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title: "CBC News: Breaking & Local - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Canada | Apple App Store"
description: "From breaking news alerts to in-depth coverage, the CBC News App is a fast and easy way to catch up on what’s happening in your local area, in Canada, and the World.  Features: Lock Screen Widget - Vi"
---

# CBC News: Breaking & Local — Canada
> National, World & Sports News

![CBC News App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/22/e2/cf/22e2cf01-c3e5-5423-765c-f17090762ccc/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [CANADIAN BROADCASTING](https://apptail.io/developer/canadian-broadcasting-Tc) (Canada)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.5/5 (57,003 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** ca.cbc.CBCNews
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Canada
**Version:** 8.6.0 (released 2026-04-13)
**Original Release:** 2011-02-20
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/app/id417988800)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/canada](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/canada)

## CBC News Description
From breaking news alerts to in-depth coverage, the CBC News App is a fast and easy way to catch up on what’s happening in your local area, in Canada, and the World.

Features:
Lock Screen Widget - View the latest headlines directly on your lock screen for quick and easy access to the top stories. 

News Alerts - Subscribe to push notifications for news stories that interest you and are relevant to your life.

In-Depth Coverage - Get trusted insights and in-depth analysis from our award-winning journalists.

Breadth of Coverage - Local, National & World news.

Live Coverage - Stream news as it happens and shows, including Canada's Nightly Newscast, The National.

Regional Coverage - Get the latest news headlines in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax and Calgary.

Personalization - Select your platform layout and the regional news you want to follow.

Save & Share Stories - Save stories to read later, even offline and share your favourite stories with friends.

If you’d like to report an issue or request a feature, please contact us at


## CBC News Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/48/70/1d/48701d04-7126-e4b2-784d-963c476bd78f/CBC_News_IPAD_BreakingNews.png/2732x2048.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/27/97/fc/2797fcec-7313-085e-4d9d-6a6e8844724a/CBC_News_IPAD_LocalNews.png/2732x2048.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/88/4d/db/884ddb16-d5a0-795e-0611-e56bd68fd232/CBC_News_IPAD_LiveCoverage_Left.png/2732x2048.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/86/d3/c8/86d3c878-7f8e-6cdf-07ac-e001061cbcf6/CBC_News_IPAD_LiveCoverage_Right.png/2732x2048.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/05/47/cd/0547cdab-178a-6701-52ea-caa282e9dcbf/CBC_News_IPAD_PushNotifications.png/2732x2048.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/be/e6/d3/bee6d38e-d527-85cf-f6e2-96d848813c34/CBC_News_IPAD_Personalization.png/2732x2048.png)

## CBC News Rating Breakdown in Canada
- 5 stars: 37,115 (65%)
- 4 stars: 14,009 (25%)
- 3 stars: 3,093 (5%)
- 2 stars: 875 (2%)
- 1 stars: 1,911 (3%)

## CBC News Reviews in Canada

### ***** "Unbiased and reliable news like no other in Canada"
Love and appreciate their Marketplace initiative.
-- AijazMulla, 2025-01-05

### **--- "Would not classify this app as a news app"
Most of this app is just advertising and not a news app
-- Noayls, 2025-01-02

### **--- "Taxes going to unwanted ads!!!!"
Why am I paying taxes for the CBC to force me to watch ads on news stories!!!!!
-- jleeis73, 2024-12-18

### *---- "Filled with suspicious adds"
This was a fantastic app, and a great way to circumvent the social media blocking of news, the journalistic content on this app is still the same good quality as ever but the number of adds has been slowly increasing over the last few months, now its to the point where sometimes theres a banner running across the top of the article as well as many adds built into the article itself. Not to mention the 4 minute long unskippable adds on videos. The app is becoming increasingly frustrating to use not only because of the disgusting increase in adds, but also in the quality of the adds themselves. Canadas premier news source now runs adds hocking fake diet supplements or adds for fake gossip columns.
-- Thisisarequirement, 2024-11-27

### *---- "Changes aren’t good. Go back to the way it was."
Can no longer sort my local new chronologically and there are too many ads now. Used to be more enjoyable. Please allow me to sort again and i’ll stop complaining about the ads and ip my review star rating.
-- Scoibledge, 2024-11-23

### **--- "Create account prompt"
Whenever I click on a story notification it prompts me to create an account. This is slightly annoying but fine. However it then doesn’t take me to the story I wanted to view and instead brings me to the main page. This is incredibly frustrating as the story I want is sometimes not easily found again and it often leads to me just giving up and not reading the story. I would prefer that I didn’t get prompted to create an account at all but if it must be that way at least take me to the story I wanted after I hit skip.
-- Seanduff77, 2024-11-22

