Metro Calgary - January 19, 2009

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CARDINALS, STEELERS INTO SUPER BOWL, PG 8
Celebrity Buzz
Joaquin
raps to
his own
beat
pg 14 CALGARY • MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009 metronews.ca
Charges pending A HOV lanes
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after woman’s FO
alleged abduction X/FOR M eyed for
FOUND An Airdrie woman ETRO CA Calgary
allegedly abducted from her LG
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home by her estranged hus- RY
band has been found in a
Radium, B.C., motel, where JENNIFER HILLIKER
it is believed she was held for Metro Calgary
against her will.
The wo man, in her 40s, TRAFFIC It may soon be easi-
was alleg edly abducted on er to get to work on time, as
Saturday and forcibly taken long as you bring a fellow
to the motel. RCMP found co-worker with you.
the victim and the suspect A preliminary study that
around 10 p.m. documents the use of
RCMP said the woman is carpooling lanes is being re-
being treated for injuries she viewed at the Land Use,
sustained and the suspect Planning and Trans -
will formally be charged. portation Committee on
Authorities will not be re - Wednesday.
leasing the name of the al- “We don’t physically have
leged victim or the suspect the capacity to add more
to protect the victim. lanes in this city,” said Ald.
METRO CALGARY John Mar. “The overall bene-
fit from these lanes is that
ShareYourViews we’ll reduce the amount of
congestion.”
[email protected] Friends and family confirmed that 43-year-old Sandra Casey, in this picture photographed at a memorial yesterday, died after being Mar requested the study
hit by a vehicle outside the Money-Pennies Eatery and Bar early yesterday morning. Police are looking for the driver of a white se - during a city council meet-
dan, possibly an Oldsmobile Alero, Pontiac Grand Am or Mitsubishi Gallant, they believe fled the scene after allegedly striking Casey. ing last September. A final
World pg 5
implementation strategy
Woman dead in hit-and-run
Happy will be included as part of
the 2009 Calgary Trans -
news portation Plan to be
presented to city council
Police seek driver of white sedan believed to have fled scene
amid in June.
“One (road) that I
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She was an instant friend Casey had been helping R M that the community had could be difficulties on a
who would help anyone out in the kitchen and was ETRO lost a best friend. highway like Deerfoot.
before they asked, and about to get into a friend’s CA Boniface said the police “The exits along Deerfoot
was right proud of her car for a ride home around LGA told her they had seized se- are too frequent for a
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Irish heritage. 2 a.m. when she was struck Deb Boniface stands at a curity cameras along 10 carpool lane to work effec-
That’s what friends and by a car travelling west- makeshift memorial set up for Ave. and had some leads, in- tively,” said Gary Brooks,
co-workers said about San- bound on 10 Ave., which her wife yesterday. cluding looking for a car manager of Carmacks, a
dra Casey, a 43-year-old rendered her unconscious. that was either white or sil- road construction and high-
Horror more woman struck and killed She died shortly after be- he said of the alleged hit- ver in colour that had been way maintenance
outside Money-Pennies Eat - ing transported to hospital and-run driver. travelling at high speeds. company. “By the time you
than 3-D gag ery and Bar, located at 10 by EMS. “There’s no excuse for Boniface said that Casey get over to the carpool
Ave and 17 St S.W. early yes- Terry Wheeler, whose son that.” will be transported back to lane, you might have to get
terday morning by an al- and daughter own the bar Deb Boniface, who mar- Ireland to be buried beside over to the exit lane.”
leged hit-and-run driver. and who said the woman ried Casey on April 3 last her mother. Jerry Bellikka, an Alberta
Going Green pg 10
Lynne Gibson, who had was like family, said he half year, said she had phoned Anyone with informa- Transportation representa-
Net use, global known Casey for at least 10 expected Casey to walk several times to see if tion is asked to call the po- tive, agrees. “You would
years, was among the grow- through the door and that Casey needed a ride back lice at 403-266-1234 or have to add another lane.
warming link ing crowd of friends who “it’s just not sinking in.” to their Marda Loop home, Crime Stoppers at 1-800- Where else would they put
had started gathering at the “It’s a coward’s way out,” but the pub phone was ac- 222-TIPS (8477). carpool lanes?”
