CBC News: Breaking & Local

7.16.0

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

4.60

75,753 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

National, World & Sports News

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Pros & Cons

Broad local, national, and world coverage for a well-rounded news experience
Live coverage and streaming of major broadcasts
Push notifications keep you updated on breaking stories
Offline reading and easy sharing of stories

Competitive apps may offer more video content or podcasts (as seen in other apps) and broader topics
Some regions and topics may require more localization or features to match global outlets

About CBC News: Breaking & Local

CBC News: Breaking & Local is a news & magazines app developed by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Download Statistics

CBC News: Breaking & Local has been downloaded 4.4 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 19 thousand times. It is ranked #4 in news & magazines.

User Ratings

CBC News: Breaking & Local is rated 4.60 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 76 thousand ratings.

App Information

CBC News: Breaking & Local is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 44.94 MB. The latest APK version available is 7.16.0. The last update was on October 23, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The APK has been available on Google Play since February 2011.

CBC News: Breaking & Local is made and published by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and are shown as published on Google Play.

Description by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (from Google Play)

From breaking news and now even more sports 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.

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Installs over time

CBC News: Breaking & Local has been installed 4.4 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 630 installs per day.

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Comments on CBC News: Breaking & Local for Android

★★★★★ Randy Mason · Oct 3, 2026

I count on the in depth & accurate news reporting from CBC. From coast to coast.

★★★★☆ Reva Clavier · Sep 18, 2026

I trust CBC. I have faith that the stories are thoroughly fact-checked. I've given 4 stars because there are occasionally stories (mostly local, inconsequential, and short) that are badly written. Somehow editorial review doesn't always happen.

★★★★★ Greg Mullan · Oct 23, 2026

The consistent good reporting and very Canadian way of presenting unbiased coverage makes the CBC News app a go to for valid information and timely analysis and coverage.

★★★★☆ Emma Forrest · Oct 4, 2026

CBC is my main News source/app. It gives me the most relevant Stories for my interests. 😌

★☆☆☆☆ Katie Meredith Kovacic · Sep 29, 2026

Broken. Makes you log in to view articles, you try to log in, and it won't log in. Can't read any cbc news right now.

★☆☆☆☆ Josh Engel · Oct 13, 2026

Shouldn't need to constantly sign in to read news articles you push notification to me.

★☆☆☆☆ Darrin Henshaw · Oct 15, 2026

Have had the CBC app for years and was my favorite app for Canadian news, until you force people to create an account to view news. You are a dang crown corporation limiting access to news.

Google Play Rankings for CBC News: Breaking & Local

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
4	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Free
189	Slovakia	News & Magazines	Top Free
196	Denmark	News & Magazines	Top Free
197	Portugal	News & Magazines	Top Free
200	Czech Republic	News & Magazines	Top Free

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