Metro Halifax - January 6, 2010

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last year’s provincial elec-
tion campaign, a SECURITYTravellers may
spokesman for Christine have to bare it all now that
McCulloch said yesterday. the government has
The province’s Liberal announced plans to install
and Conservative parties dozens of scanners that can
filed complaints with Mc- peer through clothing at
Culloch’s office last June airports across Canada, in-
when it was revealed a cluding at Halifax Stanfield
trade union umbrella International Airport.
group, the Mainland Nova A watch system will also
Scotia Building and be set up to look for suspi-
Construction Trades Coun- cious passengers and tab
cil, had reimbursed nine them for further screening.
separate unions after each “We’ve got to stay ahead
donated $5,000 to the NDP. of the terrorist elements,”
At the time, Nova Transport Minister John
Scotia’s election financing Baird said yesterday in an-
legislation said individuals nouncing plans to buy 44 of
and groups could donate the $250,000 machines.
no more than $5,000 The announcement was
annually to each Team USA’s John Carlson puts the puck past Team Canada goalie Martin Jones to beat Canada 6-5 in overtime to win the gold medal part of an international re-
registered political party. Gat the World Jounior Hockely Chadmpionship l ast nright in Suaskatoon, Ssask. Theh loss ends C anadoa’s streak ovf five straigeht champiornships. sponse to a
On June 1, NDP Leader Christmas
Darrell Dexter said the Day attempt
party would return the by a Niger-
$45,000 to the trades ian man to
council, saying the party blow up a
was unaware of how the jetliner over
money was raised. Michigan by
THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada loses 6-5 in OT to U.S. in classic junior hockey final ipglnositiivnegs ex- John Baird
sewn into his underwear.
News on the M ve The United States found pair of goals in the final “We must remain
the elusive ingredient to Past medalists three minutes to tie the vigilant,” Baird said.
What’s this win the world junior men’s game and force a 20-minute Baird and Rob Merrifield,
barcode for? hockey championship. The top three finishers in (cid:129)2008 — Canada, Sweden, overtime. minister of state for trans-
Learn how to scan A smaller, younger, less world junior hockey champi- Russia. Luke Adam of the Cape port, said the scanners will
tthhee i bnastrrcuocdteio wnsit aht experienced American onships since 2005: (cid:129)2007 — Canada, Russia, U.S. Breton Screaming Eagles only be used for passengers
the top of pg 3 team than in previous (cid:129)2010 — U.S., Canada, Swe- (cid:129)2006 — Canada, Russia, Fin- and Windsor Spitfires team- singled out for secondary
years, but one that had den. land. mates Greg Nemisz and Tay- screening. And people who
teamwork and trust in each (cid:129) 2009 — Canada, Sweden, (cid:129)2005 — Canada,Russia, lor Hall also scored for don’t want to go through
VancouverGames
other, edged Canada 6-5 in Russia. Czech Republic. Canada in front of a disap- the machines can choose to
overtime last night to foil pointed sellout crowd of be frisked instead.
Countdown the host country’s bid to 15,171 at Credit Union Cen- The scanners will first be
to 2010 win a sixth straight title. pulled together there and our game and tonight it tre in Saskatoon. installed in Vancouver, Cal-
John Carlson scored the squeaked out a win.” worked out.” Eberle was largely re- gary, Edmonton, Winnipeg,
Follow Metro as we winner with a wrist shot at The U.S. got some re- Last night’s final was the sponsible for keeping Cana- Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa
bring you daily 4:21 of overtime. It was the venge for a 5-4 shootout loss first between the two coun- da’s drive for five titles alive and Halifax and will all be
coverage leading up second goal of the game for against Canada on New tries since 2004, when the in Ottawa last year by scor- in place in by spring.
to the 2010 Winter Carlson, on loan to the U.S. Year’s Eve that gave the U.S. came from behind to ing with five seconds left in The machines produce a
Olympics in Vancouver. team by his American Hock- hosts a bye to the semifi- beat Canada in Helsinki, the semifinal against Rus- three-dimensional outline
• Today — ey League team in Hershey. nals. The Americans also Finland, for the Americans’ sia, and again in the of a person’s naked body,
Bilodeau Carlson told TSN he gave led that game by two goals first gold medal in the tour- shootout. allowing screening officers
brings ex- his teammates a pep talk before allowing Canada to nament. He scored Canada’s first to see whether someone is
perience going into overtime. send it to overtime. Canada had won it every power-play goal of the game carrying plastic explosives
to moguls, “I said ‘If you guys were to “They’re a feisty team, year after that until last at 17:11 and followed it up or other dangerous items.
page 9. tell me at the beginning of they’re a great team and it night. with another at 18:25. Baird said children under
the tournament that we’d was unbelievable playing Chris Kreider, Jordan “We battled back the the age of 18 won’t have to
be here right now going in- them on New Year’s Eve Schroeder, Jerry D’Amigo whole game but they just go through the scanners at
to overtime right now for and now here it was just and U.S. captain Derek kept coming,” Eberle told Canadian airports.
