Metro Halifax - January 6, 2014

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HALIFAX
NEWS
WORTH
SHARING.
MONEY
‘Clear your Cash vs. cleanup Ehlers shines
MAY NOT BUY
conscience’ for Mooseheads
Mayor Savage promises to give all
YOU LOVE ...
the resources needed to clear the in comeback win
Mother imploring partygoers to tell
snow after unseasonably heavy
cops what they know about her BUT IT CAN BUY YOU LIKE PAGE 8
start to winter PAGE 3 Euro forward helps beat Saint John PAGE 16
daughter’s murder 3 years ago PAGE 2
Tips sought
on victim’s
fi nal hours
Matthew Penney.
Collecting information
Murder victim last
seen on New Year’s
Anyone with information is
Eve in Dartmouth asked to contact police or
Crime Stoppers via phone,
email or text message.
Major crime investigators in
Halifax are being cautious Penney’s burnt body was
about the information they re- found at the entrance to Oak-
lease about a recent murder in field Provincial Park on New
order to get unbiased tips from Year’s Day.
the public, according to an Police haven’t released any
RCMP spokesperson. information about the cause or
Police said Saturday the last circumstances of his death, in-
known location of Matthew cluding whether the man died
Anthony Penney was in north- at the park or elsewhere.
end Dartmouth on New Year’s It’s also not clear yet wheth-
Eve — but they didn’t specify er the murder was a random
where or when the 26-year-old act.
was last seen alive. MacRae said investigators
MELANCHOLY IN MALMO
“If we get too specific, are working to construct a time-
people will be swayed by that,” line of Penney’s movements in
explained RCMP Cpl. Scott Mac- the hours before his death.
Rae in an interview Sunday. “They’re getting informa-
“We’re releasing north-end tion from a lot of sources and Canadian players, from left, Anthony Mantha, Zach Fucale, who plays for the Halifax Mooseheads, and Charles Hudon react after losing 2-1
Dartmouth because we’re com- they want it to continue, but …
to Russia in the bronze-medal game at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Malmo, Sweden, on Sunday. The setback marked the
fortable that’s where he was we want all information com-
last seen, but we still want the ing in to not be impacted by second straight year Canada failed to medal at the tournament. Coverage, pages 4 and 17.
public to provide information what we release,” he said. FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
that’s not been directed by us.” RUTH DAVENPORT/METRO
02 NEWS metronews.ca
Monday, January 6, 2014
Dartmouth
Man threatened
with gun at bus
terminal
Three men face charges
after police say someone
was threatened with a
gun at a Dartmouth bus
terminal on Saturday
S night.
Police say a security
guard at the terminal on
Nantucket Avenue saw a
man threaten another man
W with a gun around 9 p.m.
The suspect, along
with two others, left in a
taxi, police say, and were
located on Grove Street a
short time later.
Armed police sur-
rounded the taxi and the
E three men were taken
into custody. Police say a
loaded handgun was found
inside the cab, along with
a pellet handgun.
N The three men, aged
19, 20 and 25, will now
Torina Simon, left, and her husband Noel talk to Metro last January about the unsolved murder of their daughter Keya, who was killed in Dartmouth in appear in Dartmouth
January 2011. Inset: Keya Simon JEFF HARPER/METRO; FACEBOOK provincial court on
Monday to face weapons-
Three years of
related offences.
Police say the victim
in this case hasn’t been
located. METRO
Millbrook First Nation
grieving for Keya
Shooting suspects
slapped with
robbery charges
Halifax police say a man
and woman arrested fol-
Jan. 8, 2011. ges in the case. ‘Nothing’s been done’ lowing a New Year’s Day
As the three-year anniver- shooting on Millbrook First
Murder victim’s mother
sary of the murder approaches, No word from Nation face additional char-
still telling daughter’s Simon said she remains furious understands police need to ges related to an attempted
at Allison for not telling police investigators: build a case, she’s frustrated robbery at a gas station in
story in hopes of
what happened that night. by the lack of activity, given Fall River.
prompting someone “She’s got the attitude of, Mother that her daughter was According to police,
‘Who cares about Keya,’” said stabbed at a party attended Maquell Weatherbee, 25,
to talk to police
Simon. “That’s what really by 30 people. and Robert Paul, 21, were
keeps me away from her, be- Torina Simon says it’s been In particular, Simon said involved in the Millbrook
cause I want to put my hands about two years since she’s police should focus on her incident in the early hours
Torina Simon’s bubbly grand- around her neck and get myself heard any updates from other daughter — Keya’s of Jan. 1, which saw a
son brings her plenty of joy, but in trouble.” detectives assigned to the half-sister, Tiesha Allison — 25-year-old man shot in the
the three-year-old is also a con- Simon said she’s routinely murder of her daughter, who was stabbed in the same arm and a 19-year-old man
stant reminder of her daugh- approached by people who Keya. altercation as Keya. pepper sprayed.
