CBC News and City join forces to bring the people of Alberta full coverage of the Calgary flood tonight, following CBC's Hockey Night in Canada

CBC News and City join forces to bring the people of Alberta full coverage of the Calgary flood tonight, following CBC's Hockey Night in Canada

Watch the coverage on CBC NEWS and City TONIGHT, Saturday June 22,
following Game 5 of the Stanley Cup(® )Playoffs on CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA


TORONTO, June 22, 2013 /CNW/ - In the wake of extreme flooding in
Calgary, AB, CBC NEWS and City are working together to bring Canadians special coverage of the current
situation in Alberta, airing immediately following CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA tonight. This special program will tell viewers what they need to know
now, featuring testimonials from residents, as well as key developments
on the situation. As a Public service, City in Calgary and Edmonton
will simulcast CBC News' special production this evening. Rogers and
City are opening up their facilities to CBC Calgary to ensure Albertans
get the information they need in this difficult time.


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About CBC News


For more than 75 years, CBC has been the source Canadians turn to, to
keep them informed about their communities, their country and their
world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms,
including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca,
mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team
of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues,
the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.


About CBC/Radio-Canada


CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its
largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching
Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio,
television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in
the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer
diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight
Aboriginal languages.


About City


City(TM) television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton,
Winnipeg, Montreal and Saskatchewan offer viewers intensely-local,
urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct
alternative to other conventional television stations, City engages its
viewers with dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining
mix of news, local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television
and Cityline; as well as local Canadian and U.S. acquired prime-time
entertainment programming. City is part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited,
a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI),
which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For
more information on City stations and programming, visit Citytv.com.


About CBC's In-House Publicity Team

CBC's team of in-house publicists are delivering a comprehensive
publicity service for all CBC programming and events.  For a complete
list of publicity contacts and for more information including series
synopses, press releases, hi-res images, video clips and bios, please
visit the newCBC Media Centre at cbc.ca/mediacentre.


SOURCE CBC Communications

CBC Communications

CONTACT: For further information, or to request interviews, contact:
Jane Collins, Manager of Publicity, CBC 
jane.collins@cbc.ca
416.770.4302 Charmaine Khan, Manager of Communications, City
Charmaine.khan@rci.rogers.com
416.277.0450


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