Metro Ottawa - January 5, 2011

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COLD WAR
NICOLAS, UNCAGED
IN HIS SEASON OF
THE WITCH
CANADA TAKES ON
PERFORMANCE
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RUSSIA FOR JUNIOR
DATING JUSTIN
CROWN
BIEBER
CAN BE DANGEROUS
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OTTAWA
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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Harper gives
Unsolved murder
A mother
mourns her
Tories a shuffle
son’s death
Linda Beland says she’s
looking for justice in her son’s
murder case Douglas Stewart
was killed 7 years ago, but the
Former TV newsman Peter Kent named environment minister Newly elected case remains unsolved {page 3}
MP and former tough cop Julian Fantino becomes minister of state for seniors
SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS A look
back at
streets of
Montreal
250 years of history
awaits tourists on
Rue Ste-Catherine
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Waiting for a
college reply?
Conservative MPs Peter Kent,
from left, Diane Ablonczy,
Ted Menzies and Julian Fantino wait to be
Universities start handing out
sworn in at Rideau Hall yesterday. Kent becomes
the environment minister, Ablonczy the acceptance letters {page 14}
minister of state for foreign affairs, Menzies the minister of
state for finance, and Fantino the minister of state for seniors.
Getting creative
Saying he doesn’t want an election, cabinet shuffle was more modest than ex- lian Fantino, a former head of the Toronto
with resumés
Stephen Harper signalled yesterday he is pected, but satisfied two pressing needs and Ontario police forces, into the cabinet
nevertheless preparing for a vote where — filling the void at Environment and giv- barely a month after his narrow byelec-
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Gyms greet new Coptic Entrepreneur
memorial
raises $4.5M to
faces in new year tonight
build observatory
Ottawa police will be keep-
ing watch tonight at the
St. George and St. Anthony in Madawaska
Coptic Church as
Fitness and health clubs see sizeable increase in congregants mourn 21
memberships as people make good on their resolutions people killed in Alexandria,
Egypt, in a suicide bombing The man behind a project “Astronomers
MIKE BEASLEY/FOR METRO during a New Year’s Day to build “the most power- anywhere in the
MBEIKASELEY Gym etiquette maFsast.her George Mikhail fsuoli l”te lseasycso phee ’so na bCoaunta d$i1a.n2 world could book
[email protected] expects some of the 5,000 million away from begin- time from their
The start of a new calen- Wipe down equipment Coptic Christians in Ottawa ning construction. office ... and then
dar year brings resolutions after using. to attend the memorial The One-Metre Initiative download the file.”
of all kinds, including join- Put weights back in their service and to send a mes- has raised $4.5 million FRANK ROY,
ing a gym or taking up proper place. sage to the Canadian and towards construction of a THE ONE-METRE INITIATIVE
some kind of exercise pro- Use machines for exercise Egyptian governments. telescope about 120 kilo-
gram. not a resting spot. “There is a fear of having metres west of Ottawa in
But will this attempt at Use sign-up sheets to more attacks in the church- Ontario’s Madawaska cutting-edge research.
improved health became a reserve a spot on cardio es in Egypt or outside of Highlands. Roy says the observatory
regular thing, or will it fall equipment. Egypt,” said Mikhail. Frank Roy says the ob- complex will be off the
by the wayside a couple of Wear appropriate clothing However, he said that he servatory will be the only grid — using solar and gen-
weeks or months later? like proper footwear and is not worried about the major observatory in the erator power and well wa-
“The beginning of Janu- Janice Peron works sportswear. safety of the congregation world that is commercially ter for heating and cooling
ary always has several new out at the RA Centre Do not wear strong scents on Orthodox Christmas Eve financed and operated. — except for a wireless
faces coming into our fa- earlier this week. or colognes. tomorrow. JOE LOFARO Roy’s plans call for a vis- connection to the Internet.
cility,” said Janet Van Be courteous of other itor centre with displays “Astronomers anywhere
Bakel, manager of the Life- members. “Coptics all over on astronomy, cosmology, in the world could book
Fit centre in the RA Centre being at the gym as much No grunting or foul the world are Algonquin star lore and time from their office ...
on Riverside Drive. as possible. language. technology. and then download the
going to attend
“They are usually start- The Hunt Club-area res- Roy says visitor tele- file,” Roy said yesterday.
ing their New Year’s reso- ident firmly believes that “I’m determined to the mass on scopes will offer the best A colour image from
lution. Hopefully we can exercise is the way to stay keep my cholesterol level Christmas Eve and visual views of the uni- the telescope’s 112-
make exercising a perma- healthy and active. down and fitness level up verse in Canada while megapixel sensor would
we are not afraid
nent lifestyle change in- Peron’s goal is to do by lifting weights and at- astronomers anywhere be close to a gigabyte in
stead of a quick fix.” three to four workouts per tending several aerobics of anything.” in the world can use the size, Roy said.
