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If you’re prone to saying you don’t like the taste of beer, make sure Nick Pashley doesn’t overhear you. Thousands of people are expected to hop down to the Cunard Centre this weekend to sample nearly 300 craft beers and ciders at the eighth annual Seaport BeerFest, at which Pashley promised everyone will find something they like. “It’s like saying I don’t like the taste of cheese,” the Toronto-based writer and beer expert said. “There’s many, many tastes Your finest lager, please
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Quench your thirst, Island-style Gahan House. New pub opening on the Halifax waterfront
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A bubbly piece of Prince Edward Island is coming to the Halifax waterfront. This September, the Gahan House is planning to open in the former Hart & Thistle Gastropub space at Historic Properties. “It kind of all came together at once,” said Vanessa Smith of Gahan’s parent company, Murphy Group of Restaurants. “We’re excited to open and share what we do on P.E.I.” Smith said they had been planning on expanding the popular Gahan House in Charlottetown to Halifax “for a long time,” and were approached about the Upper Water Street space a few weeks ago. The historic location appealed to them because the Murphy Group uses many heritage buildings on P.E.I. for restaurants, Smith said. The Gahan Brewery was established in 1997. The first beers were bottled in 2008, including Sir John A’s Honey Wheat Ale, which Smith said has won multiple awards. “Our beer in Halifax has been getting more and more
popular,” Smith said about the Gahan line available at NSLC stores. Although Gahan and its sister brewery, the P.E.I Brewing Company, dominate the island craft beer market, Smith said there’s still enough room here to succeed alongside Propeller, Garrison and the North Brewing Company. “The craft beer industry is just blowing up right now and it has been for a couple years, even more so in Halifax,” Smith said. “I think that all the breweries offer something different.” The pub is set to open in early September and a few seasonal ales will be brewed on-site. Most of the regular beer will be shipped from Charlottetown. Smith wasn’t worried about the Hart & Thistle’s closure — and that of several other downtown businesses — saying there will always be businesses that “make it,” and others that don’t. “We’re going to just see what comes,” she said. For more on the boom in craft beer in Canada, turn to page 18
Kevin Murphy, owner of the Murphy Group of restaurants in P.E.I., plans to open Gahan Pub in the old Hart & Thistle space on the waterfront. JEFF HARPER/METRO
Rogues to Riches for board game developer?
Sam Fraser poses with his board game at the Board Room Game Café on Thursday. JEFF HARPER/METRO Bloomfield Centre
Two teens charged with assaulting cop, vandalizing Two teens are facing charges after police responded to reports of property damage at the Bloomfield Centre early Thursday morning. Halifax Regional Police
It’s a project 12 years in the making, but Sam Fraser’s board game is finally ready to grace tables all over the world. “In a perfect world, we’ll eventually be shipping it everywhere,” the Halifax resident said Thursday. Once known as Gentlemen Thieves and now called Rogues to Riches, the game Fraser started designing in 2002 has been on the market in Halifax for the better arrived at the Agricola Street building around 3:25 a.m. after receiving a call from a security guard about two males causing damage. Both suspects tried to run but were arrested after a brief foot chase, according to a release from police. The release states that one suspect assaulted an officer during the arrest, causing minor injuries. METRO
part of two years. Now, Fraser wants to take it around the world through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The goal is $16,500 over 35 days, enough to manufacture at least 1,000 copies of the game. If everything goes according to plan, they should be shipped out by spring 2015. Fraser described Rogues to Riches as “a storytelling game for the criminally St. Margaret’s Bay
Man killed in car collision A man has died after a fatal car collision on St. Margaret’s Bay Road near Bayer’s Lake Thursday afternoon, say RCMP. Halifax RCMP, EHS and Halifax Fire responded to the single-vehicle crash around 3:45 p.m. Accord-
imaginative,” in which you play as a thief breaking into lairs and stealing riches. Of course, those riches are protected by traps, and in order to avoid an untimely demise, players have access to 56 tools, including everything from a zip line to a bear costume. Players must describe how they used the available gear to survive and other players vote on whether they accept the scenario as ing to a release, the male driver died at the scene. No one else was in the car. RCMP expected the St. Margaret’s Bay Road between Exit 3 and Beechville to be closed until about 8 p.m., and asked drivers to use other routes. The cause of the crash is under investigation, and a traffic analyst was called in to assist. METRO
realistic. “Kids and big kids are good at the game,” Fraser said with a laugh. “It’s more of a creative game than an analytical one.” Fraser will be hosting a launch party for the Kickstarter campaign on Monday at the Board Room Game Café on Barrington Street. “I want people playing the game to feel a neverending sense of novelty,” he said. BRAEDON CLARK/FOR METRO MacKay Bridge
Paving continues Two lanes of the MacKay Bridge will be closed this weekend for ongoing paving work. One lane in each direction will close at 7 p.m. Friday and reopen Monday at 5:30 a.m. Halifax Harbour Bridges states the project will be complete by early September. METRO
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Quest Society. Resident accused of assaulting several staff members Police say a resident at a Lower Sackville facility for people with development disabilities was arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting four staff members. Cpl. Greg Church of the RCMP says the 38-year-old resident was released and is expected to face assault charges when he appears in provincial court. He said nobody was hospitalized or injured in the incident. The man was returned to his room at the 16-bed Community Transition Program, a facility operated by Capital Health and the Quest Society in Halifax. Dorothy Edem, the project lead for Capital Health in the program, declined to comment on why staff laid a complaint on Tuesday or to provide details of what happened.
Previous incidents
The Quest facility has had two incidents that have prompted an internal review. • In May, a 56-year-old resident died after falling during a scuffle with a 28-year-old resident. No charges were laid after the RCMP concluded the death was partly due to the man’s pre-existing medical conditions. • Nichele Benn, a former resident, has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge for allegedly biting and striking a staff member. Benn’s lawyer has argued outside court that her client has a brain disorder and her case doesn’t belong in the legal system.
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Antigonish. Wait times set to drop with purchase of ultrasound machines Officials with the Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority are welcoming news that the province will provide emergency funding to purchase two new ultrasound machines. The Nova Scotia government has indicated it will cover 75 per cent of the cost for the new units at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish. The actual dollar amount of the commitment isn’t being disclosed at this time. The hospital has been working with just one ultraInverness County
Plans underway for $9-million airport expansion The Inverness County Municipality is developing plans for a $9-million expansion of the Margaree Municipal Airport. Municipality CAO Joe O’Connor says the plan includes doubling the length of the runway to 1,500 metres to accommodate larger aircraft, construction of a terminal building as
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The province has indicated it will cover 75 per cent of the cost for the new units at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital.
sound since April after two aging units were decommissioned. Authority CEO Liz Millett says the two additional machines will significantly reduce wait times. The Canadian Press
well as lighting and instrumentation. O’Connor says the municipality sees tremendous potential for the airport and is hoping the other two levels of government would cost-share the expansion. It wants to begin construction next year and finish in 2016. O’Connor says the idea of expanding the airport was first suggested to the municipality by the Cabot Links Golf Course in Inverness. The Canadian Press
Bluenose II, Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador, heads to port in Lunenburg after sea trials in June. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press file
N.S. had to take faulty Bluenose II: Premier Vexatious vessel. More issues have been fixed than paperwork shows, says McNeil
Nova Scotia had no choice in taking possession of the Bluenose II last month, despite a myriad of outstanding problems with the still-unseaworthy vessel, Premier Stephen McNeil said Thursday. He said the company responsible for restoring the historic boat had fulfilled its contractual obligations, meaning the province was required to take over the ship on July 30. “The builder built the vessel based on the design that they had,” said McNeil. A recently released report outlined dozens of deficiencies associated with the much-delayed and overbudget project, ranging from problems with the boat’s steering and stability to poorly installed masts and a leaking bulkhead.
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“This is a piece of Nova Scotia pride. And the government botched the whole operation.” Kevin Lacey, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
McNeil said a number of those issues, including the ship’s stability problems, have been resolved and are simply a matter of updating the report. “Ironically, many of the deficiencies have been dealt with. The paperwork just hasn’t followed,” said McNeil, adding that he believes the ship is stable. At the project’s outset in 2009, the provincial government estimated the work would cost $14.4 million, but that had risen to $19 million as of June. In taking possession of the Bluenose II, the province withheld only $25,000 for issues related to work done by the builder. The auditor general has been asked to report on the problem-plagued restoration.
McNeil said he is confident the boat will be operational by the end of 2014, at which point it will undergo an “aggressive sea trial,” but he understands there is some frustration over the significant delays and cost overruns. “I think Nova Scotians have very clearly laid out that they are very discouraged,” said McNeil. “Quite frankly, this should have been dealt with long before I became premier. It hasn’t been (and) we’re dealing with it.” The inspection report that outlined the remaining deficiencies was conducted by the builder, Lengkeek Vessel Engineering — a cause for concern for Kevin Lacey, Atlantic director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “This would be like a student grading their own
Premier Stephen McNeil. Metro file
exam,” said Lacey. “This vessel needs an independent examination to ensure the taxpayers are getting what they pay for.” Lacey has been an outspoken critic of the government’s handling of the ship’s restoration and questioned its decision to accept possession of the vessel. “This is a piece of Nova Scotia pride,” he said. “And the government botched the whole operation.” The Canadian Press
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A balloon for you, and a balloon for you ... Zack Collins, left, and George Schnider make balloon animals for kids while walking on stilts along the Waterfront on Thursday. Collectively, they are called Balloonicorns Incorporated and plan on entertaining visitors at the waterfront for the remainder of the summer. Jeff Harper/Metro
Province mum on allowable level of emissions from Northern Pulp Pictou Co. Environment Minister says decision about mill’s operations will depend partly on stack test set for Aug. 18 Nova Scotia’s environment minister won’t say what level of emissions would lead the
province to shut down Northern Pulp in Pictou County. Randy Delorey said Thursday the government is waiting on results from a stack test scheduled for Aug. 18 before deciding what to do about the mill, which has generated controversy because of smelly emissions over the summer. “I think the time is better spent actually looking for and
collecting the data to make those appropriate decisions,” Delorey told reporters following a cabinet meeting in Halifax. Delorey said he expects the test results by October, but he doesn’t know whether they will be made public, citing possible “commercial restrictions.” A group called Clean Pictou Air has called on the prov-
ince to do something about the particulate matter coming from the mill, though so far the province has allowed the company to continue operating. Last November, Health Minister Leo Glavine said the emissions posed no immediate health risk to Pictou residents after testing indicated particulate matter coming from the mill was 78 per cent
above the legal limit. “We have nothing really substantial from the scientific community or the medical community to indicate that we have a problem that has to be addressed right at this moment,” Glavine said Thursday. The results of the summer emissions tests will impact whether the mill is granted future operating permits, he added.
