Canuck

  Friday, 29 October 2004

Italians, Canadians gather to honour living legend: VC winner Smoky Smith (Canadian Press) < 3:35:36 PM>.


Canadian Press - CESENA, Italy (CP) - Italians and Canadians gathered in a town square beneath the walls of an 800-year-old castle on Friday to honour Ernest (Smoky) Smith, Canada's last surviving winner of the Victoria Cross.
[Via Yahoo! News - World]

AppleInsider | Apple retail to expand into Canada in 2005 < 1:13:22 AM>.

According to sources, Apple in the final stages of a leasing agreement with the Yorkdale Shopping Center located in Toronto.

Exciting news for Mac freaks. Too bad it's in a mall outside of downtown but this one is reachable by subway. I feel badly for the local Mac dealers. At this point my expectation is that I'll shop at the Apple Store but buy from the local dealers.

Klein derided as mean-spirited for comments about handicapped (Canadian Press) < 12:46:10 AM>.


Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Premier Ralph Klein was blasted Thursday as mean-spirited and disrespectful for saying two women who heckled him over payments to the disabled didn't look handicapped.
[Via Yahoo! News - World]