CALGARY • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010 metronews.ca Free Daily News Group Inc., operating as Metro Calgary. 120, 3030 - 3 Avenue NE, Calgary, Alberta T2A 6T7. Publisher: Steve Shrout 403.229.2774 UNCONTESTED DIVORCES Legal SeparationAgreements Spousal LandTransfers CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian Pardons US Travel Waivers Fingerprinting www.canadianlegal.org Voted #1 aralegal P 21 + years experience Why pay more? Teen glad to be alive Student arrives home after ship sinking off Brazil coast At one point, 17-year-old David Gunn thought he was going to die. Yesterday he arrived home safe with his family in Calgary after spending 42 hours in the Atlantic Ocean on a life raft. His mother, Holly, said it’s a miracle he’s alive after the tall ship Gunn and 63 others were travelling aboard capsized Friday and went down off the coast of Brazil during a school-based naval excursion. “Well, we didn’t see any- thing for (42 hours), so I kind of thought I was going to die. After we saw the planes it was a huge relief. I have never felt anything better in my life,” Gunn, a student at West Island Col- lege, told reporters. Gunn said students were overcome with vary- ing emotions during the ordeal. “At first we were super upbeat to be alive, but as it went on and on and on ... morale started to deplete.” Gunn intends to spend time with his friends and family now that he is home, and said he is “just happy to be alive.” Brazilian Coast Guard boats eventually rescued the group after the tall ship sank 550 kilometres from Rio De Janeiro. “We knew they were safe ... but we also knew they were still in the middle of the Atlantic,” Holly said. “It is a miracle, very much so.” Students ar- rived in Toronto ear- ly yesterday morning and then flew into Calgary at vari- ous times yester- day. KRISTA SYLVESTER [email protected]COUNCIL City council feels there’s no need for speed — but enhancements to the city’s cycling infrastructure are in order instead. Ald. Ric McIver’s motion to review pathway speed limits met considerable re- sistance at yesterday’s city council meeting, primarily because of concerns over user safety on the multi-use paths. Even an amendment by Ald. Brian Pincott to increase speeds only on designat- ed bike-only routes couldn’t sway coun- cil. Both items were defeat- ed. “Perhaps we’re grasping for a solution because we’ve lagged so far behind other cities in providing fa- cilities for cyclists,” said Ald. Druh Farrell. DARREN KRAUSE/ METRO CALGARY Speed hike for cyclists shot down Police officer cleared in man’s shooting death INVESTIGATION A Calgary po- lice officer will not face charges for killing a man who took his teenage neigh- bour hostage at gunpoint and then pointed a sawed- off shotgun at police. The tactical officer made the right decision to shoot Melvin Vanhouwe three times last spring, Clifton Purvis, head of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, said yesterday. “Police used the words, ‘City police. Show me your hands.’ At that point, Mr. Vanhouwe raised the shot- gun he was holding, point- ing the muzzle towards a member of the Calgary po- lice tactical team,” Purvis said. Vanhouwe was shot three times and dropped the shot- gun, which was later found to have been sawed off, loaded and modified to hold extra bullets. The medical examiner found that Vanhouwe’s blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit. A search of his house turned up 13 more guns, as well as ammunition and flares. “It is unclear what Mr. Vanhouwe’s motivation was in taking a hostage,” said Purvis. “However ... I have deter- mined (the officer) was jus- tified in shooting Mr. Van- houwe in all of the circum- stances.” THE CANADIAN PRESS What’s this barcode for? Learn how to scan the barcode with the instructions at the top of pg 2 News on the M ve Visit metronews.ca for news updates On the web Follow Metro as we bring you daily coverage throughout the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. • Today — Luongo given start in Team Canada’s do-or-die game against Germany, page 11 Vancouver Games PAIL CHIASSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS Games Gold for duo Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform their gold medal-winning free dance in the ice dance competition yesterday at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Story, page 10. David Gunn “We didn’t see anything for (42 hours), so I kind of thought I was going to die.” David Gunn, survivor
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Teen glad to be aliveStudent arrives home aftership sinking off Brazil coast
At one point, 17-year-oldDavid Gunn thought hewas going to die.
Yesterday he arrivedhome safe with his familyin Calgary after spending 42hours in the Atlantic Oceanon a life raft.
His mother, Holly, saidit’s a miracle he’s alive afterthe tall ship Gunn and 63others were travellingaboard capsized Friday andwent down off the coast ofBrazil during a school-basednaval excursion.
“Well, we didn’t see any-thing for (42 hours), so Ikind of thought I was goingto die. After we saw theplanes it was a huge relief. Ihave never felt anythingbetter in my life,” Gunn, astudent at West Island Col-lege, told reporters.
Gunn said studentswere overcome with vary-ing emotions during theordeal.
“At first we were superupbeat to be alive,but as it went onand on andon ...moralestarted
to deplete.”Gunn intends to spend
time with his friends andfamily now that he is home,and said he is “just happy tobe alive.”
Brazilian Coast Guardboats eventually rescuedthe group after the tall shipsank 550 kilometres fromRio De Janeiro.
“We knew they were safe... but we also knew theywere still in the middle ofthe Atlantic,” Holly said.
COUNCIL City council feelsthere’s no need for speed —but enhancements to thecity’s cycling infrastructureare in order instead.
Ald. Ric McIver’s motionto review pathway speedlimits met considerable re-sistance at yesterday’s citycouncil meeting, primarilybecause of concerns overuser safety on the multi-usepaths.
Even an amendment byAld. Brian Pincott toincrease speedsonly on designat-ed bike-onlyroutes couldn’t sway coun-cil. Both items were defeat-ed.
“Perhaps we’re graspingfor a solution becausewe’ve lagged so far behindother cities in providing fa-cilities for cyclists,” saidAld. Druh Farrell.
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Speed hike forcyclists shot down
Police officer cleared in man’s shooting deathINVESTIGATION A Calgary po-lice officer will not facecharges for killing a manwho took his teenage neigh-bour hostage at gunpointand then pointed a sawed-off shotgun at police.
The tactical officer madethe right decision to shoot
Melvin Vanhouwe threetimes last spring, CliftonPurvis, head of the AlbertaSerious Incident ResponseTeam, said yesterday.
“Police used the words,‘City police. Show me yourhands.’ At that point, Mr.Vanhouwe raised the shot-
gun he was holding, point-ing the muzzle towards amember of the Calgary po-lice tactical team,” Purvissaid.
Vanhouwe was shot threetimes and dropped the shot-gun, which was later foundto have been sawed off,
loaded and modified to holdextra bullets.
The medical examinerfound that Vanhouwe’sblood alcohol level was fourtimes the legal limit. Asearch of his house turnedup 13 more guns, as well asammunition and flares.
“It is unclear what Mr.Vanhouwe’s motivation wasin taking a hostage,” saidPurvis.
“However ... I have deter-mined (the officer) was jus-tified in shooting Mr. Van-houwe in all of the circum-stances.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
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There are dozens ofbuskers workingdowntown Vancouverstreets during theOlympics. Meet AndyRimer, aka Spandy Andy,originally from Red Deer,Alta.
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My name is SpandyAndy, ‘cause I’mAndy and I wear
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What’s businesslike?
During the Olymp -ics it’s been an av-erage of $300 to
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city didn’t actually put somuch stuff ... for them todo. So many are just walk-ing around. Once it gets (tobe) nighttime though,they get a little too crazyand just partying, andthen I usually just pack itup.”
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PROPOSALS With a $7-mil-lion capital program al-ready on the books for al-ternate pay on city transit,aldermen considered addi-tional methods to improvepayment access for users.
Transit director FredWong confirmed duringyesterday’s council meet-ing that a request for pro-posals for alternate pay-ment methods will go outin March and council couldexpect more details by thefall.
Wong said a rollout ofnew pay methods is antici-
pated for 2012 with federalfunding in place, andsmart cards are among themethods being considered.
But Ald. Ric McIver sug-gested in his discussionwith administration that acredit card payment sys-tem could be installedwithin six to eight months,at a cost of $1.5 million.
“That would allow alarge percentage of usersto have another paymentoption without having tocarry around another pieceof plastic in their wallet orpurse,” McIver said.
Transit user Mike Inger-soll said he can’t wait foralternative payments attrain stations where exact
change will not be re-quired.
“It would really help. I
just spent 10 minutes try-ing to use the same quarterand it wouldn’t work, so itwould help a lot for thingslike that,” he said.
