''Absolutely Canadian'' is a Canadian documentary television series. Formerly a weekday news series on
CBC Newsworld
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, it currently airs as a weekly series on
CBC Television
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.
Newsworld
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Calgary Herald
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History
''The ...
'', June 24, 1998. Premiering in 1998, it was discontinued in 2009 when Newsworld was rebranded as CBC News Network and its daytime news programming was renamed ''
CBC News Now
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Maritimes
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and Newfoundland and Labrador. Each six-episode regional series featured a mix of news and entertainment features, including documentary reports and live performances by local musicians. Beginning in January 2012, ''Absolutely Canadian'' aired nationally as a compilation of select segments from the regional programs.
With the 2018 season the regional episodes and national curated slate of shows were made available on CBC Gem.
Awards
The feature documentary '' Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice'', an epic touching upon 150 years of the Chinese Canadian community and international diaspora from ''Absolutely Canadians Alberta edition, produced and directed by Kenda Gee and Tom Radford, picked up two nominations for Best Sound and Best Original Music in a Non-Fiction Program at the
1st Canadian Screen Awards
The 1st Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 3, 2013, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2012.3rd Canadian Screen Awards
The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.Kira Isabella garnered an award nomination for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series for her appearance on ''Studio 14 Sessions'', the musical performance segment of the Ottawa edition.
At the
4th Canadian Screen Awards
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, the series garnered nominations in the categories of Best Music Program or Series for ''John Mann Here and Now'', an episode of the British Columbia edition of the series featuring the first live concert performance by musician John Mann after publicizing his diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, and Best Documentary Program for ''
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