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In the news: Air Farce returns for New Year’s Eve

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

  • ‘Royal Canadian Air Farce’ returns
    “Last New Year’s Eve, the Royal Canadian Air Farce was grounded after 16 seasons on CBC-TV and an even longer run on radio. The seven-member comedy troupe disbanded, props and sets were donated and sold, and the chicken cannon was corked and decommissioned. So how hard was it to get airborne again?” Read more.
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In the news: A look ahead at new Canadian shows

From Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press:

  • ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ prepping comebacks
    “A new year, a new batch of TV shows to savour. There may be a chill in the air, but things are heating up on the tube as several new Canadian series prepare to launch in early 2010. From the long-awaited return of the Kids in The Hall to a sexy adaptation of the Giller Prize-winning book “Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures” to a potty-mouthed Jason Priestley, there are plenty of homegrown series on tap for those snowed-in nights.” Read more.
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Republic of Doyle

Republic of Doyle premieres January 6 on CBC

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From a media release:

REPUBLIC OF DOYLE WEDNESDAYS AT 9 ON CBC-TV, PREMIERING JAN 6

  • “Trouble is his business. And business is good.”

Meet Jake Doyle – rogue, charmer, drinker, brawler, emotionally immature and unavailable… and the handsome, P.I. hero of REPUBLIC OF DOYLE, a new one-hour dramatic series premiering on CBC Television on Wednesday, January 6 at 9 p.m.

Doyle (Allan Hawco, ZOS: Zone of Separation, H20) is a new breed of private investigator, cracking cases – and the occasional head – in the contemporary St. John’s, Newfoundland. His hometown is changing in a big way, transforming from a small seaport to a booming oil town, and where there’s cash, there’s trash – and lots of it. With his father/partner-in-crime-solving, Malachy Doyle (Sean McGinley, Michael Collins, Braveheart), by his side, Jake is ready to take on whatever mystery turns up on the Doyle doorstep.

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Heartland

In the news: Heartland renewal, Christmas movie

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From Canwest News Service:

  • CBC’s Heartland to be renewed for a 4th season
    “Heartland, the drama about a ranching family in Alberta that has grown into one of Canadian TV’s most popular and enduring dramas, has been renewed for a fourth season, according to sources working on the production. And in a piece of news sure to send many more exclamation marks to the website, a Heartland Christmas movie is also in the works, to air next year.” Read more.
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