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October 24, 2026 17x its usual first day PHP flaw: How AI just hacked an unhackable part o… The video opened at a pace of 603,608 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (34,886). Read the story

Video taking off 17x its usual first day

Andrew Chang explains why fixing a PHP flaw isn't enough

CBC News' About That traces an AI-discovered vulnerability from a software flaw to an urgent patch rollout, with a warning about intruders …

Channel: CBC News · Story of October 24, 2026

Video taking off 14x its usual first day

Alberta votes on its future as Canada mourns Wainwright soldiers

CBC News pairs referendum reporting with accounts from the military community, while Edmonton's mayor makes a case for remaining in Canada.

Channel: CBC News · Story of October 20, 2026

Video taking off 20x its usual first day

Wainwright mayor describes a military town's loss after base fire

CBC News' extended coverage includes Carney's confirmation that four service members died and an explanation of why families are notified b…

Channel: CBC News · Story of October 19, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

PHP flaw: How AI just hacked an unhackable part of the internet | About That

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

239,527

Video views, pace per day

603,608

Views in its first 6 hours

239,527

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

1.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.2% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Was Alberta's referendum worth it? We ask Danielle Smith | …	October 24, 2026	19:34	600	-	600 (1 hour)	13	-
How new Trump tariff swaps are impacting some Canadian busi…	October 24, 2026	10:22	3,428	-	3,428 (3 hours)	25	-
Lessons from a 'head-spinning' week in Canadian politics | …	October 24, 2026	29:27	11,247	-	11,247 (3 hours)	197	-
U.S. tariff swaps 'not the answer to our big problem,' trad…	October 24, 2026	6:46	5,357	-	5,357 (4 hours)	42	-
Could the B.C. NDP lose the election they called? | Power &…	October 24, 2026	12:42	14,953	-	14,953 (4 hours)	162	-
Are tariff swaps a sign that pressure is getting to Trump a…	October 23, 2026	15:07	30,962	-	30,962 (5 hours)	315	-
Trump to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products	October 23, 2026	2:31 short	83,506	-	83,506 (6 hours)	705	-
The Connor Hellebuyck era is over. Here's how the trade wen…	October 23, 2026	1:49 short	4,818	-	4,818 (6 hours)	56	-
PHP flaw: How AI just hacked an unhackable part of the inte…	October 23, 2026	11:29	239,527	603,608	239,527 (6 hours)	2,729	-
The Bank of Canada might hike interest rates soon. Why now?	October 23, 2026	1:02 short	13,295	33,029	13,295 (7 hours)	160	-
Carney hails new trade, defence pact with Turkey	October 23, 2026	1:49 short	39,301	95,476	39,301 (7 hours)	162	-
Inside dramatic rescue as drones hit hundreds of ships in B…	October 23, 2026	4:58	8,732	20,708	8,732 (7 hours)	76	6
Exposing scammers: How impersonators drain accounts | Marke…	October 23, 2026	21:39	15,694	36,127	15,694 (7 hours)	166	17
Where is the Canadian economy headed? | The Current	October 23, 2026	19:49	6,809	15,095	6,809 (7 hours)	28	-
Trump to scrap tariffs on some Canadian products: U.S. sena…	October 23, 2026	5:51	157,704	340,314	157,704 (8 hours)	844	-

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

8.9 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

0.0 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

35,406 views

short vs long

4 short (up to 3 minutes), 11 long
average views per short video: 35,230
average views per long video: 45,001

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Prince Harry's popcorn swiped by toddler	September 28, 2017	1:43	137,028,696
Oil change scams: Hidden camera investigation on what reall…	September 10, 2014	21:09	48,169,274
Obama surprises VP, Joe Biden with Presidential Medal of Fr…	January 13, 2017	37:10	27,716,744
Locksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)	January 11, 2020	20:47	21,542,820
Russell Williams - The Confession - the fifth estate	September 5, 2014	57:24	20,471,803

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Michael J. Fox awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom	January 6, 2025	0:57	7,910,684
The Strait of Hormuz kill box | About That	March 17, 2026	2:40	7,544,208
Chrétien to Trump: 'Stop this nonsense'	March 9, 2025	0:59	7,124,347
ICE agents confronted after questioning man at gas station	January 10, 2026	1:48	6,767,155
The Netherlands takes its gold out of the U.S. | About That	September 4, 2026	2:47	6,128,829

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 24, 2026Video taking offPHP flaw: How AI just hacked an unhackable part o… The video opened at a pace of 603,608 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (34,886).Read the story
2. October 24, 2026Video taking offTrump to scrap tariffs on some Canadian products:… The video opened at a pace of 340,314 views a day, 9.8 times a normal first day on this channel (34,886).
3. October 24, 2026MilestoneThe broken math of Trump's diesel deal with Putin… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
4. October 24, 2026MilestoneWhistleblower alleges Driscoll’s sent millions of… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
5. October 24, 2026MilestoneWhy Trump’s potash threat against Canada isn’t as… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
6. October 23, 2026Video taking offJoly denies U.S. election interference claims by … The video opened at a pace of 141,453 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (36,131).
7. October 22, 2026Video taking offUkraine says this drone can fly injured soldiers … The video opened at a pace of 174,084 views a day, 5.3 times a normal first day on this channel (32,768).
8. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 6,346,870 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (2,297,299).
9. October 21, 2026Video taking offPoilievre reacts to Alberta referendum results The video opened at a pace of 147,766 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (36,568).
10. October 21, 2026Video taking offAlbertans want to 'take back control of immigrati… The video opened at a pace of 290,289 views a day, 8.4 times a normal first day on this channel (34,570).
11. October 20, 2026Video taking offAlberta holds referendum vote as Canadians mourn … The video opened at a pace of 517,703 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (36,732).Read the story
12. October 20, 2026Video taking offWho are the 4 service members killed at CFB Wainw… The video opened at a pace of 340,363 views a day, 9.3 times a normal first day on this channel (36,732).