Canada’s weeklies and periodicals have an affordable new partner to augment their hyper-local coverage with real-time, 24/7 Provincial, National and Market news.

Today’s community newspaper reader expects All News from One Source, but for publishers, increasingly sclerotic Canadian Press and its monthly $750-$1,200 per month is untenable, just to have wider coverage.

 

Most do not have $14,500 annually for extra staff – let alone a news service.

 

Enter www.LeadsandCopy.com (L&C)


Founded in 2025 by a group of intrepid Alberta journalists, Leads&Copy provides Provincial, National and Markets news hourly 24/7 freeing-up Local reporters to focus on their own Community affairs; council meeting, police beat, new business, closures, etc., while the greater world at large is covered 24/7.

Leads&Copy’s CEO and News Director, Pat Beechinor himself a Publisher (Editor in Chief of CanadianMarkets.news);

“many people live in a small communities by choice, but they still want access to the broader world at large and do want to know what’s happening Provincially, Nationally and with the Markets”

Peace River (CKYL River Country) Growth and Content Strategy Director Chris Black is an adherent.  RiverCountry incorporated Provincial and National News because Black his 50,000 listeners were already telling him they wanted wider reach. Black says “we want those readers to stay with us. Bookmark us. We’ll provide it.”

In Canada, there are currently over 700 weeklies and periodicals who have no “newswire” service at all. Many are barely hanging on.

Leads&Copy is Free until March 2027 when an Annual $1,000 or $250 fee will apply. Beechinor believes most local businesses, once they’re aware of what they are supporting, will be happy to sponsor $250 per quarter to support the Local newspaper. Leads&Copy is actively seeking a National sponsor for its initiative.

For for further details:

Pat Beechinor directly at 403-463-4119, pat@leadsandcopy.com