From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail (from April 7):

• Cop shows and the Canada-U.S. divide
  “The loonie may be booming, but our TV crime-drama format couldn’t be more different” Read more.

From Glen Schaefer of Canwest Media Service:

• Republic of Doyle a Rose with no thorns
  “Every once in a while, an actor is allowed some input into a role, but Lynda Boyd’s latest role as a woman with a past on TV’s Republic of Doyle has had some input into her. ‘You want to see my tattoo?'” Read more.

From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

• ‘Doyle’ heads into season finale
  “‘I just feel like everything’s falling apart around me right now.’ With those words, Jake Doyle, played by Allan Hawco, sums up the situation in the first-season finale of Republic of Doyle. The episode, titled The Fall of the Republic, airs Wednesday on CBC.” Read more.

When Mal suddenly leaves town and lends Jake out to be shadowed by a pompous crime novelist looking for inspiration, Jake’s entire life, including his constant relationship woes, is put under the authorial microscope; a simple cheating spouse domestic case turns out to be something far more devious than it first appears.