Chek news media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Chek news in the centre. We have seen it on 128 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Chek news biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Chek news in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Chek news left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Chek news in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Chek news reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Chek news are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Chek news has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Chek news’s own report linked underneath.
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
Chek news reported it asPolitical betrayal, Canada trade war: Why Michigan is a Senate race to watch (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade. Carney indicated that Canadian and U.S. representatives will work in the coming weeks to finalize a trade deal, which he said would create jobs and boost affordability.
Chek news reported it asCarney says he had 'good conversation' with Trump about trade, talks to continue (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
Chek news reported it asNo matter what happens in the midterms, Canada-U.S. tensions are likely to remain (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Chek news reported it asWhat to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft (opens Chek news in a new tab)
The federal government has designated the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion in Delta, B.C., as a 'project of national interest'. This move is intended to accelerate trade capacity expansion and diversify Canada's trade routes, with commercial operations expected to begin sooner.
Chek news reported it asOttawa lists Roberts Bank port expansion in B.C. as project of national interest (opens Chek news in a new tab)
OpenAI is challenging a British Columbia privacy commissioner's order to release documents concerning the 2026 Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The AI company, based in California, is contesting the demand for these records.
Chek news reported it asOpenAI challenging B.C. privacy order for details of Tumbler Ridge shooting (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Abdul Aziz Kawam has been sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison for a 2023 terrorist attack on a bus in Surrey, B.C. Prosecutors stated the attack was intended to advance the objectives of the Islamic State.
Chek news reported it asMan gets more than 16 years in prison for Islamic State knife attack on B.C. bus (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Maya Gebala, who was shot three times in an attack in Tumbler Ridge, is being released from BC Children's Hospital after 262 days. Her father posted a video of the moment she learned she was going home.
Chek news reported it asTumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala's father says she's leaving hospital after 262 days (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Chek news reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated Canada is ready to resume trade negotiations with the United States, welcoming comments from President Donald Trump. Carney stressed that any deal must respect Canadian sovereignty, cultural institutions, and the ability to sign other trade agreements.
Chek news reported it asCanada not yet in position to reach trade deal with U.S.: Carney (opens Chek news in a new tab)
British Columbia's premier-designate Lorne Doerkson stated he and Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed supercharging the economy, attracting investment, and creating jobs. Doerkson reported alignment on these key economic goals following their conversation.
Chek news reported it asDoerkson tells of 'productive conversation' with Carney on supercharging B.C. economy (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Canada's federal government has introduced Bill C-41, proposing to indefinitely exclude individuals whose sole underlying condition is mental illness from medically assisted death (MAID). The bill also permits advance requests for MAID, though provincial implementation may differ.
Chek news reported it asLiberals table bill to bar access to MAID for mental illness, allow advance requests (opens Chek news in a new tab)
A climate lawsuit brought by 15 young Canadians against the federal government has begun trial hearings in Vancouver. The plaintiffs argue that the government's failure to adequately address climate change violates their Charter rights to life, liberty, and security.
Chek news reported it asYouth go to court to make Canada legally accountable for its role climate crisis (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods during a rally in Detroit, Michigan. He joked about Canada being a 'well-known evil empire' and discussed the impact of tariffs on automakers.
Chek news reported it as'Well-known evil empire': Barack Obama mocks President Trump's trade war with Canada (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Canada has received its first two F-35 fighter jets from the United States. The aircraft will be used for military personnel training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Ottawa has not yet decided on the final number of aircraft to purchase.
Chek news reported it asCanada receives its first F-35 jets from U.S., as full order remains under review (opens Chek news in a new tab)
The British Columbia Conservative Party has won a majority government, leading to the resignation of BC NDP leader David Eby. Eby was re-elected in his Vancouver-Point Grey riding.
Chek news reported it asBC NDP Leader David Eby wins Vancouver-Point Grey, loses election (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Canada is collaborating with the European Union on foreign aid initiatives as the United States shifts to a more transactional approach. This collaboration aims to address potential gaps created by the US withdrawal from certain aid programs.
Chek news reported it asCanada working closely with EU on foreign aid as U.S. pulls back, Sarai says (opens Chek news in a new tab)
The Conservative party is urging the government to cut permanent residency admissions and implement tracking for temporary residents. They also want increased provincial collaboration. Prime Minister Mark Carney stated the government will maintain its immigration targets.
Chek news reported it asConservatives call for cuts to permanent residency admissions in immigration plan (opens Chek news in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Ottawa has accused the Canadian government of dismissing concerns about potential interference in US elections. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have denied these allegations, stating Canada is focused on its own affairs.
Chek news reported it asU.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections (opens Chek news in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
Chek news reported it asSome government websites taken down in response to security risk: AI minister (opens Chek news in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Ad Fontes MediacenterCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Ad Fontes MediahighCheck it
Who owns it
- CHEK Media GroupIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Victoria, Capital, British Columbia, Canada
- Official site
- cheknews.ca
- Seen publishing on
- cheknews.ca
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 128
- Reports listed
- 130
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
125 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 5 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Chek news is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 128 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Chek news’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 12 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Chek news, also publishing from Canada, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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