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CBC cuts 60 jobs in five locations as part of restructuring affecting 130

CBC cuts 60 jobs in five locations as part of restructuring affecting 130

TORONTO — CBC says it is laying off more than 60 people in locations across Canada by the end of the year as part of a restructuring that affects about 130 jobs.
'Battle of the Blades' halts skating competition after COVID-19 case

'Battle of the Blades' halts skating competition after COVID-19 case

TORONTO — A "Battle of the Blades" executive producer says a woman from the show's team who tested positive for COVID-19 is in self-isolation in Toronto with no symptoms, and the creators are confident the case is isolated and production can resume n
Review: Adam Sandler's 'Hubie Halloween' is ... good?

Review: Adam Sandler's 'Hubie Halloween' is ... good?

The distance for Adam Sandler from last year's frantic, high-wire act “Uncut Gems” to his new Netflix comedy, “Hubie Halloween," is great, but maybe not as vast as it sounds.
Netflix Canada increases prices for its monthly standard, premium plans

Netflix Canada increases prices for its monthly standard, premium plans

TORONTO — Netflix Canada is increasing some of its prices again. The streaming giant says the basic plan for subscribers remains unchanged at $9.99 a month, but the standard monthly plan is going up by one dollar to $14.
AP PHOTOS: Faces meet fashion in New Yorkers' mask choices

AP PHOTOS: Faces meet fashion in New Yorkers' mask choices

New Yorkers have increasingly embraced the wearing of masks to slow the spread of coronavirus since the pandemic began earlier this year.
Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds

Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackson McLean, the manager of Gaze Seed Co. in St.
'Creeped out:' Schools turn to technology in pandemic to catch online cheaters

'Creeped out:' Schools turn to technology in pandemic to catch online cheaters

CALGARY — Crowded exam halls echoing with pencil scratches, rustling papers and supervisors' footsteps have been replaced with solo tests in bedrooms or at kitchen tables — sometimes under a webcam's glare.
Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late

Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late

If Radha Blank had a tagline for her film, “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” it would be: “You don't age out of your passion.
Canadian Museum of Nature acquires mineral collection backed by new foundation

Canadian Museum of Nature acquires mineral collection backed by new foundation

OTTAWA — The Canadian Museum of Nature says it's acquired a world-class collection of minerals from Quebec that could hold new clues about the Earth's structure.
Review: A terrific debut in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’

Review: A terrific debut in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’

Precociousness can be a curse if adulthood successes don’t live up to your assumed potential.
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