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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Artist, Activist and Global Citizen Ambassador John Legend have joined the growing list of leaders gathering in New York City this week for Global Citizen Now, the summit setting a global agenda for action on the most urgent issues facing humanity and the planet.

Hosted by the world’s leading international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, Global Citizen Now will convene government leaders, private sector executives, grassroots activists, cultural innovators, philanthropic experts, and leading journalists across two dynamic days to make progress on the systemic challenges our world is facing.

“Building a future that is fair, equal, and peaceful, with clean air and clean water for everyone, is at the heart of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and reflects the vision of the Global Citizen Now summit. In New York City, I look forward to advancing our shared progress and advocating for strong global...

Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu and Catherine O’Hara are set to receive special awards at the Canadian Screen Awards, organizers said on Wednesday.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced Reynolds will receive the 2023 Humanitarian Award. The Vancouver-born actor and his wife, actress Blake Lively, have backed a host of charitable causes like supporting clean water projects, homeless youth and food banks.

The Canadian Academy will also give its Radius Award to Liu after the Kim’s Convenience star made waves globally with his lead role in the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.

And Sctv alum O’Hara will receive the Academy Icon Award for her legendary career, which includes credits like Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and After Hours.

Canada’s film and TV awards, to culminate with an April 16 telecast, will include Tribute Awards for Reservation Dogs actress Jennifer Podemski,...

Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu and Catherine O’Hara are among the recipients of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s 2023 Special Awards.

The awards recognize those whose contributions have positively affected the industry, society and the medium. In total, the Academy named nine recipients ahead of Canadian Screen Awards week, which this year takes place in Toronto from April 11-16.

Among the recipients were “Schitt’s Creek” star and former “Sctv” actor Catherine O’Hara, who won the Academy Icon Award, and Ryan Reynolds, who received The Humanitarian Award. According to the Academy, the first recognizes a Canadian individual or institution “for their exceptional, ongoing contribution to the media industry at home or abroad,” while the second is in “recognition of an extraordinary humanitarian contribution or act of compassion by a professional working in the Canadian media industry in the prior year.”

“Receiving this honor is incredibly meaningful and deeply moving,...

The Canadian Academy has revealed its 2023 Special Award honourees.

On Wednesday, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television unveiled the list of recipients, including Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu and more.

Read More: Catherine O’Hara Discusses ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Movie: ‘It Has To Be Worth Doing’

O’Hara will be receiving the Academy Icon Award, recognizing an “individual or institution for their exceptional, ongoing contribution to the media industry at home or abroad,” in honour of her incredible career, starring in shows and movies like “Schitt’s Creek”, “Home Alone”, “Beetlejuice”, and many more.

The Humanitarian Award for “extraordinary humanitarian contribution or act of compassion by a professional working in the Canadian media industry” will go to Reynolds, in recognition of his philanthropic efforts. The actor has been committed to charity work, including donating to Canada’s Water First Education and Training Inc., as well as the United Nations High...

It’s been quite a year.

This week, Google revealed its top searches in Canada, revealing what was on people’s minds as the big events of 2022 went down.

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Topping the list of search trends was the viral puzzle game Wordle, which had social media users sharing their little green squares. The game was soon bought by The New York Times. A very Canadian take on the game, Canuckle, also made the list.

Following behind that was Ukraine, which was invaded earlier in the year by Russian forces and continues to be embroiled in a war.

The World Cup, one of the biggest sporting events in the world, also made It on the list at no. 3.

Also on the list was Johnny Deep, whose defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard over her claims to...

Katie Couric is spreading breast cancer awareness.

On Friday, the former “Today” anchor shared a post on Instagram marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, urging followers to get their necessary checkups.

Read More: Katie Couric Reveals Breast Cancer Battle

“The Screen Queen (lol) is here to remind you all to get your annual mammogram (and ask your radiologists if you have dense breasts and need additional screening),” she wrote. “I was six months late getting mine and was shocked when I found out I had stage 1A breast cancer. Early detection is so important to a favorable outcome.”

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“This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, help me spread the word that screening saves lives,” Couric continued. “Share a photo with whoever or whatever inspires you to put your health first, and share it on social using the hashtag, #IScreenYouScreen. I will repost you! Here are two of my reasons…...

Katie Couric made a candid announcement about her health.

