Edmonton Journal: The power outage that swept across north-central U.S. and southeastern Canada in 2003 left businesses incapacitated, many closing their doors to wait out the blackout. About 55 million people were affected. Hospitals were forced to rely on backup generators. In stark contrast, the Tanzanian government has been trying to reassure its citizens via local news media that electricity will improve "soon" — a promise that remains to be filled, despite mention of improvements in newspapers …