Samantha Bee will host the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards conclusion program on April 16 on CBC. The CBC show will not be live as in pre-pandemic times.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced the Canadian film and Canadian television nominations earlier today. We have the prominent nominees in separate articles for Canadian film and Canadian television.
Canadian Screen Week will run April 11-14 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall.
Besides the typical awards, there are also special Canadian Screen Awards:
Board of Directors Tribute — Paul Pope, Jennifer Podemski Academy Icon — Catherine O'Hara Changemaker Award — Tracy Moore Earle Grey Award — Peter MacNeill Gordon Sinclair Award — Lisa LaFlamme Humanitarian Award — Ryan Reynolds Lifetime Achievement Award — Pierre Bruneau Radius Award — Simu Liu
The television landscape looks very different for the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards nominations for Canadian television. Lots of old favourites are gone, opening up new opportunities for rising Canadian TV shows.
The Porter got 19 nominations, best among Canadian TV shows. Sort Of received 15 nominations and Pretty Hard Cases had 11 nominations.
The CTV show Children Ruin Everything has a few major nominations on the comedy side as does Run the Burbs on CBC. Son of a Critch is surprisingly absent in these categories, especially Best Comedy Series. Strays is not on the list but Fakes somehow is.
Meredith MacNeill (Pretty Hard Cases) and Dani Kind (Workin' Moms) are 2 of the few repeat nominees for the same show. Andrew Phung received an acting nomination for his new show. Somehow Hudson & Rex has 2 of the lead role nominees on the drama side.
The gender-neutral acting awards mean that Bilal Baig got a very justifiable nomination for Best Lead Performer, Comedy. While the film roles are split in half by primary gender, only 4 of the 16 comedy acting nominations are for identifiable males. as a contrast, 10 of the 16 supporting acting nominations went to identifiable males.
One of those identifiable males is the late Christopher Plummer, up for Departure.
Jonathan Torrens wins our versatile Canadian actor award for guest performance nominations in comedy (Letterkenny) and drama (Moonshine).
Usually, foreign actors tend to have more of a force on the film side. Malcolm McDowell (Son of a Critch) and Alfre Woodward (The Porter) are up for Canadian Screen Awards. Absolute acting legends, even if they are not from Canada.
Comedy
Best Comedy Series Astrid & Lilly Save the World (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) Children Ruin Everything (CTV) Fakes (CBC Gem) Letterkenny (Crave) Sort Of (CBC)
Best Lead Performer, Comedy Meaghan Rath Children Ruin Everything Meredith MacNeill Pretty Hard Cases Adrienne C. Moore Pretty Hard Cases Rakhee Morzaria Run The Burbs Andrew Phung Run The Burbs Bilal Baig Sort Of Dani Kind Workin' Moms Catherine Reitman Workin' Moms
Best Supporting Performer, Comedy Ennis Esmer Children Ruin Everything Tricia Black Pretty Hard Cases Al Mukadam Pretty Hard Cases Karen Robinson Pretty Hard Cases Malcolm McDowell Son Of A Critch Amanda Cordner Sort Of Sarah McVie Workin' Moms Enuka Okuma Workin' Moms
Best Guest Performance, Comedy Anna Hopkins Letterkenny Jonathan Torrens Letterkenny Kardinal Offishall Run The Burbs Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll Son Of A Critch Amanda Brugel Sort Of
Amanda Brugel, who is a Canadian acting gem, is a repeat nominee for this last category switching from Pretty Hard Cases to Sort Of. Brugel, as 7ven's mother, was amazing in that role. Another fun nod in this category to Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll for Son Of A Critch. You might remember him as a frequent customer on Kim's Convenience. Making the audience love you and sometimes cringe is a difficult task for an actor and he pulled that off well.
