thealbertan.com media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places thealbertan.com as leaning left. We have seen it on 199 published stories of ours.
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Is thealbertan.com biased?
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Is thealbertan.com left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places thealbertan.com as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is thealbertan.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for thealbertan.com are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What thealbertan.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with thealbertan.com’s own report linked underneath.
La Bola Negra has won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film, directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, spans the interconnected lives of three gay men in Spain and is seen as an Oscar contender.
thealbertan.com reported it as'La Bola Negra' wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
Bloc Québécois MPs are scheduled to meet in Cantley, Quebec, just outside Ottawa, to prepare for Parliament's return. Discussions are expected to focus on the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade dispute and its effects on businesses.
thealbertan.com reported it asBloc MPs to gather near Ottawa with U.S. tariffs, Quebec election in focus (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
thealbertan.com reported it asEd Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens concert (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
Lobster landings in Newfoundland and Labrador have more than doubled in under a decade, according to government data. While some fishermen see opportunity in expanding licenses, the province's fisheries union raises concerns about market value and infrastructure.
thealbertan.com reported it asSome N.L. fishers say more lobster licenses could spur rural fishing economies (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
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.
thealbertan.com reported it asCanada mum as European peers slam Turkey for raiding LGBTQ+ groups (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asNATO defence chiefs to decide whether to tap Gen. Carignan for senior NATO post (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asTrump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asCarney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
Phil Klay, an award-winning author and Iraq War veteran, has been appointed the new president of PEN America. He succeeds Dinaw Mengestu, who resigned in July following a PEN report on the isolation of Jewish and Israeli writers. The organization has faced internal disagreements related to the Israel-Hamas war.
thealbertan.com reported it asPrize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
thealbertan.com reported it asPostal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asConvoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asAlberta man charged with arson for major fire at Burnaby, B.C., hospital (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asInternational trade minister heading to India, Philippines for talks (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asIn the news today: Carney speaks to EU, Quebec debate heats up, Tims takes flight (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asEby says NDP needs to be 'election ready' in B.C., but offers no date (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asTrump calls possible Canada-EU move a hostile act after escalating trade war (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
thealbertan.com reported it asHouse approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asTrump signs order to remove Canadian goods from federal procurement (opens thealbertan.com 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.
thealbertan.com reported it asFact File: White House claim of beer victory doused by Sapporo brewer (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
thealbertan.com reported it asFederal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
Who says so
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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
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Where it publishes from
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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
- 199
- Reports listed
- 209
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
209 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 19 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and thealbertan.com ran the story anyway.
Across the 199 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than thealbertan.com’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 10 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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