Canada to Compete in 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

Canada to Compete in 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

Canada will compete in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, the CBC/Radio Canada and the European Broadcasting Union announced on Wednesday. The move follows the European Broadcasting Union, the Eurovision organizer, earlier announcing Canada’s full membership after a vote held at its 96th General Assembly in Prague. CBC/Radio-Canada, the country’s public broadcaster, had been an…

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#Canadian news companies sue OpenAI

#Canadian news companies sue OpenAI

A group of Canadian news and media companies filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker has infringed their copyrights and unjustly enriched itself at their expense. The companies behind the lawsuit include the Toronto Star, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Globe and Mail, and others who seek to win monetary damages…

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#CBC Execs Talk Inclusive Storytelling to Reflect Changing Canada: “We Have to Double Down”

#CBC Execs Talk Inclusive Storytelling to Reflect Changing Canada: “We Have to Double Down”

CBC Execs Talk Inclusive Storytelling to Reflect Changing Canada: “We Have to Double Down” Top Canadian Broadcasting Corp. programmer Barbara Williams didn’t flinch from touching Canada’s third rail — acceptance of the country’s increasing cultural diversity and inclusivity — when she pitched local advertisers at her Winter Upfront presentation on a “reset” so the public broadcaster can remain…

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#How Lido Pimienta keeps it surreal on Lido TV

#How Lido Pimienta keeps it surreal on Lido TV

“How Lido Pimienta keeps it surreal on Lido TV” Colombian-Canadian musician Lido Pimienta takes her talents to television with Lido TV, her one-of-a-kind take on variety shows In the past year alone, the vivacious multi-hyphenate synth-pop artist Lido Pimienta has scored a performance for the New York City Ballet and appeared on stages from Portugal…

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#Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia

#Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia

“#Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia” As Canadian police continued clearing “Freedom Convoy” trucker demonstrators out of the capital in Ottawa on Saturday, protests over COVID restrictions continued in the nation’s west for a fourth straight weekend. Convoys of vehicles carrying vaccine-mandate protesters made their way to Pacific Highway border crossing…

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