About the Series

CANADA FILES is a series of half-hour television interview programs, hosted by veteran Canadian broadcaster Valerie Pringle.

Now entering its sixth and final season, in 2025, CANADA FILES was developed and initially hosted by Jim Deeks, in conjunction with WNED PBS of Buffalo, NY. Valerie Pringle took over as Host starting in Season 4 and Jim Deeks continues as Executive Producer.

Since 2020, guests have included celebrated author Margaret Atwood, musicians Gordon Lightfoot, Randy Bachman, and Michael Bublé, former Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien, former astronauts Roberta Bondar and Chris Hadfield, entertainer Eugene Levy, professional sports stars Mike Weir and Hayley Wickenheiser, architect Moshe Safdie, and historian Margaret MacMillan, and Oscar-winning film director and explorer James Cameron.

Season Six debuts on PBS stations in April 2025. Guests include music director David Foster, authors Malcolm Gladwell and Douglas Coupland, singer Jann Arden, entertainer Martin Short, Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, journalist Brian Stewart, and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  There will also be a “bonus” episode, featuring the best answers from over 40 interviews to the final question, “What does ‘Being Canadian’ mean to you?”