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B.C. community news websites Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close

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53% Informative

Burnaby Now and the New Westminster Record will close no later than April 21 .

The Tri-City News will close by May 21 .

Publisher Lara Graham says news of the closures is a very sad day for employees, readers and local journalism.

The three publications spent decades as print newspapers but in August 2023 transitioned to online-only.

VR Score

53

Informative language

51

Neutral language

54

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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