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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

City launches safety review

“We intend to launch that fight, probably this week, by filing a notice of appeal,” says lawyer Brian Beresh

TRANSIT

Union representing drivers ‘all for’ audit

“I will continue to fight until I clear my name,” says Travis Vader

Jeremy Simes

Metro | Edmonton

“A huge relief,” says Bret McCann

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But the story continues: Parole in less than five years, a possible appeal metroNEWS

In the wake of several deaths, safety auditors will next month begin ride-along trips with Edmonton bus drivers as the city evaluates safety across several departments. City Manager Linda Cochrane said Wednesday third-party consultant DuPont Sustainable Solutions will audit staff, starting with Edmonton Transit operators. “We want to signal that we’re prepared to up our game in terms of safety programs,” Cochrane said. “We haven’t done something for a long, long time.” The announcement comes after Edmonton bus drivers hit and killed two people in late 2016. In November, 13-year-old Mariama Sillah was struck and killed in a crosswalk only weeks after an 83-year-old woman was also

struck and killed in a crosswalk, in October. Two Edmonton bus drivers have been charged. Those deaths are in addition to one in November, when a 44-year-old man who works for the city died underground in a sewer shaft. His death is under investigation. Cochrane acknowledged the tragedies Wednesday. “Those incidents have been felt deeply by everybody,” she said. “From that standpoint, we’ve talked more about what we could do to up our game.” Mark Tetterington, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union 569, which represents Edmonton Transit’s drivers, said he approves of the audit. “I’m all for it,” he said. “When they do the review, they will look at how good our drivers are.” Tetterington also said improvements to bus design could heighten pedestrian safety. He said the city is piloting the placement of the driver-side mirror to see if drivers can better see pedestrians crossing the street. Other pilots include testing a new camera system, where monitors will be placed on each corner of two buses.

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In 20 years, half of Canada could be immigrants or children of immigrants. Canada discrimination

Trump’s acts prompt fear of antiMuslim sentiment Alex Boyd

Metro | Edmonton

Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustee Debbie Engel wants permanent residents to have the right to vote for their local school representative.

Let permanent residents vote, argues Catholic board trustee democracy

Immigrants should qualify to engage in city elections Kevin Maimann

Metro | Edmonton If you live in Edmonton, raise your kids here and pay taxes to city coffers, shouldn’t you be able to vote for mayor and council? That’s what one Catholic

school official is asking the government. Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustee Debbie Engel is tabling a motion at the board’s next meeting to lobby for permanent residents — immigrants who have not received their Canadian citizenship — to have the right to vote in municipal elections. “I believe it would enhance the legitimacy of local government,” Engel said. “These residents pay local taxes, they use city services, but they can’t vote for who is going to represent them.” Immigrants have to live

in Canada for at least three years before they can apply for citizenship, which grants them the right to vote. Engel said Edmonton Catholic is one of the fastest growing school districts in Alberta and immigrant families account for a large percentage of that growth. On Tuesday the board discussed teen voting at their

meeting. Engel voted in favour of asking Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson to lower the voting age to 16, which the board passed in a 4-3 vote. “I started thinking of all the hundreds of doors I’ve knocked on, and how many people have had kids in the system from Kindergarten to Grade 4 and are still waiting

Many people have had kids in the system from Kindergarten to Grade 4 and are still waiting for their Canadian citizenship. Debbie Engel

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for their Canadian citizenship, but have been landed immigrants for four or five years and have never been able to vote for the trustee that represents their child,” Engel said. Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers Executive Director Eric Ambtman said he supports Engel’s idea. “I don’t see any downside to it at all,” he said. “Permanent residents are active, engaged members of our community and I think it would be great if they had a say in municipal decision making.”

After U.S. President Donald Trump moved to indefinitely ban Syrian refugees from America Wednesday, the head of one group helping Syrians resettle in Edmonton is warning antiMuslim sentiment could grow here as a result. “I’m more immediately concerned about the stigmatization of Muslims, or the feeling that this is a population in need of greater scrutiny, or they’re a potential danger,” said Mohamed Huque, executive director of the Islamic Family and Social Services Association. Huque said he’s not worried about a ban similar to the one Trump imposed being created in Canada but added the recent spreading of anti-Muslim flyers in Edmonton is evidence the U.S. election has brought certain fringe opinions to the surface here. “When those kinds of things happen in the U.S., those kinds of attitudes might spill into Canada,” he said. The Canadian government last year set a goal of bringing 15,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees to Canada, and removed the cap on private sponsorships. There are about 1,500 Syrian newcomers living, working and going to school in Edmonton. Huque said it’s too soon to know if the American decision will see more people applying to come to Canada, but the number of how many will be allowed into the country this year is expected to be released by the federal government in coming months. “The different settlement agencies await that number so they can plan accordingly,” he said. As early as Thursday, Trump is expected to pause the flow of all refugees to the U.S. and indefinitely bar those fleeing war-torn Syria. “Beginning today the United States of America gets back control of its borders,” Trump declared during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security. With files from the Canadian Press

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Edmonton

The McCanns, Vader and yesterday’s sentencing

Brett McCann, left, his wife Mary-Ann McCann, daughter Nicole Walshe and her husband Casey Walshe speak on closed-circuit television from Melbourne, Australia after the sentencing for Travis Vader in Edmonton on Wednesday. the canadian press

Travis Vader handed life sentence court

Defence plans to appeal manslaughter conviction

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Bret McCann and his family got up in the middle of the night half a world away to watch a live video feed of a judge handing a life sentence to the man who killed McCann’s parents. Travis Vader was facing anywhere from time served to life in prison for manslaughter in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann. The couple were in their late 70s when they vanished after leaving their home in St. Albert, north of Edmonton, for a camping trip to British Columbia in July 2010. Their bodies have never been found. “When the judge said life imprisonment, it was a huge relief,” Bret McCann said Wednesday on a video link from Melbourne, Australia. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Denny Thomas determined at trial that Vader was a desperate drug addict who was already on the run from police when he came across the couple in their motorhome and killed them. In his written sentencing decision, Thomas described the 44-year-old as a smart, dangerous man who didn’t care who his victims were. Vader may not have intended to kill the vulnerable seniors, said Thomas, but he used a loaded gun to rob them before burning their motorhome and disposing of their bodies in the wilderness. “The randomness of these

homicides is terrifying for all Canadians,” he wrote. “This sort of killing ... cries out for denunciation and deterrence.” Thomas ruled Vader won’t be eligible for parole for seven years, which is automatic when someone is sentenced to life for manslaughter. Parole ineligibility periods start at the time of arrest so Vader will be able to apply in about 4-1/2 years, said Bret McCann. “And if he does, I am going to be there and I am going to ask him, ’Where are the bodies of my parents?’ “ said McCann. Vader didn’t testify at his trial, but spoke at his sentencing hearing about alleged abuse he suffered while in custody. The judge dismissed an application by Vader’s lawyers that he should be released with time served, or get a judicial stay, because his rights were violated. Vader’s lawyer, Brian Beresh, said outside court that his client “was not pleased.” “As he said in court, he will fight to his last day to prove he is innocent. We intend to launch that fight, probably this week, by filing a notice of appeal.” Beresh said the case is troubling: “After 40 years of practice, I must say this is one of those few cases which haunts me and remains a mystery in terms of what occurred.” Prosecutor Ashley Finlayson said the Crown had the option of requesting Vader’s parole ineligibility be increased to 10 years but chose not to. “A life sentence is a life sentence,” Finlayson said. “We’re confident that the parole board will deal with everything appropriately.” the canadian press

A judge sentenced Travis Vader Wednesday to life in prison. Vader was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann. The story has gripped Alberta since the McCanns vanished nearly seven years ago. Metro breaks down the case over the years. metro, with files from the canadian press

JULY 2010

apr. to OCT. 2012

Lyle and Marie McCann are last seen fuelling their motorhome in St. Albert. Two days later, a burned-out motorhome is discovered in the bush near Edson. About two weeks later, RCMP announce the SUV the couple was towing has also been found. Officers name Travis Vader as a person of interest. He is later arrested on outstanding warrants on unrelated charges.

