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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.

Updated: Sep. 8, 2020

Introducing: Recall: How to Start a Revolution

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Secrets in Sport: Mark Tewksbury and the 1992 Olympics

18:12

From Tragedy to Champion: Chantal Petitclerc and the 2008 Paralympics

14:57

Inside the Munich Massacre: Byron MacDonald and the 1972 Olympics

13:42

ICYMI: Keith Boag: Tear Gas and "The Talk". Ferguson 2014

11:12

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Mark Lee and Muhammad Ali, 1987.

17:35

The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, Soccer and the 2012 Olympics

15:11

ICYMI: Cremations and Car Batteries. Adrienne Arsenault, Nepal 2015

18:05

From hero to zero in 9.79 seconds: Scott Russell and the 1988 Seoul Olympics

14:56

The boy on the beach: Gillian Findlay, 2015

13:36

Escape from Egypt: Mohamed Fahmy, 2013

10:45

The Power of the Pope: Steven D'Souza and the papal conclave, 2013

10:36

Connie Walker and the firsthand legacy of residential schools.

14:06

Benazir Bhutto: Over the decades. Carol Off, 1986

17:24

Airstrikes, bank robbers and a golden toilet: David Common and the Iraq Invasion, 2003

15:28

The rise and fall of Stephen Harper: Susan Lunn and the Federal Election, 2015

14:01

The earthquake and the aftermath: David Gutnick, Haiti, 2010

17:28

Extra: Peter Mansbridge Inside the Tunnels at Vimy Ridge

6:07

A sea of oil: Paul Hunter and the BP oil spill, 2010

15:20

Walking Across a Continent: Nahlah Ayed and The Refugee Crisis, 2015

15:24

Back to Zero: Curt Petrovich, Typhoon Haiyan, The Philippines 2013

16:57

Extra: A Loss of Innocence. Louise Elliott and The Ottawa Shooting 2014.

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A Town Forever Changed: Stephen Puddicombe in Lac Mégantic 2013

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