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  Thursday, 19 August 2004

Rex Harrington turns down National Ballet < 6:31:26 PM>.

Rex Harrington, one of Canada's most celebrated ballet dancers, has turned down a job with the National Ballet of Canada, from which he stepped down as principal dancer in May. FULL STORY [CBC Arts News]

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Not only has Johnson taken most of the blame for Canada's dismal showing in the pool so far in Athens, but the Globe and Mail is reporting that a former group of Canadian swimmers want the beleaguered coach fired.

U.S. beefs up security along U.S.-Canada border < 11:17:30 AM>.

To counter potential threats from Canada, U.S. officials are beefing up security and surveillance along the U.S.-Canada border, known as the longest undefended border in the world. FULL STORY [CBC News]

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A stretch of downtown Toronto was renamed after Canadian communications and media pioneer Marshall McLuhan Wednesday morning. FULL STORY [CBC Arts News]

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Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario government took its first steps Wednesday towards eliminating mandatory retirement at age 65, but labour leaders expressed doubts about whether the move would benefit the province's workers. [Yahoo! News - World]