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F is for fake INTERNET RIFE WITH COUNTERFEIT GOODS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Canada Goose vest under the Christmas tree might seem like a pretty nice gift — unless it’s stuffed with feathers from diseased birds and trimmed with fur from dogs.

That’s the risk you assume if you ONLINE SHOPPING buy online from a POPULAR, fraudulent retail- LUCRATIVE B1 er, warns Daniel Williams, a senior call-taker supervisor with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

Williams said the Internet is rife with illegitimate websites offering popular consumer products at discounted prices. The products they send are usually substandard, and in some cases even dangerous.

“Counterfeit goods are a massive problem,” said Williams, citing Canada Goose clothing as one of many products that are poorly replicated by illegal manufacturers in places like China.

Canada Goose Inc.’s own website cautions consumers about such fakes.

The company said these have been found to contain material with bacteria, fungus or mildew that pose health risks, and the clothing may not provide adequate protection against the cold.

Last year, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 2,876 complaints of Internet retail fraud, which translated into total losses of more than $2.8 million. Williams pointed out that only about one to five per cent of victims actually file reports with the centre, so these figures understate the severity of the problem.

Particularly vulnerable are consumers who go online in search of a high-end products at cheap prices. Key words like “sale” or “lowest price” are likely to take them to a fraudulent website that’s been carefully designed to appear genuine.

Even the products shipped might seem authentic under a casual inspection, said Williams.

“What they’re hoping for is that you don’t dispute it right away with your credit card company, or with your bank that issued the credit card, because of course if you do that properly and in timely manner, you do get your money back.”

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A search and rescue helicopter lowers a worker to rescue a crane operator during a major fire in downtown Kingston, Ont., Tuesday. Police said the crane operator, who was trapped for more than an hour, suffered only minor injuries. The crane operator became stranded when fire broke out at about 2:15 p.m. in an apartment building that was under construction. Officers went door-to-door in the neighbourhood advising residents to evacuate as there was concern the fire could spread to nearby buildings, including a hotel and a gas station. A public school a few blocks away was also evacuated. See related story on page A3.

Altvater family overwhelmed by support from community

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Two young siblings who lost their mother in a crash in southwestern B.C. are staying with their grandparents in Red Deer while their father waits for their brother to wake up from a medically-induced coma.

Richard Altvater, who grew up in Red Deer, his wife Kunthea and their three children were headed to their home in Coaldale, near Lethbridge, when their minivan swerved off Hwy 3 and plunged into a pond on Dec. 1.

Despite the efforts of Good Samaritans, Kunthea died when she arrived at the hospital. Richard and his daughter Rachelle, seven, and son Alexander, five, were treated at hospital and later released.

Benjamin, four, the youngest child, remains in a medically-induced coma at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary but is showing signs of coming around.

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Rachelle and Alexander Altvater are staying with their grandparents in Red Deer while their father waits for their younger brother, Benjamin, to wake up from a medically-induced coma in a Calgary hospital.

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Gang leader to serve three years for role in killings

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — When former gang leader Michael Le was sentenced to another three years in custody for his role in a mass killing near Vancouver that left six people dead, his punishment was only directly related to the murder of a single person: a rival drug trafficker whose execution he helped plan.

But for Eileen Mohan — whose son Christopher was among two innocent bystanders also killed in a highrise condo in Surrey on Oct. 19, 2007 — it’s a meaningless distinction.

Mohan counts Le among the people responsible for her son’s death, and she told him so during an emotional sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

“You stole my son’s life right from the doorstep of our home,” Mohan said as she read from a victim impact statement.

“The blood that you spilled out of my son was my blood. The lifeless body you left behind was my flesh. The spirit of Christopher that was taken was my spirit.”

Quang Vinh Thang (Michael) Le, 28, pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to commit murder, making him the second person to admit involvement in one of British Columbia’s most notorious incidents of gang violence.

He was sentenced to 12 years, which was reduced to three years and one month after he received credit for time served. He was also accused of first-degree murder, but that charge was dropped as a result of his plea.

Le had been standing trial since late September along with Matthew Johnston and Cody Haevischer, whose murder trial is continuing. Johnston and Haevischer each face six counts of first-degree murder, as well as one count each of conspiracy.

Le was a founder and leader of the Red Scorpions, a violent gang that ran dial-a-dope drug trafficking operations throughout the Lower Mainland, court heard.

An agreed statement of facts submitted as part of Le’s sentencing said the killing began as an execution of a rival drug trafficker named Corey Lal. Another five victims — including Mohan, the 22-year-old who lived across the hall from where the murders took place; and 55-year-old fireplace repairman Ed Schellenberg — were also killed to eliminate potential witnesses, court heard.

The agreed statement of facts said another Red Scorpions leader, Jamie Bacon, who has yet to stand trial, came to Le in September 2007 with a plan to kill Lal, who had failed to pay a $100,000 “tax” to the gang.

FAMILY: Good days and bad days Grandfather Norbert Altvater, a retired pastor at the New Apostolic Church in North Red Deer, said his grandson is expected to be assessed by therapists and doctors for the required type of rehabilitation this week.

Altvater said his son is having his good days and bad days.

“We’ve got the two grandkids here so we have to be task oriented,” said Altvater. “We have our down moments but also we are managing to do what we have to do to take care of the children.”

The family will likely spend the Christmas holidays at the hospital in Calgary. Kunthea’s family is from the Calgary area.

Altvater said the family has been overwhelmed

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Residential school survivors battle Ottawa over access to police records

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Survivors of a notorious Indian residential school in northern Ontario were in court Tuesday fighting the federal government for access to thousands of documents they say are crucial to their compensation claims.

The survivors accuse Ottawa of hampering their bid for financial redress by hiding documentary evidence related to a provincial police investigation into St. Anne’s in Fort Albany.

The police probe in the 1990s turned up evidence of horrific abuse, including use of an electric chair and led to criminal convictions.

“The St. Anne’s school is probably one of the most outrageous examples of the abuse of school children in Canadian history,” said commission lawyer Julian Falconer.

“The truth has to be told.”

The federal government has maintained it has no authority to turn over the police materials.

However, a lawyer for the Ontario Provincial Police told Ontario Superior Court he had no iswith the expressions of condolences and response from the community.

A trust fund has been set up for the family in the names of Norbert Altvater and Matthew Altvater (Richard’s brother) at RBC bank. Donations can be made at any branch. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Members of the Lindsay Thurber grad executive, including Bryna Cline, Tanner Shapka, Trystan Wiszowaty, Brenna Meeres, Jayna Ferguson, Matt Graham, Brittany Shaw and Chris Marr-Lang, paid a visit to the Extendicare Michener Hill on Tuesday. The group had raised over $200 during a photo with Santa event last week and put it towards buying games and large print books for the residents.

FRAUD: Due diligence Red Deer RCMP Cpl. Leanne Molzahn said her detachment doesn’t receive a lot of complaints about online retail fraud.

As for tips to avoid getting stung, she deferred to Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

The centre urges due diligence when buying from Internet sites, including research into the business before making a purchase. It also suggests dealing with companies that you know by reputation or past experience, and being wary of unreasonably low prices.

Spelling mistakes and grammatical errors on a website are tip-offs that it could be fraudulent, as

sue turning over the records — if authorized by the courts.

“In order for us to release documents, we need judicial authorization,” lawyer Norm Feaver said.

“We certainly don’t want to stand in the way of anything.”

For its part, the government now says it is taking no position regarding the documents in possession of the police.

However, government lawyer Catherine Coughlan said Ottawa could not turn over the materials it has, because it received them from police on an undertaking they would not be passed on to anyone.

Some former St. Anne’s students and supporters filled the courtroom to hear the arguments.

Among them was Edmund Metatawabin, 66, a victim of the electric chair, who accused the government of trying to “hide” evidence.

Hundreds of aboriginal children from remote James Bay communities were sent to St. Anne’s from 1904 to 1976.

Several adults were convicted in the 1990s following an intensive investigation into claims of abuse at the school. are the use of web-based email like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo.

Williams also pointed out that legitimate retail websites sometimes turn bad, perhaps following a change in ownership.

“If you’ve been defrauded, make as much noise as possible,” he said, suggesting complaints to his centre and to the bank that issued the credit card used.

That can help shut the illegal site down, although it’s likely to reappear elsewhere.

“It’s an ongoing problem.”

The Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner has also issued a warning about cyber-crooks.

Jill Clayton urged careful research into online merchants, and efforts to ensure that their websites are secure.

She also suggested using low-limit credit cards with guarantees against online fraud.

Williams said online fraud is likely to increase as more people turn to the Internet to do their shopping.

“Criminals are the first to embrace new technology.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Chopper plucks worker from jaws of blaze

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KINGSTON, Ont. — In a dramatic rescue Tuesday that drew a gasping crowd, a military helicopter swooped in to airlift a worker trapped on a construction crane above a massive fire in Kingston, Ont. Police said the crane operator suffered only minor injuries after being stranded when the blaze broke out around 2:15 p.m. at an apartment building that was under construction.

John Ashie was working at his family’s car dealership down the street when his father asked him about the black smoke that was rising above the neighbourhood.

The 22-year-old stepped onto the street just in time to see bright orange flames burst through the roof of the five-storey apartment complex that takes up at least one city block.

“Thirty seconds went by and then the whole top was up in flames,” Ashie told The Canadian Press. “It seemed kind of out of control at that point, by the time the first fire truck got there.”

Not long after, those who had gathered to watch fire officials battle the blaze noticed a figure perched atop a construction crane at the burning apartment complex.

“He actually had to get out of the little booth he was in and walk across the entire length of the crane, which would have been frightening enough,” said Ashie. “He had to sit on the edge of the crane, and about 15 minutes later the flames were so big they were going up above the crane.”

There were a few anxious moments as those on the ground watched the fire continue to grow.

“As the flames started to get bigger and bigger and bigger, it started to get pretty worrisome,” said Ashie. “He must have been going through hell up there.”

A Griffon helicopter deployed from CFB Trenton plucked the worker from the crane at 3:35 p.m. and took him to a waiting ambulance. Police said all the other construction workers at the site are believed to be accounted for.

The entire episode was like something out of an action film for some of those who watched it unfold.

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Firefighters battle a major fire in downtown Kingston, Ont., Tuesday.

“Especially when the helicopter guy was rescuing him from the crane, everyone was like, ‘Oh my god! I can’t believe this is happening it’s just so surreal,”’ said Ashie, adding that as the building at the centre of the blaze was destroyed, observers heard a series of blasts as propane tanks on the site blew up.

Another worry for officials as fire crews fought the flames was a concern the blaze could spread to nearby buildings, including a hotel and a gas station.

Police went door-to-door advising residents to evacuate and at least one

home near the burning building caught fire.

Observers also saw flames leap across a street to structures on the other side.

“When the building was up and the fire was still burning, some of the signs, like the billboards on buildings across the street, were catching fire,” said Darryl Spring, program director at radio station K-Rock 105.7.

Spring said the heat from the fire was intense and despite a -28C wind chill “my face was hot from being that close to it.”

Utilities were shut down in the area

to make it safe for those battling the fire and there were fears the crane was structurally unsound and might topple.

Meanwhile, city buses were pressed into service to shuttle residents who lived within a few blocks of the blaze to an evacuation centre.

Police said they’ll be advising residents when they can re-enter the evacuation zone for pets or other items.

The blaze was brought under control around 5:45 p.m. but, according to police, crews were still busy dousing hotspots.

U.S. woman pleads guilty to aiding mother’s suicide STONY PLAIN — Linda Jean McNall and her mother had lived most of their lives together, caring for each other, so when the senior’s health worsened, the pair struck a suicide pact.

They sold everything they owned, wrote letters to their creditors and gave up their apartment in Sierra Vis-

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Dismissed Edmonton police officer denied chance to get his job back EDMONTON — An Edmonton police officer who was dismissed over an off-duty offence has been denied another chance to get his job back.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected Adam Kube’s request to have his case presented at another hearing.

Kube faced internal discipline after he went to a police traffic stop to help a female friend who had purchased a motorcycle from him.

Police stopped the motorcycle because it wasn’t registered and had no insurance.

Kube arrived and produced an insurance pink slip that turned out to be invalid.

He was found guilty of corrupt practice and was dismissed by an Edmonton Police Service disciplinary board.

That decision was upheld by the Law Enforcement Review Board in September.

Kube appealed on the grounds that the wrong standard of review was applied and that the review board failed to provide any sufficient reasons for its ruling.

The Appeal Court said there was “no overt error in the way that the board discharged its jurisdiction.”

“The board stated repeatedly that it was applying the reasonableness standard, and there is no indication it did anything else.”

The court concluded the board’s handling of Kube’s review and its subsequent decision “do not reveal any issue that warrants a further appeal.”

Lubicon blockade in northern Alberta removed after injunction: PennWest LITTLE BUFFALO — The blockade of a Calgary energy company’s access road is down after a court injunction ordered a northern Alberta aboriginal band to remove it.

PennWest Exploration (TSX:PWT) spokesman Greg Moffatt says the Lubicon First Nation’s obstruction of an access road into a prospective drilling site has been removed.

Lubicon First Nations leadership says it is meeting to decide what to do next.

The protesters had been blocking

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Then they drove north to Alberta.

Court heard Tuesday that the women decided to end their lives in a tent, pitched in a secluded mountain area near Rock Lake, about 350 kilometres west of Edmonton.

On May 8, they swallowed some sleeping pills and injected themselves — and their two dogs — with insulin, according to a prepared statement put into the record by the Crown. Next, they opened a propane tank inside the

tent and went to sleep.

Shirley Vann, who was in her 70s, never woke again. The dogs also died.

But 53-year-old McNall survived, despite at least three more suicide attempts over the next two days.

Following a psychiatric assessment, McNall pleaded guilty in Stony Plain court to a charge of aiding a suicide.

She is to be sentenced Jan. 7.

Crown prosecutor Robert Marr said he may ask McNall receive time served for the eight months she has spent in

pretrial custody.

He believes the assisted suicide case is the first in the province. There have only been a handful of other cases in Canada, and those offenders got suspended sentences, he said.

Whatever the judge decides, McNall will be deported back to the U.S., said Marr.

A doctor has also recommended she be transferred to a hospital there to receive treatment for depression.

the road since late November in an effort to stop the company from fracking on territory they consider sacred.

Moffatt says the company has worked well with the Lubicon First Nation in the past.

He suggests the problems have more to do with the band’s conflicted leadership and unresolved land claim.

University of Alberta students to shell out more money for education

Police take knife from 12-year-old boy at school west of Edmonton

EDMONTON — Students at the University of Alberta are facing higher tuition fees next year.

U of A president Indira Samarasekera says in a blog posting that the board of governors has approved an increase of one per cent for domestic undergraduate and graduate students.

The increase is the maximum based on the consumer price index.

International undergrads will face a much bigger hike of five per cent, with most of the money going to programming and services for the students as well as addressing inflationary pressures faced by the U of A. International graduate students will see their fees rise by one per cent.

Samarasekera says the university remains committed to increasing existing emergency bursaries for international students who may face additional financial hardship from the tuition hike.

EDMONTON — Mounties were able to take a knife away from a 12-year-old boy at an elementary school west of Edmonton.

RCMP says they got a call Tuesday morning about a student with a knife at Spruce Grove elementary school.

They responded immediately and say the boy gave up the knife.

Police say no other students were in the area at the time.

No one was injured and no lockdown was put in place at the school because police say it happened so quickly.

The boy, who can’t be named due to provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, and mischief.

Suspect in death of sportscaster goes to trial CALGARY — A suspect in the killing of a popular one-time Calgary sportscaster and his wife is going directly to trial.

Derek Puffer has agreed to skip a preliminary hearing on charges of second-degree murder in the deaths of Bill Powers and Donna Lee. The couple was found stabbed to death in their Calgary home in July.

Puffer, Lee’s adopted son from her first marriage, was living with the couple.

A trial date is expected to be set by mid-February.

Powers retired in October 2009 after almost 50 years in the sports broadcasting and communications business.

He worked mainly in radio and was also media co-ordinator for a time for the CFL Calgary Stampeders.

Puffer was found mentally fit to stand trial in October.

Learning centre described as disaster zone after suspected vandalism STONY PLAIN — A New Brunswick man is facing charges after vandalism at a community learning centre west of Edmonton that police think may have resulted in tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage.

RCMP say computers and other equipment was smashed and a water fountain was pulled from the wall during a break-in at the Connections For Learning Centre in Stony Plain on Saturday morning.

Kelly Wilkins, deputy superintendent of the Parkland School Division, says the building is a disaster zone.

Classes have been cancelled until at least Wednesday, while the school division is looking at ways to house some of the alternative programming offered at the centre for roughly 130 students.

RCMP say a 25-year-old suspect who is not believed to have any connection to the centre was arrested after a police dog tracked his scent back to the building.

Grant Butland, who is charged with break and enter, assault and mischief over $5,000, will appear Wednesday in a Stony Plain court. (Global Edmonton)

Province extends health coverage for out-of-country travellers EDMONTON — Travellers from Alberta can now stay outside Canada for seven months a year without losing their health-care privileges.

That’s a month longer than the current limit of six months.

Dave Quest, associate minister for seniors, says the change takes effect immediately.

He says it allows Albertans to travel for longer periods of time without worrying about health coverage.

The change puts Alberta in line with Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba.

Albertans who plan to be out of the province for extended periods are urged to contact Alberta Health to make sure their coverage remains current.

American accused of smuggling weapons into Canada won’t enter plea LETHBRIDGE — An Arizona man has refused to enter a plea on charges of smuggling restricted weapons into Alberta.

Glenn Fearn, who is 57, appeared Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court.

He refused to enter a plea to the nine charges he faces, saying it was “an inferior court” and it has no jurisdiction over the matter.

Judge Timothy Hironaka entered a not guilty plea on Fearn’s behalf, and set a four-day trial to begin in early March.

Canada Border Services Agency laid the charges in October after customs officers in Coutts seized a number of weapons including a blowgun, a push dagger, pepper spray, and 10 over-capacity magazines.

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Grading the party leaders There was a time in my remote childhood when handing out academic prizes — usually in the shape of books or religious pictures — was an important part of the end-ofyear school ritual.

In those less secular days, mastering the Catholic catechism was rewarded on par with good marks in arithmetic CHANTAL and spelling. As HÉBERT in politics, being nice did not get you a prize but some students got brownie points for keeping quiet in class.

If my elementary school teachers had to assess Thomas Mulcair, Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper at year’s end, they would send each of them home with a prize in one of the three categories ... and much remedial homework in the other two.

Mulcair: If Canada’s democracy had a church, it would be the House of Commons and in 2013 the NDP leader seized control of the pulpit. Day in and day out, Mulcair kept the prime minister on his toes with a consistency that none of his recent predecessors ever achieved. In so doing Mulcair restored some meaning to the accountability function of Parliament.

But that did not translate into more support for the NDP. The party’s share of the vote melted in two Manitoba byelections last month. That more than cancelled out a modest increase in Toronto Centre.

As for Mulcair’s 2013 policy year, overshadowed by the Senate issue, it will mostly be remembered for the fact that he kept his powder dry on the Canada-Europe trade deal. He has

ing of Labrador last spring the party finishes the year with a net seat gain for the first time since Jean Chrétien retired.

But Trudeau’s star appeal on the road is not matched by gravitas in Parliament. Anyone would find it hard to measure up to Mulcair’s commanding question period performance. But if the NDP leader was half as good, he would still make his Liberal rival look mediocre.

On the policy front, the jury is still out on the wisdom of jumping ahead of the parade on marijuana by promising to legalize it. And Trudeau’s off-thewall musings on China and the policy edge that results from running a dictatorship undid efforts to raise his policy game.

Harper: Notwithstanding the Senate scandal, the Conservatives managed to put some major policies on the books this year. An agreement-in-principle on a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union was struck.

An imminent return to balanced federal budgets was announced.

But the mismanaged Senate scandal took a toll on Harper’s image. The House of Commons is rarely the prime minister’s stage, especially during question period.

But the fall session was particularly brutal. There were times when Harper looked like a deer (or perhaps a moose) caught in the glare of the opposition’s headlights.

On the electoral front, the byelections confirmed national polls that suggest a cohort of 2011 Conservative supporters has left the fold. To speak in the marketing terms that Harper strategists understand best: when clients decline to return to a store after one buy, it does not speak well of the appeal of its merchandise and/or the quality of the service.

A final word: Elections are not won in question period. But nor can policy deeds provide an airtight cover for poor or unethical government behaviour. And even the best stump politician cannot sustain a six-week campaign on charm, good looks and empty words.

All of which is to say that 2013 ends more on a draw between Mulcair, Trudeau and Harper than polls would suggest, with none having earned enough laurels for their party to rest on.

Chantal Hébert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer.

body wants that to happen.

Most North Koreans don’t want it to happen despite the dreadful conditions they live in, because a lifetime of propaganda has convinced them that South Koreans (and everybody else) lives in even worse conditions than the citizens of the Workers’ Paradise.

Most South Koreans don’t want it to happen because they would then have the duty of rescuing 24 million North Koreans from dire poverty. In theory they want unification, but there are only 50 million South Koreans to bear the burden, and it would take a generation of sacrifice to accomplish that task.

Neither North Korea’s Chinese neighbours nor South Korea’s American allies want it to happen, because the collapse of the Pyongyang regime could bring them into direct conflict.

As a recent study by the Rand Corp. pointed out, it would cause a race be-

tween Chinese troops and South Korean and American troops to take control of North Korea’s territory.

The Chinese would be determined to keep American troops away from their own border with North Korea.

The South Koreans and their American allies would feel compelled to go to the aid of a North Korean population that was probably facing starvation by then. And both sides would be racing to gain control of North Korea’s nuclear weapons before something terrible happened.

In such circumstances, a collision between Chinese and South Korean/ American forces is all too easy to imagine. Kim Jong-un is a very nasty piece of work, but a lot of people are praying for his survival.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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also offered support for pipeline projects that could see more Alberta oil flow from west to east. Those were essentially defensive moves that were only groundbreaking because they went against the natural instincts of the NDP of the recent past.

Trudeau: The arithmetic of politics involves the ballot box and over the past year, the Liberals won more votes while their rivals lost some. With a victory over the Conservatives in the rid-

North Korean purge and why status quo is fine Purges in communist states have rarely stopped with the execution of one senior party member, especially when he has been tortured into “confessing” at his show trial that he was planning to stage a coup using “highranking military officers” and other close allies.

“I didn’t fix the definite time for the coup,” Chang Song-thaek, the former No. 2 in the hierarchy of the world’s last totalitarian state, said at his trial. “But it was my intention to concentrate (my GWYNNE allies in) my deDYER partment and in all the economic organs in the cabinet and become premier when the economy goes totally bankrupt and the state is on the verge of collapse.”

It’s most unlikely that Chang was really planning a coup, but all of his suspected allies and associates in his own department and other parts of the government, plus any senior military officers suspected of less than total loyalty to Supreme Leader Kim Jongun, are in grave danger. Only two of Chang’s aides have been killed so far, but hundreds or thousands of other people thought to be linked to him may suffer the same fate.

This is unquestionably the biggest internal crisis in North Korea since the early years of Kim Il-sung, the founder of the regime and grandfather of the current dictator. Challengers to the Kim family’s monopoly of power have often been killed, but this is the first public show trial in North Korea since 1958.

It’s also the first time that the regime has publicly admitted that there are rival factions in the senior ranks of the Workers’ (communist) Party. It’s hard to believe that this will not be followed by a wider bloodbath among the

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leading cadres along the lines of Stalin’s purges in the former Soviet Union and Mao Zedong’s in China.

It’s harder to understand what is driving the current upheaval, but some plausible guesses are possible.

When Kim Jong-il, the father of the current ruler, was dying, he chose Chang as the man who would ensure a smooth transfer of power to his son.

(He was married to the elder Kim’s sister, and was therefore presumably loyal to the family.) Chang acted as chief adviser to Kim Jong-un, who was only 28 and quite inexperienced when he inherited the leadership in 2011, and Chang’s manner sometimes seemed quite overbearing.

At the same time, he was the principal advocate within the regime for an economic opening on the Chinese model to rescue North Korea from its crushing poverty. To achieve that goal, he first had to wrest control of the country’s leading industries from the military, whose enterprises account for a third of the entire economy. This naturally made him an enemy in the eyes of the military establishment.

So we can speculate that Kim Jongun, as he gained confidence in his own abilities, grew increasingly hostile to the dominating influence of Chang, who was more than twice his age. He would need allies before he moved against Chang, and many military officers were glad to oblige.

On this reading of events Kim wants to get rid not only of Chang but of the entire generation of older military and civilian leaders who secretly regard him as an upstart. His objective would be to replace them wholesale with younger men who owe their positions directly to him. Or maybe something else is at the root of all this turmoil: we simply don’t know.

What we do know is that there is great turmoil in North Korea, a nuclear-armed country with the fifth-biggest army in the world. Most people assume that at some point in the future the regime will collapse, and some wellinformed people worry that the collapse could come quite suddenly and quite soon. Interestingly, almost noScott Williamson Pre-press supervisor

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LETTERS Snow removal a good compromise We would like to take a moment to reply to all the negative letters in the Advocate regarding the snow removal in Red Deer and the blame that is being put on the new mayor and city council.

Clearing all the residential streets in Red Deer after each snowfall has never been a priority for city council. It has been discussed several times over the years; each time it was discussed, the bottom line was that it would increase taxes, which nobody ever wants, so it was dismissed each time. This was under our two previous mayors and city council members.

Mayor Tara Veer and the new city council were faced with a tough decision, and we believe they made a wise choice. It would have been extremely costly and time-consuming to scrape all the residential streets and remove the snow to the snow dumps.

Another option, that of scraping to the pavement and leaving three- or four-foot-high windrows, would have meant people would need to remove those windrows in order to park in front of their homes. It would also add to the cost by having skid-steers following and clearing each home’s driveway, and all the alley entrances, and all the fire hydrants.

We feel that a very good compromise was to remove the ruts so people could actually drive on their streets safely, and yet not leave huge windrows for people to remove. I shovelled mine onto my lawn in about 10 minutes.

We feel that the citizens of Red Deer are lucky to have a mayor who cares so much about her community, and who is not scared to make a tough decision and then to stick by it. Why not try to limit the negative comments, and let our city council and Mayor Veer know that some people in Red Deer believe that they are doing a good job, and that they deserve our support rather than our condemnation?

Jim and Janine Kristinson Red Deer

City snow removal a fiasco Dear Ms. Mayor, I sent you an email recently about how much people are mad and frustrated about this non-logic snow fiasco!

We all clean our sidewalks and the city cant clean our streets?

I totally agree with Mr. Miller and others. City Hall has to wake up!

I talk to people at West Lake and they are just angry how this snow job was done!

Now the city wants to do a roundabout — what?

They did one next to the old Alpha plant and why?

You can only travel one way — this makes no sense! $17 million for a roundabout — are you guys on some pill or what?

Back to the snow removal. I called the emergency centre where they have up-to-date info and they told me Sunday morning our area was done.

I told the lady nobody was here and she said it was completed. On Monday afternoon, they get here and did some job?

So why we need the centre like that? They don’t have a clue where is the job done.

You all should be ashamed of yourselves! The mayor and city council need to have an open house and have a plan for snow removal because this is a joke and a waste of our taxes.

Tamas Raba Red Deer

City did a good job of snow priorities I am compelled to respond to all the negative feedback being generated over the last few weeks by some Red Deerians.

I live in a smaller, older neighbourhood, not too far off the beaten track. I am always impressed how quickly that main road is plowed and/or sanded.

The connector roads, bridge decks and hills are done usually overnight, proficiently and adequately, all things considered (e.g., the plus or minus 100 cm of snow we have received over the last month or so — surely a record and, if not, close to it). I do not remember a November/December like this for a very long time and I have lived in Red Deer for many years.

Instead of unleashing on city council (who are, in my opinion, trying their best to find reasonable and workable balances between all the needs and wishes of the populace, plus costs and revenues) and public works personnel, I suggest that people get outside and do their best to ameliorate the snow buildup in their own personal use spaces — and perhaps their neighbours’, while appreciating and thanking all those involved in the planning, co-ordination and execution of the removal of the many thousand of tonnes of snow from our hundreds of kilometres of roadways, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks, bridges, hills, pathways, etc.

I would personally like to thank all those involved in the remedial action regarding snow and streets in Red Deer. May the upcoming holiday season be snow-free, merry and bright for everyone, including the Scrooges and Grinches among us.

Pete Weddell Red Deer

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needs the cops, or a fire truck, or even worse an ambulance?