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Traffic tickets up for transit drivers 3
Transit drivers are under scrutiny after it was reported yesterday that traffic tickets were up 25 per cent to 209 tickets for transit drivers.
That includes 172 photo radar tickets and 37 red-light tickets, the latter of which is up 15 per cent from 2007. METRO CALGARY
Set course for world première
Local
The residents of Vulcan continue to make their pitch to try to beam
up the world première of the new Star Trek movie to their communi-
ty. The town of Vulcan, 120 km southeast of Calgary, is widely known
for its Star Trek theme. The community holds an annual Star Trek
convention every June. METRO CALGARY
Homeless enjoy McClung house
Art
Boardworx ribbon cutting
to be saved?
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Proving “a man’s a man,” ty. RY Ave S.W. until 1932. She
clients at the Calgary “I used to drum, too, so I was one of the Famous Five
Drop-In Centre enjoyed will do whatever they need who pushed the Supreme
music and food yesterday me to do.” Court to rule that women
for the sixth annual Robert Henderson, presi- were persons.
Robbie Burns Dinner for dent of the society, said “Without houses like
the Homeless. yesterday’s dinner is this, we would have no his-
The day is in hon- considered the tory at all,” said Ald. Ray
our of Scotland’s Menu largest Robbie Deputy Mayor Jim Stevenson, centre, helps cut the ribbon at an Ellis-Don construction site with mem- Jones. METRO CALGARY
most-loved poet. Burns dinner in bers of the boys and girls clubs of Calgary as they unveil the newest Community Boardworx Project
Hundreds of (cid:129) The dinner Canada. mural at 12 Ave and 8 St SW. Metro Calgary, along with the Downtown Calgary Association, Boys
clients at the drop- consisted of “They love it. and Girls Clubs of Calgary, Urban Youth Worx and the City of Calgary are partners in the initiative.
in centre gathered neeps, tad- They were asking
to celebrate his dies, haggis for us since last WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY
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terday with food, non-tradition- time we’re done to- VideoOmar
bagpipes and kilts. alists, roast day, we’ll have re- Khadr’s fate up in
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was just incredible feel respected. ly sought out by a compa- es, to being sued and the assistance, since there /canada
to watch them perform,” “Robbie Burns was a ny wanting to help. everything in between. is a screening process to
client Mike said of the St. common man who said all Volunteer Lawyers Serv- A lawyer himself, Chur - ensure that those getting
Andrew-Caledonian Socie- men are men, despite ice is a legal organization chill-Smith said it’s about help actually need it. Lotteries
ty of Calgary performance. where they come from or that has more lawyers giving back to the commu- Interested charities can Friday, Jan. 16: Super 7:9, 11, 15, 16, 31, 39 and
“It really did make me what they do. Burns en- than charities, said the nity. call [phone], or visit 47. Bonus 12.; Saturday, Jan. 17: Lotto 6/49: 8,
happy.” couraged everyone to ap- chair of VLS, Bruce “It’s an important part of www.volunteerlawyersal- 12, 20, 28, 39, & 47 Bonus 10
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metro metronews.ca
Monday, January 19, 2009
4 Rare goat dies in Calgary zoo
An exotic goat at the Calgary Zoo accidentally hanged itself after it became entangled
in a rope and then fell off a log, CTV Television reported yesterday. REUTERS
Transit rider Tasered
Canada
B.C. transit police say a man was shocked with a
Taser on Friday when he allegedly evaded a fare. A
transit police officer suffered a head wound during
the confrontation in New Westminster, B.C.
