The Canadian Press (CP) is a Canadian news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information. Created by an Act of Parliament, the news cooperative was formed to help newspapers cover and distribute news across the vast country. Initially operating as a distribution network, CP's first editorial staff came on board during World War One to report on the efforts of Canadians soldiers overseas. With the arrival of television and radio, CP branched out and created a subidiary Broadcast News to deliver text specifically written for broadcasters as well as the production of newscasts and audio clips. CP and BN operate in Canada's both official languages. The French Service of CP was established in 1951. CP has bureaus across Canada and in Washington. CP also operates a photo service which generates hundreds of images each day. These photos appear in newspapers, books, magazines and online. The focus of The Canadian Press remains firmly fixed on telling the Canadian story. CP's staff of 300 journalists cover stories relevant to Canadians, regardless of whether that story happens in Canada or elsewhere in the world. A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to organizations in the news trade: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In addition to providing news to newspapers, TV and radio, CP is the largest provider of Internet news in Canada. See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...

Through a longstanding partnership, CP and BN also distribute Associated Press (AP) and Associated Press Television News (APTN) material to Canadian news media. AP and APTN distributes CP and BN in the United States. Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... Associated Press Television News, known as either Associated Press TV News or APTN, is a global video news agency. ...

Canadian Press is a private cooperative owned and operated by its member newspapers. A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an association of persons who join together to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit. ...

In addition to news and information, CP publishes the Canadian Press Style Guide (commonly referred to as CP Style) which is considered the chief style guide for Canadian journalists and is updated periodically. CP Style has gone through a number of changes over the years; for a time, CP Style was a hybrid of American and British conventions in terms of spelling and word usage, but beginning with updates in the late 1990s, CP Style has moved closer to British conventions, such as adopting the "-our" spellings for words such as "colour" (which in American style is spelled "color"). Style guides generally give guidance on language use. ...

External links

• Canadian Press Portal Official Website