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**Back Story**

CBC News correspondents take you behind the scenes as they cover the biggest events around the world. Personal stories from our reporters who were there while the story was breaking.

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Escape from Egypt: Mohamed Fahmy, 2013 Jan 02, 2016

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After spending more than 400 days in an Egyptian prison, this is Mohamed Fahmy's Back Story.

The Power of the Pope: Steven D'Souza and the papal conclave, 2013 Dec 19, 2015

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Steven D'Souza was there as thousands cheered, white smoke bellowed and a new pope was chosen.

Connie Walker and the firsthand legacy of residential schools. Dec 13, 2015

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Connie Walker has reported extensively on Canada's residential schools, but she's also seen the effects on her family first hand.

Benazir Bhutto: Over the decades. Carol Off, 1986 Dec 06, 2015

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In 1986, Carol Off sold most of her belongings to buy a plane ticket to Pakistan with the hope of interviewing future Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A hijacking, an uprising and a reunion decades later, this is Carol's Back Story.

Airstrikes, bank robbers and a golden toilet: David Common and the Iraq Invasion, 2003 Nov 29, 2015

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As coalition troops marched into Iraq, and Saddam Hussein fell from power, the CBC's David Common was there.

The rise and fall of Stephen Harper: Susan Lunn and the Federal Election, 2015 Nov 22, 2015

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From his first mandate as Prime Minister to his party's devastating loss in the last federal election, Susan Lunn gives you an inside look at the rise and fall of Stephen Harper.

The earthquake and the aftermath: David Gutnick, Haiti, 2010 Nov 15, 2015

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The earthquake in Haiti killed thousands of people, turned buildings to rubble and made David Gutnick question the role of a journalist.

Extra: Peter Mansbridge Inside the Tunnels at Vimy Ridge Nov 10, 2015

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Peter Mansbridge takes you inside the tunnels at Vimy Ridge.

A sea of oil: Paul Hunter and the BP oil spill, 2010 Nov 08, 2015

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The BP oil spill is the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. The CBC's Paul Hunter was there when black tar balls started dotting white sandy beaches. He returned five years later and shares what he saw.

Walking Across a Continent: Nahlah Ayed and The Refugee Crisis, 2015 Nov 01, 2015

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Nahlah Ayed was on the front lines of the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War.

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