Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 20, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A20 Canada Winnipeg free press Friday october 20, 2006 special forces heading to Afghanistan newly formed regiment to join up with jtf2 by Dave Pugliese and Mike Blanchfield o Ottawa ? members of the newly formed special forces regiment based at cab Petawawa ont., Are heading to Afghanistan As Canada continues to bolster its commitment to the War in the Southwest asian country and the nato allies Are urged to assume More of the Mil itary Burden there. The regiment which stood up in August will Send an undisclosed number of troops to join members of the joint task Force 2 jtf2 special forces unit already operating in the Kandahar area. Canadian forces spokesman maj. Doug Allison said the military will not discuss How Many Mem obesity problem Canadas food fight begins at Home by Anne Marie Tobin t Oronto ? people unknowingly Booby trap their own Homes in a Way that can Lead to overeating a nutritional expert who has conducted hundreds of food studies said thurs Day. Brian Wansink told a joint meeting of the Canadian diabetes association and the Canadian society of endocrinology and metabolism that some people blame obesity on fast food the government and food companies but the food fight really begins at Home. The solution in to concentration and willpower he told More than 3,000 Dele Gates at the metro Toronto convention Centre. One thing we can Start doing is Start re engineering our environment so it mindlessly works for us rather than against us said Wansink who lives in Ithaca n.y., and is director of the Cor Nell food and Brand lab at Cornell University. Most people overeat because if food is put in front of them they la eat it said Wansink whose team has led companies to introduce smaller size 100-calorie portions. Throughout his presentation he gave details of his research ? some of which will be featured Friday night on abcs 20/20 and monday on Good morn ing America. One study involved two groups of graduate students serving themselves chef snacks from either Large serving bowls in one room or smaller serving bowls in another room at a super bowl party. Their individual bowls were surreptitiously weighed and it was found that those who served themselves from Large bowls took portions that contained 53 per cent More calories he said. The bowls were coded so that left overs could also be tracked and it turned out that the group that served them selves from Large bowls also ate 59 per cent More food in general than the group that served themselves from smaller bowls Wansink said. Wansink said his research has shown that people can reduce their intake by replacing wide Short drinking glasses with tall narrower ones and using smaller serving spoons. In addition he said plates should be filled before they re served at the table and serving bowls should be kept off the table to avoid mindless refilling. ? Canadian press Bers of the special operations regiment Are being sent to Afghanistan or when they will leave for that country. We anticipate in the near term that the regiment will make a contribution to the Canadian Sof Spe Cial operations Force efforts within Afghanistan said Allison. They will take part in the full spec Trum of special operations contributing to the Over All efforts in the deployment of More Canadian troops was revealed As foreign affairs minister Peter Mack a told a roomful of nato ambassadors that Canada can to keep up its efforts in Afghanistan without More help. Some 80 foreign diplomats filled an auditorium at the foreign affairs department including most if not All of the 25 Heads of Mission from nato coun tries to hear Mackay recall telling nato Secretary general Jaap de hoop Scheffer in a recent conversation that Canada needed More from certain allies. My Point to him was that we cannot continue to do this with further support Mackay said. No one country or even a handful of countries can do All that is necessary to provide the kind of Security needed in the other parts of the Mission ? reconstruction and Mackay said Canada was committed to fulfilling its military commitment to Afghanistan until february 2009. We will do our part in Afghanistan and we expect others to do their part As when asked to elaborate Mackay lauded the contributions of a handful of allies in the South and hammered Home his message saying we re Call ing upon the other nato countries inside Afghanistan to similarly Volunteer and participate in this difficult part of the Mission where we Are making Progress. Its simply another plea a pub Lic plea for More countries to do More with the deployment to Afghanistan is the first mis Sion for the Canadian special operations regiment which at this Point has about 300 members include . Says electronic passports will Speed up Border Crossings by Allison Hanes t Oronto ? . Ambassador David Wilkins tried to convince canadians thursday that new Wallet sized passport cards unveiled this week in Washington will actually Speed up crossing the Border into the United states rather than grind traffic to a halt. Equipped with a radio frequency Chip the credit card like documents for americans Are designed to automatically transmit information to Bor Der officials As a traveller approaches the checkpoint. The passport you be still got to hold it and turn the Page and look at