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In the news: The Border’s saving grace

From Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Record:

  • The Border is imbued with a Canadian sensibility
    “These Dirty Harry styled interactions, juvenile as they are, are the crux — and saving grace — of a series that could otherwise be written off as yet another dour Canadian drama so densely plotted and stuffed with acronyms you’d need a translator to figure out what’s going on.” Read more.

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Leading man James McGowan stars as Major Mike Kessler, the head of Toronto’s elite ICS Immigration and Customs Security unit. Sofia Milos (Agent Bianca LaGarda) is seen in the background.

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In the news: Next week on TV

From the Canadian Press:

  • TV tips for the week of Jan. 21
    “Monday, Jan. 21: “The Week the Women Went,” an eight-part series kicking off tonight, sees a group of women from the small town of Hardisty, Alta., taking a relaxing trip away from their everyday lives for a week to find out how their spouses cope back at home. Video diaries and candid footage show the men organizing “daddy day cares” and bonding sessions to help each other out. (CBC)” Read more.
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In the news; Degrassi star comes out

From AfterElton.com:

  • AdamoDegrassi: The Next Generation’s Adamo Ruggiero comes out
    “It was the challenge of learning to accept himself that prompted Ruggiero to publicly come out: ‘Ultimately I just thought maybe the reason why that these kind of fears are perpetuated of ‘I can’t come out, what’s going to happen to my career?’ is because things really haven’t changed … and I feel like the more we hide the more we perpetuate it.'” Read more.
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In the news: Darker Degrassi

From Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star:

  • Same old Degrassi – but darker
    As the seventh season of Degrassi: The Next Generation gears up to debut tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. on CTV, it has almost been 30 years since the kids – on filmstrips! – first captured the imaginations of young people across the country and worldwide. It is the teen show that has never shied away from attempting to realistically explore issues that young people face; the new season is no different. And Zit Remedy fans be ready, there’s a new band roaming the halls of Degrassi High.” Read more.
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