CBC announced on Tuesday it is investing more in local and regional news coverage as part of its mandate to deliver trusted news to Canadians across the country.

The announcement follows the CRTC's approval of Google's plan to compensate Canadian news organizations for the use of their news content.

"Canadians need trusted, local news more than ever. We will continue to deliver on our strategy of investing in local journalism to better serve communities, particularly in underserved news markets a…