I may not be the best writer but this is my story and I think we need to get some information out and people need to stand together and with your help (the newspaper) we might be able to get some better road maintenance — hell, even bring in a consultant from Ontario if need be to show them how it’s done.

Christopher D. Morton Red Deer

Our city debt just keeps piling up Re: City council spending decisions Recently, Red Deer city council voted to set aside the $90-million pool for further study. Apparently the city is still trying to secure the 2019 Canada Winter Games. A $17-million traffic circle has been approved for the 30th Avenue/ 67th Street intersection and more for the Ross/Taylor re-alignment.

My understanding is the pool and winter games decisions will lead to substantial tax increases every year up to 2019.

Also, are the two traffic changes going to prove efficient, given the fact that both intersections are surrounded by traffic lights a short block away on all sides?

It appears a lot of money will be spent and traffic disruption will occur, just to shift the traffic choke points.

If traffic circles are more efficient, use them at new intersections in the future. If one is required at 67th Street and 30th Avenue, why wasn’t it done prior to all the commercial development when the disruption would have been less?

In the pre-election survey conducted by the Advocate on Oct. 12, 2013, most of the current council felt that tax increases in the range of three per cent to four per cent were acceptable. The last few years, the annual inflation has been in the 1.5 per cent to two per cent range. To continue on this path will squeeze many taxpayers already struggling to make ends meet.

If the city plans on looking to Edmonton for help, have they seen the provincial government’s recent Building Alberta Plan, 2013? One of the three headings is “Living within our means.” Many departments will receive zero increases over the next three years. To quote Page 6: “In the face of financial challenges, Budget 2013 kept operating expenses to zero, because we recognize we can’t keep spending at the same rate of increase and be sustainable.”

The current city debt of approximately $240 million costs approximately $2.1 million per year just to service. That’s a lot of snow removal, which has reared its ugly head again. Having lived in Red Deer since 2001, this has become an annual irritant for citizens. Has council not learned from the francophone high school and bike lane backlash?

Services (police, fire, ambulance, garbage collection and buses) have to be able to operate as well as people being able to get to work. Million-dollar spray and skateboard parks lying under snow for five months are not the answer. Council has to differentiate between what is nice to have as a city and what we need to have. From some councillors’ comments, it appears they have a “Keeping up with the Joneses” attitude in relation to similar sized cities in the province. This is hardly sound fiscal policy.

We have seen a large increase in the number of city employees in the last few years. To continue with many of the projects will only continue the bloat at City Hall. For council to say we are comfortably within our debt load does little to address the situation. Sooner or later, we have to pay the piper.

Mark McIntyre Red Deer

RDC leader’s pay indefensible Re. RDC president gets pay hike, Thursday, Dec. 12.

CUPE Local 1445 and AUPE Local 71/Chapter 14 supports the statement released by the Faculty Association of Red Deer College. Like faculty, staff also follows a salary scale model but instead of 10 steps, there are five and unlike president Joel Ward’s five per cent increase, there are many staff who will only receive a two per cent cost of living increase.

While we acknowledge that different levels of responsibilities equates to differing levels of compensation, the president’s salary has increased 46 per

cent or $136,813 from 2009 to 2012.

In comparison, the average AUPE or CUPE employee, during the same time, had an increase of 28 per cent or 16,839.

One measurement of success for any post-secondary institution is full-time student enrolment. In the face of decreasing enrolments, the Alberta government’s stance on exorbitant public executive salaries, and the recent abolishment’s of 32 CUPE and AUPE positions at Red Deer College, our president had the opportunity to demonstrate another kind of leadership by refusing to accept this increase or at least defer it to another year.

We are also concerned that information released by the college referring to 32 job cuts does little to portray the actual challenges created for staff who are expected to provide the same level of services but with fewer resources. Ultimately, this reduction in staff does affect services to students.

Drena Dechant President, CUPE Local 1445 Shawn Deveau Chairperson, AUPE Local 71/Chapter 14 Red Deer

Mandela shaped by his faith Much has been written and said in recent days about one of the greatest leaders of our time: Nelson Mandela.

We have been told of his royal roots in an obscure South African village, his frustrating years as a human rights lawyer, his clandestine activities as a young revolutionary, his unspeakable suffering in prison, and his astonishing emergence as a forgiving and unifying leader who belatedly attained the presidency of his divided country.

Accolades have poured in from dictators, democrats, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Christians and atheists alike, lauding his conciliatory leadership and self-effacing dynamism. One effusive fan even gushed, “Mandela: the Black Jesus has died.”

Hearing all of these tributes, one would think he was super-human, but he offered no pretensions.

What motivated him and made him a humble servant of the people? The media have been strangely quiet about that.

In the Dec. 9, 2013, edition of World, there is an article entitled Nelson Mandela and his faith. With regard to Mandela’s motivation, we read that “... most believe he was a Methodist. He attended a Methodist church school growing up, and was baptized in a small Methodist stone church in the eastern Cape village of Qunu.” Wikipedia confirms his religion as Methodist. The article continues, “In his autobiography, The Long Walk to Freedom, he talked of his early experiences with Christianity, praising its engagements with the society around him. ‘The church was as concerned with this world as the next. I saw that virtually all the achievements of Africans seemed to have come about as a result of the missionary work of the church.’ ” At university, he joined the Students Christian Association and taught Bible classes on Sundays in nearby villages, according to the article. “Among other factors, it was Mandela’s Christianity that steered him away from communism and the class struggle that was spreading into South Africa in the 1940s.”

He famously declared that “until I changed myself, I could not change others.” Upon his release, he built on this by remarking, “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.”

Later, he proved he was serious about it by initiating, with the help of Bishop Tutu, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which probably averted a bloodbath in South Africa.

At the Zionist Christian Church’s Easter Conference in 1994, Mandela stated: “Each Easter marks the rebirth of our faith. It marks the victory of our Risen Saviour over the torture of the cross and the grave.” And racial injustice, too, we might add. If there were any doubt about his motivation, this declaration surely would have dispelled it.

I am reminded of the fourth-century admission of Emperor Julian: “Galilean, thou hast conquered!”

For through Mandela, He has done so once again.

Jacob M. Van Vliet Red Deer County

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I live in Red Deer on 42nd Street between 56th and 57th Avenues in West Park.

I know I am not the only street to have snow on it either, but what I find strange it that the City of Red Deer can send four or five city workers and another cop out to push a cop car that is stuck in the middle of the road, but they can’t afford to send a snowplow quickly to make a couple passes to clear a street that has not seen a snowplow since last year.

We have had three major snowfalls in just about a month and my street was not touched for some time. I spoke to a lady at the city office who claims they could keep up with it and I explained to her that where I come from they have no problems keeping up with it and that my dad has been working for city roads for 27 years in the City of Brampton, Ont., which is a large part of the GTA in Ontario.

I have attached a picture of the cop car stuck in the middle of my street. So what happens if someone

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A6 Ford apology comes up short

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2013

TORONTO STAR REPORTER SAYS WILL PROCEED WITH DEFAMATION LAWSUIT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Rob Ford’s apology Tuesday for his televised comments about Daniel Dale failed to satisfy the Toronto Star reporter, who said he is going ahead with a defamation lawsuit against the Toronto mayor.

Ford read a statement in council saying he didn’t intend to suggest Dale is a pedophile during a televised interview with Conrad Black.

“I never called Mr. Dale a pedophile,” Ford said. “I have never used that word to describe Mr. Dale. I do not believe Mr. Dale is a pedophile nor did I intend to suggest that in my comments.”

Ford said he apologizes if his “actual words” have caused Dale any harm or personal offence. The mayor called it “unfortunate” that a word he never said has been “ascribed” to him by the media.

Those remarks come a week after Ford initially said he stood by every word of the interview.

‘I DIDN’T ASK FOR AN ‘I APOLOGIZE IF,’ I ASKED FOR AN ‘I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I SAID FALSE, DAMAGING, AND UNFOUNDED THINGS AND HERE THEY ARE . . . SO: WHILE I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR’S FIRST STEP, NO DAD OR TEACHER WOULD ACCEPT THAT APOLOGY AS SUFFICIENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANOTHER TRY.’ — DANIEL DALE REPORTER, TORONTO STAR

Dale served Ford last week with a libel notice, demanding the mayor retract all of his false claims about what happened during an incident near Ford’s house in May 2012 and issue an “unreserved, abject, complete apology.”

Hours after Ford read his statement, Dale issued one of his own on Twitter, saying Ford’s apology didn’t even come close to what he sought.

“In his ’apology,’ the mayor didn’t retract anything at all,” Dale wrote.

“Instead, he blamed the media for its reasonable interpretation of his words.”

During the interview with Black, which aired Dec. 9 on VisionTV, Ford claimed that Dale was in his backyard, “taking pictures of little kids.”

“I don’t want to say that word, but you start thinking what this guy is all about,” Ford said.

Ford did not retract or apologize for the “categorically false, malicious, and in-itself-defamatory claim about me taking pictures of his young kids,” Dale wrote Tuesday.

“I didn’t ask for an ‘I apologize if,’ I asked for an ’I apologize because I said false, damaging, and unfounded things, and here they are,”’ Dale wrote.

“So: while I appreciate the mayor’s first step, no dad or teacher would accept that apology as sufficient. I would appreciate another try.”

Dale has said he was writing a story about a plot of public land adjacent to Ford’s house that the mayor wanted to buy, so he went to take a look when the mayor emerged from his home to confront him. The reporter has said that at no time was he on the mayor’s property nor did he take any pictures.

In relating the incident, Ford has often said Dale was in his backyard taking pictures.

On Tuesday, Ford said he never personally saw Dale peering over his fence or taking pictures, just that his neighbour told him he had seen someone doing that.

“Mr. Dale apparently denies that,” Ford said. “At that moment, I honestly believed, I honestly believed my neighbour’s account of the events. I had no idea at the time who the person was my neighbour told me who was leering over my fence.”

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Flaherty urged to boost education funding

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Hollywood actress Pamela Anderson and Sam Simon (left), producer of The Simpsons, talk to media outside the Canadian Sealers Association in St. John’s, N.L., Tuesday. They attempted to deliver a letter with a million-dollar cheque to end the annual commercial seal hunt to the association but the office remained closed.

Hollywood gets frosty reception from seal hunters ing aboriginal and personal hunts. He described his contribution as a bonus to be paid to about 6,000 association members, almost $167 each, if licences are revoked by the end of 2015.

Reading from a letter he wrote to Eldred Woodford, president of the Canadian Sealers Association, Simon said he’s making the offer after the World Trade Organization upheld Europe’s ban on imported seal products.

A dispute settlement panel said last month that aspects of the embargo undermine fair trade but can be justified on “public moral concerns” for animal welfare.

“With bans firmly in place across Europe, Russia, the U.S., and other countries, the writing is on the wall,” Simon said.

“The seal trade is finished. Leaders as diverse as President Obama and Vladimir Putin embrace this change, yet Canadian politicians remain too timid to initiate a buyout for fear of upsetting swing voters in Eastern Canada — and because they don’t seem to care about individual sealers.”

The association’s office was closed Tuesday.

Reached at his home in Twillingate, N.L., about a six-hour drive north of St. John’s, Woodford said a proud way of

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — It was a cold reception on the Rock for actress Pamela Anderson, who arrived bare-legged in high heels Tuesday for a freezing outdoor news conference aimed at ending the commercial seal hunt.

Anderson accompanied dying Hollywood philanthropist Sam Simon, cocreator of The Simpsons, as he offered a $1 million incentive to help buy out sealing licences.

“It’s barbaric,” Anderson said of the seal industry. “It’s only a seasonal hunt. He has offered such an amazing, generous offer to the community.”

The event outside the office of the Canadian Sealers Association in St. John’s, N.L., quickly turned chaotic.

Members of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, representing sealers, shouted questions at Anderson and Simon before comic Mark Critch of This Hour has 22 Minutes ambushed the event.

Critch offered Anderson $1 million to stop acting.

Simon, who walked with a cane, was diagnosed with terminal cancer through much of his body last year. He spoke over camera shutters and bursts of yelling, presenting a giant $1 million cheque BEST BUY – Correction Notice to the sealers associaIn the December 13 flyer, page 18, the PDP tion.

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“The Canadian Sealers Association and sealers in general within Canada are by no means going to be bought out by self-serving animal rights groups.”

Earle McCurdy, president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, called Simon’s offer an insult based on misinformation. Several fishermen listening to the news conference erupted when Dan Mathews, senior vice-president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, suggested it’s time to end the killing of “baby seals.”

“Liar! Liar!” they shouted. Canada banned the commercial hunting of white coat pups 26 years ago, but animal welfare groups say seals that have turned dark at just a few months old are still targeted.

Anderson, who was born in B.C. and rose to fame on the TV series Baywatch, is among other celebrities such as Paul McCartney and Martin Sheen who have spoken out against the seal industry.

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OTTAWA — The head of the Assembly of First Nations has written to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, stressing the urgent need for greater aboriginal education funding in the next federal budget.

National Chief Shawn Atleo’s request comes as the federal government says it is willing to negotiate improvements to its plan to reform First Nations education.

Atleo said he has yet to get a response to his November letter from Flaherty’s office. The chief added, however, that he makes similar requests every year as the finance minister crafts his annual budgets.

“It’s what we’ve been saying all along: stable, predictable funding,” Atleo said.

“We do this on an annual basis, every single year. We’ve been under a two- per-cent cap since ’96. This is not the only policy area that we can point to where we’ve got the support of successive auditors general, major Canadian commentators saying we’re deeply underfunded, it’s a chasm of injustice that exists for First Nations children.”

Flaherty’s office acknowledged that it received Atleo’s letter, but declined further comment.

“We consider all submissions, but do not comment or speculate on what will be included in the budget,” spokeswoman Kathleen Perchaluk wrote in an email.

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada says that in 201112, it spent about $1.55 billion on First Nations education from kindergarten to Grade 12, and another $322 million on First Nation and Inuit students pursuing post-secondary education.

That’s on top of about $200 million spent on infrastructure for schools and classrooms.

But the AFN says that money falls short of what is needed.

In his Nov. 21 letter, which the AFN provided to The Canadian Press, Atleo told Flaherty that an immediate investment of $355 million is needed in 2014-15 for classroom-level funding.

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A7 Ukraine offered $15B bailout

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2013

UKRAINIAN PROTESTERS OPPOSE RUSSIAN DEAL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened his wallet in the battle with the European Union over Ukraine’s future, saying Moscow will buy $15 billion worth of Ukrainian government bonds and sharply cut the price of natural gas for its economically struggling neighbour.

The announcements came after Putin held talks in Moscow with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who is facing massive protests at home for his decision to shelve a pact with the EU in favour of closer ties with Moscow. Russia’s bailout package angered protesters, who immediately accused Yanukovych of selling out the country to the Kremlin and pressed demands for his ouster.

Washington said the Kremlin agreements would not address concerns of the demonstrators in Kyiv, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed what she described as a “bidding competition” over Ukraine.

Putin’s move came as Ukraine said it desperately needs to get at least $10 billion in the coming months to avoid bankruptcy. The Fitch ratings agency has given Ukraine’s bonds a B-minus rating, which puts them in “junk bond” territory.

Putin sought to calm protesters in Kyiv by saying he and Yanukovych didn’t discuss the prospect of Ukraine joining a Moscow-dominated economic bloc they fear will pull their country closer into Russia’s orbit.

Yanukovych has manoeuvred between Russia and the EU in an apparent search for the best possible deal. He has insisted Ukraine intends to sign the EU agreement but wants to negotiate better conditions.

But neither Putin nor Yanukovych mentioned the possibility on Tuesday, and they didn’t take questions, suggesting they were keeping their messaging tightly controlled.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said after the Kremlin talks that Russia would purchase $15 billion in Ukraine’s Eurobonds. The money would come from Russia’s rainy day National Welfare Fund that accumulates oil and gas revenues.

Siluanov also said Moscow could buy the first $3 billion of those Eurobonds this week, Interfax reported.

Putin emphasized that Russia’s decision to buy the Ukrainian securities wasn’t contingent on Kyiv freezing social payments to its citizens — a clear jab at the International Monetary Fund, which has pushed Ukraine to reduce spending as a condition

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Pro-European Union activists gather during a rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday.

INSET: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych smile after signing an agreement in Moscow on Tuesday. for providing a bailout loan.

Putin said the Russian state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, will cut the price that Ukraine must pay for Russian gas deliveries by about onethird from the current $400 per 1,000 cubic meters to $268.50 per 1,000 cubic meters.

Ukraine serves as a key conduit for Russian natural gas exports to Europe, and fierce gas pricing disputes between the neighbours have repeatedly resulted in supply cuts to EU customers.

Yanukovych explained last month’s decision to spike the EU agreement as necessary to improve ties

with Russia, which has banned or halted imports of some Ukrainian goods and threatened more sanctions if Ukraine signs the EU pact. The EU has been cool about Ukraine’s pleas for a bailout.

Putin and Yanukovych both pledged Tuesday to boost economic and trade ties to expand the “strategic partnership” between the two neighbours.

A dozen agreements signed Tuesday included one to settle disputes in mutual trade, a deal to jointly modify a Soviet-designed transport plane, a deal on industrial co-operation and an agreement to design a bridge across the Kerch Strait.

NSA spying collapsing under scrutiny: Snowden

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wrote in a lengthy “open letter to the people of Brazil” that he’s been inspired by the global debate ignited by his release of thousands of National Security Agency documents, and that the NSA’s culture of indiscriminate global espionage “is collapsing.”

In the letter, Snowden commended the Brazilian government for its strong stand against U.S. spying.

He wrote that he’d be willing to help the South American nation investigate NSA spying on its soil, but could not fully participate in doing so without being granted political asylum, because the U.S. “government will continue to interfere with my ability to speak.”

Revelations about the NSA’s spy programs were first published in the Guardian and The Washington Post newspapers in June, based on some of the thousands of documents Snowden handed over to the Brazil-based American journalist Glenn Greenwald and his reporting partner Laura Poitras, a U.S. filmmaker.

The documents revealed that Brazil is the top NSA target in Latin America, in spying that has in-

cluded the monitoring of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s cellphone and hacking into the internal network of state-run oil company Petrobras.

The revelations enraged Rousseff, who in October cancelled an official visit to Washington that was to include a state dinner. She’s also pushing the United Nations to give citizens more protections against spying.

In his letter, Snowden dismissed U.S. explanations to the Brazilian government and others that the bulk metadata gathered on billions of emails and calls was more “data colEdward Snowden lection” than surveillance.

“There is a huge difference between legal programs, legitimate spying ... and these programs of dragnet mass surveillance that put entire populations under an all-seeing eye and save copies forever,” he wrote.

“These programs were never about terrorism: they’re about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They’re about power.”

Brazilian senators have asked for Snowden’s help

during hearings about the NSA’s targeting of Brazil, an important transit hub for trans-Atlantic fiber optic cables that are hacked.

Both Greenwald and his domestic partner David Miranda spoke before the Senate, and Miranda has taken up the cause of persuading the Brazilian government to grant political asylum to Snowden.

“Brazil is a big, strong country, I think one of the few nations in the world that could offer asylum to Edward Snowden,” Miranda said in a phone interview.

“He’s helped so many nations, and I think mine like all others that have sworn to defend human rights should step forward to help him now.”

Miranda said that he received the Snowden’s letter directly from the former NSA analyst via “secure means.”

Snowden, who is living in Russia on a temporary one-year visa, previously requested political asylum in Brazil and several other nations.

In July, Brazil’s Foreign Ministry choose not to respond to Snowden’s request, technically not denying it and therefore leaving it pending and open to approval.

On Tuesday, neither Brazil’s Foreign Ministry nor the presidential office said they had immediate comment on Snowden’s letter or his asylum request.

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Top adviser to Iran’s leader signals Tehran is ready for final nuclear deal TEHRAN, Iran — A top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday Tehran is ready for a final nuclear deal with world powers over its disputed nuclear program, a strong signal of interest after it pulled out of expertlevel talks to protest the U.S. targeting of companies it says evaded current sanctions.

The official IRNA news agency on Tuesday quoted Ali Akbar Velayati as saying the “situation is ready” for such a deal when he was asked if the final agreement is possible.

Velayati is the foreign adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all matters in Iran, including the country’s nuclear policies.

Iran last week pulled out of the talks in Vienna to protest the U.S. move. It had reached an interim deal with world powers in Geneva last month.

“Continuation of the talks and loyalty to the Geneva deal is Iran’s policy,” Velayati was quoted as saying. He said the U.S. decision on extending the sanctions on more Iranian companies had prompted international outcry, citing Russia in particular.

However Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif once again warned that the deal could fail if the White House cannot find a solution to contain those in the U.S. administration who support extending sanctions.

“Otherwise, it is not definite that the deal will conclude,” he said.

U.K. women jailed 6 years and 8 months for drug smuggling LIMA, Peru — A court in Peru has sentenced two British women to six years and eight months in prison each for trying to smuggle 24 pounds of cocaine to Spain in their luggage.

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A portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is burned by protesters during an anti-North Korea rally marking the second anniversary of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday.

Three-day air assault kills more than 100

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SYRIA

BEIRUT — Hospitals in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo are overwhelmed with casualties, an international aid group warned Tuesday, as government warplanes blasted opposition areas of the city as part of a withering three-day air assault that has killed more than 100 people.

The intensified air campaign, which one activist group in the city called “unprecedented,” suggests President Bashar Assad’s government is trying to crush opposition in the contested city, Syria’s largest, ahead of an international peace conference scheduled for late January in Switzerland.

Aleppo has been a major front in Syria’s civil war since the rebels launched an offensive there in mid2012, and the city has since been carved into opposition- and government-held areas. On Tuesday, the main Western-backed opposition group, the Syrian National Council, accused the international community of “failing to take any serious position that would guarantee a stop to the bloodbath” ahead of the peace talks.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said airstrikes Tuesday killed 15 people, including two children, in the rebel-held Shaar district.

An amateur video posted online showed the aftermath of one of the strikes: rescue workers in white hard hats pulling a man from the rubble of a shattered apartment building. A crowd of people in the street shouted “God is

greatest!” as the rescuers rushed the dust-covered man to a waiting ambulance. The video appeared genuine and corresponded to other AP reporting.

Tuesday marked the third consecutive day that Aleppo has been hit by deadly government airstrikes.

On Sunday, at least 76 people, including 28 children, died in air raids, according to the Observatory. Other opposition groups reported higher death tolls. Another round of government airstrikes Monday killed at least 12, the Observatory said.

The aid group Doctors Without Borders said in a statement Tuesday that hospitals in Aleppo have been overwhelmed by the massive influx of wounded from the attacks, which have “emptied stocks of critical drugs and medical materials for lifesaving procedures.”

“Repeated attacks often lead to chaos and make it more difficult to treat the wounded, thereby increasing the number of fatalities,” said the group’s co-ordinator in Syria, Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa.

“The ambulances are overwhelmed because they are called to several areas at the same time. Doctors face extremely difficult decisions because they receive such a significant flow of patients.”

Doctors Without Borders, which provides Aleppo hospitals with medical supplies, said the latest attacks were “exacting a cumulative effect on

already exhausted health care facilities.”

Syria’s nearly three-year-old conflict appears to have escalated in recent weeks as both sides manoeuvre ahead of next month’s planned peace talks, and despite calls for a cease-fire.

The latest came from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who on Monday demanded a halt to the hostilities.

Speaking to reporters in New York, he said the situation in Syria has “deteriorated beyond all imagination” and insisted that the fighting stop before political dialogue on Syria can start.

The U.S.- and Russian-brokered peace conference between Assad’s government and the Syrian opposition is scheduled to begin in January in the Swiss city of Montreux. Plans are underway to organize a one-day meeting of foreign ministers in the city ahead of the Syrian talks, UN officials said Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and more than two dozen other foreign ministers are expected to gather for the Jan. 22 meeting at a Montreux hotel. The conference will reconvene on Jan. 24 for the start of actual negotiations between Syria’s warring sides, said Khawla Mattar, a spokeswoman for the UN’s special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.

Civilians continue to pay the highest price in the conflict.

On Monday alone, at least 150 people were killed nationwide, according to the Observatory, which relies on a wide network of activists on the ground.

A lawyer for the women, Meyer Fishman, said Michaella McCollum of Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid of Scotland received the sentences Tuesday after taking advantage of an “early termination” process that brought reduced sentences in exchange for collaborating with authorities.

Prosecutors have said the women could have faced up to 15 years in prison.

Prosecutor Gustavo Carbajal said the court also ordered them to pay $3,500 in civil reparations.

The women were arrested on Aug. 6 at Lima’s airport as they tried to board a flight for Madrid. McCollum was 20 and Reid 19 at the time.

Mormon church posts new historical narrative of polygamy SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church has posted a new historical narrative on its website that officially acknowledges that some plural marriages were performed following an 1890 ban.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the polygamy ended after leaders reiterated the ban in 1904. Mormon scholars say they have long known about the historical details in the new post, but they may be new to many of the 15 million Mormons worldwide.

The article about polygamy in the early days of the religion was posted Monday on the church website. It is part of a series of postings to explain or expand on certain gospel topics for its members.

November set heat record for planet CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — November was a hot month for planet Earth.

Government scientists reported Tuesday that last month set a heat record. They say it was the warmest November on record, across Earth, since record-keeping began in 1880.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says average global temperature, for water and land surfaces combined, was 13.7 Celsius.

That’s 0.78 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average.

It was the 37th consecutive November with above-average temperatures.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Harold Camping, the U.S. preacher who used his evangelical radio ministry and thousands of billboards to broadcast the end of the world and then gave up public prophecy when his date-specific doomsdays did not come to pass, has died at age 92.

Camping, a retired civil engineer who built a worldwide following for the non-profit Oakland, Californiabased ministry he founded in 1958, died at his home Sunday, said Family Radio Network marketing Harold Camping manager Nina Romero.

Camping’s most widely spread prediction was that the Rapture would happen on May 21, 2011. His independent Christian media empire spent millions of dollars — some of it from donations made by followers who quit their jobs and sold all their possessions— to spread the word on more than 5,000 billboards and 20 RVs plastered with the Judgment Day message.

When the Judgment Day he foresaw did not materialize, the preacher revised his prophecy, saying he had been off by five months. The preacher, who suffered a stroke three weeks after the May prediction failed, said the light dawned on him that instead of the biblical Rapture in which the faithful would be swept up to the heavens, the date had instead been a “spiritual” Judgment Day, which placed the entire world under Christ’s judgment.

But after the cataclysmic event did not occur in October either, Camping acknowledged his apocalyptic prophecy had been wrong and posted a letter on his ministry’s site telling his followers he had no evidence the world would end anytime soon, and wasn’t interested in considering future dates.

“We realize that many people are hoping they will know the date of Christ’s return,” Camping wrote in March 2012. “We humbly acknowledge we were wrong about the timing.”

Camping graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1942 and started a construction business shortly after the end of World War II, according to his non-profit’s website.

For decades, Camping and his family attended the Christian Reformed Church, where he served as an elder and Bible teacher, but he left the church in 1988 when he felt it no longer faithfully represented biblical teachings, associates said.

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Link between cyberbullying and teen suicides oversimplified: experts PHENOMENON GENERATES ITS OWN BUZZWORD — BULLYCIDE

BY ALISON AULD THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — The stories pop up on Carol Todd’s computer with distressing regularity.

They are tales with an eerily similar template that chronicle the suicides of young people who often had endured the torment of prolonged and relentless online bullying.

In ways, they are much like the story of her own daughter Amanda, a 15-year-old Grade 10 student who took her life a year ago following months of harassment at school and online over images posted on the Internet of her body.

One of the threads tying their deaths together is a cause-and-effect link made by the media, politicians and parents between persistent bullying and the victim’s decision to end their life — a phenomenon that generated its own buzzword — “bullycide.”

It is something Todd and health experts say oversimplifies teen suicide and cyberbullying at the expense of recognizing the complex set of mental health issues that are usually at play in many cases.

“Amanda’s story, when you look at all the different pieces, it’s very complicated,” Todd said from her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C., adding that her daughter had a learning disability that affected her coping skills.

“I don’t really like it when they say Amanda was cyberbullied to death. That wasn’t the case and I don’t think there’s enough supports for kids for mental health issues, which is ultimately why they take their own lives.”

Todd’s death was one of several that spurred governments across the country to sit up and respond to what was being portrayed as a worsening problem for young people who couldn’t easily escape the potential anguish of the online world.

In Nova Scotia, 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons was taken off life-support after a suicide attempt last April that her family said was brought on by months of bullying.

