East Coast bias is the perceived tendency for sports broadcasting and journalism in the United States to give greater weight and attention to teams and athletes on the East Coast than those on the West Coast. In Canada, a similar bias is perceived but the area given greater weight and attention is the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, which are mostly in the same time zone as the East Coast of the U.S., as the East Coast of Canada includes the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, which collectively have only about 2.5 million residents, compared to the combined population of over 23.5 million of Ontario and Quebec, which is 61% of Canada's population.