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Harry Harder sits on his horse Dotte-Dee-Bar during Canada Day celebrations in Cremona, Tuesday.

CENTRAL ALBERTANS GUSH WITH PRIDE FOR THEIR COUNTRY AT CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Canada Day left its red and white mark on Bower Ponds on Tuesday.

Some of it seemed to land on Simon Butler, whose head and face were

painted like the Canadian flag.

“Why not? It’s Canada Day,” said the patriotic Red Deer resident.

He said it’s fun being a flag.

“Everyone is looking. It’s making everyone smile. That’s what it’s all about.”

Originally from Britain, Butler has been in Canada for 17 years and appreciated the country’s wide-open space and its people.

“You’re not shunned upon for what you look like or what you do. It’s a good country,” said Butler, grinning with a red maple leaf painted in the middle of his face.

Mellina Huitema and Davidde Hollingsworth, were among many people waiting in line for food from the 10

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“That’s my favourite part. I like to sample a little bit of everything,” said Huitema as they waited in line for some Ukrainian food.

“I think when Red Deer was a lot smaller there wasn’t as many ethnic food locations. Now it’s bigger and we’ve got all these places. But it’s still a delight to sample them,” said Hollingsworth about the variety of Canada Day food.

The pair intended to stay at Bower

Ponds for a few hours in the afternoon and try and watch the fireworks from their home in lower Fairview.

“We have dogs that kind of freak out from fireworks so we spend a lot of the night trying to keep them calm,” Huitema said.

Malorie Montpetit, a summer student with Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society, said some people were really eager to get a taste of what Canada Day had to offer.

“Our first customer was at 10:30 a.m. and we weren’t technically open until 11 a.m.,” said Montpetit about the society’s booth that served pie.

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BioBlitz does inventory of plants, birds and animals

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF About 100 people rubbed shoulders with mother nature on Canada Day during Ellis Bird Farm’s annual BioBlitz.

Two groups of visitors went on guided tours of the bird farm to help compile an inventory of plants, birds and animals.

Myrna Pearman, farm manager and biologist who led the tours, said the bird farm is a “small oasis in a sea of agriculture.”

“Because of the way we naturescaped, our site supports even more biodiversity than the average yard. We plant plants that are attractive to pollinators and are good for birds. We use no cosmetic pesticides and use all or-

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ELLIS BIRD FARM ganic fertilizers,” Pearman said.

When it comes to birds this season, she said there’s a healthy population of tree swallows, gold finches, chickadees and purple martins.

One purple martin in particular, named Marco Polo, has caused some excitement.

“We put a geolocator on him in 2012, he came back in 2013. We took off his old geolocator and put on a new one, and he came back this year. We have his map. That’s gold for the scientists.

They are really excited to see if they follow the same route — which they don’t.”

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Biologist Myrna Pearman leads BioBlitz tours around Ellis Bird Farm on Canada Day.

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Hospital evacuated amidst flooding

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS More than 150 acute care patients and long-term residents have been moved from a hospital in eastern Saskatchewan because of flooding.

The full-scale evacuation at St. Peter’s Hospital in the city of Melville, about 145 kilometres northeast of Regina, took place because a creek behind the facility was rising Tuesday.

Officials are also watching a nearby dam.

“The city was considering breaching the dam if the levels continue to rise, but that doesn’t seem to be the case right now,” said Patrick Boyle with the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.

“The dam has not been breached. What we’ve seen happen is the water level coming into the dam, the dam is holding, it’s actually going around the dam ... and that’s what’s creating the impact in the town and the cause for concern with the infrastructure there.”

Emergency management commissioner Duane McKay says the water has not entered the hospital and crews are building a berm on a driveway behind the facility.

“The water has not touched the building and the work that’s going there is to ensure that it never gets to the building,” said McKay. The evacuation comes because a deluge of rain caused widespread flooding in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba.

Officials had said Monday that parts of southeast Saskatchewan got more than 240 millimetres of rain

over the weekend, while some parts of western Manitoba reported more than 100 millimetres. However, those figures came out while the water was still coming down in many communities.

More than 500 people have been forced to leave their homes in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. That number will likely rise as officials started asking people living along the river in Virden, Man., to leave their homes on Monday night.

Saskatchewan Social Services says communities have stepped up to help each other.

For example, people who fled their homes in Gainsborough, Sask., on Sunday night found themselves welcomed into homes by residents in the town of Carnduff. An emergency shelter set up for the evacuees was empty.

Meanwhile, McKay also says the number of communities under states of emergency has jumped to 53 in Saskatchewan.

The water was starting to recede in some communities as the sun came out Tuesday, but it may rise in others as water flows downstream, he said.

“We have seen some communities start moving a little bit more towards recovery and anticipating what it will mean to be on the end of this, while others are still dealing with situations they did (Monday) and some communities will see this situation worsen over the next couple of days before it starts to get better,” said McKay. Pumping equipment is being moved into the area.

Forest fire fighting crews in Saskatchewan have also been redeployed to help with flooding.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says early es-

timates show the “unprecedented rainstorm and flooding” will be costly.

“We think we’re looking at an event that was larger in financial impact than the 2011 flood because it’s so widespread, because the number of communities are so significant and also because of the major infrastructure and highway damage,” Wall said Tuesday in Saskatoon.

“That particular event cost the province $360 million and so we’re thinking it’s somewhere higher than that. It’s obviously hard to get a handle on those numbers.”

Wall says it’s hard to assess some of the highway damage because the roads are still under water. At least 19 sections of highways in eastern Saskatchewan were closed to travel Tuesday.

Agriculture officials also say it’s too early to speculate how big the crop loss might be because many fields are still under water.

There were also 31 municipalities under emergencies in Manitoba.

The Red River Floodway was scheduled to begin operating Tuesday to divert water around the city.

Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Steve Ashton says there will be minimal flows through the floodway, but he says it must be done because of elevated river levels in Winnipeg.

The Portage Diversion is also in operation now at 17-hundred cubic feet per second.

The earthen plug will be removed from the Lake St. Martin emergency channel in the next couple of days.

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CELEBRATION: ‘Good to be back at Bower Ponds’ She said some new performers to the Canada Day stage were also going to add a fresh twist to the entertainment.

Crystal Weran, of Sultan Choice Belly Dancers, who have performed at the event before, said the Canada Day crowd is always interactive.

“It’s fun. There are always a lot of people who want to take pictures and little girls want to come up, so we like it. It’s a good ego boost. It’s a chance to perform. It’s good chance to dress up,” said Weran in her glitzy costume.

Stephanie Holborn, who attended Canada Day with her two young children and two young nephews, said the children were kept thoroughly entertained.

“The kids like the face painting and they like watching all the dancers on stage,” Holborn said.

And the weather was perfect, she added.

“It’s good to be back at Bower Ponds.”

Last year, the Canada Day day time activities were moved to the Collicutt Centre and the fireworks were at the Westerner due to flooding at Bower Ponds. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

INVENTORY: Pine siskins missing this year

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She said geolocators, lightweight electronic archival tracking devices, were attached to 29 purple martins at the farm last year, and so far eight have returned, which is a record number of returns for the farm.

Missing this year are pine siskins, a type of finch, but there are more house finches for some reason, she said.

“It seems there’s unusual things going on with the finch family. Last fall and into the winter, there were reports of hundreds of American gold finches at feeders in their winter plumage, which was basically unheard of before. Why they stayed so late in the season is a mystery. There are so many unknowns in nature.”

Pearman said one of the concerns for naturalists is that people are becoming more and more disconnected with nature.

“They don’t even know what a pine siskin is so we’re hoping with this BioBlitz that we’ll spark some kind of additional interest and have more eyes out there watching nature and people caring about nature.”

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ABOVE: Red Deerians line the hill in front of the stage Tuesday evening to watch a capella group HOJA during the Canada Day festivities held at Bower Ponds.

RIGHT: Deepa and Nisha Johnny perform a dance known as Rang De during the Canada Day festivities.

Grace Kwong, of Edmonton, came out for the BioBlitz after visiting Ellis Bird Farm earlier in the season.

“I was interested in birds and that’s how I heard about this place,” Kwong said.

And she saw plenty on Tuesday — purple martins, tree swallows, American gold finches, a hummingbird, a house wren, and mallards.

“It was really good,” Kwong said.

Roya Damabi, of Edmonton, agreed the farm was unique and it was great that children got to build bird houses to take home so they could continue their interest in birds.

BioBlitz was funded by Dow Canada. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Happy birthday Canada!

CANADA MARKS THE CONFEDERATION COUNTDOWN AS IT CELEBRATES 147TH BIRTHDAY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The fathers of Confederation started the clock ticking towards nationhood 150 years ago, and Canadians got into the countdown spirit on Tuesday during this year’s Canada Day celebrations.

The Dominion of Canada was born on July 1, 1867 — the big sesquicentennial year will be celebrated in 2017.

But 1864 was a significant year in Canadian history too, as noted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in his annual Canada Day speech.

“In 1864, meeting in Charlottetown and in Quebec, our fathers of Confederation dreamed a magnificent dream, a dream of a united Canada that would take its place among the countries of the world, prosperous, strong and free,” Harper said.

“One hundred and forty-seven years later, this is their dream: Canada a confident partner, a courageous warrior, a compassionate neighbour. Canada, the best country in the world.”

The year 1864 was indeed pivotal, starting with an agreement in June by rival politicians in the united provinces of Canada East (Quebec) and Canada West (Ontario), to pursue the “federative principle.”

They joined up with legislators from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia who had already planned a meeting in Charlottetown that September to discuss a possible Maritime Union. It was there that the broad idea of Confederation was agreed upon — with the specifics discussed months later in Quebec City.

The city of Charlottetown was marking those auspicious 1864 talks with a major Canada Day festival featuring musical performances by the Barenaked Ladies and Tegan and Sara, among others. Some of the activities were taking place at Confederation Landing Park, the spot where some of the fathers of Confederation arrived by ship to begin their historic talks.

“With Prince Edward Island being the birthplace of Confederation and during this significant anniversary year, we’re celebrating our distinct role and place in Canada’s history like never before,” PEI Premier Robert Ghiz said in his own Canada Day address.

The weather on Parliament Hill was sweltering on Tuesday, and for a brief time there were tornado warnings in the region as a storm front rolled in.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston inspected the solemn ceremonial guards in their heavy red serge and bearskin hats as

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper smiles as has his picture taken with a Canada Day celebrant on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Hecklers and fans greet Rob Ford a day after his official return from rehab TORONTO — Supporters cheered and critics jeered as an energeticlooking Rob Ford mingled with Toronto revellers Tuesday, a day after his official return from a stint in rehab.

Marching in a Canada Day parade in the city’s east end, the scandalplagued Toronto mayor was greeted with shouts of “disgrace” and “resign” from some in the crowd, which he brushed off by wishing friend and foe alike the best on the country’s

his wife Sharon and the Harpers — Stephen, Laureen and their teenaged children, Ben and Rachel — looked on.

Tens of thousands of sweaty revellers dressed in red and white listened to performances by acts that included Serena Ryder and Marianas Trench.

The Snowbirds aerobatic team, trailing red vapour in honour of Canada Day, roared in formation overhead.

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield was aboard one of the planes.

147th birthday.

Ford seemed in high spirits despite his detractors and said he was happy to be back.

“It feels great. Absolutely great.

Fantastic,” he said while his aides handed out mini “Ford Nation” flags and magnets to the crowd.

His march along the parade route was slow and halting, leaving him lagging behind rivals John Tory and Olivia Chow as a steady stream of fans stopped to take their picture with him and shake his hand.

“You look good, Rob. You look good,” one man yelled as Ford passed by.

Some parents had their children pose with the mayor, and Ford himself brought his young son along to In an interview, Hadfield recalled the moment in his life he felt most Canadian — a 2001 spacewalk outside the International Space Station. He had been helping to assemble the Canadarm robotic device, and as he finished, his colleagues played the national anthem for him.

“There I was, floating weightless in space, crossing the east coast of Canada, listening to O Canada be sung for the whole world to hear,” Hadfield

the event.

Ford came back Monday after spending two months at a rehab facility and offered a lengthy mea culpa for his past behaviour, saying he was embarrassed by the things he has done while using drugs or alcohol.

In his nearly 20-minute statement, an apologetic Ford pleaded for a second chance and promised an “unwavering” commitment to living clean, before pivoting into a re-election speech.

Supporter Helen Papathanasakis said he seems to have benefited from the break.

“He looks relaxed and I think there’s a lot of Torontonians who believe in him and we’re hoping he’s successful,” she said. said.

“I actually tried to straighten out my spacesuit as much as I could, and stand at attention to honour that song.

I’ve always been a proud Canadian, but to have the Canada flag on my shoulder at the time as Canada’s first space walker, that made me as proudly Canadian as any moment in my whole life.”

In Halifax, Canadian flags outnumbered those of World Cup contenders for the first time in weeks.

Police still searching for Mint plans another big clues to boy’s disappearance collectors’ coin

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Having dumped the lowly penny, the Royal Canadian Mint is planning to create two high-value coins that won’t appear in any change handed out at the local Tim Hortons.

A recent cabinet order authorizes the mint to produce two coins with face values of $1,000 and $1,250, destined for collectors rather than pockets or purses. They’ll join a series of high-denomination items struck by the mint in recent years, including a monster $1-million gold coin issued in 2007 featuring 100 kilograms of pure gold.

Just five of the pizza-sized, worldrecord bullion coins were sold.

The mint also issued a $100,000 numismatic coin in 2011, with 10 kilograms of pure gold, its second-biggest coin ever. Only seven of those were

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BRIEFS Semi driver ticketed for careless driving A semi truck driver who failed to slow down in a construction zone on Hwy 2 just south of Bowden sideswiped a minivan, a SUV and a car on Monday morning.

Innisfail Traffic Unit said at 11:30 a.m., the 55-year-old male driver of the semi, pulling two empty flatbed trailers, failed to recognize that traffic ahead had slowed down despite

sold, and the item — featuring an image of Bill Reid’s sculpture “Spirit of Haida Gwaii” — is no longer available.

The two new coins will be in the mid-range of the mint’s collector coins, smaller in denomination than its $2,500 coins containing a kilogram of gold, but larger than the popular series measured in ounces of gold or silver.

A spokesman for the mint says the new denominations are intended to fill a gap.

“They will be introduced on future collector coins to meet demand identified by our customer research,” said communications manager Alex Reeves.

“At this point, we only have approval to use the new denominations. Until there is approval of specific coins from the minister of finance, we cannot discuss the themes or release dates for what we intend to use these new denominations.” numerous road work signs, including a reduced speed limit of 80 km/hour.

Highway crews were conducting crack sealing maintenance.

The semi driver attempted an evasive maneuver, but still sideswiped a minivan, an SUV and a car.

The semi ended up jack knifed across both northbound lanes.

Neither the semi nor the three vehicles struck were drivable.

The northbound highway lanes were diverted onto a parallel gravel road for about 1 hour 45 minutes to allow for the investigation and removal of damaged vehicles.

No one was injured.

The semi driver, of Kamloops, was issued a violation ticket under provisions of the Traffic Safety Act for careless driving.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — An Amber Alert remained in effect across Alberta on Canada Day as police continue to search for leads in the perplexing disappearance of a five-year-old boy and his grandparents.

Nathan O’Brien was reported missing Monday morning when his mother went to pick him up after a sleepover at the grandparents’ southwest Calgary home and they weren’t there.

Police say based on things they found in the home, they don’t believe the residents left voluntarily.

Investigators now confirm the family held an estate sale in the home over the weekend, but they say it’s too early to determine whether it’s relevant to the case.

They say they’re looking to speak to anyone who was at the sale, but they say they don’t have any significant

leads.

Investigators have said that the grandparents, 66-year-old Alvin Cecil Liknes and Kathryn Faye Liknes, 53, are not suspects.

“Obviously we want to find them as soon as possible,” Insp. Keith Cain said Tuesday about the missing trio.

“We have the only scene that we’re aware of right new contained, and we’re going through that doing our best to find whatever clues may be there,” he continued.

“But the bottom line is we don’t know where these people are right now.”

Police updated their description of the boy slightly on Tuesday, noting that the child’s eyes were brown and not blue.

Investigators have not disclosed what was found in the home that suggested the residents were forced to leave.

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An improved Canada I grew up in North York in the late 1960s at a time when backyard swimming pools were so few that the appearance of a single one transformed the summer of an entire neighbourhood.

As luck would have it, our next-door neighbour was the first homeowner on our street to give up his yard for a pool.

Every spring, my father would drag our water hose next door CHANTAL to help fill it.

HÉBERT In return, we had an open invitation to use it throughout the inevitable heat waves of a Toronto summer.

But the neighbourly spirit had some limits.

Like all the other kids on the block, my siblings and I were welcome to play in the pool — as long as the five of us vouched to not speak French between us for as long as we were in the neighbour’s backyard.

