Russian church urges ban on Lolita
A senior Russian Orthodox official called on authorities Wednesday to investigate and ban novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez for “justifying pedophilia.”
Vancouver police demand media’s riot footage
Vancouver police say they plan to serve warrants on local media outlets to collect video footage from the Stanley Cup riot earlier this year.
LIVE: Michael Jackson’s doctor faces 2nd day of trial
The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician, has resumed in Los Angeles, following an emotional opening a day earlier that included images of the King of Pop’s lifeless body and a shocking audio recording of his slurred and alm…
Esi Edugyan, Patrick deWitt to vie for Writers’ Trust Award
Canadian writers Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt have earned nominations for the Writers’ Trust of Canada fiction prize, which puts them in the running for three top fiction prizes including the Giller Prize and the Man Booker Prize.
Vancouver artist wins $25K painting competition
Rebecca Brewer, a multidisciplinary artist from Vancouver, is the latest winner of the RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
Amazon unveils $199 US tablet
Seattle-based Amazon.com has announced the Kindle Fire, a seven-inch tablet that will sell for just $199 US. It will not be available in Canada.
Roman Polanski honoured at Zurich film fest
Two years after police in Zurich led Roman Polanski away to prison, the Oscar-winning director returned to a very different reception in the city, where he picked up a cinematic award for lifetime achievement on Tuesday.
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