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wrestling
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pg 18 EDMONTON • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009 metronews.ca
Police looking Bylaw will
WashingtonCanadian military honoured
into death of
sit idle until
5-year-old girl JON
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find out if a young girl TERS [email protected]
who died in a west-end
home yesterday morning BYLAWEdmonton city coun-
was a victim of foul play. cil will decide next Wednes-
City cops were called to day on whether or not to
the home at 167 Street push a controversial bylaw
and 81 Avenue after the that will fine motorists
five-year-old girl was $250 for idling their
found in her bedroom vehicles for more than
sometime before 8:30 a.m. three minutes.
Police say paramedics no- The city’s transportation
ticed the girl was in “car- committee decided yester-
diac arrest.” day to push the issue
Police say four children, forward to city council
one infant and the girl’s two without any recommenda-
guardians were removed tions for or against the plan
from the home and investi- after hearing from dozens
gators are still trying to fig- of speakers in favour of the
ure out the circumstances bylaw that will be enforced
that led to the girl’s death. by citizens snitching on
METRO EDMONTON drivers who idle.
Canadian Air Force Sgt. Mike Swinimer, from left, Canadian Army Master Cpl. James Collier and Canadian Navy petty officer (first class) Students from a junior
Metro Drive pg 14 Bob Pellerin present the colours during the playing of national anthems before the Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals game last high school,
night in Washington. The Capitals set aside tickets for 150 members of the Canadian military and their families. Game story, page 8. environmentalists, doctors
and private citizens all told
councillors that an idling
The West wants in bylaw would “change
behaviours” in Edmonton.
“This is all complaint
driven, it puts neighbour
New dance at against neighbour and
that’s the only way it’s go-
Detroit show Stelmach asks for ‘equal help’ after $4B auto bailout for Ontario ing to be enforced,” said
Coun. Tony Caterina to re-
ulus package have to keep porters. “Whether it stands
Canada pg 3 JEFF CUMMINGS “We have been contributing significantly that in mind.” up in a court of law, I don’t
[email protected] The premier, however, believe it would.”
to equalization … (but) there will be a
EnCana offers fell short of suggesting that Coun. Ben Henderson
significant net loss of revenue going to
The premier of Canada’s Alberta’s energy industry said an anti-idling bylaw
$500K for info richest province says he Ottawa from Alberta, and indeed from should get a bailout, similar would be in the “best inter-
wants Ottawa to “pay to what was given to Cana- est of the city.”
the West.” Premier Ed Stelmach
attention” to its ailing da’s auto industry. Motorists are allowed un-
Travel pg 15 forestry and energy sectors industry could force compa- auto industry from sinking. Oil settled higher at der the proposed bylaw to
after the federal nies to cut corporate jobs “We have been contribut- $37.78 per barrel yesterday, let their vehicles idle for
government handed $4 bil- and the province’s agricul- ing significantly to equaliza- buoyed by chilly weather in longer than three minutes
lion to Ontario’s struggling ture and forestry sectors tion … (but) there will be a the United States and indi- in frigid weather like
auto industry. “will be under a lot of pres- significant net loss of rev- cations of deep production what’s been seen in Edmon-
“Please pay attention to sure” because of current enue going to Ottawa from cuts by Saudi Arabia. ton in recent weeks, but no
the needs of the West,” said “trade barriers” that will put Alberta, and indeed from Oil has fallen from a peak limits have been set on how
Premier Ed Stelmach about more jobs at risk. the West,” said Stelmach price above $147 per barrel long it can be left running
what he plans to tell Prime And if there is no “equal during a media scrum with reached in July. when temperatures are
Minister Stephen Harper help” from Ottawa, Stel- reporters yesterday. The premier will be in colder than –10 C.
during the First Minister’s mach said Canadian fami- “All of the other Toronto today to deliver a
Take a tour of
meeting in Ottawa Friday. lies will not go out and buy provinces that have been “national unity address” to
ShareYourViews
Stelmach said the current new vehicles, something looking to Ottawa for help the C.D. Howe Institute.
