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A year after the national broadcaster cancelled the 2024 countdown due to B次元官网网址渇inancial pressures,B次元官网网址� it says the special event is back on the TV schedule to mark the dawn of 2025.
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A representative for the CBC says the coast-to-coast show will feature reporters at more than a dozen community events across the country while a countdown to the new year will take place in each of the six time zones.
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Last year, the CBC replaced its live New YearB次元官网网址檚 Eve programming with a taped Just For Laughs special hosted by comedian Mae Martin. That left Canadians without a homegrown countdown on any of the major networks, which sparked blowback on social media from some viewers.
The CBC began its annual specials in 2017 to mark CanadaB次元官网网址檚 sesquicentennial year. Some of the more recent broadcasts were hosted by comedian Rick Mercer and featured fireworks and musical performances in key cities.
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The decision to sideline the program was made shortly after members of Parliament summoned outgoing CBC president Catherine Tait to testify about job cuts and her refusal to rule out bonuses for CBC executives.