it. With the Chip you hold it up in the car its up on the screen by the time you pull up and they be already checked the information Wilkins told a luncheon meeting of the Toronto Board of Trade touting the new technology proposed tuesday. I truly believe just like the presi Dent has said on Many occasions Well have a faster smarter More efficient Border than Ever before and it will ultimately facilitate Trade and travel not encumber the so called passport cards were announced As the alternative piece of Gas loonie drive yanks away Vancouver ? higher Gas prices and the weaker . Dollar Are As much to blame for fewer american visitors to Canada As any confusion Over pass port requirements . Consul general Lewis Lukens said thursday. Lukens was speaking at the . Consulate at a press conference called about coming passport and passport card requirements for . Citizens travelling abroad As part of the continuing fallout from the 9/11 terror attacks. Statistics Canada reported thursday identification americans can use to re enter their country once stricter Border requirements come in to effect by mid-2009. The new rules which will require All travellers entering the United states by land air or sea to present a pass port have prompted fears that fewer americans will travel to Canada because of the added Cost and hassle. Canadian concerns about a decline in Trade and tourism Between the two countries prompted the . In late september to delay implementation of the number of americans travelling to Canada on same Day car trips continued to plummet in August setting another record Low. Lukens said research by the University of Western Washington in Bellingham shows a combination of factors contributing to fewer Cross Border trips including Gas prices reduced buying Power As a result of the weakening . Dollar and possibly some confusion about passport ? can West news service the passport requirement by 17 months until june 1, 2009, at the lat est. Statistics Canada reported thurs Day the number of americans travelling to Canada on same Day car trips continued to plummet in August setting another record Low. Yet . Consul general Lewis Lukens said thursday higher Gas prices and the weaker . Dollar Are As much to blame for fewer american visitors to Canada As any confusion Over passport requirements. ? can West news service ing Headquarters and Supply staff As Well As a train ing cadre. The unit is expected to expand to around 700 by 2010. Australia recently withdrew its 200-member Spe Cial air service contingent from Afghanistan. Australian prime minister John Howard said the soldiers had served for a year in that country and he was concerned about overburdening the special forces troops with combat missions. Earlier this month there were reports that France will pull its 200 special forces troops from Southeast Afghanistan by Early next year. The reports cited the deteriorating Security situation and the deaths of nine French special forces sol Diers in ongoing fighting. The French defence ministry has refused to comment on the reports that it will withdraw its commandos. Both France and Australia continue to keep Reg ular troops in Afghanistan. ? can West news service around Canada Rock prank turns deadly Calgary ? grief counsellors were on hand at a Calgary Catholic school thursday to help friends and class mates of a teen who died after he was hit in the head by a Large Rock. Kevin Gonsalez a Grade 8 student died after he was pulled off life sup port wednesday. He and his Friend Christian Florez were experimenting tuesday when they put a fist sized Rock on the bus trap ? a pit covered by Metal bars spaced to allow Only buses to pass. When a bus drove Over the Rock it propelled the Stone at gon Salez hitting him just Over the eyes. My issues postal warning Fredericton ? a new Brunswick my says More canadians will lose Home mail delivery under new Canada Post safety standards. Liberal Andy Scott said there will be an uproar Over lost service similar to last summer. Disease fears heightened Ottawa ? Canada must take immedi ate action on global warming to Cope with the threat of new infectious Dis eases from abroad health minister Tony Clement said thursday. Clement noted that diseases such As the West Nile virus Are spreading and surviving because Canadas climate is getting hotter. Dengue fever is another one that epidemiologists Are worried about Clement said. Bourassa statue erected Quebec ? former Premier Robert Bourassa who led Quebec for 15 years now has a permanent place at the provinces National Assembly. Officials unveiled a Bronze statue of the former Liberal Premier outside the legislature on thursday. Bourassa a years in Power ? 1970-76 and 1985-94 ? were marked by the 1970 october crisis and the introduction of medicare. Senate lashes out at pm Ottawa ? members of the Senate Sall party Security and defence commit tee accused Stephen harpers conservative government thursday of attempting to smear the upper House and possibly obstruct their investigation into Canadas deepening involve ment in Afghanistan. Committee members were recently slammed in Media reports Over a $138,000 Over seas trip that included a Stop at a luxury hotel in Dubai. Liberal senator Colin Kenny said someone in the govern ment and perhaps in the prime minis Ter a office Likely pointed out the trip to a ctr journalist. ? from the news services ;