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I never dropped a toe in the chlorinated blue water of the pool next door.

Although I had a direct view on it from my bedroom window, it might as well have been on the other side of the Berlin Wall.

To this day, I remember listening to the radio coverage of the Saint-JeanBaptiste Day Montreal riot that preceded Pierre Trudeau’s 1968 election victory to the sound of water splashing next door.

On the North York street where I grew up more than four decades ago, every other family was of Anglo-Saxon background. The notion that our daily life unfolded in a different language, that we did not speak English at the dinner table nor watch the same television programs as the others kids was a source of unease for some of its inhabitants.

More than a few felt that raising a family in a language other than that of a majority was subversive, that it amounted to a refusal to belong to the Toronto community and, by extension in those politically charged years, to Canada.

Some of the more open-minded neighbours worried, as often as not to our face, about the future prospects of children being raised outside the language mainstream of the city they were

growing up in.

In their minds, a life not lived entirely in English would not be a full life. (The incapacity of many Canadians today to imagine that a pluralistic society can be one that uses a common language other than English is a variation on the same theme.)

As an aside, ignorance — in my youth — was a two-way street.

Some concerned relatives would routinely remind my parents of the mantra that then stipulated that to learn to speak two languages (as we were doing) was to master none.

Many of the families of my North York neighbourhood first encountered the language reality of Quebec when they travelled to Expo 67, and not all of them did.

Our pool-owning neighbours believed that by making their backyard an English-only zone, they were contributing to a common good that they could not perceive as other than crafted in their image.

They saw their profile as the only possible template for the collective Canadian identity.

Little did they know that their backyard would soon become an isolated island in a sea of diversity.

Like all teenagers, I made promises that I broke as soon as I was grownup.

It was not long after I passed my driver’s test when I first failed to pick up a hitchhiker.

But the impressions that resulted from the ban on making waves in French in a North York backyard pool endured. When I wrote the French version of this column, it was a controversy over kids wearing turbans on the soccer fields of Quebec and the lead-up to the values charter debate that brought memories of this defining episode back to the surface.

I remembered that my neighbours, far from selling me on a monolithic model, had unwittingly turned me into a lifelong convert to the virtues of plural identities. I have seen no evidence since then that Quebec and Canada are anything but stronger for embracing them. With the summer finally upon us, the sounds from the poolside tell me that we have all come a long way since the muggy summers of my adolescence.

And Canada Day is a perfect time to reflect on that.

This column is an abridged updated version of a French-language column that first appeared in L’actualité magazine. Earlier this month, Hébert received a National Magazine award (gold) for her L’actualité columns. Hébert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs columnist.

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Alarm over the Hong Kong referendum “The oppositions in Hong Kong should understand and accept that Hong Kong is not an independent country. They should not think that they have the ability to turn Hong Kong into Ukraine or Thailand,” warned the Global Times, the most aggressively nationalistic of China’s state-run newspapers.

Clearly, some important people in the Communist regime are very unhappy about the “civil referendum” on democracy that has just ended in Hong Kong.

It’s ridiculous to suggest that Hong Kong’s referendum might lead to anything like that, but they are very frightened of democracy in Beijing.

The referendum, which has no official standing, was organized by pro-democracy activists in response to a “white paper” published by the ChiGWYNNE nese government in mid-June DYER that made it clear there could be no full democracy in Hong Kong. News about the referendum was completely censored in China, but almost 800,000 people in Hong Kong voted in it. They all said “yes” to democracy.

The referendum was really a tactical move by Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp in a long-running tug-of-war with Beijing over how the “Special Administrative Region” should be governed. The voters were asked to choose between three different options for choosing Hong Kong’s Chief Executive — and all of those methods involved popular partici-

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pation. That is to say, democracy.

That’s not how the Chief Executive is chosen now.

He is “elected” by a 1,200-person Election Committee, most of whose members are directly or indirectly chosen by the Chinese Communist authorities in Beijing and their local representatives. That’s hardly democratic, but it is written into the Basic Law that was negotiated between London and Beijing before Britain handed the colony back in 1997.

The whole negotiation was a series of compromises between the British view that Hong Kong’s inhabitants should enjoy democratic rights, and the Chinese regime’s determination to have ultimate control of the city. One of those compromises was a promise that by 2017, 20 years after the hand-over, the Chief Executive would be chosen by direct elections.

So democracy was raising its ugly head again, and Beijing sought to head off the danger by publishing its recent white paper. There would indeed by direct elections in 2017, it said, but all the candidates would be selected by a “nominating committee” whose members would still be chosen, directly or indirectly, by Beijing — and all the candidates would have to be “patriotic.” In China, as in most dictatorships, “patriotic” means “loyal to the regime.”

The instant response in Hong Kong was the “civil referendum,” in which about 800,000 of Hong Kong’s 3.5 million registered voters have cast a vote in polling stations, online, or on a phone app.

Every one of those voters was voting for full democracy, since the referendum asked them to choose between three proposed methods for nominating candidates for Chief Executive, all of which involved direct public participation. And while 800,000 people is only a quarter of the adult population, it is almost

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But it doesn’t have to be a confrontation. As part of the “one country, two systems” deal that was negotiated with Britain 20 years ago, Beijing has already accepted that Hong Kong would enjoy “a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs” for the next 50 years. That includes the rule of law and civil rights like freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, free media and so on.

Mainland Chinese citizens do not have those rights, and the example of Hong Kong has not so far incited them to demand them. So why should a democratically elected Chief Executive in Hong Kong drive those 1.3 billion mainland Chinese citizens to demand democracy either?

Maybe the Chinese people will demand democracy eventually, but that is far likelier to come about as a result of a severe recession that destroys the Communist regime’s reputation for fostering high-speed economic growth, which is its sole remaining claim on their loyalty. It won’t come from some desire to emulate Hong Kong. So there is room for a deal between Beijing and Hong Kong that gives the latter more freedom, if everybody stays calm.

There are probably even people inside the Communist regime in Beijing who would welcome a demonstration in Hong Kong that a little more democracy for Chinese people does not necessarily lead to chaos, civil war and secession. (Which is, of course, what their hard-line rivals constantly predict would be the inevitable result of diluting the dictatorship.)

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VANCOUVER — A trial in Vancouver that has offered an unprecedented look inside the Vancouver area’s street gangs is drawing to a close with final submissions beginning Wednesday, nearly seven years after a mass killing that has come to epitomize the region’s violent underground drug trade.

Six people were found shot to death in a highrise condo unit in Surrey, south of Vancouver, in October 2007 in what was immediately labelled a gangrelated shooting.

But two of the victims were innocent men who had no connection to gangs or drugs: fireplace repairman Ed Schellenberg, 55, and building resident Chris Mohan, 22, who both found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The mass execution — which local news media refer simply as the “Surrey Six” — stood apart even from a violent gang war that saw almost daily shootings and dozens of murders.

Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston are each charged with conspiracy and six counts of first-degree murder.

The trial has focused on a gang

known as the Red Scorpions, which the Crown alleges was behind the slayings.

Prosecutors contend that two of the gang’s leaders ordered the killing of a rival drug trafficker and five more victims were killed to avoid witnesses.

The case has featured the testimony of several former gang members who became Crown witnesses, including one of the founders of the Red Scorpions, Michael Le, who was on trial but entered a surprise guilty plea.

The trial heard of the Red Scorpions’ growth and expansion into communities throughout the Lower Mainland, where the gang would use violence to target its enemies.

But much has changed since October 2007, both in terms of the gangs that now control the region’s drug trade and how the police target them.

For one, the Red Scorpions’ influence is pretty much non-existent, says Det. Const Doug Spencer, a former member of the Vancouver police gang unit.

Nearly all of the Red Scorpions’ leaders are either in jail or dead.

“Their influence is pretty much

wiped out,” said Spencer.

“There are still guys at the very low end of the food chain in that gang that are trying to live off the reputation, but they’re just not criminally savvy.”

Another accused in the Surrey killings is former Red Scorpions leader Jamie Bacon, who is in jail awaiting trial for conspiracy and one count of murder.

Bacon’s two brothers were also widely reported to be involved in the Red Scorpions, but Jonathan was gunned down in Kelowna in August 2011 and Jarrod is in prison for his part in a drug conspiracy.

This past January, media reports said Matthew Campbell, who was stabbed to death in a parking lot in Abbotsford, was the leader of the gang.

Spencer says other groups filled in the void, including the Dhak-Duhre group, named after Gurmit Dhak, his brother Sukh Dhak, and Sandip (Dip) Duhre — both of whom have since been murdered.

The number of murders have declined since the height of the gang war in 2009, but Spencer said there has still been a steady series of shootings and murders, particularly following Gurmit Dhak’s killing in 2010.

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Olympic athlete Clara Huges waves on stage as she completes her cross Canada tour during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday.

Hughes greeted by cheers as she ends mental health ride on Parliament Hill

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Unless Canada makes a lot more contributions to the International Space Station, it could be a while before another Canadian astronaut visits the giant orbiting space laboratory.

For the moment, what’s clear is that no Canadians will be heading up to the space station before 2017 — at the earliest.

“We’ve kind of booked up the flights through the end of 2016,” NASA’s chief astronaut Bob Behnken said in an interview from Houston.

Right now, Canada is not even in a position to get a spot for one of its two active astronauts to take part in a mission.

Under a bartering system, it collects “credits” based on its contributions to the development of the space station, with the credits traded in for trips by astronauts.

But Behnken says Canada used up most of them for Chris Hadfield’s fivemonth visit which ended in May 2013.

“They (Canadians) have another opportunity that’s projected, but not out until the 2019-2020 time frame, just depending on how the balance of contributions works out.” Behnken said.

“So if they wanted to fly more often, they unfortunately would have to contribute more to the space station.”

The NASA astronaut was involved in two space station assembly missions in 2008 and 2010 and he made the trips on the now-retired U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Behnken, who has also served as chief of NASA’s space station operations branch, operated Canadarm2 and the Canadian-built DEXTRE robot on the space lab.

When the Canadian Space Agency was contacted recently, it had nothing new to add to what CSA President Walt Natynczyk said in April about the next space trip by a Canadian.

“We’re working with the international community or the partnership with the International Space Station to see when is the next opportunity that we can get one or both of our astronauts into space,” Natynczyk said on April 20.

“I wouldn’t want to speculate on any time, but rather work bilaterally with NASA and then multilaterally with the other partners,” he told The Canadian Press.

Meantime, Canada’s two astronauts, David Saint-Jacques and Jeremy Hansen, continue their training.

In September, Hansen will take part in NEEMO 19, an underwater mission that closely resembles a space environment. He ’ll be on a team of engineers, scientists and astronauts who will spend seven days under 19 metres of water in “Aquarius”, the world’s only undersea research station.

NEEMO stands for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations.

Saint-Jacques took part in a similar NEEMO mission off Key Largo in the Florida Keys in 2011.

Even if a Canadian astronaut is eventually chosen for a space station visit in the coming years, more training will be required.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Olympian who cycled around Canada to raise mental health awareness ended her ride on Tuesday with a triumphant Canada Day finish on Parliament Hill.

Clara Hughes was greeted with cheers as she cycled onto the stage erected in front of the Peace Tower amid Canada Day festivities, still in her biking gear after almost four months on the road.

Hughes, an Olympic cyclist and speed skater, has cycled more than 11,000 kilometres, passing through all 10 provinces and three territories since she kicked off her ride in March.

Throughout the journey, she has discussed her own battles with depression.

“Thank you Canada, for being so beautiful, for being so amazing,” Hughes told the crowd of about 25,000 people, singling out the country’s aboriginal communities in particular for sharing with her their struggles with mental illness.

“This ride has been like no other in my lifetime, it has been the ride of a lifetime, because it has meant a connection through struggle, not just joy.”

The 41-year-old Hughes has won six Olympic medals in both TELUS OPTIK TV cycling and speed skating, tying her with speed skater Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the biggest haul.

Following her appearance on Parliament Hill, Hughes and her entourage were shuttled to

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“I am relieved and happy and proud all at once, and exhausted,” she told a news conference on the grounds of Rideau Hall.

She added she hopes her ride helps to remove the stigma attached to mental illness.

“On this ride, as many times as I was inspired is as many times as my heart was broken into a million pieces because I met someone who has or is struggling in silence, I met someone who lost someone.”

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A magnet for militants EXTREMIST GROUP LEADER URGES MUSLIMS TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ AND SYRIA TO HELP BUILD ISLAMIC STATE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — The leader of the extremist group that has overrun parts of Iraq and Syria has called on Muslims around the world to flock to territories under his control to fight and build an Islamic state.

In a recording posted online Tuesday, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared he wants to turn the enclave his fighters have carved out in the heart of the Middle East into a magnet for militants. He also presented himself as the leader of Islam worldwide, urging Muslims everywhere to rise up against oppression.

The audio message came two days after al-Baghdadi’s group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, unilaterally declared the establishment of an Islamic state, or caliphate, in the land it controls.

It also proclaimed al-Baghdadi the caliph, and demanded that all Muslims around the world pledge allegiance to him.

His group’s forceful seizure of territory and its grand pronouncement of a caliphate have transformed the Iraqi-born al-Baghdadi into one of the leading figures of the global jihadi movement, perhaps even eclipsing al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri.

The blitz across Iraq has pushed the death toll there to levels unseen since the worst sectarian bloodletting in 2006 during the U.S. occupation. The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 2,400 Iraqis were killed last month. That tally would make June the deadliest month in Iraq since at least April 2005, when The Associated Press began tracking casualty figures there.

After melting away in the initial onslaught, Iraq’s military and security forces have regrouped and managed to stem the tide at the outskirts of Shiitedominated regions. The country’s political leaders, however, have been unable to bridge their differences to confront the militant threat, and failed again in parliament Tuesday.

In his 19-minute address, al-Baghdadi said the Islamic state was a land for all Muslims regardless of nationality, telling them it “will return your dignity, might, rights and leadership.”

“It is a state where the Arab and non-Arab, the white man and black man, the easterner and westerner are all brothers,” he said, trying to broaden his base beyond the Middle East. “Muslims, rush to your state. Yes, it is your state. Rush, because Syria is not for the Syrians, and Iraq is not for the Iraqis. The Earth is Allah’s.”

To help build that state, he appealed to those with practical skills — scholars, judges, doctors, engineers, former soldiers and people with administrative expertise — to “answer the dire need of the Muslims for them.”

He also urged militants to escalate fighting in the holy month of Ramadan, which began Sunday.

“In this virtuous month or in any other month,

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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter cleans his weapon on his position behind a dirt barrier built along the front line with militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in Mariam Bek village, between the northern cities of Tikrit and Kirkuk, Iraq, Ion Monday. Demonstrating their growing independence from the rest of Iraq, the largely-autonomous Kurdish regional government is setting up dirt barriers that they hope will ultimately set the borders of their future state. there is no deed better than jihad in the path of Allah, so take advantage of this opportunity and walk the path of your righteous predecessors,” he said.

“So, to arms, to arms, soldiers of the Islamic state, fight, fight.”

In an appeal to Muslims worldwide, he said: “The time has come for you to free yourself from the shackles of weakness, and stand in the face of tyranny.”

The message was posted on militant websites where the group has issued statements before, and the voice resembled that on other recordings said to be by al-Baghdadi, who has rarely been photographed or appeared in public.

Al-Baghdadi’s group has already attracted jihadi fighters from across the Arab world, the Caucasus and extremists from Europe and some from the U.S. In a few short years, the organization has been transformed from an al-Qaida affiliate in Iraq into a transnational military force that has conquered and held a massive chunk of territory. Al-Qaida’s al-Zawahri expelled al-Baghdadi from the terrorist network earlier this year.

In the past year alone, al-Baghdadi’s group — which has changed its name to simply the Islamic State, dropping the reference to Iraq and the Levant — has managed to effectively erase the Syria-Iraq border and lay the foundations of its proto-state.

The Sunni insurgents’ advance in Iraq appears to have crested, at least for now, as it reaches Shiitemajority areas, where resistance is tougher, and as it seeks to consolidate its control of the territory already in hand.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Iraq is increasingly turning to other governments like Iran, Russia and Syria to help beat back a rampant insurgency because it cannot wait for additional American military aid, Baghdad’s top envoy to the U.S. said Tuesday.

Such an alliance could test the Obama administration’s influence overseas and raise risks for the U.S. as some of its main global opponents consider joining forces. Moreover, such a partnership could also solidify a Shiite-led crescent across much of the Mideast at a time when the Sunni-led insurgency in Iraq is trying to create an Islamic state through the region.

Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily stopped short of describing enduring military relationships with any of the other nations that are offering to help Iraq fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. And he said Baghdad would prefer to work with the U.S. But Faily said delays in U.S. aid have forced Iraq to seek help elsewhere. He also called on the U.S. to launch targeted airstrikes as a “crucial” step against the insurgency. So far, the Obama administration has resisted airstrikes in Iraq but has not ruled them out.

