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News worth
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Anatomy
Blooming. Bride-to-be
of an
ambush
How James Roszko got back into Quonset hut where he
killed four Mounties may never be known, inquiry told
How exactly did James Roszko infiltrate a
police cordon and murder four Alberta Mayerthorpe mystery
Mounties almost six years ago?
A provincial court inquiry examining “We attempted exhaustively to say when
the case has heard that the answer will (Roszko) in fact entered that Quonset hut,
never be known for sure, but with just one but it’s one of those unfortunate pieces
day of testimony left, the evidence I cannot answer.” — Insp. James Hardy.
suggests two scenarios.
Angela Clay, who is getting married in September, took in the sights and scents Constables Anthony Gordon, Peter Hardy also testified that he couldn’t deter-
of the blooms on display by Wild Orchid Flowershop. Schiemann, Brock Myrol and Leo Johnston mine definitively how Roszko got ahold of
were ambushed and shot by Roszko inside the murder weapon — a .308 Heckler and
In search of perfect bridal fanHEATHtER MaCINTYsRE/MyETRO a Quonset hut on Roszko’s property near Koch semi-automatic military assault rifle.
Mayerthorpe on the morning of March 3, Outside court, Hardy said he had theories,
2005. but none he would share publicly.
The men had been guarding a marijua- Nevertheless, the evidence gleaned from a
Brides-to-be took over the Bridal Fantasy show at the Edmonton Expo Centre na grow-op and cache of stolen car parts variety of RCMP witnesses at the inquiry
yesterday, as wedding vendors showed off everything needed for the perfect inside the shed at the time of the shooting. suggests two scenarios: Roszko managed
wedding — including flowers. Roszko had fled the scene a day earlier to duck into the Quonset either during
but somehow managed in the intervening the night or in the morning in the minutes
hours to get ahold of a semi-automatic preceding the ambush. Once inside he
Local boy enters New thinking on assault rifle, sneak past the officers and acquired the assault rifle.
kill them around 10 a.m. The inquiry heard that accomplices Shawn
Insp. James Hardy, the lead investigator Hennessey and Dennis Cheeseman gave
Dragons’ Den old extinction
into the shootings, told the inquiry this Roszko a covert ride back to the acreage
week that police scoured the property no later than 3 a.m. giving him four hours
looking for evidence of how Roszko got to skulk 1.5 kilometres over snowy ground
But will Jason Mielke emerge Prehistoric geological puzzle back in. to the Quonset before the sun rose around
a local hero? {page 4} solved by U of Calgary? {page 6} “We left no stone unturned,” Hardy told 7:15 a.m.
inquiry Judge Daniel Pahl. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
Fire claims HEATHER MCINTYRE/METRO
1
87 Street
house
Fire crews are investigating
the cause of a fire that
broke out in an abandoned
house early yesterday
morning.
A call came in at approx-
imately 5:20 a.m. about the
burning structure, located
on 87 Street just south of
news
118 Avenue.
The damage included a
partially collapsed main
floor and completely
destroyed roof, said Tim
Wilson, fire rescue
spokesperson.
Wilson said fire investi-
gators determined the
blaze started in the
basement, but the cause is
yet to be determined.
No one was injured.
METRO City crews started plowing residential streets right to the pavement yesterday,
HEATHER MCINTYRE/METRO including those in hard-to-reach cul-de-sacs in the city’s northeast end.
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woman was killed in a HEATHER balmy weather. will be removed.
snowmobile collision in MCINTYRE “The long range forecast That will make for very The big scrape On the web at
Sylvan Lake Provincial @METRONEWS.CA earlier this week didn’t narrow streets, many of 1 metronews.ca
Park on Saturday, police show the warming trend which only one vehicle will The Bobcat equipment Investors begin
confirmed. Thanks to the warm for an extended length of be able to passthrough. may trail the graders by
The deceased’s weather, it may be time to time,” said Bob Dunford, As for where residents as much as 24 hours. the week with
daughter, a seven-year-old find a parking space other roadway maintenance should put their vehicles, 2 all eyes on
girl, survived the crash and than on your front street. manager. “It changed ... Dunford didn’t have any Crews will plow daily be-
Canadian
has since been released Residents are being and that definitely suggestions. tween 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
from hospital, said police. asked not only to remove changed the way we have “I think each neighbour- in the neighbourhoods corporate
The snowmobile struck a their vehicles so city crews to approach (this).” hood is slightly different,” that haven’t been bladed earnings.
