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Movies
Popcorn
ready?
giant’s crosshairs
Crouse and Breslin discuss
the merits and weaknesses of
The Green Hornet Reviews of
Target plans to open 100-150 Canadian locations by 2014 Zellers will The Dilemma, Barney’s Version
continue to operate under own name in leased locations for next 2 years The best of Ron ‘Opie’
Howard’s oeuvre Plus: Full
The big red Zellers banner will begin to “We hope to not only bring About 70 per cent of Canadian con- theatre listings {pages 13-16}
fade from many strip malls and the (U.S. Target) experience sumers are already familiar with the Tar-
shopping centres across the country next to Canada but enhance that get brand and 10 per cent have shopped
year, to be replaced by the giant red at a Target store in the last 12 months, ac-
experience so they feel like
bull’s-eye logo of Target, its flashy U.S. cording to the chain’s research.
Turbine
cousin. it’s their Canadian Target.” The retailer plans to spend the next
Target Corp. announced Thursday it TARGET PRESIDENT AND CEO GREGG STEINHAFEL two years working to understand Canadi- gains
will spend $1.83 billion to take over the an consumers. It plans to contact Canadi-
leases of as many as 220 Zellers stores of Canadian market for years and the deal an designers for collaborations similar to
its choosing from the 279 locations cur- allowing it to choose which Zellers stores those it has in the U.S. steam
rently owned by the storied Hudson’s Bay it wants provides a platform for growth, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Company. Target president and CEO Gregg Stein- MORE COVERAGE,
Target has been eyeing entry into the hafel said in an interview Thursday. PAGE 3 Jennifer Love Hewitt
helps herself to a
dress by local
Snow. Big air designer at Golden
Globes gifting
lounge {page 4}
Employment’s
‘silent killer’
PM talks tough about cutting
through red tape {page 10}
2011: Year of
Mitchell Wall sails through the air after hitting a jump on his snowboard at the Brightwood Golf and Country Club in Dartmouth on Thursday. living healthily
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Flying high into winter-coloured sky Five minutes with wellness
guru Max Brennan {page 12}
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Teens retaliated with pellet gun: Cops
1
Three men allegedly retali- “While the kids shouldn’t have been “The skin was broken by tims. It is believed to be a
ated for having their truck the pellet and it could have random act.
throwing snowballs at vehicles, it’s
hit with snowballs by been much worse. There “We actually think there
shooting a boy in the face not an appropriate response and if were other injuries from are other victims there, not
with a pellet gun. somebody has that kind of incident the assault as he was struck with a pellet gun, but that
The 16-year-old boy told in the face as well. would have been assaulted.
they should contact police.”
police he was sledding in The victim was getting We’re asking any other vic-
the area called The Pit off of HRP CONST. BRIAN PALMETER treatment at the QEII hos- tims to come forward and
Novalea Drive Wednesday Three men, 18 to 19 right up to his face and pital when police were witnesses to come forward
night. Other kids were years old, got out and po- fired it but I think he would called. as well,” Palmeter said.
throwing snowballs at cars lice believe they assaulted have been in close proximi- While it appears the 16- There were no calls from
driving by when a white several kids, including the ty,” Halifax Regional Police year-old boy got the worst motorists about kids throw-
news
truck stopped shortly be- victim. spokesman Const. Brian of it, Palmeter said he sus- ing snowballs that night.
fore midnight. “I don’t think he put it Palmeter said Thursday. pects there were other vic- JENNIFER TAPLIN
Opinion split on
Zellers-Target shift
Mom’s memoir of no-holds-barred
Chinese parenting feeds an angry
backlash. Scan code for the story.
