Metro Edmonton - January 13, 2015

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NEWS
WORTH
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UP TO SIX TERROR
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FRANCE MOBILIZES 10,000 TROOPS
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Tech push in Oilers’ new arena
Smartphone- App technology
connected. Fans will Next wave
be able to order food,
watch replays
The technology the Oilers
are looking to emulate in
the new downtown arena
RYAN will soon be standard in
TUMILTY sports stadiums, says the
[email protected] company developing it.
John Paul, CEO of Venue
When the Edmonton Oilers Next, who designed the app
take to the ice in their new available in the San Fran-
arena, they’re hoping it won’t cisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium,
just be player passes con- said after they finished their
necting on ice, but fans con- work there many other
necting with smartphones in facilities expressed interest.
the stands. “We’re actively talking
The Oilers are taking cues to other venues, including
from the San Francisco 49ers’ the Oilers, about potentially
Levi’s Stadium, in the heart using what we did there,”
of Silicon Valley, to guide the he said.
technology in the new arena. A conceptual drawing of the new arena. The Oilers are planning to have an enhanced level of technology in the new building that will Venue Next was origin-
Inside the stadium, which allow fans to scan their tickets from smartphones. CONTRIBUTED ally an in-house unit of the
opened last year, fans can scan football team, but after the
their tickets from their smart- launch became their own
phones, order food directly to according to the Rogers Place Shipton said the Oilers are logically connected arena. arena would enhance the ex- company. Paul said 65 per
their seats, or have it waiting at website, rogersplace.com. looking for a balance, as well “I’m glad they’re going that perience. cent of season ticket hold-
the concession. “It’s going to be a beautiful — because, ultimately, fans are way, because the technology is He said he knows there’s ers in San Francisco use the
They also can watch replays building in the heart of down- coming for the game. there,” he said. a balance as well, but he sus- app and they can deliver
on their phones. town Edmonton, but there’s “You want to be paying At the arena he can watch pects the people who watch food to fans in their seats in
Oilers spokesman Tim Ship- also the technology side where attention to what is on the ice, only what’s chosen for him, their smartphones would do six and a half minutes.
ton said they’re very excited we have spent a lot of time as so that’s where I think there but at home watching the that regardless of the quality of He said he has no doubt
about the bricks-and-mortar well,” he said. needs to be a fine balance,” he game on television he can pick technology. this is the future. “You
design, but they’re also looking It will also allow people to said. from different angles. “There are people at the won’t be a competitive
at technology to add the same load up replays and different Oilers blogger and season- “I am basically a god at this arena already who sometimes venue if you don’t have this
kind of services in the new camera angles, while they are ticket holder Ryan Batty said he point,” he said, adding hav- you wonder why they’re kind of functionality.”
arena. It’s set to open in 2016, watching the game. would welcome a more techno- ing that capability in the new there,” he said.
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Politics
Tories approve
nomination eff orts
Alberta’s ruling Progressive
Conservatives announced
Monday they’ve given the
green light to have a few
dozen candidates nomin-
ated by late February and
that they’re renewing party
memberships for free, N
as momentum toward a
potential spring ballot ap-
peared to grow.
Party executive director
Kelley Charlebois said the
decisions were made during E
a weekend meeting, but
deflected questions about a
potential early move by the
Jim Prentice government to
seek a new mandate via a W
general election.
“I’ll let the political
pundits offer their opinions
on that sort of thing,”
Charlebois said. “My job is
to conduct nominations in PCity artist Raaoul Bhartt is raisiing msoney for youang artistst in thet name aof #JeSuiscCharlie. LkUCY HAINES/MsETRO spur
87 constituencies.”
He did say 35 constitu- S
ency associations have
been given the go-ahead
to proceed with finding
candidates, and those with an art-supply drive
multiple candidates seeking
the post have been urged
to hold simultaneous votes
Feb. 21.
He said the PC nom-
ination committee has
another meeting planned
for Saturday and more
decisions could be made on Tools for School. in a positive way,” said Bhatt. young artists in the city not to Locations
nomination proceedings in As an artist, Bhatt said it was be afraid of expressing them-
Donations set to go to
the 52 remaining ridings. shocking to see other people in selves.
