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Gary Glitter is flying to Hong Kong after being barred from Thailand

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:54:05 +0000

BANGKOK, Thailand - A police official says convicted child molester Gary Glitter is flying from Thailand to Hong Kong after he refused to return to England. Citing airline officials, police Col. Vo...

Actor Richard Griffiths horses around on Broadway in 'Equus'

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:54:08 +0000

NEW YORK - A hot day in the city has left Richard Griffiths with a powerful thirst. No sooner has he settled down at a table in a Manhattan restaurant with his wife, Heather, than he rather grandly...

HMV Canada and Bell launch exclusive retail partnership

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:27:04 +0000

TORONTO - Music retail giant HMV Canada is taking another step away from traditional CD sales this month and moving further into electronics with plans to carry Bell Mobility's (TSX:BCE) wireless prod...

Rocker and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter held at Thai airport

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:27:02 +0000

BANGKOK, Thailand - British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who served nearly three years in a Vietnamese prison for molesting children, has agreed to fly from Thailand to a third country after refusing to ...

Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list per platform

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:08:16 +0000

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending Aug. 17. Playstation 3 1 Soul Calibur IV 2 Madden NFL 09 3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns ...

Three Canadian cities to be featured on latest global Monopoly game

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:49:24 +0000

TORONTO - Canadian monopoly enthusiasts will have three points of interest on the latest version of the gameboard besides the international theme, new eco-friendly utilities and modernized transportat...

Blockbuster Video: "Felon" tops rentals list; "Prison Break: Season 3" No. 1 in sales

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:49:27 +0000

TORONTO - The most popular DVDs according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending Aug. 17. DVD RENTALS 1 Felon 2 Smart People 3 21 4 Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantana...

Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:26:13 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group's founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday from injuries he sustained in an all-...

Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:02:55 +0000

BANGKOK, Thailand - British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who served nearly three years in a Vietnamese prison for molesting children, has been denied entry in Thailand after failing to board a flight in ...

Canadian Idol down to Final Four

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:40 +0000

TORONTO - Canadian Idol contestants performed music of the Fab Four as the CTV program pared down to the Final Four hopefuls. Toronto's Mookie Morris was the latest competitor to be eliminated as v...

Choreographer Sergio Trujillo bringing home 'gold medal'with 'Jersey Boys'

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:08 +0000

TORONTO - Toronto-raised choreographer Sergio Trujillo packed up his dancing shoes and went south nearly a decade ago for a career that saw him broke and living in his car in Los Angeles and cleaning ...

Being Bond could be scary, says Roger Moore in upcoming memoir

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:03 +0000

NEW YORK - It's not easy being Bond. Roger Moore, who starred in seven Bond films in the 1970s and 1980s, recounts his days as the dashing super-spy in his upcoming memoir, "My Word Is My Bond," an...

Judge rejects call for injunction to stop sale of Toronto theatres

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:05 +0000

TORONTO - David Mirvish's Ed Mirvish Enterprises can go ahead with the purchase of two downtown Toronto theatres, an Ontario Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. Rival theatre impresario Aubrey Dan'...

Prime-time Olympics coverage means more ratings gold for NBC

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:00 +0000

NEW YORK - NBC is enjoying a taste of what superstar swimmer Michael Phelps savoured last week: a clean sweep. But unlike Phelps in Beijing's Water Cube, NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage left all...

Joe Francis sues to rescind settlement over 'Girls Gone Wild' suit

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:04 +0000

LOS ANGELES - "Girls Gone Wild" entrepreneur Joe Francis wants a California court to rescind a settlement he claims a federal judge coerced him into signing. Francis, who created the popular video ...