Metro Edmonton - January 6, 2009

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FEDS URGE BANKS TO OPEN UP CREDIT, PG 4
Celebrity Buzz
Wentz
struggles
with
stress
EDMONTON • TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009 metronews.ca pg 14
Vandals CH More
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set off gas ATTIE/REU firebomb
blast: Cops TERS attacks
B.C. Mounties in northeast- hit city
ern B.C. believe vandals are
behind another explosion
that rocked a natural gas
pipeline Sunday. VICTORIA HANDYSIDES
A work crew found a me- [email protected]
tering shed damaged at an
EnCana wellhead site near ATTACK A Mill Woods home
the community of was the target of two
Tomslake, about 550 km firebombs Sunday, launched
northwest of Edmonton. brazenly from passing
Mounties say no injuries assailants in the same day.
or any gas was leaked after The first series of Molotov
the blast. cocktails were tossed into
The explosion is the the front window of the
fourth deliberately set blast home on 35 Street and 38A
directed at gas Avenue around 6 a.m.
infrastructure owned by En- Though the curtains in a
Cana, said the company. front room caught fire, the
Damage was minimal in residents inside the home
all four explosions. were able to
Investigators from the In- extinguish Gang war?
tegrated National Security the flames
Team CanadaFive times
Enforcement Team, the Ex- before the (cid:129) Firebombs
plosives Disposal Unit and Canada’s Thomas Hickey celebrates with goaltender Dustin Tokarski, left, after their team defeated Sweden in the gold medal game fire spread, are thought to
Forensic Identification are at the 2009 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa last night. More coverage, page 9. and before be the weapon
handling the latest case, say Duped by teen? emergency of choice in a
Mounties. METRO EDMONTON crews street war be-
arrived. ing waged by
Around 8 two groups of
Entertainmentpg 12 p.m., anoth- teens.
er round of
firebombs were aimed at the
same home.
The garage was damaged
onus for confirming the in the second attack, and no
VICTORIA HANDYSIDES “It’s not easy for me to talk about and I’m identity of people met on- injuries were sustained.
[email protected] line falls on the older adult, Police spokesman Jeff
disgusted with myself for falling for her
if any doubt exists. Wuite could not confirm if
A Sherwood Park man lies saying she was 20.” “It’s 100 per cent his re- the bombs were connected
Seizure killed charged with sexually Michael Hoffart sponsibility,” said Dorthe to the string of Molotov
assaulting a minor says the Flauer, Strathcona Sexual As- cocktail attacks that area res-
Jett Travolta teenage girl lured him off a caught the pair in a car early The girl, who lives in the sault Centre spokeswoman, idents saw over the summer.
dating website, claiming Saturday in a parking lot in Gibbons area, was co-opera- adding while engaging in Police met with
she was 20. the town of Gibbons. tive with police, insisting sexual activity with someone concerned community
Your Money pg 8 Michael Edward Terrance Investigations revealed she lied about her age. under the age of 20, “some members and students from
Hoffart, a 27-year-old Sher- the girl was 15 years old. “She portrays herself as alarm bells should have gone Mill Woods high schools in
Work smarter, wood Park man, claims the Criminal Code legislation being older online,” said off,” for the accused. July to discuss the bombings.
girl manipulated him into passed in the spring states RCMP Sgt. Chris Narbonne. The girl and her family are Officers are currently in-
not harder believing she was older. the new age of consent for “That's why there wasn't currently working with so- vestigating to determine
“It's not easy for me to talk sexual activity is 16. an Internet luring charge — cial services. whether the attacks are con-
about and I'm disgusted Hoffart is charged with he would have to have Hoffart makes his first nected.
with myself for falling for two counts of sexual assault, thought she was a minor for court appearance in Mor- No arrests were made and
Health pg 10
her lies saying she was 20,” two counts of sexual interfer- that to happen.” inville Thursday. If convict- no charges were laid in con-
Get better skin Hoffart told Metro yesterday. ence, and two counts of invi- Though Hoffart claims he ed, he could face up to 10 nection with any of the inci-
Patrolling RCMP officers tation to sexual touching. was duped, experts say the years in prison. dents.
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PCL Construction named the second best workplace in country 3
Edmonton-based company PCL Construction Management Inc. has been named the second best place to work in Canada, according to Report on
Business. The business magazine listed the construction company second among 50 of the best businesses across the country. METRO EDMONTON
Shovel your walk or pay up
Local
The city says bylaw officers are now hitting the streets to hand out
tickets to property owners who have neglected to shovel their side-
walks and pathways. Property owners are responsible for clearing all
snow from city sidewalks that are adjacent to their properties within
48 hours of a snowfall, said the city. About 650 tickets were issued
last year. METRO EDMONTON
Bankruptcy Gypsy cabs filling the void Car-truck crash
claims two lives
rates soaring
ACCIDENTA driver and pas-
as of late
senger of a car died Friday
Taxi service aimed at helping friends get home safely
afternoon, after their vehi-
cle collided with a water
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of people filing for bank- ting weary travellers off M westbound truck. Both oc-
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ruptcy and he expects the streets and into 21st NTO cupants were killed
things will only get busier century caravan convoys. N instantly. METRO EDMONTON
in the new year. The Str’8 Up Gypsies are
Property tax
Barton Goth, a a group of local guys, bent
bankruptcy trustee at on getting friends from notices mailed
Goth & Company Inc., point A to point B safely,
says the increase has been and in a comfortable envi- BILLSHomeowners can ex-
“quite dramatic” between ronment, for a pre-set pect to start receiving
September to October price. their property tax notices
2008 when economies “We’re doing this for in the mail within the
around the world began fun,” said gypsy cab next few days.
