North Bay’s airportreceived more than $10million worth ofupgrades inanticipation of playinghost to G8 leaders, buttheir big jets arebypassing the newlypavedrunwayand areflyingdirect to Toronto, theToronto Star haslearned.

North Bay was origi-nally considered as

the landing site forleaders arrivingfrom around the

globe for the summit, butthe latest plan is to havethem arrive at Pearson In-ternational Airport insteadand then travel to Musko-ka, likely by helicopter.

The cancellation is ablow to North Bay, wherehopes were running highthe community would be

playing host to U.S. Presi-dent Barack Obama andAir Force One.

Over in Industry Minis-ter Tony Clement’s ridingof Parry Sound-Muskoka,the Opposition Liberalssay many of the G8 proj-

ects the fed-eral govern-ment hasspent mil-

lions on are nowhere nearready, even though the G8summit is just nine daysaway. The party visitedsome of the building proj-ects in the riding paid forby a $50-million fund.

Liberal MPs Mark Hol-land and Marcel Proulxcalculate Clement’s ridinghas received a total ofabout $100 million instimulus and summitmoney since Ottawaramped up spending tofight the recession.

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Eaton Centrewill get afresh lookPLAN The Eaton Centre willbe getting an extrememakeover — startingthis summer. The$120-million plan torefurbish the down-town landmark willbe the biggest tweak tothe mall since it opened in1977. It’s expected tobring more light into thecentre, and include newfixtures, finishes and din-ing areas. Construction isexpected to take about 18months. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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TRANSIT Commuters usingGO Transit next week arebeing advised to pack asnack. GO says it plans tooperate regular train and

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LocalTree huggers?Saplings are the latest victims of the G20 summit. Police say that after

dismantling garbage cans and mailboxes, small trees are being uprooted

around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It’s the area where the

meetings of world leaders will be held June 26-27. Security officials fear that

tree branches could be used as weapons by demonstrators. The trees will be

replanted when the summit is over. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Urban CompassApril Lindgrenbrings Metroreaders theissues that are affecting Torontonians

Girls from all the G20countries are gathering inToronto this week for thefirst G(irls)20 Summit toshow what the worldwould be like if they werein charge.

The summit is part of aninternational campaigncalled 3.3 Billion Ways,which is led by The Belin-da Stronach Foundation.Metro Canada asked par-ticipants what theythought the world’sbiggest issues facing theworld are.

Today, we feature AikiSegawa, 19, from Japan.

QWhat are the biggestchallenges for women

and girls in your country?

AOne of the greatestchallenges women face

in Japan is domestic vio-lence, especially in-cidents in whichgirls and women areviolently attacked bytheir fathers or hus-bands. Because do-mestic violence hasnot been considereda serious issue untilrecently, manywomen have notbeen able to speak up orask for help.

QWhat do you do tohelp the lives of girls

and women in your com-munity, your country?

AI believe that I can helpthe lives of girls and

women in my communitythrough the actions I takeand by role-modelling. Just

as I have been inspired byother great figuresthroughout my life, I hope

to inspire and em-power girls andwomen by living lifeto the fullest. Sincejunior high school, Ihave challenged my-self to do well inmany different as-pects of my life andby taking leadershiproles. For example, I

have engaged in ... afundraising project tobuild a library in Mongoliafor children living inpoverty.

QHow do you think wecan improve maternal

health worldwide?

AOne way we can im-prove maternal health

is by providing education

to girls, so that the preg-nancy rate of young girlscan be reduced. Becomingpregnant at a young age re-sults in higher risk to themother’s body and the ba-by, therefore it is impor-tant that girls have theknowledge of how havinga baby at a young age canbe a risk. Education will al-so provide girls with choic-es other than getting mar-ried and having a family soyoung.

QHow can we eradicateextreme poverty and

hunger worldwide?

AI believe that educa-tion is the key to eradi-

cate extreme poverty andhunger. If children cannotattend school and be edu-cated, they will face pover-ty when they grow up be-

cause they cannot get de-cent jobs.

QHow can we achieveuniversal primary edu-

cation worldwide?

AFree The Children re-ports that there are 80

million children who can-not attend school becauseof poverty. However, it isalso said that if there is$17 billion, which is equalto four days of worlds’arms expenditures, everychild in the world canhave a basic education. Ibelieve one of the solu-tions to achieve universalprimary education is tocut down the arms expen-ditures and increase thefunding needed toachieve universal primaryeducation.

METRO CANADA

SUMMIT Security forces forthe upcoming G20 summitare trying to deter legiti-mate dissent by showingoff weapons more suitedto “attacking pirates onthe high seas,” protestgroups charged yesterday.

The Canadian Civil Lib-erties Association and theCanadian Labour Congresshave filed an injunctionseeking to stop police fromusing sound cannons.

“These new weaponshave not been tested,they’ve not been approvedfor use in Ontario and un-til then we have no guar-antee that they can beused safely,” said NathalieDes Rosiers, the associa-tion’s general counsel.

“If we have learned any-thing from the past experi-ence with conducted ener-

gy weapons, better knownas Tasers, it is that weshould not be too quick to

use new technologicalweapons based solely onmanufacturers’ assur-ances.”

The injunction will beheard June 23 in OntarioSuperior Court and DesRosiers expects a rulingwill come the same day.

The sound cannons arecapable of emitting ear-piercing and hearing-dam-aging alerts, not unlikethat of a smoke detector,that can be heard up to 11⁄2kilometres away.

Formally known as long-range acoustical devices,they can also be used tobroadcast pre-recordedand other messages to pro-testers.

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‘I hope to inspire and empower’Japan’s G(irls)20 Summit representative tries to lead by example

Hospital patientsdischarged toopen up beds HEALTH Patients who nolonger need acute care arebeing discharged to reha-bilitation centres andnursing homes in an effortto open up beds in cityhospitals.

“What they’re trying todo is create a little flexibil-ity so they can respond tohigher than normal visits”during the summit, saidJanine Hopkins,spokesperson for theToronto Central LocalHealth IntegrationNetwork, which is helpingto co-ordinate the medicalresponse to potential G20-related incidents.

TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Groups seek injunction against sound cannon use

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Protesters hold a sign promoting the People First marchyesterday outside the Rogers Centre.

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Woman charged with DUI after cyclist struck in hit-and-run

A woman has been charged with impaired driving after a hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Toronto’s west end. The accident happened around 7 p.m. Tuesdayin the Dupont Street and Dovercourt Road area. The cyclist was rushed to hospital with serious but not life-threatening head injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS

A woman suing Rogersover claims its billing prac-tices ruined her marriagesays her extramaritalaffair wasn’t the only oneexposed by the communi-cations giant.

Wearing a black wig andsunglasses, Gabriella Nagytold a news conferenceyesterday two people havesigned affidavits claimingtheir dalliances were dis-

covered because of howthe carrier bills its clients.

A third has signed an af-fidavit saying a privacybreach led to allegations ofmarital infidelity.

“Their lives have taken adownfall, loss of jobs, mar-riages. Some are almostcarbon copies of my story,”said Nagy.

About one dozen peoplein all have contacted

Nagy’s lawyers allegingvarious breaches of priva-cy by Rogers, she said.

Nagy is suing Rogers for$600,000 for invasion ofprivacy, breach of confi-dence, breach of contractand negligence. She al-leges Rogers was wrong tobundle her cellphone billwith her husband’s Inter-net and home phone serv-ices. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Gabriella Nagy, wearing a wig and dark glasses, is suing Rogers, claiming her cellphone billexposed her extramarital affair.

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The new name is expect-ed to be approved byToronto and East YorkCommunity Council onJune 22.

“It’s very fitting that thewinning name, which re-flects the idea that publicspaces belong to the peo-ple, would come out of apublic naming contest,”said John Campbell, presi-dent and CEO of Water-front Toronto, in a newsrelease.

“The name SherbourneCommons will serve as acontinual reminder thatthe waterfront is first andforemost about the peoplewho will use it,” Campbellsaid.

Doug Dent, 65, who sub-mitted the winning entry,will be invited to thepark’s opening celebra-tions later this summer.

TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

TRAVEL WestJet Airlines Ltd.is lagging behind short-haul carrier Porter Airlineswhen it comes to establish-ing its brand in EasternCanada, the chief executiveof the discount carrier saidyesterday.

“We do suffer in EasternCanada from a low top-of-mind aware ness,” GreggSaretsky told a transpor ta-tion conference in NewYork. “I’m almostembarrassed to say that inthe Toronto market wehave a lower brand aware-ness than does Porter.”

Robert Kokonis,president of consultingfirm AirTrav Inc., agreesWestJet needs to catch upto Porter’s aggressive ad ef-forts, but should also re-evaluate its fleet strategy.

Porter has small 70-seatplanes in its fleet, allowingPorter to fly every half-hourduring peak periods onhigh-traffic routes likeToronto-Montreal.

WestJet flies Boeing 737s,which have twice as manyseats as Porter’s planes,making it hard to fly as fre-quently at a reasonablecost. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Waterfront park dubbedSherbourne Commons

According toWaterfrontToronto,

more than 500 names weresubmitted and thousands ofpeople voted online duringthe contest.

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Other affairs exposed?Woman suing Rogers claims similar tales have surfaced

Porter flying highin T.O. market,says WestJet CEO

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Halton, York schools pass Grade 10 literacy tests with flying colours

Halton and York region schools remain at the top of the class on provincial Grade 10 literacy tests. The Halton Catholic District SchoolBoard saw 92 per cent of students pass the test; the Halton public and York Catholic boards scored 90 per cent. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

The mindset that led aheadstrong 16-year-oldgirl’s father and brother tokill her in the belief itwould spare the familyembarrassment is abhor-rent, a judge saidyesterday.

Muhammad, 60, andWaqas Parvez, 29, wereboth given life sentenceswith no chance of parolefor 18 years after pleadingguilty to the second-degreemurder of Aqsa Parvez in aso-called honour killing.

In the weeks leading upto the 2007 killing Aqsahad clashed with her fami-ly — originally from Pak-istan — over her desire towear western clothing andhave the same freedoms as

her friends.The men believed they

could keep the family’spride intact by killing Aqsa,rather than letting herhave a part-time job and goto the movies with friends,according to facts agreed toin court after the menpleaded guilty Tuesday.

Superior Court JusticeBruce Durno called it “pro-foundly disturbing” thatAqsa, facing the strugglesof a modern teen’s lifeamid strict family values,could be murdered by thepeople who were supposedto protect her.

The killing was all for thepurpose of avoiding “whatthey perceived as the com-munity embarrassment of

not being able to control ayoung woman they be-

lieved was rebellious,”Durno said in passing sen-

tence yesterday.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Muhammad Shan Parvez, left, Shasma Parvez, centre, and Aqsa Parvez’s mother, Anwar Jan leave aBrampton court house after receiving the verdict in Aqsa’s murder yesterday.

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The street as it is doesn’tlive up to the possibilities,says Harold Madi, of ThePlanning Partnership,which has done an assess-ment of the area. If all thevenues on the street,including the ScotiabankTheatre and popularrestaurants, wereoperating at capacity, morethan 100,000 pedestrianscould be on the sidewalkon any one night, Madisays. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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Canwest seeks court OK for date of restructuring plan vote

Canwest Global Communications Corp. said yesterday it will ask creditors to vote on a restructuring plan for its Canwest MediaInc. business on July 19. The company said it would seek court approval on the date at a hearing on June 22. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Buddhist monk, Venerable Master Thich Thien Hue travelled fromBoston to see the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, which is ondisplay outside a Buddhist temple in Mississauga until Sunday.

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CHARGES Toronto policehave charged an officerwith theft from anotherofficer.

Police say Const. Gan -esh Balaganthan, 38, is ac-cused of stealing police-is-sued property.

A police spokesmansaid there would be nocomment on the case, andwould provide no details

on what the officer is al-leged to have taken.

Balaganthan is chargedwith theft, possession ofproperty obtained bycrime, careless storage ofammunition and carelessstorage of a prohibitedweapon.

He is due in court July22.

