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Month: September 2023

SAG-AFTRA strike: All eyes on actors union following tentative deal between studios and writers

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — Now that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the trade association representing major Hollywood studios, all eyes have turned toward SAG-AFTRA, the union representing about 160,000 actors. While late night and talk programs like

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Trump argues First Amendment protects him from ‘insurrection’ cases aimed at keeping him off ballot

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawyers made the argument in a filing posted Monday

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Four in 10 child patients face unsafe spinal surgery wait times in Canada: report

By Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Four out of ten child patients in Canada are facing unsafe spinal surgery wait times, according to a new report. Published Monday, the report also estimates that delaying access to pediatric spinal surgeries costs the Canadian health-care system

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Canada House Speaker’s Nazi veteran invite ‘profoundly embarrassing’ Trudeau says, as Rota faces calls to resign

By Rachel Aiello, Senior Digital Parliamentary Reporter Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Tensions flared in the House of Commons on Monday over opposition calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign after apologizing to the House of Commons for inviting, recognizing and leading the chamber in

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Police officer accused of assaulting customer who tried to steal from Walgreens while working as security guard

By Matt Woods Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A Northwoods police officer was suspended from the department after an incident at a Walgreens last week while he was working department-approved secondary as a security guard in St. Louis city. An incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

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Fact check: Trump lies that Senate Democrats stole the 2020 election, baselessly accuses NBC’s owner of treason

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump made a series of inflammatory social media posts on Sunday in which, among other things, he lied that Senate Democrats rigged the 2020 election and baselessly accused the company that owns NBC and MSNBC of treason. The 2020 election Since November 2020, when Trump

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