CBC NEWS ONLINE
Obama sparks mixed Iggy says budget better impress
hopes in Canada: Poll Aisr gnuoitn tgh eth taimt ae troe cceusts iionn- CHRIS W
Most Canadians believe cent believe he will ensure cLnSoitobemtepicrehae el ntsoa nxyH eePssar,tr iepmrtedherae y Mt hfisenaedtir esvtrheeaderl ATTIE/REUTERS
Barack Obama will 27The percentage of affordable health care cov- risks his government if he
improve the image of poll respondents that erage for all Americans. goes ahead with across-
America around the believe Obama will Twenty-two per cent be- the-board cuts.
world, but many doubt he withdraw all combat troops lieve he will be able to reduce Harper, whose Conserva-
will be able to keep some from Iraq in 16 months. the U.S. dependence on oil. tive government will stand
of his biggest promises, a The majority of Canadi- or fall based on what’s in
new poll has found. of the challenges that he is ans think the change in ad- the Jan. 27 budget, has said
A Torstar/Angus Reid sur- facing,” said Mario ministration is good news the economic rescue pack-
vey found 79 per cent of Canseco, vice-president of for Canada-U.S. relations, age must include tax
Canadians believe the next polling company Angus with 57 per cent believing breaks for middle-class av-
president of the U.S. will Reid Strategies. bilateral relations will be erage Canadians. The Lib-
succeed in boosting the Respondents were opti- better with Obama than erals are opposed to mak-
battered reputation of his mistic about Obama’s they have been under Pres- ing tax cuts — the centre-
country around the globe, promise to close the U.S. ident George W. Bush. piece of the budget, and in-
but fewer think he will be military prison at Guan- Obama also fared better terim leader Michael Ig-
able to overcome some of tanamo Bay, with 49 per than Prime Minister natieff signalled yesterday
the challenges to get him cent of respondents believ- Stephen Harper when par- the party is prepared to
there. ing he’ll succeed. ticipants were asked which dump the Conservative mi-
“Although there seems Forty-seven per cent be- leader they trusted to nority.
to be a love affair going on lieve he will succeed at make the right decisions Yesterday, as he opened
between Canadians and boosting the American on key issues affecting a two-day caucus meeting,
Obama, we haven’t been economy and creating both Canada and the U.S. Ignatieff renewed the
blinded to the magnitude more jobs, but only 29 per TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE threat to defeat Harper’s
government if the budget Interim Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff speaks during a Liberal
does not do enough to caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa yesterday.
jump-start the economy
and protect Canadians.
“Will it save jobs? And most important of
Ignatieff, installed as
interim leader in early all, will it create the jobs of tomorrow?”
December to replace Michael Ignatieff, Federal Liberal leader
Stéphane Dion, has
shown only lacklustre the Tories. ble? Will it save jobs? And
support for the idea of a “This budget has three most important of all, will
Liberal-NDP coalition simple tests that it must it create the jobs of to-
(supported by the Bloc pass,” he added. “Will it morrow?”
Québécois) to defeat protect the most vulnera- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
With Gitmo’s days numbered,
fate of Omar Khadr uncertain
In hearing rooms tomor- techniques to extract state-
row morning at Guan- What lies ahead ments, although exactly
tanamo Bay, when U.S. what that entails is not de-
courts on the mainland are (cid:129) Omar Khadr, the youngest scribed.
closed, Omar Khadr’s case detainee at Guantanamo, is No one seems to have a
will unfold. a Canadian citizen arrested clear idea what it all
Incoming U.S. president- when he was 15. means and even the prose-
elect Barack Obama faces a (cid:129) His trial and his future are cutors appeared hopeful
swarm of legal challenges uncertain with U.S. presi- that they could avoid the
and emotional and politi- dent-elect Obama facing le- confusion.
cal high stakes in dealing gal issues over Gitmo. Late Friday, both the
with this notorious place, chief prosecutor and his
which has become a world- Security preparations defence counterpart ap-
wide symbol of all that are underway to transport pealed to the military
went wrong with the Bush Khadr and the alleged 9-11 judges for a delay in to-
administration’s war on co-conspirators to their morrow’s proceedings.
terror. separate courtrooms. Their request was denied.
