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5 unusual facts about CBC News


CFB Uplands

In April 2013 the CBC published an article noting that the rent for military members living on the base was being increased by more than would legally be allowed under Ontario law.

Christine Larsen

Larsen is the sister of sportscaster and fellow Olympian Karin Larsen, who covered Larsen's medal-winning performance for CBC News.

Fairchild TV News

Most of the news stories use footage from CBC News and Global News to the point where the FTV's anchors just translate.

Jim Bittermann

Bittermann was with CBC News as a Toronto-based correspondent and producer for the broadcaster's newsmagazine from 1975 to 1978.

Mobify

In January 2013, CBC News identified Mobify as "10 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2013".


Bill Gillespie

In 1989, he joined CBC's Parliamentary Bureau as a reporter, producer and occasional host of the national CBC Radio News weekly political affairs show, The House.

CBC.ca

In 2004, CBC.ca was the only organization to win two awards from the Online News Association – one in the "specialty journalism" category for Canada Votes, its coverage of the 2004 Canadian federal election, and one in the "service journalism" category for ADR Database, a project from the CBC News investigative unit.

Nanisivik Airport

On August 8, 2007, CBC News reported that Canadian Forces documents showed plans to convert the site into a naval station.

Sergei M. Plekhanov

Since his arrival in Canada in 1993, he has been a frequent commentator on Russian and East European affairs for Canadian TV, radio networks, and print media, including TVO's Studio 2, The Agenda, CBC News, CBC's The Sunday Edition and CTV News.

Stanley Burke

The show was renamed The National after he resigned to launch a public campaign on the Biafran civil war.

To This Day

Reception for the poem has been overwhelmingly positive, receiving coverage on CBS and CBC News.

U8TV: The Lofters

Season One's Arisa Cox and Season Two's Jason Ruta were co-hosts of E! Canada's E! News Weekend; following that show's cancellation Cox became lead entertainment reporter for CBC News.

YTMND

The original "Tom Cruise Kills Oprah" video, on which the YTMND is based, was mentioned on Dateline NBC's "The Mank Blog" segment, VH1's show "Web Junk 20", and CBC Newsworld's "The Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos.


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CJBK

After a stint as station promotion manager, Garrison became a mid-day DJ in January 1984, and began co-hosting a morning show in 1990 with future CBC News anchor Heather Hiscox.

Darryl Kyte

Kyte hosted the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's International Emmy and Gemini award winning show Street Cents and has worked as a journalist and producer for a number of other CBC news television programs.

Noreen Young

She is also known for her caricature puppets of public figures such as former governor-general Adrienne Clarkson, CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge and hockey commentator Don Cherry, and of prominent personalities from her hometown of Almonte, Ontario.