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W i n t e r S u c k s ItalianRestaurant presents Teach English Abroad and Escape the Cold Works by Free Teach Abroad Seminar local artists Tonight Tues. Jan. 5th @ 7 pm featuringAshleyBarrie Winter TESOL Course: January 12th - 17th OTTAWA • TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010 metronews.ca No Deg5re6e 2R-e8qu3ir7ed0 216ElginUSPtS.T•A6I1R3S.565.5155 Roughriders TIM Flu clinics W GM pleads IECLAW to reopen guilty to assault SKI/M eRRrEo GouIfgN thAhreiTd hSeaers sgk weantipcehreadelw tmeaanarnsag- ETRO OTTAWA doors from his eyes as he stood in court yesterday and apolo- TRACEY TONG gized for sexually [email protected] assaulting a teenage girl who was babysitting his two children. Flu Outbreak Eric Tillman pleaded guilty to the encounter, which happened in the After vaccinating about 50 summer of 2008 when the per cent of the city’s popu- girl was 16 years old, blam- lation before Christmas, Ot- ing his actions on taking tawa’s H1N1 clinics are too much medication for a back. bad back. Starting tomorrow and “I would like to first and running through Feb. 10, foremost apologize to (the Ottawa Public Health will teen),” said a tearful offer its roving clinics. Tillman. While associate medical The defence argued for officer of health Dr. Nadine an absolute discharge. The Sicard said Ottawa is past Crown did not oppose a dis- Two minutes after the city began accepting nomination papers for the 2010 municipal election, Bay Ward Coun. Alex Cullen was the the peak of the second The race is on charge of some kind, but first to enter the mayoral race yesterday. Several early birds also threw their hats into the ring for council spots. wave of the pandemic flu, said it’s up to the court to Ottawa Public Health is still consider whether it should encouraging people to get be absolute or conditional. the vaccine, Judge Murray Hinds was to and expects “The hand down a sentence to vaccinate today. THE CANADIAN PRESS between virus is 1,000 and still in 1,500 people circulation News on the M ve Cullen first out the gate in mayoral campaign per day. While the here in What’s this original goal Ottawa.” barcode for? Cullen said his full inten- was to vacci- Learn how to scan TIM WIECLAWSKI Council nominations tion is to have his name on nate about Dr. Nadine tthhee i bnastrrcuocdteio wnsit aht [email protected] the ballot for mayor on half of the Sicard the top of pg 3 (cid:129)A councillor and several Ot- Kanata-South; Scott Moffat in Oct. 25. population, Bay Ward Coun. Alex tawa residents have an- Rideau-Goulbourn; Stephen “It’s time to move up the city needs to vaccinate Cullen officially became nounced their candidacy in Blais in Cumberland; Tim Tier- and I think I have the qual- 70 to 80 per cent to signifi- VancouverGames the first candidate to en- the 2010 municipal election. ney in Beacon Hill-Cyrville; and ities to do the job,” he said. cantly decrease ter the mayoral race in Coun. Bob Monette is seeking Georges Guirguis and Mark Cullen described Mayor transmission, said Sicard. Countdown 2010 yesterday, announc- re-election in Orleans, while Taylor in Bay Ward. Larry O’Brien as “a weak Although the city is see- to 2010 ing a platform of transit, Allan Hubley is running in METRO OTTAWA mayor” who “did not have ing “transmission at a low- transparency, and the all tools to do the job.” er rate,” Sicard said, “we’re Follow Metro as we “reasonable” tax increas- costs.” sit strike under his admin- O’Brien’s notion that the still seeing some flu activi- bring you daily es. Transparency would be a istration. city could maintain servic- ty. The virus is still in circu- coverage leading up Cullen has made no se- key issue in his administra- Even though city council es without raising taxes lation here in Ottawa.” to the 2010 Winter cret of his intentions to tion, insisted Cullen. He is expected to vote on it in was not fair to the general One person was hospital- Olympics in Van- run for mayor. He spoke wants to create a munici- June, Cullen predicts the public, he said. ized in connection with couver. about his plans last sum- pal lobbyist registry so the Lansdowne Partnership An announcement from H1N1 over the holidays. • Today –A look mer. public is aware who is Plan will be an election is- O’Brien as to whether or Seasonal flu shots will al- at five medal Under his administra- speaking with councillors sue. He is not in favour of not he will run again is not so be available at the hopefuls, tion, Cullen promised, resi- about the city’s $2 billion the plan, since he said it is expected this week. clinics, to be held at Sacred page 10. dents could expect tax in- budget. not a good location for a Ottawa West-Nepean Heart Catholic High School, creases that are “as close to He said he would also stadium, among other rea- MPP and former mayor of École