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‘Existential’: Community papers struggling to survive amid Canada Post flyer delivery (Canada)
['Christopher Reynolds', 'The Canadian Press - Jul']
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Canada News‘Existential’: Community papers struggling to survive amid Canada Post flyer deliveryCommunity papers strugglePhoto: The Canadian Press Canada Post mail trucks are seen parked in their distribution centre in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
Community newspaper owners claim Canada Post is helping to drive some of them out of business thanks to a new partnership it forged with the country's largest printing firm.
Community newspapers have traditionally relied on flyer bundles to fund the weekly publications, which are delivered free to millions of readers in urban and rural communities.
Canada Post notes that many community news groups have relied on it to bring papers to doorsteps rather than on their own delivery systems.
"We understand the challenges facing community newspapers and continue to work with them.