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VANCOUVER POLICE issued 466 traffic viola- BRITISH COLUMBIA and Beijing have signed a deal to tions on Knight Street over the May long week- promote financial growth. The initiative, Invest B.C., will LOCAL end. Since April, police have targeted their en- help Beijing investors set up here and Beijing officials forcement on the busy route. Metro Vancouver will do the same for B.C. businesses there. SOURCE: cknw.com Boy bank Give migrant job back: BCFL robbers Fired Mexican B.C. Federation of Labour farm background the job, he cannot stay in man said. president Jim Sinclair said Canada on his work permit. Golden Eagle Group presi- ◗ worker faces yesterday that Marcos Baac Golden Eagle Farms is Baac’s lawyer, Zool Sule- dent Murray Driediger said deportation should get his job back until owned by Francesco Aquilini, man, said he wants an inves- Baac was fired for an unre- in court provincial labour officials in- a part-owner of the NHL’s tigation into the firing as lated personnel matter and A young teenager so short By TIA ABELL vestigate the case. He added Vancouver Canucks. well as better safeguards for wouldn’t discuss it. he’d have to stand on tiptoe to for Metro Vancouver that migrant workers CANADIAN PRESS migrant workers, who are The accusations about reach the counter of any bank shouldn’t be fired without cerned,” Sinclair said. contracted through the Sea- working conditions are false, teller appeared in court yes- A Mexican migrant worker just cause. Baac claims he was fired sonal Agricultural Worker Driediger added, noting that terday with two others ac- faces deportation after he “Migrant workers in Cana- from Golden Eagle Farms in Program between Mexico no one from the BCFL or cused in a string of bank rob- was allegedly fired for com- da have all the same rights as Pitt Meadows May 9 after and Canada. other Baac advocates have beries. plaining about poor toilet any other worker, as far as writing a letter protesting “The way it’s set up no one contacted or visited the The three boys, ages 13, 14 and living facilities. the labour movement is con- working conditions. Without speaks for (workers),” Sule- farm. and 14, appeared dressed like many pubescent boys these days — baggy pants, athletic Big names shirts. A lawyer appeared on be- half of one of the three, but say go slow the other two had no repre- sentation. The case was put over until June 7. on stadium The boys then left court By TIA ABELL with their parents, who have for Metro Vancouver been given custody of them by the court. World-renowned architects Outside, one of the fathers Arthur Erickson and Bing got into a yelling match with Thom are calling a time-out a television cameraman, on the proposed Vancouver threatening to punch him if Whitecaps Stadium. his face or his son’s appeared “We need a comprehensive on television. plan for the whole water- That wouldn’t happen any- front,” Thom said in a pre- JEFF HODSON/METRO VANCOUVER way because the law pre- pared statement. “This is our vents the broadcast or publi- last piece of undeveloped wa- cation of anything that might terfront and we cannot allow identify the boys. CANADIAN PRESS it to be developed in a piece- meal basis.” NEWS IN BRIEF Thom and Erickson said • DRUG BUST Police and fire they were concerned about crews found more than 1,000 the stadium’s location, its im- marijuana plants worth about $800,000 while responding to pact on nearby heritage a fire at Double Double buildings as well as the lack COPS WITH A CAUSE Members of a number of Lower Mainland police services, including the RCMP and Wonton Restaurant, of a link between Gastown Vancouver Police, launched the Tour De Coast, a Cops For Cancer bike ride that aims to raise money for children with cancer. news1130.com reports. Although no one was inside and the waterfront. Organizers are hoping to make $3.1 million this year. at the time, VPD Const. A group opposed to the Howard Chow said children project, the Gastown Busi- had been living in the ness Improvement Associa- residence. tion, will present their alter- • PHONE PROBLEMS For the Fifth victim of deadly townhouse fire identified second time in two days, native waterfront vision next thousands of Telus customers week. Autopsies continue police believe was set by an torched by someone who dren as the other victims of in B.C. and Alberta were Whitecaps director of sta- arsonist. poured gasoline around the the blaze. unable to retrieve messages on Etibako family from their voicemail systems dium development Rachel Seventeen-year-old Ash- home. Autopsies to positively yesterday, CBC News Online Lewis noted the company An autopsy has positively ley Singh was staying Family friends have iden- identify her and the children reports. The problem first welcomed input but hadn’t identified one of five people overnight at her boyfriend’s tified Adela Etibako and continue. RCMP have no cropped up on Tuesday. heard from-ETRO?PGBANNER?'?*UNE?RUNS?-AY      PDF the architects. who died in a townhouse fire place 0-on May 15 when it was three of her youngest chil- suspects. CANADIAN PRESS METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES 23596 metro 04 local THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 TransLink Arrest made Teachers return to negotiations in murder at pushes for Educators push for The union is asking mem- Canada, and 20 per cent be- in remote areas and in spe- bers in a bargaining bulletin hind colleagues in Ontario cialty subjects in demand. country club public support to e-mail or write the pre- and Alberta, creating a The federation is making Police have made an arrest cameras mier, education minister and teacher shortage. plans for a strike vote on in connection with a murder The B.C. Teachers’ Federation MLAs about their need for a But the B.C. Education June 7 and 8. at a swank country club in is back in contract talks with “significant salary increase.” Ministry and the employers The current contract runs West Vancouver. public school employers while The bulletin issued Tues- say there is no shortage and until the end of June, so any A man was found dead in JEFF HODSON embroiled in a dispute over day says the pay of B.C. a contract offer includes walkout wouldn’t take place the parking lot of the Holly- [email protected]@metronews.ca claims of teacher shortages. teachers ranks eighth in bonuses for teachers to work until September. CANADIAN PRESS burn Country Club early Tuesday. In an effort to increase safe- A 27-year-old man was ty, TransLink is asking the arrested at an apartment provincial government to complex in Vancouver. He install speed cameras on the has been charged with sec- Pattullo Bridge. ond-degree murder. His TransLink directors vo- name has not yet been re- ted unanimously yesterday leased. to lobby Solicitor General Investigators say he knew John Les to install speed the victim found at the cameras to reduce the risk country club, Joshua Goos, of crossover collisions on 29. CANADIAN PRESS the bridge that connects Surrey and New Westmin- Another bus pulled ster. The province however, over in spray case has no plans to put speed JEFF HODSON/METRO VANCOUVER NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE For cameras on the Pattullo the sixth time in the past Bridge, the solicitor general month, a transit bus was told CKNW yesterday. forced to pull over after a noxious substance, like bear bridge fatalities spray, was discharged, over- whelming the driver and ◗ There have been at least 23 passengers. deaths on the bridge and its In the most recent inci- approaches since 1990. dent on Tuesday, roughly 20 ◗ In March, a person was POSH PAINTINGS Heffel Fine Art Auction House’s Andrew Gibbs, left, Robert Heffel and David Heffel, right, pose passengers had to get off the killed during a five-car acci- with three paintings by Group Of Seven artist Lawren Harris. Two of the paintings are expected to fetch between $200,000 bus after it pulled over at dent during the morning and $250,000 when they are auctioned off tomorrow night. Rupert Street and Broadway rush hour. Avenue. 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Five arrested in fish boat drug bust VICTORIA Five men arrest- Iran summons ambassador ed after a huge drug bust on a ship off Vancouver Is- Flap comes as Minister Stephen Harper Post, quoting Iranian exiles report yesterday, saying it comment following a speech land will be spending at after a newspaper report as saying Iran’s conserva- “did not exercise sufficient in London, Ont., yesterday, least the next five days be- paper apologizes suggested religious minori- tive parliament was debat- caution and skepticism” on stressing that before he hind bars. The four Canadi- for ‘dress code’ story ties in Iran would be forced ing a draft law that would the story. made those comments last ans and one Mexican ap- to wear badges. force Jews, Christians and Harper said Friday, the week he cautioned that the peared in a Victoria court Canada’s ambassador to Iranian television gave no other non-Muslims in the day the story was pub- facts of the story had yet to yesterday after they were Iran was summoned to the reason for Ambassador Gor- country to wear special lished, that such a dress be verified. arrested when police seized Foreign Ministry, state tele- don Venner’s summons. But patches of coloured cloth to code could “remind people “I’m glad to hear that the the MV Bakur ship on Mon- vision reported yesterday, in it came days after Harper distinguish them from Mus- of Nazi Germany.” government of Iran is not day at Ucluelet. The Moun- apparent diplomatic fallout criticized Iran over a report lims. But the prime minister considering this,” he said. ties say they have found from remarks by Prime last week in the National The Post apologized for its stepped back from that CANADIAN PRESS 1,200 kilograms of marijua- na aboard the 47-metre vessel. CANADIAN PRESS PM says journalists on NEWS IN BRIEF • HARKAT The federal government says it might Hill biased against him appeal a judge’s decision granting bail to Mohamed Stephen Harper says journal- would never face. Harkat, an Ottawa man who ists on Parliament Hill are bi- So Harper says he will take has spent more than three years in jail accused of ased against his government his message out on the road. terrorist ties. so he’ll be avoiding “Unfortunately, the • ALBERTA Premier Ralph Klein them. press gallery has taken is threatening to drop out of The prime minister the view they are going the federal government’s says the parliamen- to be the opposition to revenue-sharing deal with other provinces if energy tary press gallery the government,” Har- income is included in the seems to have decided per told London’s A- equalization formula. Klein to become the opposi- Channel. “They don’t says he’s seeking a legal