Four Zellers in HRM: Bedford Place RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Mall, Bayers Lake, Mic Mac Mall Follow us on
and Colby Village Shopping Centre Twitter
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JORDAN 13The number of
MINX
[email protected] Zellers stores
in Nova Scotia. HALIFAX
As Rachel Kelly approached
Zellers in Bayers Lake on But opinions on whether FOLKLORE CENTRE
Thursday afternoon, she this is a good or bad thing
had no idea the retail store is mixed here in HRM. Nick 1528 Brunswick St.
would soon be basically ex- Parsons from Halifax does- 422-6350
Located just off Spring Garden Rd.
tinct, replaced by Target, an n’t like the idea of losing
American-based competi- Zellers.
tor to Wal-Mart. “I think it’s completely CCoommee ttoo oouurr
Kelly is disappointed to stupid,” he said. “I’d rather JANUARY SALE!
see Zellers leave, but thinks see Zellers stay than have a CCooooll mmuussiiccaall iinnssttrruummeennttss
it might be exciting — and Target right down from a && ggeeaarr aatt ggrreeaatt pprriicceess……
good for business — to Wal-Mart.”
have a new place to shop. Parsons, however, does
“I think everybody will think the constant battle
be excited to have a new for lower prices between
store for a while,” she said. the two retail giants might
Kelly was one of many help make things cheaper
sharing an opinion Thurs- for buyers.
day on news Target will HBC does plan on oper-
spend $1.83 billion to take ating some Zellers in rural
over the leases of as many communities, but stores in
as 220 Zellers stores across Halifax will be either Customers walk into the Zellers store in Bayers Lake on Thursday.
Canada from its owner, the switched over to Target, or U.S.-based retailer Target is acquiring 220 Zellers stores in Canada.
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Pitching one for Local designer
homelessness
selling to A-list
A Nova Scotia man is
camping out in the cold to Snowy nights
help the hungry.
Peter Jowett has
pitched a tent in the back- Peter Jowett hopes to
yard of his Clydesdale spend 80 or so nights in
home for the winter to the tent.
raise money and aware-
ness for Feed Nova Scotia. said he began to think
Two other Nova Scotian artisans displaying work at the Golden Globes
The charitable organi- about the homeless and
zation based in Halifax people who can’t afford to celebrity gifting lounge this weekend Media attend from around the world
collects and distributes heat their homes in the
food to more than 150 winter or buy food. KATY WINN/GETTY IMAGES
food banks across the So far, Jowett said he’s JENNIFER
province. earning $17 a night in TAPLIN
While camping out for pledges. @METRONEWS.CA
fun last winter, Jowett THE CANADIAN PRESS
Many of Hollywood’s A-lis-
ters — like Tina Fey and
RCMP Jennifer Love Hewitt — are
Supervision perusing the work of a Hal-
Ex-chief ifax fashion designer in
wrote letter, The officers mentioned L.A. this weekend.
in the letter were under Lisa Drader-Murphy,
board finds the supervision of Jus- owner of Turbine, was the
tice Minister Ross only Canadian fashion de-
Landry, who at that signer invited to the
time was the RCMP offi- celebrity gifting lounge for
The Nova Scotia Police cer in charge of the Pic- the 68th Golden Globe
Review Board has ruled tou detachment. Awards.
the former chief of po- “There’s tons of antici-
lice in Stellarton was subject of another pation at the moment,”
the author of an hearing if Heighton she said during a phone in- Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt poses at the 2011 DPA Golden Globes Gift Suite at the
unsigned letter that chooses to continue terview Thursday after- L’Ermitage Hotel on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.
made allegations of a with his appeal. noon. “We just finished up
RCMP sex party. “However, although a meeting with the produc-
The three-member the board has found er of the suite and got the
board concludes the that Mr. Heighton com- low-down on some of the said.
