# CBC News: Breaking & Local

> National, World & Sports News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id417988800](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id417988800)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id417988800`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CBC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (2,189 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.14.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2011-02-20
- **Size:** 107 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cbc-news-breaking-local/id417988800)
- **Website:** [https://www.cbc.ca/](https://www.cbc.ca/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/privacy.html](http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/privacy.html)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #39,047 — Overall
- #41 — news

## Review summary

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.

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