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IRAQ’S EX-DEPUTY Prime Minister Tariq INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh appealed yes- WORLD Aziz, right, made his first public appear- terday to Kashmiri militants in Pakistan to “come home,” at ance in three years on the stand for the same time telling his troops to be more humane as he Saddam Hussein yesterday. REUTERS pressed forward with peace talks. REUTERS Pandemic alert unchanged despite family’s deaths

Indonesian family Six of seven people in the hierarchy of pandemic phases In the three previous fami- perfectly which we’ve seen so extended family in northern ◗ ly clusters — in Indonesia, far,” Hartl said. passed virus among Sumatra have died, the most According to the agency’s six- to-human spread, a pattern sug- Thailand and Vietnam — the Experts have feared that a themselves: WHO recent on Monday. An eighth level pandemic alert system, gesting the virus had not yet be- number of infected relatives mutation of the H5N1 virus person who died earlier this Phase 3 indicates no human-to- come fully efficient at infecting was much smaller, Hartl said. into a strain that could easily human spread or only on rare people. Phase 6 is a pandemic. A family of eight infected month was buried before ◗ The family members’ close pass among humans could set with bird flu in Indonesia tests could be conducted, but occasions after close contact A Canadian infectious disease proximity is probably respon- off a flu pandemic. likely passed the disease she was considered to be with a sick individual. Phase 4 expert called the development sible for the spread of the dis- “When it spreads from among themselves, but the among those infected with means a small cluster or clusters in Indonesia “quite bother- ease, but that does not indi- human to human — if this is World Health Organization the deadly H5N1 strain of of limited and localized human- some.” cate the virus is mutating into indeed the case here, and it’s said yesterday there is no rea- bird flu. bird flu cases likely transmit- in Hong Kong in 2003, said a form that could cause a certainly something that son to raise its pandemic alert It is the fourth — and ted from human to human Gregory Hartl, a spokesman pandemic, Hartl said. we’re looking at,” Hartl said. level. largest — family cluster of since the start of the outbreak for the Geneva-based WHO. “It fits the kind of pattern ASSOCIATED PRESS Dozens killed in Afghan fighting

