The Canadian government funds selected news media with millions per year, in addition to the govt funded CBC.

https://www.canadaland.com/media-in-trudeaus-10-million-top-up-fund/

https://www.canadaland.com/canadian-media-liberals-trudeau-government-funding-covid-cbc-erin-otoole/

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/600m-in-federal-funding-for-media-a-turning-point-in-the-plight-of-newspapers-in-canada