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Alberta Ballet website crashes with demand for Elton John showCALGARY � Alberta Ballet fans looking to buy tickets to their new show featuring the music of Elton John got a scare Monday morning. No sooner did tickets go on sale Monday for Love Lies Bleeding, the new ballet inspired by the songs of Elton John, than t
Colbert mocks Games, praises Canucks
There's one thing that brings Canadians together with the rest of the world, and according to late night funnyman Stephen Colbert, it's that we're not American.
In Memoriam: Daddy the Pit BullDaddy, Cesar�s longtime friend and partner in canine rehabilitation, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday the 19th of February. He was sixteen years old.
Gordon Lightfoot very much alive
Reports of folk icon's death, which were picked up by some media outlets, began as a Twitter-based prank, says his long-time friend and publicist
Stephen Colbert wows Vancouver crowd
Hundreds of people stood in a muddy park under bright skies in Vancouver on Wednesday, cheering faux U.S. pundit Stephen Colbert as he taped a TV show in the Olympic city.
Opening Ceremony too Anglophone: French educators
As the Quebec media continue to criticize the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee for a perceived slight against their province and its language in Friday's 2010 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. French-language educators in B.C. say an emphasis o
Captain Phil Harris Dies
Harris' kids, Jake and Josh, tell TMZ, "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad, Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remem
On Wednesday, porn star Joslyn James (aka Eronica Daniels), who acknowledged having an affair with golfer Tiger Woods, held a press conference to protest the use of her image on novelty golf balls featuring the alleged mistresses of the amorous golfer.

THE clean-cut image of crooning smoothie Michael Bubl� is blown today as he's revealed as a vain, foul- mouthed braggart who craves sex, cannabis and CAKES round the clock.
Hollywood's biggest flopsThe 2006 film version of Robert Penn Warren's political novel All The King's Men seemed like a good bet at the time.
Sony (nyse: SNE) had snagged Sean Penn and Kate Winslet to star in the film. It seemed a likely attention-getter to cast Penn, with his
Conan emotional in 'Tonight' farewell
LOS ANGELES - Fans trickling out of the final taping of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien describe a show that will air tonight as whimsical, sad, yet still upbeat.
Stars shine in Hope for Haiti telethon
The U.S.-based Hope for Haiti Now telethon merged a series of celebrity appeals with stunning musical performances on Friday night.
Actor George Clooney and musician Wyclef Jean pulled together Hollywood's best and brightest for the two-hour telethon t
Audiences experience 'Avatar' bluesJames Cameron's completely immersive spectacle "Avatar" may have been a little too real for some fans who say they have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts after seeing the film because they long to enjoy the beauty of the alien world Pandora.
Maguire, Raimi out of 'Spider-Man' franchiseTobey Maguire's web-slinging days are behind him.
The 34-year-old actor and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi will not be returning to the superhero franchise next year. Instead, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced Monday that a new "Spider-Man" f
Toast Elvis' 75th birthday 
It was cold and snowy at Graceland on Jan. 8, 1995 � a rare enough occurrence in Memphis that schools had closed � as we shivered and sang an up-tempo "Happy Birthday" to a man who had died more than a decade before. Out on the lawn outside Elvis Presley'
'Avatar' Climbs To No. 2 At All-Time Box OfficeJames Cameron is the king of the world once more.
"Avatar," his first movie since 1997's $1.8 billion-grossing "Titanic," has become the second-highest-grossing film ever, according to The Hollywood Reporter - giving the director with the top two spots
Lhasa de Sela: Montreal Singer Remembered
In one of her song videos, Lhasa de Sela plunges feet-first to the bottom of a lake, where she seems to have no more trouble walking than if she were in her own home. Lhasa (as we all called her) was always getting down to the bottom of something, well be
Shirtless and pumped-up, Tiger lands on Vanity Fair cover
To Annie Leibowitz, the financially-challenged photographer who took the striking cover photo of next month's Vanity Fair, "Tiger is an intensely competitive athlete � and quite serious about his sport. I wanted to reveal that in these photos. And to show
"Avatar" passes $1 billion at world box office 
"Avatar" crushed its rivals at the New Year holiday weekend box office in North America and was poised to challenge "The Dark Knight" as the second-biggest movie ever, according to data released on Sunday.
James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi epic earned $68.3 m
Sandra Bullock is top star of '09 boxofficeIn the eyes of U.S. movie theater owners, Sandra Bullock shined as 2009's top Hollywood star at the boxoffice, as the actress scored with audiences after a two-year absence from screens.
Quigley Publishing Co.'s annual list released on Thursday of top
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