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This article lists notable events affecting Canadian television in 2026. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Notable events

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February

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Date Event Source
6–22 The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy airs on CBC and streaming on CBC Gem in English, Ici Télé and streaming on Ici TOU.TV in French, and cable networks TSN and Sportsnet in English, and RDS in French.

June

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Date Event Source
16 CBC Television announces it would no longer sublicense National Hockey League game rights from Sportsnet for Hockey Night in Canada, marking an end to NHL games on the public broadcaster that began with the network's launch in 1952 and continued through the 2025-26 season via sublicensing deals with Sportsnet owner Rogers Sports & Media (who has possessed exclusive national media rights to the league since 2014). The decision effectively ends the public broadcaster's involvement in major professional sports, as the network had previously lost its contract with the Canadian Football League in 2007 and has never had an opportunity to regain it. Rogers also announced at the same time that it was withdrawing all NHL games from its own over-the-air outlets, Citytv and Omni Television, and making the league exclusive to subscription platforms. [1][2]

Ongoing events

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June–July

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Date Event Source
June 11–July 19 2026 FIFA World Cup is held. It is the 23rd edition of the tournament and the first to feature 48 teams. It is jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament is the first hosted by three nations and the first in Canada as a co-host country with host cities Toronto and Vancouver. It is airing on all the Bell Media networks including CTV, TSN, streaming on Crave and TSN+ in English, and broadcasting on Noovo and RDS on cable in French.

Future events

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August

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Date Event Source
22 CBC Television will air a tenth anniversary rebroadcast of the 2016 Kingston concert by The Tragically Hip, which marked the end of their farewell Man Machine Poem Tour and was one of the most widely watched television broadcasts in Canadian history when it was originally broadcast. [3]

Programs

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Programs debuting in 2026

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Start date Show Channel Source
January 6 Hoop Nations APTN [4]
January 7 Searchers
January 8 Animal Nation [5]
January 9 Pitago Stop [4]
January 22 Finding Her Edge CBC Television [6]
February 2 The Legacy Lounge CBC Gem [7]
February 8 The Borderline CTV, Crave [8]
March 10 The Price Is Right Tonight Citytv [9]
March 19 Cirque Life CBC Television [10]
March 27 Blue Collar Crave [11]
April 3 The County HGTV [12]
April 9 Life Is Messy Home Network [13]
May 6 Small Town Escapes HGTV [14]
May 7 Bon Cop, Bad Cop Crave [15]
May 14 All In AMI-tv [16]
July 6 Canada's Drag Race All Stars Crave [17]

Programs ending in 2026

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End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
March 28 Family Law Global 2021 Ended [18][19]
June 21 The Way Home W Network 2023 [20]

Specials

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Date Show Channel Source
March 30 Juno Awards of 2026 CBC [21]
May 31 14th Canadian Screen Awards CBC
CTV
Global 		[22]
November 15 113th Grey Cup CTV, TSN
TBA 2026 Canadian Country Music Awards TBA
28th Quebec Cinema Awards Noovo

Deaths

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Date Name Age Notes Sources
January 1 André Provencher 76 Former president of programming for TVA [23]
January 30 Catherine O'Hara 71 Actress (Schitt's Creek, Second City Television, The Studio), Emmy winner (1982, 2020) [24]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Strong, Gregory (June 16, 2026). "'Hockey Night in Canada' won't return to CBC when new Rogers deal with NHL begins". The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ^ Logan, Nick (June 16, 2026). "NHL fans will now have to pay to watch games on Sportsnet. What that means for Rogers — and CBC". CBC Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  3. ^ Natalie Harmsen, "The Tragically Hip's final 2016 concert set to re-air on CBC this summer". CBC Music, May 13, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Greg David, "Bold breakouts and familiar favourites: This winter on APTN". TV, eh?, November 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Greg David, "APTN docuseries Animal Nation, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, features iconic wildlife through the eyes of Indigenous People who share their lands". TV, eh?, December 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Netflix, Radio-Canada to stream Finding Her Edge in Canada". Playback, January 8, 2026.
  7. ^ Jesse Whittock, "Amanda Brugel & ‘Dragon Den’s Wes Hall Set For ‘The Legacy Lounge’; Premiere Date Set". Deadline Hollywood, January 29, 2026.
  8. ^ Jamie Casemore, "The Borderline slated for post-Super Bowl slot on Crave, CTV". Playback, January 20, 2026.
  9. ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Hosting Canada's The Price Is Right Tonight is a job made for Howie Mandel". Vancouver Sun, March 9, 2026.
  10. ^ Greg David, "Cineflix unveils first look at upcoming CBC docuseries Cirque Life". TV, eh?, October 9, 2025.
  11. ^ Greg David, "Dan Petronijevic puts his trades skills to work in the new Crave original docuseries, Blue Collar". TV, eh?, March 6, 2026.
  12. ^ Karen Valihora, "All Things County". Picton Gazette, March 25, 2026.
  13. ^ Greg David, "Corus’ original series Life is Messy premieres alongside a new season of Renovation Resort this spring on Home Network". TV, eh?, February 24, 2026.
  14. ^ Jen Taplin, "Colin and Justin’s new HGTV show dives into small-town Nova Scotia: ‘It's about living a big life in a small town’". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 4, 2026.
  15. ^ Craig Macrae, "'Bon Cop, Bad Cop' TV reboot is here sans Colm Feore, with Henry Czerny stepping into the role". Richmond News, May 6, 2026.
  16. ^ Jamie Casemore, "AMI’s All In spotlights Paralympian host Tyler Turner". Playback, May 13, 2026.
  17. ^ Annie Martin, "'Canada's Drag Race' announces first 'All Stars' contestants". United Press International, June 11, 2026.
  18. ^ @susinnielsen; (December 11, 2025). "WE'RE BACK!! Finally, Canada will get to see the fourth and final season of @familylaw_global - starting January 8 at 9 pm. I'm so proud of this season, and of everyone involved. It's a GREAT ten episodes!". Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
  19. ^ @jewelstaite; (January 9, 2026). "Since I no longer have to avoid any spoilers (hallelujah), I thought I'd share some behind-the-scenes pics from my time on Family Law to commemorate this amazing show as we air the new season". Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
  20. ^ Heldman, Breanne (November 20, 2025). "The Way Home Season 4 Will Be Its Last: Here's When the Twisty Drama Returns for a 'Satisfying Close' (Exclusive)". People.
  21. ^ Megan Lapierre, "Mae Martin to Host the 2026 JUNO Awards". Exclaim!, January 15, 2026.
  22. ^ Barry Hertz, "CBC, Bell Media and Corus join forces to simulcast 2026 Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2026.
  23. ^ Andrew Tracy, "Veteran media executive André Provencher dies at 76". Playback, January 6, 2026.
  24. ^ "Legendary actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71". The Independent. January 30, 2026.
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