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Changes to
Alta. school
tests expected
Assessment. Majority Caution dardized assessment be infused
of Alberta students right into the assessment the
teacher does on a day-to-day
write exams purely (cid:580)(cid:3) Shelleyann Scott, an basis?” Johnson said in an inter-
intended to evaluate associate professor view with Metro. “Two things
with the University of are certain — the PATs in their
education system, not Calgary, urged caution current form will not be here in
to impact grades on changing the PAT the years to come, but we will
model. She works on a have some form of standard-
multi-university panel ized assessment because we
JEREMY looking at assessment believe in that.”
NOLAIS done in the province and Carol Henderson, president
Metro in Calgary said many administrators of the Alberta Teachers’ Asso-
welcome the annual test- ciation, welcomed change to a
Across-the-board standardized ing as a measure of their testing format she believes is
testing for Alberta students in own school’s standing. extremely dated.
grades three, six and nine will “Certainly, a 30-year-old test
soon be a thing of the past, is not going to support the kind
according to the education testing be random; others be- of learning we want children to
BRRRRRRRRR ... minister. lieve it should be conducted at be exposed to,” she said. “That’s
Jeff Johnson said he’s the beginning of the semester the problem-solving, the crea-
directed staff in his ministry instead of the end, and ques- tivity, the innovation and work-
to begin exploring other ways tions have also been raised ing together and just learning
to gather school and curricu- about whether the Grade 3 to be good citizens.”
lum data currently provided exams are appropriate at all. Johnson pledged to begin
through provincial achieve- “As we move forward with a changes before the next provin-
A digital sign on Jasper Avenue shows the bone-chilling temperatures Edmonton faced Tuesday afternoon. Combined ment tests (PATs). more flexible curriculum, and cial election and said he would
with a steady wind, the weather prompted wind-chill warnings, as the temperature felt more like -43 C at its lowest He said some parents and as technology advances, too, likely start with the youngest
point. The weather is expected to heat up starting Thursday and heading into the weekend. RYAN TUMILTY/METRO educators have suggested the why can’t the province’s stan- students.
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metronews.ca NEWS 03
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Power. New New law unfair? Lawyer takes Alberta’s new
provincial drunk driving legislation to an Edmonton court
rules off er
The stories of three Alber- new legislation encour- his licence suspended at a Court case
tans who had their driver’s ages people charged with Checkstop in September.
break in
licenses automatically sus- impaired driving offences The Calgarian claims
pended, after new drunk to plead guilty so they can he was unable to provide a (cid:580)(cid:3) The new law means
electricity driving legislation came into move through the steps to breath sample, despite six Albertans charged with
effect on July 1, were heard expedite the return of their attempts, because of a con- impaired driving can’t
charges in an Edmonton courtroom licence. dition he suffers from called drive again until their
on Tuesday. Woodley asked Court of pneumothorax, which caus- case is resolved in court.
Lawyer Matthew Woodley Queen’s Bench Chief Justice es his lung to spontaneously N
said the three people he was Neil Wittmann to grant a collapse. (cid:580)(cid:3) Chief Justice Neil Witt-
The Alberta government representing have suffered stay on his client’s automatic The other two clients mann said he would
has announced changes to financial harm as a result of licence suspensions until a both had their licences sus- issue his decision on this
electricity rules aimed at giving not being able to drive. constitutional battle of Al- pended in the summer, after case at a later date.
consumers a break from high One client has had to rely berta’s new impaired-driving being found by police sitting
power bills and ensure value on his elderly mom to drive legislation takes place. in their parked vehicles. E
for money on future big-ticket him around, while another Those clients include Dan In July, the Alberta gov- impaired drivers who blow
power lines. lost her job. Sahaluk, a 27-year-old com- ernment introduced indefin- over .08.
Energy Minister Ken He argued the province’s edian and engineer, who had ite suspensions for suspected ANNALISE KLINGBEIL/METRO
Hughes said that utilities that
sell power to two out of every W
three Albertans on the so-called Council endorses
regulated rate option will now
be able to buy the juice four
months ahead of time, rather
than on the old deadline of six
weeks.
iHuman project
Hughes said that will
S
bring more cost certainty for
companies, and reduce the risk
of price spikes brought on by
heat waves or cold snaps.
