244 more cuts made official by CBC today

TORONTO – The CBC is continuing to chip away at its work force as its leaders said they would last June. Today, 244 more positions were eliminated at local stations spread out across the country, with 100 from the French language service and the balance from English CBC.These cuts are part of the 1500 workforce reductions which were announced last June.“Today we are moving ahead with the implementation of our plan to be more local at lower cost, announced last year in the 2020 plan,” reads a memo from Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor in chief, CBC News and...