The Canadian Press along with its French-language counterpart, La Presse Canadienne, is Canada's multimedia news agency, jointly owned by three of Canada's best known and most respected media companies (more on our owners, Square Victoria Communications Group, parent company of Gesca Ltée, Torstar Corporation, through its subsidiary Torstar Holdings Inc. and The Globe and Mail). We have been keeping Canadians informed and telling people the story of their country for almost a century (more on our history). more... See more text