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Parents charged in alleged childabuse case South side. Homicide investigators called in as toddler is placed on life-support

Child-abuse charges were laid against an Edmonton couple after police discovered their twin girls in emaciated condition, with one of them clinging to life. Paramedics responded on May 25 to a heart-attack call on the south side. When they arrived at the townhouse, they found an undernourished two-year-old girl

suffering from severe head injuries, police said. Her twin was nearby, also injured. Paramedics revived the girl, but she is on life-support, police said. Homicide investigators have been called in. On Wednesday, police laid several charges against a city couple, including aggravated assault, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and failing to provide the necessities of life. The girls weighed 13 and 16 pounds; healthy children at that age should weigh between 26 and 28 pounds, the police say. The townhouse complex where the children lived, blocks away from St. Teresa School, is tidy but low-rent.

Farah Mohamed, who lives next door to the family, says he never saw either the children or the immigrant couple. “In the two years they lived there, I saw them maybe two days,” he told Metro. Mohamed said he’d never heard noises from the house, but the police had visited the home at least once before. The weed-infested backyard shows no signs of children’s playthings or activity. The names of the accused cannot be released to protect the identities of the children. A third child, a boy, was unharmed and is in foster care.

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Man plowed snow on city street. Ticket dropped against Good Samaritan who used ATV Justice officials in Alberta have dropped a ticket issued to a Good Samaritan who used his ATV to plow snow off a city sidewalk. Jon Cooper, a 62-year-old chiropractor, had attached a plow to his quad to clear the path outside his office in St. Albert, north of Edmonton, on Jan. 8, 2011. He had been plowing the same walk, a route regularly used by seniors living in nearby complexes, for the past nine years. He got stuck in the snow and his son, Dan Cooper, pulled up in his truck to help his father out. RCMP got involved because using an ATV on a city street is prohibited. The situation escalated into a scuffle with the officers. When it was over, the father was given a $250 fine and the son was charged with two counts of obstructing a peace officer. Those charges were also stayed in court earlier this week. A spokeswoman with the justice department said it was not in the public’s interest to continue the prosecution. RCMP did not return phone calls seeking comment. Jon Cooper said Wednesday the family plans to file a lawsuit against the RCMP. “They’re trying to make amends, which is good. But it’s too bad we had to go through what we had to go through.” He added the family has spent nearly $30,000 in court costs fighting the ticket and criminal charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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So a wildfire walks into a bar ... Alec Stratford, community capacity builder with EPS’s 118 Avenue Neighbourhood Empowerment Team, shows off one of the “dear john” signs at the campaign launch in April. METRO FILE

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Alberta Avenue residents are ready to wave goodbye to “dear john.” The police initiative saw large signs showcasing community-written letters to johns placed along 118 Avenue from April 25 to May 30, discouraging sexual exploitation and raising public awareness.

“The overall perception in the community is that the campaign significantly reduced prostitution-related activity on the avenue,” said EPS Const. Kurtis Hauptman. That indication came from a public survey conducted by EPS’s 118 Avenue Neighbourhood Empowerment Team. “Seventy-five per cent said the campaign had a major impact on deterring sexual exploitation in the community, which we were pretty pleased with,” said Alec Stratford, NET community capacity builder. There are a number of factors though, said Hauptman, such as weather, as well as the three approaches of enforcing, deterring and educating.

If crime is deterred, there will be less to report, but if there is education on how to report, reports will increase, Hauptman explained. “And they did go up,” he said. “We don’t want to inflate it and make it sound better than it is. “(But) it was a problem that needed to be talked about in order to find the solution.” Stratford said it’s too soon to know if the campaign will return to 118 Avenue, but talks are underway about moving the signs to a community in the west end.

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An Edmonton teacher whose suspension stirred a national debate over whether students should be given zeros says he worries for a second teacher going down the same road. Lynden Dorval said Wednesday he has counselled colleague Mike Tachynski to avoid getting suspended as well. He said it wouldn’t do more to further the cause. “But he’s adamant,” said Dorval. “He’s very unhappy with how things are going at school.” Dorval, 61, was suspended a month ago from Ross Sheppard High School for refusing for more than a year to stop handing out zeros for assignments that hadn’t been completed. On Tuesday, Tachynski, a 34-year-old science teacher at the same school, told Edmonton Public School Board trustees that he, too, has been handing

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Pressure on province to list leaks in plan Pipeline concerns. Residents worry monitoring will end with the end of spill cleanup The Alberta government is coming under pressure to include pipeline leaks in the “worldclass” environmental-monitoring system it is developing, with people living near a recent

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pipelines that would move oilsands product. An independent committee is designing how the impacts of Alberta’s booming economy should be measured, both in the oilsands region and throughout the province. That committee is expected to report June 30. The province already has stringent requirements for spill cleanup and remediation, said spokesman Dave Ealey. the canadian press

Crews prepare a boom on the Gleniffer reservoir to stop oil from a pipeline leak near Sundre, Alta., on Friday, June 8. Jeff McIntosh/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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ernor is bringing forward these changes.” Family members indicated every bone in Nabb’s face was broken during the attack. She has returned to Calgary to recover. Inquiries for an update on her condition were not returned Wednesday. Follow Jeremy Nolais on Twitter @Metro_Nolais

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RCMP have a man in custody and another is in stable condition after an assault with a weapon in the community of Edson. Around 8 p.m. Monday, RCMP were called to an assault with a weapon at a local restaurant where a man was seriously injured in an altercation. He underwent emergency surgery and is currently in stable condition. Charges have yet to be laid. metro

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Teacher showed his students vile body-parts case video Caution: Disturbing content. High school swiftly suspends man, but students defend him, saying they asked him to play it A teacher has been suspended by a Montreal school for showing Grade 10 students the infamous video that shows a killing allegedly committed by Luka Rocco Magnotta. The teacher showed the students the grotesque scenes on June 4 and was immediately suspended that afternoon — with pay. The video is so disturbing Reality

“For sure, at the beginning I found it tough. But I wasn’t traumatized or anything. We see so much these days on TV.” Maude Aubin-Boivin, 17

that even seasoned detectives who watched it were troubled by the contents, Montreal police say. Staff at Cavelier-De LaSalle High School in Montreal’s west end say they quickly informed the students that a team of psychologists was available to deal with any problems from watching the video. “We condemn with one voice the actions of the teacher,” the school board said Wednesday. “The incident is being taken very seriously.” Students are defending the popular young teacher — who one described as being in his 20s. Another student said it was the kids who asked him to play the video. She said the teacher was hesitant. A few children in the class also objected. “He’s a very good teacher,” declared 17-yearold Maude Aubin-Boivin, adding: “Honestly, his courses are super fun. He’s a teacher who knows his job.” the canadian press

Police confirm it

DNA shows Lin’s body parts were mailed to B.C. Montreal police said Wednesday that DNA results have confirmed the two body parts mailed to Vancouver last week belong to student Jun Lin. Luka Rocco Magnotta, a porn actor, is suspected of killing and dismembering Lin before sending some of his body parts to Canadian political parties and schools. In Berlin, a court has ordered Magnotta to be held in pre-extradition custody as his likely return to Canada edges closer. Magnotta, 29, fled to Europe and was captured at an Internet café in Berlin. He has said he won’t fight extradition. Students speak to reporters at Cavelier-De LaSalle High School Wednesday. ryan remiorz/the canadian press

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Sad relatives demand ban on handguns Gun control advocates took aim at handguns Wednesday, calling for a national ban of the weapons they said are used only for violence. Relatives of a Toronto man killed in a double shooting four years ago urged the Harper government to shift from defending long guns — the focus of a heated political and now legal battle — to tackling what they consider “a weapon of war.”

Family members of Oliver Martin, who died at 25, said there is no reason for anyone to carry handguns, arguing that unlike long guns, the smaller firearms serve no legitimate purpose. “No one should have the right to own a handgun except the police,” said Susan Martin, speaking at a news conference on the anniversary of her son’s death. “Handguns are easy to

hide and are used, with few exceptions, for one purpose only: to wound or kill someone,” she said. Martin and his friend Dylan Ellis, 26, were shot dead in a parked SUV in Toronto’s entertainment district on June 13, 2008. The killing has so far remained unsolved. A deadly shooting rampage at Toronto’s Eaton Centre this month once again

cast a spotlight on gun violence in the city, and several officials joined in on Wednesday’s call for a crackdown on firearms. Counc. Adam Vaughan said plans to improve public safety — including a proposal to outlaw the sale, storage and use of munitions in Toronto — were under discussion before the attack that killed two people and injured five others. Tsunami fallout

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“I wish we didn’t need a recent example to convince anybody that action is needed,” he said. “There is no rational reason to have a bullet in a crowded city, a friendly neighbourhood or a shopping mall,” he said. Handguns are considered restricted or prohibited weapons under current federal law, meaning they must be registered by their owner. Single mom

Japanese school gets its wayward basketball back

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A basketball washed away in last year’s tsunami has been reunited with students at a school in Japan. The basketball was found on a beach near Craig, Alaska. It had the words “Kesen chu,” short for Kesennuma Middle School, printed on it. Alaskans sent back the ball with words of encouragement for the Japanese students, half of whom are in temporary housing.

A social media experiment in Sweden raised eyebrows around the world when one of the curators made offensive comments about Jews. A 27-year-old Swedish blogger, who describes herself as “a single and low-educated mother,” took over as the main curator of @Sweden this week and quickly found herself in the middle of a controversy over some of her tweets. The @Sweden Twitter project is an initiative by

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Anyone looking to purchase one must also obtain a licence. Many have sought to get rid of them altogether, including a 2005 bid by thenLiberal leader Paul Martin. Toronto cracked down on shooting ranges under former mayor David Miller, who then launched an unsuccessful petition to prohibit handguns across the country. the canadian press

the Swedish Institute and VisitSweden to get people interested in all things Swedish. In between Sonja Abrahamsson’s musings about her life, she posted a series of tweets about Jewish people. In one, she wrote: “Whats the fuzz with jews. You can’t even see if a person is a jew, unless you see their penises, and even if you do, you can’t be sure!?” Another tweet read: “@Sweden June 12, 2012 12:43 In nazi German they even had to sew stars on their sleeves. If they didn’t, they could never now who was a jew and who was not a jew.” torstar news service

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Zimbabwe. Missing diamond funds heighten political tensions The Zimbabwe prime minister’s party said Wednesday it can’t pay the military until revenues from the nation’s eastern diamond fields, largely sealed off by troops, reach state coffers. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party said the finance ministry it controls in the coalition government isn’t receiving money promised from diamond sales. The national treasury “is yet to receive a cent” from the biggest mining company that is staffed by former military and security officials, the Movement for Democratic Change said. The defence ministry has said it needs cash for soldiers who are going hungry and to fund a recruitment drive for an additional 5,000 men. Defence officials loyal to President Robert Mugabe have threatened violence, the MDC said. Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to send army generals to the finance ministry to force Minister Tendai Biti to Guantanamo

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meet the military’s demands, it said. Top military commanders have repeatedly refused to salute Tsvangirai. In the latest statement of defiance, a third general last month repeated that the military would not allow politicians who did not fight in the bush war that led to independence in 1980 to take over the reins of power, even if they win elections proposed early next year. Human rights groups accuse the military and police of being at the forefront of political violence and intimidation surrounding disputed elections in 2008 that led to the formation of the troubled power-sharing coalition. the associated press

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9-11 ‘mastermind’ may wear military clothing at trial

Somali capital experiencing rare stretch of peace

The man who has called himself the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks is seeking to wear military-style clothing at his upcoming war crimes trial in Guantanamo, one of his attorneys said Wednesday. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has asked to wear a camouflage field jacket and camouflage turban with traditional Pakistani clothing as he goes on trial at the U.S. base in Cuba on charges that include murder and terrorism.

Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World’s Most Dangerous City. The seaside Somali capital is enjoying a peace that, except for the occasional attack, has lasted the better part of a year. Somalis who fled decades of war are coming back, as are UN workers who long operated out of Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. Embassies are reopening and a U.S. assistant secretary of state visited on Sunday. the associated press

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Berlin. Dead Nazi’s lawyer files medical complaint John Demjanjuk’s attorney has filed a complaint with Bavarian prosecutors claiming that pain medication administered to the former Ohio auto-worker helped lead to his death as he awaited an appeal of his conviction on Nazi war crimes. In a 12-page complaint obtained by the Associated Press, attorney Ulrich Busch asks prosecutors in Rosenheim to open an investigation of five doctors and a nurse on suspicion of manslaughter and causing bodily harm. Demjanjuk was convicted

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by a Munich court in May 2011 on 28,060 counts of being an accessory to murder. He was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released pending an appeal. He died a free man. the associated press

Wave of bombs kill, wound Iraqi Shiites Religious tensions. Sunni insurgents suspected in mass bombing targeting people on annual pilgrimage A co-ordinated wave of car bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and several other cities Wednesday, killing at least 66 people and wounding more than 200 in one of the deadliest days in Iraq since U.S. troops withdrew from the country. The bloodshed comes against a backdrop of political divisions that have raised tensions and threatened to provoke a new round of the violence that once pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of Sunni insurgents who frequently target Shiites in Iraq. Wednesday’s blasts were the third this week targeting the annual pilgrimage that sees hundreds of thousands of Shiites converge on a goldendomed shrine in Baghdad’s northern neighbourhood of Kazimiyah to commemorate the eighth century death of a revered Shiite saint, Imam Moussa al-Kadhim. The commemoration culminates on Saturday. Puddles of blood and shards of metal clogged a drainage ditch at the site of one of the bombings in the city of Hillah, where hours before pilgrims had been marching. Soldiers and onlookers wandered near the charred remains of the car that had exploded and ripped gaping holes in nearby shops. Most of the 16 separate explosions that rocked the country targeted Shiite pilgrims in

The scene of a car-bomb attack in the Karrada neighbourhood of Baghdad on Wednesday. Karim Kadim/the associated press

five cities, but two hit offices of political parties linked to Iraq’s Kurdish minority in the tense north. Authorities had tightened security ahead of the pilgrimage, including a blockade of the mainly Sunni area of Azamiyah, which is near the twin-domed Shiite shrine. According to accounts compiled by police and health officials in the targeted areas, the first bomb struck a procession at around 5 a.m. in the town of Taji, north of Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding two others. That was followed by four more morning blasts that hit other groups of pilgrims across the capital, killing 25 people and wounding more than 70. South of Baghdad, two car bombs exploded minutes apart at dawn in the centre

of the mainly Shiite city of Hillah, killing 21 people and wounding 53, according to two police officers and one health worker. A parked car bomb also exploded near a group of pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 90 kilometres south of Baghdad, at about 8 a.m., killing two people and wounding 22 others. In the Shiite town of Balad, 80 kilometres north of Baghdad, two nearly simultaneous car bombs killed seven pilgrims and wounded 34. Explosions also targeted Iraqi Kurds in the north. The overall toll made it the deadliest day in Iraq since Jan. 5, when a wave of bombings targeting Shiites killed 78 people in Baghdad and outside the southern city of Nasiriyah.

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Political divisions in Iraq have deepened, paralyzing the country since the Americans withdrew all combat troops in mid-December. • Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been accused of trying to monopolize power. • Tensions spiked after VicePresident Tariq al-Hashemi — the highest-ranking Sunni in Iraq’s leadership — was charged with running death squads. • The political stagnation has set back hopes for stability in Iraq and stalled efforts to rebuild the country after eight years of U.S. occupation.

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U.S. military tactic opposed: Survey The Obama administration’s increasing use of unmanned drone strikes to kill terror suspects is widely opposed around the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey on the U.S. image abroad. In 17 out of 21 countries surveyed, more than half of the people disapproved of U.S. drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, Pew said Wednesday. the associated press

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Rae won’t run for Liberal leadership Parliament Hill. Party race now seems wide open as interim chief steps aside Bob Rae won’t seek the permanent leadership of the federal Liberals because it’s better for the party, the interim leader said Wednesday, setting the stage for a wide-open race and renewing the tantalizing pros-

pect of a Justin Trudeau candidacy. Sources say the 63-year-old Rae — who will stay on as interim leader until a replacement is chosen — decided against running primarily because, despite popularity among caucus members, he still doesn’t have the broad support of the party’s rank and file. “It hasn’t been an easy decision, (but) it’s a decision I feel very comfortable with,” Rae said after breaking the news to

his caucus behind closed doors. “For me, it was a question of deciding how I could do the best thing for the health of the Liberal party.” Rae’s controversial tenure as Ontario NDP premier from 1990 to 1995 — marred by a deep recession, broken campaign promises and acrimonious relations with the province’s unions — has long been cited as one of the principal reasons he struggled to win Liberal support. the canadian press

Free-for-all • Many are looking to Justin

Trudeau to save the party, but Trudeau has said he’s not interested in running.

• MPs Marc Garneau (Que.),

David McGuinty (Ont.), Joyce Murray (B.C.) and Dominic LeBlanc (N.B.) are said to be thinking about running.

Liberal interim leader Bob Rae speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Wednesday. Sean Kilpatrick/the canadian press

Trafficking ring. Mother of alleged victim recalls daughter’s horror

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The mother of an alleged victim in an Ottawa human-trafficking case says her daughter is terrified. The girl was robbed, beaten up, held for hours, forced into an encounter with a john and threatened repeatedly with having her throat slit, she said. The woman, whose name cannot be published so as not to identify her daughter, said she confronted one of the suspected teen pimps and her mother to retrieve her daughter’s belongings “and get her power back.” “She beat my daughter mercilessly in the face and the nose, kept punching her over and over again,” she alleged of one of the accused. Two 15-year-old girls have been charged in connection with the case. A third suspect, aged 17, is still being sought. Police say they lured three girls from the ages of 13 to 17 to a home by posting messages on social-media websites. The three victims were then allegedly forced to go to another location and perform sexual acts on men. The alleged victim’s mother, who said her daughter was held for hours but escaped, is upset that the third suspect has not been found and that police are unable to release her name publicly in order to locate her.

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15-year-old in custody A 15-year-old girl charged in connection with the Ottawa human-trafficking and prostitution ring has been remanded in custody after a brief court appearance Wednesday. The girl was formally charged with 18 counts in connection with three incidents involving three victims. The charges include human trafficking, abduction and sexual assault. She will be back in court Monday to have a date set for a bail hearing. THE CANADIAN PRESS “My daughter was terrified. She blocked the door with chairs and said, ‘They’re going to come back and slit my throat.’ You have no idea of the terror,” she said. The daughter is apparently afraid of retribution after her mother contacted police and confronted the accused teen’s mother. The girl’s belongings were found in two of the accused girls’ homes, her mother said. Jessica Smith/metro in ottawa proposed — to reduce greenhouse gases. It found that Canada is on track to achieve only half of its 2020 target to reduce greenhouse gases by 17 per cent below 2005 levels. “Canada will not achieve its 2020 GHG emissionsreduction target unless significant new, additional measures are taken,” the report said. In order to actually meet the target, Ottawa would have to take the lead, collaborate closely with provinces and introduce significant new measures to curtail emissions, especially in Alberta, the report concluded. the canadian press

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The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to hand down a 30-year sentence to Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, who was convicted of conscripting child soldiers.

Ten passengers are suing JetBlue over a flight during which a pilot had to be physically restrained after screaming about religion and terrorism. They claim the airline was “grossly negligent” in allowing him to fly.

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Tymoshenko’s daughter wants pressure increased Eugenia Tymoshenko, the daughter of Ukraine’s imprisoned former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, told German justice ministers Wednesday that European and other Western nations

Eugenia Tymoshenko Nigel Treblin/The Associated Press

should increase pressure on the government in Kiev over her mother’s case. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Egypt’s government extended the powers of military police and intelligence agents Wednesday to allow them to arrest civilians for a wide range of offences, just days before the presidential runoff. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Syria conducting scorched-earth campaign in rebel areas: Amnesty Terrorizing towns. New report says brutal attacks by government forces are part of a ‘deliberate policy’ Syrian forces and militias dragged men from their homes, executing them and burning their bodies as their families watched — a campaign to terrorize the residents of towns believed to shelter rebels, Amnesty International charged in a report released Wednesday. The report by the London-based rights group said Syrian forces were engaging in a scorched-earth policy in some areas, killing some civilians and torturing others, shooting livestock and burning crops and houses in rebel-held areas. Amnesty said the attacks appeared to increase as the 15-month uprising has transformed into an armed conflict between rebels and

Syrian forces. The group said it based its information on more than 200 interviews with residents in 23 Syrian towns and villages over six weeks, starting in mid-April. Amnesty said it also documented incidents of rebels kidnapping and killing captured soldiers and progovernment thugs, known as “shabiha,” but said the vast majority of abuses were committed by government forces and their allies. “The frequency and brutality of government reprisals against towns and villages supportive of the opposition has escalated, in an apparent bid to punish the inhabitants ... and to frighten them into submission,” the report said. “The scale of the attacks, and the manner in which they were carried out, indicates that such crimes were perpetrated as part of a deliberate policy,” it said. In one incident, an Amnesty researcher saw Syrian

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Nik Wallenda: High & mighty King of the High Wire. On eve of attempt to cross Niagara Falls, the skywalker talks about faith, family what’s next Kathy Ullyott

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When he was 18, Nik Wallenda had his heart set on becoming a pediatrician. But just one year later, his family, the legendary Flying Wallendas, was offered a once-in-a-generation opportunity: To re-enact the family’s signature stunt, a three-tier, seven-person pyramid on a wire eight metres above the ground. In 1962, the pyramid had collapsed during a show in Detroit and killed two family

members, paralyzing another. Nik was in. And after the triumphant re-creation of the act in 1998, his path was set — on a cable just two fingers wide. This Friday the King of the High Wire will attempt to make history again by walking a wire across the thundering cataract of the Horseshoe Falls. We asked this very public man about some very private moments.

pushups if you miss a catch. Or catch it with your left hand only. I don’t spend as much time with my kids as I’d like, so I try to be creative that way. Mentally, I don’t meditate but I spend a lot of time praying, which is a kind of meditation. I’m a bornagain Christian, so I pray, I talk to God a lot.

How are you preparing physically as well as mentally for the Niagara Falls skywalk? I don’t have a regular regimen; my workout changes every day depending on my schedule. I always walk several wires and I try to relax and rest. I also try to work in physical activity with my family — we’ll play Frisbee, say, where you have to do 10

Do you think that religion, or belief in a higher power, is necessary for someone in your line of work? Well, I can say there’s no way I would do it without it.

Have you ever had a supernatural experience, on or off the wire? I wouldn’t say so, no. But I do believe that I’m surrounded by guardian angels at all times, whether I’m walking a wire or walking down the street. What is your greatest dream for your children (Yanni, 14, Amadaos, 11, and Evita, 9)? That they achieve their goals and dreams. And I like to think that, as their father, I am inspiring them to do that. I love a challenge — in taking on Niagara Falls a lot of people said it can’t be done, it won’t be done. But when someone says to me something can’t be done,

that’s my cue to find a way. If there was one thing in your life you could go back and change, what would it be? Honestly, I wouldn’t change anything. Yes, I’ve had great successes and some failures. But the failures, the disappointments all contribute to what I am, where I am today. And I wouldn’t change that for anything. If you could have dinner with one historical figure and ask him/her anything you want, who would that be? That would have to be my great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda (who brought the family from Germany to America in 1928, and died in a fall from a wire in Puerto Rico in 1978). I was born in 1979 but he clearly was my inspiration. I’d love to ask him about our family, High in the sky

hear the family history, hear his amazing stories. But if you could ask him just one question? I’d ask him if he is proud. People tell me he would be honoured by what I’ve accomplished, but I’d love to ask him how he feels myself. What happens after Niagara Falls? I want to be a father and a husband for awhile. I’ve been consumed with this for six months — two years, really — and I really feel I’ve neglected my family. So I just want to spend time with them. On the web To view a live feed of the walk, go to metronews.ca

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Daredevil legacy honoured

Century- long ban broken

Nik Wallenda, 33, is a high-wire artist and acrobat. He hails from a family of daredevils and is a direct descendant of Karl Wallenda — founder of the Flying Wallendas.

Attempting to cross Niagara Falls on a high wire has been forbidden for the last 100 years. ABC is insisting that Wallenda wear a safety harness. metro

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The cost of the seven-tonne steel wire, installation, permits, security, travel and marketing is estimated at about $1.3 million. The TV deal with ABC will offset some of the cost. Randy Risling/TorStar news service; top Photo: Harry Scull Jr./the Buffalo News/The associated press

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Laying it on 1,800 feet of line Wallenda plans to start on the American side and walk 1,800 feet across the falls at 200 feet above the gorge bottom. If successful, he will be the first to cross over the brink of the famous falls. metro

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Parties wrangling ahead of omnibus-bill marathon ‘Omni-mess’. Voting unlikely to end political fight over Tory budget bill The tongue-in-cheek nickname for the omnibus Conservative budget bill is “the omni-mess” — an opposition sobriquet to describe 400-plus pages of legislation that make widespread changes to almost every facet of Canadian life. But the term has also been sneaking into the Tory vocabulary of late as the government finds itself running up against

unanticipated political fallout from the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, also known as Bill C-38. For the opposition parties, a marathon vote set to begin Wednesday night on more than 800 proposed amendments is an effort to prevent the government from sweeping the mess under the rug. The legislation hasn’t received the detailed study such enormous changes require, they argue. “We are facing a government that does not respect this institution,” said NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. “The reason we are elected

is to look at the laws carefully and they are refusing to allow us to have a serious look at this bill.” The government has insisted it needs each and every change contained in the bill in order to follow through on its promise to create jobs and keep the economy humming. “We live in a global economy and global events will affect us here, so we need to have the tools to continue to keep Canada strong,” said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. The government has refused repeated requests from opposition parties to break up the bill into more manageable

Winnipeg lab. Progress in potential treatment for deadly Ebola infection

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sections. “By refusing to compromise, the Conservatives are setting a dangerous precedent,” said Liberal House leader Marc Garneau. the canadian press

Canadian researchers are reporting a potential advance in the treatment of Ebola virus infection, one of the most deadly pathogens known to humankind. Researchers from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg are reporting that monkeys deliberately infected with Ebola were successfully saved with a cocktail of antibodies against the virus. Four of four monkeys given the treatment 24 hours after infection survived. And two of four monkeys treated 48 hours after infection also survived.

