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David Bentley, English, University of Western Ontario,
Humanities for Humanity's Sake.
Gerald O'Collins, "Come let us
adore him" (on Christmas carols and faith The Tablet, 18 Decebmer 2004)
Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on questions concerning same-sex marriage (9 December 2004).
A far-away place next door (Differences between Canada and the US, The Tablet, 4 December 2004)
ATM gives customers Canadian Tire money (CBC, 1 December 2004)
Vatican returns relics to
Orthodox Church (CBC, 27 November), Patriarch welcomes Pope's 'brotherly gesture' (The Tablet, 4 December 2004).
Bidding war for
'Virgin Mary sandwich' (CBC, 17 November 2004);
Woman blessed by holy toast (BBC, 17 November 2004). Related:
Face of Jesus appears on crumpet
(Burton Mail, Staffordshire, 17 December 2004)
Disenchanted Americans flood Canadian immigration website (CBC, 4 Nov. 2004)
French girls expelled over veils (BBC, 20 October 2004)
How Saddam Hussein was captured (BBC, 15 December 2003)
Broadcasting legend Peter Gzowski dies, 24 January 2002.
Canadian comedy legend Frank Shuster dies, 13 January 2002.
Mr. Dressup dies
after stroke (CBC Newsworld, 18 September 2001).
Friendly Giant dies
after lengthy illness...look up, look waayyy up!... (CBC News, 9 May 2000).
Video
clip from The Friendly Giant.
Proposed legislation in
Ontario will require students to sing the national anthem daily and make a pledge of citizenship
(CBC Newsworld, 27 April 2000)
Benefits
of chocolate not hard to swallow (CBC Newsworld, 7 August 1999)
What happened today in history? (History on PBS)
Information on Y2K
The Crisis of Y1K
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