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Hungry for
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SOUND
parking
DOWNTOWN cers downtown, he said, would be “re-
Expert says issue ducing parking requirements per square-
foot of retail space.”
part of the problem At the moment, Edmonton bylaws
require grocery-sized retailers to provide
for grocery stores
one parking space for every 33.3 square
metres of shopping space.
Tim The Loblaws grocery store in downtown
Querengesser Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens has 154
Metro | Edmonton parking spots for its 7,567 square metres.
To fit Edmonton’s bylaws it would need
The city’s minimum parking requirements 227, or about 47 per cent more.
are an unexamined but powerful culprit Patterson said each parking spot costs
behind downtown Edmonton’s food de- developers roughly $40,000 and grocery-
sert, according to an expert. store margins are super thin, which is part
Craig Patterson, a researcher at the of why grocers continue to locate on land
University of Alberta, recently made head- outside the more expensive core, he said.
lines with his study that identified much Coun. Scott McKeen feels the parking
of Edmonton’s downtown as a food de- minimum discussion ignores smaller (but
sert as a result of the few grocery stores. often more expensive) downtown grocer-
Members of the Trocadero Orchestra
Patterson said the city has to examine ies that “pick up the slack,” including
played for a big crowd at Edmonton City
how its bylaws contribute to this trend — Earth’s General Store and several new
Hall on Sunday as part of the weekly
which he notes will partly improve with Shoppers Drug Marts, which have small Swing and Skate event. RYAN TUMILTY/METRO
several new or proposed grocers, includ- food sections.
ing a Planet Organic on Jasper Avenue, He also said the present situation will
a Loblaws in the Brewery District and a change over the next few years. “We are A swingin’ month set for city hall
believed Whole Foods at Rogers Place. in the midst of a construction period
A powerful carrot to entice more gro- downtown ...” he said.
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MEN’S FASHION
Flannel Foxes shoots
scenes with women
and hats, so far), the accidental
Lucy
bloggers and now fashion ex-
Haines
perts say it was all created on a
For Metro | Edmonton
whim while browsing menswear
fashions on Pinterest.
Male-inspired womenswear isn’t “We thought we’d recreate
a new thing, but a couple of a man’s look — matching the
20-something Edmontonians clothing, background and pose
(and self-proclaimed “tomboys”) and posting the comparative
are creating a social-media buzz shots to Instagram,” Hender-
with their fashion posts that are son said. “Within a few weeks,
all about guys looks for women. Buzzfeed in the U.S. named us
“The dresses and heels in a one of the top tomboy bloggers,
lot of women’s fashion blogs and our followers jumped by a
didn’t do anything for us, and thousand in one day.”
for a lot of other women, too,” Henderson and Goshulak each
said Meagan Henderson, a NAIT spend a couple of days a week
videographer who started the writing the blog and doing a
blog Flannel Foxes with long photo recreation — they’ve done
time friend, Brittni Goshulak, 150 to date — while their boy-
about a year ago. friends acts as photographers.
“I do think we’re doing some- Local businesses allow the
thing that is exclusive and pair to borrow or they even do-
unique. Many women tell us nate clothes and gear for the
they want the simple, minimal- photo shoots. Reuben Quinn teachers Nehiyaw, or Cree, classes through the Centre for Race and Culture. ALEX BOYD/METRO
ist look that is more typical of Caroline Gault, community
menswear. It can be layered, manager at Poppy Barley, said Talking culture
casual, street-wear with Con- supporting fellow local brands
verse (shoes), a jean jacket and and even promoting each other
toque — or made into 20 differ- on social media makes the re-
ent looks.” lationship with Flannel Foxes
While Flannel Foxes now has a win-win.