parked truck and trailer in can get to work, but also to Having graders clear the he said. “I think now is the in the last two weeks,
Video at
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LLasstt wweeekk ttoo nomminnatee Local producer proposed reality show last May
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Immigrants of 2010 HEATHER MCINTYRE/METRO Jason Mielke was one of
HEATHER 4,000 across the country
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immigrants, this national people’s choice award is the time, a local producer will Mielke would like 50 local
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difference the way he has VIP airing of the episode
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If you know an immigrant who has made a positive Jason Mielke will appear the event — police
on an episode of CBC’s officers, firefighters, trades
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Dragons’ Den on Feb. 16 — people, doctors, teachers,
you can go online and nominate him or her today at pitching a television show military or anyone else —
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Presented by Media Partners episode, but is speaking The premise of the Mielke said if it were to sending large crews over-
very optimistically. show is to have groups of launch, it would do so in seas to make a difference
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MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
Tunisian Volcanoes, coal
regime not
welcome
likely cause mass
here: Feds
extinction: Study
Ottawa has issued a stern
warning to members of
Tunisia’s ousted ruling
class, saying they aren’t The NASA space poster Expedition 26 features a
welcome in Canada. knock-off of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover.
The statement comes as
reports circulate that a IN SEARCH OF NASA’S Calgary researchers may have found ‘smoking gun’
brother-in-law of Tunisia’s that explains Earth’s greatest environmental disaster
former president Zine El NEXT ABBEY ROAD
Abidine Ben Ali landed in
Montreal aboard a private University researchers are bustion going on at the
Volcano effect
jet Friday with his wife suggesting that massive time of extinction,” said
and children in tow. Imagine an official NASA the first Canadian volcanic eruptions led to Steve Grasby from the uni-
But a group of Tunisian space poster with a group commander to take Earth’s first environmen- Geological events as recent versity’s department of
Canadians in Montreal of astronauts decked out charge of the space tal disaster — 190 million as last spring have given geoscience. Grasby is also a
weren’t entirely convinced in Canadian and Russian station during his six- years before the demise of the world a taste of the dis- research scientist at Natu-
with the government’s as- hockey uniforms. month stay, which begins the dinosaur. ruption volcanoes can trig- ral Resources Canada.
surances. Haroun Bouazzi, That’s one of the sug- late next year. Up to 95 per cent of all ger. It’s widely believed that
a spokesperson for a gestions Canadian astro- The 51-year-old space marine species and 70 per Large eruptions can cause dinosaurs met their end 65
Tunisian solidarity group naut Chris Hadfield has veteran promises his cent of land vertebrates be- global atmospheric effects, million years ago when a
in Montreal, said the com- received so far from his poster won’t be a boring came extinct during this such as how the Icelandic meteorite hit the Earth,
munity is sure members of followers on the Internet. one showing astronauts Permian-Triassic period. volcano shut down air trav- but the reason for the Per-
Ben Ali’s family are staying For the past few just standing around in The Great Dying also el, said researcher Steve mian extinction had been
in the city. weeks, Hadfield has been their space suits and hel- caused the only known Grasby. less clear.
THE CANADIAN PRESS using Twitter and mets in their hands. mass extinction of insects. But during the Permian-Tri- “This could literally be
“We want to know Facebook to get ideas for The most recent eye- A University of Calgary assic period, the volcanic the smoking gun,” said
a poster for Expedition catching placard is of the team that worked in Cana- eruptions were some of the Grasby.
exactly who came, 35 — his upcoming long- crew of Expedition 26, da’s High Arctic believes it largest in Earth’s history. The impact of the vol-
and why they did duration mission to the who recreated the Beat- found evidence that volca- canic eruption was so se-
accept them.” International Space Sta- les’ famous Abbey Road noes in Siberia burned “We found layers of coal vere that it eliminated all
tion. album cover. through coal, which in turn ash ... providing the first “higher life” over a period
HAROUN BOUAZZI, SPOKESPERSON Hadfield will become THE CANADIAN PRESS produced ash clouds that direct evidence that there of 200,000 years, he said.
