CBC/Radio-Canada marks the official start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games tomorrow with live coverage of the Opening Ceremony. CBC’s English-language coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT) live from Maracana Stadium, giving Canadians the best seat in the house as the world’s top athletes take centre stage.
The Opening Ceremony will air live, simultaneously on CBC, CBC News Network and TSN. Viewers can also watch online at cbc.ca/olympics and via CBC’s app for Rio 2016 for iOS and Android devices. For the first time in Olympic Games history, Canadians can place themselves in the centre of the excitement with an exclusive virtual reality or 360 video experience from inside the stadium with the CBC Olympic Games Virtual Reality app, brought to Canadians exclusively by Visa.
CBC’s hosts for the Opening Ceremony, Scott Russell and Peter Mansbridge, will guide viewers through the spectacle, including Team Canada’s entrance during the parade of nations led by flag-bearer Rosie MacLennan. Mansbridge will offer his thoughts on Rio 2016 and the Olympic Games through a video essay that sets the stage for the Ceremony and the events to come over the course of the Games. Olympic Games Daytime co-hosts Andi Petrillo and David Amber, reporter and Olympian Perdita Felicien and CBC News Network host Heather Hiscox will also join the broadcast throughout the Ceremony.
The Opening Ceremony will feature performances by some of Brazil’s top musical acts, including Karol Conka, 12-year-old rapper MC Soffia, pop singer Ludmilla and the legendary Elza Sores. Also slated to perform are Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, who will team with Brazilian sensation, Anitta. In addition to the musical acts, other well-known Brazilian celebrities are expected to take part in the Ceremony, including supermodel Gisele Bündchen and model Lea T, the first transgender person to play a major role at the Opening Ceremony of an Olympic Games.
Viewers in Toronto are invited to watch the Opening Ceremony at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre (250 Front St. W.) with activities including giveaways, face painting and a Q&A with members of Canada’s Olympic team including Adam van Koeverden, KC Fraser and Genny Orton, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Canadian Broadcasting Centre will be open daily from 7 a.m. until 12 midnight during the Olympic Games. Canadians are encouraged to visit a viewing event in their area (see page 2 for the list) to cheer the world together here at home.
• Bow Valley Square (205 5 Ave. S.W., Calgary) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• CF Chinook Centre (6455 Macleod Trail S.W., Calgary) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• CrossIron Mills (261055 CrossIron Blvd., Rocky View) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• Downtown Calgary (Stephen Avenue Celebration Site)* – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Aug. 5: 4-8 p.m.; Weekdays: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.• Edmonton City Centre (10025 102A Ave., Edmonton) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, Mon.-Wed.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 12 noon-5 p.m.• Kingsway Mall (1a Kingsway Garden Mall N.W., Edmonton) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.• Southcentre Mall (100 Anderson Rd. S.E., Calgary) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• Southgate Shopping Centre (5015 111 St. N.W., Edmonton) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Brentwood Town Centre ( 4567 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.• CF Pacific Centre (701 W. Georgia St., Vancouver) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.• Guilford Town Centre (10355 152 St., Surrey) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.• Lougheed Town Centre (9855 Austin Ave., Burnaby) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• MNP Tower (1021 West Hastings St., Vancouver) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Mayfair Shopping Centre (3147 Douglas St., Victoria) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• Oakridge Centre (650 West 41st Ave., Vancouver) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park (55 Pavilion Cres., Winnipeg) – Aug. 7, 14 and 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.• CF Polo Park (1485 Portage Ave., Winnipeg) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Halifax Public Libraries (5440 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax) – Thu., Aug. 11 at 4 p.m. and Fri., Aug. 19 at 9 a.m.
• 2 Queen (2 Queen St. E., Toronto) – Weekdays, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.• Bay Adelaide Centre (181 Bay St., Toronto) – Weekdays, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-1 a.m.• Brookfield Place (181 Bay St., Toronto) -Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-1 a.m.• Canada Square (2200 Yonge St., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Canadian Broadcasting Centre (250 Front St. W., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 3-21, 7 a.m.-12 midnight• CF Sherway Gardens (25 The West Mall, Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• Conestoga Mall (550 King St. N., Waterloo) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, Weekdays: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.• Constitution Square (Lobby, 350 Albert St., Ottawa) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Dynamic Funds Tower (1 Adelaide St. E., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Fairview (1800 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• First Canadian Place (100 King St. W., Toronto) – Weekdays, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.• Garden Square (1 Theatre Lane, Brampton) – Daily, Aug. 3-21, various times• Hillcrest Mall (9350 Yonge St., Richmond Hill) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• Hudson’s Bay Centre (2 Bloor St. E., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Fri.: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun.: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Mattamy National Cycling Centre (2015 Pan Am Blvd., Milton) – Aug. 13, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.• MetroCentre (200 Wellington St. W., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Mississauga Celebration Square (300 City Centre Dr., Mississauga) – Weekdays, Aug. 5-21, various times• Richmond-Adelaide Centre (120 Adelaide St. W., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Rideau (50 Rideau St., #300, Ottawa) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• Royal Bank Plaza (200 Bay St., Toronto (indoors)) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Royal Bank Plaza (Corner of Bay St. and Wellington St. (outdoors)) – Aug. 8-12, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Scarborough Town Centre (300 Borough Dr., Scarborough) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• Square One Shopping Centre (100 City Centre Dr., Mississauga) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• TD Centre (66 Wellington St. W., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.• Toronto Eaton Centre (220 Yonge St., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.• Upper Canada Mall (17600 Yonge St., Newmarket) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.• WaterPark Place (88 Queen’s Quay W., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.• Yorkdale Shopping Centre (3401 Dufferin St., Toronto) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Le 1000 (1000 Rue de la Gauchetière O., Montreal) – Daily, Aug. 5 – 21; Mon.-Wed.: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 12 noon-5 p.m.• Centre de Commerce mondial Montréal (747 rue du Square-Victoria, Montreal) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 6 a.m.-9 p.m.• Tour Deloitte (1115 Rue Saint Antoine O., Montreal) – Daily, Aug. 5 – 21; Weekdays: 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.• Les Galeries de la Capitale (5401 Boul des Galeries, Ville de Québec) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.• CF Carrefour Laval (3035 Boul. le Carrefour, Laval) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Weekdays: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.• Le Pavillion des Arts et de la Culture de Coaticook (116 Rue Wellington, Coaticook) – Canada Women’s Football matches (Aug. 3, 6, 9)• Place Montréal Trust (1500 McGill College, Montreal) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon-Tue.: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.• Les Promenades Gatineau (1100 Boul Maloney O., Gatineau) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.• Quartier Dix 30 (The Square, 9160 Boul Leduc, Brossard) – Daily, Aug. 5-21; Mon.-Tue.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.*Weather permitting