ter’s unsolved murder. try to tell her rumours about “There’s no sense calling “It’s up to the police to Around 8:30 p.m. that
“I see Key’vontay, and he Keya’s death, and she routinely them,” she said. “They’ve got bring her in,” she said. “If same day, Paul allegedly
looks just like her,” she said implores them to go to the po- no information, so why am I not, there should be some stabbed a convenience store
Sunday. “His eyes, his face … he lice — to no avail. hurting myself more?” kind of inquiry, because noth- employee during a botched
looks exactly like his mother.” She appealed to the 30 Although Simon said she ing’s been done.” robbery at the Petro-Canada
Keya Simon, 19, died when people who were at the party on Highway 102 in Fall
she was stabbed during a party that night to give investigators River.
at her sister’s apartment on the information that could lead free or put them in jail.” thing,” she said. “I don’t want Emergency responders
Pinecrest Drive on Jan. 8, 2011. to charges. Although she remains com- it to come across angry, I don’t took the employee to hospi-
Keya’s half-sister, Tiesha Al- “You need to clear your con- mitted to seeking justice for want him when he gets older to tal with non-life-threatening
lison, was stabbed during the science and stop trying to hide Keya, Simon said she has found be angry at God.” injuries. He has since been
same altercation — but so far it,” she said. “You’re keeping a ways to cope, reconnecting In the meantime, she said treated and released.
police have not laid any char- secret that could set somebody with her faith through a bap- she’s learned to be grateful for Officers arrested the
tism last May. the daughter who she remem- suspects without incident
She said the baptism helped bers for her ebullient smile and early Thursday at an apart-
Quoted her focus on raising three-year- constant phone calls — usually ment on Galaxy Avenue in
old Key’vontay — and prepar- just to say “I love you.” Dartmouth.
“I’m trying to keep my head up and … look after
ing to eventually tell him what “The last time I talked to her The two are being
Key’vontay and keep him happy and safe, but at the happened to his mother. was 7:30 that night. She told charged with attempted
same time, I’m broken. But I just have to keep going.” “In order for me to give him me she loved me,” Simon said. murder, assault and rob-
the truth, I have to keep my- “If I get upset, I think about bery. METRO
Torina Simon, mother of murder victim Keya Simon self at peace, in spite of every- that.” RUTH DAVENPORT/METRO
metronews.ca NEWS 03
Monday, January 6, 2014
Snow-clearing budget
Lt. Andrew F. Webster
Body of local
sailor returns
home from the
Seychelles islands getting plowed over

The body of a Canadian
warship crew member
who was found dead
while on shore leave in
the Seychelles islands in
the Indian Ocean will be Oddly wicked winter.
returned to Halifax on
Mayor pledges to give
Monday.
The Department of all ‘resources necessary
National Defence says
to get the job done’
a private repatriation
ceremony for family and
friends of Lt. Andrew F.
Webster will take place GEORDON
at the Halifax Stanfield OMAND
International Airport [email protected]
around 2 p.m.
Webster was serving Snow crews in Halifax have
on board HMCS Toronto, had their work cut out for
which has been part of them this winter — most
counterterrorism and recently with clearing the
anti-piracy operations in 25 centimetres of snow that
the Arabian Sea for most blanketed city streets in Fri-
of the year. day’s whiteout blizzard.
The military says The season’s higher-than-
Webster, a 15-year usual storm activity has led
member of the Can- city officials to re-examine
adian Armed Forces, the money it spends on snow
was found dead in his removal.
hotel room on Thursday “We will be looking more
afternoon. closely at the budget over the
Lt.-Col. Christian coming weeks,” said Darrin
Lemay said an autopsy Natalino, acting superintend-
has been conducted by ent of winter works for Hali-
local police and another fax Regional Municipality, on
will be conducted by Saturday afternoon.
Canadian officials. “Typically, we don’t see
The military said his this much storm activity
death was not combat- through December and into A sidewalk plow works near the Nova Scotia legislature in blizzard conditions in downtown Halifax on Friday. ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
related and that foul January,” he said. “It’s defin-
play is not suspected. itely been a rough go but it’s weekend, said Natalino, with “It’s a little unusual, the
Defence Minister Rob a matter of public safety, so crews working non-stop, day number of storms we’ve had
Nicholson offered his we’re certainly not going to and night, beginning Friday. through December,” said me-
condolences to Web- let that purse empty out.” “At the full height of teorologist Linda Libby.
ster’s family last week. Mayor Mike Savage said things … there were well “We normally don’t see
“The loss of any during an interview on Sat- over 200 plows on the roads,” (that) happening until Janu-
member of the Canadian urday the city would budget he said. ary and February.”
