The Canadian Screen Awards set for later this month in Toronto have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

In the midst of his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, the 'Jeopardy!' host is set to be honoured at the Canadian Screen Awards on March 29.

The Canadian Screen Awards Gala takes place on March 29.

Such efforts come after a year in which Québécois films dominated the awards circuit and box office in Canada.

Renowned Canadian comedian Mary Walsh received the Earle Grey Award and Stephan James received the Radius Award.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television honoured the country's best in non-fiction programming.

'Big Brother Canada' is nominated for best reality/competition program or series, and Global‘s 'Private Eyes' received nods for stars Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson.

History’s 'Vikings' also got some love, with series star Alexander Ludwig snagging the Best Actor Canadian Screen Award.

Global Edmonton was presented with a Canadian Screen Award on Tuesday for the station's coverage of the one-year anniversary of the Fort McMurray wildfire.

Global National won in the category of Best Reportage, National at the Canadian Screen Awards for chief investigative correspondent Carolyn Jarvis’ story on “Ontario’s Troubled Probation System.”