Narcity media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Narcity in the centre. We have seen it on 99 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Narcity biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Narcity in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Narcity left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Narcity in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Narcity reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Narcity are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Narcity has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Narcity’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.
Narcity reported it asCanada mum as European peers slam Turkey for raiding LGBTQ+ groups (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asNATO defence chiefs to decide whether to tap Gen. Carignan for senior NATO post (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asCarney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asConvoy leader Lich denied permission to travel internationally (opens Narcity in a new tab)
Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu is visiting Mumbai from September 18-19 to advance trade talks with India. The visit focuses on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and aims to significantly increase bilateral trade.
Narcity reported it asInternational trade minister heading to India, Philippines for talks (opens Narcity in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Narcity reported it as"Unfriendly" Act? This Is What Donald Trump Thinks of the Canada-Europe Rapprochement (opens Narcity in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
Narcity reported it asCarney to address European Parliament today after 'associate member' proposal (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asTrump signs order to remove Canadian goods from federal procurement (opens Narcity in a new tab)
The White House posted on X about Sapporo Breweries moving production from Canada to the US due to tariffs. The brewery later clarified that only non-alcoholic beer, less than one per cent of its Canadian output, is being considered for the move.
Narcity reported it asFact File: White House claim of beer victory doused by Sapporo brewer (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asEby says NDP needs to be 'election ready' in B.C., but offers no date (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asOttawa won't say if people misused a now-defunct refugee residency sponsorship policy (opens Narcity in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of not doing enough to stop drug trafficking, alleging that fentanyl is produced in clandestine Canadian labs. However, he did not include Canada on a list of major drug-producing countries submitted to Congress.
Narcity reported it asTrump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries (opens Narcity in a new tab)
The US has named India, China, and Pakistan among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing nations for fiscal year 2027. The determination acknowledges India's efforts to combat opium cultivation but identifies Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia as having failed counternarcotics obligations.
Narcity reported it asTrump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asCarney heads to France seeking deeper ties with EU on defence, trade and people (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asOttawa looks to spur investment with new tax incentives (opens Narcity in a new tab)
The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on a select group of Canadian products, including motorboats and steel, while simultaneously removing tariffs on others like cement and toilet paper. The measures are part of an escalating trade war between the two nations.
Narcity reported it asLatest U.S. tariffs take effect on a small number of Canadian goods, some removed (opens Narcity in a new tab)
A new report highlights a significant lack of recourse for non-profit organizations and individuals in Canada whose bank accounts are closed due to alleged ties to terrorist financing. The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group's findings point to a systemic issue of 'derisking' with limited oversight.
Narcity reported it asAction needed to ensure groups aren't unduly 'de-banked' over terror risks: report (opens Narcity 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.
Narcity reported it asFact File: Trump claim that Canada stalled Gulfstream approval misleading (opens Narcity in a new tab)
The Canada Border Services Agency has removed 111 individuals suspected of links to extortion and organized crime as part of a nationwide operation. The deportations follow 188 removal orders issued over the past year, with most occurring in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area.
Narcity reported it asBorder authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Narcity in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting an investment summit in Toronto, welcoming global investors. The event is scheduled to last for two days. The news roundup also mentioned an Alberta police shooting and age verification.
Narcity reported it asIn the news today: investment summit, Alberta police shooting, age verification (opens Narcity 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.
High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Narcity.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Canada
- Official site
- narcity.com
- Seen publishing on
- narcity.com
- 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
- 99
- Reports listed
- 104
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
99 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. Narcity is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 99 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Narcity: its report arrived a median of 5 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Narcity, 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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