Overview
- The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television confirmed Myers will receive the Academy Icon Award at the May 31 ceremony.
- Sportscaster Hazel Mae will receive the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism, maxine bailey the Changemaker Award, and Chandler Levack’s film Mile End Kicks the Sustainable Production Award.
- Nominations for the 14th Canadian Screen Awards will be unveiled on March 25.
- The broadcast will air simultaneously on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global and STACKTV.
- Reports indicate Myers is expected to attend to accept the honour, with recent pro‑Canada gestures including a “Never 51” jersey and a “Canada is not for sale” SNL T‑shirt.