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CTV Edmonton reporter Jessica Robb was doing a live remote on the six o’clock news when she began jumbling her words as she spoke to anchor Nahreman Issa. “Sorry, Nahreman, I’m not feeling very well right now, and I’m about to…” Robb said as her eyes glazed over and she appeared to have trouble…

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Belushi and Christina Ochoa have joined Canadian director and action specialist James Mark's deadly combat drama Fight Another Day, as the production continues to shoot on location in the Greater Toronto Area, through to early 2023. The pair join previously announced cast members…

EXCLUSIVE: Rising Canadian talents Lane Webber Daniel Gravelle, June Laporte, Jordan Dawson and Hallea Jones have joined the cast of queer, indie music feature We Forgot To Break Up. The film expands on the award-winning TIFF 2017 short film of the same name in which a young man meets up with his…

Killing Eve star Sandra Oh is reuniting with award-winning Canadian director Ann Marie Fleming on sci-fi thriller Can I Get a Witness. The project, which is in development, is among four new features being launched at the American Film Market this week by Canadian sales outfit Mongrel International,…

Jeff Barnaby, a filmmaker and member of the Mi’kmaw tribe who brought Indigenous cinema to greater attention, has died at 46. He had a yearlong battle with cancer, his representative confirmed. Raised on the Listuguj Reserve in Quebec, Barnaby is known for his early shorts, the Jutra Award-nominated T…

Canadian distributor Sphere Film has signed a multi-picture deal with A24 under which it will handle the release of nine of its titles in Canada. Titles included in the deal include Cannes 2022 Critics’ Week breakout Aftersun, which also screens at TIFF, and Ari Aster’s Disappointment Blvd, starring Joaquin…

U.S. indie distribution stalwart Bleecker Street has announced an exclusive output deal with Canadian distributor, levelFILM as it heads into a busy Toronto International Film Festival. The partnership will see levelFILM handle Canadian distribution for Bleecker Street's films where they control the North American or…

The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday has had consequences for Emmy celebrations here in Los Angeles. The Canadian Consulate’s planned party tonight in Hollywood has been officially postponed, we’ve learned. “Out of respect for the Queen's passing” and citing protocol, the traditionally well-attended L.A. event…

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian actress, filmmaker and producer Caitlyn Sponheimer's feature directorial debut Wild Goat Surf has begun shooting in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Set in a rundown RV park during the summer of 2003, the drama follows Goat, a 12-year-old, surfing-obsessed, prodigal skater girl over the…

The pan-Canadian Selection Committee has chosen director Jason Loftus’ Eternal Spring as its entry for the Best International Feature Film Oscar. The animated documentary highlights the work of internationally renowned comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars) who, as a member of the banned Falun Gong…

EXCLUSIVE: UK distribution and production company Blue Finch Films has released a first look image for Vancouver-based directorial duo Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford's horror The Last Video Store as it wraps shooting in the Canadian port city of Hamilton. Described as a "love letter to the era of the video store"…

Take the biggest band in the world, an alternative reality space race, narcissistic and sexually depraved superheroes, and a community comedy, plus a gender-fluid millennial from the Great North, and what do you have? Contenders for a long weekend binge bonanza! As you can see in the video above, there are four…