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Craving a Trudonut? How about a Justin Beaver Tail? We present some ‘Canadian icon’ doughnut suggestions for Tim Hortons
When Canadian actor Jason Priestley, playing himself, said on the U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother that he had proudly crammed a Timbit into a strawberry vanilla doughnut, Tim Hortons responded with a fake ad for “The Priestley.” The National Post‘s Steve Murray takes a look at what other Canadians, and Canadian institutions, could be likewise honoured with their own delicious doughnut.
Scott Stinson: Layton biopic is catnip for the anti-CBC lions
The announcement that CBC is working on a Jack Layton biographical movie is sure to ruffle a few feathers on the right. Steve Murray looks at the worse-case scenarios for CBC movies on Layton AND Stephen Harper through the magic of made-up movie posters.
CBC to cut 650 jobs over three years in wake of federal budget
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is cutting 650 jobs — including 475 this year — and will begin to run ads on CBC Radio in the wake of a $115-million reduction in annual funds from the federal government.
Gary Clement’s week in review for March 25-31, 2012
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Is Don Cherry not suit-able for CBC anymore?
As the network prepares to negotiate a new contract with the National Hockey League, there are reports that league officials are putting significant pressure on the network to overhaul Hockey Night in Canada and muzzle the colourful commentator.(Photos: National Post/Getty Images/Postmedia News)
Rick Mercer’s rants damaging anti-graffiti cause: Mississauga councillor
Mississauga is grappling with a rise in graffiti on city property, and one councillor blames an unlikely culprit: CBC comedian Rick Mercer.
Councillor Katie Mahoney says Mr. Mercer’s famous rants along Toronto’s graffiti alley, an area specially designated for that use, has damaged the anti-graffiti cause.
“Rick Mercer needs to know that he’s not doing anybody any good with his rants down the graffiti-tagged alley,” Ms. Mahoney fumed during a city council meeting Wednesday, suggesting the Mercer rants may have unintentionally encouraged the spread of graffiti throughout Canada. (Photo: The Rick Mercer Report/CBC)
Honourable Mentions: Scott Stinson’s fall TV scorecard
After a fall season in which the most successful new show involved the reunion of Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, perhaps it is not surprising that among the Top 5 programs in the first week of December was an airing of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Three other Top 5 shows were related to NFL football. As a species, we are creatures of habit. Herewith, a few awards (both deserved and dubious) for this fall’s TV season.
Samantha Bee’s line for the border
For quadruple threat Samantha Bee (that would be comedian, actor, writer and Daily Show mirth-maker), guest-starring on CBC’s new sitcom Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays not only gave her the opportunity to work with an old friend, but to also return to her Canadian comedy roots.
Don Cherry said something offensive? Whaaaaaaaat? Photo: Mark Blinch/Reuters
![Being Erica and the relatability of regret Every fall brings new TV series with premises that are so contrived as to seem impossible to sustain. A young woman moves to the Hamptons with the intent of killing the rich folk who framed her father (Revenge). A lady arrives in a small town and learns that everyone in it is also a fairy tale character in an alternate world (Once Upon a Time). Eddie Cibrian tries to be Don Draper (The Playboy Club).I would bet that, four years ago, Being Erica sounded equally implausible: young woman deals with emotional problems by seeing a therapist who can make her travel through time to relive the past. I might have hurt myself rolling my eyes at that one.And yet, the CBC drama began its fourth season Monday night. It is seen in 160 countries. By any television yardstick, it has been a considerable success. For a Canadian-made drama, it is a smash.“I’ll be honest, I had my doubts when I first started. What’s the longevity of this? Where can this really go?” says Erin Karpluk, who plays the time-travelling title character. “But [co-star] Michael Riley describes it as lightning in a bottle.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls73gnE9Mq1qze0z6o1_1280.jpg)
Being Erica and the relatability of regret
Every fall brings new TV series with premises that are so contrived as to seem impossible to sustain. A young woman moves to the Hamptons with the intent of killing the rich folk who framed her father (Revenge). A lady arrives in a small town and learns that everyone in it is also a fairy tale character in an alternate world (Once Upon a Time). Eddie Cibrian tries to be Don Draper (The Playboy Club).
I would bet that, four years ago, Being Erica sounded equally implausible: young woman deals with emotional problems by seeing a therapist who can make her travel through time to relive the past. I might have hurt myself rolling my eyes at that one.
And yet, the CBC drama began its fourth season Monday night. It is seen in 160 countries. By any television yardstick, it has been a considerable success. For a Canadian-made drama, it is a smash.
“I’ll be honest, I had my doubts when I first started. What’s the longevity of this? Where can this really go?” says Erin Karpluk, who plays the time-travelling title character. “But [co-star] Michael Riley describes it as lightning in a bottle.”
Culture Club: Essex County’s exile
Last week Terry Fallis’ novel The Best Laid Plans won Canada Reads. The real buzz, however, surrounded treatment of Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel, Essex County; the first graphic novel ever to appear on CBC’s annual battle of the books, it was was unceremoniously dismissed by the panel on the first day of voting. But should we really be that surprised?
Don Cherry challenged to on-air debate on Afghan war
A Vancouver-based group is challenging Don Cherry to a debate on Coach’s Corner to offset criticism that the fiery commentator is using Hockey Night in Canada to promote militarism and the war in Afghanistan. Hockey Fans for Peace plans to rally outside the HNIC broadcast of Saturday night’s Vancouver Canucks game against the Detroit Red Wings at Rogers Arena in Vancouver to make the point that hockey fans have the democratic right to speak out against the war in Afghanistan.
Like it or not, Don Cherry emerges as ‘political force’: While the sight of that trademark flashy sports jacket and high-collared shirt in Toronto city hall council chambers struck some as inappropriate, academics who have studied Cherry say it represents a logical progression. “He’s a political force, he’s got political views. Some people find those views amusing or appealing, and some people find him insulting.”
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