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Factions work to save Michener

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Members of all three of Alberta’s opposition parties have banded together in the campaign to save the Michener Centre.

David Eggen, NDP MLA for Edmonton-Calder; Darshan Kang, Liberal MLA for Calgary-McCall and Rod Fox, Wildrose MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka joined

members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees in a door knocking effort Sunday in Red Deer.

“It would be like me getting kicked out of my own house,” said Kang.

“Those patients haven’t lived in any other place, that is their home. Come April 2014, they will be kicked out of their own home.

“They don’t know what kind of care they will get.

“The government shouldn’t worry about the balance sheet, we should be helping people to live a

dignified life.”

Fox said what is at risk here is front line services the most vulnerable people require.

“It is reprehensible,” said Fox. “Rather than the government cutting their own wasteful spending they’re swinging the heavy axe at the front line services that vulnerable Albertans require.”

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TASK FORCE TRAINS FOR DIFFERENT SCENARIOS

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF In late April the Red Deer County Rescue Task Force had to employ their rope and high-angle rescue training skills.

A woman had fallen more than 40 metres down a cliff and into a ravine near Canyon Ski Hill.

The team anchored their rope on a bomb proof tree, a term meaning a large tree strong enough to withstand a blast during the rescue while supporting the weight of the victim.

Around the tree they established a haul system with a three to one pulley system to support the weight of the woman, who was on a spineboard and then put into an orange basket and

Photo by MURRAY CRAWFORD/Advocate staff

Members of the Red Deer County Technical Rescue Task Force lower a person down a hole as part of their rope training.

This is a similar technique to one they employed to save a woman who had fallen more than 40 metres down a cliff in April. a rescuer who walked down the side of the cliff and then back up with the woman.

The pulley system also has hitch knots on each section of the rope so that if control of the main line is lost it won’t go very far.

The hitch knots tightens around the rope and prevents it from getting away

from the team.

They used this technique to carry the injured woman up the side of the cliff.

She was laid horizontal as she was lifted up.

Though the technical rescue task force may only apply this training four or five times in the past decade, they

practice for it regularly.

Every Friday night there is some form of training going on at the task force’s Quonset, located near the intersection of 19th Street and 40th Avenue in Red Deer.

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CENTRAL ALBERTA REGIONAL TRAIL

Unique addition opens on Trans Canada trail

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by MURRAY CRAWFORD/Advocate staff

A multi-purpose paved trail from Lacombe to Blackfalds officially opened on Saturday. The rural trail is a leg of the Trans Canada Trail System.

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urday along a section of the trail located at the Lacombe Research Centre off of the C and E Trail.

As the trail is entirely rural, those who were behind its completion had to negotiate with land owners to set it up.

“Before it was paved last fall we had people using it and I hope it will be used more and more,” said Olsen. “We did a lot of neat things with regards to the signage along the trail, which just went up last week.”

The signs talk about different parts of the trail, for example the ones at the Research Centre site talk about the centre’s history and other aspects of it.

At the Lacombe Lake site there is a boardwalk and a gazebo.

Grade 5 students were recruited to research and write about the flora and fauna for some signs.

Olsen said Albertans contributed more per capita than any other province in Canada to build the Trans Canada Trail.

“But, we have less trail than any other province in Canada,” said Olsen.

“Part of the problem is it has been difficult to get trails through rural areas.”

Red Deer may boast an extensive trail system, but neighbouring Lacombe County recently added a stretch of trail that is unique in Central Alberta.

The Central Alberta Regional Trail Society officially opened a new leg of the Trans Canada Trail System. This rural path stretches from Lacombe to Blackfalds.

Debbie Olsen, Central Alberta Regional Trail Society president, said this means that it is possible for someone to cycle from Lacombe to Blackfalds without having to risk their lives on the highway.

“This trail is paved all the way to the boundary of the municipality of Blackfalds,” said Olsen.

“Then you go on the edge of a gravel road, which we’re hoping to fix that part and get it to be actual trail, but you can take the Town of Blackfalds trails around and at the other end we have trail that connects all the way to the municipal boundary of Red Deer.”

The trail was officially opened Sat-

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Panel to hear final pleas for, against pipeline

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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TERRACE, B.C. — The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a federal review panel starting today, at the last stage of public hearings before the panel issues its decision later this year.

Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) is slated to be the first to officially present its final argument for its project at the hearings, but opponents made their case at a public rally Sunday in Terrace, B.C., a sce-

nic northern city whose council passed a resolution last year opposing the project.

Eric Laitinen drove from Kitimat, the would-be home of the Northern Gateway tanker terminal, to join the crowd of about 200 gathered in a downtown park.

“I’ve been working in the oil industry for a long time, and I know that if a pipeline breaks, this area’s fisheries and everything is gone,” said the retired

71-year-old.

“Not an oil pipeline. A gas pipeline is fine, because leaks there don’t destroy the rivers or lakes or anything.”

The project proposed by Enbridge involves two 1,200-kilometre pipelines linking Bruderheim, just outside of Edmonton, to the marine terminal in Kitimat.

One pipe would carry diluted bitumen, the heavy, molasses-like oil produced in the oil sands, and the other would carry natural gas condensate, used to dilute bitumen, from Kitimat east to Alberta.

RELAY FOR LIFE Participants in the Relay For Life in Red Deer make their way around the course set out in the field at the Cross Roads Church Friday night. From 7 pm Friday to 7 am Saturday walkers made their way around the track. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the relay for life in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.

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MICHENER: Time to push back Eggen echoed the sentiments of his fellow opposition MLAs. He said because the Progressive Conservatives are in a bit of turmoil right now it is a good time to push back.

“It seems like their not sure about the choices they have made and this is not a good one,” said Eggen. “I feel it is more likely we could have some success here.”

A group of about 12 people were door knocking in the Eastview neighbourhood of Red Deer getting signatures for their petition to keep the Michener Centre open.

Jason Heistad, AUPE vice president, said they chose the neighbourhood because of the visible support there. Numerous Save Michener lawn signs were on display on homes around Joseph Welsh Elementary School.

“Our momentum is still building, we feel, and it is really important to make the personal connection at the door,” said Heistad.

The campaign has also become a part of Central Alberta farmer’s markets and parades. Heistad said they are trying to enter a float in the Westerner Days parade in Red Deer this year.

They have a goal of getting 30,000 signatures on the petition to keep the Michener Centre open. So far they have more than 15,000.

AUPE had ordered 1,000 lawn signs at the start of their campaign, but they are already out. More have been ordered.

“We have more signs than Cal Dallas or Mary Anne Jablonski had during their election campaigns,” said Heistad. “They have to realize that people in Central Alberta realize how important the Michener Centre is.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

RESCUE: Four different types of training They train for four different types of rescues high-angle rope rescue, swift water, confined space or structural collapse.

Fraser McInnes, a member of the task force, said rope knowledge applies to almost everything they do.

“Ropes go into everything,” he said, adding they are required to undergo knot tests every quarter.

Members must know about 12 to 16 different knots and as part of the test they have to complete an individual knot within two minutes.

Last Friday a handful of the task force members practiced a scenario similar to the one they experienced that night in April rescuing the woman.

The difference was, they set up in their building, using a hole roughly two feet wide and three feet long in the upstairs part to raise and lower a victim. The other difference was the use of a tripod over the hole, as opposed to a bomb-proof anchor and a three to one pulley system.

A victim was on the main floor and the rescuers on the second floor.

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a spineboard and made sure he was tightly fastened to the board.

He was then lifted on to an orange basket, called a ‘sket’ by the task force.

The sket was then wrapped around the victim and both a main winch line and a safety line were attached.

The winch line was rigged up to the tripod while the safety line was a rope line that members of the team held on to throughout the rescue process. After the lines were attached they began to lift the victim up the hole.

Though he was horizontal on the ground, he was lifted through the hole vertically, all the while held firmly to the board.

At the top members grabbed the bottom of the spine board and carried the victim to a safe spot to take him out of the sket.

Many of these techniques were used in April to save the woman, who was alive after her fall.

Steve Dickin, one of the team members, was a part of the crew that rescued the woman in April. He wasn’t one of the people to go down the cliff, but he was on the team that helped pull her up.

He said the two things the woman said as she was being rescued were “where am I?” and “I’m cold.”

The types of calls they respond to differ based on the seasons.

In summer they typically respond to more swift water calls, as people are active and enjoying water based activities.

“Swift water, or maybe even collapsed structures,” said McInnes. “You get tornadoes and you have to respond to that.

“When we’re training we train with four different quadrants each time of the year. In spring we’ll do swift water, in summer we’ll do rope rescue, in fall we’ll do collapsed structure and in

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TRAIL: ‘Finest example’ The concerns have been around vandalism, litter or trail related trouble.

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There are more than 40 members of the team, but at any given time there will be 12 on call, ready to respond to any situation.

On top of their rescue calls, they act as mutual aid for Red Deer County Firefighters.

McInnes said they will go to where they are fighting fires and provide relief, water or food or traffic control.

The task force is entirely volunteer based, unlike a volunteer fire department, they are not paid for calls they go out on.

They live all over the county, including Innisfail, Red Deer and even as far away as Bentley and Ponoka.

This we do that others may live,” said McInnes.

“That’s one of the saying we go by.

It’s always nice to be part of a team, everybody likes the camaraderie, but when we can do something like this and be a benefit to society at the same time, there is nothing better.”

Anyone can join the rescue task force, for those interested email rhenderson@rdcounty.ca. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Monday, June 17, 2013

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Governments, experts worry about spread of chronic wasting disease The latest report from the CFIA shows the disease is active in herds of deer on Saskatchewan game farms.

Scientists say the more pressing challenge is the growing number of infected wild deer and elk in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The disease has also been found in a moose.

Researchers believe that in one area of Saskatchewan, up to 50

research into CWD and mad cow disease.

Surveillance in the wild is difficult because there is no way to test Experts say it may not be poslive animals for the disease. Prosible to eliminate chronic wasting vincial governments rely on testdisease in deer and elk in Canaing the heads of animals turned in da. by hunters. But in Saskatchewan The fatal infectious disease is and Alberta, the provinces where so well established in Saskatchethe disease is well-established, it wan and Alberta that the federal is not mandatory for hunters to do government and some provinces that. are rethinking how to More needs to be deal with what is comdone, said Trent Bol‘WE FEEL THAT THE CURRENT monly known as CWD. linger, a CWD expert In 2005, Ottawa anPROGRAM THAT WE HAVE HAD IN with the Canadian Co-opnounced a national erative Wildlife Health PLACE FOR CHRONIC WASTING strategy to control Centre at the University chronic wasting disDISEASE ... IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN of Saskatchewan. ease in the hope of “It is a long-term comACHIEVING ITS GOALS.’ finding ways to eradmitment to both research icate it. Now the emand management to see — PENNY GREENWOOD, NATIONAL MANAGER OF phasis is shifting to how to best approach this DOMESTIC DISEASE CONTROL FOR THE CANADIAN preventing CWD from and those are difficult FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY spreading, especially things for governments to in the wild. buy into,” Bollinger said “We have to realize from Saskatoon. that we may not be able to eradi- per cent of the deer have chronic Last year, the Manitoba governcate this disease currently from wasting disease. ment ordered conservation offiCanada, given that we don’t have “This is a disease that is now cers to kill as many as nine elk any effective tools, so we may be established in wildlife, and when that escaped from a Saskatchewan looking at switching from eradica- you have a disease that is estab- game farm into the province. tion to control,” said Penny Green- lished in a wildlife reservoir, it Bollinger predicted that with wood, national manager of domes- is always extremely difficult to infected wild deer close to the tic disease control for the Cana- eliminate it,” Greenwood said. provincial boundary, it is only a dian Food Inspection Agency.

British Columbia and Manitoba matter of time before wild aniThe agency says it is working have had no confirmed cases, but mals with CWD wander into Maniwith the provinces and the game- have put up billboards on high- toba. ranching industry to come up with ways warning hunters not to bring Alberta is funding research ina better plan, perhaps by next in deer or elk that have been shot to the disease through the Alberta spring. in other jurisdictions.

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“We feel that the current proThe caption on the signs that Debbie McKenzie, a University gram that we have had in place for B.C. put up this spring in the of Alberta biologist, said there is chronic wasting disease ... is not Peace and Kootenay regions near concern that CWD could eventueffective in achieving its goals,” the Alberta boundary read: “Stop ally infect other species, includGreenwood said.

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They include weight loss, trem- track its spread.

“It is one thing for a farmer to ors, lack of co-ordination, paralyThe federal government ended vaccinate his cows. It is another sis and, ultimately, death. a program on March 31 that was thing to come up with cost-effecSome scientists believe infect- established in 2005 called Prio- tive ways of vaccinating all of the ed animals can pass the disease Net Canada that was conducting deer and elk in an area.” to other animals through saliva, blood, urine or droppings, or indirectly through prions in the environment.

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MANNING — The owner an Alberta pipeline says a recent spill may have been the result of construction equipment that was in the area.

Plains Midstream Canada says in a news release that early indications suggest the Kemp line in northwestern Alberta suffered “external damage” before releasing condensates from natural gas production late last week.

The company has said preliminary estimates suggest approximately 950 barrels were released ‘INDUSTRYover an area about 1.5 LEADING hectares.

It says more than 60 TECHNICAL people are working to EXPERTS AND clean up the spill.

The news release REGULATORY doesn’t specify what the BODIES ARE construction equipment was doing near the pipeENGAGED or whether it was ONSITE IN OUR line associated with the pipeline’s operation or mainRESPONSE tenance, and no one from EFFORTS AND the company could be TO ENSURE immediately reached to elaborate.

AN EFFECTIVE The Plains Midstream CLEANUP’ news release says it has conducted an assessment — STEPHEN BART, that has found no effect PLAINS MIDSTREAM’S to wildlife.

VICE PRESIDENT OF “We regret this inCRUDE OIL cident and are working OPERATIONS around the clock to limit the impact of the release,” said Stephen Bart, the company’s vice president of crude oil operations, in an earlier news release.

“Industry-leading technical experts and regulatory bodies are engaged onsite in our response efforts and to ensure an effective cleanup.”

Cara Tobin, a spokesperson for Alberta’s energy regulator, said the regulator’s staff have been at the scene of the spill since the company detected and reported it on Friday.

Tobin said the spill was in a remote location and was detected by electronic sensors within the pipeline itself. She said it wasn’t near any flowing water and hadn’t reached any rivers.

“There’s no public impact although there are First Nations in the area.

“The company has attempted to contact them,” Tobin said Sunday, although she didn’t know if those efforts had been successful.

The leak follows another Alberta pipeline spill in recent weeks that saw 9.5 million litres of industrial waste water flow into a wetland near the community of Zama City.

Aboriginals in the area have said all vegetation in the spill area, from grass to trees, is dead but a spokesman from the pipeline’s owner, Apache Canada, said 99 per cent of the fluid was water and that wildlife doesn’t seem to have been affected.

Apache is still investigating the cause of the leak.

Earlier this year, Plains Midstream was charged under Alberta’s Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act following an April 2011 pipeline breach northeast of Peace River.

The breach spilled 4.5 million litres of oil and was blamed for powerful smells in the community of Little Buffalo that residents said caused headaches and stomach problems and kept schoolchildren at home for days.

That case is scheduled to be in provincial court in Peace River on Monday.

Another Plains Midstream breach in June 2012 leaked up to 475,000 litres of oil into the Red Dr. Kanaan Veerappan (DDS) Deer River near Sundre Dr. Connie Farion (Bahrey) is pleased to welcome in central Alberta.

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A sign warning about chronic wasting disease in British Columbia is shown in a handout photo. Experts say it may not be possible to eliminate chronic wasting disease in deer and elk in Canada.

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Monday, June 17, 2012

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ETHICS COMMISSIONER MARY DAWSON STEPS ASIDE AND THE RCMP STEPS IN Conduct in Stephen Harper’s office seeking a link between massive drug is now the subject of a criminal inves- arrests and Mayor Rob Ford. tigation and not even the omnipotent Clearly serious matters all, but apPrime Minister’s Office has parently they all pale in the power to control the timcomparison to what the ing of this latest dark chapConservative government ter on Parliament Hill. in Ottawa feels is the bigA police probe of the gest political crime. $90,000 Nigel Wright payNDP Leader Tom Mulment to Mike Duffy fits cair ran a stop sign at a seperfectly with the times in curity checkpoint. which we live, where the poTo hear the Conservalice blotter and politics have tives, led by Heritage Minmerged. ister James Moore, go on Ontario Provincial Police the offensive with this nughave launched a criminal get in the House of Cominvestigation into illegally mons, the conspicuously TIM deleted emails by key Libabsent Mulcair had become HARPER eral political staff serving the star of The Fast and The under former premier DalFurious, a man unfit to lead, ton McGuinty, related to the a man with no respect for $585-million scandal over authority, a man who had cancelled power plants. placed himself above the law, a man Next door in Quebec, the Charbon- with no regard for security or the men neau commission continues to hear who lay their lives on the line to proof the web of corruption that has en- tect democracy. Conservatives carried snared politicians, most notably the Stop Mulcair signs into the Commons. former mayor of Laval, Gilles VailThe Mulcair slow-motion police lancourt, who has been charged with chase next to the finely manicured gangsterism. And, about an hour be- lawn of the seat of government was fore confirmation of the RCMP probe captured by a CTV crew because this here, Toronto is Ottawa, the only place in the counPolice Chief Bill Blair was pep- try where you can depart a hearing on pered with questions by journalists senators ripping off taxpayers, walk

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out the door and watch a police cruiser trying to pull over the leader of her majesty’s loyal opposition.

This has happened before, of course, only the players have changed.

Three years ago, an impatient Ottawa-area Conservative MP, Pierre Poilievre, darted around a security checkpoint, leading NDP MP Pat Martin to say Poilievre should “be hanging his head in shame. He should throw a bag over his head on Parliament Hill for behaving like that.

What an immature, arrogant, presumptuous thing to do.’’ Then-government House leader John Baird had a different take. “Let us focus on the priorities of the people of Canada and not these trivial matters,’’ he said at the time. No such luck here in 2013.

In recent days, the daily question period has been dominated by questions of the $90,000 cheque, Liberal and Conservative senators who have defrauded taxpayers, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s speaking fees, Mulcair’s 17-year-old meeting with Vaillancourt, a New Democrat who owes almost $60,000 in back taxes, a Conservative MP accused of billing taxpayers for teeth-whitening strips and two other Conservatives who are challenging an Elections Canada edict that they should be suspended from

the Commons for election overspending. Clearly, there are gradients of misconduct and improper behaviour on the Hill.

An RCMP investigation of the prime minister’s former chief of staff in gifting a disgraced senator $90,000 to pay back taxpayers tops anyone’s list.

Liberal Sen. Mac Harb has been given 30 days to repay $231,649 in living expenses and mileage — or face an audit that goes back even further and will cost him even more money.

Former Conservative Sen. Patrick Brazeau has also been given 30 days to repay $51,482 and former Conservative Sen. Pam Wallin, who has already repaid some $38,000, is still being audited. We can expect to know more about Wallin’s expenses by August.

Mulcair is probably guilty of arrogance and a lack of judgment, although his office is characterizing it as a “misunderstanding.”

That and the rest is largely fodder for some of the sorriest spectacles in this or any Parliament in recent memory, a sorry game of ethical charges and countercharges in which mud is merely being tossed from one side of the Commons then back again.

It’s hard to watch. No one should wonder why most Canadians don’t.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer.

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Dental care a gaping hole in our health system Across Ontario, going to the dentist health and mouth pain. In Hamilton, is financially out of reach for many a new report from the City of Hamilpeople. This dilemma is well-known to ton’s Public Health Services found that physicians — many of us regularly care there is a clear link between poor oral for patients who have terrihealth and lower income ble dental problems that we levels. are powerless to address.

According to a report We see people who have from Ontario’s Chief Medidelayed seeking dental care cal Offer of Health, 20 per that they can’t afford until cent of Ontarians who they are in serious pain or stayed away from the dentheir health is at risk. tist for a long time cited We see people who have cost as a barrier. trouble finding employment, Nationally, cost has kept miss school, or avoid social a full 16.5 cent of Canadians situations because of the from seeking recommended condition of their teeth. We oral health care. see people who avoid eating For people who are STEPHEN because their mouths conhomeless, the situation HWANG stantly hurt. is particularly acute. ReLack of access to oral cently, researchers from health care is a pressing isthe Centre for Research on sue for a large segment of Inner City Health and the Ontario’s population. Most often, this Faculty of Dentistry at the University lack of access is due to economic bar- of Toronto worked together to assess riers. the oral health of about 200 people In Toronto, a new study from the staying at 18 homeless shelters in ToCentre for Research on Inner City ronto. We found that 97 per cent of Health found that low incomes are the people we examined needed some a very strong predictor of poor oral kind of dental care and 40 per cent

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Thirty-five per cent of the people we surveyed had avoided eating due to mouth pain. Many had experienced pain over the last month, and most didn’t seek treatment.

Dental care remains a gaping hole in our health care system for people with limited means.

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Trudeau to compensate charities CHARITIES PAID HIM TO HELP RAISE MONEY tion, a New Brunswick charity that lost money after paying him $20,000 to speak at a fundraising event last year.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall piled on, demanding that Trudeau repay the $20,000 fee he charged for speaking at a Saskatoon literacy conference last year.

But the issue has been haunting Trudeau more generally since he voluntarily disclosed all his sources of income — including a $1.2 million inheritance from his father, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau — during the Liberal leadership race.

He revealed that he’d earned more than $1.3 million on the public speaking circuit, including $277,000 in the four years after winning election as an MP in 2008.

He said he stopped accept-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is promising to compensate all groups that paid him hefty speaking fees since he became an MP. The Liberal leader said Sunday he’ll either give back the fees or find some other way to “make it right.”

He could, for instance, give charitable groups donations equivalent to the fees charged or agree to appear at future fundraisers for them — for free this time.

“I’m willing to pay all of the money back, if that’s what it comes to,” Trudeau told CTV’s Question Period. “But I am going to fix this.”

Trudeau has been under fire since Friday, when it emerged that he’d refused to reimburse the Grace Founda-

ing speaking fees once he began seriously contemplating a leadership bid in the spring of 2012.

Some of the groups from which he accepted speaking fees were charitable or nonprofit organizations, including universities, school boards, hospital and health care organizations.

Conservatives and New Democrats have been highly critical of Trudeau for accepting public speaking fees. Had he not offered to reimburse the money, the issue doubtless would have dogged him throughout the next election campaign.

Trudeau stressed Sunday that all his speaking engagements were cleared by the federal ethics commissioner, that he never used any parliamentary resources to get to the events and that none of

the money he earned went to finance his leadership bid, as Wall initially questioned.

“I’m doing this not because I’m worried that I did something wrong, because I didn’t.

Everything was done exactly according to the rules.”

Still, he acknowledged there’s been a public backlash to the voluntary disclosure of his personal finances, which he argued “raised the bar” for transparency and openness “way beyond” what’s required even for cabinet ministers.

“For me, transparency isn’t a slogan or a tactic; it’s a way of doing business. I trust Canadians.

“I value their opinions. And now that I’ve heard them, I’m going to act,” he said in a written statement.

Trudeau said he’ll talk to each of the groups from which he accepted a fee since be-

coming an MP and find a way to “fix this and make it right.”

Wall commended Trudeau for his decision.

“As I stated on Friday, elected officials are already paid to speak on important public matters by the taxpayers,” Wall said in a written statement.

“I commend Mr. Trudeau for his reflection on this matter and for doing the right thing.”

But Trudeau’s federal political adversaries weren’t so willing to let the matter go.

A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper questioned why Trudeau ever thought it appropriate for a sitting MP to charge fees for speaking to non-profit groups.

“Most parliamentarians raise money for charity, not from charities,” said Julie Vaux.

Feds want to extend blanket Terry Fox Run helps prep of secrecy over more agencies Chinese students for Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The prime minister’s national security adviser, federal lawyers who work on terrorism cases and intelligence analysts in the Privy Council Office would be forever forbidden from discussing sensitive aspects of their work under proposed new rules.

The Harper government wants to pull the cloak of eternal secrecy over past and present employees of nine federal agencies and those who used to toil at two now-defunct branches.

They would join the more than 12,000 current and former federal intelligence officials already covered by Security of Information Act provisions forcing them to take the secrets of their most closely held work to the grave.

A group that advocates a more open and accountable federal government called the blanket proposal “dangerously undemocratic.”

“Arguably this could affect society in major ways, because it’s going to prevent some information from ever coming to light,” said Tyler Sommers, co-ordinator of Democracy Watch.

The Security of Information Act was quickly passed as part of a package of anti-terrorism measures following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

The law forbids discussion of “special operational information” including past and current confidential sources, targets of intelligence operations, names of spies, military attack plans, and encryption or other means of protecting data.

