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claimed one life. through a Capilano-area
RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson home yesterday.
says search and rescue Desperate cries for help
teams are on the moun - from the burning
tain, outside Rossland in bungalow at 106 Avenue
B.C.’s West Kootenay. and 57 Street prompted a
He says they are waiting neighbour to call 911
for the all-clear before shortly after 1 a.m.
moving in to recover the The blaze was battled by
body of the Alberta man 17 units, and took just un-
killed Monday afternoon der two hours to control,
when he was caught in a Edmonton Fire Rescue
slide. The victim, in his Services spokesman Tim
30s, was with a group of Wilson said. Though the
three others who had cause of the fire has not
snowmobiled into the area yet been determined,
for a day of skiing. investigators say it began
THE CANADIAN PRESS Team Canada’s Greg Nemisz is stopped by Team USA’s Brian Lashoff during first-period gold-medal final hockey action at the World in a bedroom on the north-
Junior Hockey Championship yesterday in Saskatoon, Sask. The U.S. beat Canada 6-5 in overtime. Story, page 9. east side of the basement.
News on the M ve Damages are estimated
Nowhere to hide at $425,000. Though
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completely destroyed in
the blaze, Wilson said.
VancouverGames Many local travellers resigned to new airport scans The man was found out-
side the home, and the
Countdown woman was found dead in-
to 2010 apparent attempt to blow except diaper bags, laptops bound Edmontonian Leigh side. Both the victim and
VICTORIA HANDYSIDES up a plane over Michigan and purses no bigger than a Holts said. “I don’t know if survivor are in their 80s.
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bring you daily Since the bomb scare, Roughly 40 US flights de- cisions, but they’ll definite- been identified.
coverage leading up A winding lineup of U.S.- new federally imposed secu- part from the Edmonton In- ly make me think more.” VICTORIA HANDYSIDES/
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Parks plan causes concern EDM
Conservationists fear more visitors will hurt ecosystems ONTON TRANSIT SERVICES
Conservationists are wor- tant habitat, said Nigel They are so renowned for Footage of the suspect.
ried a push by the federal Attendance down Douglas of the Alberta their wildlife and natural
government to attract Wilderness Association. beauty that they have Suspect sought in
more city slickers to Rocky • Attendance numbers at “The draft plan proposes been declared a United Na- transit sex assault
Mountain national parks national parks are down increasing visitor numbers tions World Heritage Site.
will hurt the wildlife and across the country com- without any apparent at- The tone of the pro- CRIMEMembers of the Ed-
fragile ecosystems the pared with peak rates in the tempt to emphasize prin- posed management plans, monton Police Service
parks were created to pro- 1980s and 1990s. Parks ciples that protect the which will govern the way Child Protection Section
tect. Canada figures show an highly valued ecosystems the parks are run for the have released ETS security
Parks Canada released overall attendance drop of within a national park next 10 to 15 years, is a surveillance images in the
Scanne twhsis o bna yrcooudr es mfoar rmtpohroen Leo.cal management plans last nine per cent between 2007 that must have priority marked departure from hopes of identifying a
Learn how to scan the barcode with fall that propose non-tradi- and 2009. over all other activities,” the wording of the 2001 male suspect in
the instructions at the top of this page tional activities to lure Douglas said. Canada National Parks connection with a sexual
more visitors. Some of the “It reads like a plan for a Act, Douglas said. assault.
ideas include a new gondo- But there are few details holiday resort, not a na- The act states that main- At 10:18 a.m. on Jan. 1,
Edmonton tweets la in Banff, dogsled rides on how the parks would tional park.” taining and restoring natu- police received a call from
in Jasper, a teepee camp- make sure that extra visi- The mountain parks in- ral resources in the parks Edmonton Transit Servic-
(cid:129) @kbiittner ground in Waterton and tors wouldn’t lead to more clude Banff, Jasper, Koote- should be the federal gov- es. They reported a lone
As some- more playgrounds for chil- deaths of wild animals or nay, Yoho, Glacier, Mount ernment’s priority. 12-year-old girl got onto an
one who dren. the destruction of impor- Revelstoke and Waterton. THE CANADIAN PRESS ETS bus No. 8 near 59
beeps every- Street and 118 Avenue.