Janice Peron plans on week. classes a week,” she said. FATHER GEORGE MIKHAIL observatory to conduct THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Ford Canada
Ford has toppled General its December and year- to retain its lead in an ex- ly shift from trucks as fuel
Motors as Canadian auto end results later in the tremely competitive in- prices climb.
industry leader for the day but analysts say Ford dustry this year because Although Ford made
overtook
first time in more than 50 had built an insurmount- CONTRIBUTED gains in car sales in 2010,
years. able lead throughout the the F-Series pickup truck
Oakville, Ont.-based year. has powered the compa-
GM in 2010 Ford Motor Co. of Canada “Sales titles are nice to ny’s resurgence in Canada
Ltd. claimed the title yes- have but we remain fo- during the last five years.
terday after reporting cused on building long- F-Series sales hit 97,913
that sales of new cars and term, sustainable, in 2010, the highest total
trucks jumped 19 per cent profitable growth,” said for any vehicle in one
to 267,974 vehicles in David Mondragon, Ford The F-Series pickup truck year in Canadian history.
Canadian December sales at Ford 2010 from the previous Canada’s president and The model has led pickup
year. chief executive officer. truck sales for 45 consecu-
highest in more than 10 years General Motors of Mondragon suggested of a strong lineup of cars tive years here.
Canada Ltd. will release Ford is in a good position since consumers will like- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Employee Gabrielle Silva operates the drive-thru
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Pleasures, billed as America’s first drive-thru with
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Serving up some spice
Psychiatrists at the Ottawa YES NO Tobacco maker Star Scien-
tific Inc. says it has
Psychopharmacology Clinic are currently
I am feeling sad and depressed Business at the drive-thru adult-novelty storePleas- developed a moist smoke-
conducting a research study of an ures is brisk so far, with cars sometimes lining up less tobacco with lower lev-
I am having diffi culty sleeping
investigational medication for depression. three deep for vibrators, lubricants, lingerie and oth- els of cancer-causing
The purpose of the study is to further our I am feeling low in energy and er risque items. Shoppers must first fill out a medical chemicals than any other
slowed down checklist provided by the store. tobacco product now on
knowledge about the possible treatment
the market.
My appetite has changed
of depression. Study duration is initially The small Virginia com-
12 weeks with possible continuation of I am experiencing feelings pany, which sells tobacco
up to 24 weeks in total. Included are of guilt lozenges that dissolve in
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psychiatric interview. All information Food and Drug Administra-
provided will be treated in strictest I feel hopeless about the future tion for approval to sell the
confi dence. To volunteer, you must be I feel tense and anxious new item as safer than any
competing product.
18-65 years of age, not currently in I am having diffi culty making “ Star Scientific hopes its
psychiatric treatment (unless you are decisions B ITO BNEGJINOS UWRITH” products will be the first
being referred by your treating doctor), I am having trouble the federal agency allows
have no drug or alcohol problems and be concentrating to be marketed as less
harmful than other forms
in generally good physical health. of tobacco. The company
says the “modified-risk” la-
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bel that the FDA is develop-
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
PAUL 2.0 LOOKING FOR A 2011 UPGRADE
“Be at war with your vices, seem deluded now, I’ll check in times with both hands at the So, this year, I resolve never to
at peace with your again Dec. 31 and see how you same time. turn left without signalling. I re-
Just sayin’ neighbours, and let every feel. And I reduce stress by overeat- solve to tie a double knot so my
new year find you a better According to the Farmer’s Al- ing, retail therapy, and taking to shoelaces don’t come undone.
PAUL man.” manac, the top five the couch, prefer- And, as a bonus resolution, I’m
New Year’s resolu- ably all three at going to put the toilet seat back
SULLIVAN — Ben Franklin tions are: 1. Lose “Maybe it’s not once. down!
I
weight; 2. Pay off you or me after I can’t figure Now these are resolutions
debt; 3. Get in all; maybe the out why Paul 2.0 is that have a chance of being kept.