some 5,500 Instagram followers, “They are in the spotlight—
a website and blog, and a bur- they hit a niche — and while it’s
geoning clothing line (T-shirts their own, natural style, it’s right INDIGENOUS EDUCATION symbols, 14 consonants and you take on the ideas of the with their history to people
on trend with the ‘men’s wear Popular Cree eight directions — that has as colonizer.” with adopted children of ab-
for women’ looks,” said Gault. much cultural meaning as it In classes he uses the example original heritage to those who
At over six-feet tall, Goshulak class connects does phonetic. of the word “Iskeew,” which just wanted to communicate
said it was partly necessity that Each symbol represents a means woman, and he says, more easily.
students with
led her to the man’s department sound, but is also a cultural link. roughly translates as someone While Quinn is clear to cover
growing up — a place where language “Within each of these is a who brings forth generations. the history of the language and
shirt sleeves and inseams were teaching,” he says, pointing to But somewhere along the recent policies that have led to
longer. one of the symbols. “This one way it’s been misinterpreted the decline of the language, he
“It was a hobby for us at first, Alex here, which means ‘Love each as “Squaw,” a word with less aims to make it inclusive for
but now we see the potential and one another.’” positive connotations. everyone.
Boyd
for more — adding a lifestyle It’s a method Quinn learned “It’s one of the saddest parts “One of the things I refuse
Metro | Edmonton
and home component to the after being liberated from a of our history,” Quinn says. to do is guilt making or blame
blog,” she said. “This is just who residential school in the early Quinn says residential school- finding, I absolutely refuse to
we are, but it’s meeting a need For Reuben Quinn, language 1970s. He’d grown up speaking ing chipped away at indigenous do that,” he says.
for something other than the means more than words — it’s Nehiyaw on the Saddle Lake re- culture and language suffered. He notes that while historic-
Local bloggers Flannel Foxes very feminine fashion blogs for a step on the road to recon- serve but was beaten for using it Linguists estimate that Nehiyaw ally government policy contrib-
recreate images from men’s women. ciliation. This is the fifth year while in school, leaving him to has dropped from about 600,000 uted to the language’s decline,
fashion with female models. “We say it’s ‘man-inspired, Quinn has taught introductory relearn much of it later in life. words prior to European contact the class is now funded through
CONTRIBUTED but woman-perfected.” Nehiyaw (better known as Cree) Now, he’s not a fully fluent to about 30,000 presently. grants from Heritage Canada.
classes through the Centre for speaker, but sees the revival Since starting the class, more “It’s quite hard to give us
IN BRIEF Race and Culture. of the language as a key to re- than 200 students have passed back our lifestyle,” he says, but
His is not the only class in gaining culture. through his classroom — Quinn regaining language is important.
Edmonton but it’s the only one “A conquered people does says the class attracts a mix of “It’s a small part of recon-
Second suspect in outside a store in the com- to use a star chart — an eight- not write their own history,” people, from those of aboriginal ciliation, but it’s reconciliation
northern Alberta homicide munity in July and died later sided symbol made up of 44 he says. “(Without language) heritage looking to reconnect nonetheless.”
turns himself in to police in hospital.
A second suspect in a death An autopsy determined
that followed the discovery his death was a homicide. CRIME
of an unconscious man in Dakota Anderson, 20, Stony Plain RCMP make cocaine seizure
Alberta last summer been was charged last week with
arrested. second-degree murder in
RCMP say Jesse Prestly the case.
Laboucan of Atikameg, Alta., Anderson — a resident A routine traffic stop led Highway 16 on Saturday when tigation and deployed a ca- a 66-year-old man from Sur-
turned himself in to police of Gift Lak — is to appear RCMP officers just west of they stopped a vehicle for an nine unit. rey, British Columbia has been
on Saturday in High Level. in court on Monday in High Edmonton to a massive co- equipment violation. Police service dog Henri charged with one count of
Ryan Joseph Ellefson, 20, Prairie. caine seizure worth an esti- During the stop, officers looked through the vehicle possession of a controlled
of High Prairie was found THE CANADIAN PRESS mated $1.7 million. had indications that lead and discovered 17 kilo- substance for the purpose of
Officers were working on them to start a drug inves- grams of cocaine. The driver trafficking. METRO
Edmonton Monday, January 11, 2016 3
TRAFFIC SAFETY City holds its first official
Police
eye new
welcome for refugees
strategy
Pedestrian advocates are wel-
coming an Edmonton Police
plan to do more to keep roads CITY HALL
safe, but they say road design About
is a big part of the problem.