élémentaire catho - inflation as you can get.” move forward with the sons. Ottawa Jim Watson is ru- lique Jean-Robert-Gauthier On the web “What citizens want is city’s current $2.1-billion While refusing to ab- moured to be interested in and Brookfield High School value for their tax dollars,” light rail rapid transit plan. solutely rule out returning the mayor’s seat, but has from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visit metronews.ca he said. “What I’m talking He also said that there to Bay Ward if it the polls not made any decisions tomorrow. The schedule is for news updates about are reasonable would not be another tran- were not going well, about his political future. available at www.ottawa.ca. SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED CALL TODAY! 613-234-2287 www.firststudentcanada.com Free Daily News Group Inc., operating as Metro Ottawa 130 Slater Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6E2. Publisher: Bill McDonald Tuesday, January 5, 2010 metronews.ca metro News on the M ve 1DOWNLOAD THE FREESCANLIFE 2USE THE SCANLIFE APPLICATION 3THE CODES WILL DIRECT YOUR 3 APPLICATION WITH YOUR ON YOUR SMARTPHONE TO MOBILE BROWSER TO RELEVANT IN THREE EASY STEPS SMARTPHONE AT 2DSCAN.COM SCAN 2D BARCODES IN METRO CONTENT AT M.METRONEWS.CA Tailgating, failure-to-stop crackdown Local Ottawa police are cracking down on tailgaters and drivers who do not obey stop signs this month. In 2007, tailgating caused 4,716 rear-end collisions — the most frequent type of collision accounting for one-third of Ottawa’s total collisions — resulting in four deaths and 1,470 injuries. In the same year, failure to stop at stop signs caused 1,666 reportable collisions, resulting in eight deaths and 588 injuries. METRO OTTAWA TRACEY TONG/M Tehxpoeucstaendd as to ffu onfefircaelrs ETRO OTTAW Thousands of police offi- A cers from across North Donations America are expected to attend the funeral for slain (cid:129) Czapnik was a married fa- Ottawa Police Const. Eric ther of four children. Dona- Czapnik Thursday. tions for the children can be The Ottawa Police Serv- made at all Scotiabank ice and the Ottawa Police branches in Canada to ac- Association are finalizing count No. 400060117811 — details for Czapnik’s funer- in trust. al procession. The coffin is (cid:129) The Czapnik family has re- Scan this barcode for more Local news on your smartphone. expected to travel from quested donations to the Learn how to scan the barcode with Carleton University down Ontario Police Memorial the instructions at the top of this page. Sunnyside Avenue then Foundation (OPMF Charity News in brief down Bank Street to Lans- No. 868 395575 RR0001) in downe Park for the funeral lieu of flowers. SKATING Rideau Hall’s skating City waste collection operator Terry Jones picks up a green bin from a residence on Helena Street yes- service at 1:30 p.m. rink is now officially open to terday, when residents began rolling their green bins out to the curb. The program, which will turn Czapnik, 51, was killed old suspended RCMP offi- skaters for the winter season. the organic material into compost, is expected to extend the lifespan of the city’s two landfill sites. on Dec. 29 while sitting in cer, will appear in court on The general public can use the his cruiser outside the Thursday charged with New year starts green rink for recreational skating Civic Hospital. first-degree murder. from noon to 5 p.m. on Satur- Kevin Gregson, a 43-year- TIM WIECLAWSKI/METRO OTTAWA days and Sundays. METRO OTTAWA Collection begins for city’s organic bin program Twelfth NightCelebrations and turned into compost. 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Fox director Wes to the curb, right next to will look at implementing Depending on the level of Anderson’s their blue and black boxes green bins in apartment participation, the program fantastic sense — and noticeably smaller buildings. will have an impact on the of fashion bags of trash — yesterday as life of the city’s two landfill the city launched its green the city is expecting the sites, Journeaux said. Lotteries bin collection. participation rate to rise, “I can see that it will Ontario Pick 3:3 4 4; Ontario Pick 4:9 0 4 0 “It’s a new program, so she said. make a really big differ- Encore:2834503 we weren’t expecting every- A survey of Ottawa resi- ence in our household Daily Keno: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 27, 29, one to have the bin out on dents found 70 per cent garbage,” said city resident A Company of Fools’ Scott Florence, left, and Margo MacDonald 31, 39, 46, 49, 52, 56, 57, 59, 68, 70. the very first day,” said were interested in this pro- Catherine Moore. rehearse a scene from the annual Twelfth Night Celebrations, to These results are not official. manager of solid waste op- gram, Journeaux said. “It’s just a matter of be held at the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage tonight. The erations for the City of Ot- Once the green bins have training yourself to do it,” celebration, the company’s season launch, also features past sea- ADVERTISE TODAY! tawa Marilyn Journeaux. been collected, the organic said Pierre Sirios. son highlights and gives a sneak peek of the upcoming season. 