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Voted #1Paralegal
Why pay more?
Business tuition may rise 46%
Other U of C professional faculties could see fee hike between 15 and 39% if proposal OK’d
Technology, calling for nal relations at the U of C. crease, but with a proposed “Students are shocked the University of Alberta
WYNZIE CHAI changes in the Tuition Fee “Part of the rationale of $240 “market modifier” on and angry that their annual earlier this year.
for Metro Calgary Policy. doing this is that the cost top, students could see that tuition could rise, in some “Our university has a
The jump in professional of delivering this type of cost rise to $763.83. The to- cases, by thousands of dol- deficit that needs to be ad-
University of Calgary busi- faculty tuition would be quality of education has tal program would then lars,” said Kay She, vice- dressed, but to balance the
ness students could face a based on three calculations: increased, and the govern- cost $7,638.30, according to president external of the U budget off the backs of stu-
46 per cent tuition hike if How the tuition compares ment grants have not in- the Students’ Union. of C Students’ Union. dents is unacceptable,”
university administration to other universities; what creased at the same pace. Other faculties that may “If the proposal passes, it said She.
gets its way, according to the anticipated income for Some of what we’re doing be affected are engineer- will create a post-secondary A day of action has been
information circulated by alumni is; and the cost to is just trying to bridge the ing, law and medicine, fac- education system where planned for Feb. 2 in the
the U of C Students’ Union. deliver the program, ac- gap.” ing tuition jumps of be- students’ education and ca- north courtyard at Mac
It’s expected the univer- cording to the university. Business students cur- tween 15 and 39 per cent, reer choices are dependent Hall, prior to a public fo-
sity will submit a proposal “Nothing has been decid- rently paying $516.09 for a as well as the MBA program on what they can afford.” rum at 6:30 p.m. with uni-
to the Ministry of Ad- ed yet,” said Colleen Turn- single course would nor- and distance masters-of- The U of C’s proposal fol- versity Provost Alan Harri-
vanced Education and er, vice-president of exter- mally have a 1.5 per cent in- education learners. lows a similar proposal by son.
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14-year-old girl was waiting
for the bus at Dalhart Road
and Dalhurst Way NW
when a man approached
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her, grabbed her buttocks
and made sexually sugges-
Countdown tive comments.
to 2010 The first incident
occurred last Friday while a
Follow Metro as we 15-year-old girl waited for a
bring you daily bus near Dalhart Road and
coverage leading up 53rd Street NW just before
to the 2010 Winter 11 a.m., when a man
Olympics in Vancouver. exposed his genitals to the
• Today — Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad during an event in San Francisco yesterday. More coverage, page 12 girl and began touching
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TECHCanadians should get a Apple CEO Steve Jobs yes- fered an iPad at the same of research for IDC Canada, the escalation of the
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starting in March, but some one-button, keyboard-free how much it will cost for a may be available here, since could happen again.
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Lunchbox pitches in for Haiti
Local
A special pay-what-you-can performance has been added to Lunch-
box Theatre’s romantic comedy Mr. Fix It on Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. with
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rebuild Haiti after the devastating earthquake. Tickets are available
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Library’s food for thought
News in brief
LIQUOR After an Alberta Gam-
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over-serving of Edmonton Oil-
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tipster’s call led to the probe of [email protected]
the Osteria de Medici restau-
rant, accusing them of over- Becoming a first of its kind
serving the team on New Year’s in Canada, the Calgary
Eve. The story was made public Public Library is utilizing
after the restaurant’s owner “guerilla marketing” to CALGARY OBITUARIES
told local media the team catch the interest of super-
refused to pay their entire bill. market shoppers in
A resolution has since been Calgary.
