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  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra

    The contentious story of a midlife affair that shook the foundations of the ancient world comes to life in the Stratford Festival's production of Antony ...

    Stratford Festival / March 6, 2017
  • King John

    King John

    When the rule of a hedonistic and mercurial king is questioned, rebellion, assassination and excommunication ensue, culminating in the chilling attempt to commit an atrocity ...

    Stratford Festival / March 6, 2017
  • The Adventures of Pericles

    The Adventures of Pericles

    A storm at sea brings love into the life of Pericles, Prince of Tyre; another snatches it away. Many years must pass before fate guides ...

    Stratford Festival / March 3, 2017
  • Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad

    Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad

    The Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslims talks to Peter Mansbridge. He expresses the belief that Trump will not implement anti-Muslim measures after assuming the U.S. presidency. ...

    Mansbridge One on One / March 3, 2017
  • King Lear

    King Lear

    A kingdom divided, a family destroyed, the faithful banished and the hateful left to wreak inhuman havoc in the realm. Four hundred years after it ...

    Stratford Festival / March 3, 2017
  • Oils and Water

    Oils and Water

    In the first round artists channel their inner Andy Warhols in a smashing window paint off, before the final two cool off in an underwater ...

    Crash Gallery / March 3, 2017
  • Nadine Caron: Canada's first female Indigenous surgeon

    Nadine Caron: Canada's first female Indigenous surgeon

    Nadine Caron is Canada's first female Indigenous general surgeon. As she explains to in her conversation with Peter Mansbridge, that hasn't shielded her from encountering ...

    Mansbridge One on One / March 3, 2017
  • Myth or Science: The Secrets of Our Senses

    Myth or Science: The Secrets of Our Senses

    Join Dr. Jennifer Gardy on an international odyssey to understand how the senses really work. Although our senses are crucial to our survival, we actually ...

    The Nature of Things / March 3, 2017
  • Sally Armstrong

    Sally Armstrong

    Peter Mansbridge sits down with Canadian journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist Sally Armstrong to talk about her work in Iraq speaking directly with ISIS ...

    Mansbridge One on One / March 3, 2017
  • Rick Hansen

    Rick Hansen

    Almost 30 years after he circled the globe to raise funds for spinal chord research — a cause his foundation continues to pursue today — ...

    Mansbridge One on One / March 1, 2017

Most popular shows

  • Canada: A People's History

    Canada: A People's History

    CBC/Radio-Canada’s landmark 32-hour documentary series offers educators and students an unprecedented visual resource to support Canadian history, geography, civics, politics and issues courses. The rich video resource is ...

  • Stratford Festival

    Stratford Festival

    The Stratford Festival comes to CBC with spectacular performances of King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, King John and more. The Stratford Festival has been setting ...

  • The Nature of Things

    The Nature of Things

    The Nature of Things is one of the most successful series in the history of Canadian television. Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist David Suzuki, ...

  • Firsthand

    Firsthand

    CBC’s premiere point-of-view documentary series gets to the heart of issues that matter to Canadians. Celebrating the great Canadian tradition of documentary, Canada’s best filmmakers ...

  • Mansbridge One on One

    Mansbridge One on One

    Mansbridge One on One features compelling and exclusive interviews with guests from all walks of life. CBC News Chief Correspondent Peter Mansbridge uses his award-winning interviewing ...

  • Dragons' Den

    Dragons' Den

    Launching a business is no small task. No matter how big an idea you think you have, it still takes a lot of work and ...

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

    For almost four decades, the fifth estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program, acquainting viewers with a dazzling parade of political leaders, shady characters and ordinary ...

  • Marketplace

    Marketplace

    Marketplace is Canada's consumer watchdog, and #1 current-affairs show. Whether it is a slick scam, misleading marketing claim, a product that could put your health at ...

  • Doc Zone

    Doc Zone

    CBC's flagship documentary series explores and expands on the major issues of our time. Around the corner, around the world, our cameras bring viewers to ...

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NIR-17-02 - The Sioux Lookout Solution: ​Playing ​Hockey Not Hookey

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NIR-17-02 - One Year On: Canada’s Syrian Refugee Program

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NIR-17-02 - Oil and Water: The Standoff at Standing Rock