A second part to the mo-tion to investigate turn-stiles at select transit loca-tions was soundly defeat-ed.
“It would reallyhelp. I just spent 10 minutes tryingto use the samequarter and itwouldn’t work.”Mike Ingersoll, transit rider
EDUCATION University ofCalgary students will haveto prepare to shell outmore for tuition after a 1.5per cent tuition hike wasapproved yesterday.
The school’s board ofgovernors voted in favourof the increase, the maxi-mum allowed according to
provincial regulations,which will begin in thenew school year, according
to the University of Cal-gary Students’ Union.
“We’re disappointed, but
it was anticipated becausewe knew the board wasleaning that way,” said KayShe, vice-president exter-nal of the union. Sheadded that only the unionand one other member ofthe board voted againstthe increase. KRISTA SYLVESTER/
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News in briefSALARY Lethbridge-East MLABridget Pastoor introduced Bill501 to create an independentcommittee to review MLA pay.“If the premier and his MLAstruly believe in transparencyand accountability, I don’t seehow they can vote against thismotion,” Pastoor says, addingMLAs can vote for pay hikeswithout any checks or balancesPOLICING The Calgary PoliceCommission will hold a publicmeeting this evening todiscuss Districts 6 and 8 polic-ing. The first of four annualmeetings will take place at 135Southland Dr. SE at 6:30p.m., inDelta South’s hotel atrium.SCHOOLS The Calgary Board ofEducation has approved namesfor four schools to be openedfor the 2010/2011 school year:Bridlewood School (K to 6),Cranston School, EvergreenSchool and West SpringsSchool (all K to 4).. METRO CALGARY
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Hackers use Games to lure victimsCyber crooks and hackers have used interest in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as baitto cause havoc and in some cases rip off unsuspecting web surfers, says a U.S. securi-ty expert. The warning comes days after an infected web video of the death of Geor-gian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili made the rounds on the Internet. Don Gray, of U.S.-based Solutionary, said the Games have become a playground for hackers primarilybecause of the overwhelming use of social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS
B.C. man found not criminally responsible in death of three childrenA Merritt, B.C., father has been found not criminally responsible for the first-degree murders of his daughter and two sons in their home in April 2008. Forty-one-year-old Allan Schoenborn’s lawyermaintained his client suffered from a mental disorder when he killed 10-year-old Kaitlynne with a cleaver and then suffocated eight-year-old Max and five-year-old Cordon. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada won’t own thepodium at the VancouverGames after all.
With seven days of com-petition remaining, theCanadian Olympic Com-mittee raised the white flagyesterday on the hostteam’s goal of finishingfirst overall in the medalcount.
“We are going to be shortof our goal,” CEO ChrisRudge said at the team’sdaily news briefing.
As of last night Canadahad ten medals (5-4-1), goodfor fifth place far behindthe U.S. at 25. Germanywas second with 21, fol-lowed by Norway with 14and Russia with 11.
“We’d be living in a fool’sparadise if we said we weregoing to catch the Ameri-cans and win,” Rudge said.“We’re not throwing in thetowel. You never do that
when you are in the middleof a fight, but it’s difficult.They are way out ahead atthis point and it would beunrealistic to state that weare going to catch them.”
It was like an elephantleft the room when Rudgeacknowledged Canada was-n’t going to finish first atthese Games. That atmos-phere contrasted starklywith the previous day’stense briefing when defen-sive Canadian officialsmaintained Canada couldstill finish first overall.
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Opposition blast feds on rights groupPOLITICS The federal govern-ment is trying to restore or-der at a troubled rightsagency by appointing a for-mer Quebec politi-cian and respectedinternational activistas its new head.
The opposition is-n’t buying it.
Foreign AffairsMinister LawrenceCannon has nomi-nated Gerard Lat-ulippe, a former Que-bec Liberal who alsoran for the Canadian Al-liance federally in 2000, totake over at the tumultuousRights and Democracyagency.
“I fully believe that Mr.Latulippe is the ideal candi-
date to return Rights andDemocracy to the promo-tion of Canadian values offreedom, democracy, hu-
man rights and therule of law,” Cannonsaid.
The nominationhit political road-blocks within hours.Cannon must con-sult the oppositionparties on Lat-ulippe’s appoint-ment. He said hehopes the new ap-
pointee can be in place bymid-March.
Liberal Leader Michael Ig-natieff dismissed the gov-ernment’s move, saying ithad turned the agency up-side down by stacking the
board with conservative di-rectors and now wants tocompound the problem.
“Our view is that theConservative governmentstarted this process ofchaos by appointing aboard of governors that ba-sically waged war on the or-ganization it was chargedto look after,” he said.
Paul Dewar of the NDPsaid his party won’t sup-port the nomination.
“Until such time as we’vebeen able to have an in-quiry at the foreign affairscommittee about what’shappening at Rights andDemocracy, it’s prematureto support any nomina-tion,” he said.
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program in a tidal wave of ap-provals that should propel aspring job surge.
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Grit senators callfor RCMP overhaulCRIME Liberal members of adisbanded Senate commit-tee have taken the unusualstep of releasing a positionpaper while Parliament isshut down, recommendingsweeping changes to theembattled RCMP.
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British Prime Minis-ter Gordon Browntreated staff soharshly, it is re-vealed, that some
of them contacted the Na-tional Bullying Helpline forassistance in dealing withhim.
The revelation followspublication of a book re-vealing all sorts oftantrums by the primeminister — grabbingstaffers by the lapels,pulling them out of chairs,punching walls. And we allthought Brown was a staideconomist, duller thandishwater.
Now that the news is out,Brown’s spinners, whiledenying some of the allega-tions, are trying to workthe story in their favour.These outbursts show atough-minded leader atwork, his PR men say, so
dedicated to solving the na-tion’s problems that he issometimes overcome byemotion.
The tactic — the human-izing of a robotic leader —might even work. Or theBritish might buy the takeof opposition Conservatives— this shows Brown is anunstable bully unfit forhigh office.
The revelations fromacross the pond will likelybe greeted with some reliefin the office of StephenHarper, a prime ministerpainted as somewhat of abully himself. It’s always
comforting to have the fo-cus moved to others, tohave your own allegedfaults be seen as common-place.
Interviews with manywho have worked in theHarper PMO reveal that hecan be cold and severe andoccasionally blow a gasket.But if the stories aboutBrown are true, it should besaid that our prime minis-ter isn’t even in the sameleague. No staffers runningto bully hotlines here.
Nor have we seen our PMget so irate that, à la JeanChrétien in 1996, he grabs
a protester by the throatand hurls him to theground. Nor does he appearto have the short fuse of aBrian Mulroney, who wouldgo into frequent rages, orJohn Diefenbaker, who wasa towering inferno of mega-lomania.
The issue with Harper isnot whether he bulliesstaff. It’s whether he bulliesthe system. It’s whether hissmearing of opponents, hisinclination toward censor-ship and secrecy, his over-centralizing of powers havedowngraded democracy toan unprecedented degree.
The latest allegation sug-gests that his operativeshave violated access to in-formation regulations bydelaying or blocking the re-lease of potentially embar-rassing government docu-ments. Before this, we sawstories of how his politicalteam crushed a democraticchallenge to the nomina-tion of incumbent MP RobAnders in Calgary. Beforethis, literally dozens of oth-er such examples.
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Remember when workingout relationship woes in-volved visiting a therapist,who taught you stuff like, “Ihear you saying this,” or“When you shout at me itmakes me feel sad.”
So why is it when most ofus show up at the returnscounter or put a phone toour ears, with a customercare rep on the other end
and a kid’s cellphone bill inour hands, we revert to ourfirst therapy visit — butwith more extreme angermanagement issues.
It’s not like we haven’tbeen set up. Who came upwith the idea that local orweekday calls should costmore than long distance?Who invented a voicerecognition system thatcan’t recognize my voice?
All of this nonsense creat-ed by the sadistic technolo-gy warlords has produced anew underclass of abusedpeople — customer carereps. One recently confidedto me.
“I don’t care if this call isbeing taped. When people
yell at me, I go home andbawl my eyes out. I don’t setpolicy but I can help peoplewith their problems. How-ever, if they’re rude out ofthe gate, I’m not going to.”
Recently, I returned a de-fective camera battery. Ini-tially, the young femaleclerk told me, “Sorry, it’s af-ter 30 days ...”
