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How Canada supplied uranium for the Manhattan Project

Ore mined in the Northwest Territories was transported to Port Hope, Ont., then used to develop the bombs that were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Documentaries January 10

Atomic Reaction: Canada's role in developing the atomic bomb

Canada had a significant role in the creation of the atomic bomb. 75 years later, communities are still dealing with the fallout. Watch now.

Documentary January 9

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In a new must-see documentary, Blue Rodeo reflects on their 40-year journey. Coming soon to CBC Gem

Watch Blue Rodeo: Lost Together on CBC Gem and YouTube on Feb. 19.

Documentaries 5 hours ago

Why this town in the Northwest Territories was called the 'Village of Widows'

Uranium and radium came from the N.W.T., but the legacy of the mines isn’t talked about much — even in the local Sahtu Dene community

Nina Dragicevic

Documentaries January 10

So You Want to Be a Muslim

Documentaries documentary Channel October 23, 2024

Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper's son to trailblazing country music star

Documentaries documentary Channel December 14, 2020

Coven: 3 young women explore what it means to identify as a witch today

Documentary January 29, 2024

In 1955, the doctor performing Einstein's autopsy stole his brain. He carted it around for the next 50 years

Documentaries January 18, 2024

Cindy Ali was convicted of murdering her disabled daughter. Documentary Cynara re-examines the case

Sherien Barsoum

Documentaries January 19, 2024

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"It's magical, it's spooky, it's secret." A High Priestess explains what a coven is

Documentaries January 25, 2024

Satan Wants You: How a woman and her psychiatrist ignited the Satanic Panic

Documentary August 20, 2024

The strange origins of the Satanic Panic: How one Canadian book started a worldwide witch hunt

Arts January 11, 2024

Six Black female entertainers challenge an industry that was hell-bent on keeping them out

Documentary April 23, 2021

The Colour of Ink

Documentary August 9, 2023

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Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children

Docs January 30, 2023

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Innocent young women (and men) were executed in Salem witch hunt 3 centuries ago | Coven

January 24, 2024

5 things to know about '80s Canadian party band Doug and the Slugs

Docs June 22, 2023

Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille

Documentary July 12, 2023

Genius Factory: How an eccentric millionaire created a sperm bank to produce genius kids

Documentary August 10, 2022

Smart Drugs: A look at brain-enhancing drugs that could make you smarter & faster

Documentary September 7, 2020

From witches to satanic cults: British Columbia has a secret history of supernatural activity

Docs January 5, 2024

Watch Pipe Dreams, a documentary about the weird and wonderful world of competitive organ playing

Music March 2, 2020

Inside Lehman Brothers: a story of corruption, greed and intimidation

Documentary July 5, 2023

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain: He hid it for years, and even smuggled it to Canada in a cookie jar

Arts January 18, 2024

Malcom is Missing: A woman looks for her missing father in Mexico

Documentary January 17, 2024

Meet 6 people who find treasure in the world's scrap

Documentaries documentary Channel October 12, 2022

Fatal accident or military cover-up? Family seeks answers in man's 1968 death

Docs July 11, 2023

Her father disappeared in Mexico. 5 years later, she still doesn't know what happened to him

Docs January 12, 2024

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