CBC's coverage of Beaumont-Hamel 100th anniversary

Friday, July 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel that saw hundreds of men in the Newfoundland Regiment killed in the First World War.

CBC News hostedspecial coverage of the anniversary at various locations in St. John's through Friday.

• Beaumont-Hamel: What happened, and what went wrong
• Victims, not heroes: The unsettling truth behind Beaumont-Hamel's carnage

From 10:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. NT, CBC Newfoundland and Labrador carriedthe live coverage special online.

CBC Television will air the live special in the province from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. NT, and will air it simultaneously on CBC Radio One.

The coverage showedviewers what's happening live at various venues, including the War Memorial in St. John's, in France for special live coverage of commemoration ceremonies, and to The Rooms for a live special.

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