Peter Mansbridge

Birth : 1948-07-06, London, England

History

Peter Mansbridge OC (born July 6, 1948), is an English-born Canadian retired news anchor. From 1988 to 2017, he was chief correspondent for CBC News and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. He was also host of CBC News Network's Mansbridge One on One. Mansbridge has received many awards and accolades for his journalistic work including an honorary doctorate from Mount Allison University where he served as chancellor until the end of 2017. On September 5, 2016, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that Mansbridge would be stepping down as chief correspondent and anchor on July 1, 2017, following coverage of Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations.

Profile

Movies

Heritage Minutes: Liberation of the Netherlands

Narrator (voice)

Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands.

The Way You See It: With Peter Mansbridge

Peter Mansbridge

Peter Mansbridge travels the country to talk to Canadians about what's on their minds on the eve of an election.

Heritage Minutes: D-Day

Narrator (voice)

On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, led to the liberation of France, and marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War.

That Never Happened: Canada's First National Internment Operations

Self

The documentary tells the little known story of thousands of Ukrainian and Eastern Europeans that were interned in Canadian camps during the First World War.

Zootopia

Peter Moosebridge (voice)

Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.

A Merry Murdoch Christmas

Mayor's Aide

While investigating the murder of a rich benefactor and the theft of children's presents at a Christmas charity pageant, Murdoch discovers suggestions that a Christmas monster, a Krampus, may be involved. A Merry Murdoch Christmas is the first stand-alone two hour Christmas special that aired on December 21, 2015 in Canada, and on December 20, 2015 in France.

The Tall Ships in Canada

Narrator

Captures the highlights of the weekend in July of 2000 when 80 of the world's tall ships arrived in Halifax Harbour before the start of the race back across the Atlantic Ocean for a trans-Atlantic race.

In Search of a Perfect World

In Search of a Perfect World is a documentary marking the 70th anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a moment when the very idea seems in peril.