On the web the gold medal, anyone in play our game,” Carlson Stepan also scored for the TSN. “It’s not easy. We THE CANADIAN PRESS
the locker-room would have said. “We know they’re go- U.S. showed the heart that we
Visit metronews.ca taken it,’” Carlson said. “So I ing to get chances and score Canada never led in the had to come back. It’s just ShareYourViews
for news updates think the camaraderie real- goals, that’s how good they game, but Jordan Eberle of tough to lose on home ice
ly helped and we really are. We just needed to play the Regina Pats scored a like this.” THE CANADIAN PRESS [email protected]
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Crackdown on illegal moose hunting
Local
Conservation officers targeted illegal moose hunting in Cape Breton last fall, seizing
carcasses, launching investigations and laying a number of charges of hunting the an-
imals out of season. Bruce Nunn, enforcement manager for the Natural Resources De-
partment’s eastern region, said seven moose carcasses and part of another were
seized in different incidents, a number of people have been charged, and charges
may be pending against others after investigations are finished. CAPE BRETON POST
Manslaughter suspect in court Man sought after
Esso station theft
SACKVILLEPolice are look-
Bail hearing set for Ryan Leeds, 24, in New Year’s Eve death ing for a male suspect af-
ter an alleged theft at a
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provincial courtroom yes- the shelves in his pockets.
fire at shop terday as his defence The employee behind the
lawyer and the Crown at- counter reportedly asked
CRIMEHalifax Regional Po- torney set a date for a bail him to remove the items,
lice have charged a 49- hearing. which he did, but then
year-old man with arson The 24-year-old Halifax picked up another item.
after a car was torched in man is charged with Police say the suspect
the parking lot of a manslaughter in the death proceeded to threaten the
Dartmouth business late of 23-year-old Nathaniel employee, stating he
Monday night. Welsh. would return with a knife,
Officers were called to According to Halifax Re- and then fled on foot.
Terry’s Automotive on Lyle gional Police, Welsh was The suspect is described
Street around 10 p.m. in punched during an alterca- as being in his 20s, five-
response to reports there tion outside a New Year’s foot-four with dark hair,
had been an explosion Eve party at the St. Mark’s wearing a black toque and
near the auto-repair shop. Community Centre on Rus- jacket.
Officers arrived on the sell Street and fell to the THE CANADIAN PRESS
scene to find an empty car ground.
engulfed in flames, said Police responded to the HRM residents get
police spokesman Brian scene shortly after 1 a.m., a say with survey
Palmeter. and Welsh was transported
A Metro Transit employ- to the QEII Health Sciences QUESTIONSAbout 26,000
ee in the area reportedly Centre with life-threaten- households in the Halifax
saw a man running away ing injuries. He never re- Ryan Leeds is escorted from a courtroom at Halifax provincial court yesterday. Leeds is facing a Regional Municipality will
from the fire, and officers gained consciousness and manslaughter charge following the death of Nathaniel Welsh after an altercation outside a New have a chance to make
arrested the suspect a succumbed to his injuries Year’s Eve party in Halifax. their voices heard at city
short time later. According Saturday. hall this month.
to Palmeter, he had According to police incident would be avail- on another matter in The municipality is in
suffered minor burns and spokeswoman Theresa Families able. March as he’s facing the midst of a comprehen-
was treated at the scene. Rath, no weapons were “We’d like to have as charges stemming from an sive citizens survey that
“What we believe was used in the fight and no • Family members were much disclosure as possi- incident last April, includ- will ask people about
that there was a dispute other suspects are being present in court for both the ble before going ahead ing dangerous driving and everything from
between the accused and sought. accused and victim, but with the bail hearing,” assault with a weapon. municipal hockey rinks to
somebody associated with Leeds turned himself none of them spoke to re- McGuigan told reporters As for the victim, he was green bins.
the business,” Palmeter over to police early Sunday porters. outside of court. due in Dartmouth provin- The questionnaire,
said. “We think that was evening and has been in “I know that there are at cial court Jan. 26 on a mailed out to a random
the motive behind this.” custody since. He was pearance yesterday, Leeds’ least a couple of state- dozen charges, including sample of citizens in
Employees at Terry’s Au- charged with one count of lawyer, Trevor McGuigan, ments that have been tak- break and enter, assault December, can be
tomotive had no comment manslaughter and one requested that his client’s en by police, which I don’t and uttering threats. answered online, over the
when Metro attempted to count of breaching recog- bail hearing be postponed have, so, once those are Leeds has been remand- phone or by mail.
speak to them yesterday nizance late Monday after- until tomorrow, when available, I’d like to have ed to the Burnside jail Municipal officials say
afternoon. There was no noon. more information about those.” pending his bail hearing the responses will help
evidence of the fire in the During his first court ap- the circumstances of the Leeds is before the court tomorrow afternoon. staff determine where
small, fenced-off car lot there is room for improve-
next to the shop. ment in programs and
Michel Cote was Woman sues diocese over alleged sex abuse services. METRO HALIFAX
arraigned in Dartmouth
HALIFAX
provincial court yesterday
on one count of arson. LAWSUIT A Halifax woman The suit names the dio- Deveau to the St. Thomas FOLKLORE CENTRE
Cote has no criminal has filed a lawsuit against a Archbishop cese of Yarmouth and Hali- parish where Deschamp
record, and was released Roman Catholic diocese in fax Archbishop Anthony lived. 1528 Brunswick St.
to await his next court ap- Nova Scotia, alleging she • A spokeswoman for Arch- Mancini, who oversees the When reached at home, 422-6350
Located just off Spring Garden Rd.
