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Giller Prize 'puts spotlight' on lesser known authors: Atwood
Joseph Boyden and Rawi Hage of Montreal are among five finalists announced Monday for the $50,000 Giller Prize for Canadian fiction.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:04:57 EDT

Ancient crystal decanter brings $6M Cdn at auction
A rare treasure from an ancient Islamic dynasty sold for more than $6 million Cdn at a London auction on Tuesday.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:27:07 EDT

Toronto music label Arts & Crafts opens office in Mexico City
Toronto record label Arts &Crafts, the company behind popular Canadian acts such as Feist, Broken Social Scene and Stars, has launched a tiny satellite operation in Mexico City.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:02:41 EDT

Saatchi turns to Chinese artists for gallery reopening
Known for making household names of British artists like Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin, influential collector Charles Saatchi has turned his sights on contemporary Chinese art for the much anticipated reopening of his namesake gallery in London.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:22:33 EDT

Nobel committee criticized for 'anti-American' approach
Comments from the top member of the Swedish Academy that American writers are too insular and ignorant to compete with European writing continue to reverberate on this side of the Atlantic.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:14:39 EDT

Stoker descendant resurrects Dracula for sequel
Drawing from handwritten notes by Bram Stoker, the horror author's great-grandnephew is set to pen a Dracula sequel entitled Dracula: The Un-Dead.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:23:44 EDT

Canadian actors union settles with advertisers
The actors union ACTRA has reached a tentative settlement with Canadian advertising producers.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:18:12 EDT

Harper platform offers $400M for manufacturing loans, no deficits
A re-elected Conservative government would provide $400 million more in loans over the next four years to help the beleaguered manufacturing sector in Central Canada, Stephen Harper said Tuesday in releasing his party's long-awaited platform.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:17:23 EDT

Junos strum $7.9M economic tune for Calgary
Amid the gloom of economic turmoil, organizers of the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary have announced a significant return for the city and province from the event in April.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:15:25 EDT

Deadline nearing for HNIC's Anthem Challenge
Canadians have until Tuesday night (11:59 p.m. ET) to cast their votes for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge before the first phase closes.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:57:08 EDT

Don Messer's hometown of Harvey, N.B., plans 100th birthday bash
A New Brunswick village is getting ready to honour its most famous son, and one of the Maritime's best-known fiddlers.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:33:02 EDT

CBC's Don Newman wins Gordon Sinclair Award
CBC News senior parliamentary editor Don Newman has won the Gordon Sinclair Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:53:23 EDT

Burton's Wonderland to include Hathaway, Bonham Carter
Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter have agreed to roles in a new Disney version of Alice in Wonderland, to be directed by Tim Burton.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:16:39 EDT

Martin memoirs slamming Chrétien leaked ahead of election
About a week before the federal election, a Quebec newspaper has published leaked excerpts from former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin's memoirs detailing his bitter rivalry with Jean Chrétien.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:11:34 EDT

Debut novel wins Thurber Prize for humour
A former TV writer for The Simpsons has won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for a novel about a pimply geek living through the worst night of his high school career.
  Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:59:47 EDT



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