Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) brings her drama skills to a guest starring role in CBC and The CW’s blue-sky procedural, WILD CARDS.

The episode will air on CBC and CBC Gem on Wednesday, March 12 at 8 pm/8:30 pm NT and on Wednesday, April 9 at 8/7c on The CW.

Richards will play “Talia,” a glamorous reality TV veteran.

In the episode titled “Our Lip (Fillers) Are Sealed,” Max (Vanessa Morgan) and Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) go undercover, joining the cast and crew of a reality show to find out who murdered its star. In a world of scandal, deceit and lip-filler parties, every cast member is under suspicion.

About WILD CARDS: WILD CARDS follows a by-the-book, sardonic cop (Gianniotti) and a spirited, clever con woman (Morgan) who are assigned by the Metro Police force to work together. The two use their seemingly opposing skills to solve crimes and begin to learn a little about what it means to trust someone along the way.

From Blink49 Studios, Front Street Pictures and Piller/Segan, WILD CARDS is commissioned by CBC in Canada in association with The CW. The series stars Vanessa Morgan, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jason Priestley, Michael Xavier, Amy Goodmurphy, Terry Chen, Fletcher Donovan, and Jonesy as Marc the Cat. Executive Producers include Michael Konyves, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, James Thorpe, Alexandra Zarowny, and James Genn. The series is produced by Charles Cooper and Virginia Rankin and on behalf of Blink49 Studios, overseen by Executive Vice President of Global Scripted Carolyn Newman and Director of Scripted Television Alix Steerman. AJ Mendez oversees the series for Piller/Segan.

Richards is repped by CAA and Bette Smith Management

Fun Facts about Max:

Clever con queen

Intuitive, funny, and ridiculously likeable

Can adopt a new accent, disguise, and mannerism to become a different person at the drop of a hat

Likes people and wants to see the best in everyone

Her optimism can be mistaken for naiveté

Her dad, George (Jason Priestley), taught her everything she knows, but their bond is unbreakable

Fun Facts about Ellis:

By-the-books cop

On the hunt for his brother’s killer

Lives on a boat

Adopted brother’s cat named Marc

Recently reinstated to his role on police force after a temporary demotion to marine unit

More closed off, has a hard time trusting people

Malcontent, but strong moral compass

Who is Marc the Cat? (Jonesy):

Loyal feline to Ellis

Misses his real dad (Ellis’ brother)

Lives on a boat

Great listener

Very observant and has a wonderful sense of adventure

Today, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) announced a selection of 2025 Special Awards recipients, presented by the Canadian Screen Awards. Marsha Greene, Manny Jacinto, Ellis Jacob, Denise Robert, and This Hour Has 22 Minutes will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Canadian and international screen-based industries at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards, taking place in Toronto from Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1, 2025.

“This year’s Special Award recipients have left an enduring impact on both the big and small screens, shaping Canadian storytelling with their creativity, innovation, and commitment,” said Tammy Frick, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. “These honourees represent the incredible talent and strength of our homegrown creative community, and we are excited to celebrate their achievements at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards.”

“On behalf of the Canadian Academy’s Board of Directors, I am honoured to offer sincere congratulations to the Academy’s 2025 Special Award recipients — an exceptional group of hardworking, dedicated and talented professionals who have greatly contributed to Canada and have solidified their legacies in Canadian film and television,” said Thomas Santram, Board Chair, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

The 2025 Special Award recipients are:

The Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute Award, honouring Canadian individuals for their extraordinary impact on the growth of the Canadian media industry, is presented to two titans of Canadian media: President and CEO of Cineplex Ellis Jacob and producer Denise Robert.

Ellis Jacob was appointed President and CEO of Cineplex in October 2003. Since entering the exhibition industry in 1987, his leadership has transformed the movie-going experience for Canadians. Before this, Ellis was President and CEO of Galaxy Entertainment Inc., which he co-founded in 1999. He was Head of Integration for Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., and held leadership positions with Cineplex Odeon Corporation, culminating as COO.

Denise Robert has produced over 45 critically acclaimed features that have won more than 130 awards, including an Oscar for Denys Arcand’s Les invasions barbares, with 33 of her films surpassing one million dollars at the box office. Denise believes in using documentary to highlight serious social issues, and her work has led to tangible change: Paul Arcand’s Les voleurs d’enfance led to Quebec’s youth protection law reforms, while Monic Néron and Émilie Perreault’s La parfaite victime led the Quebec government to create a court specialized in sexual and domestic violence, and Paul Arcand’s Dérapages raised road safety awareness in teenagers.

The Changemaker Award, presented by Insight Productions, which recognizes and honours those in the media community in Canada who are using their voice or platform to call out systemic racism and discrimination, supporting and amplifying the voices of those who are actively engaged in anti-racist work, and seeking structural transformations in media, film, and television in Canada that promote values of equity and inclusion, is presented to executive producer and writer Marsha Greene. Greene was recently the co-creator and showrunner of the Emmy-nominated series The Porter for CBC and BET+, which won a record 12 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Writing, Drama Series. An accomplished executive producer and writer, Marsha previously served as a showrunner on Lifetime’s Mary Kills People, a co-EP on CBC’s breakout hit Coroner, a producer on the ABC series 10 Days in the Valley, and has staffed on shows such as Private Eyes, Departure, and Wild Cards.