ironed out. METRO CALGARY The unique campaign is CalgaryObits.com
targeting Real Canadian
notes the following deaths
Following news stories on Twitter... Superstore shoppers as in our community:
part of the Everything
CalgaryTweets
You’re Into campaign by
placing clever ads in the ARMSTRONG, Edward Albert (Ed)
@thorinside store’s deli and produce The Calgary Public Library’s Everything You’re Into campaign is being launched in Real Canadian AARSHN,A CUyLnTth, iMa aArnc nG (enreaerd M MaiccLheaoedl )
Trapped like a sections, according to Superstore locations in the area in an effort to prompt shoppers picking up pantry staples to think BURGESS, Roy Mason
ctrain sardine CPL’s assistant marketing about picking up a good book. CHRIASTY, John Anthony
again. Must be manager April Ganger. CLARK, Jeanette (nee Thomas)
rush hour in Calgary again. “We wanted to take a ing” and “from cream pie consumers might see oth- and the response has been DALE, A. (Gordon)
@soapyginaGetting excited bold and fresh-faced ap- recipes to Curious er Calgary Public Library wonderful,” Ware said. DELOLNISA,L RDoSbOerNt ,( BEovebl)y Sna Amnpns on
for tonight’s play - seeing No proach and remind people George.” ads on buses and in city Debra Martins was shop- EVANGELISTA, Antonietta Matilda
Exit @hprcalgary. Haven’t to rethink their library. We “This is a first of its kind washrooms. ping at the Country Hills lo- (nee Petrollini)
been to the rodeo in ages - have something for every- and we’ve been getting a Real Canadian Super- cation and said she hadn’t FRASER , Bernice (Bea) Florence
now going 2x. Hooray #yyc body,” she said. very good, positive re- store spokesperson Craig even noticed the ads. HOFOraPnEcRes, Asta May Rita (nee
#hprodeo The ads, placed earlier sponse. We’re just trying Ware said the Calgary “Oh, well, I think it Zuckerberg)
@rasagepoulinI’m still not this month, appear in all something new,” said chain is excited to partner wouldn’t really catch my HYSHKA, Bernice Frances
sure what to wear to 10 Calgary Real Canadian Ganger. with the library on its eye because I’m here to ISMOND, Hazel Taylor
#yyc4Haiti but I hope my Superstore locations and But the Superstore ads unique marketing plan. shop, not read,” Martins JJAOCNKESSO, BNe, rEylr v ie Harvey Willis
#yyc followers can make it to feature slogans such as are just part of the bigger “It’s going fantastic and said, adding she already KING, David Ross
THE fundraiser event (this) “from barbecue to bull rid- campaign, she added, and we think it’s a great idea has a library card. LAIRD, Robert William (Rob)
evening! LAVERS, Richard James (Dick)
Friends planning ‘super’ tribute to slain 17-year-old MAHLBERG, Ronald Wayne
MAJNARIC, Ivan John (Cico)
McLEAN, Marie Blanche (nee
Pouliot)
ing up to her death made Kuzyk initially planned to MURRAY, Trudy May
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to push for worldwide mates is asking students Brit because she perman belts, stick- of Brittney McInnes PARKINSON, George Thomas
banking reforms at across the city to wear loved Superman ers, shirts or even SHERWOOD, Gladys (Joy) (Essa)
metronews.ca “anything Superman” to stuff so much. She just the colours on ning this event is thera- TWHAALCLAKCEER,, JAonhnne ( JMacakr)g Carheatr les
/canada honour slain 17-year-old wore a Superman Feb. 1. peutic for them. Smith
Brittney McInnes on the sticker on her work “I think being the “We’re all hurting, but WANLESS, William Alexander
first day back to school tag and on her head- fun-filled girl she we have each other and we Wilkie
WOLF LEG, Trudy Louise
Lotteries Monday. board. She called Brittney was, she would want planned this out of love for ZAZULA, Karen Lyrae (nee Franks)
Lotto 6/49:14, 17, 19, 21, 40 & 42 Bonus 26 E.P. Scarlett High School herself Superman, McInnes us to have fun with her,” she said. ZIVKUSIC, Jure
These results are not official. student Jessica Brantnall too,” Brantnall told this,” Brantnell Bradley Rietze is facing
said her friend McInnes al- Metro. added. first-degree murder For full obituaries go to
ADVERTISE TODAY! ways had Superman stick- Brantnall, Caitlyn Kuzyk said the girls all charges in McInnes’s
1 888 91 metro (63876) ers and in the months lead- Bourassa and Meagan miss their friend and plan- death. CalgaryObits.com
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Make health-care Sharing the joys of reading City’s growth
plans public: NDP
in ’10 disputed
HEALTH Alberta’s New
Democrats say they’ve been Celebs, volunteers spread the word on Family Literacy Day by experts
told there’s too much secre-
cy in health-care planning W ECONOMY Calgary’s
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which has two elected local celebrities like MLA While the report stated
members, says drug costs Dave Rodney and former Calgary experienced its
for seniors should be Breakfast Television host first recession last year
capped at $25 a month. Dave Kelly. since 1989, the board’s pro-
THE CANADIAN PRESS A team of around 70, in- jections say the city’s
cluding volunteers from growth will increase by
the Calgary law firm Bor- three per cent in 2010,
Use ‘sun block’ for den Ladner Gervais and The leading to a rebound in the
climate fight: Prof Calgary Public Library, as goods sector and solid
well as the Stampede growth in retail sales will
ENVIRONMENT David Keith, Queen and Princesses, bolster the services sector.
