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More than any other writer, Pierre Berton brought Canadian history to life. Born in the Yukon in 1920, Berton was a journalist, broadcaster and panellist on the long-running CBC-TV...

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2 radio clips

More than any other writer, Pierre Berton brought Canadian history to life. Born in the Yukon in 1920, Berton was a journalist, broadcaster and panellist on the long-running CBC-TV...

7 television clips

2 radio clips

In 1971, Canada became the first country in the world to declare multiculturalism as official state policy. The bold step charted the path to a vibrant and evolving cultural mosaic...

10 television clips

5 radio clips

It's been called "the beautiful game." Soccer, the most popular sport in the world, draws an unwavering devotion from its fans. Yet soccer as a spectator sport has never...

8 television clips

9 radio clips

Join the Drainies at their house for prizes, gifts and laughs as the nation shares its tips and tricks for good housekeeping.

Drop in on the Drainies

Radio 13:35

The actor shares favourite moments from his hit TV series Due South with CBC Radio's Peter Gzowski in 1996.

Paul Gross: actor, writer, director

Radio 26:54

In 1948 the future Queen Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten in a modest ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

The princess bride

Radio 3:09

Trudeau announces he will no longer be leader of the Liberal party.

Trudeau steps down in 1979

Television 8:12

A Canadian interactive TV system is heralded as the next big thing in communications.

Telidon — 'knowledge at your fingertips!'

Television 2:10

A massive cleanup effort seeks to undo half a century of polluting the Arctic.

The DEW Line's toxic legacy

Radio 16:17

Louis Riel forms a provisional government in the Red River settlement to oppose Canadian encroachment on the Métis people.

Rebellion on the Red

Television 10:13

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Man Alive

It was religious programming that didn't preach. When Man Alive debuted on Sunday afternoons in 1967, its non-denominational...

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Television
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Matthew Halton, foreign correspondent

In a rare trip to the CBC studios in Toronto, revered reporter Matthew Halton discusses his reporting philosophy and his view on what's wrong with journalism.

Jawaharlal Nehru on communism, war and peace

Television,
28:19

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Barbara Frum and that 'goddamn cabbage'

Radio,
3:30

Ne pas deleter c'est un fix IE6

All Great Interviews

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The History of the Internet

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Nov. 21, 1902

He shoots, he scores!

Remembering Mr. Hockey Night in Canada, Foster Hewitt.

Radio
12:13

Check the calendar


	The first Canadians into Berlin Radio 7:03


	Strengthening the peace Television 2:13


	McClung's 'mock parliament' Television 4:22

Who is this concerned citizen?
Hints: His wife made waves when she kept her maiden name after their wedding. And he was the longest-serving secretary of state for...

Television
0:47

Can you guess?