15 Facts About CBC News

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CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.

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2.

CBC News Roundup started on August 16,1943, at 7:45 pm, being replaced by The World at Six on October 31,1966.

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3.

In 2017, CBC News relaunched its flagship newscast, The National, with four co-anchors based in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver and later two anchors Monday through Thursday and a single anchor on Friday and Sunday.

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4.

Television News section of CBC News is responsible for the news programs on CBC Television and CBC News Network, including national news programs like The National, Marketplace, The Fifth Estate, and The Investigators with Diana Swain.

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5.

Radio News section of CBC News produces on-the-hour updates for the CBC's national radio newscasts and provides content for regional updates.

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6.

CBC News content is available on multiple platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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7.

CBC News Network is an English-language news channel owned and operated by the CBC.

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8.

Barton became the chief political correspondent for CBC News; she continues to host The National's weekly "At Issue" political panel.

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In November 2014, citing difficulties implementing this new system, CBC News announced a one-year trial content sharing partnership with The Weather Network, the privately owned cable specialty channel, which went into effect on December 8.

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10.

Public surveys in 2002 suggest that the CBC was viewed as less objective than other Canadian news networks, with results suggesting potential left-wing bias.

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11.

In October 2019, two weeks before the 2019 Canadian federal election, the CBC News sued the Conservative Party of Canada for using excerpts from its leaders' debates in campaign material.

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12.

The CBC News petitioned for an injunction against the party continuing to use the excerpts as well as seeking an acknowledgement from the Conservative Party and its executive director, Dustin Van Vugt, that the party had "engaged in the unauthorized use of copyright-protected material".

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The CBC News's lawsuit was dismissed in federal court decision that found that the Conservative Party's use was allowable and falls under fair dealing.

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14.

In January 2022, journalist Tara Henley publicly explained that she had left the CBC News, saying that it has a "radical political agenda" that focuses too much on racial issues while ignoring important community and economic issues.

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15.

CBC News uses satellite bureaus, with reporters who fly in when a story occurs outside the bureaus.

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