The Radius Award, presented by MADE | NOUS, honouring an artist from Canada whose work is leaving a resounding global impact, is presented to actor Manny Jacinto. Jacinto most recently starred in the Star Wars series The Acolyte, Disney+’s second most-watched show in 2024. Up next, he can be seen starring as the male lead in Freakier Friday, and in the independent romantic comedy Love Language. Additional film credits include I Want You Back, Top Gun: Maverick, and Bad Times at the El Royale, and additional television credits include The Good Place, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Romeo Section, for which he was nominated for a Leo Award.

The Sustainable Production Award, presented by CBC, is awarded to a production that has shown excellence in sustainable production and has had a measurable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and/or innovations in circularity and that has also contributed positively to the Canadian media landscape and local communities. This year, the award is presented to This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the longest-running TV comedy series in Canadian history. The integration of a Sustainability Department has fostered company-wide participation in green practices; its focus on the kinds of materials and services used, repurposing and repairing items, recycling and composting, ensuring a sustainable food service, donations to charities, and mindful travel and transportation practices have resulted in a carbon footprint that is significantly less than the industry average for a half-hour comedy episode, with content that reflects an environmentally friendly ethos.

SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS is a bold new Comedy from CBC which courageously explores two very different women who navigate midlife, Menopause and their Podcast together. The Series stars Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill, both stars participating in a Q&A with Tracey Moore tonight at TIFF Lightbox following the Premiere.

Stream the first episode free:

Some highlights from the Premiere and Q&A:

The Cast and Crew of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS on the Pink Carpet:

New episodes of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS arrive Tuesdays 9 PM on CBC and CBC Gem.

(Photo/video credit: George Pimental Photography/CBC/Mr. Will Wong)

The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and CBC are pleased to announce their extended partnership for the prestigious CBC Actors Conservatory, with the national public broadcaster continuing as the Presenting Partner for two additional years. The near decade-long union first began in 2016 and this expanded collaboration reaffirms both organizations’ commitment to supporting and nurturing the next generation of Canadian talent in the film and television industry.

The CBC Actors Conservatory is a six-month immersive onscreen acting program designed to elevate actors’ works by increasing their confidence in the craft, expanding their onscreen portfolios, and building strong connections within the industry. Through tailored mentorship, workshops, and industry sessions, the program prepares talent to meet the demands of today’s competitive entertainment landscape. Today marks the launch of the call for applications for the 2025 cohort.

“The CBC Actors Conservatory has played a pivotal role in the upward career trajectories of many of our home grown talent.” said Kathryn Emslie, Executive Lead, Programs, CFC. “The CBC’s collaboration has helped establish a vibrant community of exciting onscreen artists who are making an impact not only by lighting up our screens but also by stepping behind the camera to tell their stories. We are very thankful to the CBC for continuing to invest in our actors by supporting a program that further expands their possibilities.”

“We are proud to extend our relationship with the Canadian Film Centre for the CBC Actors Conservatory, a crucial program that supports the development of emerging talent in the film and television industry,” said Sally Catto, General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports, CBC. “Our longstanding collaboration will continue to encourage the next generation of performers to unlock new artistic potential and propel their careers forward.”

The CBC Actors Conservatory has supported and helped elevate the voices and talent of over 100 actors including Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Araya Mengesha (Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), Ashton James (BoxCutter, Young Blood, Madness); Gia Sandhu (Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Stealing Vows), Giacomo Gianniotti (Wild Cards, Grey’s Anatomy), Grace Glowicki (Dead Lover), Michelle McLeod (Women Talking), Milcania Diaz-Rojas (40 Acres), Patrick Kwok-Choon (Star Trek: Discovery) and Supinder Wraich (Allegiance, Sort Of).

Applications for the 2025 CBC Actors Conservatory are now open and the selected participants will be announced later this year.

For more information or to apply, visit cfccreates.com.

CBC, the #1 Canadian podcaster, is launching a new winter/spring slate of original podcasts, featuring in-depth investigations and candid personal revelations. CBC’s entire podcast collection can be found on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available. Select titles can also be streamed on YouTube.

UNCOVER: SEA OF LIES (7 episodes)

Four episodes available now on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

A body is pulled from the ocean, beginning a race against time to capture one of the world’s most wanted criminals. This is the story of a con man who couldn’t stop lying – a story of murder, stolen identities, fine art, a diaper stuffed with gold bars, and a crime solved by a Rolex watch. From rural Canada to coastal England, he lied and deceived at every turn. Award-winning podcaster Sam Mullins (Chameleon: Dr. Dante & Wild Boys) takes listeners inside the mind of a devious scammer whose trail of destruction crosses continents and decades. So who is he? And how did this ruthless villain finally get unmasked? With new episodes weekly, and over thirty seasons to choose from, Uncover delivers explosive, high-calibre true crime.