Instead of yelling, I sighedabout my daughter’s disap-pointment in not being ableto photograph a girls’ week-end. Suddenly, I was hermom. Sooner than you cansay, “Can I have the keys tothe car” she waived that 30-day policy.
Weeks later I had a similarencounter. Set to do battle
over a faulty clothes dryer, Iwas thrown off balance by apleasant sounding clerk. In-stead of yelling, I beseechedher, “Just listen to my story.”Soon, she was imagining meas her next door neighbourand my bank account was$200 richer.
Which brings me to myconclusion — treat peoplelike humans and they’ll dothe same back. And if I for-get, I’ll remember thesewords, “When you chargeme 35 cents a minute for alocal call, it makes me feelsad ...”
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PORT-AU-PRINCE Homelessvictims of Haiti’s earth-quake said yesterday thatpolice are halting deliver-ies of food and water to tryto force them to leave theircamp on the grounds ofthe prime minister’s office.
Police have padlockedgates to the camp whereabout 2,500 homeless peo-ple live under bed sheetspropped on sticks on thesloping hill leading to theoffice.
Stinking garbage withswarms of flies is piling upand portable latrines are
filled, camp residents com-plained.
Witnesses said policebeat 22-year-old DalidaJeanty in the morning aftershe picked up a broom tosweep around her tent.“They called her and shedid not come so they beather,” said her cousin, AlixJeanty.
A police officer guardingthe gate refused to give hisname or to comment onthe alleged beating or onaccusations they have beenturning away trucks carry-ing food and water for thepast 10 days. Calls to theinformation ministry yes-terday were unanswered.
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Paris-to-London train breaks downEurostar has suffered yet another embarrassment after one of its trains broke down in
southern England late last night, briefly stranding more than 700 people. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Merkel’s party rocked by scandalGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party is facing allegationsthat lobbyists were offered the chance to buy face time with a key state gover-
nor. Hendrik Wuest, the Christian Democratic Union’s party manag-er in North-Rhine Westfalia, announced his resignation yesterday,taking responsibility for the scandal. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATO jets mistakenlykilled at least 21 people incentral Afghanistan, offi-cials said yesterday, thedeadliest attack oncivilians in six months. Thestrike prompted a sharprebuke from the Afghangovernment as it strugglesto win public backing for amajor military offensiveagainst the Taliban in thesouth.
Also yesterday, a suicidebomber detonated explo-sives at a communitymeeting in easternAfghanistan, killing 15civilians — including aprominent tribal leaderwidely criticized for fail-ing to prevent Osama binLaden’s escape at Tora Bo-ra after the Sept. 11, 2001,attacks.
The civilian deaths oc-
curred as 15,000 NATO,U.S. and Afghan soldierswere in their 10th day offighting insurgents in thesouthern town of Marjah.The mission is to rout theTaliban, set up a local gov-ernment and rush in aidto win public support.
The alliance said itsplanes fired on what wasthought to be a group ofinsurgents in Uruzganprovince on their way toattack NATO and Afghan
forces. Interior Ministry
spokesman ZemeriBashary said the airstrikehit three minibuses,which were travelling ona major road.
Although the airstrikewas not related to theMarjah offensive, civiliancasualties undermine NA-TO’s goal of turning backthe Taliban and winningthe confidence of theAfghan people — one ofthe main objectives of thesouthern operation.
Afghan PresidentHamid Karzai has repeat-edly called on NATO to domore to protect civiliansduring stepped-up mili-tary operations, and theAfghan cabinet stronglycondemned the airstrike.
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Nicolas Sarkozy urges Mideast peace talks, warning of potential
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addiction. If convicted, shefaces five to 15 years in prison.
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IRAN Airlines not referring tothe waterway between Iranand the Arabian peninsula asthe Persian Gulf will be bannedfrom Iranian airspace, thetransport minister said yester-day. The warning was directedspecifically toward the airlinesof neighbouring Gulf Arabcountries who have a historyof referring to the body of wa-ter as the “Arabian Gulf.”
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Cheney in hospitalwith chest painsWASHINGTON An aide toDick Cheney says the for-mer U.S. vice-president isin George WashingtonHospital afterexperiencing chest pains.
Cheney’s assistant, PeterLong, said in a statementlast night that the 69-year-old Cheney was restingcomfortably and hisdoctors were evaluatingthe situation. Cheney hasa history of heartproblems and uses a pace-maker. In 2008, doctors re-stored a normal rhythm tohis heart with an electricshock. It was the secondtime in less than a yearthat Cheney hadexperienced and beentreated for an atrial fibril-lation. Cheney has hadfour heart attacks, startingwhen he was 37. He hashad quadruple bypass sur-gery and two artery-clear-ing angioplasties.
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Tourists take photos of the financial district in Singapore
yesterday. Singapore’s 2010 budget will boost funding for job
training and raise company fees on foreign workers in a bid to
increase productivity and fuel growth of as much as 6.5 per
cent this year.
Upgrader set towork in AprilOILSANDS Suncor EnergyInc.’s fire-damagedoilsands upgrader isexpected to be back inservice in early April,squeezing productionfrom Canada’s biggest en-ergy company for the nextfew months. A fire brokeout two weeks ago at Sun-cor’s U1 upgrader, whichprocesses heavy crudefrom its oilsandsoperations north of FortMcMurray, into a higherquality type of oil. Calgary-based Suncor said it hasfinished assessing damage.
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Toyota Canada launches nationwidecampaign to educate Canadians on
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Toyota in hot seatwith U.S. CongressFacing tough questions inthe U.S. Congress, ToyotaMotor Corp. saidyesterday that federalprosecutors have launcheda criminal investigation in-to the company’s safetyproblems and the U.S. Se-curities and ExchangeCommission was probingwhat the automaker toldinvestors.
Lawmakers pledged toask executives about inter-nal documents showingthat Toyota visited withregulators who “laughedand rolled their eyes in dis-belief” over safety claims.
The twin developmentscreated new challenges forToyota officials scheduledto testify at hearings todayand tomorrow amid con-cerns that the company
and federal regulatorsfailed to take safety prob-lems seriously.
Congressional investiga-tors are reviewing theJapanese automaker's re-call of 8.5 million vehiclessince fall to deal with safe-ty problems involving gaspedals, floor mats andbrakes.
In a new filing with theSEC, Toyota said it received
the grand jury requestfrom the Southern Districtof New York on Feb. 8 andgot the SEC requests Fri-day. The investigationsraised the possibility ofhefty fines for the au-tomaker or possible indict-ments against executivesin the United States oreven in Japan. The latterwould require executivesto be extradited to the U.S.to face trial.
“As a general matter,prosecutors will look atwhether individuals mayhave violated the law andbring charges against themas individuals, rather thanseeking to build a caseagainst the corporation it-self,” said Robert Mintz,who leads the investiga-tions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Subpoena • It wasn’t immediatelyclear what U.S. laws Toyotamight have broken. A sub-poena would specify whyprosecutors sought compa-ny documents, but Toyotawould not comment.
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Toronto Blue Jays managerCito Gaston surveyed thefield yesterday, as BlueJays pitchers and catchersbegan their first officialspring training workout
“We’ve got so many pitch-ers here we need names ontheir back,” he said.
There are 37 of them, in-cluding 10 non-roster play-ers invited to training campand two on the disabled list.
“It’s going to take a whileto get to know them,” Gas-ton said.
But the impact playermay be the one who isn’there: Roy Halladay.
Toronto’s former ace wastraded to Philadelphia afterlast season for three minorleaguers — catcher Travisd’Arnaud, first basemanBrett Wallace and pitcherKyle Drabek, son of 13-yearveteran pitcher and 1990National League Cy YoungAward winner DougDrabek. None is expected to
make the Blue Jays’ rosterthis season.
The principal candidatesfor the No. 1 spot in the ro-tation are left-hander RickyRomero, 13-9 as a rookielast year, and right-handerShaun Marcum, 24-17 infour seasons before sittingout 2009 following shouldersurgery.
“Who’s my No. 1? Who’smy No. 2?” Gaston said.“You talk about two guys.We hope their arms are OKbut you don’t know untilthey start pitching in com-petition.”
One benefit, so to speak,of Halladay’s departure isadded flexibility with thestarters.
“We don’t have Doc any-more,” Gaston said. “Wehad to keep him on his rota-tion (starting every fifthday). That’s the way Docwanted it.
