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Communications Inc., an- tigating the suspicious
nounced it is restructuring death of a 17-year-old girl
television operations, cut- in a southwest home and
ting newscasts and jobs in confirmed it resulted in
cities across the country ef- the second call to the
fective immediately. home in one day.
There will also be job Around 4:45 p.m. on
losses in Winnipeg. Monday, police received a
Rogers said the check-the-welfare call to
restructuring is due to the home in the 800 block
“shifting viewer patterns of Canaveral Crescent SW.
coupled with the overall The teen was pronounced
state of the economy” in a dead on the scene.
statement yesterday. Neighbours reported wit-
THE CANADIAN PRESS nessing a man taken out of
the home on a stretcher a
News on the M ve Marc Honorat gets a hug from two of his children yesterday at the Calgary International Airport after returning home from Haiti. few hours earlier, and po-
lice spokesperson Kevin
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the top of pg 3 said the home houses the
Calgary man returns from Haiti to pregnant wife, 3 kids McInnes family, which
consists of a mother,
VancouverGames
father, two sisters and a
enced anything like that be- cited to see their father dur- brother.
Countdown Haiti “It’s wonderful (to fore. I thought it was a ing the reunion. “They were a nice and
to 2010 Crisis be home) because I bomb,” he told reporters “There are not words to quiet family. The girls were
while holding his children. describe it. Elated,” Lisa said great and came over to
Follow Metro as we didn’t know if I was “I didn’t know where to when asked how she felt babysit or shovel the side-
bring you daily coverage KRISTA SYLVESTER coming back.” run.” about seeing her husband. walks sometimes. This is
leading up to the 2010 [email protected] Marc Honorat, Honorat has conflicted “I would have understood shocking, it’s really sad,”
Winter humanitarian worker feelings about returning if he stayed because of the she told Metro.
Olympics in Hugs, tears and shouts of home and vowed to return situation. I’m glad he will Friends and family of
Vancouver. “daddy’s home” greeted a Honorat was doing hu- to Haiti as soon as he can af- be here, but I know he’ll Brittney McInnes wrote
• Today — Calgary father returning manitarian work with the ter organizing relief in have to go back as soon as messages to her yesterday
Omischl from Haiti after being organization Haiti Arise Canada. he can and that’s wonder- as a Facebook tribute
chasing caught in the devastating when the earthquake hit, “I didn’t want to come ful.” popped up, including “RIP
elusive earthquake last week. and he didn’t think he back, but we are expecting The group of B.C. stu- Brittney, I’ll raise a glass
gold, Lisa Honorat, her three would make it home to his a baby ... I’m looking for- dents who were on a hu- for you tonight” and “I
page children, and other family three children and preg- ward to going back as soon manitarian mission in Haiti can’t believe that someone
12 and friends anxiously await- nant wife. as possible.” were sequestered onto a bus could do that to you.”
ed Marc Honorat’s return “It’s wonderful (to be His wife is expecting their immediately after getting No one has been charged
On the web from Haiti with mixed emo- home) because I didn’t fourth child on Saturday, off the plane in Calgary at yet and police continue to
tions as he flew in from know if I was coming back. joining siblings Asher, 6, the request of the B.C. gov- speak with the family.
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Fewer jewels, more forethought
TheWestView already donated. It’s called took to the stage, each Not one hair out of place. I tle undercurrent of ex- of the world have been tak-
the U.S. income tax.” wearing a ribbon to express kept waiting for one of ploitation. en by surprise, and it’s up to
When it comes down to solidarity with the people of them to put the damn mike Meanwhile, rescue forces you and me to bail them
Paul the angels versus Rush Lim- Haiti, along with hundreds down, roll up designer haven’t even tallied up all out? Isn’t it time to change
baugh, you always want to of thousands of dollars in sleeves, and get to work. Or the dead, while they have to the script?
Sullivan be on the side of the angels. gowns, jewels and boob at least give someone a cope with aftershocks, loot- I realize Haiti needs to be
But you also have to wonder jobs, each solemnly encour- drink of water. ers, disease and unimagin- rebuilt from the ground up,
about the angels. aging me to give, apparent- I’m not done yet: This Fri- able deprivation. but I wonder if we could do
Rmetronews.ca/thewestview With the best of inten- ly unaware of the unattrac- day, various superstars will I’m not sure how much of with fewer gowns and jew-
tions, the angels (including tive juxtaposition. get together and stage a this is helping and how els and more forethought
ush Limbaugh is all the minor deities: Point 2. In the immediate good old-fashioned much of it is marketing. and effective response.