Northern Pulp spokesman David MacKenzie said the problem lies in part with the facility’s aging equipment, namely its electrostatic precipitator, which is not filtering emissions to environmental standards. But he said a long-term solution likely won’t be in place until next May, when a new precipitator unit is to be installed. The Canadian Press
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Public gets say on subdivision bylaw changes Proposals. Inspection fees, LED lighting up for debate in consultation sessions that begin Monday Braedon Clark
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Three public meetings have been scheduled to address proposed changes to the municipality’s subdivision bylaw, because concerns were raised by developers and HRM staff. The most significant proposal could be a plea from developers to alter a two per cent inspection fee charged by the municipality during subdivision road construction that they say is too steep. The two per cent is collected up front and held until the exact cost of construction is known, a process that may
cause developers “undue financial strain,” according to a municipality fact sheet. Other items up for review include landscaping requirements, the role of utility companies in the subdivision approval process and fees for installing LED streetlights. While many of the proposed changes are minor, it’s still important to develop sustainably, according to Tristan Cleveland, coordinator for Our HRM Alliance. “It is absolutely crucial that development pays for itself,” Cleveland said. “In some places it costs the city and taxpayers more to develop than in others.” Cleveland said that areas with existing infrastructure — like sewer, water and road service — are more cost-effective for development than breaking ground in previously undeveloped areas. “Development fees should be lowest where it costs the least to taxpayers, in existing
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“We are behind the curve when it comes to matching development to area.” Tristan Cleveland, Our HRM Alliance
neighbourhoods and the downtown core,” Cleveland said. He added that Halifax is lagging behind other Canadian cities when it comes to adjusting development costs to particular locations. On the subject of green space — one of the proposed changes — Cleveland said it’s critical that parkland be connected to create natural “corridors,” rather than isolated in individual patches of green. Requests for comment from both city councillors and the Urban Development Institute on the bylaw changes were not returned at press time. The public meetings will be held Aug. 11, 18 and 20 in Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax, respectively. A review of the subdivision bylaw began in February after the release of a staff report on the subject. The existing bylaw was originally passed in 2006 as part of a larger regional plan. An online survey is available for those interested in commenting on the proposed changes, in addition to mail, email or fax responses. The deadline is Sept. 5.
A staircase with style Jen and Tim Brandsma from Chilliwack, B.C. walk down a new staircase at the base of Citadel Hill on Thursday. The temporary staircase was built by Dalhousie Architecture students as part of a design-build course. Jeff Harper/Metro
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McCain Foods is blaming a shift in the market for french fries and the stronger Canadian dollar for its decision to close a plant in Prince Edward Island. When the plant in BordenCarleton shuts down at the end of October, 121 jobs will be lost.
The company says there has been a shift in demand for its french fries from North America to other parts of the world, which was a factor in its decision. The New Brunswick-based food company says production at its plant in P.E.I. has dropped by two-thirds over the last dec-
ade and it’s now the smallest and least utilized factory in McCain’s network of facilities across North America. McCain says it is offering early retirement benefits and severance packages that exceed those required by the law to its employees. The Canadian Press
Deep Panuke back in action The Deep Panuke natural gas wells off Nova Scotia have resumed production after an electrical fire shut down operations on Sunday evening. A spokesman for Encana says the wells, located about 250 kilometres east of Halifax, started pumping natural gas early Thursday. Jay Averill says
in an email the wells are back to pre-shutdown levels of 210 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. An inquiry into the cause of the fire will be prepared by Encana and operator SBM Offshore and the report will be reviewed by the CanadaNova Scotia Offshore Petrol-
eum Board. A board spokeswoman said Wednesday that a transformer caught fire and a sprinkler system extinguished the blaze. The platform also had an electrical fire on Jan. 19, 2013, that resulted in a temporary shutdown of its operations. The Canadian Press
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NATO pledges support for Kyiv in face of Russian belligerence Battle for Donetsk. Shells hit residential buildings, hospital in rebel stronghold, killing four people NATO’s chief defied mounting Russian belligerence Thursday with a pledge to provide assistance to Ukraine, which is battling to quash an insurgency being waged by pro-Russia rebels in the country’s east. The show of support from Anders Fogh Rasmussen comes as government troops increasingly focus their push to claw back rebel-held territory on the stronghold of Donetsk. Ukraine appears to be ratcheting up the urgency of its onslaught against the backdrop of an alleged escalation of Russian troop presence on the border. That deployment has led many to speculate Russia may pursue an incursion under
Clashes in Kyiv
Hours before Rasmussen’s arrival, clashes erupted in central Kyiv as authorities sought to clear away the remnants of a tent colony erected by demonstrators in the street uprising against pro-Russia president Viktor Yanukovych. • In scenes reminiscent of that revolt, which climaxed with Yanukovych’s ouster in February, demonstrators set alight tires in their faceoff against a volunteer battalion overseeing the cleanup operation.
the guise of restoring stability to eastern Ukraine. “I call on Russia to step back from the brink, step back from the border. Do not use peacekeeping as an excuse for war-making,” Rasmussen said during a visit to
the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. While stopping short of committing to direct assist-
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson announced Thursday that Canada is sending “non-lethal” equipment to Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS file
Canada is sending non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine to help the country protect its eastern border against Russian aggression, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday. Nicholson made the announcement at a military base in Trenton, Ont., where a CC-130J Hercules plane loaded with “non-kinetic military equipment” was set to take off for the first in a series of military transport flights.
An activist burns tires during a clash with a special forces police battalion in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, as demonstrators confronted workers attempting to clear the area. Efrem Lukatsky/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ance in Ukraine’s ongoing conflict, Rasmussen said that NATO would intensify its co-
operation with Ukraine on defence planning and reform. “In response to Russia’s
aggression, NATO is working even more closely with Ukraine to reform its armed forces and defence institutions,” Rasmussen said. In a sign of sagging morale among rebel forces, separatist authorities issued a desperate plea for assistance Thursday, complaining in a statement that a “critical situation has developed with the militia’s food, uniform and ammunition supplies.” Mortar fire struck the Vishnevskiy Hospital on Thursday morning, killing one and wounding five others, Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovensky said. The shelling, which destroyed an array of equipment in the dentistry unit, also hit three nearby apartment buildings. It followed a night of shelling in another neighbourhood as the fighting between the government and pro-Russia separatists is inching ever closer to the city centre. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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“We will be able to save more lives, both troops and civilians, and even the separatists themselves.” Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko, saying his country was “very grateful” to Canada.
“(Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s failure to end his support to armed rebel groups constitutes a real threat to international peace and security,” Nicholson said. “Canada will not stand by in
the face of this threat.” Helmets, ballistic eyewear, protective vests, first-aid kits, tents and sleeping bags are among the supplies being flown to Ukrainian troops. The “logistic equipment”
will allow Ukrainian forces to better detect and track the movement of illicit goods and people, Nicholson said. “Ukraine has asked for this and once again we are delivering,” he said. “The Putin regime has not provided any indication they are prepared to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity or use their control over Russian-backed agents to end the violence in Ukraine.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
Nigeria. Boko Haram Flight MH17. Australia fighters seize another town holds a day of mourning
Pistorius trial. Prosecutor says athlete repeatedly lied
Fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram militant group seized the northeastern town of Gwoza, overwhelming soldiers based in the area before attacking civilians, officials and a witness said Thursday. The whereabouts of the new Emir of Gwoza, Muhammed Idrissa Timta, were unknown after attackers were seen approaching his residence during the attack on Wednesday, a resident said. Timta succeeded his father who was killed by Boko Haram in May.
The chief prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial said Thursday in closing arguments that the athlete repeatedly lied during testimony in a crude attempt to defend himself against a murder charge for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel cited flaws in the defence, saying the Olympian’s legal team floated more than one theory about what happened. Defence lawyers had argued that Pistorius fired in selfdefence, but they also raised
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More than 4,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed this year alone “by all sides” of the conflict, according to Amnesty International.
Residents have fled to mountainous areas near the town. A resident said the gunmen were dressed in military fatigues and rode vehicles painted in the same colours. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia’s prime minister said Thursday that those responsible for shooting down the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine will face justice, as his nation marked a day of mourning for the 38 Australian citizens and residents who died in the crash. The commemorations were centred on St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, capital of Victoria state where 16 of the victims lived. Prime Minister Tony Abbott told the multi-faith service that hundreds of Aus-
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“There will be a time to judge the guilty, but today we honour the dead…” Australian PM Tony Abbott. tralian police and military personnel had been working around the clock to retrieve human remains and belongings from the war zone where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed on July 17. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel delivers his closing arguments at the Oscar Pistorius trial Thursday. Mujahid Safodien, Pool/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Jonestown massacre. Nine victims’ remains found in former funeral home The cremated remains of nine victims of a 1978 mass cult suicide-murder in Jonestown, Guyana, have turned up in a former funeral home in Delaware, officials said Thursday. The state Division of Forensic Science has taken possession of the remains, discovered at the former Minus Funeral Home in Dover, and is working to make identifications and notify relatives, the agency and Dover police said in a statement. On Nov. 18, 1978, gunmen from the Peoples Temple cult ambushed and killed U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan of California, three newsmen and a defector from the group at a remote jungle airstrip. Cult leader Jim Jones then orchestrated a ritual of mass murder and suicide at the temple’s nearby agricultural commune, ordering followers to drink cyanide-laced grape punch. Most of them complied, although survivors described some people being shot, injected with poison, or forced to drink the deadly beverage
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Last week, the Delaware agency responded to a request to check the former funeral home after 38 containers of remains were discovered inside. Thirty-three containers were marked and identified. They spanned a period from about 1970 to the 1990s and included the Jonestown remains.