1 888 91 metro (63876) But over the next month, material will be processed WITH FILES FROM TIM WIECLAWSKI JANUARY 9th & 10TH, 2010 Saturday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM More than $50,000 in Prizes Over 160 Bridal Merchants For more information: visit www.weddingpalace.ca or call 613-612-5468. Tickets can be purchased in Advance online or at all Jubilee Fine Jewellers locations metro metronews.ca Tuesday, January 5, 2010 4 Ontario, Michigan fight Illinois over Asian carp expansion Ontario has filed a motion supporting the state of Michigan’s legal fight against Illinois in their alleged failure to control the spread of the voracious Asian carp. Michigan wants Illinois to close the Chicago shipping locks to prevent a potential ecological disaster if the fish spread into the Great Lakes. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Murrin plans another lawsuit Canada Shannon Murrin, left, says he will use some of the money he was awarded in an out-of-court settlement with the RCMP to take legal action against another police agency, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, CBC News Online reports. Murrin recently settled a lawsuit in British Columbia in which he claimed a former RCMP officer had him beaten to get a murder confession out of him in connection with the death of Mindy Tran. METRO NEWS SERVICES Obama wary Pair defect from Stelmach HIV travellers allowed in U.S. of Tories in BANCanadians infected ’08 run: Book Two Alberta MLAs leave ruling Tories for Wildrose Alliance with HIV are once again free to enter the United NAFTABarack Obama’s pres- States. ieMCdgbcdadauooeimDt ornn“neikadisnp tscve iiagatoraireidl tnvlgtlry ehacPtn Sgrtatel riotomem vei2vsucep0a.pekf hnfg0rasesoe8ai”,ygn vg Ob,Nn ee ayHbA rrs ,nnaPaFu immrreTsspi wpAmcaeeer-’nriscet’ttsi-- HappiCljynopaooi i Fsrpnlnctiopteto sryroioear’ct wsirhsratc vesh3lee e cad8de rrdt, ayuii c fnvncotpitek rwahnAsssssteso tl atbhh e yrtceaaf.Ptiulvvrm roteteoWaoie gv’rw seri ileTi n—dylosl resirto naiyhvstrgoeees- JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS PttoiqtomnhyhCffu eea7if antt r0ctpe otoo w rp tm ueotatoawsr o rjubtaato oi yalggigdp nneeo yrt d ihrvaeanoeae anaccnqnrrtadins u dpu iitit lscnrhohe ueglce esd so t tac ,sihomp l aelfaewluc metrounce vknurioleistliesstl,,-- mypftwOrrerboaiaYUoatvamrehrh.emkS-soil lt.eebolu aePidnnin trtra tgdetgaeneh da s ernsteyi inhpHdno eotreeuIgrnofcVny nfuiodi t acpcb rg Bloeiaa hawdfatnl ir talate ahyt hin2hcvee2ktae sU-tr..S. cal of Harper’s administra- Alliance. rarely seen in politics.” end of the ban last tion for its role in a damag- The two are former cabi- Forsyth, former solicitor October. ing affair that “caused us to net minister Heather general and minister of The ban was initially put limp, if not bleed” into the Forsyth from Calgary and children’s services, has in place to discourage the March 4, 2008 Ohio backbencher Rob Ander- been at odds with the pre- spread of the virus. primary. Despite winning son, who represents the Air- Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith, left, looks to her two mier since he dumped her THE CANADIAN PRESS one of the most improbable drie-Chestermere con- new colleagues at a news conference by former Conservative from cabinet after the last victories in U.S. presidential stituency north and east of party MLAs Heather Forsyth, right, and Rob Anderson after the provincial election in 2008. history, NAFTA-gate — the city. two announced their defections from the Alberta Conservative Anderson was only elect- colourfully described as a The move is a boon for party to the Wildrose Alliance in Calgary, yesterday. ed in 2008, but was consid- “s--- sandwich” — remains a the fledgling right-wing ered an up-and-comer by sore point with Plouffe. Wildrose, which had only in recent weeks. drose leader, whose profile many in the Conservative Ottawa has yet to one seat in the legislature, “It’s clearly a decision be- has pushed the party to the party. comment on the charges in but has been polling ahead ing made on principle,” said forefront of the Alberta po- He said he was tired of Plouffe’s book. of Premier Ed Stelmach and Danielle Smith, the charis- litical scene. not having his views heard. PRaercleianmt reenfto wrmosn m’t keialln a p broillr otog uscinragp TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE his massive Tory majority matic and telegenic Wil- “Let me be blunt. For any THE CANADIAN PRESS the gun registry, or much else. Scan this barcode for the full article. School of Part-time Studies FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE… Algonquin Courses available Downtown This winter, Algonquin College’s School of Part-Time Studies offers French language courses during the week at our downtown location, 85 Albert Street, Suite 501. 