Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-06 00:18:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E887815FAFA610803D98AA5614581695F2D4A778AE162443B46DAD8315F7D631
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This is false. The CBC doesn’t have the rights to broadcast these games. The CBC saw its funding cut drastically in 2012 federal budget, causing it to cover fewer sporting events from 2014 onward. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-to-cut-657-jobs-will-no-longer-compete-for-professional-sports-rights-1.2605504 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/cbc-management-set-announce-big-cuts-curtailing-sports-230445954.html https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/news/politics/budget/cbc-sees-government-funding-slashed-by-115-million/article4096663/
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