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‘The Paper’ blends the absurdity of 'The Office' and the optimism of 'Parks and Recreation'
September 04, 2025 - 9:54 AM

The documentary crew that followed the employees at Dunder Mifflin paper company on “The Office” must sure love paper. In its new spinoff, the cameras are back up and filming the day-to-day at another paper company — a newspaper called the Toledo Truth Teller.
Trump is cutting 500-plus jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency despite legal challenges
August 30, 2025 - 12:15 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a monthslong legal challenge over the news outlets' fate.
Judge seeks more information about Trump administration's cuts to Voice of America
June 23, 2025 - 10:31 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America is seeking more information from the government about whether it is complying with his order preserving the 83-year-old international news service.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe
April 29, 2025 - 4:17 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe
April 29, 2025 - 4:17 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years.
Inside the Oscars: What you didn’t see on the broadcast
March 02, 2025 - 11:05 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What you see on the television broadcast is only part of the story at the Oscars.
Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while 'Conclave' heads into Academy Awards
March 01, 2025 - 12:13 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life. And that is certainly true as Pope Francis battles double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC's flagship 'Nightly News' after a decade
February 24, 2025 - 12:36 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's veteran Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of the network's flagship “Nightly News” broadcast in the coming months.
Olympic swimmer Maggie Mac Neil, writer Linwood Barclay bound for 'Canada Reads'
January 23, 2025 - 7:14 AM

Olympic gold medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil and thriller writer Linwood Barclay are among the panellists set for CBC Radio’s annual book battle, “Canada Reads.”
How some men are trying to fight online misogyny amid 'your body, my choice' rhetoric
December 28, 2024 - 3:01 AM

A young man with a buzz cut leans on a pristine countertop in a stark white kitchen and looks directly into the camera as he delivers what he presents as the secret to dating success for straight men.
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend their comments or actions. Sorry, but sometimes we h

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

Entertainment News

‘The Paper’ blends the absurdity of 'The Office' and the optimism of 'Parks and Recreation'

Trump is cutting 500-plus jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency despite legal challenges

Judge seeks more information about Trump administration's cuts to Voice of America

Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe

Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe

Inside the Oscars: What you didn’t see on the broadcast

Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while 'Conclave' heads into Academy Awards

Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC's flagship 'Nightly News' after a decade

Olympic swimmer Maggie Mac Neil, writer Linwood Barclay bound for 'Canada Reads'

How some men are trying to fight online misogyny amid 'your body, my choice' rhetoric

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