Drama
Best Drama Series Departure (Global) Moonshine (CBC) The Porter (CBC) SkyMed (CBC) Transplant (CTV)
Best Lead Performer, Drama Series Mayko Nguyen Hudson & Rex John Reardon Hudson & Rex Jennifer Finnigan Moonshine Aml Ameen The Porter Ronnie Rowe Jr. The Porter Mouna Traoré The Porter Hamza Haq Transplant Laurence Leboeuf Transplant
Best Supporting Performer, Drama Thom Allison Coroner Andy McQueen Coroner Wendy Crewson Departure Karen LeBlanc Departure Christopher Plummer Departure Dwain Murphy Diggstown Kevin Hanchard Hudson & Rex Daniel Maslany Murdoch Mysteries
Best Guest Performance, Drama Series Jo Vannicola Diggstown Natalie Brown Hudson & Rex Allan Hawco Moonshine Jonathan Torrens Moonshine Alfre Woodard The Porter
Between Coroner, The Porter, and Departure, there will be a lot of upheaval for the 2024 version. Wendy Crewson was up for guest performance last year for Frankie Drake Mysteries and is up for a supporting role in Departure.
Hamza Haq and Laurence Leboeuf from Transplant won the lead drama awards last year but only one of them, or someone else, can win this year.
Interesting to see a summer show such as SkyMed make the cut for best drama series.
Somehow not a single Podemski sister was up for an acting award.
For the first time since 1986, Canada is relevant in a men's World Cup of football (soccer). Canada is in Group F in Qatar, site of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Canada's opponents in order of appearance are Belgium, Croatia, and Morocco. Canada went 0-3 in games and 0-5 in goals in 1986, the only other World Cup appearance for the men's team.
Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) and Jonathan David (Lille) led the Canada squad.
Midfield stars include Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto) and Atiba Huchinson. Hutchinson would be the oldest player ever to play at a World Cup at 39 years, 9 months, and 3 days.
Canada will not be at full strength. Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau fractured his leg while playing for LAFC in the MLS Cup. His team had a better day, pulling off the comeback. Centre back Scott Kennedy suffered a shoulder injury with German club SSV Jahn. Toronto FC centre back Doneil Henry was injured during warmups before a friendly match with Bahrain.
The goalkeepers will be Milan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade) and Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United) along with CF Montréal goalkeeper James Pantemis, who replaces Crepeau.
John Herdman will lead the way as head coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team.
Times listed are Eastern time. Qatar time is 8 hours ahead of EST.
CTV and TSN have the coverage in Canada with both outlets carrying the Canadian matches. The Bell Media outlets have extensive pregames for the Canada games and coverage starting 15 minutes before the times listed in the above table.
Fox Sports has the coverage of games in the United States. JP Dellacamera, Cobi Jones, and Geoff Shreeves will have the first Canada match on Fox. Dellacamera and Jones call the other Canada matches on Fox Sports 1.
The tournament starts tomorrow though Canada won't play until Wednesday.
Canada played Morocco in 2016, a friendly game that Morocco won 4–0. The countries played 2 other matches against each other. The only time Canada played Belgium was a friendly game in 1989. Belgium won 2–0. Canada has never played Croatia.
Canada, ranked at 41, is the lowest seed based on October 2022 FIFA rankings in Group F. Belgium is ranked at 2, Croatia is at 12, and Morocco ranks at 22.
Toronto Life has a bandwagon guide for those catching up on football (aka soccer).
The Canadian women's team in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup learned its opponents: Australia (co-host), Ireland, and Nigeria in Group B.
The women's team has made 8 World Cup appearances since its debut in 1995. The team's best result was 4th in 2003. The women's team is the defending gold medal champions from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Twitter captures: @CanadaSoccerEN; @Sportsnet photo credit: FIFA
CTV News picked a CBC News person to host Power Play and Question Period in 2015. This time, CTV News hired a current CBC person: Vassy Kapelos, who started on Power & Politics when she joined CBC in March 2018.
Kapelos will replace Evan Solomon, who became the publisher at the online political news outlet Gzero Media in New York City. Solomon had been with Bell Media since 2015 after being fired by the CBC for ethical violations.
Kapelos will also get a 2-hour daily radio show on iHeartRadio Canada Talk Network stations.
So … plot twist? I’m hosting @PnPCBC tonight. We are on for 3 hours to provide special coverage of the US midterm elections. It all starts at 5 eastern on CBC NN.