time they go Delegates vetted for Stelmach leadership vote: Ex-Tories Officials said the girl
through security (for no rea- was approached by an
son seriously!), I don’t have adult male passenger, who
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http://edmonton- members were told to towards the young girl. He
south.momstown.ca screen delegates who at- was last seen walking
tended the party’s annual along 118 Avenue, near 47
general meeting in Red Street. Officers were called
Deer in November. to the area, but could not
“We were told in caucus locate him.
WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY that we were to vet every The suspect is described
single person that was to as a dark-skinned male in
BlogsVancouver go to the AGM,” Anderson his 20s, approximately
Whitecaps owner said yesterday. five-foot-seven and 130
Bob Lenarduzzi “And we were told that Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith, left, Heather Forsyth and Rob Anderson speak to the me- pounds, with a thin build.
joins It’s Called if they were not the pre- dia during a press conference at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton yesterday. Forsyth and Ander- He was clean shaven and
Football for Part mier’s supporters, then we son both crossed the floor to join the Alliance from the Progressive Conservative party. wearing a white ski jacket
One of its year in were to find a way to make with grey patches, with a
review. sure that they didn’t get that was one of the many Stelmach ended up get- Officials in his office re- white hoodie underneath.
in. straws to me that said, ting 77 per cent support fused to comment on the He was also wearing blue
ADVERTISE TODAY! “Many of us ignored ‘You know what, this is a from delegates at the allegations yesterday. jeans and a grey tuque.
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4 Homemade device prompted bomb scare
A homemade device was responsible for a bomb scare that left a neighbourhood in London, Ont., on tenterhooks and forced
about 80 people from their homes. The evacuation order for 20 homes ended early yesterday. THE CANADIAN PRESS
No criminal record for Tillman
Canada
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Eric Tillman, left, will not have a
criminal record after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Regina
provincial court Judge Murray Hinds yesterday granted Tillman an absolute
discharge a day after the member of the CFL team’s executive entered his guilty
plea. The sentence means Tillman won’t have a criminal record and will have no
further obligations to the court, although his conviction stands. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Focus on economy: Harper
CalgaryTraining with the pooch
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coverup over the abuse of radar is the economy.” ernment isn’t threatened aligning airline security in
Afghan detainees. The prime min- with defeat by the wake of the latest ter-
“I think polls have been ister said his gov- other parties in rorist scare in the United
pretty clear that that’s not ernment wants to the Commons. States, Harper said securi-
on the top of the radar of focus on economic “We want to ty measures in Canada will
most Canadians,” Harper conditions when take some time have to become tighter.
said in an interview with Parliament re- to recalibrate the “We don’t have to take
CBC-TV correspondent Pe- opens on March 3 government’s identical measures (as the
ter Mansbridge. with a speech agenda” on the U.S.), but we certainly
The government had from the throne economy and have to undertake meas-
been on the defensive late and a budget the other policies, ures that would prevent
last year over allegations next day. the prime minis- any similar kind of threat
that it tried to cover up in- But there’s no Harper ter said. He in Canada.”
formation that Afghan au- doubt the opposi- didn’t name the Ottawa will examine
thorities were abusing tion parties will return to other priority issues, but the 14-country terrorist
Afghan detainees after the Afghan detainee issue Conservatives have said watch list announced by
they were handed over by in March, he said. law-and-order legislation the U.S. in recent days to
Canadian soldiers. And op- “They’ve been on that sub- will feature prominently see if Canada should
position MPs say Harper ject for three or four years in the next session. adopt this approach. But
decided to suspend Parlia- now. I’m sure they’ll con- He also said the govern- “we may arrive at differ- Deanne Collinson, a Calgary-based certified trainer of 6Legs to
ment until March to shut tinue on it.” ment will quickly fill va- ent conclusions,” Harper Fitness, a fitness program for dogs and their owners, works out
down a House of Com- In his first public com- cancies in the Senate to said. with her dog Maddie, an Irish terrier, yesterday.
mons committee probing ments on his decision to make it harder for Liberal TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
B.C. mother fends Scanners coming to Canadian airports Lawsuit filed
off cougar attack
against N.S.