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Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston, centre, watches pitchers
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Sports in briefDELGADO Free-agent sluggerCarlos Delgado says his latesthip surgery went well and heis looking forward to gettingback onto the field. Delgadois quoted as saying in yester-day’s edition of El Nuevo Dianewspaper that he wants tobe “completely sure” that he’shealthy and able to continuehis comeback. BASEBALL To Johnny Damon,the Detroit Tigers were theright team. “This is where Iwanted to be,” he said yester-day after completing the sign-ing of his $8-million US, one-year contract. “I love it hereand think I am a good fit.”SOCCER Ronaldo says he willretire after the 2011 season.The 33-year-old Brazilianstriker extended his contractwith Corinthians yesterday,and plans to play two moreseasons before putting anend to a career of more than17 years. NHL Toronto Maple Leafs gen-eral manager Brian Burkesays an alleged altercation in-volving injured forwardMikhail Grabovski appears tobe minor. TSN reported thatGrabovski was taken into cus-tody Friday night followingan altercation in a Vancouverbar. Grabovski, sidelinedsince January by a brokenwrist, was in the city as partof the Belarus hockey team.
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Washington 101 Chicago 95 Milwaukee 83 New York 67 Dallas 91 Indiana 82 Atlanta 105 Utah 100L.A. Clippers 98 Charlotte 94
TODAY’S GAMESNew Orleans at ClevelandNew York at Boston Minnesota at Miami Portland at New Jersey L.A. Lakers at Memphis Phoenix at Oklahoma City Detroit at Sacramento Philadelphia at Golden State
Ski jump gold for AustriaAustria won the gold medal in the Olympic team ski jump yesterday. Led by 20-year-old Gregor Schlierenzauer’s
146.5-metre jump, Austria defended its title from the 2006 Turin Games with 1,107.9 points. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATION TOTAL
U.S. 7 8 10 25
Germany 7 9 5 21
Norway 6 3 5 14
Canada 5 4 1 10
Switzerland 5 0 2 7
South Korea 4 4 1 9
Austria 3 3 3 9
Sweden 3 2 2 7
China 3 1 1 5
Netherlands 3 1 1 5
Russia 2 3 6 11
France 2 2 4 8
Slovakia 1 1 1 3
Czech Republic 1 0 2 3
Australia 1 1 0 2
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HOCKEY Canada’s women’shockey team will take onthe U.S. in a rematch ofthe 1998 and 2002 goldmedal games on Thursdayafter both countriescruised to easy victoriesyesterday at Canada Hock-ey Place.
Canada beat Finland 5-0yesterday, while the U.S.took a measure of re-venge on Sweden — theteam that upset them inthe semifinals in Turin in2006 — by trouncing
them 9-1. Canada is the defending
champion from Salt LakeCity and Turin and it is thethird time that the twoteams have met in the fi-nal since women’s hockeywas included in theOlympics in 1998.
“It’s something that peo-ple love to watch and welove to play in,” said Cana-dian forward Jayna Hef-ford, of the upcoming bat-tle with the Americans.
“It’s going to be a battleall night ... (People are) go-ing to see the bestwomen’s teams that haveever been on the ice,” she
predicted.Yesterday, Canada
opened the scoring aboutfive minutes into the firstperiod against Finlandwhen Cherie Piperslammed home a back-hand feed in the slot fromMeghan Agosta.
Haley Irwin added a sec-ond later in the periodwhen she poked in a loosepuck past Finland goalieNoora Raty. The Finnishgoaltender was outstand-ing, stopping 45 of the 50shots she faced and keep-ing the Finns in the con-test until about the 17-minute mark of the sec-ond period, when Agostasnagged a rebound and putthe puck top shelf.
Irwin added her secondgoal of the game in thethird, while Caroline Ouel-lette added Canada’s fifthwith a minute left in thesame frame.
On the uphill side of theice, Canadian goalie Shan-non Szabados was perfect,stopping 11 shots for theshutout.
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Canadian ice dance gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir celebrate after receiving their
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“It’s going to be abattle all night ...(People are) goingto see the bestwomen’s teamsthat have everbeen on the ice.”Jayna Hefford, Team Canada
A golden danceTessa Virtue and ScottMoir have made history,winning Canada’s firstOlympic gold medal in icedance.
The couple captured thegold with a stirringfree dance performanceto Gustav Mahler’s Sym-phony No. 5 at the Vancou-ver Winter Games yester-day.
Virtue, from London,Ont., and Moir, from Ilder-ton, Ont., edged Americantraining partners MerylDavis and Charlie Whiteand reigning world cham-pions Oksana Domninaand Maxim Shabalin ofRussia.
The Canadians finishedwith 221.57 total points intheir Olympic debut.
White and Davis had215.74 for the silver andthe Russians scored 207.64to take the bronze.
“Oh my God, it’s the mo-ment we've dreamed of,”said Moir.
“It’s everything we’vedreamed of. We couldn’tbe happier.”
Virtue, 20, and Moir, 22,are also the first NorthAmericans to capture icedance gold.
They punctuated theirfree program with abreathtaking lift known asthe Goose.
“It’s been such a journeyand so many people havehelped us along the way,”said Virtue.
It's the first figure skat-ing medal for Canada atthe Vancouver Games andfirst Olympic gold sinceJamie Sale and David Pel-letier shared the pairs titleeight years ago in Salt LakeCity.
In a discipline long dom-inated by Russians, Virtueand Moir lead a group ofyoung ice dance teams thathave thrived under thenew judging system imple-mented in 2004 to eradi-cate the partisan judgingthat had been a big blighton the sport — ice dancingin particular.
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Canadians Virtue and Moir make history
“It’s the momentwe’ve dreamed of.” Scott Moir
Martin keeps perfect recordCURLING The “Michael Jor-dan of curling” didn’t bringhis A or even his B game tothe Olympics yesterday butKevin Martin’s Canadianrink was still good enoughto easily defeat the UnitedStates to run its record to8-0.
Canada gave up a raresteal in the first end and fi-nally took control inthe fourth end, but at onepoint Martin was curling apaltry 38 per cent efficiencywhile third John Morris waseven worse off at 13 percent.
“Ooh, lucky number 13,”chuckled Morris after Cana-
da rebounded to beat JohnShuster’s team 7-2.
“Yeah, a little sloppy. Idon’t think it was our bestfirst five ends.”
After the game, Shusteranointed Martin “theMichael Jordan of curling.”
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Women’s action • Canada’s Cheryl Bernardclinched a spot in thewomen’s curling playoffround with a 6-2 poundingof defending Olympic goldmedallist Anette Norberg ofSweden yesterday.
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Well, time anyway.Well, time anyway.
Luongo gets nodin do-or-die gameTeam Canada is ready tosink or swim at theOlympics with Roberto Lu-ongo in goal.
Coach Mike Babcocktabbed the VancouverCanucks goaltender yester-day to take over fromstruggling veteran MartinBrodeur for as long asCanada can go at the 2010Games.
It starts with a must-wingame against Germanytonight. A victory wouldput Canada into a quarter-final tomorrow againstpowerful Russia.
“That’s our plan — hehas an opportunity hereand he has to play well,”said Babcock.
Luongo said he was toldof the change after Canadawas beaten 5-3 by the Unit-ed States in their final pre-liminary round game Sun-day night, when Brodeurallowed four goals on 22shots while Americangoalie Ryan Miller was
making 42 saves at the oth-er end.
That gave the U.S. a byeinto the quarter-finals,while Canada must firstplay its elimination gameagainst Germany, a tight-checking underdog.
Luongo started Canada’sfirst game of the Olympics,making 15 saves for theshutout in an easy 8-0 winover Norway, but then ced-ed the net to Brodeur, theNHL’s all-time leader inwins and shutouts, for thenext two games.
“It’s going to be fun toplay in front of the fansagain,” said Luongo. “Itwas a great experience inmy first outing.
“I’ve played at worldchampionships and worldjuniors and some playoffs,but this I’m really excitedabout,” the Montreal na-tive said. He will also beplaying in the Canucks’home rink — GM Place,which was renamed Cana-da Hockey Place for theGames.
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Team Canada’s goaltender Roberto Luongo takes a break during yesterday’s practice.
Yzerman believes• Steve Yzerman stillbelieves in the 23 playersrepresenting Team Canada.The executive director of themen’s Olympic hockey teamthinks Canada has improvedin each of its games and re-mains hopeful the trend willcontinue. Yzerman noted
that he isn’t surprised withthe position the team findsitself in. The two-timeOlympian says Canadianteams tend to start slowly atinternational hockey tourna-ments. He also said the qual-ity of competition is muchimproved.
