Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
To Kill a Tiger, We’re All Gonna Die and BLK emerge as top winners at CSAs’ opening night
Global’s Dawna Friesen wins best national news anchor over Lisa Laflamme, who was nominated by the judges Documentaries To Kill a Tiger, We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) and BLK: An Origin Story emerged with three, four and five awards respectively at the Canadian Screen Awards on Tuesday. That made them lead winners at the ceremony’s first night, which honours news, documentary and factual programming — while a perhaps surprising omission saw Lisa Laflamme passed over. Those awards, along with more than 30 others, were the first given out this year at theRead more
Hundreds of charges laid, 173 guns seized in firearm trafficking operation, police say
42 people arrested, 442 criminal charges laid Dozens of people have been arrested and hundreds of criminal charges laid, police say, in connection with with a yearlong investigation into cross-border gun trafficking. At a news conference hosted by Toronto police Tuesday morning, investigators announced the arrest of 42 people, 442 criminal charges laid and the seizure of 173 guns in Canada and the United States. Three of those arrested are youths, police say. The joint forces investigation was conducted by Toronto police, York Regional Police, Durham Regional Police Service, Ontario ProvincialRead more