From Susan Delecourt of the Toronto Star:

• Canadian leaders’ toughest calls
  “Ex-PMs, current premier reveal their dilemmas on TV wannabe contest.” Read more.

From Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star:

• Wake me up when it’s over
  “Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister fails to get our critic’s vote. Why? It’s boring TV.” Read more.

From a media release:

Calling all Canadian dancers! CTV announced today the details for the fast-approaching So You Think You Can Dance Canada cross-country audition tour, set to waltz, jive and hip-hop across Canada beginning Monday, April 7 in Vancouver. CTV also announced today that Calgary will become the fifth city on the tour, which also touches down in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada cross-country auditions are open to all Canadians who, as of April 1, 2008, are of the age of majority in the province/territory in which they reside, and are no older than 30 years of age. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in each city. For up-to-date information, visit the series’ official website, dance.ctv.ca, which launches today.

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‘RCW139: Toronto Holiday’ is the 2008 return of the world’s biggest Due South convention, which will take place August 15-17 at the Toronto Bloor Yorkville Mariott hotel. The conventions ran during the mid-late nineties when Due South aired, and proved to be incredibly successful attracting hundreds of fans from across the globe and special guests including Paul Gross, David Marciano, Callum Keith Rennie and many others.

This event promises to be the biggest yet with members of the cast due to attend, and fans from across the world purchasing tickets to attend and take part in many activities including a gala dinner, guest talks, and shooting location tours. More information about the event and how to purchase tickets/accomodation etc can be found at www.rcw139.org, or email us at info@rcw139.org

From Express (a publication of the Washington Post):

• All Canada Is a Stage: ‘Slings & Arrows’
  “Taken together, these productions represent the lives of man: the young “Hamlet” in the first season, the middle-aged “MacBeth” in the second, and the elderly “King Lear” in the show’s third and final season. After releasing each season separately, Silver Spring–based Acorn Media has packaged the entire series as a single set, with a full disc of new featurettes and interviews. The extras are revealing, but still, the play’s the thing.” Read more.