Category Archives: Entertainment
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...
Memoir by Sen. Tammy Duckworth coming out March 30
NEW YORK — Sen. Tammy Duckworth has written a memoir, “Every Day Is a Gift,” which comes out March 30. Twelve, a Hachette Book Group imprint, announced the deal with Sen. Duckworth on Thursday, the 16th anniversary of the day she
Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets UK government consent
LONDON — The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday when it approved controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England. The project, which is ai...
Sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft draws criticism
LONDON — A sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft as the mother of feminism has attracted criticism even before it was unveiled. Artist Maggi Hambling said the sculpture in London “celebrates the spirit of Mary Wollstonecraft,” the author of the 18t...
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
After tense night, election mystery remains for media
After an extraordinary night of shifting vote counts and a rebuke of President Donald Trump, news organizations kept vigil Wednesday as Americans waited to learn who their next president would be. Methodical vote counting Wednesday left Democrat Joe Bi...
Spanish court takes over new investigation of ex-king
MADRID — Spanish Supreme Court prosecutors have taken over a new investigation into the financial activities of ex-King Juan Carlos, who recently left Spain to live in an unspecified country following the opening of probes against him in Spain 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...
Uganda police arrest Bobi Wine after presidential nomination
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police on Tuesday again arrested Bobi Wine, a popular singer and opposition presidential hopeful, just after he was successfully certified as a candidate in next year's election. Wine, who is bidding to unseat Uganda’s long-ti...