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Toddler finds gun in her diaper bag Police say a toddler found a loaded handgun in her diaper bag at a daycare centre in northern Vermont. Vermont State Police say the grandmother of the 17-month-old girl was dropping the toddler off at a daycare Thursday when she forgot the gun was in the bag. A department worker told police the grandmother placed the handgun in the bag as she was leaving the house in a hurry. The Associated Press
Missing pilot
when they tried to resist. After the deaths, bodies of 911 massacre victims were brought to Dover Air Force Base, home to the U.S. military’s largest mortuary. Many of the bodies were decomposed and could not be identified. Several cemeteries refused to take them until the Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland, Calif., stepped forward in 1979 and accepted 409 bodies. The remaining victims were cremated or buried in family cemeteries. The Associated Press
Fishing boat crew finds wreckage of small plane The crew of a New Zealand fishing boat hauled up a small plane Thursday with a body inside. Authorities suspect the plane is an aerobatic biplane that was flown by missing Auckland pilot Daroish Kraidy. The Associated Press
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Civilians inspect damage the morning after a string of car bombs tore through busy shopping streets in several neighbourhoods in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. Hadi Mizban/The Associated Press
Obama authorizes airstrikes against militants in Iraq Humanitarian aid dropped. The Yazidi people, members of an ancient religion in Iraq, are trapped by al-Qaida splinter group ISIL The prospect of a humanitarian catastrophe could soon pull the United States one step deeper into Iraq, several years after its troops exited a long and painful war there. President Barack Obama announced Thursday night he had authorized the U.S. military to launch targeted airstrikes if needed, to protect Americans
from Islamic militants in northern Iraq. He also said the U.S. military had carried out airdrops of humanitarian aid to Iraqi religious minorities trapped by the alQaida splinter group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The food and water supplies were delivered to the tens of thousands of Yazidis trapped on a mountain. The Yazidis, who follow an ancient religion with ties to Zoroastrianism, fled their homes after ISIL group issued an ultimatum to convert to Islam, pay a religious fine, flee their homes or face death. The Canadian government also condemned ISIL’s behaviour. On Thursday, Foreign Af-
fairs Minister John Baird said “despicable acts of violence” had displaced more than 200,000 people in the past week. Obama, who has staked much of his legacy as president on ending the Iraq war, acknowledged that the prospect of a new round of U.S. military action would be a cause for concern among many Americans. He vowed anew not to put American combat troops back on the ground in Iraq and said there was no U.S. military solution to the crisis. “As commander in chief, I will not allow the United States to be drawn into fighting another war in Iraq,” Obama said. The Canadian Press AND The Associated Press
Hamas threatens to resume rocket attacks if Gaza blockade not lifted With a deadline looming hours away, Hamas on Thursday rejected Israeli demands it disarm and threatened to resume its rocket attacks if its demands for lifting a crippling blockade on Gaza were not met. The hardline stance, voiced by a senior Hamas official at the group’s first rally since a ceasefire in the Gaza war took effect on Tuesday, signalled that indirect negotiations in Cairo over a permanent truce in Gaza
were not making headway. A text message from Hamas’ military wing, the Izzedine alQassam Brigades, warned there would be no extension of the ceasefire if there was no agreement to permanently lift the blockade enforced by Israel and Egypt since the militant group overran Gaza in 2007. Abu Obeida, the al-Qassam spokesman, appeared on the group’s Al-Aqsa TV station and said Hamas was “ready to go to
war again.” Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a tough reaction if Hamas renews hostilities. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon weighed in again on the Hamas-Israel conflict, demanding an end to what he called the senseless cycle of suffering, telling the General Assembly that “the massive deaths and destruction in Gaza have shocked and shamed the world.” The Associated Press
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Tribunal convicts two leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Reign of terror. By 1979, which saw the end of the fanatical Khmer Rouge movement, nearly a quarter of the country’s population was dead They were leaders of Cambodia’s infamous Khmer Rouge, the fanatical communist movement behind a 1970s reign of terror that transformed this entire Southeast Asian nation into a ruthless slave state — a place where cities were emptied of their inhabitants, religion and schools were banned, and anyone deemed a threat was executed. When the nightmare ended in 1979, close to two million people were dead — a quarter of Cambodia’s population at the time. On Thursday, a UN-backed tribunal convicted two of the once all-powerful men of crimes against humanity in
the first and possibly the last verdicts to be issued against the group’s aging, top members. Although survivors welcomed the decision to impose life sentences against Khieu Samphan, an 83-year-old former head of state, and Nuon Chea, the movement’s 88-yearold chief ideologue, they also say justice has come far too late and is simply not adequate. “Nothing can compare to the immense suffering they imposed, no sentence can be enough,” said Youk Chhang, who heads the Documentation Center of Cambodia, which has collected more than a million documents related to the Khmer Rouge terror. There was no visible reaction from either of the accused when the decisions were announced. Defence lawyers insisted the case was not over and vowed to appeal within 30 days. Summarizing the verdict, chief judge Nil Nonn said the defendants were part of “a joint criminal enterprise” that launched “a widespread
Former Khmer Rouge servitors Soum Rithy, left, and Chum Mey embrace each other on Thursday after the verdicts were announced, at the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/The Associated Press
and systematic attack against the civilian population” after Khmer Rouge guerrillas seized Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975. The case, which lasted about two years, focused on just one
of many mass killing sites and the forced exodus of millions of people from Cambodia’s cities and towns, where even hospitals were emptied of patients. The Associated Press
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ZMapp. ‘Virtually no doses’ of experimental drug available for Africans Africans seeking a drug to help contain the Ebola virus will have to wait months before an experimental treatment used on two infected Americans is produced even in small amounts, officials said. And there are no guarantees that the medication known as ZMapp would help curb the spread of the dreaded disease, which starts with a fever and body aches and sometimes progresses to serious bleeding. Supplies of the drug are limited. It has never been tested for safety or effectiveness in humans. The health minister of Nigeria, one of the four countries where Ebola has broken out, told a news conference in his country that he had asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about access to the drug. A CDC spokesman said Wednesday “there are virtually no doses available.” The lack of wider availability “shows simply that white patients and black patients do not have the same value in the eyes of world medicine,” said
Ebola virus
The outbreak first emerged in Guinea and spread to neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia before reaching Nigeria. Almost 1,000 people have died since March.
Nouridine Sow, a sociology professor at the Universal Institute of Guinea. But testing an unproven drug on a large population carries risks. Earlier this week, the CDC director emphasized that it’s impossible to know whether ZMapp helped the sick American aid workers. “Until we do a study, we don’t know if it helps, if it hurts or if it doesn’t make any difference,” Tom Frieden told a health symposium in Kentucky. Some health experts fear that debate over extremely limited supplies of the drug will distract from more tried-and-true practices. The Associated Press
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Northwestern B.C. Gitxsan Nation orders foresters, fishermen, CN Rail off lands It’s business as usual in a large swath of land in northwestern British Columbia, despite escalating tensions spurred by an eviction order from the Gitxsan First Nation. The First Nation issued notice last month to sport fishermen, forest companies and Canadian National Railway that they would have to stop all activities in the 33,000 square kilometres of its territories near Terrace, B.C. by Aug. 4. The First Nation has been in a protracted treaty dispute with the federal and provincial governments. In 2012, lands awarded to the Gitxsan in an earlier court ruling became part of a treaty agreement-inprinciple with the neighbouring Kitsumkalum and Kitselas. The Gitxsan deadline was also issued to the govern-
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“We’ve presented a way forward that will meet all objectives and we remain committed to open to discussions. This stuff could have been averted.” Gitxsan negotiator Gwaans, also know as Beverley Clifton Percival
ments, telling them that they must remove Gitxsan lands from the treaty offers to the band’s neighbours. Gitxsan negotiator Gwaans, also know as Beverley Clifton Percival, said Wednesday that progress was being made with the governments earlier this week, but that later disintegrated. the canadian press
Newfoundland. Girl, 15, hailed as hero after saving two men from lake The owner of a campground near Clarenville, N.L., says a 15-year-old girl who saved two men from drowning should be recognized as a hero. Neil Dawe, owner of the Lakeside at Thorburn resort, said Chelsea Little put her own life at risk as she rescued both her stepfather and great-uncle from the water. “I’d be fishing two bodies out of the pond,” if it weren’t for her calm response, he said Thursday in an interview. The rescue happened Monday when Chelsea and her 10-year-old sister Olivia, who was wearing a life-jacket, tried to swim across a cove in Thorburn Lake with their stepfather, New York state
Second swimmer saved
• Chelsea then rescued her great-uncle, Greg Pelley, who became exhausted as he swam over to help. • Dawe said Eddie McCann had suffered a mild heart attack in the water and is recovering in hospital.
Eddie McCann. Dawe said Chelsea towed McCann, a 250-pound firefighter “who looks like Superman”, to shore when he lost his breath midway across the 180-metre distance. the canadian press
Likely, B.C. Not the taxpayers, according to federal Industry Minister James Moore Taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for cleaning up a massive spill from a mine tailings pond in British Columbia, the federal industry minister said Thursday as residents in a remote resource community awaited the results of water quality testing. A dam holding back the tailings pond at Imperial Met-
Southwestern Manitoba
No defects in Canadian bus that crashed: Cops
Charges laid in music festival fatality
New York state police say they have found no prior mechanical defects in a Canadian tour bus that crashed, killing a teenage girl in upstate New York last month. The crash left the bus on its side in a grassy median about 90 miles north of Albany. It killed 14-year-old Chelssy Mercier of Quebec.
A 39-year-old man is facing serious charges after one pedestrian was killed and two others injured outside of a music festival in southwestern Manitoba. Christopher Palaschuk was charged Wednesday with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm and leaving the scene of an accident. the canadian press
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Who pays for mine tailings cleanup? The tailings pond dike breach near the town at the Polley Mountain mine site in B.C. is pictured Tuesday. Jonathan Hayward
als’ Mount Polley Mine in central B.C. burst open on Monday, releasing 10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of potentially toxic silt into adjacent lakes, rivers and creeks. Government officials have acknowledged they still don’t know what exactly leaked out, though tests on the water expected Thursday may provide at least some answers about the possible impact of the spill. Federal environment and fisheries officials have so far deferred comment to the provincial government, which is
leading the investigation and response, though Industry Minister James Moore became the first federal cabinet minister to weigh into the disaster during an unrelated event in Montreal. “Those who are responsible for this should pay for this,” said Moore. “This should not be the responsibility of taxpayers.” The provincial Environment Ministry has ordered Imperial Metals Corp. to immediately take action to prevent additional water and silt from leaking out of the tailings pond, account for what was in the
‘Relatively benign’
The company has apologized for the spill, though it has also suggested the water and silt that escaped from the tailings pond is safe. Company president Brian Kynoch said the tailings pond water is almost drinkable, while he described the solids as “relatively benign.”
tailings and provide a plan to clean it up. the canadian press
G20 class-action lawsuit OK to move ahead, Ontario court rules
A protester reacts to the riot police while marching along the streets of downtown Toronto during the G20 Summit in June 26, 2010. Nathan Denette/the canadian press
An Ontario court is allowing hundreds of people detained during the G20 summit in Toronto four years ago to proceed with a class-action lawsuit. The suit was stalled last year when a judge ruled it couldn’t proceed as a class action because its “broad, sweeping nature” was viewed as problematic. But a Divisional Court panel hearing an appeal of
that ruling has now cleared the way for the suit to move forward. In a unanimous decision, Justice Ian Nordheimer wrote on behalf of the panel that police actions alleged in the suit, if proven, would have “violated a basic tenet of how police in a free and democratic society are expected to conduct themselves.” More than 1,000 people
were detained by police during the G20 summit in June 2010 after protesters using so-called Black Bloc tactics broke away from a peaceful rally and ran through the downtown, smashing windows and burning police cruisers. The vast majority of those detained were released without charge within 24 hours. the canadian press
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Lisa Lazenby, and her 20-month-old son Abel at their home in Calgary on Wednesday. Lazenby was allowed to stay by her baby’s side 18 months ago as a medical team worked to revive him. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Families welcome at bedside for crises Break from tradition. Experts claim benefits to not shooing family away during patient resuscitation efforts When a code blue is announced in hospital and a resuscitation team rushes to a patient’s side, tradition has dictated that family members get out of the way. But that notion is slowly being replaced by a new model in which family members are given the option — sometimes even encouragement — to remain near the bedside. Among centres embracing the idea is Calgary’s recently opened acute-care hospital, South Health Campus, where staff make sure family members know they are welcome to be present if they wish. Joanne Ganton, manager of the Patient and Family Centred Care program at South Health Campus, said the idea raised a number of objections, including that it would be too traumatic for families, there would not be enough room to work and there was a danger of a person fainting, thereby creating
another patient. However, research and experience show those fears haven’t been borne out, said Ganton. Quite the opposite, agreed Stephen Samis, vice-president of programs at the Canadian Foundation for Health Care Improvement. “They’re less traumatized than if they’ve been waiting out in the corridors and having somebody come out and tell them, ‘Well, here’s what happened,’” Samis said. He added that research suggests patient outcomes are better, care is improved and there are fewer errors. While staff may experience some performance anxiety, Ganton said loved ones are typically focused on the patient. “They just want to be close, because your biggest fear is, ‘I don’t want him to die alone. I don’t want him to die with strangers,’” she said. And if a patient doesn’t survive, she said family members often feel that if “he could have just heard my voice, felt my touch, I know that he would have known I was there for him and maybe he would have held on.” The Canadian Press
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Visit from Iselle to give Hawaii its first hurricane in 22 years Stormy weather. Residents, visitors told to prepare but not panic as storm approaches, with Julio looming close behind Iselle was supposed to weaken as it slowly trudged west across the Pacific. It didn’t, and now Hawaii is poised to take its first direct hurricane hit in 22 years. Tracking close behind it is Hurricane Julio, which strengthened early Thursday into a Category 2 storm. State officials are assuring the islands are ready for the hurricanes and people should prepare but not panic. Travellers got their first word of disrupted flights Thursday, when commuter airline Island Air said it was
Anne Kllingshirn walks with her one-year-old daughter Emm as storm clouds are are seen during the sunrise hours on Kailua Beach in Kailua, Hawaii, Thursday morning. Hurricane Iselle was expected to arrive on the Big Island on Thursday evening, bringing heavy rains, heavy winds and flooding in some areas. Luci Pemoni/the associated press
cancelling some afternoon flights between the islands and shutting down all operations Friday.