WILDA B.C. mother who TRAVELThe government will ploy the scanners at its air- and Halifax and will all be
fended off a cougar attack- install dozens of scanners “We’ve got to stay ports, but the government in place in by spring. diocese
ing her seven-year-old son that can peer through the ahead of terrorist has run into opposition The system, tested in
says her boy is recovering clothes of travellers in air- elements.” over privacy concerns. British Columbia at the SEXUAL ASSAULTA Halifax
well but doesn’t want any- ports across Canada. Canada’s privacy commis- Kelowna airport, enables a woman has filed a lawsuit
one discussing the ordeal It will also set up an air- John Baird sioner doesn’t share those screening officer to see against a Roman Catholic
in front of him. port watch system to look to blow up a jetliner over worries. whether someone is carry- diocese in Nova Scotia, al-
Mary Metzler said her for suspicious passengers Michigan by igniting explo- Baird and Rob Merrifield, ing explosives or other dan- leging that she endured
son, David Metzler Jr., and tab them for further sives sewn into his under- junior transport minister, gerous items. nearly a decade of sexual
needed 22 stitches to close screening. wear. said the scanners will only THE CANADIAN PRESS assaults by a priest who
a gash on his head after “We’ve got to stay ahead “We must remain vigi- be used for passengers sin- took her in as a little girl
the cougar pounced on of the terrorist elements,” lant,” Baird said. gled out for secondary and forced her to call him
him. Metzler’s son was the Transport Minister John The United States has al- screening. And people who uncle.
second child in the Baird said yesterday in an- ready demanded tighter don’t want to go through Linda Deschamp claims
province to be attacked by nouncing plans to buy 44 of screening of passengers the machines can opt to be in the suit filed in the
a cougar in less than a the $250,000 machines. from 14 countries, includ- frisked instead. province’s Supreme Court
week. The announcement was ing Nigeria. Canada has The scanners will first be that the cycle of abuse be-
She said her boy also has part of an international re- banned carry-on bags for installed in Vancouver, Cal- Backmede-aunp baiigrp bourct ktes rfmori nsaavlsv ycould gan after Rev. Raoul Deveau
puncture wounds on his sponse to a Christmas Day U.S.-bound air passengers. gary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, businesses, experts say. Scan offered her a job cleaning
back. THE CANADIAN PRESS attempt by a Nigerian man Britain also wants to de- Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa this code for the full story. the rectory in the small
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Daniel Richard Wolfe, a founder of the Indian Posse street gang, has been
identified as the inmate killed in a brawl at a federal prison in Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Grits have egg on face
after ‘vacation’ joke
Tories jab back over contest mocking prorogation
It was a lesson in why
“Michael Ignatieff is still on holidays in
politicians in glass houses
shouldn’t lob stones. Europe and his staff is hard at work
The Liberal party made a dreaming up useless contests.”
light-hearted attempt yes-
terday to poke fun at Prime Dimitri Soudas, Stephen Harper spokesperson
Minister Stephen Harper’s
decision to impose a three- until the Olympics bring riff on the Tory mantra that
month parliamentary vaca- me back into majority terri- Ignatieff is “just visiting.”