to nosedive. founder Travis Boa, adding Nearly 300,000
“It doesn’t seem to have the idea started through a assessments were mailed
slowed down,” said Goth. want to provide transport Leon Hunter, left, Nicko Urkow, centre, and Kyle Nickerson of the Str’8 Up Gypsies pose with two of out to help homeowners
“Our volume went up and in cold winter months for the vehicles operated by their budget taxi service. understand this year’s cal-
we had a large volume to friends without wheels. culations. Final tax bills
start with.” The gypsies started shortly after the Edmonton discuss frustrations with through word of mouth, will be mailed out in May,
The number of rolling on the roads of the Vehicle For Hire Commis- the commission to bring and word is spreading fast. after adjustments between
bankruptcies in Canada 780 around the holiday sea- sion instated a $3 sur- forward to council, includ- “We try to keep it really property classes and the
has started to rise in 2008, son, and parties abound charge for all taxi cus- ing non-commissioned community-centred,” said addition of the provincial
according to figures from have wrought many pros- tomers after 11 p.m., an taxis, and the city’s propos- driver Leon Hunter. “Most education tax.
the Office of Superintend- perous nights, giving added expense that’s al to issue more taxi li- clients are our friends, and METRO EDMONTON
ent of Bankruptcy partiers a reliable alterna- pushed budget travellers to cences. we’re really relaxed, as far
Canada. tive to the lure of drinking alternative means of get- So far, the gypsies are as the whole business ex-
The figures say 46 per and driving. ting around. keeping advertising old change aspect goes — it’s
cent more bankruptcies The fleet hit the streets Cabbies met Sunday to school and low-key — straight up.”
were filed than in WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY
September the same
Sheriffs help make big weapons bust
month in 2007. October ReadStripes asks if MPs are
also saw a 51 per cent in- earning those fat paycheques
crease from the previous at metronews.ca
month. they pulled over Satur- vehicle, prompting them weapons. BlogMourners at hockey
“I expect it will be busy JEFF CUMMINGS day. to call police, said city Police say two of those player’s funeral sing him one
this year,” said Goth. [email protected] Sheriffs pulled over the cops. handguns were loaded. last Christmas carol at
“We’ve got an average suspicious vehicle on 23 When police from the Cody James Kermode, metronews.ca/canada
household right now that ARRESTS Alberta sheriffs Avenue and Rabbit Hill service’s southwest divi- 18, and Andy Christopher Analysis Nano-
spends 131 per cent of its are being credited by city Road around 2:20 p.m. sion arrived, cops found Estrada, 18, are both technology is chang-
monthly take home police for helping seize a While conducting the three handguns in a hid- charged with more than ing the way we live
income and that’s just number of guns and a traffic stop, the sheriffs den compartment in the 40 offences, including nu- at metronews.
something that has been small amount of ammuni- discovered a weapon and truck, two rifles, and am- merous firearms related ca/canada
going on for far too long.” tion found inside a truck ammunition inside the munition for all of the offences.
metro metronews.ca
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
4 U.S. army takes on Booze Cruise
A video game developed at the University of Calgary that simulates driving while drunk has attracted the attention of the U.S. army. Jim Parker, cre-
ator of Booze Cruise, says the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Centre is trying the game out on soldiers who have been in Iraq.CBC NEWS ONLINE
Expensive extension
Canada
Toronto city council yesterday approved a seven-kilometre,
$2.5-billion extension to the city’s Yonge subway line. The
proposal has been sent to the Ontario government and if
the province will help fund the plan, the subway will be ex-
tended in the suburb of Richmond Hill by 2017.
METRO NEWS SERVICES
Flaherty meets with top bankers Ontario man
runs for top
Puntland office
Federal finance minister urges Canadian banks to make credit available
SOMALIAA Mississauga man
Canada’s finance minister sources to these businesses consideration to ease cred- running for president of
and central bank chief met “Banks are trying to fill the gap, but we’re are the ones that have it conditions. Puntland, an Islamic state
with the country’s top not able to take up all the slack.” been curbing their lend- The proposals, which within Somalia at the Horn
bank executives yesterday ing. could potentially be of Africa, promises to end
Nancy Hughes Anthony,
to prod them to loosen up “Banks are trying to fill worked into the Jan. 27 piracy against international
lending, officials said. Canadian Bankers Association the gap, but we’re not able budget, include the gov- shipping by creating jobs.
