Canuck

  Friday, 11 April 2003

 < 4:06:13 PM>.

CBC News: Charest makes big gains in Quebec: polls 'Before the debate, the PQ enjoyed a 20-point lead among francophone voters. After the debate, the PQ lead among francophone voters dropped to five percentage points. Francophones account for more than 80 per cent of Quebec voters.'

 < 1:13:46 PM>.

Island of the Blessed by Harry Thurston 'Canadians leading an archaeological dig in Egypt's Western Desert are at the forefront of an amazing scientific detective story as they uncover 400,000 years of human history and examine the fragile balance between humankind and our environment.

Award-winning author and journalist Harry Thurston combines elements of adventure travelogue, scientific detective story, and environmental chronicle to offer a uniquely modern, ecological perspective on the story of humanity, entwining it with a fascinating portrait of Egypt from prehistory, through ancient times, to the present.'

Doubleday's page on Harry's new book being launched this evening at the ROM.

< 2:01:58 AM>.

In what may be the first case of North American tech operations affected by the mysterious virus, Hewlett-Packard has sent about 200 workers home from a Toronto-area office. [CNET News.com]

Some moron who works for HP and who had SARS symptons decided to go to work. Now Walmart is forbidding their people to travel to TO. It's hard to legislate against stupidity.