Fighting in rugged southern other violence fighting in Uruzgan pro- Afghan mountains killed at vince, which involved ◗ least 24 militants and five Separately, a district chief, a ground forces and a U.S. air Afghan forces, while the U.S. judge and two guards from strike. military acknowledged yes- the Shahrak district of Ghor The U.S.-led coalition, terday that the Taliban have province were killed by a however, said 24 militants grown in “strength and in- group of armed men who am- had died. fluence” in recent weeks. bushed their car late Tuesday. It was not immediately The violence came after a clear why there was a dis- week of some of the dead- coalition figures. crepancy in the numbers, liest violence since the Tal- The Afghan military com- which were impossible to iban regime’s ouster in 2001. mander for southern Af- confirm independently be- As many as 336 people ghanistan, Gen. Rehmatul- cause the scene of the fight- have died, mostly militants, lah Raufi, said up to 60 ing was remote and inse- according to Afghan and rebels had died in the latest cure. ASSOCIATED PRESS-CANADIAN PRESS OSMAN ORSAL/ASSOCIATED PRESS AS VEGAS MARKHAM KITCHE TTAWA %%

A firefighting plane drops water on a plume of smoke over the cargo section at Istanbul’s TORONTO Ataturk International Airport in Turkey yesterday. A huge fire engulfed the cargo section SUDBURY of the airport and temporarily halted air traffic. MIAMI5050BOSTQuestions surround airport blaze offoff youryour fifi rstrst callcall Workers flee Three people were treated responded, and the blaze MONTREAL NORTH BAYCALG for smoke inhalation, au- was brought under control as flames consume thorities said. after more than four hours. HAMILTONtoto CanadaCanada/U.S.A./U.S.A. Istanbul airport “Our biggest consolation is Authorities ruled out ter- WINNIPEG HUL there is no loss of life,” said rorism or sabotage and gave A quick-spreading fire burn- Mujdat Yucel, manager of various possible causes for MINNEAPOLIS PETER ed down most of the cargo the Havas cargo and ground the fire, including a spark BANFF NEW YORK section of Istanbul’s Ataturk services company. from a welder’s torch or a International Airport yester- Firefighting planes filled short-circuit. ETOBICOKE WIND day, forcing 2,000 workers to with water from the nearby “It was definitely not sab- ARRIE VAUGHN flee the thick black smoke Marmara Sea made more otage,” said Deputy Gov. VANCOUVER OSH that closed one runway to than 70 sorties to douse the Fikret Kasapoglu. traffic and disrupted flights. flames, flying low and at an “But there are various N FRANCISCO SASKATOON SAN The inferno collapsed a angle to avoid colliding kinds of materials in there, large part of the cargo build- with a nearby Turkish Air- flammable, explosive, so we LONDON EDMONTON ing, likely causing millions of lines building. have to be careful.” CHICAGO dollars in damage. Dozens of fire trucks also ASSOCIATED PRESS

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NEWS IN BRIEF • POLITICS The days when a new direction and we wel- gave final approval yesterday Canadian officials came to Wall come investment in Canada.” It for the Canadian Imperial Bank Street to put their country was one of many examples of of Commerce and two major further into debt are over, how Flaherty spent the day in United States banks to pay $6.6 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty New York touting the policies of billion US to settle civil claims said yesterday. “Now we try to his Conservative government. the institutions helped Enron attract more private equity Corp. manipulate earnings. investment,” he said. “We have • ENRON A U.S. federal judge METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES

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CHRIS CHELIOS, right, will be back for an- CASEY BLAKE hit two homers and knocked in four runs in SPORTS other NHL season, as the 44-year-old de- Cleveland’s 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins yesterday. fenceman has signed a one-year contract C.C. Sabathia threw a complete-game shutout, and Victor Mar- with the Detroit Red Wings. SOURCE: TSN.ca tinez and Travis Hafner each knocked in two runs. SOURCE: mlb.com

NEWS IN BRIEF • CFL Quarterback Quincy Madrid win three Spanish Carter was released by the league titles and three Montreal Alouettes on Champions League trophies. Tuesday night, according to • TENNIS Andy Roddick’s sports network RDS. The participation in the French Open network said Carter suffered a was thrown into doubt yesterday groin injury and the move after he retired with a foot injury came just hours after he left from his match against Chile’s the team’s training camp. Nicolas Massu at the World Team Carter was one of five players Cup. The American landed heavily battling for the backup spot to on his left foot at 2-2 in the first Anthony Calvillo. set and went on to drop serve for • NHL The Edmonton Oilers the first time in the match. have signed goaltender Devan •CFL The Winnipeg Blue Dubnyk to a three-year NHL Bombers signed kickers Brian entry level contract. Dubnyk Claybourn and Kirk Yliniemi was the Oilers’ first round pick, yesterday, filling a void 14th overall, in the 2004 NHL created when Duncan draft. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound O’Mahony didn’t show up at Regina native went 27-26-0 in training camp over the 54 games for the WHL’s weekend. In four seasons with Kamloops Blazers this season, the Western Kentucky posting a 2.54 goals-against Hilltoppers, Claybourn punted average and a .912 save 226 times for 9,237 yards and a percentage with one shutout. 40.87-yard average. His 226 • SOCCER Brazil defender punts are the second-highest total in school history. Yliniemi

