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REVIEW: White House Down

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 30 Juni 2013 | 22.20

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Jun 27, 2013 | 5:35Arts Creating Captain Canuck Video

Arts Creating Captain Canuck Jun 27, 2013 | 5:35Comic artist-writer Richard Comely recalls superhero's origins

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Canadian superhero Captain Canuck rises again

Comic book fans can easily rhyme off names like Superman and The Avengers, but a Canadian team is hoping a new revamp will put Captain Canuck back in the mix.

The Canadian hero, who debuted on comic book shelves almost 40 years ago, is making a comeback in a new animated web series debuting — fittingly — on Canada Day at captaincanuck.com.

Back in the early 1970s, as industry leaders Marvel and DC Comics were putting out stories about Spider-Man, Batman and Superman, Winnipeg-based artist Richard Comely and his artist friend Ron Leishman were wondering why there wasn't yet a Canadian counterpart.

"We would talk and he said 'There should be a Canadian superhero.' I said 'Duh! Yeah! Why isn't there [one]?'" Comely recalled to CBC News.

In 1975, the self-published indie comic Captain Canuck made its debut.

"It was really big, much more than I expected," Comely said. "Canadian media certainly was very interested and so was American media. And it sold very well … it just sold out everywhere."

Though the title eventually lapsed, a new group of creators — with the approval of Comely — is reviving Captain Canuck in an online series, featuring the voice of actor Kris Holden-Ried, best known for TV hits Lost Girl and The Tudors. Laura Vandervoort, Tatiana Maslany and Paul Amos are also taking on voice roles for the initial five-episode run.

In the video above, Richard Comely tells CBC's Eli Glasner about the early days of Captain Canuck.

Marvel favourite Wolverine aside, comic book heroes hailing from Canada have largely been overshadowed by the likes of Spider-Man, The X-Men or Batman. In the photo gallery above, CBC News takes a quick look at more Canadian comic heroes.

Tune in to the July 1 edition of The National as Eli Glasner reports on the super fans propelling the homegrown hero from the comics to the web.

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Paul Gross, Ronnie Hawkins among Order of Canada appointees

Actor Paul Gross, former P.E.I. premier Alexander Campbell and legendary rocker Ronnie Hawkins are among 74 appointees to the Order of Canada announced Friday.

The three are among 34 people named as officers of the order, the second-highest grade.

Hawkins's appointment is honorary because although he has lived in Canada for five decades, he remains an American citizen. Hawkins was cited for his contributions to the music industry, as well as for his support of charities.

Other recipients of the designation of officers of the Order of Canada include Céline Galipeau, a news anchor for Radio-Canada, and Olympic rower Marnie McBean.

News anchor Céline Galipeau was named an officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to journalism and her work as a foreign correspondent. (Radio-Canada)

Galipeau was cited for her "contributions to Canadian journalism, notably as a foreign correspondent."

McBean is best known for earning a pair of gold medals in Barcelona in 1992 and adding a third in Atlanta in 1996.

Toronto filmmaker Deepa Mehta was appointed an officer for her contributions as a groundbreaking screenwriter, director and producer.

CBC's Bernie Lucht was made a member of the Order of Canada for his work in public broadcasting. The award-winning radio producer was commended for providing a "forum for intellectual discourse and debate."

Queen's University biology professor John Smol is being honoured for his work on lake ecosystems.

Quebec actress and singer Carole Laure is another new officer.

The 40 new members of the order include René Angélil, husband and manager of Celine Dion.

Canadian rower Marnie McBean, seen with her gold medal at the 1999 Pan Am Games, has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada (John Gibson/AFP/Getty Images)

Ottawa Rabbi Reuven Bulka, a regular participant at the national Remembrance Day ceremonies, was also named a member.

Ottawa law professor Nathalie Des Rosiers, the general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, joins as a member.

Two veteran political operatives, Liberal Eddie Goldenberg and Conservative Jodi White, were also named as members of the order.

Clare Drake, who coached University of Alberta hockey teams to a slew of titles, is also a new member.

Retired admiral Larry Murray, who served briefly as acting chief of the defence staff and then became a senior public servant, is another member.

The recipients will be formally invested with their insignia at a later date.

With files from CBC News

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Big Brother's power is building, warns George Orwell biographer

Earlier this month, the most talked about novelist in the English language wasn't Dan Brown, Stephen King or George R. R. Martin and his Game of Thrones series. It was George Orwell, whose most famous novel, 1984, saw its sales spike by a reported 7,000 per cent.

Of course, this happened after Edward Snowden pulled back the curtain on a massive surveillance program in which the U.S. National Security Agency could scour the data on the cellphone and internet activity of U.S. citizens. Terms like Orwellian and Big Brother became ubiquitous in the media and everyday conversation.

That came as no surprise to Michael Shelden, a professor of English at Indiana State University and the author of Orwell: The Authorized Biography.

"People realize that this problem of Big Brother watching you is not going to go away," professor Shelden told The Sunday Edition's guest host, Kevin Sylvester.

$Michael Shelden, author of Orwell: The Authorized Biography, says George Orwell was prophetic on the subject of government surveillance capabilities. \$ Michael Shelden, author of Orwell: The Authorized Biography, says George Orwell was prophetic on the subject of government surveillance capabilities. "Orwell could see how the power would accumulate and would be imposed whether you wanted it imposed or not." (Courtesy Michael Shelden)

"It's an incredible phrase. I think we've taken it for granted for many years, but it probably is one of the most prophetic things said in a novel in the past hundred years."

Orwell, professor Shelden pointed out, is still the reference point whenever stories emerge about surveillance of the public and increasing government controls over civilian populations.

"Orwell is the one who saw this. He's the one who got it right. Orwell could see how the power would accumulate and would be imposed whether you wanted it imposed or not. There was a certain acquiescence, of course, but he once said, 'The object of power is power.'"

But after the initial burst of outrage at the growing appetite of governments for surveillance and data on their citizens in the name of fighting terrorism, there's also a sense that a lot of people are not all that upset. Many people still happily make their private lives very public on social media and pay little heed to the omnipresent security cameras in the public sphere.

And a survey by the Pew Research Centre found that a majority of Americans think that tracking phone records to investigate potential terror threats is more important than the right to privacy.

'"We have a situation now where a lot of people take this kind of intrusion into our private lives increasingly for granted. I don't think we should.'—Michael Shelden

"We have a situation now where a lot of people take this kind of intrusion into our private lives increasingly for granted. I don't think we should," said professor Shelden.

"Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning. He felt that if someone didn't sound the alarm loudly enough, eventually a lot of the freedoms he cherished would be lost, and people would wake up one day and wonder where they'd gone."

You can hear Kevin Sylvester's full interview with Michael Shelden about the vision and continued relevance of George Orwell on The Sunday Edition's site, or through the link at the top-left of this story.

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REVIEW: White House Down

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 29 Juni 2013 | 22.19