From Gayle MacDonald of the Globe and Mail:

• Gemini Awards reorganize to give exclusively Canadian productions a fair shot
  Early next week, the academy plans to announce the results of that process: new rules and regulations governing the Gemini Awards, including a major shift that will see international co-productions – which showcase a minimum of Canadian talent – competing in a separate category. Read more.

From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:

• Canada’s Gemini Awards to Change Rules For TV Co-Productions
  In a dramatic switch, Canada’s Gemini Awards is set to introduce a separate category for co-productions. New rules, set to be unveiled by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, aim to prevent minority co-productions with minimal Canadian participation dominating the Canadian TV awards, as they have in recent years. Read more.

From a media release:

SHAW ROCKET PRIZE RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL KIDS PROGRAMMING

• Kids across Canada vote angelic series Wingin’ It Season 2 onto winner’s throne

The votes are in and the Kid’s Jury has spoken – children from every corner of Canada have chosen Wingin’ It Season 2 as the winner of the 7th annual Shaw Rocket Prize.

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From the Globe and Mail:

• Steve Patterson wins best male stand-up at comedy awards
  Other winners announced at a ceremony at Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre on Monday include Debra DiGiovanni (female stand-up), Jason Priestly (male television performance, for HBO Canada’s Call Me Fitz) and Picnicface (comedy troupe). Read more.