The family said she was harassed after a digital photograph of her allegedly being sexually assaulted was circulated.

Jamie Hubley, an openly gay Ontario teenager, wrote in a suicide note of the pain of bullying and depression before taking his life in 2011.

The cases, among others in the U.S., shone an intense light on cyberbullying and its effects on young people, receiving widespread media coverage and prompting calls for government action.

Dr. Jitender Sareen, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Manitoba, says much of the coverage gave the facile notion that cyberbullying causes suicide, overlooking possible mental-health issues.

“Being cyberbullied can be

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‘BEING CYBERBULLIED CAN BE THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL’S BACK, BUT THE MEDIA AND POLITICIANS AT TIMES SIMPLIFY THE ISSUE TO BULLYING EQUALS SUICIDE.’

orize (suicide), which then can lead to a kind of bizarre copycat effect,” he said in an interview.

The report included seven recommendations on mental health interventions, including having schools linked with psychiatrists and training youth workers on identifying suicide risks.

Many of those have been acted on.

Experts and parents say the response needs to reach beyond punitive, legislative change and work on improving kids’ mental health and their coping skills, while boosting mental health resources for youth.

“It’s not just about legislation,” said Todd, adding that her daughter died on World Mental Health Day. “Legislation is the end piece — there’s all the education and prevention before that.”

Wall agrees, saying governments haven’t found their footing completely when it comes to addressing the problem.

“We haven’t yet caught up to this issue of cyberbullying in terms of developing a comprehensive response to it,” he said.

“My hope is that we’ll be involved in a national forum to look specifically at the issue and how we can address it.”

Frisky bruins to benefit from nature conservancy’s path THE CANADIAN PRESS It will now be easier for a threatened population of southeastern British Columbia grizzly bears to find new mates with a larger grizzly population to the east.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has added 150 hectares to a conservation corridor that runs through the Creston Valley, making a safer passage for the South Selkirk species of grizzly as the bears move through the Selkirk and Purcell mountains.

The so-called Frog Bear Conservation Corridor will also benefit the northern leopard frog in the only known breeding location in B.C. for the endangered amphibian.

The cost of conserving two parcels of land is $1.4 million, and includes property that will serve as a gateway for bears moving down from the mountains.

One of the parcels of forested land was purchased from Wynndel Box and Lumber, based in Creston, B.C., and is

adjacent to the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area.

A second 85-hectare property is in the valley bottom and will continue to be used for agriculture.

The conservancy’s Nancy Newhouse said researchers have mapped out the movements of the bears through the valley and know the corridor is vital for the prospects of the South Selkirk grizzly population.

“The Creston Valley is an incredible hot spot for conservation,” Newhouse said.

Experts say connecting the two populations of bears is considered critical for their long term prospects allowing the at-risk grizzlies to find new mates.

The corridor is also expected to reduce human-bear conflict.

Several other rare species have also been documented in the Creston Valley, including the northern rubber boa snake, and birds like the great blue heron, American bittern and western screech-owl.

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Alberta pushes for securities compromise SAYS TIFFS OVER REGULATOR COULD LEAD TO MORE FRACTURED SYSTEM

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Bickering over a national securities regulator could lead to even greater dysfunction — the very problem Ottawa is aiming to resolve — if the two opposing camps don’t find common ground, Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner says.

Currently, only Ontario and British Columbia have agreed to set up a co-operative approach as a first step toward establishing a national securities regulator, although some of the smaller provinces are believed to be ready to join.

But several provinces, particularly Quebec and Alberta, continue to insist they will not opt in to the federal initiative as currently proposed by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

Instead, they are attempting to improve the current passport system to address some of the federal concerns.

On Tuesday, Quebec announced it will launch a reference case in the province’s court of appeal to block the federal bill when it is tabled.

If it is successful it would be the second time Flaherty’s project has been stalled by court action.

“Regulating securities is a provincial jurisdiction that Quebec has always defended,” said Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau.

“The system we have does well the job of protecting investors and developing the economy.”

Provincial ministers met on the issue in Ottawa on Tuesday with Horner, the chairman, saying the best approach is for a compromise that will satisfy both camps.

“Our worry is that they are going to proceed without consultations, without the next two largest markets — Alberta and Quebec — and you are going to end up with an even more fractured system at the end of the day,” he said in an interview.

“It’s far better for everyone concerned that we are all on the same page.”

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Noel Wyman of Alta Shop located on Ross Street holds up an example of a product available on his website for online shoppers.

Online shopping proves popular, lucrative ONLINE SHOPPING IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Not long ago, Christmas shopping meant trudging through crowded shopping centres and stores. Now, many people venture no further than their computer keyboard.

Statistics provided by the Retail Council of Canada indicate that online shopping is growing exponentially, with consumer purchases via this method reaching an estimated $21.5 billion in Canada last year.

The figure is expected to hit $35 billion by 2016.

“I think everyone now sees it as an opportunity,” said Sharon Armstrong, senior vice-president of marketing and communication with the council. “You have to harness it; you have to really make sure that you’re servicing your customer the way they want to be served.”

Noel Wyman jumped aboard the online retail bandwagon this spring.

“It’s been great,” said the owner of Red Deer’s Alta Shop, which has operated at 4930 Ross St. for

more than three years.

Wyman started trolling for cyber-customers this spring. With the help of Ottawa tech company Shopify Inc., he set up a virtual store at shop.altashop.ca.

Rather than offer Alta Shop’s full range of products — which includes a broad array of clothing and accessories — Wyman limited his online offerings to items like sunglasses, shoes and backpacks.

“I wanted to just do things that, if you bought them, you knew what you were getting.”

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ETFs: another tool for do-it-yourself investors

PATRICK O’MEARA

EASY MONEY

As we come to the end of the year, I would like to return, at least indirectly, to the topic of do-it-yourself (DIY) investing.

As we learned in previous articles over the summer, there are many ways that you can invest on your own, as long as you have the financial and psychological wherewithal to make it through the ups and downs of the markets — be they bond or stock markets.

Exchange traded funds (ETF) may offer those DIY investors an opportunity to reduce costs, diversify their investment portfolios and potentially be more tax efficient in their investment decisions.

First, what is an ETF? An ETF is an open-end investment that trades like an individual stock but its price

tracks either a basket of similar assets or an index, such as the S&P/TSX composite. By open-end investment, we mean that there is virtually no limit on the number of shares that can be issued.

For the benefit of readers, and not an investment recommendation, I will use the BMO Equal Weight Banks ETF to demonstrate ETF investing.

This ETF is designed to track or replicate the investment returns, after fees and expenses, of the S&P/TSX equal weight diversified banks index.

It invests equally in the six largest Canadian banks, so investors seeking exposure to the Canadian banking sector do not have to choose which bank stock will perform better.

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The equal weight of each bank allows investors a form of instant diversification when investing in a single industry, such as Canadian banking and finance.

For the DIY investor ETFs, such as the BMO equal weight banks ETF, offer simplicity and lower costs.

Simplicity in that these funds can be bought via a discount brokerage account for commissions of as little as $9.95 a trade.

For one low sales commission you now have invested in the six largest domestic banks — keep in mind that when you sell you will also pay a sales commission, depending on your discount broker’s fee plan.

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Magdalene House Society board member Janice Harvey volunteers at the society’s new store in Red Deer’s Towne Centre Shopping Centre at 4929 Ross St. Open since Dec. 6, the Magdalene House store carries certified fair trade products from developing countries, including chocolate, coffee and clothing. Magdalene House Society is a charitable organization that helps people who have been exploited through human trafficking. Volunteers are being sought to help with the store, which is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday to Friday. For information, go to www.magdalenehouse.ca.

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A panel reviewing a proposed pipeline to the Pacific Coast that would allow Canada’s oil to be shipped to Asia will on Thursday deliver its recommendation on whether Canadian government should approve the project.

Canada’s National Energy Board said Tuesday the environmental report by the three-person review panel will be released Thursday in Calgary.

The final decision on whether Enbridge’s controversial pipeline can go ahead, however, rests with Canada’s Conservative government.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has staunchly supported the pipeline after the United States delayed a decision to approve TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline that would take oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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There is fierce environmental and aboriginal opposition in Pacific Coast province of British Columbia. Opponents fear pipeline leaks and a potential Exxon Valdez-like disaster on the pristine Pacific coast.

About 220 oil tankers a year would visit the Pacific coast town of Kitimat. The pipeline would transport 525,000 barrels of oil a day.

“This report will detail the panel’s recommendation to the federal government on whether or not the project should be approved and the reasons for this recommendation,” the Joint Review Panel said in a statement.

“The report will also include terms and conditions that the applicant must implement if the project is approved.”

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Imperial seeks approval for new $7-billion oilsands project

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) has applied for regulatory approval to build a new oilsands project northeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., which would cost an estimated $7 billion.

Company spokesman Pius Rolheiser emphasized the price tag is “very preliminary” and there’s a good chance it could change as engineering work proceeds.

“As project definition advances and as market conditions evolve, obviously it has the potential to

impact the cost estimate,” he said.

Imperial would use steam-assisted gravity drainage technology to extract the bitumen, injecting steam deep underground to liquefy the bitumen so that it can flow to the surface.

It’s also considering using solvents to improve recovery, cut water use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The solvent technology is being tested at Imperial’s massive Cold Lake oilsands operations in eastern Alberta.

Imperial, majority owned by Houston-based energy giant Exx-

onMobil Corp., expects to build Aspen in three, 45,000-barrel-perday phases.

The board of directors could decide whether to proceed as early as 2017, with startup as early as 2020.

Imperial has a number of other potential opportunities in the oilsands, including its Corner and Clyden leases near Fort McMurray and Grand Rapids on its Cold Lake lease.

The first phase of its $12.9-billion Kearl oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray started up earlier this year.

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HBC names chief operating officer, former Saks executive Donald Watros new president

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO, Ontario — Hudson’s Bay Co.’s chief operating officer, Donald Watros, will become the retailing company’s president in February.

Watros, who will continue to report to HBC chief executive Richard Baker, has been the company’s operations chief since 2009.

He’s also a former chief administrative officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, which HBC acquired in November for about $2.9 billion including debt.

The company’s retail brands include Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5th and Home Outfitters.

“Don Watros’ role as president is integral to a new, robust leadership structure that will focus on managing and growing HBC along with its strong and expanding portfolio of brands,” Baker said in a statement.

“Don’s significant retail experience combined with his track record of operational excellence were key in selecting him for this important role and will further our development as a premier North American fashion retailer.”

Watros was appointed chief operating officer of Hudson’s Bay in 2009. His appointment as president is effective Feb. 1.

Deep Panuke offshore natural gas project in Nova Scotia hits peak HALIFAX — Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA) says its Deep Panuke offshore project in Nova Scotia is now achieving peak production of 300 million cubic feet of natural gas daily.

The production marks a milestone for the project, which has been plagued by delays since receiving regulatory approval in 2007.

It was initially supposed to go into production by late 2010.

Encana also announced that is has an agreement for the purchase of all production from the platform, with pricing tied to the U.S. northeast market.

Natural gas from Deep Panuke, which is located about 250 kilometres southeast of Halifax on the Scotian Shelf, is processed offshore and transported via subsea pipeline to Goldboro, N.S., where it connects with the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.

The project is expected to have a production life of 13 years.

TransCanada: oil shipments on southern Keystone XL leg to begin Jan. 2

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People walk under a huge billboard of a Japanese fashion company in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. A quarterly survey of business sentiment by Japan’s central bank released Monday, Dec 16, 2013, shows that manufacturers are more upbeat about the state of the world’s third-largest economy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recovery program.

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ETF: Lower fees In addition, ETFs in general have lower management expense fees compared to, in particular, actively-managed mutual funds, and even some index mutual funds.

The BMO equal weight banks ETF has a low management expense ratio (MER) of 0.55 per cent.

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First, ETFs trade like a stock, so potential capital gains are only captured when you sell.

In contrast, mutual funds tend to be tax inefficient, because management can choose to sell different securities in the portfolio during the year.

Remember that the sale of a stock or bond held in a mutual fund portfolio is turned to cash.

If a capital gain is captured, the fund is required to report it and investors must claim it on their annual tax return.

This results in occasional year-end surprises of potentially unanticipated tax payments.

In comparison, an ETF is structured so that gains are only triggered when the investor makes the decision to sell.

ETFs have grown in popularity and there are many of them in the financial marketplace to suit the needs of income, balance and growth investors.

So all you need to do, if you are considering using ETFs, is understand your financial and psychological limits when it comes to investing, and apply this understanding to your personal ETF research.

Remember you are in control of your financial destiny.

Easy Money is written by Patrick O’Meara, a former instructor at Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business, who is now chair of finance and accounting programs at Centennial College in Toronto. He can be reached at theinnovativescholar@gmail.com.

ONLINE: Merge all of the platforms He felt there was a greater likelihood that Internet customers would return clothing, and that could take a big bite out of profits.

“Shipping in Canada is really expensive.”

Wyman has been pleased with his sales, even though he’s done nothing to advertise of promote his online business.

“I’ve shipped to New York, Florida, Los Angeles,” he said.

One thing that appeals to him is that his online store is open for business 24/7.

“I’ll be sitting somewhere and my cellphone pops up: ‘You’ve got an order.’

“If I could open up an online store and it does as well as my brick and mortar (business), that would be unbelievable — to have a store where you wake up in the morning and see what’s sold and ship it out.”

Wyman does have to package and mail the merchandise he sells via his website, but that’s not a big deal, he said.

Online selling is already spreading to unexpected products, like food.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development recently pointed out that Amazon has expanded its Canadian operations to include dry good food products — joining Costco, Walmart and some other small providers in online food retailing.

“If consumers adopt online grocery shopping and begin relying on an expanded and ever-more competitive market, Alberta’s grocers could be shaken unless they are prepared for this shift too,” said Jordan Mahar, a post-farmgate business analyst with the provincial department.

Despite its growth, Armstrong doesn’t think online selling will replace face-to-face transactions.

Instead, stores are likely to do both, she said.

“For most retailers, it’s not a question of doing this platform versus that platform.

“It’s a merging of all of the platforms.”

Wyman agreed.

“I think it’s just a really good blend for your business to be able to have both services.”

He does plan to expand his online business, but that move may be as much about surviving in tomorrow’s marketplace as it is about capitalizing on an opportunity.

“I think that’s where stuff is kind of going,” said Wyman.

“You’ve got to keep with the times.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

PIPELINE: In the national interest Harper has said Canada’s national interest makes the $5.5 billion pipeline essential. He was “profoundly disappointed” that U.S. President Barack Obama rejected the Texas Keystone XL option but also spoke of the need to diversify Canada’s oil industry.

Ninety-seven per cent of Canadian oil exports now go to the U.S. The Keystone XL pipeline and the Northern Gateway project are critical to Canada, which needs infrastructure in place to export its growing oil sands production.

The northern Alberta region has the world’s third largest oil reserves, with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves.

Critics, however, dislike the whole concept of tapping the oil sands, saying it requires huge amounts of energy and water, increases greenhouse gas emis-

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) says it expects to begin shipping oil on the southern leg of its Keystone XL pipeline on Jan. 22.

The pipeline company gave its customers the news late Monday.

TransCanada began filling the US$2.3-billion Oklahoma-to-Texas line just over a week ago.

In the coming weeks, some three million barrels of crude are expected to make their way to Houstonarea refineries.

TransCanada is still awaiting approval from the Obama administration to construct the US$5.4-billion northern portion of Keystone XL more than five years after it applied for a permit.

The company was able to move ahead with the Gulf Coast portion first because it doesn’t cross the Canada-U.S. border. sions and threatens rivers and forests. Some projects are massive open-pit mines, and the process of separating oil from sand can generate lake-sized pools of toxic sludge.

Meanwhile, China’s growing economy is hungry for Canadian oil. The Chinese have invested billions in the Alberta oil sands.

“The Chinese have been monitoring this very closely,” Wenran Jiang, an energy expert and professor at the University of Alberta said from Beijing.

“They know it is extremely controversial and it is a long shot. They know it’s not going to be built for a few years.

“While they still consider it vital they know the process is difficult.”

He expects the project to be approved by the review panel, but said people are preparing for hurdles beyond National Energy Board and federal government approval.

“It is so contentious. Even NEB approval of Gateway will not mean the end of it,” he said. “People are wondering what the hurdles will be with the British Columbia government, aboriginal groups and with very strong sentiments from environmental groups.

Even with regulatory official channels cleared, I think everybody knows it will be a very difficult road ahead.”

PASSPORT: Proposal to meld two systems Horner said the so-called “passport” provinces will present Ottawa and Ontario with a proposal for melding the two systems that respects federal concerns about systemic risk and policing, as well as provincial jurisdiction in day-to-day affairs of the regulatory process.

Flaherty has long argued that a national securities regulator operating under one set of laws is necessary to reduce costs, improve oversight and policing of financial markets, and reduce red tape.

He has been supported in his six-year battle by most business lobby groups as well as global institutions, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

But in 2011, the Supreme Court ruled proposed federal legislation on the issue stepped on provincial jurisdiction.

The court did recognize, however, that Ottawa had jurisdiction to guard against systemic risk in the financial markets.

In September, Flaherty, Ontario and B.C. took the first step toward a national system by announcing a “co-operative” regulator headquartered in Toronto that could administer a single set of rules.

Speaking for the opting out provinces, who say the current passport system of co-operation between the provinces works just fine, Horner said the federal government needs to “take a pause” and begin consultations.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 97.30 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.51 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.91 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.34 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.10 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.89 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 61.96 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.25 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.87 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.23 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.23 First Quantum Minerals . 17.07 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 22.57 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . .7.62 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.88 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 33.17 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.03 DOLLAR MARKETS TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Tuesday as traders hoped that a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve will end uncertainty over what the U.S. central bank may decide to do about cutting back on a key stimulus program.

The S&P/TSX composite index slipped 4.32 points to 13,180.09.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.21 of a cent at 94.25 cents US as the greenback strengthened ahead of a Fed announcement expected midafternoon Wednesday.

U.S. indexes were lacklustre with the Dow Jones industrials down 9.31 points to 15,875.26, the Nasdaq off 5.84 points at 4,023.68 and the S&P 500 index down 5.54 points to 1,781.

Traders played it cautious ahead of the Fed announcement as they weighed the odds of the Fed starting to taper bond purchases, which have been at US$85 billion a month. This third episode of quantitative easing by the Fed has underpinned a strong rally in many stock markets while keeping long-term rates low.

Opinion is split, with many analysts believing incoming chair Janet Yellen may hold off until March, allowing the Fed to collect more data pointing to a steadily improving economic climate and particularly job creation.

Gains on the Toronto market were led by a 1.7 per cent gain in the tech sector. Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) rose $11.04 or 5.34 per cent to $217.73, adding to Monday’s 5.2 per cent rise after it said it will pay the equivalent of about C$350 million to acquire Dutch software company Total Specific Solutions (TSS) BV. BlackBerry (TSX:BB) fell seven cents to $6.48 three days before the smartphone maker posts earnings.

Auto parts companies helped push the consumer discretionary segment up 0.55 per cent, with Martinrea International (TSX:MRE) ahead 32 cents to $9.31 while Magna International (TSX:MG) climbed 89 cents to $84.55.

Resource stocks fell alongside commodity prices.

The energy sector was down 0.46 per cent while the January crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was 26 cents lower at US$97.22 a barrel. Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) declined 34 cents to C$29.36.

The base metals sector was down 0.37 per cent with March copper down off a penny at US$3.32 a pound. HudBay Minerals (TSX:HBM) eased nine cents to C$7.62.

The gold sector faded about 0.3 per cent as February bullion fell $14.30 to US$1,230.10 an ounce.

In corporate news, Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) says it’s willing to pay substantially more for Australia’s Warrnambool Cheese and Butter if it can get most of its stock. The company is maintaining its base offer at AU$9 per share but says it will pay as much as AU$9.60 cash per share if it gets at least 90 per cent of WCB’s stock. That would value the deal at C$510 million. Saputo shares rose 60 cents to $47.77.

Hudson’s Bay Co.’s (TSX:HBC) chief operating officer, Donald Watros, will become the retailing company’s president in February. Watros is a former chief administrative officer

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Canada Bread Co. Ltd. (TSX:CBY) is paying a special dividend of $8 per share. The bakery, which is 90 per cent owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX:MFI:), said the payment will be made on Jan. 6 to shareholders of record on Dec. 30. Its shares ran up 48 cents to $74.41.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at closeTuesday .

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,180.09 down 4.32 points TSX Venture Exchange — 886.07 down 4.59 points TSX 60 — 756.18 down 0.84 point Dow — 15,875.26 down 9.31 points S&P 500 — 1,781 down 5.54 points Nasdaq — 4,023.68 down 5.84 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 94.25 cents US, down 0.21 of a cent Pound — C$1.7257, down 0.03 of a cent Euro — C$1.4606, up 0.35 of a cent Euro — US$1.3766, up 0.03 of a cent Oil futures: US$97.22 per barrel, down 26 cents (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,230.10 per oz., down $14.30 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.853 per oz., down 37.9 cents $702.57 per kg., down $12.19

OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales increased one per cent in October to $50.1 billion, hitting their highest level since May 2012, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The gain topped economists’s expectations for a drop of 0.3 per cent.

“Stronger growth in the U.S. was likely the driving force behind October’s monthly gain and will continue to be so as a more sustained pace of growth takes hold in 2014,” TD Bank senior economist Francis Fong said.

“In other words, we

The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision and is allowing a lawsuit by a group of Ecuadorian villagers against Chevron to go ahead in Canada.

A three-justice panel says the group, which wants Chevron Canada to be held responsible for a multi-billion-dollar judgment awarded in Ecuador, can have their case heard in Ontario.

“After all these years, the Ecuadorian plaintiffs deserve to have the recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadorian judgment heard on the merits in an appropriate jurisdiction. At this juncture, Ontario is that jurisdiction,” according to the decision released Tuesday.

The panel also ordered Chevron Corp. and Chevron Canada to pay $100,000 of the plaintiffs’ legal costs.

In May, a lower Ontario court sided against the villagers and granted a stay in the action, ruling that the company’s Canadian arm

should not be on the hook for the judgment because their assets are not directly owned by the California-based multinational company.

The villagers had argued Chevron Canada has billions of dollars in assets it could use to pay the judgment, but the lower court ruled the long-standing legal battle did not belong in Ontario courts.

“In my view, the parties should take their fight elsewhere to some jurisdiction where any ultimate recognition of the Ecuadorian judgment will have a practical effect,” Justice David Brown wrote in the decision which was overturned.

The appeal court ruled the villagers deserve to have their day in court, even if their chances of winning may be small.

“A party may bring an action for all kinds of strategic reasons, recognizing that their chances of collection on the judgment are minimal,” wrote the panel.

“It is not the role of the court to weed out cases on this basis and it is a risky practice for a judge to second-guess counsel on strategy

in the name of judicial economy.”

The decision also referred to comments made by a spokesman for Chevron before the judgment was released, stating the company’s determination to fight the case until the end.

“We’re going to fight this until hell freezes over. And then we’ll fight it out on the ice,” the ruling quoted a spokesman as saying.

The judges replied: “Chevron’s wish is granted.”

In 2011, an Ecuadorian judge ordered Chevron Corp. to pay US$19 billion to 30,000 villagers for black sludge contamination of a rainforest in the Amazon between 1972 and 1990 by Texaco, which it bought in 2001. Last month, Ecuador’s highest court upheld the judgment but lowered the amount to US$9.51 billion.

Chevron maintains it won’t pay because it contends that Texaco had signed an agreement with Ecuador in 1998 and paid $40 million to clean the pollution, and was absolved of any future liability.

But the villagers argue that the agreement does not exempt the company from third-party claims.

Search for site to build new jet is narrowing after union rejection of Boeing offer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE — A Boeing executive said Tuesday the company is narrowing its options as it searches for a place to build the 777X passenger plane.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner also told employees in a message that the machinists union’s rejection of a new contract proposal that would have the planes built in the Puget Sound area was disappointing.

“It was a rejection, plain and simple, and we now have to turn and face the reality of the union leadership’s final decision,” Conner said.

Local union leaders have said they didn’t see the point of bringing the latest offer to a vote be-

cause it was too similar to one that was previously rejected. Of particular concern, union officials balked at Boeing’s insistence that workers move from a traditional pension plan to a 401(k)-style retirement plan.

Conner said Boeing has received 777X proposals from 22 states covering 54 sites. The company is looking to narrow its options this week to “a handful” of sites, Conner said.

Local union leaders

have faced pressure in recent days for declining to put Boeing’s last offer to a vote.

Some Machinists in the Puget Sound are planning to rally Wednesday in favour of a vote, and political leaders have also said union members should have a chance to determine the fate of the contract offer.

Production of Boeing’s 777X would likely bring thousands of wellpaying jobs to whatever region wins the work.

The plane is a new iteration of its strong-selling 777, and the company recently received orders for 225 new 777X planes from three airlines at the Dubai Airshow.

Boeing began offering the 777X in May, but it’s still finalizing plans for the plane and aiming to deliver the first aircraft by the end of the decade.

Boeing has said it is expected to carry as many as 400 passengers and be more fuel efficient than the current 777.

D I L B E R T

Forget what others think.

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Tuesday at 886.07, down 4.59 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 156.60 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan. ’14 $2.60 higher $446.60; March ’14 $2.70 higher $457.10; May ’14 $3.20 higher $466.50; July ’14 $3.60 higher $474.70; Nov. ’14 $3.50 higher $486.40; Jan ’15 $3.20 higher $491.90; March ’15 $3.50 higher $495.20; May ’15 $3.20 higher $497.30; July ’15 $3.60 higher $496.80; Nov ’15 $3.60 higher $493.00; Jan. ’16 $3.60 higher $493.00.

Barley (Western): March ’14 $1.00 lower $146.00; May ’14 unchanged $148.00; July ’14 unchanged $148.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $148.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $148.00; March ’15 unchanged $148.00; May ’15 unchanged $148.00; July ’15 unchanged $148.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $148.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $148.00; March ’16 unchanged $148.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 711,100 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 711,100.

Manufacturing sales hit 17-month high THE CANADIAN PRESS

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anticipate both the manufacturing and export sectors to be larger contributors to growth than they have been up to this point in the recovery. ” Fong noted the Canadian dollar has slipped about four cents against the U.S. dollar over the last two months, a move that should provide an additional boost.

“This pullback is expected to intensify further when the U.S. Federal Reserve begins tapering its quantitative easing program early next year,” Fong said.

The October increase in manufacturing sales was mostly due to higher sales in the food industry.

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Appeal court says Ontario can hear Ecuadorian Chevron pollution case

HEALTH

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 B5

B4 Cooking kids are healthy kids

Multivitamins don’t protect men’s brains, hearts: studies

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 , 2013

WASHINGTON — There’s more disappointing news about multivitamins: Two major studies found popping the pills didn’t protect aging men’s brains or help heart attack survivors.

Millions of Americans spend billions of dollars on vitamin combinations, presumably to boost their health and fill gaps in their diets. But while people who don’t eat enough of certain nutrients may be urged to get them in pill form, the government doesn’t recommend routine vitamin supplementation as a way to prevent chronic diseases.

The studies released Monday are the latest to test if multivitamins might go that extra step and concluded they don’t.

“Evidence is sufficient to advise against routine supplementation,” said a sharply worded editorial that accompanied Monday’s findings in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

After all, most people who buy multivitamins and other supplements are generally healthy, said journal deputy editor Dr. Cynthia Mulrow. Even junk foods often are fortified with vitamins, while the main nutrition problem in

EXPERTS SAY TEACHING CHILDREN TO COOK WILL HELP DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR A HEALTHY DIET

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It’s a family ritual.

Every weekend, David Collins takes his four-year-old son Samuel grocery shopping.

It’s bonding time for the duo, for sure. But their zig-zag through the aisles of their Vancouver grocery store is part of Collins’ effort to teach his little boy how to cook.

“When we go down the produce aisle, I try to get him to name all the vegetables,” says Collins, who used to own a restaurant and spent years in the food preparation business.

“I want to get across to him that vegetables and fruits, they’re very tasty if they’re done properly.”

Back at home, Samuel will pull up a chair to watch his father cook. When the task at hand is suitable for fouryear-old sous-chef, Samuel pitches in.

“He likes to help doing pancakes,” says Collins, 48.

“It brings him into the kitchen. And he sees something being created from little bits of this and that. Something very yummy. You know, it’s a start.”

Nutritional experts say this is exactly the type of thing you ought be doing if you want your children to develop an appreciation for a healthy diet — and to learn how to plan, shop for and cook meals so they can feed themselves when they eventually leave home.

