Safe but slow Junos given life by Tegan and Sara statement, Talk and Charlotte Cardin wins

The 2024 Juno Awards on Sunday rolled along smoothly, but perhaps more tamely than last year’s ceremony, without a clear-cut winner or streaker confronting Avril Lavigne on stage.

But over its two nights of roughly 50 trophies, the ceremony culminated with a multi-way tie for most awarded artist, some impressive live performances — and at least a couple newsworthy moments.

In a glittering space-age outfit, host Nelly Furtado kicked off Sunday night’s event with a medley of her biggest songs, going through Say it Right, Maneater, Promiscuous, Give it to Me, Eat Your Man and I’m Like a Bird — a song she also