These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate North Bay News Left-Center Biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.4)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.1)
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

North Bay News is a 24/7 news source from North Bay, Ontario. According to their about page, “At BayToday, we strive to strengthen communities by connecting you to reliable, timely and accurate information about the issues, people and businesses that matter to North Bay.”

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Funded by / Ownership

Village Media owns North Bay News, and revenue is generated through advertising and subscriptions.

 Analysis / Bias

North Bay News reports the news for North Bay, Ontario, and the surrounding region with low bias, such as this All area school buses cancelled today. National and world news is derived from the Canadian Press, similar to the AP and Reuters for Canada.

North Bay News published op-eds with more stories favoring the left, such as this Climate change is threatening Lake Ontario — lessons from the Little Ice Age show us why we need to adapt. In general, the news is reported factual and with a very slight left-leaning story selection bias.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate North Bay News Left-Center Biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 02/28/2025)

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/