The Canadian Screen Awards’ 2026 Broadcast News & Sports Awards were handed out Friday morning at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
By network, CBC and Sportsnet each claimed a leading six awards. CBC’s Mark Kelley was recognized with Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information for The Fifth Estate, while The National’s Margaret Evans won Best National Reporter. Stef Reid won Best Sports Host for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Sportsnet talent walking away with wins, included Kevin Bieksa for Hockey Night in Canada (Best Sports Analyst) and Dan Shulman for Blue Jays on Sportsnet (Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer).
TSN picked up three awards, while CTV claimed two awards, both for W5’s Avery Haines Investigates, which captured Best News or Information Program or Series.
Global National’s Dawna Friesen captured that network’s sole win for Best News Anchor, National, with APTN National News winning Best National Newscast.
CityNews Toronto journalists claimed both Local talent categories, with Cynthia Mulligan winning Best News Anchor, Local and Afua Baah named Best Local Reporter.
Find the full list of winners below:
Best Sports Opening
Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Open – What Is Chuckwagon Racing
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
(Shine Light Entertainment)
Michael Little, Cindy Gillies, Steve Katakami, Georgiy Besedin, Mitch Lee, Todd Kimberley
Best Sports Analyst
Hockey Night in Canada
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Kevin Bieksa
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Blue Jays on Sportsnet
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Dan Shulman
Best Direction, Live Sports Event
2025 World Junior Gold Medal Game
TSN (Bell Media)
Franklin Rubinstein
Best Photography, News or Information
W5’s Avery Haines Investigates – Narco Jungle: The Death Train
CTV (Bell Media)
Jerry Vienneau
Best Live News Special
The King in Canada: Speech from the Throne
CBC News Network
Best Local Reporter
CityNews Toronto
Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)
Afua Baah
Best Sports Feature Segment
Man of the City
TSN (Bell Media)
Matthew Dorman, Sara Bonnetta, Sean Dunnam, Mark Utley
AND
Todd Simpson: Flame Fighter
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Mark Wade, Mark Utley, Scott Lennox, Jeremy McElhanney
Best News or Information Segment
The National – We Visited a Palestinian Village – Then Israeli Settlers Showed Up
CBC
Best News or Information Program or Series
W5’s Avery Haines Investigates
CTV (Bell Media)
Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information
The Fifth Estate
CBC
Mark Kelley
Best Live Sports Event
4 Nations Face-off Championship: Canada vs USA
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Jeff Girodat, Paul Gris, Brian Spear, Rob Corte, Joel Darling, Ed Hall
Best National Newscast
APTN National News
APTN
Best Sports Program or Series
Breaking Down Barriers
TSN (Bell Media)
(S-Media)
Mark Kristofic, Karen Zylak, Alex Browne
AND
Raptors Delight
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Paul Sidhu, Adrian Cheddie, Marc Macdonald, Vince Monteleone, Marc Wade, Jason McKinnon
Best News Anchor, Local
CityNews Toronto
Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)
Cynthia Mulligan
Best Local Newscast
CBC News: Compass
CBC
Best News Anchor, National
Global National
Global (Corus Entertainment)
Dawna Friesen
Best Sports Host
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
CBC
Stef Reid
Best National Reporter
The National
CBC
Margaret Evans
