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Under mounting pres- sure from animal rights ‘groups and advocacy organiz- ations Metro| Toronto Tanya Pulfer doesn’t understand ‘why its still legal to hunt snapping turtles in Ontario. like the Ottawa Field Natural- ists’ Club, the provincial Min- istry of Natural Resources is looking at limiting the hunt, ‘which allows anyone with an Ontario fishing license to bag a maximum of two turtles a day in the summer months. Activists like Pulfer think the propos: als don't go far enough. “That just flies in the face of consezvation efforts, It's dir cectly against their own policy to preserve nature and its spe cies,” she said, "The biggest threats to the al ready dwindling popu lation are habitat loss and getting hit by cars © mp you know? Contnging to allow hunting islike adding weight onto the Only wo provinces brokencamels back aeady: | @/@nlyewo prow said Pulfer. Snapping turtles deserve the same kind of support as other atrisk animals around the world, like dolphins and manatees, “Maybe it’s because they don't have cute faces, and they've got a lit. tle attitude and kind of act like they own the place,” Pulfer said “Alot of people fear snapping turtles, but they really need our protec- Saskatchewan — still allow snapping turtles to be hunted. @Found across Ontario's Great Lakes region, snapping turtles are known, as you might ‘expect, for snapping to scare predators away. ‘BThey’relisted as an ‘endangered species under the provincial and federal Species at Risk Act. WILDLIFE Rescue centre needs nuts for orphan squirrels Warren Metro| Toronto. Got Nuts? Toronto Wildlife Centre wants them to sustain orphaned squirrels. ‘The animal rescue organization put out an urgent call on social media, Tuesday, for ‘whole, unsalted walnuts, pe- cans and almonds" to feed 22 squirrels in their care, Executive director Nathalie Toronto Wildlife Centre is collecting nuts for orphan squirrels. cowrmoureo Karvonen said it's not that they have more squirrels at the moment, it's simply because nuts are expensive, ‘As for the request for no 's just very dehydrating and having an excess amount of salt is just not good for them, and it's not something they would normally encoun- ter in the wild either,” she said. “Just like it's bad for people.” The organization admits only sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, she said. “Most of the squirrels we have in care now are grey squirrels who came in as late orphans.” Karvonen said adding a few are young adults who were brought in with mange, a treatable skin condition, or after being hit by cars. Karvonen said the squirrels should be released once ‘weather warms up. TORONTO ZOO UNSOLD CHRISTMAS TREES SPRUCE UP. ANIMALS’ HABITATS Ngozi checks out a Christmas tree at the Toronto Zoo, Christmas trees that don't get sold are donated to the z00 so they can be used as enrichment for animals including gorillas, polar bears and lemurs. rorstaewews semvice EVENT FOR DISABILITY COMMUNITY! JAN 20-22 See Latest Products & Resources CENTRE TORONTO Attend Informative Workshops . Achieve Greater Independence www.Abilities.com/Toronto # Mississauga looks at regulation as popularity rises May Warren me Metro | Toronto Facing an explosion of Airbnb listings, Mississauga is looking at options for regulating the short-term rental market. ‘There was a whopping 227 per cent increase in listings between May 2015 and May 2016 alone, according to a new report by city staff. ‘Travellers seeking accom: modation in the 905 can cur- rently browse 525 active listings on Airbab, “We know that it’s probably here to stay.” Coun. Karen Ras said of the short term rentals trend, nuar 18, 2017 But residents have come to her with problems, Ras said. One house, for example, was rented out for parties and plagued with complaints about garbage, noise and sep- tic tank issues. ‘She's also concerned short- term rentals could take a bite out of affordable housing. ‘As a result, Ras supports some form of regulation, like allowing people to rent out space in their own homes but stopping short of per- mitting the rental of entire properties. Councillors have tasked city staff with doing public consultations before coming back with recommended regulations this fall Airbnb has repeatedly told Metro that it supports “cre- ating fair, sensible rules for home sharing” regulation. Mississauga, meanwhile, “must adapt” to the shared economy and find solutions “that balance the popular demands of consumers who report for councillors: $65 7.5 $4,200 Toronto |metréNEWS | Airbnb i is ‘here to stay’ According to statistics in a new The average price per night Number of days for an average length of stay use these services, while safe- guarding and standing up for local taxpayers,” Mayor