A spokesman for Finance to take up all the slack ernment acting as guaran- Adam Esse said pirates
Minister Jim Flaherty con- on the talks with the er any recession and that from other providers,” she tor for different types of would rather fish or do oth-
firmed the meeting took banks. they will continue to lend said. loans, in addition to its tra- er work, rather than raid
place early yesterday. Bank The head of the Canadi- to credit-worthy individu- She defended the Cana- ditional role as guarantor ships and hold them for
of Canada governor Mark an Bankers Association, als and businesses,” Nancy dian banks’ prudent lend- of mortgages. ransom.
Carney also attended, ac- who also attended the Hughes Anthony, presi- ing practices and said it Ottawa could also pro- Stopping the piracy that
cording to his spokesman. meeting, said Flaherty ex- dent and chief executive of was best to stick to those vide tax incentives for in- is disrupting
Neither would comment pressed concern about the the CBA, said in a state- practices, protecting de- vestors to buy preferred shipping and
on the meeting. availability of credit for ment. positors’ money. shares in banks, as an al- terrorizing
Flaherty will speak to re- businesses and individuals. Hughes Anthony said The National Post news- ternative way to raise fi- sailors in the
porters this morning, prior “We assured the minis- banks represent only half paper reported yesterday nancing with reduced risk, Gulf of Aden
to pre-budget consulta- ter that the banks are com- the credit market for small that Flaherty would dis- the newspaper said, citing requires basic
tions in Montreal, and is mitted to doing what they and mid-sized businesses cuss with the banks a people briefed on the agen- development
expected to comment then can to help Canada weath- and that non-bank funding range of proposals under da. REUTERS that would
lead to other Adam Esse
jobs, he said
Quebec woman
by phone yesterday from
OttawaSweet treat on the canal
faces murder the capital, Garowe.
“I want to become presi-
charges in death TIM dent to change the bad situ-
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AD Man to appeal
speakerphone in the A
courtroom. On the line shaken-baby case
from her hospital bed, she
coughed twice and simply ONTARIOA man convicted
said “yes,” she could hear nearly 14 years ago in the
the judge death of his two-month-
well and, old son says he “did noth-
“yes,” she Evidence ing” to harm the child but
understood felt pressured to plead
the (cid:129) Police had guilty after “the king” of
charges collected pediatric forensic patholo-
against enough evi- gists — the now disgraced
her. dence, they Dr. Charles Smith —
Cathie said, to recom- entered the case.
Gauthier- mend charges Richard Brant, 36,
Lachance, even before explains his actions in an
36, the on- they finally in- affidavit filed for a hearing
ly survivor terviewed Gau- Dany Lafontaine and Julie Gosselin, both from Gatineau, Ont., share a Beavertail while taking a break from skating on the Rideau today in the Ontario Court
of what po- thier-Lachance Canal Skateway last night. Thousands of people have taken to the ice since a two-kilometre stretch between Pretoria Bridge and of Appeal, where lawyers
lice have yesterday. Her Bank Street opened on New Year’s Day. National Capital Commission spokesperson Julie Rocheleau said crews are working to pre- will ask that he be allowed
called a lawyer, Dominic pare the rest of the canal, but there are still sections where the ice is too thin and it is impossible to predict when it would be ready. to appeal his conviction.
suicide Bouchard, de- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
pact scribed her
undertak- state-of-mind
Wanted Calgary woman caught in Halifax
en with as “devastated.” News in brief
her
husband to EHS when they found a the Sept. 1 homicide of DONATIONS Hammered by the down on New Year’s Day while
kill their children and JENNIFER TAPLIN piece of tinfoil in her Sharmarke Mohaned economic downturn, Canadian dining alone over soup at Bolsa
then themselves, was ar- Metro Canada mouth. They believed it was Warsame, 39, outside charities are urging the federal Restaurant, an innocent
raigned yesterday on drugs, so they turned it Brooks, Alta. government to create incentives bystander in the wrong place at
first-degree murder HALIFAX A woman wanted over,” said Cpl. Joe Taplin “It was this incident in the upcoming budget to en- the wrong time, according to
charges of her three in relation to a homicide in with the Halifax RCMP. where this man was (al- courage rich donors to give police.
young children, and in a Alberta was discovered in They don’t know yet what legedly) beaten by five more during tough times. A
last-minute addition, the Halifax this weekend. the suspected drug is — it’s males and they’ve all been group of charities yesterday DEAL STRUCK The New
assisted suicide of her At around 8:30 a.m. on being analyzed in the lab. arrested and charged and urged Ottawa to exempt gifts of Brunswick government and the
husband, 46-year-old Sunday morning, a car The male driver is facing are in the court system,” private company shares and real province’s 5,500 nurses have
Marc Laliberté. rolled over. The two people charges of impaired driving. Webb said. estate from the capital gains tax. reached a tentative deal, avoid-
The bodies of Laliberté in the car — an 18-year-old But as the RCMP checked “She’s charged as a party ing a possible provincewide
and the children, 12-year- woman and a 50-year-old out the woman, they found to the offence, which means MURDER Escalating gang strike, CBC News Online reports.