Armed Forces is tragic what it needs to to provide By Saturday afternoon, Natalino said he hopes
and affects each and the public with safe streets. crews had cleared 90 per cent residents recognize the com-
every one of us on the “We will give all the re- of city streets. mitment Halifax snow crews
defence team,” Nichol- sources necessary to get the According to Environment make to the city.
son said in a statement. job done,” said Savage. Canada, this winter has been “In the end, we all want to
THE CANADIAN PRESS Snow-clearing operations “out of the ordinary” for Hali- get home safe and sound, just
were in full swing over the fax. like everyone else.” A brave Haligonian on Friday. ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
04 NEWS metronews.ca
Monday, January 6, 2014
Haligonians still proud of
Jonathan Drouin, Zach Fucale
World Juniors. Halifax Coming home
hockey fans hit bars
to watch Saturday’s (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3)
semifinal (cid:101)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:305)(cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)
(cid:38)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:238)(cid:209)(cid:316)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:279)(cid:279)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:3)
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(cid:254)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:238)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:274)(cid:279)(cid:315)(cid:3)
Even though Canada isn’t (cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:292)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)
bringing home gold again (cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:553)(cid:3)(cid:16)(cid:279)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:317)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:3)
from the World Junior Hockey (cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:220)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:266)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)
Championship, Halifax hockey (cid:55)(cid:279)(cid:279)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:305)(cid:289)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:292)(cid:255)-
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two Mooseheads players sport- (cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:96)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:225)(cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:553)(cid:3)
ing the country’s colours in
Sweden.
“(Jonathan) Drouin played out of the running for first
awesome. I mean, he makes place. The team went on to
us so proud,” said fan and lose Sunday’s bronze-medal
self-described hockey mom game 2-1 to Russia.
Katherine Bouliane following Even though hockey fan
Canada’s 5-1 loss to Finland in Ryan Duff referred to himself
semifinal action on Saturday. as “a gold-or-nothing kind of
“And (goalie Zach) Fucale’s do- guy,” he enjoyed taking in the
ing great. semifinal game at a downtown
“That first Moosehead watering hole.
game they’re back, everyone’s “You have hundreds of
going to be pumped.” people cheering for the same
Red-and-white-dressed sup- team — it’s awesome,” he said.
porters packed Bubba Ray’s on Other spectators had more
Saturday in downtown Halifax pragmatic reasons to be out
to watch what turned out to enjoying the game at a bar.
be a nerve-wracking semifinal “I don’t have cable at all.
matchup. That’s probably why I’m here,”
“My feelings have been go- said Cape Breton native Trever
ing up and down,” said Bouli- Murphy, smiling.
ane. Nonetheless, Murphy opted
“I’m yelling at the TV and I to dress in both a red jersey
Katherine Bouliane, right, and her daughter, Kaitlin Pianosi, watch the nerve-racking semifinal game of the 2014 World Junior Hockey Championship at shouldn’t be doing that.” and top hat for the occasion.
Bubba Ray’s in Halifax on Saturday afternoon. GEORDON OMAND/FOR METRO Saturday’s loss put Canada GEORDON OMAND/FOR METRO
Ottawa won’t scrap Cyclone chopper purchase
The federal government fly from the decks of Canadian formally accept. A news release issued late
has decided not to scrap its warships — is years behind Public Works had previous- on Friday afternoon says the
troubled purchase of CH-148 schedule, millions over its ori- ly asked for an independent air force will have fully ca-
Cyclone helicopters. ginal price and is apparently analysis of whether Sikorsky pable Cyclone helicopters by
Instead, Ottawa will go beset with technical glitches. could deliver what it prom- 2018.
ahead with its plan to acquire Last year, the Public Works ised. Public Works Minister
the maritime choppers to re- Department indicated it was The government says that Diane Finley said Sikorsky
place the decades-old CH-124 looking at other aircraft be- report found the program to has agreed to deliver the new
Sea Kings, which it will start cause Cyclone manufacturer replace the Sea Kings “would helicopters without any addi-
retiring next year. Sikorsky had delivered just be viable with a different pro- tional cost to the federal gov-
The plan to replace the four test aircraft, which Na- ject structure and governance ernment. Canadian soldiers board a Sea King helicopter in Shearwater on July 30.
50-year-old Sea Kings — which tional Defence has refused to model.” THE CANADIAN PRESS ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE
Mental health awareness Cape Breton
The protests were held being able to control her on Friday, and then police
in Lower Sackville, Truro, aggressive outbursts. had to check out the latest
Rallies held Police investigate
Windsor, New Minas and “She has been arrested instance of damage to Platin-
to support Yarmouth, all outside of lo- and she is being finger- suspected arson um Fitness on Gracie Street
cal RCMP stations. printed in Lower Sackville early Saturday morning.