David Cochrane, CBC senior parliamentary reporter, is a good possibility to replace Kapelos. David Common would be another good choice from within CBC. Rosemary Barton, the host before Kapelos, is also a great option. The competition is not limited to those 3 people.
CBC could also bring in former CTV national news anchor Lisa LaFlamme, who were unceremoniously dumped from CTV National News in August. Citytv hired LaFlamme as a special correspondent for the Queen Elizabeth II coverage though that was temporary.
Kapelos never seemed like a good fit on CBC since she skews to the right. When Jayme Poisson has Kapelos on Front Burner, their conservative leanings are collectively stronger.
This might be a move that benefits everyone. Kapelos goes where she will be more comfortable. CBC gets a chance to rethink its political show with a more appropriate host.
photo credit: Bell Media/CTV Twitter capture: @DavidWCochrane
Lisa LaFlamme, the CTV chief news anchor and senior editor since September 2011, did not have her contract renewed by the parent company Bell Media. LaFlamme, in a statement in the above video, said she was told this was a "business decision" on June 29. The time between then and yesterday was that she was asked to not talk about the decision until matters were settled.
LaFlamme cited her 35 years of news experience with Bell Media, most of that time with CTV. She started on the national level as a weekend anchor/reporter in 1997 for CTV News Network.
"At 58, I still thought I had a lot more time to tell more of the stories that impact our daily lives." LaFlamme said in the video.
We would normally not give a person's age in a story. LaFlamme mentioned she is 58. The idea of a "business decision" will likely lead to a younger and cheaper replacement at a sacrifice to the news audience at CTV. The experience in covering elections is crucial.
Omar Sachedina, CTV News national affairs correspondent who joined the network in 2009, will be the new top anchor as of September 5.
The Bell Media release language is that LaFlamme is "departing the network." Given that LaFlamme noted "I was blindsided" makes this a one-sided decision.
"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."
Canada has been rather remarkable in that the nightly news anchors have been female. Adrienne Arsenault has anchored with Andrew Chang Mondays-Thursdays on The National and will be the solo anchor in the fall. Dawna Freisen has been the Global News anchor since 2010.
I'm at a loss for words. Lisa is among the very best at what she does. I know surprisingly arbitrary decisions can be made in this business but Lisa, you deserve better than this. Way better. https://t.co/VlpseimCbk
Lloyd Robertson had been co-anchoring (1976-1984) or anchoring (1984-2011) the CTV nightly news for a very long time. He anchored The National on CBC from 1970-1976. There was a significant transition time between Robertson and LaFlamme.
Bell Media and Rogers (owners of CityTV, which doesn't have a national newscast) have gone back and forth laying off sports personalities on TV and radio during the pandemic as "business decisions."
This decision feels worse in that news is more important than sports (sorry, sports fans) and that credibility is really important in news delivery.
We would watch CBC over CTV in Canada yet recognising that LaFlamme was very good at her job. CBC or even Global would be smart to hire LaFlamme in some role. If CityTV wants to run a national newscast, which is doubtful, she would be a good choice.
While CBC carries more Canadian TV shows than the 3 Canadian private networks combined, we are curious what CTV, Global, and Citytv have for the upcoming 2022-2023 TV schedule.
CTV/Bell Media
Sullivan’s Crossing is coming to CTV. Morgan Kohan is the lead along with American actors Chad Michael Murray and Scott Patterson. The cast features Canadian actors Tom Jackson, Andrea Menard, Amalia Williamson, Lynda Boyd, and Allan Hawco. The latter two actors worked together in Republic of Doyle. The series will shoot in Nova Scotia.
Shelved is a single-camera, workplace comedy set in the Jameson Public Library in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. Think 1300 block of Queen Street West (west of BMO Field). I did spend some time at a a different Toronto library in 2016. That was a really nice location. Also, waiting for the headline once this show ends that says, "Shelved is shelved."
Sight Unseen is about a former homicide detective who has lost her vision. She meets a professional seeing-eye guide through a visual assistance app. They try to solve crimes.