a University of Calgary pro- turned up to read with the Calgary Economic Devel-
fessor, says it’s time for gov- Grade 1 and 2 students in opment’s Adam Legge said
ernments to start looking small groups. he actually forecasts a 0.8
into a global “sun block” to Guest readers Kelly and per cent to 1.2 per cent
fight climate change. Keith Rodney read their favourite Former Breakfast Television host Dave Kelly encourages grades 1 and 2 students to read during yes- growth, much lower than
makes the argument in the books to the children in the terday’s Family Literacy Day event at Woodlands School. the Conference Board’s.
prestigious British journal second part of the session. “I don’t think we will
Nature. “Statistics Canada tells us from Calgary Reads. helped nearly 2,500 chil- “This type of involve- achieve that number con-
He suggests that spraying that when we read to chil- Calgary Reads was dren improve their literacy, ment helps to create the sidering the fragility of the
tiny particles in the atmos- dren, or have them read to formed as a charity in 2001, and aims to raise their con- sense of purpose in our economy. I think they are
phere to block the sun’s us, children tend to become and supports early assis- fidence and the ability of community that reading re- relying on high oil prices …
rays could be an effective lifelong readers without too tance with struggling read- struggling readers by work- ally helps us with,” said Ed- don’t forget how important
and cheap way to cool the much difficulty,” said Gena ers in grades 1 and 2. The ing together with their ucation Minister Dave Han- energy is, too,” Legge said.
planet. METRO CALGARY Howat, a program teacher Calgary Reads charity has schools and families. cock. KRISTA SYLVESTER/METRO CALGARY
75 Calgary officers
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VANCOUVER
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applied to go to Vancouver
KRISTA SYLVESTER and 75 were chosen through
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ON PATROL They won’t be work by the Olympic com-
competing for gold medals, mittee, so it’s a bonus for
but 75 Calgary police offi- the officers,” Ayliffe said.
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cers are heading to the “But a lot of them are go-
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to serve and protect. ence and to be able to
An overwhelming re- work with officers from
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ing to acting Staff Sgt. gone, Ayliffe added.
