#CDNSCREENAWARDS: 2026 BROADCAST NEWS & SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS AT CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Winners from The Broadcast News & Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN, were revealed on the morning of Friday, May 29, 2026 at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. The show was hosted by Heather Butts and Jennifer Hsiung, and presenters included Candace Daniel, Jay Onrait, Andi Petrillo, Jesse Pollock, Tekeyah Singh, and Asha Tomlinson.

The next group of winners will be shared this evening, following The Unscripted Television Awards, presented by Crave.
View the Full Winners List for The News, Entertainment, and Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN

Full Canadian Screen Week 2026 Schedule:

Thursday, May 28, 2026
11:30 AM ET: The Children’s Television Awards
6:00 PM ET: The Cinematic Arts Awards, presented by Telefilm Canada, supported by Cineplex

Friday, May 29, 2026
11:30 AM ET: The Broadcast News & Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN
6:00 PM ET: The Unscripted Television Awards, presented by Crave

Saturday, May 30, 2026
6:00 PM ET: The Scripted Television Awards

Sunday, May 31, 2026
8:00 PM ET: The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
Broadcasting and streaming on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global, and STACKTV

List of winners:

Best Sports Opening

Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Open – What Is Chuckwagon Racing

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Shine Light Entertainment)

Michael Little, Cindy Gillies, Steve Katakami, Georgiy Besedin, Mitch Lee, Todd Kimberley

Best Sports Analyst

Hockey Night in Canada

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Kevin Bieksa

Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

Blue Jays on Sportsnet

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Dan Shulman

Best Direction, Live Sports Event

Sponsor | TSN

2025 World Junior Gold Medal Game

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Franklin Rubinstein

Best Photography, News or Information

W5’s Avery Haines Investigates – Narco Jungle: The Death Train

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Inc.)

Jerry Vienneau

Best Live News Special

The King in Canada: Speech from the Throne

CBC News Network (CBC)

(CBC News)

Best Local Reporter

CityNews Toronto

Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Rogers Media Inc.)

Afua Baah

Best Sports Feature Segment

Man of the City

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Matthew Dorman, Sara Bonnetta, Sean Dunnam, Mark Utley

AND

Todd Simpson: Flame Fighter

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Mark Wade, Mark Utley, Scott Lennox, Jeremy McElhanney

Best News or Information Segment

The National – We Visited a Palestinian Village – Then Israeli Settlers Showed Up

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Best News or Information Program or Series

W5’s Avery Haines Investigates

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Inc.)

Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information

The Fifth Estate

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Mark Kelley

Best Live Sports Event

4 Nations Face-off Championship: Canada vs USA

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Jeff Girodat, Paul Gris, Brian Spear, Rob Corte, Joel Darling, Ed Hall

Best National Newscast

APTN National News

APTN (APTN)

(APTN)

Best Sports Program or Series

Breaking Down Barriers

TSN (Bell Media)

(S-Media)

Mark Kristofic, Karen Zylak, Alex Browne

AND

Raptors Delight

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Paul Sidhu, Adrian Cheddie, Marc Macdonald, Vince Monteleone, Marc Wade, Jason McKinnon

Best News Anchor, Local

CityNews Toronto

Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Rogers Media Inc.)

Cynthia Mulligan

Best Local Newscast

CBC News: Compass

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Best News Anchor, National

Global National

Global (Corus Entertainment)

(Corus Entertainment Inc.)

Dawna Friesen

Best Sports Host

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Stef Reid

Best National Reporter

The National

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Margaret Evans