Metro Edmonton - January 28, 2010

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EDMONTON • THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 metronews.ca
More time
No Canadian iPad
CrüeKickstarting Rexall Place
deals in place yet
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puting device is
billed as a cross
between a lap- The parents of a brain-
top and a damaged infant who was “He moves his
smartphone, to be unhooked from life head. He opens his
offering the support are getting more
eyelids a little bit.
best of both time to line up medical
worlds. specialists for a second Every little thing is
Its touchscreen opinion. an improvement.”
measures 24.6 cm An Edmonton judge has
Isaac May, father
diagonally and the device put over the case of baby
is 1.3-cm thick. Apple CEO Isaiah May until Feb. 19,
Steve Jobs says the price of when the court will decide Health Services has said it
the most-basic iPad is $499 how to wrangle with ques- is willing to grant 30 days.
US. That’s a little more tions that are attracting at- Lawyers for both sides
than $530 with today’s ex- tention across Canada and have been working togeth-
change rate. around the world. er to set up the review.
THE CANADIAN PRESS Dr. Richard Taylor, a neo- Justice Michelle
MORE COVERAGE, PAGE 9 natalogist from Victoria Crighton of Court of
General Hospital, has Queen’s Bench said yester-
News on the M ve agreed to examine the boy day that a timeline for Isa-
late next month. iah’s assessment won’t be
What’s this Isaiah’s mother, Rebecka set until Feb. 19 at the ear-
barcode for? May, 23, was relieved to liest.
Learn how to scan hear that her son will have The baby was born last
tthhee i bnastrrcuocdteio wnsit aht more time. Doctors at Ed- October with severe brain
the top of pg 2 monton’s Stollery Chil- damage after his umbilical
dren’s Hospital were origi- cord got wrapped around
VancouverGames nally planning to discon- his throat, which deprived
nect him from a ventilator him of oxygen. Doctors
on Jan. 20. told the Mays there was lit-
Countdown Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil performs at Rexall Place last night during the Edmonton stop on “We are happy that tle chance the boy would
to 2010 their Dead of Winter Canadian Tour. someone has come for- survive longer than a few
ward and offered to assess days, even on a ventilator.
Follow Metro as we him, but we will see what Since then, his parents
bring you daily No fees for ER visits: Health minister the report says,” May said have visited him in hospi-
coverage leading up outside court yesterday. tal every day. They say
to the 2010 Winter Another specialist, an their son has grown, put
Olympics in unidentified pediatric neu- on weight, moves his
Vancouver. COMMENTS Alberta Health But he said later in an in- for all provinces to open a rologist from the Mayo limbs, wets his diaper and
• Today — Minister Gene Zwozdesky terview that Alberta has discussion on a national Clinic in the United States, opens his eyes.
Lueders is scrambling to clarify no plans to do anything standard for emergency- may also review the boy’s A weary-looking Isaac
driving for that he’s not considering that would violate the room waiting times to de- condition. May, 22, said he remains
gold, any type of fee for visiting Canada Health Act, which cide what’s acceptable. Isaiah’s parents success- hopeful about his first
page 12 hospital emergency rooms. prohibits user fees. He was responding to a fully filed for a court in- child. “Every time I hold
The minister told a radio He said there are not go- new report by the Quality junction to stop doctors him, he is non-stop mov-
On the web talk show yesterday that ing to be any fees for visit- Health Council that says from taking him off life ing,” he said. “He moves
he believes this is the type ing emergency rooms and emergency-room waiting support last week. Now the his head. He opens his eye-
Visit metronews.ca of discussion that Alber- no two-tiered health care times in Alberta have in- Mays want 90 days for an lids a little bit. Every little
for news updates tans should be having in Alberta. creased over two years. independent medical re- thing is an improvement.”
about health care. Zwozdesky said it’s time THE CANADIAN PRESS view of his case. Alberta THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Food Bank seeks artistic submissions
Local
Edmonton’s Food Bank is looking for Expressions of Hunger, submissions for a photo, poetry and
short prose contest focusing on five elements of hunger — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual
and environmental. Winners will be showcased at city hall on National Hunger Awareness Day on
June 1 and the Nina Haggerty Centre of the Arts for the Works Art and Design Festival from June
25 to July 7. To enter, visit www.edmontonsfoodbank.com METRO EDMONTON
Two home fires not
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considered suspicious JEFF M
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[email protected] Two of the four suites in fire originated in the base-
the fourplex were occu- ment of the home before it
Fire crews worked through pied. The other two were climbed to the second
the night yesterday, undergoing renovations. floor of the house.