The Spencer Sisters is about Darby Spencer, who quits her job as a police officer, and her mystery novelist mother Joan teaming up to solve crimes.
Little Bird is on Crave, not CTV, but sounds fascinating. Bezhig Little Bird is removed from her home in Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan and adopted into a Montréal Jewish family at the age of 5, becoming Esther Rosenblum. She goes back to her roots to discover who she is. Jennifer Podemski is the showrunner.
We don't normally talk about unscripted shows but a couple of notable shows are worth mentioning. Battle of the Generations is a game show featuring different generations (Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z) for how much they know about all the generations. This is notable given Family Feud Canada and watching old Talk About episodes and why there aren't more Canadian game shows.
Farming For Love features 5 Canadians "searching for their soulmates open up their farms – and their hearts – to a select group of urban singles." We love farmers and they deserve love. Like most unscripted shows, this feels like more about humiliation than love.
Bell Media renewals of note include Children Ruin Everything (Season 2), Transplant (Season 3), Surrealestate (Season 2 CTV Sci-Fi Channel), Letterkenny (Season 12 though Season 11 hasn't aired), and Mary Makes It Easy (Season 2) with Mary Berg, which might end up on the Food Network in the United States.
The press release notes an 1-hour Jann holiday special. Season 3 aired in Canada but is still not on Hulu in the United States.
We already know about Family Law with Jewel Staite and Victor Garber. Season 2 will air this fall on Global while Season 1 airs in the U.S. on the CW this fall. The show is shooting Season 3 in Vancouver.
Robyn Hood, a modern adaptation of the classic Robin Hood story, comes from filmmaker Director X and Boat Rocker. The show will shoot this summer in the Toronto and Hamilton areas.
The Global release didn't mention a Season 3 for Nurses. The show ran 2 seasons on Global. NBC carried Season 1 in the United States.
Citytv is known for Hudson & Rex, its only scripted Canadian TV show on the network.
Season 5 arrives this fall with a 2-episode arc in Northern Ontario. The show normally shoots in St. John's, Newfoundland. The drama runs Sunday nights at 8 pm ET/PT.
Citytv has a new drama called Wong & Winchester, a female-driven buddy detective procedural, debuting in the winter. The partnership is unlikely (Pretty Hard Cases?) with Marissa Wong (Grace Lynn Kung) and Sarah Winchester (Sofia Banzhaf).
The cast also includes Joe Cobden and Anthony Lemke.
We have a soft spot for Grace Lynn Kung. Kung has been in so many Canadian TV shows: Mary Kills People, Sort Of, Transplant, Frankie Drake Mysteries.
Are show titles required to have an ampersand to be on Citytv?
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Please let us know any corrections or updates to this list.
Editor's note:This story has been updated with the date for the BET+ debut of The Porter.
The CW network in the United States has picked up Season 1 of the Global TV series Family Law. The 10-episode Season 1 does not have a start date.
The Canadian show premiered in Italy even before the show aired in Canada. The Nine Network carries the series in Australia.
Jewel Staite stars as lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi. The premise is that she has to work at her estranged father Harry’s (Victor Garber) law firm as a condition of her probation. She also has to form relationships with her half-siblings (Zach Smadu and Genelle Williams).
Staite was the star of the not-so-great Canadian film A Frosty Affair and the much better Canadian film How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town.
Garber has a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Actor, Drama Series for Family Law.
CW had carried Burden of Truth so the show could fit into a late spring or summer timeslot. The U.S. network also carries Coroner (CBC) and did carry CBC shows Trickster and Fridge Wars.
There have been Global shows that aired in the United States. Ion television carried the first 2 seasons of Private Eyes (5 seasons on Global) and Lifetime television carried the first 2 seasons of Mary Kills People. Hulu doesn't even have the final season of the show.
Transplant fans are used to subtitles with Bash (Hamza Haq) and other characters speaking in Arabic. In Season 2, Episode 3 (Sever), we heard the French language.
Dr. Mags Leblanc (Laurence Leboeuf) had a scene where she joins her sister Camille (Mylène Mackay) for lunch. They speak in French and English in the scene. Leboeuf crosses over easily from French to English and Canada and the United States.