Bonnie Crombie said in an The annual income made by an average host off of bookings ‘emailed statement. ‘The Crombie family owns ‘one property rented on Air~ nb, the statement added, but it's outside of Mississauga. Her office did not response to further questions about its location. eveLiNe Students-designed racks promote bike culture Bike racks in Bloordale now have _afiunky new look sporting designs ssuch as a space ship, the peace sign, flowers and leaves ‘Over the past week, 20 oneof ‘kind bike stands were unveiled ‘on Bloor Street West, between Dufferin Street and Lansdowne ‘Avenue by the Bloordale BIA. The bike stands were designed by students from Bloor Collegiate Institute and built by Jacqueline Fernandez, a Grade i2 student ‘of Contact Alternative School On Monday, Fernandez. held bike rack in place on Bloor St. W. by Dufferin Station, as Phil Sarazen scooped cement to fill the hole to secure it. ‘Students came up with the de- signsafter researching the history ‘of Bloordale, said Liza Lukashev- sky, Bloordale BIA chair. For instance one of the students designed a bike rack with an elephant. She came up with the design after seeing a photo- ‘graph of a parade of elephants down Brock Avenue, Lukashev- sky said. Where the Dufferin Mall stands today, once stood a cis. Sarazen, the supervisor of the project said he got the idea to design these bike racks when he sawa“bunch’ of them painted in beautiful colors at various places in Toronto." thought this is won- erful.” he said. The appeal behind these bike racks, apart from aesthetics, is that they make people apprec- ate the city and promote cycling, Femander said,“It's more than a piece of metal” Sarazen said. “It Incorporates community involve- ‘ment both in schools and people involved” ‘These bike racks also promote cycling in the community, Fer nandez said. Right now. the city has 60 such bike racks froma fewin the Kens- ington Market area to Parkdale, the ROM and Chinatown. The bike stands are made out of hot rolled plate and flat bar steel “This project is part of Bloordale BIA's commitment to promoting bike culture.” Lukashevsky said in a news re Tease, "We are pleased to have provided funding and would like tothank everyone who made this project a reality." es Toronto DIGEST Fare gates facingissues ‘The TIC isin the midst of replacing all its subway tumstiles with the new automatic fare gates which are crucial tots plans tomodernize the transit system. But customers have complained about problems with the devices, According to TTC spokesperson Heather Brown, there are now 376 fare gates at 41 of the agency's subway stations, and about 12 per Cent of them don't work at any given time. ‘Tory's child care subsidy ‘bad public policy’ Toronto Mayor John Torys plan to add 300 child care subsidies by cutting a grant that helps lower Costs for parents who use daycares in schools is being called “oynical” and “bad public policy” “What is very sad about the mayor's proposal is that he intends to fund fee subsidies for low-income families by increasing fees for parents who are already stretched to pay the full fees” said Coun, Janet Davis. Ontario's elementary teachers say the “critical lack of support” for children with serious behavioural isgues has led toa rise in violent outbursts that puts students and teachers at risk. The problem is regularly the number one issue on the table when union representatives across the province meet and something the federation hears about “every single day” said Sam Hammond, president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. City sees 427 flucasesin first week of January More flu flew into the city along with the New Year. Confirmed cases of influenza hit 427 in the fist seven days of January, according tonew data from Toronto Public Health, That's almost double the 221 reported in the final week of 2016. Since most people never get a lab test, the real numbers are likely much greater. More than 30 hospitals and long-term care homes are dealing with outbreaks of influenza, Zealous handwashing, getting the flu shot and staying home if youtee sick can help stop the spread, officials say. Bahamas ‘eRUISE roundtrip Bayonne, New Jersey visting Port Canaveral, CocaCay and Nassau NUS up to 30% savings deposit included. 