battling two house fires Nobody was injured in “Crews had to open up
on the city’s south side. the blaze, and damages are the roof of the house to re-
The first fire began in estimated at around lease some heat,” Wilson
the bathroom of a vacant $400,000. said, adding a firefighter
suite of a fourplex on 104 Emergency responders sustained a cut on his hand
Street and 67 Avenue received word of the sec- while battling the blaze.
around 10 p.m. ond fire around 6 a.m., He was transported to
Firefighters couldn’t see from the owner of a home the University of Alberta
any visible signs of fire on Jefferson Road and Jack- Hospital with minor in-
from the outside of the son Road. juries.
building when they ar- “He’d been working a Damage estimates for
rived, but discovered night shift. When he got the home had not been cal-
smoke upon stepping in- off, he got home, opened culated by press time. Pierre Lueders, centre, from Edmonton, high-fives students at Olympic Heights School after
side. the door to find his home No foul play is suspected being named to the Vancouver 2010 Canadian boblsleigh team yesterday in Calgary.
They discovered the full of smoke,” Edmonton in either incident, Wilson More coverage, page 12.
flames had crept into the Fire Services spokesman said.
Lock garages: Police
BREAK-INS Police are urging
homeowners to lock up Recommendations
their garages, after a rash of
Scan this barcode for more Local break-ins in targeted west- (cid:129) For added protection, po-
Leanrne whosw o nto y socuanr stmhea bratprchoodne ew.ith end neighbourhoods. lice recommend installing
the instructions at the top of this page. Between Jan. 9 and 24, bars or tint on windows,
thieves preyed upon proper- deadbolts, and ensuring
EdmontonTweets ties in the Laurier Heights, overhead garage doors are
Parkview and Crestwood ar- fully closed before driving
@diva_nilu#yeg eas. away.
Book Your Valen- Unlocked and pried open
tine’s #Passion doors made way for thieves ables not been left in vehi-
Party with me! to snatch a number of items cles.
Hostess shops for left in vehicles, including “It’s best to take the keys
free! More details at iPod cables, loose change, for your vehicle — and any
www.edmontonpassion.com CDs, a laptop, a garage valuables in your car — in-
@himynameisandyto the opener, a mountain bike side your home so the
haters msg’n me, i own a and a cellphone. thieves can’t get away with
iPhone, two Macbooks, a A motorbike and a vehi- your car if they break into
Macbook Pro and a Mac Pro, I cle valued at $50,000 were your garage,” said EPS Con-
even think the iPad is ridicu- also stolen in the break- st. Tricia Gagne.
lous and not needed #yeg and-enter spree. Though the bulk of the
@donivesonAll #yegtransit Police say some of the in- break-ins occurred at night,
is now low-floor accessible. cidents could have been two took place during the
Great achievement in build- prevented, had doors been day while residents were at
ing a barrier free #yeg locked and keys and valu- home. METRO EDMONTON
News in brief
What’s online today. ASSAULT Another ETS bus driv- after two men tried to force
er has been the victim of an at- their way into an inner-city
VideoHundreds turn out tack. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, at ap- home Tuesday night. Police said
at Ottawa funeral for ‘face proximately 4:40 p.m. police re- the victim, whose injuries were
of international sponded to a report of an non-life-threatening, is not co-
policing for assault on an ETS bus driver in operating with officers.
