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Peter Mansbridge (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian journalist and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. Image File history File links Image of Peter Mansbridge of CBC News from [1] This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links Image of Peter Mansbridge of CBC News from [1] This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The National, now officially known as CBC News: The National, is the CBCs flagship national television newscast. ... Current CBC Television logo. ...

Mansbridge was born in London, England and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended Glebe Collegiate Institute, but dropped out before graduating. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1966 and 1967. For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area â€“ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population â€“ Total (mid-2004) â€“ Total (2001 Census) â€“ Density Ranked 1st UK... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Principal: Walter Piovesan Vice-Principals: Peter Campbell, Patricia Kulka Office Administrator: Beverley Mallett Chief Custodian: Alan Jackson list of Ottawa, Ontario schools Glebe Collegiate Institute is a high school in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

While working as an airport announcer in Churchill, Manitoba in 1968, Mansbridge was recruited to work for a local radio station, followed by a move to CBC Radio's northern service, still in Churchill. In 1971 he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to continue as a reporter for CBC Radio and while there in 1972 began as a reporter for CBC Television. Churchill, Manitoba, is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... CBC Radio is the English language radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Current CBC Television logo. ...

In 1975 he became The National's reporter for Saskatchewan, and in 1976 he became parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa. Following a decade of political coverage, Mansbridge had become a substitute anchor for Knowlton Nash and in 1988, was reportedly being recruited by U.S. broadcaster CBS for a prominent position. Nash, in fact, voluntarily gave up his position as anchor later that year, specifically so that Mansbridge would be promoted to anchor and remain in Canada. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total â€¢ Land â€¢ Water (% of total) Ranked 7th 651,036 kmÂ² 591,670 kmÂ² 59... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Parliament of Canada (in French: le Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Cyril Knowlton Nash, O.C., O.Ont. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see CBS (disambiguation). ...

During his tenure as anchor of The National, he has covered Canadian news stories including federal elections, party leadership conventions, the 1995 Quebec referendum, as well as the one in Charlottetown that year, floods in Manitoba in 1997, ice storms in Ontario and Quebec in 1998, the six days in September 2000 that marked the death and state funeral of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and the 2003 blackout across much of Eastern North America. His coverage of the blackout was notable in that the normally clean shaven Manbridge had grown a beard during his summer hiatus (as he did every summer), and the news of the blackout broke with no time for him to shave. Thus, Canadian viewers saw a bearded Peter Mansbridge report on the events of that fateful day. Elections in Canada gives information on election and election results in Canada. ... In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cairn in Grand Forks commemorating the 1997 flood The Red River Flood of 1997 was a major flood that occurred in April and May 1997, along the Red River of the North in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba. ... An example of the damage to trees The Ice Storm of 1998 (also known as Ice Storm 98) was a massive ice storm that struck eastern Canada, New England, and Northern New York in January of that year. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Justin Trudeau breaking down into tears after giving his eulogy The death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau took place in 2000. ... The 2003 North America blackout was a massive power outage which occurred throughout parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003. ...

He has also anchored coverage of many world events, both in the studio and on the scene. In the studio, he anchored coverage of the Gulf War, the War in Kosovo, and the events surrounding September 11, 2001. He was on the air live when the 2003 War in Iraq began and anchored coverage of it. On the scene, he anchored coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales and Pope John Paul II, numerous royal, papal, and U.S. presidential visits to Canada, and numerous Olympics. He reported extensively from Normandy both 50 and then 60 years after D-Day and from England and the Netherlands for the fiftieth anniversary of V-E Day. He also reported from the Netherlands for the sixtieth anniversary of V-E Day. Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders General Norman Schwarzkopf, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 600,000+ Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded {{{notes}}} The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... The huge plume of smoke and fire seen coming from the North Tower. ... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United... Remnant of the Berlin Wall near Potsdamer Platz, June 2003. ... The Lady Diana Frances Spencer (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, nÃ©e Spencer, July 1, 1961â€“August 31, 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. ... The funeral of Pope John Paul II was held on 8 April 2005, six days after his death on 2 April. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the head of the Catholic Church, which considers him the successor of St. ... The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Flag of Normandy Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area â€“ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population â€“ Total (mid-2004) â€“ Total (2001 Census) â€“ Density Ranked 1st UK... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ...

In 1999, he launched a new program, Mansbridge One on One, in which he interviews newsmakers. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He is married to Canadian actress Cynthia Dale. He was previously married to CBC colleague Wendy Mesley, and the breakdown of their marriage became regular tabloid fodder in Frank magazine. Cynthia Dale (born 1961 as Cynthia Ciurluini) is a Canadian television star, dancer, and actress. ... Wendy Mesley (born 1957) is a host-reporter for CBC English Televisions consumer investigation show Marketplace. ... Frank is a noted pair of Canadian scandal sheets and satirical magazines, often compared to the British title Private Eye. ...

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