“(The year) 2015 was a dan- 120 Syrian
gerous year on Edmonton’s
migrants
streets,” said Chief Rod Knecht.
“In total, EPS investigated 35 attend event
fatal traffic accidents, an in-
crease of 52 per cent over 2014.
Every one of these fatalities Sanam
was preventable.” Islam
Fourteen of those killed were Metro | Edmonton
pedestrians, compared to 10
the year before. It’s been less than two weeks
A local pedestrian advocacy since Jalila Al Chakh arrived
group, welcomes the police in Edmonton with her family,
focus, but believes the city but the Syrian refugee said they
needs to take stronger action. already feel at home.
“Until the streets are re- Edmonton’s first official wel-
designed to prioritize the safety come event for Syrian refugee
of people rather than vehicles, families held at City Hall Friday
then actions like enforcements only made that feeling stronger,
or campaigns to beg drivers she said.
to slow down or pedestrians “I’m very appreciative that
to look both ways will have they’re doing this event and for
minimal effect,” said Conrad the hospitality,” Al Chakh said
Nobert, co-founder of Paths through a translator at the cere-
for People. mony. “People are very nice and
Coun. Scott McKeen said the welcoming us with open arms.”
city is heading in that direc- About 120 Syrian refugees
tion, but has to work around attended the event, which was
decades of planning. “Edmon- organized by the Edmonton Fed-
ton was designed for auto- eration of Community Leagues
mobile traffic and the quick (EFCL) and the Edmonton Refu-
and expedient movement of gee Volunteers.
cars,” he said. “The purpose was to intro-
As part of the new strat- duce and welcome them to Ed-
egy to make roadways safer, monton and the community,”
a team of Specialized Traffic said Fatima Al Sayah, an organ-
Apprehension Team (STAT) of- izer with the Edmonton Refugee Fatima Al Sayah, an organizer with the Edmonton Refugee Volunteers, talks with a refugee child at the event Friday.
ficers will be sent to monitor Volunteers. COURTESY AERIS PHOTOGRAPHY
school zones, crosswalks and Sponsors, representatives
playgrounds in neighbourhood from settlement organizations children. I’m very appreciative that Al Sayah is one of 200 volun-
areas starting end of February, and politicians — including Volunteers had also set up a they’re doing this event and for teers — mainly University of
Knecht said. In particular, offi- Labour Minister Lori Sigurd- kids’ corner, where throughout Alberta alumni — that make
the hospitality … People are very
cers will be focusing on speed- son and city councillors Scott the night, children coloured, got up the Edmonton Refugee Vol-
ing in school zones, distracted McKeen and Mike Nickel — their faces painted and played nice and welcoming. unteers group.
driving and prolific offenders. were there to meet the Syrian games. Jalila Al Chak In addition to organizing the
“We expect the number of families. “In addition to welcoming welcoming event, the group has
traffic and warrant arrests to Booths were set up to provide them, the event was a way to been providing Arabic classes,
increase substantially,” he said. brochures and answer ques- connect (Syrian refugees) with Al Sayah said. in Canada through private spon- mental health sensitivity train-
SANAM ISLAM/METRO tions, and free toys and soccer others in the community, in- Connecting is especially im- sorships and are often cut off ing and translation services for
WITH FILES FROM METRO balls were given out to Syrian cluding other Syrian families,” portant for those who arrived from others, she said. Syrian refugees.