RCMP,’ killed the area of 118 Avenue and 96 GROW-OP Strathcona County
in Haiti quake at Street. Police located three fe- RCMP stumbled upon an appar-
metronews.ca/canada male passengers who had been ent marijuana grow-op after a
arguing with a 25-year-old building on a rural property
Lotteries female ETS bus driver. Injuries burst into flames Monday
Lotto 6/49:14, 17, 19, 21, 40 & 42. Bonus 26 were minor. Charges are night. A search Tuesday found
These results are not official. pending against one of the sus- 1,800 pot plants and roughly
pects. $100,000 in cultivation equip-
ADVERTISE TODAY! INVASION A man in his mid-50s ment. No arrests have yet been
1 888 91 metro (63876) is recovering from stab wounds made. METRO EDMONTON
Thursday, January 28, 2010 metronews.ca metro
UFO spotted in Newfoundland to remain a mystery 3
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
Canadians would elect
Ottawa54 Haitian orphans touch down News in brief
Obama as prime minister
LISTERIOSISDespite many
PAW promises, the government
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lenting in Canada. result in the Tories
A new Canadian losing a large chunk
Press-Harris Decima of their base, with
survey says Obama 30 per cent of them
would be elected Barack saying they’d vote
with a majority Obama Liberal if Obama
north of the border had Michael Ignati- crossS-iCnacnea fdinai srhuinn,g f oTremrreyr F Ooxrd’se r of
regardless of whether he eff’s job. Canada recipient has led a troubled
was leading the Liberals THE CANADIAN PRESS life. Scan this code for the story.
Haitian orphaned children are carried by volunteers off an Air Transat plane that arrived at the (cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:118)(cid:133)(cid:121)(cid:147)(cid:122)(cid:154)(cid:147)(cid:138)(cid:128)(cid:153)(cid:154)(cid:147)(cid:121)(cid:60)(cid:119)(cid:140)(cid:135)
Ottawa Airport yesterday carrying 54 Haitian orphans to be united with their new Canadian families.
Response to Haiti not
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helping Harper in polls
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cent supporting the Tories consequence, what you see
Haiti
and 31 per cent for the Lib- is an unwillingness to con-
Crisis
erals. cede that these guys are ac-
The gap is well within tually engaged and in-
Canada’s swift response to the poll’s margin of error. volved and working,” he
the tragedy in Haiti hasn’t “We’re back into too- said.
boosted the federal close-to-call territory,” said But this animosity could
government’s popularity Gregg. fade, he added.
among voters, a new poll The NDP were at 15 per “There’s no question
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Voters apparently re- the Green party each had solid grades for Haiti, so I
main unhappy about 10 per cent. think right now those two (cid:77)(cid:99)(cid:99) (cid:72)(cid:128)(cid:123) (cid:70)(cid:99)(cid:133) (cid:84)(cid:99)(cid:96)(cid:125)(cid:105)(cid:127)(cid:99)(cid:160)
Prime Minister Stephen Gregg said prorogation things are creating kind of
Harper’s unpopular deci- remains a dead weight for a conflicting impulse,
sion to prorogue Parlia- the Tories and works where nothing is changing
ment and aren’t swayed by against the kind of popu- but the sands have a poten-
the popular effort to help larity boost they might tial to change.”
Haiti, said pollster Allan have looked for after a Gregg said the data don’t
Gregg. speedy and high-profile re- hold much good news for
The latest Canadian sponse to the earthquake. the Liberals and Michael
Press Harris-Decima survey “There continues to be a Ignatieff, but reflect the
suggests the Conservatives lingering anxiousness and simmering anger over pro-
and Liberals are in a statis- animosity around the pro- rogation. (cid:175)(cid:115)(cid:198)(cid:198)(cid:115) (cid:68)(cid:47)(cid:87)(cid:54)(cid:60)(cid:53)(cid:67)(cid:51) (cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:47)(cid:51) (cid:79)(cid:53)(cid:67)(cid:75) (cid:162)(cid:196)(cid:32)(cid:115)(cid:146) (cid:193)(cid:193)(cid:193)(cid:144)(cid:175)(cid:175)(cid:169)(cid:169)
tical dead heat, with 32 per rogation issue and, as a THE CANADIAN PRESS
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4 canada No explanation for absence of emergency choppers during crash
The Defence Department’s head of search and rescue policy says at least one military chopper is on 24-hour standby in Gander, N.L., to rush to emergencies, but didn’t explain why
every Cormorant chopper was away on training last March when Cougar Flight 491 plunged into the sea off Newfoundland, killing 17 of 18 people aboard. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto abuzz over
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most populous city abuzz obeyed traffic signals by late morning yester-
yesterday questioning why day in a ticketing blitz. Police traffic services
a region in which man and said it was anticipated that hundreds of pedes-
machine regularly interact trians and motorists would be ticketed by day’s
is seeing such a dramatic end. Motorists were issued $40 tickets for blocking
spike in fatal collisions. intersections and $180 tickets for failing to stop for a streetcar
With January’s death toll with its doors open and failing to yield to pedestrians.
