APTN’s Tribal Police Files: Steve Sxwithul’txw previews Season 2

New season, new location. After its first season focused on the  Stl’atl’imx Nation in the Lillooet region of British Columbia, director and producer Steve Sxwithul’txw brought Tribal Police Files to Ontario, spotlighting the Rama Police Service. The 13-episode second season—broadcast Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. ET on APTN—once again captures the lives of not just the … Continue reading APTN’s Tribal Police Files: Steve Sxwithul’txw previews Season 2

Hudson & Rex’s Mayko Nguyen: “It’s equal parts dog, and equal parts us.”

The film and television business is truly a unique one. A project can seem dead in the water and then, suddenly, months later it’s up and running. Likewise, an audition that seemed to go nowhere can just as easily return. The latter occurred with Mayko Nguyen. After having what she felt was a great audition … Continue reading Hudson & Rex’s Mayko Nguyen: “It’s equal parts dog, and equal parts us.”

Hudson & Rex’s Justin Kelly: “I get to really play with these quirks”

I first became aware of Justin Kelly’s work back in 2015 when he was part of the ensemble cast of YTV’s cancelled-way-too-soon family drama Open Heart, playing a sarcastic scamp named Wes. Followed by roles on Citytv’s Between and Space’s Wynonna Earp, Kelly has returned to his old Citytv stomping grounds on Hudson & Rex. … Continue reading Hudson & Rex’s Justin Kelly: “I get to really play with these quirks”

Hudson & Rex’s Kevin Hanchard: “This guy felt different, and it felt right”

Kevin Hanchard has played a lot of authority figures, including doctors, lawyers and police officers. Many police officers, on such shows as, most recently, Orphan Black, Cardinal and Cavendish. Hanchard can currently be seen on Hudson & Rex, Citytv’s human-canine cop drama, portraying Superintendent Donovan. But unlike the officers he has played in the past, Hanchard … Continue reading Hudson & Rex’s Kevin Hanchard: “This guy felt different, and it felt right”

Jann: Deborah Grover on Nora’s journey and the “universal story” of Alzheimer’s disease

“Just breathe.” That was the advice Deborah Grover gave Jann Arden when they began filming CTV’s Jann in Calgary last fall. Singer-songwriter Arden is an experienced stage performer with enviable comedic ability, but toplining a TV series—and all the line memorization and mark-hitting that goes with it—is new to her. Grover, who plays Arden’s mother … Continue reading Jann: Deborah Grover on Nora’s journey and the “universal story” of Alzheimer’s disease