North Shore Daily Post
  • News Alerts (email)
• The North Shore News – They have a free registration on their site.
  • NSNews Mailing List subscription: Free. Daily or Sunday only.

Vancouver Area News

• CTV News Vancouver
• Global News Vancouver
• The Georgia Straight
• The Province
• The Vancouver Sun
• Vancouver Is Awesome

BC News

• CBC: BC-specific stories
• The Toronto Star – BC section: Subscription required

National News

• CBC
• CTV News
• Earthquakes Canada: continuously updated list of earthquakes all over the country. RSS feed available.
• Global News
• National Observer
• The Globe and Mail
• The National Post
• The Toronto Star: Subscription required.
• The Tyee: Deep, well-researched reporting on many topics with no paywall.
  • RSS Feed
  • Email Options

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RSS stands for “Real Simple Syndication.” It’s a way for a website to publish articles that specific software – called an RSS reader – can easily find and display. If you want to follow a number of websites and track their updates, an RSS reader can be invaluable. Example RSS readers include Feedly and Inoreader, as well as Bazqux. (Google Reader was possibly the most famous RSS reader ever created, but it no longer exists.)

Many RSS readers are free or have free versions. Some are software that you install, while others are websites you visit. Search [ RSS readers ] to find more information on Google. There are also excellent articles from The Tyee and The Verge about RSS readers.