Canal Vie is a

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owned by

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. Canal Vie airs lifestyle and entertainment programs aimed at women in the form of

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series, and films. Programs focus on a variety of topics including home improvement, cooking, health, parenting, and relationships.

History

In September 1996, Radiomutuel inc. was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by the

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(CRTC) for ''Le Canal Vie'', described as "a national French-language specialty service that is dedicated to information and entertainment programs focused on three very specific subjects: lifestyle (human relations, social and interpersonal), health (physical and mental), and outdoor activities for families or individuals." The channel launched on September 8, 1997 as Canal Vie. In June 1999, Astral announced its intentions to purchase Radiomutuel, which was approved by the CRTC on January 12, 2000. The transaction closed shortly thereafter. On March 4, 2013, the

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approved the takeover of Astral Media by

. Bell filed a new application for the proposed takeover with the CRTC on March 6, 2013; the CRTC approved the merger on June 27, 2013, and closed on July 5, 2013. As a result, Bell divested various sister channels to Canal Vie to other companies. Gusto replaced music channel M3 on September 1, 2016, and has since became a sister channel to Canal Vie.

Canal Vie HD

On October 30, 2006, Astral Media launched Canal Vie HD, a HD simulcast of Canal Vie's

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, and

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International distribution

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- distributed on SPM Telecom systems.

Logos

Image:Canal Vie 1.png, Original logo of Canal Vie (1997–2005) Image:Canalvie.svg, Second logo (2005–2008) Image:Canalvie 2011.svg, Logo used from 2008 to 2016

References

External links

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