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Red Deer kicks off year-long birthday bash

RCMP probe first homicide of 2013

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Forget birthday candles — Red Deer lit up the sky with fireworks to celebrate its 100th birthday on Monday night.

Centennial First Night on New Year’s Eve at Bower Ponds featured an old-fashioned skating party at 6 p.m. with free birthday cake, hot chocolate and glow sticks.

Tunes filled the park until 9 p.m., then a 12-minute firework display set to music wowed hundreds of people who came out.

Sheila Bannerman, Red Deer Centennial Committee chairperson, said the crowd grew quicker than anticipated probably due to the mild temperature.

“We are so lucky. I just can’t believe it,” said Bannerman about great weather.

Selena Percy, of Red Deer, said it’s hard to believe the city has been around for a century.

“We came to celebrate. We’re very excited for the city’s 100th birthday,” said Percy who came out with her son Asher PercyLand, 8.

Asher said he loves New Year’s and didn’t waste any time tying up his skates to join the activity on the frozen pond.

“I hope some community group will take it on and start to do it every year,” said Selena Percy about the New Year’s skating party.

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The City of Red Deer celebrated the end of 2012 and ushered in the new year in style Monday with a musical fireworks presentation during the Red Deer Centennial First Night Celebration. Hundreds of people went down to Bower Ponds to take in the celebration, which included skating, music from the decades, a countdown and birthday cake.

Spatz, of Penhold, and her family visited the skating rink at Bower Ponds and was a special night for her son Aiden Rieder.

“It’s his first time skating.

He’s out with his dad right now.

We didn’t even know about the 100th celebration at all,” Spatz

said.

Paul and Paula Bill, long time Red Deer residents, said they weren’t going to miss the first opportunity to wish the city a happy birthday.

“I can remember the 50th really clear, and the 75th,” Paul

Bill said.

“We might as well be here for the 100th. We might not be here for 125,” Paula Bill said with a laugh.

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Friends to split Kinsmen grand prize

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Two friends from Red Deer who regularly purchase Kinsmen Dream Home tickets together will be sharing the $770,000 grand prize.

Contractor Wes Wiebe and Stan Crowe, who works at Michener Services, bought three tickets for $250 and wound up winning the 2,351-square-foot, two-storey, three-bedroom and three-bathroom house located at 2 Sutherland Cl. The winning ticket was drawn New Year’s Eve. Wiebe couldn’t believe their luck when dream home chair Scott Bourke called him that night.

“This is awesome. I’m still shaking,” said Wiebe, 47, who then came out to the Dream Home at about 10:30 p.m. Monday night with his daughter Taylor who was home for the holidays from Victoria where she is studying microbiology.

“I’ve got to send my other daughter a picture. She doesn’t believe us.”

“I didn’t believe them at first either,” said Taylor Wiebe about the initial phone call.

“I’ve been waiting for this for a long time for him — every year.”

Wiebe has been buying tickets for about 15 years, the last four or five years with Crowe, who was home with the flu.

Wiebe said he buys Dream

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Police are investigating Red Deer’s first homicide of 2013.

At about 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Red Deer City RCMP found the body of a male in his late teens or early 20s while responding to a disturbance complaint on the 3700 block of 50th Street.

Police allege he was shot and died of his injuries.

“It’s unfortunate the first day of the year we do have a homicide,” said Red Deer City RCMP Cpl. Sarah Knelsen Tuesday afternoon.

“The investigation is just in it’s early stages at this point so we’re not releasing too many details.”

Red Deer City RCMP General Investigation and the RCMP’s K Division Major Crimes Unit are investigating.

Anyone with information that may assist police are asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

To submit an anonymous tip call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or report it online at www.tipsubmit. com.

Three Hills has area’s first New Year’s baby

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Wes Wiebe of Red Deer shares a hug with his daughter Taylor after touring the Kinsmen Dream Home on New Years Eve. Dream Home chairman Scott Bourke, left, had the pleasure of awarding the 2012 Dream home to Wiebe who shared the ticket with his friend Stan Crowe also of Red Deer.

Home tickets mostly to support the Kinsmen.

“I know the Kinsmen do a lot of good things around Red Deer.

I know where the money is going that’s for sure. It’s going to support a lot of good stuff.”

Wiebe said they would prob-

ably sell the house and split the profit.

Built by Ammonite Developments, the 2012 Dream Home is the 31st home draw for Red Deer Kinsmen.

The home boasts a kitchen with a stone countertop, master

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Several babies made their début in Central Alberta on New Year’s Day. The New Year’s baby at Three Hills Health Centre arrived at 1:18 a.m. and staff at Sundre Health Care Centre met their first baby of the year at 6:31 a.m.

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre welcomed its New Year’s baby at 7:50 a.m.

Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre said hello to its newest resident at 9:34 a.m. and the first baby of 2013 at Stettler Hospital and Care Centre arrived at 10:13 a.m.

Nathan and Kristy Horstemeier, of Three Hills, have a baby boy, Samson Isaac, weighing 2.920 kilograms (six pounds and seven ounces).

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BRIEF Family of missing Calgary woman pleads for help to find her; police need tips CALGARY — The family of a missing Calgary woman has made an emotional plea for help.

Sandra Mykytiuk-Evans hasn’t been seen since Saturday evening.

After her family mentioned she may have gone for a walk in Edworthy Park, police started combing the area for clues.

Thirty volunteers have searched but turned up nothing and police have called off the search until they get more information.

The family is also asking businesses around the community to hang missing person posters.

Police say Mykytiuk-Evans suffered from depression and some other medical issues, making the search for her even more urgent.

Her family says there was never any sign anything was wrong.

“She has so many people in this city who love her and care about her and are looking for her,” Ashley Vanwinkle said about her mother.

“We just need anyone who has possibly seen her to please call police and try and help us.”

He said the skating party and fireworks are a great idea and something that’s been missing in the city he calls home.

“I like the size. I like the people,” Paul Bill said.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling hopes people who live in Red Deer, and those who have lived here in the past, will return to celebrate the centennial.

“Also I’m hoping new Canadians will embrace this, all the new people who have arrived and now make up our diverse community, that they will see this as an opportunity to celebrate their new community,” Flewwelling said.

Alberta’s third largest city and fourth largest municipality will observe the actual date of incorporation on March 25 with a special city council meeting.

“That won’t be the biggest celebration, but perhaps the most historically significant.”

He is also looking forward to River of Lights on June 30 on the Red Deer River from Fort Normandeau to Three Mile Bend.

“I’m living in anticipation of something quite exciting.”

And for the first time, Red Deer will also be hosting the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards. Lt-Gov. Donald Ethell will present $30,000 awards, hand-crafted medals, and the opportunity for a residency at The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony to up to three recipients at a gala dinner in Red Deer on June 15.

The gala is the culmination of Rooted in the Arts, a week-long arts celebration in Red Deer, chosen as host city through a competitive bid process. “(The awards gala) will have a huge draw from all over the province. It will be one of the ways the province will know we’re celebrating our 100th anniversary,” Flewwelling said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

BABIES: Mothers doing well It’s the couple’s first child and they

VANCOUVER — Mounties say they’re looking for suspects after a man and woman were shot in a Surrey, B.C., home.

The incident took place at about 3:40 a.m. Tuesday when police say somebody fired several shots into a residence just off Highway 10.

Const. Joe Schmidt says two people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and one of them has already been released.

Police say they’re still trying to determine the motive for the shooting and how many shots were fired.

They have also not released the names of the victims.

Several centennial activities planned for January An education on Red Deer’s Ghost Statues is one of the January events that will bring Red Deer’s 100-year history to life as the city begins its 2013 centennial celebrations.

Sheila Bannerman, Red Deer Centennial Committee chairperson, said the Jan. 16 presentation on the city’s life-size bronze statues by the city’s public art co-ordinator Pat Matheson is just the beginning.

“One of the projects for us this year is to have actors dressed as ghost statutes appearing at various different events throughout the year,” Bannerman said.

People will be able to speak to the ghost statues and learn their stories and therefore lose their anonymity, she said.

The public can also learn about the works of Robert Service this month through performances by local musician Bruce Jacobson and actor Paul Boultbee.

“Between the two of them they p t together three performances pu didn’t anticipate he would to be born on the first day of the year.

“The due date was Jan. 12. But Kristy had high blood pressure so they thought it would be better to have it sooner,” said the Nathan, 31, by phone on Tuesday morning while holding a sleeping Samson who cooed softly.

Both Kristy, 23, and Samson were doing well, he said.

Issac “Mom is just S a m s o n sleeping right Horstemeier now and baby is laying on me sleeping too.”

Nathan said labour was induced Monday morning and they returned home until contractions intensified in the early evening.

And after 1 a.m., he was cutting the umbilical cord.

“It went really well. We’re so thankful,” said Nathan, a maintenance worker at Prairie Bible College.

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CALGARY — Albertans who do not have a contract for natural gas will see their rate go down in January.

Direct Energy Regulated Services says customers living in and north of Red Deer will pay $2.81 per gigajoule for natural gas this month, compared to $3.58 in December.

For those living south of Red Deer, the rate drops to $2.91 per gigajoule, from $3.54 in December.

Direct Energy says the average residential gas bill for January based on 20 gigajoules of consumption would be approximately $135 in the north, and $113 in the south.

Two young boys recovering after falling through ice REGINA — Two young boys had to be rescued after falling through the ice on a creek in Regina.

The mother of one of the boys was nearby and was able to get them out of the freezing, metre-deep water.

that use drama, art and music to ex-plain the work of Robert Service,” Bannerman said. “(Jacobson) has dreamed of putting together something where he could explore Robert Service’s poetry in a general sense, not just his war poetry, and familiarize people with the lighter side (of Service).”

Centennial activities for January include: ● Jan. 12 — Official launch of the year-long exhibit Hometown Heroes: 100 years of Sport in Red Deer at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. The launch is at 1 p.m. with free admission to the museum to see the exhibit from 1 to 2 p.m. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 102 - 4200 Hwy 2. ● Jan. 16 — Central Alberta Historical Society monthly speaker: Ghosts of Red Deer by Pat Matheson.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Snell Auditorium, 4818 49th St. ● Jan. 18 — At Your Service: Robert Service Tea Party at Pioneer’s Lodge, 4324 46A Ave. ● Jan. 18 and 19 — At Your Service: Poems and Songs of Robert Service at Pioneer’s Lodge.

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Jen and Dillon Kroetch, of Rimbey, had their overdue son Zackary in their arms on New Year’s Day, weighing 3.612 kilograms (seven pounds and 15 ounces).

“He was due Dec. 27 so we were hoping maybe Christmas. We’re not surprised he’s a New Year’s baby,” said Jen, 20, by phone Tuesday afternoon.

“He played hide and seek for a little while, Zane but we found Z a c h a r y him.”

Kroetsch All day Monday they knew he’d be coming soon and were off to the hospital early Tuesday morning.

“I’m tired and I’m excited and it’s going to be fun,” Jen said.

Zackary is their second child. Jen is a full-time mother and Dillon, 23, is a heavy-equipment operator.

In Red Deer, Falhado Hashi, 27, and Justin Flett, 28, weren’t expecting their

baby until Jan. 9.

“Falhado was in the hospital with the flu. They were going to release her this morning, and I came here this morning, and we had a baby,” said Flett, who builds cellphone towers for Turris Midwest Contrac- Georgia Jean Flett tors Inc. “Everyone is good. Everyone is healthy.”

Georgia Jean Flett weighed 3.684 kilograms (eight pounds). She is their second child.

Amber Buniak, 31, and Ryan McLean, 33, of Coronation had their third child, Brody Donald McLean, at the Stettler hospital.

He was due Dec. 20. and Buniak was induced Monday morning.

“The other ones went really smooth.

Everything went good and fast. This one kind of got us worried at the end that’s why went for the C-section,” said McLean who raises race horses.

But everyone is healthy, he said.

Brody weighed 3.827 kilograms (eight pounds and seven ounces).

Chantal Theriault and Terran Meston had a baby girl at the Sundre hospital. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

DREAM: A total of 9,386 tickets sold A total of 9,386 Dream Home tickets were sold out a possible 14,115, or 66 per cent.

There was a long, steady line up of people buying tickets throughout the afternoon at the house on Monday.

New for the Kinsmen was a 50/50 draw. Ninty-six per cent of tickets were sold to raise $96,250.

Brent Volk, of Red Deer, had the winning ticket worth $48,125.

Money raised through all ticket sales goes to a variety of community groups and services like Red Deer Pond Hockey, Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter, and others.

“Roughly it looks like we’ll make about $170,000. It was a good year for sure,” Bourke said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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FORT MCMURRAY — Police in northern Alberta believe a hit and run semi was responsible for damaging an overpass on Highway 63.

They say the damage to the Hospital Street overpass in Fort McMurray has compromised its structural integrity and both lanes underneath the overpass have been closed.

RCMP say Alberta Transportation says one of the lanes is expected to be open Tuesday night, while three of the four lanes over the bridge have been reopened.

Police say they got a call about significant damage to the bridge Monday night just before 9 p.m.

They also got reports of concrete chunks falling onto the highway lanes.

RCMP say they believe a tractor trailer hauling an oversized load hit the bridge and fled.

B.C. RCMP seek suspects after two wounded in early morning Surrey shooting

CENTENNIAL: Date of incorporation is March 25

Staff Sgt. Blair McColl says police have no leads yet in the shooting and the RCMP’s serious-crimes unit is investigating.

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Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013

Victim beaten on transit train dies

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Edmonton transit officials say they sealed the doors and allowed the savage beating of a passenger to continue while a train rumbled down the tracks because it offered the best hope to save the victim’s life. “(Transit officials) had to make a tough decision under significant pressure, and the decision was made to carry on to the next station,” Ron Gabruck, the security chief for Edmonton Transit, told reporters Monday.

“Sometimes we have to make these decisions.

That’s the nature of our reality.”

Gabruck said the broad-daylight attack by one man on passenger John Hollar in front of about 15 fellow transit riders had already begun when the train pulled into the north-end Belvedere station last Friday afternoon.

At the station, the doors opened and the other passengers fled, but the attack raged on.

“Most people when they’re involved in a crime will commit the crime and then flee. This person had that opportunity. He chose to stay on the train,” said Gabruck.

Gabruck said transit officials were aware by then what was happening.

They had to make a tough call: keep the train

EDMONTON at the station with the doors open and hope the attacker gives up the fight, flees and can eventually be caught; or seal the doors and continue on three minutes to the next station at Clareview, where police and first aid were close by.

Gabruck said the train driver was ordered to drive on to Clareview. For the next three minutes, the beating continued in the otherwise empty car, visible on the driver’s monitor.

“It’s all about safety and quick response. And when I mean safety, I mean the safety of the victim as well,” said Gabruck.

“We knew the ambulance stations are very close to Clareview as is the police station. We knew we had resources that could step in and help at that location, and so the decision was made.”

When the train arrived at Clareview, the accused was arrested by police and transit officials while trying to escape.

Inside the car, the 29-year-old Hollar was found unconscious on the floor with severe brain injuries.

Hollar was dispatched to hospital and put on life support, but died Sunday night.

An autopsy Monday confirmed the death to be a homicide. Gabruck said it’s the first on Edmonton’s light-rapid transit train in its 34-year-history.

He agreed it was distressing event for the train car driver to go through, but said, “He’s doing OK under the circumstances.”

Homicide Det. Colin Derksen said the entire episode was caught on the train’s video cameras, and he said it appeared to have been unprovoked.

“This was an attack,” said Derksen.

“From what we can see (on the videotape), from the beginning of the fight to end it seemed very onesided. “(The attacker) was the aggressor and he continued that violence throughout and it appears that Mr. Hollar was trying just to avoid the situation and get away.”

He said the victim and attacker may know each other, based on conversations police have had with those who know them both, but admitted, “We don’t know for sure.”

Derksen said there was no weapon involved and couldn’t say if drugs were a factor.

He offered few details on the attack, as police still hope for other eyewitnesses to come forward.

He said two passengers tried to intervene, but wouldn’t elaborate. “(They) did what they could to stop this while still trying to keep themselves safe,” he said.

“Unfortunately it didn’t stop it.”

Jeremy Newborn, 29, faces a charge of seconddegree murder.

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BRIEF Warrant issued for fraud suspect Warrants have been issued for one of two suspects facing fraud and other charges arising from a traffic stop in Olds late in November.

Blackfalds resident Jeffrey Peter Webb, 27, failed to show up for court to enter a plea on Monday as scheduled. Defence counsel Walter Kubanek subsequently asked to be removed from the record and a warrant was issued for Webb’s arrest.

Co-accused Jessica Fedyk, 25, of Red Deer was also released previously. She is due in court on Jan. 29.

Charges were laid by Olds RCMP who allege that a variety of stolen goods, including merchandise and registration cards from two different hotels, were discovered when they pulled the vehicle over for a traffic violation on Nov. 24.

Man charged with armed robbery to remain in custody for another month A man accused of armed robberies at two Red Deer Credit Union remains will remain in custody for another month pending an investigation in Edmonton.

Philip Glen Noel, 51, has been in custody since late October, when he was arrested on charges including armed robbery and possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose in connection with robberies on July 9 and Oct. 4 at two different branches of the Servus Credit Union.

Appearing by closed-circuit TV from the Red Deer Remand Centre, he was to have entered a plea and had a bail hearing before Judge Darrel Riemer in Red Deer provincial court on Monday.

However, defence counsel Arnold Piragoff asked for one-month adjournment, anticipating new charges to be laid in Edmonton.

Piragoff told the court Edmonton police expect to charge his client in connection with a bank robbery that occurred there, but have not completed their investigation.

He therefore asked that bail hearing and plea be adjourned for another month so he an his client can deal with the new information once it reaches them.

Dogs fighting in off-leash park in Calgary results in death, tears CALGARY — A Calgary family say three pitbulls attacked their dogs, killing one, “without warning” at an off-leash park.

Shanese Best and her brother were at the park Monday with their dogs when the pitbulls attacked.

Patrick, a Pomeranian, died of his injuries, while Best’s other dog, a Great Pyrenees named Maximus, was severely injured.

The owner of the pitbulls says he regrets what happened and is sincerely sorry, but suggested the dogs were provoked.

Stephen Jaquish says he owns one of the pitbulls and was dog-sitting the other two.

The pitbulls have been seized by Animal Services and will likely undergo behaviour testing to see whether they should be returned to the owner or euthanized.

“Catastrophic was the best way to describe it,” says Best’s father, Scott McDowell. “Imagine a chew

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Jaquish said it was horrible to watch the attack.

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Nurses walk off the job at south Edmonton care centre over wages EDMONTON — Days after serving strike notice, more than a dozen registered nurses have walked off the job at a south Edmonton care centre.

The union served strike notice last Thursday to the employer, Park Place Seniors Living, of their intention to take action at the Devonshire Care Centre.

The decision to go on strike Monday came after a year and a half of bargaining with the company.

The union said both sides are at odds mainly over wages, and the difference between what staff is paid at Devonshire versus other care facilities.

David Harrigan of the United Nurses of Alberta said the employer also owns Hardisty Care Centre and pays a different wage rate there.

Ian West of Park Place Seniors Living said the agreement with Hardisty came because they’ve already negotiated a number of contracts with that care centre.

West said the affected care facility will work with a skeleton staff for now, and Alberta Health Services officials will be on site to ensure residents are looked after.

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ST. PAUL — The Alberta classroom where a minivan smashed through a window and landed on top of three students, killing one of them, will remain empty.

Glen Brodziak, superintendent of St. Paul Education, said most students from Racette Junior High where the crash occurred have chosen to return to the school in January.

But some students, including all of those who were in the Grade 6 French classroom, don’t want to go back. They will be allowed to finish the year elsewhere.

“We fully support that and recognize that it may not be in their best interest to return,” Brodziak said. “Some families are still dealing with some very real things that are concerning for them.”

Brodziak said he’s not sure if the two injured students are well enough to return to classes.

One thing is certain — the classroom hit be the van will be closed for good.

“We just felt it was the best decision ... out of respect.”

The return of students at Racette is short-term anyway. They were already there temporarily so $8 million in renovations could be done to their origi-

nal school. The work is expected to be completed in the spring.

Witnesses have said the van was speeding down a back alley on Oct. 25 before it crossed onto the school grounds, smashed through a fence and crashed into the lower-level classroom.

Three girls were pinned under the vehicle and had to be airlifted to hospital. One of them, 11-yearold Megan Wolitski, died the next day.

The driver of the van, Richard Benson, faces several charges including criminal negligence causing death. Relatives have said he has a history of seizures and they think he was having an attack at the time of the crash.

Racette’s 250 students temporarily moved to St. Paul Regional High School so repairs could be made to their school.

Brodziak said the building is now structurally safe. As well, cement barriers have been placed along the side of the school.

Meetings were held with parents to determine if Racette students wanted to return to school. An open house was also held so parents and students could walk through the building for the first time since the crash.

“We had views on both sides,” said Brodziak. “The biggest thing is no matter how you’re impacted or af-

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Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013

Choking on emission plan ANY CLAIMS OF SAVING CANADIANS MONEY ARE BASED ON FLAWED ANALYSIS OF THE BENEFITS AND THE COSTS

BY KENNETH GREEN AND JOEL WOOD SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE As the latest round of global climate negotiations were set to commence in Doha in late November, Environment Minister Peter Kent announced that Canada would enact new vehicle fuel economy standards that he claimed would reduce greenhouse gas emissions while saving Canadians money on gas.

While some might interpret the announcement as an early Christmas gift, the hard reality is the proposed new regulations are the proverbial lump of coal for the average Canadian, and will force them to pay significantly more for new motor vehicles. Any claims of saving Canadians money are based on flawed analysis of the benefits and the costs and the dubious assumption that the government knows best.

Kent introduced the new regulations as part of Canada’s effort to ensure its vehicle fuel economy standards are harmonized with the aggressive standards recently enacted in the United

States. The proposed amendments to the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations require auto manufacturers to increase fuel economy standards for their fleets over the years 2017 to 2025.

These amendments expand on existing regulations implemented over the 2011 to 2016 period.

The government’s analysis recently published in the Canada Gazette suggests the proposed regulations will produce $41.9 billion in total benefits and $11.2 billion in total costs. However, a closer look suggests these numbers may be flawed. The government’s analysis estimates that over 79 per cent ($33.2 billion) of the benefits from the regulations are from fuel savings to consumers, i.e., vehicles on average become more fuel efficient, so drivers spend less on gasoline. Ironically considering the name of the regulations, the government estimates that only nine per cent ($3.9 billion) of the benefits are from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Including consumer fuel savings in the analysis is problematic. It implicitly assumes that consumers are making an irrational decision when purchasing vehicles. In other words, it assumes that the government better understands which cars consumers prefer than consumers understand themselves. However, as argued in a recent paper by economists Ted Gayer of the Brookings Institution and Kip Viscusi of Vanderbilt University, there

is evidence to suggest that consumers make rational decisions with respect to choosing the energy efficiency (e.g., fuel economy) of products. They note that the decisions may appear to be irrational when only one product characteristic, such as fuel economy, is considered, but are rational when all product characteristics are included in the analysis.

In the context of vehicle emission regulations, consumers may indeed save money, but they may be sacrificing something else they value, such as trunk space, all-terrain performance, safety, passenger capacity, and more.

Reductions in these other characteristics are ignored by the government’s analysis.

If fuel savings are excluded from the analysis, the total benefits of the regulations plummet from $41.9 billion to $8.7 billion. When fuel savings are excluded, the costs of the regulations ($11.2 billion) outweigh the benefits producing a net cost of $2.5 billion.

And this assumes that government estimates of the cost of new vehicles ring true.

The Canadian government estimates that meeting the standards will add $2,095 to the cost of a new vehicle, but others believe this to be an understatement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that meeting the very similar U.S. standards will add $3,200 to the cost of a new vehicle in the U.S. Furthermore, the U.S. National Automobile Dealers Association

estimated that the new standards will add more than $5,000 to the cost of a new vehicle. Studies also show that fuel-sipping cars are more expensive to insure and maintain.

It is true that the North American auto market is highly integrated, so there may be some benefit from harmonized regulations between the two jurisdictions. But does this policy offer a net benefit to motorists? It seems unlikely. At the very least Canadians deserve a comprehensive analysis that presumes they are rational, excludes fuel savings, includes higher vehicle costs, insurance costs, and repair costs, and shows the real consequences that will attend harmonizing the standards.

As well, less-intrusive approaches, such as more effective and accurate fuel economy labelling on new cars, could be tried first before heavy handed regulations.

Anytime a politician touts a policy as a ‘win-win,’ citizens should be skeptical. Especially if the policy assumes that the government knows what is better for consumers than consumers know themselves. Kent’s comments and the government’s analysis of the new vehicle emissions regulations overestimate the benefits and hinge on the assumption that government knows best.

