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A electronic newsgathering van used by Canadian public broadcaster CBC and Radio Canada. (Photo by P. Oberstein via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

CBC to lay off 600 jobs amid budget crisis

Canada's public broadcaster says the job losses are intended to help address a $125 million budget shortfall.

A electronic newsgathering van used by Canadian public broadcaster CBC and Radio Canada. (Photo by P. Oberstein via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

CBC Radio stops offering time “pips” as listeners move to streaming

The CBC has stopped broadcasting daily time updates on its flagship radio station after providing the signal for more than 80 years.

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