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Tatiana Maslany accepts her special jury prize for breakout performance in world cinema for the film Grown Up Movie Star during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony in Park City, Utah. (Matt Carr/Getty Images)

Canadian Tatiana Maslany has made a huge splash at the Sundance Film Festival, capturing a special jury prize for breakout performance in world cinema for her role as a rebellious teen in Grown Up Movie Star.

“Really overwhelmed. Crazy, like shaking for hours,” said a tremulous Maslany over the phone from Park City, Utah, on Sunday, her voice still trembling. She was handed the trophy at Saturday night’s awards ceremony.

“I’m so excited that this film will hopefully, get some kind of audience. That’s what I’m most excited about.”

The film marked the first major onscreen role for the 24-year-ancient Regina-born performer who describes a 14-year-ancient in the midst of a sexual awakening in the movie by Newfoundland native Adriana Maggs.

Maslany, who says it’s her first time at Sundance, praised her co-star Sean Doyle and the Maggs’s writing.

“The minute I read the script, I felt I would be so fortunate to play this character because I loved her so much,” said the actress, who also played the character Kit Bailey on CBC-TV’s Heartland and has starred in Being Erica.

“It’s such an intelligently written character.”

In the film, the main character of Ruby, played by Maslany, is dealing with a family in crisis with her mother running off and her father (Doyle) about to come out of the closet.

Grown Up Movie Star had its premiere at the 10-day festival and was screened six times.

“It was always really scary to hear the reaction … they would laugh at different places and found different things to be shocking and different things to be touching,” Maslany said of the audiences.

“It really affects people in different ways.”

Maslany says she’s doing a few auditions in Los Angeles before returning to her home base in Toronto.

Mongrel Media has picked the film up for distribution in Canada. Grown Up Movie Star opened Jan. 29 in Toronto and St. John’s.

The view from inside the new Art Gallery of Alberta. (CBC) Edmontonians got their first glimpse of the newly renovated Art Gallery of Alberta at its grand opening Saturday.

After an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests wandered through the three floors of exhibition space.

Featured works include celebrated Canadian photographers as well as audio exhibitions.

Dawn Vaasjo went to the gallery opening with her family.

“It means putting some life back into the downtown, a reason to come back into the core of the city at night,” she said.

“It’s a very exciting time, [a] huge weekend for Edmontonians. We’ve waited a long time and it was really nice to see such proud faces here.”

CBC News spoke to Reed Clarke at an exhibit that allows visitors to experience being in an abandoned Japanese dentist’s office during a storm.

He said the exhibit was very realistic.

“I can imagine this if there’s that much rain coming out – it’s intense. It’s really cool. It kind of puts you in the moment of this going on. You can feel what it would be like.”

The newly renovated Art Gallery of Alberta opened to the public on Saturday. (CBC)The $88-million gallery was redesigned by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout. It has double the exhibition space of the former gallery.

Tickets for the two-day grand opening celebration are sold out. Regular admission hours start on Feb. 2.

Dion Phaneuf is in his fifth NHL season after being selected ninth overall by Calgary in the 2003 draft. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Sunday that they have made a seven-player deal with Calgary, with Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf the centrepiece.

Forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan and Jamal Mayers and defenceman Ian White head to the Flames, with forward Fredrik Sjostrom and defensive prospect Keith Aulie also bought by Toronto.

Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke announced the deal Sunday morning at the Air Canada Centre, just hours after Toronto lost its fifth consecutive game, squandering a three-goal lead in a 5-3 defeat to the visiting Vancouver Canucks.

Burke completed a separate deal later in the day, acquiring veteran Anaheim goalie Jean-Sébastien Giguère for netminder Vesa Toskala and forward Jason Blake.

It was a dramatic makeover, with the Leafs getting key parts in Phaneuf and Giguere, but resigning themselves in the coming weeks to a threadbare group up front.

Burke hopes the likes of Tyler Bozak, Christian Hanson and others can make a case for themselves for the future.

“We’ve got to make tension where there’s enough talent on the roster and a high enough battle level that the coach has decisions to make,” Burke told reporters. “Right now [coach Ron Wilson] doesn’t have decisions to make. It’s these guys who got to go on the ice. We’re trying to change that. Today is an vital part of changing that.

Phaneuf appeared in shock when speaking to reporters in Calgary on Sunday morning.

“I know that’s a cliche … If Wayne Gretzky can get traded, anyone can get traded,” he said. “I was very surprised but on the other hand, I’m very excited to be going to the largest hockey market in the world. I talked to them this morning and I’m very excited to be a Toronto Maple Leaf and getting there.”

Phaneuf has 75 goals and 153 assists in 378 career games, all with Calgary. The Flames selected him ninth overall in the 2003 NHL draft.

The rugged defenceman has 10 goals and 12 assists in 55 games this season, which puts him on pace for a career low in points.

“I want players that play the game hard and are hard to play against,” said Burke. “This guy makes our power play better, he’s got one of the toughest shots in the league, he’s one of the largest open ice hitters, he’s a quality person … I reckon it’s an vital day for us.”

GM denied Phaneuf up for trading

Flames general manager Darryl Sutter denied Phaneuf was on the trading block in recent weeks. Much was also made earlier in the season of a heated argument the defenceman had with coach Brent Sutter after a game against Colorado.

Aulie, 20, is playing with the Abbotsford Heat in the American Hockey League. Calgary selected the huge defenceman in the fourth round of the 2007 draft. Burke said he will stay in the AHL, switching to the Toronto Marlies.

The 26-year-ancient Swede, Sjostrom, joins his fourth NHL team. He has one goal and five assists in 46 games in his first season with Calgary. He has previously played with Phoenix and the New York Rangers.

Burke said he will be a needed addition for Toronto’s penalty killing, which has been woeful.

Burke said the two teams had been talking for quite a while on the deal, with the pieces surrounding Phaneuf changing. The Toronto GM said Phaneuf was not available earlier in the season when he inquired.

The Leafs return to action at the ACC on Tuesday, with the first of two games against the Devils. The clubs play again in New Jersey on Friday.