''C'est la vie'' is a Canadian

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radio program about

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life, language and culture. First aired in 1998,"Bernard St-Laurent, veteran reporter, retiring from CBC"

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, June 8, 2015. the program was heard on

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at 7:30 on Sunday evening and repeated at 11:30 Tuesday morning. The program covered both news and arts stories from Quebec, and aspired to give

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a greater contextual understanding of the province's politics and culture. A regular feature of the show was "The Word of The Week," where a key

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word used in the main story of the episode was put into focus with recordings of ordinary people illustrating how the word is used in conversation. Afterward, the word is discussed by the host and the series' resident language expert, Johanne Blais, "The Word Lady.""C’est La Vie: Word of the Week"
''The Canadian Homeschooler''. The program was created by Bernard St-Laurent, who hosted it until his retirement from the CBC in June 2015. The program was initially expected to continue with a new host in the fall;Brendan Kelly
"Bernard St-Laurent to retire from CBC"
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'', June 8, 2015. although the CBC never issued a formal cancellation announcement, the program has not aired on the Radio One schedule since 2015.

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''C'est la Vie''
CBC Radio One programs 1998 radio programme debuts Bilingualism in Canada Interculturalism 2015 radio programme endings {{CBC-stub