FIGURE SKATING Israeli icedancer Roman Zaretskyknows exactly what peopleare thinking when theysee him and his sister skat-ing hand-in-hand or doinga seductive tango.
Double ick.“The romance part, it’s
hard to show because it’sprogrammed in your headthis is your sister,” he said.“So it’s hard to act.”
Anyone with a brotheror sister knows there aretimes you don’t even wantto talk to them, let alonegaze into their eyes long-
ingly and convince peopleyou mean it.
For four of the 23 icedance teams at the Vancou-ver Olympics, however,there’s no choice.
Joining the Zaretskys —Roman and Alexandra —in last night’s free danceare Britain’s Sinead andJohn Kerr; Japan’s Cathyand Chris Reed; and Ger-many’s Christina andWilliam Beier.
Brother-sister acts arenothing new in figure skat-ing. French ice dancers Is-abelle and Paul Duchesnay
added the silver medal atthe 1992 Albertville Gamesto the world title they hadwon a year earlier. Ameri-can siblings Kitty and PeterCarruthers were silvermedallists in pairs at the1984 Olympics.
But when most fansthink of pairs or dance,they like to imagine blissfullove stories like 2002 Cana-dian pairs gold medallistsJamie Sale and David Pel-letier or recent Vancouverpairs gold medallists ShenXue and Zhao Hongbo.
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Ice dancers put on a brother-sister act
Did hype hinder hopes of owning podium?CONCERN How Canada’sathletes managed theadrenalin rush of per-forming in front of theirhome fans will come un-der close scrutiny whenthe dust settles on theVancouver Olympics.
In the wake of yester-
day’s concession thatCanada will likely notreach its goal of winningmore medals than anyother country, the ques-tion was asked if athleteswho failed to converttheir podium potentialwere so stimulated by the
unprecedented support infront of them that theyover-reached.
The atmosphere atsport venues has been de-scribed as “unbelievable”and “over the top” by ath-letes, coaches and offi-cials. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Joannie Rochette mustbe emotionallydrained in the wake ofher mother Therese’sdeath. The tragic news
comes on the eve of themost important competi-tion of the young skater’slife.
But Rochette shouldtake heart because she isnot alone. The countrymourns with her and sup-ports her agonizing deci-sion to leave the Olympiccity or remain to take partin the Games.
There is more than oneprecedent in Canadian his-tory for this kind of occur-rence at a critical time. Per-haps Rochette can drawsome comfort and strengthfrom those who have gonebefore her.
In 1992, one week beforethe Barcelona Olympics,medal-favoured synchro-nized swimmer SylvieFrechette endured the sui-cide of her fiancé. Frechette
chose to compete at theGames and won gold.
Just two days prior to the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, hockey playerDanielle Goyette’s father,Henri-Paul, died from com-plications associated withAlzheimer’s disease. In herfirst game just three dayslater, Goyette scored threegoals and added an assist asCanada began the tourna-ment with a victory againstJapan. The Canadians wenton to win a silver medal.
Finally, and most recent-ly, there is the case of swim-mer Brent Hayden. Theweek before he competedat the world champi-
onships in Melbourne, hisgrandfather Perry Ander-son died of old age inBritish Columbia.
“I visited him on hisdeath bed before I left forAustralia and promised I’dwin the gold medal forhim,” Hayden recalled inWhistler.
“It was the last thing Ithought about as I got upon the blocks and beganmy swim. I just remem-bered the promise I madehim and didn’t want to lethim down. I didn’t carehow much it hurt I was go-ing to deliver on my prom-ise to him.”
It ended up that Haydenmade good by winning goldin the 100-metre freestyleand was true to his word.
It is a tragic set of circum-stances and for Rochette,the timing could not beworse. But she has to knowthat there is a way to sur-vive this.
She must have faith thatshe is not alone and thather mother is so very proudof her as she readies for hertime on the great stage ofthe Olympic Games.
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No medal for Canada in men’s cross-country sprintCanada just missed the podium in the men’s cross-country sprint at the Winter Olympics yesterday as Alex Harvey of St-Ferreol-les-Neiges,Que., and Devon Kershaw of Sudbury, finished fourth. It is the best-ever Olympic cross-country result for Canadian men. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Along with commonsigns of stress such as poorsleep, anxiety, allergies,gastrointestinal problems,heartburn, indigestion,grinding teeth, depres-sion, and asthma, Bay hasseen people suffer fromerectile dysfunction, lossof desire, and impotence.
It makes sense becausewhen you are stressed, youfeel tired and angry.
Your muscles are tenseand your breathing is shal-low, your blood pressure isup, your blood sugar maybe up, and your body is
getting ready for flight. “Stress affects the flow
of hormones in the body.It dampens the hormonesthat enhance the sexualact.”
Exacerbating the prob-lem for some people is thefact that medications for
depression and anxietycan cause sexual dysfunc-tion and impotence.
Crutches such as alco-hol, smoking and drugscan make the problemworse.
Bay is a proponent of us-ing relaxation techniques
to quell the effects of low-level stress.
“It’s not a pill, it’s askill. Cultivate it, developit, practice it and whenyou are in need of it, callupon it.
“People who are stressedout before they plan tomake love need to taketime, relax, breathe, useslow, deep, full breathing.It can be very powerful. Itbrings you into the mo-ment.”
How stressed are you?Bay’s website, elibay.com,provides a quiz to answerthat question, and offersDVDs, training sessionsand other tools to helpyou learn to relax.
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No time for yourself?Hate your job? Can’t payyour bills? Time to de-stress before it hurts yoursex life.
“Stress plays a signifi-cant role in dampening li-bido,” says Eli Bay, a relax-ation expert in Toronto.
“If you are tired and youdon’t have the urge andyou can’t perform, it isvery likely a stress thing,”he adds.
Bay is a skill trainer whohas been teaching peoplethe tools to deal with
stress for 32 years.Stress can affect sexual
health in both men andwomen.
“Stress is a fight or flightreaction. It is great in anemergency, but not whenyou are trying to heal,make love or be creative,”he says.
When you are stressed,your body becomes fo-cussed on defending itself— poised for battle.
“People are walkingaround with low levelstress all the time. That’sthe new normal.
“It takes a toll. Your en-ergy is sapped by having aconstant low-level stress.”
Trying to balance household finances and over-loaded work schedules can affect stress levels.
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Eli Bay,Relaxation expert
CELIA MILNEfor Metro Canada
Other ways to deal with stress...and save your love life
• Identify the root of your problems.• Work through ways to solve the problems.• Talk to others• Exercise regularly• Do activities that take you away from yourstressors
• Don’t waffle: Make decisions• Avoid putting things off• Make a schedule of leisure activities• Delegate if you are too busy.
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Men and women both suffer when intimacy is replaced with ‘to do’ lists and worries
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It seems salt is the newtrans fat.
Experts are warning usthat high intake of salt maylead to high blood pres-sure, heart attack or stroke.Although salt, is a mineralthat is essential for ourhealth, we consume this of-ten hidden flavouring inexcess.
Nearly 80 per cent of thesalt in North American di-ets comes from processedand packaged food. Anoth-er 10 per cent of our salt in-take is the salt that occursnaturally in foods. Thismeans that you only con-trol 10 per cent with thesaltshaker.
In the spirit of “HeartMonth” try some of my de-licious lower sodiumrecipes.
Smoked Salmon SushiSquares PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
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water in a saucepan. Bringto a boil and boil for oneminute. Reduce the heat tolow, cover and cook for 12minutes. Remove from theheat and let stand, covered,for 10 minutes.
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dissolve the sugar. Removefrom the heat.
3. Turn the rice out into alarge bowl. Stir in the vine-gar and sugar mixture. Cooljust until the rice no longerfeels hot. Don’t let the riceget cold or it will dry out.
4. Line an 8-inch squarebaking dish with plasticwrap. Cover the bottomwith the cucumber slices.Lay the smoked salmonover top. Mix the mayon-naise and wasabi togetherand spread over thesalmon.
5. Place half of the riceover the mayonnaise. Pat itfirmly to an even thick-ness, dipping your fingersin water to prevent the ricefrom sticking to yourhands. Top with the nori.Add the remaining rice,patting it firmly to an eventhickness.
6. Invert onto a servingplatter and cut into 16pieces. Sprinkle with thesesame seeds. Serve imme-diately, or cover with plas-tic wrap and refrigerate forup to eight hours. Serve atroom temperature, gar-nished with soy sauce,wasabi and pickled ginger,if desired.
