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Hot commodity Tina Fey lands book deal
Fresh off recent wins at the Emmy Awards as well as a trio of brilliant cameos on Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey is now set to tackle her first book.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 7:31 PM [GMT] – comment?
Fresh off recent wins at the Emmy Awards as well as a trio of brilliant cameos on Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey is now set to tackle her first book.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 7:31 PM [GMT] – comment?
SNL continues on a ratings high, aided by Fey's spot-on Palin spoofs
Late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live is seeing a dramatic spike in ratings early in the fall TV season as flocks of viewers tune in for its continuing satirization of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live is seeing a dramatic spike in ratings early in the fall TV season as flocks of viewers tune in for its continuing satirization of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Pro-environment voting site gets 1 million hits in 12 days
A strategic voting site that seeks to organize those concerned about the environment has received more than a million hits since it was set up less than two weeks ago, and the Conservatives appear to have the most to lose as a result.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 6:45 PM [GMT] – comment?
A strategic voting site that seeks to organize those concerned about the environment has received more than a million hits since it was set up less than two weeks ago, and the Conservatives appear to have the most to lose as a result.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 6:45 PM [GMT] – comment?
Murder trial for alleged Hells Angels lieutenant opens in Montreal
The murder trial of an alleged member of Hells Angels got underway in Montreal on Monday, with more than 150 witnesses expected to testify over the next few months.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
The murder trial of an alleged member of Hells Angels got underway in Montreal on Monday, with more than 150 witnesses expected to testify over the next few months.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
U.S. Fed makes an extra $150B cash available
The U.S. Federal Reserve said Monday that it will raise the amount of cash loans it will make to banks so they, in turn, will increase loans to borrowers and open the blockage which is threatening to strangle economic growth.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
The U.S. Federal Reserve said Monday that it will raise the amount of cash loans it will make to banks so they, in turn, will increase loans to borrowers and open the blockage which is threatening to strangle economic growth.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
Edmonton police arrest man in child abduction
An Edmonton man has been arrested in connection with Sunday's abduction of a seven-year-old girl, police said Monday.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:14 PM [GMT] – comment?
An Edmonton man has been arrested in connection with Sunday's abduction of a seven-year-old girl, police said Monday.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:14 PM [GMT] – comment?
Gay couple alleges discrimination by eastern Ont. community
The town of Arnprior is considering a cut in water service to the fire hydrant outside the home of a gay couple - a move the couple alleges is an act of discrimination amid constant harassment within the eastern Ontario community.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
The town of Arnprior is considering a cut in water service to the fire hydrant outside the home of a gay couple - a move the couple alleges is an act of discrimination amid constant harassment within the eastern Ontario community.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
Hamsters among exotic pets that tots should avoid: U.S. group
Young children should not have exotic animals as pets because of the risk of disease, says a U.S. pediatrician group.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
Young children should not have exotic animals as pets because of the risk of disease, says a U.S. pediatrician group.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 5:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
Canada heading for recession, say economists
Canada is headed into a worse recession than anyone expected, one that could last until almost 2010, said the country's top economists on Monday.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 3:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
Canada is headed into a worse recession than anyone expected, one that could last until almost 2010, said the country's top economists on Monday.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 3:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
1 in 4 mammals threatened with extinction: report
The first review of the world's mammals in more than a decade paints a bleak picture, with close to a quarter of species threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
The first review of the world's mammals in more than a decade paints a bleak picture, with close to a quarter of species threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
CBC.ca – Oct 6, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
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