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SpaceShipOne and Wild Fire to Go For the Gold

Fizzleboink writes "Space.com reports that with the upcoming January 1, 2005 deadline for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, Rutan and his team have given their official 60 day notice. Brian Feeney, leader of the Canadian da Vinci Project also reported today that his team is rolling out on August 5 with the balloon-lofted Wild Fire rocket."

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  1. Re:Canadian Content by codemachine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How widespread is that law in Canada? In my province we can turn right at red pretty anywhere.

  2. Re:Canadian Content by compwizrd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    haven't a clue, it's legal in ontario. I've seen a lot of americans shocked when i turn right on a red, even when it's legal in their state that i'm driving in.

  3. Re:Canadian Content by untermensch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know that it's illegal in Quebec, but I thought most (all?) of the other provinces allowed it.

  4. Re:Canadian Content by Vilim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually it used to be illegal in Quebec, they repealed the law about a year ago. Information on this can be found at. It looks like it is still illegal on the island of Montreal

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNew s/1089949545116_85358745/?hub=Canada and http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can /driving/right.htm

    (remember to remove the spaces from the URL)

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  5. Montreal Only by theluckyleper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've driven Canada coast-to-coast a number of times, and the only place that red light right-turns are wholly illegal is Montreal. There are signs posted (French, even!) telling you not to turn right on red lights anywhere in Montreal.

    Which makes PERFECT sense if you've ever seen how pedestrians behave in that city... there'd be fatal accidents daily, if it weren't for that law, I'm sure.

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  6. Re:Canadian Content by jx100 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Funny, we do that all the time here in California.

  7. Left on Red by uberdave · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It is also legal in Ontario to turn left on a red.