Rain or Shine...
ST JOHN'S, Newfoundland, which will be the first city in North America to usher in the new millennium, is known mainly for its terrible winter weather, fiddle playing and a waning fishing industry.
And Canada's most easterly city will receive the most exhaustive broadcast coverage after Times Square in New York City, with broadcast rights to all the main networks expected to raise about $40m.
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