Nichele Benn
The demonstrations were today (Sunday) and we’re Police and Glace Bay fire- Police say the fire
in support of Nichele Benn. here to show that she is fighters had more than snow resulted in significant dam-
Peaceful demonstrations Due to a health condition, not alone and that people to deal with at the height of age to the entrance of the
were held across Nova Benn, 25, is prone to violent with disabilities have health a substantial blizzard that barbershop.
Scotia Sunday in an effort outbursts. She resides at the concerns and it’s a health raged across Cape Breton “We are deeming it suspi-
to raise awareness of people Quest Rehabilitation Centre issue and it’s not a criminal Island. cious, there is no question,”
with mental health issues in Lower Sackville and has issue,” said Nancy Spicer, the People holds signs at a rally for Both were on scene at a said Staff Sgt. Kenneth O’Neil
clashing with the law, and found herself in trouble with primary adviser for Windsor NicheleBenn in New Minas on fire at a suspected arson case of the Cape Breton Regional
to promote a change to the the law numerous times People First, during its pro- Sunday. at Nicole’s Barbershop on Police Service.
system. over the years due to not test. HANTS COUNTY JOURNAL KING’S COUNTY REGISTER McKean Street around 8 p.m. CAPE BRETON POST
metronews.ca NEWS 05
Monday, January 6, 2014
Alberta, B.C. look into moving
oilsands crude by rail: Report
‘Viable alternative to
idea of transporting oilsands Morgan pipeline,” said Ben Details deliver bitumen to the West were pretty freaked out about
pipeline movement.’ crude via rail if proposed West, campaign director for Coast.” what happened there,” West
pipelines don’t get the green ForestEthics. West said the report raises said of the two fiery blasts.
Environmental group light, government docu- A joint provincial working The task force is led by safety questions, especially The provincial working
calls idea ‘underhanded,’ ments show. group was announced by pre- Steve Carr, Deputy Minister in light of two recent high- group was mandated to sub-
It’s an idea the environ- miers Christy Clark and Ali- of Natural Gas Develop- profile train accidents. mit a report to both leaders
says it raises safety mental group ForestEthics son Redford in July to develop ment in B.C., and Grant Oil transport by rail has by the end of December.
questions in light of calls “underhanded.” recommendations related Sprague, Deputy Minister of become a contentious topic An Alberta government
It’s a “backdoor way for to energy exports and the Energy in Alberta. after a train containing crude official did not respond to a
recent train accidents
industry to bring tankers opening of new export mar- oil derailed and exploded in question about the comple-
to the coast without the kets for products like bitu- Lac-Mégantic, Que., in July, tion or release of the report,
same sort of public over- men for the two provinces, movement based on costs of killing 47 people, and an- while an official in Clark’s
A task force report has been sight or public process that including pipeline and rail transport,” the terms of refer- other train exploded without office said the report is
handed in to the British Col- we’ve had around the En- transport. ence for the group states. “If injuries last month in North complete but that no date
umbia and Alberta govern- bridge pipeline or would “Rail can be considered a pipelines are not developed, Dakota. has been set for a public
ments that examines the have around the Kinder viable alternative to pipeline rail will step into the void to “Myself and other people release. THE CANADIAN PRESS
‘Big rate of increase’
No injuries reported.
More boreal
Plane from Toronto slides
forest protected,
but challenges off runway at N.Y. airport
remain: Group
Canada has made signifi- A plane from Toronto slid into The Port Authority of New
cant strides in protecting snow as it turned onto a taxi- York and New Jersey, which
the vast boreal forest that way after landing at John F. operates the airport, said
stretches across most of Kennedy International Airport operations for domestic and
its provinces and territor- on Sunday, halting flights at international flights were sus-
ies, but the world’s largest the airport for two hours and pended for about two hours
intact forest ecosystem causing residual delays. because of slick runways, leav-
still faces threats, says an “It could have been worse, ing passengers at crowded
environmental group. a much worse scenario,” Jor- gates. Flights resumed after
The amount of boreal dan Houlton told reporters 10 a.m. on two of the airport’s
forest under some form of after he emerged from Delta four runways, but residual
government protection has Connection 4100 along with delays for passengers were ex-
doubled since 2007 to about 34 other passengers and crew pected to linger.