Charlebois said a list of as- Edmonton youth in need the same line of work become “If you don’t do anything, if Colours Art Supplies on
sociations proceeding with victims of terrorism. you stay silent and don’t con- 7359–104 St. and Stylus
their nominations would be “I just felt a really close con- tinue to create and innovate Edmonton on 10538–102
published this week. One Edmonton artist is hoping nection to (the victims), who and express your emotions, Ave. are both collecting
Several sources told to show the city’s creative were in a reactionary business, then the other guys win and we donations for the drive.
Metro Monday that the hopefuls that the pen is always but they were expressing them- know who the other guys are.
party appears to be plan- mightier than the sword. selves through art and that’s They are the guys creating ter-
ning to have all nomina- In the wake of last week’s what I do,” he said. rorism around the world,” he “We are a shop that pro-
tions sorted by the end of terrorist attacks in Paris, artist With support from Ed- said. motes the activity of creativity
March, but cautioned that and designer Raoul Bhatt has monton businesses, Bhatt said Edmonton business Stylus and that specializes in the tools
didn’t mean a spring vote kicked off an art supply drive, people can drop off art supplies Fine Pens + Desk Accessories of written expression. His idea
was imminent, only that collecting pens, erasers and or money that will be donated Inc. has partnered with Bhatt to is promoting the same values,”
Prentice would have the other donations for Edmon- to the United Way for the Tools collect donations. According to she said. “It’s trying to establish
option of going to the polls. ton’s youth in need. for School program. manager Grace Emmanuel, the an enthusiasm for creativity
JEREMY NOLAIS/METRO IN CALGARY “This is just a way to take Bhatt said he hopes that the initiative represents the store’s amongst a younger genera-
something negative and put it supplies collected will inspire values. tion.” LEAH HOLOIDAY/METRO
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Leduc, Alta. Charity touchdown
Athabasca.
at the Leduc Recreation “A person has a reason- will both get $225,000 from
Man in woman’s Eskimos hand off
Centre called the police able expectation of privacy the fund, Football Alberta University
clothes charged for after a woman noticed a when changing,” said nearly $700k to will receive $120,000, as will
voyeurism at cellphone being held under Leduc RCMP Cst. Julian football programs the University of Alberta set to offer
her change room stall. Celms in a release. “You are Golden Bears.
recreation centre Police say the cellphone ap- responsible for any type of “Our commitment is at Hockey
peared to be recording the recording you make with a Eskimos fans are dropping record levels. The Edmon-
A Leduc man dressed in woman as she undressed. portable recording device, more money than ever into ton Eskimos are proud to
woman’s clothing has been RCMP on scene arrested and to ensure you are re- local charities through 50/50 continue our support of the MBAs
charged with voyeurism 26-year-old Xingchen specting people’s privacy.” draws. The teams announced development of amateur
after an incident involving Liu, who was dressed in Liu has been charged its distribution to host of foot- football across Northern
a camera phone at an area women’s clothing and with voyeurism and dis- ball related charities on Mon- Alberta and continue to grow Prospective MBA students
recreation centre. admitted to officers he was guise with intent. day. The Edmonton Huskies the game,” said Eskimos and hockey fans might have
According to RCMP, staff actually a man. METRO and the Edmonton Wildcats president Len Rhodes. METRO an easier time making the
call on where they should
apply for their masters, as
Family fights deadline Athabasca University pre-
pares to open admissions for
its Hockey Executive MBA
program.
Program director Michael
Mauws said the new hockey-
focused MBA program allows
to adopt Chinese teen
people currently working
full-time to take the course
in their spare time.
Mauws said the distance
learning university has
always put an emphasis on
peer-to-peer learning, which
Valentine’s Day. wasn’t until Helen stumbled will be a big feature for the
across a photo of Zhang on- Hockey Executive MBA.
13-year-old adoption
line, that the couple even “The amount of peer-to-
hopeful in China considered a second adop- peer learning that is going to
tion. take place is going to be fan-
will soon age-out of
“It was like this ‘I know tastic for these individuals,”
program you from somewhere’ feel- he said. “We like to think
ing just sort of happened,” he our instructors at Athabasca
said. as coaches… and the idea
Ream said the couple’s that students learn just as
LEAH first adoption took roughly much from each other as
HOLOIDAY seven years to go through they do from coaches and
[email protected] all the protocols necessary the coaches are really there
in Canada and China. Since to facilitate the discussion.”