PERSONALLY: TOY SOLDIER (5 episodes)

Launches February 17 on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

As a child, Alex Kurzem faced a choice: be killed or join the killers. After escaping the massacre that killed his family during the Holocaust, he’s found by the enemy and taken in as one of their own – a Jewish boy masquerading as a Nazi toy soldier. He’d lived with this false identity for so long, he no longer remembered who he was before. This is the story Alex would tell the world decades later, but could a story so unbelievable be true? Host Dan Goldberg finds out. Each season of Personally invites listeners to explore the human experience in all its complexity.

WHITE HOT HATE: AGENT PALE HORSE (6 episodes)

Launches March 25 on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

FBI undercover agent Scott Payne’s job was to infiltrate the most dangerous gangs of our times: outlaw bikers, drug cartels and the international neo-Nazi networks hellbent on inciting a race war. In the second season of White Hot Hate, host Michelle Shephard gives listeners an unvarnished view of a life undercover. Because after a 25-year-long career pretending to be somebody else, Agent Payne is ready to tell his side of the story. This series was produced alongside a book co-written by Scott Payne and Michelle Shephard titled Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis, releasing March 25, 2025 by Simon & Schuster.

UNDERSTOOD: WHO BROKE THE INTERNET (4 episodes)

Launches April 14 on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

Cory Doctorow traces the downward spiral from the heady days of ’90s tech-utopianism through to today’s rotten internet experience. You’ll meet everyone from visionaries to villains to regular people just trying to survive online. And you’ll discover who broke the internet — and, more importantly, a plan to fix it.

UNCOVER: CALLS FROM A KILLER (7 episodes)

Launches April 23 on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

What does a reporter do when they receive a call from a serial killer? The killer: Clifford Olson, who murdered at least eleven children in the 1980s. The reporter: Arlene Bynon, who recorded her jailhouse calls with Olson for years. On Calls from a Killer, you’ll hear those chilling tapes. With Nathaniel Frum – the grandson of her former reporting partner – Arlene exposes hard truths about a forgotten tragedy, a bungled investigation and the loved ones left behind. With new episodes weekly, and over thirty seasons to choose from, Uncover delivers explosive, high-calibre true crime.

New weekly episodes include Season 3 of ON DRUGS, which takes a closer look at the world of drugs — including deep dives on ketamine, Ozempic, vaping and alcohol among others — to better understand what it means to be human. CBC/BBC World Service co-production THE CON: KAITLYN’S BABY untangles the complex web of lies and deception surrounding Kaitlyn Braun, who lied to dozens of doulas about false pregnancies and escalating medical emergencies. CBC’s ongoing podcasts include: COMMOTION WITH ELAMIN ABDELMAHMOUD, THE DOSE, FRONT BURNER, Q WITH TOM POWER, and more.

CBC offers a richly diverse collection of award-winning podcasts that engage, enlighten and entertain. CBC is the #1 Canadian podcaster, reaching more Canadians than any other podcast publisher with millions of downloads each month and more than 45 series in genres such as true crime, comedy, human interest and audio fiction.

CBC today announced streaming and broadcast premiere dates for its winter 2025 slate of new and returning programming on CBC Gem and CBC TV, including more than 30 original series from Canadian creators, producers, and storytellers reflecting people, places and perspectives from across the country. The first episode of all series will be available to stream on CBC Gem starting at 9 a.m. ET on their premiere dates noted below, with a new episode available weekly at the same time unless otherwise specified. CBC TV local broadcast times are noted in parentheses (for Newfoundland and Labrador, please add half an hour to all times). CBC’s special holiday programming will be announced separately in December.

New Canadian Original Series

SAINT-PIERRE New Drama Series (10×60) – Premieres Monday January 6 (9 p.m.)

Fitz (Allan Hawco, Republic of Doyle, Jack Ryan) and Arch (Joséphine Jobert Death in Paradise) – two seasoned officers with very different policing skills and approaches – are forced to work together to solve unique crimes in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, the French territory just off the coast of Newfoundland.

NORTH OF NORTH New Comedy Series (8×30) – Premieres Tuesday, January 7 (9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., before continuing at 9 p.m. as of January 14)

Filmed in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Inuk actor Anna Lambe (True Detective, Trickster, The Grizzlies) stars as Siaja, a young Inuk woman who dreams of reinventing herself in her tiny Arctic community of Ice Cove, a town where everybody knows your business. After a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage, Siaja finds herself navigating the unpredictable, and often hilarious, highs and lows that come with relationships, motherhood, a new job, and finding your way.

SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS New Comedy Series (8×30) – Premieres Tuesday, February 25 (9 p.m.)

Baroness von Sketch Show’s Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill star as two wildly different women in the throes of menopause, thrust together to produce a podcast. The pair embark on an unpredictable journey of transformation, helping each other through workplace challenges and office politics, dating disasters and relationship drama, and some serious health concerns. This comedy follows them on a hormonal adventure where their friendship is the key to finding solace, strength, and a new way forward.