Kenneth Green is a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. Joel Wood is an economist with the Fraser Institute. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www. troymedia.com).

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Meet me in the middle One of the more annoying aspects of extreme right or left views are the generous use of labels that stereotype people into a category that defines them in a derogatory way, so that a perceived self-sense of moral or intellectual high ground can be gained by the attacker.

Words that define people by their race, religion or political views are used by both camps as a weapon because intolerance runs rampant on both sides of the debate.

I believe that most people live their lives outside of these extreme spheres and are actually a composite of JIM many components that can SUTHERLAND drift slightly into the left or right wing orbital politics of either sphere. Most people lean toward one polarized opposite over the other in life, but they do not make a giant leap toward the extremist views.

My basic philosophy is right of centre, but it would be fair to say that I have elements of the left in my philosophy. People who would label me as an extreme right wing fanatic demonstrate a trait of extreme left wing fanaticism that has its own inherent

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rigid intolerance for dissenting views, but they most emphatically would not see it that way. As I said, any viewpoint that assumes intellectual, moral or racial superiority over another without any room for movement is an extreme viewpoint in my opinion.

The ability to implant an upscale vocabulary into a written or oral point does not automatically award the debate to the person with a bigger vocabulary; it just gives them a gold star in spelling. It certainly does not give them the right to label people and make a large scale assumption about what makes that other person tick in life.

What actually makes me tick as a person is somewhere between the right and left.

I emphatically believe in universal health care, but I also believe that we have an incredibly flawed system that has an over-bloated system of top-heavy executive and management salaries along with wasted spending that sucks the funding sources completely dry.

The result is a series of wildly expensive bureaucratic dams that choke off frontline service to patients. Thick layers of management are the bane of most government services and this firmly entrenched policy puts enormous pressure on the front-liners.

I believe that we need the teeth in our environmental policy that prevent air and water pollution in our natural world. Obvious issues like unchecked clear-cutting, industrial or agricultural damage

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I believe that Canada has the right idea about gun control because we recognize that gun ownership is a privilege, not a right, and thus subject to a competency licence (PAL). I also like our restrictions on handguns and assault rifles. However, a multibilliondollar investment that began as a $2-million investment for a highly-flawed and unnecessary registry made no sense to me.

I firmly believe that Canada is a net beneficiary from immigration because the newcomers help us grow as a country, but I believe that citizenship is also a privilege and not an automatic right. The idea that potential new citizens learn the working language (French or English) of their new Canadian region is a sound idea because it will break down the cultural barriers for them sooner in Canada.

These are just a few examples of my personal views.

As I said earlier, most of us are composites of a variety of views that are somewhat removed from the labels smugly applied by the real extremists, who are oblivious to the fact they could use a giant lesson in tolerance.

Jim Sutherland is a local freelance columnist.

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Police struggle to ID bus crash victims

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PENDLETON, Ore. — Investigators in Oregon are trying to piece together the final moments before a Vancouver-bound tour bus carrying 47 people careened down a steep hillside, ejecting some of the passengers and killing nine.

Police said they expected investigators to complete an inspection of the bus and an inventory of personal property and documents on Tuesday.

Oregon State Police identified one of the nine victims as a 57-year-old Washington man. Authorities said Dale William Osborn of Spanaway was killed in Sunday’s crash and his wife, Sue Osborn, remained hospitalized in Pendleton.

His daughter, Jennifer Sherman of Colorado Springs, said she was told her father was hit in the head by a rock while her mother was thrown into a river bed.

She last spoke to her father two weeks ago.

“He was very happy,” Sherman said. “He’s a very good man.”

Authorities have not yet released the names of the other eight people who died, but police said the four men and four women were of Asian descent and one female victim may be a juvenile.

The bus was carrying tourists, including some who had been living in Canada, on the final leg of a nineday tour of the western United States.

State Police Lt. Gregg Hastings said it could take a month or more to determine whether the driver, a 54-year-old man from Vancouver, will face any charges.

State police revised the number aboard the bus to 47 from 48 on Tuesday and confirmed 39 people were transported for treatment of injuries and at least 14 of them remained in hospital.

The Red Cross said some of the survivors were too terrified to get on another bus, so a nearby Ford dealer offered to drive them in smaller passenger vehicles. Some were expected to begin the trip on Wednesday.

Chris Huxoll, sales manager at Legacy Ford in La Grande, Ore., said the dealership will probably use new sport-utility vehicles with four-wheel drive to be sure survivors can safely make the trip to Vancouver.

“We are extremely sensitive to the fact that these kids and adults don’t want to get on a bus,” said Casey White-Zollman, a volunteer spokeswoman for the Red Cross.

Hastings said Monday that investigators were still trying to confirm the citizenship of the victims but a majority were of South Korean background and lived in British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon and even Idaho.

Police said Tuesday they were working with the Korean Consulate Office in Seattle to make positive identifications, next of kin notifications, and property identification.

A list of injured released by police named seven Canadian residents, including the driver, identified as Haeng Kyu Hwang.

The bus was travelling westbound in the left lane of Interstate 84 when it hit a concrete barrier, veered across both westbound lanes and went through the guardrail before plunging about 60 metres down the

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Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a multiple-fatality accident after a tour bus careened through a guardrail along an icy highway and fell several hundred feet down a steep embankment, authorities said, Sunday about 15 miles east of Pendleton, Ore. The charter bus carrying about 40 people lost control around 10:30 a.m. on the snow- and ice-covered lanes of Interstate 84, according to the Oregon State Police. embankment, Hastings said. The National Transportation Safety Board said the bus rolled at least once.

When the tour bus came to a rest, terrified passengers looked for their loved ones.

“People screamed and yelled,” said Jaemin Seo, a 23-year-old student from Suwon, South Korea, who has been studying in Vancouver. “Some mothers screamed to find their son or daughter.”

Seo said he was awakened by screaming and was ejected from a broken window as the bus careened down the hill. He suffered a broken ankle, a gash in his arm and shallow scratches across his face.

The crash occurred near a spot on the interstate called Deadman Pass, at the top of a steep, 11-kilometre descent from the Blue Mountains. Though there were icy spots where the crash occurred, that was nothing unusual for this time of year, said Tom Strandberg, a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Transportation.

He said a sanding truck had applied sand a few hours earlier and was behind the bus making another run when the crash occurred. The sand truck driver was among the first at the scene.

Berlyn Sanderson, 22, of Surrey, B.C., said she also was thrown from the bus.

“It’s kind of like one of those dreams you have of

the world ending,” Sanderson told reporters.

Rescuers faced the challenge of bringing survivors up a steep cliff, Pendleton fire Chief Gary Woodson said. They descended the hill and used ropes and baskets to help retrieve people from the wreckage in freezing weather.

Some survivors were carried on backboards by six or eight rescuers. Others were hoisted in baskets, and an all-terrain vehicle arrived toward the end of the operation, Woodson said.

Yoo Byung Woo, a 25-year-old survivor, said it was snowing and foggy at the time. She told the Oregonian newspaper that one passenger was frightened and asked if they could take another route. Some passengers were dozing when the driver slammed on the brakes.

Yoo said rocks smashed through windows after the bus crashed through the guardrail and rolled down.

Umatilla County Emergency Manager Jack Remillard said the bus was owned by Mi Joo Tour & Travel in Vancouver. A bus safety website run by the U.S. Department of Transportation said Mi Joo has six buses, none of which have been involved in any accidents in the past two years.

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Hundreds plunge Idle No More spreads beyond borders into icy waters for as activists ramp up pressure Polar Bear Dip

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — The aboriginal movement known as Idle No More continued to gain strength beyond Canada’s borders on Tuesday as activists embarked on a public relations blitz in the United States.

Pamela Palmater, one of the leaders of the movement, travelled to Washington, D.C. to give interviews to the U.S. press. She said the goal of the media campaign was to raise awareness internationally and force Prime Minister Stephen Harper to act.

“The idea is to put pressure on the Canadian government to pay attention and come to the table,” Palmater said by phone.

“I was invited to come down and do some media about Idle No More, basically answer questions about why it’s spreading into the United States.”

In addition to recent events held across Canada, rallies have already been staged as far off as Texas, Hawaii and New Zealand with plans for more in the coming days.

Palmater said Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike, now in its fourth week, is part of a much larger protest movement.

The initial spark was the federal government’s omnibus budget legislation but it has now become about broader issues like inequality and treaty

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OAKVILLE, Ont. — Hundreds of hardy Canadians welcomed the new year Tuesday with a splash into icy waters at Polar Bear Dip events across the country.

About 800 participants at this year’s largest charity gathering, the Courage Polar Bear Dip, stripped down to their skivvies or donned outlandish costumes before jumping into Lake Ontario in Oakville, Ont. According to organizers, the event, held just west of Toronto at Coronation Park, first began in 1995 and has since raised a total of $1,060,000 for the charity World Vision Canada.

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Palmater noted an evolution in the form protests have taken over the past few weeks, toward increased civil disobedience.

“We did letter writing and phone calls and trying to talk to MPs and, you know, we took that route and it didn’t work,” she said.

“Then we had to move up to peaceful marches and rallies, and that didn’t work. So now we’re doing all these flash mob round dances, which are more about working hand in hand with Canadians and also keeping the focus on the media. But now you see blockades.”

There have been several disruptions at rail lines over the past week, including one on the main line between Montreal and Toronto on Sunday evening which delayed Via Rail passengers. Protesters have also blocked a CN line in Sarnia, Ont. There was even a call to set up blockades at Canada-U.S. borders on Saturday, though that move hasn’t been endorsed by organizers.

It wasn’t clear whether local activists would follow through.

A statement released last week on the Idle No More website urged peaceful forms of protest.

“Idle No More feels that any acts that are not in line with peace and solidarity only detract attention from our ultimate mission,” the statement said.

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Gunmen kill seven in Pakistan FIVE FEMALE TEACHERS, TWO AID WORKERS AMONG THE DEAD

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen on motorcycles sprayed a van carrying employees from a community centre with bullets Tuesday, killing five female teachers and two aid workers, but sparing a child they took out of the vehicle before opening fire.

The director of the group that the seven worked for says he suspects it may have been the latest in a series of attacks targeting anti-polio efforts in Pakistan. Some militants oppose the vaccination campaigns, accusing health workers of acting as spies for the U.S. and alleging the vaccine is intended to make Muslim children sterile.

Last month, nine people working on an anti-polio vaccination campaign were shot and killed. Four of those shootings were in the northwest where Tuesday’s attack took place.

The attack was another reminder of the risks to women educators and aid workers from Islamic militants who oppose their work. It was in the same conservative province where militants shot and seriously wounded 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai, an outspoken young activist for girls’ education, in October.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest shootings.

The teachers and health workers — one man and one woman — were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on their way home from a community centre in the town of Swabi where they were employed at a medical clinic and primary school. Their driver was also injured.

Javed Akhtar, the director of Support With Working Solution, said the medical clinic vaccinated children against polio, and many of the NGO’s staff had taken part in immunization campaigns.

Militants in the province have blown up schools and killed female educators. They have also kidnapped and killed aid workers, viewing them as promoting a foreign, liberal agenda.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, formerly called the Northwest Frontier province, borders the tribal areas of Pakistan along the frontier with Afghanistan to the west. Militant groups such as the Taliban have used the tribal areas as a stronghold from which to wage war both in Afghanistan and against the Pakistani government. Often that violence has spilled over into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

In 2007, the Taliban led by Maulana Fazlullah took over the scenic Swat Valley, marking the height

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A Pakistani driver who survived an attack on a van which was targeted by gunmen in Swabi , lies at the Lady Reading Hospital bed after being admitted for treatment, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday. Gunmen killed several female teachers and two other people on Tuesday in an ambush on a van carrying workers home from their jobs at a community center in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The attack was a reminder of the risks faced by educators and aid workers, especially women, in an area where Islamic militants often target women and girls trying to get an education or female teachers working with both genders. of their strength there. The Pakistani military later pushed the militant group from the valley, but the Taliban has repeatedly tried to reassert itself.

The injured driver in Swabi told investigators that the gunmen stopped the vehicle and removed a boy — the son of one of the women — before indiscriminately opening fire, said police officer Fazal Malik.

The woman’s husband rushed to the scene after receiving a phone call alerting him to the shooting.

“I left everything and rushed towards the spot. As I reached there I saw their dead bodies were inside the vehicle and he (his son) was sitting with someone,� said Zain ul Hadi.

Swabi police chief Abdur Rasheed said most of the women killed were between the ages of 20 and 22.

He said four gunmen on two motorcycles fled the scene and have not been apprehended.

Stampede kills 61, hurts Clinton treated for blood clot 200 in Ivory Coast

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ABIDJAN — A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year’s fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast’s main city, killing 61 people — many of them children and teenagers — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said.

Thousands had gathered at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan’s Plateau district to see the fireworks. It was only the second New Year’s Eve fireworks display since peace returned to this West African nation after a bloody upheaval over presidential elections put the nation on the brink of civil war and turned this city into a battle zone.

With 2013 showing greater promise, people were in the mood to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. Families brought children and they watched the rockets burst in the nighttime sky. But only an hour into the new year, as the crowds poured onto the Boulevard de la Republic after the show, something caused a stampede, said Col. Issa Sako of the fire department rescue team.

How so many deaths occurred on the broad boulevard and how the tragedy started is likely to be the subject of an investigation.

Many of the younger ones in the crowd went down, trampled underfoot.

Most of those killed were between 8 and 15 years old “The flood of people leaving the stadium became a stampede which led to

the deaths of more than 60 and injured more than 200,� Sako told Ivory Coast state TV. Desperate parents went to the city morgue, the hospital and to the stadium to try to find missing children.

Mamadou Sanogo was searching for his 9-year-old son, Sayed. “I have just seen all the bodies, but I cannot find my son,� said a tearful Sanogo. “I don’t know what to do.�

State TV showed a woman sobbing in the back of an ambulance; another was bent over on the side of the street, apparently in pain; and another, barely conscious and wearing only a bra on her upper body, was hoisted by rescuers. There were also scenes of small children being treated in a hospital.

One boy grimaced in pain and a girl with colored braids in her hair lay under a blanket with one hand bandaged.

The death toll could rise, officials said.

After the sun came up, soldiers were patrolling the site that was littered with victims’ clothes, shoes, torn sandals and other belongings. President Alassane Ouattara and his wife Dominique visited some of the injured in the hospital. Mrs. Ouattara leaned over one child who was on a bed in a crowded hospital ward and tried to console the youngster. The president pledged that the government would pay for their treatment, his office said.

The government organized the fireworks to celebrate Ivory Coast’s peace, after several months of political violence in early 2011 following disputed elections.

Egyptian comedian probed for insulting the president

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities.

Lawyer Ramadan Abdel-Hamid alOqsori charged that TV host Bassem Youssef insulted President Mohammed Morsi by putting the Islamist leader’s image on a pillow and parodying his speeches.

The case against Youssef comes as opposition media and independent journalists are growing increasingly worried about press freedoms under a new constitution widely supported by Morsi and his Islamist allies.

Other cases have been brought against media personalities who have criticized the president. Some of the cases have ended with charges being dropped. Morsi’s office maintains that the president has nothing to do with legal procedures against media critics.

On Tuesday, the independent daily

Al-Masry Al-Youm, one of Egypt’s most widely circulated newspapers, said Morsi’s office filed a complaint accusing it of “circulating false news likely to disturb public peace and public security and affect the administration.�

The paper had published a report earlier this week attributed to sources saying that Morsi was due to visit the hospital where ousted President Hosni Mubarak is receiving treatment after being injured in his prison cell. Mubarak is serving a life sentence for failing to stop the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the uprising against him.

A visit by Morsi would have enflamed public anger. The paper later updated the story to say that Morsi’s wife had only visited a relative in that hospital.

The paper said a reporter and an editor were summoned for interrogation. A local committee of journalists and editors has called for stronger guarantees of press freedoms and a rejection of the current constitution, fearing it allows for jailing journalists under broadly-worded articles regarding media offences.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to recover in a New York hospital where she’s being treated for a blood clot in her head.

Her doctors say blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and they are confident she will make a full recovery. Clinton didn’t suffer a stroke or neurological damage from the clot that formed after she suffered a concussion during a fainting spell at her home in early December, doctors said in a statement Monday.

Clinton, 65, was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday when the clot turned up on a followup exam on the concussion, Clinton spokesman Phillipe Reines said. The clot is located in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. She will be released once the medication dose for the blood thinners has been established, the doctors said.

In their statement, Dr. Lisa Bardack of the Mount Kisco Medical Group and Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi of George Washington University said Clinton was making excellent progress.

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As a new year began, the fate of the capital with 700,000 people, remained unclear. Government forces backed by a regional multinational force held a line in Damara, just 75 kilometres (45 miles) from Bangui. The rebels hold the city of Sibut, about 185 kilometres (115 miles) from Bangui.

While President Francois Bozize, after nearly a decade in power, has proposed a coalition government to include the rebels, a spokesman for the alliance of rebel groups advancing through the country

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More than 1,100 cars torched in France on New Year’s Eve

PARIS — Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much lamented tradition that remained intact this year with 1,193 vehicles burned, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said.

His announcement was the first time in three years that such figures have been released.

The conservative government of former President Nicolas Sarkozy had decided to stop publishing them in a bid to reduce the crime — and not play into the hands of cartorching youths who try to outdo each other.

France’s current Socialist government decided otherwise, deeming total transparency the best method, and the rate of burned cars apparently remained steady. On Dec. 31, 2009, the last public figure available, 1,147 vehicles were burned.

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The rebels have been making inroad in the civil war recently, capturing a string of military bases and posing a stiff challenge to the regime in Syria’s two major cities — Damascus and Aleppo.

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SASK. UNION LOSES COURT FIGHT IN BATTLE WITH WALMART OVER CERTIFICATION REGINA — The United Food and Commercial Workers have lost a battle in their long and ongoing fight to unionize at a Walmart in Weyburn, Sask.

On Monday, the three judges of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal unanimously decided to dismiss the union’s appeal regarding decisions by the Saskatchewan Labour Board on the union’s accusations of unfair labour practices.

At the same time, the high court upheld a cross-appeal by Walmart, restoring the labour board’s ruling in its entirety. That means that an application to decertify the union will proceed and votes cast by store employees will be counted. The union first applied for certification in 2004. The application was granted in 2008 but was overtuned in Court of Queen’s Bench the following year. In 2010, the appeal court upheld the certification.

That same year, a decertification vote was held but the votes were not counted pending the outcome of legal challenges.

MINING COMPANY LINKED TO FOREIGNWORKER CONTROVERSY TO RESTART B.C. EXPLORATION VANCOUVER — A mining company linked to a controversy over the use of temporary-foreign workers in northeastern B.C. says it will restart exploratory work early next week. Canadian Dehua International Mines Group Inc. announced at the end of November that it was winding down exploratory work at its Wapiti River coal project near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The company also has a minor stake in the nearby Murray River mine, an operation proposed by HD Mining that’s come under fire over plans to hire temporary Chinese workers. But Dehua says it will restart its exploratory work at Wapiti River Jan. 7, citing a ruling by a federal court judge that tossed out an application by two unions to stop HD Mining from brining more temporary workers to Canada.

U.S. GOVERNMENT REACHES $16.4 TRILLION BORROWING LIMIT WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is running up against its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit and is taking steps to avoid default. Reaching the limit Monday sets up another dispute between the White House and Congress over taxes and spending in the new year. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the government will take a series of accounting measures to avoid defaulting on its debt.

On Monday, it suspended the issuance of new debt for two government retirement funds.

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Fiscal cliff in New Year’s limbo HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE DEMANDING MORE FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Emergency legislation to avoid the economy-threatening fiscal cliff ran into vehement New Year’s Day opposition from House Republicans, casting doubt on the divided government’s ability to prevent widespread tax increases and painful, across-the-board federal spending cuts.

“I do not support the bill. We are looking, though, for the best path forward,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., declared after a closed-door meeting of his party’s rank and file.

As the extraordinary New Year’s session wore on into the evening, the clamour to add spending cuts to the measure became tempered by concerns that the Senate would refuse to consider any changes, sending the bill into limbo and saddling Republicans with the blame for a whopping middle class tax increase.

One Senate Democratic leadership aide said Majority Leader Harry Reid “will absolutely not take up the bill” if the House changes it. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity, citing a requirement to keep internal deliberations private.

The legislation cleared the Senate hours earlier on a predawn vote of 89-8. White House aides met at the White House to review its progress.

Despite Cantor’s remarks, Speaker John Boehner took no public position on the bill as he sought to negotiate a conclusion to the final crisis of a two-year term full of them.

It wasn’t the first time that the tea party-infused House Republican majority has rebelled against the party establishment

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House Democrats and staffers walk down a staircase en route to a caucus meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans began deciding their next move Tuesday after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies. since the GOP took control of the chamber 24 months ago. But with the two-year term set to end Thursday at noon, it was likely the last. And as was true in earlier cases of a threatened default and government shutdown, the brinkmanship came on a matter of economic urgency, leaving the party open to a public backlash if tax increases do take effect on tens of millions.

Economists have warned that without action by Congress, the tax increases and spending cuts that technically took effect with the turn of the new year at midnight could send the economy into recession.

Even with enactment of the legislation, taxes are on the rise for millions.

A 2 percentage point temporary cut in the payroll tax, originally enacted two years ago to

stimulate the economy, expired with the end of 2012. Neither Obama nor Republicans have made a significant effort to extend it.

The Senate-passed bill was designed to prevent that while providing for tax increases at upper incomes, as Obama campaigned for in his successful bid for a second term.

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No oil spill seen near Shell Beer sales drill ship aground on island banned at

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Coast Guard flight over a Shell drilling rig that ran aground off a small Alaskan island found no signs of a fuel spill, officials said Tuesday, but they had to wait until daylight to better assess its impact on the environment.

The Kulluk grounded Monday night on rocks off Sitkalidak Island, an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska.

The storm that has caused problems for Shell’s efforts to move the drill into place near Kodiak Island was expected to continue Tuesday, said Darci Sinclair, a spokeswoman for a command centre run by the Coast Guard, Royal Dutch Shell PLC and others.

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, issued

a statement expressing his concerns.

“Oil companies keep saying they can conquer the Arctic, but the Arctic keeps disagreeing with the oil companies,” Markey said. “Drilling expansion could prove disastrous for this sensitive environment.”

The Kulluk was being towed by two vessels while trying to escape the worst of the storm, but the drill ship was separated offshore from one of the vessels and grounding was inevitable, Coast Guard Cmdr. Shane Montoya told reporters.

The Coast Guard planned to fly out early Tuesday to plan a salvage operation and possible spill response.

The Shell rig was carrying 150,000 gallons of diesel and about 12,000 gallons of lube oil and hydraulic fluid, Montoya said.

Susan Childs, Shell’s onscene co-ordinator, said it was

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Loonie rises on Chinese manufacturing data TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed higher Monday as a strong economic report from China lifted commodity prices in a subdued market just hours ahead of the New Year’s holiday.

The commodity-sensitive currency rose 0.16 of a cent to 100.51 cents US. Copper prices advanced as the HSBC China manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to a final reading of 51.5, the best reading since May, 2011. The reading was an upward revision from the preliminary 50.9 result and an improvement from November’s PMI of 50.5.

The March copper contract was up six cents to US$3.65 a pound. China is the world’s biggest consumer of the metal, which is viewed as an economic barometer as it is used in so many applications.

Oil prices also gained ground with the February contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange up $1.02 at US$91.82 a barrel.

Gold bullion prices also improved, with the March contract ahead $19.90 to US$1,675.80 an ounce.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama offered fresh hope that some kind of a deal is in the works to blunt the worst of automatic tax hikes set to take effect Jan. 1.

Big, across-the-board spending cuts were also set to take effect Tuesday, part of a scenario known as going over the “fiscal cliff.”

Economists fear the double-barreled hit could push the U.S. back into recession if they are allowed to stand.

too early to know how the vessel would react to the pounding of the storm. She was optimistic about its salvage prospects and chances for staying intact.

The Kulluk is designed for extended drilling in Arctic waters and underwent $292 million in technical upgrades since 2006 to prepare for Alaska offshore exploration. The drill ship worked during the short 2012 open water season off Alaska’s north coast. Its ice-reinforced, funnel-shape hull can deflect moving ice downward and break it into pieces.

When disconnected from a well, it’s designed to handle seas to 40 feet (12 metres). Garth Pulkkinen of Noble Corp., the operator of the drill ship, said it was never in danger of capsizing.

With bad weather predicted, the Kulluk’s crew was evacuated Saturday.

Obama told a news conference that such a proposed deal would extend tax credits for families with children and for clean energy companies and also extend unemployment insurance to two million Americans.

He said he would have preferred “a more comprehensive deal that solved our budget problems in a balanced and a responsible way....but that is a bit too much to hope for now.”

And he cautioned that while negotiators for the Democrats and Republicans are close to a deal, “they’re not there yet.”

Oil higher as Washington inches closer to deal before ’fiscal cliff’ NEW YORK — Oil prices rose Monday as U.S. political leaders moved toward averting the “fiscal cliff” just hours before the deadline.

President Barack Obama said Monday afternoon that a deal to avert the cliff — a series of automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect starting Tuesday — was in sight but not yet finalized.

Republicans and Democrats were still at an impasse over whether to put off across-the-board spending cuts and, if so, how to pay for that.

There’s a midnight deadline to reach a deal.

Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.02 to finish at US$91.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Oil has wavered in recent weeks along with the ups and downs of the budget negotiations.

The price of oil finished December up about three per cent from the start of the month. It ranged from a low near US$77 a barrel to high around US$110 a barrel during the year.

Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, rose 49 cents to end at US$111.11 a barrel in London.

In other energy futures trading on the Nymex, natural gas fell 12 cents, or 3.4 per cent, to finish at US$3.35 per 1,000 cubic feet.

kiosks in Russia

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — A big question in Russia in 2013 may be “How do I get a beer around here?”

Under a law that took effect on New Year’s Day, selling beer at the ubiquitous kiosks that mushroomed along Russian sidewalks and roadsides after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been banned. Though the tiny makeshift shops lost their importance as conventional stores got more of a foothold, new laws could deal a finishing blow to a symbol of the country’s lively and disorderly postcommunist free market.

In a measure meant to address Russia’s high rate of problem drinking, beer now can be purchased only at restaurants, cafes and stores of at least 50 square meters (about 500 square feet).

The law also changes beer’s classification from a food to an alcoholic beverage, meaning it can’t be sold in any store from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. It also cracks down on casual consumption of alcohol, forbidding it in public spaces.

With the growing presence of supermarkets and sizable neighbourhood food stores, the ban on beer sales at kiosks may mean no more than a couple blocks’ extra walking for someone seized by a sudden thirst.

But it may harshly dry up income for kiosk operators.

Experts estimate that beer accounted for about 40 per cent of the revenue of kiosks that sold it, according to the Interfax news agency.

“It appears that all this volume will be nicely absorbed by stores. I think that more than a third of the small retail establishments in Russia unequivocally will close,” Vadim Drobiz, director of the Research Center for Federal and?Regional Alcohol Markets, was quoted as saying by the news.mail.ru news website.

More trouble for kiosk operators appears to be on the way.

The lower house of parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill that would ban the sale of cigarettes at kiosks and small stands.

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Information on melting bills hard to come by ALLEGEDLY BAKED BILLS A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY, SAYS CANADA’S CENTRAL BANK

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Disclosing details of behind-the-scenes discussions about tales of melting banknotes could endanger national security or international relations, says Canada’s central bank.

In response to a formal request from The Canadian Press, the Bank Of Canada released 134 pages of internal records — almost completely blanked out — concerning allegations its new polymer bills melted in the scorching summer sun.

The bank began issuing $100 polymer banknotes in late 2011, saying they were harder to counterfeit than paper notes and would last much longer. It has since released $50 and $20 notes, with $10 and $5 ones due this year.

Unconfirmed reports of cooked currency emerged in July when a Kelowna, B.C., bank teller said she had heard of cases in which several bills had melted together inside a car. Soon after, a photo of scorched $100 bills surfaced in Ontario — purportedly after they were stored in a metal can next to a baseboard heater.

The bank swiftly denied that its new bills could be affected by heat in these ways.

The records released under the Access to Information Act show the reports stirred up not only a flurry of media interest but a series of emails over more than a week among bank officials, including Gerry Gaetz, the chief of currency, and Erik Balodis, a scientific adviser.

The bank declined to make Gaetz available for an interview.

In an emailed response to questions, bank spokesman Jeremy Harrison said the institution has seen nothing since the reports first emerged to change its initial assessment.

“The Bank stands by its statements made this summer that polymer bank notes cannot be affected by the types and levels of heat as has been suggested in last summer’s news reports, and has seen no evidence to the contrary,” Harrison said.

He noted the bank had performed “extensive and rigorous tests” prior to issuing the notes, including exposing them to extremes of 140 C and -75 C. But the bank isn’t willing to reveal much about its internal deliberations concerning the allegedly baked bills.

Almost all of the pages released under the access law — with the exception of some email headers and previously processed media lines — were blank.

The bank invoked eight sections of the Access Act to withhold this material, invoking exemptions relating to: — confidences obtained from another government;

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The Bank of Canada’s new circulating $100 bill, Canada’s first polymer bank note, is shown in Toronto on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. Disclosing details of behind-the-scenes discussions about tales of melting banknotes could endanger national security or international relations, says Canada’s central bank.

— injury to international relations, defence or security; — facilitation of an offence; — injury to the financial interests of a government institution or the ability of the government to manage the economy, or provision of an undue benefit to someone; — personal privacy; — confidential information supplied by a third party; — advice from officials or accounts of deliberations; — testing and auditing procedures.

Harrison would not say how release of the information might endanger national security or international relations, or how it could interfere with the government’s ability to manage the economy.

“That information is confidential,”

he said. “I cannot provide you any more detail than the explanation for the exemption applied.”

The bank acknowledges that notes can be mutilated or damaged, including through exposure to fire or water, and offers a redemption service. “The notes are carefully examined by a specially equipped team at our Ottawa laboratory, and all claims are assessed in accordance with the Bank’s reimbursement policy,” Harrison said.

Since the polymer series began circulating in November 2011, there were 232 cases of mutilated polymer notes submitted to the bank through last October, says the bank. That compares to an average of 3,000 total cases of mutilated notes per year.

“While we do not provide a breakdown of those 232 cases as to the type

of damage or mutilation, number of notes, or denominations, we have seen nothing from experience with the new notes that challenges our previous statements,” Harrison said.

“For context, as of October 2012, there were more than 220 million polymer notes in circulation,” he added.

Harrison refused to say whether the bank consulted another government in response to reports of melting currency, as suggested by the exemptions applied to the records.

“What I can tell you is that bank notes printed on polymer material have been used successfully in many other countries for years — places like Australia, Mexico, Nigeria and Singapore, all of which have climates far hotter than in Canada.”

NKorean leader calls for economic improvements, weapons

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently.

Kim’s first New Year’s speech, delivered on state TV, was peppered with rhetoric, with calls for boosting the military’s capabilities and making the science and technology sector world class. But other passages in the speech were also an acknowledgement of the poor state of the country’s economy that has long lagged behind the rest of the region.

North Korea has little arable land, is prone to natural disasters and struggles to grow enough food for its 24 million people.

The annual New Year’s Day message lays out North Korea’s policy goals for the year. But Kim gave no indication whether he plans to introduce economic reforms or allow free enterprise, except to say the economy should be underpinned by science and technology.

“The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic

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North Koreans visit giant statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill as they celebrate the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, early Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket. giant,” he said.

He then pointed at the success of a long-range rocket that North Korea fired on Dec. 12, ostensibly carrying a satellite into space.

“Let us bring about a radical turn in the building of an economic giant with

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CLIFF: Few spending cuts It would also prevent an expiration of extended unemployment benefits for an estimated two million jobless, block a 27 per cent cut in fees for doctors who treat Medicare patients, stop a $900 pay increase for lawmakers from taking effect in March and head off a threatened spike in milk prices.

At the same time, it would stop $24 billion in spending cuts set to take effect over the next two months, although only about half of that total would be offset with spending reductions elsewhere in the budget.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure would add nearly $4 trillion over a decade to federal deficits, a calculation that assumed taxes would otherwise have risen on taxpayers at all income levels. There was little or no evident concern among Republicans on that point, presumably because of their belief that tax cuts pay for themselves by expanding economic growth and do not cause deficits to rise.

The relative paucity of spending cuts was a sticking point with many House Republicans. Among other items, the extension of unemployment benefits costs $30 billion, and is not offset by savings elsewhere.

“I personally hate it,” said Rep. John Campbell of California. “The speaker the day after the election said we would give on taxes and we have. But we wanted spending cuts. This bill has spending increases. Are you kidding me? So we get tax increases

the same spirit and mettle as were displayed in conquering space,” he said.

North Korea has hailed the rocket as a big step in peaceful space exploration. Washington and others called the launch a banned test of ballistic missile technology and a step in Pyong-

and spending increases? Come on.”

Others said unhappiness over spending outweighed fears that the financial markets will plunge on Wednesday if the fiscal cliff hasn’t been averted.

“There’s a concern about the markets, but there’s a bigger concern, which is getting this right, which is something we haven’t been very good at over the past two years,” said Rep. Steve LaTourette of Ohio.

House Democrats met privately with Biden for their review of the measure, and the party’s leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, said afterward that Boehner should permit a vote.

“That is what we expect. That is what the American people deserve,” she said.

For all the struggle involved in the legislation, even its passage would merely clear the way for another round of controversy almost as soon as the new Congress convenes.

With the Treasury expected to need an expansion in borrowing authority by early spring, and funding authority for most government programs set to expire in late March, Republicans have made it clear they intend to use those events as leverage with the administration to win savings from Medicare and other government benefit programs.

McConnell said as much moments before the 2 a.m. Tuesday vote in the Senate — two hours after the advertised “cliff” deadline.

“We’ve taken care of the revenue side of this debate. Now it’s time to get serious about reducing Washington’s out-of-control spending,” he said.

“That’s a debate the American people want. It’s the debate we’ll have next. And it’s a debate Republicans are ready for.”

The 89-8 vote in the Senate was unexpectedly lopsided.

yang’s pursuit of a nuclear tipped longrange missile.

North Korea has tested two atomic devices since 2006, both times weeks after U.N. condemnation of a longrange launch. A recent analysis of North Korea’s main nuclear test site indicates readiness for a possible third atomic explosion.

Kim made no mention of nuclear weapons, but indicated that military will continue to be boosted.

“The sector of defence industry should develop in larger numbers sophisticated military hardware of our own style that can contribute to implementing the Party’s military strategy,” he said.

“Only when it builds up its military might in every way can it develop into a thriving country and defend the security and happiness of its people,” Kim said.

The speech itself was a signal that Kim will continue with a leadership style more in line with his gregarious grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung who routinely addressed his people on New Year’s Day, than with his father, Kim Jong Il, who avoided making public speeches. He never gave a TV address during his 17-year-rule, and his New Year’s messages were published as joint editorials in the nation’s three major newspapers.

Despite grumbling from liberals that Obama had given way too much in the bargaining, only two Democrats opposed the measure.

Among the Republican supporters were Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, an ardent opponent of tax increases, as well as Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, elected to his seat two years ago with tea party support.

It marked the first time in two decades that Republicans willingly supported higher taxes, in this case on incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples. Taxes also would rise on estates greater than $5 million in size, and on capital gains and dividend income made by the wealthy.

BEER: Ban on cigarette sales also planned If the cigarette sales ban comes into effect on top of the beer sales prohibition, about 175,000 kiosks across the country could be forced to close, at the cost of some 500,000 jobs, the Ministry for Economic Development estimates, according to Interfax.

Heavy drinking and smoking are cited as two of the main factors in Russia’s high mortality rate — average life expectancy for males born in 2006 was 6061, according to a UN Development Program report.

Russia has already banned smoking in most enclosed public spaces and the government has increased the minimum prices for vodka.

On New Year’s Day, the bottom price for a halflitre of vodka was raised by 36 per cent, to 170 rubles ($5.50).

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 B3 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market ended 2012 trading with a solid gain as U.S. President Barack Obama offered fresh hope that some kind of a deal was in the works to blunt the worst of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1.

However, congressional leaders said after makets closed that a vote would be pushed off until Tuesday at the earliest.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 117.41 points to 12,433.53 as the TSX also found support from the resource sector in the wake of Chinese data that showed manufacturing growth in December at its strongest in 18 months.

The TSX Venture Exchange was ahead 19.46 points to 1,221.3.

The Canadian dollar closed up 0.16 of a cent at 100.51 cents US. Economists fear the doublebarreled hit of tax hikes and spending cuts — or going over the fiscal cliff as it has been dubbed — could push the U.S. back into recession if they are allowed to stand.

U.S. indexes charged ahead after Obama told a news conference that an emerging deal would extend tax credits for families with children and for clean energy companies while also extending unemployment insurance to two million Americans.

He said he would have preferred “a more comprehensive deal that solved our budget problems in a balanced and a responsible way....but that is a bit too much to hope for now.”

And, while he cautioned that Democrats and Republicans ne-

gotiators were close to a deal, “they’re not there yet.”

That was confirmed later Monday when House leaders said they would miss the midnight Monday night deadline to vote on measures to avoid the fiscal cliff. It also remained unclear whether the Senate would vote.

However, Congress could pass later legislation retroactively blocking the tax hikes and spending cuts.

The Dow Jones industrials surged 166.03 points to 13,104.14 amid the earlier optimism. The Nasdaq rose 59.2 points to 3,019.51 and the S&P 500 index gained 23.76 points to 1,426.19.

Markets got an extra lift about an hour after Obama spoke when Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said it was time to decouple the major issues of tax hikes and spending cuts.

The emerging deal would raise tax rates on family income over US$450,000 and individual income over $400,000 a year and increase the estate tax rate.

Stock indexes had held up well throughout December, with traders inclined to think that Republicans and Democrats would arrive at a compromise, likely at the last minute. As a result, they have thought that the potential damage from higher taxes and the spending cuts would be limited.

Still, the resource-heavy TSX ended the year with a gain of only four per cent, reflecting a slowing Chinese economy during much of the year and worries about how much of a hit the U.S. economy would take from steps to cut the huge American deficit.

“The highlight really was that

you had the commodity sectors underperforming,” said Norman Raschkowan, North American strategist at Mackenzie Financial Corp.

“The energy sector and the materials sector really didn’t give anything to the market. And without them, it’s hard for the Canadian market to really post any sort of impressive result.”

Losses on the Toronto market were highlighted by a slide of almost nine per cent slide in the base metals sector, primarily because of a sharp drop in commodity demand from China as the government put the brakes on the economy in order to bring inflation down from unacceptably high levels. And the energy sector sustained a drop of about eight per cent as slowing economic conditions left the world awash in crude oil.

Gold stocks were also a significant drag as miners contended with higher costs for extracting the precious metal. The TSX’s global gold index fell about 18 per cent.

But Raschkowan noted that production costs were only one reason for the slide in the gold sector.

“The other factor is that people were anticipating that with gold bullion, as high as it was this year (holding steady around US$1,600 an ounce), that gold companies would be significantly increasing the return of cash to shareholders,” he said.

“And the companies that did have bigger dividend increases held up better.”

However, the other major pillar of the TSX, the financial sector, ended 2012 with a jump of around 12 per cent.

“Part of that was obviously

the insurance companies, which got so beaten up in 2011 and came back because people came to appreciate just how much progress they had made in addressing the fundamental problems that they had in their balance sheets,” said Raschkowan.

For example, Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) came back from a 52-week low of $10.18 to close the year at $13.51.

“The other highlight was clearly how the banks did in a relatively challenging environment, (which) reflected I think more the broad Canadian economy” as the banks had to deal with a lot of negative sentiment towards housing, he said.

The big six banks posted record profits — roughly $30 billion for 2012 on about $107 billion in revenue compared to $25 billion on $98 billion in revenue in 2011.

The TSX has also been under pressure from the ongoing government debt crisis in Europe, which has sent much of the 17-country eurozone into recession.

U.S. markets have fared better with the Dow industrials up about seven per cent. The techheavy Nasdaq is ahead 15.9 per cent, but off the highs of the year amid a drop of more than 20 per cent in Apple Inc. shares in the last quarter.

The base metals sector led TSX advancers Friday, up 2.4 per cent while copper prices rose as the HSBC China manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to a final reading of 51.5, the best reading for the data since May 2011. That was an upward revision from the preliminary 50.9 result and an improvement from November’s PMI of

50.5.

The March copper contract was up six cents to US$3.65 a pound. China is the world’s biggest consumer of copper, which is viewed as an economic barometer as it is used in so many applications.

Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) rose $1.08 to C$36.15 while First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) advanced 71 cents to $21.91.

Gold stocks also headed higher as bullion prices also improved with the March contract ahead $19.90 to US$1,675.80 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) climbed $1.12 to C$36.57 while Iamgold (TSX:IMG) was ahead 41 cents to $11.39.

The energy sector was ahead 1.09 per cent as oil prices shook off early losses and the February contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained $1.02 to US$91.82 a barrel. Suncor Energy was up 49 cents to C$32.71.

Telecoms were the leading decliner, with Telus Corp.

(TSX:T) down 34 cents to $65.10.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Monday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,433.53 up 117.41 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,221.30 up 19.46 points TSX 60 — 713.12 up 6.78 points Dow — 13,104.14 up 166.03 points S&P 500 — 1,426.19 up 23.76 points Nasdaq — 3,091.51 up 59.20 points Currencies at close:

Cdn — 100.51 cents US, up 0.16 of a cent Pound — C$1.6177, up 0.64 of a cent Euro — C$1.3117, down 0.52 of a cent Euro — US$1.3184, down 0.31 of a cent Oil futures: US$91.82 per barrel, up $1.02 (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,675.80 per oz., up $19.90 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: Closed until Jan. 2 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan ’13 $3.40 lower $601.80; March ’13 $6.70 lower $589.90; May ’13 $7.20 lower $584.30; July ’13 $6.30 lower $581.30; Nov. ’13 $5.00 lower $541.30; Jan. ’14 $5.00 lower $543.20; March ’14 $5.00 lower $543.20; May ’14 $5.00 lower $541.10; July ’14 $5.00 lower $538.20; Nov. ’14 $5.00 lower $540.20; Jan ’15 $5.00 lower $540.20.

Barley (Western): March ’13 unchanged $247.00; May ’13 unchanged $248.00; July ’13 unchanged $248.50; Oct. ’13 unchanged $248.50; Dec ’13 unchanged $248.50; March ’14 unchanged $248.50; May ’14 unchanged $248.50; July ’14 unchanged $248.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $248.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $248.50;March ’15 unchanged $248.50.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 421,020 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 421,020.

Masked, armed thieves hit Apple store in Paris

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Masked and armed thieves used the New Year’s Eve fete to rob the flagship Apple store in Paris.

The French press reported that up to (euro)1 million ($1.3 million) in goods were stolen at the store selling products such as Apple’s iPhones and iPads behind the Paris Opera house, a figure police would not immediately confirm.

Police said Tuesday the theft occurred about 9 p.m. Monday, 3 hours after closing, while police were deployed around the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue where revelers traditionally gather on New Year’s Eve. Christophe Crepin of the Unsa police union said the “well prepared” operation was carried out by four masked and armed individuals.

The daily Le Parisien reported the thieves entered the store by threatening a security guard at a back entrance.

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Environment minister to axe renewable content requirement for home heating oil OTTAWA — The federal government is backing away from requiring that home-heating fuel contain at least two per cent renewable content.

Environment Minister Peter Kent said Monday he plans to amend the Renewable Fuels Regulations in the new year to make the current exemption for home-heating oil permanent nationwide.

That will likely be good news for consumers, since it costs more to produce home-heating fuel using renewable products such as biofuels.

Refineries in the Maritime provinces would also be given an extra six months to ensure that two per cent of the diesel fuel they produce comes from renewable sources, Kent said in a statement.

“Today’s measures will provide flexibility for Maritime provinces to make adjustments required to comply with the regulations and ensure Canadian families are not penalized for heating their homes with home heating oil,” he said.

The proposed change comes after the refining industry complained it would be hard-pressed to meet the deadlines laid out in the current regulations.

“There were wide consultations with the provinces and industry regarding the feasibility of meeting the time lines,” said Rob Taylor, Kent’s director of communications.

“The extension provided to the Maritimes is reflective of these consultations.”

Newfoundland and Labrador is already permanently exempt from the two per cent renewables requirement for transportation diesel fuel.

The regulations, which came into effect in September 2010, also require an average of five per cent renewable content in gasoline.

They’re designed to help the Harper government meet its commitment to reduce Canada’s total greenhouse gas

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Parisians and tourists wander in front of the Apple store located near the Paris Opera, Tuesday. A robbery took place at the flagship store on Monday, a few hours after the close of business.

emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020.

That benchmark has not changed, said Kent.

“The Government of Canada is committed to regulating renewable content in gasoline and diesel fuel, and our regulations will continue to deliver significant GHG reductions,” he said.

The move away from renewables in home-heating fuel came on the same day that the first stage of the controversial Kyoto Protocol expired.

Environmentalists have warned of dire consequences for future generations unless tougher controls are not put in place to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

The loan will mature in five years, with an option to extend one year.

The interest rate will be variable and linked to one of the LIBOR benchmarks.

Canpotex, Sinofert agree to one-million tonne potash sale at reduced price SASKATOON — The Canpotex marketing agency for three of the largest potash producers in Canada has agreed to sell one million tonnes of the crop nutrient in the first half of 2013 to

a major Chinese customer.

Canpotex says the price will be US$70 per tonne lower than in the contract established in March 2012.

A Canpotex spokesman says the company doesn’t disclose its contract pricing.

The agreement is with a subsidiary of Sinofert, China’s largest integrated agriculture company and a long-time partner of Canpotex.

Canpotex is jointly owned by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT), Agrium (TSX:AGU) and Mosaic Corp. (NYSE:MOS), a U.S. company with major potash operations in Saskatchewan.

Petaquilla lines up US$140million variable-rate loan to advance projects VANCOUVER — Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) says it has lined up US$140 million of financing that will enable the mining company to advance projects in Spain and Panama.

The funds from Red Kite Mine Finance Trust I will be used to get the Lomero-Poyatos gold project in Spain into production in mid-2014 and sets the stage for Petaquilla to spin off a subsidiary in Panama as a separate company.

The Red Kite financing will allow Petaquilla to extricate itself from existing gold and silver contracts and a convertible loan with Deutsche Bank AG, effectively freeing US$30 million of annual cash-flow.

The payout to Deutsche Bank would also free Petaquilla’s infrastructure division, Panama Desarrollo de Infraestructuras, SA (PDI), for spun out as a separate company during the first quarter of 2013.

Petaquilla had been the target of a takeover attempt by Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN), which dropped the bid after getting less than the required 50.1 per cent of Petaquilla shares.

Inmet’s offer was seen as a move to consolidate the area around its Cobre Panama project, largest-ever mine development in Panama. Petaquilla’s Molejon project neighbours the Inmet development.

The first $90 million of the Red Kite loan will become available to Petaquilla when the agreement closes, expected about Jan. 15, and the remaining US$50 million will be released when certain milestones are passed.

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Rebels looking to bounce back SHAKY PLAY, MISTAKES PROVE COSTLY BILLY CUNDIFF

49ERS SIGN CUNDIFF The San Francisco 49ers signed kicker Billy Cundiff on Tuesday to compete with struggling veteran David Akers.

“He’s thrilled with the opportunity to be in a position to help the team in any way he can this post-season,” said Cundiff’s agent, Paul Sheehy. “It’s a great opportunity, with a great organization.”

The team had yet to make a formal announcement Tuesday, but coach Jim Harbaugh said a day earlier that the NFC West champion Niners (11-4-1), off this week as the NFC’s No. 2 seed, planned to try out kickers because of Akers’ prolonged funk.

Cundiff was released by the Washington Redskins on Oct. 9.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The Red Deer Rebels will be looking to build on their last period when they take on the Kootenay Ice in a Western Hockey League game tonight at Cranbrook.

They’ll also be aiming for a different outcome.

The Rebels outshot the Brandon Wheat Kings 19-4 in the third period Sunday at the Centrium, yet came out on the short end of a 6-5 count.

“Look at the third period the other night. That was the best period of hockey we’ve played in the last four games, unfortunately we made a bad mistake and gave up a late goal,” Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said Tuesday, alluding to the Rebels’ domination of the visit-

Update ing Wheat Kings over the final 20 minutes and the turnover by defenceman Mathew Dumba that led to Michael Ferland’s winning tally.

With their third-period push, the Rebels enjoyed a 42-29 advantage in shots, but shaky netminding by veteran Bolton

Pouliot and then rookie Grant Naherniak cost the team dearly. Pouliot was yanked just 5:27 into the contest after giving up a soft goal and Naherniak surrendered five goals the rest of the way, with two or three being of the weak variety.

Sutter wrestled with the notion of leaving Pouliot between the pipes, but decided he had to make a statement.

“When you score five goals and get 40 plus shots on net that has to be a for sure two points,” said Sutter.

“Obviously our goaltending wasn’t very good the other night.

