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Bravo! This is Canada. .< 1:03:05 PM  >Terror threat shuts Manila embassies. Australia, Canada and the EU close their diplomatic missions in the Philippine capital indefinitely over an "imminent" terror threat. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 1:00:51 PM >Ghost story Almost 60 years ago, KRISTA FOSS discovers, a young man fell in love in Winnipeg. Now he is a rabbi in California, and he has a mission: to remind Canadians of the genius of a novelist long forgotten
WINNIPEG -- As a teenager, Stephanie Blondal wandered for hours through Montreal's Cotes des Neiges cemetery, searching for a grave dedicated to the luminous mother she lost when she was only five years old. She couldn't find it. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
By JAMES ADAMS
-- The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra received a 50th-anniversary donation yesterday from one of its most illustrious benefactors to help in its fight against its deficit.Dr. Stuart Davis, 86, a retired chemistry professor from the University of Alberta, announced he was writing a personal cheque for $250,000. This gift effectively reduces the accumulated deficit of Alberta's oldest professional orchestra to $500,000. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] My browser of choice. 18 MB download. .< 10:51:18 AM >2nd Atlantic Canadian gaming event announced [The Macintosh News Network] .< 10:50:35 AM >U.N. Hears from Wireless Experts. Wireless networks can help connect developing countries to the rest of the world -- but they should be secured, a group of experts warns. Also: New Yorkers' gift of gab ... 3G hits Venezuela ... and more in Unwired News by Elisa Batista. [Wired News] .< 10:50:05 AM >Western Canada's been warming up since 1850 
Western Canada has warmed significantly over the past 150 years, scientists say. [CBC News] .< 10:49:29 AM >Broadbent backs Layton's NDP leadership bid
Hearkening back to the party's glory days, NDP leadership candidate Jack Layton announced on Wednesday he has the backing of the man who presided over that period. [CBC News] .< 10:48:53 AM >Caution: These Words Could End a Perfectly Good Scrabble Game. A selection of words obscure and fanciful from "A Word a Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English" (John Wiley & Sons):. [New York Times: Technology] .< 10:48:17 AM >Postcards From Planet Google. The Google search engine has become a global phenomenon, with 50 million queries a day from over 100 countries. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: Technology] .< 10:47:28 AM >'Greek Wedding' Courts a Prince Named Oscar. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the $5 million independent film phenomenon, is being widely discussed as a significant player in the forthcoming Academy Awards race. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Arts] Made in Canada. .< 2:06:16 AM >Two Beatles reunite, and a fan remembers | csmonitor.com: "Friday, on the first-year anniversary of George Harrison's death, that closet will open as Olivia Harrison (his widow) and Eric Clapton present a musical tribute to George in London's Royal Albert Hall. The lineup includes Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Ravi Shankar, members of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Clapton himself." Sigh. What a trip that would be. |
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