The original YouTube posting of it was pulled due to a copyright claim by the CBC, and even the version the show’s own website was using was nixed. But it appears all is well again, even though the original video still doesn’t work. (Looks like we need to find out what’s going on with the CBC).

In case you missed it, though, here is the 8 and a half minute reel that introduces us to the cast of characters that await on “Lake Shore”:

The show’s official website’s FAQ section still says that network negotiations are ongoing, but if YouTube’s copyright claim is to be believed, you might want to be ready to tune into CBC sometime next year to watch the “Lake Shore” drama unfold.

At the risk of prejudging — which is certain to be one of the lessons we all learn about in this new televisionary pursuit north of the border — Canada’s answer to “Jersey Shore” looks like an absolute train wreck.

While MTV’s “Jersey Shore” focused on a dysfunctional but occasionally lovable bunch of self-described “guidos,” “Lake Shore” aims to ratchet up the tension by deliberately casting a multicultural octet of fist-pumpers and hard-partiers.

What remains to be seen is whether it’s the good kind or the tragic kind.

Oh, one other detail to be worked out is that the show has yet to land a home on television. According to the show’s website, the production company is still in negotiations regarding where it will air. In fact, it hasn’t yet been shot and they’re still scouting locations on Toronto’s Lake Shore Boulevard and in downtown.

The buzz is growing, though, as a “sizzle reel” is gaining some traction on YouTube. Check it out below, and meet the eight cast members: The Turk, The Albanian, The Pole, The Czech, The Vietnamese, The Jew, The Italian and The Lebanese.

I only wish I was making up those labels. Get more updates from the show on the official site.

Edmonton-born TV star Jill Hennessy is working on an album called “Ghost in My Mind.”

“I know there’s going to be a lot of skepticism,” Hennessy to the QMI Agency, via the Toronto Star. “People will say, ‘Oh, it’s a TV actress with a vanity project.’”

Hey, how did she know we’d say that? Seriously, we love Jill’s venture back into music, and her return to Edmonton makes her our Canadian of the Week!

“Not many people know that I actually started off as a musician. I would play on the streets in Toronto for money,” she continued. “Music’s basically where my heart has always been, to be honest. I was just lucky that acting took off. Music provides me with much more profound and personal satisfaction.”

She goes on to explain that she’s been working on the album for more than four years, and started it while she was filming “Crossing Jordan.” The songs are based on experiences from her life from 2005 to 2007, including one situation “of extreme loss.”

In an ideal world, Hennessy says she’d have a full-fledged music career on her hands. But she knows acting is what puts food on the table.

She’ll be playing the Edmonton Music Festival this weekend.

Check out Jill performing “Ghost in My Head” on QTV right here:

Photo: Joe Zabukovec of BlogTO via MySpace

The celeb gossiper, in his unending attempt to invade the music business with his burgeoning label, has looked north to sign the newest act to Perezcious Music.

Darrelle, a 14-year-old from Toronto, evokes a cutesy 1940s vibe in the short clip below. Could she be the female Bieber?

See for yourself:

Howie made a fairly understated debut, but perhaps the most fun was watching him weather the traditional judges’ run through the crowd amid a gauntlet of high-fives. The famously OCD Howie, who does not shake hands for fear of germs, covered up the first time, and the second time he had to run through the crowd, he literally sprinted from the entrance to the judges’ table.

Photo: Allure.com

The Montreal native who grew up in Toronto tells the magazine, “Some women want bigger breasts. But [I wish] I could have had a dancer’s body. I sometimes wear plunging necklines because they make me feel smaller.”

The mag reports that Chriqui was on day four of a 10-day organic-food “cleanse” when the shoot took place, but she wasn’t trying to shed pounds.

“It’s not about losing weight,” she said. “I didn’t want to feel freaked out about today, so I consciously kept focusing on excitement.”

Also included in the issue are “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi and singer Colbie Caillat. See more of Chriqui and the rest at Allure.com.

Photo: TwitPic

As promised, the creator of “Bones,” which celebrated its 100th episode last week with a real bombshell, is our Canadian of the Week.

Back in 2005, Hanson, who was born in California but moved to Canada as a child and graduated from the University of Toronto before getting an MFA from the University of British Columbia, dared to bring a forensic crime drama to Fox, of all places. Who would’ve believed that despite not necessarily pulling in the numbers of those forensics-by-numbers shows on CBS, he took Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz and crew, and created the most personal and fun forensics show of the bunch.

Winding down to the end of its fifth season, with a sixth already ordered from Fox, “Bones” boasts one of the most loyal audiences in television. Despite scheduling changes that have seen the show air on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, throughout its run, viewership has remained consistent and even grown a bit since the premiere, without wavering.

Then came last week’s 100th episode, written by Hanson and directed by Boreanaz, in which a trip down memory lane revealed that Bones and Booth actually kissed when they first met and worked their first case together. So, it turns out the “will they or won’t they?” question is answered with a resounding: They already did!

Still, they decided to keep things professional at the time, and the new information brings the sexual tension to a new level, and that should be entertaining for at least a few more years to come.

In case you missed it, or just feel like watching it again, here’s the 100th episode of “Bones”:

Photos: The CW and Fox

E! Online’s Hollywood Party girl was shocked — shocked! — to discover recently that not all Canadians know each other.

“90210″ star Shenae Grimes (of Toronto) was asked if she ever bonds with her fellow countryman, “Glee” star Cory Monteith, who hails from Calgary (as any good COTW reader already knows).

“God, I wish I knew who that was,” Shenae replied, also noting she hasn’t gotten a chance to see “Glee,” which airs on Fox (her “90210″ airs on The CW).

In fairness, I’ve been surprised at just how many Canadians really do know each other. At the same time, Calgary and Toronto are more than 2,000 miles apart.

The Party Girl’s post ends with a simple suggestion that the two rising TV stars meet because they might make a nice Canadian couple.

And that’s an argument we can get behind.

Canada and Hollywood lost one of its ’80s heroes this morning when 38-year-old Corey Haim was pronounced dead in the early morning hours after an apparent drug overdose.

I have to admit, I’ve spent a few weekend afternoons watching self-made marathons of “The Two Coreys” On Demand, and it was at once entertaining, uncomfortable and heartbreaking to watch Haim — who his longtime friend and occasional foe Corey Feldman called a “tortured soul” — try to regain his footing in life and in acting.

The Toronto native was just about 15 years old when he starred with Winona Ryder and Charlie Sheen in “Lucas,” and “The Lost Boys” followed the next year, setting off a string of movies with Feldman for which Haim would forever be known.

For more on Haim and a wonderful, complete obituary, visit CBC.ca.