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TIFF cuts 12 full-time staff members, cites pandemic and SAG-AFTRA strike as factors

TIFF cuts 12 full-time staff members, cites pandemic and SAG-AFTRA strike as factors

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival shed 12 full-time staff members across various departments in a restructuring on Thursday.
Telus urges support for broadcast distributors as CRTC hearing set to wrap up

Telus urges support for broadcast distributors as CRTC hearing set to wrap up

Telus Corp. is urging the CRTC to address a "dramatically" changing industry landscape, echoing its Canadian broadcasting rivals, as the federal regulator's three-week hearing held in response to the Online Streaming Act winds down.
'Crossed my line': Calgary traffic reporter goes viral after response to body comment

'Crossed my line': Calgary traffic reporter goes viral after response to body comment

CALGARY — TV traffic reporter Leslie Horton developed a thick skin over the years because of nasty feedback from viewers, but she unleashed a viral smackdown last week after she says one of them "crossed my line.
Community-building businesses look to fill societal gap

Community-building businesses look to fill societal gap

TORONTO — When Joshua Zachariah was a teenager, he was enamoured with bars — or at least his idea of them.
Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant.
Rapper Kodak Black is arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida

Rapper Kodak Black is arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black has been arrested again in South Florida, this time on charges of possessing cocaine, jail records show.
Martin Scorsese will receive David O. Selznick Award from Producers Guild

Martin Scorsese will receive David O. Selznick Award from Producers Guild

Martin Scorsese will be honored with the prestigious David O. Selznick Achievement Award in February, the Producers Guild of America said Thursday.
‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Succession’ are among AFI Award recipients

‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Succession’ are among AFI Award recipients

Barbenheimer is continuing into awards season. Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the 10 films that will receive an AFI Award in January, the American Film Institute said Thursday.
When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?

When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?

NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not. The legends surrounding jolly old St.
Major retailers must sign grocery code of conduct, federal agriculture minister says

Major retailers must sign grocery code of conduct, federal agriculture minister says

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay wouldn't rule out the possibility of provincial or federal government intervention if the grocery code of conduct doesn't have every major retailer on board.
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