From Selina Williams of Avenue Edmonton:

• Ron Scott Goes Back To Black
  Ron Scott is the first indigenous person outside of Toronto to produce, own and run a one-hour dramatic series about Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. The locally shot Blackstone, which airs on ATPN, features even more firsts for First Nations Canadians. Read more.

From Carsten Knox of the Globe and Mail:

• Picnicface: From Halifax to the Comedy Network, by way of YouTube
  group of young Canadians gets together and forms a comedy troupe. They perform onstage, doing improv, sketch comedy and individual standup – and soon their very specific brand of humour reaches an audience of millions. This is, more or less, the story of Kids In The Hall, and something similar is happening with the Halifax group Picnicface. Read more.

From a media release:

Dina Pugliese Named Host of Canada’s Got Talent on Citytv; Opera Sensation Measha Brueggergosman and Renowned Songwriter Stephan Moccio Join Martin Short on Judging Panel

As Canada’s Got Talent’s Live Theatre Audition Tour gets underway this week, Citytv today announced the host and remaining judges for the highly-anticipated talent competition. Breakfast Television Toronto’s Dina Pugliese will host the original Canadian reality series, while prominent soprano Measha Brueggergosman and distinguished musician Stephan Moccio join internationally-renowned Martin Short on the judging panel.

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