Vader is charged with first-degree murder. Soon after he is convicted of drug trafficking, theft and weapons offences for events in the Barrhead area in June 2010. Before Vader can be sentenced, a judge declares a mistrial because evidence was not properly disclosed to the defence. Justice June Ross cites the RCMP as “negligent” and orders a new trial.

Feb. to Dec. 2014

Vader files a lawsuit against the RCMP, claiming they kept him behind bars on trumped-up charges until he could be charged with murdering the McCanns. Crown prosecutor Michelle Doyle issues a stay on Vader’s murder charges, days before the trial is to begin, after discovering Mounties failed to disclose all evidence to lawyers. Vader then files another lawsuit. In December, RCMP arrest Vader and charge him again with murder in the deaths of the McCanns.

Mar. to Oct. 2016

Vader’s first-degree murder trial begins. He tells the judge: “I am not guilty of that charge.” The judge later acquits Vader of first-degree murder and finds him guilty of second-degree murder. But in doing so, he uses an outdated section of the Criminal Code. Defence lawyers file an application for a mistrial. Later, the judge vacates the second-degree murder verdict and finds Vader guilty of manslaughter.

Jan. 25 2017

A judge sentences Vader to life in prison with no parole eligibility for seven years. He dismisses a defence submission that Vader should get a lesser sentence because his rights were violated in custody. Bret McCann, the dead couple’s son, says family members are going to attempt to go on with their lives.

Edmonton

Thursday, January 26, 2017 airport

Flights cancelled due to fog Jeremy Simes

Metro | Edmonton Fog left hundreds of passengers stranded at Edmonton International Airport Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Airport officials confirmed Wednesday that 12 flights were cancelled due to fog, which swept over the city Tuesday night.

The cancellations caused long line-ups Wednesday morning and may have triggered other flights to be delayed, according to EIA spokesperson Traci Bednard. Bednard said the fog lingered too long for planes to get off the ground. “We do get fog, but usually it just comes in and out and doesn’t stay in the region,” she said. “The difference today is

that the fog really sat here and didn’t burn off.” Bednard said pilots couldn’t fly because visibility was so bad. “There needs to be certain levels of visibility to take off or land. That’s a requirement,” she said. Bednard couldn’t say when the airport will be running back to normal, adding they have the afternoon to recover.

IN BRIEF Convicted man seeks appeal in murder case An Edmonton man who was found guilty of killing a woman in the city and dumping her body at a location north of Calgary is launching an appeal. Mark Lindsay, who is 29, was found guilty last May of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Dana Turner. the canadian press

Wildrose education critic Leela Aheer said the government’s current curriculum review does nothing for transparency.

Rebuild ‘secretive’ metro

education

Names in expert groups ‘far removed from pubic’ Lucie Edwardson

Metro | Calgary The former director of curriculum development and research for Edmonton Public School Board said he’s never seen a curriculum-building process as secretive as the one currently being undertaken by Alberta Education. Metro previously reported on the provincial government’s undertaking of a full curriculum overhaul and how the names of individuals at the reins — the “expert working groups” — aren’t being made public. Stuart Wachowicz said he applied and was accepted to present to one of the expert working groups and said he had no idea who he was even presenting to. “The government claims it’s a very transparent process, but even people like myself who are presenting to them don’t even know who is in those groups,” he said. I have never before seen or

heard of a curriculum process so far removed from the public, so far removed from accountability, and so far removed from the interest of Alberta children.” Metro attempted to acquire the information through a Freedom Of Information and Privacy Act request through Alberta Education but was told that it would be released within 60 days (around Feb. 13). When Metro asked why the information wouldn’t be released until six months after the process began, privacy concerns were cited. “We intend to release more information about the Expert Working Groups in the coming months, but there are privacy considerations that must be considered and analyzed on a case-by-case basis. This work takes time,” Alberta Education said in an emailed statement. Wildrose education critic Leela Aheer said this does nothing for transparency, adding that parents and educators need to know the groups aren’t stacked exclusively with people who possess the “NDP worldview.” “It’s vitally important that Albertans are able to assess the backgrounds of those appointed to ensure this redesign is fair to all,” she said. “Given we are already six months into the process, I fear this isn’t going to be a possibility.“

The government claims it’s a very transparent process, but even people like myself who are presenting to them don’t even know who is in those groups. Stuart Wachowicz

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Edmonton

Homeless artist mourned community

Gauthier known for distinctive paintings Kevin Maimann

Metro | Edmonton Edmontonians are mourning a “loveable rogue” with immense artistic talent. Sterling Gauthier was known around downtown and Whyte Avenue for his colourful paintings and the spot-on Keanu Reeves impressions he performed for passersby, enthusiastically reciting lines from any of the Canadian actor’s movies. Gauthier, 36, collapsed on an Edmonton bus and spent several days in a coma before passing away Monday. The cause of his death is unclear. “He just had such a positive influence and effect in the community and everyone just felt really lucky to know him. Everybody’s really just reeling from the loss,” said

Sterling Gauthier. contributed

Rylan Kafara, leader of the inner city recreation and wellness program at both Boyle Street Community Services and the Bissell Centre. He described Gauthier, who was homeless, as “an incredibly talented artist and just a wonderful person.” Boyle Street executive director Julian Daly purchased several pieces of Gauthier’s

artwork in the eight years he knew him. He said he was one of the best, “if not the best,” street artist in Edmonton. “He was a bit of a rogue, but a loveable rogue. He had the biggest heart. He would always be joking and kidding around,” Daly said. “He had his demons and he had a lot of trauma in his life, but somehow he always managed to show that warm, friendly, fun side of himself.” Friend Benjamin Hertwig has fond memories of going out for food with Gauthier and having him over to work on paintings. “He was undoubtedly full of life, and his art was special,” Hertwig said. “His attention to form and detail and composition, he was just a very gifted artist.” Daly and many other Boyle Street employees visited Gauthier in the hospital to say their goodbyes before he passed. “Even though he wasn’t conscious, I like to believe he could hear everyone who came to say goodbye,” Daly said. “He was much loved, for sure.”

A piece titled Bear Spirit by artist Sterling Gauthier. contributed

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Move to cut bear deaths Giving grizzlies better travel paths and sightlines along rail lines is the best way to keep the bears safe from trains, a five-year study has concluded. “We’re actively going to be more involved in creating more trails for bears to be able to move past impediments on the railroad,” Rick Kubian, a Parks Canada superintendent for Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay national parks, said Wednesday. “Those pinch points on the landscape where bears are forced to the railroad, we’re looking at a few locations where we might be able to provide alternatives for bears so they don’t have to travel that corridor.” One way to protect bears along the rail grade is to make sure they can see what’s coming down the line. Bears that look up too late take the path of least resistance as an escape route, St. Clair said. That may mean the rail line itself. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Canada Retirement

CPP hard to understand, say reports

would be people from a nonChristian religion, up from the nine per cent recorded in 2011.

Internal evaluations of the Canada Pension Plan show the retirement system is poorly understood by most of the public — a problem retiree Evan Brett avoided only through luck and meticulous record keeping. The 76-year-old realtor and his wife Latifah dove into their files at their Langley, B.C., home a decade ago when Latifah applied for retirement benefits. The documents they happened to have stockpiled ensured they were able to maximize the benefits they receive today. Brett said he knew enough about the Canada Pension Plan to avoid tripping over application hurdles. But he is sure others aren’t wellversed. Evaluations drawing from workers, retirees and Service Canada officials show Canadians are confused about what they need when applying for CPP benefits, have a hard time understanding information on websites and don’t completely understand the retirement program. The reports recommend more outreach and advertisements to help seniors navigate the system and avoid frustration when they apply. Service Canada officials noted that many clients don’t know they have to ask the government to deduct taxes from CPP payments. “They assume that such taxes are automatically deducted from their CPP benefits,” one report said. The reviews showed that Indigenous people who live on reserve often don’t learn until they turn 65 that they won’t receive CPP retirement benefits because employers on reserve aren’t required to contribute to CPP.