There currently is no vaccine and no treatment for Ebola, a viral hemorrhagic fever that causes sporadic, tragic outbreaks in countries in central Africa. This treatment isn’t ready for human use yet. And even if the work continues to look promising, hurdles will undoubtedly arise when attempts are made to translate findings in the lab to a usable therapy in the field. Still, these results are creating optimism that a tool with which to combat Ebola outbreaks may be on the horizon. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Scouts chief raps policy on gays A high-profile member of the Boy Scouts of America’s governing board says he doesn’t support the Scouts’ policy of excluding gays and will work from within to seek a change. Ernst & Young CEO James Turley, whose giant accounting firm has welcomed gays and lesbians in its own work force, becomes the first member

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of the Scouts’ executive $17-million case board known to publicly disapprove of the policy. “I support the meaningful work of the Boy Scouts in preparing young people for adventure, leadership, A federal judge in Ohio has learning and service,” Tursentenced a man to six and ley said. a half years in prison for “However the memberdefrauding fellow Amish in ship policy is not one I 29 states out of nearly would personally endorse.” $17 million. The Boy Scouts reMonroe Beachy, 78, sponded Wednesday, saying: pleaded guilty to mail fraud “We believe that good in a scheme the government people can personally dissays defrauded nearly 2,700 agree on this topic and still people and entities. B:6.61” work together.” Beachy is a member of an the associated press T:6.61” Amish church about 96 kilo-

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metres south of Cleveland where he operated an investment business that filed for bankruptcy protection two years ago. Investigators say Beachy promised to put the investors’ money into safer securities. But instead he used it for higher-risk investments. It’s uncommon for the Amish to take their disputes public. The deeply traditional religious group shuns most modern advances, including electrical appliances. the associated press

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using maps and a compass, staying in tents or caves overnight. He told authorities that after his father died in August, 2011, he buried him in the forest and then walked five days north before ending up in Berlin, and showed up at city hall. Police released a photo of Ray on Wednesday. “We have checked his DNA against all missing person reports and sent the data to Interpol so they can check it internationally,” Neuendorf said. the associated press

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Papal envoy backs bishops over birth control Religious liberty fight. ‘Delicate’ approach needed in context of presidential election, ambassador says The pope’s U.S. ambassador praised American bishops Wednesday for confronting the American government over religious liberty issues, including resisting the man-

date from President Barack Obama’s administration that health insurance cover birth control. Archbishop Carlo Vigano, the papal nuncio based in Washington, noted such advocacy required a “delicate” approach in the context of a presidential election. But Vigano said the concerns were so worrisome that bishops had to act. “It goes without saying that the Catholic Church in the United States is living in a

particularly challenging period of its history,” Vigano told an Atlanta meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Of course, I am thinking of the whole question of freedom of religion and of conscience.” The national gathering is the bishops’ first since dioceses filed a dozen lawsuits against an Obama administration mandate that most employers provide health insurance covering birth control. The rule generally exempts houses of worship,

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Pickton inquiry. Probe finds no evidence of harassment at commission An investigation into claims of sexual harassment within the offices of the Robert Pickton inquiry found no evidence to corroborate what remain anonymous allegations published in the media, says a report by the lawyer who conducted the probe. The National Post newspaper published a story in April that relied on anonymous sources who alleged they were sexually harassed while working at the commission. The article prompted commissioner Wally Oppal to appoint an independent lawyer, Delayne Sartison, to look into the allegations. In the meantime, the commission’s executive director, John Boddie, took a paid leave of absence

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Mouthing off. Rob Lowe gets flack online for ‘hellhole Winnipeg’ rant It seems hell hath no fury like a city that’s been called a “hellhole” by a second tier Hollywood actor. Rob Lowe, in Winnipeg to shoot a made-for-TV movie, has stirred up anger after writing a message on Twitter Tuesday night that ended with the hashtag “#Trappedinahellhole.” Lowe was complaining about how he was watching the NBA playoffs on TV when the station interrupted the game for coverage of municipal elections. However, there were no municipal elections in Manitoba Tuesday — Lowe was likely watching a TV station based across the border in Grand Forks, N.D. Winnipeg residents quickly fired back on Twitter, calling Lowe a jerk, a schmuck and other names. “You can leave any time,” wrote Ken Johnston. “Feel free to leave the hell hole. I’m sure another great thespian could take your role,” wrote Scott Cawson. The apparent jab came as a disappointment to Liz Peters, a Lowe fan who managed to

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The dog didn’t do it, police say A western Pennsylvania man who blamed his dog for causing an apartment fire has been jailed on charges that he set the blaze himself. Cresson Township police have charged 58-year-old John Saparo with setting the fire, though police have yet to specify how. Police did say they’ve determined the fire didn’t start the way Saparo claimed. He told officers he was cleaning and had several fans running when his dog knocked one over which, somehow, started the fire.

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get a picture with the star outside his hotel last week. Lowe seemed quite happy and had no complaints, she said. Lowe was on the sitcom Parks and Recreation and also a former star of The West Wing. He’s in Winnipeg to work on a made-forTV movie about the trial of Casey Anthony, a Florida mother who was acquitted in the death of her daughter.

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Police have arrested two women in their early 20s after a bag of barbeque chips and a swath of fabric was stolen from a Saanich garage. Cops found a residential garage door was open and located the suspects. Metro

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“It is quiet here this morning but life has not returned to normal. We live in fear every day and night.” San Shwe, a resident recounting unconfirmed rumours that authorities had seized weapons caches from Muslim villagers.

in coastal Rakhine state has caused at least 21 deaths and more than 1,600 homes have been torched in some of the worst sectarian unrest recorded in Myanmar in years.

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Islamist riots. Tunisia leaders condemn extremists after attacks Tunisia’s leaders on Wednesday condemned extremists after days of riots by radical Islamists left one man dead, injured 62 security personnel and led to more than 160 arrests. Ultraconservative Islamists known as Salafis attacked an art gallery Sunday in a Tunis suburb for an exhibition they said insulted Islam. After security forces dispersed them with tear gas, gangs attacked police stations around the country over the next few days. The Associated Press

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Putin clamps down hard on opposition as protests continue Russia. Anti-corruption whistleblower and leftist leader summoned for interrogation; Putin frustrated over demos Two Russian opposition leaders were questioned by investigators on Wednesday, a day after they helped organize the largest protest against Vladimir Putin since his return to the presidency in May. Anti-corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny and leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov were questioned as part of an investigation into an earlier rally on May 6 that ended in fierce clashes between police and protesters. They were summoned for interrogation and had their apartments raided on the eve of Tuesday’s rally in what was seen as part of Kremlin efforts to discourage people from attending the anti-Putin

Protesters carry a banner “Russia Go Forward without Putin” as tens of thousands flooded Moscow streets Tuesday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/the associated press

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York and Vermont. Near the tropical lake were hints of four shallow ponds similar in size and depth to marshes on Earth. The findings were detailed in Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature. Titan is among the few bodies in the solar system with a dense atmosphere, but scientists have wrestled over the source of the thick blanket of nitrogen and methane. Methane gas in the atmosphere is constantly broken up by sunlight and falls to the surface where it is transported back to the poles, condensing to form lakes. Scientists do not believe this process is driving the presence of tropical lakes and ponds. Rather, they think there may be an underground source of methane that periodically vents to the surface to form the hydrocarbon bodies of liquid. the associated press

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Ugandan women go to highest court over maternal deaths Serious role. Decision in favour of the women would shame government More than 100 women die during childbirth each week in Uganda, a heartbreaking statistic that has energized activists to go to the Supreme Court in a bid to force the government to put more resources toward maternal health care to prevent the wave of deaths. The activists say they want the country’s top judges to declare that women’s rights are violated when they die in childbirth, the kind of statement a lower court declined to give last week. In rejecting the petition, the constitutional court said the matter was for the country’s political leaders to handle. The country’s top judges have a serious role to play:

Women walk out of court in Kampala, Uganda, earlier this month after losing a case against the government over maternal deaths during childbirth. Stephen Wandera/the associated press

A declaration favouring the activists would shame the government into action that drastically reduces mortality among childbearing women

in Uganda, activists say. “All we want is a declaration that when women die during childbirth it is a violation of their rights,” said Noor Musisi of the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development, a Kampalabased group that is championing the legal push. The groups presented the bid to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Uganda loses 16 women in childbirth daily, a figure some activists boldly emphasize on placards during regular marches in the streets of the Ugandan capital. Most of these deaths happen in villages where bad roads and poverty make it difficult for women to reach health centres. Even when they get there, some say, the available care is poor. The case now before the Supreme Court is supported by more than 50 civil society organizations.

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Canada being hit by Dutch Disease: Report Economic analysis. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development traces the steep decline of manufacturing The OECD is weighing in on the controversy surrounding whether Canada is suffering from an economic condition known as Dutch Disease, and it’s qualified answer is yes. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warns in a report released Wednesday that the run-up in commodity prices is leading to an uneven economy in Canada. Resource-rich provinces such as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland have prospered, while others have fallen behind, in part because a commodity boom has strengthened the Canadian dollar, hurting exchangesensitive sectors such as manufacturing and tourism.

The analysis mirrors that of NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, who has been accused of pitting regions against each other for political purposes. • Last month, the Pembina Institute said what it called “oilsands fever” has spread benefits unevenly across the country and could be hiding economic turmoil down the road. • A second report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute argued that all provinces benefit from the commodity boom.

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Housing. Canadian home prices down in 1st quarter Canadian housing market conditions have cooled slightly, with prices down nearly two per cent in the first-quarter, but the country continues to outperform other developed nations, according to a new Scotiabank real estate report. The latest Scotiabank Global Real Estate Trends report released Wednesday found that the inflation-adjusted national average home price fell by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

That compared with a 1.3 inflation-adjusted year-overyear gain in the fourth quarter of 2011. Canada’s housing market remains an outperformer among developed nations, but conditions have cooled here as well, according to Scotiabank economist Adrienne Warren. “Price trends are relatively steady in the majority of local markets, though a few, notably Toronto, continue to report strong appreciation,” Warren writes in the report, released Wednesday. the canadian press

Trade. Minister denounces protectionism as job killer Free and open trade, rather than protectionism, is the best way to secure a global recovery and create jobs, International Trade Minister Ed Fast told a Montreal economic conference Wednesday. In a speech to the International Economic Forum of the Americas, Fast said Canada must improve its access to growing markets around the world, particularly in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Canada’s government also hopes to conclude

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how I learned to stop worrying and love the game North Americans have finally accepted the Beautiful Game. When I watched my first World Cup in John Mazerolle 1990, people condemned soccer metronews.ca/hesays as boring and unmanly and just generally this European thing we didn’t understand, like men in beach thongs. Now, as the Euro plays out, even those who don’t love it have come to accept its value. It’s like when a passively xenophobic guy in a small town meets his first immigrant. “Hey,” he says, “that soccer guy is all right.” Soccer and I got off to rocky start. I remember watching 22 years ago and thinking that each game had the same excitement level as CPAC. But then there would be Stop the excitement! a long pass, the announcer’s voice would rise and, at long “I thought maybe there last, the cry known around the was an applause meter world would ring out across the Offside! that let refs know when continents: My understanding of the the game was getting rule then was that whenever anything exciting was about too interesting.” to happen, the whistle would blow. I thought maybe there was an applause meter that let refs know when the game was getting too interesting. I also had a problem with diving — not that players did it, but that they were so bad at it. Soccer players are terrible actors. A player will collapse to the pitch like he’s stepped on a land mine, even though replays show the opposing player had only made eye contact. That I can accept, but the game loses me when the diver rolls back and forth like he’s kneading a patch of dough. No truly injured person in the history of the world has ever rolled back and forth violently. Nobody who’s been in a car accident thinks, “Better roll it out.” And of course I hated hooligans. Even hated the name, which makes the most despicable people in the world sound like loveable scamps. But I’ve since come around, if only because North America knows how to screw up their sports, too. If I still find the occasional soccer game boring, I need only think of what it was like to watch this year’s NHL playoffs, which in the final two rounds were an amazing display of shot-blocking, icings and offsides that the world had not witnessed the likes of since mid-January. If I consider diving unsportsmanlike, I can think of how many people shrug off baseball players cheating their way right into the record books. And if I wish to condemn rioters and thugs (and I do), I can also note how often North American sporting events seem to be celebrated with the ceremonial Burning of the Cars. So now when the World Cup and the Euro roll around, I latch on to a team or two and drink in the colourful costumes, bicycle kicks, celebration runs and the rising crescendo of the soccer chant. Frankly, any sport that can get 80,000 fans in one place without any of them singing YMCA is all right by me.