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Lakshmi has a babyA Padma Lakshmi is now the happy mother of a daughter. “Model, author and Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef Padma
Lakshmi gave birth to a baby girl named Krishna Thea Lakshmi on Saturday,” her rep said. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Off the market?The Daily Mail speculates that DanielCraig has married his girlfriend of sixyears, Satsuki Mitchell. Craig was spot-ted with a gold band on his ring finger.
Mitchell was also wearing aring. METRO NEWS SERVICESEntertainment
Three days beforethe Olympics be-gan I had alreadylost count of howmany times I
heard I Believe. The song, sung by 16-
year-old Montreal phenomNikki Yanofsky, must havebeen on three or four timesa night, so you can under-stand, after 11 days of speedskating, hockey and skiing,just how deeply lodged thattrack (and its equally epicvariations) is in my head.
We can debate whetheror not the song is any good,but by now that’s irrelevant— would anyone be thatupset if a day went by with-out hearing the tune? I Be-lieve was chosen by CTV toinspire patriotic feelingsamong us Canucks, but formany it’s become a secondanthem, one that’s sup-posed to represent Canadi-an ideals and, perhaps, ourtaste in music.
We pride ourselves on be-ing a multi-cultural society,and that extends to musictoo — we’ve embracedrockers, jazz bands, operasingers, aboriginal artistsand country music — sochoosing an over-the-topadult contemporary trackas the defining Olympicsong leaves out a lot ofgreat, Canadian sounds.
If the network had topick a single genre to focuson, though, it’s not a sur-prise that they’d pick asong that sounds a lot likeCeline Dion. One of thesongwriters, Stephan Moc-cio, has written for theFrench-Canadian songstress(Glass Tiger’s singer AlanFrew was the other writer),and the track’s epic chorusand slick, mid-tempo versesfollow a similar arch toDion’s huge 1996 hit Be-
cause You Loved Me. It may be a popular num-
ber — the single topped theCanadian iTunes and Bill-board Canadian Hot 100charts, so clearly lots ofpeople like it — but it was-n’t necessarily the mostrepresentative piece of mu-sic, unless we think of our-selves as snoozy, inoffen-sive and middle-of-the-road.
There’s no right choicehere — no song would sat-isfy everyone, and with so
many genres to choosefrom, recording We AreThe World-style ensemblewith George Pettit, John K.Samson, Randy Bachmanand Shania Twain couldhave been a disaster, butthe songwriters at leastcould have tried to sprucethe tune up with some-thing other than a chil-dren’s choir.
Having a mix of the coun-try’s more established andunderground artists writetheir own Olympic songswould have been better, orat the very least, this onetune could have beenrecorded in myriad ways.(as folk tune done by EastCoaster Joel Plaskett, acountry song by Aboriginalsinger Shane Yellowbird, asoft indie number by JennGrant.) In the end the songis so safe and devoid of anyreal Canadian culture thatit not only pales in compar-ison to our other big hits,but we won’t recall it a yearfrom now. And that’s toobad, because we’ve got a lotof great music worth re-membering.
“Choosing an over-the-top adultcontemporarytrack as thedefining Olympicsong leaves out alot of great, Cana-dian sounds.”
Nikki Yanofsky’s I Believe was chosen to inspire patriotic feelings
and has topped Canadan charts.
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Olympics play it safeI Believe not representative of diverse Canadian music scene
Conan weighs live tourFormer late-nightTV host ConanO’Brien may be tak-ing his act on theroad and even over-seas.
O’Brien’s exit dealwith NBC barred theformer Tonight hostfrom TV appear-ances for several months.He is weighing a tour thatwould take him directly tohis fans, according to aperson familiar with theproposal.
The person, who wasnot authorized to publiclydiscuss the plans, spokeon condition of anonymi-ty.
Details are unset-tled, the personsaid, but O’Brienmay perform live inU.S. venues, includ-ing college campus-es, and head to Eu-rope. An O’Brienspokesman declinedcomment.
The tour could be a prel-ude to a new talk show forthe comedian, who leftTonight in January whenNBC tried to bump him toa midnight slot. Possibili-ties include Fox, which ex-pressed interest.
Jay Leno reclaimsTonight next month.
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Jolie spends time with dadAngelina Jolie and her father Jon Voight have been famously estranged for years, but photographers caught Voight enjoyinga sunny day in Venice, Italy, this weekend with his daughter, Brad Pitt and a few of the grandkids. RADARONLINE.COM
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The curious case ofpromoting PolanskiFILM To say the least, it canbe difficult releasing a filmwhen your star director isconfined to his Swisschalet awaiting possibleextradition to the U.S. for asex crime committed inthe 1970s.
That’s the unique situa-tion for Roman Polanski’sThe Ghost Writer,which opens inCanada nextmonth. Whatbegan as a typi-cal productionfor Polanskiwas upendedwhen he was ar-rested in Switzer-land last Septemberin connection with a 32-year-old rape case.
Suddenly, Polanski’s pastreturned to the front pages.“It’s sad for all concerned,but it’s also heightened themovie,” said Pierce Bros-nan, who stars in it. “Themovie’s in the can, he’s inthe can.”
The 76-year-old, Oscar-winning filmmaker fled theU.S. in 1978 after pleadingguilty to unlawful sexual in-tercourse with a minor. Heis currently under house ar-rest at his Gstaad chalet,where he’s awaiting a Swiss
decision on whether to ex-tradite him to the U.S.
The arrest interruptedPolanski as he was finish-ing post-production on TheGhost Writer. Though hehad wrapped principalphotography in Februaryand completed a rough cutin August, he had to finish
Executives for SummitEntertainment, which isreleasing the film in theU.S., are staying mum — asare publicists and agentsassociated with the movie.
The theatrical trailer forThe Ghost Writer hardlymentions Polanski’s name,something that might nor-mally be expected for theauteur director of China-town and Rosemary’s Baby.
The strategy is clear: em-phasize the movie anddownplay Polanski.
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Roman Polanski, left, shares a moment with actor Ewan McGre-
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DVD picks
The DamnedUnitedDirectors: Tom Hooper
MOST SPORTS MOVIES followthe all-too-predictable pat-tern of tracking an un-lucky club as it strugglesto find its heart and win achampionship.
The Damned United,written by Peter Morganwith the same keen in-sights he brought toMichael Sheen’s previoustriumphs, The Queen and
Frost/Nixon, goes the otherway.
It’s all the better for it. Sheen is Brian Clough,
who was briefly the coachof the Leeds United soccerteam, in an incident fromthe 1970s that is almostShakespearian in itshubris.
Just 44 days after hetook the helm, the Leedsboard removed Clough.He’d managed to alienatemanagement, players andfans in record time with
his outra-geous in-sults, bul-lying,boastingandvendettas,which be-came thestuff of worldwide head-lines.
Director Tom Hooperwastes little time on thepitch, making judicioususe of archival footageand some recreated action
in a film otherwise richwith period detail andcolour.
Sheen’s performance iscontrolled fury, barelytouching ground as hepresents Clough as beingthe very picture of a delu-sional fool.
Extras includes a com-mentary by Hooper, Sheenand producer Andy Har-ries, deleted scenes (withoptional director’s com-mentary), and several fea-turettes.
The Informant!Directors: Steven Soderbergh
ASTUTE FOLLOWERS of StevenSoderbergh’s contrarianways learn to be wary ofthe director’s zanier in-stincts.
So word that his newfilm The Informant! is awhistleblower drama thatplays like cracked satireshould be cause for at leastone raised eyebrow.
Here’s the good news:his instincts are spot on
this time. In adapting re-porter Kurt Eichenwald’snon-fiction account ofMark E. Whitacre, the cor-porate corn huskerturned federal snitch,Soderbergh has given thisincredible story exactlythe amount of insanity itdeserves.
Matt Damon added 30pounds, bad hair and anAlfred E. Neuman smile toplay Whitacre, and he gotit exactly right, too.
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Past haunts Idol hopefulThe success of an Ameri-can Idol contestant iscausing a stir among par-ents who are complainingthey never got refundsfor performance fees in afailed musical productionTodrick Hall wrote and di-rected.
Hall, who last Tuesdaymade it into the top 24 onAmerican Idol, wrote Oz,The Musical, which hebilled on its Facebook pageas “a contemporary twiston the classic story, withall new music.”
He had been putting onsmall productions of theshow since he was 17, us-ing local, nonprofessionalactors for the lead rolesand casting local childrenas munchkins and flyingmonkeys.
