The Province from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • 46

B2 THE PROVINCE Tuesday, September 4, 2001 THE DAILY DISH ews Hope remains hospitalized Comedian Bob Hope will stay in the hospital for at least a few more days as he fights to recover from pneumonia, his By Dana Gee TV Critic 1 it I physician said yesterday. "Although Mr. Hope remains in stable condition and-there is continuing improvement, Global National, with host Kevin Newman, Host Bill Good delivered a strong lineup on has a decidedly more laidback feel. last night's BC CTV News. HOPE TV viewers hungry for information were served up two new portions of supper-hour news last night.

First on the menu was the debut of Global National (channel 11, 5:30 p.m) with host Kevin Newman. From the recently refurbished BCTV studios, the show had a decidedly more laidback feel than what we are used to with other national broadcasts. "It's time for Global National to take its first few baby steps," Newman said as the traffic images from Toronto then Vancouver, flashed on the screen. If the award-winning Newman had any first-night jitters, they weren't evident during the broadcast as he comfortably introduced stories from New Brunswick to Vancouver Island. Many of those pieces came with a little extra punch as they were broken down graphically under headings such as "Why We Care About or "Bottom Line." They seemed to give viewers a little more to think about.

While those devices worked, one thing that On hand with Good who will be joined Oct. 8 by co-host Pamela Martin were two familiar VTV bright spots, weatherperson Tamara Taggart and sports anchor Perry Solkowski. Another reason for pats on the back all around at the corner of Robson and Burrard is the set for the new newscast. With a stunning combination of warm polished woods and high-tech imaging, the BC CTV look was by far the best of the sets that debuted last night. didn't was the excessive use of the colour red and the weird "Kitchen Sync" segment.

Here, we got a Global retrospective with a scary soundtrack and a weather map. Huh? Across town at BC CTV (that apparently is the name this week), veteran newsman Bill Good made his debut as anchor of BC CTV News (channel 9, 6 p.m.). The always-solid Good delivered a strong lineup, which included Ed Watson reporting live on the softwood issue from Georgia. Heche weds Laffoon because of his age we want him good and strong before we send him said Dr. Lee Kagan.

Hope, 98, was expected to be released yesterday. Winsiet splits with husband Titanic star Kate Winsiet is separating from her film director husband, Jim less than a year after the birth of their daughter. Sky Television quoted Winslet's spokesman yesterday as saying there were no other parties involved in the amicable split. No further comment was made. Lucy Liu had cancer scare Charlie's Angels star Lucy Liu says she went into "shell shock" when a doctor told her 10 years ago that she had a I i 1 vv-n Nil I I LOS ANGELES Actress Anne Heche, once part of America's most prominent lesbian couple with Ellen DeGeneres, married cameraman Coleman Laffoon on Saturday.

Heche's publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said 75 friends and relatives of the couple attended their intimate "celebration and ceremony" on the grounds of a 1920s-era villa. He added that the couple will honeymoon after Heche conducts a 10-city book tour to promote her autobiography, Call Me Crazy. Heche, 32, who split with DeGeneres last August, reportedly met Laffoon, 27, while he was working as a cameraman on a documentary about DeGeneres's stand-up comedy tour. lump in her breast. The actress, who is phasing out her Ally McBeal role to focus on films, is speaking out for the first time LIU 5 about her experience with what turned out to be a benign growth.

"The doctor said it was cancer and it needs to come out," Liu told USA Today. "I went into shell shock. It was pretty traumatizing." Uu had the mass removed and says she now regrets not having asked for a second opinion. Jason Payne The Province v-: Crowes fly into town Chris Robinson and his Black Crowes bandmates brought their tour to The Orpheum on Friday. No word on If Chris's wife, Kate Hudson, was there.

DEEP DISH Playboy Playmate Heidi Mark filed for divorce from Motley Crue's Vince Neil after 15 months of marriage.