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Terror
Unwashed. Denim
suspect
arrested
RCMP in Edmonton arrest Canadian suspected of
supporting Iraqi terror group Police say suspect
never left Canada and posed no danger to city’s public
A man who the U.S. Justice Department al-
leges had aspirations to become a suicide Alleged terrorist links
bomber was arrested in Edmonton by
RCMP yesterday and charged with conspir- Sayfildin Tahir Sharif is alleged to have links
ing to kill American soldiers in Iraq. to another bombing at an Iraqi police station
Sayfildin Tahir Sharif, 38, was held in on March 31, 2009, in which at least seven
custody pending a request by the United Iraqis were killed.
University of Alberta student Josh Le shows off his jeans which haven’t been washed States to extradite him to stand trial. He Officials allege Sharif has continued to
in 15 months, yesterday in Edmonton. Despite wearing his new blue jeans almost every was scheduled to appear in court today to support attacks in Iraq since then, including
day, he and his professor, Rachel McQueen, discovered after taking a bacterial count that answer to the charges. an attempt by the terrorist network to send a
there were no unsafe bacteria and no real reason for concern due to the lack of washing. He was also charged with providing second group of Tunisian jihadists into
material support to a multinational terror- the country.
Dirty jeans not a risky business ist network that took part in a suicide In online conversations, Sharif advised
bombing on April 10, 2009, that killed five one of those jihadists not to leave a will and
U.S. soldiers near a base in Mosul, Iraq. to “try to delete everything ... off
A news release issued by the U.S. Justice your computer,” said the release.
Department said the soldiers — one of “Don’t leave one character of information or
them a 32-year-old sergeant and the rest anything behind,” the release said Sharif told
Lacklustre Nation of unfit between the ages of 20 and 25 — died the man. “Don’t leave any trace ... do not for-
when a Tunisian jihadist drove a truck get to keep reading Qur’an and repeat the fa-
laden with explosives to the gate of the mous prayers on the way until you meet with
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U.S. military base in the region. God.”
A day later, Sharif had a conversation In November 2009, according to the Justice
with one of the Iraq-based members of Department, Sharif told his mother that his
Is Lucy the Elephant getting Canadian kids are alarmingly the terrorist network, said the Justice greatest wish was to die a martyr and be
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
Body discovered in church lot
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ALISON BAIRD/FOR METRO
Police are investigating af- his 51-year-old wife had proximately 50 yards from
ter a school bus driver dis- been missing for nearly 31⁄2 the vehicle at about 8:40
covered a body yesterday hours. a.m. No children were on
morning in the parking lot RCMP conducted nu- the bus when the driver
of a Sherwood Park merous patrols through- made the discovery.
church. out the evening looking The identity of the de-
The body is believed to for her and her vehicle. ceased has not yet been
be that of a Strathcona Yesterday morning the confirmed and the death is
County woman who went woman’s vehicle was being treated as suspi-
missing Tuesday night. found in the parking lot of cious.
Strathcona County the Alliance Church, “We would be remiss if
news
RCMP were responding to which is also home to the we didn’t treat it as if it
an alarm call around 9 Strathcona Christian Acad- were a suspicious case,”
p.m. Tuesday night when emy Secondary School. said Strathcona County Strathcona RCMP are investigating after a woman’s body
they were approached by a The body was discov- RCMP Cpl. Darren Ander- was found in a church parking lot.
male who reported that ered in a snowbank ap- son. ALISON BAIRD
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yesterday ways to deal $6-million retainer to have metronews.ca
with the heaviest snowfall private graders on standby
the city has received since for city work.
1989. The city’s current policy
“Edmontonians do de- states main roads should
serve better,” said Coun. be clear within 48 hours.
Kerry Diotte. “It’s a core The city has received 5,000
service. We’re a winter city. calls about snow removal
We’ve got to get this right.” since the wicked weather Narrow streets are a problem in residential areas and on snow routes, as vehicles
It could take crews two hit, said Coun. Kerry continue to park on both sides of the road, causing problems for two-way traffic.
more trips through resi- Diotte.
dential areas before they
Are you getting
are at the five-centimetre sidewalks and driveways. overnight, which may have to deal with,” said grid system.
snowpack target, said Bob Permanent changes may leave some puzzled as to Coun. Ben Henderson, Edmonton has many enough
Dunford, roadway mainte- be made to the city’s snow where to put their vehi- adding cities such as Win- cul-de-sacs, said Hender- exercise?