The penalty for revealing such information is up to 14 years in prison.

The government says individuals “permanently bound to secrecy” through special designation are held to a higher level of accountability than others under the secrecy law.

It means unauthorized disclosures are subject to penalty whether the information is true or not and even if it was obtained after the employee left a sensitive post.

The new officials forever bound to secrecy would include members of the legal services units of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canada’s domestic spy agency, and the Communications Security Establishment, the electronic eavesdropping service.

It would also cover the little-known Privy Council Office employees of the foreign and defence policy secretariat, the intelligence assessment secretariat, the international assessment staff and the security and intelligence secretariat.

Others bound by the provisions would be the national security group of Justice Department lawyers, the national security program of the RCMP and the office of the national security adviser to the prime minister.

Finally, the rules would extend to two dissolved agencies: the office of the inspector general of CSIS — the watchdog axed last year by the Conservatives, and the office of the security and intelligence co-ordinator of the Privy Council Office.

The recently published federal proposal says the organizations that make up the security and intelligence community need to “ensure secrecy and project to others that they have the ability to protect the information entrusted to them.”

The planned additions would allow the government to “provide additional assurances to its international partners and allies that special operational information shared with Canada will be protected.”

The measures would not override a designated employee’s right to protection under whistleblowing procedures.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TONGXIANG, China — It’s a muggy afternoon in June and high school students wearing T-shirts stamped with the image of Terry Fox stride past towering high-rises and scooters with honking horns in this small Chinese city that’s been coated in haze from the local fiberglass factory for several days.

For most, it’s their first time making the fundraising trek that’s annual tradition half-a-world away in a country where they yearn to attend university.

Teachers at Grand Canadian Academy, a private school certified to award British Columbia diplomas, hope the early Terry Fox run will ease cultural integration for students who have perhaps only visited Canada once before.

Yet the teenagers don’t hesitate to draw contrast between how the hero from their prospective new country might have fared in their rapidly-developing homeland.

“If Terry Fox ran on the road (in China), the traffic jam would stop him,” says Gr. 12 student Vera Zhang, 19, in newly-acquired English.

“I think maybe he would have died more early — because of the dirty environment,” adds her classmate Sally Zhou, also 19.

Zhang has been accepted into the business management program at the University of B.C. (Okanagan campus), while Zhou — who designed the Tshirts her peers are wearing — will at-

tend Toronto’s York University to take fine arts.

The pair are among a graduating class of 27 students in the school of 124 who next year will also attend institutions including the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario, the University of P.E.I. and St. Mary’s in Halifax.

But while these soon-to-be international students from mostly affluent Chinese families have put in vast hours of not only academic study but preparatory efforts for a smoother transition to life in the West, statistically it’s expected most from this school will return home again with their highlyregarded Canadian degrees.

“It’s about success and it’s about progress,” says principal Bill Ironside, noting English is the second language of business in Asia.

“They are well-positioned to get hired by good companies and do good work in back in China.”

Grade 11 student Miya Xu’s fondest memory from a school-run camp during which she visited several Canadian cities last summer is Vancouver’s “tall, lofty trees” and “very fresh” air.

“Not like here, it’s very dirty and polluted,” she says.

The 18-year-old plans to apply to Montreal’s McGill University, where she hopes to study management so she may become a “businesswoman” who will most likely return to China to take the reigns running her parents’ sweater factory.

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Rose blooms at right time ENGLISHMAN WINS FIRST MAJOR AND FIRST U.S. OPEN FOR A BRIT IN 43 YEARS KRISTIANS PELSS

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OILERS CONFIRM DEATH

ARDMORE, Pa. — Justin Rose could see all the pieces coming together in this U.S. Open.

The sun was breaking through the clouds Sunday evening at Merion as he stood in the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. That famous Ben Hogan plaque was in front of him, a road marker bronze that one pure swing and two putts might be all that stood between Rose and his first major championship.

That and Phil Mickelson in the final group behind him.

Rose followed his script to perfection with a par. So did Mickelson, who can’t seem to win a U.S. Open no matter how hard he tries.

Rose drilled a 4-iron just through the green and used a 3-wood to bunt the ball to an inch of the cup for par. Mickelson, who made two careless bogeys on the back nine, needed a birdie on an 18th hole that didn’t yield a single one all weekend at Merion.

“What a piece of silverware to be sitting to my right,” Rose said, gazing at the shiny trophy after closing with an even-par 70. “It’s just an incredible experience and a childhood dream come true at this point.”

It was a recurring nightmare for Mickelson, extending his record collection of silver medals in the major he covets.

“Heartbreak,” Mickelson said on his 43rd birthday. “This is tough to swallow after coming so close. This was my best chance of all. I had a golf course I really liked. I felt this was as good as opportunity as you could ask for. It really hurts.”

With remarkable poise and

The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that prospect Kristians Pelss has died. He was 20.

The Oilers released a statement on Saturday saying the team was deeply saddened by the loss of Pelss, who went missing Tuesday and was feared drowned in a river near his home in Riga, Latvia. Local media had reported that Pelss jumped off a bridge and into the fast-flowing Daugava River.

“This is the news we feared. Kristians was an outstanding man and we feel terrible he has left us at such a young age,” said Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish in a statement. “I can’t imagine how painful this situation is for the Pelss family.”

The club added that “details in regards to what led to this tragedy remain unclear.” Pelss arrived home in Riga on Monday after playing last season with Edmonton’s top minor-league team, the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League. He was drafted by the Oilers in the 7th round in 2010.

Monday

● Golf: Alberta Amateur central qualifying at Olds Central Highlands. ● Senior men’s baseball: North Star Sports at Lacombe Stone and Granite, 7 p.m.; The Hideout Rays vs. Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Men’s ball hockey: Sharks vs. Ferus Gas Industries, 9:30 p.m., Kinex; Brewhouse vs.

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Long Ball, 8:15 p.m.; Raiders vs. Boston Pizza, 9:30 p.m., all games at Dawe. ● Senior men’s baseball: Printing Place Padres vs.

The Hideout Rays, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Women’s fastball: Lacombe Physio Shooters vs. Conaco/Phillips Threat, U18 Rage vs.

Stettler Heat, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Snell and Oslund Badgers vs. N. Jensen’s Bandits, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Sunburst baseball: St. Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park.

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three pure swings under pressure, Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win America’s national championship.

Mickelson extended his U.S. Open record with his sixth runner-up finish, and this one stung. It was the first time he had the outright lead going into the final round.

He holed a wedge out of deep rough for an eagle to take back the lead as he headed to the back nine.

But he flew the green with a wedge on the par-3 13th hole and made bogey on the easiest hole at Merion.

He tried to hit wedge off the green on the 15th hole to give him a good shot at par, only he hit it so hard he made another bogey.

And he never caught up. He wonders if he’ll ever get another chance.

“At 43 and coming so close five times, it would have changed the way I look at this tournament altogether and the way I would have looked at my record,” Mickelson said, dreaming one last time of winning.

“Except that I just keep feeling heartbreak.”

Rose was pacing in the scoring area, waiting for Mickelson to finish, wondering if he could catch him.

At one point, he looked above the TV to that famous photo of Hogan hitting 1-iron into the 18th green in the 1950 U.S. Open to set up a playoff that he won the next day.

“When I walked over the hill and saw my drive sitting perfectly in the middle of the fairway, with the sun coming out, it was kind of almost fitting,” Rose said.

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Justin Rose, of England, poses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, in Ardmore, Pa.

Bruins even series with overtime win THE CANADIAN PRESS Bruins 2 Blackhawks 1 OT CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks were firing from the start of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final. It was almost like the Boston Bruins forgot to set their alarm.

“I just don’t think we were ready,” Bruins forward Tyler Seguin said.

“We were just making mental mistakes and maybe thought the game was at a different time.”

By the time the Bruins decided to show up, it wasn’t too late to salvage something out of Saturday night. Taking advantage of their breaks, they overcame a horrendous start and beat the Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime on Daniel Paille’s goal that tied the series at a game apiece.

“If somebody would watch the first period, they would’ve said, ’Oh, give them the Cup right now,”’ Bruins right-winger Jaromir Jagr said. “If somebody watched the overtime, they’d say, ’Oh, it’s gonna be a long series.”’

It very well could be

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The puck, shot by Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille deflects off the goal post and into the net past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford for the gamewinning goal in overtime during Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Saturday, in Chicago. The Bruins won 2-1. a long series, in games and minutes. These two teams went into overtime for the second straight game to start the final, and while this one was not a triple-overtime marathon, the extra time made it another classic.

Based on Boston’s start, it could have been a dud dominated by Chi-

cago. The Blackhawks carried the play in the first period, requiring Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask to add another chapter to his case for the Conn Smythe Trophy.

When Patrick Sharp scored 11:22 in, it was evidence of the Blackhawks thoroughly out-classing the Bruins. Were it not

for the officials disallowing a goal by Marian Hossa 90 seconds later, Chicago would have been rolling and United Center would have been deafening.

“We just weren’t there. We were on our heels,” coach Claude Julien said.

“Like I told our guys,

we’ve got to show up on time for these kind of games. It could have cost us.”

Outshot 19-4 in the first period, the Bruins shifted into what Rask called “survival mode.”

“It looked like they had more guys out there than we did,” he said.

“They were pouncing on every single puck in front of net.”

Rask was the “difference-maker,” captain Zdeno Chara said, as the Bruins were lucky to go into the first intermission only down by one.

Centre Chris Kelly acknowledged that it was a pretty quiet locker-room after the first because “not much needed to be said.”

The opposite was true for the Blackhawks, who had plenty of opportunities in the first period to build on their lead.

When they couldn’t, it came back to haunt them.

“When you score a goal and are playing the way we were playing in the first period, you need to find a way to sustain that and we didn’t quite do that,” Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said.

Ginobili breaks slump to lead Spurs over Heat NBA FINALS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Antonio 114 Miami 104 SAN ANTONIO — With the old Manu Ginobili back, the San Antonio Spurs looked like champs again.

One more victory and their Big Three, not Miami’s, will be the one that rules the NBA. Ginobili broke out of a slump in a big way with 24 points and 10 assists in his first start of the season, and the Spurs beat the Heat 114-104 on Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead.

Tony Parker scored 26 points, Tim Duncan had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Ginobili had his highest-scoring game of the season as the Spurs became the first team to shoot 60 per cent in a finals game in four years.

Danny Green smashed the NBA Finals record for 3-pointers with six more and scored 24 points. Kawhi Leonard finished with 16, but the stage was set when Ginobili trotted out with Duncan, Parker and the rest of starters in what could have been the

last finals home game for a trio that’s meant so much to San Antonio.

The AT&T Center crowd roared when Ginobili was the last Spurs player announced and chanted his name in the second half, a familiar sight and sound in San Antonio but not during what had been a miserable series for the former Sixth Man of the Year.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 25 points for the Heat, who host Game 6 on Tuesday.

They need a victory to force the first Game 7 in the finals since the Lakers beat the Celtics in 2010.

Miami’s Big Three formed a few weeks after that game, with predictions of multiple titles to follow. Now they’re a loss away from going just 1 for 3 in finals to start their partnership, while the Spurs could run their perfect record to 5 for 5.

Duncan won his first title in 1999, and Parker and Ginobili were with him for three championships since. They have been the perfect partnership, keeping the Spurs in the hunt virtually every year while teams like the Lakers, Mavericks and Suns have all risen and fallen in the Western Conference during that time.

They remained unbeaten in Game 5s, including two previous victories when the

series was tied at 2-2. Of the 27 times the finals have been tied at 2-2, the Game 5 winner has won 20 of them.

Miami was the most recent loser, falling to Dallas in Game 5 in 2011 before being eliminated at home the next game.

Ray Allen scored 21 points on the night for the Heat as Green shattered his finals 3-point record.

The Heat were within one with 3:05 left in the third before Green hit another 3-pointer and Ginobili followed with the stretch that turned the game into the fourth straight blowout of the finals.

The crafty lefty plays with a flair developed on the courts of Argentina and perfected in Europe before coming to the NBA. He sees angles other players can’t and takes risks few others would, but his style has been the perfect fit alongside Duncan and Parker.

He converted a three-point play, tossed in a floater with his left hand as he drifted right, and found Tiago Splitter under the hoop with a pass to make it 85-74. He flipped in another runner with 2.9 seconds to go, sending the Spurs to the fourth with an 87-75 lead as fans chanted “Manu!

Manu!” during the break between the third and fourth quarters.

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Blue Jays finish off sweep of Rangers WANG GETS FIRST WIN IN OVER A YEAR TO LEAD JAYS TO SEASON-HIGH FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN

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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Adam Lind chases down a ground-out by Texas Rangers’ Jurickson Profar in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, in Arlington, Texas. out in the ninth.

Texas has lost six in a row at home for the first time since a seven-game slide from July 20-Aug. 3, 2005.

“I didn’t sense any frustration,” Texas outfielder David Murphy said. “We’re past that point. Things didn’t happen. With the amount of talent we have here, we’re very close to turning this thing around.”

Arencibia, who entered the series in a 3-for-41 rut, hit his second homer in three games. He lined an 0-1 pitch just over the 14-foot fence in left, a two-run shot that gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.

It was the first home run Holland has given up since May 19.

Rasmus led off the fourth with a drive off the foul pole in right for his 13th homer.

The Blue Jays scored four times in the seventh to extend their lead to 7-0. Jose Bautista had an RBI single, and Lind capped it with a three-run homer to right off Kyle McClellan.

Lind went 7 for 17 in the series with two home

NHL AWARDS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CHICAGO — When Alex Ovechkin got off to a slow start and Sidney Crosby looked to be back to pre-injury form, for a while it seemed like the MVP debate was over.

That all changed by the end of the season with Ovechkin capturing the Hart Trophy on Saturday.

The Washington Capitals right-winger narrowly edged the Pittsburgh Penguins centre for the third Hart Trophy of his eight-year career.

Ovechkin and Crosby finished with the same amount of points — Ovechkin led the league with 32 goals, while Crosby missed the final 12 games of the season with a broken jaw.

Ultimately, Ovechkin scoring 23 goals in the final 23 games to lift the Capitals into the playoffs was enough to make the difference.

“Sidney Crosby was definitely head over heels a front-runner and is an MVP in this league,” said Washington coach Adam Oates. “But in saying that, he also didn’t have an MVP season. Not in my view. He got hurt and he missed a sizable amount of games, and I think that has to factor in to the voting.”

Ovechkin received 50 first-place votes to Crosby’s 46 and finished with 32 more points in the balloting as done by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. John Tavares of the New York Islanders was third, while Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks was fourth.

The lockout-shortened, 48-game season engendered plenty of debate on the interpretation of the award and, now, whether Ovechkin deserved it after scoring just nine goals in the first 25. Oates pointed to his team’s slow start and Ovechkin’s transition to right wing as reasons for those struggles.

“He didn’t have a great start, but he put it to another level that nobody had for 30 games,” Oates said. “That probably factors in to maybe what almost might have cost him the award. If he had started from Day One, it wouldn’t have been an issue.”

Crosby earned the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player as voted by members of the NHL Players’ Association. Getting recognition from his peers meant a lot to Crosby, even in spite of his losing out on the Hart.

“It’s one of those things that when you’re in the mix and you’re that close, it’s something you’d love to win,” Crosby said. “I feel like I had the best year I possibly could. It didn’t work out that I won it.

“I’m not going to be too upset over the fact that I didn’t win it. I was in the mix. Alex had a great second half there, and I ended up getting hurt and missing some time there. That’s how it works sometimes.”

Ovechkin played through injuries during the regular season, general

manager George McPhee said, yet the Capitals captain did not miss a game.

“With respect to Alex, durability is part of being a great player,” McPhee said in a phone interview. “There are athletes that can’t play through injuries, there are athletes that can play through injuries and there are athletes that can play through injuries and be great, too. It’s pretty special.”

Other award-winners dealt with different kinds of adversity. Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender after being traded from the Philadelphia Flyers, who opted to go with Ilya Bryzgalov instead.

“When I was traded to Columbus, I didn’t think of what people said or people think,” Bobrovsky said through an interpreter. “The most important thing for me was to concentrate how I can help this team, what can I do better, how could I prepare myself to make this team even better.”

Bobrovsky went 37-21-11 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .932 save percentage and almost led the Blue Jackets to just their second Stanley Cup playoffs berth in franchise history.

He’s the first Vezina winner from a team that didn’t make the playoffs.

Defenceman P.K. Subban helped get the Montreal Canadiens into the playoffs and was rewarded for his 48-point season with the Norris Trophy.

“I think I’ve grown a lot over the past three years and I’m going to continue to grow,” Subban said. “I didn’t think I would have made such a personal accomplishment at this point.”

Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers earned his first personal accomplishment in the NHL, getting the Calder Trophy as the best rookie. He tied for the rookie lead in scoring.

“He’s a great young player,” Crosby said. “He’s got a lot of skill. He seemed to adjust pretty quickly. To get thrown in there with as many games as we had to play in a short period of time, maybe that might have helped. But he certainly had a terrific year.”

Crosby said he had a “pretty good year.” But it wasn’t enough to beat out Ovechkin for MVP honours after participating in just 36 games.

“There’s a lot of guys that are capable of winning the MVP and one of the criteria is games played,” Oates said.

“That’s just a fact, it’s one of the criteria, and Sidney got hurt and he missed some games. It doesn’t mean he’s not an MVP-type player, as Alex is. But this year was Alex’s turn.”

Ovechkin credited Oates and his staff for the right-wing move working out so well.

“It was kind of hard, but as everybody knows, I like the challenge,” he said. “It was big challenge for me and for coaching staff, but we make it.”

The current race has Ovechkin with three Hart Trophies to Crosby’s one.

But the Penguins captain said that’s not how he measures his success, and Ovechkin has yet to win the Stanley Cup as Crosby did with Pittsburgh in 2009.

No easy road for Hawks or Bruins TEAMS AS EVENLY MATCHED AS IT GETS AS STANLEY CUP MOVES TO GAME 3

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Jaromir Jagr heard the clank of the puck off the post and did all he could to contain his emotions. Patrick Sharp had to move on, too, after he came oh so close to ending Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final.

Both players had no choice, even as they lamented the “game of inches” they deal with every day. In this series it’s particularly difficult because the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks appear so evenly matched.

The difference between the Blackhawks being up 2-0 and the teams being tied going into Game 3 Monday night in Boston? “We score an extra goal,” Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said.

It is that tight after 186 minutes of hockey, as the Blackhawks and Bruins come to grips with the closeness of the Cup final and the razor-thin margin for error.

“No one said it was going to be easy,” Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. “No one said everything was going to go our way. Some moments, you feel pretty darn good, like when we won Game 1 in triple overtime, and (Saturday night) it doesn’t feel good.

You’ve got to find a way to get over it to move to the next time you’re going to be on the ice, and not let it affect you.”

It’s the first time in nine years that the Cup final is tied at a game apiece.

The last occurrence came when the

Tampa Bay Lightning faced the Calgary Flames in 2004, winning in seven.

Before last season, the last time the first two games went to overtime was 1951. It has created plenty of drama and frustration, especially for Jagr, who came close to winning each game.

“I got no problem with it. It’s a hockey game,” Jagr said. “It’s not problem for me. Of course you have to forget about it and try to score next time.”

The Blackhawks know all too well about series hanging in the balance in overtime. They needed it to beat the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals and then again to put away the Los Angeles Kings a round later.

Game 2 was something of a failure for the Blackhawks, not because it was demoralizing to lose in overtime but because they thoroughly dominated the Bruins for the first period and more but couldn’t turn it into more than one goal. When they figured they did, it was disallowed as referee Wes McCaulley intended to blow the whistle before the puck went in the net.

“It’s frustrating when the bounces don’t go your way, but it is what it is,” Toews said. “We’ll go back and do the same thing and try to find a way to score.”

Even in cruising through the regular season and getting to the Cup final, the Blackhawks understand from their 2010 experience how hard it is to win a title.

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runs and six RBIs. Adrian Beltre and A.J. Pierzynski had consecutive one-out singles in the fourth to put runners on first and third. The Rangers, however, couldn’t take advantage of that chance.

Third baseman Edwin Encarnacion made a diving catch to his right of Nelson Cruz’s liner, and David Murphy popped out to left to end the threat.

Texas rookie Jurickson Profar started at third base for the first time in his career. Beltre had a scheduled day off in the field and was the designated hitter.

Before the game, Profar spent time on the field working with infield coach Dave Anderson.

Kinsler batted third for the first time since May 22, 2011. He batted in that spot 60 times in 2010.

NOTES: Texas DH Lance Berkman had a scheduled day off. ... Lind has hit safely in 17 of 19 games. ...

Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland (right hamstring strain) will start a rehab assignment for Double-A Frisco on Monday night.

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Blue Jays 7 Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas — Toronto manager John Gibbons knew Chien-Ming Wang could help the beaten up Blue Jays pitching staff. He just didn’t think it would happen this soon.

Wang won for the first time in more than a year, Colby Rasmus homered for a third straight game, and the Blue Jays completed a four-game sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.

The 33-year-old Wang twice won 19 games for the New York Yankees before injuries derailed his career. He hurt his right foot in 2008 and injured his right shoulder in 2009.

In his second start with the Blue Jays, Wang (1-0) allowed seven hits in seven shutout innings to win for the first time since last June 12 with Washington.

Toronto signed Wang last Tuesday to bolster a rotation with three starters on the disabled list.

“We didn’t know what to expect, to be honest with you,” Gibbons said. “He was one of the best in the game with (the Yankees). We got some good reports on him, otherwise he wouldn’t be here. To be honest, he’s pitching better than I expected of him.”

Wang was 4-4 with a 2.33 ERA in nine starts this year for the Yankees’ Triple-A team at Scranton-Wilkes-Barre. New York released him last week at his request, and Wang signed with the Blue Jays.

Wang finished his 99-pitch outing by getting Andrus to ground out to second with runners on first and third in the seventh. He struck out five and walked two.

“I waited for a chance to come up to the majors,” Wang said. “Toronto picked me and gave me a chance to come here and play.”

The Rangers lost their sixth in a row and fell to 1-6 on a season-high, 11-game homestand. Texas has dropped six straight for the first time since April 1521, 2010.

Texas manager Ron Washington said he spoke with the team after the game, but didn’t divulge his message.

“I thought they needed to hear from the manager,” Washington said. “We’re not the first team to lose six in a row and we probably won’t be the last.”

Adam Lind hit a three-run homer, and J.P. Arencibia added a two-run shot for Toronto. The Blue Jays outscored the Rangers 24-4 to sweep a four-game series at Texas for the first time.

“I keep hearing the Rangers are struggling and all that,” Gibbons said. “Maybe we’re pitching good.

Maybe we’re playing good. I get tired of hearing that.

I tip my hat to my guys.”

Derek Holland (5-4) allowed four runs and 10 hits in six innings for the Rangers, who have only scored eight runs in their slide.

Elvis Andrus had an RBI single, and Ian Kinsler walked with the bases loaded to break up the shut-

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Chicago (W1) vs. Boston (E4) (Series tied 1-1) Saturday’s result Boston 2 Chicago 1 (OT) Wednesday’s result Chicago 4 Boston 3 (3OT) Monday, June 17 Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19 Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 22 Boston at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 24 x-Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26 x-Boston at Chicago, 6 p.m. x — If necessary.

Saturday’s summary Bruins 2 at Blackhawks 1 (OT) First Period 1. Chicago, Sharp 9 (Kane, Handzus) 11:22 Penalty — Ference Bos (tripping) 6:51.

Second Period 2. Boston, Kelly 1 (Paille) 14:58 Penalties — Bolland Chi (tripping) 1:19, Boychuk Bos (holding) 8:15, Seidenberg Bos (tripping) 17:11, Oduya Chi (tripping) 19:14.

Third Period No Scoring Penalties — None First Overtime 3. Boston, Paille 3 (Seguin, McQuaid) 13:48 Penalties — None Shots on goal Boston 4 8 8 8 — 28 Chicago 19 4 5 6 — 34 Goal — Boston: Rask (W,13-5-0); Chicago: Crawford (L,13-6-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Boston: 0-2; Chicago: 0-3.

Attendance — 22,154 (19,717).