in the Greater Toronto
Area reaching almost half streets. we can to protect ourselves
of the 31 similar deaths “We have laws. I think at and others around us.”
recorded in all of 2009, a minimum we need to re- Hundreds of people com-
Toronto police embarked spect those laws,” said Pre- mented on newspaper
on a blitz to educate, and mier Dalton McGuinty, websites, with some blam-
ticket, pedestrians and who added the existing ing Toronto’s fast-paced
drivers breaking the rules. laws are adequate to ad- lifestyle. “A lot of people
Politicians and safety of- dress the problem. are in a constant rush to Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore leaves following a news con-
ficials, meanwhile, urged “We should each be get from A to B and others ference yesterday outside the Canada pavilion for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Para-
people to return civility to mindful of those laws and just don’t care,” said one lympic Games still under construction in Vancouver.
the roads and the public careful, either as pedestri- reader. “People are willing
weighed in by the hun- ans or as motorists, to un- to risk their lives just to
dreds on websites with derstand what is going on get that morning coffee or
thoughts on what’s hap- around us to anticipate, to to catch a bus.” Vancouver to grow most during 2010: Board
pening on the city’s be prudent, do everything THE CANADIAN PRESS
CITIES The Olympic effect The Conference Board to easily better that of
will give Vancouver’s econ- forecast Canada’s third- Toronto, projected to post
News in brief omy enough of a boost to largest city will see the second-best perform-
make it the top economic growth leap by 4.5 per ance with 3.5 per cent
NUCLEAR Activists are urging Project Ploughshares and the They say Canada should press performer among Canadi- cent this year, after growth in 2010, followed
the Canadian government to Canadian Network to Abolish NATO to review its nuclear an cities this year, accord- shrinking 1.8 per cent in by Kitchener, Ont., fore-
play a bigger role in the effort Nuclear Weapons want Prime strategies and urge the removal ing to a report yesterday 2009. cast to claim the bronze
to eliminate nuclear weapons. Minister Stephen Harper to of tactical weapons from by the Conference Board Vancouver’s gold-medal with 3.3 per cent growth.
Anti-nuclear groups including speak out on disarmament. Europe. THE CANADIAN PRESS of Canada. performance is expected THE CANADIAN PRESS
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FComamewnt ning and Facebook ICHAEL DE ADDER
of the imagination. That celebrity’s every whim is some.
Relating
said, I am more than OK satisfied. Every opinion (no Sorry to be the one to
with my looks, but would matter how ignorant or break it to you. I mean, I’m
Sofi place them in the “average flat-out crazy) is validated. sure you’re really great
to mildly foxy” range. Even the most idiotic ac- and everything, but we’ve
Papamarko What my lovely Facebook tions are rewarded with a already seen that YouTube
friends and acquaintances pat on the head. This is video a million times and
were doing, whether they why former child stars are, no one cares to know
metronews.ca/papamarko meant to or not, was act- for the most part, certifi- which stupid crops you
I ing as a chorus of Yes Men. able messes; their versions harvested on FarmVille.
need to quit Facebook Yes Men are the man- of reality are tragically Presumably, everyone on
before it gives me the agers, the proteges and the skewed. Facebook is a friend or
brain of a child star. hangers-on When you leave a flatter- fond acquaintance. Mean-
Let me explain. of celebri- ing comment on a friend’s ing that most of your inter-
I recently posted ties (not Facebook profile, you are actions will be positive.
a flattering profile that I am a stroking their ego, celebri- So here’s a wacky
photo that a friend celebrity ty-style. This can be a good thought: We should start
took of me at his — hear thing. It strengthens the adding enemies and acri-
birthday party. With- me out). bonds of your friendship monious exes to Facebook!
in a few minutes, the Yes Men and makes the recipient That way they can drop the
comments came never say feel loved, appreciated odd, “My new
flooding in. “Lumi- “No!” or and/or validated. But after boyfriend/girlfriend is way
nous!” one friend “Wrong!” months and years of Face- hotter and smarter than
wrote. “Stunning!” in- or “Bad!” book compliments, of gold you. Also, why do you up-
sisted another. “Be- The stars, of LIKES THIS … we date your status every five
hold the ADORABLE,” may start to lose touch minutes? Shut your virtual Worth mentioning
offered an old school with reality pie-hole already!”
