"Creative" new CBC schedule includes returning hits, 12 new primetime titles

TORONTO – Budget-strained CBC unveiled its 2014–15 television broadcast schedule Thursday, which includes a number of new series, six returning hits, and perhaps its last crack at big time sports with next month’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.The public broadcaster is bringing back primetime favourites such as Dragons’ Den, Mr. D., Murdoch Mysteries and Heartland, but said that the Newfoundland-shot Republic Of Doyle will wrap up after this season. Original series Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Marketplace, The Fifth Estate and Doc Zone are also returning.New programming includes:- Miniseries The Book of Negroes, based on the Giller-winning...