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New tonight: Durham County on HBO Canada – “Family Day”

Spoilery episode description below:

When Mike learns that Ivan¹s wife Katya is still missing and her credit cards have gone unused for 5 days, he brings Ivan in for questioning. Ivan reveals that Katya confided in her brother that she is having an affair and that she is probably shacked up with her new boyfriend. Mike decides to keep things friendly with Ivan and play the game to get more insight. Meanwhile, Ivan is slowly coming apart and confronts Miro about Katya. Over at the station, Sabina brings in evidence found at the McHalphie¹s residence ­a Chinese pendant necklace and some gay pornography. Mike suspects a Chinese gang is to blame for the murders at the train station. Back at home, Audrey, who has just learned of Sadie¹s pregnancy, offers to help Ray Jr. get a job at the hospital while Sadie continues her undercover work. Sadie ignores orders and ends up at the loft of David Cho­ the Chinese drug trafficker paying off the young drug runners and gets an unexpected surprise. Mike and his partner Samuel hit another dead end with Ousmene and his driver, who still won¹t reveal their boss¹ name. As Ivan comes to terms with Miro¹s manipulations, Mike discovers, a startling connection between Miro and Ivan.

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Geminis honour Polka Dot Door, The New Music

From a media release:

POLKA DOT DOOR AND THE NEW MUSIC TO RECEIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AT THE 25TH ANNUAL GEMINI AWARDS

  • MasterWorks Program to be Continued by the Academy; Honours to be Presented at Upcoming Awards Shows

The Academy is pleased to introduce the MasterWorks program at the 25th Annual Gemini Awards, a special tribute founded by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust (AV Trust) in 2000 to honour culturally significant works. This year’s Television honourees – Polka Dot Door and The New Music – will be recognized at the upcoming Industry Galas taking place Tuesday, November 2nd and Wednesday, November 3rd.

Founded in 1996, the AV Trust carried out its mandate of protecting and promoting Canada’s audio-visual heritage until 2009. In the spring of 2010, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that it would continue the AV Trust’s film and television-related activities. MasterWorks tributes for French-language television and Canadian film will be incorporated into the 2011 Prix Gémeaux and the 2011 Genie Awards respectively.

The 2010 MasterWorks Television Honourees are:

Polka Dot Door
Producers: Ted “Leo” Coneybeare, Jed MacKay
Executive Producer: Vera Good
Broadcaster: TVO

The New Music
Producers: John Martin (to be presented posthumously)
Executive Producer: Moses Znaimer
Broadcaster: CityTV and MuchMusic

For additional information regarding this year’s MasterWorks Television Honourees, please visit www.geminiawards.ca.

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