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“This is a diverse group of dynamic industry leaders with extensive experience within the beef industry,” states CBIN Chair and CBBC President David Sibbald. “I am excited to engage with these well-respected industry leaders to collectively deliver the value proposition potential that CBIN can provide to all sectors of the Canadian beef industry.” The Canadian Beef Improvement Network is a collaborative initiative led by the CBBC, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), focused on unifying and simplifying genetic data collection, unlocking the value of genetic information and advancing the adoption of innovative genetic technologies for the benefit of all sectors of the beef production system.
21 Black Futures a series of monologues by Black writers starring Black actors which Calgary arts and theatre critic Jenna Shummoogum said is vital to overcoming the overrepresentation of white actors in Canadian theatre.
And a recent wave of transgender representation in the media including Canadian photographer Wynne Neilly s Time magazine photo of Elliot Page is beginning to challenge
conventional beauty norms in the face of alarming rates of hate crimes against gender-diverse people.
Even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of representation, tweeting that we should continue to #SeekMore representation in the stories on our screens, after
Kim s Convenience left the air.
How to Buy a Baby Picked Up By Warner Bros. International Television Production For Global
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Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has swooped for global distribution rights to International Emmy-nominated series “How to Buy a Baby.”
The digital original from Canadian public broadcaster CBC is produced by Toronto-based LoCo Motion Pictures and follows a couple struggling to conceive a baby. The series, created by Wendy Litner, provides a voyeuristic view of a marriage under pressure and shows just how much suffering a couple will endure for a child.
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The format has already been adapted in Sweden by WBITVP, with season 1 of locally titled “Alla Utom Vi” (Everyone Except Us) having premiered on Sweden’s Discovery Plus platform in February as a 10 x 22′ series. A second season has also been commissioned.
Schitt’s Creek icon Moira Rose once said that awards season is her favourite season and it seems there was a good reason.
Once again, the beloved Canadian sitcom earned the most nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced on March 30. The final season of the series earned an impressive 22 nominations, appearing in just about every category you can imagine.
Schitt’s Creek is up for best comedy series and best writing (Dan Levy, for the finale), while Eugene and Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire and Noah Reid all received acting nods just to name a few.