12 per cent of the total area, members about 90 minutes The landing came two
biologist Jeff Wells of the after the slippery diversion of days after a major snowstorm
Canadian Boreal Initiative the aircraft. dumped 15 centimetres of
said recently. Federal Aviation Adminis- snow in New York City, forcing
“That’s a big rate of tration spokeswoman Kath- the cancellation of hundreds
increase in a short time and leen Bergen said there was no of flights and stranding pas-
we’re hoping that’s going to immediate report of injuries sengers both in the city and
continue,” he said. after the plane landed safely throughout the world who
THE CANADIAN PRESS at 8 a.m., only to lose its foot- were heading to New York.
ing and slide into snow as it Passengers from cancelled
New Brunswick turned from the runway onto flights continued to fill the
a taxiway. few remaining seats on many
The plane was then towed planes already crowded by
Officials grappled
to a gate with passengers on holiday travellers.
with telling public board, she said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
about unsterilized
forceps N.L. blackouts. Premier
Officials at New Bruns- calls for conservation
wick’s largest health
authority deliberated for during ‘critical period’
three months whether to
inform the public about
unsterilized biopsy forceps
before finally releasing the Newfoundland and Labrador asked to close or reduce oper-
information and advising Premier Kathy Dunderdale says ations over the next few days.
patients to get tested for her government will be asking “We’re looking at customers
hepatitis and HIV last year. Midwest, Northeast brace for ‘polar vortex’ large consumers of energy to in the province who use a lot of
Documents recently conserve power as the province electricity ... and see if we can
released outline how staff grapples with power outages have access to that power over
with the Horizon Health A person struggles to cross a street in blowing and falling snow Sunday in St. Louis. While much of Canada was and rolling blackouts following the next number of days until
Network spent weeks in a deep freeze, snow-covered roads, high winds and ice were creating dangerous driving conditions from a heavy storm. we get through this critical per-
trying to assess the risk to the Midwest to the Northeast U.S. on Sunday ahead of a “polar vortex” — a counterclockwise-rotating pool of Dunderdale said energy con- iod,” said Dunderdale at a news
patients. cold, dense air that is set to affect more than half of the continental U.S. throughout Sunday and into Monday servation would be paramount conference in St. John’s. “But
THE CANADIAN PRESS and Tuesday, with wind chill warnings stretching from Montana to Alabama. JEFF ROBERSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in the coming weeks and large everybody has a role to play in
consumers of energy will be this.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
06 NEWS metronews.ca
Monday, January 6, 2014
Survivors sought after
India building collapse
Rescuers using backhoes and
shovels searched for survivors
Sunday under a massive pile
of broken concrete and dust
that was left when a residential
building under construction
collapsed in southern India,
killing at least 15 workers.
Authorities suspected doz-
ens more may be trapped
under the rubble, but were still
trying to determine how many
workers were on site when the
five-storey structure crumpled
Saturday afternoon in the state
A member of the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) gives a lecture at an engineering college of Goa. Witnesses reported see-
in the northern city of Raqqa, Syria. ISIL and rival rebels clashed in Syria on Sunday, undermining the broader ing at least 40 workers.
opposition movement to oust President Bashar Assad. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Soldiers and firefighters lis-
tened for movement or cries Rescue workers search the debris of a building that collapsed in Canacona,
Syrian rebels, from the wreckage as they India, on Sunday. RAFIQ MAQBOOL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
worked overnight to clear the
debris, state official Venancio Common occurrence is why the tragedy happened,”
Furtado said. Parrikar said.
At least 10 people were Police began investigating
al-Qaida-linked pulled out alive overnight, but (cid:580)(cid:3) Building collapses are both the building company
the chance of finding survivors common in India, as mas- and city officials who approved
was dwindling, Furtado said. By sive demand for housing the construction on a patch of
Sunday afternoon, the death and lax regulations often marshland in Canacona. But
toll had reached 15, according encourage builders to they have been unable to track
group at odds to the state government. cut corners by using sub- down the construction man-
Goa Chief Minister Mano- standard materials or add ager and building contractor.
har Parrikar said he ordered a unauthorized extra floors. “Without the contractor,
review of the construction pro- it is impossible for us to know
ject, after seeing cracks that de- how many labourers were on
veloped in the adjacent apart- based Bharat Developers and the shift,” said state official Ajit
ment building constructed by Realtors Pvt. Ltd. Panchwadkar.
Opposition. Bloody Brutality pretation of Islam. the same company, Mumbai- “The design is faulty, which THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The fighting did not appear
fighting that began
to be a turn in unison by Syrian
Friday expands (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:78)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:274)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:317)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:209)(cid:3) rebel groups against the Islamic
over the weekend originally welcomed the State of Iraq and the Levant,
(cid:39)(cid:296)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:221)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:292)(cid:209)(cid:291)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3) activists and analysts said, but
the Levant for imposing rather an outburst of violence
a degree of order on the against the al-Qaida-linked
Syrian opposition fighters villages and towns that fell group in certain communities
battled rival rebels from an under its control. where tensions with other op-
al-Qaida-linked faction across position factions were already
parts of northern Syria on Sun- (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:16)(cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:251)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:289)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3) simmering.
