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The Manitoba government is celebrating the opening of 67 new housing units, at a cost of $6.4 million, as part of its goal of gradually eliminating chronic homelessness in the province.
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Globe and Mail
28 minutes ago
- Globe and Mail
2025 Canadian Screen Awards cap an uneasy edition by honouring Trump biopic The Apprentice
Kicking off with an obligatory Drake joke and ending with the Canadian entertainment industry sending a message straight to the White House by awarding the dark Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice the Best Motion Picture trophy, the 13th annual Canadian Screen Awards offered enough talking points during its live gala Sunday to fill a 51st state. Before the CBC decides to invent a random hockey game next year to air instead of the 2026 CSAs, The Globe and Mail presents the best, worst, and weirdest moments from Canada's equivalent of the Oscars, Emmys and a couple other award shows squeezed into a single two-hour evening. Comedian Lisa Gilroy possessed the necessary energy and commitment as the evening's host, if not quite the material. While she led with an enjoyably self-deprecating energy ('From the first Canadian Screen Awards hosted by comedy legend Martin short to me, Instagram holder Lisa Gilroy...'), a wan pre-taped sketch featuring actor Will Sasso failed to deliver the humour needed to get the audience immediately on her side. And as the evening stretched on, her gags oscillated between wobbly and desperate. I'll award bonus points for Gilroy's joke about Rumours star Cate Blanchett being in the house (with the camera instead cutting to a mannequin creepy enough to headline its own Guy Maddin movie). But the CSAs, especially in this 'Canada-is-not-for-sale' edition, needed bite. We got baby teeth. While the CSAs arrived in an era of acute geopolitical anxiety – even if no one onstage dared to utter the word 'tariff' – the Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television voters sure did feel generous toward our U.S. neighbours when it came to doling out the statuettes. American Sebastian Stan took home the Best Performance in a Leading Role (Drama) CSA for his sly performance as Trump in The Apprentice (a Canada/Ireland/Denmark coproduction that was shot in Toronto), while Stan's costar and fellow Yank Jeremy Strong nabbed the Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Drama) in a separate CSAs ceremony Saturday. (Surprise: neither actors were in Toronto to accept.) Meanwhile, Citytv's Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – a thoroughly Canadian production, albeit one that only exists because of its American mothership – won three CSAs, including Best Drama Series. And though Cate Blanchett is Australian – and excellent – it cannot help but feel strange to see the Rumours star triumph in the Best Performance in a Leading Role (Comedy) category over seven unambiguously Canadian actors. Accepting the award for Achievement in Directing, Universal Language's Matthew Rankin gave the best acceptance speech of the night. First addressing the audience in a succession of English, French, and Farsi, Rankin shared his appreciation for his dual Quebec and Manitoba backgrounds ('Keep Winnipeg weird') before moving on to underline his film's themes. 'Every day, there are new Berlin Walls shooting up all around us. And if our film stands for anything, it stands for how kindness can in fact be a radical gesture,' Rankin said. 'Art can do something that politics can't do. And so I want to salute everyone in this room for the work that you do. To work in culture is to choose community over solitude, and that's very precious.' Although The Apprentice producer Daniel Bekerman gets the unofficial best speech runner-up award, opening his remarks by addressing his (absent) director Ali Abbasi: 'Ali, I told you – you have to come to Canada if you want to find some guts in this industry.' The 2024 CSAs were coming off a horrendous edition that was entirely pre-taped (much of it in New York City), so I was willing to cut the CBC some slack last year when it came to its sparse and rather cheap-looking stage inside the network's Studio 40 in Toronto. But it appears as if the entire set-up was simply recycled for Sunday's show, including the back-breaking fold-up chairs that attendees were forced to sit on. It is no secret that things are tight over at the CBC, but perhaps producers can shake down some of the Dragons' Den benefactors next year to spruce things up. Despite the Blanchett fake-out, there were some genuinely big names in the house Sunday. Hey there to Kiefer Sutherland (appearing unannounced onstage after producers rolled a tribute to his father Donald), Jason Priestley, and a gracious Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Star Wars: The Acolyte), who was presented with the Radius Award (given to a Canadian film or TV professional who is 'currently making an impact internationally'). Although how fun would it have been if Mike Myers, the most vocal homegrown entertainer out there fighting for Canada's good name, would have popped in, too? Perhaps he was busy filming another Mark Carney ad. While the Canadian academy says that it constantly reevaluates its nomination and voting process every year, this edition's winners – as well as the titles that walked away with little or no hardware – suggests a top-to-bottom overhaul is needed for 2026. How, for instance, did David Cronenberg's The Shrouds – easily the best Canadian film of the year – only leave the CSAs with two awards (for best sound mixing and sound editing)? Meanwhile, Rankin's wonderful comedy Universal Language, the favourite for Best Picture going into Sunday night, was usurped by the Trump drama The Apprentice, which is as big an upset as far as the CSAs typically go. (Although as noted above, Rankin won the best director CSA, one of the six awards that the film scored over the course of a weekend's worth of events.) And then Atom Egoyan's psychological drama Seven Veils, the Canadian filmmaker's strongest work in years, only snagged one award, for best original score. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose, but Cronenberg, Egoyan, and Rankin's latest works are beloved by critics and audiences alike, here and abroad. Giving the three of them something of a cold shoulder feels dispiriting and confounding. Hopefully the members of the now-empty writers rooms that staffed CTV's Children Ruin Everything and CBC's Run the Burbs can find the humour in the fact that their series won top awards despite their shows no longer existing. Run the Burbs star Andrew Phung won Best Lead Performer (Comedy), even though the sitcom aired its last episode more than a year ago, in April, 2024, after getting cancelled in its third season. And while Children Ruin Everything ended after four seasons due to what Bell Media described as creative and not financial reasons, it still felt awkward to see the show win four CSAs (including Best Comedy Series) three months after it aired its series finale.