Returning Series

CORONATION STREET ongoing (weekdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays at 7:30 p.m.)

FAMILY FEUD CANADA Season 6 (64×30) – Premieres Monday, December 30, airs Mondays – Thursdays (7:30 p.m.)

DRAGONS’ DEN Season 19 (12×60) – Continues Thursday, January 2 (8 p.m.)

THE NATURE OF THINGS Season 64 (11×60) – Premieres Thursday, January 2 (9 p.m.) The new season tears down stereotypes of TEENAGERS (Jan. 2) across the species, breaks into a SWEAT! (Jan. 9) exploring the complex cooling system of humans, and investigates the FOODSPIRACY (Jan. 16) behind ultra processed foods.

SKYMED Season 3 (9×60) – Premieres Sunday, January 5 (9 p.m.)

MURDOCH MYSTERIES Season 18 (22×60) – Continues Monday, January 6 (8 p.m.)

THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES Season 32 (24×30) – Continues Tuesday, January 7 (8 p.m.)

SON OF A CRITCH Season 4 (13×30) – Premieres Tuesday, January 7 (8:30 p.m.)

WILD CARDS Season 2 (13×60) – Premieres Wednesday, January 8 (8 p.m.)

HALIFAX COMEDY FEST Seasons 27 and 28 (6×30) – Premieres Tuesday, January 14 (9:30 p.m.)

ALLEGIANCE Season 2 (10×60) – Premieres Wednesday, January 15 (9 p.m.)

STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE Season 2 (8×30) – Premieres Friday, January 24 (8:30 p.m.)

CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE Season 3 (7×60) – Premieres Thursday, February 27 (8 p.m.)

WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL Season 22 and 23 (5×60) – Premieres Sunday, March 9 (9 p.m.)

YOU’RE MY HERO Season 2 (6×15) – All episodes available to stream on CBC Gem beginning Friday, March 14

BOLLYWED Season 3 (8×30) – Premieres Thursday, March 20 (9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.)

GHOSTING WITH LUKE HUTCHIE AND MATTHEW FINLAN Season 2 (8×30) – All episodes available to stream on CBC Gem beginning Friday, March 21

CBC News

ABOUT THAT WITH ANDREW CHANG (15×30) – Continues Friday, January 10 at 8:30 p.m. on CBC TV (Weekday mornings on the CBC News streaming channel and available now on CBC Gem)

MARKETPLACE Season 52 (14×30) – Continues Friday, January 24 (8 p.m.)

THE FIFTH ESTATE Season 50 (14×60) – Continues Friday, January 24 (9 p.m.)

THE NATIONAL – ongoing (live at 10 p.m. weekdays and Sundays on CBC TV and CBC Gem)

CBC’s flagship national newscast with Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault (Monday – Thursday) and Ian Hanomansing (Friday and Sunday)

CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX (Weekday mornings on CBC TV and CBC News Network)

CANADA TONIGHT WITH TRAVIS DHANRAJ (Weeknights on CBC News Network)

POWER & POLITICS WITH DAVID COCHRANE (Weeknights on CBC News Network)

ROSEMARY BARTON LIVE (Sundays on CBC TV and CBC News Network)

CBC Sports

CBC SPORTS PRESENTS – ongoing (live on Saturday and Sunday afternoons on CBC TV and CBC Gem)

With the Olympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026 on the horizon, CBC SPORTS brings audiences all the action from the world of high-performance sport with key competitions including: FIS Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill (Jan. 25 in iconic Kitzbuhel, Austria); FIS Alpine World Ski Championships (Feb. 4 – 16, Saalbach, Austria); FIL Luge World Championship (Feb. 8, Whistler, Canada); IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships (Mar. 6 – 16, Lake Placid, USA); ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (Mar. 14 – 16, Beijing, China); ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships (Mar. 13 – 16, Hamar, Norway); FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Skiing World Championships (Mar. 17 – 30, Engadin, Switzerland); and ISU World Figure Skating Championships (Mar 26 – 30, Boston, USA). Canada will also host international competitors at the following World Cup events: ISU World Cup Speed Skating (Jan. 24 – 26, Calgary); FIS World Cup Freestyle Skiing (Jan. 25 – 26, Lac-Beauport, Que.); FIS World Cup Freestyle Skiing Moguls (Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, Val Saint-Côme, Que.); FIS Snowboarding World Cup (Feb. 15 – 16, Val Saint-Côme, Que.); FIS World Cup Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle (Feb. 20 – 22, Stoneham, Que.); FIS Snowboarding World Cup (Feb 21 – 22, Calgary); and FIS World Cup Freestyle Ski Cross (Mar. 12 – 15, Craigleith, Ont.). Visit cbcsports.ca for the full schedule.