Albertans “want the lights
to go on, and they want a fair iHuman Youth Project details
price for their power,” Hughes
Society. New building
told a legislature news confer-
ence Tuesday. “There will be for group needs (cid:580)(cid:3) The iHuman society has al-
less (price) fluctuation, and provincial, federal cash ready raised $1.45 million
overall prices are being man- from private donors for
aged as tightly as possible.” the project. They are ask-
Hughes also announced RYAN ing the province for $3.8
that an 11-month freeze on TUMILTY million and the federal
the administrative portion [email protected] government for $245,000.
of power bills, instituted to
coincide with a review of the Edmonton’s iHuman Youth (cid:580) The society’s current
pricing system, is now being Society has the full backing of home is 9,000 square feet
lifted. Any fee hikes held in city councillors, but they will across three stories, but
abeyance since last February need money from the provin- the proposed new facility
will now be added to power cial and federal government would be 22,000 square
bills, but over a graduated if they want to build a new feet across three stories.
period to avoid price “shock,” home.
he said. The society is currently
Hughes couldn’t quantify housed in its third temporary a limb with this one here and
the cost to consumers from home, but is hoping to reno- that’s what happens when lo-
the fee thaw, but said it will be vate a space it has purchased cal government takes leader-
“very modest.” nearby and have it become a ship,” said Coun. Don Iveson.
Hughes made the an- permanent home. Catherine Broomfield,
nouncement as part of his The city has committed executive director of the so-
department’s response to an $1.75 million to the project, ciety, said the centre keeps
independent panel report on but the total cost is nearly $8 at-risk youth from crimes and
the electricity pricing system. million. City councillors ex- other bad outcomes. She said
The report by the Retail Market pressed their continued sup- the provincial and federal
Review Committee was com- port at a meeting Tuesday and government can help save
missioned last February by Pre- encouraged the province and long term money if they step
mier Alison Redford to look for the federal government to fol- up to the plate.
long-term solutions to soaring low the city’s lead. “By investing in us they Alex Ste–Marie, studio manager at iHuman, shows off a conceptual
power bills. THE CANADIAN PRESS “We are a little bit out on can save in the future.” drawing of the group’s proposed new facility. RYAN TUMILTY/METRO
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04 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Officers ‘sucking it up’
Stabbing. Death labelled
Edmonton’s second
when dealing with cold
homicide of 2013
An Edmonton man who suc-
Killing
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over the weekend in hospital, they do not believe this to rise later this week weather gear and
more than three weeks after incident was a random we supplement that
he was first attacked, accord- assault. with some of our
ing to police.
Officers initially re- (cid:580)(cid:3) Russell Thomas has made RYAN own little things.”
sponded to a report of a stab- one court appearance TUMILTY Const. Steven Kilpatrick, a beat officer in
bing near 117 Avenue and already and is being held [email protected] the downtown, on how he gets through
127 Street on Jan. 3, police in custody. the cold.
said. The mercury plunged in Ed-
A patrol officer stopped monton Tuesday prompting he said.
Thomas’ alleged attacker, wind chill warnings as the Kilpatrick said they do
Russell Thomas, a few blocks autopsy was conducted, po- breeze made it feel like -43 get a lot of calls from the
away. He was charged with lice began the process of up- C. public who are worried
aggravated assault and pos- grading the charges against For Edmonton Police about homeless people.
session of a weapon. Russell to second-degree mur- Services beat officer Const. He said in this weather
After Jeffery died and an der. METRO Steven Kilpatrick the frigid they try and do everything
temperatures meant dress- they can to get people out
Found guilty ing warm and doing what of the cold, because it can
with two counts of deceit, he could to stay out of the be unsafe.
two counts of discreditable cold. “Step outside on a day
Edmonton cop
conduct and one count of Kilpatrick said officers like this, bundled up well,
terminated insubordination. dress warm, but there is within minutes you are
She was found guilty of only so much they can do thinking, ‘I need to get in-
A 15-year member of the providing false information and still be able to respond side and lot of these people
Edmonton Police Service in an Information to Obtain to emergencies. are not equipped for being
was terminated Tuesday a Search Warrant, and to “As much as I would love outside.’”
after an internal investiga- Professional Standards to throw on big heavy Sorel Temperatures were ex-
tion into five counts of Branch investigators during boots it’s not practical for pected to edge up slightly
misconduct. the internal investigation. driving and getting out of Wednesday, before the be-
Lori Lamb was charged METRO Const. Steven Kilpatrick, right, walks with his partner Clint Burrill along the car really fast, so there’s ginning of a warming trend
Jasper Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. RYAN TUMILTY/METRO a lot of just sucking it up,” later this week.
