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Host of CBC Radio One's 'As It Happens' to sign off from the show in February

Host of CBC Radio One's 'As It Happens' to sign off from the show in February

TORONTO — Carol Off, the co-host of CBC Radio One's "As It Happens," is leaving the show to develop new projects for the public broadcaster.
Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Microsoft is paying the enormous sum of nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo while raising questions about the deal’s po
How high will you go? Netflix price hike renews questions for streaming subscribers

How high will you go? Netflix price hike renews questions for streaming subscribers

TORONTO — Another year, another Netflix price increase.

Grammy Awards move ceremony to Las Vegas site in early April

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2022 Grammy Awards will shift to an April show in Las Vegas after recently postponing the ceremony due to rising COVID-19 cases because the omicron variant .

Spaniard said to be world’s oldest man dies at 112

MADRID (AP) — Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died Tuesday at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the records agency said.
Actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment

Actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louie Anderson is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital, a spokesman for the actor and comedian said.
Learning to cook with plant-based 'meats'

Learning to cook with plant-based 'meats'

It's that time of year when many people resolve to eat less meat. The “whys” are varied: sustainability and worry for the planet, health considerations, ethical concerns over the treatment of animals.

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio) 3. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 4.
Rome villa with Caravaggio fails to sell, to be reauctioned

Rome villa with Caravaggio fails to sell, to be reauctioned

ROME (AP) — A villa in Rome containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio went on a court-ordered auction block Tuesday, thanks to an inheritance dispute pitting the heirs of one of Rome’s aristocratic families against their stepmother, a T
Re-wearing disposable masks? Experts weigh in on extending life of pricey respirators

Re-wearing disposable masks? Experts weigh in on extending life of pricey respirators

Many Canadians are upping their face mask game as the more transmissible Omicron variant fuels of a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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