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CANADA men make strides to public service: report Another trend noted in the re PSAC official says steps still to be taken in level of work pared to 40 in the general workforce, and for men it was 46, compared to 40. The government is not prepared to deal with the gap that will be left by retiring baby boomers, said Mr. Cashman, and it needs to start investing now in training younger workers, he warned. "What's worrisome is the fact that this crunch, the baby boomers leaving, will happen earlier in the public service than it will elsewhere," he said. "This is going to have a profound impact, I believe, not only on the public service, but on the services rendered to ployees, but the numbers should be read with caution, said Ed Cashman, executive vice-president for the Ottawa region of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, one of the unions that represents federal employees.

"The truth is, if you go and look and see where women are employed in the federal public service, they are not where they should be," he said. There are too many women in entry-level positions and not enough in high-level management jobs, Mr. Cashman said. The size of the public service is also smaller than years earlier, the average age of public servants is rising and, as in oth er industries, there has been a shift to more knowledge-based jobs, the study found. Last March, a little more than 380,700 Canadians were work-, ing for the federal government, down slightly from about 382,000 in 1995.

The numbers have been rebounding since reaching a low in 1999 and growing at an annual rate of 2.2 per cent Within the CPA, workers aged 45 and over accounted for 52 per cent of the total in 2006, compared with just under 39 per cent of the general workforce. The median age of women in the CPA was 44 in 2006, com gYMEAGAN FITZPATRICK The latest profile of federal workers shows women have made important progress in the public service. The proportion of women within the segment of the public service known as the "core public administration," or CPA increased steadily over the period studied 1995 and 2006 and since 1999, women have outnumbered men, Statistics Canada data released yesterday showed. The study compared data from 1995 and 2006 to track employment trends in the federal public service and how workers compare to the rest of the country's workforce. The report provides a profile of employees in CPA, which excludes members of the RCMP and Canadian Forces.

Last year, women accounted for 54 per cent of all CPA em Airline no-fly list offers glimpse into future X' port is the shift to knowledge-; based jobs. In 2006, an estimated 102,700 employees worked in knowledge-based categories, an overall increase of about 25,400 since 1995. At the same time, employment in the less knowledge-based job categories has declined to about 70,600. Knowledge-based jobs include scientists, economists and other professionals, and members of the foreign service while secretarial, general labour and trades jobs fall under the less knowledge-based umbrella. when I'm a frequent flyer." Soon, more Canadians could share her concerns.

Transport Canada is putting the finishing touches on a no-fly list, called Passenger Protect, that all airlines will be required to use to screen passengers on domestic and international flights. The goal is to identify individuals who pose an "immediate threat to aviation security." But some airlines, such as Air Canada, already apply no-fly lists using intelligence data from Canadian and U.S. authorities. "As part of our security measures, we do screen for names," said Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzgerald. "Like every airline, we do have security measures in place, and sometimes passengers require an extra level of scrutiny." However, he wouldn't elabo-t rate on the sources or criteria used to compile the company's list.

"By way of analogy, I don't think you'd expect a bank to talk about the steps it takes to keep its money safe." The Transport Canada list will use data from the RCMP ana Canadian security intelligence Service. Passengers whose names match a name on the no-fly list will be pulled aside and asked to show government-issued identification. If there is still a match, a Transport Canada "operations centre" will make the final call on wnetner an individual can board the flight. The U.S. no-fly list has run into controversy over "false positives, cases wmcn an in dividual nas tne same name as someone on the list, but is eventually cleared to board.

other 'persons court hears JVi My DAY 25 DNA sample from a woman, who was not identified in court, and showed her photo lineups containing pictures of people in whom police were interested. One lineup included a photo of Mr. Pickton Other photo arrays showed pictures of his younger brother, David, and his friend, Scott Chubb, McDonald said. Police have said they videotaped Mr. Chubb allegedly saying Mr.

