CBC

• Budget 2025’s plans for CBC include getting Canada into Eurovision contest

  A line in the new federal budget’s section on CBC says the government is working with the public broadcaster to explore participation in the popular song contest.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
• CBC asks court to keep Gem subscriber numbers confidential

  The information commissioner ordered CBC to make available the number of paid subscribers to Gem following an access-to-information request for the data.

  Canada

  Oct 20
  
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• CBC will defend its refusal to reveal Gem subscriber numbers in court

  CBC/Radio-Canada says it plans to defend itself in federal court after the information commissioner ordered the public broadcaster to disclose some subscriber numbers.

  Consumer

  Aug 26
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• CBC to stop paying individual bonuses to employees after controversy

  The move comes after the Canadian public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs.

  Canada

  May 14
• Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC/Radio-Canada amid U.S. threats

  Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford. 

  Politics

  Apr 4
• Cutting ads on CBC? Ottawa’s plans for the public broadcaster

  Heritage minister Pascale St-Onge said she wants to enshrine the importance of delivering impartial news coverage in the CBC's mandate.

  Canada

  Feb 20
• Who is Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CBC/Radio-Canada’s new CEO?

  CBC/Radio-Canada's newly named president and CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard says she looks forward to "charting the path forward" at Canada's public broadcaster

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2024
• Federal government won’t say if it approved CBC head’s bonus

  It is up to the federal government to approve a bonus for Catherine Tait following a review of her performance and recommendation by the board of directors at CBC/Radio-Canada.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2024
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• CBC paid over $18M in bonuses in 2024 after hundreds of job cuts

  Documents obtained through access to information laws show CBC/Radio-Canada paid out bonuses to 1,194 employees for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2024
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• The CBC modernization panel has been named. Here’s who’s on it

  The heritage minister has named a panel to modernize the CBC that includes academics and media start-up executives, as the Crown broadcaster faces pressure.

  Canada

  May 13, 2024