Metro Edmonton - January 5, 2009

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HUNDREDS PROTEST GAZA ATTACKS, PG 3
Celebrity Buzz Going Green
Pitt’s Go ‘blue’
trick for to be
changing green
nappies this year
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Cop witnesses TO Edmonton’s
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GUNFIRE A man was rushed is finished
to hospital early yesterday
morning from outside a
downtown nightclub after
a gun shot was heard by a VICTORIA HANDYSIDES
nearby police officer. [email protected]
Police say the city cop
was responding to a sepa- If Edmontonians think the
rate incident behind the city is unsafe, the proof is
Fox Pub on 109 Street and in the rising numbers, a
Jasper Avenue around 2:30 local criminologist said
a.m., when he witnessed yesterday.
the gunman attacking the Minutes before midnight
victim. on New Year’s Eve, Steven
After firing the weapon, Lee Mills,
the suspect evaded author- 18,
“As far as
ities as he ran west of the became
bar, according to police. the 35th violent
While investigators murder crime is
were dealing with the first victim in
concerned,
shooting, more shots were the capi-
heard, the cops said. tal city in and
Police say the victim suf- 2008, af-
organized
fered from a minor ter he
crime is
gunshot wound to his leg, was
and no arrests have been stabbed concerned
made. METRO EDMONTON in the … this place
Family members hug at a memorial service for eight snowmobilers in Sparwood, B.C., yesterday. The snowmobilers perished in a se- chest and
‘ries oIf aval’anchems in the mountain s of nsoutheasteron British Coltumbia o n Deac. 28. lone’ died on a is absolute
Entertainment pg 12 median nirvana.”
on 51
Bill Pitt,
Avenue
between criminologist
106
Street and 107 Street.
Edmonton saw two
more murders in 2008
Avalanche victims remembered in moving memorial than the previous year,
when there were 33.
Travolta “We have a few
SPARWOOD, B.C The mourn- a soother. prostitutes and a young
struggles ers began turning up be- “He’d say … ‘My buddies are right here be- Scott Kozler said his man missing. Depending
fore dawn yesterday, form- friend Kurt Kabel would on what happens, the rate
side me. I will take time to explore these
with tragedy ing a line outside the hock- tell the mourners not to could rise to 40, which has
ey arena where a public mountains until I see you again, and we grieve, and would assure never happened before in
memorial was held for the can explore them together.’” them that his family Edmonton,” said criminol-
Workology pg 11 eight local men who died Scott Kozler, friend of Kurt Kabel taught him to handle what ogist Bill Pitt. “This is a
last week in a snowmobil- was put before him. rough little place to live.”
Citizen ing accident. “He’d say, ‘I don’t regret Pitt said though crimes
Jack Schafer was among has been on a similar new snowmobiles. the decision I made. I’m like car theft and break-
journalists the first to arrive, a volun- roller-coaster of emotion Tables were set up with not alone.’ and-enters are reportedly
teer driver for one of the since the accident Dec. 28 memorabilia from the “‘My buddies are right down, the murder rate is a
on the scene hastily arranged shuttle claimed the lives of Daniel men’s lives, including pho- here beside me. I will take testament the “age of
buses used to ferry towns- Bjarnason and Kurt Kable, tos of them on their snow- the time to explore these innocence” is over in the
folk to the arena. both 28, Warren Rothel, mobiles and with their mountains until I see you capital region.
Sports pg 10 His bus was packed, and 33, Kane Rusnak, 30, children. again, and we can explore “As far as violent crime
all were quiet at first — un- Thomas Talarico, 32, The items were proof of them together.’” is concerned, and
til someone in the back Blayne Wilson, 26, and lives lived in the outdoors, Amy Morrow, the part- organized crime is
cracked a joke. Leonard Stier, 45, along of working with their ner of Blayne Wilson, fin- concerned, and white-col-
“We all started laugh- with his 20-year-old son hands. ished the memorial service lar crime is concerned,
ing,” said Schafer as he sat Michael. Mourners doffed baseball with a simple request. this place is absolute nir-
by himself in the corner of They died when a series caps and held roses as they She asked the crowd of vana,” he said. “The nature
the arena bleachers, where of avalanches, rushing at entered the hall. Two thou- about 2,000 to give a cheer of the city has changed —
thousands marched speeds of up to 150 km/h, sand candles were handed for the eight men and lift- we see homicides
Can Team Canada through, to the strain of crashed down on them as out. ed her hand up, as did everywhere. Today, you
bagpipers. they rode in the backcoun- All stood when the vic- many in salute to the men. have to pick your spots in
make it five?
