Apple News launches local news coverage in Canada

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What you need to know

  • Apple News has rolled out its local news coverage experience to Canada.
  • The app will start with local coverage in Toronto and Montreal.
  • It will feature coverage from CTV News, Toronto Star, La Presse, Narcity, and more.

Apple News is expanding its local news coverage - this time in Canada.

Spotted by Apple analyst Rene Ritchie, the company has rolled out its local news coverage in the country. The first local news experiences will be available in Toronto and Montreal and feature coverage from CTV News, Toronto Star, La Presse, Narcity, and more:

Apple News' curated local news experience is now available in Canada, starting with:🍁 Toronto: https://apple.news/T4ef801wPSci_j16q0jXOJw…⚜️ Montreal: https://apple.news/T6QTyomI0R-HLZDJGWF5LTw…Includes CTV News, Toronto Star, La Presse, Narcity, etc🗞 More cities: https://apple.news/AoubnwSZWRZinTAQhnpNQYQ…How do you like it?

Just three weeks ago, Apple increased its local new coverage with a daily local newspaper in the San Fransisco Bay Area. In October of last year, the company launched local coverage in Charlotte, Miami, and Washington D.C. In the United States, Apple News now has local coverage for San Francisco, the Bay Area, New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Miami, Charlotte, San Antonio, and Washington, D.C.

Apple News is a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. The company also offers Apple News+, a subscription service that offers subscribers access to hundreds of magazines and newspapers.

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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.