Durham Radio News media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Durham Radio News in the centre. We have seen it on 39 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Durham Radio News biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Durham Radio News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Durham Radio News left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Durham Radio News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Durham Radio News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Durham Radio News are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Durham Radio News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Durham Radio News’s own report linked underneath.
Canada has introduced significant fines for paid immigration representatives who operate without authorization or provide false information. Penalties can reach CA$1.5 million, with a new website to list those penalised.
Durham Radio News reported it asOttawa introduces new fines for bogus, unlicensed immigration and citizenship advice (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
American expatriates in Canada are being encouraged to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. While Democrats are openly discussing their political choices, some Republicans are hesitant to speak out for fear of negative reactions from neighbours.
Durham Radio News reported it asAmericans in Canada urge fellow expats to vote in high-stakes midterm elections (opens Durham Radio 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.
Durham Radio News reported it as‘Well-known evil empire’: Barack Obama mocks President Trump’s tariff war with Canada (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
The Parliamentary Budget Office lowered its 2026‑27 growth projections after fresh U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter‑measures, now expecting 0.9% real GDP growth in 2026 and 1.5% in 2027. It also raised the 2026‑27 deficit estimate to $63.3 billion and foresees the Bank of Canada raising rates to 2.75% by mid‑2027.
Durham Radio News reported it asPBO trims economic forecast for 2026 and 2027 amid new U.S. tariffs (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
A group of Canadian news publishers has filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, alleging copyright infringement. They claim Anthropic used their journalistic content to develop its AI model, Claude, without proper licensing, leading to unjust enrichment.
Durham Radio News reported it asNews publishers launch copyright suit against AI company Anthropic in Ontario (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
A fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta has killed four service members and seriously injured dozens more. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed the fatalities, calling it one of Canada's worst peacetime tragedies. The Department of National Defence stated there were no indications of terrorist activity.
Durham Radio News reported it asNo sign of ‘terrorist activity’ in deadly fire at Alberta military base: Forces (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has warned Canadian politicians against interfering in American politics, suggesting some actions could be considered election interference. He cited specific examples including comments on tariffs and campaigning by a Liberal MP.
Durham Radio News reported it asHoekstra says U.S. officials are watching Canada for signs of election interference (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
France's ambassador to Canada stated the country is open to defence deals with Canada, despite its push for European arms industry autonomy. Canada joined an EU loan program for defence projects in February.
Durham Radio News reported it asFrance open to defence deals with Canada despite its push for arms autonomy: envoy (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Canada and over two dozen other countries have issued a joint statement condemning Iran's alleged involvement in a planned attack on a UK air base. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated the plot was likely directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Durham Radio News reported it asCanada signs joint statement denouncing Iran after UK air base plot (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Global Affairs Canada reported a 60% rise in arrests and detentions of Canadian citizens in the US between April 2025 and March 2026. This occurred alongside a 25% drop in Canadian visits to the US and a one-fifth increase in global arrests of Canadians.
Durham Radio News reported it asOttawa records 60 per cent spike in arrests, detentions of Canadians in United States (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he studied the possibility of a U.S.-led military invasion of Canada, describing it as an 'extreme tail risk' in a New York Times interview. Donald Trump had previously posted on Truth Social that Canada was 'destroying itself' with its immigration policies.
Durham Radio News reported it asDefence minister downplays PM’s comments on prospect of U.S. military action (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled through Canadian airspace on Thursday, September 24, 2026, while an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court was in effect. France defended its decision to allow the overflight, citing international law.
Durham Radio News reported it asNetanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
A police officer was critically injured and the shooter died following an attack at a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, during Yom Kippur services. Police have identified the incident as hate-motivated.
Durham Radio News reported it asBelleville, Ont., synagogue shooting was a hate-motivated attack, police say (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Ottawa city council has voted to start the process of renaming Trump Avenue. The street, located in the Central Park neighbourhood, is named after U.S. President Donald Trump. A public consultation led by River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington will determine the new name.
Durham Radio News reported it asCity of Ottawa to rename Trump Avenue as trade war continues (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
The federal government has introduced a bill to extend the pause on the federal fuel excise tax. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne put forward the legislation, which is now facing significant debate. The measure aims to provide continued financial relief to farmers, families, and truckers.
Durham Radio News reported it asFederal government introduces bill to extend gas tax pause to January 2027 (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
An incident outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Sunday evening resulted in injuries to a police officer and another person. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating the event, which occurred as the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur.
Durham Radio News reported it asBelleville police officer injured after shooting near synagogue (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
An Ontario judge has denied Tamara Lich's request to travel internationally for work, citing concerns that it would undermine her sentence for her role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. Lich sought permission for interviews, a book tour, and speaking engagements.
Durham Radio News reported it asConvoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to identify and remove Canadian-origin goods from U.S. federal civil government procurement. The move escalates an ongoing trade dispute between the two countries.
Durham Radio News reported it asTrump signs order to remove Canadian goods from federal procurement (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for the first time in Liverpool. The meeting is part of Carney's three-day European trip, during which they will discuss bilateral relations and other key issues.
Durham Radio News reported it asCarney to meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for first time (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the government is studying the latest U.S. tariffs and import bans. He indicated that Canada is considering whether to adjust its own retaliatory tariffs and called the U.S. trade bans 'modest'. Carney recently spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Durham Radio News reported it asCanada still studying Trump’s latest trade attack: Carney (opens Durham Radio 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.
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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.
Very high factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Durham Radio News.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Canada
- Official site
- durhamradionews.com
- Seen publishing on
- durhamradionews.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 39
- Reports listed
- 40
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
40 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Durham Radio News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 39 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Durham Radio News: its report arrived a median of 14 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Durham Radio 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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