Do I need Facebook or Google to get my local news?

Social media and search engine giants, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Google have decided to no longer share Canadian news links after the Online News Act, or Bill C-18, was passed in June. 

Does this mean the end of access to local news for you? 

In short, NO. 

Here are some of the frequently asked questions we get surrounding the stories we tell and the changing landscape of news on social media in Canada. 

If Facebook blocks DiscoverWeyburn posts, how do I find my local news? 

Festival of Words to feature Bob McDonald, author interactions & street fair

The 2023 Saskatchewan Festival of Words is set to be bigger, more interactive and more inclusive than ever before.

Among the headline authors at the July 13th to 16th event in Moose Jaw will be Bob McDonald, the longtime presenter of CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks who’ll be reading from his latest book The Future is Now on the mornings of the 14th and 15th.