pearance on Feb. 19. endured nearly a decade of bishop Anthony Mancini diocese, as defendants and Burke confirmed he was
MONIQUE MUISE/METRO HALIFAX sexual assaults by a priest said the Halifax diocese claims the church failed to the bishop in the Yarmouth CCoommee ttoo oouurr
who took her in as a little where he works was served intervene and “stop this area and that he knew De- JJAANNUUAARRYY SSAALLEE!!
girl and forced her to call with the claim yesterday, improper relationship.” veau. But he said he was CCooooll mmuussiiccaall iinnssttrruummeennttss
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Linda Deschamp claims because it’s before the cese is responsible for what its allegations. He declined
WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY in the suit filed in the courts. happened to her,” McKig- further comment.
province’s Supreme Court gan said. THE CANADIAN PRESS
BlogsVancouver the cycle of abuse began af- saulted by the priest, who He states in the five-page
Whitecaps owner ter Rev. Raoul Deveau of- died in the early 1980s. claim that a bishop presid-
Bob Lenarduzzi fered her a job cleaning the John McKiggan, De- ing over Deveau’s parishes
joins It’s Called rectory in the small com- schamp’s lawyer, said yes- relocated the priest after
Football for Part munity of Shelburne when terday the now middle- receiving complaints over
One of its year in she was 11 years old. aged woman then moved his alleged “sexual miscon-
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4 local Truck accident closes highway
Highway 4 in Cumberland County was closed for most of the day yesterday morning after slippery roads sent a tanker truck carrying
51,000 litres of aviation fuel into the ditch. The driver of the truck was treated at the scene for minor injuries. AMHERST DAILY NEWS
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ETRO HALIFAX owned by Irving Ltd.
PURCHASEThe Nova Scotia The 20 parcels of land
government is poised to the government is hoping
spend up to $40 million to to buy are in the counties
buy land from New of Annapolis, Digby,
Brunswick’s J.D. Irving Yarmouth and Cumber-
Ltd., but the minister of land.
natural resources said yes- MacDonell said the land
terday he couldn’t say how would help the govern-
much real estate is on the ment meet its stated goal
table because of restoring
the deal has at least 12
yet to be com- Criticism per cent of
pleted. Nova Scotia’s
“We (cid:129) Richard Hurlburt, the Con- land mass to
haven’t really servative member of the Crown own-
completed legislature for Yarmouth, ership by
the legal side was critical yesterday of the 2015.
of this,” John NDP decision, saying the He said the
MacDonell government should direct land would
said. “There’s funds to economic develop- be preserved
a possibility ment rather than Crown for future
that some of land purchases. generations
Deputy Premier Frank Corbett answers questions from reporters at One Government Place yesterday. Corbett says the government these parcels to enjoy.
won’t increase their offer of a one per cent wage hike for school and hospital employees not employed by the Halifax Regional may drop off the table ... if Last year, J.D. Irving Ltd.
School Board or the Capital District Health Authority. there turns out to be a title confirmed it was trying to
issue.” sell 69,000 hectares of tim-
NDP sticking to offer He said a formal an- berland in the western No-
nouncement was planned va Scotia counties of Digby,
for later this month, but Annapolis and Yarmouth.
the news leaked out when The asking price for that
the government revealed land was not revealed, but
as strike date nears
the basic details in a bland it was believed at the time
cabinet order, dated Dec. that the Irvings wanted
21, posted on its own web- about $100 million.
site. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Nova Scotia’s deputy pre- a one per cent wage hike for increase to maintain wage says there will be labour un-
mier says the government school and hospital employ- parity with workers in rest if they don’t get the News in brief
can’t budge from its offer ees not employed by the metro Halifax. wage increase they’re seek-
to school and hospital sup- Halifax regional school Corbett says he’s urging ing. But Corbett says the COURT A bail hearing will be appearance in Antigonish
port staff who are poised board or the Capital District both sides get back to the NDP government is in no held next week for a 19-year- provincial court yesterday on
to strike throughout the Health Authority. table to avert a strike Mon- position to boost salaries old Antigonish man facing sev- charges of attempted murder,
province. The Canadian Union of day by almost 8,000 work- since it’s saddled with a eral charges over a New Year’s aggravated assault and two
Frank Corbett says they Public Employees says it ers. deficit of almost $600 mil- Eve party fight. Christopher counts of assault causing bodi-
are sticking to their offer of needs a 2.9 per cent wage John McCracken of CUPE lion. THE CANADIAN PRESS David Fordham made a brief ly harm. THE CANADIAN PRESS
N.S. gives $8.8M Chamber gives thumbs up to city hall
for ship yard
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member of the legislature tive report card to city and establishing a pre-ap-
for Shelburne, predicted hall for its efforts to speed plication process.”
yesterday the upgrades to up development in the Payn said the green
the 50-year-old Shelburne municipality. light earned in 2009 rep-
Ship Repair yard will create Chamber president Va- resents a big step forward
“well-paid jobs” for about lerie Payn said that 70 per for a municipal govern-
70 people.THE CANADIAN PRESS cent of the development ment that has been noto-
applications presented to riously sluggish when it
regional council in 2009 comes to development.
