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CSAs hand out Broadcast News & Sports Awards

Connie Thiessen
Connie Thiessen
CityNews Toronto's Cynthia Mulligan claimed the award for Best News Anchor, Local at the Canadian Screen Awards on Friday.

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

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Connie Thiessenhttps://broadcastdialogue.com
Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. With a passion for music, film and community service, she led News 95.7 to a 2013 Atlantic Journalism Award and regional RTDNA award for Best Radio Newscast. More recently, she was nominated for Music Journalist of the Year at Canadian Music Week 2019. To report a typo or error please email - corrections@broadcastdialogue.com

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