CBC Kids

THE BRAVEST KNIGHT Season 2 (13×11) – Premieres Friday, December 13 on CBC Gem and Sunday, January 12 on CBC TV

Sir Cedric – a former pumpkin farmer turned knight, now grown up and married to the prince of his dreams – shares the story of his transformative journey with his 10-year-old adopted daughter, Nia. Through his stories, Nia, who is herself training to become a knight, learns important chivalric values such as honour, justice and compassion. Alan Cumming and Jane Lynch joining returning voice actors TR Knight, Christine Baranski, Wilson Cruz, Steven Weber and Bobby Moynihan.

LANA LONGBEARD New Animated Series (52×11) – Premieres Friday, December 20 on CBC Gem, with weekly episodes continuing to roll out on CBC Gem as of Friday, January 3

Twelve-year-old Lana Longbeard yearns to join her father Captain Andar on his heroic adventures at sea and leave her home island behind. When Andar decides he’s ready to hang up the hammer and retire Lana takes matters into her own hands, hijacking her father’s ship. After catching up with her Andar is inspired to continue to quest, now together with Lana on a father-daughter voyage of adventure. Set sail with LANA LONGBEARD as she sails across the ten realms with the ragtag crew of the Mighty Windbreaker ship in pursuit of glorious quests, fabulous treasure and delicious pancakes!

GANGNAM PROJECT Season 2 (10×30) – All episodes available to stream on CBC Gem beginning Monday, March 3

Season 2 follows the young K-pop performers as they transition from One Mile Entertainment trainees through the excitement and make-or-break journey of becoming professional K-pop idols. But while the highs are high, the lows can be even lower – it’s not easy suddenly being in the spotlight. With pressure from OME, expectations from the fans, and dealing with creative differences as a group, friendship and commitment are tested like never before.

CBC, the #1 Canadian podcaster, is launching a new fall slate of original podcasts, featuring new and timely investigations and in-depth looks at pop culture figures and events. CBC’s entire podcast collection can be found on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available. Select titles can also be streamed on YouTube.

PERSONAL BEST (Season 3, 6 episodes)

Listen to the first four episodes now on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

Cult classic Personal Best is returning! Named ‘best podcast’ by Vulture, Apple, TIME and more, this is the podcast that celebrates small ambitions, half-wins and the quiet satisfaction of getting less bad at things. Each week, funny guys Rob Norman and Andrew Norton help ordinary people work through the little things they’d never bring to a life coach — like having the courage to dine alone at a fancy restaurant or getting less awkward at handshakes.

SPLIT SCREEN: THRILL SEEKERS (6 episodes)

Listen to the first two episodes now on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available

A TV crew offers 12 ordinary people the chance to take part in the adventure of a lifetime. But there’s a catch: the audience knows everything but the contestants are kept in the dark. As the cameras roll, no questions are allowed. The contestants just have to do as they’re told. SPLIT SCREEN: THRILL SEEKERS is a new six-part series that explores the impact of a mysterious reality show that caused a massive ripple effect in the lives of those who took part. Hosted by Love + Radio’s Nick van der Kolk, listeners will hear from former contestants, crew and set designers to find out what happened behind the scenes of this reality TV experiment.

CELINE: UNDERSTOOD (4 episodes)

Launches Tuesday, October 15

Celine Dion is having a moment. It’s not her first, and millions of fans are hoping it won’t be her last. While Celine’s international stardom seems obvious now, it was all so unlikely. In this new season of UNDERSTOOD, host and Celine expert Thomas Leblanc explores the surprising cultural, political and business alchemy that created one of the most enduring superstars the planet has ever seen. CELINE is the latest season of UNDERSTOOD, a podcast that takes listeners out of the daily news cycle and inside the events, places and cultural places you want to know more about.

UNCOVER: BAD RESULTS (6 episodes)

Launches Monday, October 28
They needed certainty. They got chaos. For over a decade, countless people from at least five different countries put their trust in a Toronto company offering prenatal paternity tests. Their clinic promised “99% accuracy” — their results were anything but. Hosts Jorge Barrera and Rachel Houlihan talk to people whose lives were torn apart by these bad results, tracking the trail of shattered families, acrimonious court cases and interrupted childhoods. BAD RESULTS is the latest season of CBC’s hit true crime podcast UNCOVER.

SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING: THE CHRISTINE HARRON CASE (Season 9, 5 episodes)

Launches Wednesday, November 6

Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine’s family are left without answers. In Season 9 of the award-winning podcast SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING, David Ridgen, along with Christine’s mother, reopen the investigation and come face to face with the man who said he killed Chrissy.

PERSONALLY: SHORT SIGHTED (5 episodes)

Launches Tuesday, November 19

SHORT SIGHTED uses innovative audio to explain vision loss to a sighted audience. Hosted by Graham Isador (VICE, GQ) and scored by Christopher Ross-Ewart (Yale School of Drama), the show combines personal storytelling, humour, journalistic interviews, and experimental sound design to immerse audiences in the surprising and frustrating world of visual impairment. Each episode of SHORT SIGHTED uses a story about Graham’s vision loss as a jumping-off point for larger conversations about accessibility and blindness. SHORT SIGHTED is the latest season of CBC’s new memoir podcast, PERSONALLY.