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Images range from prison protests to the 1968. gun battle between police and activists from the Black Panther Party. This is some of what you'll see. Exhibit draws Anyone witha from civil rights collehone con capture and share aorhanaianian acts of violence on our streets. Paul Roth Metro| Toronto helps expose injustice. The centre is also partnerin; with the Toronto-based Blac Artists Network Dialogue tc launch No Justice, ace: From Ferguson to Toronto. Opening next month at th Gladstone, the popup gallery A new exhibition at Ryerson Image Centre is turning the clock back in a bid to inspire activism in a new generation. Featuring raw photos and Power tothe People, an exhibit about the history of protestin video from the US. civil rights _ the black community at the Ryerson Image Centre on Tuesday. movement, Power to the People —eouarooumamerno documents historical repres- will showcase images from Son and Black protest The tor. "The way we look at these’ raphers to collect iriages fom tore recent Black Lives Mat- | ‘gelatin silver print. cours goal of the three-month long events has become more demo- the civil rights movement in ter protests against systemi ee ceininianen Siew exhibition is to get viewers cratic, but the issues at the the 1960s, technology now _ violence by police thinking about how past events roots of the protests are still allows anyone to bea driving “It is really exciting how compare to what's happen- lingering.” force of activism. photography still has powe ing today. What's also changed is the “Anyone with a cellphone to connect us to history.” said “This is a problem that’s way events are documented, can capture and share acts of _Roth. “It's also depressing that i, A officials, Atica, NY, Sept. 11 never going away," said Paul _he said. 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That's about to change, how- Although the interior and ex- terior heritage features ofthe old flat roofed customs house will be protected, the building is up for sale and will likely be the basis for a significant development. ‘Considered surplus by the federal government, it serves ‘asan office for about 1,500 em- pployees, including Canada Rev- enue Agency workers, who will bbe relocated in the Toronto area Classical detailing on the Front, Yonge and Bay St. fronts of the building include carved acanthus leaves, thedentils and stone lions’ heads. canios osowo/ronsran naws SeRvce by 2021. The Dominion Public Build- ing is being touted for its “exceptional development poten- tial” ina newspaperad by BMO Capital Markets, sales agent for the building, That's probably not an ex- aggeration, said Barry Fenton, president and CEO of Lanterra Developments. He call it “one of the most magnificent buildings left in the city of Toronto,” and he thinks the site could potentially host a tower taller than Lanterra's Ice condos near Bremner Boulevard and York Street. They stand at 65 and 55 storeys. “Because you're having to re. place a lot of heritage in there Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | 7 | —which you should — there's ‘acost analysis that will have to be taken into consideration as ‘well” said Fenton. Depending on what the city allows, the site could house up to 1 million sq. ft. suitable fora hotel, commercial and residen- tial uses, he said. Lanterra, which has incorpor- ated heritage buildings into its projects including 1 Bedford Ra. and the Burano on Bay Street near College Street, will bid on the 2acre site, said Fenton. ‘Acity staff report notes that the depth of the site, access lim- itations, parking and loading considerations are among the po- tential development constraints. “It is up to the real estate industry to bring 2ist century design and conservation excel- lence to one of the city's most important and busiest intersec- tions, and in the context of the urban design of Union Station,” said the report. Prospective buyers have until Feb. 2 to submit a bid on the property. However, because of city approvals, it's likely to be years before any construction Starts on the property. ‘The Dominion Building in 1935. conrniouteD Aheritage landmark The Dominion Public Building received Canadas highest hert age designation in 1983. But that protection expired once the building was transferred out of federal hands, so the city moved last year to protect it municipal Built between 1929 and 1935, Toronto’ third customs house was used by the government to ingpect, store and tax imported and exported goods. Itstands on a stretch of Front Street that was redesigned after the great fire of 1904, and was conceived as part of a grand boulevard connected by impres: sive architecture, The customs house was among the works of Thomas Fuller, the Canadian government's chief architect for public works. Beaux Arts is the style that was applied to public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ovr rononroyTorsraR FREQ SKIING & FREE SPA! Book a 2 night getaway and recieve free skiing and spa in Collingwood! 