’m not sure if Ben Franklin shape; 4. Eat right; so elusive. I have If you think they lack a certain,
invented New Year’s reso- and 5. Reduce resolutions are the blueprint, and um, resolve let’s compare notes
lutions, but he invented stress. unrealistic ... if that doesn’t again Dec. 31 and see who kept
everything else, so let’s All admirable We need less work, every talk- what.
give him the benefit of the goals. If you’re like ing head on the Let’s give the Father of All Res-
ambitious
doubt. me, you’ve proba- planet knows how olutions the last word, this time
Every year, I go looking for a bly achieved each resolutions.” to keep my New on the whole idea of resolutions:
better man to take my place, but and every one. Year’s resolutions. “Resolve to perform what you
for some reason I can never find For example, I All I have to do is ought; perform without fail
one, so I try to improve on the have no trouble … what you resolve.”
current model: Paul 2.0. losing weight. And even less Maybe it’s not you or me after Next year, I might try that.
Of course, I’m not the only trouble putting it back on again. all; maybe the resolutions are
one. Most of us are unwrapping I pay off debt like crazy. I’m unrealistic. (Maybe? Have you
our 2011 calendars with the never without debt to pay off. ever met a successful resolution Read more of
same sense of deluded optimism. I’m in shape. Pear shape. keeper? I didn’t think so.) We Paul Sullivan’s columns at
And if our optimism doesn’t I eat right. And left. And some- need less ambitious resolutions. metronews.ca/justsaying
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MICHAEL DE ADDER
No more guessing
Worth
mentioning
Dutch and Polish scientists
have discovered that DNA
can be used to predict peo-
ple’s hair colour, leading
to the possibility of using
the findings in future
forensic investigations to
identify individuals.
In a study published
this week in the journal What’s your
Human Genetics, a team of can predict with an accura- colour that could be
favourite
scientists led by Manfred cy of 80 per cent whether a predicted from DNA.
Kayser, head of the depart- person’s hair is blond or Kayser and his winter sport?
ment of forensic molecu- brown. colleagues also found that
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In Focus
RICHARD
CROUSE
[email protected]
NICOLAS IS A
CAGED ANIMAL
scene
Season of the Witch star has built his career
A
Stephen Campbell Moore, left, Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman all star in the on giving the all-or-nothing performance
Season of the Witch.
SNL cleverly edit-
ed YouTube
Scratching his video featur-
ing a
montage of
Nicolas Cage
“losing it” in the movies
scary movie itch has racked up 1,677,816
views, which is probably
more people than saw his
recent trilogy of Razzie
Award worthy work, The
Wicker Man, Bangkok
Nicolas Cage dives into genre with new sequence of Dangerous and Knowing.
movie releases Season of the Witch is up first The vid is an eye open- written it’s still hard to
ing look at Cage’s trade- judge. The story of a man
marked brand of extreme who may — or may not
Jim Carrey and NED when you’re attacked by Well, I haven’t done a acting; a method of over — be turning into a vam-
Gwyneth EHRBAR wolves looked pretty harrow- musical yet, and I’d like to emoting perfected in the pire is best remembered
Paltrow will [email protected] ing. try that at some point. But 66 movies he’s made as the movie in which
kick off the new That was interesting. I don’t know what it would since his debut (under his Cage ate a live
year for Nicolas Cage kicks off 2011 They’re still wild. You read be. But yeah, I’d find that real name Nicolas Coppo- cockroach, but also
Saturday Night by heading back to the stories about things going interesting. la) in 1982’s Fast Times at features one of his most
Live with back- 14th century for Season of horribly wrong. They’re Do you think you’ve scratched Ridgemont High. Citing unhinged performances.
to-back hosting the Witch. Cage sat down feral, you know? I mean, your scary movie itch? The Incredible Hulk star A few years later came
gigs. NBC said with Metro to talk about some of those shots the I hope I have more than Bill Bixby as a major act- Red Rock West, a genre
yesterday that how he chooses his roles, wolf was right there, right one. And I’m hoping that ing influence, he has al- busting movie that
Carrey will pre- working with wolves and by my face. And I had a one day, when I get a little ways been, for better and unfairly barely made it to
side over this what’s still on his to-do few visions of my face more time, I can direct for worse, one of our theatres. Cage hands in
week’s edition. list. coming...off. No pun in- one. That’s the plan, but most completely fearless some of his best work as
Paltrow will tended. that’s probably not going (and koo koo bananas) ac- a broke but honest
take her third With this film, last year’s The How was it filming in such re- to be until I get into my tors. drifter, but only took the
turn at hosting Sorcerer’s Apprentice and mote locations? 50s. This weekend’s Season role after Kris Kristoffer-
the show on Jan. your upcoming Drive Angry, I just kept waking up every What type of scary movie do of the Witch promises an son turned it down.