old Joelle, seven-year-old man — were treated by that there was a Canada- she didn’t participate in the violence in Calgary has claimed Marilyn Quinn, president of the
Marc-Ange, Louis- paramedics when they wide warrant for her arrest. actual homicide, but she (al- its first-ever innocent victim, a New Brunswick Nurses Union,
Philippe, 4, are undergo- found something in the Calgary RCMP Sgt. Patrick legedly) participated in hard-working Samoan man said the tentative agreement
ing autopsies in Montre- woman’s mouth. Webb said she was charged something either before or forging an honest life for him- was struck at 1 a.m. yesterday.
al. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE “She was being treated by for allegedly being a party to after it.” self. Keni Su’a, 43, was gunned METRO NEWS SERVICES
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China cracks down on search engines, other sites for vulgarity 5
China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines, including Google and Chinese engine Baidu, of spread-
ing pornography and vulgarity. A report on an official news website said repeated violators and those that had a “malign influence” might be exposed, punished or shut down.REUTERS
Panetta picked as CIA head
World
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has chosen Leon Panetta,
who was White House chief of staff for Bill Clinton, to lead the
CIA, Democratic officials saidyesterday. Outside of his stint in
the White House, where he served between 1994 and 1997,
Panetta has relatively little experience in national security
matters. REUTERS
Israel ignores calls for truce India hands Pakistan
Mumbai evidence
Israeli troops backed by air 20 were wounded by an Is- Threats of resuming sui-
strikes fought to seize raeli tank shell fired in er- Bush’s demands cide bombings have yet to
ground from Hamas mili- ror, the military said. A to- materialize. ATTACKS India handed over knew about preparations
tants deep inside the Gaza tal of four soldiers have (cid:129) U.S. President George W. Israel, whose leaders are evidence yesterday to Pak- for the assault on India's fi-
Strip yesterday despite in- been killed since Israel Bush insisted yesterday that fighting a parliamentary istan that it said linked nancial hub.
ternational calls for a launched the assault. any Gaza ceasefire must in- election on Feb. 10, made Pakistani militants to the The evidence included a
ceasefire in a conflict that Israel said it killed clude provisions to prevent clear its priority was to se- Mumbai attacks and de- confession from the man
has killed more than 540 dozens of Islamist guerril- Hamas from using the cure the safety of its citi- manded a prompt investi- India says is the lone sur-
Palestinians in 10 days. las as the battle crept into coastal strip to fire rockets zens. REUTERS gation, piling diplomatic viving gunman, details of
More than 33 civilians, the suburbs of the city of into Israel. pressure on its nuclear- communication links with
including children, were Gaza itself. Israeli Foreign armed rival. “elements in Pakistan,”
killed yesterday, the third Israel's defence minister Minister Tzipi Livni India has blamed Pak- and data retrieved from
speaks about the
day of an Israeli ground of- said the assault, which he get harder for troops. istani militants for the No- GPS and satellite phones,
Mideast conflict
fensive. Three Israeli sol- hopes can stem rocket fire Hamas threatened to fire at metronews.ca vember attacks, which India’s foreign ministry
diers were killed and about on its own towns, could more missiles into Israel. /world killed 179 people and said.
reignited tension between Pakistan said it would
the neighbours who have look into the evidence.
Iguanas unseen
fought three wars since India says it has not been
India Mourning procession
1947, but this is the first satisfied by Pakistan's re-
by Darwin offer
time it has given evidence sponse thus far. New Delhi
A
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evolution clue IT DAV Foreign secretary Shiv mantle what it says are ter-
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win during his visits to the
Galapagos islands may
Dutch scientists create
provide evidence of
species divergence far ear-
lier than the English natu- replica of SARS virus
ralist’s famous finches, re-
searchers said yesterday.
The findings describe HEALTH Dutch researchers gions, including Toronto,
the black-striped reptiles have built a three-dimen- where 43 people died.
— first seen in 1986 and sional model of a type of The disease killed some
only a few times since — virus that causes SARS in a 800 people globally before
as a new species, said step that could one day being brought under con-
Gabriele Gentile of the help in the battle against trol through travel restric-
University Tor Vergata in the deadly disease. tions and quaratine.
