CBC to cut 800 positions in coming months

TORONTO - CBC/Radio-Canada employees looked around the various rooms in which they heard the news today, wondering which of them will be among the 800 or so without a job in the next few months. The Corp’s senior executive team blamed the current financial crisis when outlining its 2009-2010 business plan for employees today, saying cutbacks will be across the board. The strategic blueprint for managing the Corporation through the current financial crisis was approved by the board of directors on March 17. The plan “includes major cuts to services, programs and people, measures necessary to bridge a financial shortfall...