Hurricane Iselle was expected to arrive on the Big Island on Thursday evening, bringing heavy rains,
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winds gusting up to 85 km/h and flooding in some areas. Weather officials changed their outlook on the system
Wednesday after seeing it get a little stronger, giving it enough oomph to stay a hurricane as it reaches landfall. Cantin said that means stronger winds of up to 110 km/h, though rainfall estimates of up to 20 centimetres in a short time frame remained unchanged. “Not a major hurricane, but definitely enough to blow things around,” he said. Cantin said the Big Island’s size and terrain would help break up the hurricane, weakening it into a tropical storm as it passes Maui and Oahu late Thursday and early Friday. “The volcanoes on the Big Island will do a number on the system,” he said. Iselle loomed about 645 kilometres east of Hilo early Thursday, with sustained winds of 135 km/h and travelling about 30 km/h. Hurricane Julio, mean-
Hurricanes rare in paradise
Hawaii has been directly hit by hurricanes only three times since 1950, though the region has had 147 tropical cyclones over that time. The last time Hawaii was hit with a tropical storm or hurricane was in 1992, when Hurricane Iniki killed six people and destroyed more than 1,400 homes in Kauai, said meteorologist Eric Lau. • The storms are rare but not unexpected in years with a developing El Nino, a change in ocean temperature that affects weather around the world.
while, swirled closely behind with maximum winds whipping at 160 km/h. THE associated PRESS
Hawaii gets shaken up by magnitude 4.5 quake The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled Hawaii’s Big Island, as two hurricanes rumbled toward the islands. The earthquake struck on the north tip of the Big Island, about 7 miles (11 kilometres) from Waimea at 6:24 a.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey
initially announced the quake was magnitude 4.3 and quickly upgraded it. Hawaii County Civil Defence Director Darryl Oliveira says there haven’t been any reports of damage. He said a moderate quake is “not uncommon” for Hawaii. An employee of a grocery store in Waimea, a city of about
7,000, said the quake did not cause any apparent damage in the building and did not knock anything off shelves. Hurricane Iselle was on course to hit the Big Island Thursday night, and was being tailed by Hurricane Julio, which strengthened early Thursday into a Category 2 storm. the associated press
Flight delays, cancellations up for U.S. airlines in 2014 More U.S. flights arrived late in June than the month before, continuing a string of poor performances by U.S. airlines. The government says that in the first six months of the year, the rate of late flights was the highest since 2008 and cancellations the highest since 2000. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday that among airlines reporting, 71.8 per cent of domestic flights arrived on time in June, down from 76.9
per cent the month before and 71.9 per cent in June 2013. Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines, which aren’t as exposed to bad weather in the eastern and central parts of the country, had the best on-time ratings. Delta Air Lines led among the biggest carriers. Regional airlines Envoy and ExpressJet and big carriers Southwest and American were at the bottom of the rankings. All were late more than 30 per cent of the time.
American and Envoy are both owned by American Airlines Group Inc., whose chief operating officer, Robert Isom, said that the company’s network suffered more than rivals from bad weather. Jean Medina, a spokeswoman for Airlines for America, said weather has been the biggest factor all year, with 17,370 weather-related cancellations in the first half of 2014 compared with 11,480 in the same period last year. the associated press
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Jury convicts U.S. man in teen’s death A jury convicted a U.S. man of second-degree murder and manslaughter on Thursday after he shot a drunk, unarmed black woman in the face on his porch last year after she pounded on his door. It rejected his claim that he was afraid for his life and had acted in self-defence. Theodore Wafer shot Renisha McBride through a screen door on Nov. 2, hours after she crashed into a parked car
near his house. No one knows why she ended up at the home, although prosecutors speculated that the 19-yearold may have been seeking help. “She just wanted to go home,” prosecutor Patrick Muscat said during closing arguments, holding the shotgun Wafer used to kill McBride. “She ended up in the morgue with bullets in her head and in her brain be-
cause the defendant picked up this shotgun, released this safety, raised it at her, pulled the trigger and blew her face off.’’ Wafer, 55, who had been free on bond, was also convicted on a gun-related charge and was ordered to jail to await his sentence. He could face up to life in prison with the possibility of parole, but it is likely his sentence will be much shorter.
Beginning with Florida in 2005, at least 22 states have expanded the self-defence principle known as the “castle doctrine,” the premise that a person has the right to defend his or her home against attack. The laws make it easier for a person to shoot someone and avoid prosecution by saying they felt an imminent danger. The Associated Press
Pattaramon Chanbua with baby Gammy. Gammy, who has Down syndrome, was allegedly abandoned with Chanbua, his surrogate mother, in Thailand by his Australian parents. Apichart Weerawong/the associated press
Surrogacy targeted in drafted Thai legislation Commercial surrogate pregnancy. Thailand moves to ban practice after child with Down syndrome was allegedly abandoned Thailand pushed to ban commercial surrogacy Thursday as a case involving nine surrogate babies allegedly with the same Japanese father emerged only days after a furor over the alleged abandonment of a surrogate-born baby with Down syndrome. The discovery of the nine babies being cared for by nannies in a Bangkok condominium followed accusations by a Thai surrogate that an Australian couple had left the boy with Down syndrome to be raised by her, while taking home his healthy twin sister. The scandal has focused global attention on the largely unregulated industry in Thailand, which authorities say became a go-to destination for commercial surrogacy
after well-off countries tightened their own laws. Officials said Thursday that the draft of a law banning surrogacy was submitted to the junta’s head of legal and justice affairs and will be forwarded to the interim legislature for consideration next week. “Now is good timing, as the steps (toward passing the law) have been completed,” said Rarinthip Sirorat, of the Social Development and Human Security Ministry, “The purpose of this law is to give maximum benefits to the surrogate babies.” According to the draft, the new law would prohibit commercial surrogacy and those violating the law will face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $6,200 US. Agencies, advertisers or recruiters of surrogate mothers will face up to five years in jail and a fine of up to $3,100 US. Thailand has 42 clinics and medical institutes and 240 doctors licensed to use assisted reproductive technology to artificially achieve pregnancy. The Associated Press
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Meat lovers ticked off about odd food allergy That bites. Sugar transmitted by tick bites triggers meat-based allergic reactions in people Doctors across the United States are seeing a surge of sudden meat allergies in people who are being bitten by a certain kind of tick. This bizarre problem was only discovered a few years ago but is growing as the ticks spread from the southwest and the east to more parts of the United States. The culprit is the Lone Star tick, named for Texas, a state famous for meaty barbecues. The tick is now found throughout the south and the eastern half of the country. The bugs harbour a sugar humans don’t have, called
The Lone Star tick. James Gathany/The Associated Press
alpha-gal. The sugar is also found in red meat and even some dairy products. A tick bite triggers an immune system response, and in that high-alert state, the body perceives the sugar the tick transmitted to the victim’s bloodstream and skin as a foreign substance, and makes antibodies to it, setting the stage for an allergic reaction the next time the sugar is consumed. The Associated Press
Scientists resume digging This July 2014 image shows the interior of the Natural Trap Cave in northcentral Wyoming. Scientists resumed digging for the first time in over 30 years. The cave houses the remains of tens of thousands of extinct animals from the Pleistocene period. Bureau of Land Management/The Associated Press
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NASA readies for Orion recovery The U.S. Navy and NASA wrapped up the second round of practice recoveries of the Orion spacecraft, which is designed to bring humans to the moon, asteroids and, eventually, to Mars. The tests took place from Aug. 1 to Aug. 4 a few hundred miles off the coast
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of Baja California, Mexico, where the Orion will splash down Dec. 4 after reaching an altitude of 3,600 miles. The December mission will be crew-less, as will a scheduled 2017 orbit around the moon. But like the practice recoveries this week, it’s all part of a long-term effort to bring humans further into space than they’ve ever travelled before. the associated press
Researchers ID long-missing boy A boy who was buried at a reform school with a history of unsanitary and decrepit conditions was for the first time positively identified among the scores of remains that were found in unmarked graves. The University of South Florida researchers said they used DNA and
other tests to identify the remains of George Owen Smith, who was 14 when he disappeared from the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in 1940. Official records indicated 31 burials at the school, but researchers found the remains of 55 people during a four-month excavation last year. Researchers identified Owen’s body using a DNA sample taken from his sister. the associated press
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The craft beer boom ‘Golden age’. Are microbreweries a fad that’ll fizzle out or a business that’ll replace beer-making behemoths?
Specialty brews
• Craft beer: A specialty beer produced in limited quantities • Microbrewery: A small brewery making specialty beer in limited quantities
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Tom Green’s first sips of beer came courtesy of his dad, Richard — sort of. “When you first start drinking,” the Canadian comedian recalls in a phone interview with Metro, “you sneak whatever your dad has in the fridge.” Growing up in the nation’s capital meant sneaking the nation’s top brands, namely Molson’s Export and Canadian, and Labatt’s 50 and Blue. When he started buying his own beer, the funny man considered himself a bit of a connoisseur. “I always went towards the craft — Rickard’s Red and Alexander Keith’s, good Canadian beers,” says Green, who now lives full-time in L.A. Back in the 1980s and ’90s, choice was limited. New microbreweries started, then went flat fast. These days, the options are seemingly endless. There are saisons for patio season, pumpkin ales come fall, stouts for the holiday season and maple syrup concoctions in the spring. We are currently in a “golden age” of craft beer, says Joel Manning, the brewmaster at Mill Street Brewery in Toronto, who has been working in the business since 1986. Over the past four years, he says, an average of one new microbrewery pops up in Ontario each month. It’s a similar story across the country, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Hopped up on going local Green teamed up with Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. in Vankleek Hill, Ont., a onelight town about an hour east of Ottawa, to make and sell The Tom Green Beer. The beer bottles, bearing a beautiful illustration of the comedy legend with one eyebrow cocked, seem like an elaborate prank. But it’s actually a serious award-winning milk stout, inspired by the milk gags Green used to pull on his Rogers cable access show before he hit the big time. It’s this attention to detail of what’s on, as well as in, the bottles that has led the fatherson team of Tim and Steve Beauchense to big-time success.
wide in fiscal 2013, according to company reports. Meanwhile, Labatt Breweries of Canada is sticking with its tried-and-true formula — largely staying away from the move to stronger flavoured beers. The brewer, founded by John Labatt in 1847 in London, Ont., eventually merged with Belgium-based brand Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2008. Canada’s No. 1 brand is a hair ahead of Molson with about 40 per cent of the market, according to a company report.