Pickton once told him that "junkies" could be killed by injecting them with a syringe filled with windshield-wiper fluid. McDonald also confirmed he had used pictures of Dinah Taylor and Pat Casanova, two friends of Mr. Pickton's who were arrested, but never charged, in the case. McDonald said he could not recall if he used lineups including a man named Andy Bellwood, who allegedly told police Mr. Pickton told him how he killed sex-trade workers.

THE VANCOUVER SUN in law testifies conversation was spurred by a family in St. John's, N.L, which was at risk of losing their children in the spring of 2002. "We both kinda said it. We were laughing not really serious, it seemed." THE ST. JOHN'S TELEGRAM ONTARIO Teen sentenced in woman's death A Mississauga teen who helped two sisters drown their mother is headed to jail for a year.

Superior Court Justice Francine Van Melle also sentenced the 19-year-old to six months of conditional supervision in the community and ordered him to provide a DNA sample. The teen, who cannot be identified because he was 15 at the time of the January 2003 murder, gave the girls Tylenol 3s to sedate their mother and then helped provide them with an alibi Accused in HIV case pleads not guilty It took eight minutes for a Windsor court officer to read out all 20 charges of aggravated sexual assault yesterday, against Carl Leone. Mr. Leone is accused of knowingly infecting women with the HIV virus, which can lead to AIDS. He pleaded not guilty to each of the 20 counts.

Police video taken on the day of Mr. Leone's arrest, as well as other evidence the Crown is expected to rely on, has become the subject of voir dire applications expected to take up a month or more of the scheduled three-month trial. Mr. Leone, who remains free on $790,000 bail, is believed to be charged with allegedly exposing more women to HIV than anyone in Canadian history. ALBERTA Crown says accused intended to kill girl The Crown is arguing that two men charged with the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nina Courtepatte knew what was going to happen and must be found guilty.

Prosecutor John Watson suggested in his closing arguments yesterday that Joseph Laboucan and Michael Briscoe had plenty of time to think about what to do and it doesn't matter who struck the fatal blow. Mr. Laboucan of Fort St. John, B.C., and Mr. Briscoe of Edmonton are charged with first-degree murder, aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping in Nina's death on an Edmonton-area golf course almost two years ago.

MANITOBA Rabbits' death last straw in assault case As if money problems and a troubled relationship weren't enough, the death of two pet rabbits pushed a woman over the edge to slit her ex-boyfriend's throat with a utility knife. "The rabbits were one of the few sources of pleasure in her life," defence lawyer James Korpan told a Regina court yesterday. Tara Mackisey, 34, was sentenced to two years less a day after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. The sentence will be served in the community. NEW BRUNSWICK MP Andy Scott leaving politics Longtime Fredcricton MP Andy Scott says he's getting out of federal politics.

Mr. Scott, who has represented the region since 1993, announced last night he will not be running in the next federal election, which could come this spring. I le told his riding association his decision is a result of family considerations and a desire to pursue other interests. i Federal watchlist to be implemented in next few months BY ANDREW MAYEDA Canada's no-fly list is expected to be in use in the next few months, but Allison Baker already knows what it's like to get caught in the web. On Feb.

16, the elementary school teacher was scheduled to take an Air Canada flight from Edmonton to Victoria to visit her family. But, when she tried to check in at the Air Canada website the night before, the system refused to issue a boarding pass. Anxious not to miss her flight, she showed up at Edmonton International Airport early the next day and tried to check in at an electronic kiosk. The kiosk again denied her a boarding pass and instructed her to see an Air Canada agent at the check-in counter. "We went up to the agent and he said, 'Oh, well the reason why you can't check in is because your name is on our security list.

You come up as a security After checking the birth date on her driver's licence, the agent confirmed she wasn't the person on the list. But much to her frustration, the agent wouldn't say why her name was on the list, or exactly what kind of list it was. "I was kind of shocked, because I thought 'What have I ever said Ms. Baker, 30, who has never even received a speeding ticket. She was also "insulted that that could happen to me travelling within Canada, especially Police targeted of BYLORI CULBERT NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.-Long after the February 2002 arrest of Robert (Willie) Pickton, the Missing Women Task Force continued to target other "persons of interest" in connection with the disappearances of women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Mr.

