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Battle of the Blades, Heartland

New tonights: Heartland, Battle of the Blades, and All For One on CBC – season premieres

7:00 p.m. Heartland
(Season Premiere) Set against the stunning vistas of the Alberta Rocky Mountains, Heartland is a sprawling family drama that follows sisters Amy and Lou Fleming and their grandfather, Jack, through the highs and lows of life on a horse ranch. In Season Four, people drift back to Heartland, craving the familiarity of home and family only to discover that everything seems to have changed.

Series IV – Eps 1 – Homecoming – Amy tries to pretend that nothing has changed when Ty returns to Heartland with a surprise guest.

8:00 p.m. Battle of the Blades
(Season Premiere) (Special) Game On – There’s a nervous energy as this season’s 16 contestants meet each other for the first time as competitors, lace up their skates and hit the ice for boot camp training. Viewers are given a brief background on each of the hockey players and figure skaters, including their professional and personal lives, as well as why they have chosen to skate for a particular charity. As the men test out their figure skates, learn to lift and skate alongside their partners, it’s evident how far they need to come before the live performances begin. Appearances include Sandra Bezic, Kurt Browning, Tie Domi, Rex Harrington, Ron MacLean and Stephane Richer, as well as coaches and choreographers.

9:00 p.m. All For One with Debbie Travis
 (Premiere) All For One with Debbie Travis is a new, inspiring hour-long prime-time reality series that has Canada’s beloved home renovating icon and best-selling author traveling across the country attempting to bring communities together to complete ambitious, modern-day ‘barn raisings’.

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Battle of the Blades

Battle of the Blades brings fresh stars to the ice

From Bill Brioux of the Toronto Star:

From Robyn Doolittle of the Toronto Star:

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Being Erica, Heartland, Little Mosque on the Prairie

Durham County, Little Mosque, Heartland, Being Erica among Directors Guild winners

From CBC:

  • Cairo Time, CBC big winners at directors’ awards
    “The CBC collection was further fattened as Little Mosque on the Prairie got the comedy series accolade and Heartland captured the family division honours at a gala in Toronto on Saturday night. In the television realm, directing prizes were handed to Norma Bailey for the TV movie Too Late to Say Goodbye and Adrienne Mitchell for the series Durham County.” Read more.
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Battle of the Blades

Interview: Kurt Browning on Battle of the Blades

From Lindsay Ward of QMI Agency:

  • Browning talks about new ‘Battle’
    “Along with Ron McLean, Browning hosts the series in which retired hockey players such as Theo Fleury, Valerie Bure and Georges Laraque learn how to figure skate for charity (and audience votes) with the help of pro partners including Jamie Sale and Isabelle Brasseur. Browning was happy to take time out from renovating last week to chat about it.” Read more.
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Debbie Travis finds unsung heroes

From CBC:

  • Travis finds heroes in unexpected places
    “Debbie Travis has found unsung heroes in some unlikely places for her new series All For One, which begins Sunday. There’s the Italian-Canadian grandmother who built the spirit of a small village on her street in Montreal; there’s the man in Windsor, N.S., who has reached out to teenagers in his community; there’s the Canmore, Alta., teacher whose enthusiasm has inspired local youth.” Read more.
  • Debbie Travis is ‘All For One’
    “It’s about these unsung people that we only really hear about at a funeral,” Travis said. “We hear, ‘She did this, she did that.’ And you think, ‘My God, why didn’t we acknowledge this person when they were alive?'” Read more.
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