The National

Hosted by Peter Mansbridge, The National is CBC's flagship news and current affairs show. It is an hour-long broadcast featuring national and international news and stories that are “important to Canadians”, and runs Monday-Friday. Its general format consists of approximately 20 minutes of news, a short (about 15-20 minutes) documentary or political panel, and then about another 20 minutes of news reporting. The host generally introduces the stories that are covered on the program, which are then turned over to a reporter for further in-depth coverage. A few shorter stories, which are covered by the host, appear amongst the longer reports.