Rome, who led the study. The model, created us- Coronaviruses cause dis-
During Darwin’s visit to ing hepatitis coronavirus eases in animals and in
the Galapagos in 1835 his from mice, will help scien- people from the common
observations of finch vari- Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Moharram procession yesterday in Ahmedabad. tists understand severe cold to severe illness. They
eties with different-shaped Muslims all over the world mourn the slaying of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet acute respiratory syn- also cause SARS, which sci-
beaks, which they evolved Mohammed, during the first 10 days of the Islamic month of Moharram. Imam Hussein was killed drome (SARS), which ap- entists believe, like in-
to adapt to changes in by his political rivals along with 72 companions in Iraq some 1,300 years ago. peared in China in 2002 fluenza, initially came
food, were key in his for- and spread to other re- from an animal. REUTERS
mulation of his theory of
evolution by natural selec-
tion. Darwin did not visit News in brief
areas inhabited by the
pink land iguana and so INTERNET More than half of olds’ accounts on the site sexual behaviour and 14 per be born with a birthmark. in 12 of 95 CVS-exposed
missed the species, whose teenagers mention risky showed 54 per cent of profiles cent violence. Chorionic villus sampling, or infants compared with 3 of 87
existence suggests diversi- behaviours on their MySpace they checked contained infor- PREGNANCY A test performed CVS, involves using a needle to infants who had been exposed
fication in the Galapagos accounts, U.S. researchers said mation about high-risk behav- in early pregnancy to check for collect samples of the structure to amniocentesis, which usual-
happened some five yesterday. An analysis of 500 iours: 41 per cent mentioned genetic defects may be linked that forms the placenta. ly takes place later on in preg-
million years ago. REUTERS randomly selected 18-year- substance abuse, 24 per cent to increased risk the child will researchers found birthmarks nancy. REUTERS
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National
Report want their troops out be-
The Americans are getting set to send in fore the deadline of 2011.
new forces, which will more than The Americans are get-
Lawrence ting set to send in new
compensate for Canadian withdrawals.
forces, which will more
Martin than compensate for Cana-
thing because we hadn’t said. And if you don’t cheer dian withdrawals, if and
joined them in Iraq and for the war effort, you’re when they occur. With this
F hadn’t agreed to their mis- not supporting our troops. effort the new president,
sile-defence program. So In other words, the usual Barack Obama, will be able
air to say that a we sent troops to the patriot games, some legiti- to prevent the Taliban
decade or two ago, Afghan hot zone of Kanda- mate, some just plain old from regaining power. But
we didn’t care har. bullshine. it will require his getting
much about The usual right-left de- But today, there is a con- bogged down in a long war.
Afghanistan. Just bate ensued with one side sensus that says that little There will be more pres-
another Third World bas- rah rah on war and the or no progress has been sure from his White House
ket case. Let the ethnic other dubious. No foreign made, that Afghanistan re- for Canadians to stay on.
tribes there bloody one an- invader, many argued, had mains as it almost always But Canadians will have
other up. Let superpowers ever brought Afghanistan has been — seen enough. They will
try to harness it. to heel, the list includ- untamable. turn back the clock. It will
Then a couple things ing Alexander the Canadians, be just about as it was be-
happened. The Taliban got Great, the Mongols, smarter fore. They won’t care
singled out as being ex- the British Raj, the than their much about Afghanistan.
porters of terrorism and as Soviet Union. generals They’ll leave it to the
running a government But as is normal and politi- Afghans and the superpow-
even more medieval than in war, politicians cians, ers — and save their sol-
other tribes. We had a gen- and generals held to were never diers from dying from
eral, the popular Rick Hilli- the line that really enthu- roadside bombs.
er, who was gung-ho on progress was being siastic about Letters
getting Canada back on made. We can’t cut this war. Now Lawrence Martin is a Globe and Mail
war footing. We figured we and run, they’re saying in correspondent and author who writes So much for the Average CEO pay for the
about national affairs from Ottawa.
owed the Americans some- they polls that they economic meltdown top 100 was up 22 per cent
GETTY IMAGES from its $8.5 million aver-
Re: Your year’s pay a day’s age in 2006.
Views work for top CEOs (Jan. 2) In contrast, the earnings
I was astounded to learn of average Canadians rose
from the Canadian Centre by only 3.2 per cent — the
Neutral the toughest stance on Mideast
for Policy Alternatives (CC- best increase in the past five
PA) that the salaries of Cana- years, but a tiny fraction of
da’s top CEOs have reached the CEOs’ pay hike and
just an afterthought to into the very heroes they unprecedented new heights. barely keeping up with in-
Mona their birthright: If you’re The hardest don’t deserve to be and So much for the economic flation.
Eltahawy an Arab, go join the Free thing is to scream possibly unleash a new meltdown. Many of these corpora-
Palestine demonstrations; wave of unconscionable While these characters tions have enjoyed several
“Enough!” at a time
Global View and if you’re Jewish, go suicide bombings against were dragging in bigger and years of huge profits by-
join the Save Israel march- when both sides Israeli civilians. bigger salaries, upwards of gouging us at the pumps
I was born in Egypt during es. And all for what? 70,000 Canadians lost their and at the bank machines.
