I like to end my day with "The National" - CBC's national news broadcast. Maybe Canadian News is different from that of the US, but I actually feel informed and motivated to make change when I see what is happening in my country and in the world. Rather than feel hopeless over Armenian Refugees, I felt empowered that a group in Toronto set a goal to bring refugees here and help them restart their lives, and I knew there was an opportunity to help by doing paperwork or support work for their office. When Ebola struck, I felt good to know that Canadian feet on the ground were making a difference and that we could support our nurses and doctors through funding or by helping their families. etc. I find our news is still informational, still actionable, and still relevant.
I pay close attention to the business panels in hopes of beginning to understand what drives the market - but I haven't managed to put one and one together to come up with 3.5 yet.
I do mutter under my breath on the corruption and scandal stories, but recognize that the CBC has a serious hate on for our current Conservative government, so all political stories are to be taken with a grain of salt. Or seven. For instance - the current scandal in the senate is almost all covered as though Harper was the mastermind behind the spending and appointments. I'm not saying he wasn't, he's just too easy a target for them to pin it all on. I am not a supporter of any party ATM, so the political skew of the stories is an annoyance, not something I find offensive.
When I watch other Canadian news I am not as comfortable - this is because I know the ground rules for CBC coverage (Hate the Conservatives, use a lot of compassion, panelists are always a mix, etc.) My inlaws watch CTV news to support their son who works for that network. I feel completely un-newsed at the end of the broadcast, I just don't get their approach to the stories.