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Amazing Atwood

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Atwood has released her ninth novel 'Alias Grace,' which brilliantly retells the story of the 1843 murder case of Grace Marks and James McDermott. The internationally celebrated novelist has 41 works published, and she remains wary but sanguine about the attention given her by Canadian journalists.

Cover Story, Criticism and interpretation, Women novelists, Atwood, Margaret, Alias Grace (Book)

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History's hostage: a Chinese defector's life in Canada is bittersweet

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Ting-Xing Ye has written a memoir about her life called 'A Leaf in the Bitter Wind,' that details her personal struggles in both China and Canada. She was a translator in China, before moving to Canada to be with her current husband William Bell. She has also written a children's book.

Canada, Authorship, Chinese (Asian people), Authors, Chinese, Chinese writers, Chinese in Canada, Ting-Xing Ye

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The idiot box: a wickedly funny CBC show satirizes TV news

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George Finlay is the writer, director and star of the new comedy series 'The Newsroom' which debuted on CBC-TV on Oct 21, 1996. The show satirizes television news shows, and Finlay plays an amoral news director. The show skewers many Canadian celebrities.

The Newsroom (Television program), Findlay, Ken

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