About The Charger

Local news, from where it happens

The Charger delivers the latest local news to Canadians. We cover events in towns, cities and regions across the country, reporting from a regional perspective because a decision in Victoria, a plant closure in Windsor or a ferry schedule in Nova Scotia matters most to the people affected. The Charger is made by Canadians, for Canadians.

Where we come from

The Canadian Charger first went online in 2009 as an independent Canadian e-weekly. For more than fifteen years, it published commentary, reviews and reporting by writers from across the country. Many of those pieces are still cited today, from Wikipedia to other news and research sites.

As a publication, it did not succeed. Technology moved faster than the site, audiences shifted to new devices and platforms, and readers began expecting more from a news site than an old publishing system could provide. Publication ended in 2025.

What has changed

The site has now been rebuilt from the ground up. The key people behind it have changed, and the technology has been revamped to meet readers’ needs today: fast pages on any phone, clear sections for every region and topic, a running feed of the latest stories, and an archive that is easy to search and read.

Articles from the earlier publication are still available in our archive. Each shows its original publication date and author, so readers can always distinguish an archive piece from current reporting.

How we report

The Charger works with independent journalists who report local stories from the communities where they live. We chose this structure deliberately: it allows us to cover more places than a single central newsroom could, while keeping our costs competitive.

Every story passes through a central senior editor before it is published. The editor checks sources, facts and fairness, and decides on corrections and updates. Our approach is set out in our Editorial Standards and Corrections policy.

Our senior editor is Michelle Roy, a Carleton University journalism graduate from Ottawa. Meet the rest of our team.

Contact us

• Editorial, story tips and corrections: our senior editor at [email protected]
• Advertising, banners and partnerships: our sales and marketing team at [email protected]
• Privacy and legal matters: [email protected]

Address: 12530 90 Ave, Surrey, BC V3V 1B8, Canada