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Thriller Homeland shuts out Mad Men

Sunday night's Emmys telecast on ABC attracted a bigger audience than a year earlier as viewers watched new psychological thriller Homeland secure major wins and shut out acclaimed drama Mad Men.

Band frontman heads to rehab

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to treatment for substance abuse. Sunday's announcement by the band's rep comes after the 40-year-old frontman had a meltdown onstage at a concert in Las Vegas on Friday.

Police tale wins box-office race

The police story End of Watch has won a close race at the weekend box office. The Los Angeles cop tale starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena debuted with $13.2 million to finish as the weekend's No.

Island link to Polaris awards

Feist wins top prize worth $30,000

Totem goes Dutch

Victoria-based carver's work part of First Nations exhibit in the Netherlands

Veteran TV reporter dies

Veteran broadcast journalist Henry Champ has died. He was 75. The CBC is reporting that Champ's son says his father died Sunday morning in Washington, D.C. Champ spent the latter part of his 40-year career as CBC's Washington correspondent.
'Homeland' stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis win Emmys; 'Modern Family' named top comedy

'Homeland' stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis win Emmys; 'Modern Family' named top comedy

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Homeland," which puts the battle against terrorism on American soil, was honoured as best drama series at Sunday's Emmys and earned trophies for stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. "Modern Family" was named best comedy.
T.O. curator ready for Victoria

T.O. curator ready for Victoria

Incoming chief curator Michelle Jacques says she wants to put the local into larger context
'Good Wife' enjoying time with young actors

'Good Wife' enjoying time with young actors

Contestants for Wizard of Oz role inspiring for Chenoweth

Upsets, drama in store for Emmy night

A night of upsets could be on the menu at the Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, with the countesses and kitchen maids of Britain's Downton Abbey bidding to end the reign of television's Mad Men, while post-9/11 psychological thriller Homeland lurks clos