tion and wound up instead tory. Sorry for the inconven- The contest prompted
raising questions about the ience.” The contest an- Harper’s office to point out
whereabouts of holidaying nouncement included a that the prime minister is
Grit Leader Michael Ignati- photo-shopped image of not, in fact, on vacation. He
eff. Harper in a loud Hawaiian was working in his office
The Liberals launched an shirt, with a lei draped Monday and yesterday and
online contest challenging around his neck. In the gave an interview to CBC’s
Canadians to come up with background on one side of Peter Mansbridge.
suggestions for the “out of the prime minister was the By contrast, Harper
office” reply that would ex- door to the House of Com- spokesperson Dimitri
plain Harper’s decision to mons, with a “closed” sign Soudas said: “Michael Ig-
prorogue or suspend Parlia- plastered on it. natieff is still on holidays in
ment until March 3. On the other side, was a Europe and his staff is hard
They offered a few sam- picture of a beach with the at work dreaming up use-
ples, such as: “Hi. My poll- slogan “Just Vacationing” less contests.”
ster advised me to lay low superimposed over it — a THE CANADIAN PRESS
AlbertaMoving down the road
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Siblings Emma, Andrew and Ava Kooiman, left to right, and their father, Frank, stand on a steel
beam attached to the top of a barn, west of Red Deer, Alta., yesterday. A barn built in the 1930s is
getting a new home, along with full restoration. Kooiman is moving the traditional red, wooden
barn to his farm west of Red Deer at Shady Nook.
Feds close to deal Developing nations reassessing
for plane servicing
need for H1N1 shot donations
LOCKHEEDAfter months of
haggling, Ottawa is close vaccine they want because
to a multibillion-dollar of shifting perceptions of
Flu Outbreak
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fleet of military cargo cant amounts of vaccine at
planes — but the pending HEALTH Softening demand this point.
contract with Lockheed for H1N1 vaccine may be Meanwhile, Canada has
Martin has left a sour taste spreading to a World Health remained silent about what
for many in the defence Organization-led effort to this country will do with an
industry and government. provide developing coun- expected large surplus of
The deal is expected to tries with some pandemic vaccine. Government
be announced in early Feb- vaccine, a WHO official said sources said yesterday that
ruary, say defence and in- yesterday. an announcement would be
dustry sources who spoke Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny said made today about a portion
to The Canadian Press yes- some recipient countries of the oversupply, though
terday. appear to be reassessing not the bulk of it.
THE CANADIAN PRESS how much donated H1N1 THE CANADIAN PRESS

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TheWestView changed when two Tory opens next month. Danielle Smith, who, while
MLAs, fed up with the That means Wildrose fiscally conservative, is me-
dank obscurity of the back would automatically enjoy dia savvy and a celebrated
Paul bench, rode their 15 min- full legislative privileges, alum of Calgary Inc.’s 40
utes of fame across the unlike the socialists, who Under 40. Unlike the previ-
Sullivan floor of the house, and the have a key to the wash- ous generation of Re-
Wildrose vaulted over the room only because the form/Alliance media beef-
NDP to become the third Speaker has taken pity on heads, Smith understands
Hmetronews.ca/thewestview largest party in Alberta, them. modern media relations,
even though it won’t be You’re also forgiven if and is not about to be
ere we go again. two years old until Jan. 19. you think you’ve seen this trapped into the macho,
Alberta, which So people are starting to movie before. Wildrose homophobic, white su-
spawns right- take notice. There’s even a rose from the ashes of the premacist self-destruction
wing parties like chance Wildrose will in- Alberta Alliance, which it- common to the clan.