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Portugal wins, Russian fans rage A Portugal fan enjoys the pre-game atmosphere during a Euro 2012 match between Denmark and Portugal at Arena Lviv on Wednesday in Lviv, Ukraine. Portugal went on to beat Denmark 3-2. But the tournament has not been without its fair share of controversy. Russia could be deducted six points in its qualifying group for the next European Championship if its fans turn violent

again at Euro 2012. UEFA fined the Russian soccer association $150,000 US on Wednesday because its fans attacked stadium stewards at a match last week in Poland. UEFA also gave the federation a suspended six-point deduction for a repeat offence. Within hours of the announcement, UEFA charged Russia with further offences relating to its fans’ behaviour inside the National Stadium during the match against Poland on Tuesday in Warsaw. Russian fans were also filmed fighting with stadium staff in Wroclaw after a 4-1 win last Friday.

• Topless Internet photos of Jelena Miksa, a clerk at the culture ministry, and a female family member have been a hit on social networks and local media as they celebrated Croatia’s 3-1 victory over Ireland on Sunday in Poznan, Poland. • The women said they did it in support of the team.

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It’s been referred to as Sesame Street for grown-ups with its raunchy humour, swearing and sex scenes. Avenue Q is the Tony award winner that satirically explores the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. “This was our kind of musical; we like to push the envelope” says Nicole English, co-artistic director for Two OneWay Tickets to Broadway Productions. Consisting of three human characters and 11 puppets, the characters interact just like you would see on Sesame Street. However, these characters are young adults facing real-world adult situations. All the action goes down (quite literally in some cases) on Avenue Q: a fictional street in an outer borough of New York City. The story focuses on Princeton, a recent college graduate who’s just moved into a new apartment. There he meets his neighbours including a kindergarten teaching assistant, an uptight banker, a grumpy, porn surfing recluse, and the cabaret singing lady affectionately known as Lucy the Slut. Bringing the puppet ensemble together are the human characters of the production. A

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crew that wasn’t exactly familiar with puppetry when they first got the idea to do Avenue Q. “Puppetry is an art form we weren’t used to and part of the prep was to bring in Andrew McDonald for a Jim Henson crash course in puppetry,” says

English, who adds her biggest challenge off-stage now is to break out of character. “I’ll ask for a lighting change and realize I used my puppet voice. They really do take a life of their own.” The show stealers are the of-

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play,” Mazzara said. “I’m like the dungeonmaster, I’m the game master and the guy who says, ‘Look out! I’m going to get you.’” The Canadian Press

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“I have three passions I have had my entire life that are coming together in this unique project: comic books, TV and horror films,” said Glen Mazzara, the showrunner and executive producer in a speech at the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday. But Mazzara’s passions have never met with the approval from family, friends or teachers throughout his life “My personal experience is anything I’ve been interested in as an adult or interested in as a child, an adult comes in and shuts it down and says it’s not worthy. It’s been a puzzle I’ve been dealing with my whole life.” Mazzara admits he is surprised by the success of the show, which is based on the long-running comic book of the same name. It is shown in 122 countries to huge ratings and has created a cottage industry with video games, action figures, board games and even playing cards. “I feel that The Walking Dead is a success all around the world because it is the most basic, childish game you can play,” he explained. “It’s the game of ‘chase,’ the game of ‘I’m going to get you,’ which is really just an advancement of ‘peekaboo.’” Mazzara is revealing very little information about future seasons of The Walking Dead other than plans to keep the viewer engaged. “If I like this theory about keeping things in motion, keeping the audience on the edge of its seat — we’ll see how long people want to

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Colin Farrell fully embraces demands of starring role in Total Recall remake Summer blockbuster. Rising star and cast had a blast shooting sequel to 1990 sci-fi thriller in Toronto trevor parker

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As eager as he may be for audiences to enjoy his work in the upcoming big-budget Total Recall remake, Colin Farrell wants to state upfront that there’s one area in which his version wouldn’t dare to compete with the 1990 Schwarzenegger original: “I noticed a lack of one-line jokes,” he laughs. “No one does oneliners like Arnie!” The Recall update is set to be a more sober, serious take on the tale of an oblivious man in the near future who tampers with his memories and ends up uncovering a hidden past and personality. Farrell says he was at first reluctant to leap into a produc-

Colin Farrell stars in Columbia Pictures remake of Total Recall which opens in theatres August 3. Columbia pictures

tion that encompassed such a humongous scope, one that overran Toronto streets as well as occupying several cavernous soundstages at the city’s new Pinewood studio facility while shooting last year. “It was terrifying,” he admits. “I’ve been quite content creatively, over the last six or

seven years, doing films that were smaller in budgetary scale. It scares the s—t out of me, the idea of being in a really, really big film, it really does. “But I’m open to it. Initially, I responded to the script and I responded to the idea of a man named Quaid who just really

didn’t know who he was. It brings up the questions: What makes a person what they are? What makes us all? Can you reclaim, can you change? So meeting Len (Wiseman, director) and seeing his concept artwork and the world he was going to create … I came away from meeting him saying, ‘I’d

really love to do this, I hope I can!’” Actress Jessica Biel appears in the film as capable and sexy freedom fighter Melina. Of her role, Biel says, “Melina’s grown up very much this underground soldier, and this very strong, empowered person.” Farrell and Biel are chatting

with members of the media after a lengthy and particularly punishing day of staging Total Recall’s extensive zero-gravity simulations. The action saw the pair trussed up by wires and hung upside down for hours at a time while blasting away with futuristic firearms. “It’s actually so physically painful that there’s nothing to do but laugh,” Biel says. “You just get completely giddy and it gets to a point where you feel like your eyeballs are about to pop out. We’ve done our best to laugh through it.” Biel goes on to say that she had much more fun working on her fight scene with co-star Kate Beckinsale, who plays the villainous Lori. She found the scene interesting “because (Kate and I) never fight with women. You’re always fighting a monster or thug or something. You never fight a beautiful, sinewy long haired woman. I think it’ll look really cool and aggressive. The only issue that we had during the fight was that Kate’s hair kept getting stuck in my jacket!”

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With remakes of beloved titles hitting multiplexes on a seemingly weekly basis, it’s a tricky balancing act for those filmmakers to attract new fans as well as satisfying devotees of the source material. It’s a battle with which the director of the new Total Recall, Len Wiseman, is well aware: “It was a challenge. The Recall script came to me, out of the blue, and I was just taken by the direction that it went in. Of course, there’s going to be a side that says, ‘Why even do it if it’s going to be that much different?’ The other group says, ‘If there’s nothing new, nothing original, why bother?’ With all of that out there, I just very selfishly make the movie for myself, and hopefully other people like it.”

Wiseman’s Recall is certainly adopting a fresh perspective. Gone is the Mars setting of the first film, replaced by a divided earth and a massive tunnel between two nations, bored directly through the centre of the globe. Production designer Patrick Tatopoulos describes the two sides, with the United Federation of Britain, home of the ruling class, being “bright and clean, with beautiful misty skies. Everything is pristine. In New Asia, the hardscrabble home of lead character Quaid (played by Colin Farrell), Tatopoulos says, “It feels like old and new technology together. It’ll be really grungy. We shot with 350 (extras), so it really feels like a living city. The costumes are going to be outrageous.” As elaborate as the environment and visuals are, Wiseman hopes the core story of hunting for one’s identity will be his Recall’s most compelling aspect. “There’s a ton of action,” he says, “but action is completely dead if there’s no driving emotion or mystery behind it. What I love about this project the most, I love a mystery any-

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Total Recall marks the third occasion that Len Wiseman has directed his wife, actress Kate Beckinsale. “Kate’s been in action movies before, but never as the villain,” Wiseman says. “I love the idea.” For this Recall, Beckinsale appears as the duplicitous Lori, the role played by Sharon Stone in the 1990 original.

ways, but when the mystery is about the character himself. I’m always drawn to that, like The Fugitive, or Bourne or Blade Runner. Going through the action, there are puzzle pieces within; as Quaid is trying to find out the ultimate mystery, which is, ‘Who am I?’ That’s a big part of it, because otherwise it’s just a bunch of explosions and expensive effects.” Wiseman also stood fast against pressure to have Recall released in 3-D. “I’m not against 3-D. It just didn’t work with what kind of film I was trying to make.”

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time of the crash. Lohan’s employers, however, aren’t willing to look the other way. The producers of her new Elizabeth Taylor biopic for Lifetime, Liz & Dick, decided to stop taking chances and hired her a driver. “Lifetime will lose a ton of money if Lindsay doesn’t finish filming Liz and Dick, plus they don’t want anything to happen to her on their watch,” a source tells PerezHilton.com. “So it was decided it would be cheaper to get her a driver. This is a make-or-break moment for Lindsay.” Nice start, guys. But we recommend adding a special ops team, a creative pharmacist, a lazy river and the fluffiest basket of kittens L.A. has to offer if you truly want to contain this girl.

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Making a splash After months of cloud and rain, you may feel self-conscious when showing off your sun-deprived body for the first time. However, covering up with a drab or unflattering swimsuit isn’t going to help. Summer is your time to shine, so we picked the top eyecatching swimsuits that will ensure you make a jaw-dropping entrance, wherever you go. ROMINA MCGUINNESS romina.mcguinness@metro.lu

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of wine) and you thought modeling was easy money. Tsk!

A healthy start “I get up and exfoliate my back and neck and I wash with Panoxyl face wash — I use this twice daily because I have slightly oily skin.” He is human after all. Terry adds, “For breakfast I eat an English muffin with peanut butter (high in calories but filled with the same

monounsaturated fats as olive oil) followed by an apple or banana and a cup of decaffeinated green tea.”

Warm weather workout for summer “I try to hit all the muscle groups and recently I’ve been randomizing my workouts.” In layman’s terms that means short bursts of exercise per repetition, repeated ten times.

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Here’s the drill: Bicep curls with 35 pound dumbbells; leg presses with a weight of 280 or 290 pounds to feel the burn; 20 leg raises to 90 degrees and down The Pennsylvanian-born model says, “I drink plenty of water to avoid muscle cramps and I do the exercises for a maximum of two hours and a minimum of one hour.” Bear in mind that Terry goes to the gym four times a week and might just “pump out 50 push ups on a day.” Don’t we all?

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Buff and beach ready “I think sex sells for women also,” says model Matthew Terry. Of course he would say that, being one of the current Calvin Klein Bold Underwear Adonises. You’ll no doubt have borne witness to his seductive form in bright, ‘bold’ trunks stretched taut, abdominals gleaming, hair slicked back — the body perfect emissary of the global super brand. The poster boy continues: “Especially if a girl sees an ad for men’s underwear and she finds the model appealing, then maybe she’ll buy the product for her boyfriend.” I resist saying they want you and preferably without your pants on, seeing as he seems oblivious to the fact that he is the reason women swoon and men disdainfully stare at their turgid guts. However, the body and look that we so admire with either lust or envy is the result of an Olympian-esque training regime (aside from the odd glass

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Hit the abs “There are pieces of equipment that focus on the abdominals —personally I like the gym ball,” admits the 20-year-old. Here we go again: “Place your legs over the ball in a sit up position and get crunching. It hits your abdominals because of the angle and range at which you’re working. Try mixing it up with a twist to nail your oblique (side abdominals) muscles,” he enthuses.

