Recall issued for 38,000 GM vehicles in Canada over software safety glitch
Transport Canada has issued a recall for 38,000 General Motors (GM) vehicles for safety risks related to a software glitch, the agency reported in a notice on Wednesday.
"Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds has RSVP'd for this year's Canadian Screen Awards, assuring the Toronto bash some high-voltage star power.
Reynolds says in a release from gala organizers that he's grateful to learn he's won a humanitarian prize and is "excited to accept the award in person this April."
The A-lister is among special honourees including Marvel's "Shang-Chi" star Simu Liu who is getting the Radius Award for global success, and "SCTV" and "Schitt's Creek" star Catherine O'Hara, who is getting an icon award for exceptional, ongoing contributions to the industry.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television says former CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme will receive the Gordon Sinclair Award for her "exceptional body of work in broadcast journalism," while Pierre Bruneau, longtime news anchor with Quebec network TVA, is getting a lifetime achievement award.
The special awards are a forerunner to the annual weeklong event recognizing the best in homegrown film, television and screen-based media.
Nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards will be announced Feb. 22, with awards set to be handed out April 11 to 16.
Other honours include an acting award for veteran film and TV star Peter MacNeill, a changemaker award for Citytv's "Cityline" host Tracy Moore, and the academy board of directors' tribute for actor-producer Jennifer Podemski and late filmmaker Paul Pope.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 18, 2023
Transport Canada has issued a recall for 38,000 General Motors (GM) vehicles for safety risks related to a software glitch, the agency reported in a notice on Wednesday.
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to press on with a new military campaign until it is able to secure the area around the Lebanese border.
An 11-year-old boy died Monday after subway surfing in New York City. He's the fourth person to die from subway surfing in the city this year.
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