In addition to the aforementioned titles, CBC’s ongoing podcasts include: COMMOTION WITH ELAMIN ABDELMAHMOUD, CRIME STORY, THE DOSE, FRONT BURNER, Q WITH TOM POWER, SICKBOY and more.

CBC offers a richly diverse collection of award-winning podcasts that engage, enlighten and entertain. CBC is the #1 Canadian podcaster, reaching more Canadians than any other podcast publisher with millions of downloads each month and more than 45 series in genres such as true crime, comedy, human interest and audio fiction.

CBC is marking the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, September 30 with an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led original programming showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences across CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News streaming channels, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBC Music and CBC Listen. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, CBC’s programming will include CBC LIVE NEWS SPECIAL – REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN: NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION, hosted by CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault from Ottawa, as well as the third edition of musical celebration RECLAIMED PRESENTS: ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl COME TOWARD THE FIRE and special F I R S T. from CBC Indigenous, exploring First Nations, Inuit and Métis trailblazers and their incredible accomplishments. 

*Select images are available here. Credit: Courtesy of CBC.*

CBC’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation lineup on Monday, September 30 includes:

Note: Radio-Canada programming information available here. 

Q WITH TOM POWER 

10 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen 

Dr. Shirley Cheechoo, one of Canada’s most prominent voices in Indigenous film and theatre, joins Tom Power to talk about her life on stage and screen, and the healing and medicine she has found in art. Actor, producer and director Devery Jacobs (Rhymes with Young Ghouls, Blood Quantum, Reservation Dogs) came by the Q studio to talk about her journey to this moment – and what she wants for her own future.

COMMOTION WITH ELAMIN ABDELMAHMOUD

11 a.m. (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen

Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks to three Indigenous cultural creators about how the concept of Indigenous Futurism is inspiring artists across all disciplines, and how its forward-thinking philosophies can promote the cause of Indigenous self-determination. 

THE NEXT CHAPTER 

1 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen

(Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m. (2:30 NT, 5pm MT, 5pm PT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen)

THE NEXT CHAPTER will air an all-Indigenous episode including a tribute to the late Darrel J. McLeod. 

CBC NEWS SPECIAL – REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN: NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

2:30 p.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBC News streaming channels, cbcnews.ca, the CBC News app and the CBC News YouTube Channel

CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault will be in Ottawa to host special live coverage of events to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, including the program Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in association with APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada, to honour residential school survivors and pay tribute to the children who never made it home. 

F I R S T.

5 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET on CBC News streaming channels and begins streaming at 9 a.m. ET on CBC Gem

On the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CBC Indigenous is telling the stories of our truth. Today will be a tough day. Important, traumatic, stories will be shared by survivors. But we must also take the time to acknowledge that we are so much more than our trauma. Join CBC Indigenous as we focus on some of our truths. The truth that we are resilient, successful, amazing and smart. The truth that we were FIRST.  From new inventions, the law and outside the law, medicine and feats of great heights, in the sports world and beyond, let’s talk about the accomplishments of First Nations, Inuit and Métis trailblazers.

RECLAIMED PRESENTS: ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl COME TOWARD THE FIRE 

5 p.m. (5:30 NT) on CBC Music and CBC Listen

(Saturday, September 28 at 9 p.m. (10 AT, 10:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen)

Celebrating Indigenous talent, creativity and brilliance with live music performances by Sebastian Gaskin and Celeigh Cardinal from the main stage of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia. Hosted by Jeremy Ratt.

NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION SPECIAL 

8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen 

Falen Johnson hosts highlights from the day’s events in Ottawa commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, plus interviews with special guests.

All day on September 30, CBC Music will highlight Indigenous artists and composers, and CBC TV will air Indigenous-led documentaries including Behind Every Image, A Story (8 p.m., 8:30 NT) and Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (9 p.m., 9:30 NT).

CBC Gem’s TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COLLECTION is available now with more than 20 films, specials and documentaries honouring the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. The collection includes 2024 Hot Docs Audience Award winner YINTAH, meaning “land” in the Wet’suwet’en language, telling the story of the Wet’suwet’en people reoccupying their territory and resisting the construction of multiple pipelines. The film follows Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson and Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, along with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and fellow land defenders, as they reoccupy and protect their traditional land in a decade-long battle to keep out the companies that seek to exploit it. 

CBC’s ongoing coverage and recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation includes: 

BOOKENDS WITH MATTEA ROACH 

Sunday, September 29 at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT, 3 PT) and Wednesday, October 2 at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen

Mattea Roach will speak with Tanya Talaga about her book The Knowing and the companion CBC documentary series, and with Penobscot Indian Nation citizen Morgan Talty about his latest novel Fire Exit.

