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TORONTO — When Lisa Gilroy was asked to host this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, she pounced at the offer like a goalie on a rebound.

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In a May 26 story about a public survey about policing in Newfoundland and Labrador, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the province's justice minister was Bernard Davis. In fact, the justice minister is John Haggie. The Canadian Press

CBC is urging Canada’s regulator to tighten restrictions around what constitutes Canadian screen content, pushing back against foreign streamers seeking looser rules.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A group of friends gather to play cards in their host’s cozy home when the power cuts. Cellphones die. An eerie snow falls all over the city, killing everyone it touches.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Women’s Champions League in European soccer will go mostly behind a paywall for the next five seasons on Disney+ in a deal announced by UEFA’s joint venture with top clubs on Friday.

WASHINGTON — When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself in for.

TORONTO — Kiefer Sutherland will pay tribute to his late father, Canadian acting icon Donald Sutherland, at this year's Canadian Screen Awards.

TORONTO — The Edmonton Oilers' NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries involving Ryan Reynolds' production house Maximum Effort.

TORONTO — George Wendt endeared himself to viewers as the beer-loving Norm Peterson on “Cheers,” but in real life, it was his "humble, quiet guy" persona that seemed to connect with locals on his visits to Canada.