“It was what we all need- try in nearby Harvey Valley. tims’ families marched in TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Edmonton, where you go,
ed. To laugh and remember Yesterday, photos of — including an elderly and what time you go.”
before we started crying.” the eight victims stood grandfather gripping tight- Edmonton’s highest
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The mining town of Spar- on a makeshift stage, ly to his cane and a three- number of murders yet
wood, population 3,600, flanked by a pair of shiny month-old baby, clutching [email protected] was 39 in 2005.
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Pet expo comes to town 3
The Edmonton Pet Expo hits the Northlands AgriCom on Jan. 24, featuring a petting zoo and info for
pet owners. For more info, visit www.edmontonshows.com.METRO NEWS SERVICES
Sale to open up festival
Local
The winter nights will be filled with Winter Lights, the city’s latest 10-day
festival, beginning Thursday. Olympic skating champion Jamie Sale, left,
will host a figure skating show at the rink in front of city hall for festival
opening ceremonies, beginning at 6 p.m. The show will feature dancers,
singers, and special guests.
METRO EDMONTON
Winter Gaza attacks spark outcry Cops searching
for shooter
festival ends
CRIMEPolice say they are
for this year Local protesters call for end to latest Mideast violence still looking for a gunman
after a bloody man in his
20s hobbled into a Mac’s
JEFF CUMMINGS BEN convenience store in the
[email protected] JEFF CUMMINGS LEM city’s west end Saturday af-
[email protected] PH ternoon. The man was
EVENTUse Volunteers will ERS FO rushed to hospital from
spend the next month and Hundreds of protesters R M the store on 69 Avenue
a half taking down 500 gi- cheered, shouted and ETRO and 172 Street with a non-
ant Christmas displays at sometimes cried in front ED life threatening gunshot
Hawrelak Park, say organ- of city hall yesterday in an MO wound to his hip.
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Bright Nights Family Win- a ceasefire in Gaza. fled in a vehicle and it’s
ter Festival. Many were seen carrying not yet known if the shoot-
The Edmonton Chamber signs, while others from er knew the victim, or if
of Commerce’s festival was Edmonton’s Islamic com- the case is gang or drug re-
a success, but the cold munity were seen wearing lated. METRO EDMONTON
weather kept many people Palestinian headscarves
away from the event and waving Palestinian
during the Christmas holi- flags chanting, “Free, free
days, said Liz Tweddle, Palestine.”
manager of community de- “This is not an equal WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY
velopment with the cham- war, not a self-defence act,
ber of commerce. it is a massacre,” read one VideoThe conflict in Gaza
“When it was extremely sign. spills onto Canadian streets at
cold, the event was Alaa Kadry, a co-organiz- metronews.ca/canada
challenging,” said Tweddle. er behind the large VideoThousands turn up at
Tweddle said the event protest, says Israel’s ac- Hundreds of people gathered outside city hall in support of Palestine, calling for peace and justice. Sparwood memorial for
was still a will benefit tions against Gaza have af- The well-attended, lively demonstration is in response to Israel’s escalating attacks on Gaza, which avalanche victims at
many Edmontonians in fected a large number of has claimed several civilian lives. Another gathering is planned for next Saturday. metronews.ca/canada
need, despite the cold, families who live in Ed- BushismsU.S.
since many donated food monton. “This is a stand against Peggy Morton, a mem- held in Toronto, Ottawa, President George W.
items and cash to Edmon- Some are still having a aggression, against oppres- ber with the Edmonton and Vancouver with the Bush’s greatest verbal
ton’s Food Bank and admis- hard time trying to reach sion, against all of the mas- Coalition Against War and largest rally seen in Mon- hits at metronews.
sion to the festival will relatives caught in the war, sacres that have taken Racism, said another treal where thousands of ca/world
help pay for lunch he says. place right now.” protest is being planned at flag-waving protesters
programs at a number of “We have many families Kadry says the attacks city hall on Saturday and flooded downtown streets. Lotteries
schools across the city. right now who are under on Gaza are not self-de- they will keep on protest- Friday, Jan. 2 Lotto Super 7:4, 13, 19, 30, 32, 35 &
A final tally on the dona- siege,” said Kadry, a mem- fence, as what many in the ing “as long as the attacks ShareYourViews 38. Bonus.16Saturday, Jan. 3 Lotto 6/49: 4, 13,
tions has not yet been ber of the Canadian-Pales- international community on Gaza take place.” 17, 25, 36 & 48. Bonus 28.
