CTV cancelling most noon and weekend newscasts as Bell cuts 4,800 jobs. Here's what shows are coming to an end
8 Feb 2024
Toronto Star
The layoffs of a historic magnitude come just after a report that Bell Media's CEO landed in the top 50 best paid executives in Canada in 2022.
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.) has left workers reeling after announcing plans on Thursday to cut nine per cent of its workforce — 4,800 jobs across the country — in a historic and unprecedented mass layoff.
On top of the workers that have been or will be let go, Bell also announced it would be selling off 45 radio stations, closing more than 100 The Source stores and ending most of its noon and weekend newscasts.
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