🇨🇦Worst News Apps in Canada

The most complained-about news apps in Canada on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-3 stars) from real users. Updated monthly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada How to cancel →	Android	4.8	342
2	AP News: World & LocalThe Associated Press How to cancel →	Android	4.2	338
3	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	287
4	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.7	285
5	The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.2	281
6	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	265
7	CBC News: Breaking & LocalCanadian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.6	260
8	Reuters NewsThomson Reuters How to cancel →	Android	4.6	256
9	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.7	249
10	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.7	230
11	CP24: Toronto's Breaking NewsBell Media Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.4	219
12	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.0	213
13	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.1	207
14	The Economist - World NewsThe Economist Newspaper How to cancel →	Android	4.9	206
15	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.6	205
16	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	199
17	TVA NouvellesNumériQ inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	198
18	Canada Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	178
19	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.1	157
20	Local Weather & News - RadarDaowei Network How to cancel →	Android	3.6	144
21	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	135
22	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.7	131
23	Local Weather News - RadarEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.3	113
24	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	105
25	Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News How to cancel →	Android	4.2	97
26	Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED How to cancel →	Android	4.4	96
27	CBC News: Breaking & LocalCBC How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	88
28	La PresseLa Presse Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	83
29	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	83
30	Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	81
31	Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	79
32	CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	77
33	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	66
34	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.3	65
35	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	50
36	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	48
37	Google NewsGoogle How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	43
38	The White HouseExecutive Office of the President How to cancel →	Android	4.9	41
39	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	33
40	Game Informer MagazineGame Informer How to cancel →	Android	3.5	29
41	The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	29
42	NYTimes: Canada and World NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	24
43	Koora Live - Live ScoreKoora Live Fans How to cancel →	Android	3.7	23
44	World Monitor: GlobeAlertAppricott Dijital Teknoliji ve Yazilim A.S. How to cancel →	Android	4.7	17
45	Journal de MontréalNumériQ inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	15
46	Journal de MontréalMediaQMI How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	12
47	CTV News: Canada, Local, WorldBell Media Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.4	9
48	Alberta RiversThe Government of Alberta How to cancel →	iOS	2.9	8
49	Voyent Alert!ICEsoft Technologies Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	8
50	AB Wildfire StatusThe Government of Alberta How to cancel →	iOS	2.8	7

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Why News Apps Fail in Canada

News apps that earn the most complaints in Canada usually share the same failure patterns: missing local payment methods, broken integrations with country-specific services, slow servers, missing language support, or feature parity gaps with the global version. Reviews concentrate around the moment a news feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Canada.

This page ranks news apps in Canada by total number of negative reviews (1-3 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a news app in Canada, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which news apps users in Canada complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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