Sites like uncommons.ca

Canadian news commentary Substack by journalist Brian Lilley, with live videos, podcast episodes and posts on media and politics

A Substack newsletter by investigative reporter Matt Taibbi offering news, features, columns and creative writing on politics and media

Queen's Park Observer, a Substack newsletter by Sabrina Nanji on news from Ontario's provincial legislature at Queen's Park

338Canada is a statistical site of Canadian electoral projections and poll analysis by Philippe J. Fournier, covering federal and provincial races

Centre for Inquiry Canada, a secular humanist organization promoting science, critical thinking and free expression, with news, advocacy and an asylum-assistance program for apostates

The Writ is a Substack newsletter on Canadian politics and elections by Éric Grenier

Justin Ling's Substack newsletter on Canadian politics, campaigns and the people who follow them

A Canadian commentary newsletter on Substack called The Line, with over 30,000 subscribers

A weekly newsletter by law professor Steve Vladeck explaining Supreme Court rulings, procedures, and history

Canadaland, a Canadian independent news, investigations and media criticism podcast and website, founded by Jesse Brown

Luma, an event discovery and registration platform with calendars of tech meetups, AI talks, hackathons and local happenings in cities worldwide

Drop Site News, an independent online news outlet on politics and war, with video livestreams, interviews and reports by Murtaza Hussain and Sarmad Jawad

A American political news and analysis publication on Substack, with video, live events and newsletters by Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and others

A Canadian civil liberties advocacy group's website on counter-terrorism, national security, and human rights campaigns, with campaign pages and reports

Insight Threat Intelligence is a consultancy and news site on terrorist financing and security, with courses and articles by Jessica Davis

Philippe J. Fournier's Substack newsletter on Canadian politics, polling data and electoral projections

Ask a Pol, an interactive politics newsletter on Substack by veteran congressional reporter Matt Laslo, letting readers put questions to lawmakers

The Free Press, a news and commentary publication with investigative stories, essays and podcasts by Bari Weiss and contributors

A podcast network of author interviews about academic books across arts, politics, religion and other scholarly fields, by New Books Network

BetaKit, a Canadian news site covering startups, tech innovation, venture capital and government tech policy

Nate Silver's Substack newsletter of essays and election, sports, and poker analysis, with polling models and trackers

Ask a Pol, a Substack newsletter by veteran congressional reporter Matt Laslo, where readers submit questions for US lawmakers

The Bureau, an investigative journalism newsletter on corruption and whistleblowers by Sam Cooper, hosted on Substack

Geopolitical Economy Report, an independent news and analysis outlet on world affairs and international politics, founded in 2022 by journalist Ben Norton

The Grind is a free Toronto print magazine covering local politics, arts and culture, with issues archived online

Allison Gill's Substack newsletter The Breakdown, offering analysis of the legal troubles of former president Donald Trump

University of Toronto's official website covering campus news, student services, events and the UTAlert emergency notification system

Zeteo, a news media organization and video channel on current affairs and media accountability, founded by Mehdi Hasan

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, a volunteer nonprofit researching genocide prevention, human security, and Russian atrocities in Ukraine

A news website covering First Nations, especially Mi'kmaq and Maliseet communities in Atlantic Canada, with news and archives

Popular Information, an independent accountability newsletter on politics and corporate misconduct by journalist Judd Legum, published on Substack

SpyTalk, a Substack newsletter by Jeff Stein on intelligence, national security and espionage reporting and analysis

A website by Vernellia Randall on race, racism and racial distinctions in law, with articles, syllabi and newsletters

An anti-imperialist news site investigating Canadian foreign policy and the military-industrial complex, published as The Canada Files newsletter and blog

Juno News, a Canadian reader-funded news outlet and Substack newsletter run by Candice Malcolm with Keean Bexte

mediaINDIGENA is an online magazine on Indigenous issues in North America, climate and media, with podcasts, essays and debates by Rick Harp and contributors

An English-language online news outlet covering Ukraine, Russia and Eastern Europe, with daily news reports and features

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid: a Substack newsletter by human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid debunking disinformation and advancing justice