The Canary (website)

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The Canary was a left-wing news website based in the United Kingdom. While focusing on UK political affairs, it also covered global, science, environment and health news, and included a satirical section. Founded in 2015 by Kerry-Anne Mendoza and her wife Nancy Mendoza, the website increased in popularity around the time of the 2017 United Kingdom general election. It was initially funded through a combination of advertising and a group of about 1,500 supporters, but by 2020 had moved to a largely reader-funded model. In June 2022, it briefly became a worker cooperative after staff removed the management due to inequalities and mismanagement. According to Press Gazette, in July 2022, The Canary was the third most popular politics news website in the UK behind Politico and Politics Home. In 2025, it received investment from a Northern Irish businessman, which it used to buy other websites and launch a print tabloid. In summer 2026 it reported that Lloyds Bank and Metro Bank had blocked it...

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