On Wednesday, the TV personality and journalist shared a blog post on her website revealing that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Couric, 65, went to a scheduled pap smear appointment in May. While at the doctor’s office, the gynecologist told her she was also due for a mammogram. The next month, the former “Today” show anchor booked a date for a mammogram. She recalled Dr. Drossman telling her that undergoing the biopsy was important because there’s “something here that I’d like to check out. It could be scar tissue.”

On June 21, Couric received an urgent text message from her doctor.

“A text came in: ‘Please call me in the office to discuss biopsy results. I tried calling you on your cell. Your mailbox is full,'” she detailed in her blog post.

Moments later, she was told she had breast cancer.

Lisa Laflamme is still sore over her ouster.

In a new article for the Toronto Star, columnist Rosie Dimanno spoke with Laflamme, who has been in England covering Queen Elizabeth’s death and funeral for CityNews.

Read More: Lisa Laflamme Hired As CityNews Lead Correspondent For Royals Coverage In London

Despite the work, the former CTV National News anchor revealed that she is still very emotional over her sudden ousting from her position.

“I’ve cried every day,” she said.

According to Dimanno, while Laflamme has been in London, she has been approached by many members of the public, as well as journalists, all expressing their sympathies, but that she has tried to stop those conversations.

“I have to cut off the conversation because I get so upset,” she explained.

The Queen dying also made it clear just what she had lost thanks to her CTV News firing, telling Dimanno,...

On Friday, CityNews announced that renowned Canadian journalist Lisa Laflamme has been hired as a special correspondent in London to lead coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and legacy, including her funeral and King Charles’s transition to the reign.

Laflamme will provide daily reporting for all television and radio newscasts and will appear regularly on “Breakfast Television”.

Read More: Omar Sachedina Addresses Lisa Laflamme Firing In First Broadcast As CTV National News Chief Anchor: ‘Lisa, Thank You For Everything’

“The Queen is the only monarch most of us have ever known. We grew up with Her Majesty and mourn the passing of this remarkable and inspiring woman,” Laflamme said in statement released by CityNews. “As this second Elizabethan era comes to an end, I can only say how truly honoured I am to help tell the story of her life and the legacy she leaves.”

CityNews’s parent company,...

CTV National News officially has a new anchor.

On Monday, Omar Sachedina made his debut as the nightly news program’s chief anchor, welcoming viewers with a warm message after weeks of controversy over the firing of Lisa Laflamme.

Read More: Laflamme Ouster: Open Letter To Bell Outlines Sexism, Ageism Faced By Women At Work

“We typically cover the news, but lately, we have become the subject of it,” he began. “Over the past few weeks, Canadians have been having important discussions about ageism, sexism and racism. The fact that we can have these conversations and learn from them is one of the hallmarks of this great country, and reminds us of the role we all have in making it even better.”

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Omar Sachedina speaks to Canadians on his first night as Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor of CTV National News. #ctvnews

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Lisa Laflamme’s predecessor is on her side.

Former CTV National News anchor Lloyd Robertson shared his thoughts on Laflamme’s controversial firing, with a comparison to Shakespeare, Guelph Today reported.

Read More: Dove Canada Throws Shade Over Lisa Laflamme’s Controversial Ousting

Robertson was participating in a discussion at the Stratford Festival’s Tom Patterson Theatre when he likened the situation to that of Cordelia in the play King Lear.

“She held to her own integrity, all through with the old man. From the beginning, saying, ‘My bond is our father-daughter relationship.’ Right to the end, she was there for him,” he said.

In the play, Cordelia is banished by her father, the king, after she stays true to her sense of honesty and refuses to profess her love for him, as her sisters deceitfully do.

Despite the banishment, Cordelia returns later to care for her ailing father.

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The decision to end Lisa Laflamme’s contract with CTV National News had nothing to do with her age, gender or grey hair, the head of Bell Media’s parent company said.

“The narrative has been that Lisa’s age, gender or grey hair played into the decision,” Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of Bce Inc. & Bell Canada, wrote in a LinkedIn post.

“I am satisfied that this is not the case and wanted to make sure you heard it from me.”

Instead, removing the longtime anchor reflects massive changes to traditional broadcasting in Canada, he said.

