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CBC
2 days ago
- Science
- CBC
Inside an all-Canadian voyage to Antarctica
This weekend, CBC News will present a special all about Antarctica. Watch Amy Smith's interview with CBC's international climate correspondent, Susan Ormiston, who led a news team on a month-long assignment to the region.


CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
How to watch CBC's coverage of 1st all-Canadian Antarctic expedition
Antarctica is like nowhere else on Earth. Icy and unforgiving and not owned by any one nation. But with threats to polar security and the splintering world order, can Antarctica stay neutral and unclaimed? In February, CBC's international climate correspondent Susan Ormiston, along with her producer and videographer, joined polar climate scientists and the Canadian Navy for a month-long journey to the Antarctic. It was the first all-Canadian trip to the continent. With exclusive access, Susan and her team documented stunning vistas, curious penguins and the gritty daily grind of scientific field work as HMCS Margaret Brooke made its way through towering icebergs, beyond the Antarctic Circle to the South Pole. Up close and personal with a melting glacier Some of their footage and reporting was captured in a one-hour special program about the historic Canadian Antarctic expedition. Here's when and where else you can watch:


CBC
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Alberta separatism is in the spotlight. Not everyone is sold on sovereignty
The federal election result went down poorly in most of Alberta and it has fuelled fresh talk of separating from Canada. CBC's Susan Ormiston spoke to Albertans about their frustrations and whether they'd want to separate if a referendum was held.


CBC
08-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
No one owns Antarctica, but that agreement is showing cracks
Antarctica has been governed by a treaty of nations since 1959, but with rising geopolitical tensions and a shifting world order, that governance system is under pressure. From aboard an unprecedented Canadian mission to the frozen continent, CBC's Susan Ormiston explains what's at stake and how countries are angling for more control.


CBC
04-03-2025
- Science
- CBC
First all-Canadian Antarctic expedition greeted by Brazilians
CBC News's international climate correspondent Susan Ormiston gives an update on the first all-Canadian Antarctic expedition from Admiralty Bay where scientists from Canada were received by Brazilian researchers on land, and its navy on water.