Editor: We are having technical difficulties Sorry for the HTML hash all over the pages. Today.com is reposting stories following a virus attack. We are now working through it. We will continue to post and refill the pages. Thank you for your continued readership and support. 8/19/2008 3:25:57 PM

Nike changes its ads after Chinese hurdler pulls out Nike quickly changed its advertising campaign around Chinese athlete Liu Xiang after he pulled out of the 110-metre hurdles in Beijing on Monday and disappointed millions of fans expecting him to defend his Olympic title. 8/19/2008 2:07:02 PM

Vietnamese officials release Gary Glitter from prison Vietnamese authorities freed British glam rocker Gary Glitter on Tuesday after nearly three years in prison on child molestation charges, then moved immediately to deport him. 8/19/2008 6:44:26 AM

UK: Pedigree dogs plagued by disease Pedigree dogs are suffering from genetic diseases following years of inbreeding, an investigation has found. A BBC documentary says they are suffering acute problems because looks are emphasised over health when breeding dogs for shows. 8/19/2008 5:42:50 AM

Sluts of Fury on the box? It's got CanCon Shaun Donnelly, the 40-year-old Edmonton businessman behind the country's first adult digital pay channel specializing in CanCon, is confident that Canadians will eagerly embrace shows such as Glory Hole Girls, Toxxxic Goo and Iron Lee's Sluts of Fury. 8/18/2008 7:56:17 PM

CSI: Fishburne moves to prime time CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has solved the mystery of who will replace departing CBS series star William Petersen: It's Laurence Fishburne. 8/18/2008 7:47:43 PM

Annie Lennox recovering after back surgery Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox is recovering from spinal surgery after being forced by a back injury to return home early from an AIDS conference in Mexico, the star's Web site said on Monday. 8/18/2008 6:34:07 PM

Lavigne concert 'too sexy': Malaysian Islamists Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's on-stage moves are "too sexy," an official said Monday. 8/18/2008 6:25:00 PM

Ad corrections do more harm than good Forcing companies to come clean about false advertising claims makes consumers distrustful of honest sales pitches from companies with good reputations, perverting the purpose of corrective advertising, new Canadian research has found. 8/18/2008 5:43:12 PM

Top 5 best of the worst reality stars The best of the worst reality TV is about to rear its wonderfully ugly head again. Lauren, Heidi, Spencer, Audrina, Whitney, Lo and even Justin Bobby are back for a fourth season of the wildly popular "reality" series -- and we use that term loosely. 8/18/2008 5:41:22 PM

John McCain hires a Hollywood agent John McCain’s campaign has asked a Hollywood agent to sprinkle some glitter over his anointment as the Republican nominee - while Barack Obama frets about celebrities stampeding towards the Democratic convention in Denver next week. 8/18/2008 5:09:08 PM

Madonna to tour a week after 50th birthday Madonna won't have much time to fret about turning 50. While many people passing the milestone may prefer to pause and reflect, the "queen of pop" is in the midst of final preparations for her world tour, which kicks off in Cardiff, Wales, on Aug. 23, a week after celebrating her birthday on Saturday. 8/18/2008 10:07:38 AM

Bad news for Kokanee Ranger It's all over but the crying in the Kokanee Ranger Live or Die campaign. Over 430-thousand Canadians cast their ballot, and the man with the famed moustache is no more. 8/18/2008 9:43:05 AM

Magazine-sharing site running afoul of U.S. copyright law The magazine industry, already facing a decline in newsstand sales and falling ad revenue, is being besieged by a new foe: digital piracy. 8/18/2008 9:13:46 AM

Twilight moves in on Potter's former date Devotees of both the Harry Potter books and Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance novels can take heart. Twilight, the movie adaptation of the first novel in Meyer's series, will move into the Nov. 21 slot left open by the delayed Harry Potter film. 8/18/2008 6:14:14 AM

John Mayer who? Jennifer Aniston is on the rebound Wasting no time rebounding from getting ditched by John Mayer, Jennifer Aniston has been photographed in a front-seat vehicular smooch with a brown-haired man identified only as "a male model." This may or may not be one Matt Felker, who used to date actress Selma Blair. 8/17/2008 7:15:03 PM

Celine Dion wows fans Celine Dion kicked off the Canadian leg of her "Taking Chances" world tour Friday night with the classic "I Drove All Night" and never left the driver's seat during the two-hour long show. 8/17/2008 10:15:05 AM

Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? IT’S been more than eight years since “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” made its first foray into presidential politics with the presciently named Indecision 2000, and the difference then and now provides a tongue-in-cheek measure of the show’s striking evolution. 8/17/2008 9:52:51 AM

Ellen DeGeneres weds girlfriend They're married! Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi exchanged handwritten wedding vows Saturday evening in an intimate ceremony at their Beverly Hills home. A representative for the couple told People magazine that 19 guests attended the ceremony 8/17/2008 8:58:49 AM

Shakespeare play fills Skaha park with magic Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a playful and magical comedy about love, and Penticton Chamber Theatre’s production, now running at Skaha Lake Park, captures all of the necessary elements. 8/17/2008 5:52:49 AM

Naked people pose on Swiss glacier Hundreds of naked people formed a “living sculpture” on Switzerland’s Aletsch glacier Saturday, hoping to raise awareness about climate change. The photo shoot was by Spencer Tunick, the New York artist famous for his pictures of nude gatherings in public settings worldwide. 8/16/2008 11:27:39 PM

South Okanagan talent showcase benefits schools If you have a talent to show off, now’s the time to do it. The second annual Summerland Asset Development Initiative’s Unity Youth Club Talent Show and Barbecue takes place Thursday. Money raised from the event helps the breakfast program in local schools. 8/12/2008 1:33:03 PM