“Time is not on our side,” Faily told an audience at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. “Further delay only benefits the terrorists.”

His comments came as chaos in Baghdad continued.

But the group has continued to advance in Syria. On Tuesday, it captured the town of Boukamal near the Iraqi border. Its fighters advanced toward Shuheil, to the northwest, a stronghold of its al-Qaida-linked rival, the Nusra Front. As fighting intensified in the area Tuesday, thousands of Shuheil’s residents were seen fleeing the town, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Al-Baghdadi’s group also held a triumphant parade Monday in Raqqa, the largest city it controls in Syria. Fighters drove through the streets displaying material apparently captured in Iraq — U.S.-made Humvees, heavy machineguns, tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and a flatbed truck carrying what appeared to be a Scud missile.

Online video showed militants carrying automatic rifles and black flags, sitting atop vehicles and driving through Raqqa, honking amid occasional bursts of gunfire. The video appeared genuine and matched AP reporting of the event.

The Obama administration has been hesitant to send much military aid to Iraq for fear of dragging the U.S. into another years-long Mideast war. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending in combat troops after withdrawing U.S. forces in 2011, but this week sent more soldiers to Baghdad to help bolster the U.S. Embassy. All told, officials said, there are about 750 U.S. troops in Iraq — about half of which are advising Iraqi counterterrorism forces.

In Baghdad, the new parliament deadlocked less than two hours into its first session when minority Sunnis and Kurds walked out, dashing hopes for the quick formation of a government.

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BROCKHOFF HELPING TO KEEP SWINE VIRUS OUT OF ALBERTA

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR If Alberta pork producers didn’t know Egan Brockhoff’s name a year ago, they do now.

The veterinarian and partner in Prairie Swine Health Services of Red Deer has been front and centre in the battle to keep porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus out of this province. He’s spoken at Alberta Pork information Egan Brockhoff meetings organized across the province and participated in seven producer teleconferences — the most recent last Thursday.

“Talk about serendipity,” said Brockhoff, who was serving as Alberta Pork’s biosecurity co-ordinator when the PED outbreak hit last spring.

“We did all of this work on biosecurity, introducing national biosecurity standards for the pork industry in 2012 and into 2013. Then, as PED came to Canada and the U.S., it just seemed natural for my role to continue as sort of helping them with biosecurity education and program development.”

The virus, which kills virtually every piglet it infects, has devastated the American hog industry. Millions of pigs have died and it’s estimated that 75 per cent of the U.S. sow herd is infected.

PED has gained a foothold in Canada, with most of the confirmed cases in Ontario but others found in Manitoba, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.

Alberta’s substantial herd has not been affected, which Brockhoff thinks is more than luck.

“We were just really well-prepared when the U.S. broke with their first case of PED n May 2013,” he said. “Our producers have a great cultural mindset of biosecurity, and that’s not something that I see everywhere I work in the world.”

Brockhoff said it’s been gratifying to see Alberta maintain its PED-free status and producers earn decent profits after years of losses.

“I think people are excited about going into their barns every day. Prices are very good, and coming off six years of very, very poor prices all of them have a renewed sense of enthusiasm and passion for what they’re doing — and that’s exciting to be part of.”

PED does remain a serious threat, warned Brockhoff, especially given the integration of the Canadian and American pork industries.

“We move a lot of pigs from Alberta down into the U.S. Midwest. And when they arrive there, those trucks and trailers are potentially being exposed to virus.”

The key, he said, is vigilance and a commitment to biosecurity.

“If everyone respects this virus and how easy it is to transmit, we’re gong to continue to keep Alberta PED free.

And the longer we keep Alberta PEDfree, the more successful our pork industry will be.”

In June, Brockhoff was recognized for his efforts with a Pork Industry Ambassador Award at the Alberta Pork Congress.

“To be recognized by the industry you serve, that’s pretty amazing,” he said. “I’m an Alberta farm boy and my family still farms, and I do what I do because I love working with farmers and agriculture.”

After growing up on a mixed farm south of Camrose, Brockhoff attended Olds College and then Augustana University. He eventually earned a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Brockhoff is the current president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association and has served as a clinical instructor for swine medicine and surgery in the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary for a number of years. At Prairie Swine Health Services, his practice takes him across Alberta and into Saskatchewan, and even to Iowa and Minnesota.

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GM victim compensation threatened by lawsuit THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — For more than a year, a lawsuit filed by Brooke Melton’s family has caused major migraines for General Motors.

Litigation over the 29-year-old nurse’s death was settled by GM last October. But not before it laid bare how the company allowed millions of small cars to stay on the road more than a decade after GM discovered ignition switch flaws linked to at least 13 fatalities. Now the case could upend GM’s strategy to compensate victims and limit its legal liabilities in such tragedies. The Melton family lawyers want to reopen the case and show that GM fraudulently concealed the switch problem. If they win, more plaintiffs are likely to take the company to court or expect bigger payments.

Those payments are under the management of one of the nation’s top crisis compensation experts. GM has hired Kenneth Feinberg to settle hundreds of death and injury claims from crashes caused by the switches. Feinberg, who announced terms of his plan Monday, says there’s no limit on the total amount he can pay. But that total could rise if the Meltons’ lawyers can prove that GM fraudulently hid the switch problem, and other plaintiffs start demanding higher compensation.

The family settled the case for $5 million, but now alleges that a GM engineer who designed the switch lied under oath and the company covered it up.

At issue are the ignition switches in 2.6 million older Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other GM compact cars sold from 2003 to 2010. The switches can slip from “run” to “accessory,” causing engines to stall. That knocks out power steering and brakes, making the cars difficult to control, and it disables the air bags.

The Meltons face some obstacles before they get another day in court.

Judges prefer not to reopen settled cases. And GM has moved the case

Servus operating income down 23 per cent

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Servus Credit Union Ltd. is reporting operating income of $25.6 million for the three months ended April 30.

That figure, which excludes patronage allocations and taxes, is down 23 per cent from the $33.3 million earned in the same period of 2013.

The credit union said in a release that the decline represented $2.9 million less income from investments in its associates, and a $4 million variance in loan loss provisions.

Excluding these items, it said, operating income was 2.6 per cent lower than last year.

“We have had healthy, steady growth with our loans and deposits and we are well on our way to meet our targets for the year,” said Garth Warner, Servus’s president and CEO, in a release.

“Our income remains solid while the market continues to experience pressures because of the low rate environment.”

Servus said its loans had increased to $12 billion from $11.1 billion a year earlier, and deposits were up to $12.2 billion from $11.2 billion.

Warner predicted that in the final two quarters of Servus’s 2014 fiscal year, loan yields will continue to be pressured by low interest rates.

from Cobb County, Georgia, to the federal system, avoiding, for now, a judge with extensive knowledge of GM’s conduct.

Here’s a look at the case and its impact: THE CRASH Just before 7:30 p.m. on a rainy Wednesday in March of 2010, Melton’s 2005 Cobalt went into a spin on Highway 92 near Atlanta. Another car hit the passenger side, knocking it off the road and into a creek. Melton, who was wearing her seat belt, was killed.

At first, police thought she was driving too fast and hit standing water.

Facing a legal claim from the other driver, Melton’s family hired lawyer Lance Cooper, who sued GM because Melton’s car had stalled inexplicably a few days before the crash. Sensors in the car showed the ignition switch had slipped into “accessory” just before the accident. The lawsuit alleged that she lost control because the engine stalled.

Through documents provided by GM in pretrial discovery, Cooper determined that engineers knew years before Melton’s crash that the Cobalt’s ignition switch could easily slip out of the run position. But instead of warning drivers through a recall, GM sent dealers a bulletin telling them how to fix the problem — but only if a customer complained.

A ’BOMBSHELL’ AND A SETTLEMENT During pretrial depositions, Cooper presented evidence from an engineering expert who found that parts inside Cobalt switches had been changed after Melton’s car was manufactured.

The change tightened the switches and made them unlikely to slip out of “run.” In one deposition, GM engineer Ray DeGiorgio, the lead switch designer, told Cooper that he knew nothing about the changes. Also, he never authorized part maker Delphi Corp. to alter the switches.

Cooper contends DeGiorgio lied un-

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This photo shows the ignition switch of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The ignition switch on the Cobalt and other small cars was so poorly designed that it easily slipped out of the run position, causing engines to stall. By GM’s admission, the defective switches caused over 50 crashes and at least 13 deaths. der oath and GM’s lawyers concealed it. There should be documentation of such a dramatic change to a part, but GM failed to produce it, even when ordered by a judge, Cooper said. “It’s all part of the coverup,” he said.

After DeGiorgio’s deposition in May 2013, an attorney representing GM reported the switch alteration to company lawyers, calling it a “bombshell.”

Cooper knew he was on to something. But thinking he was at a legal dead-end to prove a coverup, he reached the deal for GM to settle with Melton’s parents, Beth and Ken. A report released by GM last month shows that the lawyer who represented GM warned of a “substantial adverse verdict” in a trial.

SECRET DOCUMENT SURFACES

After the case was settled and GM recalled the cars, congressional subcommittees summoned CEO Mary Barra to Washington. Staffers demanded thousands of documents from GM and parts maker Delphi.

The request unearthed a major problem for GM. Delphi provided a GM Form 3660 from April of 2006 that showed that DeGiorgio signed off on changing the switches but didn’t change the part number, making the alteration harder to track.

At a hearing, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, told Barra that DeGiorgio perjured himself, and also said GM withheld the form in the Melton case, even though legally required to provide it.

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Ousted American Apparel CEO increases stake to nearly 43 per cent

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The battle for control of clothing chain American Apparel is heating up.

Ousted American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has increased his stake in the clothing chain to nearly 43 per cent as he fights to keep control of the company he founded in 1998. Charney was able to increase his stake through a partnership with financial firm Standard General, which is loaning him the money. But the board is scrambling to make its own moves to keep him out.

Legal experts say the dispute will likely end up in the courts at a tough time for the Los Angeles-based company, which has lost money since 2010. The company, which made its name with American-made goods and provocative advertising, is in a cash squeeze.

“This is going to move from the boardroom to the courtroom,” said Jerry Reisman, a partner at Reisman, Peirez, Reisman Capobianco, a law firm based in New York. “Hopefully, it won’t undermine the company. This company is very fragile.”

In regulatory filings this week, Charney reports he now owns 74.6 million shares as of Friday. Previously, his stake was 27 per cent.

Charney also sent a letter last week to the board seeking a meeting of stockholders on Sept. 25 for the purpose of expanding the board to 15 members, according to the filing. The company

said in a regulatory filing late Monday that Charney’s request is “invalid” and “improper” because he was suspended as CEO and relieved of all powers to act on the behalf of the company.

As a result, American Apparel doesn’t intend to call a meeting and “intends to vigorously contest any action seeking to compel the company to do so.”

American Apparel on Saturday adopted a shareholder rights plan, commonly called a “poison pill,” a day after a bid from Charney to increase his control. A poison pill seeks to prevent hostile takeovers by diluting the value of a would-be acquirer’s investment.

The documents, filed last Friday, showed that he had entered into a fiveyear loan agreement with investment firm Standard General LP to increase his stake. According to the terms, Standard General is loaning Charney money to buy at least 10 per cent of American Apparel’s outstanding shares. The loan will use Charney’s stock as collateral.

The poison pill can be activated in two ways: if a person or group acquires 15 per cent or more ownership of the company’s stock or if a person or group who already owns 15 per cent or more of the company’s stock buys an additional 1 per cent or more.

The plan stipulates the poison pill will be triggered if Charney make an additional move to buy shares by himself or with the help of others beyond his agreement with Standard General.

The Los Angeles-based retailer said

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early Saturday that the “poison pill” move, made by a special committee of its board of directors, is designed to limit the ability of any person or group, including Charney, “to seize control of the company without appropriately compensating all American Apparel stockholders.”

With a 43 per cent stake, Charney has to persuade holders of 7 per cent of the company’s shares before he can exert control on the company. But American Apparel is stalling the process for any shakeup in the board by changing the bylaws. In a regulatory filing Monday, it stipulated that the board has 10 days following a stockholder request after which the board has another 10 days to set a record date.

Reisman noted that American Apparel should look for a financial partner that could make an investment in exchange for newly issued shares.

Randy Katz, a partner at law firm BakerHostetler in Los Angeles, said he was puzzled about why Charney did not or could not acquire the additional 7 per cent.

On June, 18, the American Apparel’s board fired Charney as chairman and suspended him as president and CEO. His contract requires a 30-day period before he can be terminated. The board cited “alleged misconduct.”

Charney has been the subject of several lawsuits alleging inappropriate sexual conduct with female employees.

He has acknowledged having sexual relationships with workers, but said they were consensual.

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PED: Biosecurity “I do a fair bit of work in Asia as well,” said Brockhoff.

During his years in the pork industry, biosecurity was often more of a “discussion point,” he acknowledged, with protocols related to things like barn access and truck washing lacking the urgency they deserved. That changed last May. “I would say the threat of PED has moved everyone to take those things on with conviction.”

That’s encouraging, said Brockhoff, and bodes well for the future security of Alberta’s pork industry.

“We’re in a great position if we can continue to keep this disease out of Alberta.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

GM: Consequences “Corporations think they can get away with hiding documents from litigants and there will be no consequences,” McCaskill told her. “I want to make sure there’s consequences.”

Barra replied that if GM withheld a document, it will “deal with” those responsible.

REOPENING THE CASE About a month after that hearing, Cooper filed a motion in Cobb County, Georgia, contending that the Meltons would not have settled had they known that DeGiorgio lied and GM covered it up.

Their lawyers say punitive damages against GM could far exceed the $5 million settlement. And they won’t settle with Feinberg because they want a trial to find out what happened in Brooke’s crash.

“We hope someone during our case will be helped, maybe a life will be saved somewhere,” Ken Melton said.

Three weeks ago, GM dismissed 15 employees after former U.S. Attorney Anton Valukas issued a report blaming its failure to recall the cars on a dysfunctional corporate culture. DeGiorgio and some lawyers were among those let go.

In his report to GM’s board, Valukas wrote that he found DeGiorgio’s change form in company files, where it had been since June of 2006.

Yet GM didn’t produce the document when ordered by the Georgia judge, Cooper said. That could mean legal trouble for GM. Historically, courts have been reluctant to reopen lawsuits once they’re settled. But the document with DeGiorgio’s signature could help the Meltons’ cause, said Peter Henning, a law professor at Wayne State University in Detroit.

If the family wins, other settled cases could be reopened and could go to trial, raising the risk of big punitive damages, Henning said. Lawyers in other cases also will want bigger payments from Feinberg because if Cooper can prove fraud, it makes their cases stronger.

The GM lawyers who told the court the DeGiorgio document didn’t exist are at risk of disciplinary action, according to Henning. Lawyers can’t tell a court something doesn’t exist and then say they didn’t know about it. “If you say it’s not in there, it was your obligation to make sure it wasn’t in there,” he said.

Prosecutors also could pursue a perjury charge against DeGiorgio, but it’s difficult to prove, Henning said.

DeGiorgio told Valukas that he didn’t remember signing the document.

GM’S STRATEGY Using a methodology developed to compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Feinberg rolled out his compensation plan on Monday. In death cases, it considers age, annual earnings and number of dependents. People can opt for quick settlements, or they can go to Feinberg with extraordinary circumstances that might warrant more money. There’s no limit to how much Feinberg can pay in death cases, and GM has no right to appeal.

At a press conference, the biggest settlement example Feinberg cited under his formula was $7.8 million for a 10-year-old whose crash injuries paralyzed two limbs.

There are legal loopholes that protect GM and make it appealing for victims to go to Feinberg instead of going to trial. Most states give people one or two years after a crash to file lawsuits.

If they miss that statute of limitations, they usually can’t file. Also, under its bankruptcy deal, GM is shielded from claims due to crashes that happened before it left bankruptcy protection in July of 2009. Those claims instead go against “Old GM,” the company that existed before the automaker filed for Chapter 11.

That entity has few assets. This creates two classes of claims, one against the old company and the other against the new GM with deep pockets — a $27 billion cash stockpile.

GM has asked that the bankruptcy judge enforce the shield, but lawyers want all claims to go against the “New GM.” Cooper says using the bankruptcy shield contradicts what GM wants the public to see — a company willing to atone for its misdeeds.

GM wants to appear willing to pay victims, but the bankruptcy shield “effectively says ’we want to compensate you under the rules that we choose,”’ Wayne State University’s Henning said.

GM spokesman Greg Martin says the company is voluntarily compensating victims. Still, for crashes like Melton’s, which happened after GM’s bankruptcy, neither loophole applies.

That puts GM at risk since it has admitted the switches were defective and its employees were incompetent and negligent.