Obama’s Chicago
struggles of the oil and gas that could help Canada’s to create some sort of stim- WITH FILES FROM REUTERS [email protected]
Free Daily News Group Inc., operating as Metro Edmonton. 10123 - 99 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3H1. Publisher: Steve Shrout
metro metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2 Expect warmer weather
Environment Canada predicts temperatures will rise above freezing tomorrow. Temps are expected to rise to 4 C on Friday, and warm
temperatures will continue through the weekend, a trend that Edmontonians haven’t seen since the beginning of December. METRO EDMONTON
Anderson to be honoured
Local
Jan. 16 will soon be proclaimed Glenn Anderson, left, day. The offi-
cial jersey retirement party for the Hockey Hall of Famer will be
held Friday at City Hall. Edmontonians are encouraged to come out
and wear Oilers gear, and participate in a draw for two tickets to
the Oilers home game on Sunday, where Anderson’s jersey will be
officially retired. METRO EDMONTON
Pawn shops Missionaries give hope Police
will still
seize
collect info
Rise in homeless population has caused more requests
RULINGPawn shops will dozens
keep collecting personal
information from BEN
customers and hand it VICTORIA HANDYSIDES LEM of guns
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would have interfered population continues to NTO charged a man after a
with the city’s ability to overflow into suburban ar- N gun was allegedly point-
police pawn shops. eas. ed at paramedics last
Because the city and po- Edmonton’s largest or- week.
lice appealed the decision, ganization to aid the home- A search warrant was
the policy remained in ef- less, Hope Mission, dis- executed, after an
fect. No existing informa- patches missionary vans incident on Friday, when
tion about customers was out into the city’s roughest a man allegedly pulled a
ever destroyed. areas, passing out food, hot handgun on paramedics.
METRO EDMONTON drinks, blankets, clothing, A warrant was execut-
and a helping hand to those ed on a south side home,
ShareYourViews who need a place to sleep. Ed Madge hands a bag lunch from the Hope Mission ministry van to a homeless man yesterday af- where police found 30
“We have had increased ternoon in downtown Edmonton. The ministry van has been in operation for six years, handing out guns and 12,000 rounds
[email protected] requests, and people out food, warm drinks, and warm clothes to those in need. of ammunition.
there are in much more Most of the guns were
desperate need than they madic behaviour to compe- said. tired ambulances will be registered.
have been,” said tition between desperate While Edmonton’s home- perpetually rolling, as tem- Shawn Patrick Fahy, 25,
spokesman Peter Gerber. panhandlers in higher den- less have been known to set peratures hold steady. The has been charged with a
Since temperatures took sity areas, which serve as a up camp in commercial or vans served over 1,500 list of weapons related of-
What’s online today. a nose-dive in the weeks be- setting for increased levels residential areas in the homeless Edmontonians in fences.
fore Christmas, van drivers of violence. “If you go past, the trend has in- December. METRO EDMONTON
VideoPlanned Gitmo are continually tipped off downtown and are compet- creased in the last few “You can ask anyone out
shutdown raises questions about more campsites set ing with 20 people, you years, with the rise in popu- on the street, the Hope Mis-
10-year-old
about Omar Khadr’s future up in unlikely areas, like could instead go down to lation and lack of afford- sion ministry van is some-
at metronews.ca/canada South Edmonton Common. South Common where able housing, Gerber said. thing that is known to peo- recovering after
VideoEnCana offers Gerber attributes the no- there’s hardly anyone,” he Officials expect the re- ple,” Gerber said.
$500,000 reward for infor- being hit by car
mation on pipeline bomb-
Police searching for robbery suspect
ings at ACCIDENTA 10-year-old
metronews.ca/canada boy in Leduc is recovering
CommentAn Obama ad- from serious injuries af-
ministration will change lit- Friday and another TD cash. ter he was hit by a car on
tle about U.S. policy in Gaza JEFF CUMMINGS bank on 11 Avenue and The suspect is described Friday morning.
at metronews.ca/columns [email protected] 163 Street around 11 a.m. as a white, five-foot-eight The boy was hit by a
Political Stripes2008 the next morning. to six-foot-tall male be- Pontiac Montana, travel-
could end up being the pin- City cops are asking for the The most recent robbery tween 35 and 45 years old. ling west on Black Gold
nacle of Jack public’s help in catching a happened around 1:15 He is described as wear- Drive at a slow rate of
Layton’s political man who held up three p.m. on Monday at an Al- ing black-framed glasses, speed around 8:30 a.m.
career at banks all within the last berta Treasury Branch near and police believe he The child was not at a
metronews.ca week. 155 Street and Stony Plain shaved off his goatee be- cross walk at the time of
Police allege the suspect Road. tween the second and the accident.