The occasional lucky person takes

to cooking like a duck to water. But for most of us, it’s a skill that needs to be taught. And the sooner children start to learn, the easier things tend to go.

“It has implications down the road,” says Kate Comeau, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for Dietitians of Canada, the professional body that represents roughly 6,000 dietitians in this country.

“You can learn to cook as an adult ... but if we can start kids earlier, we tend to see healthier adults.”

Tasks need to be geared to the child’s age and abilities. Tearing lettuce is something a really young child can help with.

Once they are able, getting children to read a recipe aloud provides opportunities to explain measurements and cooking terms.

“As soon as they can follow directions, most definitely — have them in the kitchen helping out,” urges Kristi King, a registered dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

The endeavour can take patience, the experts admit.

“Mistakes and messes will happen....

The flour is going to spill,” warns Susan Moores, a registered dietitian in Saint Paul, Minn., who says it is important to show children that those kinds of mishaps aren’t a catastrophe so they aren’t frightened off.

But if you want to help your children avoid obesity and teach them that

the U.S. is too much fat and calories, she added.

But other researchers say the jury’s still out, especially for the country’s most commonly used dietary supplement — multivitamins that are taken by about a third of U.S. adults, and even more by people over the age of 50.

Indeed, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is deliberating whether vitamin supplements make any difference in the average person’s risk of heart disease or cancer. In a draft proposal last month, the government advisory group said for standard multivitamins and certain other nutrients, there’s not enough evidence to tell.

(It did caution that two single supplements, beta-carotene and vitamin E, didn’t work). A final decision is expected next year.

“For better or for worse, supplementation’s not going to go away,” said Dr. Howard Sesso of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He helps leads a large multivitamin study that has had mixed results — suggesting small benefits for some health conditions but not others — and says more research is needed, especially among the less healthy.

Still, “there’s no substitute for preaching a healthy diet and good be-

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KIDS: Learning “I got one not too long ago that was like ’How do I cook an egg?”’ King says, adding that the sender told her “I’m too embarrassed to ask my mom.”

That isn’t likely to happen to Samuel Collins. He loves poached eggs on toast and likes to watch his dad prepare them. With the boiling water, he’s still too young to make them himself. But he is learning the steps, his father says.

For Yoni Freedhoff, all of this a no-brainer. And the Ottawa-based weight loss expert frankly finds it puzzling that more parents don’t grasp how important it is to teach their children how to plan and prepare meals from scratch.

“What’s amazing is that many parents nowadays will feel it’s extremely important to ensure their

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Samuel Collins, four, gets some help from his father David Collins cracking an egg while demonstrating how he makes pancakes in Vancouver, B.C. meals don’t just come out of take-out bags or freezer cartons, you have to put in that work.

The alternative is best avoided.

King says people in her field too commonly see young adults who cannot cook and don’t know how to shop for groceries when they move out on their own.

King works in the department of pe-

diatric gastroenterology, helping care for children who have conditions like Crohn’s disease or colitis. Some of her patients remain on her roster after they head off to university. She encourages them to email her if they have questions about what they can eat, and they do.

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haviours” such as exercise, Sesso cautioned.

As scientists debate, here are some questions and answers to consider in the vitamin aisle: Q: Why the new focus on multivitamins?

A: Multivitamins have grown more popular in recent years as research showed that taking high doses of single supplements could be risky, such as beta-carotene.

Multivitamins typically contain no more than 100 per cent of the daily recommended amount of various nutrients.

They’re marketed as sort of a safety net for nutrition gaps; the industry’s Council for Responsible Nutrition says they’re taken largely for general wellness.

Q: What are the latest findings?

A: With Alzheimer’s on the rise as the population ages, Harvard researchers wondered if long-term multivitamin use might help keep older brains agile.

They examined a subset of nearly 6,000 male doctors, age 65 or older, who were part of a larger study. The men were given either multivitamins or dummy pills, without knowing which they were taking.

children know how to play soccer, yet those same parents aren’t providing their children with the life skill of cooking from fresh, whole ingredients,” says Freedhoff, director of the Bariatric Medical Institute.

He’s not anti-exercise — far from it. But Freedhoff is concerned that when families cram all sorts of after-school and weekend activities into a schedule, what often suffers is meal preparation.

When hockey practice, gymnastics or ballet is done, the easiest thing seems to be swinging by a drive-through to pick up some fast food, or popping something frozen — pizza, chicken strips and french fries — into the oven or microwave.

Freedhoff says a few years back Canadian researchers actually looked at the impact of afterschool sports programs on the utilization of fast food.

“Go figure: People who do after-school sports use more fast food than the people who don’t — because they’re in a rush.”

Even families that forgo fast foods after activities may find themselves shooing the kids out of the

After a decade of pill use, the vitamin-takers fared no better on memory or other cognitive tests, Sesso’s team reported Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

Q: Did that Harvard study find any other benefit from multivitamins?

A: The results of the Physicians Health Study II have been mixed.

Overall it enrolled about 15,000 health male doctors age 50 and older, and the vitamin-takers had a slightly lower risk of cancer — 8 per cent. Diet and exercise are more protective. They also had a similarly lower risk of developing cataracts, common to aging eyes.

But the vitamins had no effect the risk for heart disease or another eye condition, Sesso said.

Q: Might vitamins have a different effect on people who already have heart disease?

A: As part of a broader treatment study, a separate research team asked that question.

They examined 1,700 heart attack survivors, mostly men, who were given either a special multivitamin containing higher-than-usual doses of 28 ingredients or dummy pills. But the vitamins didn’t reduce the chances of another heart attack, other cardiovascular problems, or death.

kitchen when they get home. When time is tight, it’s just faster not to have children under foot.

“I think it’s a habit that a lot of parents get into,” says Comeau, who is based in Montreal.

“Either they’re worried about safety, they’re worried about that their child can’t do it, they can’t help, or they’re just so crunched for time that they see it as a burden to show their children. They’d rather give them the iPad (and say) ’Watch a movie and let me get supper on the table.”’

Freedhoff says parents trying to teach their kids to cook don’t have to involve them in the preparation of every meal, especially when the children are young.

He suggests setting one night a week as the time when the kids help make supper.

“If we ensured that every single child graduated from high school knowing how to cook 10 healthy, from-whole-ingredient meals that were nutritious and inexpensive ... that would go a long way and might re-start some home cooking in our actual homes again.”

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SPORTS

B6 Rebels roll to win over Tigers

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2013

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 5 Tigers 2 The Red Deer Rebels will have a merry Christmas after all.

The Rebels, without four of their top six scorers, entered Tuesday’s WHL meeting with the Medicine Hat Tigers as decided underdogs. But a hot goaltender and a dogged work ethic will often work wonders, and the Rebels had both while upending the visitors 5-2 before 4,150 fans at the Enmax Centrium.

“Patty stood strong for us again tonight and helped us weather the storm with a very young lineup,” said Rebels associate coach Jeff Truitt, in reference to netminder Patrik Bartosak and his 46-save performance.

“Some of our guys haven’t played together an awful lot and they did a great job while playing quality minutes. This is a great Medicine Hat team, but we were pretty opportunistic with our scoring and got the two points.”

The Tigers assumed their only lead of the evening when Curtis Valk broke a scoreless tie with a powerplay goal 1:33 into the second period, his wrist shot from the right circle ringing of the far post and in.

Lukas Sutter, with his first of two goals on the evening, pulled Red Deer even with a man-advantage marker just under six minutes later.

Captain Conner Bleackley raced down the right side, cut around a defender and fed Sutter with a centering pass that he deflected past goaltender Daniel Wapple.

“Conner did a great job of taking the puck wide and all I had to do was get to the net with my stick on the ice. Those are easy goals,” said Sutter.

The Rebels netted two more before the period concluded as Adam Musil connected with a onetimer from the high slot at 15:42, and Sutter took a feed from Wyatt Johnson, used a Tigers defenceman as a screen and fired a 40-footer by Wapple three minutes later.

“It was a great play by Johny, coming across the ice to me,” said Sutter. “I got a step inside on their defenceman, let go with a quick shot and somehow it got through. It was nice to get those two and get on a bit of a streak and hopefully we can keep it going after the break.”

Added Truitt: “Lukas has played really well, I can’t say enough about him. The last three games have been really good for him. He’s been consistent, he’s been detailed and he’s been winning a lot of battles. It was nice to see him get a couple of goals tonight.”

The Rebels upped the count to 4-1 early in the final frame after Wapple was gently bumped by Rebels forward Evan Polei at the side of the net. Instead

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Red Deer Rebels Evan Polei, left, and Lukas Sutter create some action in front of Medicine Hat Tiger goalie Daniel Wapple late in the first period at the Centrium Tuesday. of getting back into position, he attempted to embellish the slight collision and watched as Bleackley, from along the boards, fired the puck into a gaping cage.

The Tigers got one back midway through the period on Tommy Vannelli’s screened point shot that eluded Bartosak with Red Deer defenceman Nick Charif off for tripping. But that was it for the visitors, who gave up an empty-net marker to Johnson, who created a turnover at the Tigers blueline in the final minute and notched his seventh of the season.

“With a depleted lineup it was good to see the younger guys step up and play the way they did. They were eating some big minutes,” said Sutter, in reference to the likes of Musil, Meyer Nell, Polei and Cole Chorney.

“We gave up quite a few chances but Patty was very good and that’s what you expect from a 20-yearold goalie. We all contributed as a group and it was a big win for us, for sure.”

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Flames get blanked by Iginla, Bruins

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Calgary Flames left wing Lance Bouma, left, crashes into Boston Bruins defenceman Matt Bartkowski along the boards during an NHL game in Boston, Tuesday.

Bruins 2 Flames 0 BOSTON — With the emotions and hoopla of playing against his former team now a week and some 2,500 miles behind him, Jarome Iginla felt more relaxed facing Calgary again.

Iginla assisted on Zdeno Chara’s two power-play goals, which were all the Boston Bruins needed in a 2-0 shutout of the Flames on Tuesday night.

David Krejci also had two assists and Tuukka Rask made 21 saves for the Bruins, who beat the Flames a week before in Iginla’s first game as an opponent against Calgary.

Iginla received a warm welcome back, but did not register a point in Boston’s 2-1 win against the team he captained for nine of his 16 seasons with the Flames.

“Last week for myself, it felt a little bit different. This was more business,” said Iginla, who has 13 assists in his first season with the Bruins.

He was traded to Pittsburgh last March, then signed with Boston as a free agent in the off-season.

Boston was coming off a 6-2 loss at Vancouver on Saturday, when Rask was pulled after allowing four goals on 23 shots.

Rask’s teammates helped him recover from shaky performance by holding the Flames to 21 shots, including just four in the second period.

“We regrouped in the second and really never looked back after that,” said Rask, who got his third shutout of the season.

Reto Berra had a much busier night at the other end and played well enough to keep Calgary close, stopping 29 shots.

“We played pretty good, especially in the first period. We had our chances,” Berra said.

“I think we fight. We try. We do everything. ... There’s no other way than just keep going like that and the luck will come back on our side for sure.”

The Bruins shut out Calgary for the third straight time in Boston, capitalizing on two costly high-sticking calls against Lance Bouma.

The first was a double-minor 5:23 into the second period, and Chara scored less than 2 minutes later on a slap shot to give Boston a 1-0 lead.

Krejci settled a high pass from Iginla and set up Chara for a booming one-timer with 12:22 left in the period.

“That’s tough on a goalie there,” Iginla said. “As hard as he shoots it, it finds holes.”

Bouma was called for an-

other high stick in the third and the same combination scored again for the Bruins.

This time it was Krejci passing to Iginla, whose shot from the left circle wound up between Chara’s skates for an easy poke into the net with 16:41 left.

“Lance works so hard and he’s such a great young man to work with that we all felt bad,” Calgary coach Bob Hartley said. “He’s a great guy — a great team guy. No one does it on purpose. That’s something that he’ll have to learn, but it’s going to come with time and it’s going to come with experience.”

Morgan Klimchuk signed an entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, meaning the 2013 first-round draft pick will be with the team for at least three years.

A Calgary native, Klimchuk is currently in his fourth season with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.

He has 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points in 26 games and has a plus-9 rating.

The 18-year-old left winger was the 28th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft.The threeyear deal is worth US$832,500 with a signing bonus of $92,500 each year and an American Hockey League salary of $70,000 per year.

Absence of franchise woes a new reality for NHL commissioner After almost 21 years on the job, Gary Bettman’s daily calendar must look different than it ever has.

Certainly less littered with red flags.

For the first time since he assumed control of the NHL, there are no wild, burning-out-of-control brushfires that all of us in the all-seeing, all-knowing media can point to as evidence of a league that obviously doesn’t have its house in order or is playing some kind of shell game.

That’s not to say this is a golden era, although the league has never been bigger, has never attracted the revenues it does now as it hurtles towards becoming a $4 billion-a-year business.

If there is trouble, it is contained to the ice for now, and the width and breadth of it depends on how you view DAMIEN the suspension-a-day realities and the COX increasingly questioned role of fighting in the sport. Related to both of those, of course, is the percolating concern over brain injuries to players.

These are serious issues, but they are basically limited to what is going on when teams collide on the ice.

Off the ice, it’s hard to recall a time post-1967 when there has been quite the stability there is now.

The arrival of the suddenly-competent Florida Panthers in town to play the unpredictable Maple Leafs certainly brings the immediate contours of Bettman’s NHL into vivid relief.

The Panthers surely have attendance woes (less than 14,000 fans a night), and there’s no shortage of people who would argue they would quickly be transformed from a “havenot” franchise into a “have” franchise if they were transferred to Quebec City or even Toronto. But as we speak, this is not a franchise is crisis.

“I’m not worried about Florida,” said Bettman in a recent interview.

Since Vincent Viola bought the team in September, concern over the state and future of the Panthers has died down to a quiet gurgle. Viola, a West Point grad and pillar of the U.S. financial community, spent $230 million, we are told, to buy the team, the lease to the arena in Sunrise, a three-sheet ice complex in nearby Coral Springs and the rights to develop a nine-acre site adjacent to the home of the Panthers.

So far, the most curious part of Viola’s Panthers is that he has installed his 25-year-old son, Travis, as

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No. 2 in the hockey department under GM Dale Tallon. Travis Viola’s title is vice-president of hockey operations and special projects, a job for which he has no apparent qualifications, and the fact he is listed on the team’s web site ahead of assistant GM Mike Santos has rankled some.

We’ll see how that works out, and for those who remember the Michael and Kevin Feterik Show once-upon-a-time with the Calgary Stampeders, these kinds of situations always smell funny.

But it’s not yet cause for alarm with the Panthers.

Given that Peter Horachek is 9-8-1 since taking over from Kevin Dineen as head coach in early November, any competitive distress the team appeared to be in has also been quieted for the moment.

And that’s about it for NHL franchises in trouble.

Think about it. The Phoenix Coyotes have been sold. Attendance will be watched closely, but for five years at least, the Coyotes story has moved off the endangered franchise list and off the business pages.

The messy, messy New Jersey Devils ownership story has been resolved for now after a $320 million transaction in August. Ottawa owner Eugene Melnyk says he’s losing $10 million a year and attendance is soft in the nation’s capital, but the troubles seem manageable.

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Canada gets last-minute replacement DINEEN REPLACES CHURCH AS COACH OF OLYMPIC WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM CALGARY — A big NHL name with no previous experience coaching international hockey has stepped behind the bench of Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team.

Kevin Dineen was introduced Tuesday as the replacement for Dan Church, who abruptly resigned last week.

Dineen was fired last month by the NHL’s Florida Panthers. He’s represented Canada as a player six times, but the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, will be the first time he’s coached a Canadian team.

Dineen called his hiring “hopping on a moving train” as the Sochi opening ceremonies are less than two months away. Two forwards and a defenceman must be released before the 21-player Olympic roster is named.

Dineen was born in Quebec City, but grew up in Toronto. The 50-year-old played in 1,188 NHL regular-season games, scoring 355 goals and adding 405 assists for the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators.

He also played for the Canadian team that finished fourth at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

“That stuck with me a long time, not to come out of there with a medal,” Dineen said. “I may have a little unfinished business from my Olympic experience.”

Dineen was in his third season coaching the Panthers when he was dismissed Nov. 8. Looking for hockey work, Dineen said he contacted Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson early last week about

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The Lindsay Thurber Raiders, with Emma Newton pouring in 24 points, downed the visiting Lacombe Rams 75-44 in a senior high girls basketball game Tuesday.

Kennedy Shybunka and Kelsey Lalor each scored 10 points for the Raiders, while Kirsten Ramsay led the visitors with 21.

In the senior boys contest, Lindsay Thurber beat Lacombe 84-66 as Cam Black scored 21 points and Parker Cook added 15. Keegan Cook, with 29 points, and Jesse Hagel with 19 were the Rams’ top scorers.

Elsewhere, Jose Vizcarra dropped in 12 points to lead the host Notre Dame Cougars senior boys to a 71-43 over the Camrose Trojans. The Cougars also got 10 from Trent Driedger as 11 players hit the scoresheet.

Notre Dame lost 61-54 in the girls contest, getting 14 points from Autumn Letkeman and 12 from each of Mataya Dixon and Kirsten Pinkney, who added eight boards.

The Cougars finished third in a weekend tournament at Strathmore.

Pinkney was selected as a tournament all-star with a pair of double-double performances. She had 16 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Fernie, B.C., 18 points and nine boards in a one-point semifinal loss to Chestermere and 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 56-34 win over Notre Dame of Calgary. ● The Raiders girls dumped the host Rocky Mountain House West Central Rebels 71-35 Monday, getting 18 points from Newton and 16 from Lizzy Morneau.

Hanna Ringness scored 12 for the Rebels.

The Lindsay Thurber boys dropped a 70-69 decision to West Central. Tanner Rehn netted 20 points in a losing cause, while Justin VanTetering added 15.

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Brooks Bandits steal win from Olds Grizzlys OLDS — Jake Larson and Anthony Petruzzelli each scored twice to lead the Brooks Bandits to a 6-2 win over the Olds Grizzlys in AJHL action Tuesday.

The visitors, who led 4-1 after one period and 6-1 after 40 minutes, got additional goals from Anthony Paskaruk and Brandon Bruce. Austin Kernahan and Spencer Dorowicz replied for the Grizzlys.

Brooks goaltender Michael Fredrick blocked 33 shots. Ethan Jemieff and Jake Tamagi, who took the loss, combined to make 26 saves in the Olds net.

The teams meet again Friday at Brooks and the Grizzlys will close out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule at home Saturday versus the Sherwood Park Crusaders.

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the possibility of coaching at the men’s world championship in April.

Church returned home to Toronto last Thursday without addressing the players. Hockey Canada said he left for “personal reasons.” Church’s explanation before boarding the plane was he felt there was a lack of confidence in his ability to coach Canada to Olympic gold.

The women lost 5-1 that evening to the United States with assistants Danielle Goyette and Lisa Haley co-coaching. The women went 1-1 in weekend games against male midget triple-A teams.

Dineen flew to Toronto on Sunday to meet with Nicholson, chief operating officer Scott Smith and women’s team scout and general manager Melody Davidson.

“I was not expecting this opportunity,” Dineen said. “This has been a whirlwind few days but when this opportunity presented itself I immediately jumped at it.

“You end up getting fired and you go through a range of emotions. Sometimes things happen for a reason. I think this may be my reason.”

Dineen ran his first practice with the women after he was introduced to the media at a news conference.

The Canadian women have been training full time in Calgary since August and have already played more than 30 games.

The players were informed who their new coach would be just a few minutes before the news conference. They taped their names to the front of their helmets for practice so Dineen would know who they were.

“It was typical hockey school, trying to help him

out a bit,” goaltender Charline Labonte said.

“Right now, moving forward I think if we have the opportunity it’s nice to have someone who played the game. No, he doesn’t know much about women’s hockey. He seems interested and I know he’s watched a lot of tapes. I know he’ll do anything to be ready and to learn about our game.”

Canada and the U.S. will clash three times over the next two weeks in their final exhibition games prior to the Olympics, starting with Friday’s matchup in Grand Forks, N.D. Canada won women’s Olympic hockey gold in 2002, 2006 and 2010, but has lost four of the last five world championship finals to the U.S. Hockey Canada’s plan was to announce the Olympic roster prior to their holiday break next week, but the timetable is murkier with the coaching change.

Five-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser says Dineen will have to adjust to dealing with female athletes, but she didn’t feel his lack of international coaching experience would hinder his ability to coach the Canadian women.

“He’s played for a long time and coached in the NHL and has a good track record of coaching experience and also playing internationally, so I’m not too concerned about that,” Canada’s all-time leading scorer said.

“It’s different than the men’s game, how you handle players, the way you approach team concepts and put the team together. Aside from that, the game on the ice, I don’t think it’s too complicated to what goes on the men’s side.

“Men and women are different in the way they function and that’s probably going to be the biggest adjustment for him.”

Kings nab shutout over Oilers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kings 3 Oilers 0 LOS ANGELES — Martin Jones made 24 saves for his third shutout in five games, and the remarkable rookie led the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

Dwight King and Jordan Nolan scored during another dominant night for Jones, who became the first goalie in Kings history to begin his career with six consecutive victories. Edmonton couldn’t solve Jones, who has allowed just five goals in his six games.

Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 37 shots for the last-place Oilers, who have lost four straight.

Dustin Brown added an emptynet goal for the Kings, who have won seven of eight while taking just two regulation losses in 20 games since Nov. 2 (14-2-4).

Jones made a handful of stunning saves in another defencedominated night for the Kings, whose 68 goals allowed are the fewest in the NHL. Bryzgalov almost matched the Kings’ youngster as Los Angeles handily outshot the Oilers.

The Kings had to go right back to work after sweeping through eastern Canada on a four-game road trip last week, posting convincing victories on every stop of their showcase in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. Los Angeles lost Sunday in Chicago before returning to Staples Center for its third game in four nights.

But the Kings got the first period’s only goal when Drew Doughty stickhandled through the Edmonton end before finding King for his ninth goal. King has two goals in his last three games after a 10-game drought.

The Kings did nothing with two power plays during the scoreless second period, but Jones denied Ryan Smyth and Nail Yakupov up close on unguarded chances.

Jones then stopped Taylor Hall on a clean breakaway early in the third, and Edmonton didn’t register its first shot on goal until midway through the period.

Matt Greene then made an exceptional play from in front of the Oilers’ bench, capitalizing on a bad Edmonton change to lob a pass to Nolan for a breakaway

the Raiders in the Eastern Conference. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

REBELS: Bit of a roll

COX: New direction

The Rebels, who were minus the services of forwards Dominik Volek, who is with the Czech Republic team preparing for the World Junior Championship, as well as Rhyse Dieno, Matt Bellerive and Brooks Maxwell, all out with injuries, will return to action Dec. 27 against the visiting Calgary Hitmen.

“We want the guys to enjoy the break and enjoy their families, then get channelled and be ready to go in another 10 days,” said Truitt.

“It’s nice that we’ve been able to get on a bit of roll here with three straight wins, but there’s a bigger prize to be had. We have a tough schedule right off the bat after the break against divisional rivals (including a Dec. 29 game at Edmonton) and we have to be ready.”

“Obviously it’s nice to go into the break with a three-game win streak and we’re happy with that,” said Sutter. “We’re looking forward to enjoying some down time, but we’re really anxious to get back and keep rolling.” ● The Rebels also lost forward Vukie Mpofu prior to the game. The 17-year-old rookie suffered an injury in practice Monday and reaggravated it in the warm-up . . .

Rebels prospect Brayden Burke, 16, played his first ever WHL regular-season game and didn’t look out of place . . . Wapple finished with 25 saves. . . . With Prince Albert losing 4-3 at home to the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Rebels moved into an eighth-place tie with

The New York Islanders aren’t a model club, but the pending relocation to Brooklyn has given the Isles a direction and possibility for success down the road.

The St. Louis Blues were sold by Dave Checketts and Co. Before that, there was the ownership chaos in Atlanta, and that was resolved nicely by moving the franchise to Winnipeg where it, by all indications, has been a resounding success.

Before that, there were troubles in Dallas when Tom Hicks was divesting himself of the team, and in Nashville in the wake of Boots del Biaggio. Currently, both situations are stable, although it will be interesting to see how the small market Predators thrive in a world where the salary cap appears headed north of $80 million in the relatively near future.

Bankruptcies in Buffalo, Ottawa and Pittsburgh just after the turn of the century were resolved without moving the teams.

Prior to that, the NHL had to deal with a 60-cent Canadian dollar that caused hardship in every Canadian NHL city except for Toronto, and of course there was Quebec City’s move to Denver (1995) and Winnipeg’s shift to Phoenix (1996).

Given that the seven teams north of the border are now powering the league’s revenues, those days seem like a distant memory.

So really, for the first time since taking over on Feb. 1, 1993, Bettman doesn’t have a

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Edmonton Oilers’ David Perron, left, tries to score past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Martin Jones, right, during the first period of an NHL game in Los Angeles, Tuesday. goal, his fifth of the season.

Edmonton pulled Bryzgalov after Brown took a penalty in the waning minutes, but the Kings weathered the 6-on-4 disadvantage before Brown emerged from the box at exactly the right time to skate in alone for his empty-netter, the 400th point of his career.

High-scoring right wing Ales Hemsky returned to Edmonton’s lineup after missing Sunday’s loss in Anaheim with sore ribs.

NOTES: Edmonton D Corey Potter served the first half of his two-game suspension for boarding

Anaheim’s Nick Bonino from behind on Sunday. Anton Belov returned to the Oilers’ lineup in his place. ... Kings D Willie Mitchell missed his second straight game after getting hit by Chris Neil in Ottawa. Mitchell’s absence has coincided with Greene’s return from a 15-game injury absence. ... Los Angeles also made two switches on its forward lines, activating Linden Vey and Matt Frattin while scratching Daniel Carcillo and Kyle Clifford.

major franchise crisis with which to deal.

Nobody’s bankrupt, nobody’s in danger of missing a payroll, nobody appears to have crushing debt that’s strangling the team.

That can change, of course, and change quickly.

But it’s where the NHL currently sits.

On top of that, there’s a long-term, $2 billion U.S. television network deal with NBC that doesn’t expire until 2021, a new 12-year, $5.2 billion deal with Rogers for Canadian national rights that extends to 2026 and a 10-year collective bargaining agreement with the players union that kicked in this year.

As well, what began with one lucrative outdoor game has now ballooned into six, although we’ll wait and see whether too much exposure to the elements kills that golden goose.

Until the next franchise problem - and there will be one - the gloomiest off-ice cloud on the NHL’s horizon is probably the class action concussion lawsuit that has been joined by about 200 former NHL players.

Right now, it’s not clear exactly where that action is headed, but it’s worth watching in the wake of last summer’s $765 million settlement of a similar suit brought by former NFL players.

Those kinds of financial figures would rattle the cage of any NHL owner. Maybe concussion lawsuit chill is part of what is driving the heightened level of supplementary discipline these days.

Bettman, quite probably, will still be booed wherever he goes, although those doing the booing might not be able to tell you why they’re booing.

Old habits die hard.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Swift Current 38 20 13 1 4 132 114 Regina 36 18 14 2 2 120 130 Brandon 35 18 14 3 0 129 129 Prince Albert 35 17 16 2 0 121 124 Moose Jaw 37 10 21 3 3 97 139 Saskatoon 38 10 25 1 2 109 157 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Calgary 34 22 7 2 3 119 90 Edmonton 34 23 10 0 1 129 86 Medicine Hat 35 21 11 3 0 119 100 Kootenay 37 18 16 2 1 109 109 Red Deer 35 17 16 0 2 104 108 Lethbridge 38 6 27 2 3 96 174

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WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 33 28 3 0 2 138 81 58 Victoria 38 23 13 0 2 111 94 48 Vancouver 37 17 13 5 2 122 126 41 Prince George 37 14 18 2 3 110 140 33 Kamloops 36 9 23 2 2 90 145 22 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 35 23 8 2 2 165 117 50 Everett 36 22 10 4 0 115 96 48 Seattle 35 21 10 1 3 131 121 46 Spokane 35 21 12 0 2 127 105 44 Tri-City 36 17 16 1 2 94 102 37 d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Tuesday’s results Swift Current 6 Kamloops 3 Moose Jaw 4 Prince Albert 3 Kelowna 7 Saskatoon 1 Victoria 5 Edmonton 3 Calgary 6 Regina 3 Lethbridge 5 Kootenay 4 (SO) Red Deer 5 Medicine Hat 2 Everett 4 Portland 2 Seattle 5 Tri-City 2 Christmas break until Dec. 27 Tuesday’s summaries Rebels 5, Tigers 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Sutter RD (interference) 5:25, Owre MH (tripping) 16:06, Lewington MH (cross-checking) 17:46, Stanton MH (roughing) 20:00, Bleackley RD (roughing) 20:00.