chum. Real-time Sofi our- Sometimes a heavy dose
beamed, basking in this selves. of perspective can be good. PETA proposes robot
onslaught of cyber com- The re-
pliments. ality is this: Sofi Papamarko is a 20-something writer for groundhog festival
Now, I am not “stun- Not everything based in Toronto. Her heroes include
Desmond Morris and Nancy Sinatra.
ning.” Not by any stretch you do is awe-
An animal rights group lights that accompany tens
wants organizers of Penn- of thousands of revellers
Views sylvania’s Groundhog Day each year in Punxsutawney.
festival to replace Punx- PETA is suggesting the use
sutawney Phil with a robot- of an animatronic model.
World leaders mostly silent about FGM ic stand-in. But William Deeley, pres-
According to the long- ident of the Inner Circle of
time tradition, if Phil the the Punxsutawney Ground-
GlobalView volves the partial or total FGM has no health bene- removal of the clitoris was groundhog sees his shadow hog Club, says the animal is
removal of the clitoris — fits. Doctors say it causes prescribed in western Eu- Feb. 2, then there will be “being treated better than
to the most severe, known lasting psychological trau- rope and the United States six more weeks of winter. If the average child in Penn-
Mona as infibulation, which in- ma, extreme pain, chronic in response to hysteria, he does not appear to see sylvania.” The groundhog is
volves removal of parts of infections, bleeding, ab- epilepsy, mental disorders, his shadow, there kept in a climate-con-
Eltahawy
the external genitalia fol- scesses, tumours, urinary masturbation, nymphoma- will be an early trolled environment
lowed by stitching togeth- tract infections and infer- nia, melancholia and les- spring. and is inspected an-
er of what remains. The tility. bianism. People for nually by the
metronews.ca/globalview girl subjected to this then As you read this, British The international com- the Ethical state Depart-
has her legs bound for activist Julia Lalla-Mahara- munity must speak out on Treatment of ment of Agricul-
Imagine if every year three about two weeks to create jh will be at the World Eco- behalf of girls and women Animals says ture.
million boys had their a seal over her genitals. nomic Forum in Davos to and pour more support in- it’s unfair to Deeley says
penises cut off. Sound out- Have I been graphic shake the suits and wallets to campaigns that have keep the ani- PETA isn’t inter-
rageous? enough? there into paying more at- worked to end FGM in mal in captivi- ested in Phil from
Well, every year three And yet the world is tention to FGM. Her video some communities. Cam- ty and subject Feb. 2 on, and is
million girls have parts or mostly silent about the appeal won the Davos De- paigners say the most ef- him to the looking for pub-
all of their clitorises cut off mutilation carried out on bates 2010 on YouTube, fective ways involve a mix huge crowds licity.
in a procedure known as girls from infancy to about and on Jan. 30 she will be of human rights, educa- and bright THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
female genital mutilation the age of 15 in at least 28 speaking on a panel about tion, community develop-
(FGM). The clitoris has countries, mostly in Africa FGM. ment, health care, and al-
double the nerve endings and the Middle East. Some It’s important to remem- ternative rites of passage.
that a penis has so my immigrants have taken ber FGM is not exclusive to Here’s hoping Julia Lalla- We Know What You’re Thinking
analogy to chopping off the practice with them to one religion or social class. Maharajh can persuade
little boys’ organs isn’t too communities throughout It is older than Christiani- the suits and wallets. 20%The number of Canadians
far off. the world. It is carried out ty and Islam. Egyptian who have seen pictures
There are four types of for several reasons, includ- mummies are said to dis- Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning of themselves on the Internet that
FGM, ranging from the ing control of women’s play characteristics of mu- sEpgeyapkteiarn o-bno Arrna bco amnmd Menutsaltiomr aisnsude psu. Sbhliec they have not posted themselves.
most “minor” — known as sexuality and initiation in- tilation. And as recent as reported on the Middle East for 10 years
clitoridectomy, which in- to womanhood. the 1950s, partial or total before moving to the U.S. IPSOSREID
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The world’s last remaining natural flock of endangered whooping cranes will probably
see another die-off, Texas wildlife managers said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
World
Embattled Obama
pledges more jobs
An embattled U.S. “Change has not come economic worries foremost
President Barack Obama fast enough,” Obama said. on Americans’ minds.
