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The gist

CBC News adjusts 9/11 language policy after criticism.
The public broadcaster now labels the attacks terrorism, ending a contentious stance.

Background

CBC News had a policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism unless quoting someone. A memo restating this for 9/11 drew criticism, prompting the broadcaster to make an exception and explicitly call the 9/11 attacks terrorism.

How it unfolded

  1. recentlyCBC News faced criticism over a memo restating its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism, including 9/11.
  2. Fri, 28 Aug 2026CBC's senior director of journalistic standards, Basem Boshra, clarified that CBC has never said 9/11 was not terrorism, but reported with attribution.
  3. Sat, 29 Aug 2026CBC announced it would make an exception for 9/11, allowing the attacks to be labeled as terrorism.

Who’s saying what

Official
CBC News says it has never denied 9/11 was terrorism, but its policy requires attribution when using the term.

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