Canadian 9/11 widow 'appalled' by CBC policy against using term 'terrorist attack'
28-08-2026 21:33 via nationalpost.com

Canadian 9/11 widow 'appalled' by CBC policy against using term 'terrorist attack'

A 9/11 widow is “appalled” and “angry” after the CBC told staff in a leaked memo to not refer to 9/11 as “terrorist attacks.”Maureen Basnicki, of Collingwood, Ont., lost her husband, Ken Basnicki, who was trapped on the 106th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the attack. Their children, Brennan and Erica, were 16 and 21 years old at the time.Maureen Basnicki told National Post that she was “dismayed” when she saw reports of
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