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After 27 years as host of FashionTelevision, Jeanne Beker was presented with the 2012 Canadian Award of Distinction at this year’s Banff World Media Festival. Previous winners of the award include Howie Mandel, Eric McCormack and Kim Cattrall. “It’s sort of one of those awards where you sort of wonder, ‘Does this mean I’ve arrived or does this mean it’s time to leave?’” Beker said with a laugh during a recent interview. “It’s really humbling,” added the host of FashionTelevisionChannel, Canada’s first and only 24-hour channel dedicated to fashion, beauty and design. “I’m really surprised in some ways just because I can’t see the forest for the trees sometimes. I remember early days of my career where I had to fight hard for credibility because I didn’t always have it.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Her inspiration: “Lately my sartorial outlook is ‘less is more.’ I’m keeping it simple. Knits, jeans and booties are definitely my go-to look.” The Kit is a multi-platform beauty and fashion brand which includes, an interactive magazine and dynamic app, a website, Kit Chat — an e-Newsletter program, and a weekly newspaper section too! THE KIT PHOTOBLOGGER: STEPHANIE BORIDY, LECHEAPCESTCHIC.COM

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Everything old is new again in carpet trends Decor ideas. Faded, chopped and dyed carpets make for some pretty artful floors DESIGN CENTRE

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The look of handmade is everywhere in design and acts as a great juxtaposition to modern furnishings and art in a room. Without exception, the floors are the most ignored

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Vintage re-vamp

“Second-life rugs can be bleached for a sun-kissed romantic look or overdyed with rich saturated Andy Warhol-style acidic colours ...” part of any decor scheme. Why not add uniqueness to your space by adding a vintage rug? The world is full of old, tattered, outdated carpets and what better way to recycle than to reinvent them into something hip and attractive?

Saturated, over-dyed carpets create a modern look. These can add as much impact to the floors as art does to walls. Ryegrass Rug, $2,298 Anthropologie.com

Faded carpets take on a sun-bleached look for a soft worn look. Ottoman Vintage #14330 Rug, $180. eCarpetgallery.com

Colour-matched remnants of kilim carpets create a handmade and casual look for the floor. Patchwork Kilim Rug, $464 HomeSav.com

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bed-making process and why is this important? Why do we need three sheets? Curious Hello Curious! The three-sheet bed method is an older method that was used particularly when wool blankets were on the bed and these items were rough against the skin. The third sheet covers the blanket and gets tucked

in just like all of the other sheets on the bed. This third sheet made the bed softer and nicer so that you didn’t feel the rough wool against your skin, and more importantly you didn’t dirty the wool blanket, as washing it was very difficult. If the bed had a duvet, it was then folded in a “threefold” at the end of the bed and only used on very cold nights.

Although not common today, when you see a bed made in this fashion, and sleep in a bed made with three sheets, it is fabulous, luxurious and such a treat! Lastly, often the “third sheet” had a family crest or initials in the middle of the sheet, which visually looks breathtaking. Have a question? Send an email to askcharlesthebutler@ metronews.ca

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Rug rules If the room is in desperate need of colour or pattern, then choose a glass or Lucite coffee table to show off your rug. Too much colour for your liking? A wooden table or large ottoman will help break it up. Use a rug to define an area in a room or hallway. Two or three short runners can break up a long hallway space and shorten the overall look while a collection of layered rugs can be easily moved around for a variety of looks. In small spaces try to match the tone (light and dark) of the rug to the floor; it visually makes the space look larger if both match. Patterned carpets are great for high-traffic areas as they show less wear and tear than a solid colour. Don’t excuse using outdoor woven rugs inside to take the wear and tear of a busy space. The earth-friendly trend is to reuse and revamp worn and outdated rugs into something fresh and artful for our rooms. Second-life rugs can be bleached for a sun-kissed romantic look or over-dyed with rich saturated Andy Warhol-style acidic colours. Damaged rugs can be cut into large pieces and sewn back together for a patchwork of pattern in a room. Too bad the design world can’t figure out how to re-invent the rust velour recliner.

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Plants pretty enough to eat Gardening ideas. Sweet potatoes for decoration? Some flowers and veggies do double duty

Hostas are a great multi-use option for growers who like flowers that taste as good as they look. Dean Fosdick/the associated press

Sweet potato vines decorating window boxes? Blueberry plants prized more for their foliage than their fruit? Some flowers and vegetables are as appealing in the

home garden as they are on the menu. “We generally are interested in something to eat when we grow vegetables. In some cases, however, certain vegetable cultivars have been bred and selected for their ornamental characteristics rather than their food quality,” said Dan Gill, a Louisiana State University AgCenter horticulturist. Ornamental sweet potatoes are a prime example, he said. “They’ve been really popu-

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“We want consumers to surround themselves with flavourful beauty.” Scott NeSmith, a research horticulturist at the University of Georgia-Griffin campus

lar in the last 15 or 20 years,” Gill said. “The early ones can easily cover five square feet. Plant a few in a container and they will fill it in.” Sweet potatoes are vining plants, members of the morning glory family, so they work equally well as low-growing bedding plants, as ground cover, on climbing arbours or trailing from hanging baskets, he said. “They can be aggressive, however. Breeders are developing hybrids that are less vigorous and that play well in mixed beds with other plants,” Gill said. “They do produce an edible crop but they’re not that tasty. Gardeners like them more for their coloured foliage.” Blueberries are another great multi-use option, said Scott NeSmith, a research horticulturist at the University of Georgia-Griffin campus. “We’re seeking a variety of novel blueberry types, with (an) emphasis on berry colours, plant shape and form, fall colour, dwarfness and other interesting traits,” he said. “We want consumers to surround themselves with flavourful beauty.” Just as there are ornamental fruits and vegetables, so, too, are there edible flowers and garden beauties that provide culinary treats. Some nominees: Hostas

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(blooms), daylilies (tubers, buds), dandelions (flowers when picked young), marigolds (“poor man’s saffron”), begonias. Also there are sunflowers (buds), yucca (petals, fruit), lavender (blooms), nasturtium (leaves, petals). A couple of cautions, however, about adding flowers to the menu: “Never use flowers for garnishing unless you know for certain they are edible,” said Gill, adding, “Some flowers, like the plants that produce them, are poisonous.” Also, do not eat flowers that may have been sprayed with pesticides or picked along roadsides. Wash flowers thoroughly before plating up, and eat them in small quantities. the associated press

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Appetizing ornamentals: • Go green. Kale, Swiss

chard, parsley, chives, rosemary, sage and mustards.

• Spice it up. Black peppers,

chili, sweet peppers and hops. The latter “beautifully and vigorously cover an arbour or fence, and the young strings taste quite good,” said Rose Marie Nichols McGee, owner of Nichols Garden Nursery in Albany, Ore.

• Berry good ideas. Elder-

berries and strawberries.

• Vegetable medley. Egg-

plant, squash, zucchini, cabbage, artichokes and beets.

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Urban garden can be your inner-city oasis Tips. Kate Gould tells you how to design your own piece of city bliss Richard peckett

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The smog, congestion and the intensity of city life can leave you yearning for your own outdoor sanctuary. Of course, with space coming at a premium, a balcony, terrace, patio or a patch of garden is a small luxury. It’s a compact area that often goes to waste but awardwinning garden designer Kate Gould has some innovative ways to create your own piece of urban Eden.

Small space, big impression “The best small spaces are those that are bold and strong”, says Gould. She adds, “In fact, super-sizing most things is a trick I often employ to avoid a scheme appearing bitty. Trying to achieve too much in a tiny area can result in a dilution of the overall effect. Pare down the design, assess the absolute minimum that you need and work from there.” This amounts to: “Large format hard landscaping on the ground,

unified boundaries and pots, planters or water features and sculpture all in scale with the furniture and floor tiles,” explains the British designer.

Illuminating ideas Lighting is particularly important if you want to create a more relaxed mood for some al fresco entertaining. “Highlight architectural plants or a feature wall to create a focal point. Secondly, lighting trees produces dramatic effects particularly on species with interesting bark”, describes Gould. If you’re looking for something enchanting, “look for interior lit planters which emit light and use candles to create a welcoming ambience for dinner parties.”

One of the major problems with compact spaces is finding the room to store outdoor accessories, particularly if you’ve got children’s toys to keep out

of sight. The solution: “Cube seating is ideal as the chairs will slot under the table when not in use. Built-in storage also works well. This gener-

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Ready to meet new meat? Say hello to cutting edge of carnivore world The economy has prompted cost-conscious restaurant chefs to spearhead creative — and often less costly — new cuts of beef. And when they do that, it usually doesn’t take long for those cuts to move off the menu and into butcher and grocery shops. To help get you grill with some of the newly popular cuts of beef, here are recipes for three meats on the cutting edge.

1. In a large bowl, stir together the oil, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, cumin and cayenne. 2.

Place the steaks in the bowl and massage the mixture into the meat, making sure to coat all sides. Allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

3. Heat the grill to mediumhigh.

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Start to finish: 45 minutes • 2 tbsp vegetable oil • 1 tbsp brown sugar • Salt and ground black pepper • 1/2 tsp garlic powder • 1/2 tsp onion powder • 1 tsp smoked paprika • 1/2 tsp ground cumin • 1/4 tsp cayenne • Four 12-oz chuck roll steaks • 1 large sweet onion, cut into 4 thick slices

In Charred & Scruffed, chef Adam Perry Lang produces layers of flavour by using new techniques that range from roughing up meat and vegetables (“scruffing”) to cooking directly on hot coals (“clinching”) to constantly turning and moving the meat while cooking (“hot potato”). Meanwhile, his board dressings and finishing salts build upon delicious meat juices. The new techniques result in recipes such as Leg of Lamb, Clinched-andPlanked Shrimp, High-Low Boneless Rib Eye, Scruffed Carbonara Potatoes, Crispy Moonshine Onion Rings and more. metro

Season the onion slices with salt and pepper. Grill the onions without flipping them for 6 to 8 minutes, or until charred and tender. Grill the steaks for 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare.

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Ingredients Start to finish: 45 minutes • 1 bunch fresh cilantro • 2 tbsp olive oil • 2 tbsp water • 1/4 cup toasted cashews • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan • Salt and ground black pepper • 2 lbs teres major steaks • Vegetable or canola oil

1. Heat the grill to mediumhigh.

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a mortar and pestle, grind the fennel seeds. Sprinkle the ground seeds over both sides of the steaks, then rub into the meat. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Season the fennel bulb quarters with salt and black pepper.

Soak a crumpled paper towel with oil. Clasping the paper towel with tongs, oil the grates of the grill. Grill the fennel quarters for 10

minutes, turning once during cooking. Grill the steaks for 4 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove the steaks from the heat and allow to rest for 8 to 10 minutes.

To serve, arrange 2 fennel quarters on each plate. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over them, then top with a sprinkle of blue cheese. Serve with the steak. The Associated Press

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Spending quality time with dad during Father’s Day is a simple, yet thoughtful, gesture from the family. Design Pics/thinkstock

How to celebrate dad’s big day Astrid Van Den Broek For Metro

You and the kids have breakfast in bed planned. Now what else should you do for Father’s Day? Here are some other ways to celebrate the big guy this Sunday. Make it from the heart “To truly celebrate my role

as a father, I would love to be recognized for the things I do day in and day out,” says Jim Lin, the blogger behind busydad.com. And that recognition could even be as small as a homemade card or drawing telling dad why he really is the best dad ever. “But if you want to indulge me on my special day, all I really want to do is spend the day enjoying

my family without the usual distractions that come with it, such as chores, cleaning, watching what I eat and so forth.” However, if you are out of preschool and have grown out of making those homemade cards for dad, little heartfelt gestures go a long way — think taking dad out to do something he loves, from going for coffee to a

game of tennis on the courts. Keep it family focused The point is to make it special and involve the family, says Chris Read, the blogger who writes canadiandad. com. “While a lot of guys would love to golf with their buddies or ride in a limo in Vegas, the real truth is that we have all year to do that stuff and this day should be

about family,” says Read. “Maybe give dad an hour to himself at some point during the day and that will be more than enough. Though, this depends on the lifestyles of the family.” Sleep, sleep, sleep Give dad the ultimate gift any father can appreciate. “On the actual day, a sleep-in is always a great way

to spoil dad. They’re a lot less frequent nowadays,” says Nick Cheeseman, a father and blogger with Canadad (ncheeseman.blogspot.ca). “For me, a day of family fun such as an outing to the zoo would be best the way to spend it. Just avoid maybe big brunches with the whole extended family or some time to watch the big game on the couch.”

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Step away from the tie … and try getting something new for dad this Father’s Day. Stumped for ideas? We asked four daddy bloggers for suggestions on what to give dad.

ing after their bodies well,” says Stefan Korn, the blogger behind DIYFather.com. Many spas offer Father’s Day packages that include services such as facials, massages, pedicures for men and more.

