Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:36 pm
Canwest News Service
An HIV test that delivers results in one minute is available in a Davie Street clinic that is funded by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
The INSTI HIV-1/HIV-2 Rapid Antibody Test has been administered at the Health Initiative For…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:36 pm
Canwest News Service
Canadian stocks markets closed out a blistering month of November with a flat finish on Monday, as traders took profits at the end the day.
Utilities, grocery stores, and banking stocks led the gainers as investors trimmed positions in…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:36 pm
Canwest News Service
The Toronto Stock Exchange ended its best month since April with a slight loss on Monday, as new GDP figures showed Canada climbed out of recession in the third quarter — but just barely.
With concerns about debt restructuring…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
ALICE
Premieres Sunday, Dec. 6 Showcase at 8 p.m.
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Through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole: Alice is audacious, ambitious, amazing, esthetic, ambiguous, alternative — alt. And meta.
Whatever it is, the two-night, four-hour miniseries starring Toronto native Caterina…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
JAPANDROIDS
WITH BASKETBALL
When: Wednesday night Where: Biltmore Tickets: $12 at ticketmaster.ca
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Once upon a time, Vancouver duo Japandroids didn't get much local media love.
But then, fate intervened: Cupid's musical Pitchfork struck from the south.
"It's very true," says drummer David Prowse,…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
Scrubs, the irreverent hospital comedy that improbably and unexpectedly earned back-to-back Emmy nominations for best comedy in 2005 and 2006, returns tonight.
Even more improbable and unexpected, Scrubs is back for a ninth season, despite a change of networks…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE AT THE SMITHSONIAN
Rating 2 1/2
The production design is divine. The intent is altogether noble. The actors are uniformly committed to the moment, and yet Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian feels…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
One of the books most coveted by collectors of Canadian literary history — a first edition copy of Anne of Green Gables — is to be sold at auction next week in New York for what could be…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
Rogers rolled out the public beta of its new On Demand online service Monday for its customers.
The new service, at www.rogersondemand.com,delivers television, sports, movies and specialty programming over the Internet to Rogers cable TV, Rogers high-speed Internet, Rogers…
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
Canwest News Service
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
Wednesdays, 8 p.m. on CBS
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Perhaps people just like to see some part of themselves in the TV mirror. Perhaps people are tired of seeing perfection reflected back at them in TV sitcoms.
Whatever the…
