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Peter Gzowski, 1934-2002
Peter Gzowski, Mr. Canada, was an icon of broadcasting in this country.
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Wagner on CBC
"One ring to rule them all." The Canadian Opera Company is about to perform one of the most elaborate and massive opera works ever composed: Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
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2007 Canada Reads
The Canada Reads competition is the literary version of television's Survivor. First launched in 2002, Canada Reads is a yearly contest hosted by CBC Radio One.
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Appleyard & Hyman
Vibraphonist Peter Appleyard and pianist-arranger Dick Hyman meet for a live radio session as part of the TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival
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Friendly Giant Dies at 81
Bob Homme, known to millions of Canadians as the <i>Friendly Giant</i>, died in his home on Tuesday, May 1, 2000.
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The Canadian Indie Music Scene
In recent years, independent music has been steadily gaining in popularity, and Canada, with its superior indie scene, has been reaping the benefits.
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Canada Reads 2009 Winner
Canadian Author Laurence Hill scores another literary prize in his tale of slavery and freedom.
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Canadian Literature Goes Head to Head on CBC
Be sure to tune your radio to CBC for Canada Reads, a week long debate about some of Canada's most-talked about novels of the year.
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Canadians VALUE . . . a True North Dozen
What do Canadians value? Where do these values come from? One writer's opinion. To be continued next month.
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From the Guess Who to BTO to…CBC?
Canadian rocker Randy Bachman has done it all over the past 40-odd years...at least musically-speaking. And he's added radio host to his list of accomplishments.
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Canadian Television
Canada's version of things on the air.
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Barack Obama Visits Canada
On Thursday, February 19th, President Barack Obama made his first official foreign visit. He discussed trade, climate change, and Afghanistan with Stephen Harper.
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Biography of Thomas King
Contemporary novelist, children's author, professor, editor, radio host, lecturer, politician: is there anything esteemed Canadian Thomas King can't do?
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Computer Security Weekly, March 6, 2000
March 6, 2000, This week's events in computer security, both on and off the net.
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Dalton Camp, 1920-2002
Dalton Camp was one of Canada's most influential commentators.
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Frank Shuster, 1916-2002
Comedy in this country owes its soul to this man.
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Jeff Healey Dies at Age 41
Jeff Healey, one of Canada's finest guitar heroes, died of cancer on March 2, 2008, after battling the disease that left him blind at an early age for most of his life.
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Life on the Refrigerator Door
Notes left on the refrigerator door take on new meaning for a mother and daughter when their world is suddenly changed by an event that neither of them anticipated.
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Odessa/Havana
Klezmer king Dave Buchbinder and Cuban pianist Hilario Duran to meet under the aegis of the Ottawa Jazz Festival Nov. 26
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Ottawa's Underground Diefenbunker
Tour Canada's Cold War Museum near Ottawa known as the Diefenbunker, complex underground warren of protection in the event of a nuclear war.
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Speaking to Shelley A. Leedahl, Part Two
Shelley A. Leedahl describes writing for adults compared to writing for youth, and talks about her future writing projects.
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The Oceans: where it all begins.
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A Biography of Mavis Gallant
Although she has lived in Paris since 1950, Mavis Gallant remains one of Canada's most prolific and admired short story writers.
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A Book Review of Freddy's Day at the Races
Freddy, dressed as a pirate, goes with his mom to the Royal St. John's Regatta. After arriving at Quidi Vidi Lake, he runs away. The chase is on to see where he is going.
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Alf Crossley: The Kootenays in Brushstrokes
Crossley's paintings incorporate, not only Modernism or elements of natural settings, but advancement of 2-dimensional landscape art into the 21st century (Part 2 of 3).
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Biography of the Richler Family
A brief biography of Mordecai Richler and his children, Daniel, Noah, Jacob, Emma and Martha, all who have followed in their father's literary footsteps.
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Canada's Foreign Policy Gets a Harder Edge
The government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is changing the language of its foreign affairs officials to downplay humanitarian concerns.
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CBC Announces Layoffs
In an attempt to save up to $171 million the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) has announced they're cutting 800 jobs beginning in May, 2009.
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Computer Security Weekly, February 28, 2000
February 28, 2000, This week's events in computer security, both on and off the net.
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Espanola High School's Spartan Youth Radio
Students at Espanola High School (EHS) in Espanola, Ontario, are involved in running a podcast from their school with the slogan, "We're all kinds of different."
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Fifty Years of Hockey
This season Hockey Night in Canada/La Soirée du Hockey is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary...on television.
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Heard the news?
The Internet allows you to listen in on news programs from around the world.
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In The News....
Some recent events and newly discovered resources of interest to librarians and other information professionals...
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Insects: Bugs, way too icky for adults.
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Review of Hey Freddy, it's Canada's Birthday!
Susan Chalker Browne has created another entertaining and educational adventure for Freddy, illustrated with the delightful and whimsical artwork of HildaRose.
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Royal Canadian Air Farce Ends Run on Canadian TV
Royal Canadian Air Farce is signing off CBC-TV after more than 300 television episodes and 16 New Year's Eve Specials.
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The Results of Canada Reads 2009
It was a battle of the books as The Book of Negroes, The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant, Fruit, Mercy Among the Children and The Outlander vied for Canada Reads title
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Trains of Winnipeg
Poet Clive Holden sets his work to music on a CD that features more than just words.
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Bad Shoes, You Lose
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Canadians VALUE . . . (Part 2 of 2)
Canadians VALUE: Peace, Justice, Tolerance, Loyalty, Humanity / Human Rights, Respect for Authority, Vision, Equality, Strength, Beauty, Spirituality, Non-Violence.
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Elections: Part II, the Canadian Alliance
Alright, week two of election watch. This week we check out the Canadian Alliance (formerly the Reform Party of Canada).
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Hot Links on the Barbie
Grab a cob of corn and a glass of elderflower champagne and join World Languages' Second Annual Leftovers Picnic!
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Nahentah! Cree
An aboriginal language meets the millennium head-on.
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The Shipyard That Got Away - Part 1
Written for the One That Got Away Event, this two-part article details one man's quest to capture a shipyard for his state.
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The Shipyard That Got Away - Part 2
Written for the One That Got Away Event, this two-part article details one man's quest to capture a shipyard for his state.
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The Social Contract is Broken
There are signs that people, crippled by the financial crisis, are beginning to take out their anger on the elites, just as they did in the French Revolution.
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Upcoming Conferences of Note
Some of the excellent library conferences coming up in the next few months.
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Interview: Bruce McDonald on Pontypool
In Part #1 of this exclusive interview, director Bruce McDonald (Roadkill, Dance Me Outside) talks about his new horror movie Pontypool. Movie opens March 6th.
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Online Reference Resources: Encyclopedias (Part 2)
More online encyclopedias, useful for the reference librarian or any Web searcher.
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The Culture of Summer
Culture is the way we live and grow together. If life is a highway, culture is the intersection of people and place. What have you done on your summer holidays?
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