Smithers Interior News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Smithers Interior News 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 25 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Smithers Interior News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Smithers Interior News 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 Smithers Interior News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Smithers Interior News 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 Smithers Interior News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Smithers Interior News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Smithers Interior News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Smithers Interior News’s own report linked underneath.
Seven months after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, a gun control advocacy group is calling for transparency from the RCMP regarding the firearms used. PolySeSouvient has written to the commissioner requesting specific details about the weapons involved.
Smithers Interior News reported it asGun control groups call for transparency of firearms used in Tumbler Ridge shooting - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Yu Yung Wang, 29, has been charged with arson and disregard for human life in connection with a 2020 fire at Burnaby Hospital. The incident forced the emergency department to close and contributed to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.
Smithers Interior News reported it asAlberta man, 29, charged with arson in B.C. hospital fire in 2020 - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Police are seeking information regarding the death of Dayna Monk, who died on May 31 in Fort St. James. An autopsy determined her death suspicious, and the RCMP Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation.
Smithers Interior News reported it asPolice seek information on Fort St. James homicide victim Dayna Monk - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asCBSA removes 111 individuals linked to extortion from Canada since August 2025 - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
British Columbia's deficit forecast has risen by $450 million to $13.8 billion. The province's first quarterly report attributed the increase primarily to a calculation error regarding natural gas royalties and higher wildfire-related expenses.
Smithers Interior News reported it asB.C.'s deficit rises to nearly $13.8B after first quarter report released - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
New York first responders will attend a British Columbia memorial ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Hundreds of first responders are expected at the annual event held at the Peace Arch monument on the Canada-US border.
Smithers Interior News reported it asRemembering 9/11: Canadians, Americans gather at B.C. border - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
A report commissioned by unions and industry leaders recommends building ferries in British Columbia to mitigate economic impacts from US tariffs. It suggests domestic shipbuilding over foreign contracts, citing potential economic benefits for the province.
Smithers Interior News reported it asB.C. loses $1.5B GDP boost by building ferries in China, report finds - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Four people were arrested in Quesnel, B.C., after a stolen pickup truck rammed police vehicles. The incident occurred early on September 10, resulting in damage to three police cars and the stolen truck, but no injuries.
Smithers Interior News reported it as4 arrested after stolen vehicle rams police cars in Quesnel - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Conservative MP Dean Allison's independent inquiry into COVID-19 vaccine injuries concluded after four days of testimony in Ottawa. Fifty witnesses shared personal accounts of alleged injuries, with the inquiry not sanctioned by the federal government and not hearing from Health Canada.
Smithers Interior News reported it asAllison Inquiry an opportunity for healing - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
British Columbia's forestry sector is at a critical juncture, according to a joint letter from industry groups to Premier David Eby. They are demanding immediate government action to address significant challenges, including lengthy permitting processes and the impact of American trade tariffs.
Smithers Interior News reported it asB.C. forestry groups say industry at 'breaking point' - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has called a caucus meeting as nine MLAs have left the party this month. Five former Conservative MLAs announced they will form a new party, citing leadership as a reason for their departure.
Smithers Interior News reported it asHow the B.C. Conservatives went from rising force to party in turmoil - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asSurrey mosque vandalized: Community leaders demand action against Islamophobia - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it as'Embarrassment': U.S. war secretary trolls B.C. cadets - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asLiberals sweep in byelections in B.C., Ontario, Quebec - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asNorth Vancouver voters head to the polls for 1 of 3 federal byelections - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asNew order slashes water use to protect North Okanagan salmon amid drought - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asMajor progress made on dropping interprovincial trade barriers - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
The CANXPORT export logistics facility has officially opened at the Port of Prince Rupert. The $750 million project aims to increase the transfer of Canadian products from rail to containers for global markets.
Smithers Interior News reported it asPrince Rupert Port launches $750M export hub - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News 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.
Smithers Interior News reported it asAdvocates, industry looking for answers on 2029 fish farm ban amid Ottawa's silence - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged open government in 2015, but reports indicate ministries still control information tightly and civil servants fear speaking out. The BC NDP's closure of a public employee directory is cited as a recent example of this trend.
Smithers Interior News reported it asEDITORIAL: What is happening to accountability is a shame - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Official site
- interior-news.com
- Seen publishing on
- interior-news.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
- 25
- Reports listed
- 25
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
23 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 1 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Smithers Interior News ran the story anyway.
Across the 25 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Smithers Interior News’s on 6 of them. Overall it filed a median of 11 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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