Toronto’s premiere literary festival, The Word on the Street, is coming up soon! And this year, voracious readers will be treated to a little bit of Degrassi… Join Degrassi co-creator Linda Schuyler, cast members Cassie Steele, Jake Goldsbie, and Stefan Brogren, along with author J. Torres and illustrator Ramn Prez as they discuss the upcoming…

Degrassi: Extra Credit blog, for sneak peeks at the upcoming series of graphic novels, behind-the scenes, and surprises along the way. Degrassi: Extra Credit – Volume One, at comics retailers and bookstores in November, from Fenn Publishing (Canada) and PocketBooks/Simon & Schuster (US).

I emailed WGBH Boston Home Video asking about the Sept 2006 release of Degrassi High. This is their response. Dear Mark, Thank you for your interest in WGBH. We always appreciate hearing from our viewers, listeners, and web site visitors. The release of Degrassi High on DVD, originally slated for September 2006, has been tentatively…

Degrassi’s Cassie Steele hosts sneak preview fashion shows at Centreville TORONTO, Aug. 15 /CNW/ – WHO: BRATZ, the fashion doll taking the world by storm, is launching BRATZ Couture(TM), a clothing line for kids with a passion for fashion! WHAT: BRATZ Weekend is a fantastic kids’ event that will unveil the glitzy BRATZ Couture line…

It’s been awhile since we posted news on the fourth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, but now we have some nice details on season 4 to share. As we said before, the set will be released on October 24, and will sell for $49.98 (Amazon is preselling it for $34.99). The 4 disc set…

By DAVID SILVERBERG Special to The CJN When I first hear Stacey Farber answer one of my questions, I begin to think shes been well media-trained. Or has become mature beyond her years, growing up on a TV set playing Ellie in the popular teen show Degrassi: The Next Generation. She talks in solid sentences,…

This street race is over in a shot A camera shot, that is – on the set of Degrassi show Staged with utter precision, the `race’ is anything but Jun. 24, 2006. 01:00 AM LAURANCE YAP Toronto Star Well, if that’s supposed to be a street race, it’s a pretty boring one. I’m on location…

JEN GERSON Aubrey Graham, who portrays shooting victim Jimmy on Degrassi: The Next Generation, is branching out, with his debut hip-hop album set to be released this fall. Entitled Barely Fitting In, it’s based on his experiences growing up between Toronto and Memphis and as one of the few black kids at Forest Hill Collegiate…

She’s only just graduated on the show, but Lauren Collins is already arguably the most successful actor to have played a major character on Degrassi yet. Lauren Collins will be returning to the Degrassi set as Paige, the soon-to-be businesswoman as she tackles her first year at the fictional Banting University. In real life, though,…

Degrassi vs. The Shark For the first time, series writers have to handle a graduating class that’s left the school behind A `sexier’ and `more adult’ Degrassi is being promised for Season 6, Jun. 13, 2006. 07:49 AM JEN GERSON LIFE WRITER On a bubblegum-coloured North York film set, pre-teens are auditioning to become the…