Second Period 1. Medicine Hat, Valk 15 (Sanford, Koules) 1:33 (pp).

2. Red Deer, Sutter 6 (Bleackley, Fleury) 7:01 (pp).

3. Red Deer, Musil 5 (Bleackley, Fleury) 15:42.

4. Red Deer, Sutter 7 (Johnson, Charif) 18:50.

Penalties — Sutter RD (hooking) 0:58, Koules MH (delay of game) 6:22, Lewington MH (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 10:16, Chorney RD (checking from behind) 10:16, Dixon RD (unsportsmanlike cnd.)

10:16, Allan MH (cross-checking) 13:40, Cox MH (slashing) 17:18, Fleury RD (roughing) 17:18.

Third Period 5. Red Deer, Bleackley 17 (unassisted) 3:00.

6. Medicine Hat, Vannelli 10 (unassisted) 9:08 (pp).

7. Red Deer, Johnson 7 (unassisted) 19:03 (-EN).

Penalties — Charif RD (tripping) 7:12, Doetzel RD (holding) 10:58.

Shots on goal Medicine Hat 13 14 21 — 48 Red Deer 9 13 8 — 30 Goal — Medicine Hat: Wapple (L, 12-7-1); Red Deer: Bartosak (W, 15-12-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Medicine Hat: 2-5; Red Deer: 1-4.

Silvertips 4, Winterhawks 2 First Period 1. Everett, Winquist 25 (Nikolishin, Sandhu) 11:57.

2. Everett, Khaira 8 (Adam, Leedahl) 17:20.

Second Period 3. Portland, De Leo 22 (Haar) 17:12 (pp).

Third Period 4. Everett, Stadnyk 10 (Deroose, Low) 1:31.

5. Portland, Bittner 10 (McColgan) 4:39.

6. Everett, Winquist 26 (unassisted) 18:53 (-EN).

Shots on goal Everett 16 10 9 — 35 Portland 7 11 5 — 23 Goal — Everett: Cotton (W, 5-2-3); Portland: Burke (L, 20-6-2).

Thunderbirds 5, Americans 2 First Period 1. Seattle, Delnov 16 (unassisted) 5:06.

2. Seattle, Gropp 5 (Troock, Delnov) 12:34.

3. Tri-City, Carlo 2 (Purtill, Gutierrez) 18:59.

Second Period 4. Seattle, Theodore 13 (Swenson, Hickman) 17:52.

Third Period 5. Seattle, Troock 16 (Henry, Delnov) 9:10.

6. Tri-City, Purtill 4 (Rankin, Wotherspoon) 14:35 (pp).

7. Seattle, Troock 17 (Delnov) 14:54.

Shots on goal Tri-City 14 11 7 — 32 Seattle 13 9 15 — 37 Goal — Tri-City: Sarthou (L, 3-3-0); Seattle: Mumaugh (W, 11-5-1).

Hurricanes 5, Ice 4 (SO) First Period 1. Kootenay, Philp 12 (Descheneau, McPhee) 1:49.

2. Kootenay, O’Connor 3 (Zborosky, Alfaro) 2:37.

3. Lethbridge, Sheen 8 (Cooper, Bell) 3:53.

4. Kootenay, Philp 13 (Bozon, Descheneau) 4:16.

5. Lethbridge, Olynek 2 (Sheen, Derko) 10:04.

6. Lethbridge, Duke 7 (Estephan) 14:20 (pp).

Second Period

7. Kootenay, Bozon 11 (McPhee, Descheneau) 14:51.

Third Period 8. Lethbridge, Estephan 6 (Laurencelle) 10:20.

Overtime No Scoring.

Shootout Lethbridge : Wong miss, Sheen miss, Duke goal.

Kootenay : Bozon miss, Philp miss, Descheneau miss.

Shots on goal Lethbridge 14 6 14 3 3 — 37 Kootenay 12 10 10 3 3 — 35 Goal — Lethbridge: Boes (W, 3-21-2); Kootenay: Skapski (LS, 9-9-2).

Rockets 7, Blades 1 First Period 1. Kelowna, Rigby 5 (Chartier, Wheaton) 9:01.

2. Saskatoon, Clayton 3 (unassisted) 14:30.

3. Kelowna, Baillie 15 (Bell, Wheaton) 19:32 (pp).

4. Kelowna, Chartier 7 (Goulbourne, Martin) 19:49.

Second Period 5. Kelowna, Franko 10 (Olsen) 4:31.

6. Kelowna, Wheaton 2 (Baillie, Kirkland) 9:12 (pp).

Third Period 7. Kelowna, Bell 17 (Wheaton, Franko) 1:21.

8. Kelowna, Rigby 6 (Chartier) 1:39.

Shots on goal Kelowna 19 18 14 — 51 Saskatoon 8 12 8 — 28 Goal — Kelowna: Whistle (W, 8-2-0); Saskatoon: Moodie (L, 7-14-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Kelowna: 2-5; Saskatoon: 0-6.

Hitmen 6, Pats 3 First Period 1. Calgary, Thomas 3 (Sanheim, Lang) 2:57.

2. Calgary, Chase 18 (Padakin, Fazleev) 8:58 (pp).

3. Calgary, Virtanen 18 (Fazleev) 16:41 (shorthanded-SH).

Second Period 4. Calgary, Roach 2 (Harmsworth) 12:08 (shorthanded-SH).

5. Calgary, Chase 19 (Fazleev, Roach) 14:26 (pp).

Third Period 6. Calgary, Penner 3 (Harmsworth, Thrower) 2:09.

7. Regina, Gay 7 (Hunt, Leier) 7:17 (pp).

8. Regina, Williams 3 (Wagner, Stephenson) 13:08.

9. Regina, Brooks 3 (Christoffer, Hunt) 13:57.

Shots on goal Regina 7 8 13 — 28 Calgary 11 5 9 — 25 Goal — Regina: Schneider (L, 2-2-0); Calgary: Driedger (W, 14-6-2).

Royals 5, Oil Kings 3 First Period 1. Edmonton, Moroz 21 (Walter, Koch) 4:30.

2. Victoria, Dykstra 1 (Kanzig, Magee) 11:37.

3. Victoria, Blomqvist 11 (Magee) 16:36.

4. Victoria, Walker 15 (Kohlhauser) 17:04.

Second Period 5. Victoria, Palmer 2 (Fisher, Crunk) :49.

6. Edmonton, Bauer 5 (Corbett, Petryk) 18:20 (pp).

Third Period 7. Edmonton, Mayo 4 (Corbett, Bertolucci) 8:13.

8. Victoria, Magee 12 (unassisted) 19:08 (-EN).

Shots on goal Victoria 11 8 8 — 27 Edmonton 12 12 16 — 40 Goal — Victoria: Polivka (W, 16-9-0); Edmonton: Jarry (L, 22-8-0).

Warriors 4, Raiders 3 First Period 1. Prince Albert, Perreaux 9 (Lange, Gennaro) :44.

2. Moose Jaw, Point 14 (Eberle, Brown) 16:07.

3. Moose Jaw, Warkentine 2 (Brown, Forsberg) 18:24.

Second Period No Scoring.

Third Period 4. Prince Albert, Gardiner 14 (Guhle, Andrlik) 3:14.

5. Moose Jaw, Gore 4 (Forsberg, Zalitach) 12:06.

6. Moose Jaw, Gore 5 (Zalitach) 18:28 (-EN).

7. Prince Albert, Busenius 6 (Lange, Hart) 19:21.

Shots on goal Moose Jaw 9 9 7 — 25 Prince Albert 10 7 15 — 32 Goal — Moose Jaw: Sawchenko (W, 5-5-0); Prince Albert: Cheveldave (L, 13-11-2).

Power plays (goal-chances)Moose Jaw: 0-1; Prince Albert: 0-1.

Broncos 6, Blazers 3 First Period 1. Kamloops, Ully 15 (Needham, Connolly) 11:10 (pp).

2. Kamloops, Sterzer 14 (Harlacher, Shirley) 11:51 (pp).

Second Period 3. Swift Current, Cave 19 (Merkley, Black) 3:35.

4. Swift Current, Cave 20 (Black, Lernout) 10:47 (pp).

5. Swift Current, Gawdin 5 (Zinkan, Heatherington) 16:34.

Third Period 6. Swift Current, Lesann 6 (Gawdin) 10:38.

7. Swift Current, Merkley 15 (Cave, Black) 11:39 (pp).

8. Kamloops, Connolly 7 (Shirley) 14:18 (pp).

9. Swift Current, Heatherington 3 (unassisted) 17:25.

Shots on goal Kamloops 15 6 9 — 30 Swift Current 13 22 10 — 45 Goal — Kamloops: Kozun (L, 4-15-2); Swift Current: Laurikainen (W, 12-10-0).

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Boston 34 23 9 2 48 Montreal 36 21 12 3 45 Tampa Bay 34 20 11 3 43 Detroit 36 15 12 9 39 Toronto 36 17 16 3 37 Ottawa 35 14 15 6 34

GF GA 94 70 91 76 93 82 91 99 99 105 99 113

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35 13 17 5 31 81 110 34 8 23 3 19 59 98 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 35 24 10 1 49 108 75 Washington 34 18 13 3 39 107 102 Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94 Philadelphia 34 15 15 4 34 81 93 N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 76 91 New Jersey 34 13 15 6 32 78 85 Columbus 34 14 16 4 32 87 95 N.Y. Islanders 35 9 19 7 25 85 121 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 25 7 5 55 138 102 St. Louis 33 22 7 4 48 114 80 Colorado 33 22 10 1 45 96 78 Minnesota 36 20 11 5 45 84 83 Dallas 33 16 12 5 37 95 101 Nashville 34 16 15 3 35 78 95 Winnipeg 36 15 16 5 35 95 106 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 116 91 Los Angeles 35 23 8 4 50 97 68 San Jose 34 21 7 6 48 112 84 Vancouver 36 20 10 6 46 100 86 Phoenix 33 18 10 5 41 105 103 Calgary 34 13 16 5 31 86 108 Edmonton 36 11 22 3 25 93 123 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 1 Winnipeg 3, Columbus 2 Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, OT Colorado 6, Dallas 2

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 Dallas 7 7 0 .500 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 Washington 3 11 0 .214 South W L T Pct New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 Carolina 10 4 0 .714 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 North W L T Pct Chicago 8 6 0 .571 Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 Detroit 7 7 0 .500 Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 West W L T Pct x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 San Francisco 10 4 0 .714

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Signed RHP Shunsuke Watanabe to a minor league contract. Released the contract of RHP Chris Carpenter to Yakult (Nippon) for cash.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Albers on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with INF Steve Tolleson on a minor league contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Willie Fraser and Gary Pellant advance scouts; Chris Smith, Ron Mahay, Peter Bergeron and Greg Booker scouts, and special assistants, player personnel Josh Bard and Aaron Sele will expand their duties to include pro scouting. Named Hidenori Sueyoshi senior manager, international scouting operations; Rafael Colon special advisor, international player performance and Juan Garcia-Puig as a scout for Spain.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded RHP Tim Verthein to Florence (Frontier) for 1B Jeremy Hamilton.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed LHP Brendan Lafferty.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Released OF Willie Cabrera.

Frontier League ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed INF Brian Bistagne, OF Michael Hur and INF Elvin Rodriguez to contract extensions.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW YORK KNICKS — Recalled G Chris Smith from Erie (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Waived S Sean Cattouse.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed P Kevin Huber on injured reserve. Signed P Shawn Powell.

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando

Tuesday’s summaries Kings 3, Oilers 0 First Period 1. Los Angeles, King 9 (Doughty, Carter) 16:38.

Penalties — Muzzin LA (interference) 11:23.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Schultz Edm (hooking) 2:57, Yakupov Edm (stick holding) 16:09.

Third Period 2. Los Angeles, Nolan 5 (Greene) 15:22.

3. Los Angeles, Brown 7 (Stoll) 19:20 (en).

Penalties — Brown LA (interference) 17:14.

Shots on goal Edmonton 7 12 5 — 24 Los Angeles 13 15 12 — 40 Goal — Edmonton: Bryzgalov (L, 1-3-0); Los Angeles: Jones (W, 6-0-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Edmonton: 0-2; Los Angeles: 0-2.

Bruins 2, Flames 0 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Second Period 1. Boston, Chara 8 (Krejci, Iginla) 7:38 (pp).

Penalties — Caron Bos (tripping) 1:59, Bouma Cgy (high-sticking) 5:23, Marchand Bos (boarding) 15:28.

Third Period 2. Boston, Chara 9 (Iginla, Krejci) 3:19 (pp).

Penalties — Bouma Cgy (high-sticking) 2:25, Bergeron Bos (tripping) 4:24.

Shots on goal Calgary 9 4 8 — 21 Boston 10 15 6 — 31 Goal — Calgary: Berra (L, 4-8-2); Boston: Rask (W, 17-8-2).

Power plays (goal-chances)Calgary: 0-3; Boston: 2-3.

NHL Scoring Leaders A 28 26 32 23 10 24 15 28 13 30 15 16 17 15 16

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Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

PF 364 393 251 305

PA 349 385 357 434

Monday’s Game Baltimore 18, Detroit 16

PF 359 328 258 309

PA 270 208 324 388

PF 406 353 362 363

PA 391 362 339 425

PF 380 349

PA 205 228

DALLAS COWBOYS — Placed LB Justin Durant on injured reserve. Released RB George Winn from the practice squad. Re-signed LB Orie Lemon from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to terms with DE Jeremy Mincey.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed LB Pat Angerer on injured reserve. Agreed to terms with RB Shaun Draughn. Signed G Zach Allen to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed WR Cecil Shorts and G Will Rackley on injured reserve.

Signed C Patrick Lewis from Cleveland’s practice squad. Signed G Drew Nowak from the practice squad. Signed DE D’Aundre Reed to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released S D.J. Campbell. Claimed DB Jalil Brown off waivers from Indianapolis.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released RB Joe Banyard.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released K Garrett Hartley.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed CB Corey Webster on injured reserve. Signed WR Julian Talley from the practice squad. Signed RB Kendall Gaskins to the practice squad.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed LB LaMarr Woodley on injured reserve. Signed LB Jamaal Westerman.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Released QB John Skelton. Signed QB Tyler Wilson.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed CB Joe Burnett and RB Hugh Charles to contract extensions through 2015.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Marcel Bellefeuille offensive co-ordinator.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned F Luke Adam and D Mark Pysyk and Brayden McNabb to Rochester (AHL). Recalled F Kevin Porter and D Chad Ruhwedel from Rochester.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled F

Friday

● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Lacombe, 6 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Stettler, 7:30 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer Aero Equipment at Red Deer Northstar, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 12 14 .462 — Toronto 9 13 .409 1 Brooklyn 9 15 .375 2 New York 7 17 .292 4 Philadelphia 7 19 .269 5

Pts 47 45 41 39 37 37 36 36 35 35 33 33 33 32 32

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Sunday, Dec. 22 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Denver at Houston, 11 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 2:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 2:25 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23 Atlanta at San Francisco, 6:40 p.m.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

Thursday

● Men’s basketball: Sheraton Red Deer vs. Gord Scott Nissan, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Dream Team, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Gold at Sylvan Lake, 7 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 3:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 5:45 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 7 p.m. ● AJHL: Sherwood Park at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Peewee AA hockey: Medicine Hat White at Red Deer TBS, 10:30 a.m., Collicutt Centre; Cranbrook at Lacombe, 3 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer,12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:15 p.m., Kinex. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Southside at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m.

Basketball

Thursday’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Montreal at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

G 19 19 9 16 27 13 21 8 22 5 18 17 16 17 16

● JV basketball: Rocky Mountain House at Hunting Hills, Wetaskiwin at Lindsay Thurber, Camrose at Notre Dame, Innisfail at Ponoka, Lacombe at Stettler; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Chinook senior hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, 8 p.m.

● Peewee AA hockey: Cranbrook at Sylvan Lake, 12:30 p.m.; Medicine Hat White at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena.

Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Sidney Crosby, Pgh Patrick Kane, Chi Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Alex Ovechkin, Wash John Tavares, NYI Corey Perry, Ana Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Alex Steen, StL Joe Thornton, SJ Tyler Seguin, Dal Chris Kunitz, Pgh Patrick Sharp, Chi Phil Kessel, Tor Bobby Ryan, Ott

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Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO Minnesota 3, Vancouver 2, SO Boston 2, Calgary 0 Buffalo 4, Winnipeg 2 Florida 3, Toronto 1 Montreal 3, Phoenix 1 Anaheim 5, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 5, Washington 2 San Jose 4, St. Louis 2 Chicago 3, Nashville 1 Dallas 3, Colorado 2 Edmonton 0, Los Angeles 3

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 4 0 .714 369 Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 South W L T Pct PF y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 West W L T Pct PF x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343

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Jack Skille from Springfield (AHL). Sent G Jeremy Smith to Springfield.

DALLAS STARS — Placed F Vernon Fiddler on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 7. Recalled D Cameron Gaunce from Texas (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled G Magnus Hellberg from Milwaukee (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled C Casey Wellman from Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Bridgeport D Mike Cornell two games for receiving a match penalty for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Dec. 15 game at Manchester.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Reassigned F Josh Nicholls to Greenville (ECHL). Signed F Akim Aliu to a professional tryout agreement.

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled F Josh Shalla from Cincinnati (ECHL).

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Reassigned D Ilari Melart to Ugra (KHL). Signed LW Jean-Francois Jacques to a standard contract. Recalled D Thomas Larkin from Evansville (ECHL).

ECHL ECHL — Fined Reading F Dustin Gazley an undisclosed amount.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Announced F Carl Nielsen was reassigned to the team by Syracuse (AHL).

GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Signed G Paul Karpowich. Acquired G Brad Phillips from Stockton for future considerations.

READING ROYALS — Announced G Brandon Anderson was recalled by Hershey (AHL). Signed G Josh Watson. Placed D Ryan Kavanagh on team suspension.

SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Acquired a 2014 fourth-round SuperDraft pick from Houston for the rights to D David Horst.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Traded D Justin Morrow to Toronto FC for allocation money.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Traded F Eddie Johnson to D.C. United for allocation money.

Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee

Southeast Division W L Pct 18 6 .750 13 12 .520 11 14 .440 10 13 .435 8 17 .320 Central Division W L Pct 20 4 .833 12 14 .462 9 14 .391 9 15 .375 5 19 .208

GB — 5 7 7 10

L.A. Clippers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Lakers Sacramento

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

GB — 9 10 1/2 11 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 19 5 .792 — Houston 16 9 .640 3 1/2 Dallas 14 10 .583 5 New Orleans 11 11 .500 7 Memphis 10 14 .417 9

Portland Oklahoma City Denver Minnesota Utah

Northwest Division W L Pct 22 4 .846 20 4 .833 14 10 .583 12 13 .480 6 21 .222

GB — 1 7 9 1/2 16 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 17 9 .654 14 9 .609 13 12 .520 12 13 .480 7 16 .304

GB — 1 3 4 8

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

Monday’s Games Detroit 101, Indiana 96 Brooklyn 130, Philadelphia 94 Boston 101, Minnesota 97 Miami 117, Utah 94 Atlanta 114, L.A. Lakers 100 Washington 102, New York 101 Orlando 83, Chicago 82 L.A. Clippers 115, San Antonio 92 Tuesday’s Games Portland 119, Cleveland 116 Charlotte 95, Sacramento 87 L.A. Lakers 96, Memphis 92 Oklahoma City 105, Denver 93 New Orleans at Golden State, late Wednesday’s Games Utah at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Chicago at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Golf Web.com Qualifying Tuesday La Quinta, Calif.

Purse: $510,000 s-PGA West Stadium Course; Yardage: 7,300; Par: 72 j-PGA West Jack Nicklaus Course; Yardage: 7,321; Par: 72 Final x-Won entry into all Web.com tour events.

Top 10 finishers will have full status through 12 tournaments; after that, the priority ranking will be reshuffled depending on the money list.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Michelle Stevens scored 26 points to lead Funk to a 66-40 win over The Bank in Red Deer Women’s Basketball League action Monday.

Ciana Cameron scored 22 in a losing cause.

In other games: ● The Big Ballers got 12-point efforts from Jill Richardson, Morgan Richardson and Aimee Sandham in a 52-38 victory over the Spartans. ● Hoosier Daddy, with Karalee Kaiser netting 15 points, downed the Xpress 55-23. Britt Norton had nine for the losers. ● Shannon Van Parys scored 13 points and Rebecca Girvan chipped in with 12 as the Storm downed Triple Threat, who got seven from Tamara Steer, 54-27.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 B9

Keith leads Blackhawks past Predators NHL ROUNDUP

BLACKHAWKS 3 PREDATORS 1 NASHVILLE — Duncan Keith scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

Patrick Kane and Nick Leddy also scored for the Stanley Cup champions, who have won five of six.

Shea Weber scored for the Predators.

Keith scored the game’s first goal at 1:29 of the opening period on a slap shot from the left side that beat Carter Hutton on the stick side.

Making his fourth consecutive start, Hutton had his three-game winning streak snapped. Hutton spent the past two seasons in the Blackhawks organization before signing with Nashville in the off-season.

DUCKS 5 RED WINGS 2 DETROIT (AP) — Sami Vatanen had a goal and an assist, and Anaheim used a four-goal first period to extend its winning streak to six games with a victory over Detroit.

Nick Bonino, Jakob Silfverberg, Corey Perry and Saku Koivu also scored for the Ducks. Andrew Cogliano had three assists and Jonas Hiller made 16 saves.

Tomas Jurco got his first career goal and Daniel Cleary scored for Detroit, which has lost its past six (0-4-2). Jonas Gustavsson stopped eight of 11 shots before being replaced

by Petr Mrazek late in the first period. Mrazek made 17 saves.

SHARKS 4 BLUES 2 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored the first of three straight goals by San Jose, and Antti Niemi stopped 20 shots to lead the Sharks over St. Louis.

San Jose completed a season sweep of the Blues, winning all three games by a combined 16-7. St. Louis has lost two in a row after winning eight of 11.

Matt Irwin, Brent Burns and Marty Havlat added goals for the Sharks, who led 3-0 after 22 minutes. Niemi improved to 18-6-6.

Kevin Shattenkirk and Jay Bouwmeester scored secondperiod goals for the Blues.

PANTHERS 3 MAPLE LEAFS 1 TORONTO (AP) — Tomas Fleischmann, Sean Bergenheim and Brad Boyes scored for Florida against slumping Toronto.

The Panthers have won four straight and six of seven.

Mason Raymond scored for the Maple Leafs, who were playing the second of back-toback games. They lost to Pittsburgh on Monday night and have dropped five of six.

Turnovers led to each of Florida’s goals, and Scott Clemmensen made 28 saves for the victory.

LIGHTNING 3 ISLANDERS 2 SO UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Valtteri Filppula scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation, including the tying goal with 3.8 seconds left, and then converted in the shootout to rally Tampa Bay past the skidding New York Islanders.

Nikita Kucherov also connected in the shootout as the Lightning handed New York its 13th loss in 14 games (1-94). The only Islanders victory during that stretch came in a shootout last Tuesday at San Jose.

Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen scored for the Islanders. Nielsen also scored in the shootout, but the game ended when John Tavares couldn’t convert the final chance for New York against Ben Bishop.

CANADIENS 3 COYOTES 1 MONTREAL (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored twice in the third period to lead Montreal over Phoenix.

Carey Price stopped 26 shots for the Canadiens and Andrei Markov also scored in the third.

Mikkel Boedker scored for the Coyotes and Mike Smith made 26 saves.

Pacioretty scored the winner at 13:18, netting his 13th of the season by shooting the puck into traffic in front of Smith’s net. The puck ricocheted off defenceman Michael Stone’s skate and in.

Phoenix hasn’t won in Montreal since 1996.

FLYERS 5 CAPITALS 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jakub Voracek scored two goals to help Philadelphia beat Washington.

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Florida Panthers left winger Sean Bergenheim tumbles in a collision with Toronto Maple Leafs left winger James van Riemsdyk during third period NHL action in Toronto on Tuesday.

Mark Streit, Wayne Simmonds and Matt Read also had goals for the Flyers. Alex Ovechkin and Eric Fehr scored for Washington.

Two days after blowing a 4-1 third-period lead at Washington in a 5-4 shootout loss, the Flyers rallied to win their seventh consecutive home game.

Steve Mason made 24 saves for Philadelphia, which evened its record at 15-15-4.

The Flyers are 12-6-4 since an embarrassing 7-0 loss at home to the Capitals on Nov. 1. They’ll try to go over .500 for the first time this season Thursday night when they host Columbus.

Down 2-1, the Flyers stormed back with three straight goals, including a pair on the same power play in the second period.

WILD 3 CANUCKS 2 SO ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jason Pominville slipped a shot past Roberto Luongo’s glove in the third round of a shootout, and Minnesota ended Vancouver’s winning streak at seven games.

Luongo made 30 saves, in-

UFC women’s champ says MMA too dangerous if not committed ROUSEY SAYS GSP RIGHT TO STEP AWAY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — UFC champion (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey says Georges StPierre was right to quit mixed martial arts, if for no other reason than to preserve his health.

“We’re not really doing nine to five or sitting down in a cubicle,” the UFC’s inaugural women’s bantamweight champion said Tuesday.

“If you fight for a living, you’re fighting for your life every time you go in there. It’s a stressful situation, if you think about it.

“The worst thing that can happen in your day isn’t that someone will get your latte wrong or that you might get fired. It’s that you could really get physically harmed. And not just that but your pride could get irrevocably harmed as well and that’s a lot of stress to really face time and time again.

“And it’s so much that you really have to have a real love and desire for what you do. You can’t really fight and put your life on the line for anyone other than yourself. And every single time a new fight comes along, you need to ask yourself whether you still want that.”

Rousey (7-0) noted that St-Pierre, with his controversial win last month over Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks at UFC 167, had set a UFC total fight time record with five hours 28 minutes 12 seconds in the Octagon.

“Can you really blame him for really feeling like he’s done?” asked Rousey. “Because nobody else had reached that point yet. So I don’t think it’s really reasonable to expect him to do more. if he wanted to do more, that’s awesome, break that record even more. But if he feels like he’s done, then that’s fine, man. Be done. Go rest.

You deserve it.

“You don’t have to risk your life for anyone.”

The 32-year-old from Montreal gave up his title last Friday, saying his life was “completely insane” and he needed to get out of the limelight.

St-Pierre (25-2) had won his last 12

fights, including nine straight title defences.

As the first UFC women’s champion, Rousey has also been in the spotlight since winning her title last February.

Even UFC president Dana White has said he loaded too many promotional duties on Rousey, who eventually managed to escape the pressure by travelling to Europe for a role in “The Expendables 3.”

“I haven’t checked my Twitter mentions since before I left for Bulgaria,” Rousey said on a media conference call.

Rousey defends her title Dec. 28 in Las Vegas against Miesha Tate (13-4), her rival coach on the most recent season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”

She continued training in Bulgaria while on “The Expendables 3” set, bringing over training partners to help her prepare.

“I think everything happened at the exact perfect time,” she said.

“I think it was good for me to really kind of get away and kind of change the environment I was in for a little bit.

“It’s kind of hard to change your mindset when you’re in the same environment. So I kind of got to do a little bit of a reset.”

Rousey said when she returned to the U.S., she was invigorated for her training camp for Tate.

“It was like ’OK, it’s go time,”’ she said.

Rousey cut herself off from the media and travel that wasn’t mandatory — something she said was eased by the fact that her fight is the co-main event rather than the marquee bout at UFC 168.

Middleweight champion Chris Weidman takes on former title-holder Anderson Silva in the main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Rousey has moved into No. 10 in the UFC’s latest pound-for-pound top fighter rankings. Light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones continues to top the list with featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo moving into the No. 2 spot vacated by St-Pierre.

A rebound of a Colorado shot bounced out to Rich Peverley, who put a pass on Sceviour’s stick for a breakaway against Avalanche goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

Ray Whitney scored twice for the Stars.

Matt Duchene put in a rebound of Erik Johnson’s shot for a power-play goal just 2:37 into the game. Johnson’s goal at 10:20 of the second period came when the sides were skating 4 on 4.

