Canuck

  Thursday, 21 November 2002

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Canada will sign border agreement with U.S. in spite of criticism
Minister of Immigration Denis Coderre says Canada will sign a controversial border agreement with the United States next month, in spite of concerns it will violate UN standards and make Canada a magnet for fugitives. F U L L   S T O R Y
[CBC News]

Roll over. Play dead. This is pretty infuriating.

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By LISA ROCHON

-- Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round. John Milton Before the facts of terrorism and urban decline, we were accustomed to deep, easy slumbers in this country. It's difficult to admit, but darkness swirls all around us now, disturbing our Canadian psyche. So when something powerful enough happens to break through the despair, it dazzles our minds and invigorates our spirits.  FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]

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Spend more on home-made drama, Telefilm boss urges

By GAYLE MACDONALD

-- The head of Telefilm Canada weighed in yesterday on the precarious state of Canadian-made drama, pointing out that despite the whopping $1.4-billion taxpayers fork over annually to produce these TV shows, hardly anyone bothers to watch.  FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]

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CBC's Current heavy, but Sounds a little light Two new shows on Radio One will need some fine-tuning, writes MICHAEL POSNER
By MICHAEL POSNER
-- The new face -- or sound -- of CBC mornings on Radio One finally has been revealed in full, with the long-awaited debut this week of The Current. It's the 90-minute lead-in (8:30 to 10) to Sounds Like Canada (10 to noon), which has been on the air for about a month.  FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]

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Charges laid in tainted blood scandal
The RCMP is laying charges against the Canadian Red Cross, a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company and some doctors in the tainted blood scandal that rocked Canada in the 1980s. F U L L   S T O R Y
[CBC News]