Steve Beauchesne poses at Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. in Vankleek Hill, Ont. Wanna make your own craft beer? Check out some tips on how to brew beer at home at metronews.ca. And scan this photo with your Metro News app to see what’s brewing across the country. Geoff Nixon/For Metro Breaking into the beer biz
Starting a microbrewery takes skill, and perhaps a bit of liquid courage. Granville Island Brewing Co. (GIB) in Vancouver has managed to stay in the beer biz for 30 years and counting. Here’s some key ingredients for brewing up success. • The lightbulb moment: In the early ’80s, Mitch Taylor and Bill Harvey were inspired by the beer culture in Germany and Belgium and decided to try to bring it to British Columbia.
Beau’s (a shortening of their surname) launched on Canada Day in 2006 and is now served in about 1,200 restaurants and sold in roughly 400 Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) stores. “This is part of the local food movement,” says Steve, explaining the phenomenal growth of his certified organic brewery. “People want to have authentic food and beer.” Drinking beer has always
• Do your homework: The pair embarked on years of research, visiting microbreweries in the U.S. and Germany. They also got to know the main stakeholders. • Have laser focus: The duo decided to focus on offering premium
seemed as authentically Canadian as ice hockey and maple syrup. But cracking open a few cold ones actually peaked in the Great White North in 1975 at 106.50 litres of beer per capita. By 2010, consumption had dropped to 73.86 litres per capita, with many opting for wine instead, according to Statistics Canada. But beer is still the No. 1 alcoholic beverage for Canucks, with many now choosing a
bottom fermented lager beers aged for several weeks in cold pressurized tanks, sold in draft in bars. They also made GIB available in bottles in local restaurants and stores. • Build a cult following: In 1984 GIB was born, focusing on a German lager beer to gain a loyal local fan base. • Stay true to your roots: While GIB is now owned by Molson Coors Brewing Co. it remains small and in B.C.
microbrew. Sales of craft beer have increased by 1,800 per cent to approximately $50 million over the past 10 years, according to a spokesperson with the LCBO. In B.C., sales from breweries producing less than 15,000 hectolitres have more than doubled since 2009 to $67.9 million, reveals a spokesperson with B.C.’s liquor distribution branch. It used to be men, like Green’s dad, would buy “yel-
low, fizzy beer” by the case, for life, from the dominant Canadian brands. “Most people now have 10 to 12 beers on rotation,” says Manning. The big guys react (or not) Molson has woken up to this sobering reality. The iconic brand, started by John Molson in 1786 in Montreal, has heavily relied on nationalism to build loyalty. The average clean-cut Joe reciting the ‘I am Canadian’ rant in a plaid shirt in the early 2000s was the Platonic ideal of the Molson customer. Then, Canada’s brewery merged with American behemoth Coors to form Molson Coors Brewing Co. in 2005. While Canadian guys in 2014 are still partial to plaid, the young ones also tend to have a craft beer from a local brewery in their hands. This shift led Molson Coors to set up a craft beer division in 2011, after acquiring two top microbrewers — Ontario’s Creemore Springs and B.C.’s Granville Island Brewing Co. Molson Coors had about 39 per cent of the national market and had net sales of $4.21 billion US world-
It’s a never-ending party? Men and women of all ages are seeking out the next big thing. Beer has shed its stereotypical hoser image, immortalized by Bob and Doug McKenzie on 1980s comedy show SCTV. CanLit goddess Margaret Atwood has a gruit ale (herb and berry-infused) with Beau’s. Rock god Sam Roberts has a “session ale” with Toronto’s Spearhead Brewing Company. Hipsters with nothing more than a home brew kit and a dream are giving it a go. The money is flowing, but so is the hubris. The story of Mill Street starting as “three guys and a truck” in 2002 is intoxicating, but Manning warns some upstarts won’t make it. Small outfits can have issues with quality control and some lack a basic understanding of the business side. The Beauchesnes have been able to steadily build their brewery by mixing the father’s business background, with the son’s passion for the product. Having a national comedy treasure hock his eponymous beer on Jimmy Fallon’s TV show last year didn’t hurt, either. Beau’s is now available in New York state and there are plans to expand into Quebec. Success is giving microbrewers a nice buzz, but is the trend close to tapped out? “The popularity of craft beer is still growing,” asserts Green. “People like original things.” Raise a glass of (craft) beer and cheers to that.
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International represents approximately 13.85 per cent of Lululemon’s outstanding shares. Once the deal is finalized, Wilson will still own 20.1 million Lululemon shares, with Advent owning the other 20.1 million shares. The private stock sale is expected to close soon, and has full support of the company’s board of directors. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Canada aims to lure ‘brilliant’ immigrants Jason Kenney. America’s troubled immigration system is an opportunity to ‘aggressively’ court top talent to come here Stalled immigration reforms in the United States are an opportunity for Canada to scoop up a wealth of young, “brilliant” foreign nationals and direct them into burgeoning tech-sector employment, federal employment minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday. Kenney heartily endorsed his government’s efforts to entice educated immigrants
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World court. Argentina Web. Google uses its clout is looking to sue America to push use of encryption Argentina is seeking to sue the United States at the world court over U.S. court rulings that last week forced the Latin American country into a default. The International Court of Justice, commonly known as the world court, said in a
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Google is wielding the power of its dominant Internet search engine to push more websites into protecting the people using their services. The move involves a change in Google’s closely guarded formula for determining the rankings of its search results.
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backstage bowl. On their latest stop in San Francisco, they made an effort to play nice and stay in the same hotel at least, but no word yet on whether the release of diss track Sorry Mrs. Carter Alison Redford, We Hardly Knew Ya. Memo to self : by model/rapper Olivia McFallar chanDouble-check those expenses. It’s hard to believe, ges anything. McFallar, a.k.a. Yes Liv but Alison Redford, who had it all, still wanted more, Can, denies the rumour that she is Jayand even created fake fellow airline travellers to help Z’s mistress in the rather confusing herself to a few extra taxpayer dollars, according to tune, though she claims it wasn’t from the provincial attorney general. So now she’s the exHov’s lack of effort. Stay tuned. premier of Alberta, and this week, out of politics altogether. It’s still the same old story — greed kills. Suck It Up, Comrade. Russian THE METRO LIST President Vladimir Putin, anThe Ballad of Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Looks as if pop noyed by sanctions from the West, has music’s power couple is running out of gas. Even Paul Sullivan banned food imports from Canada, though they’ve been married for six years, the usual metronews.ca the U.S., the European Union, Ausreliable sources report that on their current tour tralia, Norway, etc. Meat? Nyet! Fish? they’ve been staying in different hotels, and the tour Nyet! Fruit and veg? Nyet. Dairy products? Also Nyet. Putin entourage includes four lawyers, two each. It doesn’t take four lawyers to make sure there is the right number of M&Ms in the must be counting on nostalgia for the good old days when the
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average Russian stood in line all day for turnips and vodka. Hope they’ve got a lot of vodka. Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away. The Star Wars franchise has officially been fully Disneyfied. Disney announced this week that both its theme parks, California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disney World, will get major Star Wars additions. No details yet, but does that mean the future will no longer be represented by Tomorrowland and Epcot Center, both permanently frozen in time (1959, to be precise)? Who’s your daddy, Luke? Products of a Deranged Mind, Number 37. Hey, workout fans, a U.K. company has developed a device that allows you to track the number of calories you burn during sex, plus the number of, um, thrusts per minute. It’s called SexFit and it fits around your boy bit, vibrating while it collects data. Then you can download the app and share your stats with other ridiculous narcissists. It’s a prototype at the moment, and with any luck, it will remain so forever. Going for the burn just got weird.
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Maybe they shouldn’t have marked the would-be contraband ‘animal heads’? Federal customs officials at the Port of Los Angeles have seized about $9,000 worth of mounted and stuffed wildlife “hunting trophies” that lacked proper export permits. The collection was on display Wednesday during a news conference at a Carson warehouse. The items, packed in seven boxes as part of a consolidated shipment declared
to be household goods, were confiscated July 23. “Animal heads” was written on one of the boxes. Investigators said at least some of the items were purchased from a liquidator in Texas by a 44-year-old man from the Philippines who was in the United States for the first time with his wife and two children on a family vacation. Officials said the man is cooperating and is not believed to have been aware of the needed permits. The items will probably be donated to zoos, universities or other schools for educational uses, officials said. THE DAILY BREEZE
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The Hundred-Foot Journey is a feel-good movie about an Indian family who moves to a small town in France to open a restaurant. Across the street is a Michelin-starred French eatery run with an iron fist by Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren). Cultures and personalities clash, but soon Hassan Kadam’s (Manish Dayal) talent leads him on a journey. First he crosses the hundred feet between the restaurant his father (Om Puri) owns to Madame Mallory’s kitchen, then to Paris and ultimately to his real passion. • Richard: ••••• • Mark: •••••
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The Hundred-Foot Journey. The story runs a little bland at times, but Indian actor Om Puri adds some fine flavour Richard: Mark, the last time director Lasse Hallström went all Food Network on us, the result was the 2000 bonbon Chocolat, a comic story with a bittersweet edge. He’s revisiting similar ground here, mixing gastroporn, good old-fashioned romance and cross-cultural farce. Despite its predictability, The Hundred-Foot Journey’s collection of characters keeps
things lively and amusing and the food looks so good you’ll wish the movie was in Smell-O-Vision. I thought it was an enjoyable film about passion; the passion for food, passion for culture but most of all, passion for life. What did you think? Mark: Richard, I wouldn’t use the word passion to describe this movie. It was full of warmth, and it glowed from the sun-dappled shots of the French countryside to the sun-dappled shots of the delicious food to the sun-dappled shots of Helen Mirren’s profile contemplating Septuagenarian sex. But passion? If this mov-
ie about food were a food, it would be a nice custard, served at room temperature.
allowing the actress to subtly reveal layers of character.
RC: Perhaps there wasn’t passion of the Gordon Ramsay style, but I thought the characters, particularly the young leads, brought enthusiasm not only to their romance but to their rivalry as well. As Marguerite, Charlotte Le Bon moves beyond simply playing the romantic counterpart and puts herself and her dream of being a chef first. I liked that she was spunkier than you often see in a movie like this. Ditto Mirren. As Madame comes to respect and then like her new neighbours, her ice queen demeanour slowly melts,
MB: None of them impressed me Richard, not even Mirren. The one actor that did blow me away was the great Indian actor Om Puri, whose name even sounds like a fine dish, served with a side of raita. I didn’t find much that surprised me in the script either, although I wasn’t expecting the young Indian chef to cross the road and work at Mirren’s classical French restaurant. Whether or not you see him as a contemptible sellout or not probably depends on your attitude towards
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Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson, is based on Radical Comics’ Hercules by Steve Moore. This ensembleaction film is a revisionist take on the classic myth, Hercules. The epic action film also stars Golden Globe winner Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and Academy Award-nominee John Hurt.