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Mills did anda few friends a Wednesday confirm O'Leary is scheduled to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ion to the Aga Khan's | _AmyMils.a spokeswoman for of media inter gm termenncen ot | CMHC to raise rates refuses to say how n y's leadership “exploratory he's been to the private Baha- mian island of the Aga Kha the billionaire spiritual leader ‘who has been his family since he was a young boy. Trudeau's recent secret end e payment for age CMHC- family vacation to the trop- Liberal party president Anna | mortgage loan insurance for insured loan of approximately ical isle has prompted an Gainey and their spouses. | homebuyers starting March $245,000. investigation by the federal ‘Trudeau has repeatedly jus- | 17, as part of new regulatory But taken together with ethics commissioner rime Minister Justin Trudeau fields questions in Fredericton tified the trip as a family vaca- | requirements requiring it to other changes recently put in opposition MPs compl: ‘on Tuesday. anoew vaucHN/THE CANADIAN PRESS tion to visit a longtime friend. | hold more capital to offset risks _ place in an effort to cool down the trip — which Trudea But the vacation has come | in the country’s red-hot real Canada’s housing market, James mitted included a ride on the ton, N.B. on Tuesday, Trudeau in French, repeating what he under close scrutiny because | estate market, Iaird, co-founder of interest ‘Aga Khan's private helicopter also refused to say how many has said for several of the Aga Khan's foundation | — Canada Mortgage and Hous- _rate-comparison website Rate- — broke the federal Conflict times he has accepted rides on _ his willingness to speak with in C: ‘which has land- | ing Corp. said Tuesday it doesn’t Hub, says the CMHC increase of Interest Act private aircraft owned by the ethics commissioner Mary ed more than $300 million | anticipate the increases will _ will have an effect on home- Speaking to reporters dur Khan. Dawson about the trip, fn government aid contracts | haveasignificant impact” on buyers, particularly those who ing a stop on his campaign- “This was a private vaca- “My office is working with since 2004. homebuyers and expects the will be purchasing property for style public tour in Frederic- tion,” the prime minister said her office to organize the next changes will add about $5 toa the frst time. rie caxaovann Get a certificate that works. Centennial College's Part-time Learning programs give you the knowledge, and the tools to advance in your career. REGISTER NOW AT CENTENNIALCOLLEGE.CA/PART-TIME ‘COLLEGE “| s Zz Zz ai # Zz Ff 0 | metrNEws | World Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | 9 | Manning’s sentence commuted Former Army intelligence officer to be freed in May President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning on Tuesday, allowing the Army intelligence officer who leaked scores of lassified documents to go free nearly three decades eatly. ‘Manning, who will leave pris- ‘on in May, was one of 209 in- mates whose sentences Obama ‘was shortening, a list that includes Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Loper-Rivera. Obama also pardoned 64 people, induding ‘etired Gen. James Cartwright, _ years behind bars for leaking classified documents. are;cerry maces ‘who was charged with making ieee eng oe We are all better off knowing that formation. Chelsea Manning will walk out of “These 273 individuals leaned prison a free woman, dedicated that our nation is a forgiving nation,” said White House coun- sel Neil Eggleston, “where hard work and a commitment to re habiltation can lead toa second, chance, and where from the past will not deprive an in- dividual of the opportunity to to making the world a better place and fighting for justice for SO MANY. Chase Strangio, Manning's lawyer sac aie” Presidentelect Donald Trump, The actions are perma- White House officials said nent, and can't be undone by Obama would grant clemency unt Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35, GLOBAL DIGEST AUSTRALIA victed in military court in 2013 | Minister defends end of of six violations ofthe Espionage | hunt for MH370 ‘Act and 14 other offences and has spent more than six years behind bars. She asked Obama Austtalias Transport Minister Darren Chester said on Wednesday that experts will last November to commute her | continue analyzing data and sentence to time served. scrutinizing debris washing Known as Bradley Manningat | ashore from Malaysia Airlines the time of her 2010 arest, Man- ning came out as transgender after being sentenced, and LGBT Fights groups took up her cause and lobbied the president to ‘grant her clemency. She was field at a men's prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and filed a transgender prisoner rights law- suit, although the military did approve gender-reassignment hormone therapy. She attempted suicide twice last year, according to her law- vers, citing her treatment in prison. Manning has acknow- Jedged leaking the documents, but has she did it to raise public awareness about the effects of ‘war on civilians. Flight 370 in a bid to narrow down where it crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. But Chester declined to specify what kind of breakthrough would convince officials to resume the search for the missing airliner that was suspended this week after almost three fruitless years of searching. 