TV & Film News – Canadian Screen Awards recognize News, Entertainment, Sports, TV Craft & Program and Performance

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television handed out the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards for News, Entertainment, and Sports on Tuesday evening at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. Multiple award winners included CBC’s The National, which saw Jorge Barrera capture Best National Reporter and Adrienne Arsenault named Best News Anchor, National. CTV National News with Omar Sachedina won Best National Newscast, while Best Local Newscast went to CBC Vancouver News at 6. APTN Investigates, W5, and ET Canada all picked up two awards apiece, as did TSN’s 2022 Grey Cup coverage. Crave and APTN’s Little Bird led both the Television Craft and TV Program & Performance Awards, with multiple awards also claimed by Sort Of, The Hardy Boys, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, PAW Patrol, and Transplant, among other series. The Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle & Reality Awards, and Cinematic Arts Awards follow on Thursday, and the televised Canadian Screen Awards gala on Friday, set to air on CBC and CBC Gem 

CBC News has announced its intention to launch 14 new free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channels, featuring breaking news, weather, and news headlines. CBC News BC and CBC News Toronto are already live and available to stream via CBC Gem, the CBC News App, and the Roku Channel. They’ll be joined by 12 additional FAST channels serving Calgary, Edmonton, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the North, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, P.E.I., Quebec, Saskatchewan and Windsor. CBC made the announcement as part of the unveiling of its 2024-25 programming slate, which includes over 40 new and returning original series from Canadian creators, headlined by Allan Hawco police procedural Saint-Pierre. Read more here.

I Am: Celine Dion starts streaming on Prime Video on June 25. Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, the documentary promises a raw and honest behind-the-scenes look at the superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness. 

Crave Original series Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid sees the Canadian actor and comedian embark on a hilarious and slightly awkward quest for television fame as he explores various TV genres. With the guidance of real-life celebrity advisors, he puts his skills to the test, hoping to discover the one that will propel him to television fame. Created by two-time Canadian Comedy Award-winner Natalie Metcalfe and produced by Alibi Entertainment in association with Bell Media, all six episodes of the series drop on Crave on July 12. Boman’s advisors include reality star and influencer Francesca Farago (Too Hot To Handle); Chef Lynn Crawford and Audrey MacKinnon (Junior Chef Showdown); news anchors Nathan Downer and Sandie Rinaldo; Toronto Raptors broadcaster Jack Armstrong, and former NBA star Jamaal Magloire, among others.

TSN will deliver complete coverage of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, beginning Thursday, May 30 from Hamilton Golf and Country Club. A total of 25 Canadian players are set to compete, including Mike Weir, Adam Hadwin, Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, and Taylor Pendrith. Bob Weeks, James Duthie, and former Canadian PGA Tour competitor Graham DeLaet are on-site all week delivering daily reports for Sportscentre. TSN 1050 (CHUM-AM) is also broadcasting live on-location in Hamilton throughout the week.

AMI-tv has unveiled its summer lineup of new and returning original series, beginning with the debut of The Squeaky Wheel: Canada, an eight-episode satirical, half-hour news format which pokes fun at the ableist society people with disabilities face every day. New series Got Game explores coming-of-age in a board game café as six youths with disabilities share their stories in a roundtable discussion while playing inclusive tabletop games. Returning series include Season 4 of the Canadian Screen Award-nominated By Hook or By Cook, Season 2 of Breaking Character, and a special episode of Mind Your Own Business filmed before a studio audience.