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‘Existential’: Community papers struggling to survive amid Canada Post flyer delivery
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Canada Post mail trucks are seen parked in their distribution centre in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
Last month, the Crown corporation launched the countrywide rollout of a joint venture with Transcontinental Inc. known as Raddar, which saw Canada Post start delivering discount-deal leaflets in all 10 provinces.
Paul Deegan, CEO of News Media Canada, which represents scores of community papers among the 550 news titles it advocates for, says those outlets are now losing ad clients after being undercut by a government-backed enterprise.
Community papers farther west are feeling the pinch too.
Canada Post notes that many community news groups have relied on it to bring papers to doorsteps rather than on their own delivery systems.