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For those who may have blinked and missed me as a background extra this week on Murdoch Mysteries, here’s a little something extra. The historical drama returned for a fifth season Wednesday night in Canada and drew just 385,000 on City opposite Game Four of the Stanley Cup finals. Who the heck is scheduling these

Gertie meets man from Lenscrafters DAWSON CITY, YUKON–There still is gold in Dawson City, say the locals. But there’s a surprising amount of silver, too.At least there was Tuesday night at “Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall,” Canada’s oldest casino. As in silver-haired tourists, mostly American, who apparently flock to the place in the summer months.Gertie

WHITEHORSE, YUKON–Usually when I do my weekly radio chat with Scott Thompson he’s on Hamilton’s CHML AM900. Monday, however, Scott was working the evening shift over at Corus sister station AM640 in Toronto. So you’d think I would go talk to him in person in the studio, right? Wrong Arctic Char breath.Monday was a travel