“They were fabulous,just wonderful produc-tions, and the kids just re-ally loved them,” said Dal-las businessman Greg Mon-ey, who had three daugh-ters in the shows.
Then in August 2008,Money agreed to finance aproduction of Oz in Lub-bock, Tex., that used a pro-fessional cast for the leadroles.
That led to a small tourof Texas cities in early 2009Money says was a “finan-cial disaster.”
Reached by phone Fri-day, Hall said AmericanIdol rules do not allow himto participate in any mediainterviews, however, hedid generally confirm Mon-ey’s account of events. Hallis scheduled to performWednesday on Idol withthe top 12 male semifinal-ists.
Plans moved ahead totake the show on a na-tional tour and Moneysaid he tried to line upnew backers. Several com-mitments fell through,however, and the showended abruptly.
Meanwhile, in severalcities, auditions had al-ready been held and chil-dren were looking forwardto performing on stage in a
real musical. Many parents had paid a
$50 performance fee thatwas never returned.
In Lakeland, Fla., Jen-nifer Davis, who owns theArt in Motion Academy ofDance, said she was noteven informed the showhad been cancelled.
She found out when sheopened the studio for aplanned rehearsal and noone from Oz showed up.
“I don’t believe (Hall)came to my studio know-
ing that the musical wasgoing to go down and they
would steal everyone’smoney, but it happened,”she said.
“He could have at leastcalled — explained whatwas going on.”
Money said he was re-sponsible for the financesof the production, not Hall.He said Hall tried to makeamends to the disappoint-ed children by putting to-gether a smaller, less ex-pensive show, but eventhat lost money.
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Condie to stroke the keys for charityOfficials with a California non-profit group say former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has agreed
to play the piano at a benefit concert to raise funds for a local school. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EMI shelves plan tosell Abbey RoadCash-strapped music com-pany EMI Group Ltd. hasshelved plans to sellAbbey Road and is nowlooking for an investor tohelp save the Londonrecording studio made fa-mous by The Beatles.
News last week that EMIhad been speaking to po-tential buyers sparked dis-may among music fans.Former Beatle Paul McCart-ney said he hoped AbbeyRoad could be preserved,and the National Trust her-itage group said it was con-sidering buying the build-ing. But EMI now says itwants to keep the facilityand is talking to “interest-ed and appropriate thirdparties” about a revitaliza-
tion project.Abbey Road is one of the
world’s most famous mu-sic studios, used by artistsincluding Pink Floyd, JeffBeck and Radiohead.
EMI said Sunday it hadrejected a 30 millionpound ($50 million US) of-fer for Abbey Road lastyear. It said Abbey Roadhad been losing money“for a number of years ...and we have developedplans to revitalize the stu-dios. These plans would in-volve a substantial injec-tion of new capital.”
EMI — whose artists in-clude Coldplay, Lily Allenand Robbie Williams —has struggled financiallysince it was bought in 2007
for 2.4 billion pounds byprivate equity firm TerraFirma Capital Partners.
An audited report re-leased earlier this monthrevealed that Terra Firmaneeds a huge cash infusionby June to avoid defaultingon its loans from CitigroupInc. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHITE HOUSE Harry ConnickJr. told students Sundaythat music can get peoplethrough the darkest times— even a disaster like Hur-ricane Katrina, which dev-astated his hometown,New Orleans, in 2005.
The Grammy-winningcomposer and singer waswelcomed to the WhiteHouse by first ladyMichelle Obama, who in-vited him to perform formembers of a Washingtonelementary school glee
club. Connick invited oneof the children to join himand his band onstage andhelp sing When the SaintsGo Marching In. Mrs. Oba-ma told the children thatjust as singing in their clubmakes them happy, musiccan help lift the spirits of acity like New Orleans.
“These guys aren’t justplaying music and earningmoney and performing,but they’re also communi-ty leaders, too,” Mrs. Oba-ma said. “Even if you can
sing and dance, the ques-tion is: What do you giveback?”
Connick co-founded theMusicians’ Village in NewOrleans, which helped pro-vide housing for displacedmusicians after Katrina.Some of the musicianswho performed with Con-nick on Sunday live in thevillage. Connick per-formed later as part of theNational Governors Associ-ation’s Governor’s Ball.
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Connick Jr. lifts spirits in D.C.
FILM STAR Richard Gere mayone of the screen’s mostenduring sex symbols,working in an industrythat worships the cult ofyouth, but he’s not both-ered about aging. In fact,he approached turning 60in August as marking “justanother year.”
“It meant nothing, if youwant me to be honest withyou,” said Gere from NewYork, a shrug in his voice,while promoting his latestmovie, Brooklyn’s Finest.
When pressed, he ad-mits turning 50 was a jolt,“only because of theroundness of the number;the inability to be able tothink you’re 22.”
“You do start to forgetthings a bit,” he says, “andyou don’t recover with in-juries as quickly.”
Silver-haired Gere hasn’t
succumbed to vanity: stillhandsome, his featureshave changed and he lookshis age onscreen as heplays Eddie Dugan, a re-cently divorced, burned-out career cop working hislast week on the beat inBrooklyn’s most dangerousneighbourhood.
Eddie’s story is one ofthree separate police talesthat eventually knit to-gether in Brooklyn’s Finest— Don Cheadle is an un-dercover drug squad copdesperate to get out andEthan Hawke has to dealwith temptation and risingpanic as his lousy paycheque can’t stretch.
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Gere marks ‘just another year’
Harry Connick Jr.speaks at the White House at an engagement where he later performed for a
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No Hiccups with casting coupleCorner Gas alumni team up for new comedy series about emotional children’s book writer
Corner Gas alum NancyRobertson admits she wasa little hesitant when hus-band/co-star Brent Butt of-fered her the lead in hisnew series Hiccups.
“I was just worried peo-ple might get the impres-sion that I only work withBrent. Which isn’t true,”says Robertson, who playsa volatile children bookwriter in the CTV comedy.
“But the part was sogreat. She’s so free. Soopen. It’s real fun to play.”
Created by Butt, Hiccupsfocuses on Millie Upton,the writer of Grumpaloos,a hugely successful seriesof children’s books.
Millie’s problem is shetends to speak her mind.And when she gets tickedoff, she gets really tickedoff. So much so, her agentand publisher convinceher to go into therapy tocurb her outbursts.
The Gemini-winningRobertson, who marriedButt in 2005 while makingCorner Gas, is hesitant to
call Millie “angry”, thoughthe character does tend tomeltdown in coffee shopsand book stores.
“I wouldn’t say she hasanger issues. More likeemotional issues. She’s ex-
treme. When she’s happy,she’s really happy. Butshe’s totally content withwho she is. She’s just anauthor who doesn’t knowhow to work with people.”
So, in the series pre-
miere, Millie seeks thehelp of a down-and-out“life coach” Stan — playedby Butt. Their odd coupleteaming forms the centerof Hiccups.
“She personally doesn’t
think she needs a lifecoach. It’s more for theother people in her life.They can’t handle beingaround her.”
But don’t go expectingany sparks between Millieand Stan on Hiccups. De-spite their off-screen mar-riage, Robertson had no in-terest in bringing romanceinto Millie’s life.
“Absolutely not. As pro-ducer, I had some input onthe character. I give myopinion and sometimesthey listen and sometimesthey don’t. And I didn’twant to do another one ofthose shows where thewomen are all out lookingfor love.”
Hiccups premieres Mon-day, March 1 at 8 p.m. onCTV.
Nancy Robertson stars in the new CTV comedy Hiccups.
IAN JOHNSTONfor Metro Canada
Drumming up allegationsPolice were called to a California restaurant Sunday morning after paparazzi accused Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker of making threats andslashing tires. A video posted on TMZ shows Barker in a profanity-laced screaming match with photographers waiting in a car. POPEATER.CA
“I was just worriedpeople might getthe impression thatI only work withBrent. Which isn’ttrue”Nancy Robertson
Usual suspectsget nods forWGC awardsWRITING Less Than Kind,Corner Gas and Flashpointare among the finalists forthe 2010 Writers Guild ofCanada ScreenwritingAwards.
The feature film catego-ry includes nominationsfor Crackie, written bySherry White, and the up-coming Jay Baruchelmovie The Trotsky,written by Jacob Tierney.