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Immigration on the rise A new citizen sworn in at a ceremony in Toronto on April 24, 2014. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Research

One in three people could be immigrants in 20 years A new Statistics Canada survey says almost half the country’s population could be an immigrant or the child of an immigrant within the next 20 years. It suggests the proportion of immigrants in Canada’s population could reach 30 per cent in 2036 — compared to 20.7 per cent in 2011 — and a further 20 per cent of the population would be the child of an immigrant, up from the 17.5 per cent

recorded in 2011. The numbers released Wednesday are a far cry from the country’s first census of the population in 1871 — four years after Confederation — when 16.1 per cent of the 3.7 million people in Canada were born abroad, with Britain, the United States and Germany as the most likely countries of origin. The population projections show immigration will alter the country’s cultural landscape under all scenarios Statistics Canada explored as part of an ongoing project to map out Canada’s future as the nation turns 150 years old. In Quebec, the percentage of people who claim French as their mother tongue is expected

to drop to between 69 and 72 per cent in 2036, down from 79 per cent in 2011. Up to 30 per cent of Canadians in 2036 could have a mother tongue that is neither English nor French, a potential jump of 10 points from 2011. Researchers concluded more than half of the country’s immigrants will be of Asian origin within the next two decades, with a corresponding decline in the number of European immigrants. Visible minority populations would make up a growing percentage of the working age population, defined as people between the ages of 15 and 64, potentially doubling their share to 40 per cent of the age cohort, up from

By the numbers Newcomers

Proportion of immigrants in Canada could reach 30 per cent in 2036.

Per cent of the population in 2036 that could be children of immigrants.

Researchers say more than 50 per cent of immigrants will be of Asian origin.

Per cent of the 3.7 million people in Canada born abroad in 1871.

the almost 20 per in 2011. The projections also suggest that by 2036, between 13 and 16 per cent of the population

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Infrastructure

Buildings crumbling in the capital Adam Kveton

For Metro | Ottawa Nearly 18 per cent of federally owned buildings in Ottawa are in critical or poor condition. That’s according to the federal government’s own list of its buildings, the Directory of Federal Real Property. Of more than 1,700 buildings, 104 are in critical condition, while more than 200 are in poor condition. These include office spaces and residences, as well as things like barns, sheds and silos. For a building to be in “critical condition,” the reinvestment needed to bring it back up to scratch is estimated to be greater than 30 per cent of its replacement value, according to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Some critical condition buildings include the former Bank of Canada building, the RCMP headquarters, the Supreme Court, several Central Experimental Farm buildings and the Sir Charles Tupper Building. “Risk of building and building systems failure is high,” reads another part of the treasury board’s

There will be decades of construction on the buildings of Parliament Hill. Richard Lautens/Torstar News Service file

said that the growing number of critical-condition buildings is due to both age and a lack of funds. With the government investing $3.4 billion over five years to maintain and upgrade

federal infrastructure assets, the PSPC has been able to implement “major renovations in many of its critical assets,” said spokesperson Nicolas Boucher.

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A small First Nation in B.C.’s Interior has warned Ottawa it won’t let its drinking water supply be risked without a fight, potentially even a Standing Rock-like standoff, its chief said. And according to a joint federal-provincial letter obtained by Metro, Ottawa acknowledged the risk to Coldwater band’s aquifer from Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline — a day before approving it in November. “These guys have a good case,” said the band’s lawyer Matthew Kirchner, who filed a judicial review challenge to Ottawa’s decision for the band this month. “We know there’s a real threat. “There’s uncertainty about what the impacts would be on their water system — their aquifer — and it’s essential to understand.” Addressing the aquifer issue for the First Nation is one of the conditions of the Crown’s project approval.

10 Thursday, January 26, 2017

Day 6 Donald Trump’s administration

World

President Donald Trump began rolling out a series of measures on immigration Wednesday, signing executive actions calling for construction of a border wall, stripping support for sanctuary cities, and many more. Here is a look at some of his recently announced plans and some of the difficulties he could encounter. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. President Donald Trump displays an executive order he signed during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security. Getty images

Border Wall

Trump directed the Homeland Security Department to start building a wall at the Mexican border. A 2006 law gives Trump the authority to proceed with construction, but he will need billions of dollars from Congress. He says Mexico will ultimately pay for the wall, but Mexico insists it won’t. Environmental groups and some landowners will likely try to block the plan.

Sanctuary cities

Trump announced a crackdown on cities that don’t co-operate with federal immigration authorities, pledging to strip them of federal grant money. But the administration may face legal challenges to any efforts to force co-operation. Some federal courts have found that local jurisdictions cannot hold immigrants beyond their jail term or deny them bond based on a request from immigration authorities.

Visa restrictions

Trump says he will suspend the issuance of U.S. visas in countries where adequate screening cannot occur and suspend immigrant and nonimmigrant entry for citizens of countries of particular concern for 30 days. Federal law gives Trump broad authority to suspend immigration for groups of people whose entry is “detrimental to U.S. interests.” He is expected to suspend any immigration, including for refugees, from Syria.

Refugee restrictions

Trump is proposing to reduce the maximum number of refugees by more than half, to 50,000, for the budget year ending in September. Trump has the authority to set the limit of how many refugees can be admitted annually. He can also suspend refugee processing. Refugee processing was temporarily suspended under President George W. Bush in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.

EPA science scrutinized

The Trump administration is scrutinizing studies published by scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency, and new work is under a “temporary hold.” The communications director for Trump’s transition team at EPA, Doug Ericksen, said the review extends to all content on the agency’s website, including details of scientific evidence showing that the Earth’s climate is warming and man-made carbon emissions are to blame.

Intervention in chicago

Tuesday night, Trump declared he was ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicides. But Mayor Rahm Emanuel warned against deploying the National Guard, saying it would hurt efforts to restore trust in the police. Trump gave no details on what kind of federal intervention he was suggesting, but Emanuel cautioned that using the military could make matters worse.

Sexist posts on women’s marches backfire A school board member in Hillary Clinton’s hometown resigned after making a derogatory reference on Twitter to the female anatomy in describing women marching against President Donald Trump. An Illinois teacher was pulled from the classroom for a tweet deemed sexist. And a freshman Indiana lawmaker was inundated with criticism over a Facebook post mocking “fat women.” These are a handful of examples from across the U.S. of mostly male public officials who have been repri-

manded, called out or disciplined over social media postings about the women’s marches around the globe last weekend. The rash of incidents highlight how nasty political discourse has become since the divisive presidential election. But in an era when Trump made lashing out against “political correctness” central to his appeal, the consequences these officials face for unfiltered use of social media once again demonstrate that what you say on the Internet still can hurt you.

It’s also not strictly a partisan issue. A writer for Saturday Night Live was suspended this week after writing an offensive tweet about Trump’s 10-year-old son Barron. Still, the number of incidents following the women’s marches, which packed public squares in blue states and some red as well, has put a few elected officials and supervisors in an awkward spot. And it’s not clear where to draw the line. In Indiana, Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma says he’s conducting social media tutorials after posts

from at least two state lawmakers. A weekend Facebook post by Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas, a Republican, showed a photo of a woman sprayed in the face with pepper spray with a caption that read: “PARTICIPATION TROPHIES. NOW IN LIQUID FORM.” Another post by newly elected Indiana state Sen. Jack Sandlin, also a Republican, credited Donald Trump with getting “more fat women out walking than (former first lady) Michelle Obama did in 8 years.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protesters march near the White House on Jan. 21. afp/getty images

World

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Pope takes over Knights religion

that a papal delegate would be named to run the order.

