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Top 25 Community newspaper publishers based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 134 community newspaper publishers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 3,329 professional contacts across them, including 692 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers community newspaper publishers headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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134Companies
3,329Contacts tracked
692Verified emails
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The 25 largest community newspaper publishers based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 134 community newspaper publishers based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to community newspaper publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000888 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Metroland publishes six daily newspapers and several community news websites across Southern Ontario.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,000559 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sun Media Corporation, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000268 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Winnipeg Free Press is an award-winning daily local newspaper serving Winnipeg and surrounding areas in Manitoba, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000163 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Torstar Corporation is a leading Canadian media and data company that aims to help people better understand the world and each other.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Edmonton's most trusted voice, providing a professional perspective on news, business, sports and entertainment that's read by more northern Albertans than any other daily…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceWindsor, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With a bold transformation and a complete reimagining of news media, the Windsor Star has changed how it creates and delivers content to audiences to focus primarily on local news…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSt. Albert, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“allNovaScotia is Atlantic Canada's essential daily report on the region's business and political news.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Metro is the most-read free daily newspaper brand in Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Post City Magazines, now celebrating 30 successful years in business, is an independent publishing company in Toronto with nine community magazines and a new site, TRNTO.com.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceVictoria, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Overstory Media Group is a community media company that builds trusted local publications, including the Georgia Straight, Vancouver Tech Journal, Capital Daily (Victoria), Fraser…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“La meilleure solution pour rejoindre votre clientèle locale avec nos 3 outils : les journaux, le Web et la distribution Publisac.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1012 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Beach Metro Community News (a division of Ward 9 Community News Inc.) is a non-profit, non-partisan community newspaper founded in 1972 and published 23 times a year.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceRegina, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Carillon has been the University of Regina student newspaper since 1962.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceYellowknife, NT, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“NNSL Media is the umbrella of Northern News Services Limited’s seven weekly newspapers, two websites, and an array of social media channels across the Northwest Territories and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMontague, PE, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Island Press Limited is Prince Edward Island's largest full service Island-owned media company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceSarnia, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At The Sarnia Journal, we know that quality, independent journalism is essential to a thriving community, telling important stories, holding power to account, keeping residents…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidencePenticton, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“It has been more than 100 years since the words were put to paper, but the pages still tell a story.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

Published in Toronto and distributed directly to people living and working in the Waterfront and Downtown area.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceSt John’s, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“allNewfoundlandLabrador is Atlantic Canada's essential daily report on the region's business and political news.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidencePowell River, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Peak Publishing Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceVankleek Hill, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Review is an award-winning weekly community newspaper, proudly serving the community since 1893-132 years at the heart of hyperlocal news.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceDonnacona, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Courrier De Portneuf Coop is a newspapers company based out of 276 Rue Notre Dame, Donnacona, Quebec, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Metro Guide Publishing has been publishing magazines in Atlantic Canada for over 40 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Community newspaper publishers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
20.8%Verified-email coverage
24.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
11.2%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
75
11-50
31
51-200
13
201-500
5
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
4
5,001-10,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 134 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among community newspaper publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “community newspaper publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names community newspaper publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among community newspaper publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 692 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names community newspaper publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many community newspaper publishers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 134 community newspaper publishers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Metroland Media Group, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most community newspaper publishers?

Toronto leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Winnipeg (4) and Edmonton (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 692 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 134 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.