Dads in their 20s-30s “Try spoiling dad with things like breakfast in bed or an hour at a day spa — yes, modern dads also enjoy look-

Dads in their 40s-50s Help keep top of dad’s mind while he is at work, suggests Warren Orlans, the blogger behind urbandaddy.word-

press.com. “Last year, I received a beautiful set of cufflinks, which are very much back in fashion for working dads,” he says. Other ideas include a picture frame with the family’s picture in it or a mouse pad with a picture of the kids on it. “Give him something where he can be a kid again,” says Nick Cheeseman, the Canadad blogger (ncheese-

man.blogspot.ca). Think gifts such as a new football if dad likes to toss the ball around or a new Wii game just for him to play. “Tickets to a sporting event or some advanced driving lessons — rally or race, not defensive — also works,” says Cheeseman. “If you really want to splurge, how about a whitewater rafting trip with his buddies or a

weekend kid free, especially with his wife.” Dads in 60s and older Give dad a bottle of his favourite drink, suggests Korn. Get a little creative if you can — pair a bottle of spicy vodka with a can of Clamato, celery salt and pepperoni sticks or a bunch of celery for homemade Caesars, or a six-pack of beer plus an offer to take

him on a brewery tour. If you really can’t decide what to get him, give the choice to dad. “Dads love gift cards to tool shops, sporting goods stores and electronics,” says Chris Read, the blogger with canadiandad. com. “Yes, gift cards are impersonal but they are what we like, so don’t feel bad!” Astrid Van Den Broek

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Byredo Sunday Cologne is for mom to give to dad. Zesty with a pinch of spice and incense, the scent is sexier than its name suggests — in fact, its original moniker was Fantastic Man. From $170, Holt Renfrew.

Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Sky Flyin’ Foaming Multi-Gel can serve as refreshing face wash as well as a satisfyingly rich lathering shave foam. $23, www.kiehls.ca.

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Givenchy Play Sport is as invigorating and clean as one might expect of a sporty scent, but in keepi n g with

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Gillette Fusion Proglide 3-in-1 Styler is a precision mash-up of Braun shaver and ProGlide blades to help dad keep his beard, goatee or ’stache in good shape. $25.99, drugstores.

Neostrata Men Soothing Moisturizer employs a soothing botanical complex to reduce redness and skin sensitivity, as well as a potent peptide to boost skin’s repair process. $29, well.ca. Schwarzkopf Professional [3D]MENSION Hair & Body Shampoo offers dad zippy yet gentle cleansing for hair and skin, and makes a colourful splash in the shower stall. $15, drugstores. YSL L’Homme Libre is a light, modern scent

for dad, crisp with a hint of sweet and subtle warmth. $89, department stores. Portland General Store Whiskey Natural Aftershave Splash is a natural blend of aloe, sea kelp, blue-green algae, black willowbark and tea tree oil — and the scent is more woodsman than old boozer. $18, Indigo Books. From left, Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Sky Flyin’ Foaming Multi-Gel, Schwarzkopf Professional [3D] MENSION Hair & Body Shampoo, Portland General Store Whiskey Natural Aftershave Splash, Gillette Fusion Proglide 3-in-1 Styler, L’Oréal Paris Men Expert Hydra Energetic X Total Skin Cleanser, Givenchy Play Sport, and Byredo Sunday Cologne.

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Forget the cologne and ties, true love is shown through technology! Here are some of the best tech gadgets guaranteed to put a smile on your dad’s face this Father’s Day. Samsung Galaxy SIII — $149.99 with contract A smartphone with some serious technology! Control your phone with your voice or send video files up to 1GB in size by simply tapping it against another Galaxy SIII phone. The front camera also tracks your eye movement, knowing when to dim the screen and when to keep it bright, even if you aren’t physically holding the device. One of the hottest smartphones of the summer! Ballistic Hard Core Case — $49.99 Ultimate protection for your smartphone. Ballistic cases have five layers of protection to guard against drops, fingerprints, scratches, and dust. It’s also water resistant. As one of the highest rated cases on the market, this case can handle even the toughest work sites. Available for numerous smartphones. New iPad — $519 and up With a million more pixels than your HD TV, the retina screen on Apple’s new iPad must be seen to be believed. Watch sports, read your fa-

vourite publication or download one of the more than 500,000 apps now available in the App Store. Still one of the best tablets on the market.

improve your game. Sensors detect your grip, giving audio and visual feedback to let you know when your grip is too tight. If the glove wears out, simply transfer the computer to a new one.

iGrill — $79.95 Never overcook another steak again! The iGrill cooking/grilling thermometer communicates with your iPhone, iPod or iPad via Bluetooth so you can see the temperature of your meat in real time. Two probes means you can monitor two different cuts of meat at the same time. Best of all it has a range of 200 feet!

LEGO Heavy Weapons — $16 A project for mature LEGO lovers. LEGO Heavy weapons gives detailed instructions on how to build a collection of truly impressive 1:1 scale working replicas of the world’s most iconic firearms. A challenge for even the most serious builders.

Grand Grill Daddy Cleaning Brush — $50 Use the power of steam to clean that barbecue grill. Fill this brush with water and watch the steam remove baked on food, grease and old residue. No scrubbing required. Of course, some dads will argue the remnants from your last charred meal only enhances flavours. SensoGlove — $89.99 The first golf glove with a built-in computer to help

Nest Thermostat — $250 Designed by the inventor of the iPod, Nest is a thermostat that learns your habits so it knows when to cool or heat your home, saving you money. Since Nest connects to the Internet you can control the temperature in your home from anywhere with your smartphone. HYT H1 Titanium Watch — $47,000 An amazing blend of luxury and technology. Tiny bellows gently pump luminescent liquid around a ring on the face of the watch to display time. It’s the first watch of its kind, gaining attention worldwide. Too bad very few will be able to afford this pricey timepiece.

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Keeping your memories alive Remembering. Plan a small tribute with siblings to honour your dad if he isn’t around anymore Kelly Putter For Metro

Dad may be gone but there are ways to honour his memory this Father’s Day. “Father’s Day can be a real trigger for people,” says Vancouver counselling therapist Glynis Sherwood. “Society really focuses on

the celebration, but it can be a painful reminder that your father is no longer with you.” Celebrations like Father’s Day can elicit anniversary grief. This reaction typically occurs on landmark dates such as the anniversary of a death. But it can also hit during happy festivities such as birthdays.

If you are feeling vulnerable or you fear Father’s Day could prompt depression, it’s critical to make plans around this time, says Sherwood. She recommends planning a small tribute with siblings to honour your father. Ask them to bring photos or videos of dad. Think about memorializing him by doing something he loved. If dad was a big walker, consider going on a hike. If gardening was his hobby, planting a tree in his name might help.

Creating new rituals that pay tribute to dad is another way to salute his spirit. One of Sherwood’s clients goes skiing every year with her adult children to honour her husband and their father, an avid skier. Memorializing dad online is a great way to commemorate him. Consider creating a website with a montage of photos or perhaps a video set to music. A memorial page on Facebook is an option. This allows family and friends to view the tribute

and to potentially provide ongoing support. If you prefer to acknowledge dad in a more quiet and reflective way, that’s OK, too, says Sherwood. “The important thing is what’s going to help you,” she says. “Some people do grieve very privately and there’s nothing wrong with that unless it takes you to a dark place.” If dad is away due to a military assignment or other work commitments, there are options to mark

Father’s Day. Get in touch thanks to visual technology such as Skype. When it comes to communicating via email, send photos and videos. “It’s important to honour these milestones if they’re meaningful to you,” Sherwood says. “And remember that you might feel lonely or worried because your husband or dad is in a dangerous situation but it’s an opportunity for people to reach out and pull together.”

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Inspiration. Spend quality time with grandpa If you think dads feel neglected after years of forgotten Father’s Day fanfare, grandfathers may feel it even more. Every Mother’s Day, we lavish our mothers and grandmothers with heartfelt cards and flowers, but when Father’s Day rolls around, some don’t even get a call. Though most men will often shrug that it’s “no big deal,” why not make things better this year? Get inspired with some of

these gift ideas: Quality time with you. Most grandfathers would prefer spending time with their loved ones to a cheesy joke card and No. 1 Grandpa tie. Tear out a page from your day planner and literally give your whole day to grandpa, participating in his favourite activities like fishing or birdwatching. Or buy tickets to watch a concert, movie, stand-up comic, or sports event together.

Donate in his honour. Show your appreciation to your grandfather and all the ways he helped to shape you into who you have become. Organizations like Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (ccfcanada.ca) offer valuable gift items like fruit trees, mosquito nets, and clean water wells to help struggling families overseas. You can customize a card for your grandpa and show him how his generosity inspired you to help others.

MP3 player. Rummage through his old vinyl records and cassette tapes and find matching MP3s to load onto a player. Then show him how to use his new gadget so he can enjoy music he loves. Photo gifts. Load all your favourite photos of children and grandchildren into a digital picture frame. Or frame a collage print of your favourite memories for display. News Canada

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Put these ideas on front burner Roundup. From a barbecue to tools, dad will be able to use these gifts throughout the year With Father’s Day just around the corner, choose gifts that he will use and love throughout the year. Take a look at this roundup of ideas in every price range: A new barbecue — Did you know the latest models now come with accessories such as rotisserie kits and searing side burners? Look for a large cooking surface with enough BTUs to get your grate temperature up to 500 F to 600 F for optimal

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meat cooking. Brands such as Hamilton Beach, Kenmore, Char-Broil, Broil King and Hamilton Beach are popular choices for everyday grilling. And don’t forget the tongs, meat forks and other grill implements. Cordless drill — A must-have for any doit-yourselfer dad. Look for a 19.2-volt size with a battery check function for light, powerful and reliable performance.

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Is your father caught in the Dark Ages? Technophobes. Old-school ideas such as books, tickets or classes is right choice for some dads Your dad doesn’t own a cellphone, use email, or purchase items online. He often sighs wistfully aloud, remembering “the way things were” and scoffing when you momentarily stop talking with him to check a text message. Your dad is a

technophobe and no matter how hard you try, he doesn’t share your views on the conveniences of new gadgets and technology. This Father’s Day, instead of shelling out more cash on a new device he will never use, consider these ideas that will

bring him comfort instead of stress: • Books and magazines. Make note of novels, magazines, and series that dad enjoys and buy him the latest copy or a magazine subscription. If dad likes one author in particular, visit the author’s website to see if they will be on tour for a reading or autograph signing. • Concert or sports tickets. He will enjoy the quality

time with you as much as he enjoys his favourite musician or sports team. • Class enrolment. Has he expressed interest in learning how to fly a plane? Get him a flight simulation package or flying lessons. Does dad want to learn how to impress mom on the dance floor? Ballroom dance lessons for both should do the trick. Give the gift of learning so he can pick up a new skill.

• Charitable gift donation. If dad has everything he really needs, honour him by donating to a cause he is passionate about. Organizations like Christian Children’s Fund of Canada offer practical gifts that save lives in developing countries, like a clean water well or mosquito nets that protect children from malaria. You can then personalize a card to show dad how he has helped others. News Canada

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Hey sport, how about playing catch Peter DOyle For Metro

With Father’s Day fast approaching, the pressure is on to find a memorable gift. This year, instead of another tie or a bottle of single malt, find something that appeals to his inner sportsman. The first step is to consider which sports interest

your dad: Does he play recreational hockey? Is he a golfer, a cross-country skier, a runner? There is a set of equipment and apparel for each sport. Once you have chosen a sport, you will need to learn if there is something he needs. A little research will help: Get in touch with one of his teammates or buddies (e.g., tennis or golf partner).

While many men tend to buy what they want when they need it, most often settle for low- to medium-quality. This might give you an opportunity to go for the gold: Giving him something of a quality higher than he would buy for himself sends a clear message that you believe he is worth it. If your dad is more fan than player, start by making

a list of his favourite teams. Merchandising is the cash cow of professional sports and the array of team branded gear expands daily: From chairs and key chains to rubber ducks, and iPhone and iPod covers. Another option is to buy a television or Internet package so he can watch to his heart’s content. If your dad loves books, buy a large-format tome such

as Sports Illustrated’s The Baseball Book or The Hockey Book. If he is a serious reader, consider Stephen Brunt’s Gretzky’s Tears: Hockey, Canada and The Day Everything Changed, or Searching for Bobby Orr. A more sentimental choice is Fathers and Sons and Sports, a collection of short stories and reports from a long list of great writers. If your father goes to the

gym regularly, consider a good quality bag for sports gear or toiletries. A few other ideas: A bike computer or pedometer, or camping gear, such as a headlamp or comfortable camp chair. The best gift of all, of course, is the gift of time. So take your dad to a game, watch a sports-themed movie together or just play some catch in the backyard.