vowed in his first State of He compared the United He spoke to a nation
the Union address last States to other nations: gloomy over double-digit
night to make job growth “Washington has been unemployment and federal
his topmost priority, as he telling us to wait for deficits soaring to a record
looked to reignite his decades, even as the prob- $1.4 trillion, and to fellow
stalling presidency. lems have grown worse. Democrats dispirited about
Speaking before a politi- Meanwhile, China’s not the fallen standing of a pres-
cian-packed House of Repre- waiting to revamp its econo- ident they hoped would car-
sentatives chamber and a my. Germany’s not waiting. ry them through this fall’s
television audience of mil- India’s not waiting.” midterm congressional elec-
lions, Obama urged law- Obama looked to use the tions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
makers to come together high-profile speech to
around new stimulus spend- change America’s conversa-
ing and short-term econom- tion from how his presiden-
ic relief. cy is troubled — over the
Defiant despite stinging messy health-care debate, a
setbacks, he said he would limping economy and the
not abandon ambitious missteps that led to Christ-
plans for longer-term fixes mas Day’s barely averted A family friend reports John Edwards
to health care, energy, edu- terrorist attack — to how he sepaanradt ehdis i wn itfhee, Ealfitzearbmeathth, h oafv ae sex
cation and more. is seizing the reins on the scandal. Scan this code for the story.
What’s next for Haiti’s children?
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eight-year-old Benoit Wod-
son has at least a bunk bed,
food and friends to play
with on a lawn beneath the
mango trees.
The boy with the big grin Thousands of displaced children are in Port-au-Prince.
and the big scar across his
nose wants something scattered among Port-au- UNICEF, Save the Chil-
more, though: “Can we go Prince’s makeshift camps dren and the Red Cross
look for my mom? Can we of homeless and many have begun registering at-
go look for my parents?” he have nobody to care for risk children and sending
asked a worker yesterday them, aid workers say, leav- some to orphanages such
at the orphanage where ing them without protec- as l’Escale — the name
he’s been brought. tion against disease, child means “in transit” —
The smallest survivors of predators and other risks. where they can be tem-
Haiti’s catastrophic earth- Some young Haitians are porarily sheltered, said Bo
quake are growing into one even being released from Viktor Nylund, a senior
of the biggest problems in hospitals with no one to UNICEF adviser for child
its aftermath. Countless care for them. There just protection.
thousands of children are aren’t enough beds. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
News in brief
AFGHANISTAN An eastern was uniquely positioned to de- terday as DNA tests helped
Afghan tribe has signed a pact fy the Taliban with its sizable identify several victims, includ-
to keep the Taliban out of their militia and a history of unity ing two children whose
lands, pledging to burn down against outsiders. Tribal lead- remains were pulled from the
the houses of those who shel- ers said the agreement was sea. The plane went down ear-
ter insurgents and force them borne as much out of frustra- ly Monday just minutes after
to pay fines as high as $20,000. tion with the Afghan govern- takeoff from Beirut in a storm.
U.S. military officials yesterday ment as the desire to keep out All 90 people on board were
welcomed the decision by the militants. feared dead, but only some
Shinwari tribe with a pledge of LEBANON International ships bodies have been found. Three
$1 million US and $200,000 in scanned Lebanon’s coast for more victims — two of them
job programs. But they the black boxes and wreckage toddlers — also have been
acknowledged that the tribe of an Ethiopian Airlines jet yes- identified. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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8 Chicago terror suspect pleads not guilty
David Coleman Headley, accused of helping scout out Mumbai before the 2008 terrorist attacks that left 166 people dead and plotting
to attack a Danish newspaper, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that could result in a death sentence. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Survivors honour 65th anniversary of liberation
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decades ago. they didn’t freeze to death, commemoration estab- who survived the inferno, I
Moving later into a heat- they were gassed and lished by the United Na- came here today from
ed tent to escape the -12 C burned,” Netanyahu said in tions in 2005. Jerusalem to say to you we
temperatures, they heard Is- a solemn ceremony mark- After brief remarks in will never forget,” Ne-
A man watches desecrated graves in Strasbourg, France, yester-
day. Police and Jewish officials say the cemetery has been dese-
crated, with some gravestones marked with swastikas and over-
turned. The desecration came as Jews marked the 65th anniver-
sary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp.
tanyahu said. “We will not
allow Holocaust deniers and “We will not allow
desecrators of grave stones Holocaust deniers
to erase or distort the mem-
and desecrators of
ory.”
