Colbert pokes fun at Beaver's rebranding and the meaning of Canadian History National Post  Canwest News ServiceFebruary 8, 2010 4:08 AM  | On his late-night TV show this week, satirist Stephen Colbert took aim at Canadian magazine The Beaver, which announced last month it was changing its moniker after 90 years because some search engines were weeding it out, believing it was pornogr...
Manley, Witt reunite after 22 years Canada Dot Com       | Former German figure skating queen Katarina Witt rolled back the years Sunday when she renewed her rivalry with Canada's Elizabeth Manley, 22 years after their Olympic Games clash at Calgary. | Witt, who had already captured gold at Sarajevo in 1984, retained her title four years lat...
'Saviour' accused of enslaving women in harem Canoe Allegedly held at least 17 women and 37 children | By AMY TEIBEL, The Associated Press | Israeli Goel Ratzon is seen during a hearing at a courtroom in Tel Aviv, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Goel Ratzon, 60, whose first name is Hebrew for “Savior”, is in a ...
How do you teach real giving? CBC | My six-year-old came downstairs the other morning before school with a crumpled $10 bill, the last remnant of her Christmas money. "It's for the children whose houses fell down," she said. | Her pale, freckled face furrowed with concern. "Some of t...
Vancouver Olympics online video: The cableization of the Web? Seattle Times | (Today's looks at the online broadcast of the Vancouver Olympics and how it may preview cable TV business practices coming to the Web. This version also includes some images from my testing.) | You'd think the Vancouver Olympics would be a great ti...
If the Olympics Go Dark, Blame Him CBS News Q&A: Magnus Alvarsson is Responsible for IT Operations at the Vancouver Games and he Knows that IT Failure is Not an Option | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | (AP/Vancouver Olympic Committee) Stories Vancouver's Ancient Olympic Emblem Mother...
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Sony launching 3-D TV by summer CBC Sony is hoping to win consumers over to 3D TV with demonstrations of the technology at its stores. | Sony is rolling out demonstrations of 3-D television at its stores in Canada in...
Kim Cattrall - the lady is no tramp The Times | We could dance a pas de deux," purrs Kim Cattrall, and the cavernous dance studio where she is rehearsing her return to the West End stage suddenly feels warmer. | Five minutes i...
'American Idol:' Adam Lambert heads north of the border The Examiner | Does Adam have international appeal? AP | Now that Adam Lambert has appeared at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, he is apparently working on spreading his brand internationally. T...
Super Bowl spot surprises viewers by joining Letterman, Leno and Oprah Breitbart NEW YORK - Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey. | Appearing early in the CBS-aired game Sunday, the ad...
Tebow ad airs on Super Bowl with soft-sell antiabortion message and light tone Breitbart Emily Fredrix, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Even the long-awaited Super Bowl ad from conservative group Focus on the Family came with a punchline - a hard hit and a soft sell. | The 30-second "Celebrate family, celebrate life" ad starring Heisman ...
Could labor issues overshadow NBA All-Star week? The News & Observer | NEW YORK -- The NFL's party week was briefly interrupted by a sobering message about the league's labor situation. | Now it could be the NBA's turn. | The league's collective bargaining agreement also will expire in 2011, and management and the pla...
China steps up defense of Internet controls Canada Dot Com      | BEIJING (Reuters) - China widened its attack against U.S. criticisms of Internet censorship on Monday, raising the stakes in a dispute that has put Google in the middle of a political quarrel between the two global powers. | China has stepped up its defense of curbs on the Internet nearly two weeks after the world's biggest search eng...
Sony launching 3-D TV by summer CBC Sony is hoping to win consumers over to 3D TV with demonstrations of the technology at its stores. | Sony is rolling out demonstrations of 3-D television at its stores in Canada in preparation for an early summer launch. | The company on Tuesday unveiled 3-D televisions in two Canadian Sony Style stores — in the Toronto Eaton Centre and Vancouver...