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Crafts. Handmade gifts that are made from the heart Kelly Putter For Metro

Nothing says you care quite like a personalized gift, so encourage kids to create their own mini masterpieces this Father’s Day. A perennial favourite is this tasty barbecue rub, says Oakville elementary school teacher Nina March. For this Emeril Lagasse recipe, combine 2½ tablespoons paprika with 2 tablespoons each of salt and garlic powder. Add 1 tablespoon each of black pepper, onion powder, cayenne powder, oregano and thyme and mix thoroughly. Pour into spice jars and you are good to go. “Dads seem to like this gift so much that they often come back asking for the recipe year after year,” says March, who has taught for 17 years. “When we do Father’s Day gifts it reflects what kids think is important to their dads.” Coupon books are an inspired way to tell dad you love him. March encourages her students to design coupons that promise to make dad’s life easier in some small way. Good options might be giving dad two hours of quiet time so he can watch the baseball game or assuring him you won’t fight with your sibling

at the dinner table. Tech-savvy kids might enjoy this craft that fashions words into fun and funky artwork. Wordle.net lets children stretch their creative juices by thinking of expressive words that best describe dad. They might use dad, hockey, play and funny in their depiction. The website then spits out the words in different fonts, sizes and layouts. Print a copy and glue it onto construction paper. Children can make a puzzle-piece frame on card stock to complete the project. No father can resist a world’s-best-dad trophy. You will need two foam coffee cups, a five-inch square box, masking tape, one gold chenille stem, gold craft paint, black construction paper, glue and a white paint pen. Glue the bottoms of the cups together. Once dry, wrap a piece of tape around the middle of the cups. Tape the entire box with masking tape. Cut chenille stem in half and insert into the sides of one cup as trophy handles. Paint the cups and box in gold. Write “Word’s Best Dad” in white on black construction paper and glue to the front of the box. Apply glue onto the bottom of the cup that doesn’t have the trophy handles. Press on top of box and dry completely.

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New doping charges ‘baseless’: Armstrong Cycling. Seven-time Tour de France winner had hoped his fight to be viewed as a clean athlete was won For Lance Armstrong, the doping allegations aren’t going away. In fact, they’re starting all over again. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has filed formal charges against the seventime Tour de France winner, threatening to strip him of his victories in the storied cycling race. Armstrong, who forcefully denied the accusations, could face a lifetime ban from the sport if he is found to have used performanceenhancing drugs. The move by USADA immediately bans him from competing in triathlons, which he turned to after he retired from cycling last year. Armstrong has been dogged by doping allegations since his first Tour victory in 1999, but had hoped his fight to be viewed as a clean champion was finally won after U.S. federal prosecutors closed a two-year criminal probe in February without bringing any charges. Armstrong has said the investigation took a heavy emotional toll and he was relieved when it ended. But USADA officials insisted they would continue to pursue their own probe into Armstrong and his former teams and doctors, and notified him of the charges in a 15-page letter on Tuesday. Unlike federal prosecutors, USADA isn’t burdened by proving a crime occurred, just that there was use of performance-enhancing drugs.

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Canadian expects to go to London despite head injury Canadian diving star Alexandre Despatie is expected to compete at the Olympics in London despite a deep cut to his head from a diving accident. The 27-year-old from Laval, Que., was training in Spain when he struck his head on the board full force Tuesday afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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“I have never doped, and, unlike many of my accusers, I have competed as an endurance athlete for 25 years with no spike in performance, passed more than 500 drug tests and never failed one.” Lance Armstrong in a statement dismissing the allegations.

In its letter, USADA said its investigation included evidence dating back to 1996. It also included the new charge that Armstrong blood samples taken in 2009 and 2010 are “fully consistent with blood manipulation including EPO use and/ or blood transfusions.” Armstrong came out of his first retirement to race in the Tour de France those two years. Armstrong, who was in

France while training for a triathlon, issued a statement dismissing the latest allegations as “baseless” and “motivated by spite.” Even though he last won the Tour seven years ago, the 40-year-old Armstrong remains a popular — if polarizing — figure, partly because of his charity work for cancer patients. The USADA letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, ac-

cuses Armstrong of using and promoting the use of the blood booster EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone, human growth hormone and anti-inflammatory steroids. The letter doesn’t cite specific examples, but says the charges are based on evidence gathered in an investigation of Armstrong’s teams, including interviews with witnesses who aren’t named. According to USADA’s letter, more than 10 cyclists as well as team employees will testify they either saw Armstrong dope or heard him tell them he used EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and cortisone from 1996 to 2005. Armstrong won the Tour de France every year from 1999-2005.

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Germany holds off the Netherlands Euro 2012. Dutch face possibility of early tournament exit Mario Gomez left the Netherlands on the brink of elimination from the European Championship, scoring both goals in Germany’s 2-1 win Wednesday over one of its historic rivals. Gomez scored both in the first half of one of the most anticipated showdowns of the tournament.

Robin van Persie pulled one back for the Netherlands in the second half but the defeat leaves the 2010 World Cup runner-up dangerously close to going home. “Early on we had decent chances but the German goals came out of nowhere,” Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said. “We defended badly. Our offence and defence did not connect. Germany, a three-time European champion, has six points from two wins but is still not sure of advancing

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“Germany really has an excellent team. It has power, creativity and scoring.” Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk

from Group B, where three teams could end up with six points. Earlier, Portugal beat Denmark 3-2. The Netherlands, along with Germany considered one of the favourites but drawn

into a tough group, now has lost both group games and needs to beat Portugal to have a hope. Germany will need only a draw against Denmark to win the group. “The time just wouldn’t pass, it remained standing (at the end of match),” said Gomez, who also scored the only goal in Germany’s opening 1-0 win over Portugal. “They were pressing. It was close until the end but with Manuel Neuer in goal we can be a bit more relaxed. The Associated Press

Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands leaves the pitch after losing 2-1 to Germany on Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press

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Celebration could cost Dane Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark celebrates scoring against Portugal during a Euro 2012 Group B match on Wednesday in Lviv, Ukraine. As part of the celebration, Bendtner lifted his shirt and dropped his shorts slightly to reveal a gambling firm’s name on his underpants. He could face UEFA action for ambush marketing. Alex Livesey/Getty Images

YEARS

Quoted

“We should keep on working like this to achieve our aims.” Portugal’s Silvestre Varela

can still advance to the quarter-finals. After Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the late match, the three-

Spain coach playing cards close to his chest Spain coach Vicente del Bosque didn’t flinch when asked time and again about the big question: Will he or won’t he field a striker against Ireland? In Spain’s first European Championship match against Italy, Del Bosque faced some criticism for deploying midfielder Cesc Fabregas in an advanced attacking position in a 4-5-1 formation. The match ended in a 1-1 draw with an equalizer from Fabregas, but it was the first time in five years the defending champion failed to start with a traditional striker with Fernando Torres, Fernando Llorente and Alvaro Negredo all available. On Thursday, anything less than victory against Ireland could jeopardize the world champion’s chances of advancing. Croatia leads Group C with three points. Spain and Italy each have a point while Ireland is bottom with zero. The Associated Press

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Late goal propels Portugal to win Underperforming Portugal finally got a win. Underperforming Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t much help. After a miserable run of four games without a victory and only one goal scored, the Portuguese came through with an 87th-minute goal from substitute Silvestre Varela to beat Denmark 3-2 in Group B of the European Championship. All four teams in Group B

Strategy

time champions lead the group with six points while both Portugal and Denmark have three. Portugal also got firsthalf goals from Pepe and Helder Postiga at the Lviv Arena, but the Danes replied with a pair of goals from Nicklas Bendtner. The Denmark striker found the target just before halftime and then made it 2-2 in the 80th. The Associated Press

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal clashes with Simon Kjær of Denmark on Wednesday in Lviv, Ukraine. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Lineup change

Balotelli could start on sideline Italy coach Cesare Prandelli is considering making one lineup change for Thursday’s match against Croatia, and it’s widely expected to concern striker Mario Balotelli. Balotelli struggled in Italy’s European Championship match against Spain on Sunday, and was replaced by Antonio Di Natale, who scored three minutes later. Prandelli says, “I’m not thinking about many changes, just one.” The coach added that he observed Balotelli as being “more focused than usual” in training since the Spain match. The Associated Press

SPORTS

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MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST DIVISION

New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston Toronto

TENNI S

W 36 36 35 31 31

L 25 26 27 32 32

Pct .590 .581 .565 .492 .492

GB — 1 /2 11/2 6 6

Washington Atlanta New York Miami Philadelphia

W 34 32 28 25 25

L 28 29 33 34 35

Pct .548 .525 .459 .424 .417

GB — 11/2 51/2 71/2 8

Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Houston Chicago

W 36 33 27 27

L 26 30 35 36

Pct .581 .524 .435 .429

GB — 31/2 9 91/2

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona Colorado San Diego

CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota

L 23 28 29 31 34

Pct .623 .548 .540 .508 .460

GB — 41/2 5 7 10

34 32 32 28 26 21

27 29 31 33 35 40

.557 .525 .508 .459 .426 .344

— 2 3 6 8 13

40 35 30 24 21

23 27 31 36 41

.635 — .565 41/2 .492 9 .400 141/2 .339 181/2

WEST DIVISION

INTERLEAGUE

Wednesday’s results Washington 6 Toronto 2 Baltimore 7 Pittsburgh 1 Boston 10 Miami 2 Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 3 N.Y. Mets 9 Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Yankees 3 Atlanta 2 St. Louis 1 Chicago White Sox 0 Arizona at Texas Detroit at Chicago Cubs Milwaukee at Kansas City Philadelphia at Minnesota Oakland at Colorado L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers San Diego at Seattle Tuesday’s results Washington 4 Toronto 2 Baltimore 8 Pittsburgh 6 Boston 2 Miami 1 Chicago Cubs 4 Detroit 3 Chicago White Sox 6 St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 7 Cleveland 1 Kansas City 2 Milwaukee 1 L.A. Dodgers 5 L.A. Angels 2 Minnesota 11 Philadelphia 7 N.Y. Mets 11 Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 6 Atlanta 4 Oakland 8 Colorado 5 San Diego 5 Seattle 4 Texas 9 Arizona 1 Thursday’s games — All Times Eastern Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 2-5), 12:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 4-2), 1:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 5-4) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 0-2), 2:20 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 2-3) at Colorado (White 2-4), 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Bedard 4-6) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 2-3), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (D.Hudson 2-1) at Texas (Feldman 0-5), 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 5-3) at Kansas City (Hochevar 3-7), 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 5-6) at Minnesota (Diamond 5-1), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 4-6) at St. Louis (Westbrook 4-6), 8:15 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 2-6) at Seattle (Er.Ramirez 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

G O LF U.S. OPEN

W 38 34 34 32 29

CENTRAL DIVISION

WEST DIVISION Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

ATP AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Site: San Francisco. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: The Olympic Club, Lake Course (7,170 yards, par 70). Purse: TBA (US$7.85 million in 2011). Winner’s share: TBA ($1.44 million in 2011).

Wednesday’s result Houston at San Francisco Tuesday’s result San Francisco 6, Houston 3 Thursday’s game All Times Eastern Houston (W.Rodriguez 5-4) at San Francisco (Zito 5-3), 3:45 p.m.

NATIONALS 6, BLUE JAYS 2 Washington Lmrdzz lf Harper rf Zmrmn 3b Morse dh Dsmnd ss Espinos 2b TMoore 1b Ankiel cf Flores c Totals Washington Toronto

ab 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 35

r 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6

h 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 9

bi 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 6

Toronto ab r h Lawrie 3b 4 0 1 Rasms cf 4 0 1 Bautist rf 3 1 1 Encrnc 1b 3 0 0 Cooper dh 4 0 0 YEscor ss 4 0 1 KJhnsn 2b 4 0 1 Arencii c 4 0 0 RDavis lf 3 1 2 Totals 33 2 7 020 201 010 — 6 002 000 000 — 2

bi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

DP—Toronto 1. LOB—Washington 5, Toronto 6. 2B—Harper (9), T.Moore (2), Rasmus (13). 3B—R.Davis (2). HR—Desmond (9), T.Moore 2 (2), Bautista (19). SB—Y.Escobar (1). CS— R.Davis (3). Washington Strasburg W,8-1 Stammen H,4 Lidge Toronto Drabek L,4-7 Laffey Cordero Janssen

IP H 6 5 2 2 1 0

4 1-3 3 2-3 1

7 2 0 0

R 2 0 0

ER 2 0 0

4 2 0 0

BB SO 1 8 1 4 0 1

WP—Strasburg. T—2:52. A—41,667 (49,260) at Toronto.

CFL PRE-SEASON WEEK ONE

Wednesday’s results Toronto 29 Hamilton 24 Saskatchewan at B.C. Thursday’s game All Times Eastern Winnipeg at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s game Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

WEEK TWO

Tuesday, June 19 Montreal at Toronto, 12 noon Wednesday, June 20 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 21 B.C. at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Friday, June 22 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.

2 0 1 0

1 2 0 1

At London Wednesday’s results Singles — First Round Tatsuma Ito, Japan, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2. Second Round Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Andy Murray (1), Britain, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1). Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2), France, def. Jamie Baker, Britain, 6-3, 6-2. Janko Tipsarevic (3), Serbia, def. Ryan Sweeting, U.S., 6-1, 7-6 (2). Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Gilles Simon (4), France, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Feliciano Lopez (5), Spain, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-2, 6-1. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Andy Roddick (7), U.S., 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Julien Benneteau (8), France, def. Tatsuma, Ito, Japan, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. Kevin Anderson (9), South Africa, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 3-4 (retired). David Nalbandian (10), Argentina, def. Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, 6-4, 6-2. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Marcos Baghdatis (11), Cyprus, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Sam Querrey, U.S., def. Denis Istomin (12), Uzbekistan, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (13), Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Gilles Muller (14), Luxembourg, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Go Soeda (15), Japan, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Ivo Karlovic (16), Croatia, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7).

