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Exxon spill still turning up

The Canadian Press ing long-term exposure to oil. Lead researcher Daniel Esler says the find- — Lingering oil from the ings show that the consequences of oil spills 1989 Exxon Valdez spill is still being ingest- are measured in decades rather than years. ed by Alaskan wildlife, says a new study led Esler’s team focused its research on harle- by a researcher at Simon Fraser University. quin ducks because they reside in shallow, The Exxon Valdez tanker lost approxi- sub-tidal areas and eat invertebrates that mately 42 million litres of crude oil when it have a limited ability to metabolize oil. ran aground in Prince William Sound on The Exxon Valdez spill is regarded as one March 24, 1989. of the most devastating human-caused con- For the research published in the April is- tamination events in history and another sue of Environmental Toxicology and Chem- study last January found thousands of litres istry, scientists used biomarkers to measure of crude oil is still trapped along gravel residual oil levels in harlequin ducks, reveal- beaches.

Cancer held Kaniski in choke hold

The Canadian Press famous in wrestling circuits from Vancouver to St. Louis and San Francisco and across BLAINE, Wash. — Former Canadian the Pacific Ocean in Japan in the 1950s and wrestling great Gene Kiniski, the king of the ’60s. ring in the late 1960s, has died. He was 81. He often played the villain and was fa- Gov.Gen. Michaelle Jean is greeted by Senator Woreye Sarr as she arrives in Dakar, Senegal, Kiniski died at his home in Blaine, Wash., mous for his physical stamina, massive Africa on Wednesday. from cancer, according to friends and fami- frame, and well-timed verbal barbs and CP photo ly. jabs guaranteed to get under the skins of Born near on Nov. 23, 1928, he fans. played three seasons for the Edmonton Eski- The high point of his career came in 1966, mos but quit in 1953 to pursue pro when he defeated in St. Louis to Jean sees no extention to term wrestling after injuring his knee. capture the National Wrestling Alliance Known as “Big Thunder,” Kiniski became world heavyweight championship. The Canadian Press want to achieve until the end of my tenure, which will come at the end of September,” DAKAR, Senegal — Michaelle Jean has Jean told a small group of Canadian journal- confirmed that her five-year term as Gover- ists who are accompanying her on the trip. news tip? 562-2441, local 753 nor General will not be extended beyond its “Normally, I was appointed for five years. scheduled end in September. And the end comes at the fifth anniversary There are indications that despite Jean’s of the installation, which is the end of Sep- popularity among Canadians, the federal gov- tember.” ernment has been actively seeking a successor. A recent poll suggested that Jean, who The Governor General, who arrived was appointed in 2005, has enjoyed consid- Wednesday in Senegal for a 10-day state vis- erable popularity among Canadians. it to sub-Saharan Africa, said she intends to She’ll visit four countries, including war-rav- keep working until her term is up Sept. 27. aged Congo, where an estimated five million “I’m very focused right now on what I people have been killed in ongoing conflicts. Spring Tire Sale (Selected) 25-30 % • Michelin • Goodyear • Motomaster • Dunlop & more.

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