After criticism, Canada’s CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks ‘terrorism’0

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• August 29, 2026

OTTAWA — Canada’s public broadcaster said Friday it is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it. Like other news outlets including The Associated Press, CBC/Radio-Canada’s standards normally don’t allow reporters to describe events as terrorist attacks