🇨🇦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	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.0	384
2	AP News: World & LocalThe Associated Press How to cancel →	Android	4.2	338
3	Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada How to cancel →	Android	4.8	337
4	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	313
5	Reuters NewsThomson Reuters How to cancel →	Android	4.5	281
6	The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.2	280
7	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	268
8	CBC News: Breaking & LocalCanadian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	250
9	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.6	238
10	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.7	235
11	CP24: Toronto's Breaking NewsBell Media Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.4	219
12	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.1	207
13	The Economist - World NewsThe Economist Newspaper How to cancel →	Android	4.9	206
14	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	199
15	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.7	199
16	TVA NouvellesNumériQ inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	198
17	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.0	193
18	Canada Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.7	172
19	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.1	157
20	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.7	147
21	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.3	143
22	Local Weather News - RadarEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.4	111
23	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	106
24	Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News How to cancel →	Android	4.2	101
25	Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED How to cancel →	Android	4.3	92
26	CBC News: Breaking & LocalCBC How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	88
27	La PresseLa Presse Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	83
28	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	83
29	Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	81
30	Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	79
31	CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	77
32	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	66
33	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	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	Google NewsGoogle How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	43
37	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	33
38	The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	29
39	NYTimes: Canada and World NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	24
40	Koora Live - Live ScoreKoora Live Fans How to cancel →	Android	3.7	23
41	Journal de MontréalNumériQ inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	15
42	Journal de MontréalMediaQMI How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	12
43	CTV News: Canada, Local, WorldBell Media Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.4	9
44	Voyent Alert!ICEsoft Technologies Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	8
45	Alberta RiversThe Government of Alberta How to cancel →	iOS	2.9	8
46	AB Wildfire StatusThe Government of Alberta How to cancel →	iOS	2.8	7
47	La PresseLa Presse inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	6
48	SaskAlertGovernment of Saskatchewan How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	5
49	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	3
50	TrueShort - Stream True CrimeHumans Anonymous, Inc How to cancel →	iOS	4.9	1

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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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