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Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his business interests. That decision, announced Friday, has reportedly led to tens of thousands of people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
By The Associated Press on October 28th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series “Making the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba chief electoral officer calls for legislation against disinformation
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s chief electoral officer is calling for a legal crackdown on disinformation about provincial elections, including the spread of false information about election officials and electronic vote-counting machines. In an annual report from Elections Manitoba, Shipra Verma says deliberate attempts to mislead voters must be dealt with. “The deliberate spread of false information ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Queen of My Dreams,’ ‘We Forgot to Break Up’ tie for top Directors Guild award
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
A dramedy about a Pakistani Canadian woman’s complex relationship with her mom and a drama about a small-town Ontario band’s rise to fame were among the big winners at this year’s Directors Guild of Canada Awards. Fawzia Mirza’s “The Queen of My Dreams” and Karen Knox’s “We Forgot to Break Up” shared the award for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hallmark exec sought to replace ‘old talent,’ lawsuit alleges, naming actors like Lacey Chabert
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2024
Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press. Penny Perry, a 79-year-old casting director who filed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election’s integrity is an “inevitable” result of political “toxicity” and a tight race. University of British Columbia professor emeritus Richard Johnston says questions about mail-in votes and the handling of ballots also reflect circumstances south of the border. He said other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Secularism: Montreal to shed city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
MONTREAL – A welcome sign in the lobby of Montreal’s newly renovated city hall depicting a woman wearing a headscarf will be removed in the name of secularism, Montreal’s mayor says, following criticism that the image is offensive. Valérie Plante said during a talk show that aired Sunday night that the drawing of a woman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – An actor known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob’s Burgers” and “Arrested Development” was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago. Jay Johnston, 56, of Los Angeles, joined other rioters in a “heave ho” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Google exempt from Online News Act for five years, must pay news outlets $100M: CRTC
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to pay $100 million to Canadian news outlets within 60 days. Google agreed last year to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year in order to be exempt from the law, which compels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit alleges Hallmark executive told former employee not to cast ‘old people’ for movie roles
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2024
Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press. Penny Perry, a 79-year-old casting director who filed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: CRTC exempts Google from Online News Act for five years
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to pay $100 million to Canadian news outlets within 60 days. More coming... Read More »
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