News in brief had been dealt within tar- “We have to ensure that
geted time frames, earn- we have a vibrant city
CHARGES Halifax RCMP arrest- ing the municipality a core,” she said. “It belongs
ed three people for impaired “green light” score for de- to all of us. Whether you
driving Monday night — and in cision times on new proj- live in Bedford, Sackville
each instance it was the public ects. or wherever … the down-
calling to report it. Police say at The rating is part of the town area is where we go
8:48 p.m., they were called chamber’s annual Eco- for banking, shopping, all
about a 20-year-old woman nomic Strategy Scorecard, of those things.”
driving erratically on Peggy’s which measures HRM’s The chamber’s full re-
Cove Road. At 9:52 p.m., police progress in 28 different port is scheduled to be re-
say another person reported economic categories, and leased to the public on
an impaired driver on the St. awards red, yellow, or Jan. 13.
Margarets Bay Road. The third green lights based on the
alleged incident took place at municipality’s perform- Construction continues on the Trillium development on South Park Street yesterday. The Halifax ShareYourViews
12:09 a.m. yesterday on ance in each category. Chamber of Commerce released part of their annual economic strategy scorecard report and city
Sackville Drive. METRO HALIFAX “Two years ago, (devel- hall received a green light for decision times of construction projects. [email protected]
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 metronews.ca metro
U.S. opposes closing locks to keep out Asian carp 5
The Obama administration opposes closing shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
The voracious fish have been migrating up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers toward the Great Lakes for decades. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canada/World
Focus on economy, ‘A screw-up that could have
been disastrous’: Obama
not torture: Harper
WASHINGTON U.S. President
PM says Canadians worried about jobs Barack Obama asserted yes- “We have to do better, and we will
terday the government had do better. And we will do it quickly.”
enough information to foil
U.S. President Barack Obama on the
Prime Minister Stephen country. “What’s on the said. He didn’t name the the attempted bombing on
Harper says Canadians radar is the economy.” other priority issues, but a Christmas Day airline failure to prevent attempted bombing
aren’t really concerned The Prime Minister said Conservatives have said flight but intelligence agen-
about allegations that the his government wants to law-and-order legislation cies “failed to connect those declared, “We have to do suspending the transfer of
government engaged in a focus on economic condi- will feature prominently in dots” and left nearly 300 better, and we will do bet- Guantanamo detainees to
cover-up over the abuse of tions when Parliament re- the next session. passengers and crew in per- ter. And we will do it quick- Yemen. The Christmas at-
Afghan detainees. opens on March 3 with a He also said the govern- il. ly.” tack has raised concerns
“I think polls have been speech from the throne ment will quickly fill va- Obama called that unac- But while he expressed about Yemen, because the
pretty clear that that’s not and a budget the next day. cancies in the Senate to ceptable. “I will not tolerate clear displeasure with the Nigerian man has claimed
on the top of the But there’s no make it harder for Liberal it,” he said. U.S. failure to prevent the to have been acting on in-
radar of most doubt the opposi- senators to make changes The accused attacker, 23- suspect from boarding a structions from al-Qaida op-
Canadians,” Harp- tion parties will re- to Conservative legislation year-old Nigerian Umar U.S.-bound flight, Obama eratives in that country.
er said in an inter- turn to the Afghan approved in the Commons. Farouk Abdulmutallab, has did not announce any fir- Nearly half of the 198 ter-
view with CBC-TV detainee issue in On the question of re- claimed ties to al-Qaida. ings or job reassignments. ror suspect detainees held
correspondent Pe- March, he said. aligning airline security in Witnesses said he ignited According to a White at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
ter Mansbridge. “They’ve been on the wake of the latest ter- an explosive mixture but it House statement released are from Yemen. But Oba-
The govern- that subject for rorist scare in the United failed to do serious damage later, Obama told his gath- ma reiterated his vow to
ment had been on three or four years States, Harper said security to the Northwest jetliner or ering of officials: “This was eventually close the camp.
the defensive late now. I’m sure measures in Canada will its passengers, and he was a screw-up that could have “Make no mistake, we
last year over alle- they’ll continue have to become tighter. subdued by other passen- been disastrous. We dodged will close Guantanamo
gations that it Harper on it.” “We don’t have to take gers and airline crew mem- a bullet but just barely. It prison,” Obama said. The
tried to cover up In his first public identical measures (as the bers on the Detroit-bound was averted by brave indi- camp, he said, “was an ex-
information that Afghan comments on his decision U.S.), but we certainly have Northwest Airlines flight. viduals, not because the sys- plicit rationale for the for-
authorities were abusing to close down Parliament to undertake measures Obama, speaking after tem worked, and that is not mation of al-Qaida” operat-
Afghan detainees after for the second time in a lit- that would prevent any meeting with his Cabinet acceptable.” ing in Yemen.
they were handed over by tle over a year, Harper in- similar kind of threat in and national security team, Obama also said he was THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canadian soldiers. And op- sisted it was a “routine con- Canada.”
position MPs say Harper stitutional matter” if the Ottawa will examine the
decided to suspend Parlia- government isn’t threat- 14-country terrorist watch Hubble looks
LondonTaking stock
ment until March to shut ened with defeat by other list announced by the U.S.
down a House of Commons parties in the Commons. in recent days to see if at universe’s
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Heather Forsyth and Rob cluster of stars. Until
Anderson, who joined the NASA’s Hubble telescope
rival Wildrose Alliance this was repaired and upgraded
week, say the order came last year, the farthest back
from a senior government in time that astronomers
member. could see was about 900
They say every MLA was million years after the Big
told to make sure that vot- Bang, one scientist said.
ing delegates were behind Hubble has been key in
Stelmach’s leadership. helping determine the age Mammal keeper Lucy Smith counts coatis during the annual
Stelmach, who got 77 per of the universe at about stocktaking at London Zoo yesterday. More than 750 different
cent support, is on holiday 13.7 billion years. species are tallied up in the count.
and officials in his office THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
have refused comment.