NHL 2013 Playoff Scoring leaders TORONTO — Unofficial 2013 National Hockey League playoff scoring leaders following Saturday’s second game of the Stanley Cup final: SCORING G A Pt Krejci, Bos 9 14 23 Horton, Bos 7 11 18 Lucic, Bos 5 11 16

Malkin, Pgh Letang, Pgh Sharp, Chi Crosby, Pgh Hossa, Chi Kane, Chi Bickell, Chi Carter, LA Voynov, LA Marchand, Bos Bergeron, Bos Iginla, Pgh Pavelski, SJ Zetterberg, Det M.Richards, LA Brassard, NYR Dupuis, Pgh Couture, SJ Chara, Bos Keith, Chi P.Martin, Pgh Neal, Pgh Kunitz, Pgh Alfredsson, Ott Cleary, Det J.Thornton, SJ Handzus, Chi Turris, Ott Williams, LA Brunner, Det Shaw, Chi Datsyuk, Det Kopitar, LA Toews, Chi Marleau, SJ D.Boyle, SJ Karlsson, Ott Campbell, Bos Frolik, Chi Paille, Bos van Riemsdyk, Tor Condra, Ott Zuccarello, NYR Jagr, Bos

4 3 9 7 7 6 8 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 3 2 7 5 2 2 2 6 5 4 4 4 2 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 5 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 0

12 13 6 8 8 9 5 7 7 9 6 8 8 8 9 10 4 6 9 9 9 4 5 6 6 6 8 3 3 4 4 6 6 8 3 5 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 7

16 16 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

2012-13 NHL Awards Nominees NEW YORK — List of winners for the 2012-13 National Hockey League awards: Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Alex Ovechkin, RW, Washington Capitals

P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens Georges Vezina Trophy (Goaltender of the Year) Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets Art Ross Trophy (NHL Scoring Champion) Martin St. Louis, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning Maurice Richard Trophy (NHL Goal-Scoring Champion) Alex Ovechkin, RW, Washington Capitals Frank Selke Trophy (Defensive Forward of the Year) Jonathan Toews, C, Chicago Blackhawks Lady Byng Trophy (Sportsmanlike Player of the Year) Martin St. Louis, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) Allowing Fewest Goals during Regular Season) Corey Crawford and Ray Emery, Chicago Blackhawks Jack Adams Award (Coach of the Year) Paul MacLean, Ottawa Senators Bill Masterton Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication) Josh Harding, G, Minnesota Wild Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player as Voted by his Peers) Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Messier Award (Leadership Qualities to his Team, On and Off the Ice) Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Noteworthy Humanitarian Contribution to his Community) Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins

Frank Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) Jonathan Huberdeau, C, Florida Panthers

NHL Foundation Award (Outstanding Charitable and Community Work) Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings

James Norris Trophy (Defenceman of the Year)

General Manager of the Year Ray Shero, Pittsburgh Penguins

Baseball

U.S. Open Sunday At Merion Golf Club (East Course) Ardmore, Pa. Purse: TBA ($8 million in 2012) Yardage: 6,996; Par: 70 Final a-amateur Justin Rose 71-69-71-70 — Jason Day 70-74-68-71 — Phil Mickelson 67-72-70-74 — Jason Dufner 74-71-73-67 — Ernie Els 71-72-73-69 — Billy Horschel 72-67-72-74 — Hunter Mahan 72-69-69-75 — Luke Donald 68-72-71-75 — Steve Stricker 71-69-70-76 — Hideki Matsuyama 71-75-74-67 — Nicolas Colsaerts 69-72-74-72 — Gonzalo Fernandez-CastaIno71-72-72-72— Rickie Fowler 70-76-67-74 — Charl Schwartzel 70-71-69-78 — Lee Westwood 70-77-69-73 — John Senden 70-71-74-74 — John Huh 71-73-75-71 — Brandt Snedeker 74-74-70-72 — David Lingmerth 74-71-71-74 — a-Michael Kim 73-70-71-76 — Martin Laird 74-73-76-68 — David Hearn 78-69-73-71 — Padraig Harrington 73-71-75-72 — Mathew Goggin 68-74-76-73 — Bo Van Pelt 73-71-72-75 — Ian Poulter 71-71-73-76 — Henrik Stenson 74-68-73-76 —

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NBA Playoffs NBA Final (Best-of-7) Miami (E1) vs. San Antonio (W2) (San Antonio leads series 3-2) Sunday’s result San Antonio 114 Miami 104 Thursday’s result Miami 109 San Antonio 93 Tuesday’s result San Antonio 113 Miami 77 Tuesday, June 18 San Antonio at Miami, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 20 x-San Antonio at Miami, 7 p.m. x — If necessary.

Sunday’s summary

Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto

GB — 1 1/2 3 5 8 1/2

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 38 29 .567 34 34 .500 33 34 .493 30 36 .455 28 38 .424

GB — 4 1/2 5 7 1/2 9 1/2

Oakland Texas Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 42 29 .592 38 31 .551 31 39 .443 30 39 .435 26 44 .371

GB — 3 10 1/2 11 15 1/2

Saturday’s Games Boston 5, Baltimore 4 Toronto 6, Texas 1 Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 3 Houston 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 6, Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 4, Oakland 0 Washington 7, Cleveland 6 Sunday’s Games Cleveland 2, Washington 0 Baltimore 6, Boston 3 Kansas City 5, Tampa Bay 3 Houston 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Detroit 5, Minnesota 2 Toronto 7, Texas 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Angels 5 Oakland 10, Seattle 2 Monday’s Games Kansas City (Shields 2-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2), 5:05 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-2), 5:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Arrieta 1-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 9-0), 5:08 p.m.

Oakland (Straily 4-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-6), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Houston (B.Norris 5-6), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Harang 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 5-4), 8:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MiCabrera Det 67 264 54 CDavis Bal 69 251 48 HKendrick LAA 69 263 28 JhPeralta Det 62 237 31 Machado Bal 70 303 45 Mauer Min 62 249 38 Pedroia Bos 70 273 46 SPerez KC 54 203 22 Donaldson Oak 69 261 36 Longoria TB 69 268 46

H 93 84 88 78 99 80 87 63 80 82

Pct. .352 .335 .335 .329 .327 .321 .319 .310 .307 .306

Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 23; MiCabrera, Detroit, 18; ADunn, Chicago, 18; Encarnacion, Toronto, 18; Cano, New York, 16; NCruz, Texas, 16; Bautista, Toronto, 15; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 15.

Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Detroit, 69; CDavis, Baltimore, 60; Encarnacion, Toronto, 55; Fielder, Detroit, 54; Napoli, Boston, 49; DOrtiz, Boston, 49; AJones, Baltimore, 48.

Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 9-0; Buchholz, Boston, 9-0; Colon, Oakland, 9-2; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 8-3; Verlander, Detroit, 8-4; FHernandez, Seattle, 8-4; Masterson, Cleveland, 8-5.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 41 28 .594 34 34 .500 33 37 .471 25 39 .391 21 47 .309

GB — 6 1/2 8 1/2 13 1/2 19 1/2

St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee

Central Division W L Pct 44 25 .638 42 28 .600 41 28 .594 28 39 .418 28 40 .412

GB — 2 1/2 3 15 15 1/2

West Division W L Pct 37 32 .536 37 33 .529 35 33 .515 35 34 .507 29 39 .426

GB — 1/2 1 1/2 2 7 1/2

Arizona Colorado San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles

Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 3, 11 innings Atlanta 6, San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 0

Colorado 10, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 13, Miami 7 Washington 7, Cleveland 6 San Diego 6, Arizona 4

FOOTBALL Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released DB Jonathan Hefney.

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP Tsuyoshi Wada to Norfolk (IL).

Agreed to terms with RHPs Caleb Kellogg, Nick Cunningham and Jimmy Yacabonis; LHPs Eric Green and Stephen Brault, SSs Jared Breen and Jeffrey Kemp; C Alex Murphy; and OF Connor Bierfeldt on minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Tyler Danish. Andrew Mitchell, Jon Bengard, James Dykstra, Bradley Goldberg, Alex Powers, Matt Abramson, Thaddius Lowry, Devin Moore, Tyler Barnette, Matt Ball and Nick Blount; OFs Jacob May, Sam Macias, Andre Wheeler, Michael Carballo, Nolan Earley and Jacob Morris; LHPs Chris Freudenberg and Sean Hagan; Cs Dillon Haupt and Trey Wimmer; 1Bs Cody Yount and Nick Parent; 3B Trey Michalczewski; and SS Toby Thomas on minor league contracts.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Clint Frazier on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OFs Ronnie Mitchell, Jon Kemmer and Conrad Gregor and C Jacob Nottingham on minor league contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Kyle Bartsch, LHP Christian Fletcha, C Xavier Fernandez and OF Alex Newman on minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with LHP Dustin Richardson on a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned INF Leury Garcia to Round Rock (PCL).

Reinstated 2B Ian Kinsler from the 15-day DL. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF David DeJesus on the 15-day DL. Reinstated RHP Shawn Camp from the 15-day DL. Assigned RHP Eduardo Sanchez outright to Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Placed RHP Jonathan Broxton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Recalled RHP Pedro Villarreal from Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with RHPs Daniel Palo, Dylan Stamey, Alex Balog and Blake Shouse; LHPs Sam Moll and William Waltrip; OF Cole Norton; and 3B Ryan McMahon on minor league contracts.

STORY FROM B1

OPEN: Good swing “And I just felt like at that point it was a good iron shot onto the green, two putts — like Hogan did — and possibly win this championship. So I felt like I did myself justice, and probably put enough of a good swing where Ben Hogan might have thought it was a decent shot, too,” Rose added.

As usual, someone’s big moment in the U.S. Open came at Mickelson’s expense.

All the stars were aligned. None of the putts fell in.

Day appeared to salvage his round by chipping in for bogey on the 11th hole, and he was still in the picture when he made a 12-foot par putt on the 17th to stay one shot behind. But he put his approach into the bunker left of the 18th green, blasted out to about 7 feet and missed the putt.

The back nine was a four-way battle that included Hunter Mahan, who

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16, Chalmers 2-10 1-2 7, Wade 10-22 5-6 25, Cole 0-1 0-0 0, Haslem 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 7-10 3-3 21, Battier 2-6 1-1 7, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-86 19-23 104.

SAN ANTONIO (114) Leonard 6-8 2-2 16, Ginobili 8-14 7-8 24, Duncan 7-10 3-4 17, Parker 10-14 6-8 26, Green 8-15 2-2 24, Diaw 0-1 1-2 1, Neal 1-4 0-0 2, Splitter 2-4 0-0 4, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0, De Colo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-70 21-26 114.

Miami 19 33 23 29 — 104 San Antonio 32 29 26 27 — 114 3-Point Goals—Miami 11-23 (Allen 4-4, James 2-4, Chalmers 2-6, Battier 2-6, Jones 1-1, Miller 0-1, Cole 0-1), San Antonio 9-22 (Green 6-10, Leonard 2-4, Ginobili 1-4, Parker 0-1, Diaw 0-1, Neal 0-2).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 42 (James, Bosh 6), San Antonio 44 (Duncan 12). Assists— Miami 25 (Wade 10), San Antonio 21 (Ginobili 10).

Total Fouls—Miami 24, San Antonio 21. A—18,581 (18,797).

Football

Sunday’s Games Cleveland 2, Washington 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 1 Miami 7, St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Diego 4, Arizona 1 Colorado 5, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 3, San Francisco 0 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-5) at St. Louis (S.Miller 7-4), 5:05 p.m.

Washington (Haren 4-8) at Philadelphia (Lannan 0-1), 5:05 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-2), 5:07 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-6) at Atlanta (Hudson 4-6), 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 6-3), 5:10 p.m.

Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0) at Arizona (Corbin 9-0), 7:40 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 5-5) at San Francisco (Zito 4-5), 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R YMolina StL 65 244 29 Tulowitzki Col 61 222 41 Scutaro SF 58 232 33 Segura Mil 67 270 40 MCarpenter StL 65 259 52 FFreeman Atl 56 219 32 Votto Cin 70 261 52 CGomez Mil 66 252 43 Posey SF 64 231 29 CGonzalez Col 68 263 57

H 86 77 77 89 83 70 83 80 73 83

Pct. .352 .347 .332 .330 .320 .320 .318 .317 .316 .316

Home Runs CGonzalez, Colorado, 20; DBrown, Philadelphia, 19; Beltran, St. Louis, 16; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 16; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 15; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 15; JUpton, Atlanta, 15.

Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 59; CGonzalez, Colorado, 56; Phillips, Cincinnati, 56; Craig, St. Louis, 51; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 51; DBrown, Philadelphia, 48; Bruce, Cincinnati, 47.

Pitching Wainwright, St. Louis, 10-3; Corbin, Arizona, 9-0; Lynn, St. Louis, 9-1; Marquis, San Diego, 9-2; Zimmermann, Washington, 9-3; Minor, Atlanta, 8-2; Lee, Philadelphia, 8-2.

Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions

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Basketball

MIAMI (104) James 8-22 7-9 25, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Bosh 7-11 2-2

American League East Division W L Pct 42 29 .592 40 30 .571 38 31 .551 36 33 .522 32 36 .471

Mike Weir John Parry Matt Kuchar Morten Orum Madsen Kevin Chappell Geoff Ogilvy Webb Simpson K.J. Choi Tiger Woods Jamie Donaldson Edward Loar Bubba Watson Paul Lawrie Carl Pettersson Scott Langley Rory McIlroy Jerry Kelly Steven Alker Russell Knox Sergio Garcia Bio Kim Adam Scott a-Cheng-Tsung Pan Charley Hoffman Paul Casey Scott Stallings Matt Bettencourt Dustin Johnson Nicholas Thompson Josh Teater George Coetzee Shawn Stefani Martin Kaymer Marcel Siem a-Kevin Phelan

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Chris Capuano to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed C Miguel Olivo on the restricted list. Recalled OF Jordan Brown from New Orleans (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed OF Ryan Braun on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled OF Caleb Gindl from Nashville (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Optioned RHP Greg Burke to Las Vegas (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Carlos Torres from Las Vegas. Designated RHP Collin McHugh for assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent C Carlos Ruiz to Lehigh Valley (IL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with SS Trey Williams and C Jake Sweaney on minor league contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated LHP Mike Zagurski for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP 2013 Brandon Cumpton from Indianapolis (IL).

Hamilton Toronto Montreal Winnipeg

GP 1 1 1 1

CFL Preseason East Division W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

Sask.

B.C. Calgary Edmonton

GP 1 1 1 1

West Division W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

PF 33 24 26 6

PA 26 6 33 24

Pt 2 2 0 0

PF 31 29 27 24

PA 24 27 29 31

Pt 2 2 0 0

Week One Friday’s results B.C. 29 Calgary 27 Saskatchewan 31 Edmonton 24 Week Two Thursday, June 20 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto (Varsity Stadium), 5 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 21 Edmonton at B.C., 8 p.m.

End of 2013 CFL pre-season Friday’s CFL pre-season summaries Roughriders 31, Eskimos 24 First Quarter Sask — FG Milo 40 6:25 Edm — TD Young 58 fumble return (Shaw convert) 12:15 Sask — TD Thomas 30 interception return (Milo convert) 14:00 Second Quarter

Sask — Single Milo 50 5:27 Edm — TD Sweeney 77 pass from Reilly (Shaw convert) 12:12 Third Quarter Sask — FG McKnight 27 10:01 Edm — TD Harris 7 run (Shaw convert) 13:43 Fourth Quarter Sask — FG McKnight 33 5:10 Edm — FG Shaw 37 11:58 Sask — TD Dorsey 1 pass from Sunseri (McKnight convert) 14:06 Sask — TD Newman 57 interception return (McKnight convert) 14:35 Saskatchewan 10 1 3 17 — 31 Edmonton 7 7 7 3 — 24 Roughriders 31, Eskimos 24 First Quarter Sask — FG Milo 40 6:25 Edm — TD Young 58 fumble return (Shaw convert) 12:15 Sask — TD Thomas 30 interception return (Milo convert) 14:00 Second Quarter Sask — Single Milo 50 5:27 Edm — TD Sweeney 77 pass from Reilly (Shaw convert) 12:12 Third Quarter Sask — FG McKnight 27 10:01 Edm — TD Harris 7 run (Shaw convert) 13:43 Fourth Quarter Sask — FG McKnight 33 5:10 Edm — FG Shaw 37 11:58 Sask — TD Dorsey 1 pass from Sunseri (McKnight convert) 14:06 Sask — TD Newman 57 interception return (McKnight convert) 14:35 Saskatchewan 10 1 3 17 — 31 Edmonton 7 7 7 3 — 24

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Montreal 13 8 3 2 22 New York 16 7 5 4 23 Houston 14 6 4 4 19 Philadelphia 15 6 5 4 22 Kansas City 15 6 5 4 18 New England 15 5 5 5 18 Columbus 15 5 5 5 18 Chicago 13 3 7 3 11 Toronto 14 2 7 5 14 D.C. 15 1 11 3 7

GA 17 19 14 24 13 13 16 19 20 26

Pt 26 25 22 22 22 20 20 12 11 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF 15 8 3 4 23

GA 18

Pt 28

Dallas

Salt Lake 16 8 5 3 24 Portland 15 6 1 8 25 Seattle 13 6 4 3 19 Los Angeles 14 6 6 2 22 Colorado 15 5 5 5 16 Vancouver 14 5 5 4 22 San Jose 16 4 6 6 15 Chivas USA 13 3 8 2 13 Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie.

16 16 15 18 14 23 24 26

27 26 21 20 20 19 18 11

Saturday’s results Toronto 2 D.C. 1 Vancouver 4 New England 3 Columbus 2 Montreal 0 Portland 1 Dallas 0 San Jose 2 Colorado 1

2013

Sunday’s Sports Transactions FOOTBALL Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released WRs Ismael Bamba and Dobson Collins, OL Johnny Culbreath, DBs Carry Harris and Otis Merrill, WR Owen Spencer and DL Jorge Wright.

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Rubby De La Rosa to Pawtucket (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Pedro Beato from Pawtucket.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent RHP Chris Perez to Lake County (MWL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHPs Cole Sulser and Ben Heller and OF Thomas Pannone on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Recalled RHP Josh Lueke from Durham (IL). Placed RHP Alex Cobb on the seven-day DL.

played in the last group with Mickelson.

He was one shot out of the lead until he three-putted the 15th hole for a double bogey, and then closed with back-toback bogeys when his hopes were gone.

Mahan had a 75 and tied for fourth with Billy Horschel (74), Ernie Els (69) and Jason Dufner, who had a 67 despite making triple bogey on the 15th hole.

David Hearn (71) of Brantford, Ont., finished in a tie for 21st at 11 over, while Mike Weir (69) of Brights Grove, Ont., tied for 28th at 12 over.

Rose finished at 1-over 281, eight shots higher than David Graham’s winning score in 1981 when the U.S. Open was last held at Merion. The shortest course for a major championship in nearly a decade held up just fine. It was the third time in the last four years that no one broke par in the toughest test of golf.

The last Englishman to win the U.S. Open was Tony Jacklin at Hazeltine in 1970, though Rose added to recent dominance of the Union Jack at the U.S. Open as the third winner in four years. The others were Graeme McDowell (2010) and Rory McIlroy (2011) of Northern Ireland.

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Team Alberta to be explosive LANDON BEARDSWORTH

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Landon Beardsworth of Innisfail recently captured the provincial high school rodeo steer wrestling crown and earned a berth on Team Alberta for the National High School Finals Rodeo July 14-20 in Rock Springs, Wyo. Beardsworth’s horse, Primetime, was named Alberta high school steer wrestling horse of the year. The National Finals Rodeo features more than 1,500 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia.

THIS WEEK Wednesday

● Bantam AAA baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Red at Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Thursday

● Men’s ball hockey: Tommy Gun’s vs.

Hammerhead Oilfield, 7 p.m.; JMAA Architecture vs. Braves, 8:15 p.m.; Brewhouse vs. Gentex Heat, 9:30 p.m., all games at Kinsmen B; Boston Pizza vs. Raiders, 7 p.m.; ATB Bears vs. Long Ball, 8:15 p.m.; Sharks vs.

Cruisin’ Auto, 9:30 p.m., all games at Dawe. ● Women’s fastball: TNT Athletics vs. Snell and Oslund Badgers, U18 Rage vs. Lacombe Physio Shooters, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; N. Jensen’s Bandits at Stettler Heat, 7 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends vs. North Star Sports, Printing Place Padres vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, Great Chief Park 1 and 2.

Friday

● Parkland baseball: Rocky Mountain House at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park; Eckville at Innisfail, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Lacoka Locos at Red Deer Renegades, 8:30 p.m., Kinex.

Saturday

● Bantam AAA baseball: Spruce Grove at Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves, doubleheader at noon and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Senior C lacrosse: Okotoks Erratic at Blackfalds Silverbacks, 5 p.m., Multiplex. ● Alberta Football League: Calgary Gators at Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., Lacombe MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● Kickboxing/Muay Thai: Superfights, 7 p.m., Sheraton Hotel. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Axemen-Rockies at Lacoka Locos, 7 p.m., Lacombe; Red Deer Renegades at Innisfail Yeti, 7 p.m.

Sunday

● Major women’s soccer: Calgary SWU Saints at Red Deer Renegades, noon, Great Chief Park. ● Parkland baseball: Lacombe at Rocky Mountain House, 1 p.m. ● Midget AAA baseball: Spruce Grove 2 at Red Deer Carstar Braves, 3 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Photos by Greg Meachem/Advocate staff

Notre dame’s Joe McQuay (left) and Sylvan Lake’s T.J. Sloboda (top) practice drill while participating in the Team Alberta football camp Sunday at Notre dame High School. Both offensive linemen will be big factors in the trenches for Team Alberta for when they go to the Football Canada Cup July 15-22.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Colour him impressed.

Mind you, Gino Castellan has seen the best that Alberta has to offer in the Football Canada Cup for the last 17 years, so his assertion that the 2013 edition is a talented and potentially explosive squad should come as no surprise.

“Alberta produces good football players.

We’ve been in the run-

ning (Canada Cup championship contention) almost every year,” Castellan said Sunday morning as the Alberta crew — consisting of the premier high school players in the province — went through their paces at Notre Dame High School.

“We’ve won six national championships in the last 16 years. It’s good to see these kids go out and play and a lot of them you’ll see in the CFL in five to six years.”

Castellan, the longtime head coach of the

Notre Dame Cougars, was a member of the Team Alberta coaching staff before becoming the club’s manager 10 years ago.

Team Alberta lost the 2012 final to Quebec and will be looking for redemption in this year’s Football Canada Cup set for July 15-22 at Moncton, N.B. “This is a different team than last year, with different strengths,” said Castellan. “Our offence, I think, is going to be pretty good. From what I see, in terms of our quarterbacks, running backs and receivers . . . that’s a pretty good group of kids with some good talent.

“If we put up some points and our defence plays tough, we’ll be in all of our games.”

The provincial high school team practised Friday and Sunday at Notre Dame and worked out Saturday at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe.

The team consists of 40 players who were picked from a group of 115 athletes who attended the selection camp May 10-12 at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium.

The roster includes offensive linemen T.J. Sloboda of Sylvan Lake and Notre Dame’s Joe McQuay.

Sloboda, a six-foot-

five, 260-pound tackle, is convinced that his outright love of football earned him a berth on the provincial team.

“I want to say my passion for the game was my biggest strength (at the selection camp),” he said. “I really want to excel in this game and I’m excited about the Canada Cup challenge.”

Sloboda is pursuing an athletic scholarship to a school above or below the international border.

“I’d like to go to university, so this is going to be a huge opportunity for me to get scouted,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to going to university either in Canada or the U.S. That would probably happen next year (2014), I might have to work a year to raise some funds.”

Sloboda credited the coaching staff of the Sylvan Lake H.J. Cody Lakers high school team for properly preparing him for his personal success to date and the challenges that lay ahead.

“Our O-line coach, Jas Payne, is great,” he said.

“He’s taught me a whole bunch. The offensive line has always been a strong part of the Lakers team.”

McQuay, meanwhile, credits Castellan for helping him develop as a player and remain focused.

“Gino has been fantastic as a coach and he’s kept me in the gym a lot and helped me out during spring camp,” said the six-foot-five center.

Castellan will have the all-star lineman back for another season. McQuay, who is finishing Grade 11, plans to attend the University of Alberta in 2014. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Midget Braves drop both sides of doubleheader Brendan Baker drove in a run in a losing cause as the Red Deer Carstar Braves dropped a 5-3 midget AAA baseball decision to the St. Albert Cardinals Sunday at Great Chief Park.

For the Braves, Levi Moon was effective on the mound before being replaced by Braedon Majeski.

Carstar fell 7-3 in the second game of the doubleheader as pitcher Justin Logan went the distance for the home side.

On Saturday, the Braves ventured to Edmonton and swept a doubleheader with the Cardinals, winning 10-2 and 7-6.

Taran Oulton was the winning pitcher in Game 1, tossing 101 pitches before Blake Thompson closed out the contest. Moon scored twice and stroked a double, Ty Wagar also plated two runs and hit a single and double, and Logan walked twice and scored twice.

In the second game, Dylan Boreman pitched four solid innings and Wagar came on to get the save. ● The Red Deer Dairy Queen Braves were 3-1 in weekend peewee AAA baseball action at Great Chief Park.