I Need An Angel Netanyahu’s remarks grave stones to
were a clear reference to erase or distort the
Iran’s President Mahmoud
memory.”
Ahmadinajad, who has
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the destruction of Israel in regime,” Khamenei was
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a heart of gold. Even Mayor Michael civic leaders and the Real
Bloomberg, who previously Estate Board of New York
Serious candidates can get more information at the following smuipnpisotrrtaetdio nth’se dOebcaismioan atdo- swaiyt ht hae yc ivhialivaen ntori apl,r obbulte mit
email address: hold the trial in New York, should be somewhere else.
appeared to change his “We cannot do that again
mind. to lower Manhattan,” said
[email protected] “If they were to move it Real Estate Board President
elsewheres, I’d be very hap- Steven Spinola, whose
py with that,” Bloomberg group has set up a website,
Rick said yesterday. MoveTheTrial.com.
When U.S. Attorney Gen- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Koreas fire on each other
SKIRMISH North Korea fired ately responded with 100
dozens of artillery shells to- warning shots from a ma-
ward its disputed sea border rine base, according to the
with South Korea yesterday, South’s Defence Ministry
apparently to emphasize and joint chiefs of staff.
that the peninsula remains No casualties or damage
a war zone and push for a were reported, as the
treaty to formally end the North’s volleys landed in its
Donated by the friends of Rick
Korean War — a key de- own waters while the South
mand of the nuclear-armed fired into the air.
North. South Korea immedi- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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U.S. Federal Reserve to keep interest at record low 9
The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates at a record low and pledged to keep them there for
an “extended period” to nurture the economic recovery and lower high unemployment. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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in size but similar in de- work to convince con- in April. International cel-
sign to Apple’s popular sumers who already have lular data details have not
iPhone, was billed by CEO smartphones and laptops yet been announced.
Steve Jobs yesterday as “so that they need this gadget. Apple had kept its “latest
much more intimate than creation” tightly under
a laptop and so much more wraps until yesterday’s un-
capable than a smart and Bluetooth connectivity veiling, though many ana-
phone.” built in. Jobs said the de- lysts had correctly specu-
The highly-anticipated vice has a battery that lasts lated that it would be a
gadget has a 24.6-centime- 10 hours and can sit for a one-piece tablet computer
tre touch screen, is 1.3 cen- month on standby without with a big touch screen.
timetres thick, weighs 680 needing a charge. Jobs, 54, a pancreatic
grams and comes with 16, Apple will also sell a ver- cancer survivor who got a
32 or 64 gigabytes of flash sion with pay-as-you-go da- liver transplant last year,
memory storage. The basic ta plans from AT&T in the looked thin as he intro-
iPad models will cost $499 U.S. Two tiers of data plan duced the highly anticipat-
Apple CEO Steve Jobs presents the iPad in San Francisco yesterday. The iPad, inset, has a 24.6-cen- US — about $530 at yester- will be available without ed gadget, though he
timetre touch screen, is 1.3 centimetres thick, weighs 680 grams and comes with up to 64 day’s exchange rate — contracts: $14.99 per seemed to have more ener-
gigabytes of flash memory storage, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology. No mention was im- $599 and $699, depending month for 250 megabytes gy than at Apple’s last
mediately made of data connection through a wireless carrier. Jobs said the battery lasts for 10 on the storage size. of data, or $29.99 for un- event in September.
hours, and that the device can sit for a month on standby without needing a charge. All models have Wi-Fi limited data usage. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Gas pedal Workshare to extend?
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Ontario BUDGETThe federal govern- jobs one of the key objec-
ment may be preparing to tives of the upcoming I WILL DESIGN
extend the popular work- March 4 budget.
RECALLThe faulty gas pedal sharing program intro- In last January’s budget,
involved in a massive duced in last year’s budget Finance Minister Jim Fla-
recall and sales suspension that has saved some work- herty extended the work-
of eight popular Toyota ers from layoffs. sharing program by an ad-
Digital School attracts students with a
models in North America Transport Minister John ditional 14 weeks to a full
was built in Ontario. Baird said yesterday he was year, but some of those passion to create, design, invent, innovate,
The supplier is Indiana- not making an announce- agreements start running
and animate. Digital School students and
based CTS Corp. and the ment, but said the pro- out in the next month or
problem part was gram is seen as key to pre- so. The program allows instructors share a passion for this unique
manufactured at its plant serving jobs in the current firms to keep employees
blend of design and technology, where
in Mississauga, just west of economy. on a reduced work week.
Toronto. CTS did not Employment in Canada Employees on work-share software and creativity come together.
immediately return remains 323,000 below the qualify for employment in-
But most of all, students are here to
requests for comment. peak prior to the recession surance on days they have
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10 Warner to announce decision on future
The agent for Kurt Warner says the Arizona Cardinals quarterback will hold a news conference tomorrow to announce whether he will retire from the game. Mark
Bartelstein said yesterday the announcement will be made at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe. Bartelstein declined to reveal Warner’s decision. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sports Danton scores in debut
Former NHL player Mike Danton, left, scored a goal in his first hockey game in
almost six years last night. The 29-year-old forward made his CIS hockey debut
with the Saint Mary’s Huskies during a 4-1 defeat to the Acadia Axemen. Danton’s
NHL career ended abruptly when he was convicted in April 2004 in a murder-for-
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Goalies learning under fire Calgary restaurant cleared
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Khabibulin out after hav- 31st in 2002, needs a new and their spouses ran up a of over-serving or any oth-
ing season-ending surgery contract. So does Dubnyk, huge bill at Osteria de er liquor licence violations.
for a herniated disc, 23, who was taken 14th Medici on New Year's Eve. Several days after the in-
Deslauriers and Dubnyk overall in 2004. Both must Maurizio Terrigno, gen- cident, Terrigno said he
have assumed the Oilers’ clear waivers to be sent to eral manager of the restau- had reached an agreement
goaltending chores. the minors next season. rant, complained the hock- with the Oilers over the
And that’s no easy task That means the remainder ey players “went ballistic” bill but refused to provide
with an Edmonton team of this year, no matter how when they got the final bill any details.
that has one win in its last difficult, is all about estab- and ended up paying just THE CANADIAN PRESS
19 games (1-16-2) and is on lishing a pecking order. over $12,000 on the nearly
an 11-game winless streak “You have to be grateful $18,000 worth of food and
after a 4-2 defeat to the for every opportunity you drinks.
Chicago Blackhawks on With Nikolai Khabibulin injured, the inexperienced tandem of get no matter what the sit- Team spokesman Allan
Tuesday. Devan Dubnyk, pictured, and Jeff Deslauriers have assumed uation is,” said Dubnyk, Watt said at the time the
“They don’t have to be goaltending duties for the Oilers. who made his NHL debut players found the bill out-
Superman. They aren’t Nov. 28 in relief of Deslau- rageous and negotiated for
mounted on white horses,” “They’re developing about all of the other riers in a 7-3 loss to Van- it to be reduced by about
Oilers coach Pat Quinn their game and they’re get- things that are going on couver. “You think of how $7,000. Anadsr ea DMaownstorena hl eEaxdpeod, btou tH saalyl so hf eFa’dme
said of his young goal- ting a lot more chances to and more about the funda- many players have played Then the province re- rather be inducted as a Chicago Cub.
tenders. “They are guys develop it under fire than mentals of their game.” all their life to make the ceived an anonymous com- Scan this code for the story.
who are learning. We con- you might have thought, With Khabibulin in the NHL and some get a short
sider them to be develop- but that’s where they are. first season of a four-year, chance or no chance at all.
ment players. So, they need to worry less $15-million US deal, the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sports in brief
GUNS NBA commissioner NHL The Minnesota Wild
David Stern has suspended assigned winger Petr Sykora to
Washington Wizards guards Houston of the AHL yesterday,
Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crit- the next step toward cutting
tenton for the remainder of ties with him. Sykora, however,
the season for having guns in isn’t expected to report.
the locker room. METRO NEWS SERVICES
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