was responsible for a rob- Police say in all three Suspect in bank robberies. third robberies. The 49-year-old male
bery at a TD Bank near robberies, the suspect al- Police have also released driver from Calgary will
Groat Road and 112 Av- legedly entered the bank teller explaining he had a surveillance pictures of the not be facing charges.
enue just before 8 p.m. last and passed a note to the gun and was demanding suspect. METRO EDMONTON
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Stork Craft cribs recalled 3
The company that makes the Stork Craft line of baby cribs is voluntarily recalling more than one million of them because of a potential suffocation hazard,
authorities said yesterday. The cribs were made by B.C.-based Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. and were sold at major retailers starting in May 2000.REUTERS
Court hears abortion appeal
Canada
The outcome of Henry Morgentaler's latest fight to force the New
Brunswick government to pay for the costs of abortions at his
Fredericton clinic is now in the hands of the province’s Court of
Appeal. A hearing concluded yesterday afternoon with the three
judges reserving decision on the controversial case.
CBC NEWS ONLINE
Jewish Congress Military trucks to be built in U.S.
says protests
showed hatred
CONFLICTToday the Canadi- CAW blasts Ottawa for choosing firm that laid off 500 Canadian workers
an Jewish Congress will re-
lease video footage it says
will “expose incidents of in- The Canadian Auto Work- added. partment referred the ques-
citement to hatred and vio- ers yesterday criticized Ot- Asked yesterday why the tion to Industry Canada and
lence” by demonstrators at tawa for farming out jobs “At the plant this morning, our guys were contract couldn’t have stip- — in the end — there ap-
several re- to the U.S. for a company just dumbfounded; they’re mad as hell.” ulated the trucks be built in peared to be no answer.
cent pro- that is busy laying off the Canada, a spokesperson for Yesterday, CAW president
Ken Chernecki, CAW executive
Palestinian Response workforce at its Chatham, Defence Minister Peter Ken Lewenza sent a letter to
rallies held Ont., plant. MacKay referred Torstar MacKay, asking him to “pro-
in cities (cid:129) The Canadi- “Somebody has to explain Navistar executives — al- plant’s survival is at stake. News Service to the public vide the necessary leader-
across the an Arab Feder- to us why Canadian work- ready slated to meet with “At the plant this morn- works ministry. ship to invest in Canada by
country ation was ers can’t build military them today over heavy lay- ing, our guys were just “Minister MacKay’s role having these vehicles built
“We are quick to dis- trucks for the Canadian mil- offs at their truck plant in dumbfounded; they’re is to outline what equip- in Canada.”
going to be miss such alle- itary,” said senior CAW ex- Chatham — to switch the mad as hell,” said Chernec- ment and platforms are But, from Warrenville,
highlight- gations last ecutive Ken Chernecki, re- order from Garland, Tex., to ki. “In the face of (layoffs) needed by the Canadian Ill., Navistar corporate
ing some of night as “fear ferring to a defence min- their Canadian operation. over the next few months, Forces,” the defence min- spokesperson Ray Wiley
the hateful mongering.” istry contract to Illinois- Navistar sent out 500 lay- there is no legitimate cred- istry official said, in an said the trucks couldn’t be
and vile based Navistar Internation- off notices to its Chatham ible reason” for Ottawa’s email. “After identifying the built in Chatham, challeng-
comments demonizing al Corp. to build 1,300 medi- workforce last week, with decision. need, Public Works follows ing Chernecki’s assertion
Jews and Israelis at these um-duty trucks for the another 200 expected in the “Doesn’t the government a competitive procurement the line could accommo-
demonstrations, including Canadian Armed Forces. spring. Chernecki said only know there’s a manufactur- process.” date the medium-duty
calls for the murder of Jew- CAW officials plan to ask 200 workers are left and the ing crisis in Canada?” he But the public works de- trucks. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
ish children and
incitements of genocide,” EnCana offers $500,000
Ottawa ObamaTails on the canal
said Bernie Farber,
executive director of the for pipeline bombing info
CJC. “There are TRA
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we do so with respect and G/M KRISTEN THOMPSON Eligibility
civility.” ETRO Metro Canada
CUPE leader softens CAN (cid:129) EnCana specified that any-
AD B.C. One of the province’s one found to have colluded
boycott stance A largest oil and gas compa- in the bombings is not eligi-
ONTARIOOutspoken nies yesterday promised ble for the reward.
