CBC News: Breaking & Local

7.8.0

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

4.63

75,242 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

National, World & Sports News

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CBC News: Breaking & Local delivers fast, reliable local, national, and world news with live coverage and regional reporting. It ranks highly in Canada (#4 NEWS_MAGAZINES) and offers breaking alerts, in-depth journalism, and shareable stories for on‑the‑go reading. Rating: 4.64 based on 75,012 reviews.

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 9.5 thousand times. It is ranked #4 in news & magazines.

User Ratings

CBC News: Breaking & Local is rated 4.63 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 75 thousand ratings.

App Information

CBC News: Breaking & Local is FREE to download. The APK download size is 43.43 MB. The latest version available is 7.8.0. The last update was on June 19, 2026.

Technical Requirements

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	4.4 million
Recent downloads	9.5 thousand
Rating	4.63 based on 75 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	7.8.0
APK size	43.4 MB
Number of libraries	89
Maturity	Medium Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

CBC News: Breaking & Local has been downloaded 4.4 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 320 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

★★★★☆ Allan Eskelson · Jul 3, 2026

I love CBC and all it stands for. While I accept that advertising is a necessary evil, I find it interruptive and frustrating. Also, it is not always clear when an article will go directly to video...when that happens it can be difficult to stop that process and return to text based articles which is the format I wish to enjoy. Meanwhile, keep up the excellent journalism.

★★★★★ Christine Marthinsen · Jul 1, 2026

The app serves as a reliable source of news easily accessible. I especially like the related articles that I can go to for either more context or to follow a thread. Thank you, CBC!

★★★★★ Joel Alleyne · Jul 2, 2026

A great app for both Canadian and global news. My go to. Fantastic journalism.

★☆☆☆☆ B Cha · Jun 29, 2026

Constantly when scrolling stories, the ads automatically open. Come on cbc, this ap has become terrible. I go to BBC now for my canadian news.

★☆☆☆☆ 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.

★☆☆☆☆ A Google user · Jun 16, 2026

Why do I need to create an account for a publicly funded organization? Just let me read the news without signing into and downloading other apps. All cbc apps installed

Google Play Rankings for CBC News: Breaking & Local

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
4	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Free
196	United States	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.

Permissions

Network communication

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

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

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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