TFSAs can be a great way to save “Derek, what is the best way to inSimply put, there is no “best way” to vest in my tax free savings account?” invest in a TFSA. It will always come To understand how to invest in a tax down to your specific goals, your tolerfree savings account (TFSA) we should ance for risk and your time horizon, first understand what it is. among other factors. That said, I’ve ofThe TFSA is a great investment ve- fered my opinion on a number of ways hicle which came into effect in 2009. you could invest in a TFSA. Everyone 18 or older in 2009 started Use your TFSA to invest for growth. with a $5,000 deposit limit, which as of In a basic investment account you are 2014 has grown to $31,000. The benefit taxed when you sell a security or earn is that, generally speaking, whatever dividends or interest. interest is generated inside Being that you won’t be the account is not taxed by taxed in a TFSA, it may the Canada Revenue Agenmake sense to invest in cy — it’s a fantastic savings something that you think tool and can be utilized in could grow substantially numerous ways. over your specific time hoOne of my biggest pet rizon. In short, invest in peeves about the TFSA is your high-growth idea in the lack of understanding of your TFSA so that you may how powerful of a tool these fully profit from that posiaccounts really are. tion without having to worry When the TFSA was inabout the tax man. troduced in 2009, many inI’ve seen some TFSAs stitutions provided them to experience massive growth DEREK their clients as savings acsince 2009, and they are FUCHS counts, or encouraged them now way beyond the $31,000 to invest in a cash-type limit. All that growth is taxinvestment earning very free. low rates of return. While It’s also worth noting that there’s nothing wrong with any losses in a TFSA canthis type of investing, I benot be used to offset previlieve most investors are missing the ous capital gains, so as always, invest real power of the account. wisely.

In my opinion, the TFSA should be Use your TFSA to diversify for the called a tax free investment account long term. Seeing that the accounts to reinforce the concept that the funds now have more interesting limits could be used for the sake of achieving ($31,000) I see many clients who use the growth as an investment, rather than TFSA like they do their other investsimply a savings account. ment accounts.

In my experience, many investors do Specifically, they invest in broadly not realize that they can buy a number diversified holdings with numerous of investments in a TFSA — including positions made up of various sectors GICs, bonds, stocks and mutual funds around the world. These clients see — all of which offer the greater likeli- their TFSA as a long-term account hood of a better return than a simple with the potential to provide tax-free savings account. income in retirement.

With that point behind me, let’s foUse your TFSA to save some tax. cus on the “best way” to invest in a Maybe stocks and mutual funds aren’t TFSA. for you. I’ve seen plenty of investors

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who would rather buy guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and bonds, and that’s fine — it’s a valid investment strategy. Just keep in mind that GICs and bonds pay interest income which is taxed at your highest possible rate and therefore your gains are dwindled by tax.

If you buy a GIC or bond in your TFSA, you won’t be taxed on any of your gains. The benefit here is that since the returns on GICs and bonds are so low these days it makes sense to keep every penny whenever possible.

If that means saving a bit of tax, then why not?

Use your TFSA for emergency money. For some people, simply saving on a regular basis can be a challenge.

That’s where I see the value of a TFSA as a pure savings vehicle.

Simply put, use your TFSA as a way to begin saving — put $50 a month or more away and over time this account will slowly build and get you into the habit of saving regularly. The worst case scenario is that an emergency comes up and you can easily get at this money, but in the meantime consider it your hands-off account.

You won’t necessarily get much benefit from the tax side of things, but I think any type of savings is important and if this is your way of doing it I fully endorse the idea.

In my practice I use the TFSA in all of these methods.

I’ve seen plenty of clients with highgrowth investments in their TFSA, while many use it to buy their GICs and bonds, and others choose to keep it for a side account for that rainy day.

There is no right answer, simply what is right for you.

Derek Fuchs is a wealth adviser with ScotiaMcLeod in Red Deer, and a certified financial planner, financial management adviser and a fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute. He can be contacted at derek.fuchs@scotiamcleod.com.

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This undated image provided by Burger King shows the Proud Whopper. Once opened up, a message inside the wrapper states, ‚“We are all the same inside.”

Burger King offers ’Proud Whopper’ to celebrate gay rights

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Burger King is celebrating gay pride with a message on its Whopper wrappers.

The fast-food chain says it will post a video online Wednesday that shows scenes from a San Francisco location where it sold a “Proud Whopper.” Customers were not told what is in the burger, which comes wrapped in rainbow paper. Once opened up, a message inside the wrapper states, “We are all the same inside.”

The idea is that the Proud Whopper is no different from the regular Whopper, despite its colorful packaging.

The marketing effort is part of Burger King’s push to connect with customers in a more meaningful way, particularly with the younger individuals fast-food chains are known for courting. As part of that push, Burger King recently said it was retiring its “Have It Your Way” slogan in favour of the more personal “Be Your Way” (Ad Age pointed out the phrase was “grammati-

cally challenged”).

Whether the new approach can help Burger King Worldwide Inc. boost sales remains to be seen. The company, based in Miami, was acquired and taken private by 3G Capital in 2010.

The Brazilian private investment firm took the chain public again in 2012 in a deal that allowed it to retain a majority stake while more than recouping its investment.

3G has been trying to revitalize Burger King’s image and menu ever since with mixed results in the U.S., where traditional fast-food chains have struggled amid competition from newer players such as Chipotle. Last year, Burger King’s sales at established North American locations slipped 0.9 per cent. The chain says the “Proud Whopper” video was shot over the past weekend in San Francisco, near where the city held its 44th annual gay pride parade. Fernando Machado, who heads global brand management for Burger King, said in a phone interview the “Proud Whopper” will remain on the menu until Thursday.

A rough cut of the two-minute video shows confused customers asking about the Proud Whopper, trying to figure out what makes it different, then later grasping what is happening.

“I think this wrapper means we all have the same rights,” a young child explains.

“A burger has never made me cry before,” says a young woman.

Another young woman uses an expletive to explain that it’s same stuff inside. The video also shows some negative reactions, including a man who says the chain will no longer have his business.

Burger King said the video was developed by the ad agency DAVID, and directed by Henry Alex Rubin, who also directed the film Girl, Interrupted.

Other food companies have also recently shown support for gay individuals, including Oreo-cookie maker Mondelez International Inc., which featured a gay couple in an ad for Honey Maid graham crackers, and Coca-Cola Co., which featured a gay couple in its Super Bowl ad.

Spam maker Hormel bulks up by buying Muscle Milk maker CytoSport FOR $450M

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The maker of Spam is bulking up on its protein with Muscle Milk.

Hormel Foods is paying $450 million to acquire CytoSport, which owns Muscle Milk sports nutrition drinks, bars and powders. The move builds on Hormel’s push to expand beyond its stable of packaged meats, which include Dinty Moore stews and its namesake chili, with different kinds of protein. Last year, the company also added Skippy peanut butter to its lineup.

Hormel CEO Jeff Ettinger said people are increasingly looking for portable, easy-to-eat products packed with protein. It’s why the company recently introduced Rev snack wraps that contain meat and cheese, and Skippy Singles, which are portion-controlled

packs of the peanut butter.

As for Muscle Milk, Ettinger said in a phone interview that the brand’s customers tend to be younger and have expanded beyond serious athletes over the years.

He noted that the drink is advertised on college campuses, for instance, and that students often drink it as a replacement for breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack.

“There are so many meals and quasi-meals that are consumed on the go now,” he said.

Americans have been looking to boost their protein intake in recent years, and packaged food makers have been responding by adding it to a wide array of products. General Mills Inc. even recently rolled out a version of Cheerios with extra protein and offers versions of its Nature Valley granola bars with protein.

The demand for protein is showing up in the drinks as well. PepsiCo’s Gatorade has a “post-game recovery” drink with 16 grams of protein. And last year, Coca-Cola Co. bought a stake in the maker of Core Power, which is marketed as a post-workout recovery drink.

Muscle Milk, which does not contain any milk, is shelf-stable but is usually sold chilled in convenience stores, where it generates 30 per cent of its total sales.

Hormel’s canned meats, meanwhile, haven’t exactly been a booming growth area despite their protein content.

In the latest quarter, the company said sales of its grocery products were flat, with Spam suffering a decline.

Its refrigerated foods such as Black Label bacon fared better, reflecting the trend toward foods people feel are fresher.

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Global markets advance after manufacturing growth in U.S., China File Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Southwest Airlines jet plane lines up for a landing at Love Field in Dallas.

Southwest Airlines expands routes, begins to venture overseas

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — After four decades of expanding to all corners of the lower 48 states, Southwest Airlines flew into new territory on Tuesday — Jamaica, the Bahamas and Aruba.

Southwest is taking over routes flown by AirTran Airways, which it bought in 2011. The company plans to eliminate the AirTran brand by year end.

Southwest Flight 1804 left Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Tuesday morning on the airline’s first overseas flight — to Oranjestad, Aruba.

After the first three international destinations, it will add service next month to Cancun and Los Cabos in Mexico, and will start flying to Mexico City and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in November.

By the end of this year, Southwest plans to operate the flights from nine U.S. cities.

Still, its foreign footprint will be tiny compared with rivals American, United and Delta, which fly to Europe, Asia and South America.

They also serve the Caribbean, where recent competition from JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines has helped reduce fares, said George Hobica, founder of AirfareWatchdog.com.

The entrance of Southwest, with fewer fees, will help temper fares, “but

I don’t know that we’ll see a huge reduction,” Hobica said.

Southwest Airlines Co. carries more passengers within the U.S. than any other airline, but only about 1 per cent of its passenger-carrying capacity is on international routes.

That might not change much.

CEO Gary Kelly said recently that international will be “a relatively modest component” of the airline’s route system for the next several years.

Still, international flying and expansion in New York, Washington and Dallas are important as Southwest tries to regain momentum.

In recent years, it has dealt with high fuel prices, a tepid U.S. economy, and tougher competition from both old rivals and newcomers such as JetBlue and Spirit.

Dallas-based Southwest’s traffic — the number of miles that passengers fly — grew by double-digit percentages from 2004 through 2006.

It hasn’t approached that kind of growth since, however, except in the year that it added AirTran.

Last year, traffic grew just 1.4 per cent, the second-smallest gain in this century.

Its shares rose 87 cents, or 3.2 per cent, to close at $27.73 after hitting an all-time high of $27.83 earlier in the session.

They have gained 47 per cent in 2014.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — World stock markets turned higher after reports showed manufacturing activity grew in the U.S. and China. In Europe, shares in BNP Paribas rose after the French bank said it had enough funds to pay a nearly $9 billion settlement of charges it violated U.S. trade sanctions.

Market sentiment, which had been lacklustre during Asian trading hours, improved after the Institute for Supply Management said U.S. manufacturing activity grew in June, albeit at a slower pace than in May. Earlier, the equivalent report for China showed manufacturing there grew for the first time in six months, though the expansion was weak and below the historical average.

By midafternoon in Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.7 per cent to 6,788.95 while France’s CAC 40 added 0.6 per cent to 4,449.36. Germany’s DAX

rose 0.2 per cent to 9,851.55.

Shares in BNP Paribas, France’s biggest bank, rose 3.6 per cent after it said would be able to handle the U.S. fine it got for violating sanctions.

The bank processed billions of dollars in illegal transactions on behalf of clients in Sudan, Cuba and Iran that the U.S. had blacklisted to block their participation in the global financial system.

The case had weighed on BNP’s share price and the resolution, though it involves a massive fine, is a relief for shareholders.

In the U.S., the Dow was up 0.7 per cent at 16,939.36 and the S&P 500 was up 0.6 per cent at 1,970.94.

Earlier, in Asia, trading was subdued as investors appeared to shrug off the Chinese manufacturing data.

Mainland China’s key benchmark, the Shanghai Composite Index, added 0.1 per cent to 2,050.38. Markets in Hong Kong were closed for a public holiday.

Tinder’s co-founder suspended in wake of sexual harassment lawsuit

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — IAC/InterActiveCorp has suspended a co-founder of its popular dating app Tinder in the wake of a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a female executive of the company.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims that Tinder’s founders engaged in “atrocious sexual harassment and sex discrimination” of the woman, Whitney Wolfe. Wolfe, also a co-founder, was the face of West Hollywood, Californiabased Tinder’s marketing efforts to young women, according to the suit.

The lawsuit paints Wolfe as instrumental in shaping Tinder, including

coming up with the name after CEO Sean Rad proposed to call it “Tender.”

But the suit says that Tinder’s chief marketing officer, Justin Mateen, with whom Wolfe was involved in an onand-off romantic relationship, engaged in “threatening and abusive behaviour” against Wolfe.

That included Mateen repeatedly calling Wolfe names, including in front of CEO Sean Rad, and Mateen telling her that he was taking away her cofounder title because having a young woman with that title “devalues” the company.

When Wolfe “finally broke down” and agreed to resign in exchange for a “modest severance and the vesting of her stock,” the lawsuit states, Rad fired her instead.

CEO of InterContinental Hotels explains guests seeking healthy options and need for free Wi-Fi NEW YORK — Richard Solomons sits in one of his hotels, explaining how travellers can’t be stereotyped.

A businessman this week might be on vacation the next. For each trip, they have different needs.

As CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group — one of the world’s largest hotel chains — Solomons, 52, knows a thing or two about beds, showers and the things that make or break a stay.

The company has almost 690,000 hotel rooms in nearly 100 countries.

Its most iconic brand, Holiday Inn, might be for families or travellers mixing business with pleasure.

Holiday Inn Express is for short trips where guests want to rest and then go. Its new Even brand is all about well-being. The InterContinental group now has more than 4,700 hotels and 1,100 more under development.

The bulk of those new projects — like at other hotel chains — is overseas.

Solomons, CEO since July 2011, recently sat down with The Associated

Press at the InterContinental Times Square to talk about how the worldwide hotel market is growing, what guests want and how to get free Wi-Fi. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.

Q: There’s been tremendous growth in the number of hotel brands — 110 just with the 10 largest chains. Is that too many?

A: I don’t really care about the top 10. I care about us. We have nine. I use the car industry as an example.

When I was kid, you had a sedan, a wagon, a sports car and that’s probably it. (Today) you look at BMW or Audi’s lineup: 15 different styles of cars.

This (is part of a larger) personalization trend. The brand feels relevant to me and my needs. For a brand to be loved, some people have to dislike it.

Otherwise, you are just bland.

Q: Your latest brand, Even, features healthier food and improved fitness facilities.

Do travellers really think that much about their health?

A: There are millions who worry that while travelling they can’t live the

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BRIEF Google acquires Songza SAN FRANCISCO — Google is fine-tuning its digital music strategy with the acquisition of Songza, a service that creates soundtracks tailored for people’s changing moods.

Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed. That means the price is considered to be too small to affect Google Inc., which ended March with $59 billion in cash.

The acquisition highlights the growing importance of services that customize playlists as more people listen to music through Internet connections on their smartphones, tablets and personal computers.

Apple Inc. is buying headphone maker Beats Electronics for $3 billion largely because it prizes the song-picking prowess of a digital music service that Beats has been building. The music service combines automated formulas with the expertise of a team led by Beats’ co-founders, longtime recording industry executive Jimmy Iovine and hip-hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. Amazon.com Inc. also recently rolled out a musicstreaming service that is part the company’s $99-peryear Prime package.

Those two technology powerhouses, along with Google, are trying to topple the early leaders in mu-

way they want to live. It is about people not falling off the wagon in terms of food, sleep and exercise. It comes down to a better gym, a more-sophisticated offering of food and, yes, the staircase is somewhere I can see and use it.

Q: You are rumoured to have rejected a $10 billion acquisition bid from another hotel company. Do you see any consolidation coming in the hotel industry?

A: If you look at the current crop of big hotel chains, they’ve been created through acquisition, largely.

Twenty per cent of the world’s hotel rooms and 50 per cent of the future supply are part of the top five hotel chains.

Scale matters in this industry. It’s a global business.

We have the scale that we need.

We’re growing share quite significantly. We have the financial resources to do what we need to do. I don’t think there’s any driver of consolidation in the same way you might see in other industries.

I don’t have a crystal ball, but with

sic streaming, Pandora Media Inc. and Spotify.

No immediate changes will occur at Songza, which makes applications for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and devices running on Google’s Android software.

“We can’t think of a better company to join in our quest to provide the perfect soundtrack for everything you do,” Songza said in a post announcing its sale.

Google plans to blend Songza’s technology into its own music-streaming service, which costs $10 per month.

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the pipeline (of hotels under construction), we don’t need it.

Q: Earlier this year, you made Internet free for all members of your loyalty program, including those without elite status. Why? A: You can get free Internet almost everywhere. You can get it for spending 99 cents at McDonald’s, or at Starbucks or frankly, in some cities, anywhere on the street. So you are kidding yourself (to charge). It’s recognizing what the consumer wanted.

Q: How closely is your business tied to that of airlines?

A: The low-cost airlines have really helped the hotel business.