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COURT A former Canadianambassador was “reckless”and “should have knownbetter” when he accused aYork University documen-tary maker of falsifyingfootage, a court has ruled.

Yesterday, filmmakerSteven Schnoor won a slan-der case against KennethCook, former ambassadorto Guatemala. Along with$5,000 from Cook, JusticePamela Thomson awarded$2,000 from the federal at-torney general for notresponding properly toSchnoor’s complaints.

In 2007, Schnoor made anine-minute moviedocumenting the evictionof a group of Guatemalanindigenous people in El Es-tor by Skye Resources, aVancouver-based companythat has since merged withHudBay Minerals.

The settlement also cov-ers $2,930 in costs as wellas interest, but thefilmmaker said he is still“out a chunk of change.”

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It’s not easy being green.Unless, of course, you’rethe world’s largest Buddhacarved from gemstone-quality jade, then theworld will beat a path toyour door.

Or, until Sunday, to theparking lot of a MississaugaBuddhist temple on TradersBoulevard where the $5million Jade Buddha forUniversal Peace has been at-tracting worshippers.

Thousands are expectedto gather around the 4-tonne statue Saturday nightat a candlelight vigil forpeace that will also markthe 10th anniversary of thePhap Van Vietnamese Bud-dhist Cultural Centre.

Accompanying the statueon its world tour, which be-gan two years ago in Viet-nam and will last at leastanother five years, is IanGreen, chairman of a tem-ple being built in Australiaand the statue’s final home.

He said the statue wascarved in Thailand from agiant jade boulder foundin B.C. in 2000. His spiri-tual master believed thatthe Buddha could fosterpeace. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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GM’s Canadian opera-tions, all based in southernOntario, used to employ

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Creba gunmen say they regret shootingHEARING The two youngmen convicted of man -slaughter in the death ofJane Creba have expressedregret and sorrow for theBoxing Day 2005 shootoutthat claimed her life andinjured six others.

“I want to let you knowthat I feel ashamed of therole I played and the in-

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In April a jury convictedthe two men of taking partin a gun battle with Jeremi-ah Valentine, whose hand-gun actually killed Crebaoutside the Foot Lockershoe store on Yonge Street.

The hearing resumesAug. 26. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Market share• GM captured 15.4 per centof the Canadian market bythe end of May, putting it insecond place, while Fordtook the top spot with 16 percent, according to Des RosiersAutomotive Consultants. • In the heady days of thelast decade, GM capturedmore than one-quarter ofthe Canadian market andwas always in the top spot.

News in briefRACING A Toronto woman hasbeen charged with racing afterpolice allege she was speedingon Highway 401 with four chil-dren in her car. Police say anofficer clocked a car doing 157kilometres per hour in a 100km/h zone Monday near Chat -

ham. A 28-year-old woman isfacing charges, including rac-ing a motor vehicle, failing toensure a todder and childrenwere properly secured andhaving more passengers thanallowed by a Class G2 licence.

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Trustee’s ‘stunt’ angers parentsSCHOOL Some Toronto par-ents are crying foul over a“last-minute stunt” by atrustee to delay a decisionto close a school in hisward until at least the fall,rather than vote on it witheight others next week.

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N.B. premier wants PM to look into Tory partisanship allegations

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says the prime minister needs to address allegations that a member of his cabinet isplaying politics by delaying funding announcements until after the province’s election on Sept. 27. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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the government’s authority to give orders to the board. THE CANADIAN PRESS

MPs head off Homolka bidDeal struck for reform bill to ban killer from getting pardonFederal political partieshave joined forces toensure notorious sex killerKarla Homolka won’t bepardoned for hergruesome crimes.

The four parties struckan 11th-hour deal late yes-terday to hive off measuresin a pardon-reform billthat would effectively banHomolka from receiving apardon.

The measures are to bepassed at all stages by theend of today, when theHouse ofCommons isexpected toadjourn forthe sum-mer.

The Sen-ate, whichwill sit sev-eral weekslonger, mustalso pass the bill before itcan go into effect.

Other more contentiousprovisions of the bill willproceed at a more leisurelypace when Parliament re-

sumes in late September.Homolka, who served a

12-year sentence for herrole in the rape-murders ofOntario teens Leslie Ma-haffy and Kristen French,is eligible to apply for a

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that Homolka actuallyplans to apply for a par-don. But the theoreticalprospect led to an uglyround of finger-pointing

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Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews speaks about legislation regarding pardons following partycaucus meetings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa yesterday. Toews is urging opposition parties toagree to a last-minute deal to push the government’s pardon-killing bill through quickly.

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Dennis Cheeseman andShawn Hennessey wereacting in terror of killerJames Roszko the nightthat they gave him a rideto his fatal rendezvouswith police and don’t de-serve their respective sen-tences of 12 and 15 years,the lawyers said yesterday.

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Both men pleaded guiltyto manslaughter for help-ing Roszko before he shotthe four officers on March3, 2005, near Mayerthorpe,Alta. THE CANADIAN PRESS Quebec public inquiry losing key support

JUDGES PROBE A Quebecpublic inquiry may be slid-ing swiftly into the realmof fiasco, with key playerschallenging its relevanceincluding a main witnesswho doesn’t want to testi-fy.

Premier Jean Charest re-cently called a probe intoallegations that his partybagmen had been calling

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At the same time, Bas-tarache announced yester-day that not only wouldthat official status begranted to the governingLiberal party, but also tothe premier as an individ-ual.

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The report from a public inquiry into Robert Dziekanski’s death after being tasered at Vancouver’s airport will be released tomorrow. THE CANADIAN PRESS

The head of the Truth andReconciliation Comm -ission on residentialschools says the stories ofsurvivors will no longer berelegated to the sidelinesof Canadian history.

Manitoba Justice MurraySinclair says the commis-sion will allow aboriginalsto talk about what hap-pened to them at theschools and their storieswill finally get the atten-tion they deserve.

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Federal Indian AffairsMinister Chuck Strahl alsospoke at the opening andsaid the government plansto repeal the section of theIndian Act that allowedaboriginal children to beremoved from their homesand sent to residentialschools in the first place.

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Rahim Jaffer says he madea mistake when heshowed up at a Commonscommittee unpreparedtwo months ago, and hesays he wants to set therecord straight.

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News in briefDISTRACTED DRIVING The di-rector of the Alberta Centre forInjury Control and Researchsays there should be tougherrules in the province’sproposed distracted-drivinglegislation. Dr. Don Voaklandersays the law should includebanning the use of hands-freecellphones as well as hand-held devices. The doctor saysthere’s significant research thatsuggests the distraction fromhands-free devices is close tothat of a hand-held cellphone.In April, the province discloseddetails of a bill that would banthe use of hand-heldcellphones but not hands-free,as well as text messaging,reading, writing and personalgrooming.TAX BREAKS? An Atlantic Cana-da chief says if Ontario’s FirstNations get a tax break, hiscommunity should, too. TheAssembly of First Nation’s RickSimon says aboriginal leadersin Atlantic Canada are watch-ing to see whether the Ontariogovernment exempts First Na-tions there from the new har-monized sales tax. When theHST was introduced on theEast Coast in 1997, FirstNations lost their immunityfrom provincial sales tax off re-serve. Ontario aboriginals arefighting to keep that right.

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Final Air India reportto be unveiled todayINQUIRY For the families ofthe victims, two-and-a-halfdecades of anguish andpain will be dredged upagain today when a federalinquiry into the Air Indiabombing issues its final re-port.

Former Supreme Courtjustice John Major and histeam spent four years go-ing through tens of thou-sands of documents andhearing more than 200witnesses before complet-ing the report into the1985 terrorist attack — theworst in Canadian history.

For many of the victims’families, the wait for thereport has been too long,while others hope that Ma-jor’s report will serve as atleast one step toward emo-tional closure.

“Sadly, for some, it’s beenan eternity,” Jacques Shore,a lawyer representing thefamilies, said last week. “Itis tragic to recognize thatsome of these family mem-bers did not live to see theday the report will comeout. They, too, must be re-membered, because they aswell were victims of this

terrorist act.”Major has been tasked to

make recommendationsthat go beyond the tearsand delve into the strainedrelations between theRCMP and the Canadian Se-curity Intelligence Service.

The inquiry heard testi-mony showing that keywiretap tapes were erased,important leads were leftto grow cold and crucialwitnesses were loath to co-operate out of fear fortheir lives.

Both the Air India attack,and another the same dayin Japan, were blamed onSikh militants based in B.C.

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The attack

• Air India Flight 182 wasbound from Toronto andMontreal to New Delhi.• The jumbo jet went downin the Irish Sea after a terror-ist bomb exploded in theluggage compartment.• All 329 people on boardwere killed.• Most were Canadians ofIndian origin.

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Three people were takento hospital after a planelanding in a rainstormskidded off the runway atOttawa’s Macdonald-Cartier InternationalAirport.

United Express flight8050 was arriving fromWashington, D.C., yester-day afternoon with 29 pas-sengers and three crewmembers on board.

Two crew members andone passenger were takento hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Brazilian-built Em-braer 145 was being oper-ated by Trans States air-lines, which has launchedan investigation into theincident.

Ottawa officials said theaccident did not disrupttraffic at the airport as allother incoming flightswere diverted to another

runway.United Express acts as a

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It operates more than2,200 scheduled dailyflights across the U.S. andCanada.

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The report says there wasroughly a 22 per cent de-crease in tests done last Oc-tober compared to the pre-

vious year, meaning about12,000 fewer exams wereconducted. And the testingthat was still done costmost facilities more money.

In a survey of facilities,about two-thirds reportedthey went over budget forisotope purchases due tosurcharges imposed by ven-dors. THE CANADIAN PRESS

News in briefARRESTS Military police say adozen current and former sol-diers from a Canadian forcesbase in Alberta are facing a to-tal of 70 drug-related charges.A spokesman said the most se-rious charges are against two

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Ontario and Quebec saythe dream of a high-speedtrain link between Wind-sor and Quebec City mayfinally be picking upsteam — if only Ottawawould get aboard.

Yesterday Quebec Pre-mier Jean Charest said theidea, which has been tossedaround for more thandecade, is drawing more in-terest from Washingtonthan from Ottawa.

Addressing a news con-ference in Quebec Cityalongside Ontario PremierDalton McGuinty, Charestrecalled that U.S. PresidentBarack Obama has ex-pressed interest in linkingto an eventual rail networkbetween the provinces.

When Ottawa was dis-tributing stimulus cash lastyear, it was targeting infra-structure projects thatwould generate jobs andkickstart the economyquickly.

“Let's stop a moment toappreciate the situation“We want to bring our fullsupport behind this project,

so absolutely, the federalgovernment needs to bepart of this, and every polit-ical party we expect needsto speak to this,” Charestsaid. “It's that important aproject and one that Daltonand I are totally committedto.”

The premiers said earlyresearch indicates a high-

speed train network be-tween their provinceswould be viable.

McGuinty predicted a raillink would enhance eco-nomic productivity and im-prove quality of life for 16million Canadians.

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Swiss award $1.6B contract to Bombardier

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract worth $1.6 billion US to supply double-deck trains to Swiss Railways for inter-city travel. The initial contract is for 59 Bombardier Twindexx trains, with options for 100 more that could add billions more dollars of revenue. THE CANADIAN PRESS

WARNING The Ministry ofNatural Resources has is-sued a warning after sever-al bear sightings in south-western Ontario.

Residents of northeastOxford County and part ofthe Waterloo region are be-ing warned to keep an eyeout for bears. The ministryis also reminding people totake steps to avoid attract-ing the animals.

There have been recentincidents in an area nearOrillia where people havebeen attacked and chargedby black bears.

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da’s premiers emergedfrom their annual confer-ence yesterday with a re-quest to streamline the en-vironmental assessmentprocess.

The leaders say majorenvironmental projectsshould be assessed justonce, as opposed to multi-ple times at the provincialand federal level. Doingaway with duplicateprocesses would reduceproject wait times andcosts, while maintainingstrict environmental re-quirements, they told re-porters following two daysof talks in Vancouver.

