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CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada announced Monday that it plans to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce and ax some programming to cope with a potential $125 million budget shortfall.

In a news release, the public broadcaster said it plans on cutting 600 union and non-union positions across the entire organization. The corporation said about 200 vacant positions will be eliminated on top of that.

CBC and Radio-Canada, the French-language arm, will each be cutting in the range of 250 jobs, while the rest of the cuts will come from the technology and infrastructure department and other corporate divisions,

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Muslim Families Network helps thousands of Calgarians with human essentials

The essentials in any household are food, clothing and furnishings because without them the Muslim Families Network Society (MFNS) says it’s hard for anyone to survive, let alone find employment.

“It is the Ramadan and the month of giving and sharing,” said Idrees Khan, society chair. “Charity is the third pillar of Islam so we are trying our best that people are being helped, we give them whatever we have, and we share with them.”

The annual halal food and clothing distribution takes place March 24th and in 2023, the one-day blitz helped more than 8,000 underprivileged members of communities

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GBH News Expands Arts and Culture Programming

With the launch of The Culture Show November 3, GBH 89.7 listeners will get an insider’s view of the arts landscape with an expansive look at diverse local artists and the big talent and productions that play in the region.

“This will be a cultural hub—covering theater, fashion, music, movies, TV, food and more—that people plug into when they want to join the conversation,” said Executive Producer Chelsea Merz, who was for almost 10 years the executive producer for Boston Public Radio, GBH News’ most successful show. “This is for people who want to know what’s going on and

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RBI on Paytm, fall of biggest French IT company, new Samsung phone and other top tech news of the week

Facebook is now 20 years old, and Mark Zuckerberg, then a 19-year-old Harvard undergrad, says he’s still at it, and the best is yet to come. But, it went through a lot, coming out from Harvard’s dorm room to the metaverse. Here’s how the last two decades have been for Zuckerberg and Facebook.

While Facebook was started in 2004, its foundation was laid a year ago, in 2003, when Zuckerberg created Facemash, a website that let students rate students’ photos to decide who was “hot” and who was “not.” However, it reportedly did not end well for Zuckerberg, but he

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Tech innovations that caught our eye at CES 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars to transparent TVs to the latest accessibility tech and virtual assistants backed by artificial intelligence, there was a wide range of innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this week. The best of it aims to solve big real-world problems. Some of it aims to make your life more fun. And some of it was just a little out there.

Associated Press journalists spent last week combing cavernous exhibit halls for the most exciting, interesting and unusual tech innovations.

Here’s what caught our eye at CES 2024.

ACCESSIBILITY PRODUCTS

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New York Mets Former Manager of the Year Winner Lands Role With MLB Network

Back in December of 2021, the New York Mets were able to convince Buck Showalter to leave his studio gig and take over as their next skipper.

The legendary manager was initially seen as a great hire for a Mets franchise looking to get back into relevance following Steve Cohen becoming the owner of the team.

He signed a three-year contract and his tenure got off to a great start.

New York had their first 100-win season since 1988 and looked to be on their way to capturing an NL East title until they were caught by the Atlanta Braves

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Hochul opens universal access to birth control in New York

All pharmacies in New York can now dispense birth control medications to anyone who wants it after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a standing order Tuesday that allows that access.

Hochul said it’s another step to protect women’s reproductive rights after the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in 2022 that struck down the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade. She said the decision emboldened some on the political right to try to limit medication abortions and in vitro fertilization.

While birth control medicines remain legal in the US, some states are placing restrictions on obtaining the pills or contraceptive devices.

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Flat day of trading: ASX closes 0.1% lower

At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.1 per cent lower at 7,695.80.

Futures

The Dow Jones futures are pointing to a fall of 17 points.
The S&P 500 futures are pointing to a fall of 6.25 points.
The Nasdaq futures are pointing to a fall of 31.25 points.
The SPI futures are down 10 points.

Best and worst performers

The best-performing sector was Energy, up 0.6 per cent. The worst-performing sector was Information Technology, down 0.49 per cent.

The best-performing large cap was GQG Partners (ASX:GQG), closing 6.16 per cent higher at $2.24. It was followed by

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