While it’s widely antici- Just what will happen to- What does seem almost
pated that one of the new morrow is uncertain. It certain is that Khadr will
president’s first acts will was supposed to be the not be going to trial in a
be to order this prison start of pre-trial hearings week to face charges of
closed and halt the 21 war concerning Khadr’s state- murder for allegedly fatal-
PRO IMAGE crimes trials the Pentagon ment to interrogators. The ly wounding U.S. Delta
is now pursuing, it was military judge would be Force soldier Christopher
business as usual here this asked to decide if methods Speer.
INTERNATIONAL LASER CLINICS weekend. used during questioning The Pengaton has also
Journalists, witnesses, were considered “coercive” charged him with attempt-
court staff and five rela- or crossed the line into tor- ed murder, spying, provid-
tives of 9-11 victims were ture. The rules governing ing material support for
flown from Washington on the military commissions terrorism and conspiracy.
the weekend. permit the use of coercive TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
metronews.ca metro
Monday, January 19, 2009
Less fog explains warming Europe, study says 5
Fewer foggy, misty and hazy days resulting from changing weather patterns and less air pollution help explain why Europe’s temperatures
have risen so fast over the past 30 years –a finding that could help predict future climate change, researchers said yesterday. REUTERS
Putin picture fetches big bucks
World
A picture sketched by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has
fetched 37 million roubles ($1.15 million US) at a charity auction. The
painting of snowfall seen through a window, finished by a professional
artist, features a sprawling “Putin” signature and was introduced at
Saturday’s auction with the words: “Here is a new artist.”
REUTERS
Economic woes won’t
Tentative truce called in Gaza
affect happiness: Expert
Hamas announced an im- emerging from their places
mediate ceasefire in the Infrastructure of hiding and returning to STUDY Happiness can sur- terdam told Metro.
Gaza Strip yesterday and their homes. vive the blows of financial “I’m talking about the
gave Israel, which had al- (cid:129) According to the Palestin- (cid:129) Western diplomats have Hamas, whose rocket crises, says Ruut Veen- crisis between 1980 and
ready declared a unilateral ian Statistics Bureau, some said it could cost at least $1.6 fire Israel said triggered its hoven, who has been 1982. That was a consider-
truce, a week to pull its 4,000 residential buildings billion US to repair the infra- assault, announced its studying happiness for able recession with unem-
troops out of the territory have been reduced to rubble. structure damage in Gaza. ceasefire about 12 hours more than 25 years. ployment in the Nether-
following a three-week after Israel’s own move “Whether the financial lands increasing to half a
war. 3, a week after an air offen- over the border from Gaza and said its Islamist allies crisis has made people less million people.
There was shooting from sive began. early yesterday, all but end- in Gaza would also adhere happy, one “In 1989,
both sides after their sepa- “We don’t want to stay ing combat after a 22-day to it. can only tell a couple of
rate announcements, but in Gaza, and we intend to conflict in which more Yet despite the signs of when the cri- colleagues
broadly the ceasefire ap- leave it as soon as possi- than 1,300 Palestinians the ceasefire gaining mo- sis is over,” and I did re-
peared to be gaining ble,” Israeli Prime Minister were killed. Ten Israeli sol- mentum, there still re- said the di- search on
strength and Israeli troops Ehud Olmert said. diers and three civilians al- mains no formal deal be- rector of the how this
began pulling out of Gaza, Troops and tanks could so died. tween Israel and Hamas. World Data- crisis had a
which they entered on Jan. be seen streaming back In Gaza, families began REUTERS base of Hap- negative ef-
piness, a reg- fect on the
ister of scien- happiness
News in brief tific research of the aver-
on the sub- age citizen.
WASHINGTON Barack Obama steen, Beyonce and Stevie people’s money, rem ained Iraq’s second-biggest Sunni jective enjoy- There was
approached his inauguration Wonder, among others. missing yesterday as the FBI Arab political bloc, the Iraqi ment of life. hardly any
as the 44th U.S. president with and the Securities and Ex- National Dialogue Front, as he “It’s not very likely, be- effect. People were a little
a mix of solemnity and celebra- SEARCH Arthur Nadel, a Florida change Commission joined in and other politicians met to cause the previous eco- more worried about their
tion yesterday, laying a wreath investment manager who the investigation against him. discuss an upcoming provincial nomic crisis didn’t have ef- income, but not less con-
at a military grave and then allegedly disappeared with election, the party’s leader fects on happiness,” the tent with their lives as a
swaying along at an open-air what could be hundreds of mil- IRAQ A suicide bomber yester- said. professor of sociology at whole.”
