6 d. ago Lois Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz

Lois Boisson, the revelation of the French Open, has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros. The Frenchwoman, who was 361st before making it to the semifinals at the clay-court Grand Slam last week, jumped to 65th in the latest edition of the rankings published Monday. Coco Gauff defeated […]

Transport

7 d. ago JONAH GOLDBERG: Trump shows that loyalty is all that matters to him

Last week, the Court of International Trade delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s global trade war. It found that the worldwide tariffs Trump unveiled on “Liberation Day” as well his earlier tariffs pretextually aimed at stopping fentanyl coming in from Mexico and Canada (as if) were beyond his authority. The three-judge panel was surely right […]

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7 d. ago Apple, Amazon and Spotify challenging CRTC’s Canadian content rules in court this week

Agency says playing field needs to be levelled for traditional broadcasters; streamers say rules are premature and unjust

Technology

7 d. ago Global streamers fight CRTC’s rule requiring them to fund Canadian content

OTTAWA — Some of the world’s biggest streaming companies will argue in court on Monday that they shouldn’t have to make CRTC-ordered financial contributions to Canadian content and news. The companies are fighting an order from the federal broadcast regulator that says they must pay five per cent of their annual Canadian revenues to funds […]

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1 week ago Lawsuit filed against Vernon Cadet Camp over alleged sexual abuse in 2007

According to court documents filed last week, the plaintiff, identified only as G.A.C., claims they were physically and sexually assaulted by a cadet leader in 2007.

Events

1 week ago Corus touts new stars, returning hits to Global, while calling for loosened CanCon rules

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment touted new stars and returning hits set to roll out across Global and its specialty networks on Monday, while making the case for loosened CanCon spending rules that would let it lean further into unscripted content. The broadcaster’s 2025/26 slate includes the first full season of programming for newly branded cooking […]

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2 w. ago Canadian airwaves could soon be flooded with more U.S. TV and movies

At a Monday hearing with the CRTC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation took the stand to argue against relaxing the rules on Canadian content. The CRTC started with public consults in February and has heard from large Canadian broadcast companies like Bell and Rogers. Large foreign companies like Netflix and Amazon were represented by the Motion Picture Association-Canada. As it stands, there are various rules for making sure Canadian content is played in Canada. This applies to how much music and TV/movies we see, and how many of the people who worked on it are Canadian.Presentation by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada https://t.co/visttq16xOhttps://t.co/DFEh20ICrv— CRTC Hearings (@CRTCHearings) May 26, 2025These rules haven't been changed in a while but generally, 55 per cent of all programming aired on Canadian TV each year needs to be Canadian-made. These rules were lowered from 60 per cent in 2011.Now, these rules are being debated again with ...

Events

2 w. ago CBC urges stricter CanCon rules for homegrown programming, foreign partners

CBC is urging Canada’s regulator to tighten restrictions around what constitutes Canadian screen content, pushing back against foreign streamers seeking looser rules. The public broadcaster says at least 60 per cent of key creative positions should be filled by Canadians, including the top two leads and director, writer and showrunner. Under current rules, productions must […]

Culture

2 w. ago Alberta to implement new rules after 'sexually explicit' content found in books at schools in Edmonton, Calgary

Alberta intends to implement new rules this fall after books were found in school libraries across the province containing “graphic sexual content.” At a press conference on Thursday, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the move came after the province investigated multiple books circulating in K-9 schools and high schools in both Edmonton and Calgary that […]

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