The Braves split a doubleheader with the Fort McMurray Oil Giants Saturday, winning 137 and losing 11-10.

Hunter Leslie, Ty Moline and Rylan Eberle each drove in three runs in the opener.

Photo by Greg Meachem/Advocate staff

Ty Elliot of the Red Deer Carstar Braves beats out a single just in front of the throw to St. Albert Cardinals first baseman Eric Sabrowski during midget AAA baseball action Sunday at Great Chief Park. The Cardinals won 5-3, then took the second game of the doubleheader by a 7-3 count.

Braves starting pitcher Eberle allowed 10 hits and fanned five batters through three and twothird innings, with Brett Porter working the final three and onethird frames.

GIRL’S SOCCER The Red Deer Renegades were undefeated in weekend under-14 tier 1 girls soccer action.

The Renegades downed the host Edmonton Scottish 2-0 Saturday as Erin Gill posted the shutout and Nathalie Frenette, on a breakaway, and Emily Downey, from a corner kick, supplied the goals.

On Sunday, the host Renegades battled leagueleading Edmonton Inter to a 2-2 draw, getting a goal from each of Christian Morigeau, on a 30-yard free kick, and Reesa Garez, who connected with a one-timer from the edge of the 18-yard box.

SENIOR MEN’S BASEBALL The Red Deer Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends took top honours in the Medicine Hat 35 and over baseball tournament during the weekend, downing the host Dayz Off 4-3 in the final.

In round-robin play, the Legends defeated the Medicine Hat A’s 10-0 and edged Saskatoon 2-1.

The Braves scored six runs in the first inning of Saturday’s nightcap before eventually dropping a one-run decision.

Zach Baker and MacGregor Manyluk each knocked in three

runs for Dairy Queen, while Moline and Leslie pitched in to the seventh inning before Ben LeBlanc suffered the blown save and loss.

On Sunday, the Braves defeated Fort McMurray 16-9 and then got past the visiting Edmonton Cardinals 17-14.

The Braves knocked off the Oil Giants with a seven-run outburst in the sixth inning. Cooper Jone was the winning pitcher and went two-for-two at the plate with two walks and two RBIs. Eberle, meanwhile, was four-for-five at the plate, Aidan Schafer was two-for-two and relief hurler Baker recorded four strikeouts and gave up just one run.

Against the Cardinals, the LeBlanc picked up the win after replacing starter Schafer on the mound and Leslie posted the save.

Offensively, Jones and Manyluk were both three-for-four, Baker drove in three runs, Riley Seward knocked in a run and Adam Junck drew two walks and scored twice. ● The Delburne DBacks took top honours in the Red Deer Mosquito Baseball League tournament during the weekend, edging the AB Industrial Cubs 3-2 in the chanpionship final.

Bettenson’s Orioles downed the ACA Truck Rentals Giants in the B-event final.

Rampage split pair of weekend league games, Rage get draw LACROSSE ROUNDUP The Red Deer TBS Rampage split a pair of Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League junior B tier 1 contests during the weekend, defeating the Calgary Jr. Mounties 12-8 and falling 13-10 to the St. Albert Crude.

Spencer Lee fired three goals and added an assist against the Mounties.

Mitch Vellner, Reid Swier and Troy Klaus — who added three assists — each tallied twice, while single goals were contributed by Dion Daoust, Brandyn Blain and Jayce Grebinski.

Vellner sniped four goals in the loss to St. Albert, with Lee notching a pair and Klaus, Daoust, Mack Hawthorne

and Dawson Reykdal each scoring once.

Klaus also chipped in with five helpers. ● The Red Deer Choice Mechanical Rage salvaged a single point in weekend senior women’s lacrosse play.

After falling 10-0 to the Calgary Cougars Saturday, the Rage battled the Calgary Axemen to a 4-4 draw 24 hours later as Deanna Hume netted three goals and assisted on one and Janelle Sullivan contributed a goal and two helpers. ● The Red Deer Renegades thumped the visiting Strathmore Venom 14-6 in junior B tier 2 play as Scott Ebbert, Matthew Gibson, Tucker Kambeitz, Justin Moltzahn and Logan Sinclair each tallied twice and Thomas Baggaley, Jeffray Brooks, Austin Johanson and Brady Thudium each notched a goal.

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Girletz didn’t go far to win Daines rodeo The Daines Ranch Rodeo is known far and wide ting Girletz back to Edmonton this November, the for its unique setting, big prizes, great stock and en- lesson he learned last season was to not take that thusiastic promoter, Jack Daines. position for granted. However, he will take a moment Just as golf has its ‘majors’, Innisfail would be con- to savor this special championship. sidered one of the significant victories in the rodeo “Me and my wife live 20 minutes from here, and world. The last buckle handed out Sunday afternoon I work for Lynn Kelly, who comes and buys cattle wound up staying closest to home. from Jack’s auction market every week. So I’m there Tanner Girletz still lists Cereal as his address on a couple times a week, and sit and visit with Jack all the rodeo program. But these days, he lives not far the time. So it’s kind of cool to win this rodeo, now from the Daines Ranch. So he didn’t have that I’m from right around here and know the 20 hour drive some did to come and so many more people.” compete.

The second place bull riding cheque The 27-year-old strapped his bull rope for an 87.5 point ride went to Cole Collins, on a Calgary bull called Grey Water in who is living and working in Red Deer. the final performance. He cut it close, Like last weekend in Rocky, the steer but made the eight seconds in dramatic wrestling at Innisfail was claimed by the style, collecting 88.5 points, and $6080 to last cowboy to take his turn. Only this go along with the Innisfail honors. time it was Canadian champion Tanner “Zane Lambert won Swift Current on Milan who did the magic, turning over his him the other day, so I knew the possibilsteer in 4.1 seconds, to collect $7064. ity was there,” commented Girletz on his “I got really lucky,” confessed the Cobull. “But I saw the draw today, and all chrane cowboy. the bulls out were just unreal, and they “I was the very last guy out, and I got to DIANNE were all good matchups.” see a lot of steers go. I just kind of knew FINSTAD “To be honest, I still can’t believe that what I needed to do right there at the end. me and Grey Water came out on top. But I had a cute little steer, and it just worked I’ve been rodeoing a long time, and never out perfect.” won a Daines buckle, so it’s a nice one to Milan also has high praise for the twohave,” he grinned. time world steer wrestling horse of the year, and his “Usually that bull is more of a spinner. Today he owner and travelling partner, two-time World Chamwas hesitating a bit and blowing way up in the air pion Lee Graves. and coming again, so I definitely had my hands full.

“I’m riding Jessie, and I can’t believe the confiI didn’t hear the whistle and someone said it blew dence I’ve got in that horse. He’s just a great horse, when I hit the ground. He pulled the rope out of my and I love him. Everything works out great when I hand, and I didn’t know if I was going to be there ride him. And travelling around with Lee, the boost long enough or not, so I was happy to see a thumbs- he gives you, he’s a great guy to be around and he up on the back (from the judges).” just keeps your confidence level so high. I couldn’t Girletz is a third generation rodeo cowboy, and ask for a better horse or a better guy to be travelling takes pride in wearing a trophy buckle earned by with.” his ‘Grandpa Wilf’, who went on to raise top bucking Milan needed the cash to assist his bid this season bulls. So bull riding came easily to the young cow- to be back in Edmonton in November. boy, who won a Canadian title in 2006. But when he “It’s turned it around big time. I haven’t had any missed the cut for last year’s Canadian Finals Rodeo, luck up here at all until last weekend, when I placed he learned it takes more than talent and good genet- at all three rodeos. But this is the biggest thing since ics to keep winning.

I got going up here this year.”

“It kind of lit a fire under me to sit at home for Wyoming saddle bronc rider Chet Johnson had Edmonton last year. I’ve been at the gym every week, a score to settle with the Calgary Stampede horse two or three times. And I rode lots of practice bulls Mad Money. He’d drawn the same horse last year through the winter. I’ve been working at it harder at Innisfail, and the horse had bucked him off. This than I’ve ever worked at it in my life. Before bull year, the cowboy came out on top, marking 87.5 and riding came natural to me, but the older you get, the riding away with the Duane Daines Wrangler Classic harder it is to keep yourself in shape, mentally and bronze and buckle for first place, not to mention a physically.” healthy $5713 payday.

“This is my first actual win this year, but I’ve been “Last year he bucked real hard and got me right picking away everywhere. I feel like I’ve been riding at the whistle,” recalled Johnson. “It was going to be good, and I’ve been staying on lots of bulls.” pretty good, I think. I had him this year again, and I While the Innisfail win will go a long way to get- was pretty nervous all day because I knew what hap-

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pened last year. But I knew he was a chance to win this rodeo, because he’s that good of a horse. So yea, it was a bit of redemption.”

“He got me pretty loose that first jump out, and it took me a jump to get sat back down, but after that he was up under himself and it felt really good, kind of everything a bronc rider wants, after that first move.

But that’s why we respect that horse and like him so much, because it’s either money or mud on him.”

Sunday’s bareback riding was an impressive treat for the fans, with every score 83 points or higher, shaking up the entire leaderboard. When the dust settled, Nebraska rancher Steven Dent earned the biggest payday of $5003, for an 89 point ride on Calgary’s Muffled Cries.

Current world champion Kaycee Field finished second with an 88.5 on Alley Trail.

Team ropers Levi Simpson of Ponoka and John Robertson from Montana, fresh off winning the Rocky Rodeo last weekend, captured another big cheque in just 3.9 seconds. Winning Innisfail netted them $3680 apiece.

Canadian champion Lisa Lockhart, riding her horse Chisolm, posted the fastest running time of 15.611 seconds in barrel racing.

With 130 entries, that helped boost her payout to a whopping $8507. But much to the delight of the local crowd, Cheryl Daines managed to hold onto second place, for $6800.

The tie-down roping buckle and $6303 went to Texan Clint Cooper for a speedy 7.1 second run, but rodeo’s most famous cowboy, Trevor Brazile, was just a tick behind his brother-in-law Sunday with a 7.2, for a share of second place money. Brazile also placed deep in the team roping with partner Patrick Smith, to take $8187 home to Texas, plus the High Point award from the rodeo.

“We’ve had an off year in the team roping and this will get us going back in the right direction. So it’s a big boost and that’s what Innisfail is always good for,” stated the cowboy with 17 gold buckles to his name.

“I love it here, especially when it’s dry. So I couldn’t ask for a better day today for Father’s Day. My kids and my wife are with me here today, and it doesn’t get any better than that.”

Bull rider Ty Patten of Buck Lake was named All-Around champion of Innisfail. Jordynn Swanson from Manitoba won the novice bareback honors, with Sundre’s Daniel Gratton taking the novice saddle bronc. Barrhead’s Kagen Schmidt won boys steer riding.

Next up on the pro rodeo calendar come Wainwright and Sundre this weekend. The Ponoka Stampede begins with the Jace Harty Memorial Bull Riding event on Monday June 24th, now the largest PBR event in Canada, with a $40,000 added purse.

A’s break Iwakuma’s streak Indians spoil Strasburg’s return with big win over Mariners Athletics 10 Mariners 2 OAKLAND, Calif. — Hisashi Iwakuma has been so good for so long that Sunday’s outing seems like some sort of aberration.

Iwakuma lost for the first time since April 23 as the Seattle Mariners dropped a 10-2 decision to the Oakland Athletics.

“He’s not going to be perfect every time,” Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. “This was a tough outing for him. And we were still in the ballgame. We just needed to come back after they scored their second set of runs. We just didn’t have an answer.”

Iwakuma (7-2) gave up four runs — just the second time he’s allowed more than three runs in a game — on a season high-tying eight hits. He went five innings, matching his season low, walking three and striking out three.

Iwakuma’s streak of not allowing an earned run was stopped at 31 2-3 innings, second longest in Mariners’ history to Mark Langston’s 34-inning streak in 1988.

“You guys could see that the pitches they hit were up in the strike zone,” Iwakuma said. “That was the adjustment I couldn’t make. They were being very aggressive early in the count and

that’s what got me.”

The outing also ended the Mariners starter’s streak of eight straight quality starts, including allowing one run or less in seven of those games. Seattle starters had allowed two earned runs in their last 48 innings before the A’s scored in the fourth.

“You have to be patient as a starter,” Iwakuma said. “You know runs will be tough against a pitcher like Bartolo Colon, but I was not able to come through in tough situations.”

Endy Chavez had two hits and drove in two runs for the Mariners, who were looking for their first sweep of the season.

Michael Morse, Jason Bay and Mike Zunino each singled to open the second inning for Seattle. After Colon struck out Brendan Ryan, Chavez delivered a two-run single. Nick Franklin singled to reload the bases, but Kyle Seager’s laser shot to right field was caught just above the grass by Josh Reddick and Kendrys Morales flew out to left.

“That was a great play. Seager couldn’t hit that ball any harder,” Wedge said. “He hit it so hard it stayed up for Reddick to get it.

He’s got a great arm, too, so that was a tough one there.”

Iwakuma allowed his first

earned run since May 26 when the A’s got to him in the fourth. Josh Donaldson and Seth Smith hit back-to-back doubles to open the inning and Reddick, who had four hits, followed with an RBI single.

“I had a feeling about it as I was running in and watching it sink,” Reddick said. “I shoestringed it and was kind of lucky because the ball was moving.”

Colon said the catch gave him new life.

“I did feel tired during the second inning and was just trying to find a way to get through it,” Colon said. “All I can say is that was the best play. I felt, ’Wow’ and was ready to get the next guys out.”

That catch, with the bases loaded and two runs already in, became the impetus for A’s pitchers to face the minimum 23 batters the rest of the way, with a pair of double plays erasing the lone baserunners.

“He made several good plays,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said.

“That play probably had a lot to do with getting the momentum back and allowing Bartolo to get his second wind.”

Colon (9-2) allowed two runs on eight hits over seven innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out three to extend his home win streak to seven.

Orioles beat BoSox, take three of four in series Orioles 6 Red Sox 3 BALTIMORE — The vast change in the Baltimore Orioles over the past couple of years can be measured by their success against the Boston Red Sox, even when their AL East rivals send Jon Lester to the mound.

Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 23rd home run, Nick Markakis had four hits and scored three runs, and Baltimore beat Lester and the Red Sox 6-3 Sunday.

Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games and drove in a run for the Orioles, who took three of four from firstplace Boston to move within 1 ½ games of the division lead. Baltimore has won six straight series over the Red Sox, dating to last year.

Before going 13-5 against Boston in 2012, the Orioles hadn’t taken a season series from the Red Sox since 2004. The metamorphosis is even more apparent when gauging their performance against Lester.

Prior to last Septem-

ber, when the Orioles charged into the playoffs for the first time since 1997, Baltimore was 0-14 against the Boston righthander. They beat him on Sept. 21, and Sunday they tagged him for five runs in five innings.

“Obviously we have a different group here,” said Davis, who was 0 for 14 lifetime against Lester before ripping a 3-1

pitch in the third inning for a two-run homer that put Baltimore up 3-0.

After striking out in the first inning, Davis took action.

“Went in there and looked at some video just to get an idea of what he’d been doing to me in the past,” he said.

“I know I hadn’t had a lot of success. If you give him both sides of the

plate and try to hit all those pitches you make it tough on yourself.”

It was his 100th career homer and seventh in the last 10 games against Boston. Davis also doubled in a run in the fifth against Lester, sending the Orioles on their way to their 14th win in 19 games against the Red Sox, including five of seven this season.

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Indians 2 Nationals 0 CLEVELAND — Pretty much everything about Stephen Strasburg’s return from the disabled list went well except the result.

Washington’s ace right-hander allowed one run and one hit in five innings, but the Nationals’ offence did nothing to support him in Sunday’s 2-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

“I felt really good and definitely could have gone for a few more innings, but they didn’t want me to,” he said. “It was good to be out there after two weeks.”

Strasburg (3-6) was activated before the game and made his first start since May 31 when he strained a muscle in his back. He showed flashes of the brilliance the Nationals have become accustomed to seeing by retiring eight in a row at one point and striking out four. Strasburg also showed some of the effects from the layoff by walking four and piling up 82 pitches.

“He was a little bit rusty and didn’t have his command, but I thought he settled in pretty well,” Washington manager Davey Johnson said. “He had a maximum of 80.”

The only hit Strasburg allowed was costly. Carlos Santana’s RBI single with one out in the fourth gave Cleveland starter Corey Kluber the only run he needed. Kluber (5-4) pitched eight shutout innings and escaped three big jams to win for the first time in 11 career starts at Progressive Field.

Kluber gave up seven hits, struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter. He wiggled out of trouble in the seventh after the Nationals loaded the bases with no outs.

Strasburg had gone 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA over a three-start stretch (three earned runs in 23 innings) before exiting his last appearance after two innings against Atlanta. He was placed on the disabled list six days later but was cleared to return following Thursday’s bullpen session in Colorado.

“I tried to pound the strike zone as much as I could, but it was a little bit hit or miss, which is to be expected,” Strasburg said.

Strasburg walked leadoff hitter Michael Bourn in the first before Mike Aviles hit into a double play.

Jason Kipnis drew the second walk of the inning but Santana popped up. That began a stretch in which Strasburg retired eight straight.

“Once I got through the first inning, it started to click,” he said. “I got into some trouble when that happened, but it was a good feeling.”

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Evans wins decision over Henderson EVANS’ HUNT FOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE SHOT BACK ON TRACK AFTER VICTORY AT UFC 161 IN WINNIPEG

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Rashad Evans got his hunt for a heavyweight title shot back on track Saturday with a split decision victory over veteran Dan Henderson at UFC 161.

It was a matter of youth trumping experience, with Evans nine years younger than the 42-year-old Henderson, who fought at UFC 17.

They approached each other cautiously in the first, but it was Henderson who connected with the first solid punches late in the round, attacking so eagerly he could hardly keep his feet.

“I said, ’What hit me,”’ said Evans, who approached Henderson with a lot more caution after that. “Only fools rush in with Dan Henderson.”

The second round opened with Evans trying to take Henderson down, but the veteran quickly got to his feet. Henderson was noticeably tired in the third.

“I just left it up to the judges again and I’ve got nobody to blame but myself for that.

He kept the pressure on pretty well in that third round,” Henderson said. “I kind wanted to take a little bit of a breather and go back after him and he kept the pressure on pretty well and didn’t let me do that.”

Henderson was coming off a loss to Lyoto Machida, while Evans suffered defeats to Rogerio Nogueira and current light heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones.

“He takes a hell of a punch and he gives a hell of a punch,” Evans said of Henderson. “Coming off of two losses it takes bit of a hit on your confidence.

“This wasn’t my best performance by far but it’s something to start from.”

Their fight was preceded by the co-main event, a heavyweight bout between fan favourite Roy (Big Country) Nelson and Steve Miocic that the latter took in a unanimous decision to boost his UFC record to 4-1 and his overall MMA record to 10-1 Nelson, coming off three straight wins, outweighs Miocic by more than 20 pounds but stands four inches shorter and has seven inches less reach.

He got in trouble late in the first when Miocic landed a solid combination but hung on. The pair traded rights in the second, but Miocic seemed unfazed and staggered Nelson with another combination that drove him to the wire.

Nelson’s looping rights found their mark a few times in the third and Miocic backed off a little to avoid getting caught when he already appeared ahead on the judges scorecards.

Asked by UFC president Dana White how he felt after the fight, his response was brief: “I won right? OK then, I’m happy.”

The main card got underway with Shawn (The Savage) Jordan winning his third UFC fight after stunning Pat (HD)

Barry with a flurry of punches to end their heavyweight bout after just 59 seconds.

It started with an uppercut and the referee stopped it as Barry crouched, taking punch after punch, declaring it a technical knockout.

“He bought the first one ... I saw him kind of dazed so I just kept going,” said Jordan, with an MMA record of 15-4 and a UFC record of 3-1.

In a UFC debut for both fighters, women’s heavyweight Alexis Davis of Port Colborne, Ont., defeated Rosi Sexton of Manchester, England, in a unanimous decision in the first women’s UFC fight in Canada.

“It’s a whole new ballgame,” Davis said of the UFC, after a busy week of media attention. “I can’t wait to fight again.”

Ryan (The Big Deal) Jimmo, a native of Saint John, N.B., who now fights out of Edmonton, met fellow light heavyweight Igor (The Duke) Pokrajac. Jimmo took it in a unanimous decision but apologized for not being more aggressive.

“I was coming off a loss,” he said. “I was fighting really conservatively.”

The Evans-Henderson matchup only became the main event after injuries scrubbed two other fights.

The card took its first hit several weeks ago when the original main event featuring interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland fell apart after Barao injured his foot.

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Canadian Ryan Jimmo lays into Igor Pokrajac during their light heavyweight bout at UFC 161 in Winnipeg on Saturday.

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Putin denies stealing Super Bowl ring THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ring that’s now on display in the Kremlin, but says he’s ready to buy him another ring as a gift.

Putin was reacting Sunday through a spokesman to a New York Post story quoting remarks made by Kraft at an awards gala at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel last Thursday.

“I took out the ring and showed it to (Putin). And he put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill someone with this ring,”’ Kraft said, as quoted by the Post. “I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.”

The diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring worth about $25,000 changed hands while Kraft was visiting St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2005 with an American business delegation that met Putin. At the time, Kraft

had said he gave the ring to Putin as a gift.

But the Post story quoted Kraft as saying at Carnegie Hall’s Medal of Excellence gala that he had an “emotional tie to the ring” and wanted it back, but the White House intervened and said it would be in the interest of U.S.-Russian relations to claim it was a gift.

Putin arrived in London on Sunday to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, was asked about the story.

“Back in 2005 I stood behind the president’s back and I saw how that ring was presented to him. All that talk about some kind of pressure that was exerted on him (Kraft) should be the subject of a detailed talk with psychoanalysts, I think,” Peskov said.

“At the same time, I am aware that this gentleman (Kraft) is feeling such a horrible pain about the 2005 loss,” Peskov said. “The president will be ready to send him another ring as a gift, which he (Putin) can buy with his own money.”

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Jeff Gordon and Bobby Labonte collide in the second turn during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Sunday, in Brooklyn, Mich. acted up about two-thirds of the way through the race.

There were eight cautions for 38 laps.

Biffle cruised to the finish in his No. 16 Ford. He finished second to Johnson the previous weekend at Pocono, but this time there was nobody left to challenge him at the end.

It was Ford’s third Cup victory of the year — Carl Edwards and David Ragan won at Phoenix and Talladega. Sunday was Ford Motor Company’s 110th birthday.

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BROOKLYN, Mich. — Greg Biffle gave Ford a milestone victory — right down the road from company headquarters.

Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. It was the 1,000th victory for Ford Motor Company across NASCAR’s three national series — Cup, Nationwide and Truck.

“What a great moment this is,” said Jamie Allison, director of Ford Racing. “We couldn’t be prouder to have this moment come here today at Michigan in front of so many of our Ford friends. What a great race and a great day for Ford.”

It was Biffle’s first win since he overtook Johnson to win at MIS in August. Johnson’s engine faltered with six laps left in that race. This time, he was about a second behind Biffle with three laps to go — but a tire give way, and he dropped all the way to 28th.

“I don’t want to see anybody wreck,” Biffle said.

“It makes you feel good when you push the guy over the edge. He made a mistake, and that’s what makes you feel good. You outsmarted him, or you beat him at his game.”

Harvick was second, 3 seconds behind Biffle. Martin Truex Jr. was next, followed by Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart.

Johnson wasn’t the only big name who ran into trouble. Jeff Gordon was out of contention almost immediately when he hit a spinning Bobby Labonte less than 10 laps into the 200-lap, 400-mile race. Gordon finished 39th, one spot behind Kasey Kahne, who led at the halfway point but appeared to blow a tire and went sliding into the wall.

Kahne’s car caught fire, but he was able to climb out quickly.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won at MIS last June, finished 37th Sunday. He led for 34 laps, but his engine

have contributed to Ford’s success,” Roush Fenway Racing owner Jack Roush said. “I’m just proud and honoured to be part of that.”

This was the second Cup win of the year for Roush Fenway.

It’s been an emotional week for the racing community after the death of driver Jason Leffler on Wednesday at a dirt-track race in New Jersey. Biffle was quick to acknowledge Leffler while he celebrated his Father’s Day victory.

“We are thinking about little Charlie Leffler that doesn’t have a father today,” he said.

Biffle earned his 19th career victory and boosted his chances to reach the Chase for the Sprint Cup, moving from 10th to eighth in the standings. Biffle finished in the top 10 for the 13th time in 21 races at MIS, which is about 60 miles from Ford headquarters in Dearborn.

Edwards finished eighth. Kurt Busch qualified second but went into an early spin and finished 35th.