THE KNOWING 

All four episodes available to stream on CBC Gem beginning Wednesday, September 25; episodes air weekly on CBC TV at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)

THE KNOWING is a four-part CBC original narrative docuseries that follows journalist Tanya Talaga and her family’s eight-decade long search for family matriarch Annie Carpenter, revealing a story deeply intertwined with Canada’s Indian Residential School system. Using sweeping imagery of the land, blended with rare archival footage and deeply personal conversations with Survivors, knowledge holders and newly found family, Talaga takes viewers on an emotional journey of both familial reclamation and an exploration of Canada’s true history. 

KUPER ISLAND 

Eight-part series available on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available. 

Long after the Kuper Island Residential School was torn down, the survivors remain haunted by what happened there. Investigative journalist Duncan McCue exposes undisclosed police investigations, confronts perpetrators of abuse, and witnesses a community trying to rebuild on top of the old school’s ruins and the unmarked graves of Indigenous children. 

CBC Books will feature digital content centred around the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, including a reading list curated by Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad.

Webstad also visited the CBC Kids studio to discuss her new book Today is Orange Shirt Day. CBC Kids will showcase the best of their Indigenous-themed programming across CBC Kids YouTube, CBC Gem and the CBC Kids preschool morning broadcast schedule. CBC Kids News teen contributor Sophia Smoke, from Dakota Plains First Nation, hosts three videos to help students and teachers talk about the day including an explainer on the 94 Calls to Action, how to have respectful conversations with residential school survivors, and a feature interview with survivor Dorene Bernard from Sipekne’katik First Nation, who answers questions from kids across the country.

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Contributing Art Director Emily Kewageshig, an Anishinaabe artist raised in Saugeen First Nation #29, designed the CBC logo in 2021 to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Her work captures the interconnection of life forms using culturally significant materials from the land. 

CBC today announced alt-pop, singer-songwriter Maggie Andrew from Waverley, Nova Scotia as the Grand Prize winner of CBC MUSIC’S SEARCHLIGHT 2024 contest. Artists in every province and territory submitted an application including an original song for consideration and the panel of judges awarded the top spot to Maggie Andrew.

“Winning Searchlight is a really incredible feeling, in a way it still hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Maggie Andrew. “There are so many people around me who have helped and continue to help bring my visions to life and without them I know I wouldn’t be here right now. I’m really excited! Searchlight this year was filled with so many talented artists, ones who I am lucky to call friends and others that I admire very much. I’m feeling a lot of gratitude and truly just happy to be here.”

Andrew has gained notice for her edgy alternative pop, collecting over 6 million combined streams on her music and has received several accolades including the 2024 ECMA African Canadian Artist of the Year award and the SOCAN x Sirius XM Young Canadian Songwriters Award in 2021. She was also a finalist in CBC Music’s Searchlight last year, making the Top 10. More information and music from Maggie Andrew is available at CBCMusic.ca/searchlight

In addition, four winning acts in the special SEARCHLIGHT 2024 categories are: winner of the Outstanding Country Artist category, Amanda Jordan from Smiths Falls, ON; winner of the Outstanding Indigenous Artist category, pop singer-songwriter Dee Dee Austin from Fall River, NS; winner of the Songwriting Prize category punk group NOBRO from Montreal, QC; and 16-year-old pop artist Summer Bennett from Paradise, NL takes the Top Teen category.

As part of the Grand Prize, Maggie Andrew will take part in the Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class talent development program, receive a residency at the National Music Centre in Calgary courtesy of Partake Brewing, a Yangaroo Music DMDS music and video promotion package and $1,000 from Long & McQuade towards the purchase of music equipment. Full prizing details can be found at CBCMusic.ca/searchlight.

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The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and CBC are pleased to announce another remarkable group of performers who will make up the 2024 cohort of the CBC Actors Conservatory starting September 3, 2024 at CFC’s campus in Toronto and running until February 28, 2025.

Eight exciting actors with a range of experience in film, television, and theatre have been selected to participate in the 2024 Conservatory. This full-time, six-month immersive screen acting program will provide hands-on experience, expand the performer’s reel and their instrument, establish strong creative partnerships, grow their professional network, strengthen their abilities to navigate the business, and help build their confidence.

“The CBC Actors Conservatory has helped strengthen and expand Canada’s on-screen talent network and by extension the industry as a whole. We’re proud to continue our partnership with the CFC to offer mentorship and training to this year’s dynamic group of performers – we wish them all the best in the program,” said Trish Williams, Executive Director, Scripted Content, CBC.

Thanks to the generous support of program partners CBC, the RBC Emerging Artists Project and the Government of Ontario, the CBC Actors Conservatory has supported and helped elevate the voices and talent of over 112 actors including Supinder Wraich (Allegiance, Sort Of), Lovell Adams-Gray (Coroner, Brother), Andy McQueen (Station Eleven), Michelle McLeod (Women Talking), Patrick Kwok-Choon (Star Trek: Discovery), Giacomo Gianniotti (Wild Cards, Grey’s Anatomy), Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) and Eli Goree (One Night In Miami).

“We’ve met so many wonderful actors from across this country reinforcing what an inspiring and creatively resilient talent community we have,” said Kathryn Emslie, Executive Lead, Programs, CFC. “This program and our longstanding partnership with the CBC is all about nurturing and celebrating the incredible contribution actors and actor/creators make to the storytelling process and to the stories that need to be told. I cannot wait to see how these actors shape the future of storytelling!”

