5 h. ago Neil Young says he will remove his music from Amazon’s streaming service

Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon’s streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant. The legendary folk singer-songwriter and activist posted a message on his website earlier this week titled “Forget Amazon and Whole Foods,” explaining that he feels the company is among the “big corporations […]

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5 h. ago ‘Buy local’: Neil Young says he will remove his music from Amazon’s streaming service

TORONTO — Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon’s streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant. The legendary folk singer-songwriter and activist posted a message on his website earlier this week titled “Forget Amazon and Whole Foods,” explaining that he feels the company is among the […]

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2 w. ago Disney raises streaming prices as ABC grapples with Kimmel backlash

Disney is raising monthly subscription prices for its streaming services, which include Disney+, Hulu and ESPN, at a time when the company is still reckoning with a backlash over its sidelining of late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel. Disney-owned ABC took his long-running late-night talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” off the air briefly after facing pressure […]

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3 w. ago Sportsnet to air Apple TV broadcast as Blue Jays chase playoff berth

Potential playoff-clinching game against K.C. Royals had been set to be exclusively shown on streaming service.

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3 w. ago CRTC launches hearing on Canadian content obligations for music streamers

OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator begins a hearing today to look at which Canadian content obligations should apply to music streamers like Spotify. Streaming services argue their current efforts to promote Canadian culture — and the royalties they pay — are good enough. Radio broadcasters, meanwhile, say their sector is in serious decline and […]

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3 w. ago Immigration lawyer, critics raise concerns about citizenship marker on Alberta ID

EDMONTON — Critics are questioning what problem the Alberta government’s move to add mandatory citizenship markers to provincial identification aims to solve, and say it opens the door to potential privacy breaches and discrimination. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday the move is all about streamlining services and preventing election fraud. Zool Suleman, a Vancouver-based […]

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3 w. ago Alberta adding proof of Canadian citizenship to provincial driver’s licences

Premier Danielle Smith said her government is adding proof of citizenship driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud.

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