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Prorogation ister’s stable, have con- tainees affair, is different has only served to reinforce Lawrence demned the move. The Face- from some of the other that negative. book group, Canadians abuse-of-power stories. This Harper didn’t even bother Martin Against Proroguing Parlia- one has legs. Every day Par- to visit the Governor Gener- ment, already has 15,000 liament’s doors remain al to ask for prorogation this signed up. closed will serve as a re- time. He simply phoned Hmetronews.ca/nationalreport It’s become a question of minder of what the over, then had his press sec- how many times the people supreme ruler did. retary announce it the day aving shown the will let a leader bend a dem- In such circumstances it’s before New Year’s Eve when effrontery to pro- ocratic system to his will be- hard to see his support the Olympic hockey team rogue Parliament fore they fight back. If the numbers going up enough was being named and the once again, the prime minister doesn’t in the next couple PM’s team felt that few speculation now take a hit in the polls months for him to risk would be paying attention. is that Prime Minister on this he will feel the an election. Despite fac- The arrogance, the chutz- Stephen Harper, our sting in other ways. ing weak opposition pah is remarkable. Having supreme ruler, will take The opposition to his leaders Harper has been dismissed Parliament in a things a step further and methods is hardening. unable to move his sup- hugely controversial move force an election this spring. People are angry. port level above last year and having gotten Don’t bet on that one. We When they get the 40 per away with it, Harper clearly won’t know for sure until angry, they cent mark. feels he will get away with it some polls come in, but mobilize. Pollsters will again this time. Arrogant, there are indications the This pro- tell you one autocratic leaders tend to be prorogue gambit is backfir- rogation of the rea- like that. They think they ing on him. The reaction story, sons for can get away with anything. Worth mentioning has been demonstrably neg- which the fail- Eventually, they get ative. Media comment comes on ure is caught. NASA discovers two boards have lit up in protest. top of his his ma- The Globe and Mail went to defying nipula- Lawrence Martin is a journalist and the unusual extent of run- the will author of 10 books who writes about new ‘mystery’ objects national affairs from Ottawa. ning a front page editorial. of Parliament by Stephen Harper NASA’s new planet-hunt- ets. Views ing telescope has found “The universe keeps two mystery objects that making strange things iMuslims: Vibrant Internet atmosphere are too hot to be planets stranger than we can think and too small of in our to be stars. ‘Hot companions’ imagina- The Kepler tion,” said GlobalView posting pictures of them- angry, young Muslims on- most 5,000 friends. We ar- Telescope, (cid:129) NASA researcher Jason Jon Morse, selves wearing the head and line. gue over everything from launched in head of as- Rowe, who found the ob- body coverings the Iranian Do you know of the polygamy and burqas, to March, dis- trophysics jects, said he calls them Mona regime imposes on women. Egyptian blogger who being gay and Muslim. You covered the for NASA. “hot companions.” How Their pictures have spread helped convict police offi- rarely see such diverse opin- two new The new Eltahawy hot? Try 14,425 Celsius. That on Facebook and YouTube cers for the sodomy of a bus ions in news reports on heavenly bod- discoveries is hot enough to melt lead in support of Iranian stu- driver by posting footage of Muslims. ies, each cir- don’t quite or iron. dent activist Majid Tavakoli. the crime on YouTube? How Twitter is just as vibrant. cling its own fit into any metronews.ca/globalview Authorities arrested about the Saudi woman An American Muslim I fol- star. Tele- definition of Tavakoli in December after blogger who challenges her low summed up the senti- scope chief scientist Bill known astronomical ob- You’ve seen their mugshots: he called for more democra- country’s restrictions on ments of many towards Borucki of NASA said the jects, and so far don’t have A Nigerian charged with cy and urged students to re- women (she is married to a those five young American objects are thousands of a classification of their trying to blow up a plane on ject “tyranny.” The next former officer of the morali- Muslims: “I say we welcome degrees hotter than the own. Details about the Christmas Day; five young