Johnson still has a comfortable lead in standings, although Edwards closed the gap at the top from 51 points to 31. Johnson had a chance at his fourth victory of the year before scraping the wall late.

Johnson has still never won a Cup race at MIS. “I thought this would be the year,” he said. “Most of the time we’re leading and something happens, but I thought, ’OK, maybe coming from behind would be the difference.’ But something happened.”

Johnson’s late mishap in his No. 48 Chevrolet did not result in a caution, so Biffle maintained his comfortable lead over Harvick.

“I wasn’t catching the 16 and didn’t really feel it necessary to have a tire failure or an issue at that particular point,” Harvick said. “So our best bet at that point was the 48 catches the 16 and something happening as those two guys were racing. But we just maintained and managed our gap between us and (Truex) to just hold that track position and not have anything silly happen.”

Harvick moved up one spot to fourth in the standings. Earnhardt fell from fourth to seventh.

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The longest day of the year will be celebrated with a feast at the Ellis Bird Farm Tea House. On Friday the bird farm, northeast of Blackfalds, will have a special summer solstice supper featuring smoked organic prime rib, locally sourced vegetables and salads and a vanilla rhubarb crisp for dessert. A tour of the site, located off of Prentiss Road (Range Road 26-0) north of Hwy 597, will be offered at 5:15 p.m., followed by the meal at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $40, available at the Ellis Bird Farm visitor centre or tea house or by calling 403885-4477.

BEE EVENT Red Deer is a-buzz with small hobbyists attempting urban beekeeping. As a result the Apiaries and Bees for Communities organization will offer a field day to interested honey lovers on Saturday in the city.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. people can meet at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45th Ave., to ask advice, learn a few tricks and have a great time. The session will review swarming and swarm suppression, splitting and recognizing a healthy hive and queen.

The event costs $65. For more information visit www.backyardbees.ca.

BARK AT THE BEND People who want to dog walk to support pets in need of homes can do so at Three Mile Bend on Saturday.

The Red Deer and District SPCA is hosting the fundraising dog walkathon Bark at the Bend, with a goal to raise $30,000. The walk is to get underway at 10 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and games to follow at 11 a.m.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. Funds raised through the event will allow for the spaying or neutering of up to 100 animals awaiting adoption at the local SPCA. Participants can register online at www. reddeerspca.com or at the event itself.

Kinsmen spawn friendship CLUB REVOLVES AROUND FELLOWSHIP AND ‘SERVING THE COMMUNITY’S GREATEST NEED’

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF A lot of Kinsmen stories begin the same way: “I came to Red Deer. I didn’t know a soul. I joined Kinsmen.

“And the guys I first met in Kinsmen are still my very good friends to this day.”

The Red Deer Kinsmen Club introduced Gerry Feehan to the community and the community to the young lawyer upon his move here in the early 1980s.

Club membership offered social interaction and a lot of service-oriented involvement in the city.

Feehan spent about 15 years as an active member. He recalls the annual Skate-A-Rama fundraiser that hundreds of kids would attend and weekend work bees assembling school playgrounds that the club has funded.

But he is most proud of the fellowship among the 40-odd club members he served with.

“All of the community service we did with fellow Kinsmen just created a real bond between us,” said Feehan.

Kinsmen clubs are a uniquely Canadian construct. The first such club was started in 1920 in Hamilton by Hal Rogers, a returned First World War veteran looking for an avenue to replicate the camaraderie of wartime service in his civilian life.

The Red Deer Kinsmen was chartered in 1937. It began its service work in 1938 with the sponsorship of the library at the Red Deer Municipal Hospital and a Boy Scout troop, and is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013.

Local Kinsmen fundraisers and events over the years have ranged from a Motor Circus and Soap Box Derby to Skate-ARama and the Kinsmen Dream Home lottery, began in 1981 with members having to put up their homes as collateral for the first iteration.

Fun was always mixed with work, whether it was trying to crack up CKRD talent during their live auction or the “dirty

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Former Kinsmen Gerry Feehan enjoyed his time working with the Kinsmen in Red Deer. The club offered social interaction and a lot of service-oriented involvement in the city he says. shirt dances” following Kinsmen work parties.

Kinsmen projects are scattered around Red Deer, as they are in towns and cities across the country.

The Kinsmen Community Arenas, Kin Canyon, Kinex, Bower-Kin Community Centre, Kinsmen Library Link and the Kinsmen Family Play Space in Parkland Mall all showcase the club’s name, and many other community mainstays have benefitted from Kinsmen donations.

“Our mandate is to serve the community’s greatest need.

That’s what we do,” said Len Sisco, Red Deer Kinsmen Club president.

To serve that need, Sisco said the club looks for projects that will benefit the largest number of people.

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ried at this time, but eventually it could cause a concern if we weren’t able to increase membership,” he stated.

Former member Kevin Beattie said some might see volunteering and the time commitment as a burden, but in Kinsmen a balance is sought between fundraising and fellowship.

“They fail to see the friendships you make,” he said.

For many years, Kinsmen clubs were only open to men under 40 — a restriction championed by one-time member John Diefenbaker — with more aged men able to be involved in the K-40 social club. Today, there is no age limit.

Anyone interested in joining Kinsmen or Kinettes (the women’s club) can visit http:// reddeerkinsmen.com or phone Sisco at 403-304-2066. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Interest into different farming approach ‘grows’

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Now in his third year a local farmer’s different approach to vegetable production

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years ago in its support of a young girl with cystic fibrosis.

“When you’re able to see the look of appreciation on that family’s face, because now they know their daughter is going to be looked after a lot better, it’s taken a load off them.

That’s why we do what we do,” explained Sisco.

Service clubs across the country are facing membership challenges, and the Kinsmen are no exception. The Red Deer group has only 23 members — Lacombe has 31 — when in better times it could count 60 or more.

Sisco said the local Kinsmen are using social media now to try attracting members. But, he said, he is not yet worried about the club’s existence.

“The members that we have are very very strong members.

They’re very very committed to the community. I’m not wor-

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Mike Kozlowski works the soil at Steel Pony Farm Sunday. Kozlowski has operated the farm, which aims to provide vegetables grown in chemical free soil for people. He sells the produce by the ‘weekly box.’

is going strong.

At first some expereinced farmers were less than receptive to Mike Kozlowski’s idea, as evidenced during his visits to national farmers union meetings. But after three years they are starting to listen.

The Red Deer native operates a small vegetable growing operation south of the city. But he does it without a tractor, instead weeding and farming operations are done by hand and he employs natural methods to grow crops.

“There have been so many challenges and road blocks and things you have to problem solve,” said Kozlowski.

One of the biggest challenges for Steel Pony Farm has been finding stable and secure land. Over three years they have had three different landlords.

“It’s not like typical farming,” said Kozlowski. “Typical ones are rented out for $70 or $80 an acre and they rent 1,000 acres at a time or something like that and they just drive their tractor through to seed it, drive their tractor through to spray it and drive their tractor through to harvest it.

“We’re out here every day all day and we have people, friends and employees coming out. It’s a different type of traffic on the land.”

One of the biggest time consumers this spring was building new greenhouses.

There are three of them on the six acre piece of land they rented, of which three are in use for agriculture production.

This means everything is a little later than they would have liked this year, but Kozlowski believes everything will work out through the growing year.

The farm is growing about 50 different types of vegetables, but more than 200 varieties of the vegetables.

“Like tomatoes we have Manitoba tomatoes, sasha tomatoes and another three or four types of tomatoes,” said Kozlowski.

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interested in farming one summer when he was in Kenya.

“I was having a meal with a family and they asked me to describe my farm,” said Kozlowski. “That’s the only life they know is life on a farm, and I don’t have a farm.”

The family asked him where he gets his food, he responded by saying a grocery store. The family then asked about the grocery store’s farm.

“I went back to the shack I was staying in that night and I realized I have no idea where any of the food I’ve ever eaten comes from,” said Kozlowski. “It was an eye opening experience.”

A year prior to starting Steel Pony Farms Kozlowski did a Steel Pony bike tour where he went to various farms in Alberta and looked at how they operated.

Instead of selling their produce at the Wednesday downtown Farmer’s Market in Red Deer as they did when the farm first started now they sell in food baskets. The food baskets are delivered weekly from July to mid-December and contain a variety of vegetables.

“It is a predictable and stable funding avenue,” said Kozlowski. “It works out a lot better to have people who commit to the season.” During the winter months Kozlowski finds other work, but still puts in about 80 hours of preparation work for the coming growing season.

He doesn’t use chemicals and all weeding is done by hand.

“What I really want to do is create vegetables that are truly nourishing to people,” said Kozlowski. “When you can build up the complexity of the soil and get the right amount of micro and macro nutrients and the balance in there. You get food that is truly nourishing.

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Harper draws line between BRIEFS Putin, rest of G8 on Syrian conflict Woman charged CANADA

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Toronto police have charged a woman who is alleged to have thrown a drink at embattled Mayor Rob Ford.

Police say a cup of juice was thrown at Ford on Saturday afternoon while he was attending an Italian street festival.

Police had no other details about the incident or whether there is any connection to the negative publicity the mayor has received in recent weeks.

Twenty-seven-yearold Shannon Everett faces an assault charge and is scheduled to appear in court on July 23 to face the allegation.

The mayor alluded to the incident briefly Sunday in the weekly radio show he hosts with his brother, Coun. Doug Ford, saying the pair had experienced “some excitement” the previous day.

Doug Ford went further, simultaneously condemning and brushing off what he called his brother’s “little shower.”

“That’s unfortunate but it’s no big deal...It’s what I feel is crossing the line,” he said on the afternoon radio show.

Ford has been on the hot seat for weeks over media reports of an alleged video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine, which he has denied using.

The scandal has generated international headlines and the mayor’s latest publicity generated considerable mirth on social media sites like Twitter.

Montreal police thwart alleged plot to strike at armoured cars MONTREAL — Three men in their 60s face charges after police cracked an alleged plan to rob at least one armoured truck and had to destroy a possible bomb found in a Montreal apartment.

Police arrested the trio, aged 62, 63 and 65, on Friday and the suspects are expected to appear in court today.

It was the first link of a chain of events that would end with a controlled explosion in a working-class neighbourhood early Sunday.

The device was found in a building where a number of retired and semi-retired tenants reportedly live.

Montreal police spokesman Const. Daniel Lacoursiere says that robbery squad detectives in the force’s Major Crimes Division had been investigating word of a possible heist for the last four months.

The urgency of the probe ramped up recently when they got a tip.

“Detectives got information to suggest that an attack on an armoured truck was imminent,” Lacoursiere said.

After the arrests of the three suspects — all of whom are known to police, Lacoursiere said — raids were carried out in Montreal and nearby Repentigny.

In one Montreal raid, detectives made a startling discovery.

“They found inside this apartment what they thought was an explosive device,” Lacoursiere said.

Montreal, which used to be known as the bank-robbery capital of Canada, has also been famous for spectacular armoured truck heists.

In 1990, $15.9 million was stolen from armed guards on a Brink’s aircraft at what was then Dorval airport. The robbery was considered at the time to be the biggest heist from a guarded transport in Canada.

The case was solved years later.

port? Are they the ones you want to supply with weapons? Then this probably has little relation to the humanitarian values DUBLIN, Ireland — When leaders of the preached in Europe for hundreds of years.” world’s eight wealthiest countries meet in ing of G8 leaders is how to end the bloody Putin was apparently referring to a Syrconflict that has now raged for two years in Northern Ireland on Monday, it’s pretty ian rebel commander caught on tape last clear how Prime Minister Stephen Harper Syria. month cutting into a dead soldier and bitTensions escalated this past week after sees the seating arrangements at the leadthe United States announced it would be- ing into one of his organs. ers’ table.

Harper said the rest of the G8 and NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin on gin arming opponents of Assad’s regime be- need to find a way to end the Syrian concause it has proof chemical weapons were one side. Everybody else on the other. At flict without Russia. used against the rebels. least when it comes to Syria.

“I think what’s important,” On the eve of the G8 summit, Harper said, “is that we continue ‘I THINK THAT DIALOGUE WILL BE while he was in Dublin meeting to work with our allies in the G7 the Irish prime minister, Harper and in NATO to see how we can INTERESTING. I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO suggested that trying to get Russia move the situation in a positive to drop its long-standing support HAVE THAT KIND OF DIALOGUE. BUT I DON’T direction where we get the transiof the regime of Syrian President THINK WE SHOULD FOOL OURSELVES. THIS tion towards a government that is Bashar Assad is an exercise in furepresentative, broadly IS G7 PLUS ONE. OK, LET’S BE BLUNT. THAT’S genuinely tility. based, democratic, not a threat to In doing so, the Canadian prime WHAT THIS IS, G7 PLUS ONE.’ the world and certainly, not emminister effectively drew a sharp bracing of terrorist or extremist line between Putin’s Russia and — PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER elements.” the rest of the G8.

Earlier Sunday, Foreign Affairs “Look, I think that dialogue will Minister John Baird told CTV and be interesting. I think it’s imporGlobal News that he is loathe to Russia — which is in the G8 and has a tant to have that kind of dialogue. criticize the U.S. for arming the rebels, and permanent seat on the United Nations se“But I don’t think we should fool ourhe expressed confidence the Americans selves. This is G7 plus one. OK, let’s be curity council — has dismissed those U.S. will be careful about who they give weapblunt. That’s what this is, G7 plus one,” claims, saying they’re based on flimsy evi- ons to. dence.

Harper said Sunday.

But Harper ruled out — for now — CanaPutin and British Prime Minister David “We in the west have a very different da arming the rebels.

Cameron met Sunday in London ahead of perspective on this situation. Mr. Putin and “We are not, in Canada at the present his government are supporting the thugs of the G8. According to a Reuters report, Pu- time, we are not contemplating arming the the Assad regime for their own reasons that tin criticized the West for backing the Syr- opposition in Syria,” Harper said.

I do not think are justifiable, and Mr. Putin ian rebels.

“I understand — fully understand — why “One does not really need to support the knows my view on that.” our allies would do that, particularly given people who not only kill their enemies, but “But we will not, unless there’s a big recent actions by Russia, Iran and others. shift of position on his part, we’re not going open up their bodies, eat their intestines in But our aid, at the present time and our aid to get a common position with him at the front of the public and cameras,” Putin is for now, will continue to be humanitarian quoted as saying.

G8.”

“Are these the people you want to sup- aid.”

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Army restricts sale of anniversary booze; polices product endorsement perception

BY MURRAY BREWSTER THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Canadian Army is all for its soldiers raising a glass to toast upcoming milestones, as long as nobody thinks there’s a product endorsement going on.

And anyone in the general public who would like a sip, or wee dram, of the special spirits will remain thirsty unless someone in uniform is willing to share.

National Defence recently issued new guidelines to military units, including the army’s most storied regiments, to govern the production and sale commemorative beer, wine and spirits for the splash of celebrations expected next year.

In 2014, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, the Royal 22e Regiment, Royal Montreal Regiment and Regiment du Hull will all mark the 100 years since their formation.

Other even older units are currently in the midst of the 150th anniversary this year, including the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, the Princess of Wales Own Regiment, and the Lincoln and Welland Regiment.

“In the recent past, various alcoholic beverages were produced to commemorate regimental anniversaries,” Lt.-Gen. Peter Devlin, the army’s commander was told in a recent briefing.

“Many units and regiments are contemplating fundraising efforts featuring the debatable use of (intellectual property),” such as cap badges, regimental colours, and the Crown.

The angst was driven by the production and online sale of Black Watch Whisky, which featured the famous unit’s badge, armoury and a member in highland dress.

As many as “600 of these bottles of whisky could be an unauthorized use of Crown (intellectual property).”

Brewing a special batch of beer, wine — or distilling whisky — “is very complex, which makes it extremely difficult for regiments and their foundations to remain within the appropriate legal, ethical and historical/heritage boundaries,” said a Nov. 3, 2011 briefing note.

A spokeswoman for the army, Colleen McGrann, said on Friday the department issued clear guidelines. Those new rules include limiting the sale of commemorative alcohol to within the military, and requiring associations to ask for permission to use regimental logos, as well as using established brewers.

The military spent many years trying to reclaim a squeaky clean image following the dark days of the 1990s Somalia scandal, and the briefing displayed how hyper-vigilant it has become.

Officials within National Defence

stressed about possible copyright infringement and civil and criminal liability if something happened to someone using “branded beverages.” They worried about the optics, the possibility of regimental reputations being tarnished, and of the publicity nightmare that would follow potential incidents.

Defence communications staff foresaw having to conduct broad-based “damage control,” should something go wrong.

Paul Hale, president of the Southwest Ontario branch of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Association, said he’s been working with a Niagara-on-theLake winery for the last few years and supports the army being cautious, and recognizes images can quickly be appropriated in today’s e-commerce world.

“I understand and support the fact that they are trying to ensure that Regimental badges and logos are used with respect and not used by offshore agencies for personal profit,” he said Saturday.

Since he started the fundraising initiative, his branch has sold 1,600 bottles of wine, but added that some battalions with the regiment are more interested than others in the special spirits.

Canada boosts Syrian refugee aid to Jordan

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada is providing $100 million to help Jordan cope with the fallout from the brutal civil war raging in neighbouring Syria.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird calls the aid “unprecedented” and says it is aimed at helping Jordan take care of the thousands of Syrian refugees streaming across its borders while dealing with its own economic challenges.

The support consists of $75 million over three years to help Jordan promote job creation and economic development.

Another $25 million is to help Jordan

beef up security at sprawling refugee camps and protect Jordanians against potential chemical and biological weapons attack by the Syrian government.

This is latest — and largest —infusion of aid to Jordan since the Syrian civil war started two years ago.

Canada has previously committed just over $16 million to help Jordan cope with the fallout.

“The challenges facing Jordan are monumental in scope,” Baird said in a written statement.

“Compassion for Syrians fleeing the death and destruction ravaging their homeland cannot be Jordan’s undoing.”

The G8 leaders’ summit in Northern Ire-

land is expected to discuss a co-ordinated response to the Syrian crisis.

The United States is reportedly considering imposing a no-fly zone over Jordan while France and others are suggesting a NATO military response may be necessary.

In an interview with CTV’s Question Period, Baird side-stepped whether Canada would participate in such measures. Rather, he stressed Canada’s focus on providing humanitarian aid.

“This is the worst humanitarian tragedy of the 21st Century and obviously Canada wants to be there to do our part to support the victims of (Syrian President Bashar) Assad’s brutality,” he said.

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Construction strike in Quebec Quebec’s construction sites will be idle on today following the announcement today of a general strike by unions representing workers. The strike is to start at midnight.

Negotiations broke down on Saturday.

The unions represent more than 175,000 residential, industrial and commercial construction workers.

Workers insist a main problem for them was an attempt by the Quebec construction association to change the amount of overtime they would get for extra hours worked. The union also says they were being asked to agree to a 14-hour day and six-day work week at regular wages.

One group representing home builders had complained the unions bargained in bad faith and never intended to reach a deal.

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G8 getting tough on tax havens HARPER SAYS NO RESERVATIONS ABOUT G8 PROPOSAL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS DUBLIN, Ireland — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has no qualms about a G8 proposal to combat tax havens.

“We have no reservations in principle,” Harper said Sunday in Dublin ahead of the G8 summit.

But the prime minister added any tax measures would need the approval of Canada’s provinces and territories.

“You know, tax evasion, there’s no upside in tax evasion.

It’s bad policy, it’s bad politics and governments lose revenue that governments should be getting,” he said.

“Obviously, we believe in low tax rates in Canada. The only reservation we will obviously express is that in terms of implementation in Canada, we’re going to have to consult with

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our provinces.”

Among the items on the agenda at the annual meeting of leaders of the world’s eight richest countries is a British proposal aimed at tackling hidden company ownership.

“This is a very important initiative by Prime Minister (David) Cameron,” Harper said.

“It is important that we do it and we do it together because when we are dealing with tax evasion we are dealing with problems that cross borders, and even the most powerful governments in the world can’t

deal with these things by themselves.

“So, I look forward to be part of the declaration and making progress on this as we go to the summit.”

British Prime Minister David Cameron told Sky News every member of the G8 supports a plan to identify who actually owns companies.

Cameron also wants to create a central registry of company ownership, but tax activists claim Canada and Russia oppose such a move.

The British prime minister

says he hopes all countries will adopt public registries.

Harper leaves Dublin on Monday for the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

On Sunday, he met Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.

The two leaders talked about the free-trade negotiations between Canada and the European Union.

“We hope that the discussions that are ongoing will conclude and, of course, the potential and the benefit for both countries, both Europe, Ireland and Canada,” Kenny said.

Trade between Canada and Ireland would flourish if a freetrade deal is signed, Harper said.

“Speaking of trade,” Harper said, “Ireland, of course, would also benefit from a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union.”

GM recalling 193,652 SUVs General Motors is recalling more than 193,652 SUVs from the 2006 and 2007 model years because a circuit board in the driver’s door could short and cause a fire.

The vehicles involved are the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Ruick Rainier, Saab 9-7x and Isuzu Ascender from the 2006 and 2007 model years. The 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL are also included.

GM says owners should park the vehicles outside until they’re repaired. GM says the defect is caused when water gets into the driver’s side door and corrodes a circuit board. If it shorts out, the power door and window switches may stop working. It could also cause overheating, which can lead to smoke or fire.

GM is notifying owners. Dealers will repair the vehicles for free.

Italy aims to restart economy The Italian government has adopted a series of measures aimed at boosting the economy, including the release of 3 billion euros ($4 billion) for infrastructure projects projected to create 30,000 new jobs.

Premier Enrico Letta said the measures, based on recommendations from the European Union commission, would help Italians contribute to restarting the moribund economy. Ministers deliberated for more than six hours on the package Saturday.

The varied package of measures include relaxing procedures for collecting tax debt from crisis-stricken citizens, allowing universities to hire more researchers and reducing taxes on boats and yachts to help relieve an industry hit by earlier austeritydriven measures.

Letta earlier pledged that Italy intended to reduce its deficit to under 3 per cent of GDP. — The Canadian Press and The Associated Press

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Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro holds a model of a Telenoid as he addresses the Global Future 2045 Congress, Saturday, at Lincoln Center in New York. Some of humanity’s best brains gathered in New York to discuss how our minds can outlive our bodies. The conference is funded by a Russian billionaire with an aggressive time schedule: immortality by 2045. Right, Ishiguro’s Geminoid — easily mistaken for a human — takes the stage.

Tycoon’s goal: Immortality by 2045 or bust RUSSIAN TYCOON WANTS TO TRANSFER MINDS TO MACHINES

BY PETER SVENSSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so.

Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity’s best brains — and a few robots — in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their minds to outlive their bodies.

Itskov, who looks younger than his 32 years, has an aggressive timetable in which he’d like to see milestones toward that goal met: ● By 2020, robots we can control remotely with our brains. ● By 2025, a scenario familiar to watchers of sci-fi cartoon show Futurama: the capability to transplant the brain into a life-support system, which could be a robot body. Essentially, a robot prosthesis that can replace an ailing, perhaps

dying body. ● By 2035, the ability to move the mind into a computer, eliminating the need for the robot bodies to carry around wet, messy brains. ● By 2045, technology nirvana in the form of artificial brains controlling insubstantial, hologram bodies.

The testimony of the neuroscience experts invited to Itskov’s Global Future 2045 conference at Lincoln Center in the New York City’s Manhattan borough indicate that Itskov’s timetable is ambitious to the point of being unrealistic.

But the gathering was a rare public airing of questions that will face us as technology progresses.

Is immortality desirable, and if so, what’s the best way to get there?

Do we leave behind something essentially human if we leave our bodies behind? If you send your robot copy to work,

do you get paid?

Japanese robotics researcher Hiroshi Ishiguro’s presentation started out with a life-size, like-like robot representation of himself on stage.

The robot moved its lips, nodded and moved it eyes while a hidden loudspeaker played up Ishiguro’s voice.

Apart from a stiff posture and a curious splay of the hands, the robot could be mistaken for a human, at least 10 rows from the stage.

Ishiguro uses this android or “Geminoid” (after the Latin word for “twin”) to meet with students at a research institute two hours away from the laboratory where he also has an appointment.

He controls it through the Internet, and sees his students through a webcam.

“The problem is, if I use this android, the research institute says it cannot pay for me,” Ishiguro said, to laughter

from the audience of hundreds of journalists, academics, Buddhist monks and futurism enthusiasts.

Ishiguro flew to the U.S. with his robotic twin’s head, the most valuable part, in the carry-on luggage.

The body rode below, in the luggage compartment.

To Itskov, who made his money in the Russian Internet media business, the isolated achievements of inventors like Ishiguro are not enough. He wants to create a movement, involving governments and the United Nations, to work toward a common goal.