seem bent on
one war with Israel, have Don’t forget, you can al- For those of us from the jobs. DANNY CAVANAGH, PRESIDENT
vivid memories of another ways throw God into the mutual destruction. region, the easiest thing The rest of us are prepar- CUPE NOVA SCOTIA
war with Israel, and I was mix. Lay claim to your holy might be to follow our ing to ride out the rough
the first Egyptian to live sites and you’ll have reli- birthright to bias. But the year ahead, while the coun- Kudos to Metro’s
and work in Israel for a giously sanctioned wrath people. hardest thing is to scream try’s top executives appear editorial cartoonist
Western news agency to fuel your rage. The civilians of Gaza are “Enough!” at a time when to be immune from any fall-
when I moved there from But what’s the point of victims of both Hamas and both sides seem bent on out. I have particularly enjoyed
Cairo at the end of 1997 as choosing sides when both Israel. mutual destruction and According to the CCPA re- recently the small editorial
a Reuters correspondent. sides are losing? The real The former have been when to criticize your side port, the 100 highest paid cartoons that have appeared
And here’s the best piece challenge when it comes more concerned with fir- ensures accusations of be- CEOs of Canadian publicly in Metro. Editorial cartoon-
of advice on the Middle to the Middle East is to sit ing ineffectual rockets at ing a sellout. traded corporations re- ists have a unique talent of
East you will get today. on the fence and to under- southern Israel where they But I insist on staying on ceived an average of highlighting the crux of the
Sit on the fence. stand that as with most targeted the very group of that fence and being a sell- $10,408,054 in total com- issue and giving readers a
Strange coming from an chapters of this inter- people they are now accus- out for peace. pensation in 2007. better appreciation and un-
opinion writer who makes minable conflict, civilians ing Israel of hurting the Stay on that fence with Many of the top 100 in- derstanding of the issue.
a living out of taking posi- pay the most expensive most in Gaza — civilians. me and scream and yell for clude Canada’s big bank Michael de Adder’s cartoons
tions? Yes. But it’s too easy price. Israel has launched a a ceasefire. CEOs, who recently received are “clean” and not clut-
to take sides in the Middle From that perch up punishing bombardment Enough violence. billions in a federal govern- tered. His cartoons are an in-
East conflict. Few other there on the fence, keep and invasion of Gaza that ment bailout to purchase valuable addition to Metro
parts of the world inspire your eyes firmly on Israeli will be used as the latest Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning mortgage loans, and energy and provide interesting and
such passion or leave such and Palestinian civilians proof that it is the neigh- Egyptian-born commentator and public CEOs who, until recently, stimulating inclusion in our
speaker on Arab and Muslim issues. She
little room for doubt. For and ask about the respon- bourhood bully. Its actions reported on the Middle East for 10 years were surfing the big wave of household.
many, choosing sides is sibility of leaders to their are bound to turn Hamas before moving to the U.S. high oil prices. FRANKLIN CHOW, OTTAWA
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evidence of a deepening Offshore-bas ed manufac- nomic stimulus plan,
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Despite incentives, show- Three automakers in mar- $775 billion US over two
room sales plunged 21.2 ket share in Canada for the years, may face delays.
per cent or more than first time. They raised their Obama’s fellow Democ-
25,000 vehicles share to 51.9 rats had hoped to have
to 94,423 in De- Hyundai per cent from such a package ready for
cember from 48.3 per cent, the new president to sign
the same month (cid:129) Hyundai Motor Co. while GM, Ford as soon as he takes office
in 2007, manu- has rolled out a new in- and Chrysler in two weeks. But they
facturers report- centive program for slipped to 48.1 now say it will take at
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The results lows them to return fi- 51.7 per cent. to put together an initia -
marked the nanced or leased vehi- Toyota, in- tive that can draw biparti-
worst decline in cles within the first cluding the san support to clear a pos-
auto sales for year of purchase if they Lexus luxury sible Senate Republican
any month lose income. brand, also Women dressed in ceremonial kimonos and a person in a cow outfit representing the year of the roadblock. Republicans
since 2003. It jumped into ox pose at the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s new year opening ceremony in Tokyo yesterday. Japan’s are raising concerns the
was also the lowest level second place in sales in Nikkei average rose 1.5 per cent yesterday, the first trading day of 2009, after Wall Street rallied Obama stimulus plan may
for a December in 12 years. Canada from fourth spot, Friday to its highest levels since November on hopes 2009 will be a better year. The Japanese year presage a new era of un -
The bleak December ahead of Chrysler and of the ox began on Jan. 1. con trolled government
pulled down overall 2008 Ford. Its sales rose 11.3 per spending. REUTERS
sales in Canada by 1.1 per cent to a record 224,158 in
cent, or more than 17,000 2008 from 2007. GM of
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Harrison picks up defensive hardware 9
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison won The Associated Press 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award yesterday,
after registering a team-record 16 sacks, and leading the NFL with seven forced fumbles in the regular season. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Win for Wozniak
Sports
Fourth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak, left, of Blainville,
Que., beat Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3, 6-7 (4),
7-5 in the first round at the ASB Classic women’s tennis
tournament in New Zealand yesterday. All four seeded
players progressed to the second round of the singles.
