Next Week on CANADA AM – Billy Dee Williams, Bret Hart, DeMarre Carroll, HIGHWAY THRU HELL, and MORE…

For Immediate Release – August 28, 2015 Watch Beverly Thomson, Marci Ien, and Jeff Hutcheson on CANADA AM, weekdays beginning at 6 a.m. ET on CTV, CTV News Channel, the CTV GO app, the CTV News GO app, and on the CTV Mobile channel on Bell Mobile TV. Visit CANADA AM online at www.canadaam.ctvnews.ca for full episodes, top stories, CANADA AM extras, daily show info, featured recipes, book reviews, and contributor gift ideas. Viewers can also watch the best of the week’s segments with a special weekly episode, airing Saturdays at 8 a.m. ET.                                                             Monday, Aug. 31

• Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: Hailing from the first family of pro-wrestling, retired professional wrestler, Bret “Hitman” Hart joins CANADA AM to talk about his work with March of Dimes Canada, his incredible career, and life after wrestling.
• Extreme Learning: DAILY PLANET co-hosts Ziya Tong and Dan Riskin preview the world’s most powerful, outrageous, “must-see” machines in the Season 21 premiere on Discovery.
• Fashionable Season: E!’s Tyrone “T-rex” Edwards, host of CELEBRITY STYLE STORY shares fashions do’s and don’ts for today’s hottest celebrities and dishes out Season 2 sneak peeks.

Tuesday, Sept. 1

• Berry Tasty: Canadian-born best-selling author and trainer-to-the-stars, Harley Pasternak shares the best smoothie recipes to start the day right.
• Making Airwaves: Canadian country music artist and Juno Award-winner, Brett Kissel performs his new single Airwaves on the AM
• Closure is Not an Option: Star and producer of Discovery hit series HIGHWAY THRU HELL, Jamie Davis and Mark Miller, join AM in-studio to share sneak peeks of the new challenges and bigger wrecks Season 4 of this #1 series has to offer.

Wednesday, Sept. 2

• A Survivor’s Personal Truths: Winnipeg teen, Rinelle Harper was brutally assaulted and left to nearly die next to a frigid river in November, 2014. Today, the brave survivor and her mother Julie share their story in an exclusive interview with Marci Ien.
• We The North: DeMarre Carroll, Toronto Raptors’ newly signed starting forward joins CANADA AM in-studio to discuss his future with Toronto and his hopes for the new season.

Thursday, Sept. 3

• #altheacamefirst: Film producer and cinematographer Rex Miller shares his upcoming PBS documentary Althea, about the life and achievements of Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to play at (and win) Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
• The Power of Optimism: Life is Good brand founders and brothers Bert and John Jacobs, share their inspiring new novel of wisdom, Life is Good: The Book that follows their personal and professional journeys, all while revealing the 10 key “superpowers” readers need to live their best lives.
• Nice to Meat You: BBQ expert Naz Cavallaro grills up some Labour Day long weekend menu ideas to create the ultimate summer farewell gathering.

Friday, Sept. 4

• Lando’s Silent Poetry: Exploring the architecture of dreams and emotions, iconic actor Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars) shares his ”Impressions/Expression” in an upcoming art exhibit at Liss Gallery in Toronto.