CBC last week unveiled its Canada Day programming lineup offering a full day of special content July 1 across its platforms, celebrating and showcasing the country and its people, its artists and great achievers.
CBC’s Canada Day coverage will be available on CBC TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem, CBC Radio, CBC Music, the CBC News YouTube channel and CBC News streaming channels.
CBC News will provide live coverage from locations across the country, beginning at 6 a.m. ET. on CBC News Network and CBC streaming platforms (starting at 8 a.m. ET on CBC TV) with Heather Hiscox in Charlottetown, P.E.I., before shifting at 10 a.m. ET to LeBreton Flats Park in Ottawa with Adrienne Arsenault, joined by reporters and special guests. The day’s programming will continue at 2 p.m. ET with Call In Canada, a live Canada Day call-in show hosted by Saroja Coelho, before David Common and Aarti Pole take over at 4 p.m. ET to connect with Canadians celebrating across the country.
At 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem, the pre-recorded Canada’s Walk of Fame 2025 induction gala hosted by Arisa Cox and Madison Tevlin features performances and tributes honouring this year’s nine inductees, who include: five-time Juno Award-winning classical guitarist and songwriter Liona Boyd; pioneering cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Tirone David; acclaimed filmmaker and director Shawn Levy; physician and War Child Canada founder and president Dr. Samantha Nutt; multi-platinum, diamond-selling band Our Lady Peace; Four Seasons luxury hotel chain founder Isadore Sharp; the Toronto International Film Festival; professional golfer Mike Weir; and award-winning actress, producer and advocate Tonya Williams.
At 7 p.m. ET on CBC News Network, CBC Gem and CBC News digital and streaming platforms, a special concert pre-show hosted by Adrienne Arsenault with Elamin Abdelmahmoud will feature interviews with performers and highlight how Canadians from coast to coast to coast are standing up for Canada.
Then starting at 8 p.m. (9 AT, 9:30 NT) across all CBC platforms and live from Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats Park with host Isabelle Racicot, the concert special Celebrating Our Canada, Loud and Proud will feature performances from across the country. Among the artists scheduled to perform are Sarah McLachlan, Cœur de pirate, Aasiva, Josh Ross, Tom Cochrane, Mitsou, Amanda Marshall, Roch Voisine, and Randy Bachman, among others. Fireworks will provide the grand finale for the day, lighting up the Ottawa-Gatineau sky.
On CBC Radio, Caroline Hillier hosts This Is Canada beginning at 6 a.m. (6:30 NT), celebrating the remarkable people that call Canada home, and what it means to be part of this country. Live Canada Day coverage begins at 11 a.m. ET from LeBreton Flats Park with hosts Piya Chattopadhyay and Elamin Abdelmahmoud, followed by the call-in show Call in Canada hosted by Saroja Coelho at 2 p.m. ET, and live coverage of the Celebrating Our Canada, Loud and Proud concert from 8-10 p.m. (9 AT, 9:30 NT) hosted by Damhnait Doyle.
On CBC Music, Mornings host Damhnait Doyle will throw an all-Canadian dance party, Julie Nesrallah will present the best in Canadian classical music on Tempo, Tom Allen will share music by composers from every province and territory on About Time, Drive with host Rich Terfry will feature a special all-Canadian road trip playlist, and The Block with Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe will be playing music from Canadian Black and Indigenous artists.
The CBC Comedy and Murdoch Mysteries free, ad-supported streaming channels will also be marking Canada Day with special programming. From June 27 through June 30, the CBC Comedy channel will be offering a Schitt’s Creek marathon, followed by a Still Standing west-coast-to-east-coast marathon on Canada Day with episodes showcasing the beauty of Canada and the hidden comedy found in its small towns. From June 27 through July 1, the Murdoch Mysteries channel will be highlighting episodes of the long-running drama series that feature real-life historic Canadians.
CBC also announced it is kicking off “It’s a Canada Thing Summer Tour” in four cities on July 1. Canadians are invited to join CBC to celebrate in-person at pop-up kiosks at The Forks in Winnipeg, Wascana Park in Regina, Chinguacousy Park in Brampton, and the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, where they can share what living in Canada means to them, test their knowledge of “Canada Things”, and win CBC prizes.
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