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Monday, July 25
• LONDON 2012: This Wednesday, London 2012 celebrates the one year countdown to the opening ceremony of the Games; CTV’s Brian Williams reveals how Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will deliver the most compelling stories of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
• OLYMPIC DRESSAGE: Continuing the Olympic theme Beverly Thomson gets a lesson in the Equestrian discipline of Dressage with the help from London 2012 Canadian Dressage hopeful Victoria Winter.
• JUSTIN HINES: This inspirational Canadian singer-songwriter who has Larsen’s Syndrome – a rare genetic joint disorder – is set to release his new album titled Days To Recall (Aug. 2) and this morning he performs the single “Tell Me I’m Wrong”.
Tuesday, July 26
• OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN: Sebastian Coe was a British middle distance track athlete, winning gold in the 1500m and silver in the 800m at both the Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 Game and he is the Chair of The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Today Seamus O’Regan gets a progress report from the man in charge of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
• NEVER TOO EARLY: Kailee Hoadley is a 6-year-old who has now illustrated her 6th children’s book, I Know I Can. Her mother Elizabeth is the author and both are in studio today to talk about the process of mother and daughter collaboration that prove it’s never too soon to put pen to paper
• DON’T WASTE IT: Find out how to make a feast out of the odds and ends in the fridge and cut down on food waste.
Wednesday, July 27
• OLYMPIC CANOE/KAYAK: Today marks the beginning of the one year countdown to until London 2010 and Seamus O’Regan gets in the Olympic spirit with a kayak lesson from Canadian sprint kayaker Adam Van Koeverden who is a three time Olympic Medallist in the sport.
• DOMINIC COOPER: This British born actor plays former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s oldest son Uday’s in The Devil’s Double. Based on a true story of an army lieutenant (Latif Yahia) who was forced to become the body double for Hussein’s oldest son or have his family condemned to death. Cooper talks to CANADA AM about playing this dark double role.
• CN TOWER EDGEWALK: Seamus O’Regan and Jeff Hutcheson get their adrenalin pumping this morning trying out the new EdgeWalk experience which involves a full circle of the CN Tower’s main pod, hands-free, on a five feet ledge suspended 1168 feet above the ground.
• SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA: Two more dancers go home Tuesday night, leaving 16 finalists chasing the title of Canada’s Favourite Dancer (Season 4). The two eliminated dancers chat with CANADA AM this morning about their experience on the show and what’s they’re going to do next.
Thursday, July 28
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS & JAYMA MAYES: These two actors get “Smurfed” in the 3D animation meets real life action – Smurfs: The Movie. They take time out to talk to CANADA AM about how the little blue characters turn their lives upside down.
• IT’S NEVER TOO LATE: Laurie Lewis is making her literary debut at the age of 80. In her new memoir, Little Comrades, she writes of growing up in a Communist family in Calgary, during the depression and her artist mother’s misadventures in New York.
• TERRI CLARK: She’s just released her new album called Roots and Wings and this morning she performs the first single “Northern Girl” on the CANADA AM Soundstage.
Friday, July 29
• RYAN GOSLING: Film critic Richard Crouse, interviews the Canadian actor who stars in the new romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love as a ladies’ man who teaches Steve Carell’s character how to get his game back while his marriage is unraveling.
• MOVIE REVIEWS: Film Friday continues with film critic, Richard Crouse reviewing Smurfs:The Movie, and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
• SUMMER GRILLIN’: Grilling expert Brad Smoliak cooks up feast for CANADA AM’s hosts this morning.
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