On the money, I know that that the Canada Media Fund exists, and there are a number of different categories in there. There isn't something that specifically says “news”.
Is there a category that would apply to startups of local news enterprises in small communities that are right now not serviced by any journalists on the ground? Would there be an entrepreneurial journalist who wants to begin covering the news in whichever location, say Saskatchewan, and be the journalist of the community who asks the right questions of the mayor and of others in the community?