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VENGEANCE STRUGGLE AND EMERGE BREAKING A LEG GETS A NEW MEANING JETS TAKE DOWN {page 20} PATRIOTS SPORTS {page 23} TORONTO Monday, January 17, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing. An open Golden. Swan door to distortion? CRTC proposes giving TV and radio stations more leeway to broadcast false or misleading news Changes would enable more U.S.-style political coverage: Expert The CRTC is proposing a ban on the someone’s life, health or safety, frankly broadcast of “any news that the licensee almost anything that’s false or knows is false or misleading and that en- misleading that’s obviously outside of dangers or is likely to endanger the lives, that fairly narrow scope would be fair health or safety of the public.” game,” Geist said. Current regulations contain a blanket Geist finds it ironic that the CRTC prohibition on broadcasting “any false or wants to limit the scope of the misleading news.” prohibition on false or misleading news The CRTC quietly posted notice of the in Canada just as debate is raging over proposed change, which is slated to go the impact of venomous, often grossly into effect Sept. 1, on its website last distorted, political discourse on the U.S. week. airwaves. Michael Geist, a University of Ottawa U.S. law refers to knowingly broadcast- law professor, says the proposed prohibi- ing false news that causes “substantial tion is far too limited. public harm” — a phrase that Geist said “If we’re setting a high standard that can be interpreted relatively broadly. you’ve got to actually endanger THE CANADIAN PRESS Natalie Portman poses with her award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture (drama) for Black Swan in the press room at the 68th Annual Golden The Google of ‘Tiger Mom’ Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel yesterday in Beverly Hills, Calif. More Golden Globe coverage, page 12. Canada’s history causes a roar KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES Portman wins statue for Black Swan Search engine combines Backlash over Chinese-style, 60 million pages {page 5} extreme parenting book{page 17} “must-see TV in 2011” – The Globe and Mail ALL-NEW Tonight cbc.ca 04 news: toronto metronews.ca MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011 D’oh! Moving Tool. Time beer ain’t easy Six huge beer tanks left Hamilton harbour Jan. 7 Trip to brewery was only meant to take four nights A group of students works on its project during the Toronto Qualifying Rally of There are few things Cana- Frank DeVries of Chal- to plan the six 43,500-kilo- the Construction Challenge that was held Saturday at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute. dians love more than an lenger Motor Freight, the gram beer tanks would epic beer story. company orchestrating the have reached the brewery Students aim to nail competJOHiN Rt. KENiNEoDY/FORn METRO That sentiment, howev- move, shortly after 3 a.m. between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. er, is likely not shared by yesterday. The decision to The height of the tanks the people travelling with stop was based on multiple (8.2 metres once you factor six massive beer tanks on factors, he said. in the truck beds) meant Student teams from across the region took part in the Construction Challenge, the final stretch of an over- “The wire work took moving hundreds of traffic which promotes careers in the construction industry. It was the only Canadian due journey to the Molson longer than we had all an- lights, manoeuvring regional competition to qualify for the international final. The top 24 teams Coors brewery. The convoy ticipated it would. It was a around more than 1,600 from regional qualifiers go to the final in March in Las Vegas. and its 75 staff did not combination of the cold, services wires and operat- reach the brewery as sched- snow. We had some wires ing the convoy at night to uledearlyyesterday morn- we had to lay on the ground cause the least amount of ing, hampered by cold and cover with ramps ... the disruption to drivers. weather and unforeseen ramps were sliding out so Last night a cold weather complications with wires that took some time,” said alert also made it more dif- along the route. DeVries. ficult to work, said DeVries. “That’s it, that’s all,” said If all had gone according TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Cops looking for shooting suspects NO HST Toronto police said they Donlands subway station He was taken to hospi- are looking for suspects af- near Danforth Avenue and tal with a single gunshot on laser packages ter a man was shot early Donlands Avenue at 1:56 wound to his stomach but (Conditions apply) yesterday. a.m., and found an 18- is expected to recover. Officers were called to year-old victim outside. 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Tunisian authorities strug- In short supply attendance, at one point Sudan’s south ended gled to restore order yester- calling them all “whores,” its independence vote day, arresting the top authorities said yesterday. Saturday, a vote most presidential security chief Some gas stations and James Eric Fuller, 63, everyone believes will split and trying to stop gun- stores reopened yesterday, was arrested on disorderly Africa’s largest country in fights that erupted across but most shops remained conduct and threat two at the divide between the capital. One clash closed and bread and milk charges and taken for a Sudan’s Muslim north and broke out near Tunisia’s were running short. psychiatric exam. Christian and animist main opposition party The Tunis port had been THE ASSOCIATED PRESS south. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS building, another by the closed since Friday. dreaded Interior Ministry. 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Maybe you smoke ferent conversations.” master’s of divinity in hopes of because you’re sad, or for some As she got to the centre and MORRIS becoming a spiritual director. other reason.” on the way out, she started ut Susan Murphy, a She also helped with her One of the exercises was to filtering out the words, looking 59-year-old Christian mother’s health issues and her walk through the prayer for God’s voice and her own with a friendly smile stepfather’s struggle with labyrinth — a meandering stone among the chatter. and long, layered Alzheimer’s. It had been a hard path that eventually leads to the She realized that this year she auburn hair, doesn’t year, but she also recalled how centre of a circle and then back wanted to find her own voice. have to worry about much support she had received out. The idea was to focus on “I can be susceptible,” she keeping any resolutions. from friends. the past year on the way in, at says. She often accepts the opin- She spent her New Year’s Eve “We don’t do enough looking the centre to reflect on what ions of others without thinking at a spiritual retreat at Toronto’s back,” she says. “Sometimes we brings you joy, and during the of her true beliefs. St. John’s Convent, along with take for granted all the things way out to envision the coming And that, she discovered in a 34 others. Some were religious, we do.” year. meandering maze on a New and others felt like forgoing The evening was spent look- Because Murphy, as a resident Year’s retreat, would be her lively parties for a more contem- ing ahead. They focused on of the convent’s guest house, vision for 2011. plative experience. where they find joy and peace, had the chore of washing the On New Year’s Eve morning, and how they envision the next supper dishes, she wasn’t quite Contact Carolyn Morris at the group was told to look back year. They could use a symbol or sure of her vision before getting [email protected] at its year — not only at the bad, a word to express their vision. to the labyrinth. On the way in but also the good. They made no resolutions. she heard a cacophony of voices Work is meant for work Cartoon MICHAEL DE ADDER Focus on the job at hand Letters & Tweets We asked: What do you do when your boss is out of the office? @Ren_Thompson:I actually get my work done ;) TORONTO.I work. That’s what I’m paid to do. No matter who’s in the office, and I’m thankful I have a chocolate so much and calling my mom and dad Do you think the CRTC’s decision on job. DAVID HEWITT drinking tea everyday. or chatting via email with misleading news will my friends. Work is work impact Canadian media? We asked: Which one of We asked: What is your and no matter how much Email your habits do you wish favourite time of the day? pressure you get to work you could break? long hours (I so know torontoletters TORONTO. I would have to this), nothing feels better @metronews.ca @DeeDeeNewell:wish I say that the best time of than saying, “No, I need to Twitter could be more patient day for me is when I leave spend time with my loved @metrotoronto my work. There is nothing ones!” Like I said, best @dallas_price:biting my fin- better than knowing I am time of the day is with gernails, counting steps as heading home to spend people I love! Metro has the right to edit I walk up them, eating time with my boyfriend, KELLY PAGLIS letters and submissions. Metro Minute at JORDANA DIVON/FOR METRO Lee’s Palace mural METRO TORONTO• 625 Church St., 6th Floor • Toronto ON • M4Y 2G1• T: 416-486-4900 • Fax: 416-482-8097• Advertising: A year ago, locals let out a epic), they mourned the 416-486-4900 ext. 250 • [email protected] cry of protest upon hear- loss of the colourful, origi- Distribution: [email protected] ing the Lee’s Palace mural, nal mural monsters that PublisherBill McDonald, Associate PublisherIrene perhaps the Annex’s most had come to signify great Patterson, Managing EditorJim Reyno, Retail Sales Director recognizable symbol of live rock. Soon, however, Tracy Day, Production/Distribution DirectorGerry Moher ’90s nostalgia, would be those laments turned into METRO CANADA:Group Publisher Bill McDonald, Editor-in-Chief torn down to accommo- cheers when it was an- Charlotte Empey, National Deputy EditorFernando Carneiro, date a Big Fat Burrito out- nounced that the mural Associate Managing EditorTarin Elbert, Scene/Life EditorDean post. would be repainted by Lisk, Asst Managing Editor Amber Shortt, Art DirectorLaila Though most agreed the original artist Al Runt. Last Hakim, Nat’l Sales DirectorPeter Bartrem, Interactive/Marketing burrito place was probably spring the new wall de- Last November, a few enterprising individuals grabbed DirectorJodi Brown a good thing (some of buted, wilder and brighter discarded chunks of the old Lee’s Palace wall, which lay those pre-show lineups are than ever. JORDANA DIVON abandoned in a dumpster behind the building.