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 Wednesday, 17 August 2005
New U.S. ambassador to Canada backed Bush with cash  < 1:29:20 AM>.
David Wilkins and members of his family contributed a total of $33,050 (U.S.) to Republican candidates in 2000, 2002 and 2004
[Via The Globe and Mail - International News]
CBC operating on autopilot < 1:24:04 AM>.
A prolonged dispute could be particularly damaging to CBC Radio. In recent years, the radio networks have enjoyed a new ratings high, according to recent results compiled by the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement. In the Toronto market, Metro Morning, for example, has sustained a two point jump in market share to 12.6 per cent with an audience increase of 22 per cent.
The Globe and Mail: Lockout ravages the CBC < 1:12:27 AM>.
In Gaza, Adrienne Arsenault, CBC Television's Middle East bureau chief, was preparing to cover the issuing of eviction notices to about 8,500 Israeli settlers. Instead, she was left sitting in the shade at the fractious settlement of Neve Dekalim as police and protesters faced off, holding up a little "Locked out by CBC management" sign that she had drawn on her notepad with black ink.
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