CBC Ottawa HD
Canada
CBC Ottawa HD is the high-definition feed of the English-language public broadcaster serving the National Capital Region and eastern Ontario. Programming centers on local and national news, current affairs, and documentaries produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, alongside cultural coverage, lifestyle segments, and children’s content from the CBC’s main schedule. Viewers in the Ottawa area and across Canada can watch live via over-the-air broadcast or through the CBC Gem streaming platform. The channel’s focus remains on regional stories, weather, and community events relevant to the Ottawa-Gatineau area, with additional prime-time dramas and comedy series drawn from the national network. News bulletins air multiple times daily, with extended coverage during federal parliamentary sessions and major local developments.
Schedule
00:00 - 00:30
Live: CBC Ontario News
News
A comprehensive look at the day's top stories.
00:30 - 01:00
Land and Sea
Purebred Chickens
Series, Documentary, Nature
Keeping rare purebred poultry thriving; following Nova Scotians to the biggest purebred poultry show in Canada.
01:00 - 02:00
The Nature of Things
Cheetah: Fast and Wild
Series, Documentary, Science, Nature, Animals
After lions kill their mother, two cheetah cubs are raised in captivity; now they have a chance to live wild, they just need to learn to hunt.
02:00 - 03:00
Short Film Face Off
Finale
Series, Reality, Entertainment, Competition Reality
Host Amanda Parris announces the three finalists from the audience vote and reveals the year's Telefilm Canada Short Film Off Award.
03:00 - 06:00
Riceboy Sleeps
Movie, Drama
A Korean single mother raises her teenage son in the suburbs of 1990s Canada, determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.
06:00 - 09:00
Queens of the Qing Dynasty
Movie, Drama
A suicidal teen develops a rapport with the student from Shanghai assigned to watch her in the hospital. A nightly exchange of secrets, text messages and possessions expands the boundaries of the relationship.
09:00 - 11:00
Happy Place
Movie, Drama
A group of women residing at an inpatient mental health clinic form a makeshift community after experiencing personal crises.
11:00 - 12:00
Escape to the Country
Cornwall
Series, House/garden, Home improvement, Bus./financial
Denise Nurse helps a couple to turn their favorite holiday destination into their home.
12:00 - 12:12
Gary's Magic Fort
Gary-Nastics
Series, Animated, Children, Educational
Gary and Stuffy put on a Gymnastics show, but Gary hogs the spotlight; with the help of his friends, Gary learns that letting everyone shine is a much better time.
12:12 - 12:17
Go Togo
The New Bridge
Series, Animated, Entertainment
Merrie is put in charge of Stella and Wheeler while they await instructions; when the group tires of waiting and gets carried away, Merrie learns how to be responsible.
12:17 - 12:25
Lu & the Bally Bunch
Proper Game
Series, Animated, Children, Comedy drama
Gus demands Lu play by the rules.
12:25 - 12:33
Lu & the Bally Bunch
My Friend Biba
Series, Animated, Children, Comedy drama
Lu wants Biba to play only with her at Shell School today.
12:33 - 12:41
Lu & the Bally Bunch
Vacuumasaurus
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
Lu can't understand why Gus is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.
12:41 - 12:46
Scout & the Gumboot Kids
The Case of the Busy Builder
Series, Children, Adventure, Environment
The Gumboot Kids head out to a marshland to figure out who built a wooden lodge.
12:46 - 12:52
Scout & the Gumboot Kids
The Case of the Invisible Copycat
Series, Children, Adventure, Environment
Scout wants to know who's repeating everything he says.
12:52 - 13:00
Mittens & Pants
For Fern
Series, Children, Adventure
When Mittens and Pants agree to look after Mayor Sourdough's plant, a gift to the visiting mayor, they almost ruin it by caring too much.
13:00 - 13:24
True and the Rainbow Kingdom
Great Grizmos!
Series, Animated, Children, Fantasy
Following Grizelda's orders, the Grizmos build the most dazzling tower in the kingdom, but due to so many crystals, her castle starts to sink.
13:24 - 13:36
Let's Go, Bananas!
My Frabulous Framily
Series, Animated, Children, Comedy
Apple feels like the loneliest only child in the world; she plays brothers and sisters with her friends in a search for the perfect sibling.
13:36 - 13:49
Dino Ranch
The Dino Doldrums
Series, Animated, Children, Fantasy, Adventure
When the ranch dinos come down with an illness, Blitz tries to hide that he's also getting sick, until his symptoms strike at the worst possible time.
13:49 - 13:57
The Jeremy and Jazzy Show
Garbage Day
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Music
It's the best day ever... garbage day! Have fun sorting trash from treasure with Jeremy, Jazzy, and friends.
13:57 - 16:30
Coronation Street
Soap, Drama
Catch up on any "Coronation Street" episodes you missed last week.
16:30 - 17:00
Land and Sea
Worried About Water
Series, Documentary, Nature
Summer and fall of 2025 brought drought and forest fires to Newfoundland and Labrador; towns are becoming more and more worried about water; well talk about the impacts of dryness.
17:00 - 18:00
Rosemary Barton Live
Talk, Politics, News
Rosemary Barton delivers a weekly dose of compelling conversations and need-to-know political news and issues affecting Canadians.
18:00 - 18:30
Marketplace
Canada's Worst Commute
Series, Consumer
Driving into traffic jams plaguing cities across Canada to crown the country's worst commute, as we reveal the true cost of congestion and the solutions that aren't moving anywhere thanks to a lack of political will.
18:30 - 19:00
About That
News
Andrew Chang expands the understanding of the stories everybody's talking about.
19:00 - 21:00
The Legend of Sarila
Movie, Animated, Children, Adventure, Fantasy
An old shaman tries to stop three young clan members from finding a promised land and usurping the shaman's power.
21:00 - 22:00
Chateau DIY
Series, Reality, Home improvement
Donna and Paul host a romantic event at Château de Saugé; Chris and Jolyon's wallpapering in their brand new guest suite does not measure up; Jane and Rory's hunt for their dream home starts to crumble.
22:00 - 23:00
The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver
Series, Competition Reality, Cooking
Jamie Oliver and Penguin Books team up to find the next big cookbook author, as cooks compete to impress judges Jimi Famurewa, Georgina Hayden and Louise Moore for a one of-a-kind publishing deal.
23:00 - 00:00
Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club
Mel B
Series, Cooking
Jamie and Jimmy return to their end-of-the-pier caff with blow-out feasts, D.I.Y. gastronomy, celeb friends at the hob and more trips on the road continuing their fight against food waste.