it sprouts oil crease its elected caucus to self rose from the ashes of Still, is there room for
wells, has given birth to four as former Tory Guy the Reform Party, and two parties on the right,
another: The Wildrose Al- Boutilier, cast down there somewhere, even in Alberta, where
liance Party. into the lurks the ghost of Bible there’s apparently room
If you’re keeping score at ranks of Bill Aberhart, the fa- for anything? Stephen
home, that’s three: Social the inde- ther of Social Cred- Harper didn’t think so, and
Credit, Reform, and now pendents it. he got to be prime minis-
this. by a However, the ter by uniting the right,
What is it about Alberta wrathful new face of So- even if the earliest fusion,
that fosters a live-free-or- Premier cial Credit/Re- the Canadian Conservative
die attitude among its citi- Ed Stel- form/Al- Reform Alliance, came to
zens? Maybe it should be mach last liance is CCRAP when you added Worth mentioning
designated a distinct socie- summer the infi- the word “party,” which, of
ty, like Quebec or New- for daring nitely course, everybody did. Philippines is deadliest
foundland. to com- more at- But don’t think Ed Stel-
If you’ve never heard of plain out tractive mach isn’t looking over his
for journalists: Report
Wildrose, don’t feel bad. loud, glee- shoulder. There’s a new
Until the day before yester- fully pon- gunslinger in Wildrose
day, it had exactly one seat ders casting Country, and in a delight-
in the 83-seat Alberta legis- his lot with ful 21st-century twist, More than 130 media The bulk of those deaths
lature, while the Perpetual Wildrose be- she’s a woman. workers were killed in took place in the Philip-
Conservatives, who have fore the leg- 2009 in their efforts to tell pines, where 37 media
governed uninterrupted islature Paul Sullivan is a Vancouver-based journalist important workers were
for 38 years, had 70. and owner of Sullivan Media Consulting; stories from Michelle Lang slain, the in-
Well, pardner, all that Danielle Smith [email protected]. dangerous stitute said.
conflict (cid:129) The 2009 tally includes Cal- Of that num-
zones, mak- gary Herald reporter ber, 31 were
ing last year a Michelle Lang, who was killed in a
Word on the street: What are your New Year’s resolutions? particularly killed Dec. 30, just two Nov. 23 am-
deadly one weeks into her first stint cov- bush the in-
for journal- ering Afghanistan for Can- stitute de-
David Esther John Britt David Sheila ists, a media west News Service. Lang and scribed as
safety watch- four Canadian soldiers were “the bloodi-
Blanchard McNairnay MacDonald Gregg- Innanen Forbes dog said yes- killed when their armoured est single
Edmonton Edmonton Toronto Wallace Vancouver Dartmouth, N.S. terday. vehicle struck a massive event ever for
Ottawa A report roadside bomb in Dand dis- the news me-
A: I want to support A: I’m in a new city A: Exercise more, A: I plan on drink- A: I don’t make res- from the In- trict, south of Kandahar city. dia.”
more local venues so I don’t know everyone does that A: I didn’t make ing less, cutting olutions. Everyday ternational Mexico
by buying food at many people, so do ... Try to do hard one. I find that Jan- back to three or live it to the best News Safety Institute said ranked as the second most
farmers’ markets. stuff alone: Baking, things, things that I uary is not a great four drinks instead you can. Whether 132 journalists and media dangerous country with 11
learn to do my hair wouldn’t normally of six to eight, to it’s New Year’s or
time for resolu- staff died on the job in deaths, followed by Soma-
and nails, and write do ... take a dance protect my liver. I not, it doesn’t mat-
home a lot. class or learn a new tions. September is am worried about ter. If you live every- 2009, up sharply from the lia and Russia with nine
language, some- more my month, an early death in day like that for the previous year’s tally of 109 slayings each and Pakistan
thing out of the or- but I don’t think I my 50s or 60s. I rest of your life, journalism-related fatali- with eight.
dinary. mthaedr.e I gounees st hI’emn neoit- want to see 80 or then it works out ties. THE CANADIAN PRESS
90. better.
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person.
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8 Cable to go 3-D
Two major cable networks — ESPN and Discovery — will beam 3-D entertain-
ment into Americans’ homes for the first time. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Google’s smartphone
In brief Las VegasAlmost showtime
AUTO INDUSTRY December
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sales for the month. its online advertising em- been content to let other sumer electronics device.