Anglophones watching Transplant on CTV and NBC may not have known Mags is fluent in French. As we've noted, French speaking actors are more likely to cross over to English in Canada. Leboeuf has also worked in Montréal on the English language show 19-2. Even though Transplant is set in Toronto, the show is actually filmed in Montréal.
Leboeuf played one of the many Tremblays in French Immersion, a Canadian film co-written and directed by Kevin Tierney (Jacob Tierney's father). The elder Tierney also co-wrote and produced Bon Cop, Bad Cop, another film that plays on the French-English divide.
Letterkenny is one of the few anglophone shows that acknowledges French Canada. Jared Keeso, who co-created the show with Jacob Tierney, also starred on 19-2.
Ion Plus, a streaming service of sorts, may be a good resource for Canadian TV shows. According to the Wikipedia listing, Ion Plus "linear broadcast is found on Samsung TV Plus and Vizio WatchFree without advertisements."
The channel has Murdoch Mysteries, Hudson & Rex, Saving Hope, and Private Eyes.
The problem is that you have to know when the show is on; these programs are not available on demand. Unless we did something wrong. We consider ourselves to be reasonably technically aware and are confused by how this works.
If we can figure this out, we will update this story. If Ion Plus makes sense to you, let us know in the comments.
Season 2 of Transplant starts up on NBC starting Sunday at 10 pm Eastern. Season 2 of Transplant is currently running on CTV with 8 episodes aired so far. Transplant runs on CTV on Tuesday nights at 10 pm Eastern.
CTV did a sim sub in Season 1 when the program aired on NBC. That sim sub later moved to CTV2. A sim sub may not be practical for Season 2.
The show did surprisingly well in the United States, ranking as the #2 new drama in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Transplant is nominated once again for Best Drama Series at the Canadian Screen Awards, one of 9 nominations for the show. Hamza Haq (Best Lead Actor, Drama Series), Laurence Leboeuf (Best Lead Actress, Drama Series), and Ayisha Issa (Best Supporting Actress, Drama) were nominated in individual acting categories. The show and Haq won awards for Season 1.
Transplant has been renewed for Season 3 on CTV and NBC.
Sort Ofwill be back for Season 2 on CBC and HBO Max. Season 1 was some of the best television we have seen in some time. Intrinsic characters and interaction. Children who didn't behave like TV children often do.
The 8 episodes in Season 1 left us wanting more about Sabi (Bilal Baig). Will Bessy (Grace Lynn Kung) be back to where she was before the accident? Will Sabi get to Berlin even just to visit?
The Toronto International Film Festival ran Season 1 episodes as a preview. CBC Gem had the episodes streaming before they even aired on Canadian TV. We will be curious if Season 2 runs relatively normal (by 2022 standards).
Sort Of received 13 Canadian Screen Awards nominations, including Best Comedy. Still stunned that there are no individual acting nominees.
You might have seen Mary Berg on Mary Makes It Easy on the Food Network in the United States. If you have seen her before, that was likely on Season 3 of MasterChef Canada, which Berg won.
The Food Network is running episodes of Mary Makes It Easy on Saturdays at noon Eastern.
Your humble narrator surprised himself by watching more of MasterChef Canada because of Berg's charm.
In Mary Makes It Easy, Berg presents dishes as if they are easy. Novice and even decent cooks might need to tape the show and pause quite often because she goes very fast. She also has a knack of shortening words such as "parm" for parmesan.
Berg's relates well to cooks who want to learn. The show is good entertainment even if you aren't much into cooking.
The Porter is off to a good start from all the reports we have seen. The series covers the world of Black porters on train lines from Chicago to Toronto to Montréal. Oscar Peterson’s father was a porter.
Got a chance to see the pilot episode. Wow. The story is intensive but very well done. As my friend Leroy pointed out, really nice production. He is definitely correct. Ronnie Rowe Jr., who was tremendous in Black Cop, is really good here. Always good to see Kevin Hanchard in the production.
