Canwest News Service
I’m not sure how many in the audience of the Wednesday morning session of the Film and Television Forum will share this sentiment, but in my next life I’m coming back as Lucas Cruikshank.
The Nebraska teenager, a.k.a. Fred…
Archive for September, 2009
Web revenue is there, if you can find it; TECHNOLOGY: While some sites are pulling in cash, they are still the exceptions
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Machines with healthy food return less revenue
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
Re: Hospitals’ junk-food ban put snack cart before horse, Sept. 17
Certainly there has been a major change in the contents of vending machines in schools, hospitals and government buildings; the trend is toward healthier snacks.
As a result, there…
New rules banning trans fats take effect; Substance will be restricted in province’s food-service establishments
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
B.C.’s new regulations targeting trans fats came into effect Wednesday, beginning with education and information efforts before ramping up to fines.
Industrially produced trans fats will be restricted in food-service establishments from restaurants and delis to schools and arenas,…
Jason Mraz gets them dancing at the Garage; Former coffee-shop crooner pulls off a star trip with catchy tunes, hot band
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
JASON MRAZ, WITH K’NAAN
Wednesday night
GM Place
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Since he released his debut album in 2002, American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz has developed a reputation as a slick lyricist who puts on a terrific live show.…
Canadian pleads guilty to smuggling humans into U.S.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
A Canadian man pleaded guilty this week to smuggling Indian and Pakistani immigrants into the U.S. via Canada four years ago.
Ahsan Ilahi, who also has Pakistani citizenship, entered the plea Tuesday in a Seattle courtroom.
According to court documents,…
Threat of U.S. drone attacks raises tension in Pakistan; Potential move seen as threat to sovereignty
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
Pakistan has warned the United States that it will not allow drone attacks on suspected Taliban bases in its troubled Balochistan province, military sources have said.
The army chief’s warning was disclosed amid growing tension over American claims that…
Think-tank’s scheme would dam rivers to generate more power; Plan would also flood northern Quebec and allow massive new water sales to U.S.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
A Montreal think-tank has proposed a massive scheme to generate electric power and boost water sales to the U.S., by flooding part of northern Quebec, damming waterways and deepening the St. Lawrence River.
The plan, which would allow $20…
People judge personality traits based on looks quite accurately, study finds; Self esteem level, political affiliation pinned down by observers
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
Turns out we can judge some books by their covers and we’re pretty good at it most of the time.
People can judge the personality traits of strangers — right down to their self-esteem and religious faith — based…
Ryan Jenkins’s family wants to clear his name
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
The family of a Canadian reality-TV performer accused of the sensational murder of his ex-wife has hired a private investigator in California in an attempt to dig up information that might clear the late Ryan Jenkins of the…
Desperate search on for survivors of giant tsunamis; Massive earthquake struck close to Samoan Islands, spawning waves that ripped apart homes and possibly killed more than 100
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:46 pm
Canwest News Service
Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages.
Television images showed homes ripped apart, cars…