Oh, I
letter was written by mitted disciplinary de- people coming through Hob-knobbing Later in the day, Jen-
Ambrose Heighton and faults, it does not mean and television cameras are nifer Love Hewitt left with thought
that it amounted to dis- that the board accepts arriving.” one of her dresses.
creditable conduct con- that the town council’s Lisa Drader-Murphy is “I’m thrilled with any- T.O. was the
trary to Police Act decision to terminate showing off a number of one who comes through
Regulations. Mr. Heighton’s employ- signature Turbine pieces and is drawn to our collec- East Coast
The finding released ment was justified,” it including: reversible tion. I wouldn’t turn my
Thursday stems from a says. leather Hobo bags, OBI nose up at anybody.”
hearing held last Octo- The board says it re- belts, and a brand new It means extraordinary
ber where the letter leased its preliminary product called the exposure not only from ac- This is not the first
was entered as an decision to the parties upside-down dress. tors, but from moviemak- celebrity showing for the
exhibit by the Town of involved in the case ers and international press Turbine line.
Stellarton in defending now and will provide as well. Lisa Drader-Murphy
its decision to fire full written reasons lat- And which celebrity “Obviously we hope was invited to participate
Heighton in 2008. er. would she love to see wear somebody will pick up a in celebrity gifting suites
The board says it Justice Minister Ross her clothing? Fellow piece and it will show up at the 2010 Super Bowl,
finds that, “on the bal- Landry testified during Haligonian Ellen Page of somewhere or pho- and the 2010 Toronto In-
ance of probabilities,” the hearing that com- course. tographed by someone,” ternational Film Festival.
Heighton wrote the let- ments in the letter al- As for Golden Globe she said. She said while at the
ter. leging inappropriate “Isn’t that funny? nominees, Drader-Murphy “Beyond that there are TIFF, she talked about
The decision doesn’t behaviour at house par- Let’s go all the way said Natalie Portman opportunities for meeting Nova Scotia a lot and had
conclude whether ties were later shown to L.A. to get some would be “pretty cool.” producers and directors to explain to several peo-
Heighton’s dismissal to be untrue by an “Tina Fey, I think that who might be interested ple how Toronto was not
clothing to Ellen
from his job was justi- internal RCMP investi- would be really fun. Appar- in using our clothing in Canada’s east coast.
fied, which will be the gation. THE CANADIAN PRESS Page.” ently she’s coming projects they’re working JENNIFER TAPLIN
LISA DRADER-MURPHY through the suite,” she on.”
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CONTRIBUTED
Gambling plan Reward
offered in
gets delayed in
cold case
cabinet shuffle
The Department of Justice “We all share a responsi-
added another case to its bility to keep our commu- James Russell (Rustie) Hall
major unsolved crimes file nities safe and I urge
No update on status of gaming strategy due to move yesterday. anyone with information CONTRIBUTED
The department is offer- to please come forward to
from Finance to Communities, Culture and Heritage ing $150,000 for informa- police,” said Justice Minis-
tion leading to an arrest in ter Ross Landry, in a re-
THE DAILY NEWS FILE the murders of James Rus- lease. “We need the
ALEX sell (Rustie) Hall and (Ellen) public’s help to ensure jus-
BOUTILIER Giovanna Hall. The Halls tice is served and closure is
@METRONEWS.CA were found dead in their brought to the Hall family.”
home in Barr Settlement, Anyone with informa-
Premier Darrell Dexter’s Hants Co. on Feb. 26 of last tion concerning the Halls’
recent cabinet shuffle has year. murder, or any other
further delayed the release The Halls’ murder is one unsolved crime, are urged
of the province’s gambling of an astonishing 64 cases to contact police or
strategy. currently on the province’s the province at 1-888-710- (Ellen) Giovanna Hall
On Tuesday, the NDP major unsolved crime list. 9090. METRO
transferred the respon-
sibility of Part One of the
Gaming Act to newly Failure to slow their flashing lights on. where vehicles go by
minted cabinet minister for emergency No emergency took speeding quite fast and
Dave Wilson. place; it was a police oper- are very close to the emer-
Finance Minister leads to charges ation. gency vehicle,” he said.
