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[ Lifestyle ] Telescope: Patty Conklin
King Patty stalks the grounds of his last fair and the next generation gets ready to take over the reign.
Craigslist removes adult services section
Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website in the U.S., two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded that it be shut down.
Blair's book-signing draws protest
Antiwar protesters hurled shoes and eggs at former British prime minister Tony Blair on Saturday as he held the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.
French protesters deride Roma crackdown
Thousands of people protest in Paris against new government security measures that include a crackdown on undocumented Roma migrants in France.
[ Arts & Entertainment ] Christopher Plummer, star of stage and screen
The popular actor shares his opinions on acting, drinking and
The Sound of Music
with CBC-TV's
TBA
in 1967.
[ Arts & Entertainment ] The Comics in Canada: An Illustrated History
From the wholesome wartime heroics of Johnny Canuck to the exploits of a three-foot-tall aardvark named Cerebus, Canadian comics are anything but dull. Though comics got their start south of the border, Canada has become home to an eclectic roster of cartoon talent from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated strips of Lynn Johnston, to the world-renowned comic art of Seth and the multi-media phenomenon of Todd Mcfarlane's
Spawn
. The CBC Digital Archives takes an in-depth look at the history of our homegrown comic strips, comic books and graphic novels.
Air show cancelled because of weather
The Toronto Air Show was cancelled Saturday due to the weather, a spokesman for the organization said.