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CBC/Radio-Canada Ramps Up Commitment to Sports Coverage and Canada’s Athletes Including New Weekend Programming
CBC/Radio Canada today announced that the national public broadcaster will significantly increase its commitment to sports coverage of Canada’s high-performance athletes, professional women’s sport and of major sporting events hosted in Canada and around the world.
6 days ago
Joint Statement from Sportsnet and CBC
After a successful 12-year partnership, Sportsnet and CBC today announced the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts after the current season as it moves forward with a new direction for its sports programming following the unprecedented success of the Milano/Cortina Olympic Games. Watching hockey on Saturday night is a time-honoured tradition for Canadians, and Sportsnet is privileged to continue delivering that tradition. This has been a terrific partnership and both parties...
June 15th at 5:25
CBC Announces Two New Documentary Funds and Additional Support for Filmmakers at all Career Stages
CBC, Canada’s largest commissioner of documentaries, announced more details about its $7 million increased investment in documentary storytelling. In addition to supporting more feature-length documentaries, CBC will create two new documentary funds and boost the Absolutely Canadian documentary strand.
June 10th at 14:00
CBC marks National Indigenous Peoples Day & National Indigenous History Month
As part of CBC’s ongoing commitment to reflect Indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast, the public broadcaster is recognizing National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day with programming that showcases First Nations, Inuit, and Métis perspectives and experiences.
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Entertainment
May 26th at 5:50
CBC Unveils New Slate Showcasing Canadian Storytelling and Stars including Samantha Bee, Sarah Podemski and P.K. Subban
From hockey and hospitals to the Wild West and the world of international diplomacy and espionage, CBC’s new original Canadian greenlights include drama series Junior inspired by P.K. Subban's junior hockey experience and comedy The Ambassador starring Samantha Bee.
May 22nd at 12:00
New to CBC Gem in June
In June, new titles join the Indigenous Stories Collection, including documentary Channel Original Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising, from Shane Belcourt and Tanya Talaga, and roundtable series Rematriate the Lens; and the Watch With Pride Collection, including CBC Arts' interview series Here & Queer.
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.
May 4th at 11:05
Son of a Critch Gets Ready to Graduate as Cameras Roll on the Final Season of the Coming-of-Age Comedy
As production begins on Season 5 of Son of a Critch (12x30), co-creator, executive producer and star Mark Critch announced today that the upcoming season will be the series’ last.
April 23rd at 11:29
CBC and BBC Northern Ireland Greenlight New Romantic Comedy Series Committed, Starring Dustin Milligan and Diona Doherty
CBC and BBC Northern Ireland today announced the greenlight of new original comedy series Committed (10x30), starring Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) and Diona Doherty (Derry Girls, Blue Lights).
News and Docs
May 20th at 8:30
Chris Glover Named New Host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning
CBC Toronto today announced veteran CBC journalist Chris Glover as the host of CBC Radio’s top-rated morning show, Metro Morning. Connecting people and communities with the latest in news, weather and traffic, Metro Morning is heard weekdays from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. ET across the GTHA on CBC Radio (99.1 FM) and streams live on the CBC News App.
May 14th at 5:50
CBC, ABC and BBC Partner to Revive Beloved Audio Series Short Cuts
National public broadcasters CBC, ABC and the BBC today announced that they are joining forces to bring back the beloved audio short-form documentary series Short Cuts as a podcast and radio series, with the original host, British comedian Josie Long, and produced by the creators of the series, U.K. radio production company Falling Tree Productions.
May 7th at 15:45
CBC to Increase Investment in Documentary Storytelling and Launch New FAST Channel this Fall
CBC, the largest commissioner of documentaries in Canada, today announced it will increase its investment in documentary storytelling by $7 million and launch a free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channel this fall, dedicated to documentary programming.
April 7th at 7:55
Colleen Jones to be inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame
CBC News today announced that veteran journalist and sports broadcaster Colleen Jones will be posthumously inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame this spring.
March 25th at 11:50
CBC News Expands Local Services in Hamilton
With JUNO Week underway, CBC today announced an expansion of local news services in the host city of Hamilton, Ontario, with a live audio weekday morning show and a weekly podcast to be added to the existing digital news offered by the station.