Roberto Carlos confirmed DAVID DUPREY/ASSOCIATED PRESS yesterday he has received an was 37-of-43 on field goal offer from Chelsea and is attempts at Oregon State. considering leaving Real • NBA Ed Tapscott, the first Madrid. “Chelsea has offered employee hired when the NBA me a three-year contract,” gave Charlotte the expansion Roberto Carlos said during Bobcats, stepped down Brazil’s first day of training in yesterday as president and CEO preparation for the World Cup. of the second-year team. Roberto Carlos helped Real METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES

Buffalo Sabres’ Daniel Briere, on ice, is checked by Carolina Hurricanes’ Aaron Ward during the first period in Game 3 of Avs lock up Giguere the NHL Eastern Conference finals in Buffalo last night. The Sabres edged the Hurricanes 4-3. Career comes full remains team president and circle with return praised his replacement. “When we listed all the Sabres hold off Hurricanes to Colorado necessary attributes for this position, one name became Briere leads squad the Sabres to a 4-3 win over late for the Hurricanes, who Hecht and J.P. Dumont on The Colorado Avalanche clear in our minds,” Lacroix the Carolina Hurricanes and opened the scoring but then another Sabres power play named Francois Giguere their said in a statement. Giguere, to series lead a 2-1 series lead in the best- saw the Sabres roar back just 1:02 into the second, giv- new general manag- 42, served as an assis- of-seven Eastern Conference with four unanswered goals. ing Buffalo its first lead at er yesterday, bring- tant general manager SABRES 4 ’CANES 3 final. Drury first tied the game 2-1. Briere then got behind ing him back to the with the Dallas Stars Ales Kotalik and Chris 1-1 with a deflection on a Carolina’s defence, took a team with which he from January 2002 Daniel Briere doesn’t have to Drury also scored for the Sabres power play with 30 nifty pass from Dumont, and started his front-of- after spending 12 years be told twice. Sabres, who avoided falling seconds left in the opening skated in alone before beat- fice career. in the Avs. He began his Challenged the day before behind in a series for the first period, a key goal that ener- ing Cam Ward with a wrist Giguere takes career with the fran- by his head coach to produce time in this year’s playoffs. gized a tentative Buffalo shot to the top left corner at over from Pierre Giguere chise in 1990 as a con- a better effort along with the Ryan Miller stopped 24 shots side. 8:28 for his seventh of the Lacroix, who step- troller in the finance rest of his line, the dynamic for his 10th playoff victory. Briere then took over, first playoffs. ped down as GM a day after department with the Quebec centre scored twice last Cory Stillman had two completing a pretty passing Kotalik capped the four- the Avalanche were swept Nordiques and made the night in Buffalo and lifted goals and Eric Staal scored play with linemates Jochen goal barrage. CANADIAN PRESS out of the playoffs by the Ana- move with the team to Den- heim Mighty Ducks. Lacroix ver. CANADIAN PRESS Suns seize opener vs. Mavs SUNS 121 MAVERICKS 118 the Mavs 121-118 last night in a thrilling, fast-paced The Dallas Mavericks still start to the Western Confer- can’t stop Phoenix’s inside- ence finals in Dallas. and-outside playoff combi- Victoria’s Steve Nash re- N. POOL/ASSOCIATEDSMILEY PRESS nation, even with Amare mained the outside force, Stoudemire on the bench scoring 27 points and adding this year. 16 assists, the most by any- Boris Diaw took over one this post-season and one Stoudemire’s starring role shy of his career playoff from last NBA post-season, high.

