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LILLEY: CBC hits pause on show targeting RCMP and conservatives

CBC funded what was claimed to be a satirical show that lied to people, including retired Mounties, to get interviews under false pretences

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Worried about the impact on the news brand, CBC is pausing production of a “satirical” show that appears to have been attacking conservatives and Canadian institutions. Called Northland Tales, the show is being co-produced by CBC and APTN, though a statement from CBC went to great lengths to stress that it was CBC Entertainment and not CBC News behind the production.

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