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In the news: Little Mosque on the Prairie’s diversity message

From the Calgary Herald:

  • Little Mosque hits road with diversity message
    “Darling, along with series creator Zarqa Nawaz, producer Michael Snook and actors Manoj Sood and Sheila McCarthy, are hitting the road for the Canadian Road Show, a screening tour that hits Calgary on Thursday, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television along with Heritage Canada.” Read more.
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Tonight: New Flashpoint on CTV

dillon.jpg9 p.m. – FLASHPOINT – “Between Heartbeats” – ALL-NEW EPISODE

Ed’s (Hugh Dillon) at the tail end of a long and brutal shift and looking forward to some much needed time off.  But Petar Tomasic (Danijel Mandic, PLAYMAKERS), son of the man Ed shot at First York Plaza and a war-trained sniper in his own right, has other plans for him. Petar lures them to a downtown public square, where he waits with a sniper rifle and one goal – to kill the man who “murdered” his father.  Now the Team must hunt down the deadliest gunman they’ve ever faced.

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Shaw Rocket Prize finalists named

From a media release:

INTERNATIONAL JURY SELECTS FOUR OUTSTANDING CANADIAN PROGRAMS FOR YOUTHS AND FAMILIES AS FINALISTS FOR THE $50,000 SHAW ROCKET PRIZE

The 2009 Shaw Rocket Prize recognises this year’s best Canadian television programming targeted to youths (13-17) and families.

Jury members Adina Pitt, Vice President, Content Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Cartoon Network and Boomerang; Bob Higgins, Head of Creative, W!LDBRAIN; Deirdre Brennan, Director of Programming, Nickelodeon Australia; and Geoffrey Goodwin, Head of BBC Switch, made the announcement at a reception held today during the 10th Annual KidScreen Summit in New York City.

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In the news: Trey Anthony of Da Kink in My Hair

From Tamara Shephard of Inside Toronto:

  • smallActress still in disbelief over own success
    “Standing in a Toronto subway station this week next to the poster of her Gemini award-winning TV series still makes Trey Anthony do a double take. ‘Da Kink in My Hair follows the lives of a group of women who let their hair down in more ways than one and discuss love, life and everything in between at Letty’s, a vibrant, bustling hair salon in Toronto’s Caribbean community.” Read more.
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Wednesday Ratings: Being Erica, The Week The Women Went

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From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

  • Being Moved Didn’t Help Being Erica
    “Despite a massive promotional campaign, a new night didn’t add any bounce to Being Erica. The CBC fantasy/drama drew 531,000 last night, it’s smallest audience yet (according to BBM/NMR overnight estimates). Worse, only 194,000 of those viewers were in the 25-54-year-old demo.” Read more.
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