Category Archives: Arts
Former CBC workers ask CRTC to investigate public broadcaster’s branded content unit
TORONTO — More than 70 former employees of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation want Canada's broadcast regulator to investigate the CBC's new paid-content division, Tandem. The group says it has sent a letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Tele...
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online content from the so-called alt-right, a white
Human rights museum in Winnipeg releases framework to address racism
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship. Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says the plan will help create a safe, respectful and
Feds propose changes to Broadcasting Act that may raise $800 million from streamers
Online platforms like Netflix and Spotify may end up spending more than $800 million on Canadian content over the next three years under a series of legislative changes the federal government proposed Tuesday. The proposed changes to the Broadcasting A...
Canadians need to cut contacts by a quarter to control COVID-19 outbreak: Tam
New federal projections suggest that Canadians need to cut a quarter of their contacts to keep the COVID-19 outbreak under control, as several provinces wrestle with how far their lockdown measures should go to reinforce that message. The government re...
Oosterhoff party was ‘reminded several times’ to follow COVID rules, restaurant says
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A southern Ontario restaurant says members of a recent private party that included a provincial politician ignored pandemic-related safety guidelines. In a post on its Facebook page this week, Betty's Restaurant in Niagara Falls, ...
Planned class-action suit against Facebook alleges misuse of personal information
OTTAWA — Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been improperly used for political purposes.The proposed class-action lawsuit filed by Calgary residents Saul Benary and Karma ...
Canadians come together online to ring in U.S. election with cross-border stakes
In 2008, avid politico Daniel Roukema was moved to tears while watching the U.S. election at an Ottawa pub, the elated crowd around him breaking into cheers, when the newscaster announced that Barack Obama had been elected the first Black
Trudeau dodges questions on Trump, breaks down COVID Alert app on ’22 Minutes’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t take the bait when asked to weigh in on the coming U.S. presidential election during a recent appearance on a prominent Canadian comedy television show. Trudeau took questions from “This Hour has 22 Minutes” anchor ...
Over 60 exhibits damaged at Berlin museums, motive a mystery
BERLIN — More than 60 artworks and artifacts at some of Berlin's best-known museums were smeared with an oily liquid by an unknown perpetrator or perpetrators earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday. They were hopeful that the apparently random ...