Meet the 2024 Actors Conservatory residents:

Theresa Cutknife (She/Her) is an Alberta-born Toronto-based Nêhiyaw/Puerto Rican actor, writer, and producer. She is a member of the Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacîs, Alberta located on Treaty 6 Territory. Theresa is an alumni of The Centre for Indigenous Theatre and a graduate of the 2023 Soulpepper Academy. Her co-written play Talk Treaty To Me received two Sterling award nominations for Outstanding Fringe Ensemble and Outstanding Fringe New Work at the 2023 Edmonton Fringe Festival. Recent credits include assistant directing De Profundis: Oscar Wilde In Jail (Soulpepper). Acting credits include: Heartless (Favour The Brave Collective), Niizh (Native Earth Performing Arts), My Sister’s Rage (Tarragon Theatre/Studio 180 Theatre/TOLive), The House of Bernarda Alba (Aluna Theatre/Modern Times Theatre), Diggstown (CBC Gem).

Anna Morreale (They/Them) is a multidisciplinary artist who grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and now based in Montreal, Quebec. Since graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in 2021, Anna has been working professionally in the theatre, film and voice acting industries. As an actor, writer and producer, they have been lucky enough to collaborate with companies like Playwrights Workshop Montreal, Centaur Theatre, Repercussion Theatre, Difuze Inc and more. They are also the artistic producer for Scaredy Cat theatre, an emerging theatre company helmed by Chelsea Dab and Cole Hayley. Anna is consistently inspired by art that is absurd, surreal, intrepid and accessible. Their own work spans themes of queerness, mortality, oral history, grief, dreams and corporeality. Their practice is informed by various movement based techniques such as dance, contact improv, mask, and clown.

Eva Foote (She/Her) is a Dora-Award nominated actor and musician based in Edmonton, Alberta. She attended the National Theatre School of Canada and Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Eva was a recipient of the 2019 Montreal English Theatre Award for Lead Performance in a Musical & Emerging Artist and the 2019 Syd & Shirley Banks Prize for Emerging Musical Theatre Artists. Some of Eva’s credits include Kelly v. Kelly (Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stratford Festival), Once (Segal Centre), Uncovered: The Music of Fleetwood Mac & The Eagles (Musical Stage Co.), Murdoch Mysteries (Season 15), and upcoming After the Rain (Tarragon Theatre).

Emidio Lopes (He/Him) is a Black Angolan-Canadian actor fluent in English and Portuguese. He currently trains at The Lighthouse Acting Studio under Angela Besharah, with whom he has studied since 2019. His recent credits include the NBC series The Irrational and the feature film Welcome, directed by Jevon Boreland and produced by Mark Taylor, which is set to premiere in the fall of 2024.

Taelor Lewis-Joseph (She/Her) is an actor based in Tkaronto. Born in Scarborough and first generation Canadian, she studied theatre at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts and graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University studying Communication. She created a docu-web series, How.T.O Art, which won best web at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival and official selection for festivals internationally. Taelor is an alumni of New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade, The Second City Conservatory Programme and acting schools in Tkaronto. Her credits include Digi Art (CBC Gem), How to Fail as a Popstar (CBC Gem) and Abroad (OMNI).

Aldrin Bundoc (He/Him) is a Dora Award-nominated actor, physical-theatre creator, and producer born in Manila, Philippines, and currently based in Toronto. Aldrin has made a significant mark in both theatre and screen acting. Aldrin’s notable screen credits include Schitt’s Creek (CBC/Netflix), Glamorous (Netflix), The Boys (Amazon), Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (CityTV), and Star Trek: Discovery (CBS). Currently, Aldrin stars in the satirical sketch comedy series Abroad (OMNI), now in its third season. The show offers a humorous and insightful look at the experiences of Filipino immigrants in Canada.

Arianna Laya-Garcia (She/Her) is a Toronto-based actor whose on-screen credits include World’s Best (Disney), Macy Murdoch (CBC Gem), and Accused Season 2 (Fox). She attended the Etobicoke School of Arts, where she majored in Musical Theatre and Canada’s Model and Talent Convention twice, where she won first in Best Cold Reading Scene (2017) and Best Self-Tape (2022). When not in front of the camera, Arianna has freelanced as a Production Assistant, and recently worked as a Production Coordinator working with Canada’s premier food and tabletop production company for clients such as A&W, Tim Hortons, Wendy’s, Nissan, and McDonald’s.

Ed Pinker (He/Him) is a British-Canadian actor based in Toronto. He trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and graduated from East15 Acting School in London. His TV/film credits include The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu/MGM), The Love Club (W Channel), How To Win a Prince (ReelOne), and Locke & Key (Netflix). Previous theatre highlights include Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe), The Mousetrap (West End), The Beggar’s Opera (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), and Top Story (Old Vic Tunnels).

Learn more about the CBC Actors Conservatory here.