“We shouldn’t just observe the wonderful entrepreneurs — we need to move ahead systematically,” Itskov said in an interview.

“We are really at the time when technology can affect human evolution.

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Parents unsure how to teach kids about money Parents generally seem to be in a quandary about how to teach their children about money and investing, which is unfortunate because the sooner children can grasp the basic concepts the more likely they will be to establish good financial management practices as they mature and grow into adulthood.

“As busy parents, we might not be well-prepared to talk to our young kids about the important of money, TALBOT spending and savBOGGS ing as well as investing,” said Serge Pepin, vice-president

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“The younger you are in understanding the basic concepts of money and investing, the better you’ll be in securing sound financial well-being,” Pepin said.

“It’s never too early or too late to teach children about money and take time as educators and as parents and/or guardians to explain key money concepts to them. It will help them succeed early on in the management of their first credit experience and help them establish good financial management as young adults.”

Many parents are still unsure about some of the basic money-learning concepts and activities such as when to start giving their children an allowance, how much to give them and should an allowance be tied to doing chores around the house.

“Some of the basic fundamentals are still a quandary to parents,” Alyson

Shaefer, a psychotherapist and parenting expert, said. “They don’t really know where to start.”

To help with the challenge of educating children about money, BMO has partnered with the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) and developed a program called “talk to your kids about money” to help young Canadians learn about money and personal finances.

Through its website, the program, which has both a home and school component, provides parents and guardians with ideas, activities, tools and resources to help them engage children in talks and activities about money.

Material is organized for age ranges and includes ideas for activities in the community, day trips, games, music, and TV shows and movies to watch.

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FUTURE: Avoid damage to humanity “I want us to shape the future, bring it up for public discussion, and avoid any scenario that could damage humanity.”

Itskov says he tries to eliminate his “selfishness” day by day, and has spent about $3 million promoting his vision.

He organized the first conference on the theme in Russia last year.

But in bringing the idea to the U.S., a cultural difference is apparent: Itskov’s desire for a shared, guiding vision for humanity does not mesh well with the spirit of the American high-tech industry, which despises government involvement and prizes its freedom to pursue whatever projects it wants.

Space entrepreneur and X-Prize Chairman Peter Diamandis articulated that spirit at the conference; the freewheeling capitalist system, he said, is one of the strongest engines for effecting change.

“The rate of change is going so fast a(euro)1/8 I do not believe any of our existing government systems can handle it,” he said.

Archbishop Lazar Puhalo of the Orthodox Church in America, who has a background in neurobiology and physics, offered another critique at the conference.

“A lot of this stuff can’t be done,” he said.

If it can be done, that’s not necessarily a good thing either, the robed and bearded patriarch believes.

“I’m not too fond of the idea of immortality, because I think it will be deathly boring,” he said, with a twinkle in his eyes. Giving up our bodies could also be problematic, he said.

“There’s a lot of stuff in them that makes us human. I’m not sure they can be built into machines,” Puhalo said.

Itskov acknowledges that his vision would leave part of the human experience behind. But he believes it would be worth it.

“We’re always losing something for what we’re doing. We’re always paying,” Itskov said.

Hundreds of Bangladesh garment workers fall sick after drinking water DHAKA, Bangladesh — Several hundred garment workers were sickened at their factory outside Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday, apparently after drinking water there.

Police official Mohammad Jahid said many of the workers were treated at various hospitals after the incident at East West Factory in Gazipur district.

Jahid said most of the workers suffered vomiting and stomach problems. None was lifethreatening.

He said up to 4,000 workers are employed in the factory.

Earlier this month, contaminated drinking water sickened 450 workers at Starlight Sweater Factory in the same area.

Authorities cleaned the reservoir and reopened the factory a day later.

Jahid said there has not been any legal action against that factory.

A building collapse near Dhaka in April killed 1,129 workers, injured many others and highlighted hazardous working conditions in the more than 4,000 garment factories in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh earns about $20 billion each year from exports of garment products, mainly to the United States and Europe, accounting for nearly 80 per cent of the country’s export earnings.

A peek at next-generation aircraft

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PARIS AIR SHOW

PARIS — The Paris Air Show, which opens for business on Monday, brings hundreds of aircraft to the skies around the French capital, the usual tense competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and a slew of innovations large and small.

Here’s what to look for over the show: BATTLE OF THE WIDE-BODIES The much-anticipated Airbus A350 flew for the first time on Friday, launching a new air race between the European plane maker and Boeing for long-haul widebody aircraft.

Boeing has dominated the market so far, but troubles with the lithium ion batteries in its 787 Dreamliner are giving customers a reason to give a close look at Airbus’ first all-new plane in eight years. The CEO of Airbus parent EADS, Tom Enders, has said he expects a “few hundred” new orders. Boeing executives, meanwhile, downplayed the air show’s importance for orders, noting that the two companies have historically split the commercial aircraft market.

A year ago, at the Paris Air Show’s sister event in Britain, Boeing beat Airbus for the number of orders announced. The U.S. company took in $37 billion in orders and commitments, well above Airbus’ $16.9 billion.

But the announcements during the air shows are not always

a reliable indicator of business since prices are often negotiated down heavily and big orders don’t always coincide with the event.

The race for the title of biggest plane maker is as tight as ever.

Over the whole of 2012, Airbus delivered 588 planes. That was a record, but one Boeing beat with 601 deliveries, the first time since 2003 it came out on top.

NO HANDS ON DECK They have swooped into wildfires to take temperatures and tracked animals across Africa.

They have guided a fuel tanker to safety through icy waters. Drones are increasingly being used for non-military purposes and are expected to feature prominently at the Paris Air Show.

There are still tough restrictions on their flight for safety reasons, but while the Federal Aviation Authority works on new rules, the makers of drones will aim to show off innovation and technical prowess at the show. Eurocopter, a company based in France, will showcase new technology that can transform a manned helicopter into one that flies without a pilot.

EVEN IN PARIS, SEQUESTRATION TAKES TOLL American fighter jets aren’t taking to the skies above Paris, nor will they be seen on the ground, for the first time in more than two decades thanks to the U.S. government’s spending cuts the infamous ’sequestration’.

The U.S. pavilion remains the largest, but the event will be less of a sales showcase for latest military hardware and more a place for suppliers to meet up with potential customers.

Russia, on the other hand, is looking to make a splash by presenting fighter jets and military helicopters at the show for the first time since 2001. The Sukhoi manufacturer will showcase its Su-35, a twin-engine multipurpose fighter, for the first time outside Russia. Britain and France also will have fighter jets on display.

“It’s two different trends between commercial aircraft and defence,” said Eric Bernardini, a consultant for AlixPartners who follows the aerospace industry.

EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS Less flashy but just as important for the industry will be the myriad technological innovations that parts suppliers will come to Paris to present. The biggest issue? The cost of fuel.

The price of jet fuel has more than tripled worldwide since 2003 — a trend both jet manufacturers and airlines expect to continue.

Electric- or solar-powered commercial flights are wildly improbable and biofuels aren’t yet economically viable, so airlines are looking to improve mileage any way possible.

For long-haul flights, that means more carbon-fiber in airplane bodies and other design tweaks, such as electric motors for taxiing. For passengers, it means no end in sight on extra baggage fees.

Traders watch Federal Reserve for signs of tapering of key stimulus program

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Trading will likely be muted for the first half of the week as investors hope to get a better impression of whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut back on one of its key stimulus measures soon and, if so, by how much.

The Fed’s top policy committee holds its scheduled two-day meeting on interest rates this week, and it wraps up with a news conference by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday afternoon.

“And as has been their habit, markets will react to whatever he says and then it’ll take a few days and then they will refocus on what really matters, which is the broader state of the U.S. economy and the global economy and people will start to focus on the upcoming earnings season,” said Norman Raschkowan, North American strategist with Mackenzie Financial Corp.

Toronto and New York markets racked up losses last week on nervousness about Fed intentions, with the TSX’s main index losing 186 points or 1.5 per cent.

The Dow industrials fell 178 points or 1.17 per cent last week but the blue chip index is still up 15 per cent year to date, resulting from D a rally fuelled in large I L part by the Fed’s quantiB tative easing program.

E Musings by BernanR ke on May 22, when he T briefed the U.S. Congress, have chipped away at this year’s strong gains on American markets and driven Toronto further into negative ground.

At that time, Bernanke said that the Fed

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“So I guess the question is, how is it going to play out?” said John Johnston, chief strategist at Davis Rea Ltd. “And Bernanke said we may consider tapering over the next few meetings. So it probably means not this meeting, but it certainly sets up September, October or November. Some time over the SeptemberDecember period and markets are making some bets in there.”

The program has been intended to encourage borrowing, spending and investing.

But traders worry that when the Fed slows its purchases it could cause interest rates to rise sharply, affecting many parts of the financial system and the economy.

Mortgage rates have already been rising as yields on benchmark government bonds increase, from a recent low of 1.6 per cent in early May to around 2.2 per cent last week.

“And mortgage applications are actually falling as interest rates have gone up,” added Johnston.

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The site provides tips and case studies and offers a number of suggestions, such as teaching children one good habit at a time, giving them control of money, letting them learn by doing, setting money goals, teaching them that reducing expenses makes goals come faster, teaching them to create a budget and pay bills, and the dangers of debt and impulse buying.

The school program targets Grade 7 teachers and students.

All teachers are encouraged to have a lesson relevant to their subject area but with a focus on a money topic. It includes lesson plans linked to provincial curricula.

There is no charge to participate and the program is available immediately to parents and guardians across the country.

“The site does a great job in supporting parents,” said Shaefer.

“They’re going to have the confidence that they’re teaching the right lessons at the right ages and that they’re being collaborative with what the school also is (teaching).”

Pepin said it’s also important to teach children early about some of the basic concepts of investing.

“It’s important that children learn the benefits, drawbacks and strategies involved in making investments for their future as well as the basic types of investment options that are out there,” Pepin said.

“There’s no need to inundate kids with investment concepts that they likely will not understand — like hedge funds, short-selling or leverage — but rather some of the key elements, like risk and reward, return on investment, short-term and longterm goals, dollar cost averaging, retirement savings and the stock markets.”

To bring the concept of investments and the stock market close to a child, consider purchasing some shares in a child-friendly business like McDonald’s Disney or Microsoft for a birthday gift, or perhaps a stock certificate with the child’s name on for the amount of shares that you’ve invested.

“By investing in more than one company you can show the benefits of diversification, and as your child becomes older you may want to consider inviting them to meet with your broker or financial planner,” Pepin suggested.

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

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MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Even a former Beatle needs a moment standing on the main stage at Bonnaroo.

A few songs into his transcendent first set at the massive Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Paul McCartney wrapped his arms around his signature Hofner bass and surveyed a crowd of 80,000 adoring fans.

“Hey, listen, I’m going to take a moment just to drink all this in for myself,” McCartney said.

McCartney is one of the world’s most recognizable musicians and showed why as he led a massive 2 ½-hour sing-a-long of three dozen songs that included two encores Friday night.

Playing for a crowd consisting mostly of fans who were born a decade or more after the Beatles broke up in 1971, he lavishly revisited the Beatles, Wings and his own solo catalogue, laying down hit after hit and playing two Beatles cuts he only recently began playing live for the first time — Lovely Rita and Mr. Mustard.

McCartney, who turns 71 next week, acknowledged some cultural similarities between the generations, however.

“That’s some pretty good weed I can smell,” McCartney said as

wispy puffs of smoke rose from hundreds of spots in the crowd.

“What are you doing to me?”

McCartney took the time to talk about several songs, explaining his Beatles classic “Blackbird” was written about the civil rights struggle in Arkansas.

He noted songs he wrote for his wives over the years, took a moment to express support for incarcerated Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot after playing “Back in the USSR” and told a humorous story about Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

He also paid tribute to late Beatles members John Lennon and George Harrison.

Drummer Ringo Starr and McCartney are the only surviving members of the genre-defining British rock band.

McCartney kicked off Harrison’s biggest hit Something on the ukulele, playing in an unfamiliar time signature that gave the song new meaning, before strapping on a guitar to finish the song.

And he played Here Today for his old songwriting partner Lennon, a song he wrote after Lennon was shot to death in 1980.

McCartney warned members of the crowd to never hold back their feelings, as he did with Lennon

after the group broke up.

“That’s it,” McCartney said after finishing the song on a baby grand piano. “If you wait to tell someone you love them, it’s too late.”

The set only seemed to pick up speed as the night edged toward midnight.

With the crowd yet to diminish, he played Live and let Die accented by onstage pyrotechnics and fireworks.

The entire crowd joined in on “Hey, Jude” before McCartney and his four-piece band left the stage.

He returned waving a Tennessee state flag and played a threesong encore that included Day Tripper and Get Back.

He returned for a second encore that included a rollicking version of “Helter Skelter.”

A member of the crowd tossed McCartney a stuffed toy walrus, alluding to a cryptic nickname given to him by Lennon, and McCartney concluded his first show at Bonnaroo by singing “Carry That Weight” to the toy he placed atop his piano.

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Fernie band stomping to Olds Shred Kelly will offer listeners a “foot stomping good time” at the summer Oldstice Street Festival in Olds this weekend.

The five-piece roots band from Fernie, B.C., will perform in “Uptowne Olds” on Saturday, June 22.

With an energetic piano, clawhammer banjo, ambient synth, guitar and drums, and the group’s sweet vocal harmonies, Shred Kelly produces a sound described as “stoke folk.”

The band that put out the acclaimed release In the Hills, is on a Canadian tour that will stop in Central Alberta en route to Newfoundland. Shred Kelly took home the Artist of the Year designation from the 2012 Kootenay Music Awards and was recently nominated for four more 2013 awards.

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The One Project founder opening show A Red Deer artist who launched The One Project film to inspire people out of depression is now expanding on the same theme with an art exhibit in Calgary.

Bryce Evans is opening Spaces, his debut exhibit, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Calgary on Thursday. It’s running during the Sled Island Music and Arts Festival.

Since moving to Vancouver last summer, Evans has become a professional artist, who operates The One Project full time, along with his art.

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The shock rock pioneer paved the way for Madonna’s pop excess, Rob Zombie’s horror-movie camp and Lady Gaga’s headline-fetching outfits.

On his current tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer shares billing with the most notorious shock rock persona of the ‘90s, Marilyn Manson.

“It’s the tour that people have been waiting for — the teacher and the mentor, the whole thing,” says Cooper, 65.

“The two shows work well together, though, it’s great. His show is more of a really raw, industrial, dark kind of a show, whereas Alice is much more of a Vaudevillian classic — in some places, it’s really scary, and in the next places it’s slapstick — and it’s pure classic rock.”

Question: How did the tour come together?

Answer: I did a tour with Rob Zombie, and in rockand-roll, there are three monsters: Alice is Dracula, Zombie is the Werewolf and Manson is Frankenstein.

When we do tours together, it’s like Dracula versus Frankenstein, or the Werewolf versus Dracula, and then sometimes it’s Abbott and Costello, but all three shows are really good rock shows. It’s not boring in the least bit, it’s a visual feast.

Question: Do you generally try to keep up with other elaborately staged performances?

Answer: We did some things wth Slipknot, and anytime someone is doing something new, I try to see it. I went to see Lady Gaga, and I said, jeez, this is really good. She basically does what I do.

I created a character, Alice Cooper, and I write songs for that character. I perform as that character, but I’m not that character. Gaga does the same. She created her own character, she writes the song, and she writes the show and she performs it as Gaga.

Question: Do you find there are some people who don’t separate life and performance very well?

Answer: People always ask me about why Jimi [Hendrix], Janis [Joplin] and Jim Morrison all died at 27. I say, “Well, they were trying to be Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all the time, and you can’t.” The fact that Jim Morrison got to 27 is a miracle.

You can’t do that much abuse to yourself and survive. When he was onstage or writing, he was absolutely brilliant. . . . So, these guys were my best friends, they were my big brothers, and they were falling off one by one. So, I started to realize we were the next generation — me and Ozzy and Steven Tyler were the next generation. I can see the problem there, and I started to figure it out.

Question:Did everybody figure it out?

Answer: Yeah, and I can say that because we’re all here. We’re all in our 60s now, and we’re still touring, we’re still doing the big shows. I’ve got more energy now than I did when I was 30. I mean, there was a different work ethic then. Our big brothers died at 27 and we’re in our 60s, so we had to have learned something. Look at Iggy Pop. Keith Richards, how is he still alive?

Question: As an avowed Christian, do you have any issues touring with the author of Antichrist Superstar?

Answer: You know, the funny thing about it is, I never have approached [Manson] about anything on that. I’ve defended my faith and he defends his, so we meet in the middle somewhere.

I stay away from politics and religion onstage, but it’s an interesting talk when we talk to each other. It’s basically about how do you separate the character from daily life? We both have different views on how that works, and I told him, “What I think is, eventually you’re going to have to separate it.” In order to fuel that 24-hour character, you either have to drink or drug yourself into it, and pretty soon that won’t last.”

Question:You’ve put

out a lot of records — 28 studio albums at this point — how do you approach putting together a set list?

Answer: It’s the hardest thing in the world. Well, I thought it was hard for me until I went and saw [Paul] McCartney. I saw his set list backstage, and it was 38 songs. Every single song was something I wanted to hear. He said, “Well, that’s our odd number days. Here’s our even number days.” And it was just as good.

So, we play 28 songs from different eras. You have to play the hits, that’s what people came for — there’s 14 songs right there. And then you think, “What do the hardcore fans want to hear? What will surprise them?”

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Conversations with younger woman has wife worried about husband Dear Annie: I have been married to the love of my life for several years. Our children are all grown and out of the nest.

I recently learned that over the past few months my husband has had numerous telephone conversations with a female acquaintance. I know this woman, too, although not very well.

I travel for work several times a month, and that’s when most of these conversations took place.

My husband says they are “just friends,” that she’s young and looks to him for advice. Annie, she’s younger than I am, but not so young that she still needs advice from someone old enough to be her father.

Do you think this could be a case of “where there’s smoke there’s fire”? What should I do?

— Country Gal Dear Gal: There may not be fire, but only because you stomped it out.

Your husband is not being forthcoming when he says they are “just friends.”

The fact that most of these calls took place when you were out of town indicates he was hiding them, which means he is not so innocent in his intentions.

Nothing may have happened, but he didn’t discourage her attentions or make their contact transparent to you.

Tell him the “friendship” is over, or it’s time to see a marriage counselor. Or an attorney.

Dear Annie: In raising our children, we always stressed proper etiquette and thought they knew how to behave.

However, we recently had lunch with one of our adult sons in a restaurant.

He continued to talk with food in his mouth, placing his other hand about two inches away from his face.

After witnessing this a couple of times, I asked him to please not do that as it is not only rude, but, between the food and his hand, we couldn’t understand a word he was saying.

He replied that it is rude if one doesn’t place their hand in front of their mouth while chewing.

What happened to the rule “never talk with your mouth full”? — Dismayed Parents Dear Parents: We are going to assume your son witnessed someone doing this and decided it was appropriate. It is not.

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You have our permission to send this to your misinformed child.

Dear Annie: Please pass this along to “Trying To Be a Stepdad,” whose wife doesn’t back him up when he refuses to buy the kids expensive things.

My ex-wife was exactly the same.

Anytime I would try to teach our two sons that you can’t have everything you ask for, I would be disregarded. I served in the Navy, and the kids knew if I said “no,” the next time my ship went out to sea, their mother would get them whatever they wanted.

The kids never had to work, save or wait for anything.

Two years after I retired, my wife left me for half of my pension, and I inherited $50,000 in credit card debt. I am still paying it off eight years later.

I tried to be a good provider, but my ex could spend it quicker than I could reload the ATM. My oldest son and I don’t communicate because I don’t bail him out every time he needs money.

My younger son and I have a good relationship because he now understands why I am this way.

If “Trying” and his wife can’t stand united, especially on bigticket items, he will be the one picking up the tab for a long time. — Been There, Retired Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. 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.

HOROSCOPE Monday, June 17 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Scott Adkins, 37; Greg Kinnear, 50; Thomas Haden Church, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s general inclination will point out to peace, love and harmony.

The Moon in Libra adores making us feel gracious and amicable towards one another. Mars seems to get along beautifully with Uranus giving us the urge to be free and independent. Initiation and new beASTRO ginnings are highly favoured by toDOYNA day’s startling celestial influences.

Dare to be a self-starter!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, expect a sizzling year ahead! On the romance front, you will experience both enjoyable and dramatic events. Love will predominate highly on your list this year and it will teach you many new lessons.

Be willing to accept compromises within your relationships while at the same time remaining true to yourself.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your everyday life suddenly feels so much more interesting. Your buoyancy and your free-spirited nature want to rebel against any norm out there and declare nothing but total freedom. You have no place for inhibitions in your life!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The latest technology will catch your eye today. You may decide to go ahead and purchase something quite out of the ordinary and unique. You are more open than usual when it comes to improving the handling of your everyday habits.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may appear confused or not fully confident about your career choice. Feeling a certain inadequacy or a void in your field, you may decide that you need to strengthen your skills. You may also think that your resources are not mirroring the right image for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Partnerships issues will come forehand today. A close alliance seems to be taking too much place in your own personal space. Protect your home.

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Court ruling against gene patents opens BRCA breast cancer tests to more women

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can’t be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.

In a bit of a mixed message, the court unanimously decided that certain types of gene tests may still be protected by patents, yet it struck down patents that a company has long held for BRCA genes.

The company makes the only test for two of those breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2.

“It appears that it will allow the market to open up so that other laboratories can offer the test,” said Rebecca Nagy, a genetics counsellor at Ohio State University and president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

And that should make the tests cheaper and available to more women, she said.

Hours after the ruling, one company — DNATraits, part of Houston-based Gene By Gene, Ltd. — said it would offer BRCA gene testing in the United States for $995 — less than a third of the current

price.

A primer on the case: Q: What did the court say?

A: Patents held by Myriad Genetics Inc. on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are not valid, because isolating a naturally occurring segment of DNA cannot be patented.

We all have two copies of these genes; mutations in one of them can give a woman up to an 87 per cent risk of developing breast cancer and up to a 54 per cent risk for ovarian cancer.

Q: How many people have them?

A: In the U.S., about 5 to 10 per cent of breast cancers are thought to be due to bad BRCA genes.

Among breast cancer patients, BRCA mutations are carried by 5 per cent of whites and 12 per cent of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jews.

Rates in other groups aren’t as well known, but a recent study suggests they are more common than has been believed in blacks.

Q: How expensive are the Myriad tests?

A: They cost $3,000 to $4,000 and insurers only cover them for women thought to be at high risk because of family history of breast or ovarian cancer or other risk

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your conscious belief is telling you that you need to find a compromise between your own ego and a friendship. You will ask yourself what you are truly willing to let go of in this relationship and which terms you are willing to accept in order to keep it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The confusion that reigns between and your partner seems to pull you away from your hopes and wishes. In your own mind, you have a clear path of where you would like to go, yet this uncertainty restricts you from advancing. Rely on yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Exploring the spheres out of your comfort zone will only give you insights and a new perspective about life. Someone may surprise you quite spontaneously which could trigger your daring nature. Keep an open mind and don’t be afraid to initiate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Avoid emotional struggles and the temptation to say something which you may regret later. Certain arguments are not worth fighting for especially if they are only consuming your soul. Retreat yourself from the ongoing drama and simply be the observer.

factors.

The tests are not recommended for women at average risk.

Q: What about other tests for breast cancer genes?

A: Some other tests look for mutations in 16 other genes less commonly involved in breast cancer but those have not been able to include BRCA1 and BRCA2 because of Myriad’s patents.

Those other tests cost around $2,600.

The court’s ruling means these tests likely will be able to include BRCA1 and BRCA2 for no or little additional cost in the future, giving a more complete picture of a woman’s risk, Nagy said.

Q: What about other gene tests that can still be patented?

A: The court said tests that involve makingcDNA, or complementary DNA, can still be patented.

They take an extra step to isolate only the “working parts” or coding regions of a gene.

Online: Court decision: http:// www.supremecourt.gov/ opinions/12pdf/12-398—8njq. pdf.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Passion and love will send you a first class ticket to heaven. You welcome all surprises headed your way. Forget predictability when you know that you want to embrace only chance encounters. Spontaneity has a special place for you today.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Expect a pleasant disruption of routine today. No matter how much you may value stability, a random domestic circumstance will likely entice you to start something new. You may finally begin that home project which you have been delaying all this time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Indulge in the bliss that a potential romance might be offering you, no matter the level of commitment. Your genius ideas may bring a fresh vibe to your relationship. Surprise your partner with an out-of-the-blue plan and you will be proud of your originality.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider taking it easy today as unnecessary emotions could lead you to feelings of resentment. A shortage of money will make you rethink about possible alternatives to your current situation.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer/ columnist.