But with many WesternCanadians on heightenedalert following the massiveoil spill on the U.S. GulfCoast, the premiers deniedany assertion such a movecould water down the envi-ronmental assessmentprocess.

“No one is suggestingthat we should not havethorough, comprehensiveand scientifically soundenvironmental assess-ments,” British Columbia

Premier Gordon Campbellsaid.

“We think you can dothat with one scientificallysound and thorough as-sessment.”

Campbell said he knowsof one B.C. project thatwas assessed for almost 10years.

“That’s longer than ittook to fight two worldwars and win them,” hetold reporters.

Alberta Premier Ed Stel-mach agreed the environ-mental assessment processneeds fixing. “Today,there's a real competitionfor investment, competi-tion for jobs,” he said.

“Whichever jurisdictionenhances the process sowe don’t duplicate, we usegood scientific evidence,and we conclude the as-sessment in appropriatetime (is at an advantage).”

Yukon Premier DennisFentie said his territory al-ready has a single assess-ment process in place andenvironmental standardshave not been watereddown at all.

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COLLISION A 21-year-oldDunsford, Ont., woman faces acareless driving charge follow-ing a collision involving aschool bus Tuesday morning inthe central Ontario village ofBobcaygeon. Police say therewere no injuries reported bythe 11 children on the schoolbus or the bus driver. The pick-up truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Manhunt endsin MontrealSuspect on lam for six weeksIt was the end of a memo-rable Montreal manhunt.

A suspect allegedly fledfrom a courthouse, surviveda shooting from a court con-stable, escaped from a hos-pital after getting treatmentfor his gunshot wound,then spent more than sixweeks on the lam.

Now Evens AaronAmbroise is behindbars.

He was picked upby police after beingspotted at a bus shel-ter in east-end Mon-treal.

The 29-year-old wasto appear in court yesterdayto face charges of armed as-sault of a peace officer, as-sault and uttering threats.

Montreal police credithelp from the public in thearrest; they had just releaseda new picture of Ambroisethis week — without hisdreadlocks —- in the hopesof tracking him down.

Last month, Ambroise got

into an altercation with hisgirlfriend outside the court-house just after he’d madean appearance on charges ofhaving assaulted and threat-ened her. His girlfriendasked a constable for help.

Ambroise fled to a vehicleand then, allegedly, drove

the car at the agent,who tried to stophim. That’s when theconstable openedfire, smashing openthe drivers’-side win-dow and hitting Am-broise in the hand.

The car wasditched a few blocks

away, and police then spentmore than six weeks pursu-ing Ambroise.

The hunt began badly. Onthat first day, Ambroisewent to a local hospital formedical treatment and thestaff — as is the custom forgunshot wounds — alertedpolice. But by the time po-lice arrived, he had fled.

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MALAWI More than 100members of a Christian reli-gious sect have barricadedthemselves in abuilding for aweek over theirrefusal to givetheir childrenthe measles vac-cine, a regionalhealth official saidyesterday.

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Cornell University student gets life in wife’s murder

A Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., doctoral student who fatally slashed his wife’s throat last year was sentenced to up to life in prison yesterday after the victim’s father put an urncontaining her ashes on a courtroom table and asked a judge for the maximum penalty. Blazej Kot was convicted in April of killing Caroline Coffey, 28. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NYC crane inspector sentencedNew York City’s former chief crane inspector has received two to six years in prison for

taking more than $10,000 US in payoffs to fake inspection and licensing exam results.

James Delayo apologized at his sentencing in a Manhattan court yesterday. He

commended other inspectors for their work and said they didn’t “deserve the

bad publicity I brought them.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

After intense negotiations,BP yesterday bowed toU.S. President Barack Oba-ma’s demand for a $20-bil-lion US fund to compen -sate victims of the dis -astrous oil spill in the Gulfof Mexico. The humbledchairman of the giantBritish companyapologized to the Ameri-can people for the horren-dous accident.

BP is suspending its divi-dends to shareholders forthe rest of this year to helppay for the costs, said chair-man Carl-Henric Svanberg.

Obama announced theagreement after a four-hourmeeting between WhiteHouse and BP officials, withthe president participatingfor various portions.

He also announced thecompany had agreed to setup a separate $100-millionfund to compensate oil rigworkers laid off as a resultof his six-month moratori-um on deepwater drilling.

“The structure we are es-tablishing today is an im-portant step toward makingthe people of the Gulf Coastwhole again, but it will notturn things aroundovernight,” Obama said.

He said the vulnerablefishermen, restaurant work-ers and other people of theGulf “are uppermost in theminds of all concerned.That’s who we’re doing this

work for.”Likewise, Svanberg,

speaking for a companythat has been assailed fromevery corner for the pasttwo months, said, “I hearcomments sometimes thatlarge oil companies are —are greedy companies or

don’t care, but that is notthe case in BP. We careabout the small people.”

After an initial 20-minutesession at the beginning ofthe meeting, Obama andSvanberg met privately inthe Oval Office for about 25minutes, said White Housespokesman Robert Gibbs.The president did not meetseparately with Tony Hay-ward, BP’s outspoken CEOwhom the president hassuggested he would fire ifhe could. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

“We care about the small people.”Carl-Henric Svanberg,BP chairman

BP to pay out $20BOil giant bows to Obama’s pressure on claims

BP CEO Tony Hayward, left, and chairman Carl-Henric Svanbergarrive at the White House yesterday for a meeting with U.S.President Barack Obama.

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Israel likelyto ease GazablockadeMIDDLE EAST Israel is likelyto significantly ease theland blockade of Gaza incoming days in an effort toblunt the internationaloutcry over its deadly raidon a blockade-bustingflotilla, officials saidyesterday.

Prime Minister Ben ja -min Netanyahu convenedsenior officials to discusschanges but they failed toreach a decision. They arenow expected to votetoday, said a meeting par-ticipant. Officials saidIsrael is expected to great-ly ease what gets into Gazathrough land crossings.However, the naval block-ade that was at the root ofthe May 31 flotilla raidwill remain intact becauseIsrael wants to ensureweapons can’t be shippedinto Gaza. For the mostpart, only basic humani -tarian goods have been al-lowed into Gaza for thepast three years. Items in-cluding metal, glass andcement are barred becauseIsrael fears militants coulduse those to build weap -ons or fortifications.

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News in briefHAVANA Cuba and a top Vati-can official expressedoptimism yesterday that land-mark negotiations betweenthe church and Raul Castro’sgovernment will continue and

indicated they could producemore breakthroughs on thetreatment of dissidents andpolitical prisoners. Archbish-op Dominique Mamberti, theVatican’s foreign minister, ar-

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Sunni militia leader killed in Iraqi bombing

The leader of a government-backed Sunni militia was killed in a bombing west of Baghdad yesterday, one in a series of attacks targeting Iraqi security forces and their allies. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Human Rights Watchcalled on Kurdish authori-ties in northern Iraq toban the practice of femalegenital mutilation, andsaid in a report releasedyesterday that the majori-ty of women in the self-ruled region undergo themedically risky and emo-tionally painful procedure.

Female circumcision in-volves the removal of agirl’s clitoris and some-times also other genitalparts, usually shortly afterbirth or at a young age. Crit-ics say it can lead to painfulsexual intercourse, compli-cations in childbirth andeliminates any pleasure forwomen during sex.

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formed on nearly 73 percent of 1,408 Kurdishwomen and girls, aged 14and older, who were inter-viewed as part of a studyconducted between Sep-tember 2007 and May 2008.The survey was conductedby the Association for CrisisAssistance and Develop-ment Co-operation, or WA-DI, a German-Iraqi non-gov-ernmental organization

and published this year. The Kurdish Regional

Government has come un-der criticism for the treat-ment of women on the ter-ritory, which enjoys a highdegree of autonomy andhas been relatively peacefulcompared with the rest ofIraq since the 2003 U.S.-ledinvasion.

The Human Rights Watchreport, called They Took Meand Told Me Nothing, notedauthorities have takensteps on other issues, suchas domestic violence andso-called honour killings,but said they have been re-luctant to regard female cir-cumcision as violenceagainst women.

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Turkish troops

• Turkey sent hundreds ofelite troops into northernIraq yesterday to chase Kur-dish guerrillas in an opera-tion that could increase ten-sions within the region.

IRAN Defying week-old UNsanctions over its nuclearprogram, Iran promised toexpand its atomic researchyesterday as its presidentvowed to punish the Westand force it to “sit at the ne-gotiating table like a politechild” before agreeing tofurther talks.

Tehran, which insists itsnuclear work is peaceful,said it will build four newreactors for atomic medicalresearch. The U.S. and someof its allies believe Iran istrying to develop nuclearweapons. President Mah-moud Ahmadinejad saidIran will not make “one io-ta of concessions.” He saidhe will soon announce newconditions for talks withthe West, but first he wantsto punish world powers for

imposing sanctions.“You showed bad temper,

reneged on your promiseand again resorted to devil-ish manners,” he said ofthose powers. “We set con-ditions (for talks) so that,

God willing, you’ll be pun-ished a bit and sit at the ne-gotiating table like a politechild,” he told a crowd dur-ing a visit to the centralIranian town of Shahr-e-Kord. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to supportersyesterday in Shahr-e-Kord, Iran.

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An Egyptian archeological technician works on an ancient wooden sarcophagus case yesterday in the Wood Laboratory of the new-ly opened restoration department of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s massive new museum, famous for its an-tiquities, now has a power plant, a fire station and its own conservation centre. Over the next two years it will become home tosome 100,000 artifacts, officials say.

Army fightsfor heroin city

Kyrgyzstan’s weak militaryattempted yesterday to regain control of the cityof Osh, a major transitpoint for Afghan heroin.

Osh is also the centre ofethnic violence that hasdriven much of the Uzbekpopulation from the coun-try’s poor, rural south.

Troops encircled the cityand held the centralsquare. But citizens report-ed soldiers were lootingfood aid, casting doubt onthe government’s ability tore-establish stability afternearly a week of brutal at-tacks.

The leader of Kyrgyzs-tan’s Uzbek communitysaid the death toll among

Uzbeks exceeded 300.More than 100,000

Uzbeks have fled to Uzbek-istan, with tens of thou-sands more camped on theKyrgyz side of the border.

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Drug route

• Heroin is transported toOsh by car and truck alonga 700-kilometre highwaythat runs across the PamirMountains.• Much of the heroin isrepackaged in Osh beforebeing sent west to Uzbek-istan and north to Kaza-khstan and Russia by plane,train and land.

Kyrgyzstan military tries to regain drug transit point

SMUGGLING Security guardsat Cairo’s international air-port yesterday stopped anEgyptian man trying tosmuggle eight live foxesand 50 chameleons in a gi-ant suitcase out of thecountry.

Police stopped the 36-year-old traveller andasked him to open his sus-piciously large suitcase.

Inside was a squirmingmass of animals confinedin small plastic cages.

Brig. Gen. Mustafa Salahof airport security said theanimals were confiscatedand will be turned over to

the Cairo zoo.According to Salah, the

man said he planned tosell the animals in Thai-land. He was released.

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Snakes alive!

• Transporting live reptilesout of the country is illegalin Egypt.• Police stopped a man car-rying baby crocodiles,chameleons and a cobra.• A Saudi man was discov-ered with 700 snakes in hiscarry-on luggage.

Guards discover eightfoxes in one suitcase

News in briefBREAKUP Brunei’s sultanannounced yesterday he is divorcing his Malaysian wifeafter five years of marriage.Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the63-year-old absolute monarch

of the tiny, oil-rich country,married Azrinaz MazharHakim, a former TV news jour-nalist, in 2005. He remainsmarried to his first wife, AnakSaleha. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A tropical depression has formed in the Pacific off Mexico’s southwestern coast and a tropical stormwarning was issued for an area from Salina Cruz to Lagunas de Chacahua. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The villagers were someof the 300,000 held incamps in Sri Lanka’s northfor months after the government’s defeat ofTamil Tiger rebels last year,ending 25 years of civil war.

The government saysthe majority have been re-leased and resettled intheir villages. Less than40,000 remain in camps.