day, government newspa- ty police, who often enforce these kids home from Pak- stars they circle. That mystery objects were pre- American Muslims de- pers published pictures of those restrictions). istan with a swift kick in means they probably sented yesterday at a meet- tained in Pakistan, appar- Tavakoli dressed in a chador Pick up Gary Bunt’s iMus- the ass. Who’s with me?” aren’t planets. They are ing of the American Astro- ently desperately seeking ji- and claimed he had tried to lims: Rewiring the House of The Internet deals a blow bigger and hotter than nomical Society in Wash- had. escape arrest disguised as a Islam and learn that for to radical groups by giving planets in our solar sys- ington. You’ve heard they went woman. every online al-Qaida re- anyone online the chance tem, including dwarf plan- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS online in search of radical Yes, violent radical cruiter there are thousands to answer back. For every imams ready to recruit groups such as al-Qaida and more Muslims reforming Is- Umar Farouk Abdulmutal- every Muslim within a foot others have used the Inter- lam online. Interpretations lab, there are dozens of of an Internet connection. net to their advantage. That and commentaries on the Iranian men taunting the We Know What You’re Thinking I bet you haven’t heard of is not new. Qur’an fill the Internet and regime that runs the Islam- these mugshots: Iranian But what is new is how recreate the vibrant intel- ic Republic of Iran. 65%The number of men in chadors and head- young Muslims around the lectual atmosphere that Canadians who often scarves. world have been using the many Muslims lament we’d Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning skip one meal a day. As part of the “Men in Internet to challenge au- long ago lost. sEpgeyapkteiarn o-bno Arrna bco amnmd Menutsaltiomr aisnsude psu. Sbhliec Headscarves” campaign, thority. Their exciting work I see that every day on reported on the Middle East for 10 years Iranian men have been is overshadowed by news of Facebook where I have al- before moving to the U.S. IPSOSREID Tell us your views by email to [email protected] or comment on metronews.ca or on Twitter @metroottawa Letters must include sender’s full name, address and phone number –street name and phone numbers will NOT be published. We reserve the right to edit letters. METRO Ottawa130 Slater Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, ON K1P 6E2; Tel: 613-236-5058 • 1-888-916-3876; Fax: 1-866-253-2024; Advertising: 613-236-5058 • [email protected]; [email protected] Tuesday, January 5, 2010 metronews.ca metro Dubai opens world’s tallest building 7 Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper yesterday, and in a surprise move renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Business DOLLAR N.GAS OIL TSX US 96.02¢ US $5.88 US $81.51 11,866.90 US 0.87¢ US 31.2¢ US $2.15 120.79 EDITOR: [email protected] TD takes aim NikkeiKicking off 2010 aTPaosriolsontitost - tDpleomordoin ifgowrnro Baamnmk iisp snaeyedckaso yt olem sntedeeerrss KOJI SASAHARA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS using an innovative pilot Helping hands program that specifically targets low-income earn- (cid:129) Some of Canada’s biggest ers as new clients — a banks are also encouraging financial intervention of their broader clientele to sorts to prevent those save: Toronto-Dominion folks from cashing their Bank is launching phase social assistance cheques two of its TD Helps program at costly payday lenders. in early 2010. The program, Canada’s second-largest originally designed to help bank has set up kiosks in customers facing financial some government offices hardship, is being expanded in British Columbia to to assist other clients man- reach out to these vulnera- age their day-to-day finan- ble consumers and snag cial affairs. them as customers just as they receive their welfare typically have sufficient ID cheques. to get a bank account,” In some cases, civil ser- said Jeff Gunn, the TD em- vants are now simply refer- ployee who developed the ring clients to the closest program. The former Kimono-clad women participate in a ceremony to kick off this year’s first trading of stocks yesterday. Japan’s Nikkei stock average TD branch. Kelowna branch manager shot up 118.74 points to 10,665.18 an hour after the opening bell. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,654.79 on the The bank initially em- recently became a regional Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday, up 108.35 points or 1.03 per cent. barked on the program — sales manager for the B.C. dubbed the Direct Deposit Interior. Initiative — to solve its “There are very stringent own cheque-cashing rules on what ID you need Business in brief headaches. But its experi- and that has always been a ment has yielded some stumbling block.” TSX The Toronto stock market S&P/TSX composite index was index was still ahead 76.8 last month from 53.6 in pleasant surprises. The rules on accessing advanced yesterday afternoon off early highs as losses points to 11,822.9 as the Insti- November. Other data showed Executives found that basic banking services are after solid manufacturing data mounted in the telecom and tute for Supply Management’s China’s manufacturing sector once this previously un- set out in the Bank Act. To from the U.S. and China sent tech sectors on the first trading U.S. manufacturing index rose expanded at its fastest rate in banked clientele gained ac- open an account, clients commodity prices higher. The day of 2010. But the main to a better-than-expected 55.9 20 months. THE CANADIAN PRESS cess to a standard bank ac- must generally present count, the vast majority re- two acceptable pieces of mained active and prof- government-issued identi- Cours à temps partiel itable customers. Some fication. have even gotten into the Otherwise, a consumer habit of setting aside regu- must present one piece of pour adultes lar savings despite their ID and convince a credible limited resources. person in their community “The problem has always to vouch for their identity. been these clients don’t TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Démarrez l’année en prenant de bonnes résolutions… Offrez-vous le savoir, un cadeau pour la vie! 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AlisonOnMoney festive season. holiday season and assem- CaRneasdoilauntsio nasr e fao r “wmouolsdt dinTghsi,n Skt ags ahnodw Deorse,s , bwirethd-- bthlein ag r engoiftt ppirleo.p Feorrlyg etp aancky-- Alison’s Henry ldiok”e tlios td. oW” rliistte tdhoawn na “ywouilrl Alison dataiyosn, sa, nbnaipvetirssmarsi,e sB, agrr aadnud- acagmede, sftruofmf t thhaet ldooolklasr l isktoer iet Money Choo New Year’s resolutions but Griffiths Bat Mitvahs, retirements, and handmade items — no Rule: Chong consider having two lists. A promotions — oh my! matter how nice, passing “will do” list that compris- Here’s one way to pre- them off as crafted by you metronews.ca/moneymatters es two or three things and Imetronews.ca/alisononmoney vent all these events from is plain bad Karma. a longer “would like to do” digging too deeply into Nix most edibles with Q For the past two list. Here are some ideas for know that I nattered at your wallet. Tag and bag. the exception of boxed years, I have made “will do” resolutions: you before Christmas Take all your unwanteds items such as an artisan (cid:129) Start the new year off by resolutions to lose (cid:129) Be honest with your- about not buying use- honey or jam set. Oh yes, reforming your gift-buying weight and save for retire- self. Don’t fantasize about less stuff for people and anything dated, like excesses with the help of the ment. I am in my 30s and being 17 again or hum “If I who won’t remember calendars, is history. R mantra — Regift. know that saving for the had a million dollars.” what you gave them. Most Now, take careful note of future is important. How (cid:129) Set short-term objec- of you probably did it any- who gave the regift can I go about achieving tives and long-term goals, way under pressure of self- prospect to you. Missing mouse flashlight that will this? — Randy such as lose 10 pounds in imposed guilt. this step can be fatal. My delight a nephew or grand- the next eight weeks or While you may be hearti- husband’s dear godmoth- son and a charming pine A Money and losing save $2,000 in six months. ly sick of hearing anything er once gave me a lovely candle that is too fragrant weight top the list (cid:129) Be specific as to how to do with presents, I offer glass apple ornament for my husband’s sensitive of New Year’s reso- you will reach your goals. another thought to help which I ended up hand- nose. lutions but three out of four For example, go to bank, you deal with this expen- ing back to her a couple Follow this process Canadians fail to keep set up new Tax Free Sav- sive habit as the year of years later. I re- through the year and you them. Managing finances ings Account, use pre-au- unfolds. ceived a tart dress- will always have on hand and saving for retirement thorized deposit, invest in We focus on the end ing down as a re- an inventory of items that have become so important RBC shares. of year holidays as the sult. cost you nothing but, that the federal govern- (cid:129) Periodically evaluate primary gift buying ex- In my regift draw- hopefully, will be appreci- ment is taking notice. In the achievements and accom- travaganza, but when er this year is a ated by a recipient. last decade, “debt to income plishments. you examine the rest of bath set that does ratio” has risen from 110 the year what you buy for not look like a grab Alison Griffiths is a financial journalist, author per cent to nearly 150 per Henry Choo Chong, CGA, can be reached at friends, family and col- and go from the cor- and host of Maxed Out on the W Network. cent. 