# The Canary

> The Canary is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in United Kingdom. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Left**.

- **Domain:** thecanary.co
- **Website:** https://www.thecanary.co
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Region:** Europe
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Left
- **Founded:** 2015

## About

The Canary has described itself as biased on purpose, and that self-definition is the cleanest way to read it. What changed between 2022 and today is not the politics but the governance: the staff removed the founders, restructured as a co-operative, and the founding editor publicly disowned the site. Readers now encounter a publication that sounds continuous but operates under a different mandate and a visibly contested reputation.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Canary Media Limited, now operated as a staff co-operative after a 2022 restructuring; previously founder-owned by Kerry-Anne Mendoza and Nancy Mendoza
- **Funding:** Reader subscriptions and donations; membership model; regulated by Impress
- **Focus areas:** UK politics and Labour-left campaigns, social justice, climate and environment, LGBT rights, media criticism


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [How to Book an Amanzoe Helicopter Transfer for Your Trip to Porto Heli](https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/travel/2026/08/31/how-to-book-an-amanzoe-helicopter-transfer-for-your-trip-to-porto-heli/) — 2026-08-31T11:53:18.000Z
- [Calls for Burnham to deliver justice for veterans on International Day against Nuclear Testing](https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/08/28/burnham-justice-veterans-nuclear-testing/) — 2026-08-28T18:38:13.000Z
- [Arson attack targets Canadian MP Salma Zahid, prominent Israel critic](https://www.thecanary.co/global/2026/08/28/zahid-salma-arson-attack/) — 2026-08-28T15:06:12.000Z
- [Nepal floods are a deadly product of extractivism and political shrugging](https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/08/28/nepal-catastrophic-flood/) — 2026-08-28T13:18:04.000Z
- [UK urged to stand against US threat to restart nuclear weapons testing](https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/08/28/us-threat-restart-nuclear-testing/) — 2026-08-28T13:15:31.000Z
- [Refuge responds to latest Home Office VAWG measures](https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026/08/28/vawg-refuge/) — 2026-08-28T12:05:42.000Z
- [Stormont plans brutal cuts to already ailing health service](https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/08/28/stormont-brutal-health-cuts/) — 2026-08-28T10:11:08.000Z
- [Zelensky is proud of his relationship with war criminal Netanyahu](https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/08/28/zelensky-netanyahu/) — 2026-08-28T09:34:13.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-04-14. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 8 (4 themes).

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