Forsyth says that kind of News in brief
delegate manipulation nev-
er happened in the past, BIN LADEN With a book writ- the life of the Sept. 11, 2001 dren who had been with their
and both she and Anderson ten by one of Osama bin mastermind’s large family, in- father in Afghanistan escaped
say they refused to screen Deanne Collinson, a Calgary-based certified trainer of 6Legs to Laden’s sons, and with news of cluding lurid details of his par- to Iran following the 2001 inva-
voters from their con- Fitness, a fitness program for dogs and their owners, works out a daughter sheltering in the enting style. Two weeks ago, sion, and were still together in
stituencies. with her dog Maddie, an Irish terrier, yesterday. Saudi Embassy in Iran, some of the son, Omar bin Laden, a walled compound under Iran-
THE CANADIAN PRESS the blanks are being filled in on revealed that many of the chil- ian guard. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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There’s a new gunslinger in Alberta
TheWestView Reform, and now this. bench, rode their 15 min- ture opens next month. liance is the infinitely more didn’t think so, and he got
What is it about Alberta utes of fame across the floor That means Wildrose attractive Danielle Smith, to be prime minister by
that fosters a live-free-or-die of the house, and the Wil- would automatically enjoy who, while fiscally conser- uniting the right, even if
Paul attitude among its citizens? drose vaulted over the NDP full legislative privileges, vative, is media savvy and a the earliest fusion, the
Maybe it should be desig- to become the third largest unlike the socialists, who celebrated alum of Calgary Canadian Conservative Re-
Sullivan nated a distinct society, like party in Alberta, even have a key to the washroom Inc.’s 40 Under 40. Unlike form Alliance, came to
Quebec or Newfoundland. though it won’t be two only because the Speaker the previous generation of CCRAP when you added the
If you’ve never heard of years old until Jan. 19. has taken pity on them. Reform/Alliance media word “party,” which, of
Hmetronews.ca/thewestview Wildrose, don’t feel bad. So people are starting to You’re also forgiven if you beefheads, Smith under- course, everybody did.
Until the day before yester- take notice. There’s even a think you’ve seen this stands modern media rela- But don’t think Stelmach
ere we go again. day, it had exactly one seat chance Wildrose will in- movie before. Wildrose rose tions, and is not about to be isn’t looking over his shoul-
Alberta, which in the 83-seat Alberta legis- crease its elected caucus to from the ashes of the Alber- trapped into the macho, ho- der. There’s a new gun-
spawns right- lature, while the Perpetual four as former Tory Guy ta Alliance, which itself rose mophobic, white suprema- slinger in Wildrose Coun-
wing parties like Conservatives, who have Boutilier, cast into the ranks from the ashes of the Re- cist self-destruction com- try, and in a delightful 21st-
it sprouts oil governed uninterrupted for of independents by a wrath- form Party, and down there mon to the clan. century twist, she’s a
wells, has given birth to an- 38 years, had 70. ful Premier Ed Stelmach somewhere, lurks the ghost Still, is there room for woman.
other: The Wildrose Al- Well, pardner, all that last summer for daring to of Bible Bill Aberhart, the fa- two parties on the right,
liance Party. changed when two Tory complain out loud, gleefully ther of Social Credit. even in Alberta, where Paul Sullivan is a Vancouver-based journalist
If you’re keeping score, MLAs, fed up with the dank ponders casting his lot with However, the new face of there’s apparently room for and owner of Sullivan Media Consulting;
that’s three: Social Credit, obscurity of the back Wildrose before the legisla- Social Credit/Reform/Al- anything? Stephen Harper [email protected].
M
Word on the street: What are your New Year’s resolutions? ICHAEL DE ADDER
Sheila Evan Margaret John Britt David
Forbes Latimer Emmett MacDonald Gregg- Innanen
Dartmouth Port Dartmouth Toronto Wallace Vancouver
Hawkesbury Ottawa
A: I don’t make res- A: I’d like to quit A: Exercise more, A: I plan on drink-
olutions. Every day, A: Just to be more smoking. It’s really everyone does that A: I didn’t make ing less, cutting
live it to the best organized. Things expensive. ... Try to do hard one. I find that Jan- back to three or
you can. Whether are a little messy. things, things that I uary is not a great four drinks instead
it’s New Year’s or I’m going to keep wouldn’t normally time for resolu- of six to eight, to
not, it doesn’t mat- more notes. do ... take a dance tions. September is protect my liver. I
ter. If you live every class or learn a new am worried about
more my month,
day like that for the language, some- an early death in
but I don’t think I
rest of your life, thing out of the or- my 50s or 60s. I
made one then ei-
then it works out dinary. want to see 80 or
ther. I guess I’m not
better. 90.
really a resolution
person.