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Batman V Superman film release bumped up Superhero showdown. Warner shifts date to avoid competing with Captain America To avoid going head to head with Captain America 3 in theaters, Warner Bros has decided to shift the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice forward by more than a month. Initially, both films were set to hit theatres on May 6, 2016, meaning that the superheroes would have given each other some serious competition at the box office. Since Disney refused to change the date of its next Captain America movie, Warner Bros revised the production timeline on its DC feature and announced the new release date of March 25, 2016. Now rather than clashing directly with a rival superhero, Batman and Superman will be in theatres at the
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Aubrey Plaza, star of the new zombie rom-com Life After Beth, is a liar. When asked if it is possible to overthink her approach to a character she says, “I’m not very smart to begin with, so I can’t overthink anything. If I’m thinking about something, that’s a big deal for me.” Liar, liar, pants on fire. Actually, the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts graduate, best known as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation, is a secret smartypants with a well thought-out career path. “Most scripts I read feel wrong to me just because
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they’re not good,” she says. “I tend to try and do things that are scary to me because otherwise I’ll just get offered the same thing over and over again, and who wants to see that ... except for everyone.” Life After Beth offered up something different and a little scary. Plaza says the story of Zack (Dane DeHaan) and his recently deceased girlfriend Beth (Plaza) who refuses to stay dead is a metaphor “for a breakup and how when you break up with someone, it’s like they die. Then you try to get back together with them and you only remember the good things. Or you turn that person into a mon-
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ster. There’s all kinds of ways you can look at the movie.” The 30-year-old actress says, “I like make-believe which is why I like movies and like making them and making people
believe that I am good at that,” adding that she always had “grand delusions” of a career in film. “I had really weird taste when I was little,” she says. “I
was really into Judy Garland and Bette Midler. I had a sophisticated gay man’s taste at an early age.” Plaza was also obsessed with Saturday Night Live, par-
ticularly with the female cast members like Molly Shannon, Tina Fey and her current Parks and Rec co-star Amy Poehler, a person she now calls a “close friend” and the nicest and funniest person in the room. “She is like a glowing orb of light.” Her take on Poehler is believable, but when asked about her movie’s message, she lies again. “I want people to see zombies in a whole new light and think before they shoot them in the brains,” she says. “If the zombie apocalypse happens I want the world to remember, ‘These were humans at one point...’ No, I think they should just shoot them. Immediately.”
Katie Holmes finds it hard to play it flat The Giver. Actress had difficulty going against the urge to emote in sci-fi tale about a utopia with no pain Katie Holmes is the first to admit that she found the idea of playing one of the citizens in the sci-fi allegory The Giver a bit of a head-scratcher as far as acting exercises go. “It was a really challenging role to play because it’s this utopian society, this alternate reality. There’s no emotion, there’s no pain, there’s a great deal of security and safety, but to play that as an actor is interesting because we like to emote,” she says. “They don’t have any emotions, but I think that they’re human after all, so I always believed that the characters were capable of love.”
Of course, the pedigree of the project — based on Lois Lowry’s award-winning, bestselling young adult novel — didn’t hurt. “I heard about the project and I heard it was (director) Phil Noyce and Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep,” she says. “I was not familiar with the book, so I read the book along with the script and I thought it was a really powerful story.” While it’s been 16 years since Holmes shot to fame barely out of her teens on Dawson’s Creek, the actress has no regrets about finding success so early. “I feel really lucky for all the opportunities that I’ve had. I think it’s great to start young because you learn the business quickly. It’s exciting,” she says. And she still keeps up with her co-stars, she insists. “I just saw Michelle (Williams) in Cabaret. She’s amazing in it,” Holmes says of her Dawson’s Creek costar’s current Broadway gig. Speaking of Broadway, professionally Holmes has been a bit quiet since Batman Begins
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What else would Holmes like to do in theatre? “I’d like to do The Cherry Orchard. I’d like to do Dollhouse,” she says.
nine years ago — popping up in an odd mix of projects every year or two like Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, The Kennedys television miniseries and Adam Sandler’s dubious Jack and Jill — but fans closer to New York City know that she’s been keeping plenty busy with stage work, recently playing on Broadway in All My Sons and Dead Accounts. And if Holmes has her way, that won’t be the end of it. “It’s just different. It’s a different experience, but they’re both very satisfying professionally,” she says, comparing theatre and film work.” The Giver opens next Friday. NED EHRBAR/MWN
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22 Jump Street (14) Fri-Tue 6:40-9:35 And So It Goes (STC) Fri-Sat 2:104:40-7:10-9:40 Sun-Mon 1:40-4:106:40-9:10 Tue 2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40 Wed-Thu 1:40-4:10-6:40-9:10 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG) Fri-Sat 12:50 Sun-Mon 12:20 Tue 12:50 Wed-Thu 12:20 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 3:50-7-10:10 Sun-Mon 3:20-6:30-9:40 Tue 3:50-7-10:10 WedThu 3:20-6:30-9:40 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (STC) Sat 12:55 The Expendables 3 (STC) Thu 7-7:3010:20 Get On Up (STC) Fri-Sat 12:30-3:306:30-9:30 Sun-Mon 12-3-6-9 Tue 12:303:30-6:30-9:30 Wed-Thu 12-3-6-9 The Giver (STC) Thu 10 The Grand Seduction (PG) Fri-Sat 2:30 Sun-Mon 2 Tue 2:30 Wed-Thu 2 Guardians of the Galaxy (STC) No Passes Fri-Sat 1-3:55-6:50-9:45 No Passes Sun-Mon 12:30-3:25-6:30-9:15 No Passes Tue 1-3:55-6:50-9:45 No Passes Wed-Thu 12:30-3:25-6:30-9:15 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Sat 1:30-4:25-7:20-10:15 No Passes Sun-Mon 1-3:55-6:50-9:45 No Passes Tue 1:30-4:25-7:20-10:15 No Passes Wed-Thu 1-3:55-6:50-9:45 Guardians of the Galaxy: An IMAX 3D Experience (STC) No Passes Fri 2-4:55-7:50-10:45 No Passes Sat 11:202-4:55-7:50-10:45 No Passes Sun-Mon 1:30-4:25-7:20-10:15 No Passes Tue 2-4:55-7:50-10:45 No Passes Wed-Thu 1:30-4:25-7:20-10:15 Hercules (STC) Fri-Sat 12:40-3:10-5:408:10-10:40 Sun-Mon 12:10-2:40-5:107:40-10:10 Tue 12:40-3:10-5:40-8:1010:40 Wed 12:10-2:40-5:10-7:40-10:10 Thu 12:10-2:40-5:10-7:40 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (G) Fri 1:15-3:45 Sat 11:05-1:15-3:45 Sun-Mon 12:45-3:15 Tue 1:15-3:45 The Hundred-Foot Journey (STC) FriSat 1:10-4:05-7-9:55 Sun-Mon 12:403:35-6:30-9:25 Tue 1:10-4:05-7-9:55 Wed-Thu 12:40-3:35-6:30-9:25 If I Stay (STC) Wed 7 Into the Storm (STC) No Passes Fri-Sat 1:20-3:40-6-8:20-10:40 No Passes Sun-Mon 12:50-3:10-5:30-7:50-10:10 No Passes Tue 1:20-3:40-6-8:20-10:40 No Passes Wed-Thu 12:50-3:10-5:307:50-10:10 Let’s Be Cops (STC) No Passes WedThu 1:40-4:20-7-9:40 Lucy (STC) Fri-Sat 12:40-3:055:20-7:45-10:10 Sun-Mon 12:102:35-4:50-7:15-9:40 Tue 12:403:05-5:20-7:45-10:10 Wed-Thu 12:10-2:35-4:50-7:15-9:40 Maleficent 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 10:05 SunMon 9:35 Tue 10:05 Wed-Thu 9:35 Planes: Fire & Rescue (STC) Fri 12:452:55-5:05 Sat 11:10-12:45-2:55-5:05 Sun-Mon 12:15-2:25-4:35 Tue 12:452:55-5:05 Wed-Thu 12:15-2:25-4:35 Planes: Fire & Rescue 3D (STC) Fri-Sat 7:30 Sun-Mon 7 Tue 7:30 Wed-Thu 7 The Purge: Anarchy (STC) Fri-Sat 9:50 Sun-Mon 9:20 Tue 9:50 Wed-Thu 9:20 Rio 2 (G) Sat 11 Wed 12:15 Sex Tape (STC) Fri 12:35-2:55-5:157:40-10 Sat 5:15-7:40-10 Sun-Mon 12:05-2:25-4:45-7:10-9:30 Tue 12:352:55-5:15-7:40-10 Wed 4:45-7:10-9:30 Thu 12:05-2:25-4:45 Step Up: All In (STC) Star & Strollers Screening Wed 11 Step Up: All In 3D (STC) Fri 2:10-4:507:35-10:20 Sat 11:15-2:10-4:50-7:3510:20 Sun-Mon 1:40-4:20-7:05-9:50 Tue 2:10-4:50-7:35-10:20 Wed-Thu 1:40-4:20-7:05-9:50 Tammy (14) Fri-Sat 5:35-8:05-10:35 Sun-Mon 5:05-7:35-10:05 Tue 5:358:05-10:35 Wed-Thu 10:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (STC) No Passes Fri 12:30 No Passes Sat 11-
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Passes Fri-Thu 6:30-9:20 Hercules (STC) Fri-Thu 2:10 Hercules 3D (STC) Fri-Thu 6:50-9:15 Into the Storm (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 3-7:30-9:45 Lucy (STC) Fri-Thu 2:20-7:10-9:25 Planes: Fire & Rescue (STC) Fri-Thu 2:40 Tammy (14) Fri-Thu 7:20-9:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 2:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 7-9:30
Guardians of the Galaxy. contributed 12:30 No Passes Sun-Mon 12 No Passes Tue 12:30 No Passes Wed-Thu 12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Sat 3-5:30-8-10:30 No Passes Sun-Mon 2:30-5-7:30-10 No Passes Tue 3-5:30-8-10:30 No Passes Wed-Thu 2:30-5-7:30-10 Transformers: Age of Extinction 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 2:15-6 Sun-Mon 1:45-5:30 Tue 2:15-6 Wed-Thu 1:45-5:30
Oxford Theatre 6408 Quinpool Rd.
