Blues cool off red-hot Canucks
Paul Kariya scored a goal and added an assist, and backup goalie Hannu Toivonen made 25 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the previously hot Vancouver Canucks Friday night at Scottrade Center.
France cracks down on illegal downloading
France has unveiled a plan that would toss internet users offline if they are caught illegally downloading movies or music.
Measha Brueggergosman Live Broadcast
Today on Sunday Afternoon in Concert, Bill Richardson hosts a live broadcast from Roy Thompson Hall s 2008 International Vocal Recitals series. Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman is accompanied by English pianist Roger Vignoles, and her repertoire includes songs by Britten, Poulenc and Satie, and coincides with the release of her new CD, Surprise. Prior to Measha’s recital Bill has a round-up of recent performances with leading Canadian orchestras, soloists and guests. Violinist Mark Fewer returns home to St. John’s, Newfoundland to play a Violin Concerto by Edgar Meyer. You may know Meyer as the bass soloist for the popular Appalachian Waltz album with fiddler Mark O’Connor and cellist Yo Yo Ma, but he’s also an accomplished composer. And yet more highlights to mention: pianist H l ne Grimaud (she of the wolves fame, as I mentioned in a previous post, A Passion For Wolves) joins the toronto Symphony Orchestra for a piano concerto by Johannes Brahms, and the Calgary based piano duo of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann perform music of William Bolcom.
Shopping For Underpants With Mom
…is probably never such a good idea, but that’s what happens on the Vinyl Cafe today, when Morley find out that her son Sam only has one pair of underwear that fits, so she takes him on a shopping trip that s destined for failure. And music from a fav. band of mine today on the show (which comes to you from Gananoque, Ontario), the Great Lake Swimmers.
1 dead, 2 injured in targeted attack in Harrison, B.C.: RCMP
RCMP have confirmed one man is dead and two other men were injured, one seriously, in what they describe as a targeted attack Friday afternoon in the quiet town of Harrison, B.C., east of Vancouver.
Passengers head home after icy Antarctic rescue
Rescued from lifeboats in Antarctic waters, passengers from a doomed Canadian-owned cruise ship are on their way home.
Resist temptation to spend on ‘Buy Nothing Day,’ May says
Friday is an important day for many North American environment groups as they are marking ‘Buy Nothing Day,’ to signify the need to cut back on excess consumption.
