D-Day 80th Anniversary
CBC News live events and special coverage
Eighty years ago, volunteer Canadian soldiers bravely stormed the beaches of Normandy — running into machine-gun fire, land mines and years of built-up German defences — to help liberate France from the Nazis.
The veterans who remain are now in their 90s or even 100s. For some, it could be their last trip to Juno Beach.
And we will be right there with them.
Join CBC News on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, as we bring new parts of the story to life, connect younger generations to this historical moment and take you to the place where so many Canadian men and boys made the ultimate sacrifice.
The main coverage is on Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6, on CBC TV, CBC News Network, CBCNews.ca, the CBC News app, CBC News Explore, CBC GEM, CBC Radio and YouTube.
- Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault will be hosting The National from Normandy on June 4, 5 and 6.
- On June 5, CBC News Network will replay the Cemetery Ceremony at 6 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET and it will be available on-demand on Gem.
- On June 6, Adrienne Arsenault will host a cross-network live special at 4 a.m. ET for the Juno Beach Ceremony, which will replay, cut down, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on CBC News Network and be available on-demand on Gem.
- Available live on the CBC News Explore and the CBC News Toronto streaming channels at 4 a.m. ET and the CBC News B.C. streaming channel at 1 a.m. PT.
- John Northcott and Nahlah Ayed will host radio coverage of the Juno Beach Ceremony on June 6 at 2:30 p.m. NT, 2 p.m. AT and 1 p.m. ET, CT, MT, PT.