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Canada's largest circulation daily has launched what its publisher said will likely be the biggest restructuring in the newspaper's history by offering voluntary buyouts to employees in all divisions of the company.
The Force was with the TODAY show this Halloween: The morning show’s hosts clearly enjoyed their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to raid George Lucas’ treasure chest and become “Star Wars” characters for a morning at the annual “Halloween on the Plaza” party Friday.
In telling the story of the final years in the brief life of poet John Keats, "Bright Star" very easily could have been a stuffy, period costume drama.
Andy Roddick vs. Roger Federer in a serving speed contest? How about Rafael Nadal vs. Andy Murray in a timed race to chase down drop shots?
The rosters featured NBA All-Stars and players who helped North Carolina win national championships. Yet the crowd that filled the Smith Center for the charity game featuring Tar Heel alumni playing professionally saved the biggest cheer for two people who weren't even playing.
The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said Tuesday he will cut back on visits to the United States, especially with his family, after he was questioned by immigration officials at a New York-area airport.
India reacted with outrage Sunday after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held.
Angry fans burned a U.S. flag in protest Sunday, a Cabinet minister suggested searching visiting Americans and an actress tweeted her outrage after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday downplayed being questioned at a U.S. airport, saying it was part of a necessary but unfortunate procedure.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained for two hours for questioning at a U.S. airport before being released by immigration authorities, a news agency report said Saturday.
The Kansas City Star is ordering one-week unpaid furloughs for most of its employees and offering voluntary buyouts as it continues to deal with falling revenues.
Landon Donovan is looking forward to playing with Tim Howard behind him again.
It's been a tough week for porn actress Stormy Daniels — complete with a domestic violence charge and a car explosion — as she continues to mull a U.S. Senate bid that could make life uncomfortable for incumbent first-term Louisiana Republican David Vitter, still recovering from a sex scandal.
Major League Soccer has picked Houston to host the 2010 All-Star Game.
Swin Cash and Nicole Powell helped the Western Conference get back on the winning track at the WNBA All-Star game.
Houston coach Dominic Kinnear picked three of his own Dynamo players to join the MLS All-Star team.
The WNBA says Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has received the most votes for next week's All-Star game.
Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were selected Monday as the starting pitchers for the All-Star game.
Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman will replace Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton on the National League squad for the All-Star game Tuesday night.
Baseball's All-Star Game on Tuesday will bring more than 200,000 visitors to St. Louis, which has worked hard in recent years to make its streets safer and re-energize its downtown.
Dana DeMuth has been picked as the umpire crew chief for the All-Star game in St. Louis on July 14,
Sprint Cup points leader Tony Stewart runs short-track special events in what little spare time he has. On Tuesday night he walked away from Madison International Speedway with a top-five effort.
Manny Ramirez dropped one spot to seventh place in All-Star voting among NL outfielders with four days remaining in balloting for starters.
Topic : Auditor General's report - thestar.comAuditor General Sheila Fraser, an Officer of Parliament, audits federal government departments, agencies and most Crown corporations and makes regular reports to the House of Commons.
Ottawa ill-prepared for emergencies: Auditor General - thestar.comOTTAWA—Canada's Auditor General Sheila Fraser says the Conservative government has dropped the ball in preparing Canada for pandemics and other national emergencies.
Brains: the secret to better schools - thestar.comFrench neuroscientist Bruno della Chiesa met with his country's education minister in Paris to talk about the groundbreaking international movement to link the fields of teaching and brain science.
Walkom: Afghanistan sacrifices may have been in vain - thestar.comWhere does the war in Afghanistan go? My sense is that it is finally beginning the long and drawn-out process toward an inglorious end. For Canada, this would mark the finish of the longest – and the least considered – war that this country has ever fought.
When citizens act like police - thestar.comDavid Chen has discovered that criminal justice has become a spectator sport. Members of the public are only allowed to watch from the sidelines.
