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Degrassi

CTV summer schedule includes Degrassi, Hiccups, Dan For Mayor, Comedy Now

img 4218(1)DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION – Sundays at 7 and 7:30 p.m. ET beginning May 30 – NEW EPISODES

Sav and Anya have been planning for their Spring Formal for as long as they can remember. That’s until Sav’s parents announce that their family friends the Hassans are coming for a visit that night and are bringing their daughter Farrah – Sav’s maybe-possible-future wife. Unable to come clean with Anya, Sav digs himself deeper trying to please his family. Will Sav go to prom with Anya? Or is the girl his parents chose for him the solution to all his troubles?

HICCUPS – Mondays at 8 p.m. ET beginning June 7 – NEW EPISODES

Continuing on HICCUPS, Millie (Nancy Robertson) is jealous of Stan’s (Brent Butt) new client and Crystal (Emily Perkins) tries to sabotage Anna’s (Paula Rivera) opportunity to become “the dirty duchess”.

DAN FOR MAYOR – Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET beginning June 7 – NEW EPISODES

As the election draws nearer, Dan gets embroiled in a potential career-ending muffin issue. Meanwhile, campaign manager Jeff (Paul Bates) is in trouble at his own employment. Toronto Mayor David Miller makes a cameo appearance.

COMEDY NOW! – Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET beginning June 12 – NEW SEASON

Entering its 12th season, this hilarious all-Canadian, star-making stand-up series has won awards all over North America. A TV calling card for comedic success, COMEDY NOW! has featured some of Canada’s most successful comedians, including Brent Butt, Jeremy Hotz, Harland Williams, Shaun Majumder, Gavin Crawford, Gerry Dee, Nikki Payne, Roman Danylo and Russell Peters. Starring in the all-new 12th season are Ian Bagg, Dylan Rhymer, Dave Hemstad, JP Mass, Allyson Smith, Darcy Michael, Debra DiGiovanni, Ivan Decker, Kelly Taylor, Nick Beaton, Dana Alexander, Tyler Hawkins, Trent McClellan and Simon King.

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Sanctuary

Sanctuary season 2 DVD released June 15

From a media release:

This June, return to the fantastical world of Sanctuary, the trailblazing series following Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping, Stargate SG-1) on her quest to study and protect the extraordinary and legendary creatures that secretly live among us. Sanctuary: The Complete Second Season” which earned a 2009 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, will make its DVD and Blu-Ray debut as loaded 4-Disc Collector´s Sets.

New faces, amazing places, bigger myths and greater surprises abound in the new DVD installment of this top-rated, fan favorite series. And, as befitting one of TV’s most innovative programs–a show filmed almost entirely on green screen, shot with RED Camera Digital Technology that records at 4x the resolution of standard HD–Sanctuary: The Complete Second Season includes an arsenal of exclusive extras including: audio commentaries on all 13 episodes with cast and crew including Amanda Tapping, creator Damian Kindler, director Martin Wood and more; multiple making-of featurettes; a Robin Dunne Video Diary; an outtakes/bloopers reel; international promos/trailers and a Blu-ray exclusive – an interactive green screen on select episodes. Run-time is 585 minutes plus extras.

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Dragons' Den

Dragons’ Den unveils best “Greenvention”

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From a media release:

CBC-TV’s DRAGONS’ DEN AND SUNCHIPS UNEARTH CANADA’S BEST GREENVENTION ON SPECIAL EPISODE, JUNE 7 AT 8 P.M.

  • Winning Eco-preneur walks away $100,000 richer

After months of auditions and over 600 hundred applications, DRAGONS’ DEN and Frito Lay Canada’s SunChips brand unveil the finalists for Canada’s best Greenvention in a special one-hour episode of DRAGONS’ DEN airing Monday, June 7 at 8 p.m. on CBC Television. Three of the best, brightest and greenest entrepreneurs present their business ideas to the Dragons. Only one industrious pitcher walks away with $100,000, courtesy of SunChips, and the title of Canada’s top eco-preneur.

Inspired by the SunChips brands’ Greenvention, the World’s First 100% compostable chip bag, and a year-over-year trend of eco-preneurial pitchers vying for the Dragons’ attention on DRAGONS’ DEN, the Greenvention call for applications began Monday, March 1 and came to a close on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. DRAGONS’ DEN producers, alongside guest green judge Rick Smith of Environmental Defense Canada, carefully reviewed all applications. The top three Greenvention finalists are:

  • Wellington, BC native Peter Roosen’s Veggie Plastic, a plastic molding made from vegetable oil and recycled drywall
  • Maple Ridge, BC native Andrea Gregg’s Nursery Natural Baby Wipes, a 100 per cent organic and biodegradable baby wipe solution
  • Toronto, ON native Leigh Meadows’ Smart Hanger, a recyclable hanger made of cardboard

DRAGONS’ DEN is hosted by Dianne Buckner and features Dragons Arlene Dickinson, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O’Leary, Jim Treliving and W. Brett Wilson. DRAGONS’ DEN is one of the top-rated Canadian-produced reality television shows in the country. Recently, the March 17 season finale drew an audience of 2.15 million viewers.

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