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In the news: Lorne Cardinal of Corner Gas

From R.M. Vaughn of the Globe and Mail:

  • From Dog River to a Palace all his own
    “After five seasons playing the long-suffering, sarcastic police captain Davis Quinton on the international hit comedy Corner Gas, (Lorne) Cardinal made an abrupt U-turn and starred in the bizarre, hyper-paranoid sci-fi short Palace (making its world premiere at Toronto’s imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival this weekend). So much for type-casting.” Read more.
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Canwest commissions 4 new drama pilots

From a media release:

The Guard, Rent- A- Goalie, Billable Hours, Howie Do It, Kenny vs. Spenny, ‘da Kink In My Hair, Bob & Doug, Producing Parker, The Best Years, Project Runway Canada… and that is just the ‘sample’ list of the ‘best in Canadian show’ tradition at Canwest.

Building on that pedigree, the broadcaster announced the commissioning of four new drama pilots today.

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The Guard returns with cast changes

From a media release:

“The Guard” – Global Television’s Hit Original Series Returns to Primetime

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 – 10PM ET/PT

  • ROGER CROSS (“24”) AND GEMINI NOMINEE SONYA SOLOMAA (“DURHAM COUNTY”) JOIN HIGH CALIBRE ENSEMBLE CAST
  • CANADIAN DRAMA SERIES NOW SOLD IN OVER 30 TERRITORIES AND COUNTING

Following its impressive debut as the number one new Original drama series of last Spring*, Global’s The Guard makes its highly anticipated return to primetime with an all-new instalment of 15 episodes.
 
Premiering October 29 – 10pm ET/PT, The Guard completes the network’s already robust Wednesday night line-up of fan favourites Bones (8pm) and NCIS (9pm).

The Guard

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