4 Monday, January 11, 2016 Edmonton
Wanted: New historian laureate
HOUSING
Building permit values fall
Statistics Canada says the
COMMUNITY value of building permits
Role described issued by municipalities
fell sharply in November,
as ‘cheerleader I’m always with widespread declines
in most provinces, particu-
for all things looking for ways to
larly Alberta.
heritage’ encourage people The federal agency said
to connect with the Friday building permits
were down 19.6 per cent
Alex past through their from October to $6.2 bil-
Boyd own family and lion, dropping below the
Metro | Edmonton community histories. $7-billion mark for first time
since May 2015 as a result
Edmonton is the only city in Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail of big decreases in both
Canada with a historian laure- residential and non-resi-
ate. The fourth will be named dential construction.
soon — Monday is the last day The value of residen-
to nominate someone — so we true equality will go through tial-building permits fell
had a few questions for the out- more ebbs and flows in the 17.8 per cent to $4 billion,
going laureate, writer and histor- coming years. But engage- the third decline in four
ian Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail. ment by groups like the YEG months.
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, left, is collaborating with several local contributors to launch an Feminist Club, Reconciliation Alberta led the way lower,
Metro: How do you de- anthology entitled In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth & Reconciliation. COURTESY GIBBY DAVIS in Solidarity Edmonton (RISE), with the value of permits
scribe the role of the historian and the Amiskwaciy History falling 56 per cent to $953
laureate? gration (I think I’ve written on speak with Edmontonians forward. Series is powerful and the ef- million, after a particularly
Metcalfe-Chenail: The of- all of them in the past year). about their experiences and forts by the Edmonton Herit- strong showing in October
ficial cheerleader for all things passions around heritage were Metro: You’ve championed age Council and local heritage as contractors filed permits
heritage in the city. I’m a Metro: Any favourite mem- inspiring. The round dance I stories about indigenous institutions to make space for in advance of changes to
keener and always looking for ories? helped organize as part of Rec- people and women. Are these new and different stories is the Alberta Building Code.
ways to encourage people to Metcalfe-Chenail: I loved onciling Edmonton last Nov- voices being heard? important. In the non-residential
connect with the past through spending time at City Hall ember, though, was something Metcalfe-Chenail: I’m an sector, the value of permits
their own family and com- School and taking part in the that still breaks my heart right optimist and I think we are Metro: Future plans? decreased 22.7 per cent to
munity histories, heritage citizenship and heritage fairs open every time I think about making tremendous strides Metcalfe-Chenail: I’m $2.2 billion in November
buildings or their particular in- (even though I got volun-told it. I was so proud of this city in the right direction. I heard actually headed to Houston, following slight gains the
terests. After all, there’s a his- to sing the national anthem; and the work people are doing recently that any social move- Texas, for a stint but have previous two months.
tory of everything from sports, luckily everyone joined in). every day to understand the ment takes about a hundred plans to return to Edmonton THE CANADIAN PRESS
to fashion, to music, to immi- And all the chances I had to past and move reconciliation years, so social justice and as often as possible.
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WILDLIFE
Devoted bear management dog dies at 15
The last of the remaining mem- scenarios for both the animals Kuma’s younger sister and ferocious grizzly bear and a
bers of Alberta Fish and Wild- and the human population. former partner, Koda, now car- rampaging moose during the
life’s first pair of bear man- District officer John Clarke ries the lead in the field. pair’s time together.
agement dogs has died at the said at first it was just bears, According to his handlers, “Kuma actually just dove in
age of 15. but over time the dogs also there was no greater thrill for the air, hit it in the chest, and
Kuma the Karelian bear dog worked with moose, cougars Kuma than to receive the com- knocked it off balance. I was
was one of Canada’s first dogs and bighorn sheep. mand, “Get the bear!” very impressed with how he
assigned to track and direct Kuma was retired in 2012 Kuma excelled at tracking did that. He got a steak that
bears. but he devoted his retirement and treeing bears and his skills night,” Clarke said.