made. tine Cultural Association. are calling it. Similar protests were [email protected] These results are not official.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
4 Massive onslaught of comets hit Earth thousands of years ago
Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a “swarm” of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption — the equivalent
of thousands of atomic bombs — to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, scientists reported.REUTERS
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way to tell the difference
a great stem cell and a cell that tips over
between normal stem
cells and cancer stem into becoming a cancer stem cell.”
cells, a discovery that re- Mick Bhatia, researcher
moves one of the hurdles
to the long-awaited
promise of using human drugs. Groote School of Medi-
embryonic stem cells for Many of the properties cine.
personalized organ and of a healthy human stem “What we demonstrate
tissue transplantation. cell are also the same is that there is, in fact, a
The study, published properties of a cancer very grey line between a
yesterday, sets out a list of stem cell — both grow great stem cell and a cell
criteria that scientists can quickly, have the ability that tips over into becom-
use to differentiate be- to self-renew and make ing a cancer stem cell,” he
tween normal stem cells copies of themselves, and said. “We now have 12 dif- A Jordanian woman holds up a poster with pictures of the late senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan
and cancer stem cells, a they often express the ferent criteria that allow during a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive held yesterday in Amman.
subset of rogue cancer same genetic markers, you to tell the difference More civilians killed
cells that many scientists said Mick Bhatia, the between a cell that’s mas-
believe drive the growth study’s lead author and querading as a stem cell
of malignant tumours. scientific director of the versus one that has gone
The finding will also help McMaster Stem Cell and to the dark side and be-
At least 42 Palestinians dead in Gaza strike
in the search for new, Cancer Research Institute come a cancer cell.”
more targeted cancer at the Michael G. De- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Israeli forces split the Gaza clared aim of removing the
Strip and ringed its main threat of cross-border Diplomatic talks
News in brief Ottawa From fire to ice city yesterday in an offen- salvoes.
sive against Hamas that European Union foreign (cid:129) Hamas plans to send a
COALITION The NDP is threat- has killed 500 Palestinians, policy chiefs launched a delegation to Egypt today
ening legal action to get the TIM including a growing num- mission to seek a ceasefire, for the first diplomatic talks
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A southern Israel, defying ef- district yesterday. Among Two children were dis-
P.E.I. Searchers have found the forts by the Middle East’s the casualties were five membered by another
body of a young Prince Edward most powerful army to civilians killed and 40 blast from a tank, medical
Island man who went missing achieve Israeli leaders’ de- wounded by tank shells. workers said. REUTERS
after leaving a New Year’s Eve
party at a golf course during a Russia wants warships worldwide Arabs vent at
blizzard, CBC News Online re-
ports. Kyle Alvin Bambrick, 18, NAVY Military leaders ap- it South American allies. governments
was last seen around 3 a.m. on proved a plan by the na- A resurgent navy has be-
over violence
Jan. 1 when he headed out into tion’s navy yesterday to come central to a strategy
a snowstorm in a rural commu- station warships perma- for Russia — which has en-
nity west of Charlottetown. nently in friendly ports joyed economic revival MIDDLE EASTIsrael’s offen-
around the world. since 1998 — to project it- sive in the Gaza Strip has
WEATHER A deep freeze has The Russian navy has self in foreign affairs. inflamed sentiment across
descended on much of central been reasserting itself over In August, a Russian the Arab world against
and southern Saskatchewan, the last year by chasing So- diplomat said the navy was governments seen as
along with most of southern mali pirates around the to make more use of a Syri- doing little or nothing to
Manitoba, CBC News Online Two Ottawa families are homeless after an early morning fire coast of east Africa and an Mediterranean Sea port. stop the onslaught.
