CBC News: Breaking & Local

7.6.0

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

4.64

75,182 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.

How many times has CBC News: Breaking & Local been downloaded?

CBC News: Breaking & Local has been downloaded 4.3 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 12 thousand times. It is ranked #5 in news & magazines.

What is the rating of CBC News: Breaking & Local?

CBC News: Breaking & Local is rated 4.64 out of 5 stars, based on 75 thousand ratings.

Is CBC News: Breaking & Local free?

CBC News: Breaking & Local is free to download. The APK download size is 43.33 MB. The latest version available is 7.6.0. The last update was on May 27, 2026.

What are the requirements for CBC News: Breaking & Local?

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

Description

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.

More data about CBC News: Breaking & Local

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	4.3 million
Recent downloads	12 thousand
Rating	4.64 based on 75 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	7.6.0
APK size	43.3 MB
Number of libraries	89
Maturity	Medium Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Downloads over time

CBC News: Breaking & Local has been downloaded 4.3 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 420 downloads per day.

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Developer information for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Comments on CBC News: Breaking & Local for Android

★★★★★ Michelle Gray · May 5, 2026

A great App for getting national news across Canada and world news overseas. And also great local news as well.

★★★★★ Harry Preddy · May 26, 2026

As a US citizen I have found CBC to not only be a great source of Canada and world news, but also a remarkable and unbiased source for US news.

★★★★★ Ron Fowler · May 15, 2026

Great to get Canadian news and a Canadian point of view and opinions on world events wherever I am.

★☆☆☆☆ Scott Sullivan · May 17, 2026

Amazon ads are annoying. While you scroll you inadvertently click on one. It happens a few times in Just one article.

★☆☆☆☆ Eric W · May 22, 2026

Was great, now it's forcing me to sign in. cannot read the news without an account. Ads were also getting intrusive and accidently opened more often

★★☆☆☆ Rodger Klarer · May 12, 2026

Love the news. Hate the Amazon ads! It seems that recently a change has been made ton the CBC app that makes the ads (typically Amazon) larger. So now when scrolling through a news article, ITIS very common to get too close to the ad and...Voilà! The new window opens taking you to the Amazon site. I only started this recently on CBC and have never experienced it on any other of the apps that I use. I want to use CBC, but this is getting very annoying!

Google Play Rankings for CBC News: Breaking & Local

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
5	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Free
111	Australia	News & Magazines	Top Free
118	Mexico	News & Magazines	Top Free
128	United Kingdom	News & Magazines	Top Free
144	Russia	News & Magazines	Top Free
195	Brazil	News & Magazines	Top Free
200	Netherlands	News & Magazines	Top Free

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Technologies used by CBC News: Breaking & Local

CBC News: Breaking & Local is requesting 20 permissions and is using 89 libraries.

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view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

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control vibration

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prevent phone from sleeping

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android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.AD_ID, android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, ca.cbc.mobile.android.cbcnewsandroidwebview.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, Can receive cloud messages, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, custom.permission.SPORTS_CONTENT_PROVIDER

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