On Oct. 13, 2016 Jim Prentice, the former premier of Alberta, died in a plane crash. CBC Calgary was the first to confirm the death and a team of radio producers and hosts from the morning and noon shows went live with a province-wide break in special that went on for hours, in memoriam of a man who had a hand in shaping both Alberta and Canadian politics.
On Oct. 17, 2014, CBC Nova Scotia invited people to share their view of Nova Scotia with everyone else. Thousands took up the challenge and more than 5,000 photos and videos were melded together to create a 23-minute documentary as well as an accompanying photo wall.
In a scandal that made national headlines in December 2014, CBC Nova Scotia broke the story about male dentistry students at Dalhousie University engaging in a Facebook group that objectified and demeaned their female classmates.
