Archive for November, 2009

West End clinic offers one-minute HIV test; Vancouver Coastal Health, the primary funder, hopes to increase testing among gay men

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…

TSX gains 4.9% in golden month for mining

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…

November was good month for the TSX

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…

Wonderland on the West Coast; Vancouver-shot series reimagines classic Lewis Carroll tale

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm

Canwest News Service

ALICE

Premieres Sunday, Dec. 6 Showcase at 8 p.m.

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…

Japandroids feeling the local love; B.C. buzz band comes home from their tour loaded up with praise from music press abroad

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm

Canwest News Service

JAPANDROIDS

WITH BASKETBALL

When: Wednesday night Where: Biltmore Tickets: $12 at ticketmaster.ca

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,…

Scrubs replaces reality series

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…

Hollow echo rings through the Smithsonian; Night at the Museum sequel's half-realized comedy has a lingering sense of emptiness

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…

Green Gables first edition on block

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…

Rogers unveils online streaming service

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…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus enjoying her new adventures as Old Christine; Audience for show is continuing to grow in its third season

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | 11:01 pm

Canwest News Service

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE

Wednesdays, 8 p.m. on CBS

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…