Few people knew Evangeline Lilly — at least, if they didn’t stay up watching party-line commercials late at night (check out the video below) — before she landed her role on “Lost” five years ago. During five seasons, she’s amazed us as Kate Austen on “Lost,” a federal fugitive who’s as impressive with her ass-kicking abilities as she is rolling around on the beach with the likes of Jack and Sawyer.

She’s done her job well for five seasons and gets the “Canadian of the Week” honor for, well, continuing to do her job.

It was reported this week by Zap2It.com that Lilly was leaving “Lost” early and auditioning for roles in TV pilots that would air this fall, for the 2009-10 season. “Lost” is in the middle of its fifth season and already has a deal set with ABC to end after the sixth, so there were concerns that the mystery of the island might be solved with Lilly around.

The report was quickly and roundly denied by ABC and Lilly’s rep, who told E! Online it “absolutely false.”

So, here’s to Evangeline Lilly, eh!  The show would definitely be lost without her.

Canadian Troy Ross won this season of the boxing reality show, “The Contender,” with a fourth-round technical knockout of Nigerian Enhinomen (Hino) Ehikamenor on Wednesday night. If you’re asking, “Is that show still on?” The answer is, obviously, yes. But it’s not easy to find. In its fourth season, “The Contender” has been bobbing and weaving all over the channel lineup after getting its start on NBC and airing Seasons 2 and 3 on ESPN. The fourth season was shown on Versus, somewhere between hockey and rodeo.