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Cable to go 3-D 7
Two major cable networks — ESPN and Discovery — will beam 3-D
entertainment into Americans’ homes for the first time. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Business
EDITOR: [email protected]
Google’s smartphone
hits the market in U.S.
Hype, high price may hurt Nexus One’s appeal
Google Inc. began selling a letdown because it only
its own mobile phone yes- Android takes a few steps beyond
terday, a much-anticipated what's already possible on
move aimed at protecting (cid:129) Until now, Google has handheld devices. And the
its online advertising em- been content to let other Nexus One's standard price
pire as people increasingly companies design the de- of $529 US may lessen its
surf the web on handsets vices relying on Android. appeal.
instead of personal And those devices thus far On Twitter, a Google
computers — but Canadi- have largely been distrib- Canada spokesperson of-
ans will have to wait until uted like most other mobile fered the company's ra-
they can order one. phones, tethered to major tionale for not launching
The Nexus One joins wireless carriers that typi- the phone in Canada yet:
about 20 other mobile de- cally require buyers to lock “We're gradually launch-
vices that already run on into two-year contracts in ing in different places to
Android, the mobile oper- return for discounts. get user feedback and en-
ating system that Google sure smooth ordering,” the
introduced in 2007 to and has no plans to let con- spokesperson said.
make it easier to connect sumers check out the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
to its services and other Nexus One in retail stores.
web sites away from home The Nexus One has been
or the office. in the hands of Google em-
Google designed the ployees for the past three
touch-screen phone in weeks, triggering media
partnership with Taiwan's speculation and anticipa-
HTC Corp., which made tion for the company's first
the first Android-powered attempt to peddle a con-
phone and will manufac- sumer electronics device. Backmede-aunp baiigrp bourct ktes rfmori nsaavlsv ycould
ture this one, too. Google Given the hype, the businesses, experts say. Scan this code
will handle all sales online Nexus One could be a bit of for the full story.
Las VegasAlmost showtime
PAUL SAKUM
A/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workers set up the Samsung booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, yester-
day. The showroom floor opens Thursday.
Business in brief
AUTO INDUSTRY December more than 25 per cent concerns manufacturers won’t
proved to be a big month for compared with 2008, while be able to take full advantage
many of Canada’s leading car Toyota claimed its best-ever of a production spike south of
companies as Ford of Canada, sales for the month. the border. The loonie rose to
Toyota Canada and Hyundai all CURRENCY The Canadian dol- the highest level since October
reported banner months. Ford lar’s renewed climb on global yesterday.
said its December sales soared currency markets is raising THE CANADIAN PRESS
metro metronews.ca Wednesday, January 6, 2010
8 Screaming Eagles in dealing mode
The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles made a pair of trades yesterday, picking up forward Pier-Antoine Dion and defenceman Kalin Paul. Dion came from
Montreal for Patrick Lapostolle and a second-round draft pick; Paul, from Membertou, came from Baie-Comeau for a ninth-round selection. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Sports Big Unit retiring
Randy Johnson is retiring after 22 major league seasons. The Big Unit, an overpow-
ering 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
EDITOR: [email protected]
Four is not enough: Levingston
Halifax Rainmen owner says more teams should be awarded PBL playoff spots
teams are guaranteed a chise history, although like to see more teams The Rainmen missed the
MATTHEW WUEST home game. they spent 2007-08 in the make it, that’s no big se- PBL standings playoffs with a respectable
[email protected] The top seed hosts the American Basketball Asso- cret, but this is what it is 12-8 record last year, while
fourth seed and second ciation. this year.” W L Pct. the Vermont Frost Heaves
Playoff games will once hosts third in the one-and- “I’ve Levingston said even PBL Puerto Rico 1 01.000 (14-6) were also on the out-
again be extremely hard done semifinals. The semi- got a lot commissioner Tom Doyle Lawton-Fort Sill1 01.000 side looking in.
to come by in the Premier final winners then square of wants more teams in the Rochester 1 01.000 Levingston said getting
Basketball League this off in a best-of-three cham- thoughts playoffs. Manchester 1 01.000 to the post-season would
season. pionship series. about it, But he also said he’s “not Quebec 1 1 .500 be a “big boost” for his
Halifax Rainmen owner It’s similar to last year, but it is sure” why there has been Buffalo 0 1 .000 franchise.
Andre Levingston told when four teams made the what it such resistance to the Maryland 0 1 .000 “It would be very, very
Metro yesterday the PBL’s playoffs with best-of-three is,” Lev- idea. Vermont 0 1 .000 disappointing if we did-
playoff format has been set semis and a one-game fi- Andre Levingston ingston Doyle did not return a HALIFAX 0 1 .000 n’t,” he said. “But if we
and only the top four nal. said. “I phone message from don’t make it, it’s not the
teams in the overall stand- The Rainmen have not would like to see more Metro yesterday, while di- day she didn’t know any- end of the world. We’d re-
ings will be awarded spots. appeared in a playoff game teams, at least the top six rector of PBL operations thing about the playoff for- group and come back next
And only the top two in their three-year fran- teams. Everybody would Carrie Ann May said Mon- mat. year. It’s part of sports.”