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(cid:88)(cid:23)(cid:74)(cid:56)(cid:64)(cid:75)(cid:23)(cid:64)(cid:101)(cid:93)(cid:102)(cid:105)(cid:100)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:96)(cid:102)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:74)(cid:92)(cid:106)(cid:106)(cid:96)(cid:102)(cid:101)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:61)(cid:105)(cid:96)(cid:91)(cid:88)(cid:112)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:61)(cid:92)(cid:89)(cid:105)(cid:108)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:112)(cid:23)(cid:44)(cid:107)(cid:95)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:40)(cid:39)(cid:49)(cid:42)(cid:39)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:100)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:105)(cid:23)(cid:74)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:108)(cid:105)(cid:91)(cid:88)(cid:112)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:61)(cid:92)(cid:89)(cid:105)(cid:108)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:112)(cid:23)(cid:45)(cid:107)(cid:95)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:40)(cid:40)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:100)(cid:37)(cid:23) “They will be working general patrolling duties,
on their paid (vacation other than the three bomb
(cid:58)(cid:102)(cid:100)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:92)(cid:111)(cid:103)(cid:92)(cid:105)(cid:96)(cid:92)(cid:101)(cid:90)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:74)(cid:56)(cid:64)(cid:75)(cid:23)(cid:110)(cid:96)(cid:107)(cid:95)(cid:23)(cid:90)(cid:88)(cid:100)(cid:103)(cid:108)(cid:106)(cid:36)(cid:110)(cid:96)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:107)(cid:102)(cid:108)(cid:105)(cid:106)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:101)(cid:91)(cid:23)(cid:91)(cid:96)(cid:106)(cid:103)(cid:99)(cid:88)(cid:112)(cid:106)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:101)(cid:91)(cid:23)(cid:90)(cid:95)(cid:92)(cid:90)(cid:98)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:108)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:108)(cid:105)(cid:23)(cid:96)(cid:101)(cid:107)(cid:92)(cid:105)(cid:88)(cid:90)(cid:107)(cid:96)(cid:109)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:99)(cid:96)(cid:109)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:103)(cid:105)(cid:102)(cid:94)(cid:105)(cid:88)(cid:100)(cid:23)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:100)(cid:102)(cid:101)(cid:106)(cid:107)(cid:105)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:96)(cid:102)(cid:101)(cid:106)(cid:37) time) and they will also be technicians who will use
compensated for their their technical skills.
(cid:75)(cid:102)(cid:23)(cid:94)(cid:92)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:95)(cid:92)(cid:105)(cid:92)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:107)(cid:88)(cid:98)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:58)(cid:88)(cid:99)(cid:94)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:112)(cid:23)(cid:75)(cid:105)(cid:88)(cid:101)(cid:106)(cid:96)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:105)(cid:96)(cid:94)(cid:95)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:107)(cid:102)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:108)(cid:105)(cid:23)(cid:91)(cid:102)(cid:102)(cid:105)(cid:106)(cid:107)(cid:92)(cid:103)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:105)(cid:23)(cid:112)(cid:102)(cid:108)(cid:23)(cid:90)(cid:88)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:103)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:98)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:90)(cid:88)(cid:100)(cid:103)(cid:108)(cid:106)(cid:37)(cid:23)(cid:58)(cid:102)(cid:100)(cid:103)(cid:99)(cid:96)(cid:100)(cid:92)(cid:101)(cid:107)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:112)(cid:23)(cid:103)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:98)(cid:96)(cid:101)(cid:94)(cid:23)(cid:102)(cid:93)(cid:93)(cid:92)(cid:105)(cid:92)(cid:91)(cid:23)(cid:23)
(cid:74)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:108)(cid:105)(cid:91)(cid:88)(cid:112)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:61)(cid:92)(cid:89)(cid:105)(cid:108)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:112)(cid:23)(cid:45)(cid:107)(cid:95)(cid:23)(cid:96)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:107)(cid:110)(cid:102)(cid:23)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:106)(cid:96)(cid:94)(cid:101)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:92)(cid:91)(cid:23)(cid:99)(cid:102)(cid:107)(cid:106)(cid:23)(cid:198)(cid:23)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:105)(cid:98)(cid:88)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:67)(cid:92)(cid:109)(cid:92)(cid:99)(cid:23)(cid:40)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:101)(cid:91)(cid:23)(cid:71)(cid:40)(cid:23)(cid:67)(cid:102)(cid:107)(cid:37)
News in brief
(cid:60)(cid:101)(cid:107)(cid:92)(cid:105)(cid:23)(cid:93)(cid:102)(cid:105)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:23)(cid:90)(cid:95)(cid:88)(cid:101)(cid:90)(cid:92)(cid:23)(cid:107)(cid:102)(cid:23)(cid:110)(cid:96)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:40)(cid:39)(cid:39)(cid:39)(cid:23)(cid:107)(cid:108)(cid:96)(cid:107)(cid:96)(cid:102)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:90)(cid:105)(cid:92)(cid:91)(cid:96)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:88)(cid:107)(cid:23)(cid:70)(cid:103)(cid:92)(cid:101)(cid:23)(cid:63)(cid:102)(cid:108)(cid:106)(cid:92)(cid:37)
WANTED Calgary police are and a receding hairline.
