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Merriam-Webster defines "telethon" as "a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity." Almost from the dawn of broadcast television on both sides of the border, time has been set aside to urge viewers to support a long list of causes.

It could be one of two things the sound of CBC TV's ratings plummeting or it could be the sound of the the IQs of Canadian TV watchers reaching new lows. The CBC announced its fall lineup and it's a strange mixture of mainstream trends that the CBC resists (more reality tv, quiz shows) and giant national projects meant to unify Canadians in front of their TVs (Hockey: A People's History).

In Ontario, a hamlet, dispersed rural community or other small centre is the smallest form of municipal government (must have 45 voting persons to constitute hamlet). When a community grows to over 100 persons, it may form a village. A town thereafter. When population is greater than 10,000 permanent residents, a town becomes a city. Toronto's Tent City fell under the none of the above categories, but was a qualified city nonetheless. Tonight, the Mayor of the unrecognized city, Karl Schmidt, gives a brief talk about tenure as mayor and the housing revolution he helped cultivate in downtown Toronto following the screening of the documentary in his honour, The Mayor of Tent City. The doc gets comment from Tent City citizens, homeless-helper Jack Layton and late historian Pierre Berton. Starts at the NOW Lounge tonight at 7 p.m.

, television journalist, and marijuana advocate, has passed away yesterday in Toronto. The CBC reports the cause as heart failure. Watch, listen or read any responsible Canadian news agency for tributes...