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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Tigers Roar SPORTS www. oakvillebeaver .com 905.257.9941 905.257.9941 - 380 Dundas Street East corner of Trafalgar and Dundas 905.257.9941 - 380 Dundas Street East corner of Trafalgar and Dundas Kazdan, Solomon & D'Angelo www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.brantflorist.com/ob Now Open! Now Open! 905.639.7001 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 68 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009 24 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) H1N1 cases Here come the Titans continue to climb By Tim Foran METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Secret documents left at CTV by Raitt A binder full of secret cabinet documents concerning the aging nuclear reactor at the heart of a looming shortage of medical isotopes lay forgotten for days at an Ottawa television station, the network said. CTV News is reporting the sensitive government documents were left behind at its Ottawa bureau by Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt or one her of aides, after the minister appeared Lisa Raitt on the station last week. As of Oakville Beaver press deadline yesterday, reports were indicating that an aide resigned as a result of the incident. There were also calls for Raitt to step down. The Halton MP was unavailable for comment. The broadcaster said it waited six days without hearing from her office before breaking the news last night. This is not the first time a Conservative cabinet minister has faced trouble over leaving sensitive documents behind. Conservative MP Maxime Bernier (Beauce) resigned as foreign affairs minister in May 2008 after a former girlfriend with ties to Quebec biker gangs revealed he had forgotten some documents at her apartment. Spokespeople for Raitt and Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not immedi The number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus continues to rise in Halton at the same time as the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to announce the infection has reached the status of a global pandemic. As of yesterday, there have been 79 confirmed cases of the swine flu in Halton, including in 61 students at 23 different schools in the region, 19 of which are in Oakville. In a global media briefing yesDr. Bob Nosal terday, Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's interim assistant director-general for health security and environment, said the organization is getting closer to moving its alert status to phase 6, the top level indicating a global pandemic. The change in status is likely as countries in Europe, Asia and South America transition from hosting travel-related cases into wider community spread of the swine flu, similar to what has already occurred in Mexico, Canada and the United States. Fukuda said WHO held a consultation with 30 experts from around the globe on Monday, with some expressing concern about calling a global pandemic based solely on geographic spread of the virus. Some suggested the severity of the illnesses due to the virus should also be taken into account. However, Fukuda said it is difficult to assess severity as it is not simply based on the "quality of the virus" but also the vulnerability of certain populations, especially those in poorer regions, as well as the resilience of populations, which included their ability to access health care. In response to concerns over the economic and social DEREK WOOLLAM / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER See Flu page 8 AT HOLY TRINITY: Alyssa Nunez battles it out in an event at the second annual Titan Fest held Tuesday evening at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School. The event was a community carnival that featured jumping castles, jousting, a dunk tank (with teachers), a lemon-sucking contest and food. See Confidential page 8