Strange Empire
''Strange Empire'' is a Canadian Western television series that aired on CBC Television in the 2014–15 television season. Created by Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik, the series is a serialized drama set in Janestown, near the Alberta-Montana border in the 1860s, in which three women band together for survival after their husbands are murdered. The cast includes Cara Gee, Melissa Farman and Tattiawna Jones. The first season began airing on 6 October 2014 and consists of 13 episodes. CBC cancelled the series in March 2015 after one season. ''Strange Empire'' was broadcast on LMN in the US and was renamed ''Strange Empire: Rise of the Women'', it premiered on May 29, 2015. Cast and characters * Cara Gee as Kat Loving, a Métis woman who loses her child and her husband and struggles to protect her surrogate family. * Melissa Farman as Rebecca Blithely, an autistic woman who was previously institutionalized and who now works as a doctor. * Tattiawna Jones as Isabelle Slotter, a madam wh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of fiction typically Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. The frontier is depicted in Western media as a sparsely populated hostile region patrolled by cowboys, Outlaw (stock character), outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock Gunfighter, gunslinger characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, manifest destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. Native Americans in the United States, Native American populations were often portrayed as averse foes or Savage ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Assigned Female At Birth
Sex assignment (also known as gender assignment) is the discernment of an infant's sex, typically made at birth based on an examination of the baby's external genitalia by a healthcare provider such as a midwife, nurse, or physician. In the vast majority of cases (99.95%), sex is assigned unambiguously at birth. However, in about 1 in 2000 births, the baby's genitalia may not clearly indicate male or female, necessitating additional diagnostic steps, and deferring sex assignment. In most countries the healthcare provider's determination, along with other details of the birth, is by law recorded on an official document and submitted to the government for later issuance of a birth certificate and for other legal purposes. The prevalence of intersex conditions, where a baby's sex characteristics do not conform strictly to typical definitions of male or female, ranges between 0.018% and 1.7%. While some intersex conditions result in genital ambiguity (approximately 0.02% to 0. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010s Canadian Drama Television Series
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numbe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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EOne Films
Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series. The company began on June 1, 1973 as the Canadian music distributor Records on Wheels Limited. After it was acquired by music retailer CD Plus, the company became ROW Entertainment; with its vice president of operations Darren Throop becoming president and CEO. ROW later acquired American music and home entertainment distributor Koch Entertainment. By 2007, the company—now known as Entertainment One—had begun to acquire other production companies and film distributors including Canadian distributors Les Films Séville and Alliance Films. By 2015, eOne had begun to expand its American operations, including investing in Amblin Partners, and acquiring a stake in The Mark Gordon Company. On December 30, 2019, eOne was acquired by American toy and entertainment company Ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laine MacNeil
Laine MacNeil (born October 28, 1996) is a Canadian actress. MacNeil made her motion picture debut at the age of 13, and is best known for her role as List of Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters#Patty Farrell, Patty Farrell in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series), Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' feature film franchise, which earned her five Young Artist Award nominations, including a win as 33rd Young Artist Awards#Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress, Best Young Supporting Actress in a Feature Film. Life and career MacNeil was born on October 28, 1996, in Surrey, British Columbia. She attended Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School. Her brother Donnie is also an actor. MacNeil began her acting career at a young age and appeared in her first significant film production in a non-negligible marginal role. In'' Mr. Troop Mom'' with all-rounder George Lopez in 2009, MacNeil had the role of the Kayla. The following year, MacNeil had her international breakthrough when sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's "newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and '' The Daily Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of '' The Toronto Mail'' and '' The Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's "newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, ''The Globe (Toronto newspaper), The Globe'' and ''The Daily Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and ''The Empire (Toronto), The Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gary Harvey (director)
Gary Harvey (born August 5, 1962) is a Canadian television director, writer and producer.Megan McAteer"Murdoch Mysteries director Gary Harvey finds power in being open about his invisible disability" CBC News CBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC ..., March 31, 2023. Awards References External links * Canadian television directors Canadian television producers Living people 1962 births {{Canada-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Will Waring
William Michael "Will" Waring is a camera operator and director, primarily for ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis''. He attended the Film Production course at the Theatre department of the University of British Columbia, where he developed the "WillyCam", a mechanical camera stabilisation device. His signature as a camera operator and director is to subtly include a pineapple in scenes. Waring also worked as a camera operator on the film, " A Dog's Breakfast" which served as the directorial debut for British-born Canadian actor, David Hewlett. Filmography Director *'' Travelers'' (multiple episodes, 2016- ) *''Echoes'' (2012 pilot; not yet picked up) *''Stargate Universe'' (3 episodes, 2009) *''Stargate Atlantis'' (15 episodes, 2006–2008) *''Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anne Wheeler
Anne Wheeler, OC, (born September 23, 1946) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer, and director. Biography Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of old friends to form a film collective. From 1975 to 1985 she worked for the NFB where she made her first feature film, ''A War Story'' (1981), which was about her father, Ben Wheeler and his time as a doctor in a P.O.W. camp during World War II. The war is a common theme in her work and she revisited it later in her films '' Bye Bye Blues'' (1989) and ''The War Between Us'' (1995). Her first non-NFB film was '' Loyalties'' in 1986. In addition to her films, Wheeler has directed episodes of ''Anne with an E'', ''Private Eyes'', '' Strange Empire'', ''The Romeo Section'', '' The Guard'', '' This Is Wonderland'', '' Da Vinci's Inquest'', and '' Cold ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Rohl
Michael Rohl is a Canadian TV director and producer. He has worked on '' Shadowhunters'', ''Smallville'', ''Supernatural'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', '' Andromeda'', ''Kyle XY'', and ''Reaper'' as well as many other programs. He and ex-wife, writer Jan Derbyshire, have a daughter, actress Kacey Rohl. Partial filmography * '' The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star'' (2021) * '' The Princess Switch: Switched Again'' (2020) * '' When Hope Calls'' (2019) * '' The Princess Switch'' (2018) * ''Chesapeake Shores'' (2017–2018) * '' Shadowhunters'' (TV series) (2017; 2019) * ''When Calls the Heart'' (2015–2021; 2024) * '' Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' (2014) * ''Helix'' (TV series) (2013) * '' Primeval: New World'' (TV series) (2012) * '' Continuum'' (2012) * '' Haven'' (TV series) (2010) * '' Defying Gravity'' (2009) * '' Impact'' TV miniseries (2009) * '' Angela's Eyes'' (TV series) (2007) * ''Reaper'' (2007) * ''Supernatural'' (2006-2012) * ''Smallville'' (200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leila Basen
Leila Basen (born 1955) is a Canadian film and television writer and producer, most noted as one of the writers of the 2006 comedy film '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop''. A graduate of York University, she began her career as a writer for the CBC Television sitcoms ''King of Kensington'' and ''Hangin' In''."TV scripts earn living for `housewife'". ''Montreal Gazette'', September 8, 1991. She later wrote the screenplays for films such as '' Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid'' and ''Killing 'em Softly''. balancing her writing career with her family life with theatre director Alexander Hausvater. She was predominantly a television writer thereafter, writing scripts for series such as ''Urban Angel'', ''Max Glick'', '' Street Legal'', ''Road to Avonlea'', ''African Skies'', ''Bob and Margaret'', '' Ready or Not'', '' Riverdale'', ''Emily of New Moon'' and '' Blackfly''. After ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' she returned to television, serving as a writer and producer on '' Heartland'', ''Strange Empire'' and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |