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ADDRESS Former U.S. president Bill Clinton iscoming to Vancouvernext month to deliver aspeech at the Board ofTrade.

The event at The Centrein Vancouver for Perform-ing Arts on May 20 istitled Embracing ourCommon Humanity. Clin-ton’s keynote address willbe followed by a conver-sation with former B.C. fi-nance minister CaroleTaylor.

The visitwill beClinton’sfifth toVancouver.Tickets rangefrom $99 to$559 and canbe purchasedat boardof-trade.com.

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As many as 10,000 peopleare expected to smoke upen masse outside the Vancouver Art Gallery to-day — but they won’t getin trouble, it’s not tobacco.

Last night, Vancouver'spark board commissionersvoted unanimously to bansmoking cigarettes at localparks, beaches and play-grounds.

Smoking marijuana, onthe other hand, while ille-gal, is still widely tolerated— at least on this day.

April 20, also known as420, marks the annual daycelebrating cannabis cul-ture and is observed aroundthe world at rallies wherepot laws are generally notenforced.

Marc Emery, Vancouver’sPrince of Pot, claimed peo-

ple likely look down on cig-arettes more than marijua-na because they realize to-bacco is more harmful.

But Benedikt Fischer, aprofessor atSimon FraserUniversitywho special-izes in sub-stance useand publichealth, saidthe popularityof the rallydoesn’t prove we’re moretolerant of smoking up.

“Even though (cigarettesare) quite a bit more dan-gerous ... to public health,we’d never go so far as tomake tobacco smokerscriminals, but we do withmarijuana users and that’swhat people disagree with,”Fischer said.

“That’s why you have alot of support for these ral-lies.”

Regardless of whether weare more tolerant of pot usethan cigarette use, 61 percent of British Columbiansfeel marijuana should be le-

galized.Jacob

Hunter, or-ganizer ofVancouver’spot rally, saidhe thinks thatnumber is go-ing to contin-ue to grow.

“Stoned people go andbuy pizza and drunk people(get into fights),” he said.

Hunter said marijuanashould be legalized, regulat-ed and taxed like alcohol.

As for the gathering, hecalled the atmosphere “re-laxed” and “friendly.”

“It’s like a picnic with alot of people smoking pot,”he said.

Vancouver Police Const.Lindsey Houghton said offi-

cers will be “visible” butthat they’re there to ensuresafety, not enforce druglaws.

“It’s not our priority to in-tervene,” he said. “Therewere no problems last yearand we’re not anticipatingany this year.”

Emery, who is facing ex-tradition to the UnitedStates for selling marijuanaseeds online, said he ex-pected to be in a prison dur-ing this year’s rally.

“I had no idea I’d be herefor Christmas, birthdaysand Valentine’s, and to behere for April 20 is an exhil-arating feeling,” he said.

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Los Angeles Kings celebrate a goal by defenceman Drew Doughty as Vancouver Canucks left wing Alex Burrows skates by duringthe first period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Western Conference playoff series, last night, in Los Angeles. The Kings tooka 2-1 lead in the quarter finals series with a 5-3 win at the Staples Centre. Coverage, page 14.

SAFETY Vancouver is consid-ering constructing separat-ed cyclist lanes through itsDowntown core —eliminating some parkingor driving lanes — to con-nect existing bike routesover the Burrard StreetBridge and DunsmuirViaduct.

Coun. Geoff Meggs saidthe separated bike lanesand the sense of safety thatthey offer are essential ifthe city wants to attractmore cyclists.

“We’ve been stuck forsome time with a less thanideal number of people cy-cling downtown,” said Meg-gs yesterday.

Vancouver’s cycle modeshare has stalled at five tosix per cent.

“To get past where weare now, all the evidencepoints to safety issues,” hesaid. “Not only is it not toosafe to ride in traffic likethat, but they realize it’snot safe.

“There is a perception ofrisk that is deterring peoplefrom riding.”

The first of the two sepa-rated routes, if approved,would be built along Dun-smuir Street this summer.

It would be separatedfrom traffic using posts,planters and concrete barri-ers and would meandecreasing parking spacesand loading zones, relocat-ing bus stops, and introduc-ing turn restrictions atsome intersections.

Consultation on the sepa-rated routes will continueuntil the end of April andcity staff will report its find-ings to council in June.

A north-southconnection linking theDunsmuir route with theBurrard Street Bridge andthe seawall near theVancouver ConventionCentre, would be construct-ed along either Thurlow,Burrard or Hornby streets.

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Devon Clifford, drummerfor Abbotsford dance-punk band You Say Party!We Say Die!, died of amassive brainhemorrhage that was theresult of undetected con-genital defects, his familyannounced in astatement.

Clifford, who wouldhave turned 31 on Friday,collapsed on stage at theRickshaw Theatre in theDowntown Eastside onApril 16.

He fell into a coma anddoctors performed surgerybut were unable to savehim. He died on Sunday.

“Devon Clifford was anextremely gifted drummerand determined charac-ter,” the band’s publicist,

Darryl Weeks, said in thestatement.

“He loved his family,loved his band, loved trav-elling, loved being onstage and loved meetingpeople around the world.He was smart, witty, pas-sionate, and music meanteverything to him. He wasalso incredibly generouswith his love and respect-ed everybody he came intocontact with.”

In the statement, Clif-ford’s family remindedyoung people “to have thecourage to follow theirdreams like Devon did.” WITH FILES FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS

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News in briefSHOOTING Vancouver Policewere at a home in the 1700block of East 34th Avenue yes-terday afternoon after receiv-ing 911 calls of shots fired.Shell casings were found, butno injuries were reported.

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Miriam Garcia lights up at English Bay yesterday. Garcia has mixed feelings about the smoking ban.

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HEALTH The Vancouver ParkBoard passed a bylaw lastnight banning smoking incity beaches, parks andplaygrounds.

It takes effect Sept. 1.Park board commission-

er Raj Hundal said the ini-tiative is meant to supporthealthy living and well-ness.

Smokers will have thesummer-long grace perioduntil the ban is enforced,but smoker Ty Gibson saidthe restrictions are gettingon his nerves.

“That leaves me with my

own apartment,” he saidat English Bay.

“I’ll smoke in my closetthen, (I’ll) be a closetsmoker.”

But smoker Miriam Gar-cia, originally from Mexi-co, said she has mixedfeelings.

“It’s good because you ...don’t smell of smoke.”

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“He loved his family,loved his band,loved travelling.”Darryl Weeks, publicist

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Olympics hike Canada’s tourism numbersDriven by increases in travellers entering Olympics-obsessed British Columbia, travel to Canada rose 5.2 per cent in February from the previous month. Statistics Canada attrib-

utes the increase to Vancouver’s Winter Olympics, noting 24 per cent more non-residents entered Canada via British Columbia during the month. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Site C moves aheadOpponents condemn decision on $6.6B dam

The province is movingforward with a controver-sial third large-scale hydrodam on the Peace River inNortheastern B.C.

The estimated $6.6-bil-lion Site C dam is enteringa two-year regulatory re-view — the third of fivestages — that includes anenvironmental assessmentand consultation with lo-cal Treaty 8 First Nations.

Some environmentalists,First Nations and area resi-dents, however, hotly con-test the dam’s construc-tion, as it would floodmore than 5,000 hectaresof land, including primeagricultural land along thePeace River.

“The decision that we’remaking today to go intoPhase 3 says, ‘Yes, wewould like to build the SiteC dam,’” said Energy Minis-ter Blair Lekstrom, theMLA for Peace River South.

Site C was originally pro-

posed in the 1970s (and re-examined in the late ’80s)as a third hydroelectricdam on the Peace River, lo-cated downstream fromthe W.A.C. Bennett andPeace Canyon dams, aboutseven kilometres from FortSt. John.

Construction would cre-ate more than 7,600 jobsas well as an estimated35,000 direct and indirectjobs over the 100-year lifeof the project.

NDP energy critic JohnHorgan said New Democ-rats are opposed to theproposed dam, but are infavour of the environmen-tal assessment.

“Let’s stop the shadowboxing, swinging at

ghosts,” said Horgan. “Let’shave some hard data onthe table so people canmake up their minds.”

Environmental groups,including the Sierra Cluband the Wilderness Com-mittee, issued statementscondemning the an-nouncement. The Councilof Treaty 8 Chiefs also is-sued a press release ex-pressing their frustrationand outrage.

“The Site C dam reser-voir will cause irrevocabledamage to fish and wildlifehabitats, local agriculture,and flooding of importantcultural and archaeologi-cal sites,” said Chief LynettTsakoza.

The proposed 900-megawatt dam, which Pre-mier Gordon Campbellcalled a “heritage powerplant,” would be owned byB.C. Hydro and would gen-erate 4,600 gigawatts ofelectricity annually,enough for 410,000 homes. It would be a decade be-fore the dam begins opera-tion.

Premier Gordon Campbell, right, and Brad Bennett, grandson of W.A.C. Bennett, in front of theW.A.C. Bennett Dam in Hudson’s Hope, B.C., yesterday.

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• The province estimatesthat in the next 20 years,the population will increaseby one million and energyconsumption will rise be-tween 20 and 40 per cent.

Amid cutbacks, schoolsuniting to celebrate artsEDUCATION A countrywidesing-song that involves 180B.C. schools is being organ-ized to celebrate the arts aseducation officials makecuts to address budgetshortfalls.

Norman Mould, presi-dent of the Coalition forMusic Education in B.C., ishelping organize MusicMonday on May 3.

School board trusteesare likely to “(cut) pro-grams that they see asfrills,” he said.

Mould said music pro-grams give students skillssuch as self-discipline andproblem solving that theyneed when applying forjobs later in life.

In Vancouver, where the

school board is facing an$18-million deficit, morethan 300 people ralliednear Empire Field yester-day.

They said that money be-ing spent on rebuildingEmpire Stadium and on anew roof for B.C. Placeshould instead be given tothe school board, accord-ing to news1130.com.

With next year’s budgetdue to be finalized by May1, the B.C. government, un-happy with how the Van-couver School Board isspending its funding, hasappointed comptrollergeneral Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland to review expendi-tures. LAURA FORTEY/

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Dine Out Vancouver a chanceto eat, drink and be merry RESTAURANTS More than52,000 menu views wererecorded within the firsteight hours of reservationsbeing open for Dine OutVancouver, according tothe city’s tourism office.

“Last year we had (such)an overwhelming responseto the online (reservation)launch that our websitecrashed,” said Amber Ses-sions of Tourism Vancou-ver.

The 11-day event, whichfeatures 207 restaurants,runs from April 26 to May6. Participating restaurantsserve three-course dinnersfor $18, $28 and $38.

New this year is Tasty

Tours and Edible Events,which offers 35 daytimeculinary events.

Cooking classes, wine-pairing lessons and markettours, to name a few, giveDine Out Vancouver moreof a “food festival feel,”said Lucas Pavan ofTourism Vancouver in a re-lease.

Diners can also makereservations and rate theirexperiences by download-ing a smartphone applica-tion from tourismvancou-ver.com. That makes peo-ple eligible for variousprizes.

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First Nationscommunitywarned of wolvesWILDLIFE Officials have is-sued a warning toresidents of a B.C. First Na-tions communityfollowing a wolf attack ona pet dog and numeroussightings of the predatorsthis spring.

A wolf that appeared tobe thin and sick attacked asmall white dog inMetlakatla, near PrinceRupert.

The wolf was shot as ittried to escape with thedomestic animal in itsjaws.

Monica Ryan-Gamble,the governance clerk forMetlakatla band council,said more wolves havemade their way into thecommunity since the inci-dent April 11.

“Usually when a wolf isshot, we don’t see any fur-ther wolf activity for awhile. But this past week,we’ve had four wolf sight-ings in the past five days,”she said.

Wolf sightings normallyincrease this time of yearas locals venture outsidemore. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Tentative deal keeps fuel flowingYVR Tentative settlement ofa contract dispute meansjet fuel is flowing for AirCanada, WestJet and sever-al other airlines at Vancou-ver International Airport.

The Public Service Al-liance of Canada says a ten-tative agreement has beenreached with Servisair,which operates as Globe-Ground Fuel Service at

YVR. Union regional vice-president Kay Sinclair saysthe deal came Saturday,just hours after lockout no-tice expired.

Arrangements for a rati-fication vote have not beenreleased.

Seventy-three Servisairfuellers and mechanics atYVR were ready to strike.

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News in briefUPDATE Sur-rey RCMPhave releasedan updateddescriptionand compos-ite drawing,right, of a sus-pect in theknife-point as-sault of a woman in her home.The attack occurred in the 92Avenue and 124 Street area.BLOOD Police are investigatingthe discovery of a pool of bloodfound in the lobby of a RidgeMeadows apartment. RCMPsaid they have reason to believea “serious incident” may havetaken place at SunriseApartments. Anyone with infor-mation is asked to call 604-463-6251. METRO NEWS SERVICES

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Masquerade to go this FridayThe Vancouver Art Gallery is holding its major fundraiser, Masquerade, this Friday. It’ll celebrate the closing of Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics ofMan and feature some of Vancouver’s top restaurants and former Cirque du Soleil acrobats. The $225 ticket includes a mask. METRO VANCOUVER

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TransLink mulls sixoptions for Broadway

TransLink is consideringsix different transit alter-natives for future growthalong Vancouver’s busyBroadway corridor.

Options for growthalong the well-travelled ar-terial between Commer-cial Drive and the Universi-ty of B.C include expandedbus service, SkyTrain andeven streetcars, like thedemonstration “OlympicLine” that connected theCanada Line to GranvilleIsland during the 2010Games.

“This is long overdue,”Vancouver Coun. GeoffMeggs said yesterday. “It’sgreat news that they’regetting it narrowed down.”

Alternatives that are be-ing considered: • Bus Rapid Transit that isseparated from regular

traffic and would have con-nections to SkyTrain andCanada Line.• Streetcars along Broad-way connecting to theCommercial Drive Sky-Train or along Great North-ern Way to VCC-Clark.• Streetcars down Broad-way with two branches,one that snakes along theOlympic Line to MainStreet-Science World andthe other connecting witheither Commercial Drivestation or VCC-Clark.• SkyTrain to UBC from ei-ther Commercial Drive, oran extension of the Millen-nium Line from VCC-Clark.• A combination of Sky-Train from Commercial

Drive to Arbutus andstreetcar from Arbutus toUBC.• Improving bus servicewithout a major infrastruc-ture investment.

Meggs said rapid transitthrough the Broadwaybusiness district would car-ry about 150,000 riders aday — more than the Cana-da Line and second only tothe original Expo Line.

“We’ve postponed thisinvestment longer than wereally should have,” Meggssaid.

TransLink spokeswomanJudy Rudin said the UBCLine rapid transit study is afirst step that aims to con-sult with people about fu-ture transit planning alongthe corridor.

She encouraged peopleto take part in one of thefive public workshops thatwill be held in the city be-tween Thursday and May13.

Online• To view transit options,comment, or take part in aworkshop, visit bepartoftheplan.ca.

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DEATH Gravitational forceoverpowered out-of-control Georgian lugerNodar Kumaritashvili andleft him unable to avoidthe crash that claimed hislife hours before the open-ing ceremony at the Van-couver Olympics, the Inter-national Luge Federationconcluded in a report yes-terday.

Still, the FIL insisted Ku-maritashvili was “absolute-ly qualified” to be at theGames.

The FIL reaffirmed thatthe crash was an “unfore-seeable fatal accident”caused by a number of fac-tors. It added that Kumari-

tashvili’s sled reacted inways that computer simu-lations could not foresee ormimic, the high-speed im-pact throwing him surpris-ingly skyward.

“No athlete would havecontrol in dealing withthis type of ‘catapult’ ef-fect,” the report said.

Kumaritashvili’s deathduring a training run Feb.12 was the first at a sanc-tioned luge track in nearly35 years.

“You have to make surethis doesn’t happenagain,” FIL secretary gener-al Svein Romstad said. “It’svery emotional, even to-day.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

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FUNDING The annual Cele-bration of Light fireworksshow may be in need ofsponsors again.

“(Funding) has alwaysbeen an issue,” said ShawnThomas of the VancouverFireworks Festival Society.

“Last year we did cancel(the event),” said Thomas.“(Then,) at the last minutea couple of individuals

through their companiesdid come forward.”

While Thomas said hisgroup won’t be ready to re-lease details about thisyear’s show until at leastthe end of this week, a for-mer organizer said the20th edition of the festivalmay not happen.

Ray Greenwood claimedthat about $350,000 is still

needed. The Celebration ofLight, formerly known asthe Benson and HedgesSymphony of Fire, has hadfunding issues since thefederal government passedlegislation forbidding to-bacco companies from hav-ing their names as part ofthe title of events.

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HST B.C. Finance MinisterColin Hansen says Elec-tions B.C. will review aplanned government mail-ing on the controversialharmonized sales tax tomake sure it’s not cam-paigning against an anti-HST initiative.

Hansen says the materialwill be part of the annualpost-budget package gov-ernment sends to B.C. resi-dents, and won’t mentionthe campaign led by for-

mer premier Bill VanderZalm aimed at having thetax repealed. Organizers ofthe anti-HST initiativehave already filed a com-plaint with Elections B.C.over the mail-out, eventhough the informationpackage is still weeks awayfrom being sent. NolaWestern, Elections B.C.’sexecutive director of cam-paign finance, says it’s un-usual to get a complaint inadvance. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Finance boss to review mail-outNews in briefSPRAY Some Richmondresidents are concerned aboutthe health effects of chemicalsbeing used to combat the gyp-sy moth, news1130.comreports. The aerial sprayingwill be done next week.FINE One of the province’sbiggest importers of tradition-al Chinese medicines was fined$10,000 for violating the WildAnimal and Plant ProtectionAct for failing to have a permitfor a protected plant species.

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41.7 per centtaken in tax,says FraserINDEX A prominentVancouver-based think-tank that’s often critical ofgovernment spendingpolicies says Canadianfamilies spend more thantwo-fifths of their total in-come on taxes.

The Fraser Institute saysits annual Canadian Con-sumer Tax Index calculat-ed that taxes ate up 41.7per cent of the averagefamily’s income in 2009.That’s up from 1981 whentaxes accounted for 40.8per cent of a family’sincome, or 33.5 per cent in1961 when the FraserInstitute first compiledthe index. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Lap-dancing teachers both out of workTwo Manitoba high school teachers whose enthusiasm at a pep rally morphed into a mock lap dance that became an Internet sensation are now out of jobs. The chairwoman of the Winnipeg

School Division said teacher Chrystie Fitchner’s resignation was accepted yesterday while the short-term contract for Adeil Ahmed expired and would not be renewed. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Liberals aim to save long-gun registryLiberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says he’ll require his caucus to oppose the next vote toscrap the controversial long-gun registry. The move aims to save the registry and avoida split in the Liberal ranks after some opposition MPs voted for the government legisla-tion last time around. To make it more palatable to his MPs — especially those from rural areas — Ignatieff says he’ll propose changes to the registry, including decriminal-izing the failure to register long guns. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The casket of Pte. William Tyler Todd is carried at his funeral yesterday afternoon at PlattsvilleMissionary Church in Plattsville, Ont., a suburb of Kitchener. Todd was killed in a roadside bombblast in Afghanistan over a week ago.

PM slams Homolkapardon eligibilityPrime Minister StephenHarper drew mixedreviews yesterday for be-moaning the fact convict-ed killer Karla Homolkawill be able to apply for apardon later this year.

The prime minister citedHomolka’s looming pardoneligibility as one of manyfrustrations he has felt inthe last few weeks aboutthe weaknesses in Cana-da’s justice system.

Harper said the news se-rial killer Clifford Olson isreceiving government pen-sion benefits in prison wascompounded by revela-tions by The CanadianPress that hockey coachGraham James received apardon for sexual-abuseconvictions.

Homolka, who was con-

victed of manslaughter andserved 12 years in prison inthe sex-slaying of two girls,is also eligible to apply fora pardon through a systemthat grants “99 per cent” ofapplicants their wishes,Harper said.

“For many years, the vastmajority of Canadians havefound this deeply offen-sive. Now, they find it unac-ceptable,” Harpertold a victims’rights confer-ence. “Yet, fornow, the law re-mains. And thelaw will allowKarla Homolka toapply for a pardonthis year.”

Harper has asked PublicSafety Minister Vic Toewsto table new legislation in

the coming months thatwould tighten the system.

Homolka served a 12-year sentence for manslau -ghter after a plea bargainin 1993. While she wasnever charged in the 1990Christmas Eve drug-rapedeath of her sister, TammyHomolka, her sentencetook the incident into ac-count. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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POLITICS Rahim Jaffer is tospeak publicly for the firsttime tomorrow about theallegations of improperlobbying that hang like acloud over him and hisyoung consulting business.

The NDP had tried un-successfully yesterday tothwart his appearance at aCommons committee, theparty’s appetite for the

scandal suddenlywaning.

Jaffer’s businesspartner at GreenPower Generation, acompany that pro-motes sustainabletechnologies and re-newable energyprojects, said theywere anxious to ad-dress the allegations of un-

registered lobbyingwith the Conserva-tive government.

“We want to getthis thing overwith,” Patrick Gle-maud said of the ap-pearance at the gov-ernment operationscommittee.

The NDP’s PatMartin had questioned the

usefulness of the “circus”that would take place be-fore the RCMP, ethics andlobbying commissionerscould conduct their owninvestigations. But ulti-mately his bid to stop theappearance did not makeit to a vote at the commit-tee late yesterday, as theLiberals filibustered.

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News in briefVOLCANO Concern that a vol-canic eruption in Iceland couldhave an impact on EasternCanada diminished greatly yes-terday with data that suggest-ed no significant ash in the at-mosphere east of Newfound-land. The Canadian Meteoro-

logical Centre in Montreal alsosaid the Eyjafjallajokullvolcano, which erupted April14, sending a massive ashplume into the sky thatdisrupted flights worldwide,appeared to be settling down.

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Quake rocks Australia’s gold-mining regionA 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Australia’s major gold-mining region in the west this morning, collapsing roofs of several buildingsand prompting the evacuation of mines, schools and hospitals. There were no immediate reports of injuries. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Body recovery mission on EverestA team of 20 Sherpa mountaineers plans to remove bodies of climbers who diedin Mount Everest’s “death zone,” a treacherous stretch that has claimed some300 lives since 1953, the team leader said yesterday. The team also aims toremove tons of garbage left behind on the slopes under a Nepalese governmentprogram to clean up the popular tourist destination. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

After five days in whichnature brought the jetage to a halt, European of-ficials agreed yesterday tolet air traffic resume on alimited basis, giving hopeto millions of travellersaround the world strand-ed by ash from a volcanoin Iceland.

Three KLM passengerplanes left Schiphol airportin Amsterdam yesterdayduring daylight under visu-al flight rules bound forNew York, Dubai andShanghai. European Uniontransport ministersreached a deal during a cri-sis videoconference to di-vide northern Europeanskies into three areas: A“no-fly” zone immediatelyover the ash cloud; a cau-tion zone “with some con-

tamination” where planescan fly subject to enginechecks for damage; and anopen-skies zone.

Starting today, “weshould see progressivelymore planes start to fly,”said EU Transport Commis-

sioner Siim Kallas.German airline

Lufthansa said it wouldbring 50 planeloads of pas-sengers home and Britainsaid it would reopen someof its airspace today. BritishAirways said it hoped tostart flying from London atmidnight EDT.

Visual flight rules allow apilot to fly without refer-ence to instruments, ifweather condi-tions are goodenough so thepilot can seelandmarks andavoid any otheraircraft.

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News in briefSPAIN Stranded travellers arepiling into buses, trains andhigh-priced taxis in a franticscramble to accomplish an in-creasingly tricky mission:Escape from Europe. Spain wasbecoming a dream destinationnot for its beaches and monu-ments but simply by virtue ofthe fact it’s one of the few Eu-ropean countries unaffected bythe ash cloud drifting acrossthe continent. Monstrous linesfilled the departure terminalsat Madrid’s Bajaras Airport aspeople sought a chance to flee.TENNESSEE A gunman took ataxi to a hospital yesterday andopened fire, killing a womanand injuring two others beforecommitting suicide, police said.All the victims were female andcurrent or former employees ofParkwest Medical Center,Knoxville Police said. It did notappear that any of the victimswere related to the suspect orthat there was any connectionbetween them.


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Three freedfrom rubbleRelatives kept alive a four-year-old girl and an elder-ly woman trapped by anearthquake under acollapsed house foralmost a week by usingbamboo poles to push wa-ter and rice through therubble until rescuerssaved them yesterday.

The rare good newscame as the death toll inChina’s remote Tibetan re-gion jumped to nearly2,000.

Rescuers also freed athird person yesterdayfrom the rubble of a hill-side house that toppledwhen the magnitude-6.9temblor struck Yushucounty of Qinghaiprovince Wednesdaymorning, state broadcasterChina Central Televisionreported.

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Families of USS Cole victims suing Sudanese governmentRelatives of the 17 sailors killed 10 years ago in the attack on the USS Cole are

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News in briefBURMA The possibility ofarmed conflict in Myanmar, also known as Burma, is risingbecause a series of ceasefireagreements between the mili-tary government and more

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Video shows Taliban atabandoned U.S. baseAFGHANISTAN Taliban fight-ers swarmed over a moun-taintop base abandonedlast week by the U.S. mili-tary following some of thetoughest fighting of theAfghan war, according tofootage aired yesterday bya major satellite televisionstation.

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Historian has now beenexposed as Figes’s loyalwife, Stephanie Palmer, asenior law lecturer at Gir-ton College at CambridgeUniversity.

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Figes, a professor of his-tory at Birkbeck College,had denied that he hadanything to do with theharsh comments on Ama-zon about books by RachelPolonsky, Robert Serviceand Kate Summerscale.

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All the sound andfury over the He-lena Guergis af-fair, which mayturn out to signify

nothing, or very little, hasserved to camouflage mat-ters more serious.

The story to watch thisweek is not Hurricane Hele-na. It is a likely historic de-cision by House of Com-mons Speaker Peter Mil-liken on executive powerversus parliamentary pow-er.

In many cases, the Harp-er government has beenable to stay out of troubleby shielding informationfrom the public eye. Thereare indications that it mightsoon pay the price. Millikenwill rule on the prime min-ister’s bid to defy the will ofParliament in blocking the

Commons’ request for doc-uments on the Afghan de-tainees affair.

The Conservatives havethus far only released heavi-ly censored documents.They argue that to releasethem would jeopardize na-tional security. It’s a con-venient rationale and hasbeen used and likely abusedcountless times on count-less issues.

If Milliken rules in favourof the rights of Parliament,it could lead to a devastat-ing string of embarrass-ments for the government.

Recent testimony from anumber of sources suggestsstrongly that contrary towhat the government hasbeen saying, it knew prison-ers taken by Canadian sol-diers were turned over toAfghan authorities for tor-ture. Chances are good theuncensored documents willprove this. That wouldmean the governmentwould be caught red-hand-ed in having repeatedlymisled Parliament with itsstatements on the matter. Itwould mean it could befound to have violated the

Geneva Conventions andpotentially face charges ofwar crimes.

A related question of le-galities is confronting theHarper team. Evidence is ac-cruing to the effect that po-litical operatives may haveinstructed civil servants toblock the release of docu-ments requested under theAccess to Information Act.If such were the case, theactions would be a violationof the law. The last thingthe government needs noware civil servants blowingthe whistle on political ma-

nipulation of the access toinformation process.

These issues make theshenanigans of HelenaGuergis and Rahim Jafferpale by comparison. The ex-plosive story in Ottawa isnot that one. It is secrecyand censorship practised bythe government andwhether developments inthe weeks to come willblow the lid off what it hasbeen doing.

For me, a chronic irritantabout shopping at my localbig box hardware store isthe tinny soft rock musicthat’s pumped out of park-ing lot speakers. It doesn’tput me in a mood to buy somuch as warn me about thefrustration I’m going to faceas I stumble around lookingvainly for sales help.

But I understand whythey do it. I might not like

the offering, but thousandsof my fellow shoppers will,and that’s going to translateinto bigger sales. Whetherit’s in retail space or theworkplace, music has morethan charms to soothe thesavage beast.

Pleasurable music encour-ages the brain to boost pro-duction of dopamine, im-proving a person’s mood. In-numerable studies showmusic encourages cus-tomers to open their wal-lets. Alternatively, musiccan keep unwanted cus-tomers away. In the work-place, music can elevatemood, stimulate productivi-ty and induce feelings of jobsatisfaction.

Music has been in public

spaces for centuries, but itwasn’t until the early 1930swhen Wired Radio Inc. —later known as Muzak —started piping tunes to cus-tomers that music started tobecome pervasive. Today,Muzak claims more than100 million workers inmore than 12 countries lis-ten to its customized sound-tracks daily. A 2008 HarrisPoll found nearly one-thirdof all U.S. employees listento personal music devices atwork.

Sometimes, music’s effectcan be precisely measured.At the University of Leices-ter in the U.K., for instance,researchers discovered thatrestaurant patrons wouldspend 10 per cent more if

there was classical musicplaying in the background.

Music isn’t always a goodthing. In industrial work-places like factories ormines, it can mask dangers.In highly intense jobs likeinvestment banking, aniPod can send the signalthat the wearer isn’t com-mitted.

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“I look at this type of adeal as very low-risk onwhat could be consideredsome high-risk type of as-sets,” said Craig Fehr, a fi-nancial services analystwith Edward Jones in St.Louis. “I think that's a nicelittle jump start for TD, tobe able to grow that pres-ence along the easternseaboard over time.”

TD Bank announced lastFriday it bought the assetsand liabilities of RiversideNational Bank of Florida,First Federal Bank of NorthFlorida and AmericanFirstBank from the U.S. FederalDeposit Insurance Corp.

The FDIC has agreed toshare 50 per cent of theloan losses up to specificthresholds at each bank.From that point, the FDICwould handle 80 per centof the loan losses.

Desjardins Securities an-alyst Michael Goldbergpublished a note yesterdaythat was also optimisticabout the agree-ment.

He noted thatTD will only beresponsible forat most about$575 million USof loan losses inthe unlikely eventthat all of the three banks’loans went to zero value.

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sets at par and is not pay-ing a premium for their$3.1 billion US of de-posits,” Goldberg wrote.

The bank is getting amajor expansion in its U.S.banking operations,adding 69 new retail loca-tions to its roster, bringingthe total to 103 in Florida.Between the three banksthere are about 900 em-ployees, though TD ex-pects to hire more staff.

TD, which already has amajor retail presence inthe northeastern UnitedStates, says the acquisi-tions in Florida will helpbroaden its U.S. presence.

Fred Graziano, head ofTD’s U.S. retail banking,said the bank is confidentthat its agreement withthe FDIC makes the acqui-sitions safe bets.

Fehr suggested that oth-er Canadian banks couldbegin to feel pressure fromtheir investors to follow inTD’s footsteps with theirown acquisitions south ofthe border.

“When you see TD makea deal like this, is kind ofshifts a little bit of focusover to BMO and RBC,”Fehr said. “Investors say‘OK, TD did something likethis, why can’t you?’”

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Raising rates questionedIt’s a minority view, butsome economists are ad-vising the Bank of Canadato hold off on raising rates— for a long time.

The reason, says CarlWeinberg of U.S.-basedHigh Frequency Econom-ics, is the Canadian econo-my is not nearly as strongas recent data suggests andinflation is at acceptablelevels.

He says Canada’s centralbank could easily keep in-terest rates at record lowsuntil next year and not

worry about inflation get-ting out of hand.

That flies in the face ofthe prevailing view ofeconomists, who believeBank of Canada governorMark Carney will start rais-ing rates in July — or possi-bly even in June.

Carney is expected to givea strong hint into his think-ing this week, starting to-day with a scheduled inter-est rate announcement.

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per cent, but the governoris expected to issue a newforecast on both growthand inflation that will tipoff when he will act.

Carney made a condi-tional pledge last springnot to raise rates until theend of the second quarterof 2010 unless inflation be-comes a worry.

That’s going to be a highhurdle for Carney to jumpif he does intend to moveearly, says Michael Gregoryof BMO Capital Markets.

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Inflation within target range• Statistics Canada reported last month that the core inflationrate, which the Bank of Canada watches closely, was 2.1 per centin February while overall inflation was 1.6 per cent. Both arewithin the central bank’s target range of one to three per cent.

TD sees little risk inbuying Florida banks

GAS Suncor Energy Inc. haskicked off commercial op-erations at its $1.2-billionEbla natural gas develop-ment in Syria, one of manyinternational assets it tookon through its takeover ofPetro-Canada last year.

Canada’s largest energycompany began selling nat-ural gas into the domesticmarket yesterday, after suc-cessfully commissioningand testing the project’swells, pipelines and otherequipment.

“The team has deliveredahead of schedule, within

budget and with a strongsafety record,” Mark Little,senior vice-president, inter-national and offshore, saidin a statement.

Ebla covers more than1,250 square kilometres inthe central part of theNorth African country, andincludes gas producingwells, gas gathering andcompression stations,about 80 kilometres ofpipeline and a gas treat-ment plant. It is designed toproduce 80 million cubicfeet of gas per day.

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Suncor Energy beginsoperations at Syria facility

Business in briefLOANS General Motors Co. willfully repay the $6.7-billion USloan portion of its U.S. govern-ment aid earlier than its previ-ously promised payback dateof June, a person briefed on

the plans said yesterday.The company has received atotal of $52 billion in U.S. gov-ernment aid, with the $6.7 bil-lion considered a loan.


Toyota agees to payrecord $16.4M fineRECALL Toyota has agreed toa record $16.4-million finefor its slow response tosticking gas pedals — theequivalent of a little morethan $2 for every vehiclethe company sold aroundthe globe in 2009.

But the fine, the maxi-mum under the law, couldbe simply a downpaymentin the long run: The Japan-ese auto giant still facesdozens of private lawsuits,which have been combinedbefore a federal judge inSanta Ana, California.

“In the court of publicopinion, paying the finespeaks volumes. But at theend of the day, the fines are

simply background noise interms of the civil litigation,”Richard Arsenault, a plain-tiff’s attorney in Alexan-dria, Louisiana, said Mon-day.

Rushing to address newsafety concerns, Toyota saidit would recall all 9,400 ofthe 2010 Lexus GX 460sthat went on sale in late De-cember. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toyota has recalledmore than eight mil-lion vehicles world -

wide because of accelera -tion problems in multiplemodels and braking issuesin the Prius hybrid.

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Citigroup Inc. has provided more evidence that America’s bigbanks may have turned a corner, reporting a first-quarter profitas trading revenue offset losses from failed loans. Citigroup saysit earned US$4.4 billion after payment of preferred dividends.

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Transferring undeducted RRSPswill have tax consequences

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my mother 65. Is this thelast year for his RRSP con-tribution and can he trans-fer excess contri butions tohis TFSA?

— Gianni

AThe year your fatherturns 71 is the final

year he can make a Regis-tered Retirement SavingsPlan (RRSP) contribution tohis own fund. However, hemay continue to con-tribute to a spousal RRSP

with your mom as the an-nuitant, and claim a deduc-tion until she turns 71.

Undeducted RRSP contri-butions in excess of the al-lowable $2,000 should ei-ther be deducted or with-drawn to avoid penaltiesby Canada Revenue Agen -cy.

Undeducted RRSPs can-not be transferred to a Tax-Free Savings Account with-out tax consequences.You should consult your fi-nancial/tax adviser beforeany transfers.

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ABusinesses are general-ly operated as non-in-

corporated (sole prop -rietor ship, partnership) orincorporated. A corpora -tion is a separate entityfrom the individual andmay have varying year-ends. Individuals do nothave to report incomefrom the corporation un-less they receive fundsfrom the corporation, suchas salary, bonus or divi-dends. On the other hand,a non-incorporated entitymust report its income ona calendar year basis —January to December.Therefore, you and yourpartner must report for2009.

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Something aboutbirds chirping andbuds burstingsends us out sheltershopping. Whether

you are a new homebuyer,a move-up buyer or down-sizing, it’s important toconsider the costs of ahouse purchase that go be-yond the selling price.

Downsizers, surprising-ly, often make miscalcula-tions when buying a homebecause many have beenin their abode for a longtime and, well, things havechanged since you boughtback in the 1970s.

Here are some standardcosts to consider beforeyou make your first offer.

1Mortgage payment:Know the range of

possibilities for varying

amortizations, paymentschedules (monthly, bi-monthly, weekly) andtypes and terms of mort-gages.

2Mortgage insurance:With less than 20 per

cent down payment youmay need mortgage in-surance. This can add aone-time cost of up to2.75 per cent of yourmortgage, usuallyadded to the prin-cipal.

3Home inspec-tion: A must

for re-sale homes.(Average, $500).

4Survey (certificateof location): If there

isn’t an up-to-date oneavailable, plan on spend-ing from $750 to $1,500.

5Legal costs and disburse-ments: Depending on

the province, they rangefrom $1,500 to $2,500.Ask your lawyer for a de-tailed estimate. Optionaltitle insurance, whichcovers survey issues andundischarged mortgagesrelating to previous own-ers, is becoming increas-ingly common ($250).

There may be interest ad-justments ($100 to$1,000) to cover any gapbetween closing date andfirst mortgage payment.

6Property appraisal: Thismay be required by

your lender. Somelenders include this aspart of your banking

package. (Other-wise, $150 to

$200).

7Vendorreim-

burse-ments: Ifthe ven-

dor haspaid in ad-

vance forthings such as

taxes and fuel you willhave to reimburse thevendor for the periodfrom closing to year end.

8Land transfer tax:Loathed by homebuy-

ers, this may be levied inyour area but there couldbe reductions for first-time or senior buyers.

Hidden costs inbuying a homeAlisonOnMoney

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Alison Griffiths is a financial journalist, authorand host of Maxed Out on the W Network.Write to her at [email protected].

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If the Los Angeles Kings’fearsome power playkeeps lighting up RobertoLuongo and the VancouverCanucks, their long-suffer-ing fans won’t have towait eight years for theirnext playoff series.

Michal Handzus scoredtwo power-play goals, DrewDoughty had a goal andthree assists, and the Kingschased Luongo during a 5-3victory yesterday night, tak-ing a 2-1 series lead in theirfirst home post-seasongame since 2002.

Brad Richardson andRyan Smyth also scored andJonathan Quick made 25saves as the sixth-seeded

Kings moved ahead in thebest-of-seven series with an-other standout game fromtheir relentless power play,which has seven goals afterconnecting three moretimes in Game 3.

Mikael Samuelsson, Ma-son Raymond and DanielSedin scored for theCanucks, who trimmed athree-goal deficit to 4-3 be-fore the Kings finishedstrong.

Game 4 is tomorrownight at Staples Center,where the increasinglyshaky Luongo doesn’t ex-actly feel at home.

He gave up eight goals inan embarrassing loss to theKings just 18 days ago, andhe stopped just 12 shots be-fore getting pulled late inthe second period of Game3 in front of a raucouscrowd watching its firsthome playoff game since2002. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vancouver’s Alex Burrows is checked by Rob Scuderi of the Los An-geles Kings during the first period of last night’s Game 3 of theWestern Conference semifinal at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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NHL Patrice Bergeron scoredthe go-ahead goal with justmore than six minutes leftto give the Boston Bruins a

2-1 win last night and a 2-1lead over the Buffalo Sabresin their Eastern Conferenceplayoff series.

Mark Recchi bumpedTim Kennedy off the puckin the right corner behindthe Buffalo net and fed it toBergeron, whose quick shotfrom the right circle beatRyan Miller.


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It’s been said before,but it bears repeating:Canada needs to domore to ensure othernations aren’t scoop-

ing up its national teamplayers.

Last Friday, the Canadi-an Soccer Association helda press conference to out-line its plansfor the restof 2010. It an-nounced fivemore friend-lies this year, including acouple of high-profilematchups against Argenti-na and Honduras. Two ofthe five games will beplayed on Canadian soil.

The CSA should be com-mended for its proactiveapproach in going out andlanding these games, but alarger issue still looms.

Last year saw a lowpoint for the Canadiangame, as the “goalkeeperof the future,” Asmir Be-govic, walked away fromthe nation that raised himto be capped for Bosnia-Herzegovina, the nationthat birthed him.

Canada had ample timeto cap Begovic during thelast World Cup qualifyingcampaign, but throughmismanagement and FIFArule changes, he was neverpermanently tied to theMaple Leaf.

Now Canada is facedwith a similar situation inTeal Bunbury.

Bunbury, born in Hamil-ton to an American moth-er and former Canadiannational team legend AlexBunbury, was draftedfourth overall in the MLS

SuperDraft and is widelyregarded as a striker whocould play a major part inCanada’s national teamprogram for years tocome.

But word has it that theU.S. men’s national teamis suddenly short on depthand looking to shore up itsfuture — that includes tak-ing a hard look at youngBunbury, who scored hisfirst MLS goal last week.

I spoke to Bunbury justhours after the CSA press-er. He dismissed any no-tion U.S. team officials hadapproached him, but ad-mitted he hadn’t ruled out

playing for theU.S.

He also saidthat Canadiannational team

head coach Stephen Harthad spoken to him earlierin the year.

“Right now I’m trying towork on my life as a pro-fessional in Kansas Cityand when opportunitiesarise with the nationalteams, I’ll take care ofthem,” Bunbury said.

Hart is taking the rightsteps to ensure this youngtalent doesn’t go astray bykeeping in contact withhim and letting him knowwhere he stands in theCanadian team’s plans.

But Hart should take it astep further and eliminateany doubt — invite Bun-bury to play in this year’sfriendlies, and then cap-tiehim at next year’s CONCA-CAF Gold Cup.

Hart’s predecessor, DaleMitchell, missed that op-portunity with Begovicwhen he kept him on thebench throughout WorldCup qualifying.

Canada can’t afford tomake the same mistakewith Bunbury.

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NBAYESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Cleveland 112 Chicago 102

Utah 114 Denver 111

BASEBALLYESTERDAY’S AL RESULTS

Toronto 8 Kansas City 1

L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 0

Seattle 8 Baltimore 2

Tampa Bay 8 Boston 2

YESTERDAY’S NL RESULTSWashington 5 Colorado 2

N.Y. Mets 6 Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis 4 Arizona 2

San Diego 3 San Francisco 2 (10 ings)

NHLYESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Washington 5 Montreal 1

Boston 2 Buffalo 1

Los Angeles 5 VANCOUVER 3

TODAY’S GAMESPhoenix at Detroit, 3:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 7 p.m.

SCOREBOARD

Sports in briefCONDUCT NFL commissionerRoger Goodell says PittsburghSteelers quarterback BenRoethlisberger has violatedthe league’s personal-conductpolicy. The NFL is expected todiscipline Roethlisberger,although it says there is notimetable for such a decision.NFL The Philadelphia Eagleshave dealt this year’s fifth-round pick to Denver, which issending tight end Tony Schef-fler to the Detroit Lions, whowill trade linebacker ErnieSims to Philly. The Eaglesannounced the three-way dealin a statement yesterday, threedays before the NFL draft.

ARENA Edmonton Oilers own-er Daryl Katz made his bid for anew arena official yesterdaywith a zoning application for alarge swath of land on theedge of downtown.SOCCER Liverpool beat visitingWest Ham 3-0 in yesterday’sonly Premier League match tostay in contention forEuropean qualification. Goalsfrom Yossi Benayoun andDavid Ngog plus an own-goalfrom West Ham goalkeeperRobert Green at Anfield liftedLiverpool into sixth place overAston Villa, which has playedone fewer match.

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VENEZUELA Former boxingchampion Edwin Valero,who had a spectacular ca-reer with 27 straight knock-outs and flaunted a tattoo ofPresident Hugo Chavez onhis chest, hanged himself inhis jail cell yesterday afterbeing arrested for stabbinghis wife to death, policesaid.

The former lightweightchampion used the sweatpants he was wearing tohang himself from a bar inthe cell, said his lawyer, Mil-da Mora.

Valero, 28, had problemswith alcohol and cocaineaddiction and struggledwith depression. He hadpreviously been suspectedof assaulting his wife andwas charged last monthwith harassing her andthreatening personnel at ahospital where she wastreated for injuries.

Valero’s 24-year-old wife,Jennifer Carolina Viera, wasfound dead in a hotel roomon Sunday, and police saidthe fighter emerged tellinghotel security he had killedher.


Ex-boxing champ Valerokills himself in jail: Police

Edwin Valero is seen during aWBC lightweight title fight inMonterrey, Mexico.

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Gagne retiring from baseballUnable to catch on with an MLB club, Quebec pitcher and former NL Cy Young winner Eric Gagne is calling it a career at age 34. Gagne told Ruefrontenac.com

that he no longer had it in him to fight for a major league job after being cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers during spring training. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hood no good: MLBBaseball’s fashion police have raided Joe Maddon’s hood. The TampaBay Rays manager has been told by Major League Baseball that he canno longer wear his favourite hoodie. Maddon, left, likes to put on thepullover during cold days at the ballpark, but MLB said it’s not approvedfor use during games. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Duke star returningDuke’s Kyle Singler, the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, announced last night that he will return to school for his senior season. Singler said in a statement that he was looking forward to one more year in college. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Washington Capitalschased Jaroslav Halak witha four-goal second periodand rocked the MontrealCanadiens with a 5-1 victo-ry last night to take thelead in their NHL EasternConference quarter-final.

The Capitals hold a 2-1edge in the best-of-sevenseries heading into Game4 tomorrow night at theBell Centre.

The first goal was theturning point as Boyd Gor-don scored short handed1:06 into the second period.The goal came after Canadi-ens defenceman JaroslavSpacek accidentally backedinto Halak and knockedhim down while trying tostop a two-on-one break.

Brooks Laich and EricFehr then scored as theCaps got three in a six-shotspan on Halak, who waspulled in favour of CareyPrice at 8:33 of the second.

Halak faced only 13 shots.Alex Ovechkin made it 4-

0 and Matt Bradley added alate goal against Price, whofaced 23 shots.

Tomas Plekanec scoredon a power play in thethird period for Montreal,which fired 27 at SemyonVarlamov.

The Canadiens out-

played Washington in thefirst period and had thesellout crowd of 21,273singing “Ole Ole.”

But the Capitals showedwhy they had the NHL’sbest regular-season recordin the second, silencingthe Habs with a display oftheir league-best attack atits deadliest.

The win followed Wash-ington’s 6-5 comeback winin overtime in Game 2, afterwhich Ovechkin said Halakappeared to be rattled.

While the Slovak goal-tender came back with astrong opening period yes-terday, he appeared to losefocus after allowing the firstgoal. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Caps take series lead

Washington Capital Alex Ovechkin celebrates with teammate Mike Knuble after scoring the fourthgoal against the Montreal Canadiens last night. Washington won 5-1.

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From trendy shades to no-soak manis to long-lastingpro finishes that requirelittle or no drying time,nail adornment hasbecome the new lipstick.HUE, ONLY BETTER

When nail colour wentto the dark side after forev-er of no-notice neutrals,nails gained new beautyfooting and is showing nosign of backing down.

“Polish is that affordableluxury moms can pick upfor a few bucks whenthey’re shopping for theirkids,” says Ann Tall, vice-president of retail sales fordrugstore brand Nicole byOPI.

“And a great colour getscompliments!”

A Spring hit is MakeMine Mint($10.49), an un-abashed brightgreen shimmer.

At the salon,taupey-grey isstill strong withOPI’s You Don’tKnow Jacques($10.95) in thelead, saysLeeanne Colley,owner of TipsNail Bar & Spain Toronto.

Also hot: Bright coral,such as China Glaze’sSneaker Head ($6.60), clearexuberant red, like OPIRed My Fortune Cookie,

and orange à la Prada’sSpring runway lip.

DRY RUN

A “dry” manicure isn’tnew — Colley’s been doingthem for about 15 years —but it’s relatively uncom-mon. The concept is sim-ple: a regular mani, but nofinger soaking before pol-ish.

“Soaking makes thenails expand,” explainsColley.

By the time they revertto pre-waterlogged form,the polish is already on,

dry, and, undermined bynail shrinkage, chipprone.

“A dry manicure, de-pending on the client,should give at least an ad-ditional two or threedays.”

Minx is a differentkind of dry. Adhesivefilm rather than polish,Minx requires a pro forprecise application and aheat lamp to seal it to thenail in a zero drying-timefinish. YOU GELLIN’?