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The former Denver Broncos coach flew to Washington on owner Dan Snyder’s plane hours after the team fired Jim Zorn. Shanahan is the team’s top choice to replace Zorn, who was dismissed yesterday, a day after Washington completed a 4-12 season with a 23-20 loss at San Diego. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EDITOR: [email protected] Gold won’t come easy Electronic Arts stands by Woods SPONSOR Electronic Arts Tiger Woods PGA Tour On- Inc. is standing behind line. Tiger Woods and plans to AT&T Inc. and Accenture Canada knows just how tough the U.S. hockey squad can be go ahead with the release have dropped their spon- this month of an online sorships of Woods, who is game featuring taking a break from WORLD JUNIORS PREVIEW GEOFF HOW “wEev eprlyaoynede trheaolulyght tshuEep Aeer msStpbaoar.trttlse dP rgeoslif- tothenre hhsiisps oamrdta mrtrioita tegfdeo ciaunfs-- CsgteiaUoxanetnmhasit d tsethathdrr’asa oS tiputg haaghatthtehs gs aat onvolrsl edAa. aC mrmdaeenyecro adirdcadaaln E/THE CANADIAN PRESS plrtoheotseo po Sreflt ycap,t te aheonsop dwpl eln awoytee ladl.” dsoarmaytnehyi”nes sls te oW ttefdPe poteeshos st eepdir nsigo t irefMsfe h a“oiststohetthriosileestl- fmptTiiildogaeEennenAl rsit ot wyffo. Wootrnuh oa ledo nwdnpes’hot w epc tPuoehGlmdeaAirr-- given them one scare at Willie Desjardins, golf course. Tiger Woods Tour console game the world junior hockey Team Canada coach He also cited the would be affected. championship. company’s extensive work The franchise has raked in Canada will face the stopped American veteran over the past year in devel- hundreds of millions of United States in the final Jordan Schroeder to secure oping the new game, dollars. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tonight (TSN, 8 p.m. ET) the win. Mike Lee is ex- looking to settle any ques- pected to be in goal for the tion of which country has U.S. in the rematch. Jets’ Harris questionable for Saturday the better team after “Everyone thought we pulling out a comeback 5-4 played really poorly, and NFL New York Jets line- cerned, absolutely,” coach victory in a shootout over not a lot of people respect backer David Harris has a Rex Ryan said. the Americans in round how well the States sprained right ankle and “I know if there’s any robin play Dec. 31. played,” said Canadian his availability for the way possible to play, he’s “It’s good for us because coach Willie Desjardins. team’s wild-card playoff going to play. We’ll see we feel we didn’t play a Team Canada players listen to coaches during team practice on a “They’ve got a real good game at Cincinnati on Sat- how he is.” very good game against break in world junior hockey championship action in Saskatoon, hockey team.” urday is uncertain. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS them the first time,” said Sask., yesterday. It won’t help that Cana- Losing Harris would be a Canadian forward Brandon da will be without defence- huge blow to the Jets’ top- McMillan. “We weren’t when the Americans came Alex Pietrangelo tied it man Travis Hamonic, who ranked defence. He leads ready to play and they took within five minutes of an with a short-handed goal suffered a suspected sepa- the team in tackles and has it to us.” upset win over their with 4:15 left in regulation rated shoulder when he five sacks and two inter- The Credit Union Centre hosts. time. was hit from behind into ceptions. will no doubt be as solidly The U.S. outplayed Cana- It went to a shootout, the boards in the final Harris was injured in bmeahkine dh Cisatonrayd ab ya sw iitn tnriiensg t oa ad a 4f-o2r 2le1⁄2adp er1i:o0d1s ainntdo totohke wKahderrie a ndE bBerarlned, on NKaozzeumn mtoriny uotvee orf tChaen Sadwai’sss 6i-n1 vthice- Noveewr tYhoer kB’es ng3a7l-s0 ovni cStourny- SScpaonr ttsh uisp bdaartceosd oen f oyor uthr es mmaorsttp rheocnene.t sixth straight gold, as they third frame before Jordan all scored on Jack Camp- semifinals. day. Learn how to scan the barcode with were on New Year’s Eve Eberle scored at 10:03 and bell, while Jake Allen THE CANADIAN PRESS “I’m definitely con- the instructions at the top of pg 3 Sports in brief GUNS Washington Wizards Three Stars for the month of Voulez-vous travailler star Gilbert Arenas says he December. took unloaded guns from his BASEBALL Jason Bay’s contract comme infirmière ou infirmière locker in a “misguided effort to with the New York Mets play a joke” on a teammate. includes a $17-million US auxiliaire au Canada? Arenas released a written option for 2014 with a statement after meeting with $3-million buyout, a person fa- law enforcement officials yes- miliar with the deal told The La Cité collégiale offre une formation