As airfares have come down — it’s gone the other way in the U.S. — but in the rest of the world as airfares have come down it’s encouraged people to travel more and spend more on hotels.

If I have a vacation budget of $1,000 or $2,000 and I’m spending less on airfare, I’ll stay for longer and I’ll stay higherend.

Most of our business is domestic, and much of it drive-to or train-to in some parts of the world.

Look in today’s paper for your copy of this week’s JYSK flyer.

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Raonic’s run continues at Wimbledon

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — Milos Raonic joined Eugenie Bouchard in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon as the talented pair continued their run at the record books.

Eighth seed Raonic achieved his best career showing at the All England Club on Tuesday with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3 fourth-round win over Japanese 10th seed Kei Nishikori.

Raonic becomes just the second Canadian to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals in the Open era, which began in 1968.

He next faces Australian wild card Nick Kyrgios, who shocked second seed Rafael Nadal with a 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-2 win later Tuesday.

Bouchard made her way there on Monday with a defeat of Alize Cornet.

She will face off in the next round against German ninth seed Angelique Kerber, who upset fifth seed Maria Sharapova 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4, winning on a seventh match point.

Bouchard hammered Kerber in the French Open fourth round a month ago.

“The match against Bouchard will be a tough one,” said Kerber. “I lost against her in Paris, but I’m feeling right now better and I’m feeling better on grass.

“I’ve never played her on this surface, so I will be focused like today just on myself.”

Raonic laid down 34 aces in his victory over Nishikori, who is coached by former French Open winner Michael

Chang. Raonic broke three times, saved five break points against his serve and ended with 64 winners in the comprehensive victory.

“I’ve been serving in general well this tournament, and even throughout the clay court season,” said Raonic.

“But obviously here it sort of gets exemplified a little bit more. It’s a little bit more on display.

“That’s helping me, taking a lot of pressure off me and putting more so on my opponents.”

The 23-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., became the first Canadian to defeat Nishikori. The Japanese player had won his previous six matches against Canadians, including two against Raonic.

In men’s doubles, veteran Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic finished off a rain-delayed match from Monday as the third seeds reached the quarter-finals over Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and David Marrero of Spain 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-4.

Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock reached the third round over India’s Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Quereshi of Pakistan 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-5.

Raonic opened the match by losing his first service game, which allowed Nishikori to win the opening set in 39 minutes.

Raonic fought hard to come back.

He broke twice in the second set to get back level at a set each, and won the third set on a tiebreaker.

Raonic earned a late break in the eighth game of the fourth set, then set up a match point with a service winner

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Milos Raonic plays a return to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their men’s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday. and advanced on his first opportunity a game later.

Raonic said he’s not particularly impressed by the records he is setting in his career.

“To to this point there hasn’t been as much Canadian success, especially on the singles side in the men’s,” he said. “You appreciate them, but you don’t give them too much value because it’s ambitions that are beyond doing what no Canadian has done before. It’s about really trying to become

the best player in the world.”

Raonic said his serve will be key in his Wednesday quarter-final.

“I’ve been able to do that so far, it’s what’s going to put the pressure on my opponent,” he said. “It’s what’s going to give me a bit of freedom on the return games.

“After that, the most important thing is going to be the attitude, the mental approach. I want to do much better than I did in Paris. I feel like I’m ready to do so.”

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — NHL teams wasted little time shelling out almost half a billion dollars on the first day of free agency, shifting the league’s landscape in the process.

The Vancouver Canucks signed Ryan Miller to a US$18-million, threeyear deal, suggesting they may not be in rebuilding mode as much as everyone thought, while the Buffalo Sabres significantly improved their young roster with Brian Gionta, Matt Moulson and Josh Gorges and look less like a team gearing up for a run at the first overall draft pick in 2015. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators in trading Jason Spezza to the Dallas Stars, took a step back from the edge of the playoffs.

By getting Spezza and signing Ales Hemsky, the Stars have moved toward the top of a fiercely competitive Western Conference.

“To be one of the elite teams, you’ve got to become that, and we knew we had to get even better,” general manager Jim Nill said. “We think we’ve kept up to them. We still think we have a ways to go, but over the course of last season we thought we matched up very well against these teams.”

The Stars were joined in that quest by the Minnesota Wild, who inked top free agent Thomas Vanek to a $19.5-million, three-year deal. Two years ago the Wild signed defenceman Ryan Suter and forward Zach Parise, and after adding Vanek, looked like they could come close to challenging the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks in the West.

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Boston Bruins’ Jarome Iginla waves to the crowd before an NHL game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Dec.10, 2013. The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Iginla to a three-year, $16 million deal on the opening day of NHL free agency, Tuesday.

“It takes good players to get good players, and we’re starting to get some good players here,” Minnesota GM Chuck Fletcher told reporters in St. Paul, Minn.

A lot of good players signed on Day 1, including centre Paul Stastny getting a $28-million, four-year deal from the St. Louis Blues as a direct answer to the Stars’ trade for Spezza and the

Anaheim Ducks’ trade for Ryan Kesler last week. As those dominos fell, the Chicago Blackhawks also got their No. 2 centre in the form of Brad Richards, who signed at a bargain-basement price of $2 million after being bought out by the New York Rangers.

Top defenceman Matt Niskanen got the richest deal of the day at seven years and $40.25 million from the

Washington Capitals, who also gave his former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Brooks Orpik five years and $27.5 million.

“It’s a big commitment from Washington,” Niskanen said on a conference call. “That’s no small thing.”

No team committed almost $70 million to its defence like the Capitals, but the rebuilding Sabres gave Moulson $25 million over five years and former Montreal Canadiens captain Brian Gionta $12.75 million to augment a young core.

“We’re more competitive,” GM Tim Murray told reporters in Buffalo. “The long-term is that your young players get better. Your young players become pros. They’re not just good players, they’re good NHL players and I think that this group of people that we’ve added today can help in that regard.”

Similarly, the Florida Panthers signed centre Dave Bolland (five years, $27.5 million) and winger Jussi Jokinen (four years, $16 million) in the hopes of moving to that next level as a playoff contender in front of veteran goaltender Roberto Luongo.

The Canucks, who traded Luongo at the deadline less than a year after sending Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils, brought Miller in to stabilize the goaltending position. At 33 years old, Miller is still considered a top-tier netminder and has the ability to steal games and keep this team from falling too far off its recent pace.

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Bombers move to West will not help them in the standings The CFL West appears to be the al- ers in a tough West Division. They are pha male division in the very early razor thin on Canadian talent and canstages of the 2014 season, if the open- not afford to have any Canuck starting weekend results are an accurate ers suffer even a hangnail in a tough measurement.

18-game season. Winnipeg will not soar One game is not an acwith the eagles in their new curate measurement, but division, but they will be a why should fear and combetter team with Willy pullmon sense kick into the ing the trigger and assistant equation for my CFL West coach Bob Wiley’s effect on forecast? the offensive line.

I liked what I saw from The Edmonton Eskimos the Winnipeg Blue Bombwill also be a better team this ers in their opener against year and upset the Lions in the Argos last week, but their first game last week benot enough to keep them cause they won the turnover out of the CFL West basebattle by a 5-1 score. I am not ment. Drew Willy looked sure whether political corgood against a powder-puff rectness will force me to call JIM Argo defence and gives lethem the Edmonton Inuit by SUTHERLAND gitimate hope to the beleathe end of the 2014 season, guered Bomber fan base. but I am more certain the The ‘Peg defence also Eskimos are a fourth-place looked good with the reteam in the West. turn of premier rush end Jason Vega.

The biggest issue is still the Eskie However, I am not sold on the Bomb- O-line and the big question is whether

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they will prolong or shorten the life of Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly.

He took another pounding in the B.C. game and quarterbacks who receive this kind of punishment eventually pay a big price.

I liked what I saw from the Edmonton receivers and defence; just not enough to compensate for the quarterback protection problems.

Something magical has happened for the host Grey Cup cities because the home town boys have won the championship in front of a home town crowd for the past three seasons. That streak began in 2011 with B.C. and will end this year with the Lions because they are not good enough to make it four host cities in a row.

The injury to Lion quarterback Travis Lulay is a potential career-ender and his absence forced B.C. to acquire well-traveled veteran pivot Kevin Glenn to take the reins this year.

Glenn has talent, but he has bounced around the league and ac-

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quired a choker label over the years with his sketchy playoff record. Glenn looked shaky against the Eskimos last week and I wonder how well the B.C. O-line will protect him this season by comparison to Glenn’s former Calgary O-line last year. My answer is only well enough for third place in the CFL West.

Calgary lost Glenn in the expansion draft because they have enough faith in young gun Bo Levi Mitchell to leave Glenn exposed to the RedBlacks. Calgary’s other quarterback Drew Tate was not taken in the draft and has assumed a backup job to Mitchell with the Stamps.

Neither quarterback looked particularly impressive in pre-season, but Mitchell racked up over 300 years and two TD passes against an awful Montreal team in the Stamps season opener.

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Cooper snags another buckle from Ponoka When it comes to roping calves, the er brother set. Justin and Brett McCarCooper boys are in a league of their roll of Camrose roped their Showdown own. Maybe it’s the fact that they were steer in 6.4 seconds, to snag the team swinging a loop since they were tod- roping title. It’s the third one for Brett, dlers, or that their father Roy was a but the first for Justin. The win gives eight time World Champion, or that them $8145 apiece. roping in Texas is as much a passion “We roped together for about five as hockey in Canada. years, and then had some changes for But whatever the reason, there’s no a few years. But now we’re back roping arguing with the results. The talents of together and it feels like old times, I two of the three brothers took them all guess,” commented Brett. the way to the Showdown “We didn’t have a whole lot round at the 78th Annual won coming into this weekPonoka Stampede. And end, so it certainly takes some the speed of the youngest, pressure off. It’s nice to win Tuf, took him to his secat the big ones. This would be ond Ponoka buckle. the biggest cheque we’ve won Tuf Cooper roped his together.” calf right out of the long Taos Muncy rode Calgary score run, and with his Stampede’s Timely Delivery trademark smooth hands, to the Ponoka saddle bronc got the job done in 7.3 sechonors, with an 88.25 point onds, while older brother performance.

Clif finished second in 8.2.

“I’ve been real lucky draw“I’d run that calf earliing those horses. If you have DIANNE er in the second run,” exa good horse, it makes it a FINSTAD plained Tuf. “I was 7.8 on lot easier,” said the two-time him, and I knew I could World Champion, from New either be fast on him, or Mexico. “I felt like I was out go make a smooth run if I of control the whole ride, but needed to. He took a step right, which what a great horse. I’ve been on that is right in my office, and took my first horse before, and he about bucked me good shot right out in front of me. I off. Today, it felt a little bit better.” kept him standing and went and made Muncy takes home a big $17,912 Poa smooth run on the ground.” noka haul.

“Roping is all about position. If you “I just love rodeoing. I’m real thankposition your body in the right place, ful this is what I get to do, and I’ve got it doesn’t matter where the calf is, you to enjoy it while I can. I’m having a have a good chance of catching.” real blessed year. I’m real excited to The increased purse at Ponoka start the fourth like this.” in the Showdown round means the The bareback riding buckle and 24-year-old snags at take of $14,924, jacket from Ponoka went to the man which is a lot more than he got with his with the midas touch in that event Ponoka win back in 2010. these days, Kaycee Field. He rode Mu“Wow. How about that? Thank you cho Dinero to 87.75 in the Showdown, Lord, and thank you Ponoka Stampede! for a whopping $18,470, and his first That’s good confidence, starting the Ponoka title. fourth of July run off. My horses are Nebraska’s Dru Melvin was anothgreat, and I’m ready to come back for er first time winner at the Stampede, Calgary.” claiming victory in the steer wrestling But there’s no time for celebrating with a 4.1 second run, for $14,894. Florisince Cooper and his brother-in-law da’s Kaley Bass sped her horse Cowboy Trevor Brazile had to rope at 8 am this around the barrel pattern in the fastest morning in Window Rock, AZ, and at time of the week, 17.156 seconds, to win Prescott tonight. Then it’s quick stops the Ponoka championship and $14,686. in St. Paul, OR and Cody, WY, Calgary Texan Cody Teel was at his first and then Livingston, MT, thanks to Canadian rodeo but the 2012 World jet travel and well-coordinated horse Champion bull rider turned the trip trailer drivers. into a good one. He rode True Blood to The only Canadians to ride away an 88.5, and as the only finalist to make with Ponoka titles this year are anoth- the whistle, he earned the full $15,000

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Rylan Geiger displays his skills for the crowd in the Saddle Bronc Riding event Tuesday afternoon at the Ponoka Stampede. bonus, to go with his earlier $6100.

Winning his first ever $50,000 Tommy Dorchester Dash for Cash was Kurt Bensmiller with his AIC Construction outfit, with a time of 1:12:51.

“The horses didn’t really kick in off the start, but I really closed ground coming down the lane, around the third and fourth turn, so I was happy with them,” commented Bensmiller.

“There’s two Stanley Cups (in wagon racing). There’s this one and Calgary in a week. This is an amazing feeling to come here with this many people. It’s a great place.”

Kirk Sutherland actually crossed the line first, but three seconds of outrider penalties cost him the Ponoka title.

The $10,000 All Pro Canadian pony chuckwagon Dash for Cash went to Dale Young and his Calgary Flames Ambassador wagon for a time of 1:11:49.

Bowden’s Ky Marshall won the All Around honors at Ponoka, while Steven Dent took the High Point championship. This year’s attendance at the Ponoka Stampede was 79,025, up from last year.

Calgary Flames sign Raymond, Oilers get much needed size Hiller, Engelland on first day with additions of Pouliot, Fayne and Aulie of NHL free agency

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — New Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving said last week he was in the market for a defenceman with a right-handed shot.

He got one Tuesday, along with added insurance in net and some offence up front to replace the departing Mike Cammalleri.

Calgary came to terms with tough defenceman Deryk Engelland, who received a significant pay raise in a three-year deal worth US$2.9 million per year. Engelland’s salary with Pittsburgh last season was $575,000.

The Flames also signed local winger Mason Raymond to a three-year, $9.5-million deal and Swiss goaltender Jonas Hiller to a two-year, $9-million contract.

“The term was very important for us,” Treliving said Tuesday. “We wanted to keep things three years and under, which we’ve done on all these contracts.

“Term in a cap system is what strangles you. You see a lot of long-term deals bought out.”

Calgary has money to spend under the salary cap and closed in on the cap floor of $51 million Tuesday. The maximum is set at $69 million. The Flames have missed the playoffs five straight seasons.

The 32-year-old Cammalleri didn’t re-sign with the Flames, despite Calgary’s efforts to keep him in the flaming ’C’. Treliving said the Flames offered the forward “significant dollars”, but the term “was probably not going to work.”

Cammalleri entered the free agent market Tuesday and quickly emerged with a five-year, $25-million deal with the New Jersey Devils.

Cammalleri had a team-high 26 goals as well as 19 assists in 63 games for the Flames in 2013-14. He’ll provide much needed scoring punch to the Devils, who had a winning record despite being one of three NHL teams to score less than 200 goals.

“The real decision-making was, the hard decision was leaving Calgary the way I had been treated there and their efforts to keep me around,” Cammalleri said during a conference call.

“Some of my closest friends are in

management in Calgary. They made every effort to try and make it work. It was more a decision for me, a decision on where I wanted to be playing and where I wanted to have a chance to compete and win.”

Raymond posted 19 goals, 26 assists and 22 penalty minutes in 82 games for Toronto. The 28-year-old grew up in nearby Cochrane, Alta.

The six-foot, 185-pound left-winger also received a sizable raise from the Flames after making $1 million on a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs.

Raymond was drafted in the second round by the Vancouver Canucks in 2005 and has a career 99 goals and 124 assists in 456 games.

“When Mike went away, we felt we needed an NHL player in there,” Treliving said. “I liked the term Mason came in at, I like the versatility. I think he can do a bunch of different jobs and we thought he just fit for us.”

Hiller posted a 29-13-7 record and five shutouts for Anaheim in 2013-14.

The 32-year-old’s goals-against average was 2.47 and his save percentage .911.

He spent the previous seven seasons with the Ducks and has twice represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics. Current Flames hockey operations president Brian Burke was Anaheim’s GM when he signed Hiller in 2007.

But Hiller’s time in Anaheim appeared to be winding down with the emergence of John Gibson and Frederik Andersen this spring.

“Obviously Brian has a familiarity.

He signed Jonas to Anaheim when he came over from Switzerland,” Treliving said. “You look at Anaheim’s situation last year and at periods of time obviously there were some struggles if you will for Jonas. But there were some periods of brilliance as he’s had over his career.

“This is a good NHL goaltender. It is the most important position on the team. Without goaltending you have no chance.”

Hiller’s salary with the Flames remains the same with a cap hit of $4.5 million annually.

