Three Winnipeg contestants have made it to compete on the new season of "Canada's Smartest Person." The CBC TV series includes 32 remarkable Canadians putting themselves to the test and squaring off in each episode for a chance to take home the prestigious title....
WINNIPEG -- CBC Radio One is closely catching up to 680 CJOB as the No. 1 radio station in Winnipeg. The spring radio ratings were released Thursday by BBM Canada, measuring the period from March 3 to April 27. CJOB registered a 12.0 share, with CBC just behind at...
Producers of the reality game show "Canada's Smartest Person" are on the hunt for brainiacs across the country. The CBC program draws upon the latest research to prove there’s more to intelligence than having a high IQ score, or being a math whiz or trivia buff. The...
The popular CBC radio-talk show "Q" will be in Winnipeg for the Juno Awards. Host Jian Ghomeshi and "Q Live at the Juno Awards" will be a live-audience show at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Thursday, March 27. Juno-nominated indie pop duo Tegan and Sara will perform,...
Seven Winnipeg comedians will be going head-to-head on January 28 to compete for a spot on CBC Radio's "Laugh Out Loud" show. Auditions will be held at the King's Head Pub to find the best material for the show, which has come to the city before to seek out comedic...
Auditions will begin soon for the 2014 season of CBC's "Dragons' Den." Producers are hitting the road this month to find Canada's brightest business ideas from entrepreneurs across the country. The audition tour will be visiting more than 30 cities from coast-to-coast...
The Winnipeg Jets have released their 2013-14 national television broadcast schedule, which will see all regular season games split between CBC, TSN and TSN Jets. For a third year in a row, the Jets' first game of the season will air on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada"...
The producers of CBC's "Four Rooms" will be in Winnipeg later this month to find Canada's most unique and valuable objects. The series scours the country for the most prized possessions and doles out cash for hard-to-find items. Open auditions will take place in the...
A made-for-TV movie telling the story of hockey legend Gordie Howe will air later this month on CBC. "Mr. Hockey" depicts the Howe family as they prepare for a comeback that has been labeled “the biggest publicity stunt in hockey history.” Starring Michael Shanks as...
A national conservation on Canada's upcoming 150th anniversary will be sparked with a cross-country community series. CBC/Radio-Canada, VIA Rail Canada and Community Foundations of Canada are hosting the "Canada 150: 2017 Starts Now" initiative. The travelling...
The biopic of late NDP leader Jack Layton will premiere on Sunday, March 10. CBC set the debut date for the made-for-TV film earlier this week, which chronicles the life of Layton as he runs a historic election campaign while battling cancer. "JACK" stars veteran...
Auditions will begin later this month for the 2013 season of CBC's "Dragons' Den." The audition tour will hit the road to visit 40 Canadian cities until March, including Winnipeg on Saturday, February 2. Entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to enter the den with the...
