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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. 

Entertainment

March 1st 2019 at 20:28

CBC statement on the passing of Sandra Faire

March 1, 2019 – CBC was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Sandra Faire. Faire produced a number of award-winning shows for CBC including Rita and Friends, Anne Murray’s Family Christmas, and many variety specials celebrating Canadian artists and culture. She made a lasting impact in her time with CBC and throughout her career through her work and generous contributions to Canadian culture and society as a whole. "On behalf of the CBC family, we extend our deepest sy...
February 11th 2019 at 16:52

Trish Williams joins CBC as Executive Director, Scripted Content

Former Bell Media and Temple Street executive Trish Williams has been appointed to the role of Executive Director, Scripted Content at CBC.
February 8th 2019 at 22:27

SEASON 2 OF ACCLAIMED CBC DIGITAL ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES TRUE DATING STORIES, PRODUCED BY LARUE ENTERTAINMENT, IS NOW STREAMING ON CBC GEM

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, production company LaRue Entertainment and CBC have announced the highly anticipated return of digital original comedy series True Dating Stories, with eight new episodes available now on the free CBC Gem streaming service.
February 7th 2019 at 22:38

CBC 2019 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD - NOMINATIONS BY PROGRAM

CBC 2019 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD - NOMINATIONS BY PROGRAM SCRIPTED (80)   DRAMA (40) ANNE (15) CBC/Netflix, Northwood Entertainment   Best Drama Series Miranda de Pencier, Moira Walley-Beckett   Best Lead Actress, Drama Series Amybeth McNulty   Best Supporting Actress, Drama Geraldine James   Best Guest Performance, Drama Series Dalmar Abuzeid   Best Direction, Drama Series “Youth is the Season of Hope” Helen...
February 7th 2019 at 22:34

CBC MARKS RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

CBC has received 236 nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards, once again marking a new record for the national public broadcaster by exceeding last year’s previous benchmark of 210.
February 4th 2019 at 14:53

CBC ANNOUNCES NEXT UP, A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR CANADA’S BEST NEW COMEDY TALENT, WITH SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW

Canada’s public broadcaster today announced a cross-country search for the next generation of Canadian comedic talent with the launch of CBC COMEDY’S NEXT UP, a contest that offers amateur comics a chance to win a life-changing performance slot at the 2019 Ha!ifax ComedyFest (running April 24 - 28).
February 1st 2019 at 16:25

CORONER is the #1 New Canadian English-Language Drama of the 2018/19 Broadcast Season

Out of the gate, audiences in Canada and the UK are embracing the new CBC original drama series CORONER. In Canada, the series bowed as the highest-rated new drama series launch on Canada’s public broadcaster in more than four years.
January 29th 2019 at 20:24

CHUCK COMEAU, LISA RAY, ZIYA TONG, YANIC TRUESDALE AND JOE ZEE ARE THE CELEBRITY PANELLISTS FOR CANADA READS 2019

CBC today announced the CANADA READS 2019 panellists and their chosen books. The celebrity panellists defending this year’s contending titles are: Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau; model, actor, TV host and philanthropist Lisa Ray; TV host and science journalist Ziya Tong (Daily Planet); actor Yanic Truesdale (Gilmore Girls); and stylist, creative director, producer and media personality Joe Zee.
January 24th 2019 at 14:43

THE SEARCH FOR CANADA’S BEST AMATEUR BAKERS BEGINS NOW AS CBC ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW

Bakers, fire up your ovens! CBC today announced that hit culinary competition THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW will return for a third season (8x60) as the public broadcaster kicks off a nationwide search for Canada’s best amateur bakers.
January 15th 2019 at 14:15

PlayME Podcast’s New Play – Hannah Moscovitch’s Thought-Provoking What A Young Wife Ought To Know – Available Now

Expect Theatre’s PlayME - the podcast that transforms Canadian plays into audio dramas - and Canada’s #1 podcaster, CBC Podcasts, announce that renowned playwright Hannah Moscovitch’s What A Young Wife Ought To Know is available now as an audio drama in three binge-able chapters.
January 10th 2019 at 21:38

CBC to stream Memorial & Tribute Concert for Walk Off The Earth's Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor on the free CBC Gem streaming service

Members of Arkells will join Walk Off The Earth and more at a free Memorial & Tribute Concert for Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor, Walk Off The Earth's beloved keyboardist who passed away late last weekend.
January 10th 2019 at 15:21

Canadian Paralympic Committee and CBC/Radio-Canada announce streaming coverage of Paralympic Super Series throughout 2019

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Paralympic Network, announced today the launch of the Paralympic Super Series, a package of Paralympic sport competitions that will be available as live streams via the CBC Gem app and cbcgem.ca, as well as on the CPC Facebook page, with select events available on the Radio-Canada Sports app and radio-canada.ca/sports.
January 9th 2019 at 19:01

CBC BOOKS ANNOUNCES CANADA READS 2019 THEME, HOST AND LONGLIST

CBC Books has announced the CANADA READS 2019 longlist of 15 books that speak to the theme of “one book to move you.” Spanning separations and reconciliations, wars of the past and present, personal histories and imagined futures, these titles will disturb and disrupt, inspire and incite, and move readers to feel, to think and to act.
December 11th 2018 at 15:04

BRITISH COLUMBIANS DONATED A RECORD-BREAKING $823,191 TO FOOD BANKS AT CBC/RADIO-CANADA’S 32ND ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE & FOOD BANK DAY

More than 2,500 citizens came together last Friday, December 7, 2018 to CBC/Radio-Canada’s Open House & Food Bank Day, raising a record-breaking $823,191 for Food Banks BC.
December 11th 2018 at 14:35

CANADA’S PUBLIC BROADCASTER LAUNCHES CBC GEM STREAMING SERVICE WITH MORE THAN 4000 HOURS OF LIVE AND ON-DEMAND PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE FOR FREE

CBC today announced the launch of CBC Gem, the national public broadcaster’s new streaming service, offering more than 4000 hours of live and on-demand programming for free.
November 30th 2018 at 20:23

MEET, GREET, AND FUNDRAISE

On Friday, December 7, 2018, the whole community is once again invited to kick-off the holiday season at CBC Vancouver’s annual Open House & Food Bank Day at 700 Hamilton Street.
November 22nd 2018 at 17:18

CBC GIFTS AUDIENCES WITH 2018 HOLIDAY LINEUP OF ORIGINAL SPECIALS AND FAVOURITE CLASSICS

CBC celebrates the 2018-19 holiday season with special programming across all platforms spanning CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Kids and documentary Channel.
November 19th 2018 at 15:58

INDIGENOUS SPORT & WELLNESS ONTARIO AND CBC SIGN HISTORIC FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT

Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO - formerly known as Aboriginal Sport and Wellness Council of Ontario) and CBC have reached an exclusive five-year agreement making the national public broadcaster the premier media partner for the recognized Ontario sport governing body.
November 14th 2018 at 5:01

2018 CBC POETRY PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED

CBC BOOKS, CBC’s home for literary content, together with partners the Canada Council for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, today announced Natalie Lim as the 2018 winner of the CBC Poetry Prize.
November 13th 2018 at 14:04

CBC RADIO’S AS IT HAPPENS MARKS 50 YEARS ON THE AIR WITH SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY BROADCAST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16

CBC Radio’s acclaimed national current affairs evening show AS IT HAPPENS will mark its 50th anniversary with a special hour-and-a-half-long episode featuring some of the most astonishing, heartbreaking and strange moments from the program’s remarkable five-decade history.