Redford says universities
need to help with economy
You booked your last
5 vacations online.
Online investing could be
your next destination.
In a town hall Monday with party members, Premier Alison Redford said universities have to help the province
diversify the economy by concentrating on research that can be commercialized. CONTRIBUTED
As Premier Alison Redford ince off oil and gas revenues.
continued to prepare Al- Quoted “Connecting the research
bertans for the worst in and the commercialization
“We have really strong
the coming budget, she de- and the investment that is
RBC Direct InvestingTM livered a strong hint that universities. We have available in this province is
university research is going got to be saying to a really important part of
It’s like online shopping for investments. to have to be more market- what we do for future gen-
them, ‘You have to be
driven. erations,” she said.
rbc.com/buynow As part of a continuing using our taxpayer dol- Petros Kusmu, vice-
effort to explain the budget lars on the research that president (external) of the
challenges facing the prov- University of Alberta student
matters to economic
ince, Redford spoke with union said commercializing
party members in a tele- diversification.’” research gains is great, but it
#1 in client service fi ve years in a row.1 TM conference town hall event Premier Alison Redford can’t be the sole focus of a
and said universities need to university.
help the province’s economy “I think that concern and
grow. matters to economic divers- caution needs to be there to
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06 AVALANCHE WEEK metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Man’s best friend to
Release the hounds.
Metro reporter buried
in snow discovers first-
hand what it’s like to
be rescued by a dog DAY
3
MATT
KIELTYKA
Metro in Vancouver
THE RESCUERS
The only sound I hear is that
of my own body breathing in
and out. Tomorrow: Staying Alive
It’s been that way since Metro takes you to school
I climbed into a snug hole
on how to survive in
carved into the side of Revel-
stoke Mountain Resort in B.C., Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association’s Sadie pokes her head treacherous terrain.
and flashed a “thumbs up” through the snow during a rescue simulation in Revelstoke, B.C., on Jan. 8.
sign to ski patrol. MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
As I lay there in the fetal
position, the patroller covered back and forth as they reach tire block comes down and Roberts explains that he
my one escape with large slabs the bottom of the run. I see Sadie’s wet nose poke and Sadie, like all members of
of snow and ice. “Are you ready to go to through the opening. the Canadian Avalanche Res-
“Are you OK? I’m going to work?” Roberts works Sadie She barks, grabs the old, cue Dog Association (CARDA),
fill in the cracks with snow up into a frenzy. “Search!” raggedy sweater I’m holding are able to cover an area six
now,” he says. in my left hand and starts tug- times that of a team of human
The outside world is silent (cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114) ging at it, helping me as I claw searchers in just a fraction of
for the next 15 minutes, al- my way out of the cold prison the time when responding to
though everyone on the sur- The sound of my breath- with my free arm. an avalanche.
face says they keep trying to ing is joined by a faint rustle Roberts, his boots crunch- The effectiveness of rescue
communicate with me. overhead. ing on fresh powder as he dogs can’t be understated.
I can’t tell. Although races toward us, keeps Sadie “When you’re buried,
Today, I’m put in the role of I’m not in real motivated. every second counts,” is the
an avalanche victim. danger, my “What did you find? There’s tagline used on CARDA’s web-
spirit soars a good girl, good girl.” site.
