The Sun received many, many letters of complaint. A new television adaptation of Noah s Ark aired. Marking what would have been Duke Ellington s 100th birthday, many feature stories noted his compositions of sacred as well as profane music, and friends like Tony Bennett described him as the most mystic, positive, spiritual, hip, humanistic person I ve ever encountered. The Toronto Jewish Film Festival, one of the largest of its kind, took place during this time period, with films from around the world being screened. Judy Maddren, host of CBC Radio s Tapestry, is informed that she will be replaced.
Tapestry is the network s national weekly show dealing with religion and spirituality.
Business A Greek Orthodox priest, Father Gregory Ofiesh, was named a co-CEO of Naxos, a gold mining company. Ofiesh and some of his San Francisco parishioners had lost an undisclosed amount of money in Naxos shares, and led a movement to dump the management. Many of the people defrauded by Gary Stanhiser were members of his church. This period saw the murders and injuring of students in Denver, Colorado, and in Taber, Alberta. In coverage of both horrific incidents, religion was often mentioned.