CBC News: Breaking & Local

Name: CBC News: Breaking & Local
Rating: 4.6578946 (87207 reviews)
Author: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

By: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

National, World & Sports News

Features & Capabilities

CBC News: Breaking & Local is a Chrome extension that gives you fast access to local, national, and world news, with trusted insights from CBC’s award-winning journalists. It highlights News Alerts for push notifications on stories you care about, in-depth coverage, and a broad breadth of reporting across regions.

Live Coverage streams news as it happens, including Canada’s Nightly Newscast The National. Regional Coverage keeps you up to date on headlines from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, and Calgary. Personalization lets you choose your layout and follow your preferred regions. Save & Share lets you read stories offline and share your favorites with friends. If you’d like to report an issue or request a feature, contact CBC Help here.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Downloads:

4,352,673 3.09K

Rating:

4.66

(87,207) 17 new ratings

Version:

7.7.0 Last updated: 2026-06-25

Version code:

60235

Creation date:

2011-02-19

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk

Size:

106.97MB

Email:

au*****@cbc.ca

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-02

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 26,146 ▼ 20

Other rankings

#161 in News and magazines (Free) ▲

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.cbc.mobile.android.cbcnewsandroidwebview

Email:

au*****@cbc.ca

Website:

https://cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-us/requests/new

User Reviews

Reviewers praise CBC News for an easy-to-use app and credible journalism, but the dominant negatives are a required sign-in/privacy concern and intrusive ads that disrupt reading, including touch-sensitive ads that open external apps. The overall sentiment is mixed: trust in CBC’s reporting and accessibility are offset by ad-heavy UX and the account requirement.

Pros

Easy-to-use app and accessible articles.
Accurate, reliable, and trustworthy journalism.
High-quality CBC journalism and reporting.

Cons

Mandatory sign-in/account creation and privacy concerns.
Intrusive ads that are large and disrupt reading (size/location).
Ads that are touch-sensitive and open external apps or windows while scrolling.

Recent reviews

In recent months the ads on the app open accidentally when scrolling down the article. It wasn't always this way, leading me to believe that the touch sensitivity to open the ad has been altered. If this isn't fixed I'll likely stop using the app.