The teams played Monday night in Denver, with Colorado winning 6-2.

cluding 14 in the third period and overtime, and stopped Zach Parise to open the shootout. Mikko Koivu, who had two assists for a team-high 20 this season, hit the crossbar with his shot before Pominville scored. Ryan Kesler’s last-chance attempt for the Canucks sailed wide right.

Josh Harding stopped shots

by Mike Santorelli and Chris Higgins in the shootout and made 29 saves to win for the fifth time in his last six starts.

The Wild improved to 14-3-2 at Xcel Energy Center, where Luongo fell to 3-9-3 in his career.

Jannik Hansen and David Booth each scored for the second straight game for the Canucks.

Parise had an early goal for the Wild, and Charlie Coyle scored late on a snap shot that went between Luongo’s legs to tie the game with 11:13 left in regulation.

SABRES 4 JETS 2 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Marcus Foligno, Matt Moulson and Matt Ellis scored in the third period to lift Buffalo over Winnipeg.

It was Buffalo’s first regulation win since Nov. 15 against Toronto, when interim coach Ted Nolan took over for the fired Ron Rolston. Steve Ott also scored for the Sabres.

Mark Scheifele scored two goals in 36 seconds to build a 2-0 second-period lead for the Jets, who have lost four of five.

STARS 3 AVALANCHE 2 DALLAS (AP) — Colton Sceviour scored the tiebreaking goal at 17:08 of the third period to give Dallas a victory over Colorado.

Yankees pay most in MLB’s luxury tax, Dodgers second

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The New York Yankees were hit with a $28 million luxury tax bill, pushing their total past the $250 million mark since the penalty began in 2003.

According to Major League Baseball calculations sent to teams Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers were the only other team that exceeded the tax threshold this year and must pay $11.4 million. Boston finished just under for the second straight year, coming in $225,666 shy of the $178 million mark.

Figures include average annual values of contracts for players on 40-man rosters, earned bonuses and escalators, adjustments for cash in trades and $10.8 million per team in benefits.

Because the Yankees have been over the tax threshold at least four consecutive times, they pay at a 50 per cent rate on the overage, and their $28,113,945 bill was second only to their $34.1 million payment following the 2005 season. The Yankees are responsible for $252.7 million of the $285.1 million in tax paid by all clubs over the past 11 years.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said he hopes to get under the threshold next year, when it rises to $189 million. That would reset the team’s tax rate to 17.5 per cent for 2015 and get the Yankees some revenue-sharing refunds. But following agreements Tuesday on a $2 million, one-year deal with second baseman Brian Roberts and a

$7 million, two-year contract with lefthander Matt Thornton, the Yankees are at $177.7 million for 15 players next year, when benefits are likely to total between $11 million and $12 million. Their only hope to get below the threshold appears to be if an arbitrator upholds most of Alex Rodriguez’s 211-game suspension, relieving the team of a large percentage of the third baseman’s $25 million salary.

Tax money is used to fund player benefits and MLB’s Industry Growth Fund.

The Yankees finished with the highest regular payroll for the 15th consecutive year, winding up at a record $237,018,889. The Dodgers, in their first full season under new ownership, were just $146,647 behind after nearly doubling spending from $129.1 million.

Regular payrolls include salaries, earned bonuses and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses.

Los Angeles had a higher payroll for the tax: $243 million to New York’s $234 million. But because the Dodgers didn’t exceed the threshold in 2012, they pay at a 17.5 per cent rate and owe $11,415,959. They would pay at a 30 per cent rate if they exceed the threshold next year. Checks to the commissioner’s office are due by Jan. 21.

Houston, which lost more than 100 games for the third straight season, had a payroll less than one-eighth that of the Yankees and Dodgers. The Astros’ finished at $29.3 million, the lowest total in the major leagues since the 2008 Florida Marlins.

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End of NHL lockout top moment CANADIAN PRESS’ TOP SPORTS MOMENTS OF 2013

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Here are The Canadian Press’ Top 10 Sports Stories of 2013:

The End of the NHL Lockout Hockey fans rejoiced when the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association reached a tentative deal to end the lockout in the early hours of Jan. 6.

The agreement was ratified by the board of governors three days later, with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman taking the unusual step of apologizing to fans, players and sponsors after the start of the season was delayed by more than three months.

“To the players who were very clear they wanted to be on the ice and not negotiating labour contracts, to our partners who support the league financially and personally, and most importantly to our fans, who love and have missed NHL hockey, I’m sorry,” said Bettman.

It didn’t take the league long to get back on its feet.

Just over five months later, the Chicago Blackhawks capped a memorable playoffs by scoring two goals in 17 seconds against the Boston Bruins late in the third period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final to win their second title in four years.

Then in November, the league signed a massive new television deal with Rogers Communications worth $5.2 billion over 12 years.

A Season of Disappointment The Toronto Blue Jays came into 2013 as World Series favourites after a blockbuster off-season that included a 12-player megadeal with the Florida Marlins and the acquisition of reigning National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey.

But with the city buzzing at the thought of meaningful September baseball for the first time since the team’s championship years in 1992 and 1993, the campaign was bust from the start.

Perhaps fittingly, one of the lone bright sports from the miserable season that saw Toronto finish last in the American League East was fans’ love affair with eccentric Japanese utility infielder Munenori Kawasaki.

Despite the lack of success on the field, the Blue Jays enjoyed a surge in both ticket and merchandise sales.

“We had a lot of people that thought we were going to win the World Series,” said Canadian third basemen Brett Lawrie said. “But it takes a little bit of time to build chemistry.”

CFL Double for Cornish Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish became the first Canadian in 35 years to win the CFL’s most outstanding player award.

Cornish, who was also named the league’s top Canadian for the second straight year, is the first Canuck to be named CFL MVP since Ottawa Rough Riders tight end Tony Gabriel in 1978.

Cornish finished the 2013 season with 1,813 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns.

To cap off the memorable year, Cornish then captured the 2013 Lou Marsh award as Canada’s top athlete on Dec. 9 to become first CFL player to win the honour since legendary Ottawa quarterback Russ Jackson in 1969.

Green Crush The Saskatchewan Roughriders became the third straight Grey Cup host to win the trophy, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 on Nov. 24.

The Riders won the 101st edition of the CFL championship in front of their rabid fans at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, with Kory Sheets rushing for a Grey Cup-record 197 yards and two touchdowns to help his team to just its fourth title.

“The one thing that led us to a dominant performance was that the fans were unreal,” said Roughriders coach Corey Chamblin.

“It was unreal. From pre-game warmup I knew it was going to be tough for (the Tiger-Cats). I looked at them and said ‘I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes.’

I mean, it was ridiculous. The whole (stadium) was green.”

Raonic’s Rise Tennis star Milos Raonic became the first Canadian to crack the ATP top-10 list.

The Thornhill, Ont., product made the Rogers Cup final in Montreal and was also instrumental in leading Canada to the Davis Cup semifinals.

“The tournament overall was a great thing,” said Raonic after losing the Rogers Cup final to Rafael Nadal on Aug. 12. “There were a lot of situations that I’m very happy with the way I dealt with them, and there were a lot of learning experiences through it all.”

Also making big gains on the court in 2013 were Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil and Montreal’s Eugenie Bouchard, who both shot up the rankings.

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Jon Cornish, of the Calgary Stampeders, holds his trophies for the most outstanding player and the most outstanding Canadian at the CFL Players Awards November 21, in Regina. Cornish became the first Canadian in 35 years to win the league’s most outstanding player award. To cap off his outstanding season he was also named the 2013 Lou Marsh award winner as Canada’s top athlete.

A Trio of Hockey Stunners The Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and looked set to advance to the second round when the wheels fell off in spectacular fashion.

Toronto led Boston 4-1 with just over 11 minutes to go in the third period of Game 7, only to see the Bruins score three times in quick succession in regulation and again in overtime to send the Maple Leafs packing.

“It’s extremely tough to put into words,” Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf said after the game. “We had a team down and out and we just let them take over the game and climb out of a hole that they never should have came back from.”

There was also misery up Highway 401 in the nation’s captain.

Beloved captain Daniel Alfredsson, who had spent his entire career with Ottawa, bolted from the Senators after 17 seasons to sign with the Detroit Red Wings when NHL free agency opened on July 5.

And out on the West Coast, the Vancouver Canucks’ goalie soap opera took an unexpected turn at the NHL draft when general manager Mike Gillis traded Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils.

The Canucks had openly stated their intention to deal Roberto Luongo, but were unable to find a suitable trading partner.

It’s worked out for both sides so far, as Luongo appears to have regained his form.

NHL Concussion Suit More than 200 former players filed a lawsuit against the NHL in November alleging that the league hasn’t done enough to protect them from concussions.

The players want NHL-sponsored medical monitoring for their injuries, as well as damages.

But the hockey community is divided on the issue, with CBC commentator Don Cherry calling the legal action “a money grab.”

The lawsuit came some three months after the NFL agreed on a US$765-million settlement with thousands of ex-players for concussion-related health problems.

Canadian Hoops History Anthony Bennett shocked many observers on June 27 when he became the first-ever Canadian to go No. 1 at the NBA draft.

With no clear-cut favourite, the Cleveland Cava-

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liers selected Bennett, a freshman forward from UNLV, with the top pick.

“I’m just as surprised as everybody else,” the Brampton, Ont., native said moments after being drafted. “I didn’t really have any idea who’s going No. 1 or who was going No. 2. I heard everything was up for grabs.”

Meanwhile, Andrew Wiggins was named the top high school player in the United States after a standout season at Huntington Prep in West Virginia.

The Vaughan, Ont., native — who is in his freshman campaign at the University of Kansas and doesn’t turn 19 until February — is expected to declare for the 2014 NBA draft following the season, with most experts projecting him as the top pick.

GSP Steps Away UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre successfully defended his title twice in 2013.

But after a bruising and controversial split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks on Nov. 16, the Montreal fighter hinted at retirement in a cryptic a post-fight interview in the cage that included a reference to unexplained personal issues and his need to step away from the sport.

“I can’t sleep at night now. I’m going crazy,” he added at the post-fight news conference. “I have issues. I need to relax. I need to get out for a while. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Then on Dec. 13, St-Pierre vacated his title and announced an indefinite hiatus from the octagon, citing the pressures of being champion.

Far and away the biggest UFC pay-per-view draw, the 32-year-old added that his life has become “completely insane” and a “freaking zoo.”

Hesjedal Comes Clean In a year that saw American cyclist Lance Armstrong finally admit to doping, Canadian counterpart Ryder Hesjedal did the same.

The Victoria native was forced to make the admission on Oct. 30 after excerpts from a book by former Danish rider Michael Rasmussen said Hesjedal was shown how to use performance-enhancing drugs at the start of his career.

Hesjedal, who was named The Canadian Press male athlete of the year in 2012 after a memorable season that included a victory in the Giro d’Italia, said in a statement that he “chose the wrong path” and made “mistakes.”

“And even though those mistakes happened more than 10 years ago, and they were short-lived, it does not change the fact that I made them and I have lived with that and been sorry for it ever since,” he said.

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Jones and Jacobs to join forces on Team North America at WFG Continental Cup OTTAWA — Canadian skips Brad Jacobs and Jennifer Jones will tune up for the Sochi Olympics at the 2014 WFG Continental Cup next month in Las Vegas.

They’ll headline the Team North America lineup that will take on Team World at the Jan. 16-19 event at Orleans Hotel and Casino.

Jacobs, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., booked his ticket to the Winter Games by going undefeated at the recent Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings. Jones, from Winnipeg, won the women’s title in her home city.

They’ll be joined by Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton, who qualified by winning the Capital One Canada Cup in December 2012, and Ottawa’s Rachel Homan, the reigning Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion.

“This is a great opportunity for us to compete on arena ice against some of the best teams in the world just a cou-

ple weeks before we travel to Sochi,” Jones said Tuesday in a release. “The WFG Continental Cup is one of the great events in curling. Our team loves the format, and we can’t wait to get to Las Vegas.”

John Shuster and Erika Brown of the United States will round out the roster. Team North America will be looking to defend the title it won earlier this year in Penticton, B.C. The event — considered curling’s version of golf’s Ryder Cup — pits the six North American teams against the Team World lineup in a variety of curling competitions. There will be traditional team games, mixed doubles, singles, mixed skins and standard skins games.

The Team World side features reigning men’s world champion Niklas Edin of Sweden and women’s world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland.

They’ll be joined by David Murdoch of Scotland, Thomas Ulsrud of Norway, Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden and Satsuki Fujisawa of Japan.

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Division has positive outlook WOLF CREEK FINANCES ARE HEALTHY

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF

319 TOYS FOR TICKETS The City of Red Deer’s seventh annual Toys for Tickets program collected a total of 319 donated gifts in lieu of payment for parking tickets issued between Nov. 1 and Dec. 12. The toys went to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau to help ensure no child wakes up on Christmas morning without a gift. Of the 2,037 issued tickets eligible for the program, 319 were paid for with a toy. With the early payment rate in effect, the toys collected were valued at more than $10,000. Citizens donated everything from puzzles to mp3 players, stuffed animals and hockey sticks.

The effect of staffing cuts has been lessened in Wolf Creek School Division as it projects a more positive financial picture in its mid-year budget review.

Despite projecting itself as having to make do with $4 million less in provincial funding, the school authority sees itself as remaining financially healthy at the end of the budget year, buoyed by $8 million in operating reserves. That reserve fund has grown rather than shrunk in the last two years, with a surplus of $300,000 in 2012-13 a welcome end result after the division foresaw a deficit of $2 million last year at this time.

The division enjoyed higher revenues than expected in 2012-1,3 thanks to enrolments that topped conservative estimates and, despite spending more on classroom

instruction, the significant cutting of plant operations and maintenance spending. The division also received for the first time money it should have been getting all along.

“We were up substantially in our transportation grants and that was due to a more thorough identification of people that we could have been claiming that we haven’t claimed in the past. Under the transportation grant, (students) don’t have to be accessing the service but can be eligible for funding. ... A lot of kids in high school will drive their own vehicles. We missed out on that,” said secretary/treasurer Joe Henderson.

When the division introduced its 2013-14 budget in May, shortly after the provincial budget outlined funding cuts for education, a deficit of $1.6 million was projected and 40 teaching and support staff full-time equivalent positions were slated to be eliminated.

With enrolment declines not coming to fruition, however, the equivalent of seven teaching and 10 educational assistant positions were added back.

Henderson said the new provincial contract with teachers that freezes salaries for

three years has helped, saving the division approximately $1 million. So have the division’s reserves. “The impacts of staffing reductions, etc., would have been magnified had we not been healthy in our reserves structure. It does allow us to rise through some of the troughs,” he said.

The division’s adjusted budget now predicts a deficit of $569,000 for the year, to be covered by reserves.

Higher student numbers mean the division will receive an additional $800,000 from the province and $128,000 more from the federal government for First Nations on-reserve students who attend Wolf Creek schools.

The adjusted budget for 2013-14 sees revenues at $84.3 million and expenses at $84.8 million. Revenues for the last fiscal year were $86 million and expenses were $85.7 million. Based on its budget, the division will spend about 76 per cent of its total expenditures on instruction this year, down from 79 per cent in 2012-13.

The division is expected to fund 403 certified instructional staff this school year and 357 other staff. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Snow removal funding boosted

INNISFAIL CHARITY CHECKSTOP WAS THE BEST The Innisfail Charity Checkstop, which took place on Dec. 14, had its most successful season yet. A total of $11,630 in cash and cheques were raised. That is $2,000 more than the previous best.

Additionally, more than four and a half truckloads of toys, two truckloads of clothes and 775 pounds of food were also donated by the citizens of Innisfail and the surrounding area.

All proceeds from the checkstop, run by the Innisfail RCMP, go towards the Innisfail Food Bank, the Christmas Bureau, the Women’s Outreach Society and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Innisfail.

REALTORS NET TOYS, CASH Members of the Central Alberta Realtors Association got caught up in the seasonal shopping frenzy recently — with great results for the Red Deer Christmas Bureau.

Eight teams shopped for two hours as part of CARA’s Smiles for Kids Toyraiser. They combined to collect more than 200 toys, worth more than $2,300, plus cash donations. The shoppers were rewarded for their efforts with prizes contributed by local businesses. CARA represents more than 650 real estate brokers and agents in Central Alberta.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Lighting manager Ryan Philip holds an example of an incandescent bulb in his right hand and a new LED bulb in his left.

Light bulb market shifting INCANDESCENT MOVES TO FLUORESCENT; LEDS NEXT “This has been going on for five or six years,” said Philip. “The government has been kind of delaying it, delaying it and delaying it and then finally our suppliers quit producing them. We’ve As of the new year, manufacturers can no lon- been struggling to find the old 60- or 100-watt ger produce the traditional incandescent light bulbs.

“We just made a wholesale change two bulb, but the light bulb transition may not stop at its immediate replacement, the compact fluo- months ago. We have some in stock from previous orders, but we just show the new bulbs out rescent light bulb.

Ryan Philip, manager of Red Deer Lighting, there because you have to start training the thinks the future of light bulbs is with the light- consumer.” Sewell said the biggest effect the upcoming ban has had is it has changed what type emitting diode (LED) technology. of bulbs they buy and “I’m going to the keep in stock.

CFLs, but those are Philip said anothprobably changing in er reason LEDs will the future, too,” said replace CFLs is bePhilip. “CFLs have cause of mercury in been around for a while and they’re not — RYAN PHILIP, MANAGER CFLs. “Where do most the best light output.

OF RED DEER LIGHTING people put them? In With LED coming out, the garbage,” said you’re getting more control of your lighting again, better light output Philip. “That’s the easiest way.”

The City of Red Deer’s landfill accepts both and less energy used still.”

What’s keeping LEDs back now is its upfront CFL and fluorescent tubes as part of its housecost, according to Philip, but he says long term hold hazardous waste program. Unbroken bulbs they will replace CFL. “LED works better in our can be dropped off at the landfill during regular business hours. climate,” said Philip.

Broken bulbs can’t be accepted.

“CFLs you can see flickering outside when it They are put in a Bulbeater, which crushes is -30.”

The bulb ban, passed seven years ago by the the bulb while a vacuum pulls the mercury powfederal Conservative government because the der out of it. The powder is then captured in a bulbs are not efficient, finally goes into affect in filter while the glass and metal ends fall into a barrel. the new year.

By Jan. 1, 75- and 100-watt incandescent light But both Philip, and Kent Sewell, branch manager of Nedco, said the market has been bulbs will be eliminated, with the 40- and 60-watt trending away from incandescent light bulbs for bulbs being banned at the end of the year. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com years.

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

‘LED WORKS BETTER IN OUR CLIMATE.’

Red Deer County passed a $64-million operating and capital budget on Tuesday, but not before adding an extra $500,000 for snow removal.

The extra cash boosts the county’s snow removal budget to $2.5 million and was in response to the early winter snowstorms.

Coun. Connie Huelsman proposed the amendment, saying while the money might not be needed depending on how the winter goes, it was better to be proactive.

The rest of council agreed.

Mayor Jim Wood said it’s important to give the operations staff the funds they need to do the job required. The money will come from a reserve fund.

The overall budget — which includes $51.2-million operating and $21.8-million capital budgets — meets the community’s needs, said Wood.

“This budget is basically a business-as-usual budget.”

Wood said two weeks ago when the budget was first introduced that the county’s practice in recent years has been to keep tax increases in line with the inflation rate, which is around one per cent.

As is usual, road maintenance ranks as a high priority. More than $18 million is budgeted for capital road work and maintenance in 2014.

Among new budget initiatives is nearly $2.4 million for bridge repairs. Alberta’s municipalities are facing rising costs for bridge work because the province’s inventory is, in many cases, 40 to 50 years old.

The province announced earlier this year it was suspending for three years a program to help municipalities pay for repairs and replacement.

Another big ticket item will be cleaning up Kevisville landfill site and returning it to a natural state at a cost of $1.6 million.

While tax rates will not be set until early 2014, the budget forecasts $42.3 million in tax revenue, up $1.7 million from 2013. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

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Pleas of not guilty were entered on Tuesday for a man charged with attempted murder and 36 other offences in connection with a violent home invasion and kidnapping just outside of Sylvan Lake on June 3.

Andrew Allen Waunch, of no fixed address, was arrested by Sylvan Lake RCMP investigating complaints that a man and a woman had entered the acreage home of local business owner Randy Sofronovich in an effort to get money from him and the woman who was with him.

Police allege that at least one shot was fired and that one of the home’s occupants was kidnapped and held captive.

Charges against Waunch, 30, include attempted murder, armed robbery, extortion with a firearm, kidnapping, unlawful con-

finement, discharging a firearm with intent to wound, assault, vehicle theft, dangerous driving, theft and a variety of additional weapons offences.

Also arrested in connection with the incident was Sylvan Lake resident Ashley Dawn Chambers, 24, whose charges include armed robbery, unlawful confinement, illegal use of a firearm, breaking into a dwelling, pointing a gun and illegal possession of a loaded gun that is either prohibited or restricted.

Chambers faces additional charges arising from separate incidents, including fraud, forgery, mail theft, possession of stolen property and breaches of release conditions.

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Lightning, Waunch pleaded not guilty to all 37 charges against him, asking for trial by judge alone in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

He has asked for a preliminary hearing on the single charge of attempted murder, to be heard on Feb. 19.

Held in custody since his arrest in June, Waunch has not yet had a bail hearing. The issue of whether he can be released before going to trial is to be addressed on the day of his preliminary hearing, which will test the Crown’s case on the attempted murder charge.

A date for his trial will be set after the hearing has concluded.

Chambers had previously asked for trial by judge alone on the charges she is facing, with her preliminary hearing also set for Feb. 19. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Gravel hauling allowed to double WITH ONE CATCH

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer County gravel pit will be allowed to double its number of hauling days, but there is a small catch.

Howell’s Excavating Ltd. received county municipal planning commission approval to run gravel trucks up to 180 days, as long as half of those days are from November to April.

Mayor Jim Wood suggested the condition out of deference to the 11 residences that are along the gravel pit route on Range Road 40, about eight km west of Gleniffer Lake.

Coun. Christine Moore shared the mayor’s concerns about the impact on nearby homeowners.

“I would certainly like to see some restrictions for the good of the neighbourhood,” Moore said.

Not all councillors agreed the county should be imposing conditions on an approved business.

Coun. Richard Lorenz pointed out

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the haul route was paved specifically because it is used by a number of gravel pits and oil and gas operations in the area.

It is not fair to impose hauling restrictions on one gravel pit and not others, he argued.

Reed Howell, who owns Innisfail’s Howell’s Excavating Ltd. with brother Dwayne, said he could live with the restrictions.

Howell’s recently bought the pit from Celera Equipment Leasing Inc., which was granted a five-year operating approval in September.

The additional hauling days were needed because Howell’s offers a different service than its predecessor.

The planning commission, which is comprised of all council members, voted 4-3 in favour of the amendment to limit 90 days of hauling to winter months. Wood and Councillors Moore, Don Church and Jean Bota were in favour.

Hauling will be limited to six days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with no hauling on Sundays or statutory holidays. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

TESTING THE BRIDGE

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Springbrook’s Harvard Aviation Historical Society will soon have a home base.

Through a partnership with the Red Deer Airport-based Cougar NDE Ltd., an aircraft inspection company, the society has lined up a building to serve as the society’s interim restoration workshop and artifact storage space.

On Tuesday, Red Deer County’s municipal planning commission approved the development permit necessary to move the building to its airport site.

Cougar bought the used garage from its Calgary owner and will provide it to the society through a rent-to-own arrangement. The total cost of the building and its move to Springbrook is $7,500.

“It’s so exciting,” said society president Jodi Smith.

“We thought it was a good deal and we really felt we needed to have a building.”

Early next year, the building is expected to be trucked to a site at the south end of the airport, where the society plans to build a museum as funding becomes available.

Besides giving the society a more visible presence, the 576-square-foot building will provide a much-needed workspace to refurbish to flying condition a Tiger Moth biplane, donated by longtime Sundre Flying Club member Alf Bicknell, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 84.

Hundreds of Tiger Moths were built as elementary trainers to give prospective pilots their first taste of flying.

Bicknell’s 70-plus-year-old Tiger Moth spent most of its career at the Elementary Flight Training School in Bowden.

Smith said if all goes well, work can begin on the Tiger Moth as early as the spring.

It will cost the society about $180 a month through its rent-to-own agreement. Those who wish to sponsor a month or make a donation should contact the society at www.penholdbase. ca. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Two injured in blaze Two people suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation after a fire just before midnight on Monday in Red Deer.

Red Deer Emergency Services personnel were called to a fire in the basement of a townhouse at Unit 70, 31 Alford Ave. Crews managed to quickly contain the fire to the basement, which did suffer extensive damage. Deputy Fire Chief Ted Hickey said crews had the fire knocked down within about 15 minutes.

A preliminary investigation has been completed into the fire but they are still working on confirming some of the findings.

Hickey said the cause of the fire “might be leaning to improper storage of flammable fuels.”

Four people were at home the time of the fire and evacuated the building safely.

The two injured people were treated on scene but refused transportation to the hospital.

Victim Services also provided assistance to the occupants.

Neighbouring townhouses were temporarily evacuated to clear smoke and carbon monoxide. No other injuries were reported. Hickey said this is standard procedure for a fire of this nature.

“Because of the amount of smoke, and the possibility of it drifting in because they were townhouses, an inspection was done on adjacent suites,” said Hickey.

“From there, assessments were made on degree of smoke and carbon monoxide levels were monitored.

Where there was smoke and carbon monoxide, it was quickly ventilated out.”

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Scott Maghee and Caitlin Nichols react as their spaghetti bridge takes a load of weight Tuesday. The two St. Patrick’s School students in Cody Huseby’s Grade 3 class joined their other classmates for the science project that saw them learning about bridge building. Maghee’s and Nichols’ bridge was loaded up with 35 pounds before it broke.

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BRIEFS Mayor’s Recognition nominations sought Do you know someone or a group who make Red Deer a great place to live, work and play?

Nominations for the Mayor’s Recognition Award are now open.

The City of Red Deer program recognizes, celebrates and awards the achievements and volunteer service by those who enhance the image of or make significant contribution to the community of Red Deer through their efforts and/or accomplishments.

The Mayor’s Recognition Awards honour recipients in athletics, fine and performing arts, citizenship, distinguished voluntary service, continuous voluntary service and the Mayor’s Special Award.

Mayor Tara Veer said it is the people who live here who make Red Deer such a great community.

She said the Mayor’s Recognition Awards are a way to acknowledge the personal achievements of citizens, their contributions to the community, and their efforts in enhancing the image of Red Deer through volunteerism, athletics and the arts.

“There are many deserving people out there and the city relies on the submission of nominations to bring the names of those people forward for consideration of an award,” said Veer.

For more information, award guidelines and nomination forms, visit www. reddeer.ca.

Nominations will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2014.

The 2014 Mayor’s Recognition Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony in June.

County wants cash for airport master plan Red Dee County is applying for provincial cash to fund a master plan for Red Deer Airport.

It is expected to cost about $150,000 to develop the plan, which will lay out a schedule and costs for development phases at the airport.

The plan is the next step following the recent approval of an area structure plan for the airport, which is expected to continue to get busier now that Air Canada has begun running scheduled flights out of the Springbrook facility.

Provincial funding is available through its Regional Collaboration Program, which supports strategic initiatives that benefit groups of communities.

Red Deer County is joining forces with the City of Red Deer and the Red Deer Regional Airport Authority.

If the grant is not approved, county council approved spending $50,000 on the master plan.

A similar commitment has been made by the city, and the airport authority would put in $20,000.

Forecasting growth for the next 25 years, the master plan is expected to provide an analysis of anticipated air service growth, the nature and mix of future air traffic and the infrastructure, transportation and building requirements.

Environmental impacts and the ef-

fects of noise on nearby communities will also be examined.

Canada Day Challenge entries encouraged Young Canadians are invited to show their creativity and nationalistic pride by submitting entries to the 2014 Canada Day Challenge.

Canadians aged eight to 18 years old are invited to submit a poster, an original digital photograph or a literary creation, be it short story, poem or essay, under the theme: Canada: Strong and Free. Submissions are due by Feb. 15, 2014.

“On the road to Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, the Canada Day Challenge is an excellent opportunity for young people to explore Canada’s history, culture and identity and to celebrate everything that makes the united, strong and free country it is today,” said Shelly Glover, minister of Canadian heritage and official languages, in a press release.

Winners will be announced in spring 2014 and the grand prize for this year’s three national winners — one from each category — is a trip to Ottawa to visit Canada’s national institutions and to celebrate Canada Day 2014 on Parliament Hill. Runners-up will also receive prizes.