Magic in the Moonlight (STC) Fri 7-9:30 Sat-Sun 4:30-7-9:30 Mon-Tue 7-9:30 Wed 10:10 Thu 7-9:30 The Shawshank Redemption (STC) Sun 12:55 Wed 7
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG) Fri 12:30 Sun-Tue 12:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (PG) Fri 3:25-6:55-9:50 Sat 6:55-9:50 Sun 3:25-6:55-9:50 Mon 3:25-9:50 Tue 3:25-6:55-9:50 Guardians of the Galaxy (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 1-3:50-6:45 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Wed 1:30-4:20-7:15-9:30-10 No Passes Thu 1:30-4:20-7:15-9:30 The Hundred-Foot Journey (STC) FriThu 12:40-3:30-6:35-9:25 Into the Storm (STC) No Passes FriSun 1:40-4:30-7:25-10:10 No Passes Mon 1:05-3:20-7:25-10:10 No Passes Tue-Wed 1:40-4:30-7:25-10:10 No Passes Thu 1:40-4:30-7:25-10 Let’s Be Cops (STC) No Passes Wed 12:30-3:25-6:55-9:50 No Passes Thu 12:30-3:25-6:30-9:50 Lucy (STC) Fri-Tue 1:10-4-7:30-10:15 Wed 1:10-4-10:15 Thu 1:10-4-6:55-9:10 A Most Wanted Man (STC) Fri-Thu 12:50-3:40-6:30-9:20 Rifftrax Live: Godzilla (STC) Thu 9 Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II (STC) Sat 12:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 1:20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 4:10-7:059:40
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG) Fri-Thu 6:35-9:30 Guardians of the Galaxy (STC) No Passes Fri 3:45-6:30-9:25 No Passes Sat-Sun 2-6:30-9:25 No Passes MonThu 3:45-6:30-9:25 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (STC) No Passes Fri 4:15-7-9:50 No Passes Sat-Sun 3-7-9:50 No Passes Mon-Thu 4:15-7-9:50 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (G) Fri 3:50 Sat-Sun 2:15 Mon-Thu 3:50 Into the Storm (STC) No Passes Fri 4:40-7:15-9:40 No Passes Sat-Sun 2:50-7:15-9:40 No Passes Mon-Thu 4:40-7:15-9:40 Lucy (STC) Fri 4:35-6:55-9:10 Sat-Sun 2:40-6:55-9:10 Mon-Thu 4:35-6:559:10 Rio 2 (G) Sat 11 Wed 12:15 Step Up: All In 3D (STC) Fri 4:25-7:109:45 Sat-Sun 2:05-7:10-9:45 Mon-Thu 4:25-7:10-9:45 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (STC) No Passes Fri 4 No Passes Sat-Sun 2:30 No Passes Mon-Thu 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 6:45-9:15
Dartmouth Crossing 145 Shubie Dr.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG) Fri-Thu 12:40 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 3:45-6:50-9:55 The Expendables 3 (STC) Thu 7:4510:25 Get On Up (STC) Fri-Tue 12:35-3:406:50-9:55 Wed 3:40-6:50-9:55 Thu 12:35-3:40-6:50 The Giver (STC) Thu 10 Guardians of the Galaxy (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 12:30-3:25-6:30-9:25 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Wed 1-1:45-3:55-4:40-6:557:35-9:50-10:30 No Passes Thu 1-1:453:55-4:40-6:55-7:35-10:30 Hercules (STC) Fri-Sat 12:30 Sun 3 Mon-Thu 12:30 Hercules 3D (STC) Fri-Sat 2:50-5:207:50-10:15 Sun 5:20-7:50-10:15 Mon-
Tue 2:50-5:20-7:50-10:15 Wed 2:50-5:2010:15 Thu 2:50-5:20 The Hundred-Foot Journey (STC) Fri-Wed 1:05-3:55-6:45-9:35 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 11 Thu 12:303:20-6:10-9:40 Into the Storm (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 1:05-3:25-5:45-8:05-10:25 Let’s Be Cops (STC) No Passes Wed 2-4:35-7:15-10:10 No Passes Thu 1:204:10-7:15-10:10 Lucy (STC) Fri 1:20-3:50-7:20-9:40 Sat 1:35-4:05-7:20-9:40 Sun 12:45-4:307:20-9:40 Mon-Tue 1:20-3:50-7:20-9:40 Wed 2:40-4:50-7:55-10:20 Thu 1:203:50-7:20-9:40 Planes: Fire & Rescue (STC) Fri-Tue 12:25-2:55-5-7:15 Rifftrax Live: Godzilla (STC) Thu 9 Rio 2 (G) Sat 11 Wed 12:15
Sex Tape (STC) Fri-Tue 9:45 The Shawshank Redemption (STC) Sun 12:55 Wed 7 Step Up: All In 3D (STC) Fri-Tue 2:104:50-7:35-10:20 Wed 12:55-4:50-7:3510:20 Thu 2:10-4:50-7:35-10:20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 12:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 2:45-5:15-7:45-10:15
Truro 20 Treaty Trail, Millbrook
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG) Fri-Thu 2:50 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 6:40-9:35 Guardians of the Galaxy (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 2 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (STC) No
Bridgewater 349 Lahave St.
And So It Goes (STC) Fri-Thu 2:406:40-9:10 Guardians of the Galaxy (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 2:50 Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 6:50-9:40 Hercules 3D (STC) Fri-Thu 7-9:25 The Hundred-Foot Journey (STC) FriMon 2:30-6:30-9:20 Tue 2:30-6:30-9:25 Wed-Thu 2:30-6:30-9:20 Into the Storm (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 3:30-7:30-9:45 Lucy (STC) Fri-Thu 3:20-7:20-9:35 Planes: Fire & Rescue (STC) Fri-Thu 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 3:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 7:10-9:50
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Megan Fox in her own (uncensored) words Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Starlet complains journos take her quotes out of context, so here’s just a transcript ... draw your own conclusions NED EHRBAR
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Megan Fox has a bone to pick with the press. “I like to be open with you guys and I like to be honest.
“I hate being disingenuous,” she tells the press while promoting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in which she plays journalist April O’Neil. “But ... so much of what I say gets sensationalized. Even when I’m trying to be straightforward and honest and my comments are innocent, inevitably they get turned into something salacious ... “You guys should all behave yourselves and be nice when you report on things that I say.” Far be it from us to add to Ms. Fox’s concerns, so here, in her own words, are some of the straightforward, hon-
On what playing a journalist taught her about journalism... “I realized that your job is much more tedious than maybe I realized previously. You’ve really got to keep track of a lot of s---.”
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est and innocent things she has to say about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and her experience playing the other side of the press as April O’Neil.
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On playing scantily clad characters...
On the state of journalism...
“I don’t mind doing that stuff. I think that’s been a part of being an actress in Hollywood since the beginning. I don’t feel ashamed or like I can’t be taken seriously while also wearing a tank top. And if you don’t take me seriously while I’m wearing a tank top, that’s your f---ing problem, not mine.”
“I’m not trying to tell you guys that you’re becoming obsolete, but kind of everyone with an iPhone is a journalist in their own way now — especially because we live in a tabloid culture. When you watch CNN and they’re giving you news based on tweets that people are sending out, you realize that society is really changing. The collective public have a really big voice now that they didn’t previously have, and they’re influencing the trajectory of how we are socially and with one another. I don’t know, I’m going to start getting metaphysical with you.”
On acting opposite CGI characters... “When we were doing Transformers, Shia and I were sort of just screaming things at the sky. We had no references at all at that point — because how can you? I mean, you’re dealing with, like, 30-foot robots.”
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METRO DISH OUR TAKE ON THE WORLD OF CELEBRITIES The Word
Heigl blames motherhood, not writers, for Grey’s goodbye
Clooney to wed Alamuddin in Italy, banns confirm
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Prince William’s got a brand new day job Prince William is taking a new job: Air ambulance pilot. Britain’s royal officials announced yesterday that starting in September, the royal will train for about five months as a helicopter pilot with East Anglian Air Ambulance. If successful, he will join the charity group, based in Cambridge, next spring. The stint will be William’s main job, although he will continue to take on royal duties and engagements. His duties will include flying day and night shifts, and working with medics at emergencies ranging from road accidents to heart attacks. “The pilot is part of the team and he will be looking after patients with conditions that would be hor-
George Clooney
rifying for many, and some pilots may not like that very much,” says Alastair Wilson, the charity’s medical director. “Compared to his role as a search-and-rescue pilot, he may be dealing with more injury patients than he is used to, but I’m sure he will adapt very well to that.” The job will build on William’s experience as a Royal Air Force search-andrescue pilot, a position he qualified for in 2012 after serving other military duties. He left that job last September, shortly after his and wife Kate’s first son, Prince George, was born. William will be paid a salary for the new job, which he will donate in full to charity.
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Katherine Heigl is looking to rewrite history in her ongoing image rehabilitation efforts while promoting her new TV series, State of Affairs. The former Grey’s Anatomy star now insists she left the popular medical drama not because of dissatisfaction with the writing, but because she didn’t like being a working mom. “I felt like my priorities were messed up. I was putting so much time and energy into just my work, but I was raised (to believe) that family comes first,” Heigl tells Us Weekly. “I would come home angry and frustrated that I’d missed everything with my kid that day. I didn’t get to wake her up from her nap or do bath time or bedtime. I’d have to sneak into her room and kiss her
Katherine Heigl
when she was sleeping, hoping not to wake her up.” All perfectly valid reasons, granted. But she seems not to realize that all the stuff she used to say — like, “I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination” — is actually written down somewhere.
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Somerhalder’s charity sucks at helping Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder may not be as charitable as he comes off, if recently uncovered tax documents for his conservation charity are any indication. The Ian Somerhalder Foundation works to “promote the conservation of natural resources” and “provide relief to the poor, distressed or underprivileged.” But in 2012, the foundation took in $365,000 in donations while paying out only one grant — for $550 — to the Best Friends Animal Society and Wildlife Rehab, according to TMZ. Nearly $21,000 went to office expenses and rent, travel accounted for $20,000, and $153,000 was lumped together as “other expenses.”
The wedding is on, apparently, as George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin have posted the legally required wedding banns at London’s Chelsea Town Hall, indicating they’re planning to get hitched imminently, according to People magazine. A spokesman at the register office at London’s Chelsea Old Town Hall confirmed Thursday that the couple posted a legal document for
a British national who is marrying abroad. A photo of the notice published by the Daily Mirror showed the pair’s names, ages and occupations. It also showed they plan a wedding in Italy. The document was taken down after being on display for the requisite 21 days. It is the second marriage for Clooney, 53, and the first for Alamuddin, 36. WITH FILES FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lohan ignores sober pals while partying in Europe Lindsay Lohan’s sober pals are worried about her, which would seem to be standard operating procedure for Lindsay Lohan’s sober pals. This time, it’s because she is ignoring their text messages and phone calls while she parties across Europe, according to Radar Online. “Lindsay has abandoned her friends and her sober community. She stopped responding to our texts and calls and is basically ignoring everyone now. She’s getting the texts because they show up as read. She’s just not
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answering,” a source complains. “Some of these people have been friends with her for more than a decade. There is nothing anyone can do until she answers.”
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This recipe serves four. COURTESY RICARDOCUISINE.COM
Cherry Tomato Tart. Instead of standing in a hot kitchen, spend time with your guests RICARDO COOKS Chef Ricardo Ricardo Magazine
I love to impress my guests, and I also love to spend time with them. Because I don’t want to waste hours in the kitchen instead of enjoying their company, I assemble this recipe ahead of time. You can replace the feta cheese with a ball of fresh mozzarella, sliced. In this case, you
may need to season with a bit more salt. You can also substitute the rectangular tart pan for a pie plate that’s 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep and 9 inches (23 cm) in diameter. Pastry 1. In a food processor, pulse the flour and the butter until the butter is the size of small peas. Add the milk and pulse until a ball begins to form. Remove the dough from the processor and shape into a square with your hands.
