The National
This flagship 22-minute newscast debuted in 1956, just four years after CBC Television itself. In 1982, it was the first newscast to jump from the 11 p.m. to a 10 p.m. prime-time slot. Followed by a new show called The Journal, The National soon became "must-hour" viewing for over 1.5 million Canadians. But a 1993 gamble proved disastrous when Prime Time News replaced the show in a 9 p.m. timeslot. It was bumped back to 10 p.m. a year later and renamed The National in 1995. Its anchors number among the country's top journalists, including Larry Henderson, Earl Cameron, Stanley Burke, Warren Davis, Lloyd Robertson, Peter Kent, Knowlton Nash and Peter Mansbridge.
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Swissair 111's final minutes
Broadcast Date: May 21, 2007
After nine years and a lengthy court battle, Canadians can now hear the haunting final moments of Swissair 111. Air traffic control tapes documenting the flight's last minutes were kept under lock and key since the flight went down in September 1998. But the Canadian Press fought for access to the tapes, pursuing the claim all the way to the Supreme Court. This report includes a short clip from those tapes, as smoke begins billowing throughout the cockpit, and the pilot's final words before the doomed flight disappears from radar screens.Swissair 111's final minutes
• The Swissair pilot's call of "Pan-pan-pan" is an emergency signal commonly used on ships and aircraft, but it differs from a "Mayday" signal in that it means there is no immediate threat to passenger life or the vessel itself. The word comes from the French term panne, meaning a mechanical breakdown. It also serves as an acronym for "Possible Assistance Needed".• "Mayday" also derives from a French term. The French m'aider means "help me."
Swissair 111's final minutes
Medium: Television
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: May 21, 2007
Host: Brian Stewart
Duration: 1:37
Last updated:
July 21, 2008
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Swissair 111's final minutes.
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