Radio-Canada says it is appealing a CRTC decision ordering it to apologize over the on-air use of the N-word. The French arm of the CBC says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) overstepped its authority by interfering in journalistic independence. But the broadcasting and telecommunications regulator in June 2022 ruled that the use of the slur violated Canadian broadcasting policy objectives and values. But the broadcaster says the CRTC overstepped its authority and made a "serious error" that ignored freedom of the press as guaranteed in the Charter and in the Broadcasting Act. -- This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 13, 2022.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2022 18:15 UTC