“The days when viewers wait until 11 p.m. to get their news are gone,” Bibic said. “While some may resist change, it is necessary and we need to confront this … Bell Media needs to provide our journalists with the resources they need on all platforms where news is consumed.”

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An open letter signed by a long list of Canadian luminaries is taking aim at Bell Media’s abrupt dismissal of Lisa Laflamme as anchor of the company’s flagship newscast.

In a two-page spread in today’s Globe and Mail, the missive signed by a who’s who of Canadian arts, business and politics — including Margaret Norrie McCain, Anne Murray and Jim Balsillie — says Laflamme was a ratings leader for the company “until one thing changed: the colour of her hair.”

The letter to the board of directors and management of Bce and Bell Canada says the ousting of the award-winning TV news anchor in the prime of her career underscores the sexism and ageism women continue to face at work.

It says the “business decision” to dismiss Laflamme has destroyed trust in Bell Media and questions how the company will “make things right.”

The letter comes a day...

Bell Media’s vice president of news Michael Melling will be taking leave from the company following the exit of Lisa Laflamme, an internal memo obtained by Global News says.

In the memo, Karine Moses, senior vice president of content development and news, said Melling “has decided to leave from his current role effective immediately to spend time with his family.”

“His decision reflects our shared desire to support the newsroom and do what’s best to help the team move past the current circumstances to focus on delivering the stories that matter to Canadians,” the memo read.

Read more: Wendy’s Canada backs Lisa Laflamme, swaps mascot’s red hair for grey

Melling, the former general manager of CTV News Toronto, CP24 and Bnn Bloomberg, joined Bell Media in 2003.

The news comes just weeks after Laflamme, the long-time anchor of CTV National News, announced she would be leaving the network.

Canadian brands are showing their support for those who decide to embrace their grey hair, and this time it’s fast food giant Wendy’s that’s stepping into the natural aging arena.

Wendy’s Canada updated its social media profile pictures Thursday, swapping out its mascot’s recognizable red pigtails for a shade of grey.

Because a is a regardless of hair colour. #LisaLaFlamme #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/g7i7kqwYrw

— Wendy's (@WendysCanada) August 25, 2022

“Because a is a regardless of hair colour,” they wrote, using the hashtags #LisaLaflamme and #NewProfilePic.

Wendy’s Canada is the latest brand to back former CTV News anchor Lisa Laflamme, who made headlines last week after she shared that she had been unceremoniously let go by Bell Media.

In a video posted to social media, Laflamme says she was “blindsided” as Bell Media ended her contract at CTV National News after 35 years, a “business decision...

Canadian TV viewers were shocked when longtime “CTV National News” anchor Lisa Laflamme was let go by the network’s parent company, Bell Media.

That shock turned to outrage when reports emerged indicating the reason behind Laflamme’s ouster was her decision to stop dyeing her hair, with the Globe and Mail quoting a “senior company official” who said that execs were uncomfortable with her her decision to let her hair revert to its natural grey.

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— Lisa Laflamme (@LisaLaFlamme_) August 15, 2022

Bell Media took to social media for some damage control, announcing that steps are being taken “to initiate an independent third-party internal workplace review of our newsroom.”

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— Bell Media PR (@BellMediaPR) August 19, 2022

Meanwhile, controversy has only been growing since Laflamme parted ways with her employer of 35 years, even meriting an op-ed in the Washington Post,...

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Lisa Laflamme, chief news anchor at Canadian broadcaster CTV, has taken to Twitter to announce she has been forced out as host of CTV National News, the country’s top-rated newscast.

“On June 29, I was informed that [CTV parent] Bell Media made a ‘business decision’ to end my contract, bringing to a sudden close my long career with CTV News. I was blindsided and I’m still shocked and saddened by Bell Media’s decision,” Laflamme announced Monday.

Since 2011, Laflamme anchored CTV National News, and before that she worked for 10 years as CTV News’ national affairs correspondent. Bell Media issued a statement Monday explaining the decision to replace Laflamme with Omar Sachedina.

“Recognizing changing viewer habits, CTV recently advised Laflamme that it had made the business decision to move its acclaimed news show, CTV National News, and the role of its chief news anchor in a different direction,...

