Trust in Canadian media outlets has risen this year – particularly for the major TV networks – after taking a dip in 2024, according to the latest survey from Pollara Strategic Insights.

In the 2025 Pollara Trust in Media study, The Weather Network/MétéoMédia was named Canada’s most trusted national news source for the third year in a row, with a 73% trust rating, just ahead of CBC/Radio-Canada, which came in at 72%. CTV News (67%) and Global News (65%) were the next most trusted outlets overall.

Major print chains also saw high net trust scores. The Globe and Mail tops the list, with 56%, while The Canadian Press saw the biggest jump, up 10 points from 2024, to 54%. The National Post has a 49% trust rating, the Toronto Star rose 9 points, to 47%, and Maclean’s came in at 43%.

The only media outlets with negative trust scores are Fox News (-27), Rebel Media (-7) and The Beaverton (-2), which is a news satire publication.

Consumption of news has risen this year for most major outlets, with CBC being the top source: 36% say they get news “most days” from CBC, up 10 points from 2024. CTV News is up four points, to 28%, and Global is up six points, to 24%.

Predictably, reliance on traditional TV and print outlets is generally highest among Boomers, with 45% of those surveyed tuning in to CTV and 44% to CBC “most days.” Consumption drops precipitously among millennials and Gen Z, ranging from 21% to 30% among the top TV outlets, and ranging from 7% to 14% for the top print outlets. Last year’s report noted that 57% of Gen Z and 42% of respondents prefer to get their news from social media.

The 2025 survey was conducted between May 16 and 20 with a sample size of 3,400 Canadians 18-plus from among the Dynata and Leger online panels.