For Edmonton couple David there are so many special Along with people
and Helen Ream, Feb. 14 rep- circumstances with Zhang’s already working in the
resents more than Valentine’s case, Ream said the process hockey industry, Mauws said
cards and boxes of chocolates has been expedited. the institution is hoping
— it’s the deadline for a Hail “It’s really encouraging to attract executives from
Mary attempt to expand their just the way people are pull- outside the sector to bring
family. ing together and cutting cor- some interesting ideas to the
Since July, the pair has ners,” Ream said. program.
been actively working on Last week, the Ream’s The course is slated to
adopting 13-year-old Zhang sent off the final piece of take students three years to
ZiYe, a Chinese national with paper work after receiving complete and will be broken
two congenital eye disorders. preliminary acceptance from up in two sections, with the
With her 14th birthday on the Chinese government in first focusing on standard
Valentine’s Day, Zhang is just November based on their MBA curriculum and the
a month shy of aging out of status as an older couple and second focusing on hockey-
the country’s adoption pro- Zhang’s special needs. specific issues.
gram. “Because she’s 13, she’s in Admissions for the
According to Ream, the the age where nobody really David and Helen Ream hold a photo of Zhang ZiYe, a 13-year-old Chinese girl they hope to adopt. LUCY HAINES/METRO program open Feb. 1. Only
couple wasn’t looking to ex- wants to adopt any more,” 32 students will be admitted
pand their family after adopt- Ream said, adding Zhang’s “All I know for sure is if While the process has they’re still faced with the into the program, which will
ing their first child in 2011 condition could be treated in she has no treatment, she will gone smoothly and the Reams cost of the entire adoption — start in May.
— a infant girl from China. It Canada. go blind,” he said. are hopeful all will work out, an estimated $27,000. LEAH HOLOIDAY/METRO
Animal rights group calls out Edmonton zoo
An international animal their elephants. Frohoff says the Valley distinction. They have the Elephants
rights group has named Various animal rights Zoo has been on her Cali- opportunity to be heroes,
Edmonton’s Valley Zoo to groups have been after the fornia-based group’s annual but instead they are choos-
a “Hall of Shame” for not Edmonton zoo for years to Top 10 list of worst zoos ing to be villains by allowing The Calgary and Toronto
moving its lone elephant, move Lucy. four times. Lucy to stay,” she said. zoos no longer have any
named Lucy, to a warmer They say Edmonton’s It was second last year, “Other elephant experts, elephants after moving
climate. winter is too harsh for the but escaped the list this some of them extremely them to warmer climates in
Toni Frohoff with In De- elephant. year, although Frohoff says notable, have denounced the United States, prompt-
fense of Animals says the The zoo says Lucy has the “Hall of Shame” status the Edmonton Valley Zoo as ing Defense of Animals to
designation is reserved for been examined by a veter- is even worse. creating amongst the most award the Edmonton Zoo
zoos that refuse to make inarian and deemed too sick “Unfortunately, the Ed- cruel ... environments for with their “Hall of Shame”
Lucy is shown in this file photo. changes within a reasonable to travel because of respira- monton Valley Zoo has elephants in zoos.” distinction.
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Coyote killing derby draws
Study. BPA,
BPS make
pack of unwelcome guests some fish
hyperactive
A University of Calgary study
High participation. has found that a common
ingredient in consumer prod-
Despite the arrival of
ucts can cause hyperactivity in
animal-rights activists zebrafish.
Bisphenol A, known as
trying to shame hunters,
BPA, a chemical used to make
the 2015 hunt drew 87 household plastics and epoxy
per cent more people resins, is produced in large
quantities around the world.
