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May 13th at 6:55

The Tragically Hip to release live album and CBC to air The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration Concert in full

Relive the night Canada stood still for the live broadcast of The Tragically Hip’s 2016 Man Machine Poem Kingston show, re-broadcasting and streaming commercial-free on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 7 p.m. local time on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio and CBC Music’s YouTube page.

Entertainment

March 24th 2016 at 15:00

THE ILLEGAL BY LAWRENCE HILL WINS CANADA READS 2016

Winning panellist Clara Hughes secures a second Canada Reads win for Lawrence Hill
March 21st 2016 at 17:52

CBC SPORTS SIGNS COMPREHENSIVE FIS AND IBSF MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH INFRONT SPORTS & MEDIA

CBC Sports and Infront Sports & Media today announced a new comprehensive media rights agreement that includes live, delayed, repeat and video-on-demand coverage of flagship FIS and IBSF events
March 16th 2016 at 13:57

CBC GREENLIGHTS THE COUNCIL, A NEW DRAMA FROM ACCLAIMED SHOWRUNNER AND WRITER RENÉ BALCER

CBC has greenlit THE COUNCIL (working title), a compelling international thriller woven around a remote Canadian Arctic town from Emmy® Award-winning showrunner and writer René Balcer (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) with Lark Productions and Keston International Productions.
March 2nd 2016 at 11:00

CBC RADIO ONE LAUNCHES ORIGINAL SERIALIZED CRIME PODCAST SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING HOSTED BY DAVID RIDGEN

CBC Radio One announced today the launch of an original and compelling investigative podcast series SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING, hosted by award-winning filmmaker and writer David Ridgen.
February 23rd 2016 at 13:08

CBC SASKATCHEWAN IS PROUD TO LAUNCH FIRST "BEHIND THE STORY" EVENT

Registration is open to the public to attend this afternoon journalism session on March 1
February 22nd 2016 at 16:23

CBC LITERARY PRIZES JOIN FORCES WITH LOCAL STORYTELLING COLLECTIVES FOR SERIES OF LIVE EVENTS THIS MARCH

CBC Literary Prizes have joined forces with local storytelling collectives The Flame (Vancouver), Raconteurs (Toronto) and Confabulation (Montreal) for a series of live events this March.
February 16th 2016 at 19:40

CBCMUSIC.CA'S SEARCHLIGHT RETURNS WITH A TWIST!

Final four contestants will appear in a CBC-TV special judged by three celebrity judges
February 16th 2016 at 12:00

LAUGH OUT LOUD WITH CBC'S RETURNING COMEDIES

CBC's hit comedies have been renewed for 2016-17, with brand new seasons of SCHITT'S CREEK, MR. D and THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES. Also returning for its 14th season is Canada's RICK MERCER REPORT. The four original productions currently air back-to-back on Tuesday nights.
February 8th 2016 at 13:37

CBC NEWS MARKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH BEING BLACK IN CANADA

To mark Black History Month, CBC News will air the 2016 edition of Being Black in Canada, from Feb. 7 to the end of the month.
February 1st 2016 at 13:08

CBC ANNOUNCES PILOT PROJECT TO MAKE CANADIAN PUBLIC RADIO AVAILABLE TO DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CANADIANS

CBC is pleased to share details of its pilot project to make Canadian public radio available to an estimated 1-3 million* Canadians who are otherwise unable to listen.
January 29th 2016 at 13:00

CBC NEWS INVITES CANADIANS TO GO FACE TO FACE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER

On Sunday, Jan. 31, the CBC News special broadcast Face to Face with the Prime Minister will reveal the personal, one-on-one meetings of 10 Canadians with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
January 27th 2016 at 14:11

CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO TORONTO THIS MAY

Acts will include Hey Rosetta!, Tanya Tagaq, Whitehorse, The Franklin Electric, Maestro, Zaki Ibrahim, Charlotte Cardin, Rich Terfry and CBC's 2016 Searchlight winner
January 25th 2016 at 14:50

KIDS' CBC WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVES MARIE MCCANN AND DREW MULLIN

Kids' CBC announced today the hiring of Marie McCann and Drew Mullin as executives in charge of production for Children's Content.
January 21st 2016 at 15:27

ENTERTAINMENT ONE LICENSES DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S GREAT BARRIER REEF TO CBC IN CANADA

Entertainment One (eOne) is pleased to announce the iconic natural history series David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef (4x60) has been sold to CBC in Canada.
January 20th 2016 at 13:59

ADAM "EDGE" COPELAND, CLARA HUGHES, FARAH MOHAMED, BRUCE POON TIP AND VINAY VIRMANI ARE THE CELEBRITY PANELLISTS FOR CANADA READS 2016

This morning on q, CBC Radio One’s daily arts, culture and entertainment program, Shad announced the CANADA READS panellists and their chosen books.
January 14th 2016 at 19:24

DRAGONS' DEN PREPARES FOR 11TH SEASON AS AUDITION TOUR DATES ARE ANNOUNCED

Cross-country auditions begin Feb. 6, 2016 in Toronto
January 12th 2016 at 17:00

CBC GREENLIGHTS ANNE, A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE NOVEL ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Created, written and executive-produced by 2016 Golden Globe Award-nominee Moira Walley-Beckett
January 11th 2016 at 16:30

ERICA JOHNSON TO REPORT FOR CBC NEWS INVESTIGATIVE SEGMENT "GO PUBLIC"

CBC News is pleased to announce Erica Johnson will be the new reporter for CBC News investigative news segment Go Public, beginning February 1, 2016.
January 5th 2016 at 15:55

ROSEMARY BARTON CONFIRMED AS PERMANENT HOST OF POWER AND POLITICS, CBC NEWS NETWORK'S #1 POLITICAL DAILY SHOW

CBC News is pleased to announce that Rosemary Barton (@rosiebarton) is named as the full-time host for CBC News Network's daily political show, POWER AND POLITICS.
December 17th 2015 at 18:40

CBC AND BANIJAY INTERNATIONAL SELECT FRANTIC FILMS' ANYTHING BUT AVERAGE AS FORMAT INCUBATOR PILOT

CBC and distributor Banijay International announce the commission of an original Canadian format as a result of the Format Incubator, an initiative launched at the 2015 Banff World Media Festival.