reports. In Saskatoon, the tem- yesterday. The fire, which started at around 1:50 a.m., destroyed crossing the Atlantic to vis- REUTERS Footage of Palestinian
perature reached –40 C yester- both homes. It took 60 firefighters to douse the three-alarm dead, including children,
day morning, with the wind blaze, which caused an estimated $1.5 million in damages. being picked from the rub-
making it feel like –53 C. News in brief ble of buildings hit by
Israeli fire, has been
ONTARIO Questions about PIRATES A French warship cap- pirates, armed and equipped broadcast across the Mid-
School-bus theft leads to arrest
John Tory’s leadership of On- tured 19 Somali pirates yester- with apparatus to board the dle East by Arab television
tario’s Progressive Con serva- day when it rescued two cargo vessels, were captured. channels. Some have sup-
tives are a “growing QUEBEC A Gatineau man is Police used pepper spray ships threatened in the Gulf of ECONOMY U.S. president-elect plied non-stop coverage.
distraction,” says Bob in custody after allegedly to neutralize the man. He Aden. The French naval vessel Barack Obama’s economic In Jordan, hundreds
Runciman. Runciman is filling stealing a school bus, driv- was taken into custody and Jean de Vienne was off the So- stimulus plan will propose wept during noon prayers,
in as leader of the Opposition ing it onto a car and then charged with mischief, mali coast when it came to the business and middle-class tax a scene repeated across
while Tory continues to search threatening to blow him- break-and-enter and hit- rescue of a Croatian cargo ves- cuts of about $310 billion, or the kingdom as worship-
for a seat in the legislature. self up with a propane tank and-run. sel and a Panamanian ship 40 per cent of the package, an pers recited prayers curs-
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Do make a plan to recycle. For instance, tions is to make sure they
any resolutions you break this year can be sound fun.
Anne used again next year. “This year I will live with-
in my financial means,”
Hines simply sounds like, “There’s
consult the experts. balls dropping in Times no big screen TV in your fu-
But for those who are still Square.” ture, honey.” Try rephrasing
I determined not to break No. 2 on our list: Keep this to, “This year I’ll play
their promises this year I resolutions open-ended. For Survivor: City Dwellers edi-
t’s the first week in Jan- present: instance, “lose 10 pounds” tion.” Then, when you’re
uary and according to The HineSight Guide To leaves very little wiggle foraging for food and sleep-
the experts by the end Keeping New Year’s Resolu- room (much like my jeans). ing under a viaduct it will
of this week, most of us tions. Instead, resolve to “eat seem like an adventure.
will break our new The No. 1 almost fail- most responsibly.” This al- No. 4: Know what you’re
year’s resolutions. Personal- proof method for keeping lows you to occasionally talking about. A friend says
ly, I think this sounds un- your resolutions right scarf a pint of ice cream she intends to “reduce her
likely. Most people I know through to the end of the and think, “Ah dairy, that’s environmental footprint”
broke them on Jan. 1. year is this. Don’t make any health food.” by wearing smaller shoes.
The truth seems to be until 11:59 p.m. on New Similarly, making a reso- Do make a plan to recy-
that breaking new year’s Year’s Eve. Then, increase lution like “take up skydiv- cle. For instance, any reso-
resolutions is as big a tradi- your success potential by ing” may be just setting lutions you break this year
tion as making them. Two making resolutions like, yourself up for a can be used again next year.
highly trained Harvard sci- “This year I fall. However, Lastly, tell yourself if you
entists spent three years, will wear a “try some- don’t keep your resolu-
thousands of grant dollars silly pa- thing out- tions, there’s one person to
and interviewed scores of per hat side my com- blame. Your mother, boss,
people studying this prob- and fort zone” could in- ex-boyfriend — you get to
lem, finally arriving at the watch clude anything from at- pick. Letters
reason that human beings televi- tending a family gathering
find it so hard to change. sion pro- to sampling discount Anne Hines is an author and humour writer. Sanctioned violence common sense to the issue
Apparently, we don’t gramming toilet paper. She has written three novels and one in Canada’s sport of safety in the only major
collection of nonfiction humour.
want to. You see it pays to involving The No. 3 strate- sport that allows this kind
Re: “Police assist coroner of sanctioned violence.
investigating death of DANIEL KOWBELL, TORONTO
Views Brantford, Ont., hockey
player.” CEOs’ fat salaries don’t
Late-night service needed every night It makes me sick that a match their workload
family has lost a son due to
the barbaric allowance of Re: “Your year’s pay a day’s
fighting in hockey. What I work for top CEOs” (Jan. 2).
