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CBC Radio to broadcast ‘Ireland 1916’ special on Sunday

CBC Radio will broadcast The Triumph of Failure: Ireland 1916, a special two-hour program commemorating the centenary of the Easter Rising. The program can be heard on Sunday, March 27, after the 9:00 a.m. news (Eastern time), on CBC Radio’s … Continue reading

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7-part drama about British undesirables banished to Australia begins tonight

Banished, a new seven-part series about Britian banishing undesirables to Australia in the 18th century, premieres tonight at 9:00 p.m. on CBC Television. The series is a period drama written by Jimmy McGovern, who created the highly acclaimed British TV … Continue reading

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CBC WWI documentary has a genealogical angle

CBC will broadcast Forgotten No More: The Lost Men of the 78th, a WWI documentary with a genealogical angle, on Thursday, November 6, at 9:00 p.m. Ontario Genealogical Society member Janet Roy from Thunder Bay contributed to the genealogical research … Continue reading

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CBC creates interactive map to locate WWI monuments

CBC News has created an interactive map of Canadian WWI memorials and asks Canadians to contribute to it. Take a look at the map. If you do not find a memorial in your community, take a photo of it, write … Continue reading

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