UN Undersecretary-Gen-eral for Political Affairs B.Lynn Pascoe visited areasaround northern Mullaitvutown, close to where thelast battles were waged,and talked to the people

who fled their homes dur-ing the fighting and arenow being resettled.

He assured the people“the United Nations is do-ing everything it can tohelp you to get back to a

normal life now that thistragic war is over.”

Pascoe also met Presi-dent Mahinda Rajapaksaand Foreign MinisterGamini Peiris. The detailsof the discussions were notimmediately available.

The international com-munity has been urgingthe government to find apolitical solution to the is-land nation’s protractedethnic conflict, and severaldelegations are currentlyvisiting the country.

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SMUGGLING Authoritieshave arrested a Californiawoman they say flew toOhio on a private jet with230 kilograms of marijua-na in 13 suitcases.

Lisette Lee, a bodyguardand two personal assis-tants were arrested afterthe Drug Enforcement Ad-

ministration got a tip the28-year-old woman wastravelling with a suspi-cious amount of luggage.

After the charteredplane landed in Ohio, oneof Lee’s assistants and herbodyguard helped baggageworkers unload some ofthe luggage, officials said.

It took two men to carrysome of the large suitcas-es, which were packedwith bricks of pot, andthree vehicles to carry allthe luggage, officials said.

Lee told authorities afriend paid her $60,000 totake more than a dozensuitcases from Los Angeles

to an unattended hotelroom in Columbus, stayfor a few days and thenbring back fewer pieces ofluggage, authorities said.

If convicted, Lee couldface up to 40 years inprison and a fine of up to$2 million.

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News in briefDETENTION In an agreementU.S. immigration officials hopewill begin to reshape theentire 30,000-bed detentionsystem, some asylum-seekersand immigrants awaiting de-portation proceedings couldsoon be held in facilities wherethey can wear their ownclothes, participate in movieand bingo nights, eatcontinental breakfasts, and cel-ebrate holidays with visitingfamily members. It could endconfinement in prison-like fa-cilities — complete with razorwire, jail-style uniforms, armedguards and partitions that pre-vent physical contact withloved ones — for those whohave never been convicted of acrime and are not considered athreat. CorrectionsCorporation of Americahasreached a preliminary agree-ment to soften confinement atnine immigrant facilities.

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Rivers of death devastate Riviera

A 25-year conflict

• Tamil rebels fought for a separate state, claiming decades ofdiscrimination by the Sinhalese majority. • The UN says between 80,000 and 100,000 people were killedduring the war — with more than 7,000 civilians dying in thelast five months of the conflict.• Sri Lanka has faced criticism over alleged war crimes.

FLOODS At least 19 peoplewere killed in flash floodsthat hit the back hills ofthe French Riviera yester-day and turned streets intorivers of surging, muddywater, officials said.

There was confusionabout how many peoplewere missing in the flood-ing that washed over pic-turesque towns and leftthem standing in metresof brown water, a press of-ficer at the local Var regionprefecture said.

But at least 12 peoplewere unaccounted for, theofficial said on conditionof anonymity.

Interior Minister BriceHortefeux, visiting the re-gion, said the death toll“unfortunately, may climb.”

The floods swept awaycars, trees and parts ofhouses in a downpour that

devastated the picturesqueregion in the hills behind aportion of the Riviera, amagnet for tourists. Coastaltowns where tourists flock,Frejus and Roquebrune, al-so were hit. Eleven of thedeaths were in Draguignanin the Riviera back hillsscattered with olive grovesand small vineyards.

Nearly 3,000 rescueworkers poured into theregion, joining 650 police,the prefecture said.

Nearly a dozen helicop-ters worked overnightTuesday to evacuate peopletrapped by floodwaters,which reached about twometres high in some areas.

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Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and bil-lionaire investor WarrenBuffett are launching acampaign to get otherAmerican billionaires togive at least half theirwealth to charity.

Patty Stonesifer, formerCEO of the Bill & MelindaGates Foun-dation, saidyesterdaythat Gatesand Buffetthave beencampaign-ing for thepast year toget others todonate thebulk of their wealth.

The friends and philan-thropic colleagues are ask-ing people to pledge to do-nate either during theirlifetime or at the time oftheir death.

The handful of billion-aires approached so farhave embraced the cam-paign, said Stonesifer, a

close friend of Gates whooffered to speak about theeffort.

Four wealthy coupleshave already announcedtheir pledges, including LosAngeles philanthropists Eliand Edythe Broad, Gerryand Marguerite Lenfest ofPhiladelphia, John and Ann

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Gates andBuffett arecalling their

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Good dads rememberthe rules of everycard game.

Good dads make thefluffiest scrambled eggs.

Good dads never losetheir patience while teach-ing you how to ride a bike

or drive a car.Good dads are inexplica-

bly interested in things like“golf” and “lawn care,” be-cause if it weren’t forthem, who would be?

Good dads are genuinelyimpressive at Jeopardy.

Good dads get $12 hair-cuts. (I don’t know howthat works. Some form ofspecial dad discount, Iguess.)

Good dads know every-thing about politics fromthe ’60s and ’70s andwould be happy to tell youabout the October Crisis in

detail.Good dads don’t mind

when you rifle throughtheir vinyl collections.

Good dads take the bor-ing sections of the paperand leave you with thegood stuff.

Good dads cheer you on.Good dads have a sixth

sense when it comes to thebarbecuing of variousmeats.

Good dads bring you gin-ger ale when you’re sick.

Good dads give you mon-ey. To see dumb movies.Starring idiots.

Good dads will pick youup from whoever’s houseat whatever hour and noteven mention that yourbreath smells like a distill-ery.

Good dads can talk toyou forever in person, butwhenever you call them onthe phone, they will ask ifyou’re well and then say,“Here’s your mother.”

Good dads will sing thepraises of the cookies youbaked, even though they’reburnt on the bottoms.

Good dads know whereall the best toboggan hills

be at.Good dads will let you

win until you’re 12, butthen they’ll straight upmurder you in Scrabble.

Good dads like Law & Or-der (the show and also theconcept).

Good dads don’t wantyou to go to any trouble.

Good dads are not easilygrossed out. They’ll gut afish, wipe an extra-snottynose and dispose of a cat-mauled bird carcass with-out batting an eye.

Good dads have a knackfor selecting anniversary

cards that make moms cry.Good dads will let you go

to any university you want(even though they secretlywant you to attend their al-ma mater) to study whatev-er you choose (even thoughit’s completely impracti-cal.)

Good dads get all chokedup at your graduation.

I have a really good dad.Happy Father’s Day to all

of the good dads out there!

It’s OK to be loud. You de-serve to take up space. Yourbody is powerful. You’reyour own worst critic.

These are the lessons Iwish I’d encountered as anoverly self-conscious,painfully shy tween. In-stead, I learned them just afew years ago, as a fullygrown woman playing in apunk band.

Ever since I was a kid,

I’ve been attracted to musi-cal instruments. I slowlyamassed a collection thatincluded everything from akeyboard to a cowbell, butnever felt confidentenough to perform in frontof others. In high school,the boys wailed away onimprovised guitar soloswhile I shuddered at thethought of being watched.

Singing was even worse.Secretly, I loved to do it,but I could barely raise myvoice to speak in class.

It took me until the ten-der age of 27 to face myfears and get onstage, play-ing bass and singing inToronto punk band TheWeirdies. At 30, I’m still noopera singer, but I’ve real-

ized that I don’t need to be. Playing in a band has

taught me that puttingyourself out there is worththe risk. It’s shown me thatit’s all right to screw up,even when people arewatching. (Guitar falls offmid-song? Pick it up andkeep going. Forget thewords? Just make some-thing up.) And it’s provenwhat I suspected all along:Being onstage feels awe-some.

This is why I’m thrilledto see Girls Rock Camp(girlsrocktoronto.org) start-ing in Toronto. Much likegroups based in Portland,Ore., (girlsrockcamp.org)and Vancouver (girlsrock-campvancouver.ca), it’s a

non-profit that builds self-esteem through music cre-ation, with female musi-cians coaching the girls.

No musical experience isnecessary and campers getthe chance to play an in-strument, write songs androck out in a fully support-ive environment.

If Girls Rock Camp hadbeen around when I wasyounger, it probablywouldn’t have taken me 27years to get onstage. But,for the sake of the nextgeneration of rock ’n’rollers, I’m glad it’s herenow.

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The idea is that if youlove the iPhone and Macmaker’s products youmight be best suited todate a fellow Apple fan.

Profile pages on the sitereveal such intimate de-tails as earliest Apple prod-uct purchases and lists offavourite iPhone apps.

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Carney warns ofage of austerityCanada’s strong recoveryis being put at risk frommounting debt problemsconfront ing most of theindustrialized world, Bankof Canada governor MarkCarney warns.

In a speech in Charlotte-town yesterday, Carneylauded Canada’s domesticeconomy, which he saidwould lead the big ad-vanced economies of theGroup of Seven in growthover the next two years.

But the growing debtburdens in many advanced

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The immediate impacton Can ada, added Carney,is that even he is uncertainhow to proceed with inter-

est rates in the upcomingmonths. He cautioned thatmarkets should not as-sume future increases are“pre-ordained.”

Economists reacted witha shrug to the new adviso-ry on rates, saying the cen-tral bank had broken littlenew ground.

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The chief executive of BellAliant says the telecomcompany will reap thebenefits of further costsavings this year as it rollsout new fibreoptictechnology.

Karen Sher-iff toldAliant’s annu-al meetingyesterdaythat new fi-bre optic ca-ble will re-duce mainte-nance andcapital costs throughoutthe business.

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L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati

YESTERDAY’S INTERLEAGUE RESULTSTORONTO 7 San Diego 1

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Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh

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N.Y. Mets at Cleveland

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Favre’s surgery went well: DocBrett Favre’s doctor indicated yesterday that his recent ankle surgery went well and

the quarterback, left, has a few more weeks of rehabilitation before he will decide

if he will return for a 20th NFL season. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews said

there were no problems with last month’s arthroscopic procedure, which removed

scar tissue and bone spurs from Favre’s left ankle. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports in briefFOOTBALL Canadian Interuniver-sity Sport will allow membersof the suspended University ofWaterloo football program totransfer to another schoolwithout penalty, a decisionthat will contribute to theteam’s “death knell,” accordingto one parent.

TENNIS Roger Federer has beenseeded No. 1 for Wimbledonahead of Rafael Nadal.Federer, a six-time Wimbledonchampion, received the topseeding yesterday even thoughNadal recently replaced him asNo. 1 in the world rankings.

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Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, below, puts up a shot as Los Angeles Lakers forward LamarOdom defends Tuesday night during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA finals. The Lakers willhost the decisive Game 7 tonight at 9.

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Even when Lamar Odomwas a kid with limitlessimagination growing upon New York’s playgroundcourts, he thinks he mighthave dismissed today’sseason finale as a bit tooextravagant.

When the Los AngelesLakers take on the BostonCeltics in Game 7 of theNBA finals, Odom realizesit’s a fantasy come true forany basketball player withthe audacity to dream thisbig.

“It’s historic, especiallywhen you talk about these

teams and what they standfor, the pride,” the Lakersforward said yesterday.“This is what you envisionwhen you’re a kid in yourbackyard. Counting down,5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...”

Another memorablechapter in the NBA’s best ri-valry will end with a coro-nation at Staples Center,where the defending cham-pion Lakers will try to earntheir 16th banner whiledenying Boston its unprece-dented 18th title in theclubs’ second finals meet-ing in three years.

For the fifth time in their12 finals meetings, Bostonand Los Angeles need allseven games to decide it.Each previous time it wentto Game 7, the Celtics won— but when the currentLakers and Celtics take the

court for the NBA finals’first Game 7 since 2005 andjust its second in the past16 years, most will try aw-fully hard not to thinkabout the history and pres-sure heaped on their shoul-ders. It’s fine for kids andhistorians to savour thisscenario, but Kobe Bryantknows it’s not a good ideafor players to get caught upin it.

“It’s got nothing to dowith me,” said Bryant.“(When) I look back, yearsfrom now, or even when Iwas a kid, (if) you’d talkabout being in this situa-tion, I’d be really excited.But when I’m in the mo-ment right now, I’ve got toplay. I’ve got to focus onthat. I can’t focus on thehype about it.”

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MLB John Buck hit his thirdhome run of the series,Vernon Wells also wentdeep and Fred Lewis hadfour hits as the TorontoBlue Jays beat the SanDiego Padres 7-1 yesterdayto take two of three.

The Blue Jays had notrouble with spacious Pet-co Park, padding their bigleague-leading home runtotal to 103.

Buck launched a two-run shot off the balconyon the fourth floor of theWestern Metal Supply Co.Building in the left-fieldcorner in the fifth inningfor a 3-1 lead. It was his12th — he homered twicein Monday night’s 6-3 win.

Wells hit his 16th homeron Kevin Correia’s firstpitch of the sixth, makingit 5-1.

Toronto left-handerRicky Romero (6-3)allowed an unearned runand five hits in sixinnings, struck out fiveand walked three.

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Rinks needed: Burke

Toronto needs more hock-ey rinks, says Leafs GM Bri-an Burke.

“In Toronto, we needplaces to play,” said Burke,named one of four leadersto this summer’s hockeysummit in Toronto thatwill chart the future of thesport.

“It doesn’t matter if youhave all the money in theworld if you don’t haverinks. We need to buildrinks and maintain rinks.”

Burke pointed out theLeafs new four-pad prac-tice facility on Kipling wasthe first new arena builtwithin the confines of thecity in 25 years.

“We’ve stopped buildingrinks in Toronto and wehaven’t maintained theones we have,” said Burke.“We have to find places forkids to play.”

The city has plans tobuild another four-pad fa-cility in vacant land nearthe Don River, althoughthose plans are boggeddown in debate.

Burke, Lightning GMSteve Yzerman, Senatorscaptain Daniel Alfredsson

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For Burke, affordabilityis the key to the future ofthe sport, both in the avail-ability of ice for kids to de-velop and of equipmentfor kids to use.

Burke cited the changingdemographic of Toronto,with its large influx of new

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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, above, willlead the upcoming World Hockey Summit in Toronto along withDaniel Alfredsson, Steve Yzerman and Hayley Wickenheiser.

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Feisty Swissrein in SpainTournament favourites held scoreless

Spain’s Xabi Alonso, left, and Switzerland’s Gokhan Inler challenge for the ball yesterday duringtheir World Cup Group H soccer match. The Swiss upset favoured Spain 1-0.

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The World Cup needed ajolt. Switzerland providedit.

Gelson Fernandes scoredon a rare Swiss attack, giv-ing his team a stunning 1-0upset yesterday over Euro-pean champion and tour-nament favourite Spain.

The loss ended Spain’srun of 12 straight wins andhanded the Spanish justtheir second loss in 50games — the other was tothe United States at the

Confederations Cup inSouth Africa last year.

It also provided a thrill ata tournament that has seenfew surprises and just 25goals after the first gamefor all 32 teams.

“To be fair, I’m not usedto scoring goals, so I was abit surprised,” said Fernan-des, who got just his sec-ond in international play.“It was a bit of luck.”

And tenacity. ErenDerdiyok created Switzer-land’s big chance in the52nd minute by surgingthrough the centre ofSpain’s defence and round-ing Iker Casillas. GerardPique’s desperate tacklestopped Derdiyok, but Fer-nandes pounced on the

loose ball and forced it intothe net.

“It’s just a special mo-ment,” he said.

Spain badly outshot theSwiss and held the ball 63per cent of the time, butcould find no way throughSwitzerland’s determineddefence.

“Today wasn’t our day,”Spain coach Vicente delBosque said. “We have twogames ahead of us. Wehave to find a way to winthem.”

It won’t be easy. Well-re-garded Chile beat Hon-duras 1-0 in the otherGroup H opener yesterday.

The win was Switzer-land’s first over Spain.

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RESPONSE Diego Maradonamade stinging commentsabout fellow footballgreats Pele and Michel Pla-tini yesterday after thepair criticized Maradona’sperformance as Argentinacoach.

Asked about the criti-cism from two others con-sidered among the great-est players of all time,Maradona said he was notsurprised by their com-

ments.“Pele has to go back to

the museum,”Maradona said.

“Regarding Pla-tini, I always hada very distant re-lationship withhim — helloand goodbye. Weknow howtheFrenchare

and Platini is French andhe thinks of himself as be-ing more than the rest of

the world. I’ve neverpaid him any atten-tion and I won’t do it

now.”Earlier,

Maradona had criti-cized Pele for

doubtingAfrica’s abili-ty to organizea World Cup.

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Maradona takes shots at fellow soccer legends

Argentina coach Diego Maradona

Jean Beausejour tappedin the only goalyesterday, giving Chile itsfirst World Cup victory in48 years with a 1-0 winover Honduras.

Beausejour knocked in across from defender Mauri-cio Isla in the 34th minuteto give the Chileans threepoints in Group H.

“We’re very happy, andwe have to enjoy this tri-umph,” Chile forwardAlexis Sanchez said. “Butwe have to move aheadand win the game againstour next rival.”

Chile came close to dou-bling its lead on several oc-casions but squanderedseveral chances, particular-ly in the second half. In the62nd, Sanchez dragged aclear-cut chance wide afterhe was put through byplaymaker Jorge Valdivia.And in the 64th, defenderWaldo Ponce saw his close-range header saved byHonduras goalkeeper NoelValladares.

Substitute Mark Gonza-lez had three attempts ongoal near the end.

“We could have scoredmore goals and we wereon top,” Chile coachMarcelo Bielsa said. “Youcan’t foresee what willhappen, but if the group isdecided in that way (on

goal difference) then wewill rue the chances wemissed.”

Chile was on the offen-sive almost from the start,with midfielder Matias Fer-nandez threatening in thesecond minute with a freekick that curled just overthe bar.

Valdivia tapped one in

the net in the 75th but wasruled offside.

Honduras found it diffi-cult to break through awell-organized Chilean de-fence, which was led byGary Medel, and was re-stricted to long-range ef-forts, primarily from lonestriker Carlos Pavon.

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Chile’s Gary Medel celebrates with his goalkeeper Claudio Bra-vo yesterday during their match with Honduras.

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PERFORMANCE Relieved tostart the World Cup witha victory, Brazil now turnsits focus to improving forits more difficult Group Gmatches against IvoryCoast and Portugal.

Brazil beat North Korea2-1 Tuesday but struggledduring most of the matchand escaped with a victo-ry after second-half goalsby Maicon and Elano.

The North Koreans arethe lowest-ranked team ofthe tournament andBrazil will need moreagainst Ivory Coast andPortugal, which drewtheir group game 0-0.

Brazil is in first place inthe group and a winagainst the Ivory CoastSunday at Soccer City willvirtually secure the five-

time champions a spot inthe second round.

“We will have to playbetter in the secondmatch, we know it’s go-ing to be a lot harder,”Brazil striker Robinhosaid. “We know that IvoryCoast has a very goodteam.”

Brazil blamed its strug-gles against North Koreaon anxiety inherent tothe opening match andbecause of the overtly de-fensive setup of theAsians.

Robinho was one of thefew Brazilian attackerswho threatened North Ko-rea’s defence with hisskills and quick moves.Kaka, coming off a seasonplagued by injuries,seemed unfit and was nota factor, while forwardLuis Fabiano struggledand got only one shot ongoal.

“The first match is al-ways difficult,” Kaka said.“But the victory gives usconfidence for the nextmatches and that’s impor-tant.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazil looks to improve after lacklustre win

Jersey exchange

• The Brazilian confedera-tion said yesterday thatJong Tae Se, North Korea’sleading scorer, went toBrazil’s locker room afterthe match to exchange jer-seys with Kaka. Jong, whospeaks Portuguese andEnglish, had already beengiven Robinho’s jersey af-ter the match.

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South African fans blewtheir vuvuzelas long andloud, hoping to bring theirteam luck in the WorldCup.

Uruguay’s Diego Forlanhad other ideas andbrought the party to acrashing halt, scoring twogoals in a 3-0 victory yes-terday that pushed thehosts closer to exiting thefirst World Cup staged inAfrica. That would be afirst for a host country inthe tournament.

While Forlan greatlyimproved Uruguay’schances of making the sec-ond round, Bafana Bafanaalmost certainly must beatFrance in its next game tostay alive.

If South Africa doesn’tadvance, “obviously all theexpectations of the nationwill be frustrat-ed,” coach Car-los Alberto Par-reira said. “Thisgame was vital

for us

to at least get a draw.”Forlan scored on a de-

flected 25-yard shot in the24th minute, then convert-ed a penalty kick in the80th minute for a com-manding lead. AlvaroPereira added a goal instoppage time.

“Obviously, as a forwardI like to score goals, butthe important thing is towin,” Forlan said. “Theteam is good. We alsoplayed well against France.We’re very solid.”

Making matters worsefor South Africa, goalkeep-er Itumeleng Khune wasejected by Swiss refereeMassimo Busacca in

the 76th minute for clip-ping the leg of Luis Suarezas the forward jumpedover him in front of anopen net. Khune loweredhis head to the ground andangrily pounded the fieldwith both fists.

Parreira called Busacca“the worst referee in thiscompetition so far.”

“I hope I don’t see hisface in any game any-more,” he said.

Backup Moneeb Josephstook over in goal as starmidfielder Steven Pienaarexited.

Forlan put the penaltykick over the goalkeeper’s

outstretched righthand for his secondgoal, matching hispair for AtleticoMadrid against Ful-

ham in last month’sEuropa League final.The constant bee-like

noise from the vuvuzelasimmediately ebbed, andstreams of fans started ex-iting, leaving thousands ofempty blue seats by thetime Pereira knocked in

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Portugal has appealed against the yellow card shown to Cristiano Ronaldo against Ivory Coast. The Portuguese Football Federation said on its web-site yesterday it had asked FIFA to revoke the booking because “there were no grounds for the disciplinary sanction.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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South Africa goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs fails to save a penaltyfrom Uruguay’s Diego Forlan during yesterday’s Group A matchin Pretoria, South Africa. Uruguay won 3-0.

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GROUP A A French team indisarray will face a Mexicolineup that is growing inconfidence in a Group Amatch today that could becrucial in de-terminingwho pro-gresses in theWorld Cup.

Mexicoscored a lateequalizer inthe tourna-ment’s firstmatchagainst SouthAfrica, taking some of thegloss off the opening daycelebrations for the host na-tion. France opened laterlast Friday with a lacklustrescoreless draw againstUruguay that didn’t encour-age anybody except itsgroup rivals.

“They have their names,we have ours. But namesdon’t play, men do,” Mexicocaptain Gerardo Torrado

said. “Nothing short of awin is good for us.”

France coach RaymondDomenech tried to take thepressure of his players.

“I don’t really believe infavourites much. It’s alwaysthe same, as we saw this af-ternoon between Switzer-land and Spain,” Domenechsaid, referring to Switzer-land’s shocking 1-0 winagainst the European cham-

pion. “It’s whathappens onthe pitch thatdecidesthings.”

Domenechexpects GroupA to remaintight until thefinal gamesnext week.

“Unless ateam loses 4-0 or 5-0 — andthey are finished on goal av-erage — it will go down tothe last day,” he said.

Unlike last week, whenFrance didn’t train in CapeTown on the eve of thematch, Domenech took hissquad to Polokwane toavoid the teeming rain andmuddy fields of Knysna,where the team is based.

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GROUP AGP W D L GF GA Pts

Uruguay 2 1 1 0 3 0 4

Mexico 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

France 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

South Africa 2 0 1 1 1 4 1

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Uruguay 3 South Africa 0

TODAY’S GAME

Mexico vs. France, 2:30 p.m.

GROUP BGP W D L GF GA Pts

South Korea 1 1 0 0 2 0 3

Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

Greece 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

TODAY’S GAMES

Argentina vs. South Korea, 7:30 a.m.

Nigeria vs. Greece, 10 a.m.

GROUP CGP W D L GF GA Pts

Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

England 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

United States 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

FRIDAY’S GAMES

United States vs. Slovenia, 10 a.m.