In to ETS, tens of thousands of cision to drive home drunk find totally offensive is the The fat salaries enjoyed
Transit
people use the free service Providing reliable, because they can’t get a cab. polarization of this ongo- by CEOs is due to sheer
the night of Dec. 31 while safe, affordable Providing reliable, safe, af- ing debate in regards to greed on their part and
out and about celebrating fordable and, most impor- the inclusion of fighting as connivance on the part of
Brendan and, most
the new year — thousands tantly, sober transportation part of Canada’s game. our politicians. If not, why
Van Alstine of people who need safe, re- importantly, sober to clear the crowds and de- The usual suspects in the are the latter not making
liable and sober rides home. transportation ... liver people home could media have already come any mention of these fat
Arguable though, late- provide a safer environment to the forefront that de- salaries or any attempts to
could provide a
night service is a necessity for all Edmontonians. fend the need for fights in put a stop to this, but are
every night. safer environment ETS unfortunately has no hockey and have attempt- just continuing to give the
Doubtless, many of you According to Shirley plans to extend late-night ed to eulogize the death of poor taxpayers’ money to
for all Edmon -
went out to celebrate the Lowe, executive director of service in 2009, despite opti- 21-year-old Don Sanderson resolve problems created
new year with a drink or the Old Strathcona Business tonians. mism throughout 2008 that as a freak result of an in- by these same CEOs?
two at your favourite estab- Association, a pedestrian we might see at least an ex- herent danger linked with What food do these peo-
lishment. Indeed, I’m sure count of Whyte Avenue (be- the avenue late at night tra hour or two of service this sport. ple eat which is extraordi-
many of you stayed out into tween 103 Street and 105 knows that getting a cab is starting this year. Those in the media who nary? Do they not fall sick
the wee hours of the morn- Street) in the fall revealed nothing short of impossible But despair not! By writ- support fighting in hockey or die as the poor? Why do
ing. Those of you who did 2,800 people out on the due to chronic shortages — ing to your city councillor can rationalize all they they need all this money
may have noticed some- street at night. there simply aren’t enough and voicing your support want in regards to the odds for if not because of greed?
thing a little different on the To put the late-night num- cabs to cover the demand for extended late-night or of losing one’s life in a What extraordinary work
streets of Edmonton, some- bers in perspective, the day- for them citywide at night. 24-hour service, we might hockey fight. But in the do they do?
thing you wouldn’t see at time count of pedestrians And when thousands of see this much-needed trans- end, there are more than It is true they strategize,
two or three in the morning on Whyte Avenue during young, alcohol-fuelled rev- portation improvement in enough examples of NHL they make decisions. But
on a normal night — that’s the same area totalled be- ellers are essentially trapped the 2010 budget. players who have had their what is a good strategy or
right! Buses! tween 800 to 1,200 people. in an area of a few blocks, careers cut short and their decision if the subordi-
ETS has been offering the “Transportation is a big there’s bound to be some is- Brendan Van Alstine is a registered social quality of life affected to nates do not implement
free, extended late-night factor in maintaining social sues — whether it’s the inci- worker and founding member of the demonstrate the stupidity them? The CEOs should
Transit Riders’ Union of Edmonton. Van
New Year’s Eve service for order and safety,” said Lowe, dents of violence brought Alstine relies exclusively on transit, his bicycle of allowing fights in hock- come down. It is just not
more than 20 years, and and it’s not hard to see why. on by liquid courage or it’s and walking as means of transportation. ey. The passing of Don fair.
with good reason; according Anyone who has been out to people making the poor de- Sanderson could bring BEN POKU, TORONTO
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Inkjet printers use up to 95 per cent less energy than laser printers, according to Greeniology:
How To Live Well, Be Green and Make a Difference by Tanya Ha. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Save water easily
Going Green
Don’t fill up your kettle. Only pour in as much water as you
need right now. If every Canadian did this, we could save
enough electricity to power every street light across the
country, according to Change the World for Ten Bucks: 50
Ways To Make a Difference.
