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How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest
May 16, 2025 - 10:11 PM

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Sprinkle on the sequins or settle down on the sofa: It’s time to find out who will be crowned champion at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest.
Big streamers tell CRTC they should have more flexibility than broadcasters on CanCon
May 16, 2025 - 5:30 PM

OTTAWA - A group representing big foreign streamers told a CRTC hearing Friday that those companies shouldn't be expected to fulfil the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters when it comes to Canadian content.
Bono: 'The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime'
May 16, 2025 - 3:49 PM

CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer. He bought it with The Edge in 1993, and considers himself grateful to a coastline that, he says, gave him a “delayed adolescence.”
Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world
May 16, 2025 - 12:24 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.
US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
May 16, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in the U.S.
'Doctor Who' and Eurovision will unite for a night of music and intergalactic adventure
May 16, 2025 - 10:24 AM

LONDON (AP) — “Doctor Who” and Eurovision unite for an evening of music and intergalactic adventure on Saturday — all thanks to Russell T Davies.
Filipino-Canadian creator Isabel Kanaan turned TikTok videos about immigrant experience into sitcom success with 'Abroad'
May 16, 2025 - 9:54 AM

TORONTO - When Isabel Kanaan moved from the Philippines to Burlington, Ont., at 16, she found the calm suburban atmosphere difficult to adjust to.
The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades
May 15, 2025 - 6:16 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez came at a time of cultural obsession with courts, crime and murder, when live televised trials captivated a national audience.
Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96
May 15, 2025 - 5:25 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway's industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as "Annie," "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Applause," died Thursday. He was 96.
Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96
May 15, 2025 - 4:21 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway's industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as "Annie," "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Applause," died Thursday. He was 96.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest

Big streamers tell CRTC they should have more flexibility than broadcasters on CanCon

Bono: 'The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime'

Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world

US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger

'Doctor Who' and Eurovision will unite for a night of music and intergalactic adventure

Filipino-Canadian creator Isabel Kanaan turned TikTok videos about immigrant experience into sitcom success with 'Abroad'

The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96

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