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In the news: Cra$h & Burn’s insurance world doesn’t translate to BC

From Canwest:

  • Painting insurance biz a comic black; Adjusters duke it out in a legal world far-removed from ICBC
    “The private insurance companies lobbying for work, these big advertising billboards up all over southern Ontario — when I first moved here I thought it was totally bizarre, how commercial it is,” says Cave, who nonetheless got some input from her dad on the legal world. “There’s stuff I don’t understand that he’s been able to answer. I grew up meeting female lawyers, watching them. I’ve seen how they had to operate — it’s a male-dominated world, they have to be tough.” Read more.
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New tonight: Degrassi on CTV – “Holiday Road” and “Start Me Up”

7 p.m. – DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION – “Holiday Road” – ALL-NEW EPISODE

Emma (Miriam MacDonald) and Kelly (Evan Williams) make a pit stop at Degrassi while on their Cross Country Bike Adventure raising awareness for their Re-Cycle project. Combining the great outdoors with her sexy boyfriend, Emma’s convinced she’s destined for the best summer ever. Meanwhile, Chantay (Jajube Mandiela) and Danny (Dalmar Abuzeid) have the best first date ever. But the next day, Chantay posts a “Date Ethics” blind item on her blog, and word spreads fast that Danny’s cheap. Ouch!

7:30 p.m. – DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION – “Start Me Up” – ALL-NEW EPISODE

It’s been a tough year for Peter (Jamie Johnston). He has a severe need for some good news and, lo and behold, Peter’s been accepted to Toronto University. In need of a summer job, Peter opens a club above The Dot and gets hot new band Fritz Helder and the Phantoms to perform live! Meanwhile, the students are assigned to present autobiographical short stories and Clare (Aislynn Paul) thinks she has nothing interesting to share. Desperate, she appropriates a story she overhears from Declan (Landon Liboiron) in order to be considered cool by her classmates.

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In the news: Hamilton stars in Cra$h & Burn

From Ian Johnston of Metro:

  • New series shines spotlight on Steeltown
    “t doesn’t happen too often, but Hamilton actually gets to play itself in the new Showcase series Cra$h & Burn. ‘It’s rather unapologetically Hamilton,’ says actress Caroline Cave, who plays company lawyer Catherine Scott in the ensemble show about the ruthless insurance game. ‘It really gives Hamilton a personality, which it always had, but maybe it doesn’t get a chance to show all the time.'” Read more.
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