This week, the very last “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by the late, great Alex Trebek before he died Nov. 8, are airing on TV. To remember the beloved longtime host, here are eight ways Trebek made the world a better place, courtesy of Lisa Rogak’s biography, “Who Is Alex Trebek?”, out now from Macmillan Publishers.

He was vocal about climate change

“I believe that climate change exists and is contributed to by human activity,” he said in a 2014 interview with the online publication Salon.

He helped make “Jeopardy!” more inclusive

Trebek worked to attract Black contestants to the show and increase the number of categories about African-American subjects. “We are trying our darnedest to make America more aware of the accomplishments of Black people in this country,” he told journalist Chuck Taylor in a 1995 Seattle Times story called “Jeopardy Host Defends Show’s Record on Race.”

He brought different generations together...

Alex Trebek, the long-running host of the iconic trivia gameshow “Jeopardy” has died, the show announced Sunday afternoon. He was 80.

Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex. pic.twitter.com/Yk2a90CHIM

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 8, 2020

Trebek had been courageously documenting his life with cancer after being diagnosed in March 2019. He attended the TCM Classic Movies Film Festival in April of that year, giving a heartfelt and emotional introduction to the feature “Wuthering Heights.” He celebrated one year of fighting cancer — prognosis for survival after 12 months is usually 18% — in March 2020. Because of the global health pandemic, and to protect Trebek, the game show filmed without audiences before production was suspended indefinitely.

Alex Trebek was born George Alexander Trebek in Ontario, Canada on July 22, 1940. He started working at the young age of 13 as a...

We haven't heard much from longtime Jeopardy! host and beloved pop culture figure Alex Trebek since his public reveal of his cancer diagnosis just about a year ago today. The game show host shared an update with his adoring fans last fall in a candid interview with Lisa Laflamme, CTV’s Chief Anchor and Senior Editor. In addition to addressing how he felt about being so open about his diagnosis and treatment, Trebek said at the time: “I’m 79-years-old, so, I’ve lived a good life, a full life, and I’m nearing the end of …...

“I’m not afraid of dying,” Alex Trebek said in a new interview after doctors determined in September that the 79-year-old “Jeopardy!” host needed another round of chemotherapy to fight stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

“One thing they’re not going to say at my funeral, as a part of a eulogy, is ‘He was taken from us too soon,'” Trebek told told CTV’s Lisa Laflamme in Ottawa on Friday.

Trebek said he had already begun his latest round of chemotherapy in the hope that his numbers will decrease and that he’s noticed some hair loss as part of the new treatment.

Also Read: Alex Trebek Is Undergoing Chemotherapy Again After His 'Numbers Went Sky High' (Video)

Trebek had previously said in May that he was in remission and returned to work on “Jeopardy!” in August to film the game show’s 36th season. Trebek’s strain of pancreatic cancer has a 9% survival rate.

It was a great night for Xavier Dolan at the Canadian Screen Awards today, where the wunderkind's latest film, "Mommy," won nine awards, nearly sweeping every category. The only fields the film lost in were crafts categories conceded the critically reviled (but it's Canadian!) "Pompeii," which took home five awards. Check out the full list of winners below, the nominees here and everything else you can possibly imagine (more or less) at The Circuit. Best Motion Picture "Mommy" Achievement in Direction Xavier Dolan, "Mommy" Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Antoine Olivier-Pilon, "Mommy" Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Anne Dorval, "Mommy" Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Suzanne Clément, "Mommy" Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role John Cusack, "Maps to the Stars" Adapted Screenplay "Elephant Song" Original Screenplay "Mommy" Achievement in Art Direction "Pompeii" Achievement in Cinematography "Mommy" Achievement in Costume...

Toronto – Having been passed over to replace top CTV network news anchor Lloyd Robertson, Tom Clark has left the Canadian broadcasters after four decades.

Clark's sudden departure as the host of CTV News Channel's "Power Play with Tom Clark" follows rival Lisa Laflamme being chosen to replace Robertson as host of "CTV National News" in mid-2011.

Clark, a former CTV News bureau chief in Washington D.C. and China, was also passed over in a recent changing of the guard at rival Global Television, where former NBC foreign correspondent Dawna Friesen eventually replaced Kevin Newman as chief news anchor.

"CTV is extremely proud of its long association with Tom Clark, and wishes him well in his future endeavours," CTV News president Robert Hurst said in a terse statement.