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David Common named next host of CBC News Network's 'CBC Morning Live'
November 06, 2025 - 12:47 AM

TORONTO — Veteran CBC journalist David Common says he’s well aware that many Canadians gripe about the public broadcaster’s news coverage.
Grammy Museum announces Selena exhibit with items displayed outside of Texas for the first time
November 06, 2025 - 12:31 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty years after Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed at 23, regional Mexicana music is now celebrated

Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame
November 06, 2025 - 12:19 AM

Slime, that gooey, sticky and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Trivial Pursuit.
LGBTQ+ representation on primetime TV grows thanks to shows like 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Hacks'
November 06, 2025 - 12:02 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — TV shows like “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “Heartstopper,” “The Last of Us” and “Yellowjackets” helped increase the ranks of LGBTQ+ characters on prime time by 4% over the previous season, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.
Kyle Edwards wins Governor General's Literary Award for fiction
November 05, 2025 - 10:30 PM

Anishinaabe journalist Kyle Edwards' novel about a high school hockey team in north-end Winnipeg has won the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction.
The Louvre urged to speed up security upgrades in audit conducted before the heist
November 05, 2025 - 9:16 PM

PARIS (AP) — France's court of auditors urged the Louvre museum to speed up its security modernization plans as a priority, in a report conducted before the Oct. 19 jewels heist that noted major delays in the renovation of the world’s most-visited museum.
High-kicking Radio City Rockettes mark 100 years with Christmas Spectacular
November 05, 2025 - 9:09 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A staple of the New York City holiday season is marking a century of wowing crowds: The high-kicking Radio City Rockettes are turning 100.
Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year
November 05, 2025 - 6:57 AM

Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among a number of noteworthy people who died in October.
Motion Picture Association tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to refer to Instagram teen account content
November 05, 2025 - 6:49 AM

The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen accounts on Instagram as “guided by PG-13 ratings,” saying it is misleading and could erode trust in its movie ratings system.
In 'Sentimental Value,' art imitates life and vice versa
November 05, 2025 - 6:42 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Joachim Trier, Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve have gathered in a backstage room at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. A screen on the wall shows the crowd inside, raptly watching their film, “Sentimental Value.” They have all consciously sat facing away from the movie.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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David Common named next host of CBC News Network's 'CBC Morning Live'

Grammy Museum announces Selena exhibit with items displayed outside of Texas for the first time

Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame

LGBTQ+ representation on primetime TV grows thanks to shows like 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Hacks'

Kyle Edwards wins Governor General's Literary Award for fiction

The Louvre urged to speed up security upgrades in audit conducted before the heist

High-kicking Radio City Rockettes mark 100 years with Christmas Spectacular

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

Motion Picture Association tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to refer to Instagram teen account content

In 'Sentimental Value,' art imitates life and vice versa

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