CBC News says it “stands by its journalism” after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a statement accusing the national broadcaster of publishing an article that was “defamatory“ and made ”baseless allegations.”
The article, published on Jan. 19, cited one anonymous source who alleged that an unnamed staff member in the premier’s office had sent multiple emails to Alberta Crown prosecutors, challenging the charges laid in connection with the protests at the Coutts border last winter.
