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Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits include “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at age 84

The Independent UK

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Tom’s Guide

Twitter’s identity crisis risks broadcaster exodus

News organizations have been hit with the “Government-funded media” label (and others similar) - and many of them are unhappy.

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1,000-year-old Native American canoe retrieved from North Carolina lake

Elders moved to tears as members of tribe and archaeologists recover canoe discovered in Lake Waccamaw two years ago

The Guardian - US

Pope Francis, Ronaldo Lose Twitter Verified Blue Status, Others Keep It

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including Pope Francis, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo losing their verified status. Under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter has changed how it hands out the coveted blue checkmarks, previously given to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk’s Twitter Drops 'Government-funded' Labels on Media Accounts

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles showed on Friday. Twitter dropped the "Government-funded Media" label from the accounts of US-based National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corp and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

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Some people will keep Twitter blue ticks despite not paying

It comes after legacy verified checkmarks were removed from the social app on Thursday

Wales Online

Is Pierre Poilievre deliberately muddying the waters on the CBC's Twitter label?

Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, is attempting to mislead Canadians into believing that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is an untrustworthy news source after it was labelled “government-funded media” by Elon Musk’s Twitter.

The Conversation

Elon and Tucker, a misinfo love story

Elon Musk's much-hyped two-night interview that aired on Fox News coincides with major developments with Twitter

Salon

Another news outlet is dumping Twitter after it is labeled “government-funded”

Outlet was also labeled “government-funded media."

Fortune

Canada's public broadcaster pauses Twitter after 'government-funded media' label

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter after the social media platform stamped CBC's account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility.

WEKU

Canadian broadcaster latest to ‘pause’ Twitter over funding label

Public broadcaster CBC said it was effectively quitting the platform over its ‘government-funded’ media label.

Al Jazeera

CBC 'pausing' Twitter after 'government-funded media' label

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation says it is pausing Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility

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Elon Musk makes crude joke after CBC pauses Twitter use over ‘government-funded media’ tag

CBC joins NPR and PBS in quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform over new labels

The Guardian - US

Canada’s CBC ‘pauses’ Twitter use after government-funded media label

Justin Trudeau has accused a rival of taking advantage of the decision by Twitter to attempt to defund the network

Reuters

Canada public broadcaster's Twitter account labeled '69% Government-funded Media'

Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as "69% Government-funded Media" by the social media website.

The Independent UK

Refugee claims she was ‘victim of racism’ after being denied boarding from Air Canada flight

Ketty Nivyabandi was left ‘simply stunned’ by the refusal to let her fly

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The Independent UK

Canadian teen who shared ‘bucket list’ on TikTok after cancer diagnosis dies at 18

Harrison Gilks had more than 300,000 followers on TikTok, where he shared videos of his bucket list adventures

The Walrus

Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry?

New controversies represent an increasingly popular pastime: grasping at the furthest branches of a family tree in search of an Indigenous ancestor

USA Today Sports Media Group

Angler pulls 57-pound lake trout through the ice; ‘I was frozen’

Sam Boucha plunged her hand into the icy water to hold on to her prize while her boyfriend drilled a bigger hole in the ice.

The Guardian - US

Canada: university president to take leave amid controversy over Indigenous ancestry claim

Incident involving Vianne Timmons is latest high-profile case of apparent cultural identity fraud

Tribune News Service

Quebec driver intentionally runs over pedestrians, killing 2, Canadian authorities say

Two seniors are dead and nine other people are injured after a truck driver deliberately mowed down pedestrians on a Quebec sidewalk, Canadian authorities believe.

WEKU

Kiska, 'the loneliest whale in the world,' dies at Canada amusement park

Canada's last captive killer whale died on Thursday at Marineland, according to local media. The orca, who has been in captivity since she was about 3 years old, was 47.

The Independent UK

Gordon Pinsent, award-winning Canadian actor, dies at 92

Gordon Pinsent, an award-winning Canadian actor acclaimed for his performance as a heartbroken husband in the film “Away From Her,” has died at 92

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