nance director, adding it policy, as council is consid- cles. nipeg and Ottawa have an son, which are more diffi- StatsCan says
can’t all be done at once as ering a ban on parking in “There are some trade- easier time with most of cult and expensive to only 15 per cent
windrows would block residential areas offs that we’re going to their streets based on a service.
of us are above
coach-potato
options will be discussed status. Video at
Trio sought in bank thefts next Tuesday. METRO metronews.ca
News in brief
Charges over
RCMP are on the lookout Council OK’s school threats Follow us on
for three Alberta men after Details physically assaulted even LRT lines Twitter
a string of violent bank though she was co-operat- CRIME. Charges have been @metroedmonton
robberies, the latest of A sawed-off shotgun has ing with the suspects’ de- TRANSIT. Two proposed laid against a man who
which happened at an ATB been used in all of the rob- mands. LRT lines were approved allegedly sent a threaten-
location in Gibbons on beries, along with other RCMP warn the violence by city council yesterday. ing email about targeting
Tuesday. weapons. has increased with each in- The southeast line will an unidentified Edmon-
Franklin William During the robbery in Gib- cident, and could continue travel from downtown to ton school on Monday.
Gladue, 34, is aboriginal, bons, a female teller was to do so. Mill Woods, while the The email was sent to
six feet tall and 240 west line will follow 104 a local TV station twice
pounds with black hair er” and “F.G.” on his left 7 There are seven Avenue and Stony Plain on Saturday.
and brown eyes. He has abdomen. robberies Road to Lewis Estates as Nilo Naranjilla, 43, has
tattoos, including a clown Police are also looking believed to involve the idea to use been charged with two
on his left arm, the words for two youth, both native the trio, dating back Meadowlark Road was counts of uttering Bomb found at Martin Luther King
“Eternal” on his right ab- and around six feet tall. to Nov. 30. turned down. Funding threats. METRO Jr. evSecnat nin c oWdaes fhoirn sgttoorny .state.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
MRI wait lists reduced
COURTESY AHS
Edmonton and Calgary adding thousands of MRIs until end of March
Temporary fix aimed at taking a bite out of long waiting lists
More than 9,000 added “We’re pulling people continue to get priority ac- ing in the Edmonton zone
magnetic resonance imag- off lists, mostly in Calgary cess to MRIs. That doesn’t of AHS, “because demand
ing scans (MRIs) will be and Edmonton” says Mau- change.” now exceeds what we’re
done until March 31 to ro Chies, AHS vice-presi- “We’re looking at long- able to do. An MRI is al-
help reduce wait-lists, Al- dent of diagnostic term strategies,” adds Dr. most too useful — every-
Mauro Chies, AHS vice-president of diagnostic imaging. berta Health Services imaging, but “patients Bill Anderson, medical di- one thinks they need it,”
(AHS) said yesterday. with the highest needs will rector of diagnostic imag- he says. LUCY HAINES
Lukewarm
approval Bad ranking
for Lucy’s
In Defense of Animals
care at zoo ranked Edmonton Valley
Zoo as one of 10 worst
zoos for elephants in 2010.
It’s a lukewarm thumbs- care,” said Dr. Milton
up from the Edmonton Ness, Edmonton Valley
Humane Society in the on- Zoo veterinarian.
going debate over That doesn’t fly with
whether our zoo is good Julie Woodyear, campaign
for Lucy the elephant. director of Zoocheck
In a letter sent to the Canada.
Edmonton Valley Zoo fol- “The Humane Society
lowing a review of Lucy’s failed to look at critical
care, the Society said it is details about Lucy’s care—
“satisfied at this time that they are in a conflict of in-
the zoo is consulting with terest and have no
various experts in the business investigating,”
field to ensure they are she said.
providing adequate care.” Dr. James Oosterhuis, a
A senior animal protec- third-party veterinarian
tion officer at the Society, with 35 years experience
B. Nicoll, said the investi- caring for elephants, is re-
gation is an open one, and turning to Edmonton to
complaints such as those conduct another exam of
about Lucy’s exercise pro- Lucy.
gram were addressed as The zoo will use his re-
part of this recent assess- sults and the EHS recom-
ment. mendations when making
“Our priority is ensur- further decisions about
ing Lucy continues to re- Lucy’s care.
ceive the best possible LUCY HAINES
MAYERTHORPE INQUIRY ryl Barr told an inquiry
Attack yesterday into the
killings on Roszko’s
was cold, farm near Mayerthorpe
six years ago.
