World Report
With Peter Armstrong
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Every morning, more than one million Canadians begin their day with World Report, CBC Radio's major morning news program.
World Report is news that has broken overnight with a look ahead to the day's expected events. The program features the latest international news, as well as the top domestic stories. It is also an outlet for CBC journalists to break original stories.
Broadcast time:
- Weekdays at 5, 6, 7 & 8 a.m. - starts 6:00 a.m. Maritimes - 6:30 a.m. NT on CBC Radio One
- Weekends at 6, 7, 8 & 9 a.m. - starts 7:00 a.m. Maritimes - 7:30 a.m. NT on CBC Radio One
World Headlines
- updated Syrian crimes against humanity outrage UN rights chief video
- The failure of the United Nations to agree on action against Syria's Assad regime has merely emboldened it to launch an "all-out assault to crush dissent with overwhelming force," the UN's high commissioner for human rights says.
- Obama unveils $3.8T budget proposal
- U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan on Monday for 2013 that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade.
- Greece cleans up after anti-austerity riots video
- Firefighters douse smouldering buildings and cleanup crews sweep rubble from the streets of central Athens after a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures.
- updated Whitney Houston was found unconscious underwater, police say video
- Whitney Houston was underwater and apparently unconscious in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel when found, Beverly Hills police said Monday.
- Grammy ratings surge on Whitney Houston tributes
- The 54th annual Grammy Awards pulled in its largest audience since 1984 on Sunday night, as the music industry paid tribute to Whitney Houston following her sudden death.