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You lust for ultra-minimal- tography, sculpture and aesthetic competence in or drop a request form in COURTESY ECIAD ism but when you finally media works. Humbling. their work, but are priced the foyer box to reach the get down to near-nothing, But there are always lower than well-known artist. your barren space has all other shows. Emily Carr is artists because mass mar- Carlyn Yandle is a Vancouver journalist the charm and depth of a a goldmine for original art ket demand hasn’t devel- with her own room-planning business, dentist’s waiting room. without the gallery mark- oped yet for their cre- Home Reworks (www.homereworks.com). Min Sung (Jacklyn) Kim’s “Spiritual Rising” (acrylic, 4.5 ft. by 6 She dwells on urban-home issues every It’s unfilling — not to up — yet. ECIAD communi- ations.” Thursday in Metro. ft.) is one of many intriguing visual arts pieces in the Emily mention a waste of time cations manager Moira Mc- Check out the website Carr Institute’s undergraduate exhibition catalogue. and money — to be a decor swinger, moving from one type to the next, never quite satisfied, never com- Ceiling fans mitted. The best way to keep make for your relationship with your home alive is with art. No, this doesn’t mean cool décor bee-lining it to Ikea for one of the million-issue Ceiling fans do more than black-and-white photos of just bring about breezes, tulips or the Eiffel Tower. they add design and style to That’s not art; those are a room. Style-conscious con- just more accessories that sumers are looking for high- you will abandon once tech, contemporary designs you realize that thousands with brushed nickel, steel, of homes all over the pewter, copper and bronze Western world have the finishes. Painted finishes same pictures above the and washes are also hot sell- same Ikea sofas. (Where ers. are those ubiquitous “The traditional Old posters of the two Raphael World look is very popular angels or The Scream right now,” says Nathan now? Exactly.) Frampton, vice president for You will not tire of real, Fanimation, a Zionsville, unique artwork. You start Ind., manufacturer. “Also with one, you add another promising to be very hot is to change it up, you add Revolutionary Asian fusion, a new design another for a grouping, we are introducing.” you move it all around, With more than 14 million store a piece for a while, Relationships ceiling fans sold annually, then rediscover it ... It’s most do double-duty, light- called an art collection, ing a room as well as moving and if you’re in the habit air. Frampton says, “People of dropping $50 for a nice are looking for beautiful de- dinner out once a week, go outside and play… sign, as well as flexibility. you can afford art. Our customers like to be A great starting point is able to change out the hous- Granville Island, specifi- patio sets are on sale ing, blades and light kits on cally the ever-expanding their fans to complement a Emily Carr Institute. If you 3 pc. 15% off | 5 pc. 20% off new design scheme.” caught the annual grad 2306 Granville St Vancouver BC To create more relaxed show that wrapped up lighting, consider the latest Monday, you were over- ph 604 734 4395 | 1 800 822 2516 introduction — ceiling fans whelmed by room after industrialrevolution.net with indirect uplighting. room of paintings, instal- NEWS CANADA lations, fabric arts, pho- 25833 ARRESTING DESIGN Add some antiques into the mix case files JEFFREY TAMMY ou may think you’re mean well, but we would Antiques have always Furniture and Antiques, FISHER & SCHNURR doing a good design still bust you for being too been extremely popular, www.cornerstonefurniture.ca. [email protected] Y deed when you fill a perfect. in large part because of We find most people get room with bright, shiny What you want is a their quality and timeless really intimidated with similar,” explains Banner- good at creating warmth new furniture and acces- room that conveys history, beauty. “Things that were the idea of buying an- man. That’s why it’s impor- and interest in a room. sories. But you’re not! personality and warmth, made in the early part of tiques. That stems from tant to do your research, Bannerman recommends The design team goes on rather than one that looks the century are extremely the misconception that all know what you are look- looking at the quality of a red alert when we see a like a showroom. One way well-made, and the style is antiques are expensive. ing for, and understand reproduction. “Use a room full of new, perfectly we achieve that look is to timeless,” says Kenn Ban- “The prices of genuine an- what price is reasonable. hands-on approach,” he matched sets of furniture introduce antiques into nerman, marketing spe- tiques and good-quality re- Luckily, high-quality re- says. “Look for warping and accents. You may the decor. cialist at Cornerstone Fine productions are often very productions can be just as and cracks in the wood.” metro 12 home fashion THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006

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Britney bails on Kabbalah PEOPLE Pop star Britney American Idol winner Taylor-made Spears has stopped studying Kabbalah because church labama’s soulful mercials as well as an leaders kept asking her for brother Taylor Hicks American Idol awards show money, reports say. Awas crowned the new of their own. Host Ryan A source tells MSNBC. American Idol during last Seacrest gave out a series of com’s The night’s two-hour finale ex- statuettes that resembled Scoop, “She’s travaganza. an Oscar trophy, in what he tired of the After months of scouring called The Golden Idols. way (Kab- the U.S. and turning down Awards were handed out balah lead- thousands of wannabe pop to contestants for best out- ers) kept stars, the race between standing male vocalist, best hassling her Hicks and southern belle outstanding female vocalist Spears for money.” Katharine McPhee was defi- and more. Spears’ nitely a close one. But in They also took a few trips representative claims she the end, 63.4 million votes down memory lane, and has no idea why the singer — more than any president gave out the award for left the faith. in the history of the United male bonding to the Broke States has ever received — Note Cowboys — three com- Elton wins revealed Taylor had won petitors who couldn’t sing and would be the nation’s a note to save their life. libel damages next singing superstar. And before Seacrest an- PEOPLE Elton John accept- And after weeks of Hicks nounced the results from ed the equivalent of perfecting his vocals and the votes cast after Tues- $188,000 putting on charismatic per- PIZZELLO/REUTERSCHRIS day’s final performance US in libel formances, it’s no wonder show, where Hicks and damages he won. McPhee is deserv- McPhee took to the stage from a ing of a career in the music for the last time before newspaper business, but this was putting their fate in the yesterday Hicks’ singing competition hands of the American vot- over allega- to win. Both competitors ing public, the two per- John tions he also won a Ford Mustang Taylor Hicks, right, of Birmingham, Ala., celebrates being named the new American Idol last formed a rendition of (I’ve had asked Convertible each. night as fellow finalist Katharine McPhee of Los Angeles looks on during the show’s finale at Had) The Time Of My Life, guests not to approach him Last night’s show saw the the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. the Bill Medley-Jennifer at a charity ball. reunion of Warnes hit from the Dirty Associated Newspapers the Top 12 Idol, including actor David ple wonder known as Dancing soundtrack. Ltd., which publishes The competitors: ON tv Hasselhoff and Canadian Prince and Burt Bacharach “Thank you so much, it Daily Mail, paid the dam- Hicks, Mc- producer and songwriter on piano. was a dream come true, ages, according to John’s at- Phee, Elliott extraordinaire David Foster. Last year’s winner Carrie I’m so thrilled to be here,” torney, Hanna Basha. Yamin, Chris SANDY CAETANO On stage, joining the Top Underwood also joined in McPhee said. Daughtry, [email protected] 12 singing solo and group on the festivities, as did “Soul patrol! Soul pa- Madonna defends Paris Ben- numbers were some of the season one runner-up Clay trol!” shouted Hicks before nett, Bucky Covington, lie Pickler. music industry’s best from Aiken. ending the fifth season of concert ‘crucifixion’ Kevin Covais, Melissa The stars were also out in Al Jarreau, Live, Meatloaf, Throughout the show, American Idol singing his MUSIC Madonna has de- McGhee, Mandisa, Lisa the audience to help sup- Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, viewers were treated to single Do I Make You fended a mock crucifixion in Tucker, Ace Young and Kel- port the new American Dionne Warwick, the pur- more annoying Ford com- Proud. her stage show, saying it’s an appeal to the audience to do- nate to AIDS charities, BBC News Online reports. Pop stars making crossover into country “I don’t think Jesus would be mad at me and the mes- If pop star Michelle Branch came out Tuesday, is among Pick Up the Pieces, was at songbook for their respective