Ontario labour leader Sid up to $500,000 for infor-
Ryan has softened his mation leading to an ar- gations that when the
stance on banning Israeli rest and prosecution in suspect is finally arrested
academics who won’t con- the bombings of its natu- there will be a group of
demn Israel’s Gaza attacks ral gas facilities near Daw- family, friends or co-
amid denunciation from son Creek. workers who either knew
critics, including his own EnCana pipeline loca- or had (suspicions),” said
union’s national president. tions have been targeted RCMP Sgt. Tim Shields.
On Jan. 2, Ryan, head of four times since October, “We need the commu-
the provincial office of the with the most recent at- nity’s help to solve this
Canadian Union of Public tack occurring last week crime,” added Supt.
Employees, said in a news at a metering shed near Lloyde Plante, assistant
release “... we are ready to Tomslake. criminal operations offi-
say Israeli academics Police have identified cer for national security
should not be on our cam- what they describe as in B.C.
puses unless they explicit- “persons of interest” who Anyone with informa-
ly condemn the (Islamic) have not been co-opera- tion about the bombings
university bombing and tive with investigators, is asked to contact the
the assault on Gaza in gen- Megan Blake of Almonte and Laura Buck of Ottawa, both 22, sample an ObamaTail on the Rideau but still have no suspects. RCMP or visit dawson
eral.” Canal Skateway yesterday. The BeaverTails creation will be served at a U.S. inauguration party. “Police know from … creekbombings.com or
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE other major crime investi- encana.com.
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4 Bush takes parting swipe at communist Cuba
U.S. President George W. Bush took a parting swipe at Cuba yesterday, saying it was a cruel dictatorship
that had responded to appeals for democratic reform with more repression of its people. REUTERS
Caffeine linked to hallucinations
World
Hearing voices when nobody is around or seeing things that aren’t there?
Too much caffeine could be to blame, British researchers reported yester-
day. Their study found that students who consumed more than the equiv-
alent of seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to
have had these kinds of hallucinations compared to people on a single
daily cup. REUTERS
Israel marches on YU
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RIPA
GAZA Israel’s top general was safe any longer with S/REU
said there was still “work the conflict becoming “a TERS
ahead” in the 18-day offen- test of our humanity.”
sive against Hamas in the “All the people, the first
Gaza Strip yesterday, and thing they say to me and
Israeli tanks and troops the last thing they say to
edged closer to the heart of me is, ‘Please, we need pro-
the city of Gaza. tection, nowhere is safe,’”
The Pales- John Ging, di-
tinian death rector of op-
toll rose to Allegations erations for
971, Gaza’s the UN Relief
Hamas-run (cid:129) Israel has denied Syrian al- and Works
Health Min- legations that it was re- Agency, told
istry said, sponsible for traces of ura- reporters in
counting nium found by experts at a Geneva by
some 400 Syrian site that Israel videolink.
women and bombed in 2007, diplomats Explosions
children said. and heavy
among those machine-gun
killed. Israel fire echoed
says 10 Israeli soldiers and across Gaza, a city of
three civilians hit by 500,000, after Israeli tanks
Hamas rockets have died. moved nearer to its dense-
The top UN aid official ly populated downtown
for Gaza appealed to the area but did not enter, resi-
international community dents said. The tanks ap-
to protect Gaza’s civilians, peared to be testing how Hillary Clinton, right, smiles with her daughter Chelsea during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations
saying nowhere in the ter- the militants reacted. Committee in Washington to become the next U.S. secretary of state yesterday.
ritory of 1.5 million people REUTERS
Clinton questioned over charity
Mexico’s Calderon leaves
door open to NAFTA talks Husband’s foundation risks conflicts of interest: Republican
FREE TRADE Mexican Presi- jobs on both sides of the Former president Bill Clin- comes secretary of state.”
dent Felipe Calderon left U.S.-Mexican border. ton’s charity should stop “The core of the problem is that foreign Clinton, who was accom-
the door open yesterday to “We are willing to build taking foreign donations governments and entities may perceive panied by her daughter,
discussion of possible on the foundation of what to avoid any conflict of in- Chelsea, but not her hus-
the Clinton Foundation as a means to gain
changes in the North the free trade agreement terest with his wife Hillary band, listened to Lugar but
American Free Trade has gained in order to fo- Clinton’s work as secretary favour with the secretary of state.” did not address the matter
Agreement a cus on improv- of state, a top Republican Richard Lugar during her confirmation
day after talks ing the bene- said yesterday. hearing.