1we associareo ress ‘The world first gorilla born inaz00, a female named Colo who became the coldest known living gorilla inthe US., has died at age to more individuals on Thurs day - his final day in office- but that batch was not expected to include prominent individuals White House officials said the | 60, the Columbus Zoo and like Manning. president was inclined to grant | Aquarium said Tuesday. Colo ‘A former Army intelligence clemency to Manning because | died in her sleep overnight, analyst, Manning has been serv- she had expressed remorse for | less than a month after her inga 3Syear sentenceforleaking her crimes and had served sev- | birthday, the z00 announced, ‘more than 700,000 classified gow eral years of her sentence. 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Fifty-two per cent male, than I don’t think he's looking out for you as an Amer ican.” she said, GenForward is a survey of adults age 18 to 30 by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the Associated in the next four years of young whites, 72 | Black Americans jz Atlanta. “Anytime Press-NORC Center for Public That'saccordingtoanewGen- per cent of Latinos, | #GKTrumpwlll je mentioned black Affairs Research. The firstoFits- Forward poll ofAmericans aged 66 per cent of Asian | thous people, he would talk kind poll pays special attention 18 to 30, which found that the country’s young adults are more likely to expect they'll be worse off at the end of Trump's first term than better off Such young ‘Americans and 70 per cent of blacks think Trump's presidency will lead to amore divided nation, “Minority people are very about poor people or inner city. He would think that all of us live in the ner city and that we're all poor” “Ifyou're nota straight white to the voices of young adults of colour, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions ofa new generation, \ mobile Iemma eran Soe 6 User ote bait ae iat oa ero a roar ase i se oes te Sows Teese bos rte ota en a Georgia Congressman John Lewis made headlines over the weekend for challenging Trump's legitimacy to be the next president. tHe associaren Press rue More Dems boycotting inauguration poumies ., PROTEST Trump’s feud ° with civil BA federal appeals court : = test in rights activist —todemonsuoteagains continues President-elect Donald ‘Trump can't gather on key portions of the inaugural parade route. The ruling Tuesday upholds National Park Service regulations that say most of the area known as Freedom Plaza and the sidewalks in front Of the Trump International Hotel are limited to bleacher seating THE ASSOCIATED PRESS planning to boycott President- elect Donald Trump's inauguration grew to about 50 on Tuesday in a protest of the New York businessman's poli- cies and his repeated criticism of legendary civil rights activist John Lewis. ‘The Georgia congressman made headlines over the week end for challenging Trump's legitimacy to be the next president and erroneously Claiming that Trump's inauguration would be the first he will have missed since coming to Congress three decades ago. In fact, Lewis had skipped President George W. Bush's inauguration in 2001 ‘Trump struck on Tuesday morning, as is typical, on Twit- ter: “WRONG (or lie)!” Trump tweeted, citing a 2001 Wash- ington Post report that noted Lewis had skipped George W. Bush's inauguration, Lewis" office on Tuesday confirmed that the congressman had missed Bush's swear ingin, “His absence at that time was also a form of dissent,” said spokeswoman Brenda Jones. “He did not believe the outcome of that election, including the controversies around the results in Florida ‘and the unprecedented inter- vention of the U.S. Supreme Court, reflected a free, fair and open democratic process.” Lewis said last week that he would skip Trump's swearing in on Friday, telling NBC News that he didn't view Trump as a legitimate president. ‘The number of Democrats boycotting Trump's inauguration continued to increase, including Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, a top contender to lead the Democratic Na- tional Committee, as well as many black and Hispanic law- makers. Top Democrats like House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrat- ic leader Chuck Schumer of New York will attend, however, and none of the Senate Democrats said they'll skip the inauguration,