calculated Barr’s testimony sug-
gested Roszko hid
behind a large drum
near the door of the hut
A crime scene investiga- when the officers
tor says the deadly am- entered.
bush of four Mounties He believes Roszko
in 2005 was cold, calcu- allowed them to walk
lated and ruthlessly ex- deep into the cavernous
ecuted by gunman semi-circular steel shed
James Roszko. before he jumped up
“When an element of and began firing from
surprised is involved, I his semi-automatic mili-
don’t think you have tary assault rifle.
much of a chance,” Dar- THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sentence Man killed
reduced in accident
A man who injured a One man is dead after the
toddler in a drive-by shoot- industrial crane he was
ing on the Samson Cree Re- driving slid off Highway 63.
serve in 2008 had his Wood Buffalo RCMP said
sentence reduced from the crane was going north-
nine years to seven. bound through Fort
Christopher Crane fired a McMurray when the driver
shot into a home at a rival lost control.
gang member, but hit 23- The man has not been
month-old Asia Saddleback identified.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
Harper on the
Montreal. A demo with a difference
death penalty:
Yes — and no
Won’t spark abortion debate, PM insists in interview
In a candid television in- punishment, Harper said
terview, Prime Minister simply: “I don’t see the
Stephen Harper has re- Layton’s worried country as wanting to do Mothers turn out to support their right to breastfeed in public.
vealed his inner feelings that.”
about the death penalty Federal NDP Leader Jack When Mansbridge RYAN REMIORZ/THE CANADIAN PRESS
and abortion. Layton said Harper’s pointed out he seemed to
He says he personally responses on the death be closing the door less Oh baby, mommy’s protesting
favours the death penalty penalty and abortion were firmly on that issue, Harp-
in some instances. so carefully worded they er added, somewhat dis-
But he has no plans to raised alarm bells. jointedly: About 60 mothers staged a group breastfeeding session in a Montreal mall
resurrect debate over capi- Layton said Harper is “Well, I personally yesterday in support of nursing in public. They spent about one hour nursing
tal punishment — at least leaving the door open for think there are times their infants in front of a store where a Montreal mother was recently asked to
not in the next parliament. a private member’s bill when capital punishment stop breastfeeding her five-month-old girl. The store later apologized.
Harper was even more that would reinstate the is appropriate.
categorical about abortion, death penalty. “But I’ve also commit-
indicating he has no inter- ted that I’m not, you The final chapter?
60
est in ever reopening de- hot-button issues were know, in the next parlia- An anonymous
bate on that hot potato. probed by Peter Mans- ment, I’m not, no plans to man began the
He said the key to re- bridge, anchor of CBC’s bring that issue forward.” tribute at Poe’s grave
ducing the number of The National, who wanted On abortion, Harper more than 60 years The unknown man who his birthday failed to
aborted pregnancies is to know what he would do said: “I’m not interested in ago. He was always for decades left three roses appear yesterday, fuelling
changing attitudes, not should he manage to win a having a debate over abor- dressed in black, with and a half-bottle of cognac speculation he may have
laws. majority. tion law.” a white scarf and a at writer Edgar Allan Poe’s died.
Harper’s views on the On reinstating capital THE CANADIAN PRESS wide-brimmed hat. Baltimore, Md., grave on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
Oh Canada, get
some exercise:
Fitness experts
Study suggests country is becoming a nation of couch
potatoes Vast majority of people are physically inactive
The vast majority of Canadi- Kelly Murumets, president
an adults and their kids are Falling short of national fitness advocacy
falling well short of even group ParticipAction
minimum recommended Canada.
levels of exercise — a “phys- The numbers were gath- “If we weren’t sure we
ical inactivity crisis” that ered using accelerometers had a crisis before, certain-
experts say is threatening to measure physical ly Canadians must know
the health of multiple gen- activity and sedentary we have a crisis now.”
erations. behaviour. The organization’s new
Health promotion Think Again campaign, to
organizations sounded the 17 per cent of adult men roll out next week, will em-
alarm yesterday after a Sta- and nine per cent of young phasize the responsibility
tistics Canada report found boys were meeting the parents have to protect the
only 15 per cent of adults minimum guidelines. health of their kids.
were meeting basic physi- Women had just 14 per “If you are more active,
cal activity targets of 150 cent of adults and four per the stats tell us that your
minutes of moderate to vig- cent of children reaching children will be more
orous exercise per week. their targets. active. So as adults, you
The picture was even must begin physical activi-
more dismal for children of ercise per day. ty today, if not for your
ages five to 17 — just seven “Canadians are at an health, then for your chil-
per cent were getting the alarming, alarming low lev- dren,” Murumets said.
recommended hour of ex- el of physical activity,” said THE CANADIAN PRESS
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
Earn More.
