CBC Election Coverage Flouts TV Blackout Rules
7:03 AM PDT 5/3/2011 by Etan Vlessing
Canadian pubcaster breaks federal election embargo by reporting early results in Atlantic Canada before polls closed on the west coast.
TORONTO – Elections Canada knew that it could not stop ordinary Canadians reporting early federal election results Monday night on Twitter and other social media before polls closed nationwide.
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