End of order’s sovereignty sparked by condom tiff

WHO ARE THEY? The Knights of Malta is an ancient lay Catholic religious order that runs hospitals and clinics around the world. It counts 3,500 members and 100,000 staff and volunteers who lend first aid in war zones, natural disasters and conflict areas; members also make regular pilgrimages bringing the sick to Catholic shrines. They trace their history to the 11th-century Crusades and are known for the aristocratic lineage of their members, their fancy, fringed uniforms, and the big Maltese cross that adorns their liturgical robes. WHAT’S BEHIND THE DISPUTE? The headline-grabbing issue that prompted the takeover in-

Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Matthew Festing resigned Wednesday in a bitter dispute with Pope Francis. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

volves condoms: Several years ago, the order learned that its charity branch Malteser International was involved in aid programs that were distributing thousands of condoms in Myanmar. The order’s health minister at the time, Albrecht von Boeselager, stopped two of the three programs immediately and the third after the Vatican intervened. Boeselager went on to be elected grand chancellor. The Knights’ leader, Matthew Festing, asked Boeselager to re-

sign Dec. 6. Boeselager refused, and Festing opened a disciplinary process against him and suspended him. The two were known to not get along, and the order, like many private clubs, has factions along national and ideological lines. Festing’s camp says Boeslager’s refusal to obey the resignation order was “disgraceful” given Festing is the religious superior. Boeselager says Festing offered no valid reason for him to resign, and that he was therefore under no obliga-

tion to obey. ENTER THE POPE The Vatican announced Dec. 22 that Francis had named a fivemember commission to investigate Boeselager’s ouster. The Knights refused to co-operate, citing their sovereignty and insisting that the pope had no business interfering since the removal of Boeselager was an act of internal governance. The Vatican doubled down. On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that Festing had resigned and

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President coming home

THE BIGGER PICTURE The showdown has unfolded against the backdrop of Francis’ increasing clashes with more conservative elements in the church, especially those for whom sexual ethics and doctrinal orthodoxy are paramount. It once again pitted Francis against Cardinal Raymond Burke, a leading conservative and critic of Francis and one of four cardinals who have publicly called for the Pope to clarify his position on the divisive moral issue of whether civilly remarried Catholics can receive Communion. On a more personal level, Francis has made clear he loathes the aristocratic pomp that the Knights relish.

Gambia’s new president finally comes home on Thursday, a week after taking the oath of office outside the country during a whirlwind political crisis that sent the tiny nation’s longtime leader into exile. President Adama Barrow is set to arrive from neighbouring Senegal, where he has waited out the chaos for his safety, a spokesman for the coalition backing him confirmed. Gambians eagerly await Barrow, who has promised to reverse many of the actions taken by former leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow defeated Jammeh in December elections that the ruling party challenged. Jammeh finally left the country over the weekend, ending a more than 22-year rule. He has been accused of leading a government that suppressed opponents with detentions, beatings and killings. A West African regional military force that was poised to oust Jammeh if diplomatic talks failed has been securing Gambia for Barrow’s arrival. The new president has been busy this week forming his Cabinet and has named a woman, Fatoumata Tabajang, as vice-president. She has vowed to seek prosecution for Jammeh, who flew with family and close aides to Equatorial Guinea.

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WHY IS THE VATICAN’S INTERVENTION PROBLEMATIC? Canon lawyers have said from the start that even the Pope’s investigation was problematic given the Knights’ sovereign status. Now that the pope has taken over the order, the legal questions mount. The Knights issued a statement Wednesday saying the sovereign council would meet Jan. 28 to formally accept the resignation. In theory, the sovereign council could also reject it.

Pope Francis on Wednesday seized control of the Knights of Malta, an action that amounts to one sovereign country annexing another, if on a very small scale. Here’s what led to the takeover and what it means for the Knights, the Vatican and the Catholic Church.

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Yazidis languish in policy spat

The Yazidi — a persecuted minority in Iraq whose faith is older than Christianity — are at the centre of a European dilemma. Portugal has offered to take in several hundred of the 2,500 Yazidi refugees living in Greece, arguing that their mistreated

community merits special protection. Athens has rejected the offer, worried that other countries might start cherry-picking asylum applications based on religion or ethnicity. Does that make the Yazidis victims of discrimination or

nondiscrimination? It’s a question that could be keeping some of them in limbo. The dispute comes as the European Union wrestles with how to protect the most vulnerable refugees. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Technology seen as a path to reverse stalled growth They see it as a way of saying “Hasta la vista, baby” to years of sluggish economic growth. The federal Liberals are expected to use the upcoming federal budget to foster the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence in the hope it will be a springboard to attracting investment and creating a highly skilled new

sector of jobs. Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains says fostering AI is one of the pillars of the government’s economic growth strategy. He and others see an opportunity for Canada to exploit its competitive advantage in a technology that is becoming ubiquitous across all sectors — from major companies such as Google or Microsoft to the banking and automotive sectors. The government’s vision of AI-enabled growth is not rooted in the apocalyptic science fiction of Terminator movies where robots destroy human-

ity (Arnold Schwarzenegger appropriated the Spanish phrase “Hasta la vista, baby” in Terminator 2: Judgement Day before sparking some spectacular explosions). Instead, Bains and others point to two Canadian “pioneers” in AI — Geoff Hinton at the University of Toronto and Montreal computer scientist Yoshua Bengio. They are recognized world leaders in “deep learning” or “machine learning” — advanced algorithms that allow powerful new super computers to essentially think like humans. The minister is also buoyed by signs of foreign capital com-

ing to Canada such as Microsoft’s recent acquisition of the artificial intelligence start up, Maluuba, based in Waterloo, Ont., and Montreal. In a recent conversation with Bill Gates, Bains said the Microsoft cofounder acknowledged that Canada was playing “a leadership role” in AI. “We want to encourage those kinds of investments to continue, to connect with each other on a national level,” said Bains. “If companies are betting on AI, academic institutions are betting on AI, why can’t government be a meaningful partner in this area as well?” THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Carbon tax won’t hurt Saskatchewan: Trudeau Saskatchewan shouldn’t be adversely affected by the federal government’s proposed carbon levy, despite heavy criticism from the premier and industry groups, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. Speaking in Saskatoon, Trudeau said people in the province will benefit from pipeline projects that his government has just approved. Businessmen, farmers and rural politicians have sent a letter to Trudeau saying his plan to charge $10 per tonne of carbon starting in 2018 — increasing to $50 by 2022 — will hurt the provincial economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Facebook takes aim at fake news with new ‘trending’ tweak

Facebook is updating its “trending” feature that highlights hot topics on its social networking site, part of its effort to root out the kind of fake news stories that critics contend helped Donald Trump become president. With the changes announced Wednesday, Facebook’s trending list will consist of topics being covered by several publishers. Before, it focused on subjects drawing the biggest

crowds of people sharing or commenting on posts. The switch is intended to make Facebook a more credible source of information by steering hordes of its 1.8 billion users toward topics that “reflect real world events being covered by multiple outlets,” Will Cathcart, the company’s vice-president of product management, said in a blog post. Facebook also will stop cus-

tomizing trending lists to cater to each user’s personal interests. Instead, everyone located in the same region will see the same trending lists, which currently appear in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and India. That change could widen the scope of information Facebook’s users see, instead of just topics that reinforce what they may have already heard or read elsewhere. The broader

perspective might reduce the chances of Facebook’s users living in a “filter bubble” — only engaging with people and ideas with which they agree. Facebook introduced its trending list in 2014 in response to the popularity of a similar feature on Twitter, the short-messaging service that competes for people’s attention and advertising revenue. Questions about Facebook’s

influence on what people are reading intensified last summer after a technology blog relying on an anonymous source reported that human editors routinely suppressed conservative viewpoints on the site. Facebook fired the small group of journalists overseeing its trending items and replaced them with an algorithm that was supposed to be a more neutral judge about what to

put on the list. But the automated approach began to pick out posts that were getting the most attention, even if the information in them was bogus. Some of the fake news stories targeted Democratic presidential nominee Hilary Clinton, prompting critics to believe the falsehoods help Donald Trump overcome a large deficit in public opinion polls. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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chantal hébert On electoral reform