In response to public
concerns, many manufactur-
HELEN ers have replaced BPA with a
PIKE chemical called bisphenol S
[email protected] (BPS), which is often labelled
as “BPA-free” and presumed to
The legal coyote derby that be safer.
caused a ruckus last week went But the study’s findings
on as planned — but not with- suggest that both BPA and BPS
out interruption. can cause alterations in brain
Animal-rights protesters development that can lead to
and media were asked to leave hyperactivity in zebrafish.
a farmer’s private property The fish are widely used by
near Alberta Beach after upset researchers to help understand
groups gathered to shame embryonic brain develop-
hunters for their “cruel killing ment. About 80 per cent of the
game.” genes found in people have
The fourth annual DKD Coy- a counterpart in zebrafish,
ote Tournament sees hunters which have very similar
head out on private land with developmental processes as
one goal in mind: kill as many A coyote walks along the outside of the race course during the 2nd women’s downhill training run at Lake Louise, Alta., in this file photo. humans.
coyotes as possible for cash JONATHAN HAYWARD /THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE “I was actually very sur-
prizes. prised at our results. This was
Paul, one of the derby or- coyotes, up from last year’s 13, prior to the event collected it is considered … an agricultur- a very, very, very low dose, so
Coyote hunt
ganizers, said threats and com- and also saw an 87 per cent in- more than 1,500 signatures but 34 al nuisance,” MacDonnell said I didn’t think using a dose this
plaints forced sites like Kijiji crease in participants. fell short of its 10,000-signature of the coyote species in Alberta. low could have any effect,”
and Facebook to take down “There was more than one goal. “You have to give the farmers said Deborah Kurrasch, a
his pages advertising the an- coyote derby in the province of Duncan MacDonnell, a and ranchers some latitude to researcher at the university’s
nual event. He asked that Met- Alberta on Saturday,” Paul said. spokesman for Alberta Environ- The number of animals killed in this protect their crops.” Cumming School of Medicine
ro omit his last name, as some “They happen from basically ment and Sustainable Resource year’s DKD Coyote Tournament, up from Paul said he’s never encoun- and corresponding author on
of the threats were directed at the beginning of January right Development, said that if the 13 last year. tered a petition against his the paper.
him. through until the beginning of petition reaches that mark, event before. Kurrasch said further
But public uproar didn’t March.... We’re the ones that the department will consider it “People can petition it all research is needed to explore
stifle the coyote hunters’ fun. are thrown under the bus.” and weigh the petitioners’ per- farmers. they want,” he said. “Let the pe- the potential effect on hu-
This year’s derby harvested 34 An online petition posted spective against the interests of “We have to remember that tition speak for itself.” man brains. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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8 EDMONTON metronews.ca
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Winter work. Blading plan
still on course, but city says
tweaks may be needed
The city is looking for tweaks
to its neighbourhood blading
plan, but overall believes it
can meet the targets set out,
despite problems this winter.
The city has done a com-
plete neighbourhood blading
cycle twice this winter.
The cycle is supposed to
take five days, with city crews
coming on the same day of
the week all winter long, but
in both cases neighbourhood
have been missed.
The city is planning to do
neighbourhoods missed last
week this Wednesday and A city snowplow works downtown.
Thursday, because a bout of RYAN TUMILTY/METRO
freezing rain forced changes
to the plan. those bad neighbourhoods
Roland Aitchison, the lined up on Monday,” he said.
city’s superintendent of road- Aitchison said he is confi-
way maintenance, said some dent city crews can handle a
neighbourhoods with cul- typical cycle, but right now
de-sacs or narrow roads take when a wrench gets thrown
longer than others, and the into the mix they struggle.
city may have to move some “I think our resources are
to other days to balance the adequate to that, but when
load. you get a snowstorm I don’t Pediatric emergency physician Samina Ali was the lead researcher for a study that considered how often doctors use pain management practices when treat
“Monday is the bad day, have enough trucks.” ing younger patients. COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
because it seems like all of RYAN TUMILTY/METRO ER doctors must do more
Oil Lethbridge East
Revised drilling Bridget Pastoor to manage kids’ pain: Study
forecast expected won’t run in next
Alberta election
An oilwell drilling spokes-
man expects a revised
2015 forecast in a few A longtime Alberta govern- Health care. Edmonton cently published in the Can- For Ali, one result from the
weeks in light of tum- ment member is moving on doctor says some current adian Journal of Emergency 5Em5erge%ncy room flow study that was surprising was
bling oil prices. from politics. Medicine, surveyed 139 only 53 per cent of physicians
Derek Fildebrandt of Bridget Pastoor, the treatments cause a lot pediatric emergency doctors reported that they use a top-
the Canadian Association Progressive Conservative of pain and anxiety to across the country and found ical cream to help minimize
of Oilwell Drilling Con- legislature member for that practitioners weren’t the pain when inserting an
children and parents 55 per cent of doctors surveyed reported
tractors said the group Lethbridge East, has an- consistently using pain man- intravenous line.
