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January 26th at 12:50

Dragons’ Den Full Circle finale event to close milestone Season 20, airing February 26 and March 5 on CBC and CBC Gem

CBC’s hit series Dragons’ Den will mark its milestone 20th season with a two-episode, Full Circle finale event on Thursday, February 26 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) and Thursday, March 5 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. 

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May 29th 2023 at 20:00

CBC/RADIO-CANADA LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN TO BETTER SERVE AND REPRESENT CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES

First-ever National Accessibility Plan, Breaking Barriers, will position Canada’s national public broadcaster to be an industry leader in accessibility
May 24th 2023 at 17:03

New to CBC Gem in June 2023

In honour of National Indigenous History Month, the Indigenous Stories Collection includes award-winning miniseries POUR TOI FLORA (DEAR FLORA) (June 2) commissioned by Radio-Canada and APTN, feature film RUN WOMAN RUN (June 2) from Zoe Leigh Hopkins (Little Bird, Kayak to Klemtu), and documentary EVER DEADLY (June 16) about Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq
May 23rd 2023 at 14:18

SUPERCOLLIDER JOINS WITH IDRIS AND SABRINA ELBA TO UNCOVER MUSIC INDUSTRY INJUSTICE IN NEW DOC SERIES FOR CBC AND BBC

Premium TV and brand-led content label Supercollider, part of Zinc Media, is joining with Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Sabrina Elba’s Pink Towel to make PAID IN FULL: The Battle for Payback (w/t) for public broadcasters CBC and BBC.
May 15th 2023 at 15:10

PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 EDITION OF CBC NEW INDIGENOUS VOICES

Today, the National Screen Institute welcomed 10 emerging Indigenous creators as they began their training through the CBC New Indigenous Voices program.
May 15th 2023 at 13:42

SHELAGH ROGERS TO STEP DOWN AFTER 43 YEARS WITH CBC RADIO

A familiar voice to Canadians across the country, Shelagh Rogers, announced on Saturday that she will step down after 15 years as host of CBC’s THE NEXT CHAPTER, at the end of this season. Since 2008, Rogers has hosted and produced the program that is devoted to Canadian writers and songwriters, elevating new voices alongside literary icons. Her final show will be available Saturday, June 24 on CBC Radio and CBC Listen.
May 9th 2023 at 18:42

CO-SHOWRUNNERS JENNICA HARPER & NELU HANDA TO “RUN” RUN THE BURBS

Longtime collaborators Jennica Harper (JANN) and Nelu Handa (SORT OF) will co-showrun Season 3 of the popular, hit CBC original comedy, RUN THE BURBS. Created by writer and actor Andrew Phung (KIM’S CONVENIENCE) and filmmaker Scott Townend (The Secret Marathon), RUN THE BURBS follows the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs.
May 8th 2023 at 13:27

CBC’S HEARTLAND KICKS OFF SEASON 17 PRODUCTION WITH ITS 250TH EPISODE

CBC’s original family drama HEARTLAND starts production on its 17th season this week in Alberta. Season 17 features 10 one-hour episodes, the first of which will be the 250th episode of the series that started in 2007. Produced by Dynamo Films and SEVEN24 Films, Season 17 will premiere exclusively in Canada on CBC and CBC Gem this fall.
May 2nd 2023 at 13:42

CBC Gem Original Comedy Series ZARQA Starts Production on Season 2

The comical chaos continues as cameras roll on Season 2 of the CBC Gem original comedy series ZARQA (6x11).
May 1st 2023 at 14:11

ELEANOR WACHTEL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER NEARLY FOUR DECADES WITH CBC RADIO

Veteran broadcaster and literary luminary, Eleanor Wachtel, announced yesterday that she will step down from CBC’s WRITERS & COMPANY, a program she co-created and has hosted since 1990. Wachtel’s final deep-dive with international writers as host of the program will be Sunday, June 25. This season finale will also bring the final chapter of this remarkable series to a close, and the development of a new literary program for CBC Radio and CBC Listen will begin.
April 27th 2023 at 19:11