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Landcore Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of Rathole and Pile Driving CCCSI is hiring sanitation services throughout workers for the afternoon Western Canada. We are and evening shifts. Get currently seeking a paid weekly, $14.22/hr. full-time Journeyman or Call 403-348-8440 or fax 3rd/4th Year Heavy Duty 403-348-8463 Mechanic for our Ponoka location. We offer Looking for a place competitive wages with an to live? excellent benefits plan.

Take a tour through the Duties will include, but are CLASSIFIEDS not limited to: - Heavy Truck and Trailer maintenance and repair - Light Duty Pick-up Oilfield maintenance and repair - CVIP inspection -Heavy off-road equipment maintenance and repair Candidates should own their own tools, class 5 drivers license, Heavy Duty Trade Certification.

Experience in welding and A RED DEER BASED fabrication an asset (but Pressure Testing Company not necessary). Successful req’s. Operators for testing candidates should excel in BOP’s throughout AB. oral communication skills, Only those with Drilling rig problem solving, and exp. need apply. Fax working with others. resume & driver’s abstract To apply, either email to: 403-341-6213 or email resumes to info@ mikeoapt@gmail.com landcore.ca or fax to Only those selected for 403 783 2011 interview will be contacted.

EXPERIENCED Oilfield Construction Lead Hands Experienced Oilfield Construction Labourers Industrial Painters Alstar Oilfield is looking for a highly motivated individuals to join our Team in both Hinton and Fox Creek.

Alstar has been serving the oil and gas construction industry since 1969.

If you have a Desire to be Part of a Growing Company Please email your resume to: hr@alstaroilfield.com Please Quote Job # 1356 on Resume For detailed job description Please email hr@alstaroilfield.com Or visit our Career Section at: www.alstaroilfield.com “Committed to enriching the lives of our workforce, while providing quality energy construction solutions” 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 LOCAL Testing company seeking experienced Well Testers for areas including Sask. and US. Positions available immediately.

Day/Night Supervisors & Assistants.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid. Competitive wages and health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets to: welltesting365@ gmail.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

JOURNEYMAN HD CVIP MECHANIC

We are currently seeking motivated hardworking personnel to join our busy oilfield trucking division.

Top wages. Email or fax resumes to 403-782-0913 kelly@downtons.com

is recruiting for a FIELD HAND/COIL TUBING OPERATOR Positions. The job involves working with Down Hole Capillary Tubing at well sites, driving truck, and shop/yard work.

Preferred Requirements: Coiled Tubing Experience Class 1 with Air with clean drivers abstract. Crane & Hoist (Wellhead boom) Well Service BOP Current H2S, PST Tundra offers competitive salaries and works off of a industry leading job bonus structure.

Professionals

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AL-TERRA ENGINEERING (RED DEER) LTD. SEEKING CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN TECHNOLOGIST. Above industry standard wages, benefits plan, vehicle allowance, profit sharing.

Experience a diverse variety of projects in Red Deer & all over Alberta.

C.E.T designation with a minimum of 2-5 years of experience using AutoCAD or Civil 3D. Please email resumes to: Tyler Broks, R.E.T - tbroks@al-terra-rd. com or fax 403-340-3038.

Visit our website www. al-terra-rd.com.

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

A BESTSELLER with something for everyone & for all the news worth printing.

WANTED

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BIG MOO IN SYLVAN LAKE needs F/T SHORT ORDER COOK. Wage starting at $11- $13 /HR. Call Steph 403-887-5533 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

EAST 40TH PUB

Looking for Part/Full Time BARTENDER/SERVER. Apply with resume to 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer F/T & P/T avail. Apply in person with resume to Burger Baron Gasoline Alley, LUAU Investments Ltd. (O/A Tim Hortons) FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 1 yr previous experience.

F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Must be avail. weekends $13.00 per hour 4217 - 50 Ave. 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. timhire@telus.net Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

THE BIG MOO in Sylvan Lake is looking for ICE CREAM SERVERS. F/T or P/T positions avail. $11/hr. must be 15 yrs. or older. Contact Stephanie at 403-887-5533.

Restaurant/ Hotel

Restaurant/ Hotel

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SWISS Chalet Red Deer

HIRING 1.FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISORS: $13 and 40 hours per week Supervise and co-ordinate staff activities and customer service Establish work schedule and train associates 2.FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT: $11.50 and 40 hours per week Take customers’orders and work with a cash register Prepare, heat and finish simple food items Serve customers at counters Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs Portion and wrap foods and package take out foods 3.COOK: $13 and 40 hours per week Prepare and cook full course meals Ensure quality of food and determine size of food portions Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food 4.SERVER: $9.75 and 40 hours per week Must have pro serve certificate Interested parties can email swiss1702@ cara.com, fax 1 866 928 5481 or deliver resume to unit #8, 5111 - 22nd street, Red Deer, T4R 2K1.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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THE

EXPERIENCED VAC/steamer Truck driver.

Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442

Restaurant/ Hotel

Call For Home Delivery

314-4300

General Manager or Operating Partner Position Available for completely redeveloped Smitty’s Restaurant, Lounge, Convenience Store and New Husky Gas Bar on Gasoline Alley in Red Deer, AB. Full Service Restaurant experience as a General Manager with further experience in Lounge, Convenience Store & Gas Bar is an asset.

For more information, contact Steven Fee SMITTY’s CANADA LIMITED #600 - 501, 18th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2S 0C7 (403) 229-3838 Fax (403) 229-3899 Email: sfee@smittys.ca www.smittys.ca Canada’s Largest Full Service Family Restaurant Chain - Since 1960

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Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY:

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

3rd, 4th year apprentice or Journeyman

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AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC

3rd & 4th year apprentice or Journeyman Fax your resume to: 403-729-3236 Attn: Andy or Darry or email to bunwel@telusplanet.net

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

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TUNDRA PETROLEUM

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants

GOLDIE Dorothy Ellen 1919 - 2013 Dorothy Goldie passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in West Park Lodge at the age of 93. She is survived by her children, Carole (Gordon) Rear of Mexico, Neil (Ruth) Federspiel of Stoney Plain, Linda Federspiel of Red Deer, Merlyn (Lynn) Goldie of Rocky Mountain House, Myrna (Roy) Jamieson of Delburne & Brenda (Mel) Ebelina of Gull Lake as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren,relatives and friends.

She was predeceased by her husband Gerald on March 24, 2013. A joint Celebration of Life for Dorothy & Gerald will be held at the Chapel of Crossroads Church, 38105 Range Road 275, Red Deer County on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dorothy and Gerald’s memory may be made to the Red Deer Lending Cupboard, 5406 - 43 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1C9. The family wishes to thank all the caregivers & staff at the West Park Lodge. The loving & compassionate care given to both Dorothy and Gerald is greatly appreciated.

Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, June 17, 2013

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HVAC Salesperson

req’d. Great opportunity to work with heating/air conditioning professionals, building the sales and marketing division. Exc. remuneration. Exp. in HVAC sales preferred, training provided. Email: Brad@ ComfortecHeating.com 403-588-8399 RED DEER’S #1 Tool Store

KMS TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

is looking for individuals who are passionate about tools, and are committed to exceptional customer service. If you are knowledgeable about Welding, Construction, Wood Working, Shop Equipment or Automotive industry tools, enjoy a fast paced environment and have a can-do attitude, we have the role for you.

Employee pricing, extended health benefits and training provided for the right candidate.

Now accepting resumes for SALES AND CASHIER positions, apply in person 53 Burnt Park Drive or email employment@ kmstools.com

850

Trades

BUSY DEALERSHIP REQUIRES

LUBE TECH

Possibility of leading to apprenticeship.

Fax resume to: 403-341-5066 Attn. Greg Rempel CRYSTAL GLASS needs summer help.

Will train.

Drop off resume at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax 346-5390 or email: branch208@crystalglass.ca ELECTRICIANS, Power Linemen, Power System Electricians and apprentices (any year), instrument mechanics and welders wanted for immediate full time employment opportunities for commercial/industrial construction, maintenance and powerline industry in all areas of Alberta, Red Deer, Calgary and Edmonton; includes great wages with full H&W and pension coverage.

Call IBEW Local 424 at Edmonton (780-462-5076) or Calgary (403-717-0322) for more information.

FULLY EXPERIENCED framers req`d. 403-350-5103 NO BEGINNERS!

Sales & Distributors

830

Trades

850

EXP’D skidsteer operator req’d for construction company. Please fax resume to 403-342-6881

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR REQUIRED AT THE RED DEER COLLEGE Brookfield Johnson Controls provides workplace management services for real estate portfolios in Canada. Our team is over 1,400 people strong and growing, taking the newest technologies indoors to help plant the seeds of sustainable, green innovation.

Our streamlined, specialized services delivered by our hand-picked team have made us the Canadian leader in our field.

EXPERIENCED repair person req’d for local truck company. Work involves all aspects of heavy truck and trailer repair and dismanteling. Must be physically fit. HD Mechanic or equivelant experience We offer competitive wages, benefits weekends off. Fax resume to 1-855-784-2330 or call FILLED! Growing Company, TJ PAVING, needs employees with paving experience. Great Working Atmosphere. Email resume to: tjpaving@hotmail.com

What Makes Us Attractive Optimization - it means getting the very best out of everything and that carries through all that we do.

In return for your best, we give you:

Trades

850

OK TIRE

Red Deer North 7147 50 Ave. We are looking for JOURNEYMAN or 3RD / 4TH YEAR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN to join our team in 5 bay shop. Alignment experience required. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority.

Fax resume to: 403-346-8186 or email to: alok@telus.net

PLASTERTONE

Stucco, Trowelers & Stone Masons Needed. Top wages.

Everyone welcome to apply.

Call Tony 403-588-0840

Is hiring for the following position:

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Fulltime Dispatch/Batcher required

Competitive Base Salary & Compensation Programs • Work Life Balance SKILLED laborers req’d.

• Attractive Annual Incentive Experience an asset but will train the right candidate.

Streetside Developments, Program You must pass a physical Calgary. Resume • Flexible Benefits Package & Drug Test.

• Rewarding RRSP & submitted to info@ Fax resume attn: Mike Savings Plans streetsidehomes.com 403 347 8060 or call 403-258-0703 or mike.castilloux@ Qualifications: lafarge-na.com SPARTEK • Experience with the operation of skid steer SYSTEMS INC loader, snow plow truck, sander and landscape In Sylvan Lake, AB equipment mowers. is seeking qualified • Mechanically inclined individuals for capable to service and * QC ELEC. ASSEMBLY do minor repairs to the INSPECTOR above equipment a * ELEC TECH definite asset.

JEETS PLUMBING & * MECH ENGINEER • Must be available to HEATING work some extreme * ELEC. ENGINEER† Service Plumbers. overtime hours during Journeyman, w/service the winter snow removal exp. Competitive wages.

For complete season and participate Fax resume: 403-356-0244 job††††††††††† in on call rotation. descriptions,†please††refer • Some heavy labour is Classifieds...costs so little to our website at required at times must www.sparteksystems.com Saves you so much! be physically capable Applicants please forward of performing duties resume to:† • Team player able to † keri.lee@ work alone with minimal sparteksystems.com supervision or fax to† 403-887-4050 • Clean drives abstract Please state which position and background check you are applying for in your will be required THE FRAMING NOOK • Candidate must be able is looking for a shop worker to adhere to company LINE LOCATING to build custom picture safety regulations and ASSISTANT frames etc. Will be working policies.

REQUIRED inside shop, part time flexible Central Line Locating req’s hours - must be handy with This is a full time position a locator assistant. No with full benefits. All power tools & saws - Call experience necessary, uniforms, safety equipment Brian @ 403-340-1575. willing to train.

Must be and tools will be supplied.

WATER WELL DRILLING physically fit. Working We also offer annual safety COMPANY IN BENTLEY varied hours. Send footwear contribution.

REQ’S EXPERIENCED resumes to: office@ Candidates please apply centrallinelocating.com online at: WATER WELL Fax 403-747-3535 www.brookfieldjohnson DRILLERS HELPER Office: 403-747-3017 controls.com/our-careers/ with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015 •

JOURNEYMAN AUTO TECHNICIAN TO START IMMEDIATELY

Truckers/ Drivers

860

CLASS 1 drivers req’d for flat deck work. Steady year round work. Benefits, exc. wages and safety bonuses. Successful candidates must be hard working, must know your load securement and love driving as you will be traveling throughout BC, AB, SK & MB. Please fax resumes and drivers abstract to 1-855-784-2330

306598F19

This position involves all internal reconditioning of Innisfail & Sylvan Truck Ranch vehicles for resale.

No retail work.

We have a great shop, with great equipment.

If you want to work great hours and earn an excellent income with an excellent benefits package, apply now.

To apply, contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview. Or send your resume to wkarach@truckranch.ca

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Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in MUSTANG ACRES Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

ANDERS AREA Asmundsen Ave.

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED To deliver the Morning Advocate.

INGLEWOOD AREA Ivey Close Irving Close Ingle Close Inglewood Drive

DEERPARK Dowler & Douglas St. Area $605.00/mo

Lamont Close Lees St./ Lawrence Cres.

Candidate must have reliable vehicle and be 18+.

In the towns of:

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 For more information

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DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

BOBCAT OPERATOR(S) with a minimum of 2 years experience in fine grading and finishing, offering a competitive wage and benefits, on local job sites in Lacombe & area. Applicant must have a valid Class 3 license with air. Only those who have the above prerequisites will be interviewed.

E-mail: lloyd@dbbobcat.com or Fax: 403-782-7786 Please no phone calls.

CLASSIFICATIONS

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

DSM INC.

looking for laborers, in the Innisfail area.

Salary is $14.75/hr. Fax resume to: 403-314-0676.

GAMES DEALER SCHOOL

Cost $200 SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING July 2-25 Tues. Weds. & Thurs. 9 am - 1 pm.

Upon successfully completing and passing course, work is available for casual to part time hours to start.

Must be able to obtain Security Clearance Check from local RCMP Please telephone and leave a message for April M. 403-346-3339

Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s F/T kitchen staff, servers and front counter staff.

Must be avail. eves and wknds. Please send resume to: htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person LICENSED mortgage agent. $35,000 salary + commission. Red Deer office. Submit resume to info@mortgagestogo.ca No phone calls please LOOKING for mature couple to manage mobile park, 20 min. outside of Edm. airport. Small equip. exp. preferred. $3500/mo. accommodations incld’d.

Send resume to: 34654 Delair Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 2C9 REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply fax 403-341-5622

880

Please submit resume with Driver’s abstract to:

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Call Quitcy at 403-314-4316

HERITAGE LANES BOWLING

EASTVIEW Erickson Dr., Ellenwood Dr. Area $360/mo.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

Also are eligible for monthly carrier contests & bonuses.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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MORRISROE AREA

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For afternoon delivery once per week

GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com

6 days per week Vehicle needed

LANCASTER AREA

TRUCK DRIVER w/ Class 3 & air endorsements.

Send resume & clean driver’s abstract to: mpcanpak@xplornet.com

WESTPARK

Routes on average only take about an hour per day.

DEER PARK AREA Dandell Close Davison Dr. & 2 blocks of Dowler St. $78/mo.

ALSO Dunham Close $68/mo.

ALSO Dickson Cres., DicksonClose Dobler Ave. Drake Close, & Diamond St. $140/mo.

ALSO Denovan Cres. & 2 blocks of Davison Drive $74/mo.

ALSO Denmark Cres, Donnelly Cres, & Densmore Cres. $151/mo.

ALSO 1 Block Dempsey St. Dumas Cres. & Duffy Close $95./mo.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

DELI CLERK,

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Perfect job for seniors, students, or anyone looking to make extra $.

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Close & Ritson Close $98/mo.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

Flexible hours including. weekends. Apply in person to the Baker at RUN’N ON EMPTY 5101 - 76 Street.

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Currently seeking reliable people to deliver morning newspapers in:

MOUNTVIEW 33 St, 41 Ave, 42 Ave, 42 A Ave, 34 St. Cl. $132/mo.

FALL START

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

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ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

TRUCKING company based out of Red Deer looking for experienced Class 1 drivers for winch tractor used for heavy hauling and tank truck operators. Top wages and exc. benefit pkg. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

Academic Express

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880

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4C’S TRAILERS in Lacombe is HIRING! We are looking for a general labourer/trailer technician.

Previous mechanical/trailer experience preferred, and ability to do heavy lifting.

Benefits after 3 months, full time Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.

Starting wage is $14-$16/hr. Email resume to 4cstrailers@telus.net or call 403-782-4879

PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET

is currently seeking JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS We offer competitive wages, a great working environment, and a great benefit package.

Please drop off or fax resume to Joey Huckabone Call 403-347-3301 Fax 403-347-0031

880

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Sales & Distributors

Employment Training

RETAIL STORE SUPERVISOR C-store Gas Cwash Apply ABA Investments Inc oa Heritage Esso, FT $15.50/hr Supervise, train staff, prep schedule, sales reports, merchandising, inventory mgt, HS grad, computer literate, some exp.

Mail Resume 6020 67 St. Red Deer, AB T4P 3M1 STUDENTS! The Perfect Summer Job $18 p/h. Our Red Deer team has an opening for a Temporary Counter Sales Representative for the months of June to September. This is the perfect summer job before returning to school.

The Counter Sales Representative handles customer telephone inquiries, services customers at the pick-up counter and picks and packs orders. In addition they perform a variety of warehouse tasks to meet customer needs. Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes to Ryan Ell at ryan.ell@cranesupply.com Please write “Application for Counter Sales Summer Help” in the subject line of your email.

SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca WINDOW CLEANERS Req’d. Hours will vary. $16/hr.

Exp. pref. 403-550-5505

Career Planning

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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

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HEALTHCARE

Health Care Aide Medical Office Assistant Health Unit Coordinator Veterinary Administrative Assistant Dental Administrative Assistant and more!

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

1000-1430

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

Contractors

1100

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 8-6 p.m.

Mon-Sat. 403-506-4822

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE GUTTERS CLEANED & Available to start cleaning REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 houses on July 2. Call: VELOX EAVESTROUGH Sharla at 403-357-7801 Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Contractors

1100

AA PHILCAN CONST. Int. & Ext. Bsmt. dev., decks, sheds, laminate flooring, reno’s, etc.. Call Ken 340-8213 or cell 391-8044 BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

Escorts

1165

ASIAN MZ. REIKO 587-377-1298 Avail. days

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight INTOXICATING ESCORTS Cash or credit 403-550-0732 ROXY. I’M BACK! 403-848-2300

Financial

1170

Handyman Services

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 Start your career!

See Help Wanted TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Massage Therapy

1280

ASIAN Executive Touch Exclusive for men. Open 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 5003-50 St. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

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Services

1290

We are currently looking for qualified, energetic, hardworking individuals to fill the following positions

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Painters/ Decorators

1310

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed. We carry WCB & Liability Insurance. 403-307-4798

Personal Services

1315

MYSTICAL VISIONS. PALM. TAROT PSYCHIC 35 yrs experience across Canada. Love, Work, Money, etc.

GUARANTEED RESULTS. MysticalVisions@hotmail.ca ca Call. 403 304-8235

Seniors’ Services

1372

SENIORS need a HELPING VII MASSAGE HAND? Cleaning, cooking Feeling over companionship NBT FINANCIAL We’ll do it all...

- in home or in facility. whelmed?

Barb LaPorte, Investor Call E.J. Construction Call 403-346-7777 or visit I Buy/Sell Ugly Properties Hard work day?

Jim 403-358-8197 or helpinghands.com for info.

403-352-6871 / 403-343-7802 Pampering at its Ron 403-318-3804 Fax: 403-986-9055 Email: best. #7 7464 Gaetz Window blaporte@shaw.ca DALE’S Home Reno’s Ave. www.

Distressed/Fixer uppers Free estimates for all your Cleaning /Rehabs viimassage.biz reno needs. 403-506-4301 Contractor’s/Renovators In/Out Calls to Dream. Investors welcome.

MAMMA MIA !!

WINDOW / EVESTROUGH I can help-Let me do the work Hotels. 403-986-6686 Soffit, Fascia & Eaves.

CLEANING. 8-6 p.m.

RED DEER’S BEST Call now... Won’t last long 403-391-2169 Mon-Sat. 403-506-4822

CONCRETE???

1420

Call Today (403) 347-6676

√ Concrete Finishers √ Carpenters/Form Setters √ Stringliners/Surveyors √ Labourers

Property clean up 340-8666

2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

Proform provides excellent wages and an exceptional benefit plan.

Apply by faxing your resume to (403) 347-4980 or email your resume to jobs@proform.ab.ca

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Duties include: - Service Writing - Warranty Administration - Service Scheduling - Maintaining Paper Flow

Attributes: - Outgoing - Organized - Mechanically Inclined - Computer Proficient - Previous Experience A Must

• This is a career position.

• Salary based on experience and ability.

• Profit sharing and company benefits.

Apply by: Email: bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn: Bill/Service

309-3300 to place your ad in the 306392F19

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Antiques & Art

1520

ANTIQUE OAK office chair, original casters, very nice condition.† $80.

Call (403) 342-7908 BUTTER BOX, Alberta label, excellent condition.† $25.† Call (403) 342-7908 MEDALTA CROCK, 10 gallon, wooden handles, excellent condition.†$70.† Call (403) 342-7908.

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Bicycles

1540

1 LADIES and 1 mans bikes 403-346-7237

Building Supplies

1550

SMALLER Custom Interior Cedar Clad Solid Wood Door. 24”w x 77.5”h Brass secure lock knob. w/frame & cedar trim.

Asking $100. 403-227-2976

Children's Items

1580

FISCHER PRICE VILLAGE Vintage toy. Lots of pieces.

Good cond. $45.

403-314-9603 HIGHCHAIR $50, PLAYPEN $50.

LIKE NEW 403-304-9610

Clothing

1590

LADIES JEAN JACKET. Tommy Hilfiger, size M-L. Good cond. $25.

403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

GUITAR AMP. Rocker RX-100. 7 watt. $50. 403-227-2976

Pets & Supplies

1830

Cats

FREE Russian blue X kittens and mother to good home,good mousers 403-885-9822

1840

Dogs

BORDER Collie Australian Shepherd Cross puppies.

1 Blue Merle, 2 Black & White. 403-749-2411

Sporting Goods

1660

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

1680

3 PLASTIC RAIN BARRELS Pedestals & brass taps. $75 each 403-341-4632 4”x6” TREATED WOOD TIES. 72 linear feet. $20.

403-755-2760

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 WHIRLPOOL washer and dryer 6 yrs. old, $600/pair, Like New. 403-304-9610

Household Furnishings

1860

GOLF CLUB SET RIGHT HANDED Tour 2 Model 135 woods, 3-pw cavity backed irons, steel shafts, putter, like new bag w/stand, very good cond. $80 403-346-0093 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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1930

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE A SWEING MACHINE IN WORKING ORDER to a special lady in a nursing home. Hers went astray during her move.

Would be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

403-346-9274

1720

Manufactured Homes

3040

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2010

500 GAL. gas tank w/stand and hoses $200 403-556-6473

Haying Equipment

2020

NH mower conditioner 9’ exc. cond, $3000 403-556-6473

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED CHESTERFIELD, loveseat DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, and chair, ottoman,navy rent $2000 + DD blue w/light blue flowers, Avail. now. 403-346-5885 w/matching small cushions, very good cond, Houses/ clean $400 403-346-7237 Duplexes FREE to Pick Up. Light pink leather couch and 3 BDRM, 3 bath home , loveseat. Some wear on nice deck, new paint & carpet, couch. 403-309-0955 for over 40 couple with no LIKE new cond., loveseat pets at 7316-59 Ave. w/matching chair Rent $1500/Sec. $1500. $200 403-986-6771 Ph: 403-341-4627

WANTED

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1760

2 ADULT sleeping bags, really good shape $25/ea.

403-343-0858 BATHROOM VANITY 36” oak vanity w/Corian top & new faucet.

2 doors, 3 drawers. $50.

403-755-2760 COUCH - 4 seater, dark brown, nylon velvet. & Laz-E-Boy recliner in beige tones. $25 each.

Good cond. Must be picked up. 403-342-0958 GRAIN & FLOUR GRINDER K-Tec Kitchen Mill. From Bosch. New $220, asking $50. 403-755-2760 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Lampshades, new placemats, home decor. Whole box for $20. 403-314-9603 INVACARE PRONTO M51 Sure-Step Electric Wheelchair w/a special rehab seat. $2500 obo. 403-887-7696 WOODEN storage boxes $7-$15; wooden tables w/folding metal legs $20 & $30; ottoman black leatherette on casters $20; platform trolley w/locking 3” casters $15; wrought iron hanging basket brackets $8/set; trailer hitch bar w/1 7/8” chrome ball $15; trailer hitch bar, no ball $7; 29” pry bar $10; 16” nail puller $5; white resin 3 s h e l f s t a n d $15 403-314-2026 WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE A SWEING MACHINE IN WORKING ORDER to a special lady in a nursing home. Hers went astray during her move.