a lack of time or disruption to the emer-
wants to finish meeting nounced she will not run in agement practices, like topic- “When we looked at the
gency room flow as the main barrier for
with industry stakehold- the next election. al anesthetics, when treating effective pain management. number, it was only about
ers first. Pastoor has spent 16 a small child. half of the clinicians reported
LEAH
Fildebrandt said the as- years in the public eye, first Lead researcher Samina using that, which is some-
HOLOIDAY
sociation is watching the as an alderman in Leth- [email protected] Ali works as a pediatric emer- Ali said it became clear thing I think would be widely
situation very closely, but bridge, and then as an MLA gency doctor in Edmonton that some current treatments adopted,” she said.
says it’s no time to panic. since 2004. New research from the Uni- and said she was inspired to were causing a lot of pain and Moving forward, the team
He said the industry She was originally a versity of Alberta reveals research the topic from what anxiety to both children and is hoping to take the research
has been through oil Liberal, but crossed the emergency room doctors she saw on the job. their parents, which affected and address some of the con-
price swings before, so floor in 2011 to join the PCs across the country aren’t do- “We do a lot of painful her as a doctor and mother. cerns identified by doctors,
the situation isn’t new under then-premier Alison ing enough to manage pain- things to children when they “With the infants we have including making informa-
to drillers. Redford. ful treatments for young pa- come (to the ER),” Ali said. to rely on non-verbal cues, tion on the different alterna-
THE CANADIAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS tients. “Painful and anxiety provok- which is definitely more chal- tives for pain treatment more
The study, which was re- ing.” lenging,” she said. available across the country.
Strathcona County to introduces stringent new taxi bylaw
Strathcona County cabs will have a criminal record check. the number of plates made for hire department, ap-
soon have to pass more strin- Sgt. Vito Disciglio, the available as Edmonton does, plauded Strathcona County’s
gent standards, but it won’t county’s general supervisor but Disciglio said it should move, but said it won’t ad-
address one of the major of enforcement, said the bring more structure to the dress issues around cabs from
complaints of Edmonton taxi county has grown to the system. Strathcona collecting fares in
drivers. point where this had to hap- “I think it will provide a Edmonton.
The county is set to intro- pen. level playing field and will “That still doesn’t affect
duce its first taxi bylaw on “I think council decided ensure that the safety of our how the City of Edmonton
July 1, which will require it was just time. It was time citizens,” he said. views cabs coming in from
drivers to get a plate from the to implement some regula- Garry Dziwenka, the dir- the jurisdiction,” he said.
Only cabs licensed in Edmonton can pick up fares inside the city, with cabs county, have a mechanical in- tions,” he said. ector of the City of Edmon- “That’s still an illegal prac-
from other jurisdictions like Strathcona allowed only to drop off. METRO FILE spection on their vehicle and The county isn’t limiting ton’s licensing and vehicle tice.” RYAN TUMILTY/METRO
metronews.ca CANADA 9
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Dentistry students head to class amid probe
Dalhousie University. Students refused to com- cebook group that contained finish their studies.
Dental clinic also ment as they went into the misogynistic comments. The student union has said
school for their first classes The university also delayed it reported complaints of sex-
reopens after delay
since the holiday break. The the reopening of a dental clinic ism in the dentistry program to
resumption of school was de- at the school and stripped the the president last summer and
layed by a week as the univer- 13 male students of their clin- were referred to the univer-
Students headed back to class sity dealt with the controversy. ical privileges there. sity’s human rights, equity and
at Dalhousie University’s dent- Dalhousie University Patients going to the clinic harassment prevention office.
istry school Monday, with some president Richard Florizone Monday had mixed feelings The union says the matter
men ordered to study else- said Friday that 13 male dent- about the incident, with some was dropped when the office
where because of sexually vio- istry students will have to at- saying the male students said complainants would have
lent comments made on Face- tend classes remotely after they should be expelled while others to provide their names.
