Overview

• Reardon said he was cleared to return after months of treatment for tonsil cancer and was ready to resume work.
• He wrote that the production chose to go in a different direction and that this was not how he hoped the seven-year run would end.
• Production company Shaftesbury said it could not find a workable pathway for his return and expressed gratitude for his contributions.
• Citytv previously announced Roberts’s casting as Detective Mark for Season 8 following the death of Diesel, the dog who portrayed Rex, during Season 7.
• Reardon thanked fans for their support, said he is healthy and working, and pointed to future projects.