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
EDITOR: MIKE DEREZYCKY, [email protected]
The wardrobe bailout Helpful
tips to
Keep your style fresh, eco-conscious on a small budget go ‘blue’
Fair trade
KENYA HUNT There’s a lot of talk about
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(cid:129) Host a swap meet with mentally conscious — but
Your shopping budget your friends — get every- what about being “blue?”
has gone the way of your one to bring over some Water is a precious re -
quickly evaporating sav- high-end designs and let source, so here are some
ings and you’re now sink- the trading wars begin! Re- easy water conservation
ing all your spare cash in- member, no sneaks or tips for Canadians:
to that “rainy day” fund. sweats: Only the good stuff! Stick a brick in it: The
But that doesn’t mean back of
your wardrobe has to re- your toilet
main stuck in recession this season, it’s also budg- that is. Plac-
purgatory. et-friendly. It’s easy to ing a brick,
1 recreate a chic, pared or a jar filled
Recycle! Most de- down look in cheap Ameri- with
signers look to vin- can Apparel basics than it water, in
tage collections for is to experiment with the the back
inspiration these days so season’s richer, embel- of the toi-
rather than splurge on an lished looks. let will re-
expensive necklace, hand- 5 duce the
bag or jacket of the season, Personalize! Noth- amount of wa-
try combing EBay or your ing can be more ter needed for
local thrift store for older, annoying than each flush.
second-hand, and less-ex- Plan a gathering with snacks and you’ve got a These items will last longer someone asking you, Shorter showers: How
pensive pieces that in- friends in which they fun party and an updated and allow you to make a “Did you get that from much water do you need to
spired these looks. bring clothes from their wardrobe. bigger statement than a the Gap?” all day long. be clean? The average
2 closet they no longer wear 3 dress that you might only Give cheap purchases an shower uses about 30 litres
Swap! In New York, (Set a high standard Strategize! Rather wear once a month. edge by sewing on patch- of water in five minutes, so
they call them though: You want old Marc than buying expen- 4 es or appliqués to T-shirts keep your showers short.
“Bitch and Swap” Jacobs, not worn out Hanes sive designer cloth- Minimize! Minimal- and cardigans or adding Quit the bottle:
parties. We call them re- sweats.). Pop out a few bot- ing, spend your money on ism is not only a clip-ons to ballet slipper Disposable water bottles
cession wardrobe savers. tles of wine and some a nice coat, shoes or bag. huge fashion trend flats. create thousands of tonnes
of waste every year. In -
stead, purchase a reusable
Make smarter choices at the grocery store
water bottle and fill it with
filtered tap water. Check
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What better place to start buying locally grown food join other Canadians that
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saving the environment is the shorter distances the have taken a pledge to
than at your local grocery produce needs to travel, “quit” bottled water, and
store? Making smart choic- (cid:129) Cut down on plastic bags. most stores have their own which results in less dam- start making a difference.
es in the grocery aisles can Canadians use approximately brand of reusable bags you can aging greenhouse gases. Cold water wash: Wash-
help reduce your family’s 10 billion plastic bags each purchase while you are there. Buy environmentally ing your clothes in cold wa-
environmental footprint. year. Reducing that number Another alternative is to use friendly products: Many ter saves energy by not hav-
Here are some simple means bringing reusable gro- cardboard boxes to carry your companies are trying to be ing to heat the water.
ways to turn your shop- cery bags with you to the store. groceries or paper bags that more environmentally- A cool drink of water —
ping list green: If you don’t already have some, can be recycled. conscious so look for Craving a glass of cold wa-
Buy local: When food brands that offer natural ter? Keep a pitcher in your
doesn’t have to travel far, it tives and often fewer pesti- ronment but they also take products in recycled pack- refrigerator rather than
requires less packaging cides. Not only are these away from the taste of the ages. running the water until it
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Downturn will drive tech discounts: Analyst 9
As the recession sets in, expect discounts and more perks as companies produce simpler, cheaper video games and wireless de-
vices with more IPhone-style applications, says David Silverberg, managing editor of digitaljournal.com. CBC NEWS ONLINE
Tax cuts ahead?
