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Rescuing the most vulnerable in Ukraine’s eastern region
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music
New Beyoncé album Renaissance to be released on July 29
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 9, 2019, US singer/songwriter Beyonce arrives for the world premiere of Disney's "The Lion King" at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood. - The Bey Hive was feeling the love on July 19, 2019, over Beyonce's release of the album "The Lion King: The Gift," which the pop queen dropped as a sister piece to the new Disney film she stars in. Beyonce dubbed the 27-track album she curated and produced "a love letter to Africa," enlisting several African artists as well as a star-studded cast including her husband Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Pharrell and Tierra Whack -- along with none other than Jay and Bey's 7-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter -- as collaborators. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
technology
Spotify forms council to deal with harmful content after Joe Rogan backlash
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone and a headset are seen in front of a screen projection of Spotify logo, in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Spotify expects to reach $100-billion in revenue in 10 years
FILE PHOTO: The Spotify logo hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange with U.S. and a Swiss flag as the company lists its stock with a direct listing in New York, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
politics
Heritage Minister accuses Conservatives of filibustering hearing on online streaming bill
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Why this year’s avian flu is much deadlier than usual
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Canada’s first count of trans and non-binary people
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If you didn’t get a big raise, you probably got a pay cut
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Baking birthday cake in a war zone
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Inside the federal budget lockup
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What’s next for making $10-a-day child care a reality in Canada?
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The fight over India’s hijab ban
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international business
Spotify closes office in Russia amid attack on Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone and a headset are seen in front of a screen projection of Spotify logo, in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
world
Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off
Joe Rogan's Spotify profile is seen in front of displayed Spotify logo in this photo illustration taken, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
world
Neil Young takes aim at Spotify CEO, big banks
FILE - In this May 25, 2019, photo, Neil Young performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif. Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus. The singer on Wednesday, Jan. 26, had his music removed from Spotify after the tech giant declined to remove episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which has been criticized for spreading virus misinformation. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
world
Spotify CEO tells employees cutting ties with Joe Rogan not ‘the answer’
FILE - Joe Rogan is seen during a weigh-in before UFC 211 on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Dallas before UFC 211. Spotify’s popular U.S. podcaster has apologized after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using racial slurs in clips of episodes over a 12-year span. In a video posted on his Instagram account on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, Rogan who hosts a podcast called “The Joe Rogan Experience,” said his use of the slurs was the “most regretful and shameful thing that I’ve ever had to talk about publicly.” ( AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
investment ideas
Meta, formerly Facebook, faces historic drop as stock tanks
A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on Nov. 2, 2021.
investment ideas
Joe Rogan row puts cost of Spotify podcasts under investor microscope
This picture taken in Toulouse, southwestern France, on January 31, 2022 shows a smartphone displaying the Joe Rogan podcast and a screen displaying the Spotify's logo
canada
Coronavirus Update: Justin Trudeau accuses Erin O’Toole of irresponsible leadership, says Canadians ‘disgusted’ by protesters’ actions
People surround the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa, which began as a cross-country convoy protesting a federal vaccine mandate for truckers, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
report on business
Neil Young’s dispute with Spotify over Joe Rogan increases pressure on streamer to monitor content
FILE PHOTO: A trader is reflected in a computer screen displaying the Spotify brand before the company begins selling as a direct listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo/File Photo
music
Canadian musicians follow Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in removing their music from Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation
FILE - In this May 25, 2019, photo, Neil Young performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif. Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus. The singer on Wednesday, Jan. 26, had his music removed from Spotify after the tech giant declined to remove episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which has been criticized for spreading virus misinformation. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
technology
Spotify shares rebound 12% after Joe Rogan apology, Citigroup upgrade
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone is seen in front of a screen projection of Spotify logo, in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
world
Joe Rogan responds to Spotify protest, COVID-19 advisories
This combination photo shows Neil Young in Calabasas, Calif., on May 18, 2016, left, and UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan before a UFC on FOX 5 event in Seattle on Dec. 7, 2012. Young fired off a public missive to his management on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, demanding that they remove his music from the popular streaming service Spotify in protest over Rogan's popular podcast spreading misinformation about COVID-19. But by Tuesday afternoon, his letter had been removed from his website, "Heart of Gold" and other hits were still streaming. (AP Photo)
world
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle voice concern to Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation
FILE - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for pictures after visiting the observatory in One World Trade in New York, Sept. 23, 2021. The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal £1 payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed damages for copyright infringement under an agreement that ends her long-running dispute with Britain's Mail on Sunday over the tabloid's publication of a letter she wrote to her father. The terms were reported on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, 10 days after Associated Newspapers Ltd., publisher of the Mail on Sunday, decided to forego further appeals and published a statement acknowledging that the U.S.-born duchess, formerly known as Meghan Markle, had won her lawsuit.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Neil Young and Joni Mitchell’s Joe Rogan dispute showcases the struggles of Spotify’s streaming-music business
FILE - Neil Young performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif., on May 25, 2019. Young had a barn rebuilt in the Rockies and used it to reunite with his old backing band Crazy Horse. The little log structure from the 1850s lends its name to the album that resulted, just called “Barn.” It will be released Friday along with a documentary of the same name directed by Young's wife Daryl Hannah. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
music
Joni Mitchell to stand with Neil Young, remove her music from Spotify
Joni Mitchell waves to the crowd during her 70th birthday tribute concert as part of the Luminato Festival at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 18, 2013. Joni Mitchell says she stands with Neil Young and has decided to remove all her music from streaming giant Spotify. In a statement on her website Friday, Mitchell says she is taking action because "irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
canada
Evening Update: Police preparing for ‘significant’ protests at Parliament Hill as trucker convoy arrives in Ottawa
Truckers arrive in a convoy to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
explainer
What Neil Young and his label are losing by pulling his music from Spotify
Brad Wheeler
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: U.S., NATO concede nothing on Russian demands for Ukraine
FILE - A serviceman stands holding his machine-gun in a trench on the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants at frontline with Ukrainian government forces in Slavyanoserbsk, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Jan. 25, 2022.
world
Spotify removing Neil Young’s songs after ultimatum over Joe Rogan’s podcast
This combination photo shows Neil Young in Calabasas, Calif., on May 18, 2016, left, and UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan before a UFC on FOX 5 event in Seattle on Dec. 7, 2012. Young fired off a public missive to his management on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, demanding that they remove his music from the popular streaming service Spotify in protest over Rogan's popular podcast spreading misinformation about COVID-19. But by Tuesday afternoon, his letter had been removed from his website, "Heart of Gold" and other hits were still streaming. (AP Photo)
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Neil Young’s music removed from Spotify after singer protests vaccine misinformation
Brad Wheeler
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Why some Nunavut elders spend their final years alone in Ottawa
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Why last year’s hottest stocks are cooling off
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Cracking the coronavirus code
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Eating disorders jeopardizing Olympic athletes’ lives and careers
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property report
Canada’s lease rates for offices increasing, despite soaring vacancies
Individual offices will give way to shared, open space, such as this one at Spotify’s London, England, branch.