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terday they had agreed with heads were hoping welcome back captain
Holliday on a multi-year Matthew Boudreau would Tomas Knotek and rookie
contract subject to a physical. provide them with a sec- Brent Andrews on the
The team said a formal ond-half offensive spark. weekend, they’ll be
announcement was likely by Instead, the 16-year-old depleted by a handful of
tomorrow. centre is heading back to injuries. Forwards Linden
NFL The company behind a Quebec. Bahm (broken wrist), Alex
plan to lure the NFL back to Los Boudreau, who was lead- Lemieux (mononucleosis)
Angeles said yesterday the ing the Quebec midget and Jordan Costello
Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffa- AAA ranks in scoring when (strained hip flexor) and
lo Bills are the first teams it will he was recalled on Dec. 9, defenceman Garrett
try to relocate. Majestic Realty told the Mooseheads yes- Clarke (concussion) are all
Co. managing partner John terday he would prefer to expected to sit out a
Semcken said the company is return to St-Eustache, three-games-in-three-
still considering at least seven Que., than finish the sea- nights stint starting Friday
franchises for a new stadium Washington’s Alexander Semin (28), of Russia, takes a shot on Canadiens goalie Carey Price as son in the QMJHL. at the Metro Centre
just east of Los Angeles. Montreal’s Josh Gorges skates at left during last night’s action. He has one assist in four against the Montreal Jun-
MLS Major League Soccer could games with Halifax, in ad- iors. The good news is
Habs drop road affair to Caps
be headed for a work stoppage dition to his 39 points in Knotek and Andrews will
next month. The sport’s inter- 24 games with St-Eustache. be back from internation-
national union says “We wanted him to al tournaments; defence-
management is threatening to stay,” said Mooseheads man Spencer Metcalfe has
lock out MLS players after the NHL RESULTS Ovechkin as the team’s head coach and general recovered from the flu;
league’s five-year labour con- 14th captain. He succeeds Brothers injured manager Cam Russell. “But and blueliner Sawyer
tract expires Jan. 31. Chris Clark, who was trad- it was a good experience Hannay could be back af-
Montreal 2 Washington 4
METRO NEWS SERVICES ed to Columbus on Dec. 28, • Montreal LW Andrei for him to play here (over ter suffering an ankle lac-
and becomes the sixth Kostitsyn missed his sec- the holidays) so he knows eration.
VS Russian-born player to cap- ond straight game with a what he needs to do when
SCOREBOARD tain an NHL team. He is lower body injury. His he comes back (next sea- tem. He is expected to stay
the Capitals’ second- brother, LW Sergei Kostit- son).” for three more games be-
NHL
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS NHLAlex Ovechkin’s debut youngest captain. syn, sat out a third game The five-foot-eight 160- fore leaving next week.
Calgary 3 Nashville 1 as Capitals captain was a Ovechkin was held with- because of a lower body pounder was a 2009 third- Boudreau’s departure is
Toronto 3 Florida 2 success even though he out a point for the eighth injury. round pick and remains a expected to open up a full-
Boston 4 Ottawa 1
Washington 4 Montreal 2 was kept off the score time this season. big part of the Herd’s fu- time spot for right-winger
Chicago 4 Minnesota 1 sheet. Montreal also shut him scored on a snap shot from ture as one of the few pure Andrew Wigginton of Hali-
NPiettwsb Juerrgsehy 5 4 A Dtlaalnlatsa 02 Tomas Fleischmann had out in a Nov. 20 win at the top of the right circle offensive talents in the sys- fax. The a former Dart-
Phoenix at Edmonton a goal and two assists after Washington. 36 seconds later, making it mouth Subways captain
Columbus at Vancouver moving from left wing to Josh Gorges and Benoit 3-1 with his 15th goal. was acquired last week
Detroit at Anaheim
centre, and Alexander Pouliot scored for the The Capitals limited the from the Bathurst Titan for
NBA
Semin scored twice to lift Canadiens, 7-3-1 in their Canadiens to one shot in a ninth-round pick.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Charlotte 113 Chicago 108 the Capitals to a 4-2 victory last 11 road games. the opening 11 minutes On defence, 2009 sec-
Indiana 97 Orlando 90 over the Montreal Canadi- With the score tied 1-1, and three for the first peri- ond-round pick Jamie Bish-
Milwaukee 98 New Jersey 76
Washington 104 Philadelphia 97 ens that snapped a season- Washington’s Eric Fehr od, but didn’t take the lead op has officially earned a
Detroit at Dallas high, three-game skid last threw a shot toward the until Fleischmann’s power- roster spot for the second
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Quarter honours Klassen 9
The Royal Canadian Mint has released about 22 million quarters featuring the image
of Cindy Klassen, Canada’s most decorated Olympian of all time. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Vancouver Games
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AGES
A baby-faced Alexandre
Bilodeau was oozing with “I will always remember the
confidence as he stood mistake and I won’t do it again.”
atop the Olympic moguls Alexandre Bilodeau, on a missed jump
run in Turin.
About a month before in Turin that dropped him to 11th
the 2006 Games, the
teenager had become the do it again.” based on their technique
youngest man ever to win Today, the reigning for navigating the moguls,
a World Cup moguls World Cup champ isn’t ex- their execution of two aer-
event. He captured a sec- actly grizzled, but he is ial tricks and how fast
ond gold only days before wiser and even more ac- they can tear down the
the Olympics. complished than the self- hill.
