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CBC tells staff not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’

National Post (Canada) and Twitchy describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Conservative MP says broadcaster dishonoured 'the victims, their families, the survivors and the first responders who witnessed the horrors of that day'.
The headline split National Post (Canada) frames it as "CBC tells staff not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’". Instapundit frames it as "TORONTO SUN APPARENTLY WORKING REUTERS’ SIDE OF THE STREET: Toronto Sun Columnist: New Me...".
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Right / center-rightToronto Sun Columnist: New Memo Tells CBC Journalists Not to Refer to 9/11 As a Terrorist Attack

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TwitchyNews report · Aug 26, 11:30 PM

Toronto Sun Columnist: New Memo Tells CBC Journalists Not to Refer to 9/11 As a Terrorist Attack

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National Post (Canada)News report · Aug 27, 12:16 AM

CBC tells staff not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’

Conservative MP says broadcaster dishonoured 'the victims, their families, the survivors and the first responders who witnessed the horrors of that day'

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InstapunditOpinion · Aug 27, 12:14 AM

TORONTO SUN APPARENTLY WORKING REUTERS’ SIDE OF THE STREET: Toronto Sun Columnist: New Memo Tells CB

TORONTO SUN APPARENTLY WORKING REUTERS’ SIDE OF THE STREET: Toronto Sun Columnist: New Memo Tells CBC Journalists Not to Refer to 9/11 As a Terrorist Attack. CBC can't get anymore ridiculou...

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