Unfortunately Grant was put in a tough spot and ‘Pouls’ needs to be better. He wasn’t great against Edmonton at home (in a 6-1 loss Friday) and let in a bad first goal Sunday.

“As a coach, do you leave him in there or do you send a

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

● WHL: Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m. (The Drive).

Thursday ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer White, 7:15 p.m., Arena.

Friday

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Team Canada teammates Dougie Hamilton, left, Anthony Camara, centre, and Malcolm Subban, right, ham it up for the cameras, pretending to bobsleigh during practice at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia on Saturday. Far from home, the Canadian team sticks together on and off the ice at world juniors.

Canadians stick together FAR FROM HOME, ON AND OFF THE ICE AT WORLD JUNIORS

Saturday ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer North Star, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Calgary Blues at Red Deer IROC, 4:45 p.m., Arena ● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer White, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Innisfail, 5:50 p.m.; Lethbridge at Sylvan Lake, 6 p.m. ● WHL: Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Pro Stitch, 7:30 p.m., Arena; Calgary Canucks at Innisfail, 8 p.m.; Wheatland at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

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● WHL: Vancouver at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8:15 p.m., Arena. ● Chinook senior hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Sylvan Lake, 8:30 p.m.

message to not just him, but the rest of the group, that average play is unacceptable? That was basically my decision at that point in time. Grant was able to get some experience and unfortunately he didn’t have one of his better games.

“I thought he handled himself well in the first period, but he really fought it in the second period.”

Pouliot was start tonight against the Ice, with Naherniak in the back-up role. Naherniak will be returned to the midget AAA Moose Jaw Generals when Rebels’ No. 1 stopper Patrik Bartosak returns from the World Junior Championship in Russia, where he led the Czech Republic into a quarter-final match with the United States earlier today.

tournament on and off the ice.”

Defenceman Dougie Hamilton, who helped Canada win bronze last year in Alberta, thought perhaps extended time in foreign countries may have given this team a troop mentality.

“Last year we went to Banff, but I think this year going through all the travel and the struggles with food and sleeping and stuff like that, I

ter-final between the Czech Republic and the United States. Defending champion Sweden also got a bye for finUFA, Russia — Goaltendishing first in Pool A and will ing coach Ron Tugnutt mused meet the winner of Wednesaloud during the Canadian juday’s quarter-final between nior hockey team’s selection Russia and Switzerland. camp in Calgary that travel“Now you’re into one-game ling 13 times zones to pursue situations and we all know a gold medal might not be a they are very difficult games, disadvantage for the team. but I do like the place our The world junior hockey team is in right now and I like championship was held in the mindset of the group,” North AmerSpott said. ica four conCanada was ‘WE’RE KIND OF ON OUR OWN LITTLE secutive years able to ease from 2009 to ISLAND OUT THERE. I THINK THIS WILL BE into this tour2012 in Otnament with GOOD FOR US.’ tawa, Buffalo, a 9-3 win over N.Y., Saska— RON TUGNUTT Germany and toon and then a 6-3 victory jointly in Calover Slovakia, gary and Edmonton respec- think it’s kind of helped us get although the Slovaks were the tively. together,” he said. better team in the first period The moment the Canadian The Canadians players of their game. team stepped off the ice in aren’t completely sequestered But Canada’s real test was those tournaments, their per- from the outside world here. back-to-back games against formance was reflected back They still have their mobile the United States and host to them around the clock via phones and electronic note- Russia on Sunday and Monwall-to-wall television and books, but they can shut them day. Canada was minus two web coverage, text messages off and go to sleep while post- forwards because of suspenand social media. game debate and analysis con- sions, but held off a tough U.S. Tugnutt hoped Ufa, Russia, tinues at home. team 2-1. would afford this edition of Canadian coach Steve Spott Just over 24 hours later, the Canadian team some iso- has observed that his players they played smart, discilation because of the distance seem happiest off ice when plined, hard hockey in a 4-1 and time change. they’re hanging around their win over the hosts.

“They won’t be seeing as hotel together.

Russia is a co-favourite much of themselves on TV,” “They don’t want to leave for gold here because they’re he said then. “We’re kind of the hotel,” Spott said. loaded with high-end, skilled on our own little island out “We’ve had a number of players. Forward Nail Yakthere. I think this will be good team activities planned, but upov was the first overall pick for us.” they enjoy being around each in this year’s NHL draft by EdAfter concluding the pre- other in the hotel and that, to monton. But Russians relied liminary round 4-0 to finish me, is a sign of a great hockey too much on individual talent first in Pool B, some Canadian club.” and not enough on team play players spoke of the unifying Canada is the only team against Canada. effect of travelling so far from in their hotel, which allowed Canada scored the most home. their chefs Andre Gass and goals in the preliminary They’ve been abroad to- Jeff Hanna to commandeer round (21) and tied with Swegether since Dec. 15, when the kitchen and cook for the den for the fewest against (8).

Canada departed Calgary team.

Canadians were four of the for a pre-competition camp Canada’s reward for fin- tournament’s top five scorers and exhibition games in ishing first in their pool and after pool play.

Finland. gaining the bye to Thursday’s Nugent-Hopkins tops the “We had a few days in Vi- semifinal round was getting a tournament in points with erumaki to definitely grow day off from both the ice and three goals and eight assists that bond,” captain Ryan Nu- the media on New Year’s Day. in four games. gent-Hopkins said.

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BY DONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS

NEW YORK — With the NHL and Players’ Association trading proposals back and forth ahead of a deadline to save the season, hope is on the rise that an agreement to return the game to the ice is getting close.

What happens today will likely determine if that ends up being the case.

Armed with a new comprehensive offer from the league — presented on Tuesday night after a 24-hour period that saw top NHL executives work through New Year’s Eve — the union is expected to provide a response at some point during the day.

Just as importantly, it must also decide whether it will let a self-imposed deadline pass to file a “disclaimer of interest,” which would throw negotiations into uncertainty at a critical juncture.

Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league isn’t focused on that possibility and noted that the NHL has been making some movement on the key issues.

“In our response, there were certain things that the players’ association asked for that we agreed to, there were some things that we moved in their direction and there were other things that we said no,” Bettman said. “But that’s part of the process.”

The sides have now exchanged three different proposals over the last five days — easily the most aggressive stretch of bargaining during negotiations that have stretched over six months.

For the second straight night, Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr remained very tight-lipped when speaking with the media. Fehr declined to be specific about what was being negotiated.

“It’s better to be meeting than not but I’m not saying anything else more about it,” he said.

The talks are being held with an eye on preserving at least a 48-game schedule — the same number that was played following the 1994-95 lockout. An agreement would need to be in place by Jan. 11 for that to happen.

For now, the more important deadline passes just before midnight on Wednesday when the NHLPA’s executive board must decide if it wants to keep being represented by the union. Players voted unanimously last month to give that 30-member committee the ability to dissolve the NHLPA prior to the deadline, which would open the door for anti-trust lawsuits and potentially halt negotiations.

A decision by the players not to file the disclaimer would be seen as a sign that the labour talks are going well.

There have already been a few hints the 108-day lockout may be nearing its end. Players who have spent time in Europe are starting to trickle back to North America, including Bruins forward Tyler Seguin and Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who wrote on Twitter that “hopefully I’m coming back for the right reason.”

With a push now on to make an agreement, Fehr and Bettman rejoined talks for the first time in more than a month. The two leaders stayed out of the bargaining room during three days of negotiations in early December.

Last week, the NHL softened demands on new contract rules and included a salary cap of $60 million for the 2013-14 season — a number the union believes is too low.

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REBELS: Injuries The Rebels will be without the services of defencemen Brady Gaudet and Riley Boomgaarden tonight, as well as forward Jesse Miller. Boomgaarden (lower body) and Miller (upper body) are out indefinitely, while Gaudet will have his hand injury — suffered in last Thursday’s 5-3 win at Edmonton — reevaluated Friday and will be lost to the club from one to four weeks.

Meanwhile, forward Scott Feser will remain with the Rebels for at least another week. Feser, recently summoned from the Camrose Kodiaks of the AJHL, has played five games with the Rebels and scored his first WHL regular-season goal in Sunday’s setback.

“Because of numbers we’ll be keeping him at least until the (Jan. 10) trade deadline,” said Sutter, whose roster is also minus forward Conner Bleackley and defenceman Haydn Fleury, both of whom are currently playing in the World Under 17 Challenge in Quebec.

Fleury picked up a single assist for 0-3 Team West, which will take on Team Pacific today and will play in a relegation game Thursday.

Sutter is hoping the 16-year-old rearguard will fly into Calgary Friday and be available for Saturday’s home game versus the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Bleackley has scored twice for Team Pacific, which improved to 2-1 with a 5-4 shootout win over Finland Tuesday.

The High River native won’t be back in the Rebels’ lineup until Sunday, when Red Deer returns to Cranbrook for another date with the Ice. Grayson Pawlenchuk, a ‘97-born forward, made his Rebels debut Sunday and will play again tonight and possibly Friday against visiting Vancouver and Saturday versus Moose Jaw. On another note, netminder Spencer Tremblay, who suffered a knee injury in his lone start with Red Deer, has returned home to Winnipeg and is no longer on the Rebels’ protected players list. ● The Medicine Hat Tigers dealt disgruntled centre Jayden Hart, 18, and offensive defenceman Dylan Busenius, 19, to the Prince Albert Raiders Tuesday in return for centre Logan McVeigh, 18, defencemen Zach Hodder, 19, and Connor Hobbs, 15, and a second-round pick in this year’s WHL bantam draft.

Sutter had some interest in Hart, who decided not to report back to the Tigers following the Christmas break. ● Forward Adam Musil, the Rebels’ first pick in the 2012 WHL bantam draft, recorded seven points (3g,4a) for the Greater Vancouver Canadians in the Calgary Mac’s midget AAA tournament which concluded Tuesday.

Goaltender Taz Burman, another 2012 pick, allowed seven goals in two games for the 3-2-0 Canadians while stopping 68 of 75 shots.

Here’s how other Rebels prospects fared in the Mac’s event: ● Forward Chase Thudium had three goals and five points for the 3-2-0 Red Deer Rebels Chiefs. Meanwhile, defenceman Kaleb Denham picked up a pair of assists while appearing in four games. ● Forward Mason McCarty scored once and added an assist in three games with the 0-2-2 UFA Bisons. ● Forward Earl Webb was pointless for the 0-4-0 Calgary Buffaloes. ● Defenceman Austin Strand collected two assists for the 0-2-2 Calgary Northstars. ● Listed forward Connor Bucsis had one goal and two assists with the 1-3-0 Tisdale Trojans. ● Listed goaltender Rylan Toth posted a 1-1 record, allowed five goals and stopped 47 of the 52 shots he faced for the Battlefords Stars, who finished 2-2-0. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

CANADA: Points Jonathan Huberdeau has seven points and Mark Scheifele and Ryan Strome lead Canada in goals with four apiece.

A player with an NHL season al-

ready under his belt is expected to stand out in a 19-year-old’s tournament. Nugent-Hopkins was a Calder Trophy finalist after his rookie year with the Edmonton Oilers.

The captain has done more than lead the offence though, says the coach.

“When we have meetings with him, we know the message going back to the room is the right one,” Spott said.

“He’s been outstanding on and off the ice.”

The surprise for Canada so far has been 17-year-old winger Jonathan Drouin, who was promoted to the Nugent-Hopkins line against Russia.

The Huberdeau, Que., forward scored the important third goal in the second period and did it with flare.

Goaltender Malcolm Subban stepped up his game against the Americans and Russians, allowing just one goal in each. The Belleville Bulls netminder seemed more sure of himself in net and controlled rebounds better than in his first two outings against weaker teams.

“I’ve been known as a guy who gets up for big games,” Subban said.

Added Spott: “He’s getting his swagger back and that’s important. Anyone that knows Malcolm, he needs that. I’m really pleased to see he’s got that air of confidence back.”

Canada’s power-play ranked fourth in the preliminary round with six goals on 19 chances.

Spott is more concerned about his team scoring more even-strength goals in the medal round, which is one reason he tried Drouin on Canada’s top line. Huberdeau rejoined NugentHopkins and Scheifele when Canada was on the power play.

Canada’s penalty kill ranked second behind the U.S. with four power-play goals against.

Canada was minus third-line centre Boone Jenner for their first three games because of a suspension issued to him on the eve of the tournament. JC Lipon also sat out the U.S. game with a one-game ban.

Jenner, who plays for the Oshawa Generals, is a multi-purpose player who can win faceoffs, kill penalties and score. Having a full complement of forwards made Canada that much stronger against Russia, says Spott.

NHL: Meetings That would severely limit the money teams have to spend in the coming off-season.

The sides also held a series of smaller meetings Tuesday to discuss issues such as revenue sharing and pensions “to make sure there was a common understanding,” according to Bettman.

Both leaders indicated that it was a good sign the parties were going to be in the same room together for a fourth straight day.

“The fact that we’re involved in a continuous process is something that I’m glad to see, but we’re clearly not done yet,” said Bettman.

The union leaders and a handful of players left the league office around 10 p.m. on Tuesday night and were facing a potentially long night.

“What we have to do is go through the document, try to make some sense out of it, compare it and see what the appropriate thing is to do next,” said Fehr. When asked how many issues remained to be worked out, Bettman replied that “nobody’s counting like that.”

“We’re not trying to keep score, we’re trying to get an agreement done,” he added.

Prior to talks going off the rails last month, Fehr said the sides were so close that they were virtually on top of one another on all of the important issues and reiterated that statement again this week.

Tuesday’s talks came on a day the NHL has devoted to celebrating the sport with the Winter Classic outdoor game. This year’s event between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs was expected to draw more than 100,000 fans to Michigan Stadium, but it was cancelled two months ago.

BY STEVEN WINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLLEGE BOWLS

MIAMI — Florida State stuffed Northern Illinois all-purpose threat Jordan Lynch for most of the night Tuesday and won the Orange Bowl 3110.

Senior fullback Lonnie Pryor, voted the game’s outstanding player, ran for a career-high 134 yards and two scores in only five carries for Florida State.

Senior EJ Manuel threw for 291 yards.

The victory was a consolation prize for the No. 13 Seminoles (12-2), who began the season with national championship hopes. They’ve won five consecutive bowl games, but the victory was their first in a BCS bowl since 2000, when they beat Virginia Tech for the national championship.

For the No. 16 Huskies (12-2), playing in a BCS bowl for the first time, the defeat snapped a 12-game winning streak. They fell to 5-28 against top 25 teams.

ROSE BOWL Stanford 20 Wisconsin 14 PASADENA, Calif. — Stepfan Taylor rushed for 89 yards and an early touchdown, Kevin Hogan passed for 123 yards, and No. 8 Stanford won its first Rose Bowl since 1972, beating Wisconsin 20-14 on Tuesday night.

Usua Amanam made the decisive interception near midfield with 2:30 to play as the Pac-12 champion Cardinal (12-2) ended their four-decade drought in the Rose Bowl.

The Big Ten champion Badgers (8-6) lost the Rose Bowl in heartbreaking fashion for the third consecutive season. Montee Ball rushed for 100 yards and his FBS-record 83rd touchdown, but Wisconsin managed only 82 yards after halftime.

CAPITAL ONE BOWL GEORGIA 45, NEBRASKA 31 ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, and the Bulldogs beat Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl.

Murray shook off a pair of first-half interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and passed for 427 yards — also a Bulldogs bowl record — against the nation’s top-ranked passing defence. He was named the game’s most valuable player.

Georgia (12-2) reached 12 wins for

the third time in school history.

Nebraska (10-4) lost its third consecutive bowl game, and finished the season with two straight woeful defensive performances. The Cornhuskers lost the Big Ten championship game 70-31.

OUTBACK BOWL NO. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA 33, NO. 19 MICHIGAN 28 TAMPA, Fla. — Connor Shaw led South Carolina to the brink of victory and Dylan Thompson carried the Gamecocks over the hump in the Outback Bowl.

Thompson came off the bench to throw a 32-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds left Tuesday, enabling South Carolina to tie a school record for victories with a 33-28 win over No. 19 Michigan.

Thompson replaced Shaw during the winning drive, covering the final 43 yards after Shaw began the march from his own 30. Devin Gardner’s third TD pass of the game had given Michigan a 28-27 lead.

GATOR BOWL NO. 21 NORTHWESTERN 34, MISSISSIPPI ST. 20 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Behind huge interceptions early and late, Northwestern beat Mississippi State 34-20 in the Gator Bowl and snapped college football’s longest post-season losing streak.

The Wildcats (10-3) earned their first bowl win since 1949, ending a ninegame losing skid that was tied for the longest in NCAA history. They also celebrated double-digit victories for the first time since the 1995 Rose Bowl season.

HEART OF DALLAS BOWL OKLAHOMA STATE 58, PURDUE 14 DALLAS — Clint Chelf threw three of Oklahoma State’s five touchdown passes and the Cowboys shook off a disappointing Big 12 finish by dominating Purdue 58-14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

The Cowboys, a year removed from a Fiesta Bowl win that capped the best season in school history, forced five turnovers and had another short TD drive after a 64-yard punt return from Josh Stewart.

It was the biggest bowl win for Oklahoma State since coach Mike Gundy was the quarterback in a 62-14 rout of Wyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl.

UNDER-18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Canada dumps Germany

UNDER-17 CHALLENGE Dante Salituro was Ontario’s top scorer with two goals and two assists, while Michael Dal Colle had two goals and a helper.

Later, Pepin and Vincent Deslauriers gave Quebec a 2-0 lead in the first period before goals

by Matej Palocko and Adrian Holesinsky tied the game for Slovakia (03).

But Pepin’s goal at 11:14 in the third put Quebec ahead and kept the team’s semifinal hopes alive.

Sweden 7 Russia 4

At Victoriaville, Que., Oskar Lindblom had two goals and an assist as Sweden beat Russia (1-2) to finish the round robin unbeaten through four games.

Pacific 5 Finland 4 (SO) At Victoriaville, Que., Jake Viranen scored twice and added the shootout winner for Pacific (2-1), which held off Finland (1-2) to hold the head-to-head tiebreaker for the last semifinal spot.

VIERUMAKI, Finland — Canada capped a perfect preliminary round Tuesday with a 7-0 rout of Germany to secure first place in Pool A at the IIHF under-18 women’s world championship.

Halli Krzyzaniak scored two goals to help Canada (3-0) secure a berth in Friday’s semifinal.

“We started out slow but as the game progressed, we started rolling and things started going our way,” she said.

“The bounces were going our way towards the end.”

The overmatched Germans held Canada off the scoresheet for the first half of the opening period at the Vierumaki

Arena.

Krzyzaniak put Canada on the board and Hanna Bunton added another goal 21 seconds later. Catherine Daoust scored a power-play goal late in the first period.

Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Krzyzaniak tallied in the second period while Sarah Nurse and Hannah Miller added insurance goals in the final stanza.

Jessica Dodds earned her first international shutout as Canada outshot Germany 67-5.

Head coach Jim Fetter said the Canadian players are becoming

more comfortable with each other and are buying into the game plan.

“The one thing we’ve been talking to the girls about is sticking with the process and it’s starting to show its effects now,” he said.

The United States (30) dumped Sweden 8-0 to wrap up top spot in Pool B and the other quarterfinal bye. Quarter-final games are scheduled for Wednesday and the medal games will be played Saturday.

Canada won last year’s tournament in the Czech Republic.

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Ontario and Quebec will have one more shot at advancing to the semifinals at the under-17 world hockey challenge.

Spencer Watson scored a hat trick as Ontario cruised to an 11-1 victory over Atlantic on Tuesday, while Alexis Pepin had two goals including the game winner as Quebec edged Slovakia 3-2.

Ontario (2-1) and Quebec (2-1) will play each other in the final game of the round robin Wednesday, with the winner heading to a semifinal match against the United States.

Elsewhere at the tournament it was: Sweden 7, Russia 4; and Pacific 5, Finland 4 (SO).

At Drummondville, Que., Ontario outshot Atlantic 60-13 and became the first team since Pacific in 2006 to score at least 10 goals in a game twice in one tournament after beating Slovakia 12-0 on Sunday.

The loss dropped Atlantic to 1-3.

No. 13 Florida State nabs Orange Bowl

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Northern Illinois wide receiver Martel Moore (1) leaps into the end zone after escaping from the grasp of Florida State defensive back Lamarcus Joyner (20) during the second half of the Orange Bowl, Tuesday, in Miami.

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Hockey RED DEER REBELS Scoring GP G A Pts 33 11 15 26 40 10 15 25 40 4 19 23 38 8 14 22 37 9 12 21 17 9 11 20 40 4 13 17 33 8 7 15 37 7 8 15 35 3 10 13 24 8 3 11 37 2 9 11 37 2 6 8 33 2 5 7 36 1 6 7 21 2 1 3 18 0 3 3 26 2 0 2 5 1 1 2 26 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 15 0 1 1 19 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 0 0 0

PIM 46 17 25 29 45 6 16 16 12 29 15 13 61 15 58 6 4 25 2 13 0 2 28 0 0 6

+/8 0 -3 -3 -5 6 -1 -6 -2 8 4 4 -2 -3 10 0 -1 -6 -3 -8 -4 — -6 — -2 —

Goaltenders MP GA SO 1554 61 2 2.35 760 43 0 3.39 54 5 0 5.61

GAA .931 .905 .800

Sv%

Elson Ness Hamilton Bellerive Dumba Dieno Maxwell Millette Bleackley Gaudet Johnson Fleury Underwood Stockl Fafard Pochuk Doetzel Thiel Feser Miller Volek Pouliot Boomgaarden Naherniak Pawlenchuk Bartosak

Bartosak Pouliot Naherniak

Friday, Jan. 4 Moose Jaw at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Seattle at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Regina, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Red Deer at Kootenay, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.

All Times Local EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division W L OTL SOL 24 11 0 3 20 18 0 1 17 19 3 2 14 18 3 4 15 21 2 2 14 21 2 2

GF 135 134 121 98 105 113

GA 109 133 115 125 146 160

Pt 51 41 39 35 34 32

Central Division GP W L OTL SOL 38 25 8 2 3 38 24 10 1 3 40 22 15 2 1 41 19 17 1 4 38 16 20 2 0 37 12 24 1 0

GF 139 119 114 132 127 90

GA 94 99 118 124 141 131

Pt 55 52 47 43 34 25

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W L OTL SOL GF Kamloops 40 26 10 2 2 145 Kelowna 38 26 10 1 1 160 Victoria 35 19 14 0 2 106 Prince George 37 12 20 1 4 95 Vancouver 37 10 27 0 0 102

GA 110 94 113 133 152

Pt 56 54 40 29 20

GA 82 114 107 145 141

Pt 65 49 45 35 32

Edmonton Calgary Red Deer Lethbridge Medicine Hat Kootenay

GP 38 37 38 38 40

Portland Spokane Tri-City Seattle Everett

U.S. Division W L OTL SOL 32 5 1 0 24 12 1 0 21 14 1 2 16 19 2 1 15 23 0 2

GF 172 147 117 118 97

Power plays (goals-chances) — Lethbridge: 2-6; Swift Current: 1-4.

Saturday, Jan. 5 Medicine Hat at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 6

WHL

GP Prince Albert 38 Saskatoon 39 Swift Current 41 Moose Jaw 39 Regina 40 Brandon 39

9. Lethbridge, Johnston 7 (Hackman, Ramsay) 14:42 (pp).

10. Lethbridge, Hood 7 (Maxwell) 19:51 (en).

Penalties - Topping Let (holding stick) 2:15, Gordon SC (tripping) 3:06, Spagrud SC (high-sticking) 14:29.

Lethbridge 9 9 16 — 34 Kelowna 7 14 15 — 36 Lethbridge: Rimmer (W, 17-16-1); Swift Current: Bow (L, 3-3-1).

Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday’s game Edmonton at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Monday’s results Edmonton 6 Brandon 2 Kootenay 3 Calgary 2 Portland 5 Seattle 0 Tri-City 6 Spokane 3 Sunday’s results Brandon 6 Red Deer 5 Kelowna 5 Everett 1 Regina 6 Saskatoon 2 Vancouver 8 Prince George 4 Today’s games Kamloops at Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Brandon at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

SUMMARIES TUESDAY Blades 7 Tigers 2 First Period 1. Saskatoon, Kambeitz 7 (Stransky, Walker) 4:14.

2. Saskatoon, Giebel 1 (Kambeitz) 6:09.

3. Saskatoon, McColgan 11 (Thrower, Elliott) 7:31.

Penalties - Craig Sas (checking from behind) 17:33.

Second Period 4. Saskatoon, Nicholls 27 6:06.