sage I’m trying to send,” she and her pal Jessica Harp had a spate of artists from out- No. 29 on Billboard and ris- discs. Mark Knopfler teamed DARRON CUMMINGS/ASSOCIATED PHOTO PRESS FILE said. their way, their new country side Nashville who are going ing after six weeks. with Emmylou Harris for his U.K. and U.S. church album Stand Still, Look Pretty country and finding success. Pop and rock artists have latest project, All The Road- groups condemned the act would have registered even The Bon Jovi-Jennifer long been drawn to country running. And former Pixies after the singer began a higher on the twang scale. Nettles duet Who Says You music for its vivid story frontman Frank Black tapped world tour in Los Angeles. “We had people holding Can’t Go Home hit No. 1 on songs and crack musicians. Nashville session players for She performed the ballad the reins back and saying the country singles chart and Everyone from Bob Dylan to his record Honeycomb. Live To Tell while suspended maybe you should approach stayed there two weeks, Elvis Costello to Kid Rock “If there were a common from a cross Sunday night. this very slowly and adjust while new albums by Van have flirted with Nashville. trait among all these artists Images of poverty were as you go,” Branch said of the Morrison and Norah Jones’ But there’s been a spike it is that they all treat coun- shown on screens, while duo, called The Wreckers. “I outfit The Little Willies also recently. Neil Young made an try music and country musi- numbers ticked away to rep- think if Jessica and I totally are doing well (Nos. 24 and album and concert film here cians with terrific respect,” resent 12 million African chil- had our way it would have 27, respectively, on the coun- that channel country’s gold- said Brian Philips, general dren orphaned by AIDS. been a bluegrass record.” try album chart). en era. Morrison and Jones manager of Country Music METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES The group, whose album The Wreckers’ first single, mined the classic country Television. ASSOCIATED PRESS Michelle Branch 1111 FINALISTSFINALISTS 1 IDOL ★ 1 CD CD 1 IDOL ★ 1 CD AVAILABLE BRING THE SHOW HOME TODAY! NOW! 29435 metro THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 15 .

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BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN director Ang Lee, AFTER WORKING TOGETHER on Brokeback Moun- JOHN MALKOVICH has signed on to play the title role in right, will start work on the Chinese-language tain, Oscar-nominated couple Heath Ledger and The Great Buck Howard. The story follows a luckless magi- spy thriller Lust, Caution in the fall. The project Michelle Williams have joined the all-star cast of the cian (Malkovich) and his assistant (Colin Hanks) as they is set in World War II-era Shanghai. REUTERS Bob Dylan movie I’m Not There. REUTERS struggle to reinvigorate his career. REUTERS

Second Brown book set for big screen Ludacris, Kanye in plagiarism battle FILM Buoyed by the box-of- fice success of The Da Vinci Essence of hit Stand Up ment/Heat Music LLC. Two of the 10 Code, Columbia Pictures is jurors nodded their heads to the beat planning to turn author Dan stolen from group I.O.E., of Ludacris’ song, but did not move to Brown’s first bestselling reli- lawyers allege in court the beat of Straight Like That. gious thriller, Angels & “The first time they ever heard of Demons, into a movie, the With some jurors nodding their the song Straight Like That was studio said Tuesday. The heads to the beat, lawyers sparred in when this lawsuit was filed,” Lepera Sony Corp.-owned film dis- court over whether rappers Ludacris said of Ludacris and West. tributor has signed a deal and Kanye West stole the essence of At issue in the trial are the words with Oscar-winning screen- another song to create the 2003 hit “like that,” repeated more than 80 writer Akiva Goldman, who Stand Up. times in each song, though one song adapted The Da Vinci Code “The benefits are reaped by those precedes the phrase with “straight” for the big screen, to create a who have celebrity status,” lawyer while the other precedes it with script for a sequel based on Mel Sachs charged as he urged a jury “just,” Sachs said. Angels & Demons, a Colum- in U.S. District Court in Manhattan He said he would prove that Lu- bia spokesman said. on Tuesday to conclude that co-writ- dacris heard the song before he ers Ludacris and West stole the lyrics made his breakthrough hit, even