day, as deep fissures within the many by employing tactics In a reflection of the frag-
insurgency erupted into some deemed brutal even by mented and localized nature
of the most serious and sus- (cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:225)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:317)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:209)(cid:561)(cid:296)(cid:3) of much of the fighting in
tained violence between groups bloody conflict. Its fighters Syria’s civil war, the Islamic
opposed to President Bashar have beheaded captured State of Iraq and the Levant
Assad since the country’s con- government fighters, and continued to co-operate with
flict began. kidnapped anti-Assad rebel factions against govern-
The clashes, which broke activists, journalists and ment forces in other parts of
out on Friday and have spread civilians seen as critical of the country.
to parts of four provinces, its rule. But in some corners of op-
pit an array of moderate and position-held northern Syria,
ultraconservative Islamist brig- the backlash against the Islam-
ades against the Islamic State of feared and resented in parts of ic State of Iraq and the Levant
Iraq and the Levant, an extrem- opposition-held areas for trying has been brewing for months.
ist group that has become both to impose its hardline inter- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Czech Republic
the weapons reer diplomat had only started
were illegal. his posting in October.
Illegal weapons
A police Deputy Palestinian Foreign
found after fatal blast spokes- Minister Taysir Jaradat said
woman Sunday “these guns were
A total of 12 illegal weapons declined to either licensed in the embassy
were found at the Palestinian give more or were given as gifts to the
embassy complex in Prague Jamal al-Jamal details, citing ambassador.... They are not Bangladesh elections marred by violence
where a possible booby- CTK/THE ASSOCIATED the investiga- in use.”
trapped safe killed the ambas- PRESS FILE tion. The ambassador’s death is A police officer kicks a suspect following an attack on a polling station in Bogra, north of Dhaka, Bangladesh,
sador, police said Sunday. Ambassador Jamal al-Jamal, being investigated as a case of Sunday. Police fired at protesters and more than 100 polling stations were torched in Sunday’s general elec-
The deputy Palestinian for- 56, died Wednesday after an negligence. tions marred by violence and a boycott by the opposition, which dismissed the polls as a farce. At least 18
eign minister, however, denied embassy safe exploded. The ca- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS people were killed. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
metronews.ca NEWS 07
Monday, January 6, 2014
Student allowed to use medicinal
pot in the vice-principal’s office
Marijuana vaporizer. is actually encouraged to head helps me keep calm; it helps the vice-principal’s office and marijuana on school property.
there and ingest the drug. me keep focused.” use his marijuana vaporizer But Kirkman and his mom
Noah Kirkman’s device
The 15-year-old Western Kirkman received his li- three times a day, before class, were interviewed separately
is no bigger than a Canada High School student cence in September and he after class and over the lunch to determine whether their
is a licensed medicinal mari- and mother Lisa say they pro- hour. accounts check out and Metro
walkie-talkie
juana user after finding the actively approached Calgary Kirkman’s device is no big- was provided with proof of the
drug far more effective than Board of Education admin- ger than a walkie-talkie and teen’s medicinal marijuana li-
prescription offerings for istrators to discuss terms on he simply flicks a switch that cence.
JEREMY treating Tourette Syndrome how the teen could ingest his heats his medicine to 367 F. Lisa is also a licensed ma-
NOLAIS and attention-deficit disorder. medicine on school property. The CBE would not confirm rijuana user and no stranger
Metro in Calgary “It doesn’t have any with- At first, it was thought the Kirkman family’s account, to generating headlines for
drawal effects and I can’t Kirkman could use his “one- citing privacy concerns, and her use of the drug. In 2011,
Smoking marijuana on school (overdose) on it,” explained hitter,” which looks like a ciga- said it doesn’t have informa- she and three others ingested
property would land most the confident student, who rette, out front of the school. tion to indicate whether other marijuana using a vaporizer Noah Kirkman’s vaporizer, which he
high schoolers in the princi- has aspirations of practising But when it became too cold students have been granted aboard a WestJet flight bound uses inside his Calgary high school.
pal’s office, but Noah Kirkman photojournalism someday. “It it was agreed he could pop by similar concessions to use for Toronto. COURTESY NOAH KIRKMAN
MARS ONE: SNAPSHOTS
Seventy-five Canadians were among 1,058
shortlisted candidates for a one-way ticket to
Mars in a colonizing mission being organ-
ized by Mars One, a Dutch not-for-profit
foundation. Here’s a look at one of the pos-
sible “human ambassadors on Mars.”

LEAH GERMAIN/METRO IN EDMONTON
To infinity
and
beyond!
Edmonton’s
Christy Foley,
32, and her
husband both
applied for Mars
One.
“I’ve always
loved space and
the idea of colonizing and expanding,” said Foley,
who works for the Alberta government. “I grew up on
Star Trek Next Generation, which makes me a bit of
Elizabeth Howell is seen in this photo taken on Saturday, en route to the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah. CONTRIBUTED a nerd.”
