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09.01.2021 / 03:01

B.C. mayor resigns, cites ‘bullying, hypocrisy’ after visiting family cabin 2 hours away

B.C.’s Southern Interior has resigned from his post, citing backlash and anguish for apparently visiting a family cabin two hours away.On Friday, Bruno Tassone officially tendered his letter of resignation, though it was dated Thursday, Jan. 7.Tassone declined to speak to Global News, but it appears his resignation stems from a decision to take a family mental-health break at Mount Baldy, near Oliver in the South Okanagan.

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Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

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Extended beeping heard on Jays’ remote radio call

Blue Jays radio listeners were thrown a curveball over the weekend when an alarm-type beeping sound interrupted a remote broadcast of Toronto’s road game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Hundreds of Canadian radio, TV stations could close due to coronavirus: study

Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years as the pandemic adds to financial pressures media companies were facing before COVID-19, according to a new study from a media advocacy group.The Canadian Association of Broadcasters issued a report today warning of potential closures and widespread job cuts as TV and radio broadcasters face a cumulative projected revenue shortfall of up to $1.06 billion by the end of 2022.

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Republicans Still Skeptical of COVID-19 Lethality

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The novel coronavirus pandemic provides a view into the deep partisan divisions that have persisted despite the unfolding national crisis. Two recent Gallup/Knight Foundation surveys find Americans' understanding about the coronavirus is strongly shaped by partisan affiliation and news consumption habits, especially when basic facts are politicized.

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Public Sees Harm in Exaggerating, Downplaying COVID-19 Threat

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Media bias is a great concern for Americans, and the implications of such bias for society are magnified when the nation is in crisis, such as the current coronavirus pandemic. A new Gallup/Knight Foundation survey finds that a majority of Americans are concerned about biased news coverage of the coronavirus situation, including reporting that downplays the threat but also reporting that exaggerates it.

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Americans Use Social Media for COVID-19 Info, Connection

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Social media platforms have become saturated with coronavirus-related news, with 46% of social media users saying "almost all" or "most" of what they see is about the coronavirus situation and an additional 37% saying "about half" is.

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New April Guidelines Boost Perceived Efficacy of Face Masks

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Guidance from public health officials on how to avoid exposure to the novel coronavirus has evolved over the course of the crisis in the U.S.

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Americans Support COVID-19 Relief for Local News

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The economic slowdown affecting the U.S.

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Attitudes About Local News Mostly Stable Amid COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The coronavirus situation has led to a spike in attention to news. Although attention to national and international news has fallen back to pre-coronavirus levels in recent weeks, attention to local news, though also down, remains higher than before COVID-19. Additionally, more Americans consider themselves to be "very informed" about local issues than did so last year.

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Trump COVID-19 Briefings Major Info Source for 27% in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New data from a Gallup/Knight Foundation survey shows that 27% of Americans consider the frequent presidential briefings about the coronavirus situation to be a "major" source of information. Another 26% say they are a "minor" source, and a 46% plurality of U.S. adults report that they do not use the briefings as a source of information.

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Amid Pandemic, News Attention Spikes; Media Favorability Flat

As news about the novel coronavirus has gripped the country in recent weeks, a series of Knight Foundation/Gallup surveys finds that Americans are paying "a great deal" of attention to the news at levels not seen over the past three years. Attention to local and international news has doubled since December 2019, and attention to national news has increased 13 percentage points.

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Coronavirus Response: Hospitals Rated Best, News Media Worst

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are generally positive in their evaluations of how each of nine leaders and institutions has handled the response to the coronavirus situation. Eight of the nine receive majority positive ratings -- led by U.S. hospitals, at 88% approval. Only the news media get a more negative than positive review.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0