For Immediate Release – October 8, 2015

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Monday, Oct. 12

• Thanksgiving Special: Bev Thomson, Marci Ien, and Jeff Hutcheson celebrate the holiday!

Tuesday, Oct. 13

• Fitness 101: CANADA AM fitness expert Libby Norris shares common exercise mistakes to avoid while working out in the gym including posture and basic techniques to ensure workouts are safe and effective.
• Chef Mark McEwan: CANADA AM welcomes Chef Mark McEwan to the kitchen for an interactive cooking segment using world-class ingredients to create recipes from the best of Canada and New Zealand.
• DOWNTON Parody: Acclaimed impressionist and actor Luke Kempner (DOWNTON ABBEY) visits the CANADA AM studio to talk about the challenges in mastering his solo performance in Upside Downton, a parody of the beloved television drama.

Wednesday, Oct.14

• Goosebumps: Author L. Stine joins CANADA AM to discuss the upcoming movie adaptation of his best-selling children’s horror series, Goosebumps, staring Jack Black.
• CODE BLACK: Ben Hollingsworth (MOTIVE) and Bonnie Somerville (The Ugly Truth) sit down with Marci Ien to talk about CTV’s new medical drama CODE BLACK.
• Mohamed Fahmy: The award-winning journalist jailed in Cairo for more than 400 days is finally in Canada. Fahmy gets candid when sitting down with CANADA AM for an intimate interview about his harrowing experience.

Thursday, Oct. 15

• Room: CANADA AM recaps Marci Ien’s one-on-one interview with Brie Larson about her starring role in Room, the highly anticipated thriller featured at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
• HTGAWM Secrets: Charlie Weber answers burning questions about his character Frank Delfino from CTV’s HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, and reveals jaw-dropping sneak peeks from the second season with Marci Ien.
• Tornado Chasers: After an incredibly successful 2014 tornado chasing season, professional tornado hunters Greg Johnson, Ricky Forbes, and Chris Chittick join CANADA AM to share their quest for one-of-a-kind footage of the world’s most violent storms in the new season of TORNADO HUNTERS.

Friday, Oct. 16

• Elizabeth May: Continuing CANADA AM’s series with the federal leaders, Marci Ien and Bev Thomson sit down with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, as she fields questions from a live studio audience and viewers.
• Crime Tale: Waris Ahluwalia (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Ali Momen (SPACE RIDERS: DIVISION EARTH) share their journey filming Deepa Mehta’s Indo-Canadian crime drama, Beeba Boys.
• A Man’s Best Friend: Science journalist and author Arlene Weintraub chats about her new book Heal, outlining the vital role dogs play in finding a cure for cancer.