an appalling per- Celebrities, the media, well- aftermath of the earth- telethon, thanks to the no- Haven’t we learned any- And if that makes me
son. In the wake of meaning politicos and, quake, various celebrity ble efforts of George thing about nature’s capaci- more like Rush Limbaugh
the Haiti earth- above all, Bono) are con- journalists wandered Clooney. More jewels and ty to kick the poor of the and less like Bono, I guess
quake, he respond- tributing to disaster fatigue. around the devastation that gowns for disaster. Right af- world in the teeth, and I’ll have to live with it.
ed to U.S. President Barack Case in point: Did you was once Port-Au-Prince, ter the show, you’ll be able can’t we get there with
Obama’s plea for donations watch the Golden Globes poking cameras into the to download the tunes, with food, water and rescue Paul Sullivan is a Vancouver-based journalist
by advising his radio audi- Sunday? A parade of (literal- faces of dazed survivors, all the proceeds going to faster? Why does it always and owner of Sullivan Media Consulting;
ence not to respond: “We’ve ly) overexposed starlets lamenting the devastation. Haiti. Please ignore the sub- seem that the governments [email protected].
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Katelynn Nyanyow Mark Brittany Ryan Hind
Fraser James Nordstrom Barnett Nairn Omer
Calgary Calgary Edmonton Halifax Ottawa Toronto
A: I think he has po- A: Yes, he has been A: I was anticipat- A: I would say peo- A: No, not really. A: That’s not fair ...
tential to bring the helping out. He ing him to institute ple are happy with He’s done what He’s only been pres-
United States out of took a lot of holi- the changes he him, but we’re still every other presi- ident for one year.
the economic melt- days but he is doing promised, but he kind of waiting for dent has done. I Bush was there for
down, so I think he a good job so far. hasn’t quite lived the big changes to think there is some- eight years ... I think
has lived up to ex- He came in at a bad up to all of them occur. one bigger than he’s done the best
pectations. time, so hopefully yet. him that tells him he can in one year
things get easier for what to do. ... You can’t expect
him. miracles.
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Judge orders publications to pay Polanski 9
A Paris judge ordered three French publications yesterday to pay damages to
Roman Polanski and his family for printing unauthorized photos. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
World
UN adds backup
Haiti
Orphans heading to Netherlands
Crisis
(cid:129)A charter plane heading to ing children out of the quake-
Haiti to pick up 109 children shattered nation. The Foreign
The UN Security Council being adopted by Dutch fami- Ministry said the children
yesterday unanimously lies will reach Port-au-Prince were being gathered in an or-
approved 3,500 extra today, the Dutch government phanage and will be bussed to
troops and police officers said, as an adoption expert the city’s airport for medical
to beef up security in Haiti warned against hastily pluck- checks before the plane lands.
and ensure that desperate-
ly needed aid gets to people receiving food to U.S.-led efforts to open port
earthquake victims as the one million this week and facilities possibly sometime
world body defended at least two million in the next week. In addition, bad-
itself against criticism that following two weeks. ly damaged hospitals are
millions still don’t have “The situation is over- starting to function, water
food or water. whelming,” Ban told re- supplies are increasing, and
A week after the 7.0-mag- porters. But he said “initial more tents and temporary
nitude quake struck, UN difficulties and bottlenecks” shelters are arriving, he
Secretary-General Ban Ki- in delivering relief items said.
Moon said the UN food are being overcome and UN The resolution adopted
agency distributed rations relief operations “are gear- by the Security Council yes-
for nearly 200,000 people. It ing up quickly.” terday will add 2,000 troops
is a small percentage of the He cited a new system at to the 7,000 military peace-
three million to 3.5 million the airport giving priority to keepers already in Haiti and
the UN says have been af- humanitarian flights, the 1,500 police to the 2,100-
fected. Ban said the UN goal opening of five new land strong international police
is to increase the number of corridors to deliver aid and force. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RussiaRally for slain journalist
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Demonstrators carry a portrait of killed journalist Anastasia Baburova, right, during a protest in
Moscow yesterday. More than 500 activists rallied in memory of a human-rights lawyer and a
journalist slain a year ago, and several dozen of them were detained by police.
A 13-hour ride for web access News in brief
MASSACHUSETTS In a major
CHINA They arrive at this across the railway station upset in liberal
gritty desert crossroad plaza: A large sign that Massachusetts, Republican
weary from a 13-hour train says “Easy Connection In- Scott Brown rode a wave of
ride but determined. The ternet Cafe.” voter anger to defeat Democ-
promised land lies just The visitors are Internet rat Martha Coakley in a U.S.
refugees from China’s Senate election yesterday that
western Xinjiang region, may leave President Barack
whose 20 million people Obama’s health-care overhaul
been without links to the in doubt.