Alongside his brother, Mica years to public relations work drew the attention of docu- Clarke says Kuma never
— who died at the age of 10 — such as visiting local schools mentarians and media outlets. failed to do his job and made
Kuma assisted Fish and Wildlife and preschools, where he Clarke credits Kuma with a lasting impression on so
officers in southern Alberta would be spoiled with treats saving his life on two occasions. many people and animals in
with keeping wildlife from and cuddles by the excited The bear management dog the Crowsnest Pass.
wandering into dangerous children. fended off the advances of a THE CANADIAN PRESS
Right now, a little
Brian and Morgann Tomlinson were fined $100 for shovelling
off part of a pond for skating. JASON FRANSON /THE CANADIAN PRESS
gets you a lot.
Researchers
study city’s ice
The Unlimited WINTER SAFETY section, channels of water can
Storm-water still cut through it.
Everything Plan Another contributing factor is
pond ice is road salt, he said. Depending on
how much is applied to nearby
unpredictable,
• Unlimited Data roads and how much runs off
says engineer into ponds, it can also speed up
• Unlimited calls to Canada thawing.
and the USA Just two weeks ago, park ran-
Mark Loewen and his research gers fined a man $100 after he
• Unlimited Global Text team spent the last two winters shovelled off and flooded a sec-
hauling around a radar machine tion of a pond behind his family’s
• Low international calling rates
and drilling through ice as chil- home. Because there’s no specif-
starting at 1¢/min dren and adults raced around on ic bylaw against skating on the
skates and fired slapshots. ponds, the ticket was for modi-
• Reduced roaming rates in The Edmonton scientists fying land in a way that could
over 50 countries now are crunching data in what cause injury.
Loewen, a University of Alberta Oil-refinery worker Brian
• Voicemail+ civil and environmental engin- Tomlinson said his family has
eering professor, believes is the skated on the storm-water pond
• Call Control features (Caller ID,
first comprehen- in the past without
Conference Calling, Call Forward, sive study of ice on trouble. When he
city storm-water told his kids that it
and Call Waiting)
ponds. if they’re safe on was off-limits this
So far the study year, his three-
a Monday, that
has confirmed year-old daughter
what most muni- doesn’t mean burst into tears.
cipalities already they’re safe on a Tomlinson, who
know — ice thick- says there’s noth-
$39 ness on small sub- Friday. ing more Can-
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water flows through the ponds storm-pond rink that the city
all year. has issued in the last few years,
“A lot of time the ice covers said Greg Komarniski, a city park
can be safe” said Loewen. “But ranger.
if they’re safe on a Monday, that The pond behind Tomlin-
doesn’t mean they’re safe on a son’s home is a bit different than
Friday.” others, he said. Called Poplar Lake,
“And it’s that unpredictability the pond is fenced off and marked
that is the cause for concern.” with a sign warning of thin ice. It’s
Water moving through the also an environmentally sensitive
ponds can be warmer and tur- area. In this case, Komarniski said,
bulent and melt ice faster, said rangers responded to a complaint
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Canada Monday, January 11, 2016 7
‘This isn’t
who we are’
VANCOUVER by on a bicycle approached the
PM, McCallum group and pepper-sprayed them.
Fifteen people were treated for
slam pepper- exposure to pepper spray.
