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Doctors are Working Shorter Hours

The Canadian Institute of Information on Health presented the results of a study they did about the medical doctors in Canada.

The study revealed that the number of doctors increased by 5%, reaching 62 307  doctors in 2006.

However, this number is affected by the fact that these new doctors see less patients. Younger doctors put more priority into their own family, therefore, see less patients than older doctors.

Another finding was that there are more female doctors now. The amount of females doctors has increased by 13%. Female doctors make up one-third of the doctors under the age of 40.

Finally, the study revealed that the number of doctors leaving Canada to practice outside of the country dropped by 57% during the last five years.

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Madonna’s Adoption To Be Finalised

Next month, the singer will go before the high court of Malawi to have her temporary adoption of the boy re-evaluated.  The star is expected to know the final decision of the court five months earlier than originally planned.  According to The Sun, the decision was to be made in April.

Madonna and her husband, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, welcomed little David Banda, 2, into their family a year ago.  The young African child joined Madonna’s two other biological children in the family’s London home.

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Nicole Kidman Adds Pounds For Film Role

The 40 year-old Australian star will be packing on 5 kilos to star in the film The Reader.  In the romantic comedy, Kidman will play a seductress, and will co-star with actor Ralph Fiennes.

A source close to the actress told England’s Daily Star, "She loves her new bosom, but she finds eating so much a struggle and it is making her sleepy."

The film The Reader is set in post-war Germany, and is expected to be released in theatres in December of 2008.

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Cinéma

David Cronenberg Responds To Critics

The Toronto director first shot to fame with his successful 2005 film A History of Violence.

In an interview with ContactMusic, the filmmaker defends his choices and says that he has not fallen for the easy commercial films in Hollywood.  He said, "I just make movies that intrigue and interest me – if I was really going to go mainstream, I’d make Spider-Man 4. Then you have a built-in audience, a budget of something outrageous like $200 million (GBP400 million), you don’t get any creative freedom but you get paid a lot of money and you’re guaranteed a huge success. That’s mainstream."

Cronenberg also found fame by directing underground films such as The Fly, Dead Ringers and eXistenZ.

In the coming days, the director will be launching his film Eastern Promises, starring Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen.

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Beyonce Knowles Cancels Concert

This Wednesday, the R&B star was to perform in Turkey.  Following the attack by Kurdish rebels, in which 12 soldiers were killed, the singer decided to cancel her show out of respect.  The concert had been organised by the Fenerbahce football team to mark their 100th anniversary.

The singer’s world tour will continue in Asia in mid-November.

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Mark Wahlberg To Be Directed by Peter Jackson

Wahlberg, who starred in the films Boogie Nights, The Departed and Planet of the Apes, among others, will play the role of Jack Salmon in the new project.  Jackson called on the services of Wahlberg after Ryan Gosling quit the film due to creative differences with the direction of the film.

Wahlberg quickly agreed to join the film after reading the script over the weekend.  Filming of The Lovely Bones, which also stars Rachel Weisz, is set to begin today.

Adapted from the book by best-selling author, Alice Sebold, the film follows the story of Susie Salmon, who mysteriously disappears in 1973 at the age of 14.  After being killed violently, the young girl narrates the story, in which she watches over her grieving family and also the family of her killer, as he is brought to justice.

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New Material From The Verve

The Verve, who officially announced their reformation last June, have released 14 minutes of new material on the Internet site of NME magazine.

The recording, which was done in a London studio, marks the first new material from Richard Ashcroft’s band in eight years.  The singer told the BBC, "We all decided that rather than meeting for a cup of coffee or a beer, we should meet in a studio where we can do what we do. Straight away."

The Verve, who came onto the music seen in 1993, will take to the road next month to begin their first tour since Ashcroft decided to launch a solo career in the 1990s.

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Tensions Mount Among Spice Girls

The most recent time spent together for the Spice Girls was not a demonstration of complete harmony.  Tears and attitude marked the weekend for the girl group.

The five stars were together last weekend to film a video for their reunion tour.  According to witnesses, the shoot was full of tension.  One source told England’s The Sun, "Things were very delayed. The director was tearing his hair out and threatened to walk."

The source added, "The girls were so tired and Emma (Bunton) was crying as the shoot just went on and on."

The Spice Girls, one of the most popular girl groups in the history of music, will take the stage in Vancouver on December 2 to begin their reunion tour.

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Fires Threaten Stars’ Homes

Several homes have been evacuated in Malibu, California, where fires have become more of a threat.  More than 500 firefighters have been trying to contain and control the fires, that are nearing a museum that contains original writings of Grace Kelly, the late Princess Diana and six American Presidents.

James Cameron and Olivia Newton-John have already evacuated their homes.  Other stars, including Linda Ronstadt, Larry Hagman, Jeff Bridges, Mel Brooks, Sting and Bill Murray may soon be asked to leave their homes.

In 1993, fires ravaged Malibu and the homes of Sean Penn and Ali MacGraw.

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Kid Rock Arrested

The star was involved in a brawl inside an Atlanta restaurant.  Kid Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, and several members of his entourage went to the restaurant after their sold-out concert.

According to police, the 36 year-old singer and five of his friends were fighting with a man.  The verbal argument escalated into a fist fight.  Police were called to break up the brawl.  Kid Rock was released after paying a $1,000 fine.