CRTC to decide today whether to ban Russian state-controlled TV channel RT from Canada [View all]

Broadcasters Rogers, Bell and Shaw removed RT from their networks in February

Canada's telecommunications regulator will announce this afternoon whether it will ban the state-controlled Russian television network RT from Canadian airwaves.

The multilingual 24-hour news channel launched in 2005, when it was known as Russia Today, and now appears in more than 100 countries, according to its website.

Funded by the Russian government, the channel has long been described by critics as a propaganda outlet for the Kremlin.

Speaking today in Toronto, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said he commends YouTube for taking down the RT channel on its website and hopes the CRTC follows its example.

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If the regulator removes RT from a list of foreign channels authorized for distribution in Canada, broadcasters in Canada would not be permitted legally to carry the channel. The decision is expected around 4:30 p.m. ET today.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-russia-today-broadcasting-decision-1.6386929