JHL Productions Inc. (JHL) is pleased to announce the Canadian broadcast premiere of “My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me” on The Documentary Channel, May 14 and May 18, 2013 at 8pm.  Read More

CBC’s documentary channel is one of five lead sponsors of the 2013 Hot Docs Festival – celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary this year. To mark the festival documentary channel has planned HOT DOCS WEEK, a special week of award-winning documentaries, running from Sunday April 21 – 28 nightly. Read More

From a group of British teens searching for love and happiness despite questionable parenting, to one man’s search for a coveted sweater from Hamilton, Ontario’s only NHL team, CBC brings viewers two riveting programs this November on its two digital channels—bold and documentary.
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From a glimpse into the action off the ice of a Quebec junior hockey team to an investigation into one of the world’s most controversial corporations, Canadians can witness real life dramas from around the globe unfold right from their living rooms. documentary offers a Free Preview for digital cable and satellite subscribers this June as part of its Summer DocBusters lineup. Viewers should contact their local digital cable or satellite provider for more information on the documentary Free Preview.
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From Thursday, April 30 to Wednesday, May 6, Canadians can experience a lineup of stirring and thought-provoking films during a special week of programming celebrating Hot Docs, Toronto’s critically acclaimed documentary festival. documentary is a presenting partner and proud supporter of Hot Docs, and will be presenting documentary’s Don Haig Award as part of the festival. documentary’s Don Haig Award will honour an emerging Canadian Documentary filmmaker, with the winner being announced May 8 as part of the Hot Docs Award Presentation. Also this month, Rogers cable customers can enjoy a free preview of documentary, from May 1 to 4. The preview is available on Rogers channels 1 and 59 (ON); 1 and 43 (NB); and 321 (NL).
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This November, documentary showcases films that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit and the value of staying true to your beliefs.
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CBC announced this week that its new digital channel documentary—formerly The Documentary Channel—has secured an exclusive deal to air a Sundance Channel branded block of programming which will expose Canadian audiences to the world-renowned brand and the programming associated with it. Canada’s new home for provocative and entertaining documentary programming will feature films and series produced by the U.S network as well as titles from other sources that share Sundance Channel’s spirit and vision.
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Iraq in Fragments, Into Great Silence, Revolucion and Watermarks are new documentaries premiering this fall on The Documentary Channel.
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On paper, this documentary about the relationship between a gentle, often-itinerant 50-ish “Dharma bum” and a wild flock of birds sounds like a sure cure for insomnia. But The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is “a story of surprising emotional resonance,” (Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY) packing more humor, enchantment and genuine surprises than most Hollywood blockbusters. The first must-see movie of our 2006 schedule, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill screens nightly o­n The Documentary Channel from Friday, January 13 ­ Thursday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m.
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In an age of spin-doctored, government-approved news, Gunner Palace tells a story that the news won’t tell and politicians never sell: the uncensored truth about life in Iraq as seen through the eyes of the young American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as “The Gunners.” This December, the “fascinating and unsettling” (Glenn Whipp, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS) Gunner Palace makes its Canadian broadcast premiere on The Documentary Channel, screening nightly at 8 p.m. from December 9 – 16.
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