The Flames currently have 28-yearold Karri Ramo, with a year remaining on his contract, and prospect Joni Ortio in net. Ramo went 17-15 for Calgary last season.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers got bigger, faster and more experienced Tuesday by signing three free agents who general manager Craig MacTavish, say will significantly address a serious shortcoming in the team’s on-ice performance.

The Oilers jumped into the free agent market early by signing defencemen Keith Aulie (six-foot-six, 228 pounds) and Mark Fayne (6-3, 210 pounds) and left-winger Benoit Pouliot (6-3, 197-pounds).

Two days earlier MacTavish traded lightweight forward Sam Gagner to Tampa Bay for 6-3, 203-pound right winger Ted Purcell. They also resigned 6-3, 240-pound left winger Luke Gazdic, who had 15 fighting majors last season, to a two-year contract.

“They all have size,” stressed MacTavish. “We added a lot of size in the last two days. We haven’t touched the core group of guys we ended the season with and we’ve added what we think is a much more well rounded complement to those players with size and speed and puck pursuit.

“All these moves are going to go a long ways to addressing a serious shortcoming in our on-ice performance and I think we can expect to be much better next year.”

MacTavish said he went into the day with two targets: Fayne and Pouliot.

After a strong sales pitch he signed Pouliot to a five-year contract worth $20 million, got Fayne’s name on a four-year, $14.5-million deal and inked Aulie for $800,000 for one year.

“We made a case for our situation here in Edmonton,” he said. “It was a compelling story for them, as it was for

me to tell. The situation is improving here, in spite of the fact that the results have lagged, but it was a compelling enough situation that at the end of the day we were able to quickly react to these players.”

Pouliot, 27, has played for five different NHL teams, including the New York Rangers last season when he collected 15 goals and 36 points in 80 games and 10 points in their run to the Stanley Cup final.

“Pouliot was our most important addition because we needed someone with speed,” MacTavish said, explaining why he agreed to the $20-million deal for the player who made $1.5 million last year in New York. “We talked about size, we talked about increasing our competitiveness and he’s a guy who tracks the puck very well and pressures the puck very well. He’s a great skater and we really felt we needed to add that element.”

Both he and Fayne said they were eager to get to Edmonton because of the direction the team appears headed in and the young talent on the roster.

“I think with everything that Edmonton has gone through and everything that is now going for them, I think it’s a good opportunity with the young guys and everything,” Pouliot told the Oilers’ website. “It’s going to be a good fit for me.”

MacTavish said Fayne brings them a guy who makes simple plays with the puck, but makes them highly effectively and is a very good defender. He thinks Aulie is one of the players with the opportunity to enhance his value on a one-year contract.

The one area the Oilers didn’t address is centre ice where they lack size and aggressiveness. Their No. 1 centre is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at 6-1 but only 180 pounds.

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Local Sports Today

● Junior golf: McLennan Ross Tour event at Lacombe. ● Midget AAA baseball: Okotoks at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1. ● Parkland baseball: Innisfail at Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House at Eckville, 7 p.m.

Thursday

● Women’s fastball: Topco Oilsite vs.

TNT, TNT vs. North Star Sports, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Snell and Oslund vs. Lacombe Physio, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; N. Jensen’s at Stettler, 7 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Lacombe

Stone and Granite vs. Printing Place, The Hideout vs. North Star Sports, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.

Friday

● Pro rodeo: Coronation Pro Rodeo, 6 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Irricana at Innisfail, 7 p.m. ● Pro rodeo: Benalto Stampede, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Lacoka at Red Deer, 8:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Senior C men’s lacrosse: Airdrie at Blackfalds, 8:30 p.m., Multiplex.

Saturday

p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Irricana at Eckville, doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. ● Major women’s soccer: Edmonton Victoria at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Edgar Park. ● Pro rodeo: Benalto Stampede, 7 p.m.

Sunday

● Pro rodeo: Benalto Stampede, 1 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Wranglers at Red Deer, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Innisfail at Lacoka, 3 p.m., Ponoka Culture and Rec Complex. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinex.

● Pro rodeo: Coronation Pro Rodeo, 1

Baseball Toronto Baltimore New York Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 46 39 .541 44 39 .530 41 41 .500 38 46 .452 37 49 .430

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 46 34 .575 43 40 .518 39 43 .476 38 44 .463 39 46 .459

GB — 4 1/2 8 9 9 1/2

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

West Division W L Pct 51 32 .614 47 35 .573 46 38 .548 37 46 .446 36 49 .424

GB — 3 1/2 5 1/2 14 16

GB — 1 3 1/2 7 1/2 9 1/2

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 12 innings Baltimore 7, Texas 1 Detroit 5, Oakland 4 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 0 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1 Seattle 10, Houston 4 L.A. Angels at Chicago, ppd., rain L.A. Dodgers 1, Cleveland 0

West Division W L Pct 47 36 .566 48 37 .565 37 47 .440 36 48 .429 35 50 .412

San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Colorado Arizona

Kansas City010 000 010 — 2 10 2 Minnesota 101 305 00x — 10 15 0 Shields, Mariot (6), Bueno (6) and S.Perez, Hayes; Nolasco, Burton (7), Duensing (8), Deduno (9) and K.Suzuki. W—Nolasco 5-6. L—Shields 8-4. HRs— Minnesota, Nunez (3).

GB — — 10 1/2 11 1/2 13

Monday’s Games Washington 7, Colorado 3 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 0 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 3 San Diego 1, Cincinnati 0 L.A. Dodgers 1, Cleveland 0

Second Game LAA 030 021 100 — 7 12 0 Chicago 020 003 000 — 5 9 0 Weaver, R.Hill (6), Morin (6), Jepsen (7), Grilli (8), J.Smith (9) and Conger; Carroll, Petricka (7), Guerra (9) and Nieto. W—Weaver 9-6. L—Carroll 2-5. Sv— J.Smith (9). HRs—Los Angeles, Calhoun (8). Chicago, Gillaspie (1), Viciedo (9).

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 4, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2 Washington 7, Colorado 1 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 1 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings San Diego 8, Cincinnati 2 Cleveland at L.A. Dodgers, late San Francisco 5, St. Louis 0

INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 000 001 000 — 1 4 0 Toronto 100 010 02x — 4 9 0 Estrada, Duke (7), Wooten (8) and Lucroy; Hutchison, Loup (8), McGowan (8), Janssen (9) and D.Navarro. W—Hutchison 6-6. L—Estrada 7-5.

Sv—Janssen (13). HRs—Toronto, Bautista (16), Col.Rasmus (12).

Chicago 000 001 001 — 2 7 0 Boston 000 010 000 — 1 8 0 E.Jackson, W.Wright (7), N.Ramirez (7), Strop (8), H.Rondon (9) and Castillo; Buchholz, A.Miller (7), Tazawa (8), Uehara (9) and Pierzynski. W—Strop 1-3. L—Uehara 3-2. Sv—H.Rondon (11).

Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee (W.Peralta 9-5) at Toronto (Happ 7-4), 10:37 a.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-4), 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 8-5) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-8), 1:40 p.m.

Colorado (Matzek 1-2) at Washington (Fister 6-2), 4:05 p.m.

Arizona (C.Anderson 5-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 4-9), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-6) at Boston (Workman 1-1), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-4) at Atlanta (Teheran 7-5), 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 2-4) at Miami (Koehler 5-6), 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 10-4) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-4), 8:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 4, Milwaukee 1 L.A. Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 4, 1st game Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 8, Texas 3 Detroit 3, Oakland 0 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 1 Minnesota 10, Kansas City 2 Seattle 13, Houston 2 L.A. Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 5, 2nd game Cleveland at L.A. Dodgers, late Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee (W.Peralta 9-5) at Toronto (Happ 7-4), 10:37 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 2-4), 11:05 a.m.

Oakland (J.Chavez 6-4) at Detroit (Verlander 6-7), 11:08 a.m.

Kansas City (Vargas 7-3) at Minnesota (Correia 4-9), 11:10 a.m.

Seattle (C.Young 7-4) at Houston (Peacock 2-4), 12:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-4), 1:10 p.m.

Texas (Mikolas 0-0) at Baltimore (Tillman 7-4), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-6) at Boston (Workman 1-1),5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 7-6), 6:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Texas at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta Washington Miami New York Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 46 38 .548 45 38 .542 40 43 .482 37 47 .440 36 47 .434

GB — 1/2 5 1/2 9 9 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 51 34 .600 44 40 .524 43 40 .518 43 40 .518 36 46 .439

GB — 6 1/2 7 7 13 1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE Colorado 000 000 010 — 1 5 1 Washington300 400 00x — 7 10 0 Friedrich, Bettis (4), Belisle (6), Ottavino (7), Brothers (8) and Rosario; Strasburg, Stammen (8) and W.Ramos. W—Strasburg 7-6. L—Friedrich 0-3.

HRs—Colorado, LeMahieu (3).

Arizona 000 020 000 — 2 11 2 Pittsburgh 000 000 003 — 3 6 0 Miley, A.Reed (9) and M.Montero; Locke, Frieri (9) and R.Martin. W—Frieri 1-0. L—A.Reed 1-4.

Phila.

100 100 020 00 — 4 9 0 Miami 000 220 000 01 — 5 9 1 (11 innings) A.Burnett, Giles (7), Diekman (8), Bastardo (9), De Fratus (10) and Rupp; H.Alvarez, Gregg (8), M.Dunn (8), Cishek (9), Morris (10) and Saltalamacchia. W— Morris 6-0. L—De Fratus 2-1. HRs—Philadelphia, Byrd (16), Asche (5).

Thursday’s Games St. Louis at San Francisco, 1:45 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game LAA 000 041 111 — 8 8 0 Chicago 300 000 001 — 4 3 1 Richards, R.Hill (9), J.Smith (9) and Iannetta; Noesi, Belisario (6), D.Webb (8) and Flowers, Nieto. W— Richards 9-2. L—Noesi 2-6. Sv—J.Smith (8). HRs— Los Angeles, Trout (19), Pujols (17), J.Hamilton (4).

Chicago, J.Abreu (26).

Tampa Bay 000 101 000 — 2 9 1 New York 000 100 000 — 1 4 0 Price, McGee (8), Balfour (9) and J.Molina; Kuroda, Huff (9) and Cervelli. W—Price 7-7. L—Kuroda 5-6.

Sv—Balfour (11). HRs—Tampa Bay, Loney (5).

Texas 020 001 000 — 3 10 2 Baltimore 220 400 00x — 8 8 0 N.Martinez, Poreda (6), Frasor (7), Sh.Tolleson (8) and Chirinos; McFarland, R.Webb (6), Tom.Hunter (7), O’Day (8), Z.Britton (9) and C.Joseph. W— McFarland 1-1. L—N.Martinez 1-6. HRs—Baltimore, Pearce (10), N.Cruz (26), C.Joseph (3).

Oakland 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Detroit 000 102 00x — 3 6 0 Mills, Ji.Johnson (7), Francis (8) and Vogt; Porcello and Holaday. W—Porcello 11-4. L—Mills 1-1.

HRs—Detroit, J.Martinez (10).

Seattle 210 007 201 — 13 18 1 Houston 100 000 100 — 2 11 1 Iwakuma, Leone (7), Maurer (8) and Zunino; Cosart, D.Downs (6), K.Chapman (7), Zeid (9) and J.Castro, Corporan. W—Iwakuma 6-4. L—Cosart 8-6. HRs— Seattle, Seager (13).

New York 002 020 000 — 4 10 1 Atlanta 011 300 00x — 5 7 0 Matsuzaka, C.Torres (6) and d’Arnaud; Minor, S.Simmons (5), Avilan (7), J.Walden (8), Kimbrel (9) and Bethancourt. W—S.Simmons 1-0. L—Matsuzaka 3-3. Sv—Kimbrel (26). HRs—New York, Granderson (12), Dan.Murphy (7).

Cincinnati 000 010 001 — 2 11 2 San Diego 110 010 41x — 8 16 0 Leake, M.Parra (6), Ondrusek (7), Hoover (7), Contreras (8) and Mesoraco; Kennedy, Quackenbush (7), A.Torres (8), Stauffer (9) and Grandal. W— Kennedy 6-9. L—Leake 6-7. HRs—Cincinnati, Mesoraco (15). San Diego, S.Smith (9), Quentin (4).

St. Louis 000 000 000 — 0 5 0 San Fran. 000 320 00x — 5 8 0 Gonzales, Maness (5), Motte (7), Choate (8) and Y.Molina; Lincecum, Machi (9) and H.Sanchez.

W—Lincecum 7-5. L—Gonzales 0-1. HRs—San Francisco, Sandoval (10).

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS HOME RUNS—Stanton, Miami, 21; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 18; Frazier, Cincinnati, 17; Rizzo, Chicago, 17; Byrd, Philadelphia, 16; Gattis, Atlanta, 16; JUpton, Atlanta, 16.

STOLEN BASES—DGordon, Los Angeles, 40; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 35; Revere, Philadelphia, 23; EYoung, New York, 21; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 18; Blackmon, Colorado, 15; CGomez, Milwaukee, 14; Rollins, Philadelphia, 14; Segura, Milwaukee, 14.

PITCHING—Simon, Cincinnati, 10-3; Wainwright, St. Louis, 10-4; Greinke, Los Angeles, 10-4; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 9-2; Lohse, Milwaukee, 9-2; Ryu, Los Angeles, 9-4; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 9-5.

Football Ottawa Hamilton Montreal Toronto

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Week 3 Friday, July 11 Winnipeg at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 12 Calgary at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

B.C. at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

2014 Canadian Football League Leaders TORONTO — Unofficial 2014 CFL scoring leaders following Week One (x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG S Pt Allen, Sask 2 0 0 0 12 Kelly, Wpg 2 0 0 0 12 Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 6 1 0 9 Milo, Sask 0 3 2 0 9 Paredes, Cgy 0 3 2 0 9 Shaw, Edm 0 3 2 0 9 McCallum, BC 0 2 2 0 8

Week 2 Thursday’s games Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 4 B.C. at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Hamilton at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Barnes, Tor Bowman, Edm Cornish, Cgy Feoli-Gudino, Wpg Harris, BC J.Johnson, Tor Lumbala, Mtl Marve, Wpg McCarty, Edm Owens, Tor Parker, Cgy Player, BC Price, Cgy Stamps, Edm Swain, Sask Tasker, Ham Washington, Wpg Watson, Wpg Waters, Tor Medlock, Ham Whyte, Mtl Maver, Cgy

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Round of 16 Saturday, June 28 Brazil 1 Chile 1 (so Brazil 3 Chile 2) Colombia 2 Uruguay 0 Sunday, June 29 Netherlands 2 Mexico 1 Costa Rica 1 Greece 1 (so Costa Rica 5 Greece 3) Monday, June 30 France 2 Nigeria 0 Germany 2 Algeria 1 (OT) Tuesday, July 1 Argentina 1 Switzerland 0 (OT) Belgium 2 United States 1 (OT) Quarterfinal Friday, July 4 Germany at France, 10 a.m.

Colombia at Brazil, 2 p.m.

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GROUP A Brazil Mexico Croatia Cameroon

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Costa Rica at Netherlands, 2 p.m.

Tennis Wimbledon Results WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Results Tuesday from the Wimbledon at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (seedings in parentheses): Men’s Singles Fourth Round Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Roger Federer (4), Switzerland, def. Tommy Robredo (23), Spain, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Stan Wawrinka (5), Switzerland, def. Feliciano Lopez (19), Spain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Milos Raonic (8), Canada, def. Kei Nishikori (10), Japan, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Women’s Singles Quarterfinals Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Republic, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-5.

Lucie Safarova (23), Czech Republic, def. Ekaterina Makarova (22), Russia, 6-3, 6-1.

Fourth Round Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-0.

Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, def. Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4.

Sabine Lisicki (19), Germany, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles Third Round Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Marcin Matkowski (15), Poland, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (2), Brazil, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers (14), Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3.

Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero (16), Spain, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-4.

Argentina advances while the U.S. sent home at World Cup

Julien Benneteau, France, and Edouard RogerVasselin (4), France, def. Eric Butorac, United States, and Raven Klaasen (13), South Africa, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Michael Llodra, France, and Nicolas Mahut (12), France, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Marc Lopez (6), Spain, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 7-5.

Julian Knowle, Austria, and Marcelo Melo (9), Brazil, def. Chris Guccione, Australia, and Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Second Round Vasek Pospisil, Canada, and Jack Sock, United States, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and AisamUl-Haq Qureshi (8), Pakistan, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (11), Romania, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (8).

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The World Cup still has Lionel Messi. Tim Howard is heading home despite a heroic display of goalkeeping.

A moment of Messi inspiration helped lift an unconvincing Argentina to a 1-0 win over Switzerland after extra time in the Round of 16 on Tuesday, creating the goal scored by Angel Di Maria in the 118th minute.

