Morning Brew: January 25th, 2008

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Your morning news roundup and POLL for Friday January 25th, 2008:

While the Morning Brew is often filled with snark, chances that it will kill you are near none (we hope). A "homemade brew" consumed in prison, however, is another story. One inmate is dead and a few others ill after they drank moonshine in a Kingston-area penitentiary.

Copper wire is so valuable that thieves are risking their lives to steal it from construction sites and live hydro setups. While it's no surprise that people will go to great lengths to steal, it is rather shocking (pun intended) that people are willing to die trying.

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Australians travelling to Canada are being warned by their government about the potential dangers of doing so, including risks of terrorism, avalanches, and earthquakes. I say we follow suit and post warnings about the potential risks of travelling to Australia, including rabid dingo attacks, grave illness by vegemite, and aggressive courtship rituals (everyone will want to be your mate).

A large chunk of Toronto's mainstream theatre is under new management. The appointment of "Dan from Manhattan" means that the Canon theatre will be managed by one company but the property owned by its biggest rival, Mirvish Productions. It's kind of like selling Pepsi in the Coke store, but they're both committed to making it work.

People seem to have mixed feelings about the idea of splitting the Queen St. streetcar into two routes. What do you think? Vote in this poll.

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It might improve efficiency within the core, but it might cause delays for individuals that have to change streetcars and commute to the end of the line. At least the TTC is proposing some ideas.

Posted by: Rob H at January 25, 2008 8:59 AM

RE: Copper Wire

My younger sister attends Nippissing University, where over the Christmas holiday, someone attempted to steal copper wire and it caused power outages all over campus, including residence buildings, and left some without power for a week.

Posted by: Chris Clarke at January 25, 2008 9:48 AM

I've always thought institutionalized racism and atrocious fashion sense was reason enough to stay away from Australia.

Posted by: No Dingo at January 25, 2008 10:21 AM

I'd much rather deal with snowstorms and terrorist attacks than a hole in the ozone layer and increased risks of sun cancer.

That, and having to listen to funny accents all day must be bad for your health.

Posted by: Aaron at January 25, 2008 10:31 AM

I'm all about the Vegemite. My Aussie relatives mailed me some for Christmas this year and its mostly gone.

Posted by: Chris Orbz at January 25, 2008 2:13 PM

The copper wire thefts were first reported several days ago on CBC TV by Michelle Cheung.

A day later, it appeared on Global News followed by the National Post; cross-platform media at its best.

CanWest habitually does this. They do it with other networks and other news sources and pass it off as their own. Is that plagiarism? Now you know why I don't trust CanWest or the Global people.

Posted by: David E [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 25, 2008 7:16 PM

Chris, you can get Vegemite at the 24h Sobeys on Queensway by the Humber river/Food terminal (it's probably available at other locations too). You can get Tim-Tams at Sugar Mountain/Sugar shack/whatever it's called between John and Peter on Richmond. Cheers

Posted by: m at January 25, 2008 9:51 PM

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