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Top 25 News publishers based in Canada

Name: News publishers based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 135 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 135 news publishers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 8,051 professional contacts across them, including 1,716 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers news 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 20, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

135Companies

8,051Contacts tracked

1,716Verified emails

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The 25 largest news publishers based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 135 news publishers based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to news 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Postmedia Network INC	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,109 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Postmedia Network Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp.(TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is a Canadian news media company representing more than 120 brands across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Metroland Media Group	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	888 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Metroland publishes six daily newspapers and several community news websites across Southern Ontario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Toronto Star	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	667 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Toronto Star is Canada’s largest newspaper.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	SUN Media	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	559 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sun Media Corporation, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Canwest	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	332 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Canwest is Canada's leading international media company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Winnipeg Free Press	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	268 contacts →
	Indirect 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 20, 2026
7	LE Devoir	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	220 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Devoir est un média d’information indépendant, sur mobile, papier, tablette et Web.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Torstar Corporation	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	163 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 20, 2026
9	CBC News	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	145 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CBC News services keep Canadians at home and abroad informed about their communities, their country and the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	The Guardian Newspaper	Partial evidence	Charlottetown, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	138 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Guardian team is more than 100 people strong across the Island, bringing the news to your door, your desktop and your mobile device 24/7; keeping its audience up-to-date…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Village Media	Indirect evidence	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	127 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Village Media is a leading digital media company dedicated to strengthening local communities through trusted journalism, technology and civic engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Saltwire Network	Partial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	115 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SaltWire Network is the largest news media network covering Canada’s East Coast.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	The Chronicle Herald	Indirect evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	104 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Edmonton Journal	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	93 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
15	Montreal Gazette	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	90 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Keep the news with you at all times with the Montreal Gazette.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Calgary Herald	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	88 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a bold transformation and a complete reimagining of news media, the Calgary Herald has changed how it creates and delivers content to audiences to focus primarily on local…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Windsor Star	Partial evidence	Windsor, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
18	Saskatoon Starphoenix	Partial evidence	Saskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Your news at your fingertips, in print, online and mobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Arsenal Media	Indirect evidence	St-lambert, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Créée en 2012, l’entreprise est propriétaire de deux boutiques en ligne, Boutique Le Cargo et La rue principale, en plus d’opérer 23 sites web dont les sites web d’actualités…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Star Metroland Media	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are where millions of Canadians look for answers and where they learn about what matters most to their lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Niagara This Week	Partial evidence	St. Catharines, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Niagara this Week is a subsidiary of Metroland Media covering news in the Niagara Region @ NiagaraThisWeek.com” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	BIV News	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BIV hosts a range of events and provides business news and commentary you need to stay on top of your game and find your competitive edge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Regina Leader-Post	Partial evidence	Regina, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Your news at your fingertips, in print, online and mobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Great West Media L.P	Indirect evidence	St. Albert, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Icimédias	Indirect evidence	St-jean-sur-richelieu, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “regroupe 25 journaux répartis dans sept grandes régions du Québec et de l’Ontario : Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Haut-Richelieu, Mauricie, Thetford, Victoriaville et Cornwall.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: news publishers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names news publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of news publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name news publishers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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News publishers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

21.3%Verified-email coverage

59.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

13.3%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 135 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 news 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 “news 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 news 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 news 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, 1,716 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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 news 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 news publishers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 135 news 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?

Postmedia Network INC, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most news publishers?

Toronto leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (8) and Vancouver (7).

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 1,716 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 135 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 20, 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.