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 Wednesday, 5 February 2003
 < 1:26:26 PM>.
When Charlie came to town
It was 50 years ago this week that the Bird played two short gigs on a bluesy tour through Montreal, leaving those lucky enough to play alongside him with the memories of a lifetime
By MARK MILLER
-- It was, in drummer Bill Graham's memorable words, ''like riding a fire engine around a corner at 90 miles an hour -- you're just hanging on by the tips of your fingers.'' FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
< 1:24:53 PM>.
Wanted: $45-million for the arts in Toronto
By MICHAEL POSNER
TORONTO -- The Toronto Arts Council yesterday unveiled an ambitious, 10-year program designed to raise the level of awareness of the arts in Toronto and, more important, to put the city's struggling arts organizations on a more financially stable keel. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
< 2:17:18 AM>.
Signs point to new deal on health care
A table was laid at 24 Sussex Drive on Tuesday night for the prime
minister, the premiers and territorial leaders to break bread and talk
health care.
F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]
< 2:04:05 AM>.
Filmmakers Seek Protection From U.S. Dominance 'This week, with the support of France and Canada, representatives of professional cultural organizations from 35 countries met at the Louvre to campaign for preservation of the cultural exception and to promote adoption of a global convention on cultural diversity by Unesco as a way to remove culture from the World Trade Organization.'
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The Voice of the Pioneer
Former Cape Bretoner left the island behind to become a popular radio host on CBC Radio's Assignment and Fresh Air, and a mentor to a young Lloyd Robertson [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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