England vs. Algeria, 2:30 p.m.

GROUP DGP W D L GF GA Pts

Germany 1 1 0 0 4 0 3

Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

Australia 1 0 0 1 0 4 0

FRIDAY’S GAME

Germany vs. Serbia, 7:30 a.m.

SATURDAY’S GAME

Australia vs. Ghana, 10 a.m.

GROUP EGP W D L GF GA Pts

Netherlands 1 1 0 0 2 0 3

Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Netherlands vs. Japan, 7:30 a.m.

Denmark vs. Cameroon, 2:30 p.m.

GROUP FGP W D L GF GA Pts

Italy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

Paraguay 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

Slovakia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

SUNDAY GAMES

Paraguay vs. Slovakia, 7:30 a.m.

Italy vs. New Zealand, 10 a.m.

GROUP GGP W D L GF GA Pts

Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 3

Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

Portugal 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

North Korea 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

SUNDAY GAME

Brazil vs. Ivory Coast, 2:30 p.m.

GROUP HGP W D L GF GA Pts

Chile 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

Honduras 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

Spain 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Chile 1 Honduras 0

Switzerland 1 Spain 0

All Times ET

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Sports in briefTAPE DELAY North Koreansfinally got a glimpse of theirfootball team against Brazil, 17hours after the World Cupmatch kicked off in SouthAfrica. The game took place inthe middle of the night NorthKorea time, but state-run Kore-an Central Broadcasting airedthe match last night. Thenation’s sole TV channel typi-cally does not broadcastovernight or during the day.STRIKE FIFA and South Africa’sWorld Cup organizers went onthe defensive yesterday aboutsecurity issues at five WorldCup stadiums caused by astewards’ strike over low pay.The spokesmen for FIFA andthe organizing committee de-clined to address the problemsat their daily news briefing, re-ferring all questions to police.“We have nothing further tosay about the security issue,please call the police,”spokesman Rich Mkhondosaid. “They are able to answerall security-related matters.”

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Corktown’s name?The neighbourhood’s name derives from its origins in

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Well-priced homes neardowntown are not easy tofind, which is whyCorktown frequently cropsup on Torontonians' listsof neighbourhoods to con-sider living in.

The area in the city’sDowntown East Side —terminating at the DVPand the Gardiner Express-way — has a rich historyand a lot of remaining po-tential to tap into.

Located close to the St.Lawrence Market, and justeast of the downtowncore, Corktown containsresidents sharing a mix of

income levels and busi-nesses ranging from up-scale design firms to quickand easy eateries.

The upcoming 2015 Pan-Am Games will be centrednear Corktown and shouldbring a lot of attention tothe area.

Average property value:$324,489 Rent: $986Homes you’ll see: Victori-an row houses and tightly-packed, urban-style town-homes located on small,narrow sidestreets. Thearea has gone through sev-eral phases of house-flip-pers and renovators.Bargain spot: The northhas more opportunities forlower prices than thesouth, which borders onthe Distillery District. Hot spots: Dominion onQueen (500 Queen St. E.)has been a Corktown

standby for more than ahundred years, serving amix of popular and craftbeers, and straightfor-wardly-tasty food. TheYoung Centre for the Per-forming Arts (55 Mill St.,Bldg 49) houses theSoulpepper Theatre Com-pany and George BrownCollege’s theatre school.Morning Glory Cafe (457King St. E.) is a renownedbreakfast joint with excel-lent coffee and a friendlyvibe.Education: InglenookCommunity School (19Sackville St.), Jarvis Colle-giate Institute (459 JarvisSt.), Nelson Mandela ParkPS (440 Shuter St.), RegentPark/Duke of York Jr PS (20Regent St.), St. PaulCatholic School (80Sackville St.), Voice Inter-mediate School (55 Mill St.)Condos & developments:

The King East (King Street& Parliament Street), TheNinety (Queen Street East& Broadview Avenue)Getting around: TTCStreetcars along QueenStreet East and King StreetEast with a north-southbus route along Parlia-ment Street. Final word: Long heraldedas the next big thing,Corktown and the easternstretch of King Street be-fore the DVP have neverquite lived up to pasthype, though things ap-pear to be changing.Homeowners have contin-ued to discover the neigh-bourhood’s value and itsjust-out-of-downtowncharm. If you really wantto live in up-and-comingarea that isn’t already longpast deserving thatmoniker, Corktown isyour place.

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Change is coming to Corktown

Corktown is aneighborhood ofcontrasts: Quaint Victoriancottages beside huge ren-ovated factories; amethadone clinic up thestreet from an upscalerestaurant; an auto bodyshop around the cornerfrom a Porsche dealership.

Cynthia Wilkey has livedfor over two decades in oneof the renovated cottageson a private street with only28 houses. When she firstmoved to the area, Wilkeythought she’d miss thecommunity spirit of the co-op where she had lived foryears. “But you can’t livethis close to people withoutgetting to know them. Ifthere’s an unusual noise,my neighbor will knock atmy door to see if I’m ok.”

A lawyer working in thefield of poverty, Wilkey

serves on the CorktownResidents and Business As-sociation (CRBA) and is awealth of informationabout the history of theneighbourhood and thechanges it’s undergoing.Named after the influx ofimmigrants from countyCork in Ireland in the1800s, this once gritty in-dustrial area is undergoinga face-lift as numerous con-

dos pop up and architec-ture, photography andsmall businesses move intotastefully renovated build-ings.

Another sign of changewas the recent opening ofcelebrated chef JamieKennedy’s Gilead Café. Ac-cording to Wilkey, therestaurant serves an amazing high-end poutineand potato salad with

smoked fish. “The area is totally being

transformed … largely dueto planned waterfront revi-talization,” says Wilkey re-ferring to the nearby WestDon Lands developmentproject.

But as the neighborhoodchanges, it holds onto itshistorical relics. Old church-es and the Enoch Turnerschoolhouse, established in

1849, are among thesegems.

The community gardensin Percy Park is one of thenewer gems. After a longday, Wilkey need only wan-der to the end of her streetfor a bit of tranquility hereamong the flowers. Shemay then dine at Weezieswhere the pan-fried Arcticchar is “fantastic.” And soare the salads; the owners

use fresh produce from anearby rooftop garden.

Wilkey and her CRBA col-leagues meet every monthat Dominion on Queen pub,housed in the historic Do-minion Brewery building.She loves the live music andtypically orders a local brew— Steam Whistle or a MillStreet organic — to accom-pany her meal of pasta orcob salad and maybe soup.

PAULINE ANDERSONfor Metro Canada

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Cynthia Wilkey stands outside of the Dominion on Queen with owner Sean Duranovich, left. While Corktown has undergone a lot of change in Wilkey’s more than two decadesliving there — a recent change being the opening of Jamie Kennedy’s Gilead Cafe, right — it still hangs on to its heritage with the old churches, centre, and Victorian homes.

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thinly cut and cementedonto a cement porch looksstunning. Faux stone bringsdown the cost a little, butlabour costs, if somebodyelse is doing the work, isthe major expense. Doing ityourself, if you’re thehandy type, remains one ofthe best ways to save mon-ey. But, be sure to seal it.

The same goes for claypavers. Since these tend tobe thicker than most tilesor stone, you’ve got to havesufficient height betweenthe top of your porch andthe bottom of your door.

Other people decide thelook of wood is what theywant. This would involveframing and nailing downplanks. Again, you’ll haveto make sure you haveenough room between thedoor bottom and the top ofthe porch.

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Painting a concreteporch may work, especiallyif you are experienced atfaux effects. Taping off rec-tangles (perhaps three bysix inches) and painting theexposed concrete thecolour of the brick on yourhouse can work. You can al-so reproduce the look ofwood. Just make sure to usean experienced fauxpainter, since an amateur-ish job can look, well, ama-teurish.

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Even on a newer home, itwouldn’t hurt to dress up aconcrete porch.

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Lowe and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Esprit is once again turning to icons from the

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Twenty-nine years is a life-time in fashion, yetMichael Kors’ enduringyouthfulness makes histwo lifetime achievementawards this month seem alittle surreal.

At 50, Kors is still the guywho bounces down the run-way with a bona fide grinon his face. He’s the onewho calls his mom hismuse, the one who likes todo red carpets, the one whogabs it up with customers attrunk shows.

Most of all, he’s the guywho still loves what he’s do-ing, and he has no in-tention of calling it a“lifetime.”

“In another 30years, I don’t knowwhat they’ll call it,”he says, “‘asecondlifetimeachieve-ment?”‘

Korsfirst soldhis signa-ture up-town lookto BergdorfGoodmanwhile hewas dressing windows atthe former midtown bou-tique Lothar’s. Now theLong Island, N.Y., nativekeeps company with so-cialites and stars, and be-came a celebrity himself onProject Runway with HeidiKlum and Nina Garcia.

His clothes aren’t fussy,and he values function sothe pea coats, slinky cock-tail frocks, wide-leg trousers

and cosy cashmere alsowork for those withoutboldface names. (Kors has asecond, less expensive linecalled Michael Michael Ko-rs).

He favours the colourcamel, offset by crisp whiteand jet black. And, in Kors’world, anyone and every-one wears aviator sunglass-es.

Kors has created for him-self and his fans a wardrobethat implies an apprecia-tion for crisp classics — anda hefty frequent-flyer bal-ance. It’s “luxurious but lowkey and laid back,” he says.

He’s drawninspirationfrom Italy’sAmalfi Coast,Palm Beach,Calif., and thechicest ski re-

sorts inthe Alps,the Greek

islands,Hawaii and

St. Bart’s.It was an-nouncedthisweekthat the

largest Kors retailstore will open next year inParis, so surely there’ll be alittle French flair in an up-coming collection.

But there are still otherplaces to explore. “I havenever been to Australia andI am doing a huge Australiatrip at the end of the year.I’m going to Morocco forthe first time — and not be-cause of Sex and the City. ...

I’ve never been to Shang-hai, and I’d like to go to Pe-ru. I have a Peru fantasy,”he says.

Fashion designers needto be students of different

places and cultures ifthey’re going to stay rele-vant and hit the righttrends, he adds.

“If you’re a modern de-signer and involved in

dressing people for real life,not costumes, the simpletruth is fashion is about thezeitgeist. It’s about what’sright for the moment sothe designers have to beplugged in and aware ofwhat’s going on,” Kors says.“You have to be aware ofwhat’s going on in art, poli-tics, the theatre — it mightbe the way a girl tucked hershirt in.”

So, trends don’t emergefrom a secret round-tablediscussion among top la-bels? No, Kors says, but it’snot a bad idea.

“It would be easier if wedid all sit in a room. Whydon’t we all get togetherhave a cup of coffee andchat?”

Kors knows what hedoesn’t want to see moreof: No more crazy clunkyheels paired with micro-minis and no morerompers. They’re both partof the overwrought stylethat came with the 2000sthat seem dated now, hesays.

“I am very happy thatwe’re getting out of what Ithink has been a decade oftoo much excess. ... Sudden-ly people felt like they’vegorged themselves on fet-tuccine Alfredo, and nowthey’re looking for some-thing beautifully preparedand simple — a fresh toma-to and mozzarella, a greatsteak.”

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Celebs in Kors

Michael Kors, 50, says fashion designers need to be students of different places and cultures if they want to stay relevant. (Acces-sories pictured are from the Michael Kors fall 2010 line, which hitsstores in August).

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Cufflinks: The man’s accessory

It used to be a lot easierfor men to be dandies, butmenswear has been basi-cally dour for years, andthere aren’t a lot of waysto show some flair if youwear a suit to work —which means it’s time totalk about cufflinks.

“It’s one of the only acces-sories left for men unlessyou’re pierced,” says Victo-ria McPhedran of GreenShag, the Toronto customshirtmaker that also does a

booming business with itsown line of cufflinks. Theshop produces a series ofthemed cufflink collectionswith immense graphic ap-peal as well as some high-end link sets that rangefrom blingy to sculptural.