Report had
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bon dioxide is leaking from World leader Last summer, the Kerrs
a vast underground storage hired Paul Lafleur of Petro-
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Financial Assistance may be available to those who qualify! the data,” Steve Whittaker made leaps of logic that are within the normal range
of the Saskatchewan Petro- very hard to support.” for the area.
leum Technology Research But the lawyer for the He also argued that
Centre said yesterday. landowners who paid for Lafleur’s methods for locat-
Edmonton Downtown [phone] The centre is overseeing the original report said ing subsurface fault lines
the world’s largest carbon there are still unanswered were unsubstantiated and
Edmonton South [phone] capture and storage project questions about what is that algae blooms are nor-
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Almost 500 Tamil migrants arrived in British
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minister says illegal mi- operations and we are very Canada, CDI College is
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Canadians’ attitudes to- Toews said in reply.
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New mortgage Protection
Brace. Yourself
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cell users
loan measures
Wireless company Wind
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and provincial
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tion for cellphone users,
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Wind Mobile said it has
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Report critical of Ottawa’s housing loan clampdown
Manitoba government’s
comes 2 days after finance minister altered lending rules public consultation paper
on improving consumer
HANDOUT protection for cellphone
The risk of mortgage selves room to absorb a and wireless contracts in
rates rising to unafford- hike of as much as one that province.
able levels in the near fu- percentage point on THE CANADIAN PRESS
ture is “negligible” and fixed-rate mortgages and
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tightened lending rules ation’s chief economist, Gas prices are shown at 115.4 per litre at stations
“housing demand at pres- wrote in the report. in downtown Montreal.
ent and for the near fu- “There have been some
ture is probably lower calls for mortgage lend- RYAN REMIORZ/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Fuel prices on the rise
than it needs to be,” ac- ing criteria to be tight- –120.16 –0.27¢
cording to the Canadian ened further. (13,439.04) (100.45¢ US)
Association of Accredited This analysis concludes
Mortgage Professionals, that Canadian lending cri- Consumers should brace for higher fuel prices over Oil Natural gas
which represents brokers teria are already tight the next few months, warns energy consultant 1,000 cu ft
and others in the indus- Will Dunning enough. In fact, some Roger McKnight. He sees gasoline and diesel prices (+$ 41.35.661¢)
try. might argue that with the this spring being 15 to 20 per cent higher than a
Gold
In fact, the group sug- changes implemented in year earlier. The price of crude oil has been steadily contracts
gested in a report yester- CAAMP said that a vast April 2010, Canadian cri- creeping up, hovering above $92 US per barrel yes- –52¢ US $1,370.20
day that the rules may majority of borrowers teria are currently too terday. ($90.86 US) (+ $2.00)
need to be relaxed. studied had left them- tight.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
Pensions not a priority for the young: RBC
HANDOUT
The Royal Bank says the small in comparison to the first home, the survey Savers
number of young Canadi- decade-high 62 per cent of found.
ans who have a registered respondents in 2006 who “We’re seeing other fi-
retirement saving plan has said they had an RRSP. nancial priorities become RBC said the overall num-
dropped to 39 per cent — The bank said 56 per increasingly top of mind ber of Canadian adults
the lowest level in almost a cent of those interviewed for younger Canadians who have RRSPs jumped
decade. were more worried about who may not realize they to 61 per cent last year, up
The bank’s annual sur- making regular payments are missing out on one of from 54 per cent in 2009.
vey found that the majori- to reduce or eliminate Canada’s best income tax
ty of people aged 18 to 34 debt, while 45 per cent savings vehicles, as well as In addition, a quarter of
had not yet started saving were simply adding to sav- the potential to grow their Canadians with RRSPs plan
for retirement, instead fo- ings. investments more quick- to maximize their
cusing on other goals like Although 44 per cent of ly,” Lee Anne Davies, head contribution for 2010 and
reducing debt, saving for a young Canadians ranked Lee Anne Davies of Royal Bank of Canada. of the bank’s retirement 35 per cent of all Canadi-
rainy day, or home owner- home ownership as a top strategy, said in a state- ans make regular weekly
ship. goal, only six per cent ment. or biweekly contributions
The 39 per cent figure is were taking full advantage of tax-free RRSP with- drawals to help buy their THE CANADIAN PRESS to their RRSPs.