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Google is richer than ever, “Facebook has
but it’s not as cool as it become the cool
once was. kid on the block,
Economic data and corpo- Facebook boasts 500 mil-
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vestors this week as announ- 30 billion links, notes and wants to prove it
Canadian companies begin ced plans in November photos each month — data can still be cool,
reporting fourth-quarter to buy $600 billion of that Google’s search engine
earnings in earnest and the long-term government can’t completely index. It’s too.”
market sees the latest take bonds by mid-2011 in so influential that 26-year- DANNY SULLIVAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,
on U.S. economic growth. an attempt to boost old founder Mark Zucker-
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are expected Wednesday “At $170, it’s trading contender for best picture Making Google hip and
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for fertilizer, PotashCorp analyst at CMC Markets changing services, are the company in a garage in
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low of just less than $90 last “That’s the biggest thing Larry Page are seen at the annual Allen & Co. Media Google’s side, raising wor- the CEO job in a shakeup
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BISTRO PRAHA RISES FROM THE ASHES
A while ago, a friend was take them? Surprisingly enough, surf and turf, washed down by Over the years, Bistro Praha
telling me about the prepa- I rarely get asked Donini, was became less of a “must be seen”
Urban Compass rations he was making for to take people to considered a place as other trendy restaurants
travel during the recent bad West Edmonton “If you are new culinary delight sprouted up around the city. But
TERENCE Aweather. Mall or the Mut- to the city, you and a great it kept a core of customers and a
tart. What do might not realize night out, the night that it wasn’t full was an
HARDING they want to do? bistro was exception. Since the fire that
fter checking numer- They want to eat what an institution offering a caused it to close down, there
ous websites, he de- fried cheese at Bistro Praha was. different vision has been a hole in the heart of
cided he would equip Bistro Praha. I When surf and turf, of dining. the city. But no more.
himself for his trip have long For one A new Bistro Praha has risen
washed down
with all the things suspected that thing, it was from the ashes and resides on
needed to ensure his some ingredient by Donini, was cool when cool 101st Street across from
survival. He was going to set out in it makes it considered a culinary was in short Commerce Place. If you were a
with water, a blanket, candles, habit forming supply in this regular, you are going to see fa-
delight and a great
rock salt, sand, and a shovel. because for city. Almost miliar faces and familiar dishes.
I ran into him yesterday and almost 30 years night out, the bistro every night You will also see a copy of the
asked him about his trip. He told people kept go- was offering there was a mural that adorned the old loca-
me he hadn’t run into any prob- ing back for a different vision lineup at the tion. Thank goodness this
lems other than the fact that the more. door and Edmonton institution is back.
other people on the ETS bus If you are new of dining.” people were re- Now I won’t have to see that
thought he was a bit weird. to the city, you duced to look of sadness on the faces of
When friends and relatives might not real- begging, plead- friends when I tell them they
are paying a return visit to this ize what an insti- ing and whin- can’t get the fried cheese they
city, where do they ask you to tution Bistro Praha was. When ing to get in. crave.
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stitutionality of Canada’s testimony will offer a rare their marriages — is @metroedmonton
anti-polygamy law has glimpse inside Bountiful, harming them and their
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GO ON, GET HAPPY
With The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin has started a
revolution. A former lawyer, she wanted to be happier, so
she devoted a year to testing strategies from sources as
varied as Oprah and Plato. Here, she digests the best tips.
scene A few years ago, Gretchen Rubin, a lawyer-
turned-writer in New York, was happy but JANUARY FEBRUARY
thought she could be happier. Life was pass- THE THEME:Boost THE THEME:
ing. Energy, Vitality Remember Love,
So the mother of two started a Happiness THE TAKEAWAY: Marriage
Project, reading self-help books (from Oprah “The key thing here THE TAKEAWAY:
to Thoreau) and crafting a year-long syllabus is that outer order “It’s very tempting to
Scene in brief full of resolutions. She would clean her clos- contributes to inner think how happy
ets. She would be kinder to her husband. calm. Consider clut- you would be if oth-
She would start a children’s lit club. She ter and organizing. It er people behaved
would get happy, dammit. matters. A messy properly. But you can
The result was success — and a runaway in- closet doesn’t mat- only change
ternational bestseller. ter but it does. You yourself. People ask
Metro asked Rubin to walk through what she get a disproportion- me, ‘Did your
learned month-by-month. ate boost from it. husband change’
“Jump in right where you are,” she says. You can self- but if you change
Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project.
