When Chinese President Xi Jinping helps open the Winter Games in Beijing on Friday, dozens of world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also are expected to attend.
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Naman Ramachandran Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, star of hit Netflix show “Never Have I Ever,” has won the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Radius Award, presented by Made/Nous, which honors a Canadian whose work is making waves globally.The Academy revealed eight honorees on Tuesday, who will be presented Special Awards during Canadian Screen Week, which will take place from Apr. 4-10.
For an exceptional lifetime of work that has had a profound impact on the media industry at home or abroad, the lifetime achievement Award will be presented to Hockey Hall of Famer and Canadian icon Bob Cole, who has been popular as a broadcaster with hockey audiences for more than five decades.For an exceptional body of work in broadcast journalism, the Gordon Sinclair Award For Broadcast Journalism will be presented to Rassi Nashalik, who hosted CBC North’s “Igalaaq,” an Inuktitut daily television newscast for audiences primarily in northern Canada. For their impact on the growth of the Canadian media industry, the Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute Award will presented to Vince Commisso, president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group, and John Galway, who after leadership positions at TIFF, Ontario Creates, the Canadian Media Fund and Telefilm Canada, joined the Harold Greenberg Fund as president and board member.
This year, the Academy has instituted the Changemaker Award, which recognizes and honors those in the Canadian media community who are using their voice or platform to call out systemic racism and discrimination. The winners are Kayla Grey, host and co-executive producer of TSN’s “The Shift with Kayla Grey”; writer, editor and producer Kathleen Newman-Bremang, currently deputy director, global at Refinery29 Unbothered, a
.When Chinese President Xi Jinping helps open the Winter Games in Beijing on Friday, dozens of world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also are expected to attend.
Tuesday night’s Botched was a big first for the show. Even casual fans of the show know all people bring in is horror stories of their mistreatments and maimings. It’s all shocking stuff.
Soap star Sue Nicholls has became a staple to our TV screens over the years, having portrayed Audrey Roberts on Coronation Street for nearly 43 years. The popular actress, 78, is a firm favourite amongst fans of the hit ITV soap, and has found herself at the centre of several dramatic storylines throughout the years. Sue has won numerous awards for her role on Coronation Street, and she also found love on the soap, going on to enjoy a long marriage with one of her co-stars.
The 10 nominees for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards’ Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award have been announced exclusively with ET Canada.
Manori Ravindran International EditorCanadian media giant Corus Entertainment has made a rare production investment, buying a majority stake in “The Breadwinner” and “Raising Expectations” producer Aircraft Pictures.Founded in 2005 by Canadian producers Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen, Aircraft was Oscar-nominated for 2017 animated feature “The Breadwinner,” about an 11-year-old girl living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2001. However, it seems to be the company’s live-action capabilities that have been the primary draw for Corus, which has a well-established kids’ content portfolio of its own.Aircraft is known for both animated and live-action scripted TV shows and movies for kids, families and young adults.
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Sasha Urban editorGrammy-winning DJ and producer Zedd will open the 2022 NHL All-Star Game in Los Vegas.The National Hockey League (NHL) announced Monday that the performer will kick off the party by performing a set during player introductions. The NHL previously announced that Machine Gun Kelly will headline the annual hockey game, taking the stage during the second intermission.The 2022 Honda All-Star Game will broadcast live on ABC in the U.S. and on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada beginning at 3 p.m.
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Kid Rock is hitting the road, but he’s being selective about exactly where he’s going.Just days after announcing his upcoming “Bad Reputation” tour, the artist took to his official Facebook account this week to reveal he won’t be performing at venues that require COVID-19 masks or vaccination.“There’s been a lot of talk about vaccine mandates and venues. People saying, ‘I’m not going to that venue because of the vaccine mandate’ and this, that and the other.
Netflix To All The Boys trilogy, has announced her engagement with a gushing post to her new fiancé Anthony De La Torre. The American actress has been dating her musician beau for six years, declaring it the easiest decision she’s ever made. Sharing the sweet announcement on her Instagram page, Lana wrote in the caption: “Saying YES was the easiest decision I’ve ever made.
Machine Gun Kelly will be headlining the entertainment at the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game next month.
Lana Condor, 24, who is best known as the lead star of the hit Netflix To All The Boys trilogy, has announced her engagement with a gushing post to her new fiancé Anthony De La Torre.The American actress has been dating her musician beau for six years, declaring it the easiest decision she’s ever made. Sharing the sweet announcement on her Instagram page, Lana wrote in the caption: “Saying YES was the easiest decision I’ve ever made. “I consider myself the absolute luckiest woman alive to live in your sphere.” The star went on to say she even thought Anthony was the “greatest” man in the world next to her own dad.
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Now only is Mikhail Baryshnikov one of the leading dancers of the 20th century, he is also a celebrated actor! Born in Riga, Latvia, on January 27, 1948, Mikhail began dazzling audiences with his ballet artistry throughout his teens. Despite his fame in Soviet Russia, Mikhail decided to defect to Canada in 1974 to explore other dance companies, eventually landing in the United States with the American Ballet Company, where he became the artistic director in 1980. In the decades following, he became a leader in organizing dance troupes and companies throughout the world. In 2000, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.