5. Saskatoon, Sutter 4 (McColgan, Pufahl) 16:54 (pp).

Penalties - Burns Sas (high-sticking) 1:50, Labelle MH (kneeing) 7:19, Thrower Sas (holding) 10:03, Doty MH (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 15:20, Lewington MH (roughing) 16:22, Stanton MH (crosschecking) 16:42.

Third Period 6. Saskatoon, Stovin 5 6:47.

7. Saskatoon, Kambeitz 8 (Walker, Stransky) 8:16 (pp).

8. Medicine Hat, McVeigh 10 (Bredo, Valk) 13:10.

9. Medicine Hat, Pearce 14 (Shinkaruk, Doty) 16:47 (pp).

Penalties - Koules MH (holding) 7:33, Thrower Sas (roughing) 14:51, Sutter Sas (tripping) 16:01, Doty MH (roughing, 10-minute misconduct) 16:47, Shinkaruk MH (roughing) 16:47, Siemens Sas (roughing) 16:47, Thrower Sas (roughing, 10-minute misconduct) 16:47.

Shots on goal Medicine Hat 5 20 15 — 40 Saskatoon 12 11 15 — 38 Medicine Hat: Langhamer (L, 7-9-1) (7-4) Lanigan (First, 7:32) (31-27); Saskatoon: Johnson (W, 1-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Medicine Hat: 1-5; Saskatoon: 2-5.

Hurricanes 6 Broncos 4 First Period 1. Swift Current, Moser 12 (Black, Lund) 8:00 (pp).

2. Swift Current, Gordon 13 (Lowry, Cave) 17:09.

Penalties — Merkley Let (high-sticking) 6:24, Zinkan SC (holding) 11:47, Gordon SC (tripping) 19:29.

Second Period 3. Lethbridge, Ramsay 11 (McKechnie, Johnston) 1:55 (pp).

4. Swift Current, Gordon 14 (Scarlett, Cave) 10:51.

Penalties - Heatherington SC (roughing) 0:29, Ramsay LET (tripping) 5:47, Maxwell Let (roughing) 7:43, Reum SC (hooking) 17:13.

Third Period 5. Swift Current, Lowry 25 3:54.

6. Lethbridge, Wong 2 (Laurencelle, Leverton) 6:14.

7. Lethbridge, McKechnie 18 (Hackman, Ramsay) 8:05.

8. Lethbridge, Laurencelle 3 (Erkamps, Wong) 11:53.

Football PA 331 317 375 435

y-Houston x-Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

South W L T 12 4 0 11 5 0 6 10 0 2 14 0

Pct .750 .688 .375 .125

PF 416 357 330 255

PA 331 387 471 444

y-Baltimore x-Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland

North W L T 10 6 0 10 6 0 8 8 0 5 11 0

Pct .625 .625 .500 .313

PF 398 391 336 302

PA 344 320 314 368

y-Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

West W L T 13 3 0 7 9 0 4 12 0 2 14 0

Pct .813 .438 .250 .125

PF 481 350 290 211

PA 289 350 443 425

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-Washington 10 6 0 .625 436 N.Y. Giants 9 7 0 .563 429 Dallas 8 8 0 .500 376 Philadelphia 4 12 0 .250 280

y-Atlanta Carolina New Orleans Tampa Bay

y-Green Bay x-Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 13 7 7 7

North W L T 11 5 0 10 6 0 10 6 0 4 12 0

West W L T y-San Francisco 11 4 1 x-Seattle 11 5 0 St. Louis 7 8 1 Arizona 5 11 0 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Monday’s results Canada 4 Russia 1 Czech Republic 4 Switzerland 3 (OT) Sweden 7 Finland 4 U.S. 9 Slovakia 3 End of Preliminary Round Sunday’s results Canada 2 U.S. 1 Czech Republic 4 Latvia 2 Finland 5 Switzerland 4 (SO) Slovakia 2 Germany 1 (OT) — Today’s games Championship Bracket Quarter-finals Czech Republic vs. U.S. Russia vs. Switzerland Relegation Bracket Finland vs. Germany Thursday’s games Championship Bracket Semifinals (if Russia qualifies for semifinal, it will play in late game) Canada vs. Czech Republic/ U.S. winner Sweden vs. Russia/Switzerland winner Relegation Bracket Slovakia vs. Latvia, 6 a.m.

SUMMARY MONDAY Canada 4, Russia 1 First Period 1. Canada, Hamilton 1 (Nugent-Hopkins) 14:04 (pp) 2. Canada, Scheifele 4 (Nugent-Hopkins, Huberdeau) 15:58 (pp) 3. Russia, Kucherov 3, 17:36.

Penalties — Nichushkin Rus (checking from behind major, game misconduct) 11:44.

Second Period 4. Canada, Drouin 2 (Nugent-Hopkins) 6:31.

Penalties — MacKinnon Cda (boarding) 4:15, Mironov Rus (high-sticking) 8:34, MacKinnon Cda (high-sticking) 13:04, Zharkov Rus (tripping) 18:45.

Third Period 5. Canada, Huberdeau 2, 19:32 (en) Missed penalty shot — Tkachov Rus, 19:41.

Penalty — Murphy Cda (hooking) 19:41.

Shots on goal by Russia 10 8 4 — 22 Canada 23 15 10 — 48 Goal — Russia: Makarov (L,1-1): Canada: Subban (W,4-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Russia: 0-3; Canada: 2-2.

Soccer

NFL FINAL STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 12 4 0 .750 557 Miami 7 9 0 .438 288 N.Y. Jets 6 10 0 .375 281 Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 344

South L T 3 0 9 0 9 0 9 0

2013 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP At Ufa, Russia PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A GP WOTWOTL L GF GA Pt Sweden 4 3 1 0 0 19 8 11 Czech Rep 4 2 1 0 1 12 10 8 Switzerland 4 1 0 3 0 16 14 6 Finland 4 1 1 0 2 15 15 5 Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 6 21 0 Group B GP WOTWOTL L GF GA Pt Canada 4 4 0 0 0 21 8 12 Russia 4 2 1 0 1 13 7 8 U.S. 4 2 0 0 2 19 7 6 Slovakia 4 0 1 1 2 10 19 3 Germany 4 0 0 1 3 4 26 1

Pct .813 .438 .438 .438

PF 419 357 461 389

PA 388 344 400 444 PA 299 363 454 394

Pct .688 .625 .625 .250

PF 433 379 375 372

PA 336 348 277 437

Pct .719 .688 .469 .313

PF 397 412 299 250

PA 273 245 348 357

Sunday’s Games Tennessee 38, Jacksonville 20 Carolina 44, New Orleans 38 Buffalo 28, N.Y. Jets 9 Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 10 Indianapolis 28, Houston 16 N.Y. Giants 42, Philadelphia 7 Chicago 26, Detroit 24 Tampa Bay 22, Atlanta 17 San Diego 24, Oakland 21 San Francisco 27, Arizona 13 Seattle 20, St. Louis 13 Denver 38, Kansas City 3 Minnesota 37, Green Bay 34 New England 28, Miami 0 Washington 28, Dallas 18 End of Regular Season WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 5 Cincinnati at Houston, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) Minnesota at Green Bay, 6 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 6 Indianapolis at Baltimore, 11 a.m. (CBS) Seattle at Dallas-Washington winner, 2:30 p.m.

(FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Dallas-Washington winner, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 6 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 13 Dallas-Washington winner, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 11 a.m. (FOX) Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 AFC, TBA (CBS) NFC, TBA (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 5 p.m. (NBC)

Tuesday’s Matches West Bromwich Albion 1, Fulham 2 Manchester City 3, Stoke City 0 Swansea City 2, Aston Villa 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3, Reading 1 West Ham United 2, Norwich City 1 Wigan Athletic 0, Manchester United 4 Southampton 1, Arsenal 1 Today’s Matches

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4 p.m. (CBS) NFL Odds (Favourties capitalized, odds from SportsBetting.ag) Saturday Cincinnati at HOUSTON Minnesota at GREEN BAY Sunday Indianapolis at BALTIMORE SEATTLE at Washington

English Premier League

Odds

O/U

4 7.5

43 46

6.5 2.5

46 46

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14 Orange Bowl At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Today All times EST Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8 p.m.

(FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m.

(ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 19 RAYCOM College Football All-Star Classic At Montgomery, Ala. Stars vs. Stripes, 3 p.m. (CBSSN) East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 26 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

Chelsea vs. Queens Park Rangers Liverpool vs. Sunderland Newcastle United vs. Everton English Championship

Monday 55+: Ray Clark, 256 high single; Clark, 611 high triple.

Monday Mixed: Lonnie Staples, 283; Staples, 647.

Tuesday Mixed: Kevin Armstrong, 340; Arm-

strong, 822.

Wednesday 55+: Neil Garbutt, 290; Garbutt, 728.

Wednesday Mixed: Skylar, 279; Darren Funk, 678.

Thursday Ladies: Chris Palm, 251; Joan Macintyre, 543.

Special Olympics Mixed: Brenda Schweljie,

NFL TEAMS FIRE 7 COACHES, 5 MANAGERS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Quite a day for NFL sacks.

Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season ended.

There could be more, but so far the sent-packing scorecard looks like this: Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, and Ken Whisenhunt in Arizona, all coaches who took teams to the Super Bowl, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo.

Three teams made it a clean sweep, saying goodbye to the GM along with the coach — San Diego, Cleveland, Arizona. General managers also were fired in Jacksonville and in New York, where Rex Ryan held onto his coaching job with the Jets despite a losing record.

Reid was the longest tenured of the coaches, removed after 14 seasons and a Super Bowl appearance in 2005 — a loss to New England.

Smith spent nine seasons with the Bears, leading them to the 2007 Super Bowl — a loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Turner has now been fired as head coach by three teams.

San Diego won the AFC West from 2006-09, but didn’t make the post-season the last three years.

“Both Norv and A.J. are consummate NFL professionals, and they understand that in this league, the bottom-line is winning,” Chargers President Dean Spanos said in a statement.

Whisenhunt was fired after six seasons, including taking the Cardinals to a Super Bowl loss to Pittsburgh after the 2008 season. He had more wins than any other coach in Cardinals history, going 45-51, and has one year worth about $5.5 million left on his contract.

GM Rod Graves had been with Arizona for 16 years, nine in his current position. A 5-11 record after a 4-0 start cost him and Whisenhunt their jobs.

Gailey was dumped after three seasons with the Bills; Shurmur after two; and Crennel had one full season with the Chiefs.

Reid took over a 3-13 Eagles team in 1999, drafted Donovan McNabb with the No. 2 overall pick and quickly turned the franchise into a title contender.

He led them to a run of four straight NFC championship games, a streak that ended with a trip to the NFL title game. But the team hasn’t won a playoff game since 2008 and

after last season’s 8-8 finish, owner Jeffrey Lurie said he was looking for improvement this year. Instead, it was even worse. The Eagles finished 4-12.

“When you have a season like that, it’s embarrassing.

It’s personally crushing to me and it’s terrible,” Lurie said at a news conference. He said he respects Reid and plans to stay friends with him, “but, it is time for the Eagles to move in a new direction.”

Shurmur went 9-23 in his two seasons with the Browns, who will embark on yet another off-season of change — the only constant in more than a decade of futility. Cleveland has lost at least 11 games in each of the past five seasons and made the playoffs just once since returning to the NFL as an expansion team in 1999.

“Ultimately our objective is to put together an organization that will be the best at everything we do,” Browns CEO Joe Banner said. “ On the field, our only goal is trying to win championships.”

Crennel took over with three games left in the 2011 season after GM Scott Pioli fired Todd Haley. Kansas City will have the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft as a result of having one of the worst seasons in its 53-year history. The only other time the Chiefs finished 2-14 was 2008, the year before Pioli was hired.

“I am embarrassed by the poor product we gave our fans this season, and I believe we have no choice but to move the franchise in a different direction,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.

Gailey, the former Dallas Cowboys coach, compiled a 1632 record in his three seasons in Buffalo, never doing better than 6-10.

“This will probably be, and I say probably, but I think it will be the first place that’s ever fired me that I’ll pull for,” Gailey said.

Smith and the Bears went 10-6 this season and just missed a playoff spot. But Chicago started 7-1 and has struggled to put together a productive offence throughout Smith’s tenure. His record was 81-63 with the Bears, and he took them to one Super Bowl loss and to one NFC championship game defeat.

The fired GMs included Mike Tannenbaum of the Jets; Gene Smith of the Jaguars; A.J. Smith of the Chargers and Tom Heckert of the Browns and Graves of Arizona.

“You hope that those guys that obviously were victims of black Monday land on their feet,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said.

Tuesday’s Matches Watford 3, Charlton Athletic 4 Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 1 Blackburn Rovers 3, Nottingham Forest 0 Blackpool 0, Hull City 0 Crystal Palace 3, Wolverhampton 1 Derby County 3, Middlesbrough 1 Ipswich Town 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Leeds United 1, Bolton Wanderers 0 Leicester City 6, Huddersfield Town 1 Millwall 2, Bristol City 1 Peterborough United 2, Barnsley 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0, Burnley 2 England League One Tuesday’s Matches Swindon Town 5, Portsmouth 0 Brentford 0, Bournemouth 0 Bury 0, Tranmere Rovers 1 Coventry City 0, Shrewsbury Town 1 Crawley Town 3, Colchester United 0 Crewe Alexandra 1, Carlisle United 0 Doncaster Rovers 2, Sheffield United 2 Hartlepool United 0, Preston North End 1 Notts County 1, MK Dons 2 Scunthorpe United 2, Oldham Athletic 2 Walsall 1, Stevenage 0 Yeovil Town 3, Leyton Orient 0 England League Two Tuesday’s Matches Bristol Rovers 2, Plymouth Argyle 1 Southend United 0, Gillingham 1 Accrington Stanley 1, Chesterfield 0 Barnet 0, Aldershot Town 1 Morecambe 0, Bradford City 0 Northampton Town 3, Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Oxford United 1, Cheltenham Town 0 Port Vale 0, Fleetwood Town 2 Rochdale 1, Rotherham United 2 Torquay United 2, AFC Wimbledon 3 Wycombe Wanderers 0, Exeter City 1 York City 3, Burton Albion 0 English Conference Tuesday’ Matches Telford United 0, Wrexham 2 Alfreton Town 0, Mansfield Town 3 Woking 3, Luton Town 1 Cambridge United 1, Braintree Town 0 Ebbsfleet United 2, Dartford 2 Gateshead 0, Barrow 1 Grimsby Town 1, Lincoln City 1 Hyde 0, Stockport County 1 Kidderminster Harriers 0, Hereford United 1 Macclesfield Town 2, Southport FC 2 Newport County 0, Forest Green Rovers 5

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237; Brenda Schweljie, 434.

Thursday Mixed: Mike Sabbe, 340; Mike Sabbe, 722.

Monday Scratch: Kevin Armstrong, 363; Terr Ell, 1159 (four games).

Sunday Fun League: Marcel Serre, 292; Serre, 797.

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BRIEFS Caine scores for Canada West at ringette championship LONDON, Ont. — Kelsie Caine of Red Deer scored once for Canada West in a 3-3 tie with Canada East in the World Under-19 Ringette Championship Tuesday.

Canada West finished second in the six-team competition and will face Finland in a semifinal today. First-place Canada East will take on Russia in the other semifinal.

The championship final will be played Thursday.

Earlier, Canada West defeated France 9-1, downed the United States 8-1 and beat Russia 10-8. Canada West also tied Finland 6-6.

Caine had an assist in each of the games against France and the U.S., scored twice and added a helper against Finland and fired three goals and picked up an assist against Russia.

She was named player of the game versus Finland.

Meanwhile, three Red Deer girls — forwards Kirsten MacGregor and Meghan Kelly and defenceman Cassidy LeMasurier — are playing for the U.S.

Optimist Chiefs drop game to Vancouver CALGARY — The Red Deer Optimist Rebels Chiefs found some offence, but they couldn’t keep the puck out of their net as they dropped an 8-5 decision to the Vancouver Northwest Giants in the Mac’s Midget AAA Hockey Tournament quarterfinals Monday morning.

The Giants finished with 18 shots on Rebels netminder Jayden Sittler, scoring seven times, with their final goal into an empty net.

The Rebels didn’t get off to a good start in either of the three periods as Vancouver scored 15 seconds into the first period, 34 seconds into the second and 21 seconds into the third.

Vancouver led 2-0 in the first period with Jordan Steenbergen making it 2-1 after 20 minutes.

After the Giants increased their lead to 3-1 in the second Chase Thudium, Colton Bobyk and Ryker Leer gave the Rebels the lead before Vancouver evened the count heading into the final frame.

Once again Vancouver took a two-goal lead before Ian McLellan narrowed the gap. However the Giants put the game away when Jansen Harkins scored at 16:30 and Jarid Lukosevicius added an empty net goal at 18:26.

The Rebels finished with 32 shots on Giants netminder Bo Didur.

Vancouver Northwest defeated the Carolina Junior Hurricanes 3-2 in double overtime in Tuesday’s championship final at the Saddledome.

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NFL PLAYOFFS

Seahawks face another tough road DECADES OF FUTILITY WITH PLAYOFFS ON THE ROAD

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RENTON, Wash. — While they are one of the hottest teams going into the post-season, there’s a lot of past playoff futility for the Seattle Seahawks to overcome — nearly three decades worth.

Seemingly unbeatable at home, the road — especially in the post-season — has been a different tale for the Seahawks. It’s been 29 years since Seattle last won a playoff game on the road. They’ve lost eight straight road playoff games since winning at Miami on Dec. 31, 1983, when only nine players on their current 53-man roster were even born.

On Sunday, Seattle (11-5) travels to the East Coast to take on another hot team, the Washington Redskins (10-6). The Seahawks have won five in a row, and seven of their last eight; Washington brings a seven-game winning streak into the game.

“If you want to be a good team you definitely got to be able to win on the road,” Seattle defensive end Red Bryant said. “You never get a scenario exactly how you want it unless you fortunate enough to be like Atlanta.”

The Falcons earned home field throughout the NFC playoffs by finishing 13-3. After being the only team to go 8-0 at home, the only way Seattle can return home for a post-season is if it somehow ends up playing Minnesota for the NFC title.

“In terms of us going forward, we’ve got to go on the road and we’re looking forward to it,” Bryant said.

There was a reason Seattle coach Pete Carroll hoped his team could get at least one home playoff game — the Seahawks have some forgettable road playoff losses.

After beating Miami in the ’83 playoffs, the Seahawks were routed 30-14 by the Los Angeles Raiders in the AFC championship game despite beating the Raiders twice in the regular season.

Seattle was routed at Miami in 1984 and in 1987 fell 23-20 at Houston in overtime after rallying to tie the game in the final minute of regulation. Seattle won the AFC West for the first time in 1988, only to get top-seeded Cincinnati in the playoff opener and a 21-13 loss.

After a lengthy drought with just one playoff appearance, the Seahawks started their run of success in the middle of 2000s with a wild-card berth and a trip to Green Bay in 2003.

Shaun Alexander scored with 51 seconds left to pull Seattle even at 27 and force overtime where, after winning the coin toss, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck told referee Bernie Kukar, “We want the ball and we’re going to score,” as a playful jab to former teammate Brett Favre.

Hasselbeck then threw an interception on the first possession of overtime that Al Harris returned it 52 yards for a game-winning touchdown.

There was another overtime loss in 2006, this time at Chicago, and losses to Green Bay (2007) and again to the Bears (2010) to complete the eight-pack of road woes.

Carroll said the challenge this week is not getting wrapped up in playing on the road.

“There will be a feel about the playoffs, there’s always a kind of air about it that you can sense it’s different, but the key is not allowing that to factor in to what it really takes to prepare well and not miss the message,” Carroll said.

“They will be as excited to play, and I think everybody is going to have great focus this week just because it is the playoffs, but that’s something we’re trying to create on a regular basis so that when we get to this time we’ve already been there done that.”

Seattle got a significant break in the schedule by landing the late afternoon Sunday game on the opening weekend.

The Seahawks are following their normal regular season practice schedule and continuing with a trend of flying to the East Coast two days before kickoff that Carroll started in his first season.

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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie pauses while speaking to members of the media during a news conference at the team’s NFL football training facility, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Philadelphia. Andy Reid’s worst coaching season with the Eagles ended Monday after 14 years when he was fired by Lurie, who said it was time “to move in a new direction.”

Search begins for new Eagles coach to replace Andy Reid

BY ROB MAADDI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Lurie’s search for the Philadelphia Eagles’ next coach began before he fired Andy Reid and could last until the Super Bowl.

While the Eagles were struggling toward a 4-12 finish, Lurie “meticulously and in great detail” researched potential successors to replace a coach that won more games than any other in franchise history.

Reid, however, didn’t win a Super Bowl and the team still is seeking its first NFL title since 1960. Lurie considers the Vince Lombardi Trophy his “obsession.”

So, the pressure’s on to find a coach who can deliver that elusive championship.

“The important thing is to find the right coach, not to make the fastest decision,” Lurie said.

“That’s our priority.”

The Eagles already have lined up interviews with three assistant coaches on the Atlanta Falcons: Defensive co-ordinator Mike Nolan, offensive co-ordinator Dirk Koetter and special teams coach Keith Armstrong.

The Falcons (13-3) are the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs and have a bye this week.

Other NFL assistants that are likely on Lurie’s “very defined list” include Denver’s Mike McCoy, San Francisco’s Greg Roman and Vic Fangio, Cincinnati’s Jay Gruden and Mike Zimmer, Seattle’s Gus Bradley, Green Bay’s Ben McAdoo, and Arizona’s Ray Horton. Bruce Arians, who was 9-3 as interim coach with Indianapolis, is another candidate.

Oregon’s Chip Kelly may be the most sought-after coach from the college ranks, and he’s said to be atop Philadelphia’s list. Penn State’s Bill O’Brien would be more attractive if it weren’t for the $9

million buyout in his contract.

“I think the most important thing is to find the right leader,” Lurie said.

“I’m not one who wants to buy schemes, wants to buy approaches that are necessarily finite. What you’ve got to find is somebody who is strategic, somebody who is a strong leader, somebody who is very comfortable in his own skin.

“That, to me, is probably one of the one or two top traits because players today see right through if you’re not. If you’re a salesman coach, that’s not going to work.”

Fans hoping the Eagles make a big splash and hire a high-profile coach like Bill Cowher or Jon Gruden are probably going to be disappointed. Lurie downplayed “famous” names and pointed to Reid as an example of an unknown coach who had tremendous success after getting his first chance.

When Lurie hired Reid in 1999, he was never a co-ordinator. Reid coached quarterbacks and offensive linemen in Green Bay under Mike Holmgren.

“Somebody who is completely comfortable in his role and in who they are as a person, that’s the most important thing,” Lurie said.

“But there’s a lot of other characteristics that go into it. How well does the person hire? Is he going to surround himself with strong co-ordinators and good assistant coaches?

“In this league, that’s one of the most underrated aspects. If you don’t hire the best around you, they may not be name coaches but you’ve got to hire great teachers and strong co-ordinators, I think you’re operating at a disadvantage and I’m looking for that.”

Reid assembled a strong coaching staff in Philadelphia, especially in the first half of his tenure.

Six of his assistants became head coaches: Brad Childress (Minnesota), John Harbaugh (Baltimore),

Leslie Frazier (Minnesota), Ron Rivera (Carolina), Pat Shurmur (Cleveland) and Steve Spagnuolo (St. Louis).

Harbaugh has reached the playoffs in each of his five seasons with the Ravens.

Frazier has the Vikings in the playoffs in his second full year.

Childress took Minnesota to the NFC championship in 2009.

“I’m looking for someone that’s innovative, somebody that is not afraid to take risks, somebody that looks and studies the league and studies the college world,” Lurie continued “and decides what the best inefficiencies are on offence and defence and special teams and can execute it with their coaches so that you take advantage of trends and take advantage of, again, inefficiencies in terms of where the game is at and understand where it’s going.

So, a student of the game who is obsessed and who absolutely and, on his own, is completely driven to be the best, that’s what you’re looking for.”

This is the third time Lurie will hire a coach since he bought the Eagles from Norman Braman in 1995. His first hire was Ray Rhodes. He took the Eagles to the playoffs his first two seasons and lasted four years.

Reid led the Eagles to nine playoffs appearances, six division titles, five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl loss.

“Once you’ve experienced the success we’ve had, it makes you just realize that there’s nothing more that you want than a Super Bowl, and to deliver that to our fans,” Lurie said.

“I’m very confident that we can attract a very good head coach, and he’s going to attract a very good staff. We have the people in place to work with them to be very, very impressive in terms of the future.”

Lawsuit to be filed over Penn State sanctions

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.

The Republican governor scheduled a news conference for Wednesday on Penn State’s campus in State College to announce the filing in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg.

The sanctions, agreed to by the university in July, included a $60 million fine that would be used nationally to finance child abuse prevention grants.