Business
Tax cuts could be one way to stimulate the
sagging economy, said Finance Minister Jim
Flaherty, left. Along with previously announced
corporate tax cuts and tax-free savings accounts,
he said more infrastructure spending and tax re-
ductions could be options. METRO NEWS SERVICES
EDITOR: FERMIN DESOUZA, [email protected]
Is the worst over? Real-estate crunch
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500 stock index last year per cent of its value or some return to risk ap- nomic crisis gets worse.
was actually one of the bet- about $700 billion. petite now that stocks are Though international
ter performances on stock attractively priced. markets failed while Cana-
markets, it is hard for global stocks, its all-coun- Many are also expecting da stood on more solid
some investors to imagine try world index, gained al- financial markets to return ground, now economists
otherwise. most 3.6 per cent for the to more normal patterns are starting to question
Indeed, December ended month, its first gain since during the year. It won’t the strength of the hous -
on a rare up note, with May. reach the turmoil seen in ing market as prices in
global stocks putting in Toronto’s main stock in- 2008, but nobody expects a western provinces fall.
something of a rally. dex pushed 2.7 per cent bull market, either. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
MSCI’s main gauge of higher to 9,234.11 Friday, REUTERS
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10 Hockey player’s death renews criticism
The death of a 21-year-old hockey player who died three weeks after hitting his head on the ice during a fight has renewed calls for tougher rules
governing the use of helmets. Don Sanderson, a defenceman with the senior AAA Whitby Dunlops of the OHA, died Friday in Hamilton. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Sports Hosp to miss World Championships
Austrian downhill skier Nicole Hosp, left, will miss next month’s Alpine World Ski
Championships after injuring her left knee. Hosp, the 2007 giant slalom world
champion, tore ligaments after crashing during a warmup run for a World Cup
slalom yesterday. METRO NEWS SERVICES
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Stars put distractions aside New year, new
Oiler attitude?
Team Canada’s focus remains on fifth straight gold tonight
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the most dominant player “We have to make sure wins together.”
in the tournament, and his we play in the moment and o put a hockey HEAD GAMES
linemate Chris DiDomeni- don’t look at the big pic- twist on an old ax- Until Ales Hemsky
co, a Toronto Maple Leafs ture and don’t get over- iom, the Edmonton emerges from the concus-
draft pick — are in all like- whelmed by it.” Oilers went out like sion-induced fog he's in and
lihood not returning to It was almost as if the lambs in 2008 but declares himself clear-head-
their major junior teams. Canadians might have looked like lions ringing in ed and ready to play again,
The rebuilding Oshawa been overwhelmed by Rus- 2009 against the Dallas Stars the Oilers should be con-
Generals are rumoured to sia in Saturday’s semi-final at Rexall Place Saturday. cerned. I know I am.
be sending Tavares to ei- shootout win, where the Beaten 6-4 by the Calgary Knocked goofy on a hit
ther the Windsor Spitfires Jordan Eberle and PK Subban celebrate the tying goal forcing Russians shut down Cana- Flames on New Year's Eve, along the boards by Jordin
or the London Knights, overtime against Russia Saturday. da’s power play by aggres- the Oilers cracked a new cal- Tootoo against Nashville on
while DiDomenico looks as sively chasing the puck, endar with one of their bet- Dec. 28, Hemsky came back
if he’s off to the Drum- bility of being drafted first DiDomenico. and raised a few questions ter performances this sea- to finish the game, but he’s
mondville Voltageurs after overall. “We’re going into one of about the goaltending of son in a 4-1 win over the since sat out three straight.
two-and-a-half seasons with While both Tavares and the biggest games of our Dustin Tokarski, who let in Stars to improve to 18-16-3. Concussions, history shows
the Saint John Sea Dogs. DiDomenico face a change lives. We can’t get too high; a few easy ones. He’ll be It’s not just that the Oilers too well, are unpredictable
“I haven’t heard any- of address for now, we can’t get too low. We back in net tonight. won, but how they won. The in terms of prognosis.
thing and they can’t an- tonight’s gold medal game have to treat it like it’s just “We are in a spot where Oilers deservedly maligned The latest Oiler example
nounce anything until the at the world junior hockey another game. Just because we think he (Tokarski) has 28th-ranked penalty killing before Hemsky was Jarret
tournament’s over,” championship against Swe- there’s something bigger had the harder tests at this blanked Dallas on five at- Stoll, who saw his career de-
DiDomenico said yesterday den offers a life changing on the line, I don’t think point,” said coach Pat tempts. Their ham-handed railed during the 2006-07
after practice. opportunity for all in- you should prepare any dif- Quinn. centres, ranked 29th in the season by a concussion on a
Tavares has handled an- volved. ferently.” “The other young man face-off circles coming in, relatively innocent hit
other potential distraction “Everyone dreams of Having the tournament (Chet Pickard) probably schooled the Stars, going 33- against Vancouver after ini-
adeptly: all those questions playing in this type of at home comes replete hasn’t played in a week, 27 (55 per cent) on the dot. tially getting buzzed by
about any rivalry with game and having this op- with distractions: be they and it might be unfair to More surprising, Dustin Sammy Pahlssonof the Ana-
Swedish defenceman Vic- portunity,” said Tavares. increased pressure from throw him in there. Penner, the easy-going behe- heim Ducks.
