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  Wednesday, 22 October 2003

Child's abduction wasn't random act, say Toronto... < 11:48:51 PM>.

Child's abduction wasn't random act, say Toronto police
As Toronto police and volunteers continue to search for nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang, who vanished from her home earlier this week, questions are being asked about whether the girl's disappearance might be a kidnapping. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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'58,333,333,300 Timbits'

CBC News: War hero's medals to be shared with all Canadians < 10:45:35 PM>.

The family of one of Newfoundland's most respected war heroes is donating his medals to the Canadian War Museum so all Canadians can share in his memory.

The Globe and Mail-The CBC is worth fighting for < 7:04:30 PM>.

More cuts are destroying CBC/Radio-Canada's ability to portray this country's victories, concerns, and history, warns CBC chair CAROLE TAYLOR

Miller surges ahead into narrow lead in... < 6:25:47 PM>.

Miller surges ahead into narrow lead in mayoral race In a stunning surge, David Miller has elbowed Barbara Hall out of the lead in the race for mayor of Toronto, according to an independent poll released yesterday, setting the stage for a furious..[GAM-National]

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[GAM-Arts] 'This here is what you do with your money, he says about the Banff Centre, and we take ours and blow the hell out of Iraq.

Earle is right about the Banff Centre, it's a pretty decent way to spend government money. This place is nothing short of magnificent. Since I've been here, a little over two weeks, there have been concerts, readings and art shows every day: Steve Earle, Annie Proulx, Fred Stenson, Lorne Elliot. Classical pianists practise all day and the music spills out into the parking lots, kilns are firing, you can take a Janet Cardiff tour through the forest, or lie on your back in the giant pool and watch your reflection in the glass ceiling, floating amid the stars.

The Banff Centre is a great big jewel somehow left intact after the dismantling of the welfare state. It's the only arts centre of its kind in Canada, bringing together, as it does, artists of all disciplines and nationalities. Artists are treated as if they matter. It's partly subsidized by visiting business conferences and something called "mountain culture."

A magic place.