Cufflinks are the last ves-tige of the complicated engi-neering that went intoshirts back when collars,cuffs and even shirtfrontswere all separate items, tobe held together withstrings and studs. They’veoutlasted the tie tack, thecollar bar and the tie clip asmen’s accessories, and have

man-aged tosurvive, even thrive,with the persistence ofFrench cuffs and the revivalof bespoke shirtmaking.

Green Shag sells sports-themed cufflinks inspiredby hockey, basketball, golfand curling, and a line withHockey Canada’s logos thatsold well after our big win atthe winter Olympics. Thereare sets featuring punchy,colourful graphics and an-other devoted to details ofCanadian currency that gota quiet endorsement recent-ly when Mark Carney, gov-

ernor of theBank of Canada,

dropped by the shop to pickup a few pairs.

McPhedran says that a lotof cufflink collectors mightnot wear them every day,but they do want uniqueitems to mark special occa-sions.

Shannon Stewart is a sen-ior buyer and manager ofsportswear for Harry Rosen,and sees a sort of informaletiquette to choosing cuf-flinks, like not competingwith your boss for flashiest

links.“You proba-bly don’t want to wear asuit that’s more expensivethan your boss’ as well. Itdoes follow with those un-written rules of what’s ap-propriate.”

Stewart is particularlyfond of a line Rosen carriesby London’s Robert Toto-sian, which feature jeweledanimals, tiny watches, and alittle globe that spins on itsaxis. “They’re conversationpieces,” Stewart says.“When you see a guy wear-

ing a french cuff shirt andcufflinks there’s definitelysomething to talk about, be-cause he’s chosen to expresshis personality with it.”

RICK MCGINNISfor Metro Canada

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One step at a time.

A look back at 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana menswear

Tailoring, footballand sexy underwear

This month Dolce & Gab-bana will celebrates the20th anniversary of itsmen’s line with a specialretrospective exhibit in Italyand a celebrity bash. We re-member some of thebrand’s more memorablemen’s moments.

January 1990

• Domenico Dolce and Ste-fano Gabbana show theirfirst men’s collection. Theyquickly earn a loyal celebri-ty following for their sharptailoring.

November 1994

• The designers enter themen’s fragrance fray withDolce & Gabbana PourHomme.

January 2004

• Avid football fans, the de-signers release the book

Calcio, which pays tributeto soccer players throughimages of 44 athletes alldressed in D&G. It’s the be-ginning of a long profes-sional relationship.

September 2004

• D&G create the uniformsfor the A.C. Milan soccerteam.

June 2006

• The designers form an ex-

clusive agreement to dressthe World Cup Italy team.

January 2009

• Mickey Rourke becomesthe latest in a long line ofcelebrities to wear D&G onthe red carpet.

March 2010

• D&G taps some of Italy’smost popular and chiseledWorld Cup athletes to ap-pear in its underwear ads.

KENYA HUNTMetro World News

Dolce & Gabbana World Cup 2010 campaign.

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Klein arrested in L.A.

Actor Chris Klein has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drunken driving. The California Highway Patrol says in a release thatthe 31-year-old American Pie and Election star was pulled over early yesterday in the San Fernando Valley. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EDITOR: DEAN.LISK@METRONEWS.CA

SUNDAYS AT 9

Canada’s great hip-hop hope

TORONTO’S

DRAKE IS

Canada’sgreat hopefor hip-hopcredibility.As a singer and rapper,he’s got the goods to keepThank Me Later fresh, es-chewing hip-hop’s tritestereotypes in favour ofself-examination, be it hisinability to find love or en-joy the success he’s al-ready found. But unlikeother rappers, like Kid Cu-di or B.o.B., Drake only hasone setting: Chilled and in-trospective. He wears itwell, but when you’ve gotNicky Minaj, Jay-Z andWeezy on your debut, it’shard not to be a bit disap-pointed by this wet blan-ket. Nevertheless, ThankMe Later should still suc-ceed where other Can-rap-pers didn’t.

Cam Lindsay/for Metro Canada

NO ONE’S CA-

REER hasgonethroughmore incar-nations than

Robyn’s. The U.K, pop starstarted off as a sappysinger when she was 16,became an electro indieact eight years later, andnow she’s trying her handand minimalist pop. Lucki-ly for her, whatever shedoes is pretty good (well,maybe not the early stuff ).Her latest is part one of atrilogy and sees theSwedish vocalist sing overaggressive keyboard beatsand weird electro blips.Her melodies are as catchyas any mainstream singer,but the presentation isbetter suited for a darkclub than an arena.

Bryan Borzykowski/for Metro Canada

IF THIS WAS

anyone butTom Pettyand theHeartbreak-ers, MOJOwould be labelled “early’70s derivative.” Petty andcompany return to theirpre-Damned-the-Torpedoes roots. You canhear the Allman-Brothersin the rolling double guitarof First Flash of Freedom,J.J. Cale in the Oakie shuf-fle of Candy, and the howl-ing boogie of Paul Butter-field on Jefferson JerichoBlues (a tongue-in-cheekode to Thomas Jefferson’s

slave/lover Sally Hemings).Petty is getting sentimen-tal as he steps into his twi-light years. And why not?It gives him a chance tostretch out and showcasethe talents of his remark-able band.Graham Rockingham/for Metro Canada

IT’S EASY TO

understandwhy a guy(especially adrummer)would wantto marry a woman likeSarah McLachlan. But oncemarried (Ashwin Sood), it’sprobably a good idea to stay

married. Otherwise, you’regoing to end up being thesubject of your ex’s next al-bum. Our Sarah is nothing,if not an emoter. And thatwonderfully elasticizedvoice über-oozes emotionall over tracks like Illusionsof Bliss, Rivers of Love,Heartbreak (actually, themost light-hearted tune onthe CD), Love Come, Awak-enings and Don’t Give UpOn Us. I’ve missed a coupleof tracks here, but you’veprobably got the picture.McLachlan fans are going tolove it. When the gush getstoo much, it’s easy to settleinto the exquisite produc-tion work of Pierre Marc-hand and the superb, multi-layered guitars supplied byLuke Doucet, Bill Dillonand Colin Cripps.Graham Rockingham/for Metro Canada

THIRTY YEARS

AGO, Devowas consid-ered cuttingedge, if notsubversive.Here, how-ever, the artistes fromAkron sound like just an-other ’80s synth-pop bandwith a nerdish sense ofhumour. Once MarkMothersbaugh and GeraldCasal had unleashed theirwonderfully bizarre “De-volution” theory on thecultural landscape, therewere few other places forthem to go. Let’s face it,

Devo was a single-jokeband, little more than anovelty act. This re-unionalbum — the first studioeffort in 20 years — is justan excuse to squeeze intothe old industrial cover-alls and revisit theiryouth. Unfortunately,there isn’t much funnyabout a 55-year-old sopho-more.Graham Rockingham/for Metro Canada

IT’S ALMOST A

cliché bynow — punkband turnsinto Spring-steen-ap-proved rockers. GaslightAnthem is the latest totrade in their aggressiveriffs for Hold Steady-likedad rock, and while theydo a mostly decent job, it’sgetting hard to get excitedabout this type of rock mu-sic. Single American Slangis a good song — while itleans more toward work-ing man rock than theirold stuff, they manage tobarrel through the song ata decent clip, but othersongs are too earnest fortheir own good.

Bryan Borzykowski/for Metro Canada

AlbumReviewsmusic@metronews.ca

Thank Me Later, the debut album from Drake, features guests Nicky Minaj, Jay-Z and Weezy.

Robyn

Album: Body Talk Pt. 1 Label: Interscope/Universal Rating: 111½

Sarah McLachlanAlbum: Laws of Illusion Label: Nettwerk Music Rating: 111½

DevoAlbum: Something forEverybody Label: Warner Rating: 11½

Gaslight AnthemAlbum: American Slang Label: SideOneDummy Rating: 111

DrakeAlbum: Thank Me Later Label: Cash Money/Motown/Universal Rating: 111

Tom Petty and theHeartbreakersAlbum: MOJO Label: WarnerRating: 111

The CaptainsWilliam Shatner will be firmly in charge

of the captain’s log when he helms an

upcoming feature-length documentary

about his storied life, which is

to be called The Captains.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Hunt joins off-Broadway cast

Helen Hunt is joining David Cromer’s acclaimed off-Broadway production of Our Town. The Academy Award-winning actress will play the role of Stage Manager from July 6 through Aug. 1. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In this file photo, musician Phil Collins attends the premiere ofThe Blind Side in New York. Tonight, Collins will be given tophonours for his songwriting career.

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‘Stroke of luck’Phil Collins remains humble in lightof Songwriters Hall of Fame nod

Even though he has writ-ten songs that havebecome etched into popculture, from Against AllOdds to In the Air Tonight,Phil Collins insists he hasno special formula forwriting a hit.

“It’s all a stroke of luck,it’s a complete accident,”he said in an interview thisweek. “I’ve never purpose-ly crafted a song to be a hitmy life.”

But luck rarelystrikes so of-ten. So,tonight, theSongwritersHall ofFame willgive the for-mer Genesisfrontman itshighest honour,the Johnny MercerAward, during ceremoniesin New York City.

It’s the second major ho-nour this year for the 59-year-old Collins; in March,Genesis was inducted intothe Rock and Roll Hall ofFame.

Collins has already beeninducted into the Song-writers Hall of Fame, butgetting this special honourwas such a shock, hedidn’t quite believe it.When he got the email, hecalled his manager andasked if he would be pre-senting the award instead.

“That’s something that Inever thought I’d be quali-fied to get; I still don’t

think I’m qualified toget,” he said.

Collins will joina star-studdedcast among thehonorees. Tay-lor Swift is get-ting the HalDavid Starlight

Award for emerg-ing songwriters,

while the inducteesfor the hall will includeCanadians David Fosterand Leonard Cohen, Earth,Wind & Fire, Jesse Stone,Laura Nyro, Jackie DeShan-non, Johnny Mandel, MattDennis, Bob Marley andSunny Skylar.

The hall will also honour

Bridge Over Troubled Wa-ter, written by Paul Simon,as it celebrates its 40th an-niversary.

Other special tributes in-clude one for producerPhil Ramone and publish-er Keith Mardak.

Collins said he didn’tlabour over the lyrics forone of his biggest hits, In

the Air Tonight.“That song was totally

improvised. ... Those wordsjust came out of my mouthat the time I was writingthe song. It’s ironic thatthat’s the song with thebiggest story and yet it’s asong with the least story atthe source.”

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Bristol, Palin working on relationship

There may be a thawing in relations between exes Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston. Johnston’s manager, Tank Jones, says thetwo are spending more time together for their son’s sake. But Jones says they’re not back together. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Singers strike goal

Never mind who wins onthe field. There’s another,more melodic, World Cupbattle afoot — on the mu-sic charts, in the standsand blaring from radiosand mobile phonesaround the world.

As 32 teams compete inSouth Africa for soccer’shighest prize, a musicaloutpouring by artists andsupporters from London toBerlin to Seoul is urgingtheir teams to victory —or, in England’s case, beg-ging them not to disap-point the fans again.

England’s vast number ofpatriotic soccer anthemsstand in contrast to its mea-gre success in internationalcompetition. It hasn’t wonthe World Cup since 1966,and the fans won’t let theplayers forget it.

On the Simon Cowell-produced song Shout forEngland — currently No. 1in the British singles chart— rapper Dizzee Rascalimplores players to “set

aside your ego/We’re tiredof bragging about 40-oddyears ago.”

Music is a vital part ofsoccer, whether it’s thepop songs advertisers useto sell running shoes andsoft drinks or the tunesdownloaded by soccer sup-porters around the world,or the chants and anthemsbellowed by fans.

Trevor Watts, 35, an AVtechnician and soccer fanfrom Bracknell in southernEngland, said songs are anintegral part of the WorldCup experience.

“It is what the fans cantake part in,” said Watts,who has co-written his ownWorld Cup anthem, A Mes-sage to You, Rooney withhis band the Bogus MCs. In-spired by the ska classicRudy, A Message to You, iturges England star WayneRooney to control his infa-mous temper and lead theteam to victory.