Howard’s stunning shot-stopping performance could not stop the Americans falling to a 2-1 extra-time loss against favoured Belgium that had a pulsating finale. The veteran ’keeper repelled most of Belgium’s 27 shots on target but was finally beaten by Kevin De Bruyne in the 93rd and substitute Romelu Lukaku in the 105th.

“He had an absolutely amazing match tonight and you just have to give him the biggest compliments in the world,” U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said.

Teenager Julian Green’s 107th-minute goal sparked concerted American pressure but they could not find a leveler to force a penalty shootout.

Argentina now faces Belgium in a quarterfinals lineup that is a sweep of the eight group winners. They start Friday with France vs. Germany in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Anticipation was soured a little Tuesday by fixing allegations from earlier matches at the World Cup. Cameroon’s football federation said it would investigate after the team’s integrity was questioned by a German magazine. Der Spiegel claimed convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal correctly predicted in online exchanges with a reporter that Cameroon would lose 4-0 to Croatia and a player would be sent off before halftime.

“Yes, I have been told about this but let them do their work on this investigation,” FIFA President Sepp Blatter told reporters in Brazil on Tuesday.

Howard’s heroics in goal topped Messi in the doubleheader which closed second round. After Messi scored in each of Argentina’s three group matches, Switzerland almost made good on its promise to shut down the four-time FIFA player of the year. The Swiss certainly had the best first-half chances in Sao Paulo, created by their own mini-Messi, the equally tiny, powerful and left-footed forward Xherdan Shaqiri.

First, Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero stretched his left foot to block Granit Xhaka’s low shot, then stood up to gather a weak chipped shot by Josip Drmic.

“They had two clear chances and after that the match was ours,” Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella said.

When Messi threatened, his scything volley skimmed over the Swiss crossbar and a low shot was parried by ’keeper Diego Benaglio. A shootout loomed until Messi broke free of pursuing Swiss defenders. He found Di Maria on the left side of the penalty box for a sweeping left-foot shot beyond Benaglio’s dive.

STORIES FROM B4

NHL: Ferocious competitor “We think he is going to be very instrumental in the success of our team going forward,” Vancouver GM Jim Benning said. “He is a ferocious competitor. He is focused, he is intense. He wants to win. Those are the types of players we want in our organization going forward.”

Vancouver’s signing of Miller — coupled with getting two NHL players in return for Kesler — signalled that retooling might be a better word for what’s going on there.

The Senators might be a different story. Despite re-signing winger Milan Michalek to a $12-million, three-year deal Tuesday, they lost Hemsky to Dallas and recouped only young winger Alex Chiasson, two prospects and a secondround pick for Spezza.

Ottawa missed the playoffs in 2013-14, but GM Bryan Murray didn’t seem like he was putting up a white flag for next season.

“We’re going to have a good hockey team,” Murray said.

“We’re going to compete. We lose a little bit at centre ice, we gain a little bit on the wing, we’ve got a couple of young guys coming that are going to be a different brand of player. ... I think our team is going to be really competitive, hardworking group of people.”

Hard-working is one thing, but the best teams in the league need talent above all else. That’s why the Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenceman Anton Stralman for five years and $22.5 million and the New Jersey Devils signed former Calgary Flames centre Mike Cammalleri for $25 million over five years.

It’s also a matter of matching up with other teams. Even before the Colorado Avalanche signed right-winger Jarome Iginla to a $16-million, three-year contract, Blues GM Doug Armstrong had his eye on Stastny.

“We’re looking to add pieces to help get over the top,” Armstrong said on a conference call. “We’re not asking anyone come in here with cape on and be Superman. We’re just looking to another strong piece to the puzzle and keep competitive as we chase Colorado down for the division.”

The need to chase down teams that also continue improving is what led the Flames to sign goaltender Jonas Hiller to a $9-million, two-year deal and Mason Raymond for three years and $9.5 million. It’s also

what motivated the Edmonton Oilers to give forward Benoit Pouliot $20 million over four years and defenceman Mark Fayne $14.5 million over five years.

“When you look at the moves that Anaheim has made, the moves Vancouver has made, which have been impressive, the position that Los Angeles is in ... these teams ... are clearly in a different place than what we are,” Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said. “But the potential we now have to get better far exceeds that of the teams we are chasing, and I’m under no allusion that we are chasing those teams. The hope is that gap slowly disappears.”

Teams like the Sabres and Panthers hope the same thing, but everyone knows it won’t happen cheaply. Dallas was considered one of the big winners Tuesday, and despite spending some money Nill could be proud of the arc his team is on.

“In this new cap world, it’s all about financial flexibility and having the assets,” he said. “Between the assets we have and having the money to pick up players, it worked out well for us.”

CFL: Learn what it takes I have always believed Mitchell is a future star in this league, but he is not yet good enough to put the Stampeders back in their familiar place atop the West Division.

The 2014 season will be an opportunity for Mitchell to learn what it takes to be a starter in the CFL and very few quarterbacks can learn it all in one season. The Stamps are a very good football team with essentially a rookie starter, given Mitchell’s brief resume as a starting quarterback. Second place is more realistic for the Stamps in 2014.

That leaves first place for Saskatchewan this year. I believe the Riders are even better on defence and retain the best 0-line in the league. Quarterback Darian Durant appears to have more confidence after a Grey Cup victory and the team will have to totally rely on him with the departure of Drew Willy and the uncertainty of a qualified Rider backup this year.

Last year I would have replaced Durant with Willy in a heartbeat when Durant went cold for several games, but that is not an option this year.

However, there is enough talent around him for first place in the West.

Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer

LOCAL HOME

FRONT UNITED WAY KICKOFF LUNCH Tickets are now available for the United Way of Central Alberta’s 2014 campaign kickoff lunch to be held on Sept. 11 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel. Diners are asked to wear red to show their support for the United Way’s campaign — Get off the Bench, Bring the Change. Tickets are $50 each and $400 for a corporate table with eight seats. To buy tickets for the lunch, go to www. caunitedway.ca.

TAX DEFERRAL PROGRAM The Senior Property Tax Deferral program is available from the provincial government to give seniors some financial flexibility. Available to Albertans who are 65 or older and own their own home, the program gives seniors the option to defer residential property taxes through a low-interest home equity loan with the Alberta government. To be eligible, applicants must be an Alberta resident, and have a minimum of 25 per cent equity in their home.

For more information, visit health.alberta.ca or call the Alberta Supports Contact Centre at 1-877644-9992.

WALK RAISED $40,000 The May 22 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes raised a large sum of cash in support of 16 local programs and services that help victims of domestic violence.

About 150 men signed up and put on their best pumps or stilettos and walked a mile in the annual march against domestic violence.

The walk helped raise awareness of domestic violence in the community and raised more than $40,000.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014

Tuck ahead of her time ATHLETIC THERAPIST ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND SOMETHING THEY TRULY ENJOY

WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Athletic therapist Melanie Tuck knows a thing or two about being a trailblazer.

While the Red Deerian was recently celebrated as a Women of Excellence, she has been clearing the path for women since the early 1990s.

Tuck didn’t let a response of “we don’t have any options for you” get in her way when she set her sights on working in hockey.

Tuck wanted into the hockey world because that’s where the athletic therapy jobs are in Canada.

In her second year in the University of Alberta’s athletic therapy program, Tuck had the chance to work with varsity teams for her practicum.

She was told that the University of Alberta Golden Bears head coach would not take a female trainer.

Tuck met with the head coach, who explained he would not use a female trainer again because another had crossed the professional lines.

Tuck didn’t let disappointment sway her. She snagged a position with the NAIT Ooks Men’s Hockey Team, the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and later the Nanaimo Clippers in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League.

As she kept her eye on the ultimate prize — working in the National Hockey League — Tuck continued to make the necessary connections in the hockey world.

In 1995, she became one of the first head trainers in the Western Hockey League with the new expansion team, the Calgary Hitmen.

Tuck worked with the Hitmen for a year and enjoyed the experience of working in WHL. But Tuck, now 43, still needed to finish her national certification. Graduates had to wait three years before taking the national certification exam.

“It’s like anything, you get to the point where you get sick of hauling gear around and sharpening skates at midnight,” she said. “My goal like any other person in athletic therapy is to work in the National Hockey League.”

Tuck applied to take the exam in September 1996 and gave the Hitmen her notice after the season. She received a conditional pass after failing one portion of the exam. Over the next few years, she received her full certification.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Collegiate Sports Medicine owner Melanie Tuck works with professional body builder Darrin Grosenick in her Red Deer clinic.

She moved to Red Deer after meeting her future ex-husband, a local farmer. She took positions at Red Deer College, where she worked 15 years as a kinesiology instructor and head athletic therapist for the RDC athletics department.

Her dream of working in NHL began to fade into the background and a new dream of opening her own clinic eventually took centre ice.

In 2003, she opened Collegiate Sports Medicine on Ross Street. It relocated to 5121 47th

St. last year.

When she received the Women of Excellence Award in Athletics, Recreation and Fitness from the Red Deer and District Community Foundation, she said it was both humbling and gratifying.

“It was pretty amazing,” said she said. “Sitting in that auditorium I felt pretty humbled.

These amazing women who have done so much. They seem so much more worthy. I am living my life. A lot of people have done so much for this commu-

June a little bit wetter than average

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF It wasn’t your imagination, June was a soggy one.

Environment Canada says 142.4 mm of rain fell in the month, well above the 94 mm average. The tally could inch up a little because showers on June 9 were not counted because of an input error, which is still being corrected, says meteorologist Bill McMurtry.

“It was a little bit wetter

than we typically see,” said McMurtry, adding the 51 per cent increase over historical averages is a “significant number.”

But you don’t have to go back far for a wetter June. In 2010, 158.4 mm of rain fell.

The 1010 and 2014 Junes, though, were nowhere near the record. That was set in 1970 when residents splashed their way through 243.8 mm of rain.

Temperatures were a little cooler than usual, with the average temperature at 13.1C, compared with the normal average of 13.7C.

It looks like Red Deer area will begin to dry out in the next few days.

“It’s hard to say long term.

But in the short-term the trend is really changing as we get into the middle to end portions of this week.

“We’re getting into a nice dry, westerly flow in the upper levels. That’s going to be bring in lots of sunshine, warmer temperatures and more summerlike conditions.”

The large low-pressure systems that produce a lot of rain are in the rear view mirror for

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nity.”

Tuck said she felt very honoured and ahead of her time.

“I felt I should have been receiving that award 10 years from now,” she said. “I felt a little bit out of place.”

Tuck has simple advice for young people: find something that you truly enjoy and know that someone is always watching. She said from a female perspective, you have to be a little more crisp and clean around the edges. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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“But with that additional heat there is the potential we could develop some thunderstorm activity with that. We’ll keep our eye on that as that approaches.”

Environment Canada is predicting highs in the mid-20s, peaking at 27C on Thursday.

Friday could be rainy with highs of only 22C, but the sun and temperatures of 25C and 24C are back for Saturday and Sunday. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014

UN and partners ask for more money MONEY WANTED TO SAVE MOTHERS, DESPITE LITTLE PROOF STRATEGIES WORK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — In the past decade, billions of dollars have been spent trying to save the lives of mothers in developing countries using strategies - usually inexpensive drugs - deemed essential by the U.N. health agency.

Yet two large analyses of maternal health programs- including one conducted by the U.N. itself - report that the efforts appeared almost useless, raising troubling questions about why all that money was spent.

However although some critics are calling for the pricey global initiatives to be significantly overhauled, maternal health programs are still being implemented despite little proof they work, the reports suggest.

The practices mainly involve things like ensuring women giving birth get cheap drugs such as magnesium sulphate to treat labour complications or pre-emptive antibiotics for those getting a cesarean section.

Even public health officials acknowledge they were taken aback by the studies.

“Nobody could have been more surprised than I was when we got the results,” said Dr. Omrana Pasha of Aga Khan University in Pakistan, who led a study of maternal health interventions in six countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

“In clinical medicine, we would not

prescribe a drug unless multiple trials show that it works,” she added. “The FDA won’t allow a drug to be marketed without that evidence. But things are different in public health.”

At an international meeting of U.N. partners starting Monday in South Africa, health officials are getting ready to ask donors for even more money to pour into maternal health programs.

Since 2009, the U.S. has invested more than $13 billion in maternal and child survival, hoping to save lives by supporting “high-impact” health interventions.

According to the research papers, including one done in 30 countries that tracked more than 300,000 women, scientists found no link between the supposedly life-saving interventions and the death rates of women giving birth. Areas that used the interventions didn’t have better survival rates for mothers than areas that didn’t.

The two papers published last year are the biggest to assess the effectiveness of maternal health strategies, although smaller studies have previously suggested the methods help.

But they gained little traction, perhaps because there doesn’t appear to be an easy fix.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made maternal and newborn health a major focus of Canada’s foreign aid.

He hosted an international conference on the subject this spring where he pledged an additional $3.5 billion over

‘OUR (INITIATIVE) WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF 1.3 MILLION CHILDREN AND NEWBORNS, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 60,000 YOUNG MOTHERS.’ —JASON MACDONALD PRIME MINISTERS OFFICE

five years toward the government’s initiative.

A spokesman for the prime minister said he can’t comment directly on the reports because he had not read them, but said there had been “real, concrete results” achieved since Harper launched the Muskoka Initiative, with funding of $2.8 billion, at the G8 summit in 2010.

“Canada is well on its way to achieving our goals under Muskoka,” said Jason MacDonald.

“Our (initiative) will save the lives of 1.3 million children and newborns, as well as more than 60,000 young mothers.”

Experts, meanwhile, are largely stumped as to why their methods failed to prevent deaths.

“We assume that if women get these things, they will be saved. But it’s too simple to say one plus one equals two,” said Dr. Marleen Temmerman, director of WHO’s maternal health department.

She isn’t convinced the interventions don’t work. She suspects there were problems implementing the strategies.

“Maybe the health facility has the

medicine, but the man who has the key to the cupboard is gone,” she suggested.

Temmerman also said it would be dangerous if donors abruptly slashed their support for maternal health initiatives.

“The message is not to stop investing, it’s to invest money more wisely,” she said.

Some experts said existing plans should be adjusted.

“These essential interventions are important but they are not enough,” said Sandrine Simon, a public health adviser at Doctors of the World charity. “This is about more than buying the right medicines.”

But others said major changes were required to save more women.

“We need to be more honest and serious about past failures otherwise we will keep making the same mistakes,” said Bill Easterly, an economist at New York University. “It’s not just the fault of countries receiving aid who aren’t implementing the technology properly, it’s the fault of Western aid agencies and donors who are not trying hard enough to get it right.”

Breast screening in 3D may find more cancer

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — 3-D mammograms may be better at finding cancer than regular scans, a large study suggests, although whether that means saving more lives isn’t known.

The study involved almost half a million breast scans, with more than one-third of them using relatively new 3-D imaging along with conventional scans. The rest used regular mammograms alone.

The 3-D scan combo detected one additional cancer per 1,000 scans, compared with conventional digital mammograms. There were also 15 per cent fewer false alarms — meaning fewer initially suspicious scan results that additional testing showed wasn’t cancer.

But the study wasn’t designed to determine whether the combined 3-D scans resulted in better long-term outcomes, and the procedure studied has drawbacks including higher costs, less insurance coverage and more radiation, depending on the machine.

Still, the researchers say their results are promising and confirm benefits found in smaller, less diverse studies.

“The technology finds more invasive cancers earlier when they are easiest to treat and reduces unnecessary recalls for false alarms,” said Dr. Donna Plecha, a co-author and director of breast imaging at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland.

Dr. Sarah Friedewald, the lead author and a radiologist at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, said 3-D scans take only a few seconds longer and that patients notice no difference.

She said she offers 3-D scans to all her patients.

The study was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Standard mammograms typically take one image of each breast from two positions, while 3-D scans take several images of different layers of each breast.

That allows for the detection of tumors that might be hidden under

breast tissue and not noticeable on regular images, said Jim Culley, a spokesman for Hologic, which makes mammogram machines, including the combo ones used in the study that take both kinds.

The combined system costs up to about $450,000, or as much as two times more than conventional mammogram machines, according to pricing information provided by MD Buyline, a technology research firm. 3-D scans also are less likely to be covered by insurance.

Hologic helped pay for the study and several authors including Plecha and Friedewald are Hologic consultants and members of the company’s

scientific advisory board.

A newer Hologic 3-D system uses about the same amount of radiation as standard mammograms, while the equipment used in the study uses slightly more but still a safe amount, Culley said.

The researchers analyzed about two years of data from 13 centres as they switched from conventional mammograms to combined 3-D machines. Culley said doctors using Hologic scanners typically use both 3-D and standard imaging for each patient.

The detection rates were about four cancers per 1,000 conventional scans versus about five cancers per 1,000 combined 3-D scans.

New York’s highest court refuses to reinstate big soda ban

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Big sodas can stay on the menu in the Big Apple after New York state’s highest court refused Thursday to reinstate the city’s firstof-its-kind size limit on sugary drinks.