concert featuring Bruce Spring- lions of dollars of other day killed the deputy leader of REUTERS Erasmus University in Rot- METRO WORLD NEWS
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Put on your boogie shoes EL DE A
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Hine form of ugliness so unbear- Legendary actor W.C. gist. He abandoned this, pos-
Sight
able that we are compelled Fields: “If at first you don’t sibly upon realizing that no
to alter it every six months.” succeed, try, try again. Then one knew what the heck a
I would disagree with this quit. There’s no use being a philogist was.
Anne
entirely if it weren’t for glad- damn fool about it.” He then became a philoso-
Hines iator shoes and the 1980s. Al- Words to live by. Particu- pher somehow thinking this
so, the only way I’m going to larly if you’re a) a person try- would be a more profitable
make it onto anyone’s best- ing to get a date or b) a na- career choice. Some guys
dressed list is if Home Work- tional political party trying can’t win.
A
ers Monthly runs a “ratty to get a majority. As a philosopher, Niet-
while back I did a bathrobe issue.” Next, from an anonymous zsche offered such insights
column on “wise Next, historian and Har- source: “No one in all society as, “Existence is an imperfect
things said by vard professor, Laurel is so underrated, tense that never becomes a
people who Thatcher Ulrich, who disregarded present.” To which we can
aren’t me.” said: “Well-behaved and underpaid only respond, “Um … what?”
Given the success women rarely make his- as the plucky He also said, “It is my ambi-
of this piece (some- tory.” humour colum- tion to say in 10 sentences
one mentioned They do, however, nist.” I just can’t what others say in a whole
they’d read it), I now get invited to dinner imagine who book.” Clearly, this is a man
present: Wise Words, parties and asked to said this. It’s got a who didn’t get the concept of
Installment No. 2. join book clubs. ring of truth “royalties.”
First up, play- Life’s a trade- though, doesn’t However, I forgive Niet- Letters
wright and style- off, eh? it? zsche everything for saying,
slave of the Victorian From an Lastly, wise “We should consider every
age, Oscar Wilde, who, Old Chi- words from day lost in which we have Defending religious freedom It’s a way of living that
on his deathbed in the nese Fredrick Niet- not danced at least once.” goes against our country’s
home of a friend, fa- pro- zsche. Nietzs- It doesn’t get any wiser In most cases, having dominant religious moral
mously announced, verb: “It is better che was born in than that. more than one wife is part beliefs, but that’s no rea-
“Charles, either these to light a single candle Germany in the of tradition/religion. son to make it illegal.
curtains go, or I do.” than to curse the darkness.” mid-1800s and Anne Hines is an author and humour writer. If I am free to practise Hopefully, that law will go
Wilde also said, Cursing the electric com- undertook a ca- She has written three novels and one my religion, then I should out the door like so many
collection of nonfiction humour.
“Fashion is merely a pany, however, is entirely OK. reer as a philo- be allowed to have more other antiquated laws that
than one wife or else it’s go against our civil rights,
discrimination. like the now-abolished
Views If one’s tradition is to laws against interracial
have one wife, why should marriage in the United
West LRT missing major employment centres that be enforced on other States, or the continuing
religions? debate against gay mar-
Religion is a way of life, a riage.
In work needs to serve where practice which requires Some polygamous rela-
Transit
people want or need to go. “There was very shoddy analysis done to willing participants; there tionships have been abu-
“There was very shoddy is no one who suffers. sive, but so are quite a few
justify the final alignment and it was done
analysis done to justify the For one to call it disgust- monogamous relation-
Chris
final alignment and it was with enormous speed.” ing, they do not respect ships. We already have
Phalen done with enormous Naheed Nenshi, Better Calgary Campaign other people or religion. laws, help lines and servic-
speed,” said Nenshi. THULANI NGWENYA, CALGARY es to deal with these horri-
Nenshi said the city is commuters go there at all ing the LRT to Mount Royal ble situations.