Omar Khadr case cost Ottawa $1.3 millionOttawa has spent more than $1.3-million fighting against Toronto-born captive Omar Khadr, who has been held at the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention centre for seven years, the government has revealed.
Dark Flow RevealedAs if the universe weren't strange enough, scientists have recently discovered that entire galaxy clusters—the largest known structures in the universe, consisting of thousands of galaxies—are moving toward the same area.
Mysterious 'star-like luminary' amazes onlookers worldwideSomething is being spotted in the sky, and it defies conventional logic.
Invisible Hand Ruling Dark Matter"The pattern that the data reveal is extremely odd. It's like finding a zoo of animals of all ages and sizes miraculously having identical, say, weight in their backbones or something.
TheStar.com | World | British woman unites with long-lost Canadian siblingsA feel good news story... Meets siblings at Pearson after seeking Star's help in finding war vet father Oct 04, 2009 04:30 AM Leslie Scrivener
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Call halts Craig and Jackman playHugh Jackman and Daniel Craig were in a middle of a performance in a live stage show play, when someone's cellphone, in the audience, started to ring. Hugh Jackman halted, stayed in character, and told the audience member to pick it up! Video included.
Gay rights activists protesting concert by Jamaican reggae star Buju BantonSeveral gay-rights groups are protesting a Halloween-night concert at a city of Miami-owned hall by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, whose hit song Boom Bye Bye advocates shooting gays in the head and setting them on fire.
First Rocky Planet Found Outside Solar SystemThe planet's composition may be similar to that of Earth, but its environment is more like a vision of hell, the project's lead astronomer said.
IAAF Has Gender Test Results on Runner Semenya Runner... Both Male and Female?In an e-mail to The Associated Press, IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said Thursday he couldn't confirm a story in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper stating that tests show Semenya has male and female sexual organs.
TheStar.com | World | Gotcha! Indian journalists feel sting after exposéNice article on sensationalist journalism and the current debate on it because now a pair of journalists who were part of a nationally publicized sting in 2005 are being questioned. From Toronto's newspaper, The Star:
Movie roles that stars turned downsome stars were well inspired to turn down some movies
Quebec doctors lead charge for private health careA brief look at a private clinic in Quebec and the whole national issue of private and public healthcare which the President of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will most likely bring up in an upcoming conference.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | New planet displays exotic orbitAstronomers have discovered the first planet that orbits in the opposite direction to the spin of its star. Planets form out of the same swirling gas cloud that creates a star, so they are expected to orbit in the same direction that the star rotates.
(Watch) Video of LeBron James Getting Dunked On LeakedTMZ posted a cell phone video of Xavier University's Jordan Crawford dunking on LeBron James(notes) at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron today, but, well, their footage was as disappointing as baked beans and water for Christmas dinner.
If it weren't for the thirst of the Eastern star, I'd lay your cold body next to mine, walking through the morning dew. My soul absorbs burning tears left over from the weeping rain.
Ejecting Charged Nanoparticles Might Allow Spaceships to Move at Near-Light SpeedEach emitter works a bit like an tiny particle accelerator: The anode of the emitter charges the nanoparticles, which are then accelerated and then shot out a tube by a strong magnetic field generated by a stack of microchip-like components.
6 Famous Characters You Didn't Know Were Shameless Rip Offs | Cracked.comAlways knew Lion King was a rip-off of Japan's Kimba the White Lion! Never understood why Marvel kept the name 'Brotherhood of Evil Mutants'!
All Movie Guide, known as AMG has called rising phenom star James Holzier one of the more popular male celebrities emerging. (2009) Holzier recently signed a 3- motion picture deal and is the top searched celebrity in the world on Mencelebs.
Michelin-starred baby food created by chefs Dishes served up by chefs include warm vermicelli pudding, scented with cinnamon and green cardamom, sprinkled with crush pistachio and rusk croutons; and dill-seasoned cheddar cheese fish pie accompanied with fresh broccoli and sweetcorn.
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