15. you’re doing a lot of day so happy to be there. you think you’d like to direct? extra helping of full At the intersection of
THE ASSOCIATED supernatural movies lately. To make a movie in that I think it’s a mixture of the throttle Cage and will Vampire’s Kiss and Red
PRESS I’ve always had an interest environment was really a kind of Japanese dream likely do some bang-up Rock West is Wild at
in it. It’s just that lately huge pleasure for me. You logic that we see in movies box office, but the actor Heart, a film that perfect-
there’s been more of them can tell the difference. like Ringu and The Grudge has made many other, ly showcases Cage’s man-
in sequence — and that’s There were some special combined with a sort of lesser known movies that ic energy. As Sailor, he’s a
by design, because I did places we went to also that antebellum southern Unit- are also worth a look. one of a kind Elvis
want to show that I was were like Celtic sacred ed States grandiosity. One writer called wannabe with a
choosing my roles, that sites. Some of the forests I’ll try to find a way to Cage’s work in Vampire’s snakeskin jacket and an
these were opportunities in the Austrian alps were marry those two elements Kiss “a grand stab at all- attitude. It’s a bravura
to me that were being se- some of the first areas that to make a horror film. I out, no-holds-barred performance that, like
lected to create a kind of those people started to was thinking about a... comic acting or one of the jacket which he says,
new body of work. And I congregate. It was kind of well, I don’t know if I the worst dramatic “represents a symbol of
Roger Ebert's new movie-review
show names film critic Ignatiy think it’s because I don’t magical. should talk about it be- performances in a film my individuality,” is a
Vishnevetsky as a co-host want to feel tied down. Is there a genre you haven’t cause I haven’t written it this year” and 21 years af- symbol of his artistic in-
The sequence in the film done yet that you’d like to? yet. ter those words were dividuality.
metronews.ca 09
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
Dating Bieber
comes at cost
Disney star caught canoodling with Bieber Since
then, Gomez has received death threats over Twitter
GETTY IMAGES
Selena Gomez is learning
that being romantically
linked to Justin Bieber can
be dangerous, according to
the Daily Mail.
The 18-year-old Disney
star was photographed
canoodling with the 16-
year-old singer on a yacht
in the Caribbean over the
holidays.
Since then Gomez has
been receiving death
threats from Bieber’s fans
on Twitter.
“Roses are red, violets
are blue, [Selena Gomez] if
you’ll break [Justin
Bieber’s] heart I’m gonna
kill you,” wrote one fan.
Another posted, “If you
are the girlfriend of Justin,
I will kill you. I hate you.”
Neither stars have re-
Selena Gomez
sponded to the posts.
METRO
Celebrity tweets
decision, as some people
Neil have,” he says.
Patrick Talking points METRO
Harris
[@Actu- Insomnia Reynolds,
allyNPH]
I’m a grown man. I’m 37 years keeps Bieber Bullock just
old. And yet, I still giggle up at night friends?
when anyone says the word
‘duty.’ Why is that? Justin Bieber says his Sandra Bullock has
hectic life is giving him reportedly been spend-
insomnia. ing a lot of time with
Simon “I just turn over all Ryan Reynolds lately,
Pegg night and think. My prompting speculation
[@simon mind races,” he tells that they’re romantical-
pegg] Vanity Fair. ly involved.
“I think about all the But sources tell
Enjoying a lovely chef’s salad things I didn’t have time Popeater that isn’t the
right now. I mean the salad is to think about during case — yet. “They love
lovely not the chef. Although the day — like family spending quality time
s/he probably is. S/he made and God and things that together,” a source says.
the salad. Mmmmm salad. should be more impor- “But they are not a
tant but you don’t have couple, at least not yet.
time to think about, be- They are both newly sin-
Kirstie cause you just get gle and leaning on each
Alley caught up during the other for support... Any
[@kirs- day.” rumours of them being
tiealley] One thing together and splitting
he’s not up Ryan’s marriage
Sitting midst a Winter losing any to Scarlett [Johans-
Storm...ahhhh gotta LOVE sleep over, son] are false.”
the drama...unless you are a though, is METRO
stray cat....so all STRAYS go ruining his
to the South garage door. successful
WELCOME career. “I
know I’m
not going
John to make a
Cusack life-chang-
[@john- ing bad
cusack]
Off to park city — must
snowboard — the urge
came quickly — I was
prepared to strike.
Ryan Reynolds and
Sandra Bullock