For more information on the contest, including entry rules and regulations, visit the Canada Day Challenge website at www.challenge.pch.gc.ca.

Performing Arts Festival to make fundraising push Those running the Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts hope the spirit of giving continues even after Santa is back relaxing at the North Pole.

The festival, entering its 51st year in 2014, will make a big fundraising push in January, hoping to raise 40 per cent more than it has in recent years to cover some additional costs.

The festival is used to raising about $30,000 annually, but will look to bring in another $12,000 in 2014.

“We need a number of donors to pitch in because we’re looking at a deficit of around $12,000,” said festival society president Paul Gowans, “It’s a fairly onerous task right now.”

The majority of festival performances take place at Red Deer College, which has had an agreement with the festival since 2002.

That deal was recently renegotiated, with the festival having to pay an additional $2,000 in each of the next four years to use the space.

In addition, through the old agreement the college had made an employee available to serve as director, but that is no longer the case.

The organizing committee has now hired its own part-time director, raising its costs.

The festival last year ran on a budget of approximately $80,000.

Much of the revenues needed came through participant registrations, but organizers looked to raise approximately $30,000 through donations.

Gowans said the festival board has identified some 200 business that it will contact in late December and early January, seeking support.

The festival committee will also accept participant registrations up until the deadline of Jan. 31.

Gowans said registration numbers have stayed relatively stable over the last few years at around 1,000 entries

and more than 5,000 participants.

Anyone interested in donating to the festival can contact director Ashley Miller at ashley.miller@reddeerkiwanisfestival.org.

CheckStop nets no impaired drivers Another weekend CheckStop in Red Deer resulted in a few suspensions but no impaired driving charges.

Red Deer City RCMP and Alberta sheriffs conducted several CheckStops throughout the city on Saturday, stopping more than 600 vehicles.

Though no drivers who were impaired by alcohol were found, other infractions were discovered during the checks.

In total, five 24-hour suspensions due to drugs, two operating a motor vehicle without insurance and two graduated licences were suspended because of the zero tolerance to alcohol for drivers with that type of licence. As well, nine vehicles were towed.

In a press release, police said they would like to commend drivers for finding safe rides home when they have been drinking.

Red Deer RCMP will continue random checkstops throughout the holiday season.

Because they will be out over the next few weeks, with an increase on New Year’s Eve, police would like to remind drivers of the severe provincial penalties for driving after consuming alcohol.

If a driver has a graduated driver’s licence, any amount of alcohol leads to the immediate loss of that licence for a month and a vehicle being seized for at least seven days.

In Alberta, the circumstances where a 24-hour suspensions for driving while having between 50 and 80 mg of alcohol in their body are limited. Now drivers will immediately lose their licence for a minimum of 72 hours and their vehicle will be seized for at least three days.

In some cases such as driver fatigue, drug impairment, medical or physical impairments and special circumstances for alcohol, a 24-hour suspension will be issued.

Anyone charged with impaired driving or driving while their blood-alcohol content level is above 80 mg will lose their licence until court proceedings have concluded and their vehicle will be seized for at least three days.

Man sentenced to jail for deadly collision A Brooks man is serving an 18-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges arising from a collision that killed a co-worker from Rocky Mountain House.

Clinton Lattery, 27, died of injuries after the welding truck in which he had been riding collided with a logging truck near Whitecourt on the evening of Nov. 14, 2012.

Welding truck driver Ryan Douglas Florence, 31, was scheduled to stand trial in Stony Plain earlier this month on a charge of impaired driving causing death.

The trial was cancelled in June when Florence admitted his guilt in the fatal collision.

He was then sentenced in Stony Plain provincial court to 18 months in jail, followed by 18 months probation.

His driver’s licence is to be suspended for three years following his release from custody.

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Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Que, on July 6. Crude oil moved along Canadian railway lines in unprecedented volumes in 2013 as delays in building new pipelines caused oil companies, clamouring to reach the most lucrative markets, to seek out alternative paths. The crude-by-rail trend had been gathering steam quietly in recent years. But after the disaster in Lac Megantic, Que., it could no longer fly under the radar.

Scrutiny over crude-by-rail gathered steam in 2013 in shadow of Lac Megantic BEEFED UP SAFETY MEASURES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE MORE TO COME AS FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO WHAT HAPPENED IN LAC MEGANTIC UNFOLD

CALGARY — Crude oil moved along Canadian railway lines in unprecedented volumes in 2013 as delays in building new pipelines caused oil companies, clamouring to reach the most lucrative markets, to seek out alternative paths.

The crude-by-rail trend had been gathering steam quietly in recent years. But after the disaster in Lac Megantic, Que., it could no longer fly under the radar.

On July 6, an unattended train laden with 7.6 million litres of volatile crude barrelled into the town, setting off an inferno that killed 47 people.

Beefed up safety measures have been announced since then, but there will likely be more to come in 2014 as formal investigations into what happened in Lac Megantic unfold. The effect of those changes on the economics of crude-byrail remains to be seen.

“A year ago I didn’t even know we moved oil by rail, and I follow the industry fairly closely,” said Greenpeace climate campaigner Keith Stewart, who started delving into the issue in February.

When news of Lac Megantic broke, Greenpeace had been working on a campaign to make the public aware that crude moves by rail — and that the practice is risky, Stewart said.

“We no longer had to explain either of those things.”

In 2011, around 68,000 carloads of fuel oils and crude petroleum were moving along Canadian rail lines, according to Statistics Canada. In 2012, that rose to nearly 113,000.

Between January and September of 2013 — the most recent data available — some 118,000 carloads had already been moved.

The Association of American Railroads estimates 400,000 crude carloads will move in the U.S. in 2013, up from 234,000 in 2012 and just 9,500 in 2008.

In the aftermath of Lac Megantic, Ottawa introduced rules for trains carrying dangerous goods, such as ensuring trains are properly secured, aren’t left unattended on main line

tracks and are staffed by crews of at least two.

Since then, there have also been new rules introduced on how dangerous goods are labelled and how cities, through which the trains pass, are informed.

“It has been a collaborative effort,” said Michael Bourque, head of the Railway Association of Canada.

Bourque said safety is the paramount concern.

“It is extremely disruptive to have an accident. It takes equipment out of service. It takes the line out of service. It takes management and other workers away from more productive pursuits,” he said.

“It can have enormous cost, and so safety is something that you can’t trade off for efficiency.”

Among the changes the railway association has called for is the replacement of older tank cars, which have long been criticized because their hulls are easily breached in an accident, with stronger ones.

“We want to aggressively phase out the older ones at least for service of flammable liquids. It doesn’t mean that they can’t be used for other things, but they would be phased out very quickly,” said Bourque.

Some of the older cars — which ordinarily would have a lifespan of 50 years — could be cleaned out and used to transport other goods.

“There are some practical questions about how quickly it can be implemented, given the backlog of orders for rail tank cars,” said Ken Peel, a Toronto lawyer who specializes in transportation.

“I don’t think that the costs themselves would be a basis for not making change and I think both U.S. and Canadian regulators are likely to be making rules and stiffer standards given the broad consensus that they’re seeing.”

Both pipeline and rail industry associations say their product gets to its destination safely more than 99.9 per cent of the time.

Many oil executives have said that while they consider both modes of transport safe for crude transport, but pipelines are the preferred means in the long run, with rail playing a complementa-

ry role.

On a November investor webcast, executives with pipeline giant TransCanada Corp. stressed the importance of building new pipelines to get oilsands crude out of Alberta to market.

“We’ve seen an increase in rail movement, which has put public safety at risk,” CEO Russ Girling said.

TransCanada (TSX:TRP) has been seeking U.S. approval to build its controversial Keystone XL pipeline for more than five years and expects a decision some time in 2014.

The U.S. environmental movement has rallied against that pipeline, which would enable oilsands crude to reach Texas refiners.

Without adequate market access, oil pro-

ducers are getting less money for their oil, Alex Pourbaix, president of energy and oil pipelines, told the webcast.

train.

Unlike the regulatory process for pipelines, there’s no formal forum for Canadians to have a say about increasing carloads of crude passing through their communities.

G r e e n p e a c e ’ s Stewart said — MICHAEL BOURQUE, HEAD OF THE that’s likely RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA to move citizens to take A draft environmen- action, such as blockadtal impact statement by ing rail lines. the State Department in Stewart agrees the March cited growth in older rail cars must be crude-by-rail in its deter- phased out “rapidly,” but mination that Keystone he’d like to see a host of XL alone would not af- other regulatory changes fect the pace of oilsands as well. development.

Unit trains — more But it’s important to t h a n 1 0 0 c a r s , e a c h keep growth in crude-by- filled with hundreds of rail in perspective, said barrels of crude, linked Bourque, noting only together in one train — about three per cent of are too dangerous and the oil transported in shouldn’t be allowed, he North America moves by said. in Alberta — nearly the size of Keystone XL, if it’s built.

That’s double what it is today.

‘IT IS EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IT CAN HAVE ENORMOUS COST, AND SO SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN’T TRADE OFF FOR EFFICIENCY.’ “However, producers obviously are not standing still,” he said.

“With delays in getting our (U.S.) Presidential Permit, rail is increasingly filling the gap represented ... and it will continue to do so until projects like Keystone XL are built.”

By the end of 2015, Pourbaix said, there will be more than 800,000 barrels per day of rail loading capacity

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Private U.S. colleges pay presidents well TOP $1 MILLION IN PAY AND BENEFITS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Presidents at 42 private colleges scaled the $1 million annual mark in total pay and benefits in 2011 — a slight bump from the year before, according to a survey based on the latest federal tax information from the 500 private schools with the largest endowments.

Total median compensation was $410,523, or 3.2 per cent more.

A high salary can be a sign of prestige for presidents, but it also opens them to criticism. The Obama administration and consumers are pressuring schools to rein in tuition costs, increase graduation rates and strengthen the value of a diploma.

The Chronicle of Higher Education’s report released Sunday used federal tax information from 2011, the most recent available.

The top earner in the survey was Robert J. Zimmer, the president of the University of Chicago.

His base pay was $918,000, but his total compensation was $3.4 million.

About 40 per cent of his total earnings stem from deferred compensation — a retention tool commonly used to keep college presidents on the job longer, according to the Chronicle.

Typically, presidents lose the deferred compensation if they leave early, and many of the top earners in the survey received deferred compensation in 2011.

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Students in gay marriages to be treated same as straight peers on loans

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The analysis included a comparison of presidents’ salaries compared with the size of their college’s budget.

By that measure, the median pay was $5,466 per $1 million of expenses.

Zimmer, it found, earned $1,113 for every $1 million in expenses at his college because the budget was $3 billion.

By comparison, Drew Gilpin Faust, the president of Harvard University, didn’t do as well as some of her peers.

She earned $230 for every $1 million in expenses. Her total compensation was $899,734, while the university’s budget was $3.9 billion, according to the Chronicle.

On the other end, several presidents who are members of religious orders earned no compensation at Roman Catholic institutions, the report said.

In 2010, 36 presidents earned more than $1 million in compensation.

The median base salary was $301,299 in 2011, slightly more than the year before.

A previously published report by the Chronicle examined the salaries of public college presidents from the 2011-2012 budget year. It found that four earned more than $1 million in compensation.

The median total compensation was $441,392, or 4.7 per cent more than from the previous year.

Online: Executive Compensation details: http://Chronicle.com/compensation

WASHINGTON — Students in samesex marriages will be treated the same as their straight married classmates when it comes to federal college loan applications, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a shift that reflects this year’s Supreme Court ruling that broadened gay rights.

“We must continue to ensure that every single American is treated equally in the eyes of the law, and this important guidance for students is another step forward in that effort,” Duncan said in a statement.

The Education Department also revised its required Free Application for Federal Student Aid to reflect more inclusive language about students and their parents.

The department said it would recognize a student — and parents — as legally married if the couple was legally married in a state that permits samesex marriages.

The new application forms do not distinguish between gay or straight marriages.

The department also said students’ eligibility for federal aid would be the same in all 50 states, regardless of where the student attends school.

For instance, a same-sex couple from Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal, would be treated the same as a straight couple if one or both applied for a federal student loan to attend a school in one of the 34 states that do not permit gay marriage.

The same standards would apply to parents in same-sex marriages.

“As students fill out their FAFSA this coming year, I’m thrilled they’ll be able to do so in a way that is more fair and just,” Duncan said, using the financial aid application’s acronym.

Before the Supreme Court ruled this summer, the Education Department was bound by the Defence of Marriage Act, which prohibited all federal agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages.

The Clinton-era law defined marriage as between one and one woman and hurt many applicants in same-sex marriages.

Friday’s move is the latest from the Education Department to be more helpful to students in same-sex marriages or with married gay parents.

Even before the ruling, Duncan instructed the department to collect information on both of the student’s legal parents, regardless of marital status.

That meant children being raised by unmarried couples — regardless of sexual orientation — would have both adults’ incomes factored into financial aid eligibility.

That was an effort to reflect that same-sex couples share financial responsibilities for children, even if their state does not sanction gay marriages.

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A Manitoba woman gave birth to her first child in a pickup truck after a nurse at the local rural hospital told her to drive to Brandon, more than an hour away.

Aimee Renard, 20, says she called the Hamiota District Health Centre after her water broke and she started having contractions.

She says a nurse gave instructions to drive to the Brandon Regional Health Centre instead, saying there was plenty of time.

But while her farmer fiance, Jay Goleski, 29, was driving along Highway 24 toward Rapid City, Renard could feel the baby’s head coming.

Little Jaxyn popped out and got caught in Renard’s pant leg with the umbilical cord around his neck.

Goleski stayed calm and unwrapped the cord, saying his years of experience delivering calves on the farm came in handy.

“All of a sudden the next thing I knew, I heard my baby cry,” Goleski said.

Jaxyn was a healthy seven pounds, 12 ounces, with a tuft of dark hair.

Goleski called 911 and a short time later both firefighters and EMTs arrived on scene.

While the ordeal ended well, the family is frustrated about being directed away from the nearby rural hospital, which has a 24-houra-day, seven-day-a-week emergency department and pre-natal care.

“It could have been so much worse,” said Dorene Hatch, Renard’s grandmother.

Hatch said the roadside birth could have been avoided had the hospital told the young couple to come in for an assessment first before simply directing them an hour away.

“I’m sure any RN (registered nurse) could have done an assessment to see how close the birth was,” she said. “It could have been a baby’s life.”

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Kids need to be more aware of their actions Dear Annie: I just finished watch- don’t understand the consequences of ing a piece on the news about young their actions or think prison is simply people assaulting others and calling it another badge of toughness. a game.

We doubt they would find It seems they walk up to this activity so much “fun” unsuspecting people and if the victim were someone throw the hardest punch they cared about. they can to the face in an efWe’ve forgotten how to fort to knock someone out. be civilized to one another, In one instance, a man nor do we value it. Parents was hit so hard, he fell face not only need to teach comfirst to the curb and fracpassion and responsibility tured his skull. He died, and to their children, but they the person who hit him was have the added burden of charged with manslaughter. combating the multiple perThe kids being interviewed nicious influences around were all laughing about it, them.

MITCHELL as if it were some sort of It’s hard to raise kids & SUGAR party. They said it was a these days, and we commacho thing, to prove how mend those parents who tough or strong you are. manage to do it well.

The sad part is that they Dear Annie: I have a are raised as if their actions friend who often asks: have no consequences.

“What’s happening?” But when I atParents, teach your children better tempt to tell her, she rudely interrupts before it’s too late. — Worried Adult and says, “I don’t want to hear about Dear Adult: It’s sad to see a world it!” It doesn’t matter what the subject where children think assault is a sport, is. She even interrupts for others, saywhere the constant media barrage pub- ing, “She doesn’t want to hear about licizes and glamorizes violence, and it!” She also cuts me off mid-sentence where these immature teens either and mockingly finishes my thoughts

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for me.

Attempting to carry on a conversation with her is hurtful and exasperating, and I find her to be extremely rude.

However, if the conversation centers on her, it can go on forever. Also, if she is trying to impress people, no matter how boring the conversation, she hangs on their every word. I have to deal with this “conversation bully” often. How am I supposed to handle her? — Sharp Stick in the Ear Dear Sharp: You are already aware that your friend is self-centered and only interested in conversation that is somehow beneficial to her. When she asks, “What’s happening?” she doesn’t really want to know. It’s simply her way of saying hello.

Here are your options: You can tell your friend how rude and upsetting this is and ask her to be more considerate; you can restrict your conversation to topics that stroke her ego; you can find other friends.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Furious and Concerned,” whose physician cousin often treats and gives medication to family members.

The Medical Board of California

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HOROSCOPES Wednesday, Dec. 18 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Brad Pitt, 50; Christina Aguilera, 33; Steven Spielberg, 67 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Lunar Cancer is a caring one and it can be just as sensitive. A Tsquare made by the Moon, Mars, Pluto and Uranus suggests that many lessons to be learned today, but not without a nervous energy or tricky obstacles along the road.

This astral configuration may entail hurdles, but if no resistance is applied here, the greater the success ASTRO ahead of us will be.

DOYNA HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, in the forthcoming months you will seek life-changing type of experiences, nothing mundane or ordinary neither. Emotionality runs high, and so will your experiences. Following this year, you can consider yourself a transformed individual right from the very core.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Tension is mounting up directly from your adversaries. Your inner peace is shaken by your superiors’ demands and by your one-on-one relationships. Finding a resolution working in everyone’s favour may not be too obvious at this time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep a vigilant eye on the road ahead for possible accident prone activities. This is the kind of day where you will most likely find yourself arguing with others over your set of principles and standards. You are unwilling to find a middle ground.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What you find necessary for your living conditions may not be considered as a requirement by others. Today, an impromptu confrontation may arise between your sweetheart and one of your friends. Someone may act in a way that surprises you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It takes too much effort to find those calm moments at home and at work today. You may feel like evading, but there’s no escape route on the horizon as outside forces are too strong for you. Don’t allow intimidation get to you without you striking back.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Deep down inside, there’s small voice whispering to you that you need a more judicious schedule and a routine you can identify with, not one that drains the life out of you. Pressures at work may force you to seek alternatives to improve your present state of mind.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A loved one may put pressure on you or make you feel guilty today. His or her jealousy over one of your friend’s recent re-connection seems to you futile.

You believe that their response is an over-reaction and not an astute act.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may feel that you are being scrutinized by the big bosses and that they are watching your every move in an exaggerated manner. If you can stay out of tactless dealings and keep your affinity with others to the minimum, this would be a smart move on your part.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will find yourself caught in between disagreeing views and conflicting interests that you cannot help but take very personal. Your day-to-day life needs a more efficient schedule. Otherwise, you risk falling apart.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A big load of heaviness reminds you of all the debts you have to pay back.

Fortunately for you, you have support on your side such as a friend, an understanding partner or just your usual healthy morale. Whatever or whoever it is, consider yourself blessed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your relationship’s commitment and loyalty will be tested at this time by forces you cannot control. When you strive to find a common denominator to prove others right, but even that will not prove an easy task.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You dispose of enough willpower and eagerness to carry through a routine check, which could be of medical or work related nature. However, you encounter challenges in adding that important check mark on your list of priorities.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In your own love nest, things seem to be joyful and full of hope. An outsider, most likely an envious friend from your usual crowd, will try to act like an adversary testing the fondness of one another.

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does not prohibit physicians from treating family members, but does require that any prescribing of medications (and giving samples is indeed prescribing) be accompanied by an appropriate history and physical examination.

It also requires that adequate medical records be kept of the treatment, the same as for any other patient. In California, the actions described would put that physician at risk of losing his license for unprofessional conduct.

I don’t know what state this cousin lives in, but “Furious” should advise her relatives to stop asking him for free medical care.

We all receive such requests, and they are often difficult to refuse.

She also could send the physician a copy of this reply, as he may be unaware that his actions are putting his license at risk. — Concerned MD in California 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.

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The Bohemian waxwings have just arrived in the Ponoka area by the hundreds. Their numbers will swell to the thousands as the winter progresses. Their favourite food is mountain ash berry.

Magma chamber beneath Yellowstone more than twice as large as believed

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HELENA, Mon. — The hot molten rock beneath Yellowstone National Park is 2 ½ times larger than previously estimated, meaning the park’s supervolcano has the potential to erupt with a force about 2,000 times the size of Mount St. Helens, according to a new study.

By measuring seismic waves from earthquakes, scientists were able to map the magma chamber underneath the Yellowstone caldera as 88.5 km long, lead author Jamie Farrell of the University of Utah said Monday.

The chamber is 29 km wide and runs at depths from five to 14.5 km) below the earth, he added.

That means there is enough volcanic material below the surface to match the largest of the supervolcano’s three eruptions over the last 2.1 million years, Farrell said.

The largest blast — the volcano’s first — was 2,000 times the size of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state. A similar one would spew large amounts of volcanic material in the atmosphere, where it would circle the earth, he said.

“It would be a global event,” Farrell said. “There would be a lot of destruction and a lot of impacts around the globe.”

The last Yellowstone eruption happened 640,000 years ago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

For years, observers tracking earthquake swarms under Yellowstone have warned the caldera is overdue to erupt. Farrell dismissed that notion, saying there isn’t enough data to estimate the timing of the

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The academy’s Hall of Fame selection committee announced the list of inductees for 2014 on Monday. Louis-Dreyfus is a four-time Emmy Award winner and Leno is known as the host of the “Tonight Show.” They’ll be joined by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, writer-producer David E. Kelley and network executive Brandon Stoddard.

next eruption. “We do believe there will be another eruption, we just don’t know when,” he said.

There are enough instruments monitoring the seismic activity of Yellowstone that scientists would likely know well ahead of time if there was unusual activity happening and magma was moving to the surface, Farrell said.

The USGS’ Yellowstone Volcano Observatory listed the park’s volcano alert level as “normal” for December.

Yellowstone attracts millions of visitors with its geothermal features of geysers, hot springs and bubbling mud pots. The park just opened its gates on Sunday for its winter season. Park officials did not immediately return a call for comment.

A large earthquake at Yellowstone is much more likely than a volcano eruption, Farrell said.

The 7.5-magnitude Hebgen Lake earthquake killed 28 people there in 1959.

Farrell presented his findings last week to the American Geophysical Union. He said he is submitting it to a scholarly journal for peer review and publication.

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RUSSELL SAYS HIS SCREWBALL AMERICAN HUSTLE IS A VERY SOULFUL STORY

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Christian Bale, left, as Irving Rosenfeld, Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser, and Bradley Cooper as Richie Dimaso walk down Lexington Avenue in a scene from Columbia Pictures’ film, American Hustle. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best motion picture, musical or comedy on Thursday, Dec. 12. The 71st annual Golden Globes will air on Sunday, Jan. 12. tian Bale and me while we were in his backyard — it was not any kind of cynical story but (rather) a very soulful story about people who loved life and loved each other but were facing some enormous predicament,” he says, drawing comparisons to the conflicted characters of Silver Linings Playbook and The Fighter.

Adams plays Irving’s seductive yet fierce partner Sydney Prosser, a hardbitten character Russell says he crafted just for the actress, who is better known for playing relatively cutesy romantics in films including Enchanted, Julie & Julia, Leap Year and The Muppets.

“I wanted her to be the way she was in The Fighter — people doubted she could do that and I knew she could just from knowing her a little bit — and I kept saying to her: I want to create a role for you,” he says.

“I like to cast against type.

“It’s very exciting for the actors, it’s very exciting for the audiences and it sort of makes the audience not come in with prearranged expectations, or if they are, they’re subverted immediately.”

For Russell, strong female characters “are the secret to great movies.”

“And I can say that I find women beyond smart — smarter than men and smarter in ways that men are mystified by,” he continues.

“I wanted to create for Amy a role that showed every range of her: from her most raw, emotional, strippeddown . . . to her most glamorous, her most elegant, her most beautiful, her most sexual.”

Lawrence, meanwhile, is earning raves as Irving’s volatile wife, Rosalyn, while Jeremy Renner joins the ensemble as the FBI’s hapless target

Carmine Polito, a pompadoured New Jersey mayor keen on reviving Atlantic City with ambitious casino development.

It all adds up to a sweeping saga of scams and double-crosses that swings from tragedy to near farce at times.

Russell saying the real story featured even crazier elements, including a fake Arab sheik who looked even less Arabic than actor Michael Pena.

Sometimes striving for as much realism as possible is all you need to find unexpected bursts of comedy, he adds.

“I just completely commit to how a character is behaving or feeling in a moment and the . . . humanity in that can become screwball,” he says.

“And then you decide when to go for it.”

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Rock Hall unveils 2014 inductees NEW YORK — Nirvana, Kiss and Peter Gabriel will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

The Rock Hall announced Tuesday that Hall and Oates, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens also will be inducted April 10 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after their first release. Nirvana received a nomination in its first year of eligibility and next year the band will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its debut, Bleach. The induction comes 20 years after frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide at age 27.

“For once . . . I’m speechless. From the basements, to the dingy clubs, to the broken down vans, to . . . the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, now the frontman for Foo Fighters, said in a statement Tuesday.

“I’d like to thank the committee not only for this induction, but also for recognizing Nirvana for what we were: pure rock and roll.”

“Thank you most of all to Kurt Cobain,” bassist Krist Novoselic said in the statement issued on behalf of Nirvana. “And to everyone who’s kept rock music going strong for 60 years and counting.”

This year also marked first-time nominations for Hall and Oates, Gabriel and Ronstadt. Kiss and Stevens, who have been nominated in the past,

made the cut after being absent from the list for several years.

Peter Criss, Kiss’ original drummer and vocalist, said the band changed rock forever by raising the bar for live performances.

“We were four guys from New York City who brought Barnum & Bailey into rock and roll,” he said. Criss last toured with the band in 2003 and hopes to be asked to perform with the other three founding members at the induction ceremony at New York’s Barclays Center. The Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, but the location of the induction ceremony varies from year to year.

“We wanted the makeup and the costumes and the bombs,” Criss said.

Singer/guitarist Paul Stanley, who with bassist Gene Simmons has anchored Kiss’ changing lineup for 40 years, said the band never cared when critics slammed them.

“The spirit of rock and roll for me has always meant following the paths I choose, regardless of what my critics or my peers think,” he said.

Also at the ceremony, The Rolling Stones’ managers, Andrew Loog Oldham and Brian Epstein, will receive Ahmet Ertegun awards, a non-performing honour. And Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band will get the award for musical excellence.

N.W.A., one of the 16 nominees announced in October, did not make the cut. The iconic rap group includes Dr. Dre, who has launched successful solo albums and is the producer behind Eminem, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar.

BRIEF David Lapham, Image Comics bringing Stray Bullets back in March Nearly eight years after its last issue, Stray Bullets is headed back to comic shops with a final issue, a new sequel and a one-shot omnibus collecting all 41 issues of the seminal title created by writer and artist David Lapham.

Image Comics, home to The Walking Dead nd other creator-owned titles, says the series’ return is set for March.

Lapham, who has been writing other comics in the interim, calls it the right time to bring the story to audiences old and new.

The title, he says, has “always been home to me,” and during the time off, he’s sparked new ideas for the series that sees him not just wrap its first, complete arc, but move on to Stray Bullets: Killers.

LOS ANGELES — Simon Cowell is plotting changes for The X Factor, including new judges and a new role for him.

Cowell is the show’s producer. He told a teleconference Monday that he expects the singing contest to return next season on Fox. He says X Factor may be cut back to one night instead of two, and format changes are under discussion to keep it fresh.

Cowell says the judging panel probably will be different. Besides Cowell, the X Factor judges include Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio.

Cowell says he has recruits in mind, but he declined to identify them. He says he envisions what he called a “different kind of role” for himself, but he wouldn’t be more specific.

The show’s ratings have dipped in season three. The winner will be announced on the finale Thursday.

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The sprawling star-packed thriller — the follow-up to last year’s Oscarwinning crowd-pleaser Silver Linings Playbook — heads to Canadian theatres this weekend after making it onto a slew of critics best-of-2013 lists and garnering key early awards nominations.

Russell demurs any suggestion the 1970s-set American Hustle could be on the same buzz-laden Oscar track as his 2012 feel-good romance starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, or the Oscar run enjoyed by his brutal 2010 holiday release, The Fighter, with Christian Bale and Amy Adams.

But he does admit his brazen, fictionalized take on the Abscam tale marks a new career benchmark, which he credits in large part to the bonds it cements with returning players Bale, Cooper, Adams and Lawrence, each featured in radically different roles.

“They understand the world they’re in and then they can all channel that dream and it allows magical things to happen . . . . that’s what this is,” Russell said from New York, describing his core cast as “collaborators” in his vision.