seeking a man who is wanted HEIST Police officers are seek-
(cid:74)(cid:56)(cid:64)(cid:75)(cid:23)(cid:71)(cid:70)(cid:67)(cid:80)(cid:75)(cid:60)(cid:58)(cid:63)(cid:69)(cid:64)(cid:58) on a Canada-wide warrant for ing a man they believed was
allegedly robbing a number of involved in a heist at a south
(cid:40)(cid:42)(cid:70)(cid:40)(cid:23)(cid:36)(cid:23)(cid:40)(cid:45)(cid:23)(cid:56)(cid:77)(cid:60)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:60)(cid:23)(cid:69)(cid:78)
seniors across the country, re- Calgary cellphone store at
(cid:58)(cid:56)(cid:67)(cid:62)(cid:56)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:56)(cid:67)(cid:57)(cid:60)(cid:73)(cid:75)(cid:56)(cid:35)(cid:23)(cid:58)(cid:56)(cid:69)(cid:56)(cid:59)(cid:56)(cid:23)(cid:75)(cid:41)(cid:68)(cid:23)(cid:70)(cid:67)(cid:43) portedly assaulting one of 16061 Macleod Tr. S that police
(cid:43)(cid:39)(cid:42)(cid:37)(cid:41)(cid:47)(cid:43)(cid:37)(cid:74)(cid:56)(cid:64)(cid:75)(cid:23)(cid:31)(cid:46)(cid:41)(cid:43)(cid:47)(cid:32) them. Richard Earl Rupert, 54, broke up as it was happening.
(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:75)(cid:74)(cid:64)(cid:59)(cid:60)(cid:23)(cid:58)(cid:56)(cid:67)(cid:62)(cid:56)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:23)(cid:40)(cid:37)(cid:47)(cid:46)(cid:46)(cid:37)(cid:41)(cid:47)(cid:43)(cid:37)(cid:74)(cid:56)(cid:64)(cid:75) is wanted on a numerous Police found a U-Haul truck
charges for allegedly victimiz- with dozens of high-end cell-
ing at least 20 seniors since phones parked against a store
January 2008. The suspect is after they scared away the sus-
described as Caucasian, about pects on Jan. 14. Police seek
(cid:75)(cid:60)(cid:58)(cid:63)(cid:69)(cid:70)(cid:67)(cid:70)(cid:62)(cid:80)(cid:23)(cid:155)(cid:23)(cid:75)(cid:73)(cid:56)(cid:59)(cid:60)(cid:74)(cid:23)(cid:155)(cid:23)(cid:57)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:64)(cid:69)(cid:60)(cid:74)(cid:74) five-foot-six and 150 pounds the man who rented the truck.
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6 UFO spotted in Newfoundland to remain a mystery
The reported sighting of a mysterious object in the sky over a community on the south coast of Newfoundland might remain just that — a mystery. Darlene
Stewart of Harbour Mille told CBC News she was outside taking pictures of the sunset Monday when she saw something fly overhead. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Terracotta warriors tour expanded
Canada
Four museums across Canada are preparing for an invasion by China’s famed terracotta
warriors, with Victoria and Calgary slated as additional stops to the previously announced
shows in Toronto and Montreal. The Canadian tour of The Warrior Emperor and China’s
Terracotta Army, slated to run from 2010 through 2012, will exceed “the size and scope of
all previous North American exhibitions” of the iconic Chinese artifacts, said Salvatore
Badali, board of trustees chair for Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Haiti no boon
News in brief
LISTERIOSISDespite many consumers group said yester- networking site.The privacy
promises, the government day. commissioner says the
to Harper: Poll
hasn’t improved the food- FACEBOOK The federal privacy complaint focuses on a tool in-
safety system six months after watchdog is looking into a troduced by Facebook last
Since finishing Terry Fox’s
cross-Canada run, former Order of the fatal listeriosis outbreak, new complaint about month.
Canada recipient has led a troubled food inspectors and a Facebook, the popular social . THE CANADIAN PRESS
life. Scan this code for the story. “We’re back into too-
Haiti
close-to-call territory,”
Crisis said Gregg.
