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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

May 16th 2017 at 13:33

CBC RADIO ONE IDEAS ANNOUNCES ‘US AND THEM’ TORONTO EVENT WITH INDIGENOUS EDUCATION ADVOCATE ROBERTA JAMIESON

CBC Radio One today announced that guest speaker Roberta Jamieson, Indigenous education advocate, will deliver a talk on Tuesday, May 23 at Ryerson University in Toronto.
May 9th 2017 at 13:58

CBC ANNOUNCES SECOND SEASON OF SLEEPOVER PODCAST WITH SOOK-YIN LEE

CBC today announced that its critically-acclaimed podcast series Sleepover has returned with a second season of 19 half-hour episodes.
April 24th 2017 at 15:46

CBC BREAKING BARRIERS FILM FUND AND REELABILITIES TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCH NEW SCREENWRITING FUND

CBC Breaking Barriers Film Fund and ReelAbilities Toronto Film Festival today announced a new screenwriting fund to grant $10,000 in awards to Canadian writers of theatrical-length screenplays and treatments who identify as part of a disability community.
April 19th 2017 at 12:59

2017 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED

CBC BOOKS, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts, Air Canada enRoute magazine and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, today announced the winner of the 2017 CBC Short Story Prize Alix Hawley of Kelowna, British Columbia for Witching.
April 19th 2017 at 12:30

CARAS ENTERS INTO LONG-TERM BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH CBC

Following an agreement reached early this year, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced a new six-year exclusive broadcast partnership with CBC today, after a successful 16-year exclusive partnership with CTV.
April 18th 2017 at 14:56

CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR CBC ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES CRAWFORD FROM RABBIT SQUARE PRODUCTIONS

CBC and Rabbit Square Productions today announced casting for new unconventional family comedy series CRAWFORD.
April 12th 2017 at 13:59

2017 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

CBC BOOKS, CBC's website devoted to books and authors, readers and writers, together with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts, Air Canada enRoute magazine and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, today announced the finalists for the 2017 CBC Short Story Prize.
April 11th 2017 at 12:30

ARLENE DICKINSON RETURNS TO THE DEN

CBC today announced that renowned Canadian entrepreneur and venture capitalist Arlene Dickinson will return to DRAGONS’ DEN for Season 12 of the series.
April 10th 2017 at 13:01

NEW CBC AND iTHENTIC ORIGINAL SERIES SAVE ME HITS TRAUMCOM ON THE HEAD

SAVE ME, a 10-part original anthology series that takes a comedic yet poignant look at lives on the brink of a 911 emergency incident, launches today at cbc.ca/saveme
April 4th 2017 at 13:43

CBC GREENLIGHTS NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA FRANKIE DRAKE FROM THE PRODUCERS OF MURDOCH MYSTERIES

CBC today announced it has greenlit new original drama series FRANKIE DRAKE (working title, 11 x 60) from Shaftesbury, the producers of Canada’s most-watched drama*, MURDOCH MYSTERIES.
March 31st 2017 at 14:59

KEN DRYDEN’S WE ARE CANADA SHOWCASES YOUNG CANADIANS WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CANADA

WE ARE CANADA, a six-part documentary series that celebrates the next generation of passionate Canadian changemakers, premieres Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m. (7:30 p.m. NT) on CBC, with new episodes airing each Sunday at the same time until May 14
March 30th 2017 at 15:50

FIFTEEN DOGS BY ANDRÉ ALEXIS WINS CANADA READS 2017

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis has won CANADA READS 2017. Fifteen Dogs was championed by spoken word artist and emcee Humble The Poet, and was chosen by the five celebrity panellists as the book Canada needs to read in 2017.
March 23rd 2017 at 17:56

CBC SPORTS JUMPS, SPINS, TWISTS AND GLIDES INTO THE 2017 WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE ON ALL PLATFORMS

The top figure skaters in the world are in Helsinki, Finland for the 2017 ISU World Figure Skating Championships and CBC Sports has exclusive comprehensive multiplatform coverage from March 29 – April 2.
March 23rd 2017 at 17:54

CBC SCHEDULING ALERT: ANNE AND CANADA: THE STORY OF US SCHEDULE CHANGES

The following changes have been made to CBC's schedule. ANNE (8 x 60) fans will no longer have to wait for the return of the acclaimed new series, with the airdate for the second episode moving up from Sunday, April 2 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) to Sunday, March 26 at 8 p.m. (8:30NT). New episodes of ANNE will continue to air Sundays at 8 pm (8:30 NT).
March 20th 2017 at 17:35

CBC RADIO‎ PODCAST SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING REACHES NEW MILESTONE WITH 18.3 MILLION DOWNLOADS

CBC Radio One has strengthened its position as a leader in Canadian podcasts with its breakout hit series SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING reaching 18.3 million* downloads to date.
March 16th 2017 at 19:04

Toronto Wolfpack Announce CBC Sports As Additional Canadian Broadcast Partner

The Toronto Wolfpack have confirmed that CBC Sports will be broadcasting all of the team’s league matches for the 2017 season. All matches will be available live and on demand at cbcsports.ca as well as on the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices within Canada.
March 10th 2017 at 16:03

CBC ORDERS SEASON FOUR OF HIT ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES SCHITT’S CREEK

CBC today announced the renewal of hit comedy series SCHITT’S CREEK. Currently airing its third season on CBC, the acclaimed series is co-created by and stars father-son duo Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy, who also serves as showrunner.
March 7th 2017 at 17:00

CBC’S CANADA: THE STORY OF US BRINGS A NATION’S HISTORY TO LIFE STARTING MARCH 26

CANADA: THE STORY OF US, an epic 10 x one-hour docu-drama series highlighting many of the extraordinary moments and people that helped forge a nation from early Indigenous history to the 20th century, will premiere with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, March 26 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC
February 28th 2017 at 12:27

TORONTO’S CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2017 LINEUP AND ON SALE DETAILS

CBC Music today announced the return of the CBC Music Festival to Echo Beach in Toronto on Saturday, May 27, 2017.
February 22nd 2017 at 16:52

CBC BREAKING BARRIERS FILM FUND TRIGGERS FIRST THREE PROJECTS

CBC today announced the first three films selected by the CBC BREAKING BARRIERS FILM FUND, which was launched in November 2016 in support of underrepresented Canadian creators.