CBC is marking Canada Day with two CBC News specials, a radio special paying tribute to a Canadian musical icon and an evening show to unite music lovers across the country.
CBC News Special: Newfoundland and Labrador's Unknown Soldier
begins at 7:30 a.m. ET from St. John's, N.L. After more than 100 years, an unidentified soldier who was killed in the First World War will be laid to rest at Newfoundland's National War Memorial on the province's Memorial Day.begins at 8 p.m. ET. Live from Ottawa, the two-hour concert hosted by Isabelle Racicot will feature performances by Chromeo, Corneille, FouKi, Kanen, Kiesza, Maestro Fresh Wes, Metric, Neon Dreams, Qattuu, Sara Dufour and Willows.
Celebrating Gordon Lightfoot is broadcasting nationwide at 12 p.m. ET and again at 4 p.m. ET on CBC Radio One and Gordon Lightfoot poses for a photo as he attends "LIGHTHEADED: A Gordon Lightfoot State of Mind" at The Eglinton Grand in Toronto on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Recorded live from Massey Hall's in Toronto in May, the special features Blue Rodeo and The Gordon Lightfoot Band as the house bands. They'll be joined by many Canadian artists, including: Allison Russell, Aysanabee, Burton Cummings, Caroline Wiles and Bob Doidge, City and Colour, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, The Good Brothers, Julian Taylor, Kathleen Edwards, Meredith Moon, Murray McLauchlan, Serena Ryder, Sylvia Tyson, Tom Cochrane, Tom Wilson and William Prince.
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