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BEST Canadian flag making its
way around the lower
VS bowl, the stage was set for
the international show-
case of junior hockey’s
Team Canada won its fifth two best teams.
gold medal in a row at Emotions ran high in Mike Comrie and Dwayne Roloson battle for the puck last night.
the world junior hockey the second, as Canada ex- Make it two in a row
championships last night, tended its lead to 2-0 on
taking a first-period lead the goal by Esposito.
on P.K. Subban’s second Hedman took a few by the fourth line. Kyle Brodzi-
effort just 38 seconds into punches at Esposito, who NHL RESULT ak made it 2-1 when his pass
the game and riding the wisely didn’t swing back, into the crease banked into the
goaltending of a sudden- after the Canadian had a Islanders 2 Oilers 3 net off Brendan Witt’s skate. Ja-
ly hot Dustin Tokarski. run-in with Markstrom as son Strudwick tied it when Zack
Angelo Esposito scored the goalie skated after a VS Stortini's pass bounced off his
on a backhand in the sec- loose puck. skate past Joey MacDonald.
ond period, Cody Hodg- The crowd jeered Mark-
son let rip a wrister on strom, believing he was THE LONG WAIT:Strudwick
the power play in the putting on a show by flop- THE SKINNY:Losers of 12 had gone 70 games without
third, and Jordan Eberle ping on the ice after his straight games on the road and scoring a goal, with his last
and Hodgson scored into collision with Esposito. dead-last in NHL standings, the coming Nov. 17, 2007 against
an empty net in a 5-1 win It was Markstrom’s Islanders jumped out to a two- Pittsburgh. Strudwick has 12
over Sweden, which takes third questionable flop of goal lead but gave up the next goals in 521 career games.
home silver for the sec- Team Canada players Patrice Cormier, back, defenceman Thomas the game. three goals on the way to mak-
ond year in a row. Hickey, defenceman Ryan Ellis and John Tavares, right, line up Hedman didn’t get a ing it 13 straight road losses. WEIGHT OUT:Former Oiler
Shaky in every outing behind P.K. Subban after he scored against Sweden last night. penalty and was booed captain Doug Weight took a
before last night, Tokarski the rest of the evening. THE BIG PLAY:Andrew tumble during the morning
faced 40 shots, stood tall a first-team all-star. He jeered Swedish defence- Esposito got his revenge Cogliano scored the winner at skate, later emerged with his
and was named player of was joined on the all-star man Victor Hedman and on the same shift, scoring 9:58 of the third period when right ankle in a brace and was
the game. team by Hodgson and goalie Jacob Markstrom on a backhander after he jammed the rebound of a scratched.
John Tavares was Subban. all night — was a new sin- scooping the puck off Marc Pouliot slapshot into the
named the tournament’s The crowd of 20,380 at gle-game attendance David Rundblad. net for his 12th goal of the sea- THE NEXT GAME:The Oilers
most valuable player and Scotiabank Place — who record for the world jun- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE son. host the Vancouver Canucks at
Rexall Place tomorrow.
TWICE LUCKY:The Oilers ROBIN BROWNLEE/
Heisman winner a big Canucks fan pulled even on two lucky goals FOR METRO EDMONTON
T Sports in brief
he top player in YorkReport “Manny’s one of the great ceed in their attempts to MLB The Chicago Cubs have re- were not released, but numer-
U.S. college foot- hitters of our lifetimes, a unload Scott Rolen and/or portedly signed outfielder Mil- ous reports have stated that the
ball is a hockey fa- clutch batter who’d fit into Lyle Overbay and their ton Bradley to a three-year con- contract will be worth $16 mil-
natic. His favourite the heart of every order in guaranteed contracts. tract. The Chicago Tribune is re- lion. Burrell hit .250 with 33
Marty
team: the Vancou- baseball,” the aforemen- “Manny ultimately will porting that the deal is believed home runs and drove in 86 runs
ver Canucks. York tioned GM said. “And he get a contract and will get a to be worth US$30 million and for the World Champion Phillies
In fact, while in high might have an attitude is- lot of money,” the GM said, should be finalized this week. last season. He had spent his en-
school in Oklahoma City, sue, too, but the pros out- “but, unless he switches tire nine-year career in Philadel-
quarterback Sam Bradford [email protected] weigh the cons for him. It’s agents, he may not sign any MLB The Tampa Bay Rays have phia, averaging 31 homers and
had a ritual in which he’d just his agent’s stance time soon. That just won’t signed outfielder Pat Burrell to a 99 RBI over the past four
watch The Mighty Ducks night. “I love the Canucks. that’s hurting him now. If happen. There always has two-year deal. Financial terms seasons. METRO NEWS SERVICES
movie and check out the (Vancouver goaltender) he had another representa- been an owner who’s lost
latest Canucks’ results be- Roberto Luongo is out- tive, I’m sure he’d have a his mind when it comes to