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country music’s top dogs ERIC JAMISON/ASSOCIATED PRESS LUCAS JACKSON/ASSOCIATED PRESS LUCAS JACKSON/ASSOCIATED Mischa Barton says she’s glad she didn’t leave The O.C. in Step One: “one of those lame farewells.” Carrie Underwood Below is a partial list of win- POSE at the OMNI TV booth ners at the 41st Academy of ‘I was really excited Country Music awards on at Vancouver’s Hottest Events. Tuesday: I got to die’: Barton ◗ Entertainer: Kenny Chesney Cassie Devaney ◗ New male vocalist: Jason Step Two: Mischa Barton says it was the show’s debut in 2003. Aldean Congratulations to this better to be killed in a car The Newport Beach teen had ◗ New female vocalist: Carrie lucky winner of a POSE wreck on The O.C. than to battled depression and drug Underwood WATCH OMNI TV between WATCH & WIN! weekly ◗ prize! This person also leave the Fox teen drama in and alcohol abuse, had a New duo or group: Sugar- 6-7pm and spot your photo. qualifies to WIN four “one of those lame farewells.” brief lesbian relationship and land tickets to any Alaska Barton’s character, Maris- was expelled from her high ◗ Male vocalist: Keith Urban Airlines destination sa Cooper, died in the arms school for shooting a man. ◗ Vocal group: Rascal Flatts and $1000 cash! of ex-boyfriend Ryan At- Although rumours flew in ◗ Vocal duo: Brooks & Dunn ◗ Look for us next at: wood (Benjamin McKenzie) recent months she was ready Album: Time Well Wasted, Step Three: after Ryan lost control of his to leave the show, she says Brad Paisley EAT! Vancouver sport utility vehicle and her departure was the pro- ◗ Single: Jesus Take The Enter at omnibc.ca to WIN! May 26-28 crashed. The third season’s ducers’ decision. “But I really Wheel, Carrie Underwood closer aired last week. think it’s best to do movies ◗ Song: Believe, Brooks & “Well, I was really excited now,” says Barton, who co- Dunn that I get to die, to be honest,” stars with Hayden Chris- ◗ Video: When I Get Where the 20-year-old actress tells tensen in Guilty Pleasures, I’m Going, Brad Paisley and Newsweek magazine. “I’ve slated for release next year. Dolly Parton done pretty much everything “I was also thinking of ◗ Vocal Event: When I Get please visit omnibc.ca for rules and regulations else with the character. It spending a month in Lon- Where I’m Going, Brad Paisley was better than one of those don, living there and taking and Dolly Parton lame farewells.” Marissa had a course in acting,” she ◗ Home Depot Humanitarian 29193 been central to The O.C. since says. ASSOCIATED PRESS Award: Vince Gill ASSOCIATED PRESS metro THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 entertainment 17

Three acts lead The Apprentice Much video nods lawsuit settled KUDOS Billy Talent and Movie channel to spiff up image LAW A man who claims Kardinal Offishall and Mas- NBC Universal, Donald sari lead this year’s nomi- NOW YOU’VE GONE AND SPOILED ing forward to seeing scenes from Trump and the creator of nees for the MuchMusic EVERYTHING: Turner Classic Movies Casablanca or Now, Voyager done by NBC’s The Apprentice stole video music awards. is my favourite cable station, and I’ve actors whose idea of “totally deep” his idea has settled his law- They each scored five never actually seen it. What’s not to acting is the “You’re dangerous, Mav- suits in state and federal nods, followed by The like — wall-to-wall old movies, com- erick!” scene from Top Gun. That I court, his attorney said. Trews with four. Green Day, mercial-free, and unspoiled by any can’t actually see TCM in Canada Mark Be- Kanye West, Nickelback, number of unnecessary second-rate doesn’t mitigate the pain — what I’m thea alleged Metric and City And Colour documentaries or biographies in the imagining is so much worse than he and Ve- round out the top spots with A&E mold. It’s unavailable in Cana- the real thing, I’m sure. locity En- three nominations apiece. da, of course. Stick it next to the Mil- Former White Zombie frontman tertainment The awards show takes itary Channel and I’d be able to live Rob Zombie is being tapped to host a Group came place June 18 in Toronto. the rest of my life with a two-chan- late night cult movie showcase, as up with the nel television. yet untitled, though I like the sound idea for an Grammys move And now they’re about to shatter of BRAINS! BRAINS!, don’t you? unscripted Trump my dreams and ruin everything. series called

