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April 18th 2024 at 13:29

2024 CBC Short Story Prize Finalists Announced

2024 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCEDFive finalists have been chosen from more than 1900 entries from across the countryThe Grand Prize winner, announced April 25, will receive a $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and a writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity April 18, 2024 – 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, have announced the fin...

April 15th 2024 at 7:41

CBC/Radio-Canada Announces Preliminary Coverage Plans and Host Lineup for the Olympic Games Paris 2024

With the countdown on to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 this summer, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Olympic network, today announced highlights of its upcoming coverage. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 will take place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11, 2024. Team Canada will be among the approximately 10,500 athletes, 5250 women and 5250 men, representing 206 countries taking part in these Olympic Games.

April 11th 2024 at 13:29

CBC Was Canada's Most-Watched Choice for the April 8 Solar Eclipse, With 3.4 Million Canadians Tuning In

CBC WAS CANADA'S MOST-WATCHED CHOICE FOR THE APRIL 8 SOLAR ECLIPSE, WITH 3.4 MILLION CANADIANS TUNING IN FOR LIVE CBC NEWS COVERAGE ON TV AND OVER 3.3 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS TO CBC DIGITAL PLATFORMS April 11, 2024 — CBC was Canada’s number-one destination for live news coverage and information on Monday, April 8, eclipsing other choices with astronomical digital audiences and more television viewers on CBC and CBC News Network than any other English-la...

April 4th 2024 at 13:19

Brian Scudamore Is Canada’s Newest Investor on CBC's Iconic Show, Dragons' Den

CBC today announced that 1-800-GOT-JUNK? founder and CEO Brian Scudamore will join DRAGONS’ DEN for Season 19. The visionary behind one of Canada’s most recognizable brands and the world’s largest junk removal company, Scudamore enters the Den ready to infuse the entrepreneurial landscape with his wealth of expertise and experience.

April 2nd 2024 at 13:15

CBC Original Competition Series Race Against the Tide Returns for Season 4 April 28

CBC today unveiled the 10 top-tier sand sculpting teams set to compete in the fourth season of RACE AGAINST THE TIDE (10X30), premiering Sunday, April 28 with weekly back-to-back episodes on CBC Gem as of 9 a.m. ET and at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT) on CBC TV.

March 22nd 2024 at 13:21

New to CBC Gem in April 2024

CBC original competition series CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (Season 2 hosted by Brandon Gonez) and RACE AGAINST THE TIDE (Season 4 hosted by Maestro Fresh Wes) return on Sunday, April 28, also airing on CBC TV International series include Emmy-winning Renaissance-era drama THE BORGIAS (April 5) starring Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons, plus the final seasons of YOUNGER (April 7) and MASTERS OF SEX (April 19) Feature films debuting in March include comedy C’MON C’MON (April 1...

March 20th 2024 at 15:59

CBC Reveals the 20 Players Set to Take on Season Two of Canada’s Ultimate Challenge, Premiering April 28 on CBC

CBC today announced the 20 Players who will compete on the second season of CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (7x60), the original reality competition format that transforms Canada into a giant obstacle course.

March 20th 2024 at 13:32

CBC Sports Is the Exclusive Canadian Home of the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships Live From Montreal

CBC Sports is bringing the ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS to audiences across the country, offering more than 40 hours of exclusive Canadian coverage on broadcast and streaming platforms for the first World Championships on home soil in more than a decade.

March 15th 2024 at 14:26

CBC Kids Greenlights Second Season of Bestest Day Ever From Lopii Productions

CBC Kids has renewed Canadian Screen Award-nominated live-action preschool series BESTEST DAY EVER WITH MY BEST FRIEND! for a second and Bestest season of the show yet!

March 14th 2024 at 13:40

North of North (Formerly Untitled Arctic Comedy) Starts Production in Nunavut

CBC, Netflix and APTN announce the start of production for North of North (formerly Untitled Arctic Comedy) in Nunavut today.

March 13th 2024 at 16:27

CBC and CARAS Present the Best in Canadian Music From Halifax With the 2024 Juno Awards and Special Music Programming

CBC and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) are bringing Canada’s biggest celebration of music to audiences on all platforms at home and around the world with a special lineup of programming that showcases the best in Canadian music leading up to The 2024 JUNO AWARDS

March 7th 2024 at 17:42

The Future by Catherine Leroux Wins the 23rd Edition of CBC’s Canada Reads

CBC’s CANADA READS 2024 concluded today with a live elimination vote, and The Future by Catherine Leroux has been voted Canada’s must-read book for 2024.