book about female classmates. were alleged to be part of a Fa- said they should be allowed to THE CANADIAN PRESS The Dalhousie University dentistry building ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Silicone. Woman pleads
guilty to bad injections
A Toronto-area woman who
Charges
injected silicone into the but-
tocks of nine women — in
some cases using syringes at- Merilyn Ely pleaded guilty to
tached to a caulking gun — has eight counts of aggravated
pleaded guilty to aggravated assault endangering life —
assault. one count was withdrawn
Marilyn Ely Reid, 48, was ar- — and is due back in court
rested in November 2012 after on Feb. 27.
a 28-year-old woman fell ill
after receiving alleged Botox in-
jections. Police said the woman procedure, which his client
underwent surgery to have the was not licensed to perform.
substance removed. Reid administered the injec-
Investigators at the time al- tions with syringes, Barry said.
leged Reid advertised buttock, One of the women — none
lip and muscle augmentations of whom can be identified due
and Botox injections on a web- to a publication ban — is still
site called pmmainjection.com. unable to sit down, he said.
Several other victims came Barry said the Crown is
forward after her arrest. seeking a nine- to 10-year sen-
Her lawyer, Calvin Barry, tence, but he is arguing his
said Monday several of the client should get sentenced to
women have had “serious time served because she is re-
health issues” ever since the morseful. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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10 CANADA metronews.ca
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
RCMP arrest third man
in alleged terror plot
Radicalization fears. few details were made public
New laws may be coming
about what the three were al-
Suliman Mohamed, 21,
leged to have done.
faces charges, along The Mounties said they
The government is contem-
would not be providing addi-
with twin brothers plating new laws in response
tional details, given that the
to the October 2014 attacks in
Ashton and Carlos which two soldiers — one at matter was now before the
Larmond the National War Memorial, courts.
the other in St-Jean-sur-Riche- Chief Supt. Jennifer
lieu, Que. — were killed. Strachan, criminal operations
officer for the RCMP in On-
The RCMP swooped in on an tario, said the arrests under-
alleged terrorist conspiracy be- The RCMP says Carlos was ar- score the reality that there
cause one of the suspects was rested at Montreal’s Pierre El- are individuals in Canada who
about to get on a plane to India. liott Trudeau Airport as he was have become radicalized to a
The Mounties have charged intending to travel overseas for violent ideology, “and who are
three young Ottawa men — in- terrorist purposes. willing to act upon it.”
cluding twin brothers — with The Canadian Press has The RCMP thanked Inte-
various terrorism-related of- since learned he was bound grated National Security En-
fences. for India, though it is unclear forcement Team partners from
On Monday, the RCMP if that was his final destination. the Ottawa Police Service and
charged Suliman Mohamed, Ashton, who played pickup the Ontario Provincial Police.
21, with participation in the ac- hockey on a men’s team, was Canada and other western
tivity of a terrorist group. arrested in Ottawa. nations fear that citizens who
Mohamed was also charged Joseph Addelman, a lawyer go abroad to take part in the
with conspiracy to participate for the brothers, said Saturday Islamic State of Iraq and the Three climbers found dead in B.C.
in a terrorist activity with two they planned to vigorously dis- Levant’s guerrilla-style battles
other Ottawa men. pute the charges. could return with intent to do
On Friday, 24-year-old twins They are due for a second harm. A rescue-crew member heads to a helicopter in Pemberton, B.C., north of Whistler, on Monday to search for three mis-
Ashton Carleton Larmond and court appearance Feb. 12. The latest arrests have sing ice climbers. The climbers were eventually found dead in a crevasse about 300 metres below Joffre Peak. Police are
Carlos Honor Larmond of Ot- Mohamed was scheduled to rekindled discussion about not releasing the names of the victims but described two of them as a man and woman in their mid-30s from the Metro
tawa were charged with vari- appear in court Tuesday mor- homegrown radicalization. Vancouver area and the third as a woman in her late 20s who was an international visitor. DAVE STEERS/THE CANADIAN PRESS
ous terrorism-related offences. ning. But as of Monday very THE CANADIAN PRESS
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