with U.S. presi- “We are willing fits,” Calderon Clinton was expected to publican and a centrist ments and entities may The former president’s
dent-elect to build on the said. be confirmed easily as the voice on U.S. foreign poli- perceive the Clinton Foun- foundation has disclosed
Barack Obama. NAFTA has top U.S. diplomat, but Re- cy, said a disclosure agree- dation as a means to gain past donors, which include
foundation of
The Mexican greatly ex- publican and Democratic ment between president- favour with the secretary the governments of Saudi
government what the free panded Mexi- lawmakers raised the issue elect Barack Obama’s team of state,” Lugar said. Arabia and Norway, and
has been con- can trade with of her husband’s charita- and the William J. Clinton “The only certain way to has agreed to submit fu-
trade agreement
cerned about its powerful ble fundraising as she testi- Foundation did not go far eliminate this risk going ture donations to a State
has gained.”
Obama’s cam- neighbour to fied before the Senate For- enough to prevent poten- forward is for the Clinton Department ethics review
paign promise Felipe Calderon the north since eign Relations Committee. tial conflicts of interest. Foundation to forswear and disclose donations an-
to renegotiate it went into ef- Senator Richard Lugar of “The core of the problem new foreign contributions nually.
NAFTA with the United fect in 1994, but the agree- Indiana, the panel’s top Re- is that foreign govern- when Senator Clinton be- REUTERS
States’ two partners, Mexi- ment is seen by U.S. unions
co and Canada. as a cause of job losses in
Sexually transmitted Fraud investigation begun
After his final White big industrial states.
House meeting with Presi- Calderon said in Novem-
dent George W. Bush, ber that restricting trade diseases skyrocket in U.S. by N.Y. attorney general
Calderon joined his host in would only drive more
hailing the benefits of NAF- Mexicans to cross the U.S.
TA, saying it had created border illegally. REUTERS HEALTH U.S. syphilis rates CRIME New York state’s top
rose for a seventh year in New infections legal officer said yesterday Alleged victims
2007, driven by gay and bi- his office is investigating
News in brief sexual men, while chlamy- (cid:129) When all STDs are con- frauds perpetrated on (cid:129) Big banks, the wealthy,
dia reached record num- sidered, including human charities caught up in the funds and charities have all
CANCER Regular cellphone use no gas was flowing to bers and gonorrhea re- papillomavirus and herpes scandal of accused declared themselves vic-
does not appear to increase a countries suffering urgent en- mained at alarming levels, simplex viruses, almost 19 swindler Bernard Madoff. tims of Madoff.
person’s risk of getting a type ergy shortages. The crisis has especially among blacks, million new infections oc- “We are looking at
of cancer called melanoma of disrupted supplies to some 18 officials said yesterday. cur each year in the U.S., frauds on charities and Mr. Madoff” himself at this
the eye, German researchers countries, some of them totally Blacks make up 12 per the CDC said. people who may have de- time.
have written in the Journal of dependent on Russian gas. cent of the U.S. population frauded charities” in the Authorities say the veter-
the National Cancer Institute. but account for about 70 Chlamydia and gonor- Madoff case, Attorney Gen- an money manager, who
ARCTIC All 18 crewmen were per cent of gonorrhea cas- rhea are easily diagnosed eral Andrew Cuomo said. was charged with securi-
GAS Russia started pumping rescued but the captain died es and almost half of and treated, but frequently “I don't want to com- ties fraud by federal prose-
gas meant for Europe via when a Russian trawler sank in chlamydia and syphilis cas- have no symptoms and re- ment on who we are inves- cutors in Manhattan, con-
Ukraine yesterday for the first Arctic waters off northern Nor- es, the Centers for Disease main undetected. Syphilis tigating or not by name,” fessed to a $50-billion US
time in nearly a week, but the way yesterday, Norwegian offi- Control and Prevention is less common than the he said, adding that the investment fraud a month
European Union said little or cials said. REUTERS said. others. probe was “not looking at ago. REUTERS
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Columnist believes he was overlooked by PM Harper
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Paul T/REU no intention of finding out.