A high-profile member of
spray attack on
Canada’s Syrian community said
Syrian refugees the pepper spraying was likely
a one-off event and doesn’t re- Flames from a wildfire near Oliver, B.C., in August last year. A crew battles a blaze in the La Ronge area on northern Sas-
flect how the majority of Can- JONATHAN HAYWARD/THE CANADIAN PRESS katchewan in July. CONTRIBUTED/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Matt adians view the newly arrived
migrants. PARKS
Kieltyka
Tima Kurdi — the aunt of Wildfires drain firefighting reserves
Metro | Vancouver
three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who
drowned while fleeing civil
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau strife in Syria — says the sup-
was one of many public figures port Canadians have shown Wildfires scorched a record licked through 3,700 square from funds earmarked for other
who denounced a pepper-spray to refugees is “unbelievable” amount of Canada’s national $14 million kilometres of Wood Buffalo on ecological restoration projects,
attack on Syrian refugees in Van- and they shouldn’t be blamed parks last year — the latest in the boundary between Alberta Weir suggested.
couver at the weekend. for Friday night’s incident. “To a number of long, hot summers and the Northwest Territories. Climate scientists have pre-
The police called it a “hate- be honest, Canadian people that have almost entirely de- Parks Canada reserves about dicted that busier fire seasons
motivated crime,” and Can- would not do this, the majority pleted Parks Canada’s firefight- The cost of services last $8 million a year to fight fires. will be one consequence of
summer. Parks Canada
adians joined in condemning of them,” Kurdi said. “They are ing reserve. Any money not spent is rolled global warming and that will
reserves about $8 million a
the attack. It happened as about big supporters to the refugees.” “We had a very busy fire year to fight fires. into a reserve to be used in busy affect the parks, Weir said.
100 people — including several Canada’s Immigration Min- year,” said director of fire man- seasons. “If climate change is going to
newly arrived refugees — con- ister John McCallum described agement Jeff Weir. “We had Lightning strikes on tinder- result in longer and drier sum-
gregated outside Vancouver’s it as an “isolated incident” that more wildfires than normal en times the area of the city of dry forests made 2015 the third mers … we’re going to have a
Muslim Association of Canada won’t tarnish the country’s mi- and those fires burned larger Toronto. The yearly average is big fire year in a row. Firefight- longer fire season, which will
Centre after a welcome cere- grant-friendly reputation. areas than normal.” 82, and, in 2014, the amount ing cost $14 million last summer result in more ignitions and
mony on Friday night. “This isn’t who we are — and The agency’s annual fire of park land burned was 3,000 and the reserve is pretty much larger fires. Climate change is
Vancouver Police Department doesn’t reflect the warm wel- report recorded 122 wildfires square kilometres. depleted, Weir said. likely to increase our fire load
Chief Adam Palmer said an un- come Canadians have offered.” in 2015 that burned through Most of the damage in 2015 If it becomes necessary, the across Canada.”
identified male person riding WITH FILES FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS 4,600 square kilometres — sev- occurred in a single park. Fire money would probably come THE CANADIAN PRESS
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Library gets collection of letters written by Stalin’s daughter
Luke to grow up — quite literally leader Josef Stalin. family were disappeared, her quickly developed a deeper The correspondence was
— under one of the 20th cen- “Can you imagine having first lover was sent to Siberia, friendship. put up for auction after Burk-
Simcoe
tury’s most famous dictators. Stalin as your father?” said the and the list just goes on.” “She seemed to feel a bond ett’s death, and secured by
Metro | Toronto
The Thomas Fisher Rare library’s director, Anne Don- Written towards the end with Mary from the start and author Rosemary Sullivan,
Book Library has just acquired dertman. “She had an amazing of Alliluyeva’s life, the let- she told her quite a bit about whose recent book, Stalin’s
A new collection arriving at a collection of letters written and difficult life. Her mother ters were sent to British artist her personal life and what Daughter, is an intensely
the University of Toronto li- by Svetlana Alliluyeva, the committed suicide when she Mary Burkett. The two women it was like growing up with researched account of Al-
brary reveals what it was like only daughter of former Soviet was young, members of her initially discussed art, but her father,” Dondertman said. liluyeva’s life.
