The Local Journalism Initiative launched in 2019 that currently supports more than 400 journalists in underserved communities. It's set to expire on March 31, and independent journalists and publications relying on the funds have no news about whether it will be renewed.
Eagle Feather News, an Indigenous newspaper covering communities across Saskatchewan, says it is taking a "hopefully brief" but indefinite hiatus because it can't afford to pay journalists or print its next edition.
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