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  Thursday, 27 June 2002

 < 8:31:31 PM>.

Would-be refugees flock to border to beat immigration changes
Staff at some of Canada's border crossings with the United states were struggling to deal with a wave of hundreds of refugee claimants on Thursday. It was the last day people can ask for refugee status before Canada's new immigration legislation comes into effect. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]

 < 8:30:37 PM>.

G-8 pledges 'new beginning' for Africa
The world's wealthiest leaders signed a historic deal Thursday pledging to give conditional economic aid to African countries. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]

Congratulations, particularly to Chrétien who lobied hard for this. Let's hope something comes of this.


 < 8:12:25 PM>.

CBC Archives: "Welcome to the CBC Radio and TV Archives Web site."
Fantastic! Wow. Check this out. Just launched today. Great moments in Canadian history and more.


 < 2:31:13 PM>.

African aid focus of summit's final day
World leaders meeting in Kananaskis will spend the final day of the G-8 summit discussing an ambitious plan to lift Africa out of its cycle of misery. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]

 < 12:32:24 AM>.

Toronto fears garbage mountain as outside workers strike
Toronto's outside workers walked off the job Wednesday, after their union and the city failed to reach an agreement. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]
Ugh. This isn't going to be fun.

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