What is certain is that the consultation reinforced neither the prime minister’s preferred option nor the notion that he has the social licence to act unilaterally and impose a system of his own choosing. With every new development on the electoral reform front the disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words on the promised introduction of a new voting system and his government’s actions is more glaring. Such was again the case this week as the government reported on the public response to the online consultation it held over the holiday season. The discretion that attended the release was inversely proportional to the fanfare that had attended the launch of the exercise last month. It failed to inspire a 140-character tweet to flag its existence from Karina Gould, the incoming minister of democratic institutions. That may be because a mountain predictably gave birth to a mouse. Although an invitation to participate in the consultation was mailed to every household, less than 3 per cent — or about 400,000 people — answered the call. Or it may be because the answers were not the ones Trudeau was hoping for. Despite the obvious limitations of the exercise, the result did offer some insights a government looking to craft a consensual narrative on a new voting system could use. For instance, almost three quarters of respondents agreed that government policies should take into account the

Absent an ambitious electoral reform project, how does one justify a standalone democratic institutions ministry?

input of several parties, even if — as was pointed out in the questionnaire — it might take longer to get things done. Sixty-eight per cent believed that a majority government should be open to compromise to the point of reconsidering, if need be, some of its policies.

illuminating questions in the consultation, i.e. the relative satisfaction of a majority of respondents with the state of Canada’s democracy. For the record, by far the largest group — 50 per cent — was only somewhat satisfied. On its face, that finding is

APATHY: CHECK A survey of Canadians’ feelings on voting systems revealed we’re not on the verge of taking to the streets to demand electoral reform, Chantal Hébert writes. the canadian press

It is not hard to find between the lines of those answers a healthy dose of skepticism towards the false majorities that the first-pastthe-post system produces or the winner-take-all attitude that often results from them. There seems to be a significant market for a less adversarial more constructive modus vivendi between the government and the opposition parties. Neither of the above made the list of key findings of the executive summary. One had to dig into the report to find them. In their wisdom its authors chose instead to give pride of place to the response to what may have been one of the least

too generic to draw a conclusion other than that Canadians are not on the verge of taking to the streets to change the voting system. But based on the strength of the support for a more collaborative governance process, it is possible to infer that the satisfaction of a good many respondents might be less qualified under a system liable to force more co-operation on the various parties. Proportional representation fits that particular bill. It may be that those who filled the questionnaire were those who are most eager to move to a more proportional voting system. Advocates of a reform along those lines did dominate the public hearings

held by a parliamentary committee last year. Only a minority favored the ranked ballot that Trudeau is on the record as liking. What is certain is that the consultation reinforced neither the prime minister’s preferred option nor the notion that he has the social licence to act unilaterally and impose a system of his own choosing. What, if anything, the government will do with those results is anyone’s guess. No one can even say for certain whether the appointment of a new minister of democratic institutions earlier this month was meant to restore some momentum to the file or to recruit fresh hands to bury it. Chances are Gould does not know herself or at least she did not at the time of her appointment. On the heels of her accession to cabinet, the rookie minister refused to repeat Trudeau’s promise that the 2015 election would be the last to be held under the firstpast-the-post system. By all indications, Gould, like her predecessor Maryam Monsef, has not been given anything approaching a free rein with the file. Perhaps she was waiting on an updated mandate letter from the Prime Minister’s Office to figure out what her marching orders actually are. As an aside, absent an ambitious electoral reform project, how does one justify the existence of a stand-alone democratic institutions ministry now that the transition to a more independent Senate is well underway? Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer. Her column appears in Metro every Thursday.

Welcome to Dark Riverdale, where Archie goes rogue David Berry

For Metro A mother forcing pills on the girl next door. A respectable local businessman with ties to organized crime. A sexpot school teacher carrying on an affair with one of her underage students. Yes, it’s just another day in Riverdale, home of Archie and the gang for 80 years and namesake of a dark and sexy teen murder-mystery that premieres on the CW in the U.S. on Thursday and on Netflix in Canada on Friday. For people who tend to think of Archie’s problems as more of the I-spilled-a-milkshake-on-my-sweater-vest variety, the show will be as surprising as a bolt of lightning from the technicolour-blue cover of a Double Digest. It’s the most mainstream iteration of a decade-long attempt to modernize Archie, which has seen the quintessential teenager gradually shed his geewilikers roots and step saucereyed into a new century. Most of this work has appeared in Archie Comics themselves, new management having shaken off the idealistic malaise that kept the comic chugging for more than half a century. Archie has gotten married, dealt with the ennui of adulthood, met the first gay person in Riverdale — then died saving him from an assassination attempt. Even his best pal, Jughead, came out as one of the first asexuals openly depicted in mainstream pop culture. If the obvious motive here

is profit — you can only make so much money off things people fondly remember from childhood — the tactics of bringing Archie up-todate suggest some interesting things about what we’ll buy these days. It’s not just a makeover that Archie has needed, but a wholesale change of milieu: a simple and idyllic world simply isn’t going to fill Pop’s Chocklit Shoppe anymore. Part of why we reject oldline Archie is that it’s a vision of how we might like things to be. We know that things were never so simple, that a more complex world has always existed under the bright colours. And yet the new interpretations are still aspirational (see: Archie’s brand new abs); it’s just now they must sneak under our defences with a nod to uncomfortable realities. Of course it might just be matter of target audience: it should probably go without saying that Riverdale is being made for a young demographic, one that’s in the process of moving from the bleak, unrelenting morass of selfish teenaged anxiety toward the bleak, unrelenting morass of slightly less selfish adult chaos. The thirst for darker stories might not be a cultural shift so much as a generational one. In which case, one day, soon enough, the kids will get to look back on the time Archie was screwing his teacher in the wake of one his friends being murdered and marvel at how simple it all seemed back then. Philosopher Cat by Jason Logan

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If the popularity of Netflix series Stranger Things wasn’t enough of a hint, a look to the runway will tell you that the eighties are back in full force. This trend is best illustrated in the wide shoulders and power suiting prominent in both men’s and women’s collections — and as seen here on stylist Asena Saribatur during Istanbul Fashion Week.

Trends don’t happen in a vacuum. What walks down the runway for 2017 is directly influenced not just by the seasons that came before, but also by the economy and political climate.

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Fashion may have a reputation for being elitist, but Georgian designer Demna Gvasalia just handed the power back to the people. For Balenciaga, Gvasalia sent outfits inspired by office workers down a runway of drab commercial carpeting. The populist message was driven home by an altered version of Bernie Sanders’ campaign logo on designs. For Vetements (pictured top), 36 looks of stereotypical everyday dress were presented. There was a punk, an emo, a couch potato, a southern gentleman, PTA parents and pensioners. It was a show about identity, diversity and unity. This is the most subversive — and empathetic — menswear trend of 2017: it requires that you purchase nothing at all.

