🇨🇦Worst News Apps in Canada

The most complained-about news apps in Canada on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#AppRatingNegative Reviews
1FOX News - Daily Breaking News
FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC
3.1396
2Radio-Canada Info
Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada
4.8336
3CNN: Live & Breaking News
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN
4.3301
4Reuters News
Reuters NewsThomson Reuters
4.6300
5The Globe and Mail
The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc.
4.3274
6Podcast Player
Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
4.8262
7CBC News: Breaking & Local
CBC News: Breaking & LocalCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
4.7246
8X
XX Corp.
3.6238
9PressReader: News & Magazines
PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.
4.6238
10NYTimes: US and Global News
NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company
4.7213
11The Economist - World News
The Economist - World NewsThe Economist Newspaper
4.9206
12Quora: the knowledge platform
Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.
4.1199
13TVA Nouvelles
TVA NouvellesNumériQ inc.
4.5197
14Ground News
Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)
4.7192
15Pocket Casts - Podcast App
Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc
4.8183
16Canada Breaking News
Canada Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc
4.7172
17Local News - Latest & Smart
Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group
4.1151
18Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC
4.7134
19Local Weather News - Radar
Local Weather News - RadarEASE Group
4.3122
20Substack
SubstackSubstack Inc.
4.8112
21Haystack News: Local TV News
Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News
4.292
22Breaking News - Live Headlines
Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.390
23La Presse
La PresseLa Presse Inc.
4.885
24CGTN – China Global TV Network
CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN
4.377
25shapes.inc - AI with friends
shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc
4.365
26Journal de Montréal
Journal de MontréalNumériQ inc.
4.515
27Journal de Québec
Journal de QuébecNumériQ inc.
4.61
28X
XX Corp.
4.50
29Radio-Canada Info
Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada
4.70
30Voyent Alert!
Voyent Alert!ICEsoft Technologies Inc.
4.60
31Journal de Montréal
Journal de MontréalMediaQMI
4.60
32Reddit
RedditREDDIT, INC.
4.70
33CTV News: Canada, Local, World
CTV News: Canada, Local, WorldBell Media Inc.
4.40
34NYTimes: Canada and World News
NYTimes: Canada and World NewsThe New York Times Company
4.80
35Substack
SubstackSubstack, Inc.
4.80
36The Atlantic Magazine
The Atlantic MagazineThe Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
4.90
37Podcast App
Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.
4.70
38The Globe and Mail
The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc.
4.50
39Nextdoor: Neighbour Network
Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor
4.60
40La Presse
La PresseLa Presse inc.
4.60
41Police Scanner Radio & Fire
Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC
4.60
42TrueShort - Stream True Crime
TrueShort - Stream True CrimeHumans Anonymous, Inc
4.90
43CBC News: Breaking & Local
CBC News: Breaking & LocalCBC
4.50
44AB Wildfire Status
AB Wildfire StatusThe Government of Alberta
2.80
45CNN: Live & Breaking News
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
4.70
46FOX News: US & World Headlines
FOX News: US & World HeadlinesFox News Network, LLC
3.80
47BBC: World News & Stories
BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
4.50
48中国领事
中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China
1.70
49Ground News
Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.
4.60
50PressReader: News & Magazines
PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc
4.60

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 (1-2 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.