Graham Steele previously Const. Les Kakonyi with Since the law went into
held that portfolio and was Twelve charges were Enfield RCMP said it’s im- effect last year, RCMP have
responsible for the much- issued by Enfield RCMP on portant motorists be cau- been handing out
anticipated gaming strate- Wednesday for drivers tious around emergency warnings, but Kakonyi
gy. Initially, Steele planned who failed to slow down vehicles for the safety of said Thursday they now
to have the strategy out as emergency vehicles emergency personnel. plan on handing out the
last fall. That deadline was were stopped and had “We’ve had close calls fines. JORDAN MINX
first pushed to the
beginning of the year, and
again to sometime this
Spring.
Joshua Bates, Steele’s ex-
ecutive assistant, said there
is currently no timeline for
the strategy’s release.
Wilson, the minister of
the newly formed Depart-
ment of Communities, Cul-
ture and Heritage, did not
offer a more precise dead-
line for the strategy.
“I’ll be
sitting
down
with the
deputy
minister in the
coming days ... to
bring forward a
The recent cabinet shuffle has further delayed the
gaming strategy province’s long-awaited gambling strategy because
for the province.” it has been forwarded on to another department.
CABINET MINISTER DAVE WILSON
EDUCATION outline her intentions be-
44 people
fore school board repre-
Details of sentatives get together in charged with
Truro on Jan. 22.
school cuts “There seems to be a drunk driving
lot of rhetoric flying right
needed: now with very little in in December
the way of actual facts.
Union One of Ramona Jennex’s Over 40 impaired drivers
first tasks should be to were taken off the roads
clear up this in December by Halifax
School boards need more uncertainty,” Cavanagh Regional Police.
details on funding cuts said in a release issued Police charged 44 peo-
from the province, Thursday. ple — 38 men and six
according to the union. Union officials said women — with impaired
CUPE’s Nova Scotia they have written to the driving last month. Most
president Danny education department of them were spotted by
Cavanagh is asking for clarification on fund- officers on patrol or con-
Ramona Jennex, the new ing cuts and the impact cerned citizens calling in
minister of education, to to classrooms. METRO to report erratic driving.
METRO
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Dire Straits Acquittal upheld for
Game show. Game on
woman who left baby
fans blast radio
Saskatchewan’s highest GEOFF HOWE/THE CANADIAN PRESS
watchdog court has upheld the
acquittal of a woman who
gave birth in a Wal-Mart
bathroom in 2007 and left
Decision to pull song from air the newborn in a toilet.
nabbed international headlines April Halkett was found
not guilty of abandoning
Prompted by listener’s complaint the baby. But the Crown April Halkett
disagreed and took the case
STEVE RUSSELL/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE to the Saskatchewan Court
Music fans were up in of Appeal. argued before the Appeal
arms Thursday after a Halkett said at her trial Court that she should not
broadcast watchdog that she didn’t know she have been acquitted
deemed the Dire Straits was pregnant and left because she didn’t intend
hit Money for Nothing un- because she thought the to commit a crime.
fit for Canadian radio be- child was dead. Prosecutors THE CANADIAN PRESS
cause of a gay slur in the
lyrics, while others
applauded the decision Millions
1,000
and argued society has In
changed since the song gone to European
came out in 1985. pigeon racing, birds are
The Canadian Broadcast Mark Knopfler Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!, announces an the birds taken up to 1,000 kilo-
Standards Council ruled upcoming show featuring an IBM computer called metres from their lofts
Wednesday that the song Watson in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Thursday. and released. Races are
violates the industry’s Standards Council is an in- Over the past month, two decided by which bird
code of ethics because the dependent watchdog SETH WENIG/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS auctions of Belgian racing flies back the fastest.
lyrics include the word organization with more What is a challenge? pigeons have set one record
“faggot” three times. than 700 member radio after another, confirming best pigeons,” said Stefan
The panel noted that and TV stations. Belgium as the age-old Roosen after Chinese buy-
Money for Nothing would Online comments were On Thursday an IBM hardware and software system prime breeding hub of the ers helped push the sale of
be acceptable for divided over whether the named Watson was to play a practice Jeopardy! birds — and China as the the 218-bird colony of his
broadcast if suitably edit- decision was justified or, round against Ken Jennings, who won a record 74 new centre of global de- late father to a record $1.8
ed. ultimately, all for nothin’. consecutive games in 2004-05, and Brad Rutter, who mand.“They want to have million last weekend.