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An emphasis on arms began in streetwear a few years ago, but graphic sleeves and stretched-out knits now seem mild in comparison to this year’s leg of mutton, bell, bishop and puffed sleeves. Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Simone Rocha and Marques Almeida (pictured left, beside DJ Mia Moretti in pink) all showcased these voluminous silhouettes. Pick a less structured fabric like a cotton or knit to make the trend more wearable. ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES

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Designer Hana Tajima displays pieces in her collection of modest-wear. torstar news service

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will debut a line of modest-wear in Canada in February, including hijabs and abayas, the long black dress worn by women in Saudi Arabia, and pieces inspired by the baju kurung, a tunic-andpants outfit worn widely in South East Asia. “It’s really for everybody, but in terms of a more specific demographic, it’s for anyone who sort of wants that more modest aesthetic,” said Hana Tajima, the British designer behind the line. The collection, for spring and summer 2017, will land at Uniqlo’s two Canadian stores, at Toronto’s Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Mall, on Feb. 24. “Uniqlo really pays attention to consumer demand and there is a consumer demand for modest-wear and we are happy to oblige,” said Kat Adams, Uniqlo spokesperson. “This is such a diverse market, we are very hopeful that it will receive a positive reaction.” Uniqlo has been selling mod-

est-wear in other markets since 2015 and it’s not the only fashion retailer to do so. Since 2014, designer fashion houses including Dolce & Gabbana and DKNY and fast fashion retailers Zara and Mango have launched modest-wear collections of varying sizes and prices. Market research from the advisory firm DinarStandard in 2015 reported that global Muslim consumer spending on food and lifestyle reached $1.8 trillion (U.S.) in 2014 and is projected to reach $2.6 trillion in 2020. “I think it’s brilliant,” said Maureen Atkinson, senior partner, research insights, J.C. Williams Global retail advisors. “I think there is a large enough base that it’s a good business decision. I would like to think that most Canadians would support it, but I think there are those who are offended because people don’t dress modestly and they are offended because people do dress modestly.” torstar news service

Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV’s beloved The Mary Tyler Moore Show whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction of women on the small screen, has died. Moore died Wednesday with her husband and friends nearby, her publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said. She was 80. Moore gained fame in the 1960s as the frazzled wife Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show. In the 1970s, she created one of TV’s first career-woman sitcom heroines in The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She won seven Emmy awards over the years and was nominated for an Oscar for her 1980 portrayal of an affluent mother whose son is accidentally killed in Ordinary People. She had battled diabetes for many years. In 2011, she underwent surgery to remove a benign tumour on the lining of her brain. Moore’s first major TV role was on the classic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, in which she played the young homemaker wife of Van Dyke’s character, comedy writer Rob Petrie, from 1961-66. With her unerring gift for comedy, Moore seemed perfectly fashioned to the smarter wit of the new, post-Eisenhower age. As Laura, she traded in the housedress of countless sitcom wives and clad her dancer’s legs in Capri pants that were as fashionable as they were suited to a modern American woman. Laura was a dream wife and mother, but not perfect. Viewers identified with her flustered moments and her protracted, plaintive cry to her husband: “Ohhhh, Robbbb!” Moore’s chemistry with Van Dyke was unmistakable. Decades later, he spoke warmly of the chaste but palpable offscreen crush they shared during the show’s run.

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Mary Tyler Moore portrayed an independent career woman in the 1970s (above). The actress died Wednesday at the age of 80. torstar news service file

But it was as Mary Richards, the plucky Minneapolis TV news producer on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77), that Moore truly made her mark. At a time when women’s liberation was catching on worldwide, her character brought to TV audiences an independent, 1970s career woman. Mary Richards was comfortable being single in her 30s, and while she dated, she wasn’t desperate to get married. She sparred affectionately with her gruff boss, Lou Grant, played by Ed Asner and addressed always as “Mr. Grant.” And millions agreed with the show’s theme

song that she could “turn the world on with her smile.” The show was filled with laughs. But no episode was more memorable than the bittersweet finale when new management fired the entire WJM News staff — everyone but the preening, clueless anchorman, Ted Baxter. Thus did the series dare to question whether Mary Richards actually did “make it after all.” The series ran seven seasons and won 29 Emmys, a record that stood for a quarter century until Frasier broke it in 2002. Mary Richards “certainly was never a character that I had to

develop when we were doing the show,” Moore said in a 1995 interview with The Associated Press. “Everything I did was by the seat of the pants. I reacted to every written situation the way I would have in real life.” Moore won her seventh Emmy in 1993, for supporting actress in a miniseries or special, for a Lifetime network movie, Stolen Babies. She had won two for The Dick Van Dyke Show and the other four for Mary Tyler Moore. In 2012, Moore received the Screen Actors Guild’s lifetime achievement award. the associated press

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Housing amenities The Vermillion is a concrete and steel-built complex with underground parking, outdoor patio or balcony, air conditioning and roof decks to enjoy the vibrant neighbourhood. Interiors offer contemporary stylings, colours and finishes, and boast 10-foot to two-storey ceilings, large windows and open concept living.

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West Jasper Ave. and downtown offer services, dining and entertainment — from coffee shops and fine dining to the Citadel and Winspear theatres — but it’s also easy access to the paths and greenspaces of the River Valley. In Oliver, it’s about independent stores and galleries, plus a variety of housing and all-level schooling. Lucy Haines/For Metro

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Design by the people, for the people By the People: Designing a Better America is not your typical design show. There is no posh furniture, and any glitz comes intertwined with grit. The show is a paean to local ingenuity and “can do” spirit. These are designs intended to save lives or improve the quality of life for communities in need. The show, on view at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum here through Feb. 26, features 60 design projects from across America. Some aim to expand access

to education, food, health care and affordable housing. Others are meant to increase social and economic inclusion or improve alternative transportation. The vast exhibit was organized by Cynthia E. Smith, the museum’s curator of socially responsible design, who travelled tens of thousands of kilometres and devoted over two years to exploring shrinking post-industrial cities, sprawling metropolitan areas, struggling rural towns, and places hit by disasters or poverty, in search of inspir-

ing design projects. “I travelled to places of persistent poverty, to reservations. One big takeaway is that poverty is often hidden, but it is all around us,” Smith says. “I hope people going through the exhibit begin to see that the causes of poverty are old and complex, and so the design solutions to various aspects are also complex.” For instance, the exhibit features Cleveland’s Evergreen Cooperatives, meant to build wealth for low-income

residents while reducing the area’s carbon footprint. The co-operatives, which include a green laundry, an alternative-energy enterprise and a hydroponic greenhouse, provide training and create jobs, while also serving area hospitals and businesses. Also in Cleveland, the Collinwood Community Center, built on the site of a former K-mart store, has turned a blighted eyesore into a colourful community hub with pools, gyms and other facilities.

By the People: Designing a Better America looks at how design can factor into creating better communities, and how the members of those communities can influence good design.

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a wonderful way to celebrate our winter,” said Bornn. This year’s theme of Canada 150 will be featured in several ways, including offering people a chance to paint a mosaic square that will be part of a community mural and unveiled next Canada Day in Old Strathcona. The ‘history brought to life’ vibe will be felt throughout the festival and especially in the entertainment tent, where six historical figures from Alberta’s past will come to life over the course of the event, with interpreters and settings telling their lesserknown stories of the province’s past. The heated entertainment tend will also be abuzz with local musical performers, including festival mainstay Boogie Patrol, and the spectacular Fire and Ice finale on the festival’s closing night. As usual, the kids will be well taken care of with the L’il Chipper ice sculpting program, ice slides and maze and crafts in the Agrium Kids Zone. And what’s an outdoor festival without hot chocolate? That, plus coffee, s’mores and three food trucks will fill the bill, plus special events like the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market Stew Off and Freeze Your Cask Off craft beer event.