“And this didn’t happen to me before in my filmmaking — I feel like all my filmmaking was sort of leading up to this work.”

An outlandish no-holds-barred spirit pervades the hair-obsessed, sequinadorned world of American Hustle, where an array of hustlers scheme and plot their way to dreams of love and respect.

It’s loosely inspired by an actual FBI sting that netted members of Congress for accepting bribes from a fake Arab sheik, but veers in wild directions as it explores desperate people hungry for acceptance.

Bale is nearly unrecognizable as pot-bellied con man Irving Rosenfeld, who is forced to help Cooper’s wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso in an increasingly reckless scheme to nab corrupt politicians and casino-skimming mobsters.

Russell says he and Bale sketched their ideas about Irving, a character inspired by a real con man named Melvin Weinberg, in Bale’s backyard in Los Angeles about a year ago.

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HOWDLE Joseph George On November 4, 2013, Mr. Joe Howdle of Red Deer was called Home to be with his Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 61 years of age. Joe will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 37 years Evelyn, their children: son Joe and his wife Lindsay of St. Albert; son Ryan and his wife Allison of Saskatoon; daughter Stephanie and her husband Matt Butt of New South Wales Australia and one grandson Zachary of St. Albert. Joe will be deeply missed by his mother Isabel Howdle of Swan River, MB as well as numerous brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews as well as Evelyn’s family. A celebration of Joe’s life will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960-39 Street, Red Deer, Alberta. If friends so desire, memorial donations to be made www.reddeerhospice.com

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WYTHE Annie Ethel (nee Frizzell) Jan. 11, 1929 - Dec. 13, 2013 Mom passed away peacefully at home with family. Ethel PATRICIA Marie Hort was born and raised in (nee Hunt) Lacombe, and after graduating Jan. 30, 1963 - Dec. 18, 2008 from the U of A in 1951 was Five years since the angels a pharmacist for 39 years. took you, calm and peaceful She was the maternal glue you are sleeping. that kept her family together Sweetest rest that follows through the trials and tribulations of life’s storms. pain. We who loved her sadly miss her, but trusting God Predeaceased by her to meet again. husband Bill, she will be ~Your Loving Family lovingly remembered by her children, Don, Diane, Sandra Coming (Phil), and her grandchildren Jennifer, Shane, Deidre, Events Alyson, and Dave. As per Mom’s request, no service to Births be held. Please sign your organ donor card in her memory.

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ROWE Malcolm Alden Malcolm Rowe, formerly of Red Deer AB, passed away peacefully at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital on December 13, 2013. Mal was born January 16, 1940 in Geraldton, ON. to the late Aldene and Lloyd Rowe. His first years were spent on Egan Street before moving out Lakeshore Drive.

Mal was the older brother of Robin (James) Glaab of St Mary’s ON; Leah (Robert) Maxton of Thunder Bay; Wendy (Cecil) Egeberg of Thunder Bay; Sally (Hugh) Hoggarth of Tavistock ON; and special brother to Ed and the late Ray Kinner and Jeannie Arthurs of Thunder Bay. Mal is survived by his wife of 43 years, Leslie; daughter Tracy; son Geoffrey (Chelsey Campbell), grandchildren, Rylend, Caitlin, and Grayson (Red Deer AB); his mother-in-law, Aileen Thompson (Wawa ON); brothers- in- law Greg (Grace) Thompson (Fort McMurray AB); Kevin Thompson (Rocky Mountain House AB) and numerous nieces and nephews and extended family. Mal was predeceased December 6 by the family’s devoted dog Max. A Celebration of Life will take place on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Malcolm Rowe can do so to a charity of their choice. On-line condolences may be made through www.nwfainc.com

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THOMPSON Ethel Margaret Thompson Jan. 29,1919 - Dec. 12, 2013 With sadness the family announces the peaceful passing of Mother on Dec. 12, 2013, at the age of 94. She lived a gracious and giving life making the most of each day with her family, friends, church groups, bridge partners and Eastern Star. Ethel was born into the Gordon family in Mannville, Alberta on January 29 ,1919. In 1940 she married Percy who predeceased her in 1979.

Also predeceasing her were her brothers Jim, Bob, and Hughie. Ethel is lovingly remembered by her son Allen (Zara) of Vancouver, and her daughter Maureen (Simen) of Edmonton, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren, all of whom she dearly loved. She is loved and missed by her sister Edna (Steve) and family, her sisters-in-law Nancy, Laverne and Pauline and many nieces and nephews, all of whom were special to her.

She will be missed by her “second” family, Darlene and Ross Crawford and children.

The service celebrating a life well lived shall be held S a t u r d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 1 , 2013 at St. Andrews United Church 5224-51 Ave. Lacombe at 1:30. If desired, donations may be made to the Lacombe Auxiliary Hospital, 5430-47th Ave., Lacombe, AB. T4L 1G8 or a charity of choice.

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JOURNEYMAN AND B PRESSURE WELDERS

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Anders St. / Armstrong Close Addinnell Close / Allan St. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Close Adamson Ave. / Arthur Close INGLEWOOD AREA

Inglewood Ave.

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We offer competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please fax resume to 403-227-7796, email to hr@bilton.ca

880

Inglis Cres.

for full-time permanent shop positions

LANCASTER AREA Law Close / Lewis Close Logan Close Lord Close Lamont Close Lund Close MORRISROE AREA Vista Village

MAINTENANCE POSITION

McIntosh Ave.

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd, a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Millwright/Mechanical trade position.

SUNNYBROOK AREA

The position includes maintenance inspections, lubes, PM’s and repairs to all types of equipment in order to maintain the safe operation and fulfill production requirements of Rahr Malting. The position is rated under the Heavy Job classification.

Somerset Close Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close

Applicants must have a valid trade certificate for work in Alberta. This position will work in co-ordination with the Operations group and is accountable to the Maintenance Supervisor.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Sherwood Cres.

Application Closing Date: January 10, 2014.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to:

Vanson Close / Visser St.

VANIER AREA Valentine Cres.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** 340587A10

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113 Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403)747-2660 EMAIL : mlyle@rahr.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

860

Truckers/ Drivers

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake is looking for a Dispatcher. Knowledge of Travis Permit System and computer skills are req’d. Wages negotiable dependant on exp.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

880

Misc.

Help

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

Wise Intervention Services Inc.

Trades

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

WINTER START GED PREPARATION Jan. 14 or Feb. 10 STARTS Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in Highland Green Howarth St. & Haliburton Cres.

Kentwood Kilburn Ave. & Krause Cres.

Normandeau

880

Misc.

Help

880

Misc.

Help

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery (By 6:30 a.m.)

Monday - Saturday in:

(Reliable vehicle needed)

Highland Green

Cosgrove Cres., Chappel Dr., Carroll Cres., Carpenter St., & Cunningham Cres. Area 93 Papers $498/mo.

DEER PARK AREA Dempsey St. & Drummond. Ave. Area 70 Papers $375/mo.

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

GRANDVIEW AREA

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

73 Papers $439/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres., Root Cl., 100 to 800 Ramage Cl., and Ralston Cres. area 67 Papers $359/mo.

ALSO Reichley St., Reinholt Ave., Robinson Cres. Area 106 Papers $568/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

880

Misc.

Help

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL

CLEARVIEW AREA

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316 DISPATCHERS req’d.

Day/Night. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 Eagle Builders in Blackfalds, AB is looking for hard working, motivated individual to fill a full-time precast concrete erecting

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

Siding Helpers Needed laborer position Call 403-588-3210 at our company. Must be physically fit as this labourer SOURCE ADULT VIDEO position requires constant requires mature P/T help heavy lifting and involves Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift. fast paced, on the job Looking for a new pet?

11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: Check out Classifieds to training. Applicant must be 403-346-9099 or drop off to: Oriole Park able to travel and must 3301-Gaetz Avenue find the purrfect pet. have reliable transportation to and from work as well Oak St. & Overdown Dr. Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. as a valid class 5 driver’s license. All meals and BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 hotel expenses are paid Red Deer, AB Call Joanne when out of town. SucReq’s Farm labourers for cessful applicant must 403-314-4308 info 2014 season (April-Oct) in provide an up to date drivRed Deer. Duties include Tired of Standing? ers abstract. Construction sod farming and tree Find something to sit on experience an asset. Full nursery. Tree nursery will CLASSIFICATIONS benefits provided. Starting in Classifieds involve planting, pruning wages based on experi1500-1990 and digging trees. Will ence. Fax resumes to Looking for a place train/exp. an asset. Wage 403 885 5516 , must flag to live? $9.95 hr, 60 hrs weekly.

Take a tour through the attn: Craig or e-mail to Building Email resume to steve. c.haan@eaglebuilders.ca.

CLASSIFIEDS richardson@bg-rd.com Supplies JANITORIAL Co seeking a f/t com/window cleaning 36 L SHAPED brackets Misc. sup for RD and area. Req: 10” x 12” must take all Help fluent in written and oral $72; 6 MDF 5/8” shelf english, 2-3 years exp in a boards 16”w various supervisory role,clean driving lengths, must take all for record, criminal record check, $54; 5 shelf wall unit 81”H Household Appliance job physically demanding. x 50”W adjustable shelves Delivery Driver, Driver Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr 48” x 12 1/2”W $70 403-314-2026 Assistant, Shipper/Receiver Fax resume 403-342-1897 mail to #4, 4608-62 St. Family owned and operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and RedDeer, AB. T4N 6T3

Nolan, Norwest & Newlands

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1550

880

due to this, we are looking to expand our delivery department. Trail Appliances has always offered excellence in sales, delivery, customer service, and after-sales support. The Company is currently looking to fill the following positions at our Red Deer warehouse location at #6 4622 61 St. Riverside Industrial District Household Appliance Delivery Driver Driver Assistant Shipper/Receiver The ideal candidates will: • be able to maneuver merchandise in excess of 100lbs • possess exceptional customer service skills • enjoy working within a diverse team • hold a valid driver’s license (drivers only) Trail offers excellent training, flex days and a competitive compensation and benefit package. Start your career with a wellknown and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to:

Chris Sturdy at 2823 Bremner Ave. or Fax to #403-342-7168 Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW AREA Cardinal Ave & Cosgrove Cl. $97/mo.

ALSO East side of Cosgrove Cres. $91/mo.

ALSO Cole Street $61/mo.

ALSO Cameron Cres. & Conners Cres. $146/mo.

CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Crossley St., Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres. & Cody Pl. $190/mo.

DAVENPORT PLACE AREA Danielle Dr., Dorchester Ave., & Doncaster Ave. $185/mo.

MICHENER AREA East of 40th Ave., 51 St., 50A St., Michener Cres., Green, etc. to Michener Ave. & Blvd. $282/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113/mo.

ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Place, Thomas Place, Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. & Thompson Cres. $307/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

LABORERS wanted for snow removal. Must be able to obtain a criminal records check 403-506-8928 or fax 403-886-5814 PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET is now accepting applications for a full time Parts Person.

Must have good communication and computer skills and have the ability to work independently.

Excellent company benefits.

Please email resume along with wage expectations to: philparts@gmail.com or fax to 403-347-3813

1580

Children's Items

HIKING Shoes, boys Columbia Brand, sz. 13.

Like new. $20.

403-314-9603 PLAYMOBILE, large plane with original box, great Christmas gift. $25.

403-314-9603

1590

Clothing

2 HARLEY DAVIDSON VESTS. XXL Mens & XL Ladies. $100 each. 403-314-0804

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services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

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

Contractors

1100

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 RMD RENOVATIONS Come in and see Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. why we are the talk Call Roger 403-348-1060 of the town. Open over Christmas.

Closed Dec. 25 & Escorts 26. Open New Years. Come Spend EDEN it with us!

587-877-7399 10am-midnight www.viimassage.biz DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

1165

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Flooring

1180

Misc.

Services

1290

WILL install floor & wall tile 403-335-6076 / 352-7812

1200

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, and roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

Central AB. 403-318-4346

Handyman Services

Massage Therapy

1280

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELP FOR SENIORS: in home or facility - family business est. 1999 - bondable staff, great rates, gift certs avail for Christmas - HELPING HANDS Home Support Services Ltd. 403-346-7777 helpinghandshomesupport.com

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 D3

FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 Range Rover Sport HSE $25,888 Sport & Import 7652 50 Ave 403-348-8788

2008 BMW 328 xi sunroof, lthr., 66,382 kms., $25,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Has only 69,885 km.

Fully loaded including NAV and DVD. SOLD

ALL WHEEL DRIVE 2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond. Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded!

Call 403-350-4323

2008 BMW 535xi $29,888 Sport & Import 403-348-8788

Denali AWD $18,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 LEXUS ES 330 FWD, lthr., 41,100 kms, $15,888. SOLD

2007 COLORADO, 28RK, Dutchman, 32’, slideout, back kitchen, shower, king bed, TV, stereo, air. loaded

2008 BMW X5 3.0 $31,888 Sport & Import 403-348-8788

2008 JEEP Rubicon 4X4, $20,888 7652 Gaetz Ave, Sport & Import 348-8788

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 34’ Gulf Stream Yellowstone. Sleeps 4, 3 slides, new awning, washer, dryer hookup, equipped w/Arctic & Sub Arctic pkgs, custom skirt & more! $34,900. 403-8878405

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 BMW X5 3.0si AWD, htd. lthr., panaroof,

2008 LAND ROVER LR2 SE 4X4,.sunroofs, $18,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

REDUCED $20,500 2010 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 black with grey interior 4 cyl. 4 spd. Clean, great cond. 59,500 kms.

SOLD

2006 CADILLAC Escalade

2007 FORD F-150 Lariat Ltd. Leather., sunroof, tonneau cover, $12,888.

403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 BMW X5 4.8i AWD, pana-roof, lthr., $36,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 SANTA FE. 3.3L, 5 spd. auto.

Heated seats & mirrors. $6900 obo. **SOLD**

2011 CARDINAL 38’.

Only used once. Top line. $56.000 obo. 403-347-5947

2007 FORD FUSION.

2008 CHEVY Colorado Vortec 3.7 L, 4wd, good tires & brakes, Linex box liner & undercover. 403-783-2064

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 CHEV Silverado LTZ 6.2 L, lthr., $27,888.

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 RANGER XLT 4x4, 70,000 kms., $15,900. trades cons.

403-598-0682

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 VW GOLF, manual, 90,000 km.

Winter pkg, $10,500.

403-391-1770

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid, 4X4, 6.0L, nav., 81,735 kms, $28,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 CHEV 1500 4x4 8 cyl. Kuhmo Tires. $17,900.

403-346-9816

2011 KEYSTONE Alpine $54,900. Top of the line. Satellite dish, built in Cummins Onan generator, Sub-zero insulation pckg. 403 357 6950

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

Sport & Import

AWD, lthr., $15,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 COROLLA CE. exc. cond. 78,000. kims.

Offers. 403-392-5628

2003 HONDA Odyssey EX-L V6. Loaded.

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 LAND ROVER Range Rover supercharged, 4X4, nav., sunroof, lthr., $33,888 348-8788, Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 GMC C4500 4X4, loaded, conversion, new duramax installed from GM, 170,000 kms., $39,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 PONTIAC G5.

Manual, 130,000 km. Great cond. Winter & Summer tires. Well. maint. N/S. $5550. 403-342-4318

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4x4, quad, gold , c/w topper, 2 sets of tires. Exc. cond. $6000 firm. 403-304-2118

2006 Jetta TDI 73,699 km $16,888 AS&I 403-348-8788

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

2008 GMC Yukon XL

$22,900. 403-784-2482

2003 DODGE Durango SLT Plus, 4X4, $8888.

403-348-8788 Sport & Import

One owner. $7800.

Call 403-396-0722.

2008 GMC Acadia SLE AWD, 8 passenger, 90485 kms, $19,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

3L, V6, Fully loaded, leather, remote start, new tires, very well maint. 103,000 km. $9500. SOLD

2007 SATURN I0N auto, p. windows/doors, low mileage, only 54,000 kms, $7900 obo ***SOLD***

$27,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 FORD F-250 XL 4X4, 6.4L, 92754 kms., $26888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 FORD F150. $10,000.

403-741-6844

2010 CHEV Silverado 1500 LT, 4X4, Z-71, cold air intake, 62629kms, $20888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

348-8788 Sport & Import

Sell your vehicle FAST with a Formula 1 Classified Vehicle Ad

Stk #H35438A. ABS, Bluetooth, CD, Heated Seats, Tilt, Telescopic Steering, Traction Control, One Owner Trade, Fully Inspected, 77,581 kms

$

1 4 ,9 9 0

2009 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6

Stk #H35620A. 17” Alloy Wheels, ABS, CD, Air, Tilt, Cruise, Leather Bolster, DVD, Back-up Sensors, Power Seats, 3rd Row Seating, 1 Owner Trade, Like New, 69,928 kms

$

1 3 ,9 9 0

www.garymoe.com Locally owned and family operated

2012 FORD FOCUS LEATHER

Stk #H35444A. 16” Alloy Wheels, Bluetooth, CD, Keyless Entry, Leather, Heated Seats, PS, PB, PM, PL, Tint, Traction Control, 43,689 kms

$

14, 990

2006 NISSAN XTERRA

Stk #H35506A. 16” Alloy Wheels, ABS, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, PB, PL, PM, PS, PW, Roof Rack, 119,912 kms

$

13, 990

2010 MAZDA3 SPORT GT

Stk #H35353A. 17” Alloy Wheels, ABS, Bluetooth, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, MP3, PL, PB, PM, PS, Heated Seats, Tilt, Traction Control, 89,778 kms

$

14 ,99 0

2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING GL

STK #HP5638. 16” Alloy Wheels, ABS, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, PB, PL, PM, PS, PT, PW, Tilt, 47,800 kms

$

14 ,99 0

| 7632 Gaetz Ave., North Red Deer | 403-350-3000

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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GL

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 Clothing

1590

2 PAIR New Men’s Size 10 lined safety toe boots. $30/ea.

1 PAIR New Men’s fleece lined zipper black boots, size 10. $25.

403-887-4981 COAT, camel, long, with hood. Sz. 12. $15.

403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Misc. for Sale

RED Deer Hospital phone w/large buttons $40; handknit socks and mitts $5/ea, new wood deck box w/cooler inside $100, like new ladies long brown leather coat w/fur collar, size 10, $100, Morrisroe 403-347-3741 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

ROLLERBLADE rollerblades w/carrying bag, size 8 mens, used very little $30; shin pads and extra brake pads $20 403-347-6183

Piano & Organs

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Health & Beauty

1700

NEW Elizabeth Arden 12 eye shadows, 2 blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss, 1 red Croc cosmetic bag $195 value, asking $80 403-227-2976

Household Furnishings

1790

GOOD selection of quality pianos for reasonable price.

Weststrate Piano Sales & Tuning. 403-347-5432

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

1760

Cats

1830

3 FRIENDLY 4 mo. old M. ORANGE KITTENS., two 8 wk. old Black female and orange male kittens.

Litter trained. Desperately need loving homes. FREE. 403-782-3130

Dogs

1840

1720

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

DS Lite with 4 games $70.; PS1 with 5 games, $40.

OBO. 403-782-3847 PS 2 with 10 games, $60.; HP photo smart printer, C4480, $35; Game Boy Advanced with 2 games, $70; ALL OBO 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

4 WILD life pictures, antelope and deer two 16” x 20”, two 14” x 18” $12/ea., 2 deer antler mounts $60/ea, 4 sawhorses 36” x 27”h $8/ea. 403-314-2026 6.5 FOOT LIGHTED ETNA PINE TREE. 450 clear lights, 1190 branch tips.

Great condition - too large for house. $50 obo.

403-358-5465 DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles, fairies, dragons and biker gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino ROASTING Pan, electric, $30; Video game chair, like new, $50; (2) thick winter blankets, $35. ea.

403-348-6449

GOLDEN DOODLES and LABRADOODLES, silvers and chocolate. Delivered to Alberta. Text 306-521-1371 or call 306-792-2113 www.furtettishfarm.ca

Sporting Goods

1860

MEN’S NEW CCM size 10 skates & hockey pants. $65.

NEW JOFA HOCKEY KNEE PADS, $15.

403-887-4981

Collectors' Items

1870

3 INDIAN Medicine Men shields, approx. 20” x 30”, $180 403-347-7405 KENMORE Beginner sewing machine. New. $40.

2 SETS OF KING SHEETS, 2 for $25.

TV STAND, black, 27”x16”14” $25.

403-346-2070

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Condos/ Townhouses AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

2 BDRM. main floor of House. Newly reno’d.

403-872-2472

3030

3 Bdrm. Townhouse ~ Great Value!!

This 3 bdm, 1.5 bath Townhouse in North Red Deer is ready for a new family! Vacant now, this could be the home you’ve been looking for. With 5 appls, tonnes of storage & a convenient location this home will go quick.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to get a look inside!

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3 BDRMS IN ANDERS

This gorgeous townhouse is now available. 3 Bdrms, 1.5 Baths & 5 appls in one of the most desirable areas in town. This will get scooped up quick. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to see inside.

Hpman.ca BEAUTIFUL Comfortable 3 bdrm. townhouse in Oriole Park. Super location for access to all major arteries without being bothered by noise.

Att. garage, 1-1/2 bath, 5 appls., #23 6300 Orr Dr. N/S, avail. Jan. 1. $1425/mo.

Hearthstone Property Management 403-896-8552 or 403-396-9554

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM CONDOS HAVE TO GO!!

Suites

3060

Suites

3060

4010

Cars

5030

Trucks

5050

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

NEWLY RENO’D 2 BEDROOMS

Located in Woodlea on quiet little one way street, this bldg has a vacancy.

With a full Reno recently completed, this is an absolute steal at $950/mo. Make your friends jealous with this amazing find. Call Tina at 403-896-8552 for more details.

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Spacious 2 Bdrm.

This 2 bdrm apt is in a quiet,

adult only building.

ALL WHEEL DRIVE

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

4020

BRAND NEW 1340 sq. ft. bungalow, 2 bdrm., den, dbl. att. garage. $384,900.

Call Glen 403-588-2231

In a convenient location w/easy accessibility to 67th Street & assigned offstreet parking. This could be the FREE Weekly list of home you are looking for. properties for sale w/details, Perfect for young profesprices, address, owner’s sionals. Just $945/month. phone #, etc. 342-7355 Come take a look at the Help-U-Sell of Red Deer building you will be proud www.homesreddeer.com to call home. Call Tina now at 403-896-8552 MASON MARTIN before it’s gone.

HOMES Hpman.ca Custom new homes planning service.

Kyle, 403-588-2550

THE NORDIC

Bldg located on a quiet close backing onto treed area. †Spacious suites come with 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

3 BDRM. in Sylvan. 4 appls., Dishwasher, large storage 403-596-2444 fenced yard. No pets. All area & more. Short walk to utils. incl. 403-347-6033 schools & Parks. Starting You can sell your guitar at $925/mo. for a song...

3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 Heat & Water incl. in rent. or put it in CLASSIFIEDS bath, new paint & carpets Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 and we’ll sell it for you! & deck at 7316-59 Ave. to book a viewing.† Avail. to over 40 tenants.

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No pets. Off street parking SOUTHWOOD PARK for 3 vehicles. Rent $1500, Apartment TH Avenue, 3110-47 D.D. $1500. 403-341-4627 This Adult only Bldg is located 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, conveniently near all amenities.

4 BDRM. house, 2 full generously sized, 1 1/2 Perfect for the budgetbaths, near schools and baths, fenced yards, minded at just $945/month bus route, avail. Jan. 1, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, w/ Heat & Water included!

2014, $1350 rent, DD Sorry no pets.

Call Tina at 403-396-9554 $1100 no pets, www.greatapartments.ca while it’s still available.

403-343-6229 304-3979.

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Realtors & Services

Rooms

3090

You have to see to believe.

For Rent 4 Bdrm, 3 baths w/double 1 BDRM suite 55 Ave RD. En-suite, full kitchen, washer/ dryer. $850 CLEAN, quiet, responsible, attached garage in the +DD +util. 403-561-8706 Furn. $525. 403-346-7546 NEW part of West Park.

High-end Luxury home at a 1200 SQ.FT. 2 bdrm. suite, FURN. room, all utils. and great rate of $2100/mo. satellite TV, all utils. incl. cable incld, $425/mo.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 except phone and internet, 403-506-3277 if you would like to know more.

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MOUNTVIEW, bsmt. suite, Tenants must be over 40 1 bdrm. + den, full bath, w/references & quiet living.

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CLASSIFICATIONS Avail. Nov. 1st for $1300/mo. $975. incld’s utils. & cable.

4000-4190 $1300 D.D. 403-341-4627 N/S, no pets. 403-350-0913

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2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond.

Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded!

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Trucks

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4090

Manufactured Homes

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

SUMMER LIVING IN THE SHUSWAP Salmon Arm’s newest townhomes, Maple Lanes is now selling. 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 9ft ceilings, hardwood/tile (heated) floors, heat pump/ ac, stainless appls, stamped concrete patio & so much more. $339,000 incl. GST. Check us out at www.edelweissproperties.com or call Roger (403) 350-8089 or Tanja (250) 804-6436

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homes

wheels CLASSIFICATIONS

Season’s Greetings 5000-5300

5180

SET of H.D. Flares, $35.

403-348-6449

5190

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Misc.

Automotive

5240

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

RENOVATED MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

Starting at $20,000 To book a viewing Or more information Please Contact Terrie at 403-340-0225

Tires, Parts Acces.

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Auto Wreckers

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Laebon Homes 346-7273

2007 FORD F-150 Lariat Ltd. Leather., sunroof, tonneau cover, $12,888.

403-348-8788 Sport & Import

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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers only valid at participating dealers. Retail offers may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. For factory orders, a customer may either take advantage of eligible Ford retail customer promotional incentives/offers available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of vehicle delivery, but not both or combinations thereof. Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/ GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). †Between December 16 – 29, 2013, receive 0% APR purchase financing on new 2014 Ford models (excluding C-MAX, Mustang Shelby and BOSS 302, Flex, Explorer, Expedition, Transit Connect, E-Series, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 (Value Leader), F-350 to F-550, and medium truck) for up to 60 months, to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: $25,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for 48/60/72 months, monthly payment is $520.83/ $416.66/ $347.22, cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $25,000. Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit. ††Offer valid until December 29, 2013 (the “Offer Period”) to Canadian residents towards the purchase or lease of most new 2013/2014 Ford models (excluding Focus, Fiesta, C-MAX, Mustang Shelby and BOSS 302, Transit Connect Electric, and F-150 Raptor) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Only one (1) bonus offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle. Taxes payable before offer amount is deducted. **Until December 29, 2013, receive 0.99%/2.49%/1.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a 2014 Focus S Sedan/2014 Fusion S/2014 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine for a maximum of 84 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $215/$314/$315 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $99/$145/$145 with a down payment of $0 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $618.78/$2,192.04/$1,778.13 or APR of 0.99%/2.49%/1.99% and total to be repaid is $18,067.78/$26,356.04/$26,442.13. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$0/$750 and freight and air tax of $1,665/$1,665/$1,715 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. *Purchase a new 2014 Focus S Sedan/2014 Fusion S/2014 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine for $17,449/$24,164/$24,664 after Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$0/$750 is deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after total Manufacturer Rebate has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,665/$1,665/$1,715 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ▲Offer only valid from December 3, 2013 to January 31, 2014 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with an eligible Costco membership on or before November 30, 2013 who purchase or lease of a new 2013/2014 Ford (excluding Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Raptor, GT500, Mustang Boss 302, Transit Connect EV, and Medium Truck) or Lincoln vehicle (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Limit one (1) offer per each Eligible Vehicle purchase or lease, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. Applicable taxes calculated before CAD$1,000 offer is deducted. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for 2014 Focus 2.0L I4 5-speed manual transmission: [7.8L/100km (36MPG) City, 5.5L/100km (51MPG) Hwy] / 2014 Fusion FWD 2.0L I4 6-speed SST transmission: [9.2L/100km (31MPG) City, 5.9L/100km (48MPG) Hwy] / 2014 Escape FWD 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic transmission: [9.5L/100km (30MPG) City, 6.3L/100km (45MPG) Hwy] / 2014 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic transmission: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.6L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, vehicle condition, and driving habits. ‡Claim based on analysis by Ford of Polk global new registration for CY2012 for a single nameplate which excludes rebadged vehicles, platform derivatives or other vehicle nameplate versions. ‡‡Based on R. L. Polk Canada, Inc. Total New Registration data for Full Size Pickups per Ford Segmentation as of YTD September 30, 2013. ®: Registered trademark of Price Costco International, Inc. used under license. ©2013 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2013 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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