National television network Global News announced that it has laid off 22 employees in its British Columbia bureau, 23 in Alberta, and one in the eastern region.
Global’s parent company, Corus Entertainment, announced that it has implemented “difficult but necessary changes” to ensure the sustainable future of the company and its news division. “To pave the way for the future of Global News, we are leveraging the latest technology and implementing new workflows and ways of working. As a result, certain roles in some locations are impacted,” the company said in a statement. T
he 46 layoffs include 26 journalists, following layoffs at Chorus last year.
Other Canadian television stations, CBC (Canadian Public Broadcasting) and CTV, are also making mass layoffs in their news departments.