From a media release:

CANWEST AND AETN ANNOUNCE STAR-STUDDED PRODUCTION, THE KENNEDYS

• Starring Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes and Tom Wilkinson
• Eight-Part Limited Series to Premiere in 2011

History Television joins forces with U.S. AETN channel, Historyâ„¢, to produce the Canadian Specialty channel’s first-ever scripted limited series, The Kennedys. Featuring an outstanding cast, this revealing one-hour, eight-part drama spotlights one of America’s most legendary families as they have never been seen before. The series is set to premiere in 2011.

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From CBC:

• N.B. aboriginal comedian to host TV show
  “An aboriginal comedian from northern New Brunswick is scheduled to start taping a TV variety series in Halifax Wednesday night, which will be broadcast countrywide this fall. Candy Palmater, a Mi’kmaq who grew up in Point La Nim, near Dalhousie, and now lives in Halifax, hosts the program, called The Candy Show.” Read more.