Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's list includes...
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U.S. academics warn Drake suit could have 'dangerous' ripple effects on rap music
TORONTO - Four U.S. academics say a "dangerous" precedent could be set for rap music if Drake wins his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. New documents filed in a New York court ask the...
May 15, 2025
Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's ca...
May 08, 2025
Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara urges kindness, civility to end political division
TORONTO - Pop musician Sara Quin says social media has "tragically torn the world to shreds" in recent years, and it's time people consider ways to reestablish a more positive sense of community. The ...
May 07, 2025
Q & A: Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on her new book, 'Defund'
TORONTO - Sandy Hudson's new book on police abolition comes just ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, and while much has changed since then, the urgency with which many of the ...
May 02, 2025
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged "bias" in the broadcasters' reporting. The order instructs ...
May 01, 2025
Border Insecurity: Canadian musicians face volatile tour life under Trump
TORONTO - Canadian country singer Robert Adam recorded their new album in Nashville, but under the political tumult of U.S. President Donald Trump, the musician doesn't plan to travel stateside to pro...
May 01, 2025
Kennedy Center-connected events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week's worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer's World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorit...
Apr 25, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special
TORONTO - Carney, meet Critch. CBC says Liberal Leader Mark Carney is among the politicians who will appear on the hour-long "Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special," in which he'll sit down for...
Apr 24, 2025
Canadian 'Warfare' star D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai says film shows true cost of combat
TORONTO - D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai says he's drawn to stories that challenge what people think they know. In the new A24 drama "Warfare," that meant showing the harsh reality of who actually fights wars. ...
Apr 11, 2025
P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island has apologized to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty...
Apr 11, 2025
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