The Liberal government is extending a program that funds 400 local reporting jobs across the country.
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Ottawa will spend another $58.8 million to continue the Local Journalism Initiative until 2027.
The program, which provides funding for news organizations to hire local reporters, was first established in 2019.
The government says its journalists provide news coverage in underserved communities including Indigenous, official language minority and LGBTQ+ communities.