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CTV drums up drama

Fall schedule includes new pickups Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots and the offbeat Pushing Daises. Corner Gas, Robson Arms and Whistler return, but no sign of Jeff Ltd.

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Shaw attacks CTF again

CTF chair says he’s ‘perplexed and surprised’ following angry letter from Alberta cable boss Jim Shaw

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Pirates arrives behind Shrek and Spidey

The Buena Vista swashbuckler arrived last week with the softest opening of May’s three tentpole releases, earning $11.9 million

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Hanks project eyeing Prairies

Calgary and Manitoba are both in line to host shooting for the big-budget Universal western Boone’s Lick, starring Tom Hanks and Julianne Moore

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Pirate Master sails to strong start

Latest Mark Burnett reality plays well with key demographic, though it trails So You Think You Can Dance

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Oda and Bernier deliver anti-piracy bill

Tories propose two to five years in prison for camcording a movie, but will the long-delayed bill pass before Parliament goes on summer vacation?

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Cut creatives some slack on taxes, says MP

Toronto-area NDPer Peggy Nash wants directors, writers and other artists to be able to average their incomes over several years, to offset the ups and downs of the industry

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Geminis trump Corner Gas at 2007 Leos

Fido takes five wins including sound, makeup and visual effects, but loses best feature to Everything’s Gone Green

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Poko takes top ACT award

Annual prizes for children’s programming also cheer This is Emily Yeung with two wins

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Tories promise anti-piracy bill

Long-awaited legislation aimed at camcorder pirates due to appear in Parliament on Friday, following meeting between Harper and Schwarzenegger

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Hockey down for CBC, up for RDS

Ratings for the first two games of the Stanley Cup final are down 5% from last year in English Canada, while the numbers in Quebec have jumped 20%

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Christal boosts Severance

The British-made horror-comedy arrives on 20 screens from Christal Films, in lockstep with its U.S. debut and the wide release of the Kevin Costner thriller Mr. Brooks