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Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year
November 20, 2024 - 9:09 PM

Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent Morgan Wallen was shut out all evening until taking the night's biggest prize, entertainer of the year.
What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
November 20, 2024 - 9:10 PM

Comcast's corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with “NBC” in their name — CNBC and MSNBC — that will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News.
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
November 20, 2024 - 9:08 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music roughly the size of an index card. The brief, moody number also bore an intriguing name, written at the top in cursive: “Chopin.”
Ridley Scott on going big with 'Gladiator II'
November 20, 2024 - 9:08 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — An inevitable fact of interviewing Ridley Scott is that, whatever movie he’s about to release, you’ll find him already knee-deep in his next project.
Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction
November 20, 2024 - 8:37 PM

TORONTO - An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction.
Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
November 20, 2024 - 8:03 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling” won for nonfiction, where finalists included Salman Rushdie's memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, “Knife.”
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
November 20, 2024 - 6:54 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market
November 20, 2024 - 6:34 PM

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of urns, sarcophagi and other artifacts worth 8 million euros ($8.5 million) intended for sale on the black market.
Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant's star performers
November 20, 2024 - 5:28 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comcast is spinning off into a new company many of the cable television networks that were once at the entertainment giant's heart as consumers increasingly swap out their cable TV subscriptions for streaming platforms.
Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey
November 20, 2024 - 2:45 PM

MONTREAL - A survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog has found that young Quebecers are far less concerned than older residents about not being served in French.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year

What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?

Ridley Scott on going big with 'Gladiator II'

Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market

Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant's star performers

Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey

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