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Journalist & Media Consultant ties apply, which means I
only have to turn up once
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, every five days or so and still
I see you have started ap- get the $130,000 per annum
pointing journalists to the cash and perks. So I won’t be
Senate, and I think it’s about hanging around getting in
time you put away those the way.
fussy old Reform party ideas You can rest assured that I
about a so-called “Triple E” have never said or reported
Senate and take to padding anything of any conse-
it with the same cynical rel- quence that might embar-
ish as your Tory predecessor rass you, so I am eminently
Brian Mulroney, who, in qualified to cash in and I am
1990, appointed eight sena- more than willing to serve
tors in a single day in order Columnist Paul Sullivan is lobbying Prime Minister Stephen until 75, which, sadly, is on-
to get the GST rammed Harper for a seat in the Senate. ly 17 years away. Time is of Letters
through. the essence! Don’t worry
I’m just sending this note line? I mean, my qualifica- gravely. I can even do that about the collapse of the ‘Simple’ solution to end targeting the Hamas ter-
to let you know that I’m tions are a match for his. little head move he has that economy or the fact that problems in the Mideast rorists who hide amongst
making myself available. I And unlike Mike, I wouldn’t simulates thoughtfulness. your minority government the Arab civilians of Gaza.
know you’ve got another need the extra chair. That’s ideal in a senator, is hanging by a frayed It is simple how the cur- The UN can assist by not
round of appointments Look, I’m at least as old as who can say or think what- thread of national suffer- rent problems in Gaza can employing Hamas mem-
scheduled in March and I he is. Some would say ever he or she likes knowing ance — the time is always be solved. Hamas can stop bers on its staff and allow-
don’t want to miss out. washed up, but that’s cruel it will be ignored because no right to hand out the pork to its deliberate targeting of ing use of UN resources. Af-
Obviously, you didn’t and unkind. I prefer to think one ever listens to a senator. your real friends. Israeli civilians, which ter that, having seized con-
know I was available when that I’m seasoned and expe- Like Mike, I have absolute- Yours in journalistic and number more than 10,000 trol of Gaza by violent
you made your most recent rienced, like Mike. ly no actual experience in parliamentary integrity, missiles in the past eight means, Hamas should con-
picks. If Mike Duffy gets to Like Mike, I have the abili- government or governing, Paul years and more than 500 in centrate on creating the
climb into a nice cosy Upper ty to form instant opinions so I have no idea how hard it the so-called recent truce. theocratic state that it
Chamber seat and doze off, out of thin air and commu- is for MPs who actually have Paul Sullivan is a Vancouver-based journalist Israel will not have to fi- claims it yearns for.
why shouldn’t I be next in nicate them wisely and to get elected by the popula- and owner of Sullivan Media Consulting. nally respond and will stop MICHAEL BAIGEL, TORONTO
Word on the street: Do you think polygamy should be illegal?
Paul Julia Galen Odiana John Tram Ali Marina Matt
Sulyma Chisholm Winter Knight Baillie Danh Souliman Sen Carruthers
age 25, age 28, Halifax age 27, age 62, Toronto age 72, Toronto age 19, age 21, Ottawa age 19, age 19, Ottawa
Edmonton Edmonton Vancouver Vancouver
A: Maybe poly - A: I would say A: Yes, it should A: In our society, A: I think it
A: I think poly- gamy is a choice A: Yes, but no. no. People are be illegal. It’s A: I think it in Canada, I think A: I think it should be legal,
gamy should be thing, but if Everyone has the practising it any- against society should be illegal. it’s not possible. should be illegal but it all comes
illegal because you’re under 18, right to freedom way — that’s and everything. Why should men I’m Muslim, I because of the down to the indi-
the whole prem- you don’t know of religion, but why divorce rates It’s disgusting. have more than could have four repercussions vidual. If you
ise of marriage is the ramifications should respect are sky high. It one wife? It’s un- wives, but I’m women face if want to have one
the union of two of what you’re basic human might keep more fair and a double not going to be- they choose to husband and he
persons to the choosing — or rights and decen- families together standard. cause I’m west- leave their com- has many wives,
exclusion of all what your family cy. in a harmonious ernized. munity. that’s up to her. It
others. is choosing for way. all has to be con-
you. sensual, of
course.
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S&P says risk rising for U.S. ratings
Standard & Poor’s yesterday affirmed its “AAA” rating for 12 nations including Canada and
the U.S. but said risks to the United States’ top sovereign grade have increased. REUTERS
Business
EDITOR: FERMIN DESOUZA, [email protected]
Toyota defies gloom
Dealers sell more vehicles than ever before
Toyota dealers across the dealers from 2007 and a 68
“The success of
country are smiling des- per cent jump in average
pite the turmoil in the au- their product was a annual sales since 2000.
to industry. The increase also marks
key part of reaching
While dealers for some the first time that an au-
manufacturers are strug- this level.” tomaker has sold more
gling because of a big sales Dennis DesRosiers than 800 vehicles per store
slump and too many stores, in Canadian history.
