CBC to lay off up to 180 people next week

CBC's English-language service will issue up to 180 redundancy notices starting next week, executive vice-president Richard Stursberg has told employees. That is the maximum number of layoffs expected at the English language service of the public broadcaster, he said.

The CBC projected about 393 jobs would have to be cut to make up a shortfall of $85 million in the English-language services when it announced in March that layoffs would be necessary.