ABC has strongest week in ratings in more than a year, thanks to country music 
NEW YORK — Country music helped ABC to its best ratings week in more than a year.
The network, which narrowly lost to CBS for the distinction of America’s most popular TV network last week, aired the Country Music Association awards to 17.2 million people, according to the Niel... (more)
19/11/09 11:21 PM
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Analysts say it’s a matter of years before TV watching is done mostly online
TORONTO — Canadians already are going online in significant numbers to watch TV shows and some say it’s just a matter of time before the Internet permanently weans viewers from their cable or satellite connections.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission... (more)
19/11/09 11:21 PM
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Cage, Herzog unite for outlandish, offbeat cop story, ’Bad Lieutenant’
TORONTO — German director Werner Herzog says it’s a mistake he’ll have to live with.
He never wanted to call his upcoming film “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” but says he was forced to by producers who had their eye on building a franchise based on... (more)
19/11/09 11:21 PM
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Police investigating Jackson death ask judge to keep documents sealed
LAS VEGAS — A police detective asked a Nevada judge Wednesday to keep warrant documents in the Michael Jackson death investigation sealed until Jan. 18.
Los Angeles police Detective Orlando Martinez made the request by telephone before Clark County District Court Judge Valerie Adair ... (more)
19/11/09 11:21 PM
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Canadians can now decide whether the Kindle is worth the hype and $300+ price
TORONTO — Canadians can finally discover for themselves whether Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader is worth all the hype and the more than $300 it will cost to have one shipped north.
Amazon.com announced Tuesday that the popular device — which is lighter than the average paper... (more)
18/11/09 6:36 PM
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Cdn city puts Stephen Colbert "on notice," offers him position during Olympics
RICHMOND, B.C. — The city that will play host to long track speed skating during the 2010 Olympics is putting satirical talk show host Stephen Colbert on notice.
Colbert, who recently announced he’s sponsoring the cash-strapped U.S. speed skating team during the upcoming Winter... (more)
18/11/09 6:36 PM
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Similar book jackets on competing Palin tomes cause cover confusion
TORONTO — Call it the case of the Sarah Palin book-alikes.
The competing covers of a pair of high-profile hardcovers about Sarah Palin are already proving difficult to distinguish.
“Going Rogue: An American Life,” the long-awaited memoir from the former Republican ... (more)
18/11/09 6:36 PM
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Vancouver’s Bronson Pelletier bulked up to play hunky werewolf in ’New Moon’
TORONTO — Move over Robert Pattinson.
A new pack of “Twilight” heartthrobs is poised to take over the big screen, with Canadians Bronson Pelletier and Tyson Houseman among the newcomers portraying hunky werewolves in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the latest i... (more)
18/11/09 6:36 PM
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Canadian writers leery of Google’s proposed sales of out-of-print books 1
TORONTO — Google appears poised to give millions of out-of-print books a second life online but Canadian writers and publishers don’t yet agree on whether that’s good or bad news.
Publishers themselves seem enthusiastic but a major writers’ group is far more cautiou... (more)
17/11/09 8:43 AM
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CRTC blasts bull-headed broadcasters and cable firms over television tax issue
GATINEAU, Que. — The federal regulator upbraided the two big players in Canadian broadcasting for bull-headedness Monday over the fee-for-carriage issue that has divided the industry into warring factions.
CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein bluntly told conventional broadcasters a... (more)
17/11/09 8:41 AM
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Ex-Oiler Craig Simpson wins CBC’s ’Battle of the Blades’ with slick skating
TORONTO — Two-time Stanley Cup winner Craig Simpson has a new title to add to his name — figure skating champ of “Battle of the Blades.”
The former NHL’er and his partner, Olympic gold medallist Jamie Sale, emerged victorious in the inaugural season of the CBC... (more)
17/11/09 8:39 AM
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Court officers keep journalists in Las Vegas courtroom after Michael Jackson doctor hearing
LAS VEGAS — A court officer briefly detained a group of journalists inside a Las Vegas courtroom Monday following a hearing involving Michael Jackson’s former personal physician.
Reporters, videographers and producers from The Associated Press and several other media outlets we... (more)
17/11/09 8:37 AM
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’2012’ has worldwide box-office bang of $225M, opens at No. 1 domestically with $65M
LOS ANGELES — Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale “2012” opened at No. 1 with $65 million in Canada and the U.S. and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
The Sony Pictures action saga tells the story of a scramble to save remnants of humanity a... (more)
16/11/09 11:38 AM
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’Flashpoint’ takes top honours at 2009 Gemini Awards celebrating top Canadian TV
CALGARY — Producers of the cross-border hit “Flashpoint” held it up as an example of what Canadian television is capable of as the slick CTV cop drama took home three Gemini Awards on Saturday, including best drama.
Canadians can be less than supportive when it comes to w... (more)
16/11/09 11:38 AM
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Winner to be announced on CBC’s reality skating show ’Battle of the Blades’
TORONTO — The votes are being tallied and tonight a winning pair will be crowned on CBC-TV’s “Battle of the Blades.”
The show introduced eight retired hockey players to the world of figure skating, and included some of the NHL’s most famous tough guys, like Ti... (more)
16/11/09 11:38 AM
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