International hit 'Degrassi' returns for sixth season

Updated Mon. Nov. 27 2006 9:30 AM ET Canadian Press TORONTO — Linda Schuyler still recalls in astonishment the rock-star reception the young cast of “Degrassi: The Next Generation” received during a visit to Manhattan earlier this year. The venue was New York City’s Hard Rock Cafe, and hundreds of people showed up to meet…

Triple Threat

by: Raju Mudhar Nov. 26, 2006. 01:00 AM, Toronto Star At first glance, Degrassi, the inner workings of an anim convention, and the origins of the Hudson’s Bay Co. have little in common. But this afternoon, all three come together at a comic book signing at the Toronto Reference Library. Organized by stalwart local comics…

Degrassi does a good job of growing up

ANDREW RYAN The kids of Degrassi: The Next Generation have seen heartaches by the number and troubles by the score. Over five seasons, the Degrassi players have survived teen pregnancy, eating disorders, same-gender snogging and STDs transmitted through oral sex. And repeated visits from Kevin Smith. Teenage wasteland has been difficult. And those were The…