With only a handful of described “young pup” Bilodeau finished the
World Cup competitions version of himself that 2005-06 season ranked
under his belt, Bilodeau competed in Turin. second in the world and
had quickly surged to No. “Before 2006, I didn’t was named FIS rookie of
2 in the world and was a know what the Olympics the year. The following
genuine Olympic medal were all about,” said season he finished at No.
contender. Bilodeau, whose eyes 3, and in 2007-08 he was
It all happened so fast it widen when he starts talk- No. 4.
almost seemed easy, he ing about the Games. Last season, he exploded
now admits. “You’ve got four years to on the World Cup hills,
Almost. train for one thing.” winning five golds and
“My run was great, I had The Rosemere, Que. na- three silvers in nine starts
just one mistake, which tive is now gunning for en route to the champi-
cost me a lot,” said that next shot at an onship.
Bilodeau, now 22, who Olympic medal. THE CANADIAN PRESS
missed his second jump in Since his first Olympic
Turin and tumbled to an appearance, Bilodeau’s ca- Follow the Olympic
11th-place finish. reer has soared in a torch’s journey with an
“I will always remember judged discipline that interactive map at: Moguls World Cup champ Alexandre Bilodeau is gunning for another shot at an Olympic medal
the mistake and I won’t awards points to athletes metronews.ca/sports after falling short of the podium in Turin as a teenager.
Added security won’t upset Vancouver airport’s Olympic plan, says exec
SECURITY Vancouver’s air- tions vice-president for the Body scanners coming Transport Security Author- blow up a Detroit-bound
port has beefed up its secu- airport, said in an inter- ity) has provided that flight on Christmas Day
rity equipment and added view that even before yes- (cid:129) Vancouver airport opera- get, nor when they would ar- equipment and a lot of ex- using explosives hidden in
extra staff to hand-search terday’s announcement tions vice-president Don rive, though he expected one tra people to do the hand- his underpants. In the
U.S.-bound passengers in that the airport would like- Ehrenholzsaid said he did not or two to be in place before searching component, wake of the failed attack,
the wake of tighter Ameri- ly be among the first to get know how many full-body the opening ceremonies Feb. which is the extra piece Ottawa banned carry-on
can security rules just full-body scanners, airport scanners Vancouver would 12. we’ve had to add to U.S.- bags for U.S.-bound trav-
weeks before an expected officials had been increas- bound passengers.” ellers, except for purses
flood of Winter Olympic ing security measures in troit. lot of adjustments,” said The move comes after an and laptop computers, and
visitors. the wake of the Christmas “Certainly in the last Ehrenholz. abortive attempt by an al- ordered mandatory pat-
Don Ehrenholz, opera- Day terrorism scare in De- two weeks we’ve made a “CATSA (Canadian Air leged Nigerian terrorist to downs. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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EDITOR: KUMAR SAHA, [email protected]
Yaris is sharp
The 2010 Yaris CE
three-door hatchback
displays a punchy atti-
tude in contrast to its
thrifty base price and
fuel economy.
The exchange at Toyota 2010 Toyota Yaris CE ed such a stripped-down
Canada began like any 3-door Hatchback model in its press
other — sign the fleet.
paperwork, grab the keys, Type:3-door hatchback Sure you can or-
go out and find my test ve- Drive method:Front-engine, der the Yaris
hicle. front-wheel-drive Hatchback as a
But when I went to press Engine:DOHC 1.5 litre, 16- fully-loaded,
the key fob to flash the valve four cylinder (106 hp, five-door RS
lights and identify the cor- 103 lb/ft of torque) with the nec-
rect Yaris, I realized there Fuel economy:Automatic: essary power
was no fob and no buttons 7.0/5.7/6.4L/100km doodads, in-
— just a plain old key. It (city/hwy/combined) dash six-CD
was then I sensed trouble. Price:$13,620 (base) plus changer, alu-
Parked in front of me $1,000 for automatic and minum alloys a sporty,
was the 2010 Yaris three- $1,155 for air conditioning and more, but that firmly-
door CE Hatchback, in all Website:Toyota.ca brings the price to $20,555 its sibling four-door planted,
but its most basic trim. — more than many would sedan, more chic than the four-square stance. AutoPilot
No keyless entry, no $13,620, and air condition- expect to pay for an entry- Echo, which it replaced, Inside, the base unit is
power locks, no power ing for another $1,155. level subcompact. and light years more styl- fairly spartan, with a sim-
windows and when I sat Despite the challenges of Driving the base car, on ish than the Tercel, which ple hooded instrument Michael
down to adjust the mir- running around locking the other hand, focuses preceded all of these as panel in the centre of the
rors, found no power ad- and unlocking doors, one’s mind more squarely Toyota’s subcompact offer- dash and a two-speaker Goetz
justments here either. rolling up windows (thank- on the driving experience, ing. AM/FM/CD sound system
In fact, the only options fully I didn’t have the five- not the gadgets. My first It’s stubby nose, short and three large knobs for
were a four-speed automat- door) and fiddling with the impression was that the front and rear overhangs, climate control. Read this week’s column at
ic transmission that added side mirrors, I was im- Yaris Hatch is a sharp little and protruding wheel NEIL MOORE/ metronews.ca/autopilot
$1,000 to the base price of pressed that Toyota includ- car. More handsome than arches give the Yaris Hatch FROM CARGUIDE MAGAZINE