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Gordon Cameron

Gordon Cameron is president and interim executive director of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association. He can be reached at g.cameron@ocna.org.

Local news is still readily available online, despite the efforts of Meta and Google

Gordon Cameron August 9, 2023Columns

Well, we knew it was going to happen, and it finally has. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has started blocking Canadian news from its social media platforms.

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Editorial

Time to take a look at what voters care about

Before we cast our ballots in the next election, be it federal (could happen any time, Oct. 20, 2025 at the latest), provincial (June 4, 2026 at the latest) or municipal (Oct. 26, 2026), we had better figure out what we are voting for – or against.

Housing cost increase plays major role in rise in food bank use

News last week that more than a million people living in Ontario turned to food banks over a 12-month period starting in the spring of 2023, should be concerning to us all.

Don’t disengage now

The newspapers under the umbrella of Midwestern Newspapers Corp. have recently covered items at their perspective municipal councils that have attracted major public interest.