grandforksgazette.ca media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places grandforksgazette.ca as leaning left. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is grandforksgazette.ca biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places grandforksgazette.ca as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is grandforksgazette.ca left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places grandforksgazette.ca as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is grandforksgazette.ca reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for grandforksgazette.ca are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What grandforksgazette.ca has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with grandforksgazette.ca’s own report linked underneath.
The Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society in Surrey, British Columbia, reported vandalism including threatening graffiti and raw bacon between 11 p.m. on 30 August and 5 a.m. on 31 August 2026. RCMP are investigating the incident as a hate crime. British Columbia’s attorney general condemned the act.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asSurrey mosque vandalized: Community leaders demand action against Islamophobia - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an image of two young women in uniform from a Canadian cadet program with the caption 'this is real'. The post led to backlash, with some calling it unfair to target the youth program. The Pentagon defended the post, stating it speaks for itself.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it as'Embarrassment': U.S. war secretary trolls B.C. cadets - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
The Liberal Party won all three federal byelections held on September 1, 2026, increasing its seat total to 173 and securing its majority government. The wins came amid an escalating trade war with the United States.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asLiberals sweep in byelections in B.C., Ontario, Quebec - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Three federal byelections took place on Monday, including one in the Liberal stronghold of Beaches, East York in Toronto. These elections were held to fill seats in Parliament that had recently become vacant.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asNorth Vancouver voters head to the polls for 1 of 3 federal byelections - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
A water-restriction order has been issued for the Bessette Creek area in British Columbia's southern Interior, impacting 131 licence holders. The measure aims to protect chinook salmon populations threatened by record low water flows caused by persistent drought conditions.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asNew order slashes water use to protect North Okanagan salmon amid drought - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Canada is working to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, a move that has gained urgency following the collapse of talks with the United States. While progress has been made, experts warn that these internal trade obstacles are not easily overcome.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asMajor progress made on dropping interprovincial trade barriers - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson stated the plan to ban open-net pen fish farms in British Columbia by 2029 is still in place. However, the government's extended silence on implementation details has led to uncertainty for both industry and advocacy groups.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asAdvocates, industry looking for answers on 2029 fish farm ban amid Ottawa's silence - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Claudette Jackson was fired from her job at a Kelowna retirement community for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine. She claimed her union did not represent her fairly, but the BC Labour Relations Board dismissed her application, stating the union acted within its scope.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asFired for vaccine refusal, Kelowna woman's civil claims against union dismissed - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Premier David Eby suggested British Columbia could cut off U.S. access to thermal coal export terminals at Roberts Bank as a non-tariff measure in the escalating trade war. The province's business community expressed concern over potential job losses.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asEby talks tough on tariffs as B.C. businesses nervously await news on supports - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Donald Trump suggested reviving the Keystone XL pipeline in a Truth Social post on 18 August 2026, linking it to a trade deal with Canada. The project, cancelled by Joe Biden in 2021, would carry Canadian crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Its role in the negotiations remains unclear.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it as'Indefensible': B.C. Premier Eby responds to collapsed Canada-U.S. trade talks - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are ongoing, with Canadian outlets reporting on the federal government's focus on domestic economic strengthening and diversifying international partnerships.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it as'Indefensible': B.C. Premier Eby responds to collapsed Canada-U.S. trade talks - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
Premiers in Eastern Canada have renewed their appeals for citizens to purchase local goods. This comes as the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States intensifies, prompting calls for increased domestic consumption.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it as'Indefensible': B.C. Premier Eby responds to collapsed Canada-U.S. trade talks - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 50 per cent tariff on $28 billion of Canadian goods is scheduled to take effect just after midnight. The tariffs will be enacted unless officials finalize a trade agreement.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asTariff deal on the horizon, but outlook still uncertain for B.C. forestry - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
A University of British Columbia Okanagan student's thesis examines how Meta's 2023 news ban amplified misinformation during wildfires in British Columbia. Blair Visscher's research shows conspiracy narratives grew significantly after news outlets were blocked from Facebook and Instagram.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asB.C. woman's thesis examines wildfire misinformation amid Meta news ban - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca in a new tab)
A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt, forcing the aircraft to return to the terminal. The delay caused the flight to miss the airport’s 12:30 a.m. runway closure, leaving passengers rebooked for the following day.
grandforksgazette.ca reported it asStrap in: Victoria flight cancelled after child refused to wear seatbelt - Grand Forks Gazette (opens grandforksgazette.ca 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
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High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for grandforksgazette.ca.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Canada
- Official site
- grandforksgazette.ca
- Seen publishing on
- grandforksgazette.ca
- 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
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
15 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.
We have not seen grandforksgazette.ca cover a story that outlets rated left were largely absent from.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than grandforksgazette.ca’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 14 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 10 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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