From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

• Trish Stratus grapples with travel
  “Stratusphere debuts Monday across Canada on the Travel & Escape network. Every week, Stratus embarks on a trip in search of exotic locations and daring physical challenges. In the first episode, for example, Stratus is in Kochi, India, where she learns the ancient martial art of kalarippayat, progressing from fighting with sticks to fighting with metal swords.” Read more.

From Luke Simcoe of the Regina Leader-Post:

• Cartoon creator clears the air
  “Life’s a Zoo, a claymation cartoon premiering Monday on Teletoon’s Detour, follows the expletive-laced exploits of seven animals vying for reality TV supremacy inside a mansion located in a far-flung wheat field in Saskatchewan.” Read more.

From a media release:

A NATIONWIDE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE NEXT W NETWORK EXPERT

• The W Experts Search is hunting for design divas, culinary creators and DIY gurus
• Audition online on wnetwork.com starting September 1

W Network, Canada’s #1 specialty channel for women, is on a nationwide hunt for new talent in the first-ever W Experts Search. Starting September 1, W Network is putting out an all-call to anyone with a distinctive expertise and a unique approach to health, home, beauty, design, finance, food and more, and asking them to post their audition videos on wnetwork.com.

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From Elizabeth Withey of the Edmonton Journal:

• Women with oilpatch ties sought for reality TV series
  “Oil Women, a 13-part docu-series, will focus on those working in a man’s world, juggling their jobs with family life in the throes of one of the most hectic industries in Canada.” Read more.

From Channel Canada:

• APTN Gets Ready For Fall
  “Two of APTN’s best-loved shows return for new seasons this fall. The comedy Mixed Blessings, continues with more stories from the family APTN viewers love, the Ukrainian Hank, his Cree wife Josie and their kids. And APTN’s hit mystery series Rabbit Fall leaps forward with its second season as police officer Tara Wheaton uncovers the secrets that lurk beneath the surface in a small northern town.” Read more.