CBC reverses radio decision in the North

YELLOWKNIFE – After two days of outcry in the Far North, the CBC today said it wouldn’t merge English-language morning radio newscasts in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.On Monday, the CBC announced local newscasts were to be merged into a single, pan-territorial broadcast in January 2020. Local politicians, CBC employees and many other northerners didn’t hold back in their criticism of the plan.According to a press release from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the move showed the CBC was ignoring its commitments to upholding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action because it would reduce coverage in...