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Teachers study
why Quebec kids
like English
Report suggests students often have one motivation
for opting for English education: Perfect bilingualism
A Quebec teachers’ union mal and daily language of
has commissioned a study Language talks all Quebecers, we must ob-
to probe the question of serve that English remains
why so many youngsters The study comes amid remarkably attractive to-
are attracted to English for a debate in Quebec about day,” the study notes.
their post-secondary stud- whether to extend “This attraction is re-
ies. Quebec’s language laws flected in the continuing
It views the trend as to CEGEP — where Quebec interest of many francoph-
worrisome. students enrol in two- or one and allophone stu-
Results of the study, three-year programs after dents who opt for English
commissioned by the In- high school. college studies, often de-
stitute for Research on There are growing calls, spite a primary and sec-
French in the Americas at including from the opposi- ondary education entirely
the request of the union, tion Parti Québécois, to in French.”
were released Thursday. extend the rules that force The provincial lan-
Among the findings: non-Anglos to attend guage law — also known
The vast majority of stu- French school and make as Bill 101 — restricts ac-
dents who attend English them also apply in CEGEPs. cess to English-language
junior college, known in primary and secondary
Quebec as CEGEP, intend “Despite linguistic legis- schools to the children of
to work in English or to lation, which for 33 years parents who studied in
pursue university studies has had the objective of English in Canada.
in English. making French the nor- THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Black gets rare reprieve
Former media baron released on bail last year Sounded upbeat when
asked if he thought he would manage to stay out from behind bars
Prosecutors said at a status Judge Amy St. Eve also give them a chance to file a tence, should return to
hearing for Conrad Black set a June 24 resentencing new appeal with the U.S. prison for months or years
Thursday that they do not date for Black on the two Supreme Court. more.
intend to retry the former convictions that appellate At the resentencing in She could also sentence
Conrad Black arrives at federal court in Chicago, media mogul on fraud con- judges had upheld. June, St. Eve could decide him to time served, thereby
Thursday, for a status hearing in his bid to remain free. victions that an appellate Defence attorneys asked that Black, who had served setting him free for good.
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His message still holds
Officials honouring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
ahead of his holiday in the United States say the
message of non-violence espoused by the late civil
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Say, is that Meet the
a leader of the team that
Arizona. Tears and love discovered Eodromaeus in
granddad
Argentina.
Eodro lived 230 million
Confucius in of T. rex years ago and appears to
be the ancestor of
At the dawn of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
dinosaur era, a quick-mov- “It is stunning,” Sereno
the square? ing predator set the stage said of the fossils, discov-
for the fearsome giants ered in the 1990s and
that followed, says new reported in Friday’s
research. journal Science. Eodro’s
The little dinosaur features, such as a balanc-
Ancient philosopher gets a spot carried a big evolutionary ing tail, show it was close-
stick, said Paul Sereno of ly related to T. rex, he said.
in Beijing’s hallowed Tiananmen
the University of Chicago, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
There’s a new face keeping dorsement yet of the
Chairman Mao company in 2,500-year-old sage.
Tiananmen Square. Confucius is enjoying a
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Tackling red tape
for businesses
Rob Moore, minister of state for small businesses
and tourism, will head up the red-tape commission
Prime Minister Stephen At an announcement tion Commission, an-
Harper says a commission Thursday Harper said that nounced in the 2010
looking at reducing red when governments over- budget, will hold country-
tape, especially for small regulate, red tape be- wide consultations and
businesses, will start con- comes too much for deliver recommendations
sultations next week. entrepreneurs to bear and this fall. Business repre-
Harper says red tape is reduces opportunities for sentatives will also be a
a “hidden tax and a silent economic growth. part of the commission
killer of jobs.” The Red Tape Reduc- THE CANADIAN PRESS