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 Friday, 11 October 2002
 < 9:50:33 PM>.
City Hall's support for arts plummets in Toronto, report says
By JAMES ADAMS
-- Toronto's financial support of its major cultural institutions has declined by 35 per cent in the past decade at the same time as the regional economy grew by 40 per cent, a city report says. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
< 9:46:50 PM>.
Fired medical officer offered job back
An Alberta medical health officer fired for speaking out publicly in
favour of the Kyoto protocol has been offered his job back.
F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]
< 9:31:10 PM>.
F.C.C. Approves a Digital Radio Technology. The Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved a method Thursday for broadcasting digital radio within current analog channels. By Barnaby J. Feder. [New York Times: Technology] I wonder if it works. The Americans have struggled with this for a long time. Meanwhile, most of the rest of the world has been on the air with DAB for years. That said, consumer response has been basically non-existent. I've often referred to DAB as a solution in search of a problem. I wonder how the American adoption of an incompatible standard will impact the Canadian market. Not a good situation.
< 9:16:32 PM>.
Queen begins visit to New Brunswick
One week after arriving in Canada, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
landed in the Maritimes Friday for the next leg of their 12-day Jubilee
tour.
F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]
< 4:46:23 AM>.
Mum's the word on playlist for Her Majesty's gala
By REBECCA CALDWELL
TORONTO -- At Roy Thomson Hall, a special ground-floor bathroom -- ''The Royal Loo'' -- has been scrubbed top to bottom. The windows have been cleaned inside and out. The ceiling has been repainted in spots and the sidewalks out front have been water-blasted every week for the past month and a half, lest a small piece of discarded Trident, flattened and blackened, dare offend Her Majesty's eye during the Queen's visit there tonight as she takes in the Golden Jubilee Gala concert in Toronto. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
< 2:51:46 AM>.
CBC News: Queen helps CBC TV mark 50th anniversary: "Hundreds of Torontonians gathered on Front St. West, in front of the CBC hoping for a glimpse of the royal entourage." Olivia and I were there!
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