tor Hedman over the possi- “We’re on a high,” said the crowd and the media TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE moth who too often plays Go back a bit further, and
small, scored his 10th goal Paul Comrie had his career
Eagles fly past Vikings, Fish squished of the season and tossed ended by a concussion dur-
NHL RESULT Landon Wilson of the Stars ing the 1999-2000 season
around like a rag doll in a while with the Hamilton
Wild 2 Avalanche0 one-sided altercation. Yes, Bulldogs. Comrie, like Hem-
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the Minnesota Wild deadlock, and the GRE “We talked about turning le of the Regina Pats is the
blanked the Colorado Ava- Philadelphia Eagles went the page. We talked about best goal-scorer they've
lanche 2-0 in Denver last on to post a 26-14 victory looking at everything since drafted in a very long time,
night. Niklas Backstrom over the Minnesota Jan. 1 and not looking back and after his dazzling semi-
made 32 saves for his fourth Vikings in an NFC Wild at the penalty killing stats, final performance against
shutout of the season for Card bout yesterday. etc. It’s a new year.” Russia at the World Junior
Minnesota, which has won Following a 16-14 Obviously, one game, es- Championship Saturday, it’s
two of three and snapped a Philadelphia halftime lead, pecially one in which the difficult to argue that assess-
six-game road losing streak. neither team was able to al- Oilers were outshot 39-19, ment.
Tyler Arnason had a team- ter the scoreboard until the Channing Crowder of the Miami Dolphins makes a tackle dur- doesn’t constitute a turn-
high five shots for the Ava- Eagles started their fourth ing on the Ravens’ LeRon McClain yesterday. around. But, as they begin a
In a decade covering the Edmonton sports
lanche, who have lost three drive of the second half stretch in which they play scene, Robin Brownlee has been the
straight on the heels of a with a little under seven CHARGERS 23, COLTS 17 (OT) CARDINALS 30, FALCONS 24 10 of their next 13 games at news-breaker and insightful voice for
sports fans in Oil Country.
three-game win streak. Pe- minutes to play. Darren Sproles filled in Kurt Warner threw two home, it’s a start.
ter Budaj stopped 35-of-37 for an injured LaDainian touchdowns and the Arizona
shots in the loss. RAVENS 27, DOLPHINS 9 Tomlinson and carried the defence came up with two SCOREBOARD
The Wild stormed out to Ed Reed had two of Balti- Chargers to a dramatic big plays as the Cardinals NHL TONIGHT’S GAMES New York 100 Boston 88
a quick 2-0 lead in the first more’s four interceptions, overtime victory Saturday downed the Atlanta Falcons, N.Y. Islanders at EDMONTON Washington 80 Cleveland 77
YESTERDAY’SRESULTS Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers Portland at L.A. Lakers
period. Nolan’s tip in at the running one back for a over the Indianapolis Colts, 30-24, in NFC Wild Card play Chicago 5 Calgary 2
7:23 mark got Minnesota on touchdown, and the Ravens as his 22-yard touchdown Saturday. It was the fran- Montreal 6 Florida 5 (SO) NBA TONIGHT’S GAMES
the board, and Nolan made defence stifled Miami to scamper in the extra ses- chise’s first home playoff New Jersey 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) Sacramento at New Jersey
Anaheim 2 Phoenix 0 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS San Antonio at Miami
it 2-0 just over three record a 27-9 win over the sion gave San Diego a 23-17 game since 1947, when the Minnesota 2 Colorado 0 Toronto 108 Orlando 102 Toronto at Milwaukee
minutes later. Dolphins in an AFC Wild decision in an entertaining team was playing in Chicago. Tampa Bay 4 Atlanta 1 Detroit 88 L.A. Clippers 87 Indiana at Denver
Dallas at Vancouver Memphis 102 Dallas 82 Golden State at Utah
METRO NEWS SERVICES Card contest yesterday. AFC Wild Card matchup. METRO NEWS SERVICES