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CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances

CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances

OTTAWA — The CRTC launched a hearing about drafting a new definition for Canadian content Wednesday, but three big American streaming companies dropped off the schedule at the last minute.
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The Latest: Cassie’s testimony in the Diddy trial exposes the underbelly of their relationship

The Latest: Cassie’s testimony in the Diddy trial exposes the underbelly of their relationship

NEW YORK (AP) — The R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness stand Wednesday after a day spent recounting humiliating details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs .
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US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
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Jazz concerts to honour Oscar Peterson on what would have been his 100th birthday

Jazz concerts to honour Oscar Peterson on what would have been his 100th birthday

TORONTO — Canadian jazz legends Dave Young and Oliver Jones are among the musicians set to honour Oscar Peterson at a concert next month in Toronto.
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Tears, trauma and a million-dollar necklace as defiant Kim Kardashian faces Paris robbery suspects

Tears, trauma and a million-dollar necklace as defiant Kim Kardashian faces Paris robbery suspects

PARIS (AP) — Defiant in diamonds, Kim Kardashian appeared in a Paris courtroom Tuesday to testify in the trial over the 2016 armed robbery that upended her life.
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Patricia Clarkson on playing her icon Lilly Ledbetter and the political moment greeting the movie

Patricia Clarkson on playing her icon Lilly Ledbetter and the political moment greeting the movie

NEW YORK (AP) — The film “Lilly,” a biopic about the equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter , lands in theaters at a difficult time for her biggest political and civil rights champions.
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B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds

B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds

Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has found.
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Max streaming service is reviving the HBO name - the one it discarded two years ago

Max streaming service is reviving the HBO name - the one it discarded two years ago

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO is returning — at least in a name. Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday that it was rebranding its streaming service as HBO Max this summer, instead of the current Max.
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BBC's main soccer presenter Lineker issues apology after sharing 'antisemitic' social media post

BBC's main soccer presenter Lineker issues apology after sharing 'antisemitic' social media post

LONDON (AP) — Gary Lineker, the former England soccer player who became a leading sports broadcaster on the BBC, has "apologized unreservedly” for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a picture of a rat.
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Newfoundland construction worker Jacob Lewis wins $1-million 'Canada's Got Talent' prize

Newfoundland construction worker Jacob Lewis wins $1-million 'Canada's Got Talent' prize

Jacob Lewis, an offshore oil and gas construction worker from Butlerville, NL, is the $1-million winner of this season’s “Canada’s Got Talent.
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