CBC News and City join forces to bring the people of Alberta full coverage of the Calgary flood tonight, following CBC's Hockey Night in Canada

Watch the coverage on CBC NEWS and City TONIGHT, Saturday June 22, following Game 5 of the Stanley Cup^® Playoffs on CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA

TORONTO, June 22, 2013 /CNW/ - In the wake of extreme flooding in Calgary, AB, CBC NEWS and City are working together to bring Canadians special coverage of the current situation in Alberta, airing immediately following CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA tonight. This special program will tell viewers what they need to know now, featuring testimonials from residents, as well as key developments on the situation. As a Public service, City in Calgary and Edmonton will simulcast CBC News' special production this evening. Rogers and City are opening up their facilities to CBC Calgary to ensure Albertans get the information they need in this difficult time.

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About City

City™ television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Saskatchewan offer viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct alternative to other conventional television stations, City engages its viewers with dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news, local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and Cityline; as well as local Canadian and U.S. acquired prime-time entertainment programming. City is part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI), which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more information on City stations and programming, visit Citytv.com.

About CBC's In-House Publicity Team

CBC's team of in-house publicists are delivering a comprehensive publicity service for all CBC programming and events.  For a complete list of publicity contacts and for more information including series synopses, press releases, hi-res images, video clips and bios, please visit the new CBC Media Centre at cbc.ca/mediacentre.

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For further information, or to request interviews, contact:
Jane Collins, Manager of Publicity, CBC 
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Charmaine Khan, Manager of Communications, City
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