Toyota retailers sold more than any other company, “The success of their
autos than ever last year. statistics from DesRosiers product was a key part of
Toyota’s 239 dealers Automotive Consultants reaching this level,” said
across the country sold an showed yesterday. DesRosiers president Den-
average of 875 cars and It represented an 11 per nis DesRosiers.
trucks in 2008, far more cent increase for Toyota TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Non-bank
Alitalia Back in the air
lenders get
A
voice at talks LESSA
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Finance Minister Jim Fla- BIA
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her ty is expanding his CH
working group on credit I /REU
to include other stake- TERS
holders, a move that gave
non-bank lenders their
first voice at the table.
An industry source said
executives from individual
banks, along with the
Canadian Bankers Associa-
tion, met with their coun- A passenger gestures while checking in at an Alitalia desk at Fi-
terparts from Desjardins, umicino airport near Rome yesterday. Alitalia took to the skies
Canada’s largest co-opera- as a revamped, privately owned carrier after nearly being
tive financial group, and grounded for good last year. Italian investors bought its best
Credit Union Central of parts, leaving the rest to the Italian state.
Canada yesterday.
It was unclear whether
the financial co-operatives Canada trade surplus hits
would take up permanent
seats or function as obser -
11-year low as oil plunges
vers. Still, their invitation
was another hint the fed-
eral government could Canada’s monthly trade far more than expected in
take more action to surplus shrank to its low- the fourth quarter.
bolster credit when it est level in 11 years in No- Economists and policy-
reveals its budget Jan. 27. vember as oil prices plum- makers expect the econo-
At least one automotive meted and demand for my to have fallen into re-
finance company is now Canadian commodities cession in the fourth quar-
expressing an eagerness to and goods declined along ter.
join the group. “Yes, cer - with the U.S. economy. Also, StatsCan sharply
tain ly we would be inter- The November trade sur- revised downward its esti-
ested in that,” said Jelena plus fell to $1.28 billion, mate of the October sur-
Jelich, spoke s per son for the smallest surplus since plus to $2.25 billion from
Chrysler Financial Canada. October 1997, Statistics $3.78 billion to reflect up-
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Canada said yesterday, sig- dated data on volatile ener-
nalling the Canadian econ- gy prices and volumes.
omy may have contracted REUTERS
Nortel shares dive
ahead of key date
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Florida State University defensive back Myron Rolle, left, will not enter this spring’s NFL draft, opting instead to attend Oxford University in Eng-
land for a year to study medical anthropology on a Rhodes Scholarship. Rolle plans to enter the 2010 draft. METRO NEWS SERVICES
“I feel like crap ... I have a tough time
Sports
dealing with it year after year.”
Former big league pitcher Bert Blyleven, left, to ESPN Radio yesterday on being passed over
for the Baseball Hall of Fame for the twelfth straight year. Blyleven compiled a 287-250
record with a 3.31 ERA and 3,701 strikeouts in a 22-year career, mostly with the Twins.
METRO NEWS SERVICES
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Cole’s trick leads way Decisions for NHLPA
T
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Report
sociation intends
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B) Fire former superstar
Eric Lindrosas its ombuds- ning to think so, and I’ll be
THE SKINNY:The Caps had man or retain him. profiling Canadian poker
the second-best home record Hockey sources predict- star Isabelle Mercier this
in the NHL with an 18-2-1 ed in chats with Metro yes- week, but I’d like to know
record at the Verizon Center, terday that the NHLPA will your thoughts. Email mar-
but the opportunistic Oilers announce during festivi- [email protected] to
made it four wins in their last ties surrounding the all- tell me if you consider pok-
six road games with five goals star game in Montreal on er a sport.
on just 23 shots, including Erik Jan. 25 that its player rep- Incidentally, the most-
Cole’s first hat trick as an Oiler. resentatives are choosing searched word on the in-
to extend the agreement. ternet in 2008? Poker.