State and federal lawmakers have raised objections to the money being spent outside Pennsylvania.

Email and phone messages seeking comment from the NCAA on the expected lawsuit weren’t immediately returned Tuesday.

Last month, a Pennsylvania congressman said he was unhappy with

satisfactory.”

The NCAA said then that it stood by what Emmert had said.

The fine was just part of college sports’ governing body’s sanctions on Penn State for its handling of the abuse scandal involving Sandusky, a former assistant under head football coach Joe Paterno.

The landmark sanctions also included a four-year ban from postseason play and significant scholarship cuts for the university’s marquee

football program, which avoided being suspended, the so-called death penalty.

Sandusky, a former defensive co-ordinator, was convicted in June on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, some on campus.

The 68-year-old was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison.

Eight young men testified against him, describing a range of abuse they said went from grooming and manipulation to fondling, oral sex and anal

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NCAA president Mark Emmert had said in a Dec. 12 letter that a task force had been charged with allocating at least 25 per cent of the fine money to programs in Pennsylvania.

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Broncos, Falcons need to beware BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORDS DON’T ALWAYS LEAD TO SUPER BOWL WINS

BY ARNIE STAPLETON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league’s best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL’s biggest truisms: more often than not, the regular season is for suckers.

Over the last decade, just two of the 13 teams that had the best regular season record — or tied for the best mark — went on to win the Super Bowl: the ’02 Buccaneers and the ’03 Patriots.

The last seven teams to enter the playoffs with the best record bowed out before they could put their fingerprints on the Lombardi Trophy and revel in a rain of confetti.

Both teams are promising to practice like champions this week and not allow rest and relaxation to turn into rust and ruin.

In the last seven seasons, three No. 6 seeds and a No. 4 seed ended up winning it all, giving hope to the likes of the Ravens, Redskins, Bengals and Vikings in this year’s playoff pool.

A year ago, the Green Bay Packers rested their regulars in the season finale and they lost their edge, becoming the first 15-1 team to lose its first playoff game — to a New York Giants team that was 7-7 in mid-December and went on to win it all.

“That’s kind of what it was for us when I was in Indy,” Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley said of the ’05 Colts, who went 14-2 but lost to Pittsburgh in the divisional round. “We kind of rested the last week, then we had a bye. It’s too much. So, I like just grinding every week, just playing football.”

That’s exactly what Peyton Manning’s new team did, securing the AFC’s top seed Sunday with its 11th straight win.

Along with the Falcons, Patriots and 49ers, the Broncos get a break this week, one that can prove a pitfall as much as a profit.

“We’ve just got to practice like we’re playing this week,” Denver receiver Eric Decker said.

While the Broncos stormed into the playoffs, the Falcons, who already had the NFC’s top seed secured, didn’t gain any momentum Sunday, losing to Tampa Bay. “Before this game was played, we were the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, at the end of the game, nothing has changed,” Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez reasoned. “We’re a very good

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Denver Broncos middle linebacker Keith Brooking (57) sacks Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn (9) in the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday in Denver. team; we’ll just use this as a wake-up call.”

Says another Atlanta veteran, Asante Samuel: “We’re going to practice like champs. And we’re going to play like champs from now on.”

So will the Broncos. Coach John Fox is using the bye week to stay sharp, calling for short, crisp practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and a mandatory weightlifting session Saturday, mainly to keep the team “focused, not concerned with flights to other states and those type of things, especially close states.”

Like Nevada, where oddsmakers have made the Broncos the favourite to win the Super Bowl.

Of course, the Packers were in this position last year.

It’s not just the NFL, either.

In the last 10 seasons, only two teams in each of the other major pro sports leagues parlayed the best regular-season record into a championship, according to STATS, LLC. They were: the 2007 Red Sox and the ’09 Yankees, the 2002-03 Spurs and the ’07-08 Celtics and the Red Wings in 2001-02 and ’07-08.

Since the first Super Bowl, the team with the best regular-season record

has won just 21 of 46 championships, or 46 per cent, which is more than in the NHL (42 per cent), NBA (41 per cent) and MLB (28 per cent), according to STATS. Here’s how the dozen playoff teams rank from hottest to coolest: 1. Broncos (13-3) — They haven’t lost since a 31-21 setback at New England on Oct. 7, before Manning got his bearings and found a comfort zone with his new teammates.

2. Redskins (10-6) — They’ve won seven straight games since coach Mike Shanahan’s comments about playing for next year (well, it is 2013 now!) after a loss to Carolina on Nov. 4 dropped them to 3-6.

3. Patriots (12-4) — Their only loss in their last 10 games was to San Francisco two weeks ago that snapped their 21-game home winning streak in December.

Even in defeat, Tom Brady was spectacular as New England nearly became the first team since 1980 to win a game after trailing by 28.

4. Seahawks (11-5) — Forget the “Fail Mary” touchdown/touchback ending that gave Seattle a disputed win over the Packers in Week 3 and hastened the return of the regular of-

ficials. The real robbery was the selection of QB Russell Wilson in the third round of the draft. He’s guided them to five straight wins.

5. Bengals (10-6) — Cincinnati matched the best finish in club history, winning seven of its last eight games behind Andy Dalton and A.J. Green, who will now try to secure the Bengals’ first playoff win since 1990.

6. Colts (11-5) — Indy won nine of its last 11 despite a soft defence, rallying around assistant coach Bruce Arians, who took over while coach Chuck Pagano was treated for leukemia. Pagano is back and the Colts have gotten over their breakup with Manning and moved on with rookie Andrew Luck.

7. Packers (11-5) — Green Bay won nine of its last 11 but couldn’t close out the season with a win at Minnesota that would have ensured them a firstround bye. Maybe that’s a good thing for a team that won it all as a wild card two years ago.

8. Vikings (10-6) — Although Adrian Peterson came up just short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s single season rushing record, he carried the Vikings into the playoffs with wins in their last four games.

9. 49ers (11-4-1) — San Francisco lost to division rivals St. Louis and Seattle in December, but Colin Kaepernick and Michael Crabtree put the 49ers into the playoffs with some much-needed momentum with dazzling performances in a win over Arizona on Sunday.

10. Falcons (13-3) — Atlanta lost two of its last four, but they didn’t rest their regulars Sunday, when they lost to the Buccaneers and also lost two key defensive players to injuries in passrusher John Abraham and cornerback Dunta Robinson.

11. Ravens (10-6) — Baltimore lost four of its last five and changed offensive co-ordinators in December. The Ravens used their regular-season finale at Cincy to rest their regulars, sitting banged-up playmakers Anquan Boldin, Haloti Ngata and Terrell Suggs while pulling Joe Flacco and Ray Rice after only two series.

12. Texans (12-4) — For much of the year, they were the NFL’s darlings behind J.J. Watt, Andre Johnson and Arian Foster, but they caved in December, losing three of their last four and falling from the top seed in the AFC to the third. Instead of a bye week to rest up, they get a short week to play Cincinnati.

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further increased all our golf courses will be irretrievably ruined as a test of the game.”

That was in 1910, and the game has been evolving since.

The R&A and USGA have leaned on their “Joint Statement of Principles” in 2002 when it comes to distance. Even so, Dawson sounded an ominous tone while announcing the ban on anchored strokes. Stay tuned.

8. MINORS VS. MAJORS: With the PGA Tour starting a new season in October, the only way to earn a card will be through a series of four tournaments called “The Finals” that will include the top 75 players from the Web. com Tour and the next 75 players from the PGA Tour who fail to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Privately, the brass at PGA Tour headquarters is curious to see how the Web.com Tour players will fare against the second-tier PGA Tour players who faced stiffer competition and tougher golf courses all year.

9. TIGER: Woods and Jack Nicklaus were talking about rivalries a decade ago when Nicklaus told him it was important to always be part of the conversation. That’s never been a problem for Woods. Even with McIlroy assuming the role of golf’s No. 1 player, Woods is part of every conversation in golf.

The only difference is the context.

Can he end a four-year drought in the majors? Can he get back to No. 1?

Will he ever dominate as he once did?

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One problem. Starting later this year, there is no Fall Series. When the tour goes to the wraparound season, there will be an additional six tournaments that under the previous policy would award the winner a spot in the Masters.

The concern for Augusta National is keeping a small field — it has not had more than 100 players since 1966. The question is whether the tour’s change will mean an end to tournament winners driving down Magnolia Lane.

6. ALL-MALE CLUBS: Just because Augusta National now has two women in green jackets doesn’t mean the debate over all-male clubs is going away.

If anything, it might be more intense than ever when the British Open returns to Muirfield. There are no female members in the “Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers,” nor are there any female members of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.

That received cursory criticism over the years, though most of the scrutiny was on the Masters. Now that the British Open is the only major played in which the host club has no women on their membership rolls, R&A chief Peter Dawson might have some explaining to do. If he’s not too busy talking about changes to the Old Course.

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KAPALUA, Hawaii — Even without the top four players in the world around to kick off the season, every new year in golf is shrouded in mystery like clouds over Molokai across the channel from Kapalua.

Among the most pressing question: What will Bubba Watson serve for dinner at the Masters?

“When you show up for dinner on Bubba Watson Tuesday night, that’s when you’ll find out,” Watson said.

One problem. The press isn’t invited.

“That’s what I mean,” Watson said.

With a wink and a smile, he walked over to the first tee and smashed the first of what figures to be several 400-yard tee shots. There were 67 tee shots that went at least 400 yards last year on the PGA Tour, and 41 of them were on the Plantation Course at Kapalua.

There are more serious issues going into 2013. What follows is the front nine of what to look for in the new season.

1. EUROPEAN CAPTAIN: The biggest news in Abu Dhabi later this month won’t necessarily be the first showdown between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. This is where the European Tour traditionally selects its Ryder Cup captain, and the choice became a little more complicated when the Americans went back in time by picking Tom Watson.

Watson is beloved in Scotland, site of the 2014 matches. Does that mean Europe needs to answer with a largerthan-life figure for its captain? That has led to suggestions Colin Montgomerie would return as captain, though Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley were said to be next in line. Clarke would seem a better fit when the matches return to America at Hazeltine in 2016, though McGinley might be dwarfed by Watson’s presence.

2. RORY AND THE SWOOSH: Players changing equipment companies is nothing new. It’s different when that player is No. 1 in the world.

Nike is not likely to announce its deal with McIlroy until he starts his season in Abu Dhabi, and that’s when the scrutiny begins.

McIlroy gives Nike another world-class athlete in its stable. But whatever recognition his clubs receive might be akin to an offensive lineman

who gets his name called only when there’s a penalty. Remember, McIlroy is known to have a bad patch of two.

Even last year, when he won five times and swept all the major awards, he missed four cuts in five starts in the summer. When he plays poorly, critics will blame the equipment. And when he plays great, well, he’s Rory McIlroy.

3. SHORT SEASON: The PGA Tour season might feel more like a sprint than a marathon this year. The season, in effect, ends with the Wyndham Championship on Aug. 18, the cutoff for qualifying for the FedEx Cup playoffs. And once the playoffs end at the Tour Championship, the 2013-14 season starts in October.

That might mean more players competing more often, which could put the squeeze on Q-school and Web.com Tour graduates by limiting the number of tournaments they can play to try to qualify for the playoffs. The motto always has been, “Play better.” A tweak might be in order this year. “Play better, now.”

4. ANCHORS AWAY: The R&A and USGA announced late last year that anchored strokes used for the belly putter and long putter will be banned starting in 2016. The question is whether the PGA Tour, which has the right to set its own rules, will enact the new rule much sooner.

There already is evidence of a stigma attached to those who anchor their putters — Keegan Bradley said a fan called him a cheater at the World Challenge last month — and it might be in the best interest of the tour to make the change quickly. But when? At the end of the FedEx Cup, meaning a player can use a belly putter in September but not October? At the start of 2013, meaning the rule would change in the middle of a season?

5. MASTERS INVITATIONS: For the last six years, the Masters has been awarding invitations to winners of PGA Tour events that offer full FedEx Cup points. The Fall Series didn’t count, nor did the events opposite a major or

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Defenders of Medicare CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP Members of the Red Deer Firefighters Children’s Charity will once again provide Christmas tree pickup services beginning on Jan. 9. Residents can place trees on their front lawns for pickup.

Crews of firefighters will canvass each quarter of the city over four days. The service is not funded by the city, and the charity relies on donations to keep it going. Donations can be given to the firefighter who picks up your tree, or mailed in the pre-addressed envelope left in your mailbox. Receipts are available upon request for donations of $20 or more. Donations are used to support local children’s charities. Last year, the pickup raised around $4,800, said organizer Dan Henschel.

EMERALD AWARDS The deadline for nominations for the 22 annual Emerald Awards is noon on Feb. 28.

The Emerald Awards celebrate those who have worked to protect the environment in Alberta. There are numerous categories for nominations, such as not-for-profits, youth, small and large businesses, public education and government. For more information or to make a nomination, visit www. emeraldfoundation.ca.

NEW AWARDS FROM INDSPIRE Inspiring indigenous educators have a chance at a new set of awards from Indspire, formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. Categories include community service; innovative practice; leadership; language, culture and traditions; role model and indigenous education partner.

There will also be a sixth category for nonindigenous educators who contribute to the success of Indigenous students. Indspire will present the awards at its inaugural Indigenous Educator Awards in March 2013, as part of the National Gathering of Indigenous Educators in Calgary. Canadians are invited to nominate individuals of First Nation, Inuit or Métis heritage. Applications are available online at indespire.ca/ educatorawards.

The deadline for submissions is Feb. 1, 2013. For more information contact Dr. Cam Wilett at 1-855463-7747 ext. 1132.

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CORNEY FAMILY KNEW LIFE BEFORE, AFTER MEDICARE, BECAME POLITICAL ACTIVISTS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Brenda Corney definitely wasn’t a typical 12-year-old in 1961.

When all the provinces joined Canada’s national health care movement, she heralded the triumph to her classmates in Mulgrave, N.S. “There wasn’t one person who wanted to talk about medicare in my class. Not one. I was the only 12-year-old in my class excited about medicare,” said Corney, 63.

“It made me a little bit weird. But I knew all about medicare. I knew because Mom and Dad talked about it every day — how it was going and when we won, and when it became Canadian.”

Corney was born in Moose Jaw, Sask., to parents who counted Canada’s universal health care champion Tommy Douglas as a friend. “(Douglas’s) idea for medicare grew out of the fact when he was a child he had a tumour in his leg. Without money, the best thing to do was just chop it off. But some doctor took pity on this young boy and did the operation for free and saved his leg.”

Douglas was one of the lucky ones. Others died on the doorsteps of hospitals because they didn’t have the money to go in, Corney said.

Health care shouldn’t depend on acts of charity, she said.

“We should have something built in our system that says human beings have dignity and they have a right to health care.”

Corney, chairperson of Friends of Medicare, Red Deer Chapter, since 2010, and provincial Friends of Medicare board member, said business should not profit from health care either.

In 1979, before the birth of her son, Corney spent two and a half months in hospital and after her son was born, he didn’t leave the hospital for about three months.

“He got the care he needed and he was able to move on with his life, and I was able to move on with my life, and we can contribute to society because we’re not under this tremendous burden of debt.”

In fact, her two children grew

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Brenda Corney of Red Deer admires some lilies on her kitchen table. The flowers remind her of her mother, Dorothy, who was a long-time advocate for public health care. up to give Corney six grandchildren.

Corney, who was a nurse for 28 years in Red Deer in surgery and psychiatry, said she saw plenty of patients who, like her, couldn’t afford massive medical bills.

“I’ve seen vulnerable people.

People lying there facing cancer treatment or facing end-oflife situations.

“How can I say to myself (health care) should be a commodity and they should get care based on what they can afford?

No. Never. I don’t care who that person is,” said Corney who retired from nursing three years ago.

“Medicare is just so rock-solid for me.”

She said the public healthcare system has its problems, but as long as there’s pressure to turn it over to the private sector, there won’t be the will and creativity to make the public system work.

“As long as we have this creeping privatization of services, then what will happen is those who can afford it can get faster service.

“There is a place for business, but it’s not taking care of people’s health.”

Medicare and a public long-

term care system for seniors are not impossible because of Canada’s growing, aging population, she said.

“We have brilliant minds.

All the creativity in the world didn’t die with Tommy Douglas.

We can do it.”

Corney, a longtime supporter of the NDP, leaned to the left very early in life.

In 1953, her father, David Corney, ran in Saskatchewan’s riding of Prince Albert for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the predecessor to the NDP. “When we lived in Saskatchewan, I must have been three or four, and my dad ran against John Diefenbaker in an election. I would go along the streets on my trike. They would post things up and if the picture wasn’t my dad, I would stand up on the seat of the trike and I would tear it down. Two blocks around where I lived, nobody else had a chance.”

Diefenbaker, who eventually became prime minister, won with 44.1 per cent of the vote, followed by Corney at 30.9 per cent.

Her father was a businessman who went on to start Cypress Hill Cheese, which became Faith Farms Cheese

with processing plants in Swift Current and Wetaskiwin and a packaging plant in Red Deer.

He eventually sold to Alpha Milk in the 1980s.

Her mother, Dorothy Corney, spent years as appointment secretary for Manitoba NDP Premier Ed Schreyer and cabinet secretary for the NDP government.

In Red Deer, her mother was known for her efforts to get the city declared a nuclear-free zone and her political commentary as one of the Raging Grannies. “(David and Dorothy) were political activists.

“They were on the foreground of social justice issues and quite an example.”

Corney said her parents helped light the torch she carries, but she alone had to decide where to shine that light.

She chose medicare.

“When you’re standing there holding the death certificates of both your parents, you know that your time is limited,” she said, as if gripping a death certificate in each hand.

“This time is a gift. But it’s the gift of time to do things that are most important to you.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

Migraines are more than a headache

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF A splitting headache is both figure of speech and harsh reality for Audra Sinclair.

“It’s like an icepick in the back of your head, a constant, nagging pain that never really subsides,” says the Red Deer migraine sufferer.

Unlike tension headaches, a migraine’s throbbing pain can last up to 72 hours, produce nausea and vomiting and come with sensitivity to light, sound and even smell.

“You have like the nose of a dog and any smell will bother you,” said Sinclair, deemed chronic since she gets attacks 15 days or more per month and they last at least four hours.

The World Health Organization says living with migraines is underestimated, under recognized and undertreated.

It’s partnered with the World Headache Alliance, International Headache Society and European Headache Federation in Lifting The Burden, a global campaign to understand migraines better and so sufferers can get more health care priority and access.

WHO contends repeated headaches — and fear of the next one — damage employment and family and social life.

“When I have one, I can’t work, I can’t drive and it might last for days,” said Sinclair, who’s recently started a Facebook group for sufferers called Central Alberta Migraine Support.

Women are three times more likely than men to suffer chronic migraines due to hormonal changes starting at menstruation, although lessening at menopause, said Dr. Jennifer Bestard, a Red Deer physician specializing in migraines.

“Migraine headaches make people feel very helpless,” said Bestard, who has about 200 migraine patients. Migraines begin in the brain stem atop the spinal cord, she says.

Triggers include caffeine that constrict the vessels to the brain that prevent pain and stress “around holidays or birthdays when there’s extra activity,” said Bestard, as are poor sleep habits.

“Good sleep hygiene is vital and when you get up is more important than when you go to bed. The body craves routine.”

Barometric pressure changes also wreak havoc.

“If we go from -20C to 5C, if they predict that, I plan,” said Sinclair, adding summer is also bad because of sudden storms.

Ironically, pain medication overuse, of even over-the-counter drugs, can bring on rebound headaches.

“People have to come off the daily medication and they don’t like it,” said Bestard, adding narcotics are the worst.

Migraine onset is usually signalled. Auras, kaleidoscopic lights perhaps accompanied by vision loss, pin and needle sensations in limbs and speech problems occur prior to an attack. Early symptoms occur a day or so before an attack and can include depression, diarrhea, hyperactivity and irritability.

“People just don’t feel right and a lot more get it than auras,” said Bestard.

Drugs known as triptans, which narrow blood vessels dilated during migraines, treat pain yet provide no prevention.

Enter the wrinkle-reducing drug Botox.

Onabotulinumtoxin A was approved by Health Canada late last year for migraine treatment.

Bestard, who’s done a head-

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Neurologist Dr. Jennifer Bestard discusses Botox injection therapy with migraine patient Audra Sinclair. ache and neuropathic pain fellowship, is the only Alberta doctor in a national pilot project to chart its effectiveness for the drug’s maker Allergan.

“It acts to block messages from nerves to muscles, decreasing the severity of headaches.”

Nearly 200 units are injected in 32 sites in the head’s front, back and sides, plus the neck and across the shoulders. Injections are repeated about every three months.

“About 70 per cent of patients will respond in a week or so,” said Bestard.

Sinclair’s three treatments have “nipped in the bud” her migraines.

“This was my best summer ever. I did a lot of things I wouldn’t normally do,” she said, adding she hasn’t been to hospital — after averaging a trip every few months for years — since getting Botox.

Treatment costs about $600 per injection set, economical considering some triptan pills are $20 each, said Bestard.

Some insurance companies cover the treatments, but only with migraine history proof and

after exhausting other treatments.

“They see it as the last line of defence.”

Only medical — and not cosmetic — Botox treatments are covered.

“We had a patient who paid $1,200 for a cosmetic treatment and it didn’t work because it wasn’t in the migraine pattern.”

The injections are approved for patients suffering from chronic migraines provided they are over 18 and under 65, which matches the Health Canada guidelines. The coverage has been in place since November 2011 and other provinces follow the same guidelines.

Regardless of Botox’s success, Bestard said a plan is the best way to treat migraines. Her patients keep daily journals to determine patterns.

“For instance, is it a threeday headache or one headache daily over three days?”

Whatever the treatment, reducing headache frequency and intensity is the goal.

“Most people say if they can get a decrease, they get their lives back.” rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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Tourtiere tarts with a twist TOP BRIE WITH MUSHROOMS AND WALNUTS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A New Year’s Eve party would not be complete without a range of appetizers to nosh on. Here is a sampling of easy-to-make starters.

Baked Mushroom-Topped Brie Brie is a cheese that is always a popular appetizer. This meltingly delicious version is topped with a mixture of mushrooms and walnuts. Serve with thinly sliced whole-wheat baguette or plain crackers.

Preparation Time: 7 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes 250 g (½ lb) fresh sliced white or cremini mushrooms 125 ml (½ cup) coarsely chopped onion 50 ml (¼ cup) finely chopped walnuts 1 large clove garlic, sliced 2 ml (½ tsp) each dried thyme, rosemary and pepper 15 ml (1 tbsp) olive oil 15 ml (1 tbsp) balsamic vinegar 1 wheel (200 g) cold brie 30 ml (2 tbsp) finely minced fresh parsley or chives (optional) In a food processor, finely chop mushrooms, onion, walnuts, garlic, thyme, rosemary and pepper.

In a large skillet over medium, heat oil; cook and stir mushroom mixture for 5 to 7 minutes or until all liquid has evaporated. Stir in vinegar and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature; cover and chill.

At serving time, slice brie in half horizontally and place, cut side up, on ovenproof serving plate or baking pan.

Spoon topping evenly on cut surfaces of brie.

Bake in a 180 C (350 F) oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is beginning to melt. Sprinkle with parsley to garnish, if desired.

Makes 12 servings Variation: To barbecue, place cheese on a cedar plank that has been soaked; grill, covered, over mediumhigh heat for 8 to 10 minutes.

Tip: For smaller groups, bake and top half of the cheese at a time; wrap the other half securely in plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Source: Mushrooms Canada, www. mushrooms.ca.

Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus Dip Smooth and delicious, this hummus is perfect as a dip for vegetables or to spread on pita bread. The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to serve more guests.

50 ml (¼ cup) mayonnaise 1 can (540 ml/19 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained 30 ml (2 tbsp) chopped sun-dried tomatoes 60 ml (4 tbsp) lemon juice 1 clove garlic, finely chopped Salt and pepper, to taste 1 green onion, chopped In a food processor, place all ingredients except green onion and blend until smooth. Spoon into a serving dish and garnish with green onion.

Makes 2 or 3 servings.

Source: Hellmann’s.

Wonton Tourtiere Tartlets Here’s a Canadian favourite traditionally served during the holidays made into tartlets with a slight twist.

You can make the tourtiere mixture up to one day ahead and just warm through in the microwave, then scoop into the wonton tartlets to serve. Serve on a platter and garnish with parsley.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Baking Time: 13 minutes 48 wonton wrappers (1 pkg) Tourtiere 500 ml (2 cups) cubed peeled potatoes (about 3 medium) 250 g (8 oz) each lean ground pork and veal 500 ml (2 cups) coarsely chopped mushrooms 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 onions, finely chopped 1 bay leaf 125 ml (½ cup) sodium-reduced chicken broth 5 ml (1 tsp) dried sage leaves 2 ml (½ tsp) each salt, pepper, dried allspice and dried thyme 2 whole cloves 50 ml (¼ cup) minced fresh parsley Press wonton wrappers into greased mini muffin tins. Bake in a 180 C (350 F) oven until golden brown and crisp, about 13 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. (Make-ahead: Store cooled wontons in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.)

