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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Canada Standard.com http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/10/id/bf7bedafac502d48/ en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 30 Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' after watching the sell-out West End musical version of the same in London. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514925/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:11 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514925/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he was unfazed by his on-screen kiss with co-star Bonnie Wright in the upcoming instalment of the wizard franchise because appearing naked on Broadway has left him 'blase' about filming intimate scenes. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514921/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514921/cs/1/ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited India's music maestro A.R. Rahman and four other Oscar winners associated with the Academy award sweeper 'Slumdog Millionaire' to join its roster of voting members. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514525/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:20:04 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514525/cs/1/ Washington, July 03: Harry Porter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that kissing scene in the new Harry Porter film didn't make him nervous because after stripping on Broadway he had become "blas http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514754/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:10:03 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514754/cs/1/ Washington, July 3 : Scientists at the University of California-San Francisco (UNSF) say that they have identified a particular region of genes on human chromosome eight that is linked to perfect pitch, the rare ability to recognize and name musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, at least in people of European ancestry. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514556/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:06 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/514556/cs/1/ On Saturday 20 August 1836, the 24-year-old Edward Lear made a little drawing, wryly titled "Umbrellifera". This was not a sketch to accompany an early nonsense poem, but a record of Kendal on market ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855748/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:57 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855748/ Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of the United States, center in black and yellow shirt, rides with his Astana teammates during a training in Monaco Thursday July 2, 2009, ahead of the... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855752/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:56:36 -0400 The Ledger http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855752/ Ramona Giwargis, 24, of San Jose, Calif., holds a poster at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowme... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855751/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:59 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855751/ Brandon Sasseville participates in the Kids Kicking Cancer program at the Windsor Regional Hospital's Met Campus. The 3-year-old is fighting leukemia. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855753/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:17 -0400 Windsor Star http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855753/ The theatre is the only one at Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital where there has been no evidence of infestation.It was closed on Thursday. The decision to allow surgical teams back in to resume oper... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855749/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:54 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25855749/ Mumbai: A large number of employees of Air India staged a walkout for two hours on Friday in protest against the delay in payment of June salaries. Around 300 employees staged a demonstration outside ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853322/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:32 -0400 The Hindu http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853322/ Legendary musician Paul McCartney took time out from rehearsals Friday for his concert next week in Halifax to discuss a range of topics, including his sentimental feelings for the late pop star Micha... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853323/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:53 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853323/ In order to make his film more authentic, director John Lee Hancock (right) recruited Nick Saban and five other coaches to play themselves in 'The Blind Side.' http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853321/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:41 -0400 Sports Illustrated http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853321/ A new game show on Turkish television will pit a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, an imam and a Buddhist monk against one another in attempt to convert atheists to their respective religions. In each ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853324/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:52 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853324/ The Tragically Hip, who were set to headline the first Virgin Festival in Halifax on Saturday, have pulled out because of a family emergency. The good news for prospective concertgoers is that organi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853240/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:52 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853240/ Michael Jackson . Now, South Florida will, too. Don King, the world's most famous boxing promoter, announced Friday that he will stage a South Florida's mass celebration of MJ's life. The July 1... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853325/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:06 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853325/ AR Rahman’s iconic Jai Ho symbolises the symbiotic relationship of Indian cinema with the 60,000-km railway network, which binds the country together. It could be a choreographer’s nightmare ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853230/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:54 -0400 Times of India http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853230/ July 3, 2009, 04:14 pm ET · Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback.The superstar is preparing a special part of her concert Satu... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853327/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:01 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25853327/ (AP) — NORMAN, Okla. - For decades, countless collegiate wrestlsers hung up their shoes when their eligibility ended. A few champions pursued Olympic glory while others went overseas or began ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25851237/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:17:39 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25851237/ I live in Paris, and the Tour de France starts on Saturday, but you’d barely notice it. You don’t see posters of great cyclists in cafés, I haven’t heard a single conversation about the race, a... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25851235/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:56:07 -0400 Financial Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25851235/ EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labour and Memb... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25848892/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:45 -0400 Market Wire http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25848892/ Forensic experts in the Meredith Kercher trial are expected Friday to deny that American murder suspect Amanda Knox faked a break-in to throw police off the track. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25848894/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:59:22 -0400 Fox News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25848894/ The first Milan derby of the season will take place in Boston in the United States where Inter Milan and AC Milan will play a friendly on July 26. ROME (AFP) - The first Milan derby of the season wi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25848893/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:00 -0400 soccerway http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25848893/ Top sprinter Mark Cavendish after more stage victories in the Tour de France However, the Briton says green jersey will be a bonus more than an objective Cavendish is also delighted to see American La... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25846450/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:31 -0400 CNN http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25846450/ Dale Barltrop, an Australian-born violinist who trained in the U.S., has been named as concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He will take up the post, which involves leading the VSO stri... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25846294/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:06 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25846294/ Sprawling and disturbing ... The Procession, 2005, Thomas Hirschhorn's depiction of a soldier's funeral in the media age. Photograph courtesy Arndt and Partner, Berlin Sound the fanfare! http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843925/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:53 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843925/ View larger image Katie Holmes arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, in New York on May 5. (AP / Peter Kramer) http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843929/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:53:41 -0400 CTV http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843929/ But the two other theatres remain closed and the hunt for the source of the maggots continued today.Three theatres at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital were closed yesterday after maggots were fo... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843928/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:38:41 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843928/ T hese days, every party in Boston claims to be the biggest. While that’s fairly subjective, one thing is sure: Saturday’s Dancing on the Charles bash is certainly the longest. The twice-... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843927/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:30:02 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25843927/ A SPECTACULAR transformation will take place in Montgomery Street Park this summer as an inflatable theatre shoots up in the gardens to entertain Fringe audiences – in just ten minutes. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841557/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:12:50 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841557/ The Financial Services Authority has unveiled a fresh operational structure as part of efforts to overhaul its work in the wake of the credit crisis.Chief executive Hector Sants said: 'This new struc... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841559/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:46:19 -0400 AccountancyAge http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841559/ On Saturday 4th July, National Cinema Day is back again at the Eden Cinemas in St. George’s Bay where everyone can enjoy the largest selection of films on the island for a fraction of the price, jus... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841433/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:03:48 -0400 MaltaMedia http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841433/ It's unclear how much money trading cards would go for, but Michael Jackson memorabilia has been selling for "Elvis Presley prices" since his June 25 death, an auctioneer says. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841555/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:49:28 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841555/ FILE - In a Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1986 file photo, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie receive a Grammy for best song of the year for their song "We Are the World" at the 28th annual Grammy Awards in Los An... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841556/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:49:27 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25841556/ FILE - In this April 29, 2004, file photo, fashion designer Anand Jon is shown in New York. Anand, a Los Angeles fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting seven women and teenage girls should ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25838977/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:54:46 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25838977/ ORLANDO, FL, July 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Orlando, Florida's Holy Land Experience, one of America's most inspirational and innovative theme parks, has built a reputation as a colorful and festi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25838979/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:44 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25838979/ Strada For the past three years, Strada has been featuring as part of the Malta Arts Festival, giving it that special touch. Once again, this year’s event will be organised by Kris Fenech Soler and ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25838978/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:01 -0400 MaltaMedia http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25838978/ Fifty-five mile-per-hour winds rocked artists' tents late in the afternoon of June 25, opening day. A biblical-style rain poured down the following evening. Thanks to the next two straight days of 88-... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25836417/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:39:29 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25836417/ Katie Holmes will absolutely perform on “So You Think You Can Dance” - just like Us Weekly reported a month ago. Mrs. Tom Cruise will do a Judy Garland-themed number on the 100th episide o... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25836416/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:25:05 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25836416/ KATHMANDU: When the power cuts that frequently plague Nepal were at their worst this winter, one of the biggest frustrations for many people was missing their favourite television soap opera. