BBC Canada
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Template:Infobox Network BBC Canada is a general entertainment Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. Along with BBC Kids, it is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Canadian broadcaster, Alliance Atlantis and was launched on September 7, 2001.
As BBC Canada is effectively a Canadian channel which merely happens to be partly British-owned, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's broadcasting regulations require it carry a quota of Canadian content. In addition to BBC programmes, therefore, it also broadcasts Canadian series such as House & Home, Debbie Travis' Facelift, Holmes on Homes and more.
BBC Canada is prohibited from airing newscasts; however BBC World newscasts are made available through the channel itself (also available on digital cable / satellite), CBC Newsworld, and some PBS stations carried in Canada.