Norm! Cheers star George Wendt dead at 76 | CRTC hears debate on considering 'cultural element' when defining Canadian content | CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid possible settlement of Trump lawsuit
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Norm! Cheers star George Wendt dead at 76; George Wendt, known to millions as Norm on Cheers, dead at 76

Norm! Cheers star George Wendt dead at 76

May 20 , 2025 at 04:34:52 p.m. EDT • :

George Wendt, the actor known for his portrayal of beer-loving Norm Peterson on the hit NBC sitcom Cheers, has died at the age of 76. 

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CRTC hears debate on considering 'cultural element' when defining Canadian content; The CRTC heard submissions on Tuesday on whether a 'cultural element' should be included when considering how to define Canadian content\.

CRTC hears debate on considering 'cultural element' when defining Canadian content

May 20 , 2025 at 04:56:48 p.m. EDT • :

The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content.

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CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid possible settlement of Trump lawsuit; Wendy McMahon speaks during an event in New York City in October 2023\. McMahon said Monday that she is resigning as CEO of CBS News after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with U\.S\. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes interview with his former political opponent, Kamala Harris\.

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid possible settlement of Trump lawsuit

May 19 , 2025 at 02:43:14 p.m. EDT • :

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes interview with his former political opponent, Kamala Harris.

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In Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise shows off his Jesus complex; Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning\. The eighth instalment in the spy-thriller franchise is slightly ham-fisted but solid\.

In Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise shows off his Jesus complex

May 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

While not the series' best movie, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is solidly middle-of-the-pack — and as always, the set pieces are reliably thrilling. But beyond Tom Cruise's seemingly boundless appetite for grabbing onto the outside of airplanes, this is a film aware of the mythos he's created.

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Sesame Street will move to Netflix, but keeps its longtime home on PBS; Ernie attends the Sesame Workshop's 50th Anniversary Benefit Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on May 29, 2019, in New York City\. The classic kids show will soon be on Netflix\.

Sesame Street will move to Netflix, but keeps its longtime home on PBS

May 19 , 2025 at 01:08:36 p.m. EDT • :

New episodes of the more than 50-year-old show will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app, while select past episodes will also be made available on Netflix.

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Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker to leave BBC after sharing Instagram story about Zionism; Gary Lineker, the former England footballer turned sports TV presenter for the BBC, leaves his house in London on March 13, 2023\. Lineker will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat\.  

May 19 , 2025 at 10:32:08 a.m. EDT • :

Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker to leave BBC after sharing Instagram story about Zionism

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Austria's JJ wins Eurovision with pop-opera song Wasted Love; JJ of Austria celebrates after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 07:30:49 p.m. EDT • :

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision with pop-opera song Wasted Love

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'I didn't have a bored day in my life': SNL's master carpenter retires after 50 years; The iconic Saturday Night Live stage is shown during a media preview in New York on May 29, 2015, at an exhibition celebrating the NBC sketch-comedy program's 40-year history\.  

May 19 , 2025 at 06:07:19 p.m. EDT • :

'I didn't have a bored day in my life': SNL's master carpenter retires after 50 years

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Eurovision's Grand Final is here. Some wonder if Canada will ever change its tune on competing; Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song Bur Man Laimi during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland on Friday\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Eurovision's Grand Final is here. Some wonder if Canada will ever change its tune on competing

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Beloved B.C. musician Dan Mangan on his new album, Natural Light; Short list nominee Dan Mangan at the 2023 Polaris Music Prize gala at Toronto's Massey Hall\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Beloved B.C. musician Dan Mangan on his new album, Natural Light

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