There are no tougher media markets in Canada than Montreal. Sure, Toronto gets all the attention, but figuring out how to attract and capture a diverse, metropolitan population of over 3.8 million that speaks primarily both French and English is not easy. CTV’s Todd van der Heyden, the co-anchor of Montreal’s top-rated English local TV newscast, certainly understands the challenges of the market, and has thrived there.

The Red Baron, chronicles the WWI heroics of Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, the infamous “Red Baron.” Directed by German Nikolai Muellerschoen and filmed in English, the Red Baron opens in Toronto On March 12th. I recently caught up with one of the movie’s stars, Til Schweiger, who we recently saw playing the good German in Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning Inglourious Basterds.

Genie Award-nominated actress Liane Balaban stars in the made-for-TV movie Abroad, based on the love life of Globe and Mail columnist Leah McLaren. Popjournalism spoke with Balaban about her latest role, her thoughts on the potential for a series, and what lies ahead.

Canadian expat and Globe and Mail columnist Leah McLaren caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic when she wrote about the British dating scene in a magazine feature, referring to men there are drunks, fearful of women and repressed homosexuals.

Toronto-born actor and ‘80s heartthrob Corey Haim has died in California. Haim was found dead at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental drug overdose in his mother’s apartment according to the LAPD. An autopsy is scheduled to determine cause of death.