Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary
Louise Arbour will attend commemorations in Newfoundland and Labrador marking 25 years since the attacks.
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What this story says
- Governor General Louise Arbour will be in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 11.
- The visit is to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
- Rideau Hall stated Arbour will meet with provincial officials and Indigenous leaders during a visit that begins September 8.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 19 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
19 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 19 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Governor General Louise Arbour is scheduled to visit Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Rideau Hall announced that Arbour's visit will begin on September 8 and will include meetings with provincial officials and Indigenous leaders.
Coverage
Omissions
No right-rated outlet ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 24 Aug 2026, 22:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
14 rated outlets
- Fourteen left-rated digests reported that Governor General Louise Arbour is scheduled to be in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Some digests also noted that Rideau Hall stated Arbour would meet with provincial officials and Indigenous leaders during a visit beginning September 8.
Centre
5 rated outlets
- Five centre-rated digests reported that Governor General Louise Arbour is scheduled to be in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Some of these digests also included that Rideau Hall stated Arbour would meet with provincial officials and Indigenous leaders during a visit beginning September 8.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary?
- Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 74% are rated left, 26% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 74% of the 19 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary biased?
- Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary is one event reported by 19 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Governor General Arbour to visit Gander for 9/11 anniversary?
- 19 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When will Governor General Arbour visit Gander?
- Governor General Louise Arbour is scheduled to be in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 11. Her visit is planned to begin on September 8, and will include meetings with provincial officials and Indigenous leaders.
- Why is Governor General Arbour visiting Gander?
- The Governor General's visit to Gander is to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Gander played a significant role in the aftermath of the attacks, hosting thousands of stranded passengers.
Read it at the source
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Left
14- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
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- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens ElliotLakeToday.com in a new tab)
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- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens InnisfilToday.ca in a new tab)
InnisfilToday.ca — is InnisfilToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
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- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
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- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
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- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Midland Today — is Midland Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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Centre
5- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Gen. Arbour set to mark 9/11 anniversary in Gander, NL (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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