Entertainment
December 2nd 2020 at 13:30
CBC APPOINTS ROBERT DOANE AS INDIGENOUS ADVISOR
CBC has appointed veteran journalist Robert Doane to the newly created position of Indigenous Advisor
November 27th 2020 at 13:48
CARLETON AND CBC NORTH COLLABORATE TO BRING YOUNG JOURNALISTS TO THE NORTH
Carleton University’s journalism program has announced the creation of a paid internship for recent Carleton graduates in CBC newsrooms in Northern communities such as Iqaluit, Yellowknife and Whitehorse.
November 27th 2020 at 0:53
CBC’S BATTLE OF THE BLADES UNVEILS THE WINNING PAIR IN THE SEASON 6 FINALE
In tonight’s nail-biting Season 6 finale of BATTLE OF THE BLADES, two-time World pairs champion, Olympic team gold and Olympic bronze medallist, Meagan Duhamel, and her partner, Wojtek Wolski, an Olympic bronze medallist in ice hockey and former NHL player with the Colorado Avalanche, were crowned the latest champions of the popular competition series.
November 25th 2020 at 20:06
FAITH FUNDAL NAMED HOST OF CBC’S UP TO SPEED
Faith Fundal is the new host of CBC Manitoba’s Up to Speed. Faith is an award-winning News and Current Affairs multimedia journalist well-known for getting to the heart of stories that spark meaningful conversation.
November 23rd 2020 at 13:58
New to CBC Gem in December 2020
CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering more than 5000 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed, best-in-class content from around the world.
November 18th 2020 at 16:25
MAKE THE SEASON YOURS WITH CBC’S 2020 HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING
Stay home, get cozy and make the season yours with CBC’s special holiday programming on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Listen, CBC Radio One and CBC Music, as follows. Visit cbc.ca/holiday to download CBC’s holiday programming schedule and to read recipes, gift guides and helpful holiday advice from CBC Life.
November 12th 2020 at 12:48
2020 CBC POETRY PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED
CBC BOOKS, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, today announced the winner for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize.
November 12th 2020 at 12:31
CBC Vancouver’s Open House and Food Bank Day Returns December 4 with Virtual Twist
On Friday, December 4, 2020, CBC Vancouver’s annual Open House and Food Bank Day returns with a virtual twist.
November 5th 2020 at 14:48
CBC CELEBRATES THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATURE OF THINGS
TV’s longest-running science program spanning 880 episodes over 59 seasons to date, CBC’s THE NATURE OF THINGS will celebrate its 60th season launch tomorrow — exactly 60 years after the series first premiered on Friday, November 6, 1960.
November 5th 2020 at 13:46
2020 CBC POETRY PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
CBC BOOKS, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, have announced the finalists for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize.
October 29th 2020 at 11:59
JUST FOR LAUGHS TELEVISION WRAPS PRODUCTION ON NEW COMEDY SERIES HUMOUR RESOURCES FOR CBC
Just For Laughs today announced that production has wrapped on the first season of HUMOUR RESOURCES (6X30), an irreverent new comedy starring Canadian comedian, Jon Dore (Inside Amy Schumer, The Stand Up Show with Jon Dore).
October 27th 2020 at 12:00
CBC AND TELEFILM CANADA ANNOUNCE THE EXCLUSIVE WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE OF DEEPA MEHTA’S NEW FILM FUNNY BOY ON CBC AND CBC GEM, DECEMBER 4
As part of the national public broadcaster’s commitment to bring Canadian film to audiences across the country, CBC and Telefilm Canada will offer the exclusive broadcast and streaming World Premiere of Oscar®-nominee Deepa Mehta’s (Water, Heaven on Earth, Midnight’s Children) new film FUNNY BOY on CBC TV and the free CBC Gem streaming service Friday, December 4 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT).
October 22nd 2020 at 14:05
New to CBC Gem in November 2020
CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering more than 5000 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed, best-in-class content from around the world, including more than 750 documentaries, 400 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, and a collection of over 120 Canadian feature films.
October 20th 2020 at 13:41
BACKXWASH HAS WON THE 2020 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE FOR THE ALBUM GOD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS LEAVE HIM OUT OF IT
Backxwash has won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for the album God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It.
October 15th 2020 at 19:37
CBC’S BATTLE OF THE BLADES TO RETURN TO THE ICE ON OCTOBER 22, WITH KESHIA CHANTÉ JOINING RON MACLEAN TO HOST THE NEW SEASON
CBC today announced that the new season of Canadian audience favourite BATTLE OF THE BLADES (Season 6, produced by Insight Productions) will launch with a special two-hour live premiere on Thursday, October 22 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem.
October 15th 2020 at 14:49
CBC GREENLIGHTS “SORT OF” FROM CREATORS BILAL BAIG AND FAB FILIPPO, A BIG-HEARTED ORIGINAL COMEDY ABOUT A GENDER FLUID 25-YEAR-OLD TRYING TO LIVE THEIR MOST AUTHENTIC LIFE
CBC has greenlit new original comedy SORT OF (8x30) from Sienna Films (Trickster, Cardinal).
October 15th 2020 at 13:15
MARIE CLEMENTS' AWARD-WINNING FILM RED SNOW PREMIERES ON CBC GEM AND CBC TV, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
Zhoh Daatsik Pictures is pleased to announce that Marie Clements’ award-winning narrative feature debut RED SNOW will premiere on the free CBC Gem streaming service on Friday, Oct. 23, and also broadcast on CBC TV on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. (10 AT, 10:30 NT, 11 PT).
October 9th 2020 at 13:54
CBC AND APTN TO AIR EVERY CHILD MATTERS: RECONCILIATION THROUGH EDUCATION CREATED BY NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education is a powerful 90-minute special created by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and airing on APTN and CBC, honouring Residential School Survivors and their families through storytelling and performance by Youth, Leaders, Knowledge Keepers, and Elders from a diverse group of Indigenous Nations, communities, and cultures
October 9th 2020 at 12:29
MEET THE CANADIAN FAMILIES COMPETING ON THE SECOND SEASON OF FAMILY FEUD CANADA, PREMIERING THANKSGIVING MONDAY ON CBC
Featuring 104 new episodes and broadcasting four nights a week (Monday through Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. (8 NT), the second season of FAMILY FEUD CANADA kicks off Thanksgiving Monday, October 12 on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service
October 8th 2020 at 13:19
CBC TO OFFER A GROUNDBREAKING VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR TWEENS WITH THE CBC KIDS NEWS BACK-TO-SCHOOL LIVE EVENT IN MINECRAFT, THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
CBC will offer an innovative and unique virtual opportunity for tweens, the CBC KIDS NEWS BACK-TO-SCHOOL LIVE EVENT IN MINECRAFT, on Saturday, October 10 at 4 p.m. ET.