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The 'Canadian Press' is Canada's national news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information. Created by an act of Parliament, the news cooperative was formed to help newspapers cover and distribute news across the vast country. Initially operating as a distribution network, its first editorial staff came on board during World War I to report on the efforts of Canadian soldiers overseas. With the arrival of television and radio, The Canadian Press branched out to deliver text specifically written for broadcasters, as well as the production of newscasts, and audio clips. The Canadian Press operates in both English and French, Canada's official languages. The French Service was established in 1951. It has bureaus across Canada and correspondents in Washington, DC. The news agency operated a bureau in London, England, until 2004, and has had reporters covering the Canadian mission in Afghanistan since 2002. The Canadian Press is a private not-for-profit cooperative, owned and operated by its member newspapers.
The Canadian Press also operates the largest online editorial archive of news pictures capturing Canada, its people and history, shot by its award-winning photojournalists. It was the first in Canada to develop this online archive in 1996 and now it is home to over two million digital images with hundreds of images added each day. These photos appear in newspapers, books and magazines, and online.
In addition to providing news to newspapers, TV and radio, The Canadian Press is Canada’s leading provider of online news and photos. It was a pioneer in introducing this online breaking news service in 1996 and now its multimedia content is published by all major Canadian news websites.
In 2007, The Canadian Press launched breaking news video, produced specifically for websites and wireless services. More than 70 reporters (and growing) across Canada are equipped with the latest digital cameras to film exclusive footage only seen online.
Through a longstanding partnership, The Canadian Press is the exclusive distributor of Associated Press (AP) and Associated Press Television News (APTN) material in Canada. AP and APTN is the exclusive distributor of The Canadian Press in the United States and worldwide.
In addition to news and information, The Canadian Press publishes the ''Stylebook'' and ''Caps and Spelling'' book, which are considered the chief style guides for Canadian journalists, public relations professionals, editors and writers of all disciplines.
Through an alliance with The Canadian Press since 2004, Marketwire is the only news release distributor with exclusive access to send press releases and PR photos on behalf of clients over the same Canadian Press Wire Network used to deliver Canadian Press news copy directly into the editorial systems of more than 600 newspapers, radio and TV stations and websites across Canada.
The focus of The Canadian Press remains firmly fixed on telling the Canadian story. Its staff of more than 250 journalists cover stories relevant to Canadians, regardless of whether the events happen in Canada or elsewhere in the world.
On June 29, 2006, The Canadian Press suffered a major blow when CanWest Global Communications Corporation announced that they were going to pull out of the cooperative. [1]

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★ The Canadian Press Official Website

★ Marketwire