“They can sing the song,and they become like the

12th man (on the team),”Watts said. “That’s what itis. It is all about inspiringthe team to victory.”

Alongside the fans, bigbusinesses and a host ofmajor recording artists arealso seeking a bit of WorldCup magic.

Tournament organizer FI-FA has named both an offi-cial tournament song,Colombian singer Shakira’sWaka Waka (This Time forAfrica), and an official an-them, R. Kelly’s Sign of aVictory.

Bono, never one to missa global occasion, has

joined Benin’s AngeliqueKidjo on a cover of CurtisMayfield’s Move on Up.

Coca-Cola has chosen So-mali-Canadian rapperK’Naan’s Wavin’ Flag as thesong to capture the joyoussense of community at theevent — and sell some so-da. Pepsi is using Akon andKeri Hilson’s Oh Africa forits World Cup ad.

In England, many fansare lamenting the absenceof an official World Cupanthem, for the firsttime in more than40 years. The tradi-tion of selecting anofficial song fell victimto national coachFabio Capello’s strictand serious approachto tournamentpreparation.

A slew of unoffi-cial anthems hasrushed to fill thegap in a countrywhere book-makers takebets on whichWorld Cuptune will topthe charts.

This year’s winner is Shoutfor England, a hip-hop re-working of Tears for Fears’1984 hit Shout.

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Stewart talks Breaking Dawn splitThe stars of Twilight are al-ready looking forward totheir vampire franchise’sfinal two instalments.

Author Stephenie Mey-er’s fourth and final bookBreaking Dawn is split-ting into two parts, andwhile scripts are still be-ing written, star KristenStewart says she knowsexactly where thefourth movie shouldend: With Bella havingjust given birth and Ed-ward being forced tochange her into a vam-pire to save her life.

“I feel like it’s soobvious where youbreak it up. It’s assoon as she turns,”Stewart told APTelevision at a

weekend publicity eventfor the third Twilight film,Eclipse, opening June 30.Gosh, you open your eyesto this different world,right? That would be

amazing.”Stewart said

she’s look-ing for-

ward to hercharacter’s de-velopment inthe final twofilms, the first

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lease Nov. 18, 2011.“It’s such a crazy concept

though,” she said. “I’m go-ing to be playing a wife anda mother and a vampire. Ihaven’t read the scripts ...but I don’t see where else itcould split other thanwhen she turns. ... I’m real-ly curious as to what I’mgoing to be doing in thenext six months.”

Co-star Taylor Lautnersaid he approved of Stew-art’s idea, and praised thedecision by film distribu-tor Summit Entertain-ment to break up the lastbook.

Condon, who directedDreamgirls and Kinsey,will direct both films.

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Drake concertcancelled forcrowd frenzy SHOW A free concert by up-and-coming Canadian rap-per Drake and pop bandHanson was cancelledTuesday after twice asmany people as anticipat-ed showed up and manybecame unruly, policesaid.

The show started atabout 6 p.m. with an open-ing act at Pier 17 onManhattan’s South StreetSeaport, a popular summerlocale for concerts. Hanson,the Tulsa, Oklahoma,brothers behind the 1997hit Mmmbop, and headlin-er Drake, whose albumThank Me Later debutedTuesday, were to appear onstage soon after.

Organizers were antici-pating about 10,0000 peo-ple but nearly 20,000showed up, police said.Many people climbedroofs and started throwingbottles, as concertgoerssmashed together towardthe stage, police said.

Witness Tamika Johnsontold the Daily News news-paper: “People in the frontstarted leaving becausethey were gettingcrushed.”

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“It is what the fanscan take part in.They can sing thesong, and theybecome like the12th man (on theteam).”Soccer fan Trevor Watts

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Besnard Lakes soakup studio sounds

The studio is perhaps themost importantinstrument the BesnardLakes own.

More than a means topolish near-finished songs,the Montreal-based,shoegaze-loving rockersused the tools at BreakglassStudios to carefully buildtheir new album, Are theRoaring Night.

They began by envision-ing a blank slab of vinyl —a 45-minute canvas — andaimed to fill it the sameway as ’70s concept recordsthat were meant to be lis-tened to as a whole.

Rather than rehearsingbeforehand, they put to-gether songs at the Studios,which are owned by found-ing members and marriedcouple Olga Goreas (whosings and plays bass) andsinger-guitarist Jace Lasek.Short parts were assembledinto songs that oscillate be-tween slow builds androcking crescendos: head-phone tracks that play withpacing and layers of sound.Vocals, which are addedlast, were carefullyprocessed — a techniqueLasek said is used by manyother groups, including theBeatles.

“(The vocals on) Albatrossare (time) stretched. Theyare a little out of Olga’srange, and so we time-shift-ed them a bit so she couldsing comfortably … Beatlesrecords do that a lot — theyused a lot of time-stretch-

ing,” said Lasek. “With myvocals, the sound is more athickness that comes fromlayering vocal tracks intriples … Putting on the re-verb and delay effects whilesinging helps give it thatphased vocal sound.”

Lasek, who has producedworks by Wolf Parade andthe Dears, views the studioas an instrument. Keen toshare his favourite sounds,Lasek pointed to the raw,noodling guitar work of J.Mascis on early Dinosaur Jr.albums Your Living AllOver Me and Bug as afavourite. While theBesnard Lakes may lackthat band’s raw power,their heavily processed gui-tars recall the twangy, dis-torted sounds Mascis madefamous.

The band’s focus on stu-dio effects is also partlyhomage to one of theband’s favourite musical

eras: the shoegaze of the1990s. While Lasek saidthey also mash in elementsof music from the ’50s tothe present, the tweakedguitars and shimmeringwaves of sound conjured byMy Bloody Valentine andSlowdive echo in songs likeAlbatross and Glass Printer.

“All of us are big fans ofthat era. We’re always lis-tening to bands from the’90s — Swervedriver, Slow-dive, My Bloody Valentine— so that sound comes nat-urally for us,” said Lasek.“When you see us live,you’ll see we have the quin-tessential shoegaze guitars:a Jaguar and a Jazzmaster.”

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best bets at NXNE

At this week’s 16th annualNorth by Northeastfestival, more than 650bands will overtake 50 cityvenues… and a whole lotmore fans with wristbandswill be competing to seethem all.

Metro takes the pain outof scouring the schedulefor you, with five sure-firebands to check out at thefest tonight.

Outlaws andGunslingers

Lee’s Palace, 8 p.m.: SixShooter Records andStarfish Entertainment re-vive the successful Out-laws and Gunslingersshowcase from 2009, fea-turing stacked talent triosperforming each other’ssongs and full bands driv-ing the crowd into Fridaymorning. This year’s line-up includes Andy Kim,Justin Rutledge, Oh Susan-na, Danny Michel, Andy

Maize, Amelia Curran,Royal Wood, Jim Cuddy,Hawksley Workman,Colleen Brown, The Beau-ties, Joel Stewart and theFuture Hall of Famers, andthe Warped 45s.

Olenka and theAutumn Lovers

Gladstone Hotel Ball-room, 10 p.m.: One of thestrongest outfits to emergefrom London, Ont.’s bur-geoning indie music sceneof late, Olenka and the Au-tumn Lovers is poised tobreak when the band re-leases its second full-length studio album, (apt-ly) due this fall. Althoughthe sextet’s membershipseems ever changing, andits musical style variesfrom folk-rooted Ameri-cana to Eastern Europeanpop, founder OlenkaKrakus’ resonant, wrench-ing voice anchors theband, alongside the narra-tives she adapts from per-sonal experiences in Com-munist Poland.

Ghostkeeper Dakota Tavern, 11 p.m.:

We can’t get enough ofthis Calgary, Alta.,-basedband whose self-titledsophomore effort is one ofMetro’s favourite albumsof 2010. The four-piece’sragged blues-rock slayslive, echoing its vintageanalogue recording stylein locales that includestairwells and warehouses.Ghostkeeper’s guitar-dri-ven numbers are rousinglyhaphazard in arrange-ment, mimicked by leadShane Ghostkeeper’s chop-py vocal inflections. Catchthe band in this tiny venuewhile you still can.

Grand Analog Rivoli, 12 a.m.: Win-

nipeg-birthed, Toronto-based Grand Analog isOdario Williams’ exciting,eclectic hip-hop troupe.One of Metro’s favouritesets at March’s CanadianMusic Week, Grand Analogdelivers an engaging, phys-ical set with equal parts

authority and ease. Byadding jazz, reggae androck flourish, Grand Ana-log’s sound stays fresh, nodoubt thanks to thegroup’s preference of liveinstruments over digitalones. And when the kazoocomes out, watch out.

HEALTH Sneaky Dee’s, 12 a.m.: If

you’re in search of medi-cine for the pleasant indierock that ails you, HEALTHis your dance noise apothe-cary. Colleagues of CrystalCastles, these four guysfrom Los Angeles, Calif.,share the Toronto duo’sprowess for electronic ex-perimentation and pulver-izing volume, but stand outby allowing their music tobreathe. Using thezoothorn, a microphone-guitar pedal creation,HEALTH adds ear-piquingdecoration to dissonance.

Catch tomorrow’s Metrofor our North by Northeastpicks for Friday and Satur-day.

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Grand Analog, above, and Ghostkeeper, right, top Metro’s list of best bets at the North By Northeast music festival tonight.5

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Gervais revealed theaborted bid while walkinga red carpet at the Banff

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Calgary calling Oklahoma ‘cowboys’

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The rock ’n’ RollerEisenberg enters world of sex and drugs in new film

It’s fair to say that JesseEisenberg’s off-hours per-sona isn’t too far from thecharacters he’s known forplaying.

Intensely thoughtful, ar-ticulate and maybe slightlyon edge, Eisenberg sits at abanquette in trendy night-club, Avenue, in the mid-dle of the day and seems toraise a question for eachone that is posed to him.

This is a trait that he isbecoming known for withpeople he’s worked within the past. Michael Dou-glas, his co-star in the up-coming Solitary Man notedin a recent interview thatEisenberg is an amazinglistener.

The ability servedhim well for hispart in HolyRollers, in whichhe plays a HasidicJew turned drugmule and eventual-ly drug dealer.

To prepare for thepart, Eisenberg spentmonths getting to knowHasidim in Brooklyn andupstate New York, particu-larly with the Chabad com-munity, which is knownfor reaching out to secularJews.

“I couldn’t really indulgein the spiritual experienceof it because my mind wasalways one foot outsidethe door of how can I learnfrom what they’re teach-

ing me,” he says. “I justdon’t want to present it asexploitative because wehad really nice times to-gether.”

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Diane Kruger hasbeen happily datingFringe star JoshuaJackson since 2006,but don’t expectthem to walk down theaisle anytime soon.“I’m not religious,so that aspect of itmeans nothing,”the German ac-tress tells Alluremagazine.“Don’t get mewrong — I believe

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Iron Skillet Shrimpwith Lemon ChiliButter

Recipe Developed by Paula BowmanPhoto: Carlo Mendoza PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES

COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup quartered cherrytomatoes1/4 cup unsalted butter2 tsp seeded and finelychopped jalapeño pepper2 tsp finely chopped garlic1 tsp lemon zest1 tbsp lemon juice1 tsp kosher salt1/4 tsp freshly groundblack pepper3 tbsp olive oil1 lb large shrimp (21–30per pound), peeled,deveined and dried on pa-per towels2 tbsp chopped parsley1 loaf country white breador focaccia, sliced andtoasted

METHOD:

1. In the small bowl of afood processor, combinebutter, jalapeno, garlic,lemon zest and juice, 1/4tsp salt and pepper;

process until well blended.Slowly add 2 tablespoonsof oil and continue toprocess until smooth.Transfer to a small bowland place in freezer untilfirm, about 5 minutes.2. Toss shrimp in oil andsalt. Heat over high heatuntil it begins to smoke.Add shrimp in a single lay-er and cook, turning once,until they are opaque inthe centre and pink incolour, about 2 minutesper side. Add tomatoes andstir briefly. Remove skilletfrom heat, add butter andshake pan it has melted.Add parsley, stir and trans-fer skillet directly to table.

SERVES 4

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