(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114) on a gust of Once on scene, Roberts’
optimism as (cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114) job is to see which direction
Al Roberts and his faithful rustling turns to the wind is coming from and
companion Sadie, a seven-year- scratching, and It was a minute and send Sadie into it.
old Belgian-shepherd cross, scratching turns to 30 seconds from “The scent of the person
bide their time in the kennel the distinct sound the time Rob- comes out of the snow just
on top of the ski hill when of paws digging erts shouted, like smoke would out of a
Roberts hears “go ahead” over through snow and “Search!” to hole. It takes the path of least
the static on his radio. hurried panting. the moment resistance, out of the snow
Sadie knows it’s time to Bits of snow Sadie homed in and into the wind,” he ex-
work. come free and on my scent and plains.
She leaps out of her cage sprinkle down on started “Once the dog gets into
and barks excitedly as Roberts me as the sounds get dig- the scent cone, they can pin-
steps into his ski bindings and louder. ging point where it’s coming from.
starts descending the moun- Suddenly an en- f o r You can see their head just
tain. me. snap back and you can tell
In a few minutes, they’ll be there’s something there. They
at the site of a simulated ava- Sadie, along with her become more intent on find-
lanche where a “victim” is bur- owner Al Roberts, have ing where the scent is coming
ied underneath a pile of snow. been CARDA validated for from, and as soon as they find
To the naked eye, it’s im- five years, and in that time, it in the ground they just dive
possible to tell where I’m bur- they’ve honed their rescue right in.”
ied. skills. And anyone buried under-
Sadie impatiently paces MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER neath is usually glad they do. Avalanche control forecaster Troy Leahy and his rescue dog, Penny, are two of the most
Exclusively online
Search and rescue volunteers
“She’s a total lifesaver and
obviously a pro” — go to
metronews.ca/ When a fatal avalanche strikes aren’t that common. Thanks to come in, an automated call gets
rescuepuppy for in the B.C. backcountry, it’s the proliferation of knowledge sent out to the experts, day or
the video of our search and rescue volunteers and more people than ever night, who then rally at a mus-
reporter being dug who face the grim task of re- carrying avalanche kits, he gets ter station. The SAR team will
out of the snow by covering the bodies. perhaps one or two per season. include a technician to do a
Sadie the Revel- Situated in what is known “We went to one last year risk assessment, paramedics,
stoke rescue dog. as the “powder belt,” and boast- and it was over before we got avalanche rescue dogs, and a
ing the most vertical ski resort there,” he says. “The local helicopter and heli-sling techni-
in North America, Revelstoke is group had done a self-rescue, cians.
home to a huge contingent of and there was one fatality and Zuzana Driediger is a part-
highly experienced search and by the time we got there it was time Revelstoke SAR volunteer
rescuers. over. They had recovered the with 20 years’ experience. She
Buck Corrigan, a veteran fatality. says some calls are more stress-
manager at Revelstoke Search “In this part of the world, it’s ful than others — such as the
and Rescue (SAR) who helps just accepted that you don’t go Size 3.5 avalanche (out of a ze-
Rescue dog Sadie Veteran Revelstoke Search and Rescue volunteers Zuzana Driediger, right, co-ordinate a team of about 60, out without a certain amount of ro-to-five scale) that killed two
MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER and Buck Corrigan say self-rescue is the norm when avalanches hit in the says despite the high seasonal equipment.” men in 2010 while 200 snow-
backcountry. MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER risk, avalanche calls to his office When an avalanche call does mobilers were attending an
metronews.ca AVALANCHE WEEK 07
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
1
K9 heroes
the rescue
MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
2
3
The CARDA dogs of Revelstoke
1 2 3
Penny Hero Sadie

familiar faces for skiers at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in B.C. MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
Four-year-old Labrador/ Five-year-old Seven-year-old
pros at keeping calm in crisis
golden retriever cross German shepherd Belgian shepherd cross
Handler: Tory Leahy Handler: Zuzana Driediger Handler: Al Roberts
Bio: While Leahy, an ava- Bio: As part of the Revel- Bio: A well-trained dog with
Quoted safety first and what’s import- lanche control forecaster stoke search and rescue a keen nose, Sadie is also a
ant,” she said of how she copes at Revelstoke Mountain team, Hero’s most notable fan favourite on the slopes,
“You kind of accept it that that’s part of in a crisis. Resort, is out ensuring the mission was responding to especially when surprised
“At the time I’m not very ski hills are safe for the the aftermath of the 2010 skiers watch her jump onto
the game in the mountains.” emotional. I just focus on the public, Penny usually isn’t avalanche at Boulder Moun- a chair lift on her own.