[email protected] leading the public to believe times of the day — not just is greater and the logistics Making consensual polygamy I don’t see what making
more people work west of peak hours. are more complicated, but if illegal infringes on civil rights consensual polygamy ille-
Council’s judgment to ex- Sarcee Trail than in the Lin- The point is, universities the city can spend $150,000 gal does, other than in-
clude Mount Royal College coln Park area. and colleges are major em- million to extend the tracks I’m not a polygamist. fringe on people’s civil
on the West LRT line is the City planners have argued ployment hubs, symbols of a couple of kilometres in the Frankly, one wife is more rights to live their lives ac-
kind of gaffe we’ve come to that compromising the LRT a community’s cultural en- northwest to pick-up two than enough for me. But I cording to their religious
expect from our heralded service to downtown by al- trenchment and should be low-density neighbour- don’t think it should be il- or cultural beliefs.
leaders. tering the route to include prioritized on the chain of hoods such as Tuscany and legal. GIAN MANCUSO, TORONTO
The approved alignment, MRC would be counter-pro- transit expansion. Rocky Ridge, council could
which routed the train west ductive, as it would decrease Calgary Transit plans to surely splurge for an estab-
on 17th Ave., and in doing so downtown ridership poten- add more Bus Rapid Transit lished institution.
Quote of the Day
failed to pick up major em- tial, which the planners routes to MRC and could in- The 17th Ave. alignment
ployment centres like MRC, project will be far higher tegrate those routes imme- goes against the city’s vow
ATCO and Westmount Cor- than the potential ridership diately, but mysteriously dil- to attempt to reel in rapid
“There’s a peace to (being
porate Campus Centre in the from Mount Royal College. ly-dally on such a simple ini- sprawl, and routing it west
Lincoln Park-Garrison Green But council’s insensitivity tiative. means the rail will be chas- married) and a sense of
communities, was complet- to taxpayers who don’t While the West LRT, a ing developments and not
ed with rapid disregard. work in the downtown core grand-scale project, was ap- the other way around. togetherness that we just didn’t
Naheed Nenshi, spokes- is represented by existing proved with such enormous
person for the Better Cal- and proposed transit infra- speed and incomprehensi- have before … it’s so lovely.”
gary Campaign, argues structure. ble analysis the whole Chris Phalen is a past
contributor to Avenue magazine. He
council needs to recognize On a busy day, MRC hosts scheme loses credibility in has also contributed to the Prince Albert — Actress Portia De Rossi commenting on her five-
transit should not serve the 18,000 people from the four comparison. Daily Herald, Globe and Mail and month marriage to TV talk show host and comedian
various magazines.
network, but that the net- quadrants of Calgary, and Granted, the cost of rout- Ellen DeGeneres. PEOPLE.COM
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British biotechnology company ReNeuron Group has received regulatory approval for a clinic trial to assess whether
the injection of fetal stem cells can help 12 patients regenerate parts of the brain damaged by stroke. REUTERS
Gas agreement on table
Business
Russia and Ukraine aim to sign a deal today to restart gas
flows to Europe through Ukraine after agreeing on a price
for 2009 supplies. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
said Ukraine will receive a 20 per cent discount from the
price European customers pay, on condition Kiev froze 2009
tariffs for gas transit at last year’s levels. REUTERS
EDITOR: FERMIN DESOUZA, [email protected]
Tough love for banks, Obama’s job plan
Taiwan
Economic stimulus
breaks cycle: Aide
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U.S. President-elect Barack ly with Republicans and H terday he does not see the
Obama will push bankers “Let’s remember would not be able to gener- U.S. rate of unemployment
to resume lending to busi- why we’re in the ate enough jobs through topping 10 per cent.
nesses and consumers to the proposed plan. While he predicted “sub-
mess we’re in.”