The Martian Chronicles: Ottawa While Foley was shortlisted, her husband was not.
“It was definitely disappointing,” Foley admitted. “He
was ecstatic that I was picked and I love him for it.”
woman researches life on Mars Foley said her husband plans on continuing to
apply for future applications for the mission.
“I think what I will miss the most is the ability
to go out in nature,” Foley said about the possibility
of a one-way ticket to Mars. “We will be surrounded
by machines forever. Though, part of the plan is to
An Ottawa woman is living equipped with bathrooms, we’re outside. That’s because inhabit Mars, she’s not inter- develop our own farms and orchards, so I hopefully
like a Martian for the next bedrooms, and ladders to on Mars, you would need a ested in being one of them won’t have to miss the feel of nature for long.”
two weeks in a Utah desert access a common area. Un- spacesuit to survive.” if it means there’s no return Foley said thanks to volunteer work with the Girl
research facility designed able to speak by phone Sun- Howell was selected to flight home. Guides of Canada, she has a great sense of leadership
to simulate life on the red day, she wrote in an email participate in the program Christy Foley, a 32-year- and extensive experience with first aid.
planet. to Metro that her living ar- run by the not-for-profit old Edmonton woman (see Foley will have to complete a medical examination
Elizabeth Howell, a Carle- rangement is like staying at a group, The Mars Society, sidebar), is one of the latest and have a “job interview” as part of the four-round
ton University graduate and cabin, but with a space twist. until Jan. 20. She is also a to make the short list for a selection process.
aerospace science PhD stu- “It’s powered by gener- freelance journalist for sev- one-way trip to Mars in 2024 She expects the process to be complete by 2016,
dent in North Dakota, joins a ators, we have limited run- eral science publications. through The Mars One Pro- with training kicking off for the selected few in 2017
six-member crew in the Mars ning water, and we leave She will act as an observ- ject, developed by Dutch and a departure date set for 2024.
Desert Research Station near the habitat in groups of er and document her jour- space entrepreneur Bas Lan- “It’s definitely not going to happen tomorrow,”
Hanksville, Utah. One crew at least two for safety rea- ney for Space.com as well as dorp. she laughed. “I will get to enjoy some time with my
member is from France and sons,” wrote Howell. “The gather information for the Howell is also tweeting family while I am here.”
four are from the U.S. twist is that once we enter crew’s experiments. about her experience at twit-
The MDRS is a two-floor, the simulation, we generally While she said she be- ter.com/howellspace.
1,200 square foot facility, only wear spacesuits while lieves humans will one day JOE LOFARO/METRO IN OTTAWA
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MCNEIL BROS BIDDING BLUNDER?
It is too soon to draw conclusions, but the patron- to-his-entitlements slope that would eventually
A possibility
age portents from Stephen McNeil’s first three cost Darrell Dexter his job.
months in power are not promising. The latest example — awarding a tender to a
The McNeil contract and the bidding process may
First, there was the case of Glennie Langille, freshly formed consulting company owned by
the defeated Liberal candidate and former party Chris McNeil, the premier’s brother — is more have been entirely above board, as may be the fact
communications chief. Without benefit of a com- complicated. that Seventeen Consulting wasn’t offi cially regis-
petition, McNeil handed her an $85,000-per-year The $16,750 contract, which is renewable for
tered with the Registry of Joint Stocks until the day
plum as the province’s new chief of protocol. up to four years, is to devise a training course for
The apolitical position — which involves co- the transportation department’s 40 compliance after the tender closed.
ordinating official ceremonies, hosting royal officers, the folks who inspect heavy commer-
and other high-mucky-muck visitors, and man- cial vehicles at highway weigh stations. The McNeil contract and the bidding process may have been
aging the Order of Nova Scotia — was previously McNeil’s company, Seventeen Consulting — entirely above board, as may be the fact that Seventeen Consult-
URBAN COMPASS
held by a public servant. named after the 17 siblings in the McNeil ing wasn’t officially registered with the Registry of Joint Stocks
There was no good reason, and no need, for Stephen Kimber family? — was one of three bidders. Although until the day after the tender closed. Chris McNeil, the former
McNeil to plop the job back into the fetid patron- [email protected] tenders closed Oct. 30, the province didn’t post HRM deputy police chief, is certainly qualified for the contract.
age pool. the results until Dec. 30. And he shouldn’t be denied the opportunity to participate in a
That he publicly defended his appointment (“a great choice”) The province says it referred the contract to Conflict of In- legitimate bidding process simply because he is the premier’s
and dismissed criticism (“I’ve answered more questions here terest Commissioner Merlin Nunn “as a precaution,” but it brother.
from each of you,” he told reporters, “than I have from anyone out doesn’t say when, or if that was the reason for the delay in There is some doubt of the benefit, but no doubt Stephen Mc-
on main street”) shows McNeil sliding down the slippery, entitled- awarding it. Neil has used up his benefit-of-the-doubt card.
