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Absolutely Canadian The End of the Road
Follow this real life group of American war resisters and free-spirited Canadians and Europeans, escaping conformity and comfort for greener pastures. Not only did this eclectic group of dreamers, artists and intellectuals find Lund, Canada, they accidentally found each other. Overeducated, underemployed and ill-equipped, this adventurous crew finds love, shares lovers and experiments with everything. Not always a utopia, the ...
- 2018
- 00:44:35
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- Added on: 05/27/2019
The National Trudeau delivers official apology for Canada's role in the MS St. Louis
The Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler tested the limits of Canada's humanity in the lead up to the Second World War and Canada's government failed that test "miserably," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Trudeau made an apology in the House of Commons for the 1939 decision by the Canadian government to turn away a boatload of German Jews seeking refuge ...
- 2018
- 00:06:17
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- Added on: 04/03/2019
The National Private George Price: Paying homage to a fallen Canadian
This year's Remembrance Day marks 100 years since the end of the First World War. In this week's Dispatch, the CBC's Nahlah Ayed travels to Belgium to bring us the story of Canadian Private George Price, the last British Empire soldier killed in the First World War.
- 2018
- 00:09:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/03/2019
The National Justin Trudeau makes historic apology for past governments’ mistreatment of Inuit with tuberculosis
Justin Trudeau has made a historic apology for past governments’ “colonial” and “purposeful” mistreatment of Inuit people with tuberculosis, which included taking them from their families.
- 2019
- 00:04:33
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- Added on: 03/26/2019
The National Residential school survivor in search of apology from Pope Francis
As the Pope prepares for a historic summit on sexual abuse in the priesthood, a Canadian Indigenous woman is getting ready to take her painful story to the Vatican in search of an apology from the head of the Catholic Church.
- 2019
- 00:02:43
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- Added on: 03/25/2019
CBC News Bernie Francis reads "In Flanders Fields" in Mi'kmaq
For Remembrance Day, Mi'kmaw linguist Bernie Francis reads his translation of John McCrae's war poem "In Flanders Fields."
- 2017
- 00:01:37
- 9-12
- Added on: 03/25/2019
The National Woman learns names of three Canadian soldiers who saved her life during WWII
A photo captures the moment in time that transformed the lives of three Canadian soldiers and a baby girl during the Second World War. The baby was abandoned by her mother, the soldiers found her before being separated by an ocean. Now they're sharing a reunion — of sorts.
- 2019
- 00:04:00
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- Added on: 03/12/2019
News in Review - February 2019 Bomb on Board: The Mystery of CP Flight 21
The mysterious crash of CP Flight 21 five decades ago remains one of the largest unsolved mass murders in Canadian history. The commercial flight took off from Vancouver, bound for Whitehorse on July 8, 1965, when it exploded in mid-air over the B.C interior. All 52 people on board were killed. Weather was ruled out as a factor. The investigation ...
- 2019
- 00:18:46
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- Added on: 02/05/2019
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News in Review - January 2019 Sir John A. Macdonald: A Legacy of Controversy
Sir John A. Macdonald has become a controversial figure in modern times. Of course, he was Canada’s first prime minister, responsible for bringing about Confederation and building a rail line across the country. But in this era of truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, his image has become a symbol of oppression to some. It was his policies that saw ...
- 2019
- 00:13:26
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- Added on: 01/30/2019
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The National Saskatchewan's apology for Sixties Scoop leaves survivors with mixed feelings
Starting in the 1950s, about 20,000 Indigenous children across Canada were seized from their birth families and relocated to non-Indigenous homes, where many were stripped of their language, culture and any ties to their families. For some, the apology was long overdue and welcomed. For others, the words rang hollow.
- 2019
- 00:02:47
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- Added on: 01/22/2019
The National 'Battle' over as Trudeau, Trump, Pena Nieto sign 'new NAFTA'
The road to rewrite the North American trade agreement was a "battle," U.S. President Donald Trump said as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto joined him for a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.
- 2018
- 00:04:53
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- Added on: 01/07/2019
News in Review - December 2018 Goodbye NAFTA, Hello CUSMA: Did Canada Get a Fair Trade Deal?
After more than a year of negotiations, Canada, the U.S. and Mexico finally have a new trade agreement – the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement. CUSMA (or USMCA as its named by President Trump) replaces NAFTA and maintains the elimination of many tariffs between the three countries, to facilitate the free flow of goods. But many argue that the Trudeau government had to give ...
