Canadian broadcaster reverses policy barring use of ‘terrorist attack’ label for 9/11
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal m.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated intelligence & security brief. The source report from The Hill says: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal m.
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- Published: Aug 29, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC
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