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8 Monday, January 11, 2016 World
Trump levels jabs at Cruz
ISLAMIC RELATIONS
GOP rally boots
silent protester
An advocacy group is seeking
REPUBLICAN RACE as his gilded hotels. Both have at- an apology from Republican
Contests rival tracted overflow crowds: Trump presidential candidate Donald
on basis of his at halls and stadiums; Cruz in Trump after a Muslim woman
coffee shops, convenience stores, standing in silent protest at
Canadian birth churches and diners. one of his rallies was heckled
Cruz, who has long main- and escorted out.
tained there is no issue with The Council on American-
Businessman Donald Trump his Canadian birth since his Islamic Relations issued the
taunted fellow Republican mother was a U.S. citizen, re- call for an apology after Rose
candidate, Texas Sen. Ted peated Saturday that “the laws Hamid was thrown out of the
Cruz, over his eligibility to be and facts are quite straight- Trump rally at Winthrop Uni-
president and professed baffle- forward.” The Constitution says versity in South Carolina in
ment that he’s not beating him only a “natural born citizen” Charlotte, N.C., on Friday.
in Iowa polls, as a delicate de- may be president. Hamid said she was stand-
tente between the two became Legal scholars generally agree ing up in protest to a Trump
ever more frayed. the description covers foreign- statement when members of
The race is intensifying with born children of U.S. parents. the audience pointed her out
just over three weeks remain- Cruz renounced his Canadian by chanting “Trump, Trump,
ing before the Feb. 1 Iowa cau- citizenship in 2014. Trump.”
cuses lead off the state-by-state “You can’t have a person run- CAIR’s national executive
nominating contests. Trump ning for office, even though Ted director Nihad Awad, also
leads Cruz by double digits in is very glib and he goes out and called on Trump to meet with
national polls, but the Texas he says, ‘Oh, well, I’m a natur- American Muslim leaders.
senator leads in some Iowa al born citizen.’ The point is, Hamid said Saturday after-
polls, which could give him a you’re not,” Trump said dur- noon she hadn’t received any
boost heading into the Feb. 9 ing a rally Saturday in Clear response.
New Hampshire primary. Lake, Iowa. “I would like to hear what
With Trump in Iowa for “I mean, you’ve got to get Trump has to say about it,”
the first time in the new year, a declaratory judgment, you she said. “I’d like to hear be-
Iowans were seeing a sharp con- have to have the courts come cause if they say that it was
trast between the grinding Iowa up with a ruling or you have a because we were disrupting
campaign of Cruz — whose five candidate who just cannot run things, then I would like him
stops Saturday completed a six- because the other side will im- to show evidence of where
day, 28-event bus tour — and the mediately bring suit and you’ve the disruption came, because
splashy mega-rallies that have got that cloud on your head.” Donald Trump flashes thumbs up after an address to a group of supporters at a campaign stop the disruption didn’t come
become as much Trump’s brand THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 7. CHARLES KRUPA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from me.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FPARIrS ance honours those who died in extremist attacks in 2015
France’s President Francois with deadly consequences. on Nov. 13. Paris was again or Anne Hidalgo unveiled a ers were also killed.
12
Hollande and other dignitaries At least one attacker is at jolted Thursday when a man plaque Sunday in memory of The ceremony took place at
held a special ceremony Sun- large, and France’s top security wearing a fake explosives vest victims targeted at satirical Place de la Republique, a plaza
day to honour all those killed official acknowledged Sunday and wielding a butcher’s knife newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a that has become a symbol of
in Islamic extremist violence that authorities don’t know ran up to a police station and kosher market, a rock concert, Parisians’ solidarity since the
Number of people killed
around Paris in 2015 — a year his whereabouts. The coun- was shot to death by officers cafes, a stadium and elsewhere. attacks, which began Jan. 7, in attack on Charlie
when the European way of life try is under a state of emer- standing guard. The violence left some 150 vic- 2015 with the Charlie Hebdo Hebdo offices.
was targeted time and again gency after attacks in Paris Hollande and Paris May- tims dead, and several attack- attack. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
