Newsfile

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Newsfile
Genredocumentary
Presented by Lloyd Robertson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerAngus McLellan
Production locationToronto
EditorDave Quance
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release15 February (1973-02-15) 
21 June 1973 (1973-06-21)

Newsfile is a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1973.

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Premise

This Toronto-produced series with host Lloyd Robertson featured documentary reports on various subjects including youth unemployment, planning for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, land claims by the First Nations in the Northwest Territories and a conference between federal and provincial governments. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on alternate Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 15 February to 21 June 1973. Encounter was aired on other Thursdays.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Newsfile". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.