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Star Trek: Discovery star Oyin Oladejo. Photo courtesy of CBS All Access. Cr: Ben Mark Holzberg.

  • Strong Union: Strong Future
    By David Sparrow
    While 2020 has been a tough year, ACTRA members have stepped up to the challenge we face in dealing with a global pandemic and are ready and eager to get back to work.
  • Resetting the scene for 2021
    By Marie Kelly
    Marie shares her vision for ACTRA’s 2021 bargaining and why (more than ever!) safety, resilience and creative excellence are at the heart of our union’s work in Canada’s vibrant entertainment industry.
  • Star Trek: Discovery goes boldly towards an inclusive on-screen future
    By Samora Smallwood
    Read why joining the cast of Star Trek: Discovery was extra special to Samora
  • Performance vs. Performative: How do we turn this summer’s moment into a movement?
    By Omari Newton
    The volume of people vowing to fight anti-Black racism has been damn-near deafening. Omari examines how this moment turned into a movement.
  • Safe Sets Across Canada
    By Eleanor Noble
    Creators across the country are adding extra layers of protection. Hear how everyone is taking tremendous measures to protect each other.
  • 2020 Woman of the Year Q & A
    Sarah Polley talks to us about life post-quarantine, the road to equality for women in entertainment, and how her career is evolving as a working mother.
  • ACTRA members honoured in 2020!
    We celebrate our members’ recent achievements, including UBCP/ACTRA Awards, imagineNATIVE Award, ACTRA Maritimes Awards, Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, ACTRA Manitoba Award, Canadian Screen Awards, ACTRA Toronto Awards, AFBS’s Leslie Yeo Award AND Alberta ‘Rosie’ Awards!

FAREWELLS

Brent Carver,
Joyce Doolittle,
Shirley Douglas,
Nancy Drake,
Gordon Masten,
Alex Trebek

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