9:00pm - Saturday, September 11 on CTV
It was the most expensive serial killer investigation in Canadian history. And ultimately, a killer was put behind bars. But the crimes of Robert "Willie" Pickton went on for years, and many questions are still unanswered. THE PIG FARM brings viewers the inside story of Robert "Willy" Pickton, Canada's most notorious serial killer.
9:00pm - Tuesday, September 7 on CTV
Around 8 a.m. on December 10, 2007, police in Mississauga, ON responded to a 911 call from a man who had said he had just killed his daughter. When officers arrived, they found 16-year-old Aqsa Parvez suffering from life-threatening injuries. She later died in hospital. The fate of this young Muslim woman and three others is explored in depth in the world television premiere of the two-hour Original CTV Documentary.
Around 8 a.m. on December 10, 2007, police in Mississauga, ON responded to a 911 call from a man who had said he had just killed his daughter. When officers arrived, they found 16-year-old Aqsa Parvez suffering from life-threatening injuries. She later died in hospital.
The fate of this young Muslim woman and three others is explored in depth in the world television premiere of the two-hour Original CTV Documentary IN THE NAME OF THE FAMILY, Tuesday, September 7 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). The film will be available on demand on the CTV Video Player at ctv.ca following its broadcast premiere.
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Taking you behind all those edge-of-your-seat moments in hit blockbuster films like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Transformers and I Am Legend, experience the illusion of the impossible transformed into THE possible!
Premiering Monday, September 27 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, Discovery Science gives viewers an all-access pass inside the world of movie magic with SCIENCE OF THE MOVIES. Meet the innovative wizards who bring these films to life as Discovery Science invites viewers on a geektastic journey to the cinematic intersection of art, culture, science and technology.
As a cornerstone of pop culture, movies fascinate societies around the world and, with an ever-increasing impact of technology, learn how computer science has fundamentally changed the movie-making landscape and is now creating what cameras can’t.
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Triple-Emmy® winner filmmaker John Kastner (MONSTER IN THE FAMILY) returns with yet another compelling look at family coping with a killing in the riveting documentary LIFE WITH MURDER.
A stunning portrait of an Ontario couple’s painful struggle to accept their son back into the family after he is convicted of murdering his sister, the Original CTV Documentary premieres Tuesday, August 31 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).
An expanded festival version screened earlier this year to rave reviews at Toronto’s Hot Docs and the Los Angeles Film Festival, and will premiere Saturday, Sept. 11 from 7-9 p.m. ET on CTV.
Meanwhile, the original one-hour television documentary has also been picked by up by the A&E network for telecast in the U.S. and worldwide later this year.
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OMNI Television is pleased to present the world broadcast premiere of the Canadian Documentary Bridges and Pathways: Stories of Canadian Diversity to English-speaking audiences on July 25th and Punjabi-speaking audiences on August 15th.
Bridges and Pathways: Stories of Canadian Diversity premieres to English Audiences as follows:
Sunday, July 25 at 5pm ET on OMNI. 2 in Ontario
Sunday, July 25 at 10pm MT on OMNI in Alberta
Sunday, July 25 at 7pm PT on OMNI in BC
Bridges and Pathways: Stories of Canadian Diversity premieres to Punjabi Audiences as follows:
Sunday, August 15 at 7pm ET on OMNI. 2 in Ontario
Canada has been built upon, and shaped by immigration. Today, its diversity represents one of the nation’s greatest strengths, as well as the source of some significant challenges.
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Wednesday, July 21 - 10pm ET/PT on Global
*Produced and narrated by Global National's Kevin Newman*
For decades, gun laws have been the focus of heated debates by two opposite camps. These camps are both armed with statistics, experts and reports to support their positions. Exploring both sides of this issue and looking into the future of gun laws in Canada, REVEALED: Missing the Target examines the mixture of the truths and lies that serve as the foundation for this fight.
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Bravo!
Bravo! is proud to present the world television premiere of BEHIND THE BOHEMIAN EMBASSY. This 90-minute documentary takes viewers to the bustling 1960s in Toronto, a time ripe with creative potency and flair. On this trip through time, viewers visit the avant-garde coffee house that changed the course of show business history, launching some of Canada's most unforgettable careers. A generation of artists such as Margaret Atwood, Gordon Lightfoot, Mark Breslin, David French, and comic Lorne Michaels were nurtured by The Bohemian Embassy and revisit this historic hot spot. The documentary features interviews with these artists and other Canadian treasures who got their start under the roof of one of Toronto's most significant landmarks.
Resilience: Stories of Single Black Mothers counters stereotypes with a complex and richly detailed portrait of real women. The Canadian documentary launches to English and Spanish speaking audiences this August on OMNI Television.
Resilience is an intimate and detailed documentary from filmmaker Lana Lovell and Storyline Entertainment that confronts long-held stereotypes by stepping inside the lives of three women, Nancy, Simone and Gloria.
“Resilience effectively captures the reality of three single mothers through candid revelations of their triumphs and struggles as single parents today,” commented Alain Strati, Vice President OMNI Station Group, Specialty & Development.
Read moreWednesday, July 14 - 10pm ET/PT on Global
*Produced and narrated by Global National's Kevin Newman*
Drawing on the research and reporting from the best-selling book The Unexpected War by Janice Gross Stein and Eugene Lang, REVEALED: The Path to War exposes how Canada found itself on the front lines in Afghanistan. Told from an insider's point-of-view during the critical years after 9/11, every politician with an important role in sending Canadian troops to the war in Afghanistan is interviewed, including former Prime Ministers Jean Chretien and Paul Martin.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Bravo!
Jazz sensation Melody Gardot's grief-stricken, yet inspirational, journey to stardom is is captured in MELODY GARDOT: THE ACCIDENTAL MUSICIAN. After being struck by a car in 2003, an accident that left her with life-altering injuries, Gardot began the emotional expedition toward healing. This special follows her path to recovery, intimately revealing how she used music as therapy to heal her spirit and ultimately impress the world. Featuring candid interviews and performances of her most famous songs from albums Worrisome Heart and My One And Only Thrill.