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s the country gears up to celebrate a landmark birthday with Canada 150, Ice on Whyte is kicking it off in fine fashion. Throughout the festival in the entertainment tent, period-era interpreters, costumes and settings will tell the stories of six ordinary people who made extraordinary contributions to Strathcona, Alberta and Canada. Working with the Edmonton and District Historical Society, plus Fort Edmonton, Ice on Whyte re-creates a sense of who and what these people were. During the first weekend, visitors will meet Alex Decoteau (the first Aboriginal police officer in Canada, and an extraordinary athlete), Richard Hardisty (cattle rancher and chief factor at Fort Edmonton), and Anthony Henday (one of Canada’s greatest explorers for the Hudson’s Bay Company). “It’s a 3D, interactive experience, to hear from actors portraying these characters. People will love what they learn about these historical figures—we drive on the Anthony Henday everyday, but how many of us know anything about the man?” said Ice on Whyte festival producer Wanda Bornn. February 2 to 5, festival-goers can meet William Jarvis (Northwest Mounted Police Officer stationed at Fort Saskatchewan), William Pace (who connected the Yukon and Pacific Railway to the C & E Railway in Strathcona) and Margaret Martin (an early women’s activist who built a house and settled her large family in Strathcona). As part of the country-wide creation of hundreds of murals as a Canada 150 legacy project, Ice on Whyte offers visitors a chance to paint a tile that will contribute to the mural telling the story of Strathcona. “All the murals will feature a train car—a project that connects Canadians across the country,” said Bornn. “The best part is that anyone can sign up with a family, a club or group of friends to paint one of about 600 tiles that will be assembled into our community’s story.” The mural will be assembled after the festival and unveiled as part of Old Strathcona’s Canada Day celebrations later this year. There’s more history to be had all festival long, with lantern-making in the craft tent and a chance to discover a working forge, a wedge teepee, voyageurs and fur trade lore. Alberta’s wild, natural history will be highlighted opening weekend thanks to input from Jasper National Park and Rocky Mountain House. One-hour mural painting workshops run Thurs. Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 from 5-9 p.m. and are free with festival admission.

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est known for its ice carving competition, Ice on Whyte is Edmonton’s first and premiere ice and snow carving festival. Not only that, it’s also one of only three international ice carving competitions in all of Canada (Ottawa and Lake Louise host the others), making it a truly national event and a treasure in the community.

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While snow carvings recognizing the theme of the festival—this time, it’s Canada 150—a giant and kid’s ice slide and maze are always prominent features of Ice on Whyte. But it’s the professional ice competition that draws the crowds. This year, 10 international teams of two, from Poland, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, U.S. and Canada will carve masterpieces of ice for judging throughout the festival’s first weekend January 26-28. “This is the only professional ice carving competition in northern Alberta,”

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said festival producer Wanda Bornn. “It’s a marquee event, and part of the Canada Cup (which will be held at Ice on Whyte in 2019). Visitors can get a close-up glimpse of these talented artists at work and even vote for their favorite for the Metro people’s choice award.” Teams use some 15 blocks of ice to create a sculpture from Thurs. Jan. 26 until noon Sat. Jan. 28. While Ice on Whyte patrons can use a token (at gate with admission) to choose a favorite on Sat. Jan. 28 between 10-2, the judging panel uses a strict set of criteria, with points allocated for: first impression, structure, skills and technique, detail, concept and design, creativity and artistic merit. Ice Carving Awards are presented at 4 p.m. on Sat. Jan. 28. “There’s prestige, bragging rights, plus prizes—and being part of the Canada Cup of Ice Carving really grows the interest in ice carving overall,” Bornn said.

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“We want local artists to practice skills and get better—this challenge allows that,” Bornn said. Besides their competition sculptures, a few artists also spend weeks before the festival creating the impressive giant ice slide, kid slide, snow maze and—this year—snow sculptures for a passport contest. Patrons will look for six iconic Canadian animals carved around the grounds and answer questions to be eligible for a variety of prizes.

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ce on Whyte is a two weekend-long outdoor winter party, and that means food, drink, music and varied entertainment that’ll keep toes tapping and the insides warm on even the coldest January night.

Throughout the festival, the CTV entertainment tent will be hopping with funk/ soul/blues/rock favorites Boogie Patrol, rockabilly/country/swing band Punch Drunk Cabaret, singer/songwriter Martin Kerr and world beat folk band Le Fuzz. There’s even an 18-plus Vaudeville review to start the opening weekend. Wander over to the igloo for evening entertainment that includes singer/ songwriters Benjamin Williams and Nick Samoil, singer Danielle Deighton and folk/rock act Soak Box Duo. It all leads up the festival finale on Sun. Feb. 5 with the Canada 150 Fire & Ice Show, a high-energy outdoor show that includes a magical fire and ice show and even a sing-along “about what makes us uniquely Canadian to a tune that everyone will recognize,” according to festival producer Wanda Bornn.

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Food and drink is always important to keep energy and spirits high while outdoors, and Ice on Whyte has it covered. Food vendors—Fat Franks, Quick Bites Mediterranean Food and El Churo Treats--have plenty to keep appetites satisfied, while hot chocolate and coffee is always flowing thanks to Second Cup on Whyte Ave. and Meals on Wheels. Quick Bites even sells s’mores kits to make your own fire-side treat. If you’d prefer something a little stronger to warm the insides while enjoying nightly entertainment, Ice on Whyte features the Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous Saloon with craft beers from five local producers: Bench Creek, Alley Kat, Yukon, Brewsters and Blindman Brewing. The festival is also partnering with Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous for the group’s signature ‘Freeze your Cask Off’ event. It’s a chance for beerlovers to learn about craft brewing and sample tasty offerings from ten Alberta micro-brewers and producers. The event goes Fri. Feb. 3 from 4-10 p.m. Tickets are $30 at iceonwhyte.ca Don’t forget the third annual Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market Stew Off , Sun. Feb. 5, from 2-6 p.m. in the entertainment tent. This year’s bison stew sees chefs from five local restaurants: Have Mercy, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Royal Glenora, Next Act and Meat create a stew from local ingredients. For patrons, it’s a fun, cast-your-vote event and chance to fill up on a bowl of deliciousness “It’s such a popular event, and we love working with a key festival friend and sponsor, the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market,” said Bornn.

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Again, Milos’ dream just out of reach Milos Raonic’s run at the Australian Open ended on Wednesday. Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images Australian open

Ruthless Nadal spoils Canuck star’s big shot for a major win Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic limped out of the Australian Open on Wednesday after a nagging thigh injury flared up during a quarter-final loss to Spanish star Rafael Nadal. Raonic, the third seed from Thornhill, Ont., was trying to repeat his best showing at the Grand Slam tournament by reaching the semifinals for a second straight year. He lost to Andy Murray in the 2016 semis. Many wondered if this was Raonic’s year after top-ranked Murray and No. 2 Novak Djokovic were upset in earlier rounds. It was been a struggle from

the beginning, quite difficult, however, as Rajust trying to onic came down manage everywith a cold early I just wasn’t able to thing,” he said. in the tourna- push back behind “First, dealing ment and was with the physicthe baseline. bed-ridden for a al aspect, then Raonic on Nadal day. His timing getting myself seemed slightly quite ready, I off against Roberthought, makto Bautista Agut in the round of ing the most of that. Then 16, when he racked up 55 undealing with the health forced errors and even uncharaspect and now with this.” acteristically hurled his racket Raonic, 26, said he came to the court midway through into Melbourne nursing his the third set. thigh muscle after injurHe appeared to be feeling ing it earlier this month in Brisbane. better by Wednesday until he had a recurrence of an “I got it to pretty good adductor injury in the 6-4, shape,” he said. “We 7-6 (7), 6-4 loss to Nadal. still had to monitor it “These last two and a and then today I hurt half weeks have been another aspect of it.” He required treatment A joyous Rafa on the leg in the second set Wednesday. Nadal celebrates victory Getty Images “I hope it’s nothing too ser-

ious,” added Raonic, who has struggled with adductor problems in the past. He defeated Nadal in their last meeting, which came at the same tournament in Brisbane where Raonic said he tweaked his adductor. This time, Raonic said, “he played better than I did.” The 30-year-old Nadal saved six set points in the second set, including two in the 13-minute tiebreaker. “There were some opportunities in the second set, other than that, there wasn’t much for me to hold onto,” Raonic said. “I just wasn’t able to push him back behind the baseline like I was a few weeks ago.” Nadal will play Grigor Dimitrov on Friday, the day after 35-year-old Roger Federer takes on 31-year-old Stan Wawrinka in an all-Swiss semifinal.