d’appoint terday. Associated Press. The Trail, THREE STARS Vancouver B.C., native took a physical yes- en soins infirmiers. Canucks centre Henrik Sedin, terday, a necessary step to Phoenix Coyotes goaltender finalize the deal, and the Mets Les cours débutent en janvier 2010. Ilya Bryzgalov and Chicago scheduled a news conference Blackhawks right-winger today at Citi Field to introduce Patrick Kane are the NHL’s Bay. METRO NEWS SERVICES SCOREBOARD NFL PLAYOFFS ACatllagnatray aatt PNiattsshbvuilrlgeh Pour plus d’information, communiquez WILD CARD ROUND Minnesota at Chicago AFC Phoenix at Edmonton dès maintenant avec Marcelle Mitchell Byes: Indianapolis, San Diego Columbus at Vancouver SATURDAY’S GAME Detroit at Anaheim N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. [email protected] Baltimore at New ESnUgNlaDndA,Y 1’S p G.mA.ME NBA NFC YESTERDAY’S RESULTS 613 742-2483, poste 2116 Byes: New Orleans, Minnesota Miami 92 Atlanta 75 SATURDAY’S GAME Oklahoma City 98 Chicago 85 Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Utah SUNDAY’S GAME Portland at L.A. Clippers Green Bay at Arizona, 4:40 p.m. TODAY’S GAMES NHL WOralasnhdinog atot nIn adti aPnhailadelphia YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Chicago at Charlotte N.Y. Rangers 3 Boston 2 Milwaukee at New Jersey Los Angeles at San Jose Detroit at Dallas BFDMloaooslrnltiaodtsrna ea aaatl ttN aOTetoT wrWTo AJnaeWtsrohsAiTenyOgtDoAnY’S GAMES GPMHhooeolumdesetnponihxn Si sata atat t tSLe aP. Aacort.ra tLDmlaaeknenendvrtesor SS-09-008c metro metronews.ca Tuesday, January 5, 2010 sports 10 U.S. Olympic staff to be vaccinated More than 100 employees of the U.S. Olympic Committee are getting swine flu vaccinations before they head to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Vancouver Games EDITOR: [email protected] JED JACOBSOHN/GETTY IM GA loookl adt feiven of Coanpadpa’so torp tmuednal hiotpieefusls AGES If there are any doubts ecutive vice-president of Olympics in Turin. To follow the progress world about whether Canada hockey operations at Jasey-Jay Anderson, of the Olympic torch, cham- visit: will finally snag that Hockey Canada. “Anything snowboarder pio- metronews.ca elusive first Olympic gold else would be a disappoint- Jasey-Jay Anderson is nship on home soil, all one ment to all Canadians.” Canada’s most decorated Snowboarder Maëlle Ricker needs to do is look at the Maëlle Ricker, snowboarder. The 34-year- medals since 2005, a silver numbers. At least that’s snowboarder old native of Val-Morin, medal at the 2006 Turin JASPER JUINEN/GETTY IM tCCCghooah“elnmrdI ianas md dm RTiviuauteitncddreei ganOe lec.,slo ,y. w mCmIEenipO n wtig choo effnr to Whsmeeovrelnd ddbcVoauraMeusntha lcadmeoeëndvulsl’ ev etn be R rys itewcorikkgpeenehs rerietdt’e she senOiun tlr njyNgumefeorrariorprietemlishycs, QtC2ooi0vnuvue0.epe r4 O.aF, ltnIlaiSw t Wn lDSoedoensn cro il.fw sdfr1 o obC7uamou,r a p Afro c2dncou0 hdnWr0ae-s0tmroeis mcroptlundioe-- GrcsHtheelaaulaemamds yoi5ee nna0slgi’n 0sn it-d ,n hW f wr1ioetv,ih0erelll0 e dg m0 o c5-C,leo ,du0dm1 p0—a,5p0l se 0e-a mv—0ttee- etmn htitirneisnes--. AGES Championships last year, achieving 28 career podi- took top spot in the paral- tre events and the 5,000- we won six,” said Rudge. ums, including 13 victo- lel giant slalom at a World metre relay at the 2010 “Clearly, we are going to ries, on the FIS World Cup Cup snowboarding compe- Winter Olympics and is be sending the strongest Tour. She took fifth place tition — his 25th career considered a medal threat Canadian team to an at her first Olympics — the World Cup victory across in each one. Mylène Olympic Winter Games 1998 Nagano Games when all disciplines. Croteau, manager of com- that we have ever sent. I she was 19 — and fourth Charles Hamelin, munications for Speedskat- Speedskater Christine Nesbitt think it’s reasonable to as- in the 2006 Turin Games. speedskater ing Canada, believes sume … that we will see In December, Ricker won The 25-year-old native of Hamelin could be the first JONATHAN FERREY/GETTY IMAGES mohpgsbioneleoaaWlfa nydtnorhsii,ry n t.eeo”o hg uCnp ,r at ooa hndsnn eynaieau mdu tmii2mmbao0n onoba1lsanne0i lcrdt s hat oWwao nfn tfetoi ohd nwc tietcnhgeimalogerl- gaTsDCspk eohesAeallrncldtietuesoi danmtrwtiistghnd kbba eeeWaeo W,tNra 2eoC,r eo0rrodslr0ldcblo9dr iC. ot MCtIsu,SusepU lpe bm vsoSeteuponerepttne iiidennn,- Ldeovziesn, Que., has earned a CgmoGonaaeln mdda tae dhlss iei.arn oncuf einr atsdthths e l Mwed1taE,ie5Tlyl R0 Ob0to oC-emfA NhewtAethDirlndeeA Olympics, Metro looks at Australia-born (and Lon- five of Canada’s top gold don, Ont.-raised) Christine medal hopefuls. Nesbitt won two gold medals in two days — the Canadian women’s first in the 1,500-metre Speedskater Charles Hamelin hockey team event and the second in In the three Olympic the 1,000-metre event. 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