Midland Today media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Midland Today as leaning left. We have seen it on 97 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Midland Today biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Midland Today as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Midland Today left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Midland Today as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Midland Today reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Midland Today are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Midland Today has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Midland Today’s own report linked underneath.
Canada's government has not condemned Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations, unlike several European nations. This silence comes as Canada negotiates a potential trade deal with Ankara, while Turkish authorities have detained activists and raided LGBTQ+ groups.
Midland Today reported it asCanada mum as European peers slam Turkey for raiding LGBTQ+ groups (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
NATO defence chiefs are meeting in Copenhagen to select the next chair of the alliance's military committee. Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Jennie Carignan, is a candidate for the position, facing competition from Germany's Gen. Carsten Breuer. The role is considered a prestige posting.
Midland Today reported it asNATO defence chiefs to decide whether to tap Gen. Carignan for senior NATO post (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Midland Today reported it asTrump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week. Geopolitical instability and war are noted as factors surrounding the event, with U.S. President Donald Trump's actions to dismantle the multilateral order also mentioned. Carney will not deliver a speech, but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is slated to speak.
Midland Today reported it asCarney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week (opens Midland Today 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.
Midland Today reported it asCP Convoy leader Lich denied permission to travel internationally (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Myanmar state media reported the deportation of US businessman Adam Castillo after he spent months in jail. Supporters claim the charges against him were fabricated. The Washington Post reported Castillo had been jailed for three months.
Midland Today reported it asUS businessman Adam Castillo deported from Myanmar after months in jail, state media says (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
British Columbia Premier David Eby has instructed his legislators to be prepared for an upcoming election, citing disruption from the trade war with the United States. He has appointed Cheryl Oates to manage the party's campaign.
Midland Today reported it asEby says NDP needs to be 'election ready' in B.C., but offers no date (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
The Immigration Department has declined to state whether a refugee permanent resident sponsorship policy was misused before its expiration last week. Ottawa cited "potential integrity concerns" as the reason for ending the policy, which allowed refugees to sponsor family members not on their initial application.
Midland Today reported it asOttawa won't say if people misused a now-defunct refugee residency sponsorship policy (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
United Steelworkers International President Roxanne Brown called for unity between Canada and the United States amid ongoing trade tensions. She delivered her message at a news conference in Laval, Quebec, on Tuesday, September 15.
Midland Today reported it asSteelworkers union president calls for Canada-U.S. unity in Quebec amid trade war (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to France to address the European Parliament, seeking to deepen ties with the European Union. The visit comes as Canada is engaged in a trade dispute with the United States, with Carney stating a desire for Canada to emerge stronger and more independent from the conflict.
Midland Today reported it asCarney heads to France seeking deeper ties with EU on defence, trade and people (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Canada is offering priority access to tax rulings for investors committing $1 billion or more to the economy. The move, announced by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, aims to reduce risk and encourage major projects.
Midland Today reported it asThree PMs: Carney recruits Chrétien, Harper to kick off investment summit (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Donald Trump claimed Canada delayed certifying Gulfstream jets for a decade to favour its own aircraft sector. Aviation experts and Transport Canada state that separate certification processes and safety reviews explain the timeline, with approvals finally granted in February.
Midland Today reported it asFact File: Trump claim that Canada stalled Gulfstream approval misleading (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
The European Parliament will open a new office in Ottawa, Canada, to facilitate parliamentary exchanges and strengthen cooperation. The announcement comes ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament.
Midland Today reported it asEU announces Ottawa office for more parliamentary exchanges with Canada (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Calls are mounting for Canada and the United States to suspend sports-related tariffs. Businesses warn of increased costs and reduced participation in healthy activities, while governments assess the economic impacts.
Midland Today reported it asGroups call for end to tariffs on sports gear, warn of economic impacts (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Midland Today reported it asSearch underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people after it loses contact (opens Midland Today 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.
Midland Today reported it asCarney to meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for first time (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Donald Trump told reporters in Dublin that Canada and Iran both want to make a deal. He was asked about the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade. Canada's Trade Minister said no formal talks were scheduled but conversations continue.
Midland Today reported it asU.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters Canada and Iran both want a deal (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
A podcast episode hosted by Steve Paikin on coping with the loss of a child was featured in digests across eight left-rated Village Media sites. No centre- or right-rated outlets carried the story, according to the reports available.
Midland Today reported it asTHE PAIKIN PODCAST: How 9/11 kickstarted the decline of the American empire (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Sophie Deraspe's documentary 'The Final Act' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, featuring individuals who chose medically assisted death. The film explores philosophical aspects of death and society, focusing on personal experiences rather than the political debate.
Midland Today reported it as'The Final Act' offers an intimate look at death through people who chose MAID (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
A ceremony in Gander, Newfoundland, marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, bringing together passengers and responders who experienced the event. The town became a refuge for nearly 7,000 people when North American airspace closed.
Midland Today reported it asChrétien says Canada bows to no one in fiery address at 9/11 commemoration (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Village MediaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
- Official site
- midlandtoday.ca
- Seen publishing on
- midlandtoday.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
- 97
- Reports listed
- 100
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
100 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.
On 8 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Midland Today ran the story anyway.
Across the 97 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Midland Today’s on 3 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 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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