outside world since the VIRGINIA A lone shooter killed
government blocked virtu- eight people yesterday in cen-
ally all online access, text tral Virginia, and police had
messages and internation- the suspect circled in the
TestiUmkoraniyn iaatn w gaura-crrdims pelsa ytreiadl kreeyveals al phone calls after ethnic woods last night. The suspect
role in Nazi-era death camps. riots in July. at one point fired at a police
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And the central bank al- 2.9 per cent. However, it governments to exit stimu-
so signalled once again it said 2011 would be slightly lus strategies.
intends to keep interest better than it thought, with In the statement yester-
rates at historic lows until growth projected at 3.5 per day, the bank said it would
at least mid-year despite cent. And a new report on do its part by keeping its
growth returning to the leading indicators from Sta- trendsetting rate at 0.25
Canadian economy. tistics Canada, released be- per cent until at least mid-
“Economic growth in fore the bank’s announce- year. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada resumed in the ment, offered more evi-
third quarter of 2009 and dence that economic activi-
is expected to have picked ty picked up last month.
up further in the fourth
quarter,” bank governor judges that the economy
Mark Carney and his poli- was operating about 3.25
cy-making council said in per cent below its produc-
Protesters march for a rally outside a hotel at Manila’s financial district of Makati city, the venue for an accompanying note. tion capacity in the fourth
the three-day Coral Triangle Initiative Business Summit yesterday in the Philippines. The protesters “Nevertheless, consider- quarter of 2009.” Fee2l0 l0ik9e m yaoruk emt irsaslelyd? t Ahe n beowa st tound ythe
scored the summit for allegedly “ignoring the voices and interests of coastal communities.” able excess supply re- The statement, which in- suggests you're far from alone. Scan
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Cadbury accepts takeover, unions fret Gas station operators
In brief
taking Suncor to court TAKEOVER Cominar Real Estate
DEALAfter months of resist- pence cash and 0.1874 new Investment Trust has made a
ance, Cadbury’s about-face History Kraft shares for each Cad- friendly takeover bid for Hali-
to accept a sweetened bury share, is a nine per fax-based Overland Realty Lim-
$19.5 billion US takeover (cid:129) Cadbury’s roots go back cent premium to its previ- GAS Suncor Energy Inc. minate the retailer fran- ited in an all-cash deal that val-
from Kraft Foods Inc. — to the grocery store opened ous 770 pence offer and 50 faces a class action lawsuit chise agreements of all 300 ues Overland at just under $71
forming the world’s in 1824 by John Cadbury in per cent higher than Cad- from Ontario gas station of its independent Sunoco million. In an announcement
biggest candy company — Birmingham, central Eng- bury’s market value before operators whose franchise retailers in Ontario. yesterday, Quebec’s largest
has alarmed British land. A Quaker, Cadbury be- Kraft, based in Northfield, agreements were ended As a condition for its commercial property owner
unions, lawmakers and lieved cocoa and drinking Ill., went public with its ap- following the Calgary ener- union with Petro-Canada, said it has offered 82 cents a
chocolate lovers. chocolate were healthy al- proach in September. gy giant’s merger with the Competition Bureau share for Overland.
With Cadbury share- ternatives to alcohol, con- Four Labour party law- Petro-Canada last summer. required Suncor to sell 104 SPENDING Government and
holders expected to agree sidered to add to the mis- makers, whose electorates The suit was filed yester- retail outlets, mostly in consumer spending will help
to the deal and a rival bid eries of the working class. cover two key factories in day in the Ontario Superi- southern Ontario where drive most of Canada’s
from The Hershey Co. The popular Dairy Milk bars Britain’s manufacturing or Court of Justice on be- the two companies had economic growth this year,
looking less likely, oppo- were launched in 1905 as a heartland, said in a joint half of 300 Sunoco gas sta- overlapping businesses. says the Conference Board’s
nents fear the U.S. multi- challenge to dominant statement they were wor- tion operators, with Rich- The remaining Sunoco- Canadian winter outlook. The
national’s impact on one Swiss chocolate makers. ried “about the kind of fu- mond Hill, Ont., retailer branded stations are think tank said yesterday the
of Britain’s oldest and best- ture that Cadbury’s would TA&K Enterprises Inc. switching to the Petro- economic outlook looks much
loved brands. maker of Dairy Milk choco- have as part of this giant named as the plaintiff. Canada banner. Suncor re- brighter today than a year ago,
Just days after Cadbury lates and Dentyne gum ca- multinational whose cor- The suit is seeking dam- ceived the statement of but while the economy will
declared its suitor a “low pitulated to a raised bid of porate priorities are decid- ages of up to $200 million. claim late Monday, said grow, job creation will not be
growth” company with a 840 pence ($13.78 US) per ed a long way away from It follows Suncor’s inter- company spokeswoman high enough to make much of
“long history of underper- share. the West Midlands.” nal announcement last Sneh Seetal. a dent in unemployment.
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