Sports
May 5th at 13:00
CEBL and CBC Sports Unveil Broadcast Team for 2026 Season
Today, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) in partnership with CBC Sports, unveiled an energetic and experienced broadcast team that blends veteran voices, former players and emerging talent from across Canada. This group will deliver compelling, courtside and studio coverage to audiences nationwide on CBC and CBC Gem beginning Saturday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MT) in Edmonton as the Stingers host the Winnipeg Sea Bears to open the league’s eighth season.
April 23rd at 13:00
CEBL and CBC Sports release 2026 Season Broadcast and Streaming Schedule
Beginning May 9, CBC Sports will live stream every game of the 2026 CEBL season on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca and CBC Sports YouTube channel. Additionally, six regular season matchups, the Conference Finals and the best-of-three CEBL Finals will be broadcast nationally on CBC TV.
April 1st at 9:45
Rock League Ready to Hit the Ice in Toronto April 6–12, Marking a New Era of Professional Curling
The one-week countdown is on for the start of Rock League, as curling’s first professional league prepares to take the ice at TMU Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, April 6-12. Fans in Canada and beyond will be able to catch every slide, sweep, and stone with comprehensive coverage worldwide, starting with the first games on Monday, April 6 at 12 Noon ET on CBC Gem and RockChannel.com
March 26th at 12:15
Northern Super League Unveils Expanded Broadcast and Streaming for Landmark Second Season
The Northern Super League (NSL) today unveiled an expanded lineup for fans to watch all the NSL action ahead of its landmark second season, beginning with a marquee opening night on April 24 that brings the league’s biggest rivalry back to centre stage.
March 17th at 10:00
Digital streaming of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games more than triples compared to Beijing 2022
Audiences in Canada consumed 1.63 million streams of Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games content on CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital platforms from March 6 to 15, more than triple the number of streams during Beijing 2022 (526,000).
Awards and Specials
May 31st at 22:15
CBC celebrates 48 wins at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
CBC and its creative and production partners were recognized with 48 Canadian Screen Awards from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television over four days of award shows, including CBC, APTN and Netflix series North of North leading all comedies with nine wins.
May 31st at 22:10
2026 Canadian Screen Awards - 48 CBC Wins - CBC Wins by Program
A list of CBC wins for the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards, by program.
May 7th at 8:50
Larah Luna of Vancouver wins the 2026 CBC Short Story Prize
Larah Luna of Vancouver is the winner of the 2026 CBC Short Story Prize. Luna’s story, A Season of Crows, was selected from nearly 3,000 entries.
April 30th at 9:45
2026 CBC Short Story Prize Finalists Announced
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 finalists for the 2026 CBC Short Story Prize.
April 16th at 12:30
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor wins the 25th Edition of CBC’s Canada Reads
The 25th edition of CBC’s Canada Reads 2026 concluded today with a live elimination vote, and The Cure for Drowning (Random House Canada) by Loghan Paylor has been voted Canada’s must-read book for 2026.
Corporate
April 9th at 6:00
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to announce that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has joined as its latest Associate Member.
March 5th at 11:00
CBC News Network and ICI RDI are now available as add-on subscriptions through Prime Video in Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada today announced that the national public broadcaster’s all-news channels, CBC News Network and ICI RDI, are now available on Prime Video as add-on subscriptions for $4.99/month each, with a 7-day free trial.
February 26th at 11:00
3 in 4 Canadians say CBC/Radio-Canada’s Olympic Winter Games coverage contributed to shared sense of national identity
In a survey measuring Canadians’ perceptions of CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, three quarters of respondents agreed (6–10 on a 10-point scale) that Canada’s Olympic Network provided high-quality coverage of the Games and that the coverage contributed to a shared sense of identity among Canadians.
February 25th at 11:30
Applications are open for CBC New Indigenous Voices 2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 edition of CBC New Indigenous Voices, presented by the National Screen Institute. This full-time, 14-week training program supports the next generation of Indigenous storytellers working in film, television and digital media.
February 7th at 18:25
16 million viewers in Canada tune in for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony
Sixteen million viewers in Canada tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS, with an additional 1.1 million streams on CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital platforms.
