Arts and literature 2006 in Canada

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1 arts , literature

1.1 new music
1.2 new books
1.3 awards
1.4 film
1.5 television





arts , literature
new music

susan aglukark, return
april wine, speaking
eva avila, somewhere else
delerium, nuages du monde
nelly furtado, loose
pierre lapointe, la forêt des mal-aimés
antoine gratton, il était une fois dans l est
malajube, trompe-l oeil
loreena mckennitt, ancient muse
richard séguin, lettres ouvertes
billy talent, billy talent ii
tragically hip, world container
chantal kreviazuk, ghost stories

new books

gordon stewart anderson, toronto leaving
margaret atwood, moral disorder
peter behrens, law of dreams
douglas coupland, jpod
barbara fradkin, honour among men
rawi hage, de niro s game
anosh irani, song of kahunsha
alice munro, view castle rock
heather o neill, lullabies little criminals

awards

april 2 – juno awards of 2006
june 11 – canadian musical, drowsy chaperone, wins 5 tony awards
september 2–3 – inaugural osheaga festival held in montreal.
november 21 – 2006 governor general s awards.
david foster, musical producer, appointed order of canada
steve smith, comedian, appointed order of canada
judith thompson, playwright, appointed order of canada
ranee lee, musician, appointed order of canada
chantal dupont, video artist, wins 2005 bell canada award in video art
sylvia legris s nerve squall named winner of canadian griffin poetry prize
scotiabank giller prize – vincent lam, bloodletting , miraculous cures

film

january 20 – karla, controversial movie murders of 2 canadian teens, leslie mahaffy , kristen french, released in canada.
august 11 – bon cop, bad cop, movie dark comedy-thriller buddy cop film ontarian , québécois police officer reluctantly join forces. dialogue mixture of english , french , claimed canada s first bilingual feature film.
september 7 – journals of knud rasmussen
october 11 – media reports announce bon cop, bad cop has beaten porky s become top-grossing canadian film of time in domestic box office; these later disputed not having taken inflation account.
c.r.a.z.y. named best picture @ 26th genie awards.

television






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