Zuzana Driediger, Revelstoke Search and Rescue volunteer, task at hand, but sometimes, too far behind. tain during a snowmobiling
acknowledges fatalities can take an emotional toll in her line of work yeah, it does affect you later on event that involved more
if there’s fatalities involved, but than 200 sledders.
you kind of accept it that that’s
part of the game in the moun-
annual competition at nearby days on the scene with her ava- tains.” About CARDA the Canadian Avalanche Res- active in British Columbia,
Boulder Mountain. lanche rescue dog, Hero, who Emergency Management BC cue Dog Association officially Alberta and Yukon Territory.
She recalled that at one used his keen sense of smell to reimburses all volunteer search formed in 1982 as a non-prof- Teams must be re-validated
point crews had to stop a man help ensure the site was clear and rescue groups for the costs Born out of a loose, but it volunteer organization. each year and must attend
from building a bonfire and and no one was still buried. of each rescue, while commun- long-standing partnership There are currently 28 valid- a winter training course at
pouring gas on it, because the “I personally try to stay calm ity organizations help raise between the RCMP, Parks ated CARDA teams (made up least every second year.
smoke was impeding rescue and collected and just look at money for new equipment. Canada and the ski industry, of an owner and his/her dog) MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
helicopters. She spent three the big picture and focus on KATE WEBB/METRO IN VANCOUVER
08 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Scores of dead
Brazil
bodies dumped Police link cheap
flares to blaze
in Syrian city Penny-pinching by a band
known for its pyrotechnic
displays may have cost
more than 230 people
their lives at a nightclub in
southern Brazil, according
Nationwide violence. the dead were residents of to a police inspector lead-
Various sources put Bustan al-Qasr. ing the investigation into
Syrian state TV said the this weekend’s blaze.
the number killed on
men were killed by mem- Insp. Marcelo Arigony
Tuesday at around 160 bers of Jabhat al-Nusra, an told reporters at a news
al-Qaida-linked group. It said conference Tuesday that
the men were killed after the outdoor flares cost a
they demanded members of mere $1.25 a piece, com-
The bodies of at least 65 the group to leave their areas. pared to the $35 price tag
people were found in Syria’s An activist group, the for an indoor flare.
northern city of Aleppo Tues- Local Co-ordination Com- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
day as the government and mittees, put the number of
rebels blamed each other for bodies at 80. It blamed gov- Egypt
the mass killing. ernment forces for the kill-
The bodies, almost all men ing.
Army chief fears
in their 20s and 30s, were The same day, a bomb
discovered in the contested wounded Abdul-Razzak fall into anarchy
neighbourhood of Bustan al- Qtini, once governor of the
Qasr, according to Rami Ab- province of Hama, as he was The head of Egypt’s
dul-Rahman, director of the in his car, said Abdul-Rahman military has warned the
Britain-based Syrian Observa- and a neighbour of Qtini. nation may collapse under
tory for Human Rights. In- Earlier Tuesday, rebels the weight of its turmoil.
tense clashes between rebels stormed a government intel- However, Gen. Abdel-
and government troops have ligence complex in the east, Protesters demand blood for blood in India Fattah el-Sissi signalled
raged in the district since op- freeing at least 11 people he would not move to put
position forces launched an held in a prison there, activ- down protesters, saying
offensive on Aleppo in July. ists said. Protesters gathered near India’s Parliament on Tuesday demanding the death penalty for six men accused in troops are in a “grave
Abdul-Rahman said the Regime warplanes also the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last month. The protesters carried placards saying, predicament,” forced to
identities of the dead were carried several airstrikes on “Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists,” and shouted slogans before conducting a mock hanging of the men who are balance “avoiding con-
unknown and it was not clear rebel positions in restive facing trial in a special court in New Delhi. Meanwhile, India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition frontation” with citizens
who was behind the killings. towns and villages around to move the trial out of New Delhi. The petition argued that the men would not get a fair trial because of the and protecting state insti-
A government official told Damascus, the Observatory charged atmosphere in the capital. ALTAF QADRI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tutions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press that said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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metronews.ca BUSINESS 09
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Jobless youth will
Roast renaming
Oscar’s Ontario connection.