About a year ago gelnails got an update withOPI Axxium Soak-Off GelLacquer, a thinner, flexiblealternative to standard geland acrylic. Designed fornatural nails, it’s availableclear and in an editedrange of OPI shades.

Pre-gel nails need a bit ofa rough surface-buff to im-prove adhesion, but thekey, says skilled estheti-cian Rita Remark, is a lighttouch. Each coat — base,two of colour and one top— requires a few minutesunder a UV lamp to curethe gel. After the last step,nails are completely drywith a no-chip durable fin-ish that can last as long asthree manicures.

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salons

Part of our growing deter-mination to take a morenatural approach to beau-ty is a renewed interest inbotanical (plant-based)oils.

“They’re excellent mois-turizers, nourishing forskin and hair,” says AlanaDecourt, aesthetician atHaven Spa in Sidney, B.C.

“Oils are the main ingre-dients in many leadingskincare products, andhave been used in bodycare for centuries.”

Oils such as argan, olive,coconut, rosehip and seabuckthorn are rich in fattyacids (lipids) as well as oth-er vitamins, proteins andminerals, which the skinneeds to stay supple andhealthy.

Essential oils, so namedbecause they’re consideredthe “essence” of the fra-grant plantfrom whichthey’re dis-tilled, can al-so contributeto well-beingvia their aro-matic proper-ties. Lavenderand pepper-mint are ex-amples.

Decourt,whose intu-itive touchhas blissed-out the likes ofHalle Berry and JessicaBiel, recommends usingmoisturizing oils after abath and exfoliation.

Essential oils are idealfor diffusers, and can alsobe added to the bath. Butbefore embarking on anintensive oil-up regimen,

consult a trained aro-matherapist, she cautions.Some oils are more potentthan you might think.

“Risks can be as minoras triggering a breakout,

or as seriousas aggravat-ing existinghealth condi-tions," ex-plains RoseHusen, a reg-istered mas-sage therapistat ConceptsSalon & Spain Toronto.

In additionto research-ing how cer-

tain oils can affect certainconditions, such as hypo-glycemia, high blood pres-sure or pregnancy, beaware that most oilsshould not be used undi-luted.

“Direct contact with theskin can cause irritationand burn,” she says.

“You need a carrier.”Unless you’re sourcing

oils from specialty stores,you’ll find most oil-basedbeauty products are blend-ed with skin-friendly carri-

er oils, such as sweet al-mond, grapeseed, avocado,olive, sesame, sunflowerand jojoba. Cocoa butterand shea butter also serveas excellent carrier agents.

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Oil aboard, everyoneThe lowdown on botanical and essential oils

Not all oils are created equally. Educate yourself on what’s good for what before using them.

“Essential oils areideal for diffusers,and can also beadded to the bath.But before embark-ing on an intensiveoil-up regimen,consult a trainedaromatherapist.”

• One of the hottest oils right now is argan. High inVitamin E and moisturizing lipids, it can be used inits pure form on skin and hair.

• Moroccanoil, however, a popular hair treat-ment, is sometimes confused with argan oil.Although it contains some argan, whichdoes come from Morocco, the bulk of theserum’s formula isactually silicone,which is key to

detangling and glossing dry, unruly and brittle hair. Live Clean Exotic Nectar Argan Oil hair treatment isa silicone-free blend of botanical ingredients thatincludes argan, grape seed and olive oils.

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Josie MaranArgan Oil, $58at Sephora

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Burt’s BeesVitamin E Body &Bath Oil, $9.99 atdrugstores

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Treating cancer medically and holistically

Have you ever received aprescription formeditation? That’s right:Meditation, notmedication.

A health centre in Van-couver especially for can-cer patients promotes theidea of getting well by pur-suing meditation, mindful-ness, relaxation, eatingwell, fitness and evenlaughter in addition to reg-ular cancer treatments.And studies show this pro-gram really works.

“Engaging in healthy liv-ing is treatment,” says Dr.Teresa Clarke, one of fourmedical doctors at Inspire-Health. “Our ‘prescription’could take a page and ahalf,” she says.

InspireHealth integratesthe concepts of health andhealing into cancer treat-ment and recovery.

The idea is to empowerpatients to play an activerole in their health.

“People who do followan integrated approach inaddition to surgery,

chemotherapy and radia-tion, have a better qualityof life and health out-comes,” says Clarke, whois director of outreachservices at the centre. “It’simportant to look after therest of the person.”

Studies show an inte-grated approach can re-duce risk of recurrence,improve survival and in-crease quality of life.

Founded in 1997 by twomedical doctors, Inspire-Health has now servedmore than 5,000 cancer pa-tients. The first appoint-ment with a doctor is 90

minutes, and patients dis-cuss all aspects of theirlives — how are they doingin terms of nutrition, exer-cise, mind-body practice,relationships, laughter,joy, spirit and passion.

Patients then enrol in a$440, two-day LIFE pro-gram to learn how to inte-grate many of these heal-ing practices into their life.

Vitamin supplementa-tion is an important partof InspireHealth’s treat-ment programs. For in-stance, there is solid evi-dence that getting suffi-cient amounts of vitamin

D can decrease risk of cer-tain diseases such as multi-ple sclerosis, cancer andcardiovascular disease,says Clarke. InspireHealthrecommends cancer pa-tients take 2,000 I.U. perday of vitamin D.

The services of the fourdoctors who work at In-spireHealth are covered bythe B.C. Ministry of Health,so the program is quiteunique in Canada. Patientscome from as far away asNewfoundland and P.E.I.

“Interest is taking offacross the country,” saysClarke.

CELIA MILNEfor Metro Canada

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Jack Daniel’s quick cocktailsJack Daniel’s introduces new ready-to-drink cocktails this month. They will be available in four-packs of 355ml cans($10.95 each) and will be offered in three varieties: Jack & Cola, Jack & Lemonade and Jack & Iced Tea. METRO NEWS SERVICES


Add fruit to your dinner plate If you found it hard to get the five daily servings of produce you’ve been told foryears you need, you’ll probably find it even harder to get the seven to 10 servingsrecommended by Canada’s Food Guide. But adding a fruit chutney or compote toyour dinner plate — rather than just over a dessert — can help nudge you along.Chutneys and compotes are both good choices, especially between seasons whenfruits aren’t necessarily at their best. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A fresh blend of seafoodMediterranean SeafoodStewSERVES 6

INGREDIENTS:• 1 medium onion, finelychopped• 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic,divided• 1 Tbsp olive oil• 250 g plum tomatoes,seeded and diced• 1 tsp grated lemon peel• 1/4 tsp crushed red pep-per flakes• 1 cup clam juice• 1/3 cup white wine• 1 Tbsp tomato paste• 1/2 tsp salt• 500 g red snapper fillets,cubed• 500 g uncooked largeshrimp, peeled anddeveined• 250 g sea scallops• 1/3 cup minced freshparsley• 1/3 cup light mayonnaise

METHOD:1. In Dutch oven, sauté

onion and 1/2 tsp garlic inoil until tender. Add toma-toes, lemon peel and pep-

per flakes; cook and stir 2minutes.

2. Add clam juice andwine, tomato paste andsalt. Bring to boil. Reduceheat; cover and simmer 10minutes or until heatedthrough.

3. Add fish, shrimp, scal-lops and parsley. Cover andcook 8-10 minutes or untilfish flakes easily with fork,shrimp turn pink and scal-lops are opaque. Combinemayonnaise and remaininggarlic; dollop onto eachserving.

Corn Salsa TostadasYIELDS THREE DOZEN

INGREDIENTS:• 3 flour tortillas• 3/4 cup light sour cream• 3 tsp minced cilantro, di-vided• 2 scallions, finelychopped• 1/4 tsp garlic powder• 3/4 cup fresh or frozen

corn, thawed• 1 plum tomato, diced• 1 Tbsp chopped jalapenopepper• 2 Tbsp orange juice• 1 tsp canola oil• 1/2 tsp salt

METHOD1. Using 2-in. round

cookie cutter, cut 12 circlesfrom each tortilla. Coatboth sides of circles withnonstick cooking spray.Place in single layer onbaking sheet. Bake at 400°F(200°C) 4-5 minutes or un-til crisp. Cool.