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Bandcamp is an online store that
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albums directly from the artist,
often allowing purchasers to name
their price. But wait! There’s more!
You can also preview albums in their
entirety before buying. It’s a can’t-
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out these Canadian artists.
The Royal Streets: song in the bunch. Sunny pop, piano
Relentlessly pleasant acoustic pop ballads, moody electro. It’s all here.
music, buoyed by plenty of cooing and A prolific writer and a busy tourer,
a classic rock flavour. It’s the type of there’s a good chance he’ll be in your
music you’ll often come across in cof- town sometime this year.
fee shops, complete with the gentle, (seannicholassavage.bandcamp.com)
raspy voice and quiet crash cymbals.
Sunday morning music, in other Jonathan Atkins:
words. A singer-songwriter with a devastating
(theroyalstreets.bandcamp.com) ear for harmonies and a delicate touch
with lyrics that slide perfectly into a
Sean Nicholas Savage: horrid winter. There’s a definite Celtic
There’s a staggering amount of music touch, but far sweeter than something
on this Montreal musician’s page, and like Mumford and Sons.
it’s always hard to find a “skippable” (jonathanatkins.bandcamp.com)
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S with contributions by James Lone Survivor. Actor What drew you to playing a one of the toughest kinds of me aside and was like, “How
Cameron, Tom Cruise and SEAL? soldiers? badly do you want to be in this
Alfonso Cuarón. Thank- was told he didn’t A lot of people when they Peter Berg flat-out said to movie?” I was like, “Really f—
fully, you can double-tap have the ‘physicality’ think of Navy SEALs, they me when I first tried to get ing bad.” He was like, “How
and zoom to explore their think of this G.I. Joe type. the part, “You don’t have the hard do you want to work?” I
to play a SEAL — cue
worlds in intimate detail. When I read the book, I real- physicality. No offence, man.” I said, “I’ll be here every day.”
to Rocky theme song ized that’s not who Danny just wanted to be in the movie He said, “Alright, that’s what
Dietz was. He was someone so badly. I didn’t take no for an you’re going to do, six days a
Box offi ce I could really relate to. He answer. I kept on emailing him week.” I asked if he was giving
MATT was an artist. He was a great and calling him and texting me the part. He said, “No.” So
Disney freezes PRIGGE drawer. He was a quiet, serious him and writing him letters. I trained six days a week for
Metro World News in New York person who was soft-spoken. Eventually he sent me this text hours and hours a day. It was
out demons But when that switch flipped that just read, “Show up at three months before they gave
he was all business. Gold’s early tomorrow.” I wrote me the part. They were trying
On a wintery weekend, Emile Hirsch isn’t a ripped him back and said, “Early? to simulate an environment
Disney’s Frozen retook type, like his Lone Survivor The fi lm isn’t particularly What time?” No response. So that would make me want to
the box-office top spot castmates Mark Wahlberg jingoistic, but it also doesn’t I realized, “OK, this is a test.” quit. I never did.
with $20.7 million US, and Taylor Kitsch. Yet he plays get into the question of I woke up at 3:30, and I went
freezing out the hor- a SEAL in the adaptation of whether war is just or not. to Gold’s in Venice Beach and How was getting out of
ror spinoff Paranormal Marcus Luttrell’s book, which It’s not a political movie. It’s waited there for them to come shape after the movie
Activity: The Marked details a mission gone disas- not a movie that dabbled in, and unlock it. The guy came wrapped? Did your body
Ones. According to studio trously awry when a quartet “Should we be there?” It’s at 6 to open it up. He was like, just rebel against you?
estimates Sunday, Para- of soldiers went to capture or on a smaller scale. It’s about “Alright, man, come back here It sucked. I tried to keep lifting
mount’s The Marked Ones kill a Taliban leader in 2005 representing the type of at 8:30, Peter will be here.” So and keep training. I couldn’t
debuted in second place and wound up ambushed, person or the type of courage I went and took a nap at my keep my body at the same
with $18.2 million US, a fighting for their lives. Hirsch, it takes to be one of these buddy’s apartment. level, because you’d have to
total that includes Thurs- who plays soldier Danny soldiers. I went back, I just followed train four or five hours a day.
day night screenings. Dietz, says it was intensely dif- Peter, who was working out It was a withdrawal. All of a
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ficult — which is exactly what Was it diffi cult convincing like a beast with a trainer. At sudden you’re back to this
he wanted. Peter Berg to cast you as the end of the day, Pete took unstructured life.
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