CBC News media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBC News as leaning left. We have seen it on 222 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is CBC News biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBC News as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is CBC News left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBC News as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is CBC News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for CBC News are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What CBC News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with CBC News’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
CBC News reported it asTrump claims deal struck to give U.S. security control over Greenland (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
CBC News reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Yu Yung Wang, 29, has been charged with arson and disregard for human life in connection with a 2020 fire at Burnaby Hospital. The incident forced the emergency department to close and contributed to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.
CBC News reported it asAlberta man charged with arson for 2020 fire at Burnaby Hospital (opens CBC News in a new tab)
An Ontario judge has denied Tamara Lich's request to travel internationally for work, citing concerns that it would undermine her sentence for her role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. Lich sought permission for interviews, a book tour, and speaking engagements.
CBC News reported it asJudge denies Tamara Lich's request to travel under house arrest (opens CBC News in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
CBC News reported it asU.S. House Speaker sends lawmakers home, avoids impeachment vote for war secretary (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
CBC News reported it asRussian barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine injure at least 16, including children (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
CBC News reported it asRussian barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine injure at least 16, including children (opens CBC News in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
CBC News reported it asU.S. denies visas to Palestinian delegation for 2nd year in a row for UN assembly in New York (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
CBC News reported it asEd Sheeran reportedly donating $2M to 'aid in the region' amid Macklemore fallout (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Canada has formally applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a military coalition of 10 NATO allies. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the application, which aims to diversify Canada's defence ties beyond the United States.
CBC News reported it asCanada wants into Britain's rapid-response defence club (opens CBC News in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to identify and remove Canadian-origin goods from U.S. federal civil government procurement. The move escalates an ongoing trade dispute between the two countries.
CBC News reported it asTrump signs memorandum to identify and remove Canadian products from U.S. federal procurement (opens CBC News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
CBC News reported it asTop Democrat says he will not support Trump-proposed sale of 2-ton bombs to Israel (opens CBC News in a new tab)
British Columbia Premier David Eby has instructed his legislators to be prepared for an upcoming election, citing disruption from the trade war with the United States. He has appointed Cheryl Oates to manage the party's campaign.
CBC News reported it asDavid Eby taps campaign manager as election speculation grows (opens CBC News in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
CBC News reported it asFencing goes up around Kennedy Center as activists worry it will be demolished (opens CBC News in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
CBC News reported it asU.S. Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
CBC News reported it asRepublican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. (opens CBC News in a new tab)
A trade war between the United States and Canada has led to reciprocal tariffs on approximately $20 billion of goods. Small business owners report increased costs and reduced sales, exacerbated by rising energy prices linked to the Iran war.
CBC News reported it asCanada stood its ground on trade with the U.S. What happens when the cost hits home? (opens CBC News in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
CBC News reported it asPentagon report reveals cost of Iran war in terms of weapons shortages, damage to U.S. facilities (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
CBC News reported it asNATO fighter jet shoots down drone over Lithuania (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
CBC News reported it asANALYSIS | Trump claims AI poses no real risk — but even some of his allies disagree (opens CBC News in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Government of CanadaGovernmentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 222
- Reports listed
- 243
- We could read
- 121
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
122 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 121 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 37 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and CBC News ran the story anyway.
Across the 220 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than CBC News’s on 5 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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