### **--- "Ads are problematic"
I am pretty much done with this app because whenever an ad pops up, it is impossible to close by tapping the “x” in the corner. ..does not work, so sorry CBC, going to CTV News.
-- ssgirl1, 2024-11-21

### *---- "Too many ads"
I already pay for the CBC with my taxes. Quit filling pages with ads and showing commercials before playing breaking news videos. If revenue is an issue, quit giving out executive bonuses. I went back to the web version so AdBlock Plus can kill all the ads.
-- sandmanbc71, 2024-11-16

### **--- "No choice?"
What happened to the sort choice of most recent news story in your local region?  Put it back please.
-- CHLGWPG, 2024-11-15

### *---- "Always asked to sign in"
The app refuses to remember my session. Everytime I open the app I am prompted to sign in again.

If I come from a notification on a story I sign in and lose context and am not taken to the story I was accessing.

Couple that with signin through a 3rd party being extremely slow and it has rendered the app borderline unusable.
-- TylerDCA, 2024-11-13

### *---- "Bugs"
Many ads can’t be closed on iPhone16 pro screen. The X is positioned in a corner that cannot be reached and the only way to proceed is either to click on the ad or close the app.
-- Payam.s, 2024-11-11

### *---- "Fake news"
You should all be ashamed of yourselves
-- adamdahan88labs, 2024-11-09

### ***-- "Ads cannot be closed"
You need to fix the full screen ads that cannot be closed.  I literally have to close the entire app every time one pops up.  The X does not work to close it.
-- MarkOfCanada, 2024-11-05

### *---- "Hack journalism"
If you want biased garbage and propaganda look no further
-- Krt1890, 2024-11-03

### ***** "Working"
Working again on my iPhone 15.
-- Jtroster, 2024-10-30

### *---- "Broken after last update"
The app doesn’t work after the last update.
(October 30 2024)
-- Blindcell, 2024-10-30

### ***** "Crashes on iPhone 15 with iOS 18.1"
Since updating to iOS 18.1 the app will not run on my iPhone 15.
Update. App refresh on Oct 30 2024 fixed this problem.
-- CPF0000, 2024-10-30

### ***** "iOS 18.1"
App no longer works on iPhone or iPad with iOS18.1. After deleting cannot download and reinstall.
-- eddale, 2024-10-30

### *---- "Will not open"
App will not open. I see a CBC screen for 1 second then it shuts down. Using an iPad Pro 5th gen with IOS version 18.1
-- Hands1313, 2024-10-30

### *---- "Crashes on launch"
Since iOS 18.1, app crashes on launch.
-- Channel 200, 2024-10-30

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## CBC News Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Canada | News | #7 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | News | #54 |
| Top Free | Peru | News | #62 |
| Top Free | Denmark | News | #147 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | News | #165 |
| Top Free | South Korea | News | #186 |
| Top Free | United States | News | #193 |
| Top Free | Finland | News | #200 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | News | #216 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | News | #219 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | News | #222 |
| Top Free | Ireland | News | #233 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #243 |
| Top Free | Portugal | News | #254 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | News | #256 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | News | #257 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | News | #273 |
| Top Free | Chile | News | #273 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #276 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #279 |
| Top Free | Japan | News | #298 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #306 |
| Top Free | Egypt | News | #311 |
| Top Free | Brazil | News | #318 |
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #318 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #325 |
| Top Free | Sweden | News | #326 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #328 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #331 |
| Top Free | Belarus | News | #355 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | News | #360 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | News | #371 |
| Top Free | Czechia | News | #378 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | News | #380 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #386 |
| Top Free | Greece | News | #387 |
| Top Free | Hungary | News | #396 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | News | #433 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #447 |
| Top Free | India | News | #466 |
| Top Free | Romania | News | #467 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #479 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #480 |
| Top Free | Algeria | News | #483 |
| Top Free | Mexico | News | #490 |

## CBC News Discovered Keywords
- cbc gen
- cbc explore
- cbc app
- cbcnews
- cbc news canada
- cbc radio 1
- cbclisten
- cnn
- news apps
- free news

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## CBC News Available In
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/canada)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/united-states)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/united-kingdom)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/australia)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/china)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/india)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/hong-kong)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/germany)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/switzerland)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/japan)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/united-arab-emirates)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/netherlands)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/new-zealand)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/brazil)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/france)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/south-korea)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/saudi-arabia)
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- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/dominican-republic)
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- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/brunei)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/tunisia)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/bulgaria)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/uganda)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/azerbaijan)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/uruguay)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/uzbekistan)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/kazakhstan)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/sri-lanka)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/lithuania)
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- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/latvia)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/madagascar)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/north-macedonia)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/mali)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/cayman-islands)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/malta)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/mauritius)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/kenya)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/iceland)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/cbc-news-breaking-local-mdb/croatia)

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