The National

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be the voice of Canadian news? Go behind the scenes with Peter Mansbridge, CBC icon and host of The National, as he prepares to go on air.

Jesse Brown on the broadcaster’s deal with the government agency

Drake graduates, Sandy kills, & good news for graduates

The CBC has uploaded video of Jack Layton on the National in 1985.

Lloyd Robertson, 77, is signing off. We think.

Last night, the CBC aired the second part of Peter Mansbridge’s interview with the Prime Minister, including the following assessment from Mr. Harper of his government’s standing with Canadians.

Helena Guergis tells The National: She considered the Prime Minister to be a friend. She thinks maybe the Prime Minister doesn’t like her husband.

The CBC led tonight’s National with a rather serious allegation: that detainees in Afghanistan were deliberately transferred so that torture could be used to extract information. The allegation is made by University of Ottawa law professor Amir Attaran, who claims to have seen uncensored documents that indicate this.

For Peter Mansbridge, it was tough working for the network that wasn’t allowed to cover anything

CBC News’s swirly, shiny and frenetic new identity: how’s that working out?

Coyne answers about free trade, the Royals, ditching the penny, abortion and much more

The At Issue panel reviewed the parliamentary season last night with their traditional handing out of honours and dishonours. Video is here.