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The Cupcake Girls serve up drama

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • The Cupcake Girls cooks up more drama than most soaps
    “Well, The Cupcake Girls is far from ordinary TV. The show, a Gemini-winner last week, is seen in 63 countries and has a fanatical following. Mostly, you see, it’s not about the cupcakes. The stars don’t cook. It’s about the people running the business and The Cupcake Girls has more drama and emotion than most soap operas on TV.” Read more.
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New tonight: Men with Brooms on CBC – “Wedding Knells” and “Love, Smells, Funny”

20:00 – 20:30 – Eps 8 – Wedding Knells – April needs a date for an upcoming wedding and Gary, always scared of even a hint of commitment, does his best to avoid going. Bill buys a punching bag machine for the bar that seems bent on humiliating him. And Pramesh tries to get his “famous temper” under control.

20:30 – 21:00 – Eps 9 – Love, Smells, Funny – A low rating in “Humour in the Workplace” sets Gary on a mission to prove he’s funny – no matter how painful it may be to those around him. Rani forgets her and Pramesh’s wedding anniversary, and has to go to great lengths to make it up to him, while Bill becomes concerned over his ability to smell an odour no one else can detect.

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New tonight: Durham County on HBO Canada – series finale “Sanctuary”

After spending the night purging his feelings to Ivan about Sadie’s tragedy in the line of duty, Mike Sweeney is reeling from Ivan’s confession regarding his disappeared wife, Katya. Mike stumbles into the station and tells Sabina and Samuel of Ivan’s drunken confession. But despite Sabina’s protests, Sweeney begins to spin a plan that keeps Ivan out of jail so he can use Ivan as bait to bring down Ivan’s drug lord brother-in-law Miro. Meanwhile, Ivan awakens to find Miro and his men in the upstairs washroom holding Katya’s cousin Eva hostage. When Ivan confesses to Miro he’s going to sell Miro out to the cops, Miro threatens to kill Evan unless Ivan gives Miro information about Miro’s sister, Katya’s disappearance. Mike and Ivan continue to play a game of cat and mouse. Ivan finally has to make a decision that will be the ultimate betrayal of his family and roots. Ivan’s damage and wreckage over his family galvanizes Mike to make the right decisions with his own damaged family.

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