CBC TO OFFER EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III

CBC is marking The Coronation of King Charles III with an extensive programming lineup across CBC TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem, CBC News Explore, CBC Radio One, CBC Listen, CBCNews.ca and the CBC News App. For all the ways to watch and listen, visit the CBC News How to Watch page on CBCNews.ca. And for a year round biweekly dose of royal news and analysis delivered right to your inbox, subscribe now to CBC’s The Royal Fascinator newsletter.
April 24th 2023 at 15:57

New to CBC Gem in May 2023

The Asian Excellence collection for Asian Heritage Month features the haunting documentary HIDDEN LETTERS (May 1), food docuseries HOUSE SPECIAL (May 1) hosted by best-selling author and pastry chef Jackie Kai Ellis, and four-part docuseries RAVI PATEL’S PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (May 1) Acclaimed international titles include the exclusive Canadian premieres of comedy ANIMAL CONTROL (May 12) starring Joel McHale, Gerry Dee and Ravi Patel, and Norwegian drama  EVERYTHING YOU LOVE (Ma...
April 20th 2023 at 13:01

GLOBAL TASK FORCE FOR PUBLIC MEDIA OBJECTS TO TWITTER'S LABELLING OF AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN, NEW ZEALAND, AND SOUTH KOREAN PUBLIC BROADCASTERS

The Global Task Force for public media is calling on Twitter to correct the designation of four of its members, which have been labelled as “Government-funded Media”. This misleading label was applied without warning or consultation to the accounts of four organisations: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), CBC/Radio-Canada, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Radio New Zealand (RNZ).
April 19th 2023 at 19:02

CBC KIDS BOOK CLUB LIVE TO VISIT LIBRARIES IN THE VANCOUVER AREA, MAY 5–7

CBC KIDS BOOK CLUB LIVE is going on a west coast road trip! CBC Kids hosts Janaye and Gary the Unicorn are sharing their love of reading in-person at three special library events in the Vancouver area, May 5–7. The visits will include musical storytimes featuring special guest authors, plus meet and greets, crafts, games, and more.
April 19th 2023 at 13:02

CBC PRESENTS SEEDS OF CHANGE, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FREE VIRTUAL EVENT ON SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, APRIL 26

CBC is offering a free virtual event, SEEDS OF CHANGE, to provide independent producers with new information on how to implement sustainable practices on set and incorporate environmental awareness into their storytelling.
April 18th 2023 at 12:29

WILL RICHTER OF VANCOUVER WINS THE 2023 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE

CBC Books, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partner the Canada Council for the Arts, today announced Will Richter of Vancouver as the winner of the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize. Richter’s story, Just a Howl, was selected from more than 2,300 entries.
April 12th 2023 at 13:00

2023 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

CBC Books, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partner the Canada Council for the Arts, have announced the finalists for the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize.
April 5th 2023 at 13:47

PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON GROUNDBREAKING PRESCHOOL SERIES AUNTY B’S HOUSE FOR CBC KIDS

Headspinner Productions, celebrating their fifth anniversary this week, and CBC Kids announce that production has begun on new live-action preschool series Aunty B’s House, created by and starring Khalilah Brooks.
April 3rd 2023 at 13:13

HILARY BIRD NEW HOST OF THE TRAILBREAKER

CBC North announces Hilary Bird as the new host of THE TRAILBREAKER.
March 30th 2023 at 17:12

KATE BEATON’S DUCKS WINS THE 22ND EDITION OF CBC’S CANADA READS

CBC’s CANADA READS concluded today with a live elimination vote, and Ducks by Kate Beaton has been voted Canada’s must-read book for 2023. It is the first graphic narrative to win the annual battle of the books. Over four days of lively debate, moderated by seven-time host Ali Hassan, five celebrity panellists championed their chosen Canadian books that speak to the theme, ‘One Book to Shift Your Perspective.’ Each day of the competition, one book was eliminated by the panellists until Beaton...
March 30th 2023 at 13:37

CBC, Netflix and APTN Greenlight New Arctic Comedy Series

Netflix, CBC and APTN have announced they are commissioning a new untitled comedy series that will film in Nunavut (UNTITLED ARCTIC COMEDY).