help put the ailing econo- “Let’s remember why stantial job losses,” he was
my back on track, his top David Axelrod on the we’re in the mess we’re confident Obama’s econo-
aides said yesterday. Bush administration in,” Axelrod said in a cri- mic plan would “contain
“I think he is going to tique of the Bush adminis- what would otherwise be
have a strong message for tration. “Part of it is that just a vicious cycle, people
the bankers,” said David an $825 billion US stimu- when the Clinton adminis- spend less, therefore they
Axelrod, a top Obama ad- lus package that is de- tration left office, we were earn less.” REUTERS
viser. “We want to see signed to create more than running record surpluses,
credit flowing again. We 3.5 million jobs in the next and the policies that were
don’t want them to sit on few years. put in place doubled our In brief
any money that they get Republicans have criti- debt in a matter of a few
from taxpayers.” cized aspects of Obama’s years.” REUTERS ECONOMY Britain’s gross
Axelrod, on the ABC Tel- package as a throwback to domestic product will fall 2.7
evision program This what they call traditional Staffing issues per cent in 2009, the biggest
Week, said, “We have to Democratic borrow and economic contraction since
make sure the money spend policies. (cid:129) Obama stands behind 1946, Ernst & Young predicted.
doesn’t go to excessive Axelrod rejected com- Timothy Geithner, his choice BAILOUT Denmark unveiled a
CEO pay and dividends plaints from the top House for treasury secretary, de- People shop along a street market in Taipei on Saturday. The bank aid package worth $17.7
when it should be going to Republican, John Boehner spite his failure to pay some Taiwanese government distributed consumer vouchers worth billion US yesterday, offering to
lending.” of Ohio, that Obama had taxes, incoming chief of staff $132 US to each citizen in a bid to stimulate domestic inject public credit into banks
Obama has put forward failed to consult adequate- Rahm Emanuel said. consumption and invigorate the country’s economy. to jump-start lending. REUTERS
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Dan Henderson and Mauricio (Shogun) Rua celebrated wins at UFC 93 in Ireland on Saturday while Canadian Denis Kang was left to wonder what went wrong in
his UFC debut. The Vancouver native tapped out in the second round after falling into a chokehold from his opponent, Alan Belcher.METRO NEWS SERVICES
Bronze for Canuck duo
Sports
Alex Harvey, at right, and George Grey, left, won a
bronze medal in yesterday’s cross-country World Cup
race in Whistler, B.C. Harvey, from St-Ferreol, Que.,
caught Russia’s Alexei Petukhov at the finish to earn
Canada’s first men’s World Cup medal in team sprint.
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Steelers, Cards Super Bowl bound
Flames buried by Avs
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quarter sealed makes the game-clinching in- Kurt Warner late in the
LAURENCE HEINEN Pittsburgh’s 23-14 AFC terception in the fourth quar- fourth quarter and the Ari-
for Metro Calgary championship game win ter yesterday. zona defence fended off
over Baltimore and cata- Philadelphia’s last-ditch ef-
THE SKINNY:Following a 3-2 pulted the Steelers to 32-25, earlier Sunday in the forts, as the Cardinals ad-
setback to the Phoenix Coyotes their seventh Super Bowl NFC title game. vanced to an improbable Su-
at home on Saturday night, the Ryan Smyth’s short-handed shot slips by Curtis McElhinney for appearance. Jeff Reed kicked three per Bowl berth behind a 32-
Calgary Flames didn’t have Smyth’s 300th NHL goal last night. Ben Roethlisberg- field goals for Pittsburgh 25 victory over the Eagles in
much time to regroup for a road er completed 16- and Santonio Holmes scored an exciting NFC champi-
game in Denver the next league is an awesome feeling,” of-33 passes for on a 65-yard catch-and-run onship game.
evening and dropped their sec- THE MILESTONES:Colorado Smyth told Rogers Sportsnet. 255 yards and a play in the first half. After blowing an 18-point
ond straight decision. forwards Ryan Smyth and Milan score as the Steel- Baltimore’s halftime lead, the Cardinals
Hejduk both notched their THE CENTURY MARK: ers (14-4), moved Willis McGahee trailed 25-24 before putting
THE MOTIVATION:After los- 300th career goals in the second Defenceman Mark Giordano ahead to take ran 20 times or 60 together a meticulous 14-
ing all four previous games they period to the delight of the and forward Dustin Boyd both on NFC cham- yards and a pair play, 72-yard drive that last-
played against the Flames this hometown fans at the Pepsi played in their 100th career pion Arizona Feb. 1 of touch- ed nearly eight minutes.