The program is also a BET+ production. The issue is finding out what shows BET+ currently carries. A free trial might be worthy if we knew The Porter was currently running. If nothing else, you can take a free trial to see Diggstown since Fox isn't in a hurry to show the program to the U.S. audience.
Black History Month came and went quickly since somehow the shortest month (February) is attached to Black history. We should learn about that year round. Help us out BET+: we might even buy in for a month if we know what we can watch.
Got a chance to see the debut of Children Ruin Everything, running on CTV Wednesdays at 8 pm. Loved seeing Nazneen Contractor and Lisa Codrington work well against previous casting and Ennis Esmer in that great supporting role where he excels.
A pilot episode is such a rough way to judge a TV show. I would say closer to Run the Burbs than Strays. Meaghan Rath and Aaron Abrams are good as the parents and the children aren't annoying. Worth trying out from our perspective, especially if you are parents with children.
Children Ruin Everything has been renewed for Season 2 and the Roku Channel will pick up both seasons.
Canadians can stream CTV shows through the CTV Web site.
Got an opportunity to see the Son of a Critch debut. Promising. The public broadcaster said Son of a Critch scored its highest rating for a comedy premiere since the Kim’s Convenience debut in October 2016. That CBC show has also been renewed for Season 2.
Son of a Critch has a deal with Lionsgate for U.S. and international distribution rights. Netflix would be a nice landing spot, given that the streaming service carries fellow Newfoundland show Republic of Doyle.
Brioux.tv is a good source of Canadian TV information. The Web site reported that Murdoch Mysteries is now Canada's longest running hour-long drama, beating out Heartland in number of episodes. Murdoch Mysteries aired its 233nd episode Monday night. Heartland has 232 episodes.
The key is hour-long drama. The Beachcombers, a 30-minute program, ran on CBC from 1972-1990 with 19 seasons and 387 episodes.
We love the folks at tv-eh.com and read them often. They used to have podcasts every so often. This particular break has been quite long. The newest podcast talks about season renewals for Transplant and Sort Of, among other topics.
photo credits: Transplant; Sort Of Twitter capture: @ThePorterSeries video credit: The Porter/CBC
The 2022 MLS season will be notable in Canada because the Canadian MLS teams get to play all of their home games in Canada. The 2020 and 2021 seasons were filled with "home" games on U.S. soil from Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, and Utah.
Wilfried Nancy is the senior coach of the MLS Canadian teams, having served as the coach for CF Montréal in 2021.
Vanni Sartini took over the Vancouver Whitecaps on August 27, going 7-5-3 in the regular season.
Bob Bradley, father of captain Michael Bradley, is the new Toronto FC head coach. The senior Bradley was the initial coach of Los Angeles FC and served as the coach from 2018-2021.
Been a long time since a Toronto FC squad didn't have Jozy Altidore. Altidore is now with the New England Revolution after a buyout. Justin Morrow retired from MLS soccer.
Lorenzo Insigne is the most popular MLS offseason signing. The Italy national team starter won't get to Toronto until July on a free transfer. Insigne will be a viable 31 years old when he arrives.
Carlos Salcedo is another huge pickup for Toronto FC after being away from the MLS for 7 years. Salcedo is only 28.
CF Montréal will be glad to have Alistair Johnston on defence after acquiring Johnston from Nashville SC for $1 million in General Allocation Money.
Vancouver got a new right-sided centre back in Tristan Blackmon via Charlotte and ultimately LAFC.
The Canadian MLS teams in 2021 did not appear on U.S. television, English or Spanish, in the regular season.
TSN will carry Toronto FC and Vancouver FC matches as well as 16 CF Montréal contests. TVA Sports will carry all CF Montréal matches en Francaise.
CTV will simulcast the TSN feed on Saturday (Sunday for May 8) telecasts this spring:
March 19 DC United @ Toronto FC, 3 pm April 2 NYCFC @ Toronto FC, 4 pm April 16 Vancouver @ CF Montréal, 3 pm April 23 CF Montréal @ Philadelphia, 3 pm April 30 Cincinnati @ Toronto FC, 3 pm May 8 Toronto FC @ Vancouver FC, 4 pm May 14 Orlando SC @ Toronto FC, 3 pm May 21 Toronto FC @ DC United, 4 pm
ESPN+ will carry all English language feeds. This is where we note that ESPN+ carries the MLB, CFL, and NHL.
