I check the CBC website and TGaM website directly. The CBC I check Edmonton and Canada news most frequently. TGaM I scan the main and National pages most often.
I check
www.fark.com, this site and news.google.ca for things others find interesting.
I ignore most blogs, but I do check consumerist.com frequently.
If I find a story that's really really interesting, I'll use google news to search for other stores on the same topic to get as much info as I can.