back to Sundays According to a story in Broadcast- M PHIL HELL HATH NO FURY: The Dixie C.E.O. that would have been BROADCAST After suffering ing & Cable magazine, TCM is trying Chicks made an unflattering com- hosted by Trump and set in C a ratings slump this year, the to tart up its image with some origi- PHOTOCARTEN/REUTERS FILE ment about The View in a recent a corporate office environ- Grammy Awards telecast nal programming this fall, and who Time magazine interview, which ap- ment. will move back to its tradi- would you think of first when you’re parently led to a show-long savaging Bethea claimed he tional Sunday slot in 2007, dealing with fine old movies from of the country trio by the hosts of pitched the idea to Mark organizers said. the golden age of the studio system? the show, according to a New York Burnett, producer of Sur- The 49th annual event Why, Wilmer “Fez” Valderrama and Post story. vivor, and his partner, Con- will take place Feb. 11 at the Rob Zombie, of course! “This is obnoxious, obnoxious,” rad Riggs, in 2001 and they Staples Center in Los Ange- There’s an original series with the said The View co-host Meredith later lifted “substantial and les for the fourth consecu- working title of Idols, about which Wilmer Valderrama Vieira. “We started these girls — back integral material” from the tive year. CBS will broadcast details are in 1998, they couldn’t get arrested.” proposal. the show live for East Coast sketchy to land as a self- “It’s one thing to diss the Bush ad- NBC and Trump were viewers, the Recording nonexistent, TUBE talk destructive al- ministration, it’s treason to diss The named as defendants be- Academy said. and Take Two coholic. View!” agreed co-host Joy Behar. cause they profited from the The Grammys’ Wednes- (also provision- RICK The young Vieira shredded a copy of the mag- show. day-night telecast in Febru- ally titled), a McGINNIS hopeful — no azine, and the rest of the show was Bethea’s attorney, Ronald ary took a big hit from head- show to be host- [email protected] word on devoted to talking trash about the Makarem, said that the to-head competition from ed by Valderra- whether this group until near the end, when lawsuits in Los Angeles Su- American Idol. It drew 28.7 ma that casts a young actor in a will involve unknown drama school Vieira said they were just joking, and perior Court and U.S. Dis- million viewers, compared scene from a Hollywood classic — the grads or upcoming names — can that the Dixie Chicks were welcome trict Court were settled re- with the awards show’s 17 pilot apparently involves a scene choose between playing it straight or to appear on The View anytime, pro- cently, but declined to dis- million. from The Lost Weekend, a 1945 Billy re-imagining it from the ground up. vided they wore garbage bags and close terms of the settle- METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES Wilder film which starred Ray Mil- I can’t tell you how much I’m look- stood in tubs of rancid mayonnaise. ment. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Tom Cruise and Katie Hol- ing them, according to Life can’t stop me.” Her rep de- mes reportedly got into & Style Weekly. nies the story. Cruise re- a big fight — that ended “He told Katie he wasn’t portedly decided to fly his with Holmes decid- going, considering the bad fiancée and tot to Toledo, ing to take baby Suri to relations between him and drop them off and fly back Ohio to introduce the her family,” an “insider” to pick them up. two-month-old to fam- told the mag. “Katie was The episode, however, ily and friends. reports really happy he said that, may be giving Holmes sec- Jeannette Walls’ The because she’d been afraid ond thoughts. A “confidant” Scoop. to admit to him that she of hers told the mag, “Ka- Cruise, who is ru- didn’t want him to go.” tie’s very unhappy and be- moured to have a The couple allegedly had ginning to realize she may rocky relationship a “huge argument,” which have made a major mistake with Holmes’ par- ended with Holmes declar- being with Tom.” ents, won’t be join- ing, “I’m doing this and you METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES BRANIMIR KVARTUC/ASSOCIATED PRESS Ashton on the daddy track? The saga continues ... Costner denies split Ashton Kutcher is working overtime to “I gave Axl my blessing — if he wants to date my Kevin Costner has fired back at reports suggest- start a family, reports Jeannette ex-wife, that’s fine with me.” That’s what Tommy ing he and his wife are on the verge of splitting Walls’ The Scoop. The actor is so Hilfiger’s adopted brother, Michael H., says hap- up, imdb.com reports. The movie star’s publi- eager to have a child that he re- pened when Axl Rose asked if he could romance cist says the story is false. The split rumours portedly took a jet to spend time Michael’s ex, Diane O’Connor, PageSix.com re- come just a month after allegations from a with wife Demi Moore when ports. The Guns N’ Roses singer’s relationship with masseuse that Costner performed a lewd act she was fertile. His rep denies O’Connor was rumoured to have been a factor in in front of her while he was honeymooning the story. last week’s brawl. But Michael H. in Scotland in 2004. METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES JASON DECROW/ASSOCIATED PRESS says the brawl was a misunder- The unnamed 34- standing. “I don’t think Axl knew year-old claims it was Tommy and I don’t think he grabbed Hanks’ secret out of the bag Tommy knew it was Axl,” he her while The secret of Tom Hanks’ long hair may said. “But by the time she was be out, PageSix.com reports. Derma- they realized it, the massag- tologists believe the actor, whose fuse was already lit ing him, hairline has headed north in — and you can’t before drop- recent years, popped the hair- put out the fuse ping his towel and growth drug Propecia to get on dynamite.” exposing himself. his locks back. “I haven’t a METRO VANCOUVER METRO VANCOUVER clue,” the actor’s flack re- GARY HERSHORN /REUTERS NEWS SERVICES NEWS SERVICES sponded. VINCENT WEST/REUTERS JEFF CHRISTENSEN METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES /ASSOCIATED PRESS Mills hiding out in Slovenia Heather Mills, the soon-to-be ex- Geri’s baby makes ex-Spice mate jealous bride of Paul McCartney, has gone into hiding — in Slovenia, Victoria Beckham is brimming zine, Beckham, although happy Luna, and David is always PageSix.com reports. She flew with jealousy over ex-Spice Girl with her three boys, is yearning telling her to keep all her there over the weekend, minus bandmate Geri Halliwell’s re- for a little mini Posh Becks. “It’s clothes and jewels for their the wedding ring given to cent birth to a baby girl. Hal- a really bittersweet moment for little daughter. Vic and David her four years ago by Mc- liwell welcomed baby Bluebell Victoria because although she’s have got all these books Cartney, the Daily Mirror Madonna — whose father is delighted for Geri, holding a about how to improve of London reported. After said to be The Terminal screen- baby girl of her own is some- your chances of conceiv- landing in Ljubljana, Mills writer Sacha Gervasi — last thing she is so desperate to ing a daughter. She’s de- drove off in a rusty old Fiat week at London’s Portland Hos- do,” a friend of the Beckhams termined that the next with a female friend. pital. revealed to the British mag. Spice baby girl will be FRED PROUSER/REUTERS METRO VANCOUVER NEWS SERVICES According to Reveal maga- “She’s even chosen a name, hers.” WEEKLY SCOOP ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS metro THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 take five 19

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