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June 18th 2019 at 13:04

Canadian Paralympic Committee and CBC/Radio-Canada reveal official theme song for Tokyo 2020 Canadian Paralympic Team

The Canadian Paralympic Team will shine on the international stage next year with a new soundtrack, as the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Paralympic Network, announced today their official theme song for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

June 12th 2019 at 14:51

NEW CBC ORIGINAL DOCSERIES JENSPLAINING, HOSTED BY “TWITTER’S RESIDENT GYNECOLOGIST” DR. JEN GUNTER LAUNCHES AUGUST 23 ON CBC GEM

New, 10-part CBC original docuseries JENSPLAINING (10X12), hosted by unapologetic and iconic women’s health expert, Dr. Jen Gunter launches August 23 on the free CBC Gem streaming service.

June 10th 2019 at 13:11

CBC/RADIO-CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

At the Banff World Media Festival today, CBC/Radio-Canada announced a new commitment to diversity for all English and French-language commissioned programs across scripted and factual genres.

June 10th 2019 at 13:07

NATIONAL PUBLIC BROADCASTERS ABC AND CBC ANNOUNCE CREATIVE AND COMMERCIAL COLLABORATION

At the Banff World Media Festival, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) today announced a creative and commercial collaboration that will enhance the reach and impact of their content across both countries.

June 4th 2019 at 13:55

CBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW JUMPING FROM SPRUCE MEADOWS BEGINS THIS WEEKEND

CBC Sports will kick off the show jumping season this weekend with coverage of two events from Spruce Meadows, one of the world’s top venues for international equestrian events.

May 30th 2019 at 15:58

CBC SPORTS AND NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH PARTNER TO PROVIDE LIVE STREAMING COVERAGE OF CANADA’S NATIONAL SOFTBALL TEAM, THE CANADIAN WILD

CBC Sports and National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) announced today a partnership that will see live coverage of 13 games played by Canada’s national softball team, known as the Canadian Wild, available on CBC Sports streaming platforms and on CBC Gem.

May 29th 2019 at 11:06

RON MACLEAN RETURNS TO THE RINK AS HOST AND KURT BROWNING AS HEAD JUDGE FOR THE NEW SEASON OF BATTLE OF THE BLADES ON CBC

CBC today announced at its 2019-20 Upfront presentation that Hockey Night in Canada’s Ron MacLean will be returning to his role as host for the upcoming season of hit competition series BATTLE OF THE BLADES (Season 5, 1x120, 6x60), with four-time Canadian and four-time World champion figure skater Kurt Browning also joining the series’ family once again, as head judge.

May 29th 2019 at 10:53

CBC ANNOUNCES 2019-20 ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE

CBC today revealed its 2019-20 slate of original programming including drama, comedy, factual, arts, music, kids, sports, news and documentary storytelling across television, radio and streaming platforms, showcasing diverse Canadian voices and perspectives.

May 27th 2019 at 17:32

Streaming This June on CBC Gem

CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering more than 4000 hours of acclaimed, authentically Canadian programming and a curated selection of best-in-class content from around the world. CBC Gem provides live and on-demand access to CBC’s full programming slate spanning drama, comedy, factual entertainment, documentaries, arts, kids, sports and local and national news programming, including the ability to live stream CBC TV at any time with access to 14 CBC channels and their...

May 27th 2019 at 14:05

ANNA MARIA TREMONTI TO PRODUCE AND HOST NEW ORIGINAL PROJECTS FOR CBC PODCASTS

Award-winning broadcaster Anna Maria Tremonti today announced that she will produce and host new original projects for CBC Podcasts, starting this fall with an in-depth one-on-one interview series. In order to focus on her podcasting ventures, Tremonti will step away as host of CBC Radio One’s THE CURRENT on June 21.

