🇨🇦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.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC	Android	3.0	388
2	AP News: World & LocalThe Associated Press	Android	4.2	338
3	Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada	Android	4.8	337
4	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN	Android	4.3	313
5	Reuters NewsThomson Reuters	Android	4.5	284
6	The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc.	Android	4.2	276
7	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.8	267
8	XX Corp.	Android	3.7	250
9	CBC News: Breaking & LocalCanadian Broadcasting Corporation	Android	4.7	245
10	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.	Android	4.6	238
11	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	Android	4.7	236
12	CP24: Toronto's Breaking NewsBell Media Inc.	Android	4.4	219
13	The Economist - World NewsThe Economist Newspaper	Android	4.9	206
14	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	199
15	TVA NouvellesNumériQ inc.	Android	4.5	198
16	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.1	198
17	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)	Android	4.7	197
18	Canada Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc	Android	4.7	172
19	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group	Android	4.1	152
20	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC	Android	4.7	151
21	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc	Android	4.8	146
22	Local Weather News - RadarEASE Group	Android	4.3	120
23	Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News	Android	4.2	100
24	Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED	Android	4.4	91
25	CBC News: Breaking & LocalCBC	iOS	4.5	88
26	La PresseLa Presse Inc.	Android	4.8	84
27	XX Corp.	iOS	4.5	83
28	Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor	iOS	4.6	81
29	Radio-Canada InfoRadio-Canada	iOS	4.7	79
30	CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN	Android	4.3	77
31	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.	iOS	4.7	66
32	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	66
33	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc	Android	4.3	65
34	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.8	50
35	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.5	43
36	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC	iOS	4.6	33
37	The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail Inc.	iOS	4.5	29
38	NYTimes: Canada and World NewsThe New York Times Company	iOS	4.8	24
39	Koora Live - Live ScoreKoora Live Fans	Android	3.6	20
40	Journal de MontréalNumériQ inc.	Android	4.5	15
41	Journal de MontréalMediaQMI	iOS	4.6	12
42	CTV News: Canada, Local, WorldBell Media Inc.	iOS	4.4	9
43	Voyent Alert!ICEsoft Technologies Inc.	iOS	4.6	8
44	Alberta RiversThe Government of Alberta	iOS	2.9	8
45	AB Wildfire StatusThe Government of Alberta	iOS	2.8	7
46	La PresseLa Presse inc.	iOS	4.6	6
47	SaskAlertGovernment of Saskatchewan	iOS	4.7	5
48	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.	iOS	4.6	3
49	Journal de QuébecNumériQ inc.	Android	4.6	1
50	TrueShort - Stream True CrimeHumans Anonymous, Inc	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 (1-2 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.

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