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November 6th at 9:30

CBC Announces Award-Winning Journalist David Common as New Host of CBC Morning Live

Award-winning journalist and current Metro Morning host David Common will join CBC News’ national morning show as full-time host beginning on Monday, February 2, 2026. 

Documentary

June 12th 2019 at 14:51

NEW CBC ORIGINAL DOCSERIES JENSPLAINING, HOSTED BY “TWITTER’S RESIDENT GYNECOLOGIST” DR. JEN GUNTER LAUNCHES AUGUST 23 ON CBC GEM

New, 10-part CBC original docuseries JENSPLAINING (10X12), hosted by unapologetic and iconic women’s health expert, Dr. Jen Gunter launches August 23 on the free CBC Gem streaming service.
May 23rd 2019 at 10:00

Groundbreaking Youth-Driven Documentary Series Red Button Returns for Season 2 on CBC Gem, June 7

– An innovative storytelling project where the documentary subjects become the filmmakers, Season 2 features Canadian teens living with differences – – All episodes of Season 2 begin streaming Friday, June 7 on the free CBC Gem streaming service, offering more than 750 documentary titles – “I will not stop fighting until people with disabilities can go wherever they want freely and have the same human rights as everybody else.” – Jadine, Seaso...
October 1st 2018 at 18:08

CBC DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING THE FINAL YEAR OF GORD DOWNIE’S LIFE, FINDING THE SECRET PATH, PREMIERES OCTOBER 12

CBC today announced the broadcast premiere of FINDING THE SECRET PATH, a one-hour documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of the last year of Gord Downie’s life while he worked to bring Chanie Wenjack’s story to Canadians.
August 28th 2018 at 13:06

CBC TO LAUNCH NEW ORIGINAL ARTS DOCUMENTARY SERIES IN THE MAKING ON SEPTEMBER 21

Created and hosted by Sean O'Neill ( Crash Gallery), the new CBC original series IN THE MAKING will take Canadians around the world for an intimate and story-driven journey inside the creative process of Canada’s leading artists.
February 7th 2017 at 14:58

documentary CHANNEL ANNOUNCES FREE PREVIEW MONTH AND THEME NIGHTS

documentary Channel is pleased to announce a free digital preview month this February*, showcasing the channel’s new theme night programming strategy with premieres of internationally acclaimed documentaries such as Off The Rails, and Song of Lahore, Quebec My Country Mon Pays and League of Exotique Dancers.
October 13th 2016 at 13:30

CBC RADIO ONE’S THE CURRENT ANNOUNCES MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN TOWN HALL TOUR AND CBC’S FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY DOCUMENTARY: THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS

Tour launches in Prince George, BC on October 13 with additional stops in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto
May 6th 2016 at 15:30

CBC ENTERS THE WORLD OF SHORT-FORM DIGITAL DOCUMENTARIES WITH CBC DOCS: SHORT DOCS

CBC Docs has launched its first foray into the realm of short-form digital documentaries with CBC Docs: Short Docs at cbc.ca/shortdocs, a destination dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers
September 8th 2015 at 15:05

NEW CBC ORIGINAL DIGITAL DOCS PROJECT SEEKS CONTENT FROM EMERGING CANADIAN FILMMAKERS

First round of submissions will be accepted until November 1, 2015
September 26th 2013 at 15:07

CBC-TV'S THE NATURE OF THINGS JUMPS INTO THE SEASON WITH A STORY ON THE INVASIVE AND LEAPING ASIAN CARP

The season premiere of THE NATURE OF THINGS -- Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale -- airs Thursday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV
April 22nd 2013 at 15:22

FROM THE STRATOSPHERE TO THE TWITTERVERSE: CBC-TV'S THE NATURE OF THINGS EXPLORES THE LIFE AND MISSION OF CANADIAN ASTRONAUT CHRIS HADFIELD

The season finale of THE NATURE OF THINGS - 'The Man Who Tweeted Earth' - airs Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV
April 4th 2013 at 17:51

ON CBC's documentary CHANNEL THIS APRIL - HOT DOCS WEEK, APRIL 21 - 28

CBC's documentary channel is one of five lead sponsors of the 2013 Hot Docs Festival - celebrating it's 20th Anniversary this year.
February 4th 2013 at 18:07

THIS FEBRUARY, CBC-TV'S THE NATURE OF THINGS EXPLORES FRACKING, COYWOLVES AND FRUIT HUNTERS

THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV
January 23rd 2013 at 17:16

BEGINNING THURSDAY, JAN. 24, CATCH FIVE ALL-NEW DOCS ON CBC-TV'S DOC ZONE: WHY MEN CHEAT, GENERATION JOBLESS, WIND RUSH, MARS & VENUS TODAY AND BOOMER REVOLUTION

BEGINNING THURSDAY, JAN. 24, CATCH FIVE ALL-NEW DOCS ON CBC-TV'S DOC ZONE: WHY MEN CHEAT, GENERATION JOBLESS, WIND RUSH, MARS & VENUS TODAY AND BOOMER REVOLUTION
January 2nd 2013 at 13:45

DAVID SUZUKI TRAVELS TO SOUTH AMERICA, AS CBC-TV'S THE NATURE OF THINGS EXPLORES SOME BOLD THINKING ON THE WORLD'S ENERGY, CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC CRISES

David Suzuki's Andean Adventure airs on THE NATURE OF THINGS, Thursday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. on CBC-TV
November 1st 2012 at 17:57

CBC'S THE NATURE OF THINGS DELVES INTO BIOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, ANCIENT ARCTIC MYSTERIES, AND URBAN WILDLIFE IN NEW DOCUMENTARIES

The Nature of Things airs Thursdays at 8pm on CBC-TV
April 3rd 2012 at 15:34

CBC NEWS BRINGS COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIQUELY CANADIAN COVERAGE OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF TITANIC

On Tuesday, April 10, 100 years to the day the Titanic left Southampton, THE NATIONAL broadcasts from Halifax, N.S., where many of those who perished in the sinking are buried.
March 26th 2012 at 23:42

TITANIC: THE CANADIAN STORY THURSDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8 P.M. (8:30 NT) ON CBC-TV'S DOC ZONE

To mark the 100th anniversary of the most haunting maritime disaster of all time, CBC-TV presents a special two-hour documentary exploring the Canadian connections to the sinking of the Titanic. Titanic: The Canadian Story airs on DOC ZONE, Thursday,...