Star Trek

• ‘Star Trek’ actor Nichelle Nichols dead at 89

  Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series' rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies.

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  Aug 1, 2022
  
• William Shatner to travel to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket

  Canadian actor William Shatner famously played Captain James T. Kirk on 'Star Trek.'

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  Oct 4, 2021
  
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• Trio of TV stars to appear at inaugural Winnipeg Comiccon

  Fans of sci-fi and fantasy TV will have the chance to see some iconic actors at this year's inaugural Winnipeg Comiccon, organizers said Thursday.

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  Sep 30, 2021
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• Fans flying high as LeVar Burton joins list of ‘Jeopardy!’ guest hosts

  More than 247,000 fans signed a petition to see the 'Reading Rainbow' host on 'Jeopardy!'

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  Apr 22, 2021
• Aliens and ‘Galactic Federation’ exist, ex-Israeli space chief claims

  The aliens want to remain secret because they don’t think humans can handle the news, according to former Israeli general Haim Eshed.

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  Dec 8, 2020
• ‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner urges Alberta to adopt federal COVID-19 app

  Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, in violation of Starfleet's Prime Directive, is questioning the intelligence of Alberta-based life forms over their COVID-19 contact tracing app.

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  Dec 2, 2020
• Out-of-this-world Winnipeg music video continues to reach Star Trek, Queen fans worldwide

  A made-in-Manitoba music video that marries two seemingly unrelated concepts -- the fictional Klingon language from the Star Trek series and the Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- continues to attract international attention.

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  Sep 17, 2020
• ‘Seinfeld’ actor Richard Herd dies at 87

  The veteran actor was best known for playing George Costanza's supervisor at the New York Yankees on 'Seinfeld' as well as his appearances on three separate 'Star Trek' series.

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  May 27, 2020
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• ‘There is a problem in that dept.’: William Shatner criticizes Lethbridge police over Stormtrooper incident

  Shatner shared a series of tweets to his 2.5-million Twitter followers on Wednesday, insinuating police handled the situation inappropriately.

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  May 7, 2020
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• U.S. Space Force logo prompts comparisons to ‘Star Trek’ — but there’s more to the story

  "Ahem. We are expecting royalties from this," tweeted George Takei, who played Sulu in the original series.

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  Jan 24, 2020