Pickton's murder trial has been told. Police conducted photo lineups with pictures of people other than Mr. Pickton, as well as surveillance and collection of DNA samples on other potential suspects or witnesses, Vancouver police Mike McDonald testified yesterday. "There were literally hundreds of people on and off the property at 953 Dominion Ave. in the five years prior to the (2002 search) warrant being conducted?" defence lawyer Richard Brooks asked McDonald.

Yes, testified the task force member, because many people did business on Mr. Pickton's Port Coquitlam, B.C., property. McDonald said that on May 5, 2003, he took a them, brother 10 kilometres west of their home in Gander on Aug. 4, 2002. Mr.

Hart later told police he didn't run into the water because he was afraid he would drowa He also said a seizure he suffered at the time made him panic and left him confused. Yesterday, Mr. Hunt said the A survey says one-third of Canadian adults are willing to put up with digestive problems on a regular basis in order to consume food or drink that won't agree with their bodies. Canadians show appetite for gluttony, survey reveals A new study shows plenty of adults are willing to sacrifice their gut's well-being for guilty pleasures, writes MEAGAN FITZPATRICK. 7 nutritionist.

"What distresses me is that for a third of the population, they are experiencing either heartburn or diarrhea on a weekly basis, and both of those can have some real physiological consequences," she said. "People accept what happens for them as their normal, but really their body is trying to send them a message that there's something out of balance." Women are more likely than men to ignore that message, the survey said, and will consume something they know could mean a messy aftermath. Dessert is the food vice of choice for women 41 per cent said it was their guilty pleasure, compared with 28 per cent of men. More men than women Winston Hunt said yesterday it was news of the deaths that jarred his memory of the chat. "Nelson said, 'I would make away with them before anyone would take 'em'," Mr.

Hunt, the brother of Mr. Hart's wife, Jennifer, told Crown prosecutor Mark Linehan at Mr. Hart's DAVID PAUL MORRISGETTY IMAGES however, listed spicv foods and alcohol as guilty pleasures. Sweets were the most popular guilty pleasure for Canadians overall, with 35 per cent admitting they have their cake and eat it, too, while 12 per cent answer the fast-food call and 11 per cent favour rich, creamy foods. Some Canadians prefer liquid indulgence 10 per cent said alcohol was their greatest guilty pleasure and eight per cent said it was coffee.

Indigestion and its associated symptoms can easily be treated with drugstore products such as antacid tablets, but they shouldn't be used as a crutch on a weekly basis, said Ms. Schiener. If a person can't handle the occasional indulgence and it should be occasional, not a daily habit then there could be underlying health problems. Pay attention to how the body reacts and consult a professional if symptoms persist, she said. Millions of Canadians commit the deadly sin of gluttony on a weekly basis and they do it knowing they will suffer uncomfortable consequences, a survey reveals.

One-third of Canadians are willing to put up with digestive problems such as heartburn, diarrhea, cramps and gas for the guilty pleasure of a burger and fries or a slice of cake and ice cream. In a national survey of almost 1,500 adults conducted by Leger Marketing, 31 per cent said they make a conscious food or drink choice they know won't agree with their body at least once a week. Eight per cent said they do it every day. The number of gluttons for digestive punishment is of concern to Kristen Schiener, a Toronto-based Father of drowned twins joked about killing BY BRIAN CALLAHAN GANDER, N.L. Four months before Nelson Hart's twin girls drowned in Gander Lake, he and his brother-in-law "joked" they'd kill their children before letting someone take them away.

double-murder trial. "I hadn't thought about it again until that day." Mr. Hart is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his three-year-old twin girls Karen and Krista, who drowned after ending up in a popular swimming hole about.