CBC
an hour ago
- CBC
Labour dispute drags on as Canada Post rejects union's arbitration request
Canada Post has rejected a request from the union representing about 55,000 of its workers to send their ongoing labour dispute to binding arbitration. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers made the request in a statement on Saturday, saying it was inviting Canada Post to a fair, final and binding arbitration process to resolve negotiations that have dragged on for months without producing a new collective agreement. But the Crown corporation dismissed the proposal in a response on Sunday, saying it wants to "restore stability" to the postal service and arguing the union's request for binding arbitration would do the opposite. Canada Post said arbitration would be long and complicated and would likely last more than a year, adding to what it described as its significant financial challenges. The corporation presented what it called its "final offer" to the union on Wednesday, with concessions including an end to compulsory overtime and a signing bonus of up to $1,000. But it stuck to a proposal for a 14 per cent cumulative wage hike over four years and using part-time staff on weekend shifts, a major sticking point in the talks. Canada Post said the two sides are at loggerheads after months of conciliation and mediation, and it's asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on its latest proposals. A statement from CUPW on Sunday evening said the forced union vote would not bring lasting labour peace — regardless of the vote's outcome. "This refusal constitutes yet another demonstration that [Canada Post] is not interested in a reasonable outcome to this round of negotiation. A forced vote may fail to end the labour conflict and risks further division, prolonging uncertainty for all parties," the statement said. The union has been in a legal strike position as of May 23, but so far it's opted to ban members from working overtime instead.
Toronto Star
2 hours ago
- Toronto Star
‘Unjustified and unlawful': Canadian officials react to Trump's threat to double steel, aluminum tariffs
The federal minister tasked with Canada-U. S. trade relations said Ottawa has 'taken note' of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50 per cent, but stopped short of announcing any formal retaliatory measures, at least for now. Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister whose portfolio includes Canada-U. S. trade, said in a statement on the social media platform X Saturday that the government will remain 'resolute in defending our workers and our communities.' 'We can give ourselves far more than the United States can take from us,' he wrote. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We can give ourselves far more than the United States can take from us. That's why this Monday, the Prime Minister will meet with Premiers in Saskatoon with one goal - build one Canadian economy out of thirteen, and get big, nation-building projects built faster. (2/3) — Dominic LeBlanc (@DLeBlancNB) May 31, 2025 In a speech in Pennsylvania Friday, Trump said that the increased tariff figures would 'even further secure the steel industry in the United States.' 'Nobody's going to get around that,' Trump said. Industry minister Mélanie Joly, who formerly served as foreign minister, said that Canada is 'fighting' the 'unjustified and unlawful tariffs with our own retaliatory actions, strong domestic support packages, and big moves to diversify our trade.' President Donald Trump says he's going to double the tariff rate on steel to 50 per cent, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a metal used to make housing, autos and other goods. (AP Video / May 30, 2025) She added that she plans to meet with steel and aluminum producers and workers over the coming days to 'advance' a plan in response to Trump's pledge. Terry Sheehan, the Liberal MP who represents the steel-dependent riding of Sault Ste. Marie, wrote that the government will 'not back down' in the face of tariffs that 'threaten to further damage the vital relationship between our two countries.' Sault Ste. Marie's mayor, Matthew Shoemaker, said Trump is 'trying to cripple our economy.' Maninder Sidhu, the newly minted minister of international trade, wrote that the government will 'move on terms … strategically, thoughtfully, and without delay.' Sidhu, a Brampton MP first elected in 2019, said that 'trade diversification' is his 'top priority.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'Canada has what the world needs and we're ready to deliver,' Sidhu wrote. Meanwhile, United Steelworkers, which represents over 220,000 workers in Canada, said that the 50 per cent tariff would 'completely shut us out of the U.S. market' and called on the government to 'move quickly to strengthen domestic demand.' Canada Trump says he will double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent In March, U.S. President Donald Trump put 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 'This isn't trade policy — it's a direct attack on Canadian industries and workers,' national director Marty Warren said of the president's recent announcement. 'Thousands of Canadian jobs are on the line and communities that rely on steel and aluminum are being put at risk. Canada needs to respond immediately and decisively to defend workers.' The Canadian Steel Producers Association, a trade group, said in a statement that the government must immediately 'fully reinstate retaliatory steel tariffs to match the American tariffs and to implement as quickly as possible new tariffs at our own borders to stop unfairly traded steel from entering Canada.' In March, Trump put 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. Trump used Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose steel and aluminum duties and said it will help bring manufacturing back to the United States. Canada is the largest steel supplier to the United States, accounting for nearly 25 per cent of all imports in 2023. About a quarter of all steel used in America is imported. Earlier this week, a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Trump does not have the authority to wield tariffs, a pause that was subsequently lifted by a federal appeals court Thursday. A Leger poll from earlier this month found that nearly 70 per cent of Canadians are in favour of the federal government imposing dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The poll also found that Canadians are reducing the number of U.S. products they're buying in stores as a result of the ongoing trade war. 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