My favourite librarian (well, one of my favourites, at the very least) discovers this gem:
• LibriVox : Free audiobooks from the public domain
This "totally volunteer, open source, free conte... more »
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Thursday, April 12
Free/liberated audio books
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 09:34 PM EDT
A History of the Brownie
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 09:28 PM EDT
Hmmm. A history of a brownies…
Liberals get out of the way of May-MacKay showdown
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 06:05 PM EDT
The Canadian Press is reporting that Liberal leader Stephane Dion will not field a candidate in the Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova, where incumbent Peter MacKay, the Foreign Affairs Minister will defend his seat against, among others, Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party. “His decision will shorten ... more »
We're buying used tanks after all
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 03:42 PM EDT
Last October, we reported that Canada was buying as many as 100 surplus tanks. The next day Department of National Defence officials rushed out to say, no, no, CTV had got it all wrong and that DND had no plans to buy surplus tanks. Today, the Department of National ... more »
Verner in Afghanistan again ...
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 03:00 PM EDT
Duceppe loses an MP over same-sex marriage
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on Thu 12 Apr 2007 02:20 PM EDT
Thibault announced today that she will quit the Bloc and sit as an independent, citing differences of opinion with Duceppe. She says that ... more »
Video: Tour of the Vimy trenches
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 12:15 PM EDT
When you visit the battlefield that has been preserved at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, one of the things that strikes you right away is how close the German front line was to the Canadian front line. It’s maybe a football field, if that. In this video, shot ... more »
A walk around the "names" on the Vimy Memorial
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DavidAkin
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 11:32 AM EDT
This video, shot on Easter Sunday morning at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, is my walking tour around the three sides of the monument.
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Josée Verner, (left) Minister of International Cooperation, is back in Afghanistan again. My colleague Lisa Laflamme, who is reporting for the next several weeks from the CTV Bureau in Kandahar, reports that Verner will make an annnouncement tomorrow afternoon there. She will also tour a development project and ... 
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe is losing one of his MPs. Louise Thibault (right), the two-term MP for the eastern Quebec riding of Rimouski-Neigette-Témiscouata—Les Basques.
