Entertainment
November 29th 2016 at 22:17
CBC OPENS DOORS FOR 30th ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND FOOD BANK DAY
VANCOUVER - A holiday tradition, CBC/Radio-Canada’s Open House and Food Bank Day returns to the CBC Vancouver Broadcast Centre on December 2, 2016. Now in its 30th year, the day-long festivities include live broadcasts, newsroom tours and meet and greet sessions with local and national hosts.
November 27th 2016 at 4:01
CALGARY’S MARIA SAMSON ADVANCES TO THE FINALE OF CBC’S CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON SEASON 3
After another exciting evening of challenges, former women’s national rugby team player Maria Samson of Calgary became the third competitor to advance on CBC’s hit series CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON
November 24th 2016 at 13:59
CBC ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE TO MAKE CANADIAN PUBLIC RADIO AVAILABLE TO DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CANADIANS
CBC today announced plans to expand its ongoing efforts to make radio content accessible to an estimated 1 to 3 million* Canadians who are otherwise unable to listen. This expansion includes daily transcripts of CBC Radio One’s As It Happens, and the design and development of a new audio player tool.
November 21st 2016 at 17:00
ADDITIONAL CAST CONFIRMED FOR CBC AND NETFLIX SERIES ANNE, PRODUCED BY NORTHWOOD ENTERTAINMENT - BELOVED CHARACTERS DIANA BARRY, RACHEL LYNDE AND GILBERT BLYTHE CAST
CBC, Netflix and Northwood Entertainment today announced the casting of beloved characters Diana Barry, Rachel Lynde and Gilbert Blythe in the upcoming eight x one-hour drama series ANNE.
November 21st 2016 at 14:05
CBC RADIO ONE’S HIT INVESTIGATIVE CRIME PODCAST SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING RETURNS WITH AN ALL-NEW SECOND SEASON
Hosted by David Ridgen, season 2 follows the disappearance of Sheryl Sheppard
New episodes available Mondays on cbc.ca/sks and the CBC Radio App
November 21st 2016 at 4:00
EDMONTON’S JOSHUA WILLIAMS ADVANCES TO THE FINALE OF CBC’S CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON SEASON 3
Following an evening of mind-bending challenges, Edmonton youth program director Joshua Williams became the second competitor to advance on CBC’s hit series CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON
November 16th 2016 at 12:59
2016 CBC POETRY 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 2016 CBC Poetry Prize.
November 14th 2016 at 18:00
CBC ANNOUNCES WINTER BROADCAST PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW AND RETURNING PRIME-TIME SERIES
CBC today announced premiere dates for its winter 2017 television season, featuring distinct, premium storytelling anchored by extraordinary Canadian voices and creative talent. The winter lineup includes five new prime-time titles and five returning series spanning comedy, drama, factual and arts programming.
November 14th 2016 at 13:00
QUÉBEC CITY’S STEPHANIE HARVEY ADVANCES TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE OF CBC’S CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON
Following an intense night of competition and a race to the finish, Québec City pro video gamer Stephanie Harvey came out on top in the Season 3 premiere of CBC’s hit series CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON.
November 10th 2016 at 13:59
2016 CBC POETRY 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 2016 CBC Poetry Prize.
November 9th 2016 at 23:29
CBC LAUNCHES CBC BREAKING BARRIERS FILM FUND IN SUPPORT OF UNDERREPRESENTED CANADIAN CREATORS
CBC today announced the CBC Breaking Barriers Film Fund in support of underrepresented Canadian creators, offering critical resources to filmmakers struggling to make their unique voices heard.
November 7th 2016 at 15:58
UNWRAP AN ALL-NEW TWO-HOUR MURDOCH MYSTERIES HOLIDAY SPECIAL: “ONCE UPON A MURDOCH CHRISTMAS” PREMIERES DECEMBER 12 ON CBC
Christmas cheer returns to Station House No. 4 once more with the second annual MURDOCH MYSTERIES holiday special, “Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas,” premiering Monday, December 12 at 8 p.m. (8:30NT) on CBC with an encore broadcast on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, at 5 p.m. (5:30NT).
November 4th 2016 at 16:09
CBC SPORTS TO BROADCAST RUGBY CANADA’S TEST MATCH AGAINST IRELAND
Rugby Canada is pleased to announce that Canada’s match against Ireland on Nov. 12 from Dublin will be broadcast live as part of CBC Sports’ Road To The Olympic Games
November 3rd 2016 at 15:29
CATHERINE REITMAN, GORDON PINSENT, JUS REIGN, INS CHOI, TANYA TAGAQ AND ANNIE MURPHY TO PRESENT AT THE 2016 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE GALA
CBC today announced Catherine Reitman, Gordon Pinsent, Jus Reign, Ins Choi, Tanya Tagaq and Annie Murphy as the presenters for the 2016 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE gala. These presenters will join the shortlisted authors onstage to celebrate the year’s biggest achievements in Canadian arts and letters.
November 1st 2016 at 18:59
CBC/RADIO-CANADA AND PETRO-CANADA™ ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR SECOND ANNUAL FACE™ SUMMIT IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE TEAM CANADA ATHLETES
As part of their multi-year partnership, CBC/Radio-Canada and Petro-Canada will host the second annual Fuelling Athlete and Coaching Excellence (FACE) Summit from Saturday, Nov. 5 to Monday, Nov. 7, in Richmond, BC
November 1st 2016 at 16:20
Charles Hamelin, Marianne St-Gelais and the Canadian Short Track Speed Skating Team in action on CBC Sports at Calgary’s ISU World Cup
Short Track Speed Skating fans from coast to coast to coast in Canada will be able to see the top skaters in the world in action at the ISU World Cup, November 4-6 in Calgary
October 26th 2016 at 13:30
NEW CBC RADIO ONE SHOW NOW OR NEVER FROM THE TEAM BEHIND DNTO LAUNCHES OCTOBER 30
Hosts Ify Chiwetelu and Trevor Dineen leap into action with Canadians on a mission to make meaningful changes
October 21st 2016 at 13:00
RISING STAR AMYBETH MCNULTY LANDS ICONIC LEAD ROLE AS BELOVED ANNE SHIRLEY IN THE NEW NETFLIX AND CBC DRAMATIC SERIES ANNE
After an extensive global casting search, Northwood Entertainment, Netflix and CBC today announced that young rising star Amybeth McNulty has been cast as the precocious and imaginative Anne Shirley in the highly anticipated new dramatic television series ANNE (8 x 60).
October 20th 2016 at 14:00
CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON REVEALS 30 NEW COMPETITORS FOR SEASON 3, PREMIERING NOVEMBER 13 ON CBC
CBC’s hit competition series CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON has narrowed down the field to 30 remarkable Canadians from coast to coast to coast who will put themselves to the test, squaring off each week for their latest chance to take home the title of “Canada’s Smartest Person.”
October 18th 2016 at 19:00
GORD DOWNIE’S THE SECRET PATH PREMIERES SUNDAY, OCT. 23 AT 9 PM (9:30 NT) ON CBC AND STREAMS WORLDWIDE AT CBC.CA/SECRETPATH AT 9 PM ET
Following the broadcast, CBC one-hour panel discussion “The Road to Reconciliation” featuring Jesse Wente, Tasha Hubbard and Ry Moran to be live-streamed at 10 PM ET at cbc.ca/secretpath