Allocation of players announced by CSA The Canadian Soccer Association has announced that 10 national team players will be allocated this season to the National Women’s Soccer League. Canada captain Christine Sinclair will return to the Portland Thorns. She is among eight players returning to NWSL who were on the CSA’s allocation list released Wednesday. The Canadian and U.S. Soccer federations allocate their players across the league’s 10 teams and pay their salaries. Joining Sinclair on the list are Janine Beckie (Houston Dash), Allysha Chapman (Boston Breakers), Sabrina D’Angelo

(North Carolina Courage), Stephanie Labbe (Washington Spirit), Diana MatheChristine son, (Seattle Sinclair Reign), Desiree getty images Scott (FC Kansas City) and Shelina Zadorsky (Washington Spirit). Recently drafted players Kailen Sheridan (Sky Blue) and Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash) were also among the allocated players. The CSA allocated 11 players to the league last season. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Salah’s stunner puts Egypt into quarters Egypt made sure its long-awaited return to the Africa Cup of Nations will last at least one more match as it clinched the last quarter-final place with a thunderous free-kick by Mohamed Salah and a 1-0 win over Ghana on Wednesday. Salah’s 11th-minute goal saw Egypt take top spot in Group D from the Ghanaians on the final day of group games in Gabon, eliminating Mali, which drew 1-1 with Uganda. Egypt, the record seven-time champion, needed to win to make sure it progressed at

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Woods’ recovery continues at Torrey Pines With the Pacific Ocean behind him, Tiger Woods drew back his driver and sent it soaring across the blue sky Wednesday at Torrey Pines. Watching from 50 yards away was Jay Monahan, the new commissioner of the PGA Tour. “That’s a nice sight, isn’t it? Monahan said. He wasn’t referring to the sun shining down on the rugged coastline. His eyes were fixed on Woods on the 17th tee of the North Course. This will be the ninth time that Woods returns to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff and this one brings as much

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curiosity as excitement at the Farmers Insurance Open. Not even Woods knows what to expect. “We all know I haven’t played a full schedule in a very long time, so this is an unknown,” Woods said. “I’ve played one tournament in that 15-month span and I haven’t played a full-field event.” Woods last played a PGA Tour event at the Wyndham Championship in August 2015 in a last-minute effort to qualify for the tour’s post-season. He tied for 10th, and then had two more back surgeries a few

months apart that sent him to the sidelines for an entire season. He returned at his Hero Tiger Woods World ChalGetty Images lenge in early December, an unofficial event with an 18-man field and no cut. Woods finished 15th, though it was considered a success because of his 24 birdies, no issues with his back and no stress on his swing. This one counts, and it won’t be long before Woods is meas-

ured against the rest of the field. He will play the opening two rounds with Jason Day (No. 1 in the world) and Dustin Johnson (PGA Tour player of the year). Both are among the biggest hitters in golf, playing a style that Woods once had to dominate the sport. That brought the biggest smile to his face. “That’s two guys that are the best in the world and they’re friends of mine,” Woods said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better pairing. Those guys will bomb it out there. That’s fine. I’ll just play my game.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Malkin to miss All-Star game Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin is dealing with a lower-body injury that will keep the Russian star out of Sunday’s All-Star game. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the injury on Wednesday, a day after Malkin played 18:27 in a 3-0 home loss to St. Louis. Malkin appeared to be hurt after taking a hit from St. Louis’ Joel Edmundson. Malkin has 22 goals this season for the defending Stanley Cup champions and his 54 points are tied with Sidney Crosby for the team lead. the associated press

Liverpool fail to reach final Liverpool’s season is in danger of unraveling after Jurgen Klopp’s team missed out on a place in the English League Cup final following a 1-0 loss to Southampton at Anfield on Wednesday. Substitute Shane Long scored in injury time to seal a 2-0 aggregate win in the semifinals for Southampton, which reached the final of English football’s secondtier cup competition for a second time. Manchester United — leading Hull 2-0 in the other semifinal — is their likely final opponent. the associated press

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Earnhardt has fresh outlook There is nothing more tedious to a NASCAR driver than pre-season promotional work. Consider Dale Earnhardt Jr. the rare exception. His turn Wednesday at the Charlotte Convention Center was like the first day of vacation for NASCAR’s most popular driver. He was thrilled to be back after

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N.L. skip has health, friendly crowds on his side in St. John’s Brad Gushue has won the Newfoundland and Labrador curling title in every season since 2007. Never has the pressure to repeat as provincial champion been greater than this year. Gushue would love nothing more than to win his first Tim Hortons Brier in his hometown of St. John’s this March. But in order to book a berth in the national championship, he’ll need to win this week’s provincial playdowns at the Bally Haly Country Club in the provincial capital. The top-ranked Gushue will be a heavy favourite in the fiveteam field when play begins Thursday. “Even though we’re going to play against some teams

that people across the country may have never heard of, they can play, they can compete,” Gushue said. “And if we don’t show up and play or take them for granted, they could beat us.” Gushue is still not quite in top physical form due to a hip/ groin injury that kept him off the ice for the first few months of the season. He returned in early December and reached the semifinals at the National before winning the Canadian Open this month in North Battleford, Sask. “I felt comfortable really quick,” Gushue said of his latest performance. “Really right from the get-go I felt pretty confident in the ice and how I was throwing it. Then all of the sudden you get more and more confidence and it feels like you’re getting your mojo back.” Most of the pain has gone away and now Gushue is working on improving his strength. He will also continue his regular physiotherapy and massage therapy sessions.

I love the game and it really showed me that I still have the drive to compete. Brad Gushue on the first half of his season

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While it was tough to be away earlier in the season, Gushue said there were some positives to taking some time off. “Going into the second half of the season, I feel much more energized at this point than I ever have in my career,” he said in a recent interview from St. John’s. “Generally come Christmas time, you’re just anxious to get away from the game and try to recharge the batteries for the second half of the year. Whereas this year, I was itching to get back at it.” Gushue added that he feels mentally sharper on the ice. He also discovered that he really missed the sport. “I love the game and it really showed me that I still have the drive to compete,” he said. St. John’s is hosting the Brier for the first time since 1972. Kevin Koe, who beat Gushue in the final of last year’s Brier in Ottawa, earns a direct entry in the Mar. 2-12 event at the Mile One Centre as the defending champion. The women’s nationals — the Scotties Tournament of Hearts — is set for Feb. 16-26 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ont. The Canadian Press

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year,” he said. “I’m excited for the season. It can’t get here fast enough.” Earnhardt was cleared to get back in a race car in December and says he’s eager to test-drive next week at Phoenix and get to Florida next month for the season-opening Daytona 500. The Associated PRess

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•1 Tbsp soy sauce •1/2 tsp sriracha •1 Tbsp vegetable oil •1 tsp fish sauce •1 tsp sugar Directions 1. Fill a skillet with water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Place chicken breasts in the water and cook 10 to 12 minutes, depending on how thick the breasts are. Remove meat from skillet and place on a clean plate. Use two forks to shred the chicken. 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients 3. In a large serving bowl, toss together the vegetables and chicken. Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss again. Serve the salad in bowls and garnish with cilantro and chopped peanuts. for more meal ideas, VISIT sweetpotatochronicles.com

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Gemini May 22 - June 21 Double-check bank accounts and important agreements, because something to do with inheritances, shared property, taxes and debt might throw you for a loop. Know what’s happening.

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