A local news article focuses on what's going on in your neighbourhood. An
example of a local news story would be an article on a city council
meeting.
A national news article focuses on what's happening in the country. An
example of a national news article would be an article on the Canadian
government passing a new bill.
An international news article focuses on news that's happening outside the
country. A story on an influenza outbreak in China would be considered an
international news story.
A feature article is an article that is about "softer" news. A feature may be
a profile of a person who does a lot of volunteer work in the community or
a movie preview. Feature articles are not considered news stories.
An editorial is an article that contains the writer's opinion. Editorials are
usually run all together on a specific page of the paper and focus on
current events. Editorials are not considered news stories.
A column is an article written by the same person on a regular basis. A
columnist (the writer of the column) writes about subjects of interest to
him/her, current events or community happenings. Columns are not
considered news stories (-No author).