THE QUOTE:“It’s like every The CBA that ended the (cid:129)Mike Benevides
kid’s dream,” said Steve MacIn- 2004-05 NHL lockout gave stunned the Argonauts re-
tyre, who scored his first NHL Ladislav Smid, right, and the Capitals’ Karl Alzner hit the glass after a check last night. the players the option to cently by rejecting their
goal in his 13th game to give either terminate the exist- offer to become Toronto’s
Edmonton a 1-0 lead. “It was an NETMINDERS NOT CLOSE: Oilers on the board first at the Oilers hadn’t won in Wash- ing agreement next Sep- head coach, but his deci-
unbelievable feeling. I don’t Theodore had a tough night in 12:59 of the first period. ington since Kevin Lowe was in tember or extend it two sion may well be a blessing
score a whole lot.” the nets for the Capitals, as the the lineup. That was a 3-1 deci- more seasons. for his predecessor with
Oilers 3-0 lead was built on just HOME ALONE:Robert Nils- sion back on Jan. 26, 1997. The The sources said players the B.C. Lions.
THE BIG PLAY:It was already 10 shots. Not so Dwayne Rolo- son (concussion) didn't make Oilers were 0-5-0-1 since then. are not interested in a ma- Dave Ritchie, who left
2-0 for the Oilers when Gilbert son, who made 34 saves in his the trip east with the Oilers, jor labour battle during B.C. before last season and
Brule took a pass from Kyle seventh straight start. but leading scorer Ales THE NEXT GAME:The Oilers these troubling economic was replaced as the team’s
Brodziak, cut to the net and Hemsky, who has missed seven are in Minnesota tomorrow to times, have already voted defensive co-ordinator by
tucked a backhand high past NICE HANDS:MacIntryre, a games with a concussion, is take on the Wild. to extend the existing Benevides, has been con-
Jose Theodore for a three-goal hulking 28-year-old rookie in with the team and is listed as agreement and intend to tacted by the Argos and
lead 2:15 into the second peri- the lineup for his fists and not day-to-day. ROBIN BROWNLEE/ enthusiastically announce has emerged as one of the
od. his soft hands, scored on a FOR METRO EDMONTON their decision in Montreal. top two candidates for the
screened snapshot to put the HISTORY:Before this game, At the same time, the job. The other is Bart An-
sources said, the union drus, an assistant coach
might announce the firing with the NFL’s Tennessee
SCOREBOARD NHL of Lindros. They said his Titans.
Habs fall in Boston
firing is possible because If Andrus is chosen, the
NHL of a major division in the Argos will try to recruit
YESTERDAY’SRESULTS NHLPA over his contribu- Ritchie as assistant head
EDMONTON5 Washington 2
Boston 3 Montreal 1 tions. Union executives coach and defensive co-or-
Nashville 2 Toronto 0 won’t publicly discuss Lin- dinator. Ritchie, 70, spent
Ottawa 5 Carolina 1
dros but some say privately 25 years in Canada as a
Columbus 4 Colorado 3
Minnesota 6 Phoenix 3 he’s caused rifts and has head and assistant coach
N.Y. Rangers 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 improperly handled his and his knowledge of the
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 2
St. Louis at Calgary job. league could help Andrus,
New Jersey at Vancouver (cid:129) During the NHL lock- who has no CFL experi-
Tampa Bay at San Jose out, sports networks ence.
NBA
picked up poker to fill air
Charlotte 80 DYeEtrSoTiEt R7D8AY’SRESULTS time and, years later, pok- Marty York has been a groundbreaking
Cleveland 102 Memphis 87 er ratings remain high. But sports columnist and broadcaster
Miami 99 Minnesota 96 is poker a sport? I’m begin- in Canada for decades.
L.A. Lakers 105 Houston 100
Dallas at Denver
Atlanta at Phoenix
Orlando at Sacramento Sports in brief
NHL Tampa Bay Lightning star tion is reporting
For more sports coverage,
Vincent Lecavalier has the deal is worth
visit us online at
www.metronews.ca/sports addressed rumours that he $60 million US.
could be headed to his home-
town of Montreal in a trade. “I CFL Former
Derek
grew up with the Canadiens,” Saskatchewan
Downtown law firm requires a Former Canadiens forward Michael Ryder, right, is hit by Mike Komis arek last night. Montreal lost Lecavalier told Montreal’s La Lowe Roughrider Trevis
LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL, 3-1 to the Bruins. Presse newspaper. “I Smith is applying for parole for
fluent in German (WRITTEN AND SPOKEN). understand there are a lot of the first time since he was sent
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Benefits package and salary Specialist? rumours.” Lightning GM Brian exposing women to the virus
commensurate with experience. LOCAL PEOPLE Lawton told the St. Petersburg that causes AIDS.
Call Kelly Times Monday that Lecavalier
Please reply in confidence We need you to work
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