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In the news: The Border on child soldiers

From Bruce DeMara of the Toronto Star:

  • Episode of The Border turns actors into activists
    ” In a world where children are routinely pressed into service as soldiers and forced to commit atrocities, two actors guest-starring on tonight’s episode of The Border come at the issue from perspectives an ocean apart. Bayo Akinfemi, 38, who came to Canada as a refugee from Nigeria, said the issue of child soldiers is one all Canadians need to understand better. Isaiah Grant, a life-long Hamilton native, said playing a part in The Border opened his eyes to the ongoing genocide in Sudan and the role thousands of child soldiers play in the conflict.” Read more.
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Corner Gas episode 3 review

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From Randy Harrison at 411mania:

  • Tales From Dog River 02.16.08: Corner Gas – Episode Three
    “Dog River is all abuzz over the new Pilates class, but not everyone is happy about it. Hank and Brent are locked in a bitter dispute over Brent’s “shirt powers” and Oscar finds a way to show off his superior craftsmanship. All of this and more in the latest edition of Tales From Dog River as we look at “Pilates Twist”.” Read more.
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ReGenesis returns March 2

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From a media release:

A NEW WAVE OF BIOLOGICAL THREATS MARK THE FOURTH AND FINAL SEASON OF REGENESIS

The award-winning bio-thriller takes its final bow beginning Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. PT

Astral Media’s The Movie Network (eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (western Canada) present the final 13 episodes of the Gemini award-winning Canadian original drama series ReGenesis, premiering Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. ET on The Movie Network and 9 p.m. PT on Movie Central.

ReGenesis continues to follow a team of scientists, virologists and researchers who work together at the fictional NorBAC (North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission) lab, facing the baffling and often lethal global consequences of advanced biotechnology. In the premiere episode of season four, Bob (Dmitry Chepovetsky) is put into a medically-induced coma to reduce the risk of infection resulting from the brain surgery he underwent at the end of season three; David (Peter Outerbridge) and Carlos (Conrad Pla) investigate a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that’s killing Mexico’s Zapatista revolutionaries; and Rachel (Wendy Crewson) and Mayko (Mayko Nguyen) travel to a farming community where citizens are suffering horrific injuries due to an inability to feel pain.

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