2. On floured work surface, roll out the dough into a 16 x 6-inch (40 x 15 cm) rectangle. Line in a 14 x 4-inch (35 x 10 cm) rectangular tart pan. Place in freezer for 15 minutes.
3. With the rack in the lowest position, preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Filling 1. In a bowl, combine the milk and cornstarch with a whisk. Whisk in the eggs and herbs. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Pour into the crust. Sprinkle with the cheese. Carefully top with the tomato clusters. Bake for about 25 minutes or until the filling is firm and lightly browned.
2. Let cool for 10 minutes. Remove the tomato stems before serving. FOLLOW RICARDO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON RICARDOCUISINE.COM OR SUBSCRIBE TO HIS MAGAZINE’S UP-COMING ENGLISH EDITION LAUNCHING THIS SEPTEMBER!
Ingredients Pastry • 1 cup (250 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour • 6 tbsp (90 ml) cold salted butter, diced • 3 tbsp (45 ml) cold milk Filling • 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk • 1 tsp (5 ml) cornstarch • 3 eggs • 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped fresh chives • Salt and pepper • 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped fresh basil • 3/4 cup (180 ml) crumbled feta cheese • 6 oz (180 g) cherry tomatoes on the vine (about 18 tomatoes)
Brownie, meet cookie 1. With rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. 2. In a bowl, combine the flour
and baking powder. Set aside.
3.
In a bowl over simmering water or in the microwave oven, melt chocolate and butter. Let cool to room temperature.
This recipe makes about 13 cookies. COURTESY RICARDOCUISINE.COM
4. In another bowl, combine eggs and sugar with whisk. Combine with chocolate mix,
then stir in the dry ingredients.
5. With 2 tbsp (30 ml) ice cream scoop, spoon approximately six balls of batter on a baking sheet, spacing them evenly. Bake, one sheet at a time, about 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet. Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches 1. Place a 1/4-cup (60 ml) scoop of vanilla ice cream on a cookie. Cover with a second cookie and press lightly. Cover the sandwiches individually in plastic
wrap. Freeze for 48 hours to allow the cookies to soften. RICARDO
Ingredients • 1/4 cup (60 ml) unbleached allpurpose flour • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) baking powder • 8 oz (227 g) dark chocolate, chopped • 3 tbsp (45 ml) salted butter • 2 eggs • 1/2 cup (125 ml) brown sugar
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Though it makes as diverse a selection of wines as any part of Italy, the northeastern region of Veneto is best known for its reds, with the viticultural area of Valpolicella arguably as famous as Tuscany’s Chianti in the minds of wine lovers. Typically bright and refreshing, the table wines from Valpolicella are easydrinking and grill-friendly. Where things get interesting is when winemakers dry grapes (a process called appassimento). The output of the raisinlike fruit creates richly textured wines called amarone (drier), recioto (sweeter) and ripasso (a wine fermented with the grape mass left over from the production of the other two). Masi Agricola pioneered many of the techniques used in making wines from dried red grapes and is trying them out on white wines. Its 2012 Masianco Pinot Grigio & Verduzzo ($15.00 - $18.99) blends freshly picked grapes with some that see a light drying. The result balances ripe aromatics with citrusy flavours and makes a perfect match with grilled white meats and fresh fish. PRICES
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Herd swap Lovell with camp looming QMJHL. Mooseheads send defenceman ‘closer to home’ with Chicoutimi Saguenéens Blueliner Brian Lovell is leaving Nova Scotia and heading home to Quebec. The Halifax Mooseheads announced Thursday they’ve traded the 19-year-old defenceman to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in exchange for a sixth-round selection at the 2015 QMJHL entry draft. Herd general manager Cam Russell said the Châteauguay native asked him “to possibly move for personal reasons.” “He wanted to be a little closer to home,” Russell said Thursday. “We tried it at draft, it didn’t happen, but ... that’s how it started.” The six-foot, 211-pound Lovell played 81 games in two seasons with the Mooseheads, notching 11 points and collecting 89 penalty minutes. Halifax originally drafted him in the third round of the 2011 QMJHL draft. “He’s a great kid,” Russell said, adding the Halifax club wishes him “all the best with his new opportunity” within the Q league. He said “it’s hard to say” whether there will be any
The Halifax Mooseheads have traded defenceman Brian Lovell to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens
further trades before training camp starts next week. “It’s something we always look at, but at the same time, we feel very good about the team that we have and the draft picks that we have,” he said. “We’ll probably wait and see how they perform (at) the first
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“Training camp is short, in the sense that a lot of decisions have to be made very quickly …. It’s a golden opportunity for a lot of kids.” Halifax Mooseheads general manager Cam Russell
apiece on the blue-line and up front. “The most important thing is not to hold back,” Russell said of advice he’d give rookies who will be stepping onto the ice for camp at Cole Harbour Place starting next Wednesday. “Don’t give anybody too much respect, don’t play like a rookie, come in and play like a veteran.” There will be about six goalies, 16 defencemen and 27 forwards registering for camp next Tuesday, he said, with onand off-ice sessions running through Friday, Aug. 15.
three or four days of camp.” Lovell’s departure leaves only four returning defencemen on the Halifax roster for camp, including Austyn Hardie, Jacob Jacques, Jesse Lussier and Matt Murphy. “We’ve got some good veterans coming back and we have some good rookies coming in, so the opportunity is there and wide open for some young guys to step in and seize the ... moment,” Russell said. In fact, there are more open spots on the team this year than there have been for the past three seasons, he said, adding that’s about three
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Halifax racer Davey Fraser snagged 14th place overall at the Rockstar Energy Motocross National Series in Moncton. The 25-year-old claimed 11th in the first moto and 17th in the second last weekend, earning him 14 points total in the eighth round of 10-round series, despite having just overcome a broken jaw in a race earlier this year. METRO
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First provincial camp in Bedford Nineteen players from across the province take to the ice Friday and Saturday at the BMO Centre in Bedford for the inaugural Hockey Nova Scotia Sledge Hockey High Performance Program camp. Although Nova Scotia has three different sledge hockey programs, based out of Halifax, Kentville and Sydney, this marks the first time that players will come together to form a provincial squad, a Hockey Nova Scotia news release said. “This program will give our best players an opportunity to compete against the top talent from other parts of the country,” Hockey Nova Scotia president Randy Pulsifer said Thursday in the release. The camp features 12 male and seven female players between the ages of 14 and 72, as well special guest coach Tyler McGregor of Canada’s National Sledge Team. metro
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Raonic rolls, while giants fall left and right at Rogers Cup On to quarter-finals. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stuns top-seeded Novak Djokovic Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Julien Benneteau of France. The sixth seed from Thornhill, Ont., used his impressive power game to his advantage on a comfortable, breezy evening at Rexall Centre. Raonic showed off his booming serve to take the first game at love and his punishing ground strokes gave Benneteau trouble throughout the match.
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Czech Republic on a day of upsets at the US$3.78million Masters 1000 series tournament. Three of the top four seeds were eliminated in third-round action. JoWilfried Tsonga of France knocked out top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-2 while South Africa’s Kevin Anderson upset thirdseeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-6 (8), 7-5. Meanwhile, at the women’s Rogers Cup in Montreal on Thursday, French Open champion Maria Sharapova and Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova were both eliminated from the hardcourt event, but Serena Williams served impeccably to defeat 15th-seeded Lucie Safarova 7-5, 6-4 in the third round.
Birdie not enough for Tiger Tiger Woods made only one birdie on Thursday at Valhalla on his way to a 3-over 74, putting him close to missing the cut in the PGA Championship. Scan the image with your Metro News app for a look at the leaders after Day 1 of the year’s final major. Warren Little/Getty Images MLB
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Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Usually you are careful with what you say but over the next 48 hours you will go right the other way and say exactly what you think and feel. Others will find your frankness refreshing.
Across 1. Unrefined 6. Assoc., variantly 9. Traffic: Speed __ 13. Everly Brothers’ “__ __ Be Me” 14. Will __ (Grandpa’s portrayer on “The Waltons”) 15. Fencer’s weapon 16. Justin Bieber mentor 17. ‘The fish’, in French: 2 wds. 19. Ms. West 20. “__ _ little teapot...” 22. Charms 23. Ashley MacIsaac hit with Mary Jane Lamond: 2 wds. 26. Canine’s cry! 27. Spinning stat. 28. Plugging-in place 32. Actor’s reading material 35. Topic 36. Australian state [acronym] 39. Singer, Priscilla __ 40. Polloi’s partner 42. Son-of-a-__ 43. Like a hard-toclimb hill 45. Computer fault 48. __ laser treatment (Dermatology service) 50. Suffix meaning ‘somewhat’ 51. “When _ __ You Smile” by Bad English 55. Type of mission for Canadian Forces 58. Large birchbark
canoe 61. Composer Mr. Berlin, for short 62. Aswan __ 63. Town almost right in the middle of Alberta: 2 wds. 65. Mind: Latin 67. Li’l loudnesses 68. Pre-day nights
Yesterday’s Crossword
69. Apply gently, as undereye moisturizer: 2 wds. 70. Ballet movement 71. CBC commentator Mr. Murphy 72. Movie critic Roger Down 1. 1997 Our Lady
Peace album 2. Home buyer’s concern, __ value 3. Down-__-__ (Worn out) 4. “Sprechen __ Deutsch?” 5. Comic __ 6. “You don’t say!” 7. Put the blown-off
towel back on the line 8. Plug parts 9. Implore 10. __-_-daisy! 11. “Love __ __ leave...” 12. Note-jotting needs 14. Trendy tent trip 18. Ludicrous 21. Frankincense’s
friend 24. “Blue Hawaii” singer ...his initialssharers 25. Music blaster 29. Beer barrel 30. Exotic pet in a Barenaked Ladies tune 31. X 33. “Understand?” 34. Faith Hill hit: 2 wds. 36. Bouncy cheque acronym 37. Bering, e.g. 38. Bit of “Send in the Clowns”: “Are __ _ pair?” 41. “On the __ hand...” 44. Stretch 46. Be deceitful 47. Cool 49. More like Erie or Huron, say 52. Actress, Gabourey __ 53. Captivate 54. Village on BC’s Sunshine Coast 56. Birth a bovine 57. Sidestep 58. Party inviter’s request [acronym] 59. Truant from the trenches, tiny-ly 60. Bing Crosby/Bob Hope movie, “Road to __” (1952) 64. “Superman” (1978) villain, __ Luthor 66. Apprehend
Sudoku
How to play Fill in the grid, so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9. There is no math involved.
Aquarius
Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 Upheavals are to be expected but they won’t be too bad. They may even turn out to be good if you look for ways to take advantage of them.
Yesterday’s Sudoku
Pisces
Feb. 20 - March 20 A wonderful idea will occur to you and you won’t be satisfied until you have done something with it. Don’t worry that it does not seem “logical” because you have more than five senses.
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