Four instalments of theWinnipeg-shot sitcom LessThan Kind made the cut inthe episodic half-hour cat-egory. Corner Gas was theother nominee. Brent Buttand Corner Gas have beenrepeat winners in the past.The finalists were chosenfrom 148 scripts. The win-ners will be announcedApril 19 in Toronto.
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AMY WINEHOUSE. One ofthe most exciting talents toemerge from the UK in years,Amy Winehouse’s musicalgenius is often overshad-owed by her personal dra-ma. Now divorced and re-portedly clean after havingspent the better part of ayear in St Lucia, Winehouseis back in London workingon new material which,hopefully, will give us some-thing new to talk about.Here are three things youmight not know about AmyWinehouse: ONE She learned to playdrums for her highly antici-pated third album due for re-lease this year. TWO Winehouse’s personalfortune dropped from £10million to £5 millionbetween 2008 and 2009 asher parents managed hermoney while she battled ad-diction.THREE Winehouse’s new ad-dictions are apparently plas-tic surgery and exercise. Herfather told the British papersthat she loves her breast en-
largement, is con-sidering having
some workdone on herass, and ex-ercises sev-eral hours
a day.
etalk’s Lainey Lui dishesout celeb dirt in three’s
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from the Vancouver 2010Olympic Winter Games.
TAYLOR SWIFT isbeingproductive withher jet lag, WILLIAM
SHATNER is focusedon his goals, and SAMANTHA
RONSON is gettingprofessional help.@WilliamShatner Ridingagain tomorrow morning.Have to stay in top shape towin the Pacific Coast YearEnd Horse of the Year againthis year. @samantharonson headed totherapy- 1st thing on theagenda- why the hell am isitting here with tears in myeyes watching americanidol? @taylorswift13 I've beenwaking up at 5am everymorning since we got backfrom Japan. Early morningactivity today:uploadingpics for anewphotoblog.
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Rihanna gets a surpriseat 22nd birthday partyWHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR
MAKES Rihanna’s ru-moured boyfriendsurprised her with a22nd birthday partyon the weekend, fe-malefirst.co.uk re-ports.
The singerwas“shocked” bythe bash puttogether bybaseballplayer MattKemp inPhoenix,
Arizona — where Kemp iscurrently training — as
she was only expectinga small gathering offriends. The party wasextra-special for Ri-hanna as she cancelledher 21st birthday par-
ty in the after-math of herassault at thehands ofChris Brownearly in Feb-ruary 2009.
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Cowell: Engaged or not?AN OVERLY CRITICAL HUSBAND
— SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT
CATCH Simon Cowell’s rep,Max Clifford, tells Peoplemagazine he cannot con-firm reports that theAmerican Idol judge is en-gaged to makeup artistMezhgan Hussainy. Butdon’t be surprised if Cow-ell pops the question be-fore too long.
“I see it being repeatedeverywhere,” Clifford says.“But when I asked him lastWednesday, when he andMezhgan were about to fly
back to L.A., I said, ‘Areyou engaged?’ His an-swer was, ‘Max, I’mnot engaged.’ That waslast Wednesday.”
Cowell’s mother al-so denied the Ameri-can Idol judge was en-gaged. But Clifford, whois getting married him-self in a few weeks,says he wouldn’tbe surprisedif Cowellfollowedhim downthe aisle
sooner rather thanlater.
“I said to him,‘So, there’s goingto be two weddingsthis year?’” Clif-ford says. “Nor-mally he would
say...‘In your wildestdreams.’ But he
said, ‘Whoknows?’”
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Duff shows off ringAND COMRIE SHOWS OFF HIS
FUTURE TROPHY WIFE On Fri-day, Hilary Duff showedoff her huge engage-ment ring from hock-ey player Mike Com-rie as she continuedvacationing inHawaii, where thesinger, 22, recentlygot engaged, us-magazine.comreports.
Celeb jewel-er David Ma-mane, CEO of
MyJewelryBox.com, tellsusmagazine.com the ring
appears to be a 4.5-caratAsscher-cut engage-ment ring. Estimatedprice? $300,000.
Shortly after theybegan dating in2007, Comrie sur-prised Duff with a
Mercedes-BenzG-class SUV.
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Charlize Theron embracingKabbalah after bad break upWATCH OUT SCIENTOLOGY —
KABBALAH IS GIVING YOU A
RUN FOR YOUR CELEBRITY
MONEY After split-ting with longtimeboyfriend StuartTownsend, Charl-ize Theron has re-portedly turnedto Kabbalah, at-tending classes tostudy the faith inL.A. and sport-ing the trade-mark redstringbracelet, ac-cording to
the Daily Mail. “Charlize is wearing thethickest red bracelet,
which helps ward offbad will,” a source
says. “Kabbalah isnot just a religiousinterest for her.
She also views itas a means tomore of a social
life andmixingwith Hol-lywood.”
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NEWSLohan admits to hard drug useIN OTHER NEWS, THE SKY IS
STILL BLUE Lindsay Lohanadmits she’s used drugsin the past to dealwith personal prob-lems, and when herfather, Michael Lo-han, started talk-ing to the pressabout her is-sues, it onlymade mattersworse, she re-portedlytells theSun.
“When
my father was going pub-lic, that’s when I hit rock
bottom,” Lohan tells thenewspaper. “I tried tomask my problemswith alcohol, cocaineand mind-alteringsubstances. Now
I’m in a placewhere I don’tneed to useanything and Ifeel emotionsbecause Ichoose to.”
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Tiger back in rehab clinicAW SHUCKS, LET’S FORGET
EVERYTHING AND LOVE
TIGER AGAIN... Afterhis public apologylast week for hismarital indiscre-tions, Tiger Woodsis back in rehab, hav-ing traveled to a fa-cility in Ari-zona overtheweek-end
with wife Elin Nordegren,according to Radar On-line. But Nordegrenmay not be by his sidethe entire time. “Elinmay not stay the entireweek with him,” a
source tells the Website. “She taking the
marriage one dayat a time.”
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Phillippe single againIt’s over between actress Abbie Cornish and boyfriend Ryan Phillippe, her spokesperson confirms to people.com. “Abbie
ended the relationship with Ryan and she moved out of their home,” she said. METRO NEWS SERVICES
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Andrew Schultz, Meteorologist – Breakfast Television“ I get to spread the word on how your day, evening or weekend will shape up with ourever-changing weather here in Alberta”. WEEKDAYS AT 6 A.M.
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PREVIOUS DAY’S CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU ANSWERS:
Sudoku Jamaican Shrimpand CrabJambalaya
INGREDIENTS:
1 tbsp canola oil2 tbsp all-purpose flour2 medium onions,chopped1 large green pepper,chopped1 celery rib, chopped 3 oz bacon, diced 796 ml can chopped toma-toes in purée284 ml can chicken broth1 1/2 cups long-grainwhite rice 2 tsp Old Bay seasoning450 g large shrimp, peeledand deveined225 g lump crabmeat,picked through2 tbsp chopped freshcilantro
MEHTOD:
1. Lightly coat large skilletwith nonstick cookingspray; set over medium
heat. Add oil and flour andstir constantly until rouxturns deep brown, 5 min-utes. Add onions, greenpepper, celery and bacon;sauté until vegetables aresoft, 5 minutes.2. Stir in tomatoes, broth,rice and Old Bayseasoning; bring to boilover high heat. Reduceheat to medium-low, cov-er, and simmer until riceis almost tender, 20 min-utes. Fold in shrimp andcook until shrimp arepink and firm, 5 minutes. 3. Fold in crab; cover andcook 1 minute. Removefrom heat and let stand 3minutes. Sprinkle withcilantro. SERVES 4
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GEMINIMAY 22-JUNE 21Today’s Sun-Pluto link cutsacross the career and financialangles of your chart, sochances are you will enjoysome sort of windfall.
CANCERJUNE 22-JULY 22Age and experience may be goodthings to have but energy andenthusiasm are more importantin what you put into your doingsover the next 24 hours.
LEOJULY 23-AUG 23If you need to attempt some-thing difficult or detailed, nowis the ideal time to give it a go.Pluto in the work area of yourchart is energized by the Sun.
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CAPRICORNDEC 22-JAN 20You are on such dazzling format the moment that you willget what you desire one way oranother.
AQUARIUSJAN 21-FEB 18Put yourself out for other peo-ple today, no matter how muchit might cost in time, energy ormoney.
PISCESFEB 19-MARCH 20Everything evens itself out inthe end, so if you feel you havegained something you don’tdeserve it can only be becauseyou did something good.
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