Rocky Mountain Outlook media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Rocky Mountain Outlook one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 550 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased?
The rating organisations do not give Rocky Mountain Outlook one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Rocky Mountain Outlook left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Rocky Mountain Outlook one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Rocky Mountain Outlook reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Rocky Mountain Outlook are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Rocky Mountain Outlook has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Rocky Mountain Outlook’s own report linked underneath.
Shima Vigodda, vice-president of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ont., has called for significant security upgrades following a gunman's attack. She detailed specific improvements needed, including bullet-resistant glass and on-site security personnel.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asSurvivor of Belleville, Ont., synagogue shooting cites need for extensive security (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Several First Nations in British Columbia are challenging the federal government's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project of national interest. They argue this designation circumvents the legal duty to consult and accommodate them before project approval.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asB.C. First Nations file legal challenges of federal decision on Pacific Link pipeline (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Canada and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free-trade agreement and announced plans to negotiate an extradition treaty. The move has drawn criticism from civil society groups concerned about the UAE's human rights record.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asOttawa defends extradition treaty talks with UAE as civil society group sounds alarm (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center has announced its 2026 honorees: Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet, and Barbara Mandrell. The ceremony will be moved from the venue for the first time due to a legal dispute involving President Donald Trump's renovation plans.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asKennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asTrump says U.S., Canada have the 'concept of a very good deal' (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asTrump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Next Chance, a Quebec-based company, is giving discarded textiles a new life by upcycling them into products like reusable gift wrap and tote bags. Founded six years ago, the business aims to reduce textile waste and has set ambitious goals for salvaged fabric.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asGiving fabric a new life: Quebec business tailors a new role in the circular economy (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asDemocrat Haley Stevens endorses GOP's Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race 2 days before election (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook 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.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asCarney says he had 'good conversation' with Trump about trade, talks to continue (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
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.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asTurmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
White truffle harvests in Italy and Croatia are being affected by prolonged heat and drought. This has resulted in smaller yields, lower quality truffles, and a significant increase in prices compared to the previous year.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asFrom Italy to Croatia, a warming climate threatens prized white truffles (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asTrump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter is dismissed with prejudice (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asMore than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Canadian scientists are working to reintroduce the frosted elfin butterfly to Ontario, a species last spotted in 1988. The project involves importing butterflies from New York to breed and release them, aiming to restore habitat and support other endangered species.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asUniversity of Guelph scientist leads project to recover butterfly species in Ontario (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has delayed new vehicle emissions standards from 2027 to 2029. Experts suggest this is to align with potential US policy changes, while critics view it as a rollback of environmental commitments.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asOttawa's tailpipe emissions delay a 'wait and see' approach to U.S. policy: experts (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook 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.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asNo matter what happens in the midterms, Canada-U.S. tensions are likely to remain (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
At Canada's first youth-led climate trial, Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky testified that children are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change. She cited immature thermoregulatory systems, higher relative air intake, and psychological harms like eco-anxiety.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asExpert witness defends 'advocacy' in youth-led climate trial (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook 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.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asOttawa lists Roberts Bank port expansion in B.C. as project of national interest (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook 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.
Rocky Mountain Outlook reported it asWhat to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook 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
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
Who owns it
- Glacier MediaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Canmore, Bighorn No. 8, Alberta, Canada
- Official site
- rmoutlook.com
- Seen publishing on
- rmoutlook.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
- 550
- Reports listed
- 594
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
594 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 68 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Rocky Mountain Outlook ran the story anyway.
Across the 550 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Rocky Mountain Outlook’s on 16 of them. Overall it filed a median of 9 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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