- 2018
- 00:12:32
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- Added on: 12/21/2018
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The National A historic vote in the Quebec election
This may be the province’s most important election in decades. Not since 1970 has a party other than the Liberals or Parti québécois held power in Quebec. Now the Coalition avenir Québec, a right-of-centre party that has never held power, will form a majority government in the province, dealing a historic blow to the incumbent Liberals.
- 2018
- 00:04:14
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- Added on: 11/06/2018
The National Three First World War soldiers identified as Canadians
The remains of three Canadian soldiers who died fighting in northern France during the First World War have recently been identified. The three soldiers from Winnipeg fought in the Battle of Hill 70 in August 1917, the first major action to be led by a Canadian commander. Canadian forces suffered 9,200 casualties in the battle.
- 2018
- 00:02:22
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- Added on: 11/06/2018
The House What would Canada look like without the Indian Act?
For the first time in a while, former prime minister Paul Martin, architect of the Kelowna Accord, says he's happy with where the federal government is steering its relationship with Canada's Indigenous peoples. During this week's cabinet shuffle, the federal government announced it would split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) into two separate ministries with the goal of replacing ...
- 2017
- 00:18:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/11/2018
Power & Politics Government agrees to end sex-based status discrimination in Indian Act after Senate push
"They created this problem – not First Nations people, not Indigenous women," says Senator Murray Sinclair.
- 2017
- 00:08:31
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- Added on: 10/10/2018
The National Canada should apologize for forced adoptions: Senate report
Between 1945 and 1971, an estimated 350,000 Canadian women were forced to give up their babies for adoption because they weren't married.
- 2018
- 00:03:56
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- Added on: 09/12/2018
The National Justin Trudeau promises Indigenous people more rights
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised Indigenous people more rights in Canada, as part of a rethinking of how the federal government approaches the subject. CBC reporter Catherine Cullen looks at how this approach might work on the ground, and Rosemary Barton speaks with Dene leader Georges Erasmus, a former co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).
- 2018
- 00:05:54
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- Added on: 09/12/2018
The National North America's longest-running sporting event turns 200
The National introduces you to the Ring family — coxswains and rowers who have been synonymous with the Royal St. John's Regatta for decades.
- 2018
- 00:02:24
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- Added on: 09/12/2018
News in Review - September 2018 Canadian Peacekeepers: Mission to Mali
Canadian troops have joined the UN peacekeeping mission to Mali. While only a one-year mission, it could be one of the toughest our troops have faced. Mali is considered the deadliest peacekeeping mission to date, with 170 peacekeepers killed there since 2013. The landlocked West African country has been torn apart by ethnic insurgency and terrorist groups since 2012. The ...
- 2018
- 00:14:54
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- Added on: 09/10/2018
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News in Review - September 2018 Tragedy on the Prairies: The Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash
In April 2018, 16 people died and 13 others were injured in a bus crash at a rural intersection in Saskatchewan. The bus was carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team when it collided with a semi-trailer. Most of the dead and injured were teenagers. The crash prompted an outpouring of sympathy from people across the country, including hockey leagues, ...
- 2018
- 00:16:09
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- Added on: 09/10/2018
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Back in Time for Dinner The 1990s
Dial up the 1990s. After five decades of time travel, the Campus family have made it to the dawn of the Information Age, where the entire world was suddenly available at the click of a mouse and everything seemed possible. The family is tasked to host an at home dinner party inspired by the decade's design and lifestyle icons. They ...
- 2018
- 00:43:41
- 9-12
- Added on: 07/27/2018
Back in Time for Dinner The 1980s
Take a sharp turn into the 1980s. The Campus family enters the decade of big hair, wild fashion and workout wear. For the first time since the series began, the men are sent to the kitchen to bake a quiche. Tristan gets some free time outside of the house and takes in the food trend of the moment – the ...
- 2018
- 00:43:41
- 9-12
- Added on: 07/27/2018
The National Tom Longboat: Canadian history behind the June 4 Google Doodle
The June 4, 2018 Google Doodle honoured legendary Indigenous Canadian athlete Tom Longboat, who was born on this day in 1887. A runner from Ontario's Six Nations Reserve, Longboat shattered records and stereotypes.
- 2018
- 00:01:26
- 9-12
- Added on: 07/27/2018
The National Sixties Scoop survivors split on proposed $875-million settlement
Advocates say the deal can give closure to the affected families, but critics say the amounts for survivors are too small, there were no national hearings, and the deal should have included Métis survivors, not just First Nations.
- 2018
- 00:03:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/11/2018
