- Lean
- Lean Left (AllSides)
- Reliability
- High factual reporting (MBFC)
- Founded
- 1994
- Headquarters
- Toronto
- Owner
- Corus Entertainment (largest shareholder since October 2026, Canso Investment Counsel)
- Funding
- Global News is the news division of the Global Television Network, owned by Corus Entertainment.
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Is Global News Left or Right?
Ad Fontes Media scores the Global News website -3.80 for bias, which it labels Middle. AllSides rates it Lean Left, after an independent review in October 2022, and says it has low confidence in that rating. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Left-Center, saying its political articles show a slight left bias while its reporting is well sourced and factual.
The most serious dispute over its reporting in recent years began in 2023, when, citing confidential intelligence sources, it reported allegations about Han Dong, then a Liberal MP, and Chinese interference. Dong left the Liberal caucus, denied the allegations and sued Global News and Corus for defamation. The case was settled in June 2025. In a statement, Global News said it recognized the findings of the federal public inquiry into foreign interference, including that classified information corroborated that Dong had not suggested China extend the detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and said its intent had been to report on a matter of public interest while noting that the allegations were unproven.
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How Reliable Is Global News?
Ad Fontes Media rates the Global News website 44.63 for reliability, in its Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting range. Media Bias/Fact Check rates its factual reporting High and its credibility High, with no failed fact checks recorded. Global News publishes journalistic principles that commit it to resist pressure to alter news content and to keep commentary clearly separate from news, and it adds correction notes at the top of stories it has fixed.
How Global News Handles Corrections
Global News adds a correction note to stories it has fixed. Its published principles do not set out a separate corrections procedure.
Global News Bias: What the Ratings Show
AllSides rates Global News Lean Left; Ad Fontes Media scores its bias at -3.80 (Middle) and its reliability at 44.63 (Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting); and Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Left-Center with High factual reporting.
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Global News Bias Rating From Independent Raters
All bars use one shared scale: the shaded band is each rater's own center zone, lined up. A hollow dot means the rater publishes a category but no number, so we use the middle of that category. How we combine the raters
| Rater | Bias rating | Factual / reliability |
|---|---|---|
| AllSides | Lean Left | Not rated (lean only) |
| Ad Fontes Media | Middle (-3.80) | 44.63: Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting |
| Media Bias/Fact Check | Left-Center | High, High Credibility |
Who Funds Global News?
Global News is the news division of the Global Television Network, owned by Corus Entertainment. It is funded mainly by advertising. Since October 2026, Corus belongs mostly to its former lenders; the largest, Canso Investment Counsel, holds about 44% of the votes.
Why Global News Is in Aplomb
Global News brings national and local Canadian news from the newsroom of Global, one of Canada's two national private TV networks, alongside CTV. It meets our six source criteria; in the app, its videos appear in the Canada tab rather than in Latest. What to watch for: its owner changed hands in October 2026, when Corus's lenders took 99% of the company; no shareholder has a majority, and we will check the new owners' record at each quarterly review. Some of its short videos are lighter or local clips rather than national news.
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Global News FAQ
Is Global News biased?
The raters place it at or a little left of the center: Ad Fontes Media scores it -3.80 (Middle), AllSides rates it Lean Left and Media Bias/Fact Check Left-Center.
Who owns Global News?
Corus Entertainment, which bought the Global network from Shaw in 2016. Since a debt restructuring in October 2026, Corus belongs mostly to its former lenders; the largest, Canso Investment Counsel, holds about 44% of the votes, and no shareholder has a majority.
Is Global News reliable?
Ad Fontes Media rates it Reliable (44.63), and Media Bias/Fact Check rates its factual reporting High, with no failed fact checks recorded.
Is Global News the same as CTV News?
No. They are Canada's two national private TV news networks, with different owners: Global News belongs to Corus Entertainment, and CTV News to Bell Media. Both are in the Canada tab of Aplomb.
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