Canuck

  Thursday, 29 May 2003

 < 2:21:36 PM>.

CBC Sports: King of goaltenders retires 'Roy's influence seemingly opened the floodgates as Quebec goalies poured into the NHL. This season more than a third of the NHL's starting goalies were from that province, including many of the league's most successful: Giguere, Martin Brodeur, Patrick Lalime, and Dan Cloutier among others.'

 < 2:18:42 PM>.

CBC News: Canada OKs missile defence talks with U.S. 'McCallum stressed Canada's desire to keep space free from weapons, saying the American position on the issue is "unclear." '

Trying to have it both ways. We should vigorously appose this fantasy.

< 1:14:04 AM>.

That the whole thing was filmed in Canada and is eligible for financial aid from Canadian taxpayers, and that its loyal Republican writer-producer is a Canadian citizen best known for his adaptation of  The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz , are ironies that will be lost on most of its American viewers when it airs on the Showtime network this fall.'

Too funny! I mean the part about the articulate president.

< 12:53:19 AM>.

Chrétien highlighted several differences between himself and Bush.

He said Bush opposes abortion while he favours a woman's right to choose.

Bush supports capital punishment and Chrétien does not. Chrétien supports gun control and Bush does not. '

I like it! Kinda like the differences between the two countries.

< 12:48:47 AM>.

Two more die of Sars, taking the toll to 29, as the Canadian prime minister says the virus is under control. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 'A school near Toronto shut on Wednesday, and 1,700 staff and pupils were quarantined, after youth went down with Sars symptoms. More than 6,000 people around Toronto are in quarantine after Sars resurfaced six days ago.

The Toronto area is the area worst-hit by Sars outside Asia.'