2. In small bowl, com-bine sour cream, 1 tspcilantro, onions and garlicpowder; cover and refriger-ate. In another bowl, com-

bine corn, tomato,jalapeno, orange juice, oil,salt and remainingcilantro; cover and refriger-ate.

3. Just before serving,spread 1 tsp sour creammixture over each tostada.Using slotted spoon, topeach with teaspoonful ofcorn salsa.

Pineapple Buttermilk SorbetSERVES 10

INGREDIENTS:• 2 cups 1% buttermilk• 540-ml can unsweetenedcrushed pineapple,undrained• 3/4 cup sugar

METHOD1. In bowl, combine all

ingredients; stir until sugaris dissolved. Pour into 9-in.square dish. Cover andfreeze 1 to 1 1/2 hours oruntil mixture begins toharden.

2. Stir; freeze 3-4 hourslonger or until firm, stir-ring occasionally. Removefrom freezer 20-25 minutesbefore serving.

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“We didn’t understandhow that happened,” saysguitarist and vocalist War-ren Spicer. “We don’t real-ly jam out that much.”

It probably started aftersomeone saw the Montreal-based band’s live show,where they often jam outon Guru, a nearly sevenminute track off the group’sPolaris-nominated debutParc Avenue. The titlehasn’t hurt the group, saysSpicer, if anything it intro-duced them to an audiencethey otherwise wouldn’thave reached. Those fansmay be bit disappointedthen to find the new record,La La Land, is a heavier af-

fair. They employ plenty ofelectric guitar and movefrom alt-rock on AmericanIdol (which includes a hilar-ious sax solo) to light soul-ful sounds on Kon Tiki.

Besides more distortion,the new record doesn’tshift styles in a major way,though Spicer does admitspending two years on theroad with his bandmates —drummer Matthew Wood-ley and bassist/keyboardistNicolas Basque — did havean affect on their sound.

“When we did the firstrecord we were all workingday jobs and trying to figureout how to record,” he says.

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ting into pedal.”There’s no doubt that this

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er. Opener Tom Cruz is asluggish and weigheddown in a dense layer ofguitars, keys and broodingvocals. But the single TheMama Papa is an excellentand uplifting radio-friend-ly rock track that may verywell push these guys intothe mainstream.

In any case, Plants and

Animals are moving in theright direction. If they needto do anything, it’s learnhow to answer questionsabout weird titles. But thistime it’s not a genre, butthe song Tom Cruz.

“We could have changedit to avoid being askedthat,” says Spicer with alaugh. “It doesn’t meananything. We were just sopsyched to be in the studiothat we were drinking rumand Cokes and jumpingaround like Tom Cruise.”

Bryan Borzykowski is a business and entertainment writer. Follow Metro Music

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The pint-sized media per-sonality stars in Free Willy:Escape From Pirate’sCove (out on DVDtoday) and re-cently visitedthe TorontoZoo to promotethe movie.

“I was happyto do it because Ilove all of the oth-er Free Willy movies,”Irwin told Metro. “But I wasalso really excited about themovie because it’s aboutsaving wildlife, which Ihope will inspire people, es-pecially other children.”

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AvatarDirector: James Cameron

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Cameron’s created analien world called Pando-ra that seems completelyreal, although it’s lit likea fluorescent paintingand populated by semi-naked blue aliens calledNa’vi. Their numberscome to include Earth-ling Jake Sully (Aus-tralia’s Sam Worthing-ton), a paralyzed U.S. Ma-rine, whose human formremains in suspended an-imation while his lifeforce assumes the formof a Na’vi warrior.

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While the 35-year-old

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YOUR FUTURE, PART I EddieCibrian and LeAnn Rimeslaughed their way throughthe orange carpet at Sun-day’s Academy of CountryMusic Awards. But it washardly a laughing matterwhen he hit the stage, us-magazine.com reports.

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A year ago, Us Weeklybroke the news thatRimes, 27, and Cibrian hadan affair while shooting aLifetime movie. A shorttime later, they announced

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ABC extends olivebranch to NicolletteHELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A

HOUSEWIFE SCORNED Execu-tives at ABC are reportedlyworking on a peace offer-ing intended to con-vince former Desper-ate Housewives starNicollette Sheridan todrop her $20 millionlawsuit against theshow and its cre-ator, Marc Cherry,according to theSunday Express.

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Tiger Woods’ admittedmistress Jamie Jungers andMichelle “Bombshell”McGee, the woman behindthe Jesse James/Sandra Bul-lock split, may have founda way to extend their timein the spotlight.

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250 g peeled, deveinedlarge shrimp3 tbsp all-purpose flour3 tbsp canola oil1 large onion, chopped1 red pepper, chopped4 cloves garlic, minced3 1⁄2 cups chicken broth2 cups okra pods, sliced2 bay leaves1 tsp thyme 1⁄2 tsp cayenne pepper250 g turkey sausage,sliced250 g lump crab meat,picked over and flaked1 cup shucked oysters,undrained

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Departure taxes are extra and must be paid locally: Costa Rica, 26 USD cash; Cuba, 25 CUC cash. Prices in this ad are in Canadian dollars and are valid for bookings made between Apr. 20 & 24, 2010, inclusive. Prices are per person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise stated, from Vancouver International Airport. Air & Hotel packages to the Caribbean,Cuba, Costa Rica and Mexico include return flight, the hotel as described and transfers at destination. Air & Cruise vacations include return flight and the cruise as described. Vacations to Europe and the USA include return flight and hotel as described. New bookings only. For dates shown only. Non-refundable. Limited quantity. Subject to availability at time ofbooking. Not applicable to group bookings. Sale prices reflect applicable reductions, are subject to change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Further information available from a travel agent. Flights operated by Air Canada. For applicable terms and conditions, consult the Air Canada Vacations brochures orwww.aircanadavacations.com. BC registration #32229. For terms and conditions of the Aeroplan program, consult www.aeroplan.com. � 1Offer valid for travel from July 1 and completed by Oct. 31, 2010 on air-inclusive Europe packages. Minimum three-night stay is required. Not applicable to group bookings. 2Savings not applicable when booking a car as part ofan Air & Hotel package. Minimum car rental: 3 days. Valid for travel completed by Dec. 31, 2010. Savings is per car. Economy 2/4-door manual AC. Insurance extra. 3Costa Cruises ships’ registry: Italy. 4Unless otherwise indicated, Aeroplan Miles indicated are based on roundtrip Economy class per passenger from Vancouver to Barcelona via Toronto, are awarded onflight-inclusive travel only, and are per Aeroplan member and include 5,000 bonus Aeroplan Miles for bookings made by Apr. 30, 2010 for departures between Apr. 1 & Dec. 31, 2010. For the amount of Aeroplan Miles that can be earned when flying to other destinations, visit www.aircanadavacations.com. 5Holland America Line Inc. ships’ registry: The Netherlands.6Book an Air & Hotel package to Hawaii between April 23 & May 7, 2010. Valid for travel completed by Dec. 20, 2010. 7Available in conjunction with flight-inclusive packages. Non-stop flights via Calgary. Excluding USA & Europe destinations. 8Executive Class® not available on flights to Barcelona. � ®Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aeroplan Canada Inc. ®AirCanada Vacations is a registered trademark of Air Canada, used under license by Touram Limited Partnership. Visit www.aircanadavacations.com for up-to-date information.

CUBASanta Clara via Calgary

Barceló Cayo Santa Maria • 4�All-Inclusive • Junior suiteMay 1 – 15 • 1 wk.

$939+Taxes & other fees


MEXICOCancun / Riviera Maya via Toronto

Occidental Grand Xcaret • 4 1/2�All-Inclusive • Deluxe rm.May 29 • 1 wk.



JAMAICA via Toronto

Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica • 4 1/2�All-Inclusive • Junior suiteMay 9 – 14, 18 - 20 & 23 – 31

$10991 wk. +Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $288Please add $50 for Sat. & Sun. departures

MEXICOLos CabosRoyal Solaris Los Cabos Resort • 4�All-Inclusive • Deluxe rm.July 3 – 31 • 1 wk.



Cancun / Riviera Mayavia Toronto

Barceló Maya Beach • 4 1/2�All-Inclusive • Superior rm.May 29 • 1 wk.



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