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403-346-9274

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Condos/ Townhouses

3030

4020

Cars

5030

Cars

5030

SUV's

5040

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

A 4-PLEX FOR THE BUDGET MINDED

In Normandeau, 3 bdrms, 1 bath, 4 appls, N/S, No pets $995 & Gas, Power, Avail NOW Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or Kristina 403-895-1506

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July 1. 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

AVAIL. July 1st. Large 1 bdrm. on 3rd flr w/balcony, new reno’s, 6 appls. $775/mo. $750 DD. Free water & heat. Close to parks/trails, Call Don (780) 554-2870.

AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2013 40+ building (no children) † 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm units - WEST PARK non-smoking, no pets Moderate income.

Rent $595-$695/mo.

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in Glendale, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 5 appls, in-suite laundry. Sorry N/S, No pets $945 & Power, Avail July 1st Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or Kristina 403-895-1506

CITY VIEW APTS.

Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building. Rent $850, S.D. $700. Avail. Immed.

Near hospital. No pets 403-340-1032 or 318-3679 LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

HOME FOR SALE IN ALIX. 4927 55 street. Built in 2007, 1345 square feet.

Finished basement. Fully landscaped and fenced yard. Very low maintenance!

Asking $367,500. For more information please call 403-740-6979.

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2 bdrm. avail. July. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

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403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

3090

ROOM $500. Blackfalds.

All incld’d, furn. 588-2564

Mobile Lot

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

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Realtors & Services

4010

2009 FORD MUSTANG Shelby GT 500 16163 kms lthr., $39888. 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 BMW Z4 3.0L 6 speed, lthr., $22,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha lthr., sunroof, $15,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 BMW Z-4 3.0i 6 speed, lthr., $22,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 BMW X5 panoroof, lthr., $16,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2003 CIVIC DX 180,000 km. $5000. 403-340-0295

2004 LAND ROVER SE3 Freelander AWD, $8,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Condos/ Townhouses

4040

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231

Acreages

2008 GRAND PRIX $10,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Holiday Trailers

4050

2 Acres +/-

2003 AUDI A4, fully loaded, $7300. 403-340-0295

Zoned AG SE of Red Deer 26 kms. $194,500 403-505-6240

2008 BMW 335i, lthr., 65,955 kms, nav., $25888 348-8788 Sport & Import

4090

2004 LAND ROVER Freelander sunroof, lthr., $8888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

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4100

2007 MERCEDES BENZ B200 FWD $8888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

2007 CHEV Monte Carlo LS FWD, 93492 kms., $10,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

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2004 CHEV SUBURBAN Z71, 120,000 km.

Good cond. $12,000 obo.

403-347-1255 / 350-8018 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o.

403-348-1634

2001 CHEVY Blazer SUV 4 x 4 -very good condition, low km’s -$5,750.00 OBO 403-343-1651, 341-0606

CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430

Money To Loan

4430

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5040

2007 BMW 328 Xi sunroof, lthr., $20,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

wheels

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5000-5300

5020

2005 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS FWD, auto., $10,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Motorcycles

5080

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2005 MINI COOPER lthr., 5 spd, 77596 kms, $17888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2004 KIA Sorento LX, 4X4, 77859 kms., $8,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

Auto Wreckers

5190

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

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Phone for pricing.

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NEWSPAPER ROLL ENDS 50¢ PER POUND

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1966 CADILLAC DeVille $9888. 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

D & G 5th wheel hitch c/w rails, vented tailgate $300; chrome grill guard w/ rubber bumpers, $250 403-309-2066 391-2161

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

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2010 LINCOLN MKX AWD, nav. sunroofs, lthr. $24888.

348-8788 Sport & import

CLASSIFICATIONS Antique & Classic Autos

5050

2010 FORD Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4,.$26888 348-8788 Sport & Import

SUV's

5180

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at www.garymoe.com

FINANCIAL

5120

1997 33’ DUTCHMAN dbl. slide, walk around queen bed, exc. shape $8500 403-782-2993

Tires, Parts Acces.

Manufactured Homes

Income Property

1994 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $27,500 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580

2004 HARLEY CVO Screamin Eagle $21,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

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CENTRAL ALBERTA’S LARGEST CAR LOT

4020

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1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000 Avail. June 15 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

2007 5 bdrm., 3 full bath.

Dbl. att. garage, fenced, landscaped. 34 Woodbine Ave. ALIX: 2 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 Blackfalds. Incl. 2008 Mazda appls, shows like new. 3I & 60” LCD TV & new appls. $1000 + utils. Avail. now $315,000. 403-598-4501 403-341-9974 3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in LUXURY Condo Devonshire Inglwood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. garage. 403-886-4735 Estates. 3 bdrm., 2 baths, A HALF DUPLEX HOME 7 appls., gas fireplace, located @ 4624-46A Ave. blinds. att. heated garage.

Close, Sylvan Lake, AB. $1700/mo. incl. heat & The 980 sq. ft. main flr. elec. Near Collicutt Centre living rm, dinette, kitchen & shopping. Mature adults. w/oak cabinetry, 1 avrg size N/S, no pets. RENTED bdrm., a master bdrm. & 4 SOUTHWOOD PARK piece main bath. Recent 3110-47TH Avenue, updates incl. 3 windows, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, appls, roof, toilet & flooring. generously sized, 1 1/2 Full height concrete bsmt. baths, fenced yards, is partly dev. w/family rm, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, spare rm, mechanical rm, Sorry no pets. & 1 complete bdrm. & 3 www.greatapartments.ca piece bath. 1-403-887-2693 FREE Weekly list of Riverfront Estates Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, phone #, etc. 342-7355 blinds, large balcony, Help-U-Sell of Red Deer no pets, n/s, $1245 www.homesreddeer.com or $1270 along the river.

SD $1000. Avail, July 1.

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MASON MARTIN HOMES balcony, no pets, n/s, New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft. rent $1245 SD $1000.

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Avail. July 1, 403-588-2550 403-304-7576, 347-7545

5110

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Choosing the Right Realtor DOES make a Difference Call GORD ING at RE/MAX Real Estate Central Alberta (403) 341-9995

Houses For Sale

5100

2007 SPORTSMAN

MUST SELL New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft 3 bdrm, bonus room, 2.5 bath, $379,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

Motorhomes

2007 SEABREEZE 34’, gas, 2 slides, 38,000 kms, very clean, very good cond., $69,900 403-843-6077

FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Mauricia 403-340-0225

3020

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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Newly Reno’d Mobile

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

Farm Equipment Homestead Firewood

Household Appliances

1810

BEAUTIFUL KITTENS desperately need loving home. Calico, Orange & cream. Free to loving home. 403-782-3130

AFFORDABLE

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1770

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

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June 17 1982 — Quebec doctors start 5-day strike to press for 38.5% increase in fees.

1980 — Jean Chrétien and Saskatchewan AttorneyGeneral Roy Romanow co-chair Constitutional talks in Ottawa; break off Aug. 29 with no agreement on 12 items of change.

1975 — French court orders France to compensate Canadian environmental activist David McTaggart; his ship Greenpeace III was rammed and boarded

by a French naval vessel in the South Pacific in June 1973 as McTaggart was protesting French nuclear testing.

1958 — Collapse of half-completed Second Narrows Bridge across Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.,C. with weight of 30 ton train. There were 19 workmen killed, 20 injured, $23 million in damage.

1925 — Canada signs League of Nations protocol prohibiting the use of poisonous gases and bacteria in warfare.

1864 — George Brown meets with Macdonald, Galt and Cartier to discuss possibility of forming coalition government, with federation as part of the program.

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Protesters defy Turkish PM, return to park

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People react as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near city’s main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Under Hosni Mubarak’s rule, Egypt’s authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging “jihad” in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change. In most cases, they were imprisoned and tortured.

But after Mubarak’s overthrow and his replacement by an elected Islamist president, jihad has gained a degree of legitimacy in Egypt, and the country has become a source of fighters heading to the war in Syria.

Egyptian militants are known to have been travelling to Syria to fight alongside Sunni rebels for more than year — but their movements were done quietly. But in recent days, a string of clerics have called for jihad in Syria, with some calling for volunteers to go fight against President Bashar Assad’s regime.

On Saturday, Morsi attended a rally by hard-line clerics who have called for jihad and spoke before a cheering crowd at a Cairo stadium, mainly Islamists.

Waving a flag of Egypt and the Syrian opposition, he ripped into the Syrian regime, announced Egypt was cutting ties with Damascus and denounced Leba-

non’s Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas for fighting alongside Assad’s forces.

Clerics at the rally urged Morsi to back their calls for jihad to support rebels.

Morsi did not address their calls and did not mention jihad.

But his appearance was seen as in implicit backing of the clerics’ message.

It came after a senior presidential aide last week said that while Egypt was not encouraging citizens to travel to Syria to help rebels, they were free to do so and the state would take no action against them.

Khalil el-Anani, an Egyptian expert on Islamist groups, called the move “Morsi’s endorsement of jihad in Syria” and warned it was “a strategic mistake that will create a new Afghanistan in the Middle East.”

“He is pushing Egypt into a sectarian war in which we have no interest,” he said.

The new tone in Egypt risks fueling the flow of Egyptian jihadi fighters to Syria, where the conflict is already increasingly defined by the sectarian divide, with the mostly Sunni rebels fighting a regime rooted in the minority Alawite sect, an off-shoot of Shiite Islam, and backed by Shiite Iran and Hezbollah.

The conflict is also becoming more regional after Hezbollah intervened to help Assad defeat

rebels in a strategic western town this month. Since then, hard-liners around the region have hiked calls for Sunnis to join the rebels in the fight.

There are already believed to be several thousand foreign fighters among the rebel ranks, largely Islamist extremists some with alQaida ties.

The United States last week hardened its own position on Assad’s regime, agreeing to provide the rebels with lethal weapons.

Damascus on Sunday lashed out at Morsi for his speech a day earlier, saying he “joins a choir of conspiracy and incitement led by the United States and Israel against Syria.”

It accused him of endorsing calls by hardline clerics for people to fight in Syria.

Egypt’s powerful military also seemed to distance itself from Morsi speech, in which he pledged that Egypt’s government and military are behind the struggle of the Syrian people against Assad.

On Sunday, the state news agency quoted an unidentified military official underlining that “the Egyptian army will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

“It will not be dragged or be used in any of the regional struggles.”

There are no official figures on how many Egyptians have gone to Syria to fight.

Pope blesses Harley-Davidsons on maker’s birthday

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer’s 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather.

Thundering Harley engines nearly drowned out the Latin recitation of the “Our Father” prayer that accompanied Francis as he greeted the crowd before Mass. Standing in his open-top jeep, Francis drove up the main boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Square, blessing the thousands of people in what was a giant Harley parking lot.

Once the service got under way, bikers in their trademark leather Harley vests sat in the square alongside nuns and tens of thousands of faithful Catholics taking part in an unrelated, two-day pro-

life rally.

Francis addressed them both afterward, giving a blessing to the “numerous participants” of the Harley gathering. Tens of thousands of Harley owners from around the world descended on Rome for the four-day anniversary of the American manufacturer.

The main events were Sunday’s Vatican blessing and a parade Saturday past the Colosseum and other historic landmarks — adding colour, traffic and noise to an already colorful day in downtown Rome, thanks to a gay pride march.

Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported that six bikes were involved in a pileup Saturday on the main ring road around the capital, while a Swiss biking couple were killed in a highway crash on Wednesday.

Earlier in the week, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based, Harley gave Francis two white classic Harleys for the Vatican police force to use.

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be used for fear of arrest or being targeted in reprisals, said the group took refuge in an apartment building, where they were still hiding late Sunday afternoon.

Labour unions called for a one-day strike that would include doctors, lawyers, engineers and civil servants in support of the protesters. Strikes, however, often have little visible impact on daily life in Turkey.

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after being hit in the back of her head with a tear gas canister, according to Selcuk Atalay, secretarygeneral of the Ankara Medical Association.

In the southern city of Adana, police clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators, the state-run Anadolu Agency said. A fight broke also broke out between the demonstrators, with one group trying to prevent the other from throwing stones at police.

Anadolu said a total of 105 people were detained in Ankara, including a Russian and an Iranian.

Rights group Amnesty International said more than 100 people were believed to have been detained during Saturday’s demonstrations in Taksim and nearby districts, and said police were refusing to give details of their whereabouts.

Some among the thousands who fled Gezi Park during Saturday night’s police operation had still not managed to return home by Sunday afternoon, fearing being arrested by the police. Erdogan has repeatedly labeled those who attended the park protests as troublemakers and illegal groups, although he has also said he understood the complaints of those who had truly environmental concerns at heart.

One young man who had been demonstrating for days in Taksim Square and Gezi Park, said that as he and his friends fled the police operation in Gezi Park, they ran into a group of men armed with iron bars who chased them through the streets. It was unclear who they were.

Kenan, who spoke on condition his full name not

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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannon to prevent anti-government protesters from converging on Istanbul’s central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Turkey’s prime minister addressed hundreds of thousands of supporters a few kilometres away.

The contrasting scenes pointed to an increasing polarization in Turkish society — one which critics say Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fueled with the fiery rhetoric he has maintained since they began more than two weeks ago.

A police crackdown Saturday evening that ended an 18-day peaceful sit-in at Taksim Square’s Gezi Park sparked daylong unrest on the streets of Istanbul, while police also broke up demonstrations in the capital, Ankara, and the southern city of Adana.

The protests began in Gezi Park more than two weeks ago and spread to dozens of cities across the country. Erdogan has blamed them on a nebulous plot to destabilize his government. Five people, including a policeman, have died and more than 5,000 have been injured, according to a Turkish rights group.

Elected to his third term just two years ago with 50 per cent of the vote and having steered his country to healthy economic growth, the protests are unlikely to prove an immediate threat to Erdogan’s government.

But they have dented his international image and exposed growing divisions within Turkish society. Never before in his 10-year tenure has Erdogan faced such an open or broad expression of discontent.

Critics have accused him of an increasingly autocratic way of governing and of trying to impose his conservative Muslim views on the lifestyles of the entire population in a country governed by secular laws — charges he vehemently denies.

“They say, ‘Mr. prime minister, you are too harsh,’ and some (call me) ’dictator’,” he said during his speech in his second political rally in as many days.

“What kind of a dictator meets with people who occupy Gezi Park as well as the sincere environmentalists?” he questioned, referring to a meeting Thursday night with protest representatives.

Erdogan defended his decision to send police in to end the occupation of the park, where protesters had set up a tent city complete with a library, food distribution centre, infirmary, children’s activity area and plant nursery. Water cannon and tear gas forced thousands to flee, and cleanup crews ripped down the tents and food overnight.

“I did my duty as prime minister,” he told his supporters. “Otherwise there would be no point in my being in office.”

About 10 kilometres (six miles) away in the centre of the city, police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters trying to converge on Taksim Square. In some neighbourhoods, protesters set up barricades across streets while youths threw stones at police.

In others, police broke up demonstrations with dense clouds of stinging tear gas that sent protesters fleeing into side streets. Some took refuge in nearby cafes and restaurants, where waiters clutched napkins to their faces to ward off the gas.

Similar scenes developed in Ankara, where around 50 demonstrators were injured, including a 20-year-old woman who was in critical condition

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, June 17, 2013

Officials back U.S. data trawling in wake of revelations

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government’s collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in disrupting terrorist plots and did not infringe on Americans’ civil liberties.

In interviews on Sunday television talk shows, guests ranging from President Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff Denis McDonough to former Vice-President Dick Cheney and former CIA and National Security Agency head Michael Hayden said the government’s reliance on data collection from both Americans and foreign nationals was constitutional and carefully overseen by executive, legislative and court authorities.

All three branches of government, using “aggressive internal checks inside the administration, from inspectors general and routine audits, are overseeing how we do these programs,” McDonough said. He added, “I think that the American people can feel confident that we have those three branches looking.”

The latest reassurances came as a new Washington Post report Sunday described the massive intertwined structure of four major data collection programs that have been set up by the government since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Post report follows earlier stories based on documents provided by NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Two secret programs, the Post reported in its new disclosures, are aimed at phone and Internet metadata, while two more target contents of phone and Internet communications.

Metadata includes logs and timing of phone calls and lists of Internet communications, but does not include the actual contents of communications. Even without knowing those contents, intelligence officials can learn much from metadata, including likely locations and patterns of behaviour.

A previously reported surveillance program aimed at the phone logs and location information of millions of Americans is called Mainway, the Post reported.

A second program targeting the Internet contact logs and location information of foreign users is called Marina.

A third program, which intercepts telephone calls and routes their contents to government listeners, is called Nucleon.

A fourth program, Prism, exposed recently by Snowden, forces major Internet firms to turn over the detailed contents of Internet communications.

Prism is aimed at foreign users but sometimes also sweeps up the content of Americans’ emails and other Inter-

net communications, officials have acknowledged.

“The metadata story does touch upon Americans in a massive way with phone records but not the content. The Prism story is about foreigners and it is about content,” Hayden told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Rep. Mike Rogers, who heads the House Intelligence Committee, said that any phone metadata from Americans swept up in the surveillance is held under careful safeguards, kept in a “lockbox” that can only be accessed if it becomes relevant to terror investigations. U.S. officials also said Saturday that gathered data is destroyed every five years.

“This is a lock box with only phone numbers, no names, no addresses in it, we’ve used it sparingly,” Rogers said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

But one Congressional critic of the secrecy surrounding the government’s surveillance raised doubts about the effectiveness of the widespread collection of Americans’ phone metadata.

“I don’t think collecting millions and millions of Americans’ phone calls — now this is the metadata, this is the time, place, to whom you direct the calls — is making us any safer,” said Sen. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat.

Udall said he would introduce a bill this week to narrow the reach of that collection to only “those who have a link to terrorism.”

Hayden said he worried that news reports about the programs have of-

ten provided erroneous information, “much to the harm of a rational national debate.” He did not specify those concerns.

The disclosures, provided in recent days by both the Post and The Guardian newspaper, came from classified documents exposed by Snowden, 29, who was working as a private contractor with the NSA and later said he grew disenchanted by what he saw as a growing secret American surveillance apparatus.

After working with the two newspapers, Snowden turned up in Hong Kong, prompting concern that he might co-operate with Chinese authorities.

“I am very, very worried that he still has additional information that he hasn’t released yet, the Chinese would welcome the opportunity and probably be willing to provide immunity for him or sanctuary for him, if you will, in exchange for what he presumably knows,” Cheney said on “Fox News Sunday.”

Cheney added that he has “trouble believing” Snowden had access to all the materials he has disclosed, suggesting the possibility that Snowden had an accomplice inside U.S. security circles.

“I think you have to ask that question,” Cheney said.

McDonough, speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” declined to speculate on Snowden’s dealings with China or his access to secret documents, citing a law enforcement investigation.

Iran’s new president may offer Firefighters work hard to put out hotspots in Colorado wildfire buffers to hardliners at top

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — For a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani’s reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to co-operate with him is a good guide.

Like the rest of Iran’s ruling Islamic establishment, the Guard, which has kept a tight lid on any hints of opposition for years, is for the moment embracing Rowhani, even though he is almost certain to return once-silenced moderates into the political fold and restore the voice of liberal-leaning Iranians who danced in the streets after his stunning election victory.

The reason is because — in one of the more curious twists of Iranian politics — the opposition’s accidental hero Rowhani also may become a lucky charm for the ruling system.

His surprise victory allows the Islamic leadership to seek a bit of legitimacy among liberals and others who felt they exiled off the political map after the crackdowns following massive protests in 2009 over the disputed re-election of the now-exiting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

“They counted my vote!” some Rowhani supporters chanted in a mix of celebration and shock after the announcement of the results from Friday’s election.

Rowhani’s mild manifesto — sprinkled with words like “moderation” and “dialogue” — also could provide a honeymoon period for the leadership as a whole.

Factions in Israel and the U.S. that have promoted military options against Iran’s nuclear program may find themselves in search of an audience with Rowhani playing the role of tension-easer.

Interviewed on the American CBS TV network, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough called on Rowhani to follow through with his plan to improve relations with the West.

“I see it as a potentially hopeful sign,” McDonough said.

The ecstatic outpouring of Iranians dancing and celebrating in the streets Saturday night and Sunday reflected the hopes that Rowhani can bring an end to the domination of hard-liners for the past eight years under Ahmadinejad, with arrests against the opposition and restrictions on rights. Many saw the win as a slap to the ruling clerics, sending a message that they cannot keep the opposition bottled up.

Rowhani does have a people-power mandate that certainly will be factored in by Iran’s rulers.

But the scope of his win — more than three times of votes of the runnerup — doesn’t give him any extra-credit powers.

Iran’s presidency is still without the tools to take any major initiatives without clearance from supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or, by extension, the Revolutionary Guard.

The ruling clerics — not the president — hold all the cards in policymaking and make every make decision such as nuclear efforts, dealings with the West or Iran’s aid to its ally Bashar Assad in Damascus, who sent Rowhani a congratulations message Sunday that urged for the countries to remain united.

On Sunday, Rowhani had his first meeting as president-elect with Khamenei, who offered “necessary guidelines” to Rowhani, state TV said, without elaborating.

In reaction to the positive vibes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday against being lulled by “wishful thinking” and urged for increased sanctions to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Some Israeli commentators have even joked — with

a dash of truth — that Israeli hawks will miss Ahmadinejad as the best salesman for their policies.

The West and allies fear Iran could be moving toward a nuclear weapon.

Iranian officials including the 64-year-old Rowhani — a former nuclear negotiator — insist the country’s only seek reactors for energy and medical use.

“With a moderate in as president instead of Ahmadinejad, Israel has to change its tone,” said Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian-born political analyst based in Israel. “The sell-by date of repeating the same line of ’all options remain on the table’ has expired.”

The U.S. and other world powers, meanwhile, are likely to move quickly to restart nuclear negotiations, which have failed to make any headway after four rounds since last year. This sets up a potential quandary for Iran.

The current nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, finished a distant third in the election and is something of Rowhani’s antithesis, insisting that Iran cannot give an inch to its foes.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Firefighters worked to get more people evacuated by Colorado’s most destructive wildfire back home Sunday by digging up and extinguishing hot spots to protect homes still standing near Colorado Springs.

The labour-intensive work is necessary because extremely dry grass and trees could quickly ignite if wind stirs up one of those hot spots. The grass has less than 3 per cent humidity, which incident command spokesman Brandon Hampton said is about as bad as having matches lying on the ground in densely-wooded Black Forest.

“We want to get people back in their homes and resuming normal lives, and we want to do it as quickly and safely as we can,” Hampton said.

Nearly 500 homes have been burned by the fire, which is 55 per cent contained after advances in recent days thanks in part to lighter winds. It’s now estimated to be about 22 square miles and crews hope to have it fully contained by Thursday.

Evacuees outside the burn area have already been allowed back.

Residents of areas burned by the fire were able to return briefly to see the devastation Saturday. Jack and Judy Roe thought their home was among the nearly 500 destroyed but found it standing Saturday amid other scorched houses in their neighbourhood.

“We’ve been on such an emotional roller coaster over this thinking we had lost everything and then to find out that it’s still there. It was a big relief to us, but I mean, our hearts were breaking for our neighbours,” Judy Roe said. Describing the scene, she said she saw charred piles of what re-

mained of homes, with bricks the only distinguishable feature.

Bob and Barbara Metzger lost their home, while nearby by their SUV, clotheslines and surrounding trees were spared.

“As long as the world around me looks the same, I’ll be fine,” Barbara Metzger said, showing a photo of her burnt home with surviving trees around. “We’ll rebuild.”

Authorities have also gained a clearer picture of a grim landscape in a burn area covering 25 square miles.

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said the fire’s destruction has made it difficult for his deputies to assess damage. Deputies say “it looks like a nuclear bomb went off in some of those areas, and you can’t even recognize whether it was a house or some other kind of structure,” Maketa said.

“That is the level of incineration and destruction that took place in some areas.”

The fire exploded Tuesday amid record-setting heat and tinder-dry conditions. Two people have died, their bodies found inside their garage Thursday.

Their car doors were open as though they had been about to flee, authorities said.

It’s unknown what sparked the blaze, but investigators believe it was human-caused. So far, it’s cost more than $5.2 million to fight.

The site of the wildfire is only a few miles away from the state’s second most destructive wildfire, the Waldo Canyon Fire, which burned last summer.

The memory of that fire seems to have made residents especially appreciative of firefighters. Hampton said about a 1,000 people turned out to line the road and cheer firefighters as they returned from lines Saturday night.

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