Tourtiere: In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook potatoes until very

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Baked mushroom-topped brie. This meltingly delicious version is topped with a mixture of mushrooms and walnuts. Serve with thinly sliced whole-wheat baguette or plain crackers. tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Set aside.

In a large skillet, saute pork and veal over medium-high heat until no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Drain fat.

Add mushrooms, garlic, onions, bay leaf, broth, sage, salt, pepper, allspice, thyme and cloves; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook, stirring, until no

liquid remains, about 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf and cloves. Stir in potatoes and parsley. Place heaping 15-ml (1-tbsp) spoonfuls into each wonton cup. Makes 48 tartlets.

Nutrition information per 1 serving (1 tartlet): 57 calories; 1 g fat; 8 g carbohydrate; 0.5 g fibre; 3 g protein.

Source: Foodland Ontario.

Make-ahead mushroom, sausage and spinach strata perfect for brunch

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This wild mushroom, sausage and spinach strata is ideal to serve for brunch to guests who are staying with you during the holidays. Or the make-ahead entree, featuring cheddar, eggs and crusty sourdough, would also be great for a light supper. pink. Add onions and spinach and stir until everything is mixed and glossy. Remove pan from heat and let cool slightly.

Layer bread slices over bottom of dish. Spoon sausage mixture over bread. In a blender, combine eggs, milk, salt, pepper, Worcestershire and hot pepper sauce and blend until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over sausage mixture. Top with cheese. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours.

When ready to serve, heat oven to 180 C (350 F).

Uncover dish and bake strata for 50 to 60 minutes or until puffed and top is crispy and golden. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Nutrition information per serving when recipe serves 8: 412 calories; 24 g fat; 24 g carbohydrates; 1.5 g fibre; 24 g protein; 984 mg sodium.

Cooking Tips: If you’re using a round loaf of sourdough bread, cut the slices from the centre to get the largest slices from the loaf for this recipe. Use the rest of the loaf for sandwiches or cut into cubes and

toast for croutons.

Once assembled, strata can be frozen, wrapped well in plastic wrap and aluminum foil, for up to 1 month. Thaw in refrigerator overnight before baking.

Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada, www.dairygoodness.ca

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This make-ahead mushroom, sausage and spinach strata is ideal to serve for brunch to guests who are staying with you during the holidays. Or the one-dish entree, featuring cheddar, eggs and crusty sourdough, would also be great for a light supper.

Wild Mushroom, Sausage and Spinach Strata Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Chilling time: 12 hours Baking time: 1 hour 5 ml (1 tsp) butter, plus extra for greasing baking dish 340 g (¾ lb) Italian sausages (about 3), casing removed and roughly chopped 500 g (1 lb) mixed wild mushrooms, stems removed and sliced 8 green onions, white part only, thinly sliced (50 ml/¼ cup) 750 ml (3 cups) lightly packed fresh baby spinach 4 large slices (1-cm/½-inch thick) day-old sourdough bread 6 eggs 750 ml (3 cups) milk 2 ml (½ tsp) salt 2 ml (½ tsp) freshly ground pepper 15 ml (1 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce Dash hot pepper sauce 500 ml (2 cups) shredded old cheddar cheese Butter a 3-l (13-by-9-inch) glass baking dish and set aside.

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.

Add sausage meat and fry, breaking up bits with a wooden spoon for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned and beginning to cook through. Spoon off any excess fat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes or until soft and beginning to brown a little and sausage is no longer

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LUANN Jan. 2 1983 — Joe Clark resigns as Leader of the Opposition after getting support of only two-thirds of delegates at Winnipeg. A Progressive Conservative leadership convention is called.

1929 — First World War ace Wop May takes off from Edmonton with fellow bush pilot Vic Horner to deliver diphtheria vaccine to Fort Vermilion, 1,600 km north. The pi-

lots make the trip in an open aircraft, with oil burners to keep the vaccine from freezing. A crowd of 10,000 greet their return.

1951 — Trade Minister C.D. Howe announces construction of a $30-million atomic reactor facility at Chalk River, Ont. 1942 — Canada signs declaration of unity with 27 other countries at war with the Axis.

The allies pledge not to make a separate armistice or peace.

1929 — Canada and the U.S. sign at treaty to preserve Niagara Falls. The deal limits diversion of water for hydro generation.

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There are resources to help Trend forecasters yellow, green deal with depression

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HOROSCOPE Wednesday, January 2 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Kate Bosworth, 30; Cuba Gooding Jr. 45; Christy Turlington, 44 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This is one of those days where our emotionality will be in check and we will have a greater sense of security while focusing on our future plans for the longrun. The Moon is pleased to be in such a positive stance with both Pluto, the planet that won’t take “no” for an answer, and with Saturn, the planet which teaches us to remain practical, detached while following the required guidelines.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will seek to liberate yourself through the exploration of ASTRO new territories, perhaps, travDOYNA el overseas. Your trips might be more of a meticulous and analytical type, where you will want to learn and experience the philosophical part of life. Do not let yourself be fooled by false promises. You might hear something that might sound too good to be true. In that case, it’s probably just an illusionary picture of your innermost desires. Remain on the logical side of the matters.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work piles up but you won’t be a bit intimidated by its volume. You will work diligently and you will get the support you need while at the same time, you might get positive news concerning your career. Now, there’s a good reason to celebrate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The manifestation of your affections might not be reciprocated today and it might be a struggle for you to express your emotionality in a diplomatic way. Fortunately, you know how to control yourself. Travel may be in the picture or interactions with those from foreign lands.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Confidential talks about finances or your in-laws may give you a surge of optimism. It may be that your partner’s family financial standing or the acknowledgement of a will is in a

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still get mileage out of it.

Try to be tolerant. When he mentions his award, plaster a fake smile onto your face, pat his arm and say, “Yes, Ralph, we know,” and then change the subject or walk away.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Some Talk, Please,” who reports that her husband is otherwise a good guy, but rarely talks to her and sulks for sex.

She also said that one of her children has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. I would like to remind her that the apple does not fall far from the tree.

If they have a child with Asperger’s, it is possible that her husband may have the same diagnosis.

This was the case with my son and my husband. I strongly suspected my husband had some form of autism.

He was gracious enough to see a psychiatrist, who diagnosed him with Asperger syndrome and schizoid disorder.

My husband truly is clueless about intimacy.

There are resources available on the Internet for spouses of people with Asperger’s and also for those who want to learn how to be intimate.

I let my hubby know I am grateful for all he does. I also let him know that when my emotional needs are met, then I will engage in sex.— Been There, Done That Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

strong position from which you can benefit.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There will be lots and lots of talks with your romantic partner of a business alliance relating to an agreement. You will reach a pleasing accordance with them and a reassuring vibe from their respected position.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The office environment and your job obligations will run smoothly today. You will find the right pace to be strategic and practical.

You set realistic wants and wishes; therefore, your financial standing prospers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Set long-term goals and put your ideas on paper. Negotiations and agreements made now will last for a long while. You relate easier to trustworthy sources. You are inclined towards making sound based decisions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today, you might feel unfulfilled and somewhat lonely. Familiar things and surroundings give you a greater sense of comfort and happiness. Spend time around your family and arrange a reunion with your closest siblings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are radiating and you are shining today. You are feeling cheerful and reassured about your wishful desires. It’s one of those days when confidence and optimism know no boundaries. Let others know how much you appreciate them in your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You look at your savings and you realize that by controlling your urges to spend relentlessly can actually prove to be rewarding. Your earnings and your savings can really boost your worthiness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You search for your meaning in this life and you come to the realization that you are very much in line with your goals.

You have meticulously calculated and weighted the amount of freedom you need in order to grow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Not every negotiation or private talk can go your way today. As a result, you might experience some tension or a slowdown in your progress. Your pain alleviates when you analyze in details all its facets.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Personal relationships will give you much reassurance and stability. You will feel comforted by the promising intention of others. A prominent friend will assist you in following your dreams. It’s a sweet feeling when find yourselves on the same page.

Astro Doyna — Internationally Syndicated Astrologer/Columnist.

‘Special’ days to occur throughout year

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS So, the New Year is upon us, and that means a pristine new calendar with all those blank squares just waiting to be filled.

But while scribbling in those dates of celebration (Susie’s birthday) or more mundane reminders (get oil changed), consider this: there’s hardly a day out of the whole 365, it seems, that hasn’t been proclaimed “special” in some way, by someone, somewhere.

From World Day of Peace (Jan. 1) to World Sparrow Day (March 20) to Darwin Day (his birthday, Feb. 12) and Autistic Pride Day (June 18), the calendar is littered with celebrations and fundraising opportunities for a seemingly endless list of interests and causes.

So just how do these days come about? And who decides that a certain 24-hour block of time becomes an annual day to remember? Well, that depends.

The United Nations has designated a slew of days throughout the year as worthy of note, but they aren’t just picked willy-nilly and plunked down on the calendar. Indeed, any day on the UN’s list has come about by resolution,

typically introduced by a member country or group of countries and presented to the General Assembly, says Farhan Haq, a spokesman for the office of the Secretary General.

“Basically, every official international day exists because of a decision taken by the General Assembly,” Haq explains.

The new year starts out on a bit of a sombre note, with Jan. 27 set aside for the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

June 15 marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Aug. 29 is International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Sept. 16 has been declared International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and Dec. 9 helps close out the year on a political/legal note with International Anti-Corruption Day. All pretty serious stuff.

And then there are myriad days declared by UN bodies like the World Health Organization and UNESCO, among them World Poetry Day (March 21), World Migratory Bird Day (May 12-13), World Hepatitis Day (July 28) and World Teachers’ Day (Oct. 5).

One of the bright spots on the calendar falls on March 20, with the UN’s International Day of

Happiness. Some dates end up getting celebrated just because someone or a group of someones thought it would be a cool idea — and the concept spread.

That’s the case with Pi Day, which commemorates the mathematical constant 3.14 (ad infinitum) on March 14 (3/14).

Pi Day was inaugurated in 1988

by Larry Shaw at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, where he worked as a physicist before his retirement.

Pi, which expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle, is an irrational number approximated by Archimedes and other mathematicians going back more than two thousand years ago.

For scientists of all stripes who deal with formulas, pi has an almost magical power.

Other days with a scientific theme include: Star Wars Day (May 4), in which fans honour the George Lucas films; Geek Pride Day (May 25), which falls on the anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars movie in 1977; and Astronomy Day, a bit of a moving target from year to year as it occurs on a Saturday between midApril and mid-May, on or just before the first quarter moon.

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Long before everyone else prepared to turn the page on 2012, trend forecasters have been on the fast track to 2013 with projections of the hot hues expected to make a colourful splash in the months ahead.

Burgundy and wine-coloured shades like bordeaux, merlot and oxblood emerged among the popular hues of the past year, popping up in everything from boots and bags. But the days of one lone “it” shade eclipsing all others are likely over.

Fortunately, there are several options for those seeking a colour infusion for their walls or their wardrobe to suit their tastes heading into the New Year.

Among the collection of earthy tones, cool colours and bold hues featured in its 2013 Colour Trends Guide, paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore singled out lemon sorbet as its standout shade for the year ahead.

In settling on its colour of the year, they’re trying to decipher which paint colours will work for the backdrop and pair well with other shades within the space, said Benjamin Moore colour and design spokeswoman Sharon Grech.

“Whether it’s pastels or even golds and sort of stronger yellows, you’re seeing a lot of it in accessories like handbags and fashion jewelry and accessories and clothes,” said Grech. “We went to the lemon sorbet as a nice light pastel that can handle accessorizing with any other pastels, whether it’s baby blue, that Tiffany blue, corals and mint green.

“Even if you’ve got a real neutral (environment) with greys and camels, a hint of lemon sort of spices things up a bit. It’s a little more exciting than grey or beige on the wall.”

Consumers can also expect to be seeing plenty more green in 2013.

Emerald was already cropping up on spring fashion runways in September as well as surfacing in cosmetics when Pantone LLC announced the vibrant green shade as its colour of the year for 2013 in December.

Kitchen appliances are already being seen saturated in the shade, and consumers can anticipate bedding and dishware among the range of emeraldhued items, said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone Color Institute. The institute is Pantone’s research division, which creates colour standards for the fashion, beauty and home industries.

The colour prognosticator’s annual forecast of the future hot hue factors in numerous influences from film and TV to graphic design and fashion. Pantone’s 2012 colour of the year, Tangerine Tango, saw the vibrant reddish-orange shade featured in everything from wall coverings to linens.

Eiseman recalled several years ago seeing a top designer showcasing a handbag in emerald and thinking to herself she hadn’t seen the colour in some time.

She tucked the image away and during her travels started to see the distinctive green shade surface in many different areas beyond fashion.

“Are we seeing a lot more of it as we’re going forward? And the answer would be yes,” Eiseman said in a phone interview from Bainbridge Island, Wash.

“It’s not wide-sweeping yet, but I feel strongly enough about it that I have seen the ascendancy of the colour, and that’s really what I’m trying to judge.

“How much of is it being used, and is that more than three years ago? Is it less than three years ago.

Was it out there three years ago at all? All of those things have to enter in.”

In addition to its colour of the year forecast, Pantone also assembled key colour and design themes for home furnishings and interior designs for 2013.

The nine distinct palettes are designed to be reflective of the moods suited towards different lifestyles and tastes, Eiseman noted. She said the Connoisseur palette features shades of lavender and mauve that speak to the “Downton Abbey” influence.

The colour purple is featured prominently among costumes worn in the hit drama.

“To present one palette of colour and say, ’Here, run with it. This is it.’ I mean, that was fine back in the 70s when you said to people: ’Avocado, harvest gold maybe a touch of orange ... end of story.’ That doesn’t work anymore,” said Eiseman.

“People today know that their home is a haven, that this is a place where they want to have an expression of who they are, they want to be comfortable there, they want to create something that speaks of them and their comfort level.”

Isham Sardouk, senior vice-president of trend forecasting for Stylesight, envisions teal — a hybrid between green and blue — emerging as a go-to hue.

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Bomb Girls explodes for Global MEG TILLY ONLY EXPECTED TO BE ACTING IN A SIX-PART MINI-SERIES

BY CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI THE CANADIAN PRESS When actress Meg Tilly came out of retirement last year to helm Global’s period drama Bomb Girls it was meant to be a short-term gig.

She signed on to the miniseries believing the project would wrap after six episodes and didn’t anticipate what ended up happening: Canadians watched. Global noticed.

The network ordered 12 more episodes.

Of course, it was great news for the cast and crew, says Tilly, but she admits to initially feeling more dread than joy when it became increasingly apparent she’d be spending more time in front of the camera.

“I’d come out of retirement — I mean, I hadn’t acted for 18 years — I’d done a play and all of a sudden I’m doing this thing and you’re supposed to memorize all this stuff and you’re block shooting and I’m like, ‘I’m a middle-aged woman, what the heck?”’ the 52-year-old Tilly chuckled during a recent break from shooting.

“I was thinking: ’How am I going to do it? How am I going to memorize (everything)?’ And then they’re like, ‘Well, yes, you know, six (more episodes), probably. Or eight. Sometimes they do 12.’ And then somebody came in one day and said (lowering her voice to adopt an ominous tone): ‘Some series go 18 shows.’ And I said: ’I would kill myself.”’

Joking aside, Tilly did hope the show would continue, if

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Actor Meg Tilly is shown in a scene from ‘Bomb Girls.’ Global TV’s ‘Bomb Girls’ is back with big dilemmas for its scarred heroines. only so she could reunite with the affable cast and crew who had put so much work into the Toronto-shot series, about a group of women who work at a Canadian munitions factory during the Second World War. “And the scripts this year are kicking butt. They are beautiful,” says Tilly, who was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her work in 1985’s Agnes of God.

“We should be getting the scripts for (episodes) 11 and 12 and it’s like Christmas morning — you’re waiting (to see) what you’re going to unwrap.”

When things left off at the end of the miniseries, Tilly’s character Lorna had just found out she was pregnant after sleeping with her hunky co-worker Marco.

The action picks up three months later, with Lorna try-

ing to convince herself the baby could be her husband’s.

But the chances are slim, says Tilly, who notes the onceconfident Lorna is now full of anguish and doubt.

“Last year shifted something in everybody and obviously for Lorna as well and she’s got some really important decisions to make and the options are limited. You aren’t allowed to work in the bomb

factory if you’re pregnant and it’s how she supports her family,” Tilly says.

Meanwhile, Gladys is back in the factory after having been fired and her fiance has signed up with the U.S. troops and is headed off to war.

“She’s still trying to establish herself as an independent human being that’s not defined by her social circumstances and her family and those kind of constraints that she’s grown up with,” says actress Jodi Balfour, who plays the wealthy former socialite.

“And (she’s grappling with) her relationship with James who’s now at officer’s training about to leave for war, and what that means and what part did she play in that and how responsible is she for sending him to the war.”

The saga of Kate and Betty continues too, promises Ali Liebert, whose steely Betty was left heartbroken when Kate rejects her romantic advances and returns to her abusive father.

But just because Kate’s back doesn’t mean the story picks up smoothly where things left off, adds co-star Charlotte Hegele, who plays the insecure bomb girl with a stellar singing voice.

Regardless, Liebert says fans would be happy to know that her character never gave up on Kate.

“They have such an amazing friendship and bond,” says Liebert. “Having Kate back is the best thing in the world for Betty.”

Bomb Girls returns today to Global.

Bullets found in Ky. help pinpoint location of Hatfield-McCoy battle LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Hatfield clan New Year’s attack on Randolph McCoy’s cabin marked a turning point in America’s most famous feud — the homestead was set ablaze, and two McCoys were gunned down. Hatfield family members and supporters were soon thrown in jail.

Artifacts recently unearthed appear to pinpoint the location of the 1888 ambush in the woods of Pike County in eastern Kentucky.

Excavators found bullets believed to have been fired by the McCoys in self-defence, along with fragments of windows and ceramic from the family’s cabin. “This is one of the most famous conflicts in American history, and we’ve got bullets fired from one of the key battles.

“It doesn’t get any better than that,” said Bill Richardson, a West Virginia University extension professor who was part of the recent discovery.

The property is owned by Bob Scott, a Hatfield descendant who has suspected for years that the hilly land was the site of the brutal attack. He grew up listening to stories from his parents and grandparents about the 19th-century feud.

“My father told me years ago that someday this well would talk,” Scott said, referring to the well on the site where Randolph McCoy’s daughter Alafair died while trying to flee the attackers.

Now backed by the discovery, Scott plans to capitalize on the historic 70-acre site near the West Virginia line. The options include a housing development featuring horseback and ATV trails, he said.

Scott’s home is about 75 yards from where the cabin stood. The McCoys moved to nearby Pikeville after the homestead was burned.

The artifacts were found last year during filming of a National Geographic Channel show.

The bullets were discovered burrowed several inches into a hillside overlooking where the McCoy cabin stood, Richardson said. Three different calibres of bullets, including shotgun pellets, were uncovered.

The ammunition, found in an area about 30 feet wide, was traced to the same time period as the 1888 battle, Richardson said.

“The front of the cabin faces almost directly at the spot where these bullets were,” Richardson said. “We know from the oral histories that they were shooting out the front of the cabin and from the upper windows. So they’re exactly in the spot where they should be.”

Also found during the initial search was a piece of charred wood with a nail traced to the McCoy cabin’s time

period, he said.

Later, an archaeological team led

by Kim McBride, co-director of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, confirmed the location of the McCoy cabin.

They found tiny pieces of window glass and ceramics traced to the same period, along with more nails and charred wood.

There were other clues connecting the property to the McCoys. The deed to the property was traced back to Randolph McCoy, she said.

The discoveries come amid a surge of interest in the feud that spanned much of the last half of the 19th century.

The fighting claimed at least a dozen lives by 1888 and catapulted both families into the American vernacular, becoming shorthand to describe bitter rivalries.

The History Channel aired a threenight miniseries about the feud that set basic cable viewing records. The drama starred Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton as the patriarchs — William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield in West Virginia and Randolph “Ole Ran’l” McCoy in Kentucky.

The New Year’s attack was one of the bloodiest episodes in the feud.

“It was a turning point,” Richardson said. “The feud had lasted 23 years up until this battle. And then 20 days later it’s virtually over.”

Now, descendants of both families live peacefully among each other in the Appalachian region. And officials in both states see the potential to reap a financial windfall because of the public’s fascination.

Attendance was up last June at a three-day Hatfield and McCoy festival held in Matewan and Williamson in West Virginia and in Pike County in Kentucky. The event featured tours, re-enactments, book signings, arts and crafts, and a marathon run. Descendants showed their allegiance by wearing ribbons — red for Hatfields, blue for McCoys.

Many believe the feud was rooted in the Civil War, but the bitterness was perpetuated by disputes over timber rights and even a pig.

Historical markers describe other pivotal events in the feud, including the spot where three McCoys — all sons of Randolph McCoy — were tied to pawpaw trees and shot to death by an unofficial posse organized by Devil Anse Hatfield. He was avenging the death of his brother Elliston at the hands of the McCoys.

Scott counts descendants from both families as friends.

Although the artifacts were uncovered a few months ago, the discoveries weren’t announced until Monday.

The new National Geographic Channel series, called Diggers, premiered Tuesday. The episode detailing the McCoy homestead discovery airs on Jan. 29.

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kevin Costner portraying Devil Anse Hatfield from the History network’s miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys.”

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CLASSIFICATIONS MARSH 1928 - 2012 Mr. Raymond “Ray” Leonard Marsh of Red Deer passed away peacefully on December 25, 2012 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre after a fierce battle with cancer.

Ray was born in Birmingham, England on October 4, 1928 to Anne and Leonard Marsh. After leaving school at 14, he started working with Cadbury Chocolates as a Post Boy. At 18 he was called up to the Royal Air Force, for three years service in Germany from 1946 to 1949, and served in the Military police while stationed there.

After his demobilization from the military, he returned to work at Cadburys, and then with the Austin Motor Company. At a Christmas dance in 1951 he met Shirley Deeley, and always said it was love at first sight, at least on his part. They married in 1954, and then, for a chance at a better life, they emigrated to Canada in 1957, traveling on the Empress of Britain’s maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to Montreal.

Then they travelled two days aboard the train westward, arriving to a small town of Red Deer, population 14,000.

After the birth of their two children, Ray and Shirley returned with them to England to be closer to family there, but found the new world still calling and in 1962 returned to Red Deer.

Ray worked with many wonderful folks throughout his varied careers in the automotive and travel industries, and finally ended up with his own business, Around the World Travel Ltd., for 25 years. He was a member of SKAL International Edmonton, and was a Past President with many years of voluntary service with that international travel organization.

Ray was a member of the 78th Field Battery Artillery, located at the Cormack Armoury for over 20 years, retiring out with a Master Warrant Officer designation. He remained a full Royal Canadian Legion Member for the remainder of his life. He was also a founding member and Past President of the Red Deer East Rotary Club. Ray was honoured with a “Paul Harris Fellowship” for his years of service and dedication to Rotary.

Besides his family, his delight in life was hockey. Ray has been involved in amateur hockey from first setting his eyes on a game in 1957. Early years with senior hockey and then the juniors in the 70’s, and again with the seniors, still actively serving as the Chinook Hockey League President for the past 40 years. Sadly, this year, he wasn’t able to get to the rink to see the live action. Ray is lovingly remembered by his dear wife, Shirley, son Kim (Barb) and daughter Lee. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Anne and Len, brother Ken and mother-in-law Clara. A private memorial service will be held by Ray’s family at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Ray’s honour may be forwarded to Red Deer Home Care, 2845 - Bremner Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 1S2 or to Red Deer We Care Services, 5560 - 45th Street Unit E5, Red Deer, AB T4N 1L1. These folks are a blessing to all families in need of help to keep loved ones at home as long as possible. Condolences to Ray’s family may be emailed to: meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca.

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DYCK Josephine (Josie) Melissa 1925 - 2012 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, Josephine (Josie) Melissa Dyck on December 27, 2012 at Red Deer Regional Hospital at the age of 87 years. Josie was born on August 23, 1925 in Hanna Alberta, to Gertrude and Joseph Faubion. Josie will be sadly missed by her husband of 69 years, Herb; sons, Paul (Marilyn), Rick (Murrie), Gerald (Anne), Dan (Pat), Harold (Wendy), Sheldon and daughter, Sherry (Barry) McDonald, 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, brother Ray (Betty)Faubion, sister Mary King, numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends. She was predeceased by her daughter, J u d y, i n 1 9 6 9 . M e m o r i a l service at Bethany Baptist Church 3901-44 St., Red D e e r o n W e d n e s d a y, January 2, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.