But city officials suggested they might be willing to revisit the supersize-soda ban.

The Court of Appeals found that the city Board of Health overstepped its bounds by imposing a 16-ounce cap on sugary beverages sold in restaurants, delis, movie theatres, stadiums and street carts. The appointed board tread on the policy-making turf of the elected City Council, the court said.

“By choosing among competing policy goals, without any legislative delegation or guidance, the board engaged in lawmaking,” the court wrote in a majority opinion. “... Its choices raise difficult, intricate and controversial issues of social policy.”

Indeed, debate over the soda size cap pitted health officials who called it an innovative anti-obesity tool against critics who considered it unfair to businesses and paternalistic toward consumers. Even a Court of Appeals judge, during arguments earlier this month, wondered aloud whether regulators would target triple-decker burgers next.

The American Beverage Association, which led the legal fight against the measure, welcomed Thursday’s ruling against a measure it said would have “limited New Yorkers’ freedom of choice.” Curbing obesity should start “with education — not laws and regulation,” spokesman Christopher Gindlesperger said.

But city leaders signalled they might not give up the fight. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city was “actively reviewing all of its options to protect the health and well-being of our communities”; officials wouldn’t immediately

specify what those might be. The city hasn’t said whether it plans to try to appeal, but the case doesn’t raise federal issues that would make it a likely choice for the Supreme Court.

City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito said in a statement that the big-soda ban would get a hearing if it were brought up in the council. It’s unclear how any such measure might fare in a vote, as she and numerous other council members oppose it.

New Yorkers, meanwhile, greeted Thursday’s ruling with mixed feelings.

“I think it’s up to the individual” what size of soft drink to buy, said Constance Jong, a cashier in her 20s.

But Hazel Plunkett, a 51-year-old fundraiser for a public health group, was disappointed that the regulation remains blocked.

“I don’t mind the controversy over it. It’s got to get people’s attention,” she said.

Soda has been under fire for years from health advocates, who say the beverages are uniquely harmful because people don’t realize how much sugar they’re guzzling. A 21-ounce Coke, McDonald’s medium size, has 200 calories and 55 grams of sugar, for instance.

Amid the publicity, U.S. soda sales have dropped for nearly a decade. But consumption of other sugary beverages, such as sports drinks and energy drinks, has grown.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the soda ban a signal piece of his assertive public-health agenda.

“Due to today’s unfortunate ruling, more people in New York City will die from obesity-related impacts,” he said in a statement Thursday.

A trial court struck down the measure days before it was to take effect last year. Some eateries had already swapped out cups and adjusted menus to comply, and some proprietors decided to stick with the changes. But others were glad Thursday that they hadn’t.

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Saint Laurent and Lanvin celebrate superwaif

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — The last day of Paris menswear shows celebrated the young waif Sunday, with Saint Laurent and Lanvin channeling the motto: Thin is in.

Even rock star Lenny Kravitz was pushed back to a default second-row by skinny, near-adolescent groupies at Hedi Slimane’s show.

Here are the highlights and show reports ending spring-summer 2015.

Lenny Kravitz pushed back to row two by beer swillers Wearing his customary shades, cooler-than-cool Hunger Games star Kravitz sat in pride of place at the centre of Saint Laurent’s front row.

Not for long. Uber-young skinny groupies, selected by designer Slimane to set the tone for his boho show, entered last-minute all swilling beer and sat down Woodstock-style on the floor in front of all the A-listers. It was perhaps the first time a star like Kravitz had to sit behind someone at a catwalk show. He didn’t seem to care, rocking his head to the music by Mystic Braves.

Maybe Kravitz was impressed by one of the ’60s looks on a model with an afro hairstyle and leather waistcoat that channeled his idol, Jimmy Hendrix?

Saint Laurent’s tex-mex L.A. mix

Paris trend: Thin is in Well and truly gone is the big hulking male model of yesteryear.

In its place is one Paris trend started two years ago by Slimane: Thin is in. The skinny near-adolescent model look, with the grouchy rebellious walk that now defines the French-Tunisian’s esthetic continued in Sunday’s show, making “skinny” the final fashion statement, capped menswear springsummer shows.

But there was another major house, Lanvin, who picked up the trend this season sending young, skinny models down the catwalk with a fine, slim silhouette.

Ironically enough, generous helpings of sugared brioche were served to fashionistas prior to the Left Bank Fine Arts School morning show. The often-misquoted Marie Antoinette quip as the legend has it that was said to spur on the French Revolution sprung to mind, as the wafer-thin clothes-horses filed by: “Let them eat brioche!”

Lanvin Designer Lucas Ossendrijver has an eye for chic.

An enviable stone grey-colour slim suede jacket with tassels cut a fine figure in the Lanvin display, with the sleeves rolled up and the collar worn vertical, ’70s-style.

Diaphanous blue silken three-quarter coats elsewhere sported fantastic sheer black tulle paneling at the back.

But in style terms, the Lanvin collection — which started with the rock codes of the ’60s and ’70s, flirted with the high-waisted pants of the ’50s, and ended up with a sporty, contemporary vibe — felt almost too exhaustive to be pinned down properly.

Also the models, the youngest and skinniest seen in a Lanvin show in recent memory, meant that the showed lacked some of the dark, sensuous vi-

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Models wears a creation by French-born designer Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent men’s Spring-Summer 2015 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Sunday. rility that defined previous seasons.

Still, the materials, like shimmering viscose silk, and beautiful silken scarfs made sure this collection did not stray from Lanvin’s gold-standard of luxury.

Agnes B. celebrates stripes There’s been lashing of Gallic stripes in this season’s collections, and Frencher-than-French Agnes B. hit the trend, too, in her restrained but wearable spring-summer 2015 show.

The Breton stripe appeared on a top under a blue denim cotton jumpsuit, all over a black and white sweater with a rose detail, or in jazzy colour-striped pants.

The collection switched into printmode halfway through playing with flowery shirts and a nice pair of trousers came with a flower-themed paisley print.

It was a safe, if unadventurous, collection.

Paul Smith’s Hotpotch Like the hotchpotch of divergent pot plants placed littering the runway — from small student cactuses, motherin-law pillows, to large palms, bluebells and yucca trees — Paul Smith’s catwalk show threw in too many different styles, and suffered for it.

The British designer said he was inspired by the opening day of the Venice Biennale, the famed Italian cultural institution, where different artists and gallerists gather in a garden setting dressed smart-but-snazzily mixing traditional dress with “creative confidence.”

This idea spawned some enviable single pieces, like a shimmering navy round-neck sweater or a loose navy tuxedo jacket with contrasting lapels.

But the collection felt a little too confident in its use of flamboyant colour, checks and leaf prints and eclectic styles — like a stripy student T-shirt with leather fringing, tuxedo jacket, shorts twinned with sneakers with large cotton socks.

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It was Tex-Mex meets West Coast at Slimane’s latest show — with more than a little drop of hippy flower-power. The mix somehow worked, producing a more coherent and stylish show than in previous seasons.

Fashion insiders are used to Slimane’s now-signature shimmering Vegas statement jackets and sparkling disco tuxedos.

But here in Sunday’s pulsating offering they joined striped Mexican ponchos and skinny matador pants embroidered down the side.

That was the Mex. The Tex came in looks that would not have been out of place on Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly such as a beige shawl and tan suede cowboy boots.

As ever, the ’60s and ’70s infused the fashion vocabulary, with ubiquitous Woodstock-era styles — ethnic, hippy pendants swung on a naked torso with an embroidered waistcoat and neat black lapels.

There were some great looks, but — as ever — is getting a hippy, boho-look worth a multi-thousand dollar price tag?

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BRIEF French government retreats on teaching boy-girl equality in schools after parent protests PARIS — France is replacing its plan to teach children the “ABCD of equality” between boys and girls after protests by some parents who feared it was a stealth effort to erase gender differences.

The Education Ministry on Monday said it would replace the plan with new training for teachers when the new school year begins in September. From then, teachers will be able to decide how to broach the topic, especially with the youngest students in preschool.

The initial plan was essentially an experiment with 275 schools, and it came under protest from Roman Catholic leaders, the French far right, and some parents groups.

France’s Minister for Women’s Rights, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, told France 3 television the new plan would include all schools and would be an “improved” version.

Miss Gay Nicaragua crowned, heads out to fight discrimination, raise awareness MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Carlos Castro hugged his mother and wept after the announcer named him Miss Gay Nicaragua 2014. It was the culmination of a lot of work by the 19-year-old agronomy student and the beginning of a lot more. Castro, known as Amerika Ithzell Korkobas Berdrinadxy, will now visit several provinces in the Central American nation in the role of Miss Gay Nicaragua seeking to raise awareness about sexual diversity and gender identity and to help fight discrimination.

“I’m happy, ecstatic, satisfied because the work was not easy. There were months of catwalk, makeup that helped me and other beauty queens to prepare,” said Castro, who won the contest in a shiny purple gown decorated with beads and rhinestones. “I think the judges liked my charisma and my humility and that I’m crazy on the runway.”

Dozens of contestants paraded down the stage of a hotel auditorium in Managua last week wearing exuberant traditional dresses, evening gowns embellished with sequin and feathers and in swimsuits as they competed in the beauty pageant. Castro, who represented the province of Leon, received a tiara valued at $2,000, a cash prize of $5,000 and the opportunity to travel to Thailand as Nicaragua’s representative in Miss Queen International.

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More states encouraging bilingualism with programs CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS AND LOUISIANA ALL REWARD BILINGUALISM

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. — When Rachel Martinez-Regan graduated from Corvallis High School this month, her diploma had a little something extra — an embossed seal certifying that she is bilingual.

She is one of more than a dozen students at the Oregon high school who earned the distinction based on their proficiency in English and Spanish. The honour is part of a pilot project led by several school districts in the state with dual-language programs, and the Oregon Department of Education plans to make the bilingual seals available statewide next year.

California, New Mexico, Washington, Illinois and Louisiana are among the other states that are recognizing and rewarding bilingual education.

Martinez-Regan said the bilingual program was academically challenging but she’s certain it will give her career plans a boost.

“I’m thinking of becoming a lawyer, to give the Spanish-speaking community a voice,” said MartinezRegan, who is half Latina but did not speak Spanish before enrolling in the program. She will attend Yale University this fall.

Dual-language programs have gained in popularity across the country as employers seek bilingual, bicultural workers, and more parents view bilingualism as necessary for their children’s success in a globalized world.

Such programs are offered in Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Russian, among other languages, and many have waiting lists. Enrolled students take literacy and academic subjects in a foreign language for at least part of the school day.

Experts say dual programs and the languages they teach also reflect the nation’s growing diversity and the fact that students who speak a language other than English at home are among America’s fastestgrowing populations.

Congress first mandated bilingual education in 1968 to keep non-English-speaking students from falling behind their peers, by teaching them aca-

demic subjects in their native language while they also learned English. Bilingual programs were put in place throughout the United States and flourished for several decades.

But as the number of immigrants, especially Asians and Latinos, exploded in the 1980s and 1990s and continued to grow, there was a backlash to ensure English did not lose its primacy. More than 20 states made English their official language.

Critics, including some immigrant parents, said bilingual education was costly and ineffective for English-language learners. Several states, including California and Arizona, banned bilingual education outright.

In recent years, though, bilingual education has regained its popularity and is increasingly attracting native English speakers.

The number of dual-language programs, which bring together native English students and English learners in one classroom, ballooned from about 260 nationwide in 2000 to about 3,000 today, according to the Maryland-based National Association for Bilingual Education.

“American parents are coming to the conclusion that the lives and the economic opportunities of their children are tied to being bilingual,” said the group’s executive director, Santiago Wood.

At Corvallis High School, bilingual seals were awarded on the basis of coursework, bicultural knowledge, and a bilingual exit interview and assessment, said Amanda Filloy Sharp, who teaches Spanish-language courses in literature, history and geography at the school.

“These students are not just able to speak academically in both Spanish and English, they also have a deeper understanding of and connection to the local Spanish-speaking community,” Filloy Sharp said.

California, the first state to adopt a biliteracy seal two years ago, has granted more than 30,000 diplomas

with seals to students. State records show the seals recognize more than 40 different languages. The California Legislature, meanwhile, is considering a bill that would overturn the bilingual education ban.

Critics such as Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ron Unz, whose organization English for the Children helped dismantle bilingual education in California and elsewhere, say the push for bilingual classrooms remains misguided.

In dual-language programs, Unz said, immigrant children may be “used as unpaid tutors” and “English-speaking children who come from affluent families will benefit much more than English learners.”

But in Oregon, a group of educators, university and state officials says the programs help close the achievement gap for English learners.

Several districts with dual-language programs that extend from elementary to high school are working with area universities to help evaluate the students.

Graduates with the seals could get college credit or advanced placement in college courses, said David Bautista, assistant superintendent in the Oregon Department of Education Equity Unit.

“A world class education needs to teach fluency in more than one language. In other countries that’s already embedded,” Bautista said, adding that there are about 70 dual-language programs in Oregon and the state’s goal is to expand their numbers.

Corvallis High School graduates who earned the seal this year have the same level of language proficiency as Spanish majors who have earned a bachelor’s degree in a university Spanish program, said Ron Mize, a professor in the School of Language, Culture, and Society at Oregon State University.

Most of the students started learning Spanish in elementary school. “The seal is something students can do to stand out from their peers,” Mize said.

“That’s the kind of commitment colleges are looking for.”

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Dear Annie: I’m a 58-year-old male. Ever since if we say anything now, he will take it upon himmy early 20s, I’ve been confused about which sex self to pay us, and it’s not his responsibility. My I truly am. Of course, I was born a male, but my husband has worked hard his whole life, and at thoughts and feelings are that of a female. There the age of 70, he is very set in his ways. He judges is nothing about being a male that interests me. a man by his word, and now he wants nothing to I’m thinking about getting hormone shots to be- do with our daughter’s in-laws. come more female.

Should I send them a note asking them to pay, I’ve lived with this issue all of my life, but even after all this time? I’m afraid that when fumaybe it’s too late for me now. Do you have any ture grandchildren come, it will be tense and unsuggestions or information? - Unknown Gender pleasant to be around each other because of this Dear Unknown: It is not too late unpaid bill. - Sad Mother-in-Law for you to work on this, and we recDear Sad: We’re going to give the ommend you get more information in-laws the benefit of the doubt and before starting hormone shots. You assume they forgot. Even with the best can find resources and support on of intentions and a few reminders, transgender issues through the Lespeople can let things slip out of their bian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenheads. We suggest you send a note to der Community Center (gaycenter. the other parents (both of them), sayorg) and the American Psychologiing that you were going through your cal Association (apa.org), which can checkbook and noticed that this acanswer many of your questions and count was still unsettled. Ask when point you in the right direction. would be convenient for you to come Dear Annie: Two years ago, our by and pick up the check. (If they live youngest daughter married a wonout of state, ask them when you can derful young man. We adore this expect it in the mail.) If you think they MITCHELL guy, and he is a loving and caring are having financial difficulties, you & SUGAR husband. The problem is his parcould offer an installment plan. Be ents. Neither his family nor ours is sure to add some kind words about wealthy, and from the early stages their wonderful son and how thrilled of wedding planning, we worked to you are to have him in the family. We stay within a budget. hope they come through.

Our family is small, and his is large, which Dear Annie: I have a suggestion for “Conput the dinner over budget. We all met prior to fused,” whose husband refuses to give her an the wedding, and the groom’s parents assured allowance or spending money. She stated that us they would pay for the additional guests from she is 59 years old, worked for 30 years but was their side of the family. At the end of the evening, unable to continue due to ill health. my husband paid the catering bill. The next day, I suggest she immediately contact her local the groom’s father thanked us for all of the plan- Social Security office and file a claim. As a forning and effort that went into making the day so mer disability examiner, I can tell you that her special and added that he would be sending us a age, work record and disability should be sufficheck to cover the dinner. cient to collect benefits. - B. That was two years ago, and we have yet to Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and receive a dime. Our new son-in-law asked his Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers father several times whether he had settled up column. Please email your questions to anniesmailwith us, and he said he absolutely would, but it box@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o hasn’t happened.

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is heading, or simply some confusion at work today. No, you have not just imagined the situation you are in. Have a conversation with family, or those you Wednesday, July 2 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS consider family. It will be a good way DATE: Larry David, 66; Jerry Hall, 57; to release any tension.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The foMargot Robbie, 23 cus will be on how well you can exTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will be a slightly difficult day. You might press your thoughts today. Do not let be able to tap into others’ feelings, others cloud your vision now. Take but they will be vague and uncertain. the opportunity to relax a little more, It is a day to take it easy and relax a go and interact with others out of the little bit more. Interact with those you public eye now. Social contacts will be know and those you will be able to let helpful for you to express your deep intense emotions out with no issues. emotions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Confusion Social networks will benefit from this energy as