Canadian Rural Information Service
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Sources of Rural News Pathfinder
Local news plays an important role in supporting rural communities. Whether the news comes from a traditional print copy of a community newspaper, a web site or a podcast, they all help to inform citizens about local issues in Rural and Remote Canada. This pathfinder is an aid to accessing Canadian local and regional news from a variety of sources.
This guide is a growing document, we welcome suggestions for additions.
Please contact us at cris@agr.gc.ca
Canadian Community Newspapers Association
Searchable database of community newspapers.
Internet: http://www.ccna.ca/database/
Northern News Service Online
Subscription based service.
Internet: http://www.nnsl.com/
Quebec Community newspapers - Quebec Community Newspapers Association
Internet: http://www.qcna.org/press/papers.html
Community Radio FAQ - Community-media.com
Many of these questions relate to CRTC and other regulations. The answers here are based on many years of work with community broadcasters in Canada, and reflect the most likely outcome.
Internet: http://www.community-media.com/FM_FAQ.html
How to start an FM Community Radio Station - Community-media.com
Internet: http://www.community-media.com/startfm.html
Northern Native Broadcast Access Program - Canadian Heritage
Objective: To provide funding and assistance for the production and distribution of Aboriginal radio and television programming in Aboriginal Languages that reflect Aboriginal culture, community issues, concerns and current affairs. The communications societies serve approximately 400 communities in the three Territories and the northern portion of seven provinces.
Internet: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pa-app/progs/paanr-nnbap/index_e.cfm
Northern Native Broadcast Access Program - Canadian Heritage
Objective: To provide funding and assistance for the production and distribution of Aboriginal radio and television programming in Aboriginal Languages that reflect Aboriginal culture, community issues, concerns and current affairs. The communications societies serve approximately 400 communities in the three Territories and the northern portion of seven provinces.
Internet: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pa-app/progs/paanr-nnbap/index_e.cfm
CBC Radio Podcasts
Includes local news, features and radio program information for: Newfoundland and Labrador, The Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and The North.
Web site: http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/region.html
Island podcasting
A Podcast about life on Canada's left coast. Soundseeing, stories and music hosted by Ted Riecken.
Internet: http://radio.weblogs.com/0145147/
Inside British Columbia - The Blog
This blog by J.N. of 108 Mile Ranch, B.C. aims to give the Interior of British Columbia more exposure.
Internet: http://bc-interior.blogspot.com/
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Independent News sources
Newfoundland and Labrador Newspaper : The Independent
"The Independent is an independent newspaper founded in Newfoundland & Labrador in September 2003. It strives to offer unfiltered news so their readers can form opinions based on facts".
Internet: http://www.theindependent.ca/
The Tyee
An independent alternative daily newspaper for British Columbia.
RSS feed : http://thetyee.ca/rss1.0.xml
Web site: http://thetyee.ca
La Vie rurale
An on-line journal dedicated to providing economic, social, community-based news and information for all regions of rural Quebec.
RSS feed : http://www.la-vie-rurale.ca/index.php/A-propos/Fils-RSS
Web site: http://www.la-vie-rurale.ca
CBC
CBC Regional News
Includes local news, features and radio program information for:
British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Sudbury, Thunder Bay.
RSS feed : http://www.cbc.ca/rss/
Web site: http://www.cbc.ca/local/
Federal Government
Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Agency (ACOA)
Internet: http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/media/press_releases.shtml
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Internet: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/asp/
SalleNouvelles/Liste_communiques.asp?LANG=EN&TYPE_COMM=COMM
CitizenShift: Free range media for social change - National Film Board of Canada
CitizenShift is a web magazine that integrates written, audio and visual media and provides a space where filmmakers and citizens can share knowledge, be entertained and most importantly debate social issues.
Internet: http://citizen.nfb.ca/?spid=22
The Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Internet:
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/fednor-fednor.nsf/
en/h_fn01472e.html
Government of Canada Newsroom
Includes links to regional and national RSS feeds and an introduction to RSS and News aggregators/ News readers.
RSS feeds : http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?categoryid=12
Web site: http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Internet: http://www.wd.gc.ca/77_ENG_ASP.asp
Provincial / Territorial Governments
Alberta
RSS feed: http://www.alberta.ca/home/82.cfm
Web site: http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/news.cfm
British Columbia
RSS feed: http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/rss/default.asp
Web site: http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/default.asp
Nova Scotia
RSS feed: http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/rss/default.asp
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/
Ontario
RSS: http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/
.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=011738
Web site: http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/
.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=EC001002
Manitoba
News releases by e-mail: http://www.gov.mb.ca/cgi-bin/press/newssubscribe.pl?language=English
Web site: http://www.gov.mb.ca/cgi-bin/press/release.pl
Nunavut
Web site: http://www.gov.nu.ca/english/news/
Prince Edward Island
News releases by e-mail: http://www.gov.pe.ca/news/index.php3
Web site: http://www.gov.pe.ca/news/index.php3
Quebec
Press releases by e-mail: http://communiques.gouv.qc.ca/pmail/index.html
Web site: http://communiques.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/select.pl/today?
rtype=0&resume=1&lang=eng&bindispatch=2&refresh=15
&delta=0&candy=4
New Brunswick
Web site: http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/index-e.asp
Newfoundland and Labrador
Internet: http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/
Northwest Territories
Web site: http://www.gov.nt.ca/thisweek/news/index.html
Saskatchewan
Web site: http://www.gov.sk.ca/news
Yukon
Web site: http://www.gov.yk.ca/news/
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