May 23rd 2019 at 13:29

NEW NATIONAL BUSINESS SHOW FROM CALGARY - THE COST OF LIVING - TO LAUNCH ON CBC RADIO ONE THIS FALL

CBC today announced that THE COST OF LIVING, a new national business show hosted by Paul Haavardsrud, will debut on CBC RADIO ONE on Saturday, September 7 at 11:30 a.m. (12 p.m. NT).

May 23rd 2019 at 10:00

Groundbreaking Youth-Driven Documentary Series Red Button Returns for Season 2 on CBC Gem, June 7

– An innovative storytelling project where the documentary subjects become the filmmakers, Season 2 features Canadian teens living with differences – – All episodes of Season 2 begin streaming Friday, June 7 on the free CBC Gem streaming service, offering more than 750 documentary titles – “I will not stop fighting until people with disabilities can go wherever they want freely and have the same human rights as everybody else.” – Jadine, Seaso...

May 16th 2019 at 15:47

CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FINAL LINEUP AND ONSITE ENTERTAINMENT FOR SATURDAY, MAY 25 IN TORONTO

CBC Music today announced that DJ NDN (also known as Ian Campeau, formerly of A Tribe Called Red) and JUNO Award-nominated singer-songwriter Gabrielle Shonk will join the lineup of previously announced talent set to perform at CBC Music Festival at Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach on Saturday, May 25.

May 15th 2019 at 13:59

CBC Vancouver journalist attends highschool in Surrey to share teens’ stories

CBC Vancouver is proud to announce Matheson, a new special multiplatform series on the lives of students at L.A. Matheson Secondary School in Surrey.

May 3rd 2019 at 16:01

NEW TWEEN ACTION-ADVENTURE SERIES DETENTION ADVENTURE LAUNCHES TODAY ON CBC GEM

CBC’s first original kids scripted series for CBC Gem May 3, 2019 – CBC today announced that new tween action-adventure series DETENTION ADVENTURE (10x11) is now available to stream exclusively on the free CBC Gem streaming service starting today. CBC’s first original kids scripted series for CBC Gem, DETENTION ADVENTURE is targeted to tweens and follows three nerdy friends and the school bully who must get themselves thrown into detention to find the entrance to a labyr...

April 29th 2019 at 18:12

Streaming This May on CBC Gem

CBC Gem offers more than 4000 hours of live and on-demand programming, including exclusive premieres, access to CBC’s extensive slate of Canadian programming and a curated selection of best-in-class content from around the world. The streaming service also offers the ability to live stream CBC TV at any time with access to 14 CBC channels and their local newscasts across the country. CBC Gem is available for free as an App for iOS and Android devices and online at cbcgem.ca. Currently...

April 25th 2019 at 16:55

Canadian Paralympic Committee and CBC/Radio-Canada to offer streaming coverage of 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, April 27 to May 4

The Canadian national Para ice hockey team will be on the hunt for its second consecutive world title beginning this weekend at the 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC/Radio-Canada will be bringing live coverage of the tournament to viewers across the country from April 27 to May 4 as part of the Paralympic Super Series.

April 24th 2019 at 19:59

CBC Vancouver launches Sanctioned: The Arrest of a Telecom Giant

Today, CBC Vancouver launches Sanctioned: The Arrest of a Telecom Giant.

April 24th 2019 at 13:11

2019 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED

Montreal, April 24, 2019 – 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 of the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize. Krzysztof Pelc of Montreal, Quebec has been awarded the grand prize for Green Velvet. His story was selected from more than 3000 works received from across the country. Visit CBCBooks.ca to read Green Velvet. As the grand-prize winner, Pe...

April 18th 2019 at 14:21

PlayME podcast launches Cliff Cardinal’s awarding-winning play HUFF

Expect Theatre’s PlayME - the podcast that transforms Canadian plays into audio dramas - and Canada’s #1 podcaster, CBC Podcasts, announced that Huff, from Dora Award-winning playwright and performer Cliff Cardinal, is available now as an audio drama in three bingeable chapters.