The NDP were at 15 per
Canada’s swift response cent, while the Bloc and
to the tragedy in Haiti the Green party each had
hasn’t boosted the feder- 10 per cent.
al government’s populari- Gregg said prorogation
ty among voters, a new remains a dead weight for
poll suggests. the Tories and works
Voters apparently re- against the kind of popu-
main unhappy about larity boost they might
I Need An Angel Prime Minister Stephen have looked for after a
Harper’s unpopular deci- speedy and high-profile
sion to prorogue Parlia- response to the earth-
ment and aren’t swayed quake.
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a heart of gold.
Haitian orphaned children are carried off an Air Transat plane
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[email protected] Canadians’ love for Obama grows
POLL As U.S. President if Obama was Liberal
Rick Barack Obama struggles to leader, 48 per cent of Cana-
reconnect with recession- dians would vote for the
weary Americans, a party. That would re-
new poll suggests sult in the Tories los-
his popularity is un- ing a large chunk of
relenting in Canada. their base, with 30
A new Canadian per cent of them say-
Press-Harris Decima ing they’d vote Liber-
survey says Obama al if Obama had
would be elected Michael Ignatieff’s
with a majority job.
north of the border Barack If he was at the
regardless of Obama Conservative helm,
whether he was 43 per cent of Cana-
Donated by the friends of Rick
leading the Liberals or the dians would cast their bal-
Tories. lots for the Tories.
The survey suggests that THE CANADIAN PRESS
Thursday, January 28, 2010 metro
No explanation for absence of emergency choppers during crash canada 7
Col. Paul Drover didn’t mention yesterday to an inquiry why every
Corm orant chopper was away on training when Cougar Flight 491 crashed.THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto abuzz over
pedestrian deaths
Fourteen pedestrian deaths 56Toronto police ticketed 56 pedestrians who dis-
in 15 days had Canada’s obeyed traffic signals by late morning yester-
most populous city abuzz day in a ticketing blitz. Police traffic services
yesterday questioning why said it was anticipated that hundreds of pedes-
a region in which man and trians and motorists would be ticketed by day’s end.
machine regularly interact Motorists were issued $40 tickets for blocking intersections
is seeing such a dramatic and $180 tickets for failing to stop for a streetcar with its
spike in fatal collisions. doors open and failing to yield to pedestrians.
With January’s death toll
in the Greater Toronto streets. and others around us.”
Area reaching almost half “We have laws. I think at Hundreds of people com-
of the 31 similar deaths a minimum we need to re- mented on newspaper
recorded in all of 2009, spect those laws,” said Pre- websites, with some blam-
Toronto police embarked mier Dalton McGuinty, ing Toronto’s fast-paced
on a blitz to educate, and who added the existing lifestyle. “A lot of people
ticket, pedestrians and laws are adequate to ad- are in a constant rush to
drivers breaking the rules. dress the problem. get from A to B and others
Politicians and safety of- “We should each be just don’t care,” said one
ficials, meanwhile, urged mindful of those laws and reader who posted under
people to return civility to careful, either as pedestri- the name Kristof. “People
the roads and the public ans or as motorists, to un- are willing to risk their
weighed in by the hun- derstand what is going on lives just to get that morn-
dreds on websites with around us to anticipate, to ing coffee or to catch a
thoughts on what’s hap- be prudent, do everything bus.”
pening on the city’s we can to protect ourselves THE CANADIAN PRESS
VancouverUnder construction
DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore leaves following a news con-
ference outside the Canada Pavilion for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games still under construction in Vancouver yesterday.
Vancouver to see most growth
News in brief
in Canada during 2010: Board
NUCLEAR Activists are urging
the Canadian government to
CITIES The Olympic effect with 3.5 per cent growth in play a bigger role in the effort
will give Vancouver’s econ- 2010, followed by Kitchen- to eliminate nuclear weapons.
omy enough of a boost to er, Ont., forecast to claim Anti-nuclear groups including
make it the top economic the bronze with 3.3 per Project Ploughshares and the
performer among Canadi- cent growth. Canadian Network to Abolish
an cities this year, accord- In addition to the boost Nuclear Weapons want Prime
ing to a report yesterday by provided by the Olympic Minister Stephen Harper to
the Conference Board of Winter Games, housing speak out on disarmament.
