TORONTO – CBC is shortening all local supper-hour newscasts to 30 or 60 minutes beginning next fall.
The changes are part of a five-year strategy announced by the public broadcaster in June.
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Currently most supper-hour newscasts at the CBC are 90 minutes.
Shows in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John’s and the North will be trimmed to 60 minutes.
And programs in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Windsor, Montreal and Fredericton will be cut to 30 minutes.
CBC said it would introduce regular local television newsbreaks during the day and prime-time to offset the reduced newscasts.
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