Radio / Television News

Extra funding reports were wrong, says CBC


OTTAWA — Monday afternoon CBC/Radio-Canada issued a press release to counter what it calls “incorrect reporting” posted on websites and circulating on social media about its funding from the federal government. “Over the past several days, a number of Internet sites including Blacklock's Reporter, the Post Millennial, Rebel Media, and True North, have been claiming, “CBC-TV Gets A Covid Bailout” and “Trudeau Liberals give failing CBC-TV bailout”. The reports have been amplified on social media,” reads the CBC/Radio-Canada press release. “These claims are incorrect,” continues the public broadcaster’s release. “Neither CBC TV nor CBC/Radio-Canada has received additional funding from the...