Canada. construction and con- They say Canada should press
The Conference Board sumer spending are fore- NATO to review its nuclear
forecast Canada’s third- cast to rebound strongly in strategies and urge the
largest city will see growth Vancouver, the think-tank removal of tactical weapons
leap by 4.5 per cent this said. from Europe. They also say the
year, after shrinking 1.8 The Bank of Canada has government should encourage
per cent in 2009. projected that nationally, the involvement of civil society
Vancouver’s gold-medal Canada’s gross domestic in the nuclear debate by send-
performance is expected to product will advance by ing NGO delegates to a confer-
easily better that of Toron- 2.9 per cent this year after ence later this year which will
to, projected to post the contracting by 2.5 per cent review the non-proliferation
second-best performance in 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS treaty. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Facebook just one big ego boost
few minutes, the comments and acquaintances were do- es; their versions of reality The reality is this: Not wacky thought: We should
Relating
came flooding in. “Lumi- ing, whether they meant to are tragically skewed. everything you do is awe- start adding enemies and
nous!” one friend wrote. or not, was acting as a cho- When you leave a flatter- some. acrimonious exes to Face-
Sofi “Stunning!” insisted anoth- rus of Yes Men. ing comment on a friend’s Sorry to be the one to book! That way they can
er. “Behold the ADORABLE,” Yes Men are the man- Facebook profile, you are break it to you. I mean, I’m drop the odd, “My new
Papamarko offered an old school chum. agers, the proteges and the stroking their ego, celebri- sure you’re really great and boyfriend/girlfriend is way
Real-time Sofi beamed, hangers-on of celebrities ty-style. This can be a good everything, but we’ve al- hotter and smarter than
basking in this onslaught of (not that I am a celebrity — thing. It strengthens the ready seen that YouTube you. Also, why do you up-
metronews.ca/papamarko cyber compliments. hear me out). Yes Men never bonds of your friendship video a million times and date your status every five
I Now, I am not “stunning.” say “No!” or “Wrong!” or and makes the recipient no one cares to know which minutes? Shut your virtual
need to quit Facebook be- Not by any stretch of the “Bad!” The celebrity’s every feel loved, appreciated stupid crops you harvested pie-hole already!”
fore it gives me the brain imagination. That said, I am whim is satisfied. Every and/or validated. But after on FarmVille. Sometimes a heavy dose
of a child star. more than OK with my opinion (no matter how ig- months and years of Face- Presumably, everyone on of perspective can be good.
Let me explain. looks, but would place norant or flat-out crazy) is book compliments, of gold Facebook is a friend or fond
I recently posted a flatter- them in the “average to validated. This is why for- stars, of LIKES THIS … we acquaintance. Meaning that Sofi Papamarko is a 20-something writer
ing profile photo that a mildly foxy” range. What mer child stars are, for the may start to lose touch with most of your interactions based in Toronto. Her heroes include
Desmond Morris and Nancy Sinatra.
friend took of me. Within a my lovely Facebook friends most part, certifiable mess- reality ourselves. will be positive. So here’s a
M
WViewosrld leaders mostly silent about FGM ICHAEL DE ADDER
GlobalView gans isn’t too far off. practice with them to com- It is older than Christianity
There are four types of munities throughout the and Islam. And as recent as
FGM, ranging from the world. the 1950s, partial or total
Mona most “minor” — known as FGM has no health bene- removal of the clitoris was
clitoridectomy, which in- fits. Doctors say it causes prescribed in western Eu-
Eltahawy
volves the partial or total lasting psychological trau- rope and the United States
removal of the clitoris — to ma, extreme pain, chronic in response to hysteria,
the most severe, known as infections, bleeding, ab- epilepsy, mental disorders,
metronews.ca/globalview infibulation, which in- scesses, tumours, urinary masturbation, nymphoma-
volves removal of parts of tract infections and infertil- nia, melancholia and les-
Imagine if every year three the external genitalia fol- ity. bianism.