“There’s no need to catch up. Start right now.” medicate through the relationship
Oprah Winfrey STEVE ABILENE/METRO WORLD NEWS cleaning closets.” changes.”
has staged many
a family reunion
on her talk MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST
show. But on to- THE THEME:Aim THE THEME:Light- THE THEME:Be se- THE THEME:Make THE THEME:Buy THE THEME:Con-
day’s episode, Higher, Work en Up, Parenthood rious about play, Time for Friends, Some Happiness, template the Heav-
she promises, THE TAKEAWAY: THE TAKEAWAY:“I Leisure Friendship Money ens, Eternity
the drama will “For me, I started decided that if I act- THE TAKEAWAY:“If THE TAKEAWAY: THE TAKEAWAY:“I THE TAKEAWAY:
be about her. my blog. I one hun- ed the way I want- you want to have “Facebook, Twitter, emphasize the role “Ugh, I tried to
Winfrey told dred per cent ed to feel, I would fun, you have to I’m a big believer in that money can keep a gratitude
viewers thought that novel- feel more that schedule it like a the power of tech- play in a happy life. notebook. I aban-
Thursday that ty and challenge way—so if I acted dentist nology. I agree that Used wisely, money doned that. But imi-
she will have a would not make calm and appointment. It nothing can replace can contribute very tating spiritual
reunion of her me happier. I lighthearted, I can’t always be face-to-face mightily. And the masters is a really
own on the thought mastery would be that, and spontaneous. It contact. … Things question for time good thing to try.
show. She and familiarity my kids would be seems paradoxical like Facebook and and money are the Figure out who
wouldn’t say were the keys and I the same. Remem- to schedule your e-mail have same. Think about your spiritual mas-
with whom — expected to aban- ber: ‘The days are spontaneous time increased the peo- money in a way ter is. Then figure
only that it don it. But I love it. long but the years but that’s the reali- ple I can keep loose that contributes to out how to apply
involves The idea is to do are short.’” ty. If you never find ties with. They add happiness?” the teachings in
something she’s something novel.” time, you won’t!” a lot to my life.” your own life.”
learned about re-
cently and is
known to only a SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Join the project online
few people. THE THEME:Pursue THE THEME:Pay At- THE THEME:Keep a THE THEME:Perfect
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS a Passion, Books tention, Mindfulness Contented Heart, Happiness
THE TAKEAWAY: THE TAKEAWAY:“I Attitude THE TAKEAWAY: Gretchen Rubin continues her
“When I was failed here. Like, food THE TAKEAWAY:“I “The book came out project online at happiness-
writing, several peo- diary: can’t do it. I just love that a little more than a project.com and invites you
ple said, ‘No one simply cannot make Samuel Pepys year ago and I’m to join at happinessproject-
likes to read like you myself do it. I’m go- quote: ‘…if I have a still doing almost all toolbox.com.
do, make it broad.’ ing to try again. I’ve heart to be content- the resolutions plus Gretchen on TV
And I said, ‘I need to tried twice and I al- ed.” One of my new many more, and I
write about me and ways end up revelations is that— still write the blog
it’s so much about abandoning it. it sounds obvious and I’m still deep in- The Happiness Project is current-
books and reading.’ I Maybe I’ll abandon it but—happy people to happiness. My ly being turned into an NBC TV comedy
find people totally with pride. There’s make people happy children’s lit groups starring Kristen Davis of Sex and the City.
Bob MHaerliersy owf irne gleggaael ificgohnt over get it even if their got to be another but you can’t make and the blogs … “It’s not a done deal yet,” says Rubin.
use of his image in Nevada thing is cooking or way to be aware of someone be that’s just two “They’re working away.”
music or nature.” what you eat.” happy.” things right there.”