From a media release:

Following a highly successful first season run, “When Calls the Heart” returns to B.C. to film its second season (to air in Canada on Super Channel), proving that audiences are craving and embracing heartwarming, family-oriented drama.

“When Calls the Heart” is based on Janette Oke’s bestselling Canadian book series which chronicles the story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Army Wives’ Erin Krakow), a young teacher who is uprooted from her high society life, and unto a classroom post in a 1910s coal town in the Western Frontier. There, she encounters not only the harsh climate and restless students, but also the town’s new Constable, the handsome Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing) in his Red Serge uniform. The show also stars Lori Loughlin (“Full House”, “90210”) as Abigail Stanton, the resilient and adventurous coal miner’s widow.

The series is produced by Canadians Vicki Sotheran and Greg Malcolm, and exec produced by Brad Krevoy, Brian Bird, Michael Landon Jr., Michael Shepard, and Eric Jarboe. Second Season writers include Tony Blake (co-showrunner), Robin Bernheim (co-showrunner), Neal Dobrofsky, Tippi Dobrofsky, Andrea Stevens, and Derek Thompson. Directors are Emmy-nominee Neill Fearnley (also co-executive producer), Michael Rohl, and Martin Wood.

From a media release:

From the ground, it can look rather glamorous, but every year more airshow pilots are tragically killed than in any other job in entertainment. Pilots who survive on the airshow circuit need to be part salesman, part stuntman, and partly unhinged! A 12-episode original Canadian series produced exclusively for Discovery, AIRSHOW airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning Jan. 26. The series is the uniquely-told story of courage and danger in a world fueled by a volatile mix of skill, bravado, and science. Using the latest camera technology to take viewers on an unforgettable ride, AIRSHOW is a perfect mix of eye candy and stomach-churning story, showcasing these incredible personalities driven to follow their dreams in pursuit of one of the most dangerous part-time professions on the planet.

Produced for Discovery by Great Pacific TV – the makers of the highly successful HIGHWAY THRU HELL franchise which is coming off a landmark season as the network’s most-watched of any series in the past four years – AIRSHOW reveals a world where crews know the harder they push, either on the ground and in the air, the more likely they are to succeed. But push too hard and they’ll crash. Money is always tight, and there are never enough bookings to pay the bills, as a steady stream of newbies are constantly trying to undercut the veterans. AIRSHOW follows the lives of pilots, performers, producers, and technicians through an airshow season, as they face breakdowns, bad weather, and each other’s egos, leaving viewers sure to ask themselves how this can be a job people are dying to do.

From a media release:

Through an exciting multi-platform experience, HISTORY travels coast-to-coast with Canada’s top palaeontologists to uncover how dinosaurs lived – and died – right here at home. Premiering January 30 at 9 pm ET/PT, Dino Hunt Canada tells the story of six teams of Canadian fossil hunters who discover some of the most important dinosaur finds in the world, including a homegrown group that unearths a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur. Viewers can extend their experience by visiting DinoHuntCanada.ca, the home for behind-the-scenes access to the world-class palaeontological research and fieldwork happening in their own backyards. At DinoHuntCanada.ca Canadians can make history by naming a newly discovered dinosaur skeleton.

Dino Hunt Canada follows Canadian palaeontologists who are hunting for fossils in the richest rocks on the planet. Their expeditions take viewers to some of the most stunning locations in Canada, from the red sandstones of Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy to the craggy moonscape of the Canadian Badlands in Alberta. In the first episode, a team of palaeontologists led by Dr. David Evans from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) search for the skull bones of what turns out to be a previously unknown horned dinosaur.

The newly discovered dinosaur will be on display in the New Dino Unearthed exhibition, opening to the public during the ROM’s Dinos Invade! Big Weekend on January 24 and 25. The exhibition will feature a cast of the newly discovered, never-before-seen dinosaur, as well as information that takes visitors into the field where Dr. David Evans made this groundbreaking discovery. During Dinos Invade! weekend, dino lovers will feel like they’re in the field with ROM palaeontologists as they explore big ideas about dinosaurs in the ROM’s learning laboratories and ask real ROM “Dino Hunters” everything and anything about these ancient beasts.

In the last century, nearly 1,000 dinosaur skeletons have been found in Canada, with more being discovered every year. Canada is one of the best places in the world to trace the evolutionary story of dinosaurs – from their first steps to the peak of their diversity and to their ultimate extinction. Scientists know that a big discovery in Canada can change the way the entire scientific community understands the prehistoric world.

Dino Hunt Canada was produced by Cream Productions in association with Shaw Media. The Dino Hunt Canada interactive experience was developed by Secret Location, in association with Shaw Media and Cream Productions.

From Jim Slotek:

Given that the show is about finding the best “home cook,” it’s surprising that the family format of MasterChef Canada: A Holiday Special has never been tried in other MasterChef franchises worldwide.

The two-hour special, which airs Dec. 15 on CTV, brings together two runners up from the debut season of MasterChef Canada, Tammara Behl from Calgary and Marida Mohammed from Toronto, plus fan favourites Pino DiCerbo from Mississauga and Dora Cote from Rocky Mountain House, Alta. Continue reading.

From Lois Abraham:

It’s all about food, family and festive cooking in the MasterChef Canadakitchen – as well as giving back.

The hit culinary competition is celebrating the yuletide season with the two-hour MasterChef Canada: A Holiday Special, airing Monday at 8 p.m. on CTV. Four home cooks from Season 1 return to the kitchen, joined by spouses, parents and siblings as they complete a series of festive food challenges for the chance to win $10,000 for the charity of their choice. Continue reading.