million boys had their lowed by stitching together As you read this, British The international com-
penises cut off. Sound out- of what remains. activist Julia Lalla-Maharajh munity must speak out on
rageous? Have I been graphic will be at the World Eco- behalf of girls and women
Well, every year three enough? nomic Forum in Davos to and pour more support into
million girls have parts or And yet the world is shake the suits and wallets campaigns that have
all of their clitorises cut off mostly silent about the mu- there into paying more at- worked to end FGM in
in a procedure known as fe- tilation carried out on girls tention to FGM. Her video some communities.
male genital mutilation from infancy to about the appeal won the Davos De-
(FGM). The clitoris has dou- age of 15 in at least 28 bates 2010 on YouTube. Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning
ble the nerve endings that a countries, mostly in Africa It’s important to remem- sEpgeyapkteiarn o-bno Arrna bco amnmd Menutsaltiomr aisnsude psu. Sbhliec
penis has so my analogy to and the Middle East. Some ber FGM is not exclusive to reported on the Middle East for 10 years
chopping off little boys’ or- immigrants have taken the one religion or social class. before moving to the U.S.
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10 Officials fear for remaining whooping cranes
The world’s last remaining natural flock of endangered whooping cranes, which suffered a record number of deaths last year, will probably see another die-off because of scarce food supplies
at its Texas nesting grounds this winter, wildlife managers said. The flock, which travels each year from Canada to Texas, lost 23 birds in the 2008-2009 winter season. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colour it a carnivore
World
This rendering by artist Jim Robins, provided by the University of Bristol, shows a
sinosauropteryx dinosaur, sporting its orange and white striped tail. It was a small
meat-eating, fast-running predator with hollow bones and large brains that lived
during the early Cretaceous period. Scientists have for the first time confirmed
colour in a dinosaur. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
What’s next for Haiti’s children?
Embattled Obama
pledges more jobs Haiti
Crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE In a quake-
smashed city where hun-
An embattled U.S. Presi- fast enough,” Obama said. change America’s conver- dreds of thousands go to
dent Barack Obama He compared the United sation from how his presi- sleep hungry and hurting in
vowed in his first State of States to other nations: dency is troubled — over sordid street camps, eight-
the Union address last “Washington has been the messy health-care de- year-old Benoit Wodson has
night to make job growth telling us to wait for bate, a limping economy at least a bunk bed, food
his topmost priority, as decades, even as the prob- and the missteps that led and friends to play with on
he looked to reignite his lems have grown worse. to Christmas Day's barely a lawn beneath the mango Thousands of displaced children are in Port-au-Prince.
stalling presidency. Meanwhile, China’s not averted terrorist attack — trees. The boy with the big
Speaking before a politi- waiting to revamp its to how he is seizing the grin and the big scar across strophic earthquake are say, leaving them without
cian-packed House of Rep- economy. Germany’s not reins on the economic his nose wants something growing into one of the protection against disease,
resentatives chamber and waiting. India’s not wait- worries foremost on Amer- more, though: “Can we go biggest problems in its af- child predators and other
a television audience of ing.” icans’ minds. look for my mom? Can we termath. Countless thou- risks. Some young Haitians
millions, Obama urged Obama looked to use the He spoke to a nation go look for my parents?” he sands of children are scat- are even being released
lawmakers to come to- high-profile speech to gloomy over double-digit asked a worker yesterday at tered among Port-au- from hospitals with no one
gether around new stimu- unemployment and feder- the orphanage where he’s Prince’s camps of homeless to care for them. There just
lus spending and short- al deficits soaring to a been brought. The smallest and many have nobody to aren’t enough beds.
term economic relief. record $1.4 trillion, and to survivors of Haiti’s cata- care for them, aid workers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Defiant despite stinging fellow Democrats dispirit-
setbacks, he said he would ed about the fallen stand-
not abandon ambitious ing of a president they News in brief
plans for longer-term fixes hoped would carry them
to health care, energy, ed- A famanildy hfriise wndif ere, pEloizratsb Jeothhn, h Eadvweards through this fall’s AFGHANISTAN An eastern iban out of their lands, pledg- insurgents and force them to
ucation and more. separated in the aftermath of a sex midterm congressional Afghan tribe, the Shinwari, has ing to burn down the houses pay fines as high as $20,000.
“Change has not come scandal. Scan this code for the story. elections. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS signed a pact to keep the Tal- of those who shelter THE ASSOCIATED PRESS