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25836415/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:14:29 -0400 The Peninsula http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25836415/ By CASEY KNAUPPStaff WriterThe city of Tyler announced today a $100,000 donation has been made toward the creation of Liberty Hall, a main aspect of the ongoing revitalization of downtown. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25834139/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:58:19 -0400 Tyler Morning Telegraph http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25834139/ Washington The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services might be in trouble if Congress passes significant health system reform later this year, as it's already short on resources to carry out its... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25834138/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:35:02 -0400 Amed News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25834138/ , will be dedicating herself full-time to the position and has resigned from her current position as CFO for Next One Interactive. Ms. McWilliams has held various positions as Controller and Interi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830840/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:29 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830840/ (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) The Humane Society of Canada is asking Canada's broadcasting regulator to phase out the airing of Calgary Stampede events. The animal-welfare group believes rodeo event... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830833/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:46 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830833/ BookGlutton.com , a Web site that permits readers to chat about books as they read, may be transforming a lone activity into a communal one.The site was born out of co-founder Travis Alber's desire to... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830836/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:08 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830836/ The rented home of Michael Jackson seen from the air, Monday, June 29, 2009, in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles. Jackson died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at this rente... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830838/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:07 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830838/ July 2, 2009, 06:02 pm ET · The footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal may be coming to a theater near you.Randy Phillips, the CEO of concert promoter AEG, says there are over 100 hours of... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830837/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:05 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830837/ www.tuacahn.org . "WEST SIDE STORY" -- Modern day "Romeo and Juliet." 8 p.m. Fri. through July 20. SCERA Shell, Orem. $10-$14, (801) 225-ARTS. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830839/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:00 -0400 Daily Herald http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25830839/ Minnesota Timberwolves best. Or even second-best. Fans around the NBA, rival teams, media voices, even near-disinterested observers have their takes on Rubio and what, so far, appears to be some reluc... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826514/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:02:07 -0400 Sports Illustrated http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826514/ Jay Leno, shown here shaking hands before the beginning of his Jay Leno Comedy Stimulus Plan show in Wilmington, Ohio, has won control of a web address using the name of his new show to attract busine... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826510/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:27 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826510/ Italy has unveiled 14 artifacts, including a bronze statue of an archer and a pair of Etruscan silver bracelets, returned by the Cleveland Museum of Art after it was discovered they had once been loot... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826511/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:26 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826511/ Harve Presnell, the baritone who starred in such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Presnell died Tuesday at St. John's Health Ce... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826507/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:04 -0400 Daily News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826507/ (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS - With a sometimes bumpy Minneapolis test debut for his new family drama out of the way, playwright Tony Kushner is setting his sights on getting the play to Broadway by the... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826492/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:46 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826492/ David Mainse speaks to the media Dec. 9, 2005, in Cambridge, Ont. He remains on 100 Huntley Street, but his sons have been asked to leave the evangelical television program. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826509/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:28 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826509/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- The Washington Post asked lobbyists and business leaders to pay $25,000 to attend a dinner discussion with government officials and journalists at the home of its p... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826519/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:04 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826519/ July 2, 2009 · It's been a week since Michael Jackson's death at 50 stunned the world. But seven days after the King of Pop stepped off stage and left us behind, it's clear we just can't seem t... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826515/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:32 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826515/ July 3, 2009 · What does it mean to be a great American? Ask five of your countrymen, and you'll get five different answers. For me, it means having some of the qualities that make our nation w... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826516/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:31 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826516/ July 2, 2009, 02:58 pm ET · Michael Jackson permeated popular culture so thoroughly that people and towns nationwide with no connection to him are holding services in his honor.A funeral direct... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826517/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:30 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826517/ A federal judge on Thursday tentatively threw out Lori Drew's convictions for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor who ended up committing suicide. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826231/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:29 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25826231/ London Olympics venues in 2012 has been juggling numbers as he attempts to keep the £8.1bn project on track in the teeth of the recession.Now the Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive, David Hig... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821462/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:35 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821462/ Kampala Stories on child sacrifice have dominated the news headlines in the recent times. No wonder, local film makers are looking that direction, as they draw insight into what are the possible caus... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821076/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:49 -0400 Daily Monitor http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821076/ President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821458/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:17 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821458/ Members of the grounds crew work on a gate at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a possible memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jack... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821459/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:16 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821459/ Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad and science broadcaster Jay Ingram are among the 60 Canadians appointed Wednesday to the Order of Canada. Mouawad, author of http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821454/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:11 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821454/ Jude Law will stalk the boards of Broadway as the Danish prince when his U.K. production of Hamlet comes to New York in September. The Donmar Warehouse production, which has been well-received in Lon... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821413/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:10 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821413/ “The performance (of 'Salome') was so powerful,” said Timothy O’Leary, general director of The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. “Sometimes it all comes together: brilliant sta... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821453/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:15 -0400 St. Louis Business Journal http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821453/ Michael Jackson fans re-create the zombie-like dance movements of the late artist’s Thriller video, at Victoria’s Bastion Square on Canada Day. July 1, 2009 http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821461/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:00:49 -0400 Times Colonist http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821461/ Maltese Horn player Etienne Cutajar The Malta Arts Festival 2009 will be hosting a Horn Trio Recital on Thursday 9th July 2009 at the President’s Palace Courtyard at 21:30CEST. Etienne Cutajar (horn... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821460/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:22 -0400 MaltaMedia http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821460/ July 1, 2009 - Sean Hoots and Andrew Gray (also known as Hellmouth) began making music together in 2005. They both began writing songs, and before long the duo was expanded to a five-man band. With Ho... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821455/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:52 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821455/ July 2, 2009 · In a society driven toward endless economic growth and constant progress, what is the value of those who have no compulsion to contribute? The hippies and the misfits, the childl... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821457/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:07 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821457/ Los Angeles-based Maya Entertainment is joining forces with Blockbuster to present a Latin Cinema series: From July 17 to Sept. 18, Maya and Blockbuster will release a slate of eight, Latin-themed ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821074/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:23 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821074/ Jul 2, 2009 - 08:31 - WAM Ras Al Khaimah, Jul 02nd, 2009 (WAM): Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah HH Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi has called on the theatre artists to work more to promote the theatrica... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821463/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:27 -0400 WAM http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25821463/ 02/07/2009 ATHENS, Greece -- Journalists are staging a three-hour strike Thursday (July 2nd) over the closure of one of the biggest newspapers in the country, Eleftheros Typos, and radio station City... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816600/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:16:39 -0400 Southeast European Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816600/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH), a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water pur... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816874/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:16:06 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816874/ OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 2, 2009) - Today, Canada Post issued a quartet of stamps to celebrate the efforts of four musicians who made remarkable contributions to the Canadian music scene: i... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816871/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:11:48 -0400 Market Wire http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816871/ The shimmering cone and 'Hatsheput-inspired ramps' of Erickson's Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. Photograph: John and Lisa Merrill Remembering http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816872/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:07:34 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816872/ The online video site Joost will no longer be showing free TV shows, music videos and movies after finding its ad revenues could not support that business model. "In these tough economic times, it's ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816873/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:49:38 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816873/ PORT ANGELES, Wash. - (Business Wire) Charming (and undiscovered) Port Angeles, on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, combines an affordable – and sunny – family-friendly arts and outdo... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816726/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:48 -0400 Earth Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25816726/ A Lincolnshire housewife will be the first to take part in Antony Gormley's One & Other sculpture in Trafalgar Square on Monday, where she intends to raise awareness for the NSPCC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813156/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:24:19 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813156/ FILE - In this May 10, 2009 file photo, comedian Jay Leno performs during the Jay Leno Comedy Stimulus Plan show at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. Television host Jay Leno has won control of ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813160/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:13:48 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813160/ Jermaine Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson, speaks during a news conference at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 25, 2009. Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star w... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813157/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:44:08 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813157/ July 2, 2009, 07:45 am ET · Two of Michael Jackson's former confidantes, medium Uri Geller and ex-bodyguard Matt Fiddes, say they tried in vain to keep the pop superstar from abusing painkiller... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813158/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:44:07 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813158/ July 2, 2009, 07:54 am ET · Nearly two in three Americans say news organizations have given too much coverage to the death of Michael Jackson, but half say the media have struck the right balan... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813159/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:44:06 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813159/ HUNTINGTON WOODS, Mich., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Al Bodgan, software developer, photographer, video editor and writer now enjoys going to science fiction conventions and signing autographs instead of s... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813161/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:28:04 -0400 Breitbart http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25813161/ Intiman Theatre presents the acclaimed Theatre for a New Audience production of Shakespeare's domestic tragedy "Othello," starring Sean Patrick Thomas and directed by Arin Arbus. Previews tonight thr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810176/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:47:18 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810176/ "Memphis," the 1950s-set musical that had a pre-Broadway tryout this year at the 5th Avenue, is going to Broadway, opening at the Shubert Theatre on Sept. 23, 2009. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810153/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:47:17 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810153/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Former Fox News entertainment writer Roger Friedman is suing his old bosses for more than $5 million after he was fired for reviewing a leaked copy of Fox's "X-Men ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810177/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:46:27 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810177/ Blackpool has been picked to host this year's Royal Variety Performance, which will feature Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity.The dance troupe, who beat singer Susan Boyle to win the TV talent sh... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810175/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:51 -0400 BBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25810175/ While the Strip prepares to celebrate Independence Day this weekend, the Tropicana will be moving to a decidedly Latin beat. From July 2-4, the hotel and casino is playing host to the Sixth Annual La... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25809923/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:38:06 -0400 Las Vegas Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25809923/ Caracas, Venezuela » An ally was in trouble, toppled in a military coup. And the television cameras were rolling. The ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya could not have been better scr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807340/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:22:43 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807340/ NEW YORK (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- Mutual-fund investors have cheered the U.S. stock market's bounce since the lows of March 9, but the real stars of the show have been international stock funds -- wi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807344/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:37:57 -0400 MENAFN http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807344/ PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 02, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Platinum-selling Author Turned Play Producer, Miasha, is to host her stage play Secret Society, August 7th & 8th in Atlanta Georgia, at the Allian... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807341/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:21:23 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807341/ CUPERTINO, CA, July 02, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ricoh Company, Ltd., a global leader in digital office solutions, today announced that their new visual online storage service called quanp is expand... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807342/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:18:58 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807342/ SUNNYVALE, CA, July 02, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mona Sampath pioneered Bollywood aerobics and dance in the San Francisco Bay Area and her name has become synonymous with Bollywood. She co-founded N... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807127/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:18:39 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807127/ Lorraine's works can be found throughout the Silicon Valley and beyond in restaurants, physicians' and dentists' offices, corporate lobbies and many exclusive homes. She is also represented by the Day... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807343/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:18:31 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807343/ Karl Malden, an Academy Award-winning actor who excelled in plainspoken, working-class roles, including the awkward Mitch in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and a brave priest in “On the ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807185/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:56:55 -0400 The News Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25807185/ The Boston Red Sox rallied from four down in the ninth to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in 11 innings in the American League on Wednesday.Julio Lugo singled in the tiebreaking run in the 11th. Jonath... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25804555/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:37:23 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25804555/ Get ready for the return of "Ragtime."A revival of the musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow's epic novel of early 20th century America will open Nov. 15 on Broadway. Previews begin Oct. 23 at the Neil S... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25804536/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:22:52 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25804536/ Singer Nita Whitaker sings at a memorial service for the late television personality Ed McMahon in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25804557/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:08:45 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25804557/ Brad Iles is taking a break from his day job as a touring golf professional to holiday at home, a mid-winter sojourn which will involve more hitting of small, white, dimpled balls.The 25-year-old arri... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25801901/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:47:09 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/25801901/