March 6th 2024 at 14:14

CBC/RADIO-CANADA CELEBRATES 288 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATIONS

CBC/Radio-Canada and its creative and production partners have received 288 nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, reflecting the public broadcaster’s commitment to Canadian content, creators and communities.

March 5th 2024 at 21:52

ANDREW PHUNG IS REUNITED WITH KIM’S CONVENIENCE CO-STARS NICOLE POWER AND PAUL SUN-HYUNG LEE ON UPCOMING EPISODES OF THE CBC ORIGINAL COMEDY RUN THE BURBS

CBC and Pier 21 Films today announced that almost exactly three years since Kim’s Convenience aired its final episode, Andrew Phung will be reunited with former co-stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Nicole Power in upcoming episodes of the CBC original comedy series RUN THE BURBS (13 X 30), currently in season 3 on Tuesdays at 9:30pm on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.

March 1st 2024 at 15:09

CBC MUSIC LIVE AT MASSEY HALL AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW ON CBC GEM, ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES TO BE ADDED MARCH 8

Building on an extensive shared history and as part of the five-year partnership previously announced by CBC and Massey Hall, nine episodes from the CBC MUSIC LIVE AT MASSEY HALL concert series are now available to stream on the free CBC Gem streaming service, with additional performances to be added on March 8. Audiences from coast-to-coast-to-coast can stream dynamic performances by both emerging and established Canadian artists, recorded from the iconic Allan Slaight Stage at Massey Hall,...

February 28th 2024 at 15:00

NEW CBC KIDS ORIGINAL K-POP SERIES GANGNAM PROJECT TAKES THE STAGE, MARCH 8 ON CBC GEM

Celebrating the vibrant world of K-pop culture, CBC Kids is bringing Canadian audiences GANGNAM PROJECT (10x30) —a new coming-of-age series co-commissioned with CBBC and produced by Pillango Productions and Aircraft Pictures that offers audiences an exclusive glimpse behind the curtain of what it takes to become a K-pop superstar.

February 22nd 2024 at 18:50

New to CBC Gem in March 2024 (cont.)

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY COLLECTION   20th CENTURY WOMEN (118min, Drama, directed by Mike Mills, USA) Begins streaming Friday, March 8 The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979. Starring Oscar nominees Annette Bening (American Beauty, The Kids Are All Right) and Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Lady Bird), and Emmy nominee Elle Fanning (Super 8, Maleficent).  “a funny, emot...

February 22nd 2024 at 17:24

New to CBC Gem in March 2024

The JUNO Awards air Sunday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. AT, live from Halifax and hosted by Canadian pop icon Nelly Furtado, and the celebratory JUNOS Collection features LONG TIME RUNNING (March 6), chronicling The Tragically Hip's final tour   CBC MUSIC LIVE AT MASSEY HALL will feature performances by established and emerging artists recorded at the historic Massey Hall, new episodes available to stream on March 1 and March 8 &n...

February 22nd 2024 at 16:00

NEW ON CBC LISTEN AND CBC RADIO: JUST ASKING, THE PORNHUB EMPIRE: UNDERSTOOD, WHO REPLACED AVRIL LAVIGNE? AND MORE

NEW ON CBC LISTEN AND CBC RADIO: JUST ASKING, THE PORNHUB EMPIRE: UNDERSTOOD, WHO REPLACED AVRIL LAVIGNE? AND MORE A new live call in show, JUST ASKING, teams up with guest experts to help listeners, and host Saroja Coelho, figure out life’s hard questions together  From the team behind Front Burner, Canada’s #1 daily news podcast, comes THE PORNHUB EMPIRE: UNDERSTOOD, a deep dive into the Canadian company that revolutionized porn Comedian Joanne McNally investigates...

February 20th 2024 at 19:30

PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON 9 STORY’S NEW ANIMATED PRESCHOOL COMEDY, “LET’S GO, BANANAS!” FOR CBC KIDS

CBC Kids and 9 Story Media Group are pleased to announce that production is underway on Let’s Go, Bananas! (26 x 22 min), a new animated comedy described as “Modern Family” for the preschool set.