CBC News: Breaking & Local

By: CBC App

National, World & Sports News

Overview

Version:

8.11.0

Last updated: 2026-07-08

Features & Capabilities

CBC News: Breaking & Local delivers national, world, and sports news with fast access, a lock screen widget, real-time alerts, live coverage, and regional customization for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, and Calgary.

Personalize your experience—choose your layout, save stories for offline reading, and share favorites with friends. Access in-depth journalism from award-winning CBC reporters and stream Canada's Nightly Newscast as events unfold.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

CBC

Rating:

4.60

(2,189) 1 new ratings

Version:

8.11.0 Last updated: 2026-07-08

Version code:

887752488

Creation date:

2011-02-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

107.90MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 41,116 ▲ 136

Other rankings

#39 in news keyword 29 ▲ 3

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Developed by:

CBC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cbc-news-breaking-local/id417988800

Website:

https://www.cbc.ca/

User Reviews

Pros described by users: CBC News offers balanced, non-sensational coverage across local, national, and First Nations stories, with readable text and generally smooth navigation, and quick loading on iPhone. Some users also praise its unbiased reporting compared with other outlets. Cons repeatedly mentioned: intrusive full-screen ads and auto-playing videos that disrupt scrolling and audio; mandatory account creation and daily logins; geo-restrictions in the US blocking live/viewable content; incompatibility with older devices and forced updates; reliability issues with video playback and occasional content access problems.

Pros

Balanced, non-sensational coverage across local, national, and First Nations stories with readable text and generally smooth navigation.
Generally good readability and navigation with quick loading on iPhone.
Unbiased reporting and broader, international coverage appreciated by some users.
Some US users praise CBC as a breath of fresh air with fewer ads compared to other outlets.

Cons

Intrusive full-screen ads and auto-playing videos that disrupt scrolling and audio (ad traps).
Mandatory account creation and daily logins; privacy concerns and inability to bypass.
Geographic/content restrictions: live content blocked in the US; some articles not accessible outside Canada.
Incompatibility with older devices and forced updates that prevent usage on older iPhones/iPads.
Reliability issues: video playback problems, inability to exit videos, and content sometimes not loading.

Recent reviews

would love more granular control of alerts/notifications have sports unchecked in profile yet constantly bombarded with sports alerts. can’t determine if these are part of top stories, breaking news, or some other bundled alert. will have to turn off top news and breaking news just to get rid of sports which is not ideal

by ze*****, 2026-05-15

All of a sudden, there’s more ads than news content. Fills screen, impossible to scroll. Edit: now the giant ads “shake”, creating a distraction away from the news article.