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Never-seen-before footage of animal parents shines in new nature series now streaming on CBC Gem
New five-part series Parenthood, reveals the strategies that animal parents use to give their young a head start in life.
Television July 4
Watch the documentary series in Cree: Tanya Talaga searches for family matriarch in ᑭᐢᑫᓂᑕᒧᐧᐃᐣ (The Knowing)
ᐅᒪ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐃᐣ ᓀᐅ ᐱᐢᑭᒋᑎᐣ ᑲ ᓄᓱᓀᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐊᓯᓇᐃᑫᐤ ᑕᓂᔭ ᑕᓚᑲ ᐁᑯ ᒪᑲ ᐧᐃᒋᔕᓇ ᐊᔕᐃ ᓂᔭᓇᓀᐤ ᒥᑕᑕᐟ ᐊᐢᑭᐧᐃᓇ ᐊᐢᐱᐣ ᑲ ᐅᒋ ᓇᑕᐧᐊᐸᒪᒋᐠ ᐅᑯᒧᐸᓂᐧᐊᐤ ᐊᓂ ᑲᕐᐯᐣᑐᕐ ᑲ ᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᓂᑯᐸᓀ᙮ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑫᓂᒋᑲᑌᐤ ᐁ ᐊᔑᒋᐊᓂᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐃᐣ ᑲ ᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐊᒪᑐᐧᐃᑲᒥᐧᑲ ᐅᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᐢᑭᐠ᙮
Documentaries CBC Docs Specials May 30
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Dad Bods
‘Dad bods’ are real. Your body’s inner workings change dramatically after becoming a father. Watch now.
The Nature of Things June 16
6 revelations about the Titan sub disaster and its ill-fated dive
New documentary follows the investigation into the tragedy, revealing a troubling pattern of prioritizing innovation over safety
Documentaries The Nature of Things June 6
She went back to high school in her 60s — now she's graduating with her grandson
Documentaries Short Docs June 11
When is it art?
Documentaries June 6

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Museums often present Indigenous cultures as 'frozen in time.' Artist Kent Monkman on shifting that narrative

Documentaries June 6

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Become a dad, live longer

Her ancestors were carvers, but she's never seen some of their works in person — until now

Documentaries June 5

Behind the Surrealists' obsession with Indigenous masks

Documentaries June 4

Nature is coming out of the closet, and that's a good thing for all of us

Documentaries The Nature of Things May 29

I thought my body was safe from microplastics. I was wrong

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 20

Reports on the homosexual behaviour of penguins in Antarctica were hidden for over 100 years

Documentaries The Nature of Things May 29

Zoos of the future may have no animals at all

Documentaries April 15

'I live my life doing exactly what I love' says eclectic Toronto musician and artist Harkness

Television April 14

Western sandpipers stop at this B.C. mudflat to fuel up during their 10,000-km migration

Documentaries The Nature of Things April 3

Microplastics are everywhere: 6 ways to help protect your health — and the planet

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 20

Whooping cranes were almost extinct — until Canadian ornithologist George Archibald learned to dance with them

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 13

The story of Toronto musician Harkness is an inspiration to dig up our childhood dreams and give them a chance

Television April 14

Long considered an American rock anthem, 'Born to Be Wild' has a Canadian backstory

Television March 27

Canadian slide guitarist Ellen McIlwaine is a music legend you probably never heard of

Television March 13

How wiping out buffalo was a strategy to bring Indigenous people under colonizer control

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 6

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