fore turning in for the standing.” team by now.” offers for players of Man- SCOREBOARD
night. “Hockey was and (cid:129) Spring training, believe Ramirez was a major ny’s calibre, but I strongly N.Y. Rangers 4 Pittsburgh 0 San Jose at Calgary
WJC
maybe still is my favourite it or not, begins next boon on the field and at the doubt it’ll happen this Chicago at Phoenix
YESTERDAY’SRESULTS TONIGHT’S GAMES Los Angeles at Anaheim
sport to watch,” said the month but one of baseball’s box office for the Dodgers time. The general consen-
GOLD MEDAL GAME Minnesota at Boston
Heisman Trophy winner, premier sluggers remains a after they acquired him in a sus is that Boras is just too Canada 5 Sweden 1 Ottawa at Buffalo NBA
who will lead the No. 1 ManRam without a home. trade with the Boston Red unreasonable.” BRONZE MEDAL GAME Philadelphia at Washington
Russia 5 Slovakia 2 New Jersey at Carolina YESTERDAY’SRESULTS
Oklahoma Sooners against Not that Manny Ramirezis- Sox last season, and (cid:129) An athlete who has Florida at Toronto Milwaukee 107 Toronto 97
the No. 2 Florida Gators in n’t attracting interest. Los Angeles contin- lowered his financial de- NHL Atlanta at Pittsburgh Denver 135 Indiana 115
Columbus at Detroit New Jersey 98 Sacramento 90
the BCS national champi- “The problem,” an MLB ues to pursue him, mands: Shaquille O’Neal. YESTERDAY’SRESULTS Colorado at Nashville San Antonio 91 Miami 84
onship game Thursday general manager told me as do the San Fran- In November, the NBA EDMONTON3 N.Y. Islanders 2 Utah 119 Golden State 114
yesterday, “isn’t Manny. It’s cisco Giants, star listed his Miami
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Health & Beauty
EDITOR: ANN-MARIE COLACINO, [email protected]
Start ’09 with a skin deep focus
Meet your New Year’s resolutions by addressing your complexion first
wake up looking puffy and A-rich foods,” says Shul- of the produce, the more the sweet side.” fish collagen also provides
JANINE FALCON red.” man. dense it is in polyphenols, According to Logan, the body with raw materi-
for Metro Canada Rather than pricey “mir- Naturopath Dr. Alan Lo- naturally-occuring antioxi- green tea and fish oil both als to manufacture the col-
acle” products or proce- gan, author of The Clear dants.” help reduce levels of corti- lagen skin needs,” he adds.
Turns out that focusing dures, the Skin Diet and Omega-3 fatty acid-rich sol, a hormone the body Dr. Michael Davies, a
on better skin nutrition good-skin research-and- foods also rank high in the releases under stress. “Cor- dermatologist at SpaMed-
“Fish is skin’s best
can help meet at least fix can be as development good-skin eating plan be- tisol attacks collagen, the ica in Toronto, says “a
three 2009 resolutions: 1) simple and friend. Orally co-ordinator cause, say Shulman and Lo- scaffolding of the skin,” he well-balanced diet is best,
to spend less, 2) to lose budget consumed fish colla- for Genuine gan, they boost skin’s natu- says. “Fish is skin’s best but supplements can help
weight, and 3) to get on friendly as a Health, ral moisture levels. Shul- friend. Orally consumed when we can’t get what
gen also provides
a less stressful, healthy- diet change, agrees. “In man recommends cold-wa- we need.” He recom-
living track. which, in ad- the body with raw North Ameri- ter fish, nuts, and seeds, as mends, and himself takes,
Rather than pricey “miracle”
“The skin is a good indi- dition to im- materials to ca, 50 per- well as omega-3 fortified products or procedures, the daily doses of 1000mg of
cator of what’s going on in- proving skin cent of con- eggs and milk. Another hy- good-skin fix can be as simple vitamin D (available at
side,” says Dr. Joey Shul- (in as little manufacture the col- sumed veg- drating must is water, and budget friendly as a diet drugstores). “The fact is
man, D.C., registered nutri- as a week), lagen skin needs.” etables is po- which gets overlooked in change, including vitamin A that a whole day in the
tionist and author of The could im- tato (mostly the winter. Shulman sug- and omega-3 fatty acid-rich sun without protection
Alan Logan, author of
Natural Makeover Diet: 4 prove the frozen), gests green or white tea as foods. won’t produce enough
Steps to Inner Health and numbers on The Clear Skin Diet onion, ice- alternatives. “They’re anti- natural vitamin D,” he
Outer Beauty. “For exam- your bath- berg lettuce inflammatory and high in says. “Wear sunscreen;
ple, if you eat too many room scale. “Replace the and processed tomato. We antioxidants, plus take the supple-
pro-inflammatory foods, bad stuff with dark leafy need more colourful fruit white tea can help ment.”
such as sugar, refined greens, broccoli, spinach, and veg, such as blueber- deal with sug-
flour, fried food, alcohol winter squash, carrots, ries, fresh tomatoes and ar cravings
and saturated fats, you’ll sweet potatoes — vitamin cale. The deeper the colour because
it’s
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