Peter has been the award-winning Chief Correspondent of CBC News and the anchor of The National since 1988. He has covered the biggest stories of our times, interviewed world leaders and hosted the program from across Canada and around the world. Peter also hosts all CBC news specials, and Mansbridge One on One on CBC Newsworld.

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Patrick has reported - in both official languages - from around the globe. He and his dry sense of humour are now based in Beijing, where he works primarily on documentaries about China and southeast Asia.

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Karens of Burma - A Better Tomorrow

Patrick Brown introduces us to a Karen woman and her family as they leave behind a refugee camp, ethnic persecution, and an ongoing war, and embark on a journey from Burma to Canada.

Kelly covers Ontario from her base in Toronto, and her interest in environmental and nature stories has taken her on assignment across Canada, the U.S., and recently, to South America.

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25 St. Mary Street

August 15, 2003 will forever be remembered as the night the lights went out. A major blackout hit the northeastern U.S. and Canada, leaving millions of people without electricity. Kelly Crowe tells the story of how the residents of 25 St. Mary Street, a high-rise in downtown Toronto, pulled together to make the best of a difficult night.

This season, Mark introduced his new series, 7, where he spent 7 days "walking in the shoes of" and exploring the daily challenges of various people in communities across the country.

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Seven - Prince Rupert School,

Mark Kelley works as a teacher in the lowest-ranked school in British Columbia.

With an interest in human rights, refugee, and immigration stories, Joan has done extensive coverage of the Muslim community from her base in Toronto. She also reports on Africa and Latin America.

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Songs of Redemption/Jane & Finch

In parts of Toronto, poverty is a fact of life. Drugs are as common as the seeming lack of hope, and violence is a constant threat. There are some, however, who are turning their backs on that life and singing a new tune. They are young men who want to make their name and tell their story through rap music.

Based in Vancouver, Darrow's regular beat is British Columbia. He has also reported from Asia, Afghanistan, Mexico, and the United States.

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Dangerous Mission

For Canadian troops in Afghanistan, danger is a fact of everyday life. No matter what they're doing, the soldiers are almost always at risk... even when their mission is medical. Darrow MacIntyre reports on the challenges facing a medical outreach mission in a village in Kandahar province.

Leslie MacKinnon is a documentary reporter assigned to covering federal politics from our Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa.

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Floor Fighting

Leslie MacKinnon provides a view of the 2006 Liberal leadership race from the convention floor. Stephane Dion rose to victory from fourth place, which happened in part because of a strategic deal he made with rival Gerard Kennedy. It was an example of the collaboration and cooperation that played out between candidates. What few Canadians witnessed were the tensions, emotional debates, and heated exchanges on the convention floor between delegates. Leslie MacKinnon brings us that story.

From his home base in Vancouver, Duncan covers the people, places, and culture of British Columbia. He specializes in reporting on aboriginal issues, drawing on his experience as a lawyer and his Ojibway heritage.

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Rex is a regular commentator on The National in his regular segment called Point of View. He also contributes feature reports, and is the host of Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio

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Unpeopled Shores

The over-fishing of the Grand Banks has led to the destruction of the outports in Newfoundland. The people of the area have no jobs and no money and there are no fish left, though foreign fishing boats are dragging the sea just outside the 200-mile limit. Newfoundlanders say that the Federal government has systematically participated in the destruction of the fisheries by allowing foreign over-fishing. Rex Murphy filed this reports as compensation for the fisheries was about to run out.

Don has been overseas since 1980, and has lived in China, France, Israel, Germany and England. Now based in London, he reports on events in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Susan covers a wide range of stories for The National, with recent stints in Lebanon and Afghanistan, and a specialty in media issues.

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Beirut Journey

On board the Ira Petra, a ship on its way to war-ravaged Beirut from the port at Larnaca, Cyprus, Susan Ormiston interviews several of the passengers, including a doctor with Medecins du Monde who plans to help treat the many wounded in southern Lebanon, and others with family and friends in Lebanon. A few talk with Susan about former decades of war and occupation, saddened by the fact that violence has begun again, just as Lebanon had been recovering.

Saša is The National's videojournalist. He shoots, edits, and reports his stories from across Canada and around the world. In the past year, he has reported from both the Arctic and Antarctica.

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Evil Revisited

In 1994, a doctor from Toronto traveled into one of the darkest moments of recent history. James Orbinski was lead doctor in Rwanda for Médecins sans Frontières, a post which took him to the front lines of the genocide, where he saw atrocities the world chose to ignore. Orbinski is back in Toronto, but he's still involved in Third World medicine through his teachings and his research. He recently returned to Rwanda with video journalist Saša Petricic.

Based in Montreal, Lynne covers politics and culture in Quebec for The National.

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Searching for the Bowhead

Lynne Robson reports on a team of marine biologists and Inuit who are finding that the bowhead whale may be making a comeback in Arctic waters off Baffin Island.

Eve is a science reporter for The National and is based in Vancouver. She is currently on leave.

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The Shrinking Bears of Hudson's Bay

Decades before the world began to ponder the fate of polar bears in a warming climate, Canadian scientists were recording their decline. The falling birthrate and declining weight of the bears of western Hudson's Bay tell a sobering tale. If the Arctic ice disappears, what will be the fate of the animals that need it to survive? Eve Savory examines the threat to the bears in Churchill, Manitoba.

Brian specializes in international and military stories, and has covered the Afghan conflict in his Inside the Mission series this season. He is also the host of Our World on CBC Newsworld.

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Road to Kandahar - The Untold Story

Brian Stewart reports on the political decision-making behind the scenes that led to the deployment in Kandahar.October 17, 2006