season, the Avalache were fired Center. games with the Flames. in Tampa, Florida. The Car- downs, Hightower gained first
up and built a 2-0 lead through dinals topped Philadelphia, but was downs on 4th-and-1 near
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ping a three-game streak of set- honour to play in the NHL, and Flames host the Columbus Blue Arizona’s Edgerrin James off the field the Eagles’ 14-yard line.
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Nash spreads it around
NBA RESULT REUTERS Trade rumours
(cid:129) The South Florida Sun-
Suns 117 Raptors113
Sentinel reported Saturday
VS that there has been talk
between the Raptors and
Miami Heat on a Jermaine
O’Neal-for-Shawn Marion
swap.
Steve Nash only finished
with nine points, but the Anthony Parker paced
two-time MVP dished out Toronto with 26 points in
a season-high 18 assists the team's fifth straight set-
and had a huge bucket in back. Joey Graham dropped
the waning seconds, as a career-high 22 points,
the Phoenix Suns handed while Chris Bosh recorded
the Toronto Raptors a 117- Steve Nash is greeted by his 20 points and 12 rebounds
113 defeat. former national team coach in another loss.
Amare Stoudemire logged and Raptors bench boss Jay An 8-2 run by Toronto
a game-high 31 points and Triano yesterday in Toronto. tied the game at 102-all with
Jason Richardson tallied 17 seven minutes to play. Hold-
for the Suns, who won their points in the win. ing a one-point lead a little
ninth straight game against “I was very pleased with later, Barnes hit a jumper
the Raptors and snapped a the win and it is nice to see and Stoudemire threw
two-game skid. Steve (Nash) finish up the down a dunk to put the
Shaquille O’Neal and Matt way he did,” Suns head Suns up, 114-109.
Barnes each contributed 16 coach Terry Porter said. METRO NEWS SERVICES
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FIGURE SKATING Toronto’s Chipeur of Calgary, who scored
SUNDAY’SRESULTS
Patrick Chan overcame a stum- 134.41 on his free program for Colorado 6 CALGARY2
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Columbus 6 Vancouver 5 (SO)
day to capture his second con- Joannie Rochette of Ile-Dupas, Edmonton 6 Phoenix 3
secutive Canadian singles title Que., captured the women’s sin- NBA
to wrap up the Canadian figure gles title, coming from behind SUNDAY’SRESULTS
skating championships in Saska- to beat Cynthia Phaneuf. Phoenix 117 Toronto 113
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Web of pollution?
News in brief
POLAR BEARSScientists and na- animals for income say the bear
tive people in the Arctic want to population is in better shape
protect Canada’s polar bears de- than scientists realize. The Cana-
spite disagreements over the dian government considers po-
Study links surfing the Internet and global warming
health of the bear population, lar bears a species of special
Environment Minister Jim Pren- concern, but environmentalists
tice said. Environmental groups say the classification should be
want Canada to increase protec- changed to declare the animals Don’t tell Al Gore, but found that roughly 20 mil- cludes the energy used “But in aggregate, for
tion of the bears from climate as threatened or endangered so surfing the web may also ligrams of both on the surfer’s end, websites that get a lot of
change and hunting, but many they can be better protected. pose an inconvenient carbon diox- including the traffic, it can
Inuit who depend on the REUTERS truth when it comes ide are re- electricity Search be substan-
to hastening our leased into needed to tial and it can
environmental the atmos- run individ- (cid:129) Google claimed it would be thousands
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That’s among every second ers and the queries on its search engine CO2 per
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PSYCHIC
Alex Wissner- That in- energy used kilometre. is not often
Stapha —African Psychic Gross on the envi- to create and thought of as
ronmental impact host the a polluting
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