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Back Story from CBC Radio
CBC News correspondents take you behind the scenes as they cover the biggest events around the world. Personal stories from our reporters who were there while the story was breaking.
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20 of 22 episodesFrom Tragedy to Champion: Chantal Petitclerc and the 2008 Paralympics
From a childhood accident to a Paralympic champion, and one of Canada's most decorated athletes.
Inside the Munich Massacre: Byron MacDonald and the 1972 Olympics
Inside the Munich Massacre and one of the worst terrorist attacks in Olympic history.
ICYMI: Keith Boag: Tear Gas and "The Talk". Ferguson 2014
Keith Boag is there as tempers flare and tear gas flies in Ferguson, Missouri over the killing of an unarmed black teenager.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Mark Lee and Muhammad Ali, 1987.
The champ. The great one. Mark Lee's Back Story on his exclusive interview with Muhammad Ali.
The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, Soccer and the 2012 Olympics
Heartbreak, a questionable call and what some call a stolen game. Canada's longest serving female soccer player takes you back to the field...
ICYMI: Cremations and Car Batteries. Adrienne Arsenault, Nepal 2015
Adrienne Arsenault travels to Nepal in the wake of the worst earthquake that country has seen in more than 80 years.
From hero to zero in 9.79 seconds: Scott Russell and the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Scott Russell's Back Story on the Ben Johnson doping scandal and the dirtiest race in history.
The boy on the beach: Gillian Findlay, 2015
The photo seen around the world, and the family left mourning. From Istanbul, Gillian Findlay's Back Story "The boy on the beach".
Escape from Egypt: Mohamed Fahmy, 2013
After spending more than 400 days in an Egyptian prison, this is Mohamed Fahmy's Back Story.
The Power of the Pope: Steven D'Souza and the papal conclave, 2013
Steven D'Souza was there as thousands cheered, white smoke bellowed and a new pope was chosen.
Connie Walker and the firsthand legacy of residential schools.
Connie Walker has reported extensively on Canada's residential schools, but she's also seen the effects on her family first hand.
Benazir Bhutto: Over the decades. Carol Off, 1986
In 1986, Carol Off sold most of her belongings to buy a plane ticket to Pakistan with the hope of interviewing future Prime Minister Benazir...
Airstrikes, bank robbers and a golden toilet: David Common and the Iraq Invasion, 2003
As coalition troops marched into Iraq, and Saddam Hussein fell from power, the CBC's David Common was there.
The rise and fall of Stephen Harper: Susan Lunn and the Federal Election, 2015
From his first mandate as Prime Minister to his party's devastating loss in the last federal election, Susan Lunn gives you an inside look a...
The earthquake and the aftermath: David Gutnick, Haiti, 2010
The earthquake in Haiti killed thousands of people, turned buildings to rubble and made David Gutnick question the role of a journalist.
Extra: Peter Mansbridge Inside the Tunnels at Vimy Ridge
Peter Mansbridge takes you inside the tunnels at Vimy Ridge.
A sea of oil: Paul Hunter and the BP oil spill, 2010
The BP oil spill is the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. The CBC's Paul Hunter was there when black tar balls started dotting w...
Walking Across a Continent: Nahlah Ayed and The Refugee Crisis, 2015
Nahlah Ayed was on the front lines of the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War.
Back to Zero: Curt Petrovich, Typhoon Haiyan, The Philippines 2013
It was two years ago that Typhoon Haiyan killed thousands of people in the Philippines, but it still haunts the CBC's Curt Petrovich today.
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