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What's happening in Jake's life? Hey, can there be any doubt that Groening is a Canuck?  < 1:38:48 PM>.In the Role of Manhattan, Toronto. New York's film workers say that Canadian government subsidies are luring thousands of production jobs away from the city. By Glenn Collins. [New York Times: Arts] Very old news. < 2:18:27 AM>.A Montreal Feast for Jazz Gluttons. THE bookers of the Montreal International Jazz Festival whose 23rd annual edition starts on Thursday and runs through July 7 think like jazz gluttons. Montreal's may be the biggest jazz festival in the world, the reasoning goes, so it ought to have a bit everything. The implicit message is that nearly any jazz style, given high-quality performers, an appealing setting and a healthy-size audience, will go down pretty well. [New York Times: Arts] The Montreal Jazz Festival is a wonderful party. Montreal at its best . . . which is really damn fine! Make a point of going if you can. < 2:08:35 AM>.Sound decisions - Roy Thomson Hall is a symbol of Toronto's mistakes, and its future, Benjamin Errett, National Post, 6/22/2002 [La Scena Musicale - News] < 1:53:17 AM>.A Novice Paddles to Her Heritage: "THEORETICALLY, it is possible to travel from one end of Canada to the other by canoe, with the longest detour on land a scant 12 miles. For centuries, the canoe was a major form of transportation for native tribes and European traders. Today, the canoe remains a symbol of wilderness and adventure, as Canadian as maple syrup." One definition of a Canadian: someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. < 1:50:51 AM>.Amid Prosperity, Toronto Shows Signs of Fraying: "A shantytown is swelling on the shores of Lake Ontario, practically in the shadow of Canada's richest banks. The 80 residents have squatted on five acres of undeveloped land that is soaking in mercury and lead." A New York Times article points to the shame of Toronto: 6000 homeless. Now is it a worldclass city? < 1:27:33 AM>.Cup samba'Fierce drum beats cut through a still summer morning yesterday as hundreds of Brazilian supporters poured onto College St. in a sonic boom of soccer pandemonium.' Brazillian fans are also out in force in Toronto. < 1:23:44 AM>.Thestar.com/Little Korea erupts after World Cup victory: "All along Bloor St. between Christie St. and Bathurst St., Koreans who'd been watching the game poured out of restaurants, bars and shops to celebrate the stunning victory. Police from 14 Division attempted to keep the crowd under control, but traffic slowed to a crawl as a crowd of 1,000 happy fans jumped into the street, waving flags, cheering and pouring champagne. " Includes a picture of the celebration. < 1:16:49 AM>.Toronto's Koreatown pumped up over World Cup win 'The huge crowd from Ontario's 100,000-strong Korean community blocked an intersection as Korean-Canadian store owners, some with their faces painted with the Korean flag, stood outside their stores screaming in celebration.' The article refers to the win over Italy but the scene was repeated, even excelled with the win over Spain. |
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