CURRENCY The Canadian dol- pire as people increasingly companies design the de- Given the hype, the
lar’s renewed climb on global surf the web on handsets vices relying on Android. Nexus One could be a bit of
currency markets is raising con- — but Canadians will have And those devices thus far a letdown because it only
cerns manufacturers won’t be to wait until they can have largely been distrib- takes a few steps beyond
able to take full advantage of a order one. uted like most other mobile what's already possible on
production spike south of the The Nexus One joins phones, tethered to major handheld devices. And the
border. about 20 other mobile de- wireless carriers that typi- Nexus One’s $529 US price
THE CANADIAN PRESS vices that already run on cally require buyers to lock tag may lessen its appeal.
Android, the mobile oper- into two-year contracts in On Twitter, a Google
ating system that Google return for discounts. Canada spokesperson of-
introduced in 2007 to fered the company's ra-
make it easier to connect phone and will manufac- tionale for not launching
to its services and other ture this one, too. Google the phone in Canada yet:
sites away from home. will handle all sales online “We’re gradually launch-
Google designed the and has no plans to let con- ing in different places to
Workers set up the Samsung booth at the Consumer Electron- touch-screen phone in sumers check out the get user feedback and en-
A Ntoo vbeumy bheorm pelus nhgaes isno mU.eS .f ecoanritnragcts ics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, yesterday. The showroom floor partnership with Taiwan’s Nexus One in retail stores. sure smooth ordering,” the
“double-dip” downturn. Scan this code opens Thursday. HTC Corp., which made The phone has been in spokesperson said.
for the full story. the first Android-powered the hands of Google em- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 metronews.ca metro
Holliday staying in St. Louis 9
Matt Holliday is staying with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing yesterday to a $120-million US, seven-year contract that is baseball’s richest deal of the off-season.
The Cardinals announced yesterday they had agreed with the power-hitting outfielder on a multi-year contract subject to a physical. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sports Big Unit retiring
Randy Johnson, left, is retiring after 22 major league seasons. The
Big Unit, an overpowering left-hander who last June became the
24th pitcher to win 300 games, made the expected announcement
yesterday. The five-time Cy Young Award winner owns a World Series
ring and co-MVP honours. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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No gold for Canada Doan’s overtime goal gives
Oilers third straight loss
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experienced American overtime winner as the Both teams play next on
team than in previous Phoenix Coyotes defeated Thursday as the Oilers play
years, but one that had the struggling Edmonton host to Columbus and the
teamwork and trust in Oilers 5-4 last night. Coyotes travel to Vancou-
each other, edged Canada After Edmonton stormed ver.
6-5 in overtime yesterday back with two goals 49 THE CANADIAN PRESS
to foil the host country’s seconds apart before the
bid to win a record sixth mid-mark of the third, ty-
straight title. ing it 4-4 and sending the
John Carlson scored the game to extra time, Doan
winner with a wrist shot at Alex Pietrangelo of Team Canada blocks a pass to Matt Donovan of Team USA in front of Jake Allen. scored just 1:37 into over-
4:21 of overtime after time on the power play to
Canada scored two quick American Hockey League New Year’s Eve that gave send it to overtime. win it.
goals to tie the game. It team in Hershey. the hosts a bye to the semi- “It’s unfortunate we did- Radim Vrbata, Martin
was the second goal of the The U.S. got some re- finals. The Americans also n’t get to make history,” Hanzal and Petr Prucha al- SScpaonr ttsh uisp bdaartceosd oen f oyor uthr es mmaorsttp rheocnene.t
game for Carlson, on loan venge for a 5-4 shootout led that game by two goals Canadian forward Taylor so scored for the Coyotes Learn how to scan the barcode with
to the U.S. team by his loss against Canada on before allowing Canada to Hall said. THE CANADIAN PRESS (26-14-4), who snapped a the instructions at the top of pg 3
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