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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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April 9th 2020 at 13:47

CANADA’S PUBLIC BROADCASTER LAUNCHES THE CBC CREATIVE RELIEF FUND, AN UNPRECEDENTED INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE TIMELY, URGENT SUPPORT TO CANADIAN CREATORS

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, CBC has launched THE CBC CREATIVE RELIEF FUND to provide immediate, urgent support to Canadian creators.
April 6th 2020 at 16:12

CBC PARTNERS WITH HOT DOCS TO LAUNCH A FESTIVAL-AT-HOME EXPERIENCE FOR AUDIENCES ACROSS CANADA WITH “HOT DOCS AT HOME ON CBC”

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, and Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, today announced HOT DOCS AT HOME ON CBC, a multiplatform festival-at-home experience providing Canadians with front-row access to 2020 Hot Docs Festival premieres on Thursday nights starting April 16.
April 2nd 2020 at 18:21

CBC LAUNCHES ‘WHAT’RE YOU AT? WITH TOM POWER,’ A NEW WEEKLY PRIMETIME TV PROGRAM SHOWCASING COMMUNITY AND CULTURE

CBC today announced a new, one-hour weekly primetime show, WHAT’RE YOU AT? WITH TOM POWER, premiering this Sunday, April 5 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem.
April 2nd 2020 at 18:00

CBC ADDS MORE ORIGINAL CONTENT FOR KIDS AND TWEENS

With Canadian families at home, CBC continues to create and share new, original content for children and their caregivers across all platforms including CBC Kids, the free CBC Gem streaming service, and CBC Podcasts.
April 2nd 2020 at 13:23

JUSTIN TRUDEAU TO ANSWER KIDS’ QUESTIONS ON CBC/RADIO-CANADA

CBC Kids News and MAJ, Radio-Canada’s news platform for kids, invite young Canadians aged 6–13 to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, their questions about the nationwide effort against the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 1st 2020 at 22:49

MARGARET ATWOOD TO LAUNCH A WRITERS’ CHAPTER OF #CANADAPERFORMS

The National Arts Centre and Facebook Canada are honoured to welcome the internationally renowned Canadian poet, novelist and essayist Margaret Atwood to #CanadaPerforms as she will take part in an online literary conversation with Former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson today, April 2, 2020, at 3 p.m.
March 26th 2020 at 20:11

MORE CBC/RADIO-CANADA NEWS, KIDS, AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO CANADIANS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

To help Canadians through the current COVID-19 situation, CBC/Radio-Canada is delivering special access to content across all of its platforms.
March 24th 2020 at 19:10

STATEMENT ON CBC LOCAL SUPPERHOUR NEWSCASTS

CBC will continue to restore local TV news for audiences across the country
March 19th 2020 at 14:30

CBC EXPANDS CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS

With schools and daycares closed across the country, CBC is making more content available for children and their caregivers across many of the public broadcaster’s platforms including CBC Kids, CBC Gem and educational platform Curio.
March 18th 2020 at 15:15

CBC CONSOLIDATES NEWS COVERAGE IN RESPONSE TO THE EVOLVING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

CBC is consolidating its news resources in response to COVID-19. Effective today, CBC News Network will evolve into a core live breaking news service that will integrate journalism and coverage from CBC News Network, The National and local CBC stations across the country.
March 17th 2020 at 13:20

CBC INTRODUCES MOVIE NIGHT IN CANADA, SATURDAYS AT 7 P.M.

In response to the postponement of the NHL season due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, CBC will be hosting MOVIE NIGHT IN CANADA, a celebration of acclaimed Canadian films back-to-back on Saturday evenings beginning at 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem.
March 9th 2020 at 18:51

I’M OBSESSED WITH THIS. CBC CELEBRATES THE END OF SCHITT’S CREEK WITH NEW SPECIAL BEST WISHES, WARMEST REGARDS: A SCHITT’S CREEK FAREWELL FOLLOWING THE APRIL 7 SERIES FINALE

CBC today announced a 90-minute viewing event celebrating SCHITT’S CREEK on Tuesday, April 7.
March 9th 2020 at 15:00

THE NATIONAL SCREEN INSTITUTE AND CBC ANNOUNCE TWO-YEAR PARTNERSHIP RENEWAL FOR CBC NEW INDIGENOUS VOICES TRAINING PROGRAM

The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) and CBC have confirmed a two-year partnership renewal in support of the CBC New Indigenous Voices training program, a 14-week training course that introduces young Indigenous storytellers to a variety of creative and challenging employment opportunities in film, television and digital media.
March 6th 2020 at 12:59

CBC SPORTS COMMITS TO GENDER-BALANCED SPORTS COVERAGE ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS

In recognition of International Women’s Day, CBC SPORTS today reinforced its ongoing efforts in support of the future of Canadian women in sports by committing to gender-balanced coverage of sports and athlete stories in its original content
March 5th 2020 at 14:18

CBC MUSIC ANNOUNCES 2020 SEARCHLIGHT WINNER

Revealed this morning on q with Tom Power, CBC Music announced Edmonton-based pop artist Shawnee as the winner of the SEARCHLIGHT 2020 competition
March 3rd 2020 at 13:56

Canadian Paralympic Committee and CBC/Radio-Canada to offer streaming coverage of wheelchair rugby

Viewers across the country will be able to follow the Canadian wheelchair rugby team’s quest to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, as the Canadian Paralympic Committee and CBC/Radio-Canada will be live streaming coverage of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Paralympic Qualification Tournament from March 4-8 as part of the Paralympic Super Series.
March 3rd 2020 at 13:36

CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2020 LINEUP AT RBC ECHO BEACH ON SATURDAY, MAY 30

Canada’s largest all-Canadian music festival returns for an eighth year to take over RBC Echo Beach on Saturday, May 30, with five stages to showcase some of the country’s most talented acts.
February 26th 2020 at 19:33

Updated - Streaming This March on CBC Gem

CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering 5000 hours of free live and on-demand acclaimed, authentically Canadian programming and a curated selection of best-in-class content from around the world.
February 18th 2020 at 19:53

CBC/RADIO-CANADA CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

CBC/Radio-Canada has received 269 nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards, reflecting the public broadcaster’s commitment to Canadian content, creators and communities
February 13th 2020 at 14:48

CBC Sports and U SPORTS to provide worldwide English-language live streaming coverage of four U

CBC Sports and U SPORTS announced today an agreement that will see live English-language streaming coverage of four 2020 winter national championship events available across Canada on the free CBC Gem streaming service and to audiences worldwide via CBC Sports digital platforms.