Vancouver starts out the season in Columbus this afternoon. Toronto FC is in Dallas today. CF Montréal is in Orlando on Sunday.
The Canadian teams open their home schedule on March 5. Toronto FC has its home opener against the New York Red Bulls at BMO Field. CF Montréal opens its home schedule against Philadelphia at Olympic Stadium. The Stade Saputo schedule starts in April. Vancouver Whitecaps FC host New York City FC at BC Place.
Charlotte FC is the newest expansion team. Nashville SC moves to the Western Conference.
The loss of Schitt's Creek and the classification of Pretty Hard Cases as a comedy has changed the dynamic for the Canadian television nominations for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards.
Letterkenny got more acting nominations as a result with Jared Keeso being joined by Lisa Codrington and Kaniehtiio Horn, both up for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy.
Karen Robinson and Amanda Brugel are repeat nominees with different shows, now on Pretty Hard Cases. Peter Keleghan and Jann Arden have drama and comedy nominations.
This is the last run for Kim's Convenience, Private Eyes, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Burden of Truth, and Wynonna Earp.
Comedy
Best Comedy Series Jann (CTV) Kim's Convenience (CBC) Letterkenny (Crave) Sort Of (CBC) Strays (CBC)
Best Lead Actor, Comedy Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Kim's Convenience Simu Liu Kim's Convenience Jared Keeso Letterkenny Darryl Hinds Overlord and the Underwoods Jason Priestley Private Eyes
Best Lead Actress, Comedy Jann Arden Jann Jean Yoon Kim's Convenience Andrea Bang Kim's Convenience Meredith MacNeill Pretty Hard Cases Dani Kind Workin' Moms
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Andrew Phung Kim's Convenience Al Mukadam Pretty Hard Cases Jonathan Torrens Vollies Ryan Belleville Workin' Moms Peter Keleghan Workin' Moms
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Lisa Codrington Letterkenny Kaniehtiio Horn Letterkenny Jayne Eastwood Overlord and the Underwoods Karen Robinson Pretty Hard Cases Enuka Okuma Workin' Moms
Best Guest Performance, Comedy Michael Bublé Jann Ben Beauchemin Kim's Convenience Tricia Black Pretty Hard Cases Amanda Brugel Pretty Hard Cases Kim Coates Pretty Hard Cases
A thinner year for comedy, but Strays as one of the 5 best comedies in Canada. Really??
That said, Sort Of was everything Strays was not. Bilal Baig should have been nominated for an acting award. The awards are split by gender. Well, that door needs to be open sooner or later.
Drama
Best Drama Series Coroner (CBC) Moonshine (CBC) The North Water (Super Channel) Transplant (CTV) Vikings (History)
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series Peter Mooney Burden of Truth Roger Cross Coroner Victor Garber Family Law Yannick Bisson Murdoch Mysteries Hamza Haq Transplant
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series Kristin Kreuk Burden of Truth Serinda Swan Coroner Vinessa Antoine Diggstown Laurence Leboeuf Transplant Melanie Scrofano Wynonna Earp
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Meegwun Fairbrother Burden of Truth Mpho Koaho Diggstown Kevin Hanchard Hudson & Rex Peter MacNeill Moonshine Tim Rozon Wynonna Earp
Best Supporting Actress, Drama Natasha Henstridge Diggstown Rebecca Liddiard Frankie Drake Mysteries Emma Hunter Moonshine Ayisha Issa Transplant Tamara Podemski Unsettled
Best Guest Performance, Drama Series Tamara Podemski Coroner Jully Black Diggstown Wendy Crewson Frankie Drake Mysteries Peter Keleghan Murdoch Mysteries Jann Arden Wynonna Earp
Tamara Podemski left Coroner for Unsettled and remained in the same category. Podemski also got nominated for her brief time on Coroner.
Murdoch Mysteries filled in some of the gaps in the major categories.