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COLE Jack E. Nov. 13, 1917 to Dec. 20, 2012 Jack Cole of Red Deer formally from Sylvan Lake passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on December 20, 2012 at the age of 95. Jack is lovingly remembered by his sons Bob (Judy) and Barry (Janet); grandsons Cory, David, and Evan; great grandsons Cody and Kestyn; and his partner for the past 15 plus years I r e n e Wa r d i l l . J a c k w a s predeceased by his wife Bernice; parents Charles and Mable Cole; sisters Erlene, Josephine, Francis and brothers Bill Dale and LaVerne. Jack was a World War II veteran as a wireless instructor in the Canadian Air Force. After the war Jack and Bernice moved to Sylvan Lake in 1946 to open up a butcher shop with brother LaVerne, later building a new grocery and meat store on Main Street Sylvan Lake in the early 60’s and sold in the late 60’s. After selling out, he worked for Bloome’s Hardware and Sylvan L a k e Ve n d o r s . H e w a s approached by Horne and Pitfield and subsequently hired as a meat supervisor and retiring in 1980. After retirement Jack and Bernice spent many years in Mesa, Arizona until Bernice became ill and passed away. Jack and Irene spent some years travelling and spending time in Lake Havasu until Jack could not travel anymore.

Irene spent many hours at Mitchener Extendicare taking care of Jack and was very devoted to him. We would like to thank her for her love, devotion, and care of Dad. A memorial service for Jack was held at the Chapel of the Sylvan Lake Funeral Home 5019- 47A Ave Sylvan Lake, AB on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Jack’s name to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) #4 5015-48 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1S9

LOKOS Zoli Zoli Lokos of Red Deer passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on December 27, 2012 at the age of 75 years. Zoli is lovingly remembered by his life partner, Velda Calvert; stepsons, Ken Calvert of Red D e e r, A l b e r t a a n d K e v i n Calvert of Querétaro, Mexico; three grandchildren, Jordan Calvert of Red Deer and Nash and Nathan Calvert of Beaumont, Alberta; and by his extended family, Bob and Erna Laszlo of Red Deer; Cindy Laszlo of Red Deer; and July Figueroa of Querétaro, Mexico. Zoli was born in Het, Hungary on November 4, 1937. He arrived in Canada on April 13, 1957. His early years were spent working at various jobs throughout British Columbia and Alberta, finally arriving in the Yukon Territory to work for Cassiar Asbestos Corporation. During his time in the Yukon, Zoli studied for and became a certified journeyman diesel mechanic. In 1975, he met his life partner, Velda and they lived together in Whitehorse, YT until 1980. In 1980, Zoli moved his family to Red Deer where he lived the rest of his days tending to his home and garden. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Zoli’s honour may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, Suite 101, 6751 - 52 A v e n u e , R e d D e e r, A B T4N 4K8. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by emailing eventide@arbormemorial.com Arrangements entrusted to Valeri Watson EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer.

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GREYWOLF ENERGY SERVICES LTD. is now hiring experienced Well Testing Operators, Night Supervisors, and Day Supervisors.

We are one of the largest testing companies in North America.

We pay top wages, have an excellent benefits package, and an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) program.

Candidates must have H2S, First Aid training, and the ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening. A valid class five driver’s licence with a clean driver’s abstract is an asset.

* Must have ability to read engineered drawings * Understand QA/QC manuals and procedures * Monitor work in progress to ensure compliance * Have knowledge in Southern Alberta Facility and Pipeline residents, submit construction projects resumes to: Email: * Participate in external jliesemer@ audits greywolfsystems.ca Compensation for this Fax: 1-866-211-0338 position will be discussed with successful applicant.

Northern Alberta residents, submit resumes to: Safety tickets required Email: PIPELINE EXPERIENCE mstoddard@ NECESSARY greywolfsystems.ca Benefits offered.

Fax: 780-539-0946 An application form can be found on our website.

Website: www.wpidhirney.net Fax your application or resume to 403-729-3606 or send by email to hr@wpidhirney.net 403-729-3007

770

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

Medical

“People are our most important asset - their safety is our greatest responsibility.

No job is so urgent that it cannot be done safely.”

OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY We are currently accepting resumes for A QUALITY ASSURANCE /QUALITY CONTROL ASSISTANT

Central Alberta LIFE

AN EXCELLENT CHOICE WHERE YOUR AD REACHES RURAL READERS

CALL 309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS Oilfield

RATTRAY Reclamation is currently looking for exp’d Class 1 drivers, laborers and backhoe operators with a valid Class 1 license for the Lacombe and Central Alberta areas.

Preferences will be given to those who hold current safety tickets such as H2S Alive, First Aid and Ground Disturbance Level II certification as well as a clean drivers abstract. Drug and Alcohol policy in affect. We offer competitive wages, benefits and a safety bonus program. Work consists of oilfield reclamation and lease construction as well as many other tasks. Please fax resume to 403-934-5235 or email to drattray@rattrayrec.com No phone calls please.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Oilfield

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Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license.

All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate.

We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment.

Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011.

The right candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Please no phone calls.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS

Join Our Fast Growing Team!!

QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS

(Must be able to Provide own work truck)

Valid 1st Aid, H2S, Drivers License required!!

Please contact Murray McGeachy or Jamie Rempel by Fax: (403) 340-0886 or email

800

mmcgeachy@ cathedralenergyservices.com jrempel@ cathedralenergyservices.com

“People are our most important asset - their safety is our greatest responsibility.

No job is so urgent that it cannot be done safely.”

OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY We are currently accepting resumes for the following fulltime positions.

website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

EXPERIENCED PIPELINE LABORERS

Road Train Oilfield Transport Ltd

EXPERIENCED BOOM HANDS

278517L21-A3

is looking for journeyman picker operator.Top wages/ benefits. Safety tickets req’d.

Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls.

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CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE

5 P.M.

Sales & Distributors

830

1693338 ALBERTA LTD o/a Xtreme Pinook Hiring Salespersons Store at Parkland Mall Red Deer, AB. Good English and communication skills, customer service oriented. F/T, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com

Classified does it all!

The Red Deer Advocate Classified is the community’s number-one information centre and marketplace.

It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more.

Red Deer Advocate Classified: • Helps lost pets find their families • Brings buyers and sellers together • Serves as a key resource for renters • Helps families find new homes • Puts individuals in touch with each other • Provides job seekers with career information • Serves as a great guide to garage sales • Makes selling and shopping simple

Sales & Distributors

830

TECHNICAL Sales Expert required at Digitex Canada Red Deer, AB. Twelve month assignment.

Working hours of 40 hours per week or more.

Required competencies: Must have several years experience in technical sales of Canon digital business equipment and software in a business to business sales environment.

Must be an expert at understanding customer needs, experienced in drafting and completing contracts for selling Canon equipment, previous supervisory experience of technical sales staff, be proficient at large account selling strategies.

Must have completed Canon corporate account training, product & solution selling and be an expert in corporate sales training and solution selling.

Person must be expert in technical training of clients to use Canon products.

Hourly wage CAD $26.44 plus commission.

Duties would include: Promote sales to existing clients, identify and solicit potential clients, assess clients’ needs and resources to recommend the appropriate products.

Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit clients’ needs; develop reports and proposals as part of sales presentation to illustrate benefits from use of good or service and estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service. Candidate must prepare and administer sales contracts, consult with clients after sale to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.

Must be able to troubleshoot technical problems related to Canon photocopier equipment, printers, scanners, etc. and train customers’ staff in the operation and maintenance of Canon photocopier equipment.

Be able to supervise the activities of other technical sales specialists as needed. Send resumes to: mvandale@digitex.ca or fax to 403-309-3384

Trades

850

First Choice Collision Seeking Journeyman or 2nd /3rd year apprentices.

Positions for body, prep and refinishing technicians needed for our car and light truck division. Top wages, bonus programs and benefit package. Fax resumes to (403) 343-2160; e-mail choice2@telusplanet.net or drop off in person @ #5, 7493, 49th Avenue Crescent, Red Deer.

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! HVAC SERVICE TECH for busy shop. Experience in all aspects of furnaces and air conditioners. Strong trouble shooting skills an asset. For confidential interview phone Brad 403-588-8399 or fax 403-309-8302 or email brad@comfortecheating.com

TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

NEEDED immed. Journeyman electrician for the AG industry. Competitive wages and benefits.

Please forward resume to info@prolineinc.ca

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED True Power Electric Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

is expanding its facility to double production.

Misc.

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We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

BUSY CENTRAL AB company req’s exp’d. Class 1 drivers to pull decks.

Assigned truck, exc. wages and benefits pkg. Paid extras. Family orientated.

Resume and abstract fax to 403-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501 Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm CLASS 3 WATER HAULER needed. Only those with Drilling Rig Water Hauling experience need apply.

Need H2S & First Aid tickets.TOP WAGES PAID Fax clean drivers abstract and resume between the hours of 9 am to 6 pm to: 403-746-3523 or call 403-304-7179 RONCO OILFIELD HAULING, Sylvan Lake based Rig Movers/Heavy Haulers seeking Winch tractor driver, pilot car driver and Swampers. Top wages and benefits. email: tom@roncooilfield.ca fax: 403-887-4892

Misc.

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880

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

880

253529G21,22

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave. BOWER AREA Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St INGLEWOOD AREA

Isbister Close Issard Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

VANIER AREA Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week)

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in LANCASTER AREA 77 papers $412/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA 72 papers $386/mo.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area 59 papers $376/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

LANCASTER Lenon Close, Lacey Close, Landry Bend area $76/mo.

ALSO Logan Close Lee St. & Lawrence Crsc. area $158/mo.

Rig Managers Operators Derrick Hands Floorhands Boiler Hands Entry Level We Welcome Full Crews! (referral incentives)

CARRIERS NEEDED

GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4725/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area $45.00/mo.

ALSO Dempsey St. Dumas Crsc. & Duffy Close area $88.00/mo.

ALSO Duston St. Donnelly Crsc., area Densmore Crs. Dale Close $270.00/mo.

ALSO Doran Crsc.

Dunn Close $50.00 /mo.

ALSO Doran Crsc., Doan Ave. area $53.00/mo.

SAVANNA OFFERS EMPLOYEES

880

CIRCULATION

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

800

Misc.

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EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

- Concrete Finishers - Carpenters/Woodworkers

OPPORTUNITIES FOR:

860

Requires

To place an ad, call 309-3300.

To subscribe, call 314-4300.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

Truckers/ Drivers

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Each Day For The Next Day’s Paper CALL 309-3300 Oilfield

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T SERVER Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

880

JOURNEYMEN MECHANICS/ MILLWRIGHTS & APPRENTICES wanted for service of natural gas compressors & engines in OLDS, DRUMHELLER and/or STETTLER area.

Position closing date 01/27/13 Please email resume to AmandaS@ flomaxcompression.com or fax to (403) 823-9923 LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

820

Put the power of classified to work for you today.

EXPERIENCED PIPELINE HOE OPERATORS

Safety tickets required.

PIPELINE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. BENEFITS OFFERED. An application form can be found on our website.

Website: www.wpidhirney.net or Fax your application or resume to 403-729-3606 or send by email to hr@wpidhirney.net 403-729-3007

800

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Apprentice or Journeyman Restaurant/ Mechanics Hotel Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor

FIELD OPERATORS

800

Oilfield

279425A2-31

Clerical

MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $245.00/mo.

Good for adult w/a small car ALSO East of 40th North of Ross St. Michener Green Cresc. area. $268/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

Service Runner (Part Time)

As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to delivery newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided.

Hours of shifts are Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or longer, and/or afternoon shifts Monday to Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m..

Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-11 a.m. or longer Submit resume, indicating “Service Runner Position”, along with your drivers abstract immediately to: careers@ reddeeradvocate.com or mail to: Human Resources 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 or fax to: 403-341-4772 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

CONTRACT (1 yr. full time) Term Position

The Piper Creek Foundation is a non-profit senior’s housing organization. We operate 3 lodges and 7 apartment buildings within the City of Red Deer and are currently recruiting for a contract 1 yr. Full Time Term Administration Support position.

Minimum Qualifications: Proficient use to MS Office (Word, Access, Excel and Outlook) Strong organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal) are a must.

Knowledge of accounting practices including Accounts Payable & Receivable.

Knowledge of payroll practices is an asset.

Excellent team player with the ability to work independently Demonstrated initiative, follow-through and problem-solving ability Previous Administration Support experience is an asset.

Closing Date -January 11, 2013 Please apply in writing to Kim Aucoin, Office Manager #301, 4719-48 Avenue, Red Deer AB T4N 3T1 Fax: 403-343-2332 or email: info@pipercreek.ca DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Good communication, skills both verbal and written. Must have effective time management skills and able to multi task in a fast paced environment.

Experience preferred, but will train suitable applicant.

Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com WHOLESALE FIREPLACE Sub-contract installers req’d for fireplace installations( possible $50/hr.+) Call John 780-993-2040

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 D3

FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2001 DODGE Ram 1500. Q/cab. loaded 403-596-6995

2005 CHRYSLER 300 lthr, 64,690 kms, $12,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 JEEP Grand Cherokee AWD $15888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 HYUNDAI Elantra SE FWD, $10888, 7620-50 Ave, Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1993 FORD Ranger, paint like new, 4x4, s/b, V6 auto., $3500. obo.

403-347-5500

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 LINCOLN MARK LT 4x4, lthr., nav., $26,888 403- 348- 8788 Sport & Import

2008 JEEP Grand Cherokee 4X4 turbo diesel, 30804 kms, $31888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 DODGE Power Wagon 2500 SLT 4x4, winch $26,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

1998 HONDA CIVIC, $2200 obo passed inspecton 5 spd. good cond. 403-352-3894

2003 FORD 150 Lariat, 4x4 tow pkg., new tires, $5900 1992 18FT. TRAVEL Trailer, dual wheels, both in exc. cond. $5000. Both for $9900.

403-843-6858

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 PONTIAC G6 SE sedan. Lady driven, loaded.

103,000 km. $7300.

403-348-9746

2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER S $16888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Power Wagon 4X4,hemi, winch, $26888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FWD,106300 kms, $6888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 FORD Explorer Eddie Bauer htd. lthr., sunroof, DVD, $16,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 CHARGER 3.5L Exc. cond. 84,000 careful kms.

Service & fuel economy records avail. Asking $10,750. 403-346-8299 or 403-506-9994

2008 SUZUKI SX4 FWD, 89106 kms, $7888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 GMC 3500 HD 4x4 Duramax Dually, leather nav dvd 54,000 km $49,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

DO YOU HAVE

2006 GMC C4500 dura-max diesel, auto., 81974 kms, deck with hitch $49888, 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 TOYOTA YARIS FWD, 62709 kms,

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0T FWD, 4 cyl. turbo, $10,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 FORD F-350 LARIAT 4x4, turbo diesel, htd.nav., $35,888, 348-8788 Sport & Import

2004 DODGE Dakota Sport 4X4, V-8, $8888 403-348- 8788 Sport & Import

2007 CADILLAC Escalade AWD, lthr.,rear air, sunroof, $27888, 348-8788 Sport & Import

2001 CADILLAC Deville Sunroof, heated seats, leather, DVD, 126,500 kms exc. cond. in/out. $6500. 403-342-0587

2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GLS diesel, $9888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 AVALANCHE 1500, loaded, Viper command start, 161,000 kms., exc. cond. Must See. $17,900.

403-342-4909

1999 POLARIS RANGER 6X6 one owner, low hours, 3500 warn winch, $7888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 DODGE 1/2 ton quad cab 4x4. New tires. Great cond. $7000.

403-506-9632

2000 TOYOTA 4Runner 196,000 kms., $9300. obo 403-597-5972

$10,888

403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2009 CAMRY XLE V6, loaded, leather, GPS, keyless locks, like new. $19,975. 403-782-3690

2011 CADILLAC CTS 4 AWDCoupe nav full load, 1 owner 53,000 km $39,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

2008 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4, 39000 kms $23888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 CHEV CAMARO 2SS/RS, LS3, 6 speed, 2104 kms $36,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 HONDA RIDGELINE RT 4X4, $19888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2009 F250 HD 4x4 XLT Super crew, loaded, command start, great shape inside & out $10,900.

403-348-9746

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE 4X4, $18,888 7620- 50 AVE, Sport & Import

2008 HONDA Odyssey, 107,000 kms., $18,900.

403-598-3591

WINTER SPECIAL

2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT 4X4, sunroof, htd. lthr., 61,557 kms $33,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2009 HERITAGE Soft Tail Classic, low mileage. 15,000 kms. Must Sell! $16,000.

403-877-1170

Sell your vehicle FAST with a Formula 1 Classified Vehicle Ad

Cruise, Hardtop, 17” Alloys

17,990 Stk #M24446A

2012 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE CREW CAB PW,PL, PM, NAV, Leather, Remote Start, 20” Alloys

39,990 Stk #MP4758

$

$

2012 DODGE DURANGO R/T

2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD LTZ CREW CAB

PW, PM, PL, Leather, NAV, Moonroof, 20” Alloys

$

43,990 Stk #MP4526

GARY MOE MAZDA

PW, PL, Leather, Color Matched Topper, DVD

39,990 Stk #MP4762

$

81 Gasoline Alley East, Red Deer www.garymoe.com

2012 DODGE CALIBER SXT

PW, PL, PM, Keyless Entry Heated Seats

$

15,490 Stk #MP4752

2012 FORD EXPEDITION PM. PW, PL, NAV, DVD, Leather, 8 Passenger, 20” Alloys

$

49,990 Stk #MP4796

403.348.8882

279176A2

2010 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT

NEW YEAR’S SAVINGS

D04 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Jan. 02, 2013

WORLD

BRIEFS

India conducts bone test to confirm age of young suspect in gang rape NEW DELHI — A bone test is being conducted to confirm the age of a young suspect in custody in the fatal assault and gang rape of a woman on a bus in India’s capital, while prosecutors will seek the death penalty for five other men arrested with him, police said Tuesday.

The six will be formally charged in court on Thursday on accusations that they kidnapped, gang raped and murdered the 23-year-old woman in New Delhi on Dec. 16, police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.

Media reports say some 30 witnesses have been gathered, and the charges have been detailed in a document running more than 1,000 pages.

Outraged Indians have been demanding the death penalty for the six men, holding demonstrations almost every day since the rape. Murder is punishable by death and rape by life imprisonment. But juveniles — those below 18 years of age — cannot be prosecuted for murder.

Egyptian authorities order ex-Israeli soldier detained for 15 days EL-ARISH, Egypt — Egyptian security officials say a former sergeant in the Israeli army has been ordered detained for 15 days for investigation into his illegal entry from Israel into the Sinai Peninsula.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for In Town of Trochu Morning Delivery 1 hour per day 6 days per week No collection No Sundays The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

920

Career Planning

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

1500-1990

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Household Furnishings

1720

BED ALL NEW,

2140

Horses

HORSES WANTED: broke, un-broke, or unwanted. 403-783-0303 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

wegot

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042

rentals

1760

10-12 HOUSE plants $10-$40 403-342-4572 FUR coat, muskrat, long, size 10-12 ladies, very god cond, $150 403-346-0093

Cats

1830

HOUSE cat to give away, declawed front paws, call 403-728-3151 SIAMESE ALSO BELINESE (3) KITTENS FOR SALE $60 each obo.

403-887-3649

Dogs

1840

HUSKY WOLF PUPS!!

1st shots, yr. gaurantee.

403-506-3395, 749-2924

3030

Condos/ Townhouses

HALMAN Heights

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 avail. Jan 2 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail. immed. & 2 for Jan. 2 403-304-7576 / 347-7545

Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Jan. 2 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3010

Acreages/

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

BLACKFALDS

Avail now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath house, 2 appl, large yard, $1,100 + util, $1,050 SD, N/S, small dog ok fee, PM 562 ~ 5207 Wilson St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca QUIET EAST SIDE w/GARAGE Main floor, mature location close to bus, shopping and schools. Newly painted, new flooring throughout, insuite laundry, 4 appls, shared utils, lease avail. $1375, ref’s, n/s, 403-358-5100

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

32 HOLMES ST.

1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000 Avail. Feb. 1 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-340-0225

3040

Large 2 bdrm. apt., balcony No pets. $775. avail. Jan. 1.

403-346-5885 SUITES FOR RENT THREE HILLS Affordable housing for low income, single adults of any age, F/S, water/sewer included. $400/mo, $400 DD.Further information & applications available at www.studiosalberta.com or by calling 1-888-963-5698

Roommates Wanted

3080

MOUNTVIEW, $600. incld’s everything, full house privileges. Avail. immed. 587-877-2058

Rooms For Rent

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

20,000with Intro

$

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

Mobile Lot

Sharon (403) 340-0225

3090

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820

279426C30

Renter’s Special

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-340-0225

FREE Cable modular/mobile homes

homes

Starting at

Red Deer Land For Sale

Houses For Sale

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By Owner $7,000.

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The bureau said Tuesday that 5.8 million Arabs live in Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem. That compares to about 6 million Israeli Jews, according to Israeli data.

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Mohammed Garba, president of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, said Tuesday that Musa Mohammed Awwal and Aliyu Saleh, journalists with the weekly Hausa language newspaper, Al-Mizan, were freed around noon. Garba said the two men had not been abused or mistreated while in custody. He said the two men may have to return for questioning again by Nigeria’s secretive State Security Service.

The two journalists were arrested Dec. 24 at their homes in Kaduna. Their newspaper has published a series of stories about alleged military abuses and the sect known as Boko Haram.

ALGIERS, Algeria — The Algerian Defence Ministry says that security forces on a search operation have killed seven Islamist insurgents east of the capital.

A ministry statement carried by the official APS news agency said that the “dangerous terrorist group” was eliminated on Tuesday morning in Boulezazen in the Boumerdes region, 70 kilometres (about 45 miles) east of Algiers.

The statement says security forces recovered five Kalashnikov rifles, a semi-automatic, two sawed-off shotguns and ammunition, medicine and food.

Official statements are only occasionally issued in Algeria’s long battle with al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, underscoring the importance of the army operation.

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The authorities say the 24-year-old unarmed Israeli has been in custody since Friday. They announced the arrest Monday.

The officials said Tuesday he is under investigation in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh for allegedly trying to reach the Gaza Strip through Sinai. They have identified him as Andrew Yaacoub Cheteko.

Known in Israel as Andre Pshenichnikov, the Jewish immigrant from Tajikistan made headlines last year when he announced he wanted to move to a West Bank refugee camp in solidarity with Palestinians there.

The security officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

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Venezuelans on edge, await news about Chavez

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela — Supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez alike nervously welcomed the new year Tuesday, left on edge by shifting signals from the government about the Venezuelan leader’s health three weeks after cancer surgery in Cuba.

Chavez has not been seen or heard from since the Dec. 11 operation, and officials have reported a series of ups and downs in his recovery — the most recent, late Sunday, announcing that a respiratory infection had put the president in a “delicate” state.

Jorge Rodriguez, a Chavez ally and mayor of a Caracas district, reiterated on Tuesday that the president is going through a “complex post-operative process.”

He told reporters that Venezuelans have shown an outpouring of compassion and support for a leader who has “been planted in the hearts of millions.”

Rodriguez urged Venezuelans to keep Chavez in their prayers and expressed hope the president would recover.

Chavez’s son-in-law Jorge Arreaza, who is the government’s science minister and has been with the president in Cuba, urged Venezuelans in a Twitter message Monday night not to believe “bad-intentioned rumours” circulating online. “President Chavez has spent the day calm and stable, accompanied by his children,” Arreaza said in the message.

His tweet came a day after Vice-President Nicolas Maduro’s grim statement from Havana that Chavez had suffered new complications due to a respiratory infection. Maduro had said last week, before seeing Chavez, that the president had been up and walking.

Political opponents of the socialist Chavez have complained that the government hasn’t told the country enough about his health, and even some of his supporters said Tuesday that they wished they knew more.

“We’re distressed by El Comandante’s health,”

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People, one of them holding an image of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, gather to pray for him at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday. Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is confronting “new complications” due to a respiratory infection nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, his Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday evening in Cuba as he visited the ailing leader for the first time since his operation. said Francisca Fuentes, who was walking through a downtown square with her grandchildren.

“I think they aren’t telling us the whole truth. It’s time for them to speak clearly. It’s like when you have a sick relative and the doctor lies to you every

once in a while.”

Chavez has been fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer since June 2011. He has declined to reveal the precise location of the tumors that have been surgically removed.

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