RSS Feeds

CNX Marketlink uses Really Simple Syndication (RSS) to help keep you updated with just the news you need. We index everything that crosses the wire and group news into RSS feeds categorized by subject, category and industry headings. A compilation that includes a list of all of today's releases is also available. You can subscribe to the feeds you're interested in and have the latest news delivered directly to your inbox or RSS feed reader.

New to RSS? Check out our RSS frequently asked questions section at the foot of this page. You might also consider watching a short video online called RSS in Plain Language. It does a fantastic job of explaining RSS and RSS readers.

Members of the news media are reminded that CNX Marketlink RSS feeds are not delivered in real time. You may experience a maximum delay of up to 15 minutes. As such, RSS feeds should not be considered an equivalent to the dedicated CNX Marketlink feed received by your news organization.

All of today's releases:

Social Media Releases: These feeds provide Social News Releases which may include multimedia features and comments. If you use Twitter and would like to be alerted to new Social Media Releases, you can follow them in English or French.

News from the News Media:
These feeds provide news releases grouped from Canadian media companies and organizations including newspaper and magazine publishers, radio, television and cable companies, television networks and online media properties.

Greenwire:
This feed provides news releases related to energy conservation, environmental protection, sustainability, ecological innovation and general green issues.

News about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games:
These feeds provide news releases related to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

Feeds by category:
These feeds reflect specific categories describing the nature of a news release's content. Each news release CNX Marketlink issues is assigned to one or more of these categories.

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Feeds by subject:
These feeds provide news releases grouped according to the individual sections of a major Canadian newspaper. Not every CNX Marketlink news release contains a Subject code and some news releases contain more than one Subject code.

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Feeds by industry:
These feeds deliver news releases grouped by specific economic sectors and/or the industry to which the issuing organization belongs. Not every CNX Marketlink news release contains an Industry code and some news releases contain more than one Industry code.

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Issuers of news releases and not CNX Marketlink are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on redistribution, apply. © CNX Marketlink

RSS Frequently Asked Questions

What is RSS?
RSS is a machine-readable content-syndication specification. This allows content to be retrieved by computer programs (called "readers" or "aggregators", see below) that then deliver it to you. In other words, instead of going to a website to read the latest news, the content comes to you. Even better, RSS allows you to bring together the content from several different sites in one single location (a single web-page or a desktop application).

RSS comes in two main flavours, RSS 1.0 (RDF or Rich Site Summary) and RSS 2.0 (Really Simple Syndication). Although there are key differences between the two standards, in most instances the distinction is transparent to the end user.

Check out the online video RSS in Plain Language. It does a fantastic job of explaining RSS and RSS readers.

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How do I use it?
RSS content is commonly referred to as a "feed". This is simply an XML (EXtensible Markup Language) file containing a list of available content. Simply copy (right-click the link and select "copy link location") and paste the feed's web address into your favourite reader to subscribe. Once subscribed, the reader software periodically checks the feed for new content and downloads any updates it finds.

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Which reader should I use?
There are numerous readers available for different platforms. Some, such as Google Reader, are web-based and don't require you to install any software on your machine. Others, such as Mozilla FireFox supports RSS feed bookmarking, are integrated into browsers and still others, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, are stand-alone programs. Choose the one you are most comfortable with and it will likely be compatible with the majority of RSS formats.

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What version of RSS does CNX Marketlink use?
CNX Marketlink supports RSS version 2.0. It is the most popular format with the widest support among both RSS distributors and client programs.

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