Monthly Archives: August 2011

Revisit emotional moments on Radio-Canada.ca

Produced by a team of passionate professionals, Radio-Canada’s colourful 75th anniversary website is now online, along with its mobile version. Our site features an interactive timeline where visitors can browse through the decades, allowing them to re-experience hundreds of emotional … Continue reading

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Flavours of Edmonton

CBC Edmonton launched a special new fundraiser in support of the Edmonton Food Bank. It’s a cookbook, called Flavours of Edmonton, that features recipes from the public, local personalities and CBC staffers. Every recipe also comes with the story behind … Continue reading

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CBC/Radio-Canada kicks off 75 days of special anniversary programming and events

Our 75 days of anniversary celebrations is now officially underway. We kicked off the anniversary celebrations with the premiere of our cross-cultural production 1 DAY. During the spring, we put the call out to Canadians. We asked you to send … Continue reading

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Reflections on 75 years of female leadership at CBC/Radio-Canada

Jeanne Sauvé. Adrienne Clarkson. Michaëlle Jean. These women all share two things in common. They each experienced a “first” that changed the face of Canadian society for the better and each of them got their start at CBC/Radio-Canada. In 1984,Jeanne Sauvé … Continue reading

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1 Day, 24 Hours, 34 Million Lives

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How TOU.TV attracted 100,000 Facebook fans

TOU.TV has earned its place in the nascent history of Web video platforms. The award-winning site is the pride of CBC/Radio-Canada, and it welcomes an astounding number of visitors every day. But what makes TOU.TV original is that internet users … Continue reading

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Radio 3: Helping Canada’s independent music scene

This is a very exciting time for our band, Little City. And much of the excitement is a result of being added to regular rotation on CBC Radio 3. Within independent music in Canada, play on R3 has become a … Continue reading

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Sound of Light festival honours CBC/Radio-Canada

Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light festival in Gatineau, QC.,  is hosting a special show honouring the 75th anniversary of CBC/Radio-Canada on Saturday, August 13th, 2011. The fireworks festival is an international pyromusical (fireworks synchronized to an original soundtrack) competition. … Continue reading

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Acadian Day celebrations

On August 15, Radio-Canada and the city of Tracadie-Sheila will be teaming up to celebrate National Acadian Day with a day full of music, culture and exhibitions. The highlight of the day may very well be a special free concert, … Continue reading

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Road trip with CBC’s Matthew MacFadzean

Although CBC’s action comedy Insecurity is set in Ottawa, a large portion of the show is actually filmed in Regina. While you’re busy enjoying your summer, the cast and crew of Insecurity are now hard at work filming Season 2. … Continue reading

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