WTA AEGON CLASSIC

At Birmingham, England Wednesday’s results Singles — First Round Hsieh Su-wei (13), Taiwan, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Timea Babos (14), Hungary, def. Alison Riske, U.S., 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2). Elena Baltacha (15), Britain, def. Chang Kaichen,Taiwan, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Alexandra Panova, Russia, def. Stephanie Dubois, Laval, Que., 6-7 (2), 6-1, 7-5. Second Round Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Francesca Schiavone (1), Italy, 7-5, 6-4. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, def. Sabine Lisicki (2), Germany, 6-3, 6-4. Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Daniela Hantuchova (3), Slovakia, 7-5, 7-6 (5). Roberta Vinci (4), Italy, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 6-3 (retired). Jelena Jankovic (5), Serbia, def. Melanie South, Britain, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, def. Mona Barthel (6), Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Ekaterina Makarova (8), Russia, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Marina Erakovic (9), New Zealand, def. Laura Robson, Britain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Christina McHale (10), U.S., 6-1, 1-6, 7-5. Hsieh Su-wei (13), Taiwan, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, 6-4, 6-2. Irina Falconi, U.S., def. Timea Babos (14), Hungary, 6-0, 6-4. Heather Watson, Britain, def. Elena Baltacha (15), Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Tara Moore, Britain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Zheng Jie, China, def. Anne Keothavong, Britain, 6-3, 6-4. Stephanie Foretz Gacon, France, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 7-5, 6-2.

ATP GERRY WEBER OPEN

At Halle, Germany Wednesday’s results Singles — Second Round Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-2. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (4), Ukraine, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Milos Raonic (5), Thornhill, Ont., def. Zhang Ze, China, 6-1, 6-1. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. CedrikMarcel Stebe, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles — Quarter-finals Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and JeanJulien Rojer (1), Netherlands, def. Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, and Philipp Marx, Germany, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (1), 10-7 (tiebreak).

WTA GASTEIN LADIES

At Bad Gastein, Austria Wednesday’s results Singles — First Round Ksenia Pervak (3), Kazakhstan, def. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Petra Martic (5), Croatia, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (5). Irina-Camelia Begu (6), Romania, def. Kathrin Woerle, Germany, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. Johanna Larsson (8), Sweden, def. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Jill Craybas, U.S., def. Nina Bratchikova, Russia, 7-5, 6-3. Dia Evtimova, Bulgaria, def. Barbara Haas, Austria, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.

SO CCE R WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

EURO 2012

NORTH, CENTRAL AND CARIBBEAN ZONE

GROUP A

GROUP A U.S. Jamaica Guatemala Antigua

GP W D 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1

GROUP B Mexico Costa Rica El Salvador Guyana

GP W D 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0

OKLAHOMA CITY (W2) VS. MIAMI (E2)

Tuesday’s results At Toronto Canada 0 Honduras 0 At Panama City Panama 1 Cuba 0 Friday, Sept. 7 Canada vs. Panama Cuba vs. Honduras

Panama Canada Honduras Cuba

Pt 6 4 1 0

GP W D 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0

L GF GA 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2

EASTERN CONFERENCE

THUNDER 105, HEAT 94

MIAMI (94) James 11-24 7-9 30, Battier 6-9 1-2 17, Haslem 2-6 0-0 4, Chalmers 5-7 0-0 12, Wade 7-19 5-5 19, Bosh 4-11 1-2 10, Miller 1-2 0-0 2, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 14-18 94. OKLAHOMA CITY (105) Durant 12-20 8-9 36, Ibaka 5-10 0-1 10, Perkins 2-2 0-0 4, Westbrook 10-24 7-9 27, Sefolosha 2-5 5-6 9, Collison 4-5 0-0 8, Harden 2-6 0-0 5, Fisher 3-5 0-0 6, Cook 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 40-77 20-27 105. 29 25 19 22 25 27

L GF GA 0 5 2 0 6 2 1 3 4 2 1 7

Pt 6 4 1 0

MLS

LATE TUESDAY

Miami Oklahoma City

Pt 4 4 1 1

Tuesday’s results At San Salvador, El Salvador Mexico 2 El Salvador 1 At Georgetown, Guyana Costa Rica 4 Guyana 0 Friday, Sept. 7 Costa Rica vs. Mexico El Salvador vs. Guyana

GROUP C

(Oklahoma City leads series 1-0) Tuesday’s result Oklahoma City 105 Miami 94 Thursday’s game Miami at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Sunday’s game Oklahoma City at Miami, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 Oklahoma City at Miami, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 21 x-Oklahoma City at Miami, 9 p.m. Sunday, June 24 x-Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 x-Miami at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x — played only if necessary.

L GF GA 0 4 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 3

Tuesday’s results At St. John’s, Antigua Antigua 0 Jamaica 0 At Guatemala City Guatemala 1 U.S. 1 Friday, Sept. 7 Guatemala vs. Antigua Jamaica vs. U.S.

NBA PL AYOF FS THE FINALS (Best of 7) All Times Eastern

21 — 94 31—105

3-Point Goals—Miami 8-19 (Battier 4-6, Chalmers 2-4, Bosh 1-3, James 1-3, Miller 0-1, Wade 0-2), Oklahoma City 5-17 (Durant 4-8, Harden 1-2, Fisher 0-1, Sefolosha 0-2, Westbrook 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 38 (Haslem 11), Oklahoma City 52 (Collison 10). Assists—Miami 20 (Wade 8), Oklahoma City 22 (Westbrook 11). Total Fouls— Miami 19, Oklahoma City 16. Technicals— Battier, Westbrook. A—18,203 (18,203) at Oklahoma City, Okla.

D.C. United New York Kansas City Columbus Chicago Houston New England Montreal Philadelphia Toronto

GP W L 15 8 4 13 8 3 12 8 3 12 5 4 13 5 5 12 4 4 13 5 7 13 3 7 11 2 7 10 1 9

T 3 2 1 3 3 4 1 3 2 0

GF GA 28 19 26 18 17 10 13 13 15 17 13 15 18 18 15 21 8 14 8 21

Pt 27 26 25 18 18 16 16 12 8 3

Real Salt Lake San Jose Seattle Vancouver Colorado Chivas USA Portland Dallas Los Angeles

GP W L 14 9 3 14 8 3 13 7 3 13 6 3 13 6 6 13 4 6 12 3 5 15 3 8 13 3 8

T 2 3 3 4 1 3 4 4 2

GF GA 22 14 27 17 16 9 16 15 20 18 9 14 12 15 15 24 15 21

Pt 29 27 24 22 19 15 13 13 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Saturday’s games All Times Eastern Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m. D.C. United at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Seattle at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at New England, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s games New York at Chicago, 5 p.m. Portland at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

FIRST ROUND Russia Czech Republic Poland Greece

GP W D 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1

L GF GA PTS 0 5 2 4 1 3 5 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 1

Tuesday’s results At Wroclaw, Poland Czech Republic 2 Greece 1 At Warsaw, Poland Poland 1 Russia 1 Saturday’s games At Warsaw, Poland Greece vs. Russia, 2:45 p.m. At Wroclaw, Poland Czech Republic vs. Poland, 2:45 p.m.

GROUP B Germany Portugal Denmark Netherlands

GP W D 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0

L GF GA PTS 0 3 1 6 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 0

Wednesday’s results At Lviv, Ukraine Portugal 3 Denmark 2 At Kharkiv, Ukraine Germany 2 Netherlands 1 Sunday’s games At Kharkiv, Ukraine Portugal vs. Netherlands, 2:45 p.m. At Lviv, Ukraine Denmark vs. Germany, 2:45 p.m.

GROUP C Croatia Italy Spain Ireland

GP W D 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0

L GF GA PTS 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 0

Sunday’s results At Gdansk, Poland Spain 1 Italy 1 At Poznan, Poland Croatia 3 Ireland 1 Thursday’s games At Poznan, Poland Italy vs. Croatia, 12 noon At Gdansk, Poland Spain vs. Ireland, 2:45 p.m.

GROUP D Ukraine England France Sweden

GP W D 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0

L GF GA PTS 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0

GP W L 10 6 2 10 5 1 10 4 1 11 3 4 11 3 5 10 3 5 11 2 4 11 1 5

T 2 4 5 4 3 2 5 5

Monday’s results At Donetsk, Ukraine France 1 England 1 At Kiev, Ukraine Ukraine 2 Sweden 1 Friday’s games At Kiev, Ukraine Sweden vs. England, 12 noon At Donetsk, Ukraine Ukraine vs. France, 2:45 p.m.

NASL Puerto Rico San Antonio Minnesota Fort Lauderdale Tampa Bay Edmonton Carolina Atlanta

GF GA 19 7 14 9 15 13 15 18 11 15 11 10 18 20 11 22

Saturday’s games — All Times Eastern Carolina at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Fort Lauderdale, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Pt 20 19 17 13 12 11 11 8

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Across 1 Venomous snakes 5 “The A-Team” actor 8 Borders 12 Beehive State 13 — de cologne 14 Sandwich cookie 15 Easy gait 16 Clever plan 18 Snow White’s allies 20 Melee 21 Land map 23 Set of parts 24 Poker hand 28 Prevalent 31 Have bills 32 Prepare to drive 34 Neither’s mate 35 Luxurious 37 Alien 39 Also 41 Opposed 42 Handy 45 Vessel for boiling 49 Noncommittal position 51 Teeny amount 52 Noble 53 Festive 54 Pressing need? 55 Argument 56 Type units 57 Albacore, e.g.

Yesterday’s Crossword

Sudoku

Down 1 “— Lang Syne” 2 Pack cargo 3 One of the Three Bears 4 Himalayan guide 5 Some notes 6 Snitch 7 Surf and — 8 Pompous talk 9 Putting up 10 Grand-scale prefix 11 Beans used in miso 17 Noah’s boat 19 Move like a moth 22 Eighth Greek letter 24 Bribe 25 Pair 26 Roadside stop 27 Jailers 29 Enemy 30 Blunder 33 Liver spread 36 Capital of Tasmania 38 Fool 40 Ancient 42 Mail-truck abbr. 43 Dance lesson 44 Rim 46 From one end to t’other 47 “The — King” 48 Sicilian volcano

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Taurus | April 21 - May 21.

Don’t worry if you’re not doing much on a practical level because this is a time for thinking and planning.

Gemini | May 22 - June

20. This could be a stressful day, especially where relationships are concerned. Misunderstandings are likely but how you let them affect you is a matter of choice.

Cancer | June 21 - July 22.

When the pressure gets to be too much, you can get emotional. The planets warn that a small emotional explosion is likely today. But it’s better than a big one later!

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standard 3-MOde intelliGent all-WHeel drive

standard intelliGent all-WHeel drive

standard 4-MOde 4Wd JlX MOdel sHOWn

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17,264

spOrt MOdel sHOWn

22,664

JX MOdel sHOWn

29,964

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29,064

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2012 sX4 Je sedan

13,264*

*INCLUDES $4,000 FaCtOrY tO dealer Credit

2012 sX4 Ja iaWd CrOssOver

18,664*

*INCLUDES $4,000 FaCtOrY tO dealer Credit

2012 KiZasHi s iaWd

25,964*

*INCLUDES $4,000

FaCtOrY tO dealer Credit

2012 Grand vitara urBan 4Wd

24,064*

*INCLUDES $5,000

FaCtOrY tO dealer Credit

CONSUMERS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING: *All off ers and Selling Price include Delivery & Destination ($1,550 for Kizashi/$1,450 for SX4/$1,650 for Grand Vitara models), Dealer Administration Fee ($399), $100 A /C Excise Tax (where applicable), $20 Tire Tax. Off ers exclude PPSA up to $72 (when fi nancing), applicable taxes, license, registration, insurance and a down payment of $0. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. These off ers cannot be combined with any other off ers and are subject to change without notice. The cash credit off er of $4000 on 2012 Kizashi S iAWD, $5000 on 2012 Grand Vitara, $4000 on 2012 SX4 JA iAWD & $4000 on 2012 SX4 JE sedan cannot be combined with any other off er. Dealers may sell for less. See participating dealers for details. Vehicle images shown may include optional upgrades. Limited time cash savings off ers are available on a new 2012 Kizashi S iAWD Model 6B233C2 (Selling Price $25,964), 2012 SX4 Crossover JA iAWD with manual transmission Model H3NB2G2 (Selling Price $18,664), 2012 Grand Vitara Urban 4WD with automatic transmission Model L2NB5U2 (Selling Price $24,064), and a SX4 Sedan JE MT Model S3LB1G2 (Selling Price $13,264). Off er valid until July 3, 2012. 1When properly equipped.

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