Give that blonde
This year, a Canadian firm is
a makeover
cost $10.7B in lost
in charge of little gold men
The days of ordering up
a tall blonde at your local
Starbucks may be drawing
Every year at the Academy to an end. The company is
wages, report says
Awards, the big question is: looking for suggestions to
Who does the Oscar go to? rename its blonde roast,
This year, there’s a new one currently called Veranda
to trip up trivia buffs: Where Blend, through a Canada-
does the Oscar come from? wide online contest that
For the first time in its ven- runs until Feb. 10. A few
Graduate blues. Those That faded to zero within 10 erable history, Hollywood’s of the suggestions so far:
1By4 the n%umbers years. most prestigious accolade is Smooth Silky Blonde, Temp-
entering labour market A U.S. study found a one being manufactured under the tress, Steamy and Morning
during periods of high per cent increase in un- watch of a Canadian company. Kiss. On the not-so-racy side
employment led to a 4.4 per St. Regis Crystal of Mark- of things, there’s Yellow
unemployment can take
cent loss in wages for college ham, Ont., purchased Oscar’s Mellow, Winter Flurry, Mor-
Youth unemployment in Canada has
years to catch up graduates initially, a gap that Chicago-based manufacturer ning Light and Liquid Gold.
hpaosvte trwedo ayreoaurns,d r 1o4u gphelry c deonut bfoler tthhee a ver- took 17 years to close. R.S. Owens last December and An Oscar statue handed out last year. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
age for all age groups. “Stubbornly high un- with it, R.S. Owens’ 30-year GETTY IMAGES FILE
employment is one of the tradition of making the inter- Market Minute
The rise in youth unemploy- legacies of the 2008 financial nationally recognized gold-plat- That guarantee was key
ment in Canada will cost an “Of course, for the people crisis and the recession that ed statues. to sealing the new partner- DOLLAR
estimated $10.7 billion in lost suffering from unemploy- followed it,” Schwerdtfeger Company decisions now ship, says the president of R.S. 99.76¢ (+0.41¢)
wages over the next three ment, the impact is signifi- wrote in his report. come from southern Ontario, Owens, Scott Siegel.
years, a report by TD Econom- cant,” said TD senior econo- Young Europeans have but the Oscars are still being Firkser says he had never
ics estimates. mist Martin Schwerdtfeger. been hit the hardest, with un- made at the Chicago foundry, seen an Oscar up close until TSX
The “scarring” effect — Youth who enter the employment rates for those says St. Regis vice president Jeff taking over R.S. Owens. “The 12,830.56 (+14.64)
the period of underemploy- labour market during a period between the ages of 15 and 24 Firkser. weight of it is quite surprising.
ment that follows — could of high unemployment can years ranging from a low of “We purchased the com- It’s a lot heavier than it looks,”
cost another $12.7 billion in take years to catch up, an ef- eight per cent in Germany to pany for its talent and for the he says of the trophy. OIL
lost earnings over the next 18 fect known as “scarring,” the a high of 58 per cent in Greece stature they have in Chicago,” At its core is britannium, a $97.57 US (+$1.13)
years, the report also predicts. report said. and 57 per cent in Spain. Firkser says of R.S. Owens, pewter-like alloy that is poured
The study, called “Assess- A Canadian study found In comparison, youth un- which also makes trophies by hand into a steel mould.
ing the long term cost of that in a typical recession — employment in Canada has for the Emmy Awards and the The figure is ground, sanded GOLD
youth unemployment,” said defined as a rise in unemploy- hovered around 14 per cent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and polished, and then plated $1,660.80 US (+$7.90)
the impact on the Canadian ment rates by five percentage for the past two years, rough- Awards. “This particular award several times — first with cop-
economy is relatively low points — college graduates ly double the average for all is a cast award and it’s not go- per, then nickel, then silver and Natural gas: $3.26 US (-3¢)
compared to some European suffered a nine per cent loss age groups. ing to change. It’s going to al- finally, heavy 24-karat gold. Dow Jones: 13,954.42 (+72.49)
countries. in wages in the first year. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE ways be done there.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
Consumer confidence. While Canucks
look on sunny side, Americans are glum
Canadian and U.S. consumers believe the U.S. is on the verge
appear to be heading in oppos- Quoted of a relatively strong economic
ite directions in terms of their performance in 2013, while
“It’s not so obvious what’s
confidence in the economy go- the expectations for Canada —
ing forward — it’s up in Canada going on in the U.S. I think while not negative — are more
and down south of the border. what’s behind it is that modest.
The Conference Board of Bank of Montreal economist
consumers first had to
Canada’s survey on consumer Doug Porter says the U.S. result
confidence in January shows deal with risks of the fiscal is most surprising to him, not-
the index rebounding strong- cliff difficulties and then ing there are specific reasons
ly by 5.1 points to 83.1, the why Canadians should be see-
they had to deal with the
highest level since June 2011 ing the sunny side of the eco-
and the first increase in four impact on their payrolls.” nomic street at the moment. Gates co-operates with the Germans
months. In Canada, financial mar-
Bank of Montreal economist Doug Porter
A similar survey by the Con- kets have been positive in Janu-
ference Board in the United ary, gas prices are down, jobs German Development Minister Dirk Niebel, left, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates speak to the media after talks at
States found confidence among level since November 2011. are being created and interest the Development Ministry on Tuesday in Berlin. Through his charity foundation, Gates is working with the German
consumers there plummeted The results are baffling rates remain at rock-bottom. government and private companies on sustainable food programs in Africa. SEAN GALLUP/GETTY IMAGES
this month to 58.6, the lowest given that most economists THE CANADIAN PRESS
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In New York, RIM
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A BlackBerry is born. Online
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live coverage of the
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After several technical blun-
ders, two unexpected delays When Heins took the reins
and one major shakeup in its at RIM just over a year ago,
leadership, BlackBerry-maker the new devices had already
Research In Motion is about been delayed from a launch in
to raise the curtain for its new A prototype of the new BlackBerry 2011. Then in June of last year,
smartphone devices in hopes 10 operating system seen last fall. he was forced to further push
that consumers share the ex- GETTY IMAGES FILE the debut into 2013, missing
citement. crucial sales periods like the
The unveiling of the phones While the first hurdles to back-to-school and Christmas
and operating system on Wed- overcome on Wednesday are holiday shopping seasons.
nesday marks the start of an ad- the opinions of tech analysts While analysts hated the
vertising blitz that will stretch and investor reaction, the true idea of another delay, it also
to social media, the Super Bowl measure of success — actual bought the company some ex-
and beyond as RIM tries to re- sales of the phones — is still tra time to tweak the software
gain the cool factor that was weeks away. to capitalize on the weaknesses
once firmly in its grasp. As a crowd of thousands of competitors’ smartphones.
If all goes according to gathers Wednesday at Pier 36, a One of those features is the Hey! Where’d Beijing go?
plan, the event will also mark massive entertainment venue BlackBerry Balance technol-
the end of a troublesome 12 on the shores of Manhattan, ogy, which allows one phone to A cyclist passes a flag-raising ceremony during severe pollution at Tiananmen Square on Tuesday in Beijing.
months that has seen RIM try chief executive Thorsten Heins operate as both a business and Thick, off-the-scale smog shrouded eastern China for the second time in about two weeks, forcing airlines to
to stay afloat while its future will step onto the stage hold- personal device entirely separ- cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting Beijing to temporarily shut factories and curtail fleets of
was constantly in question by ing the BlackBerry that has ate from each other. Another government cars. The U.S. embassy reported an hourly peak level of PM2.5 — tiny particulate matter that can
outsiders, and its stock price been at once considered the one lets users seamlessly shift penetrate deep into the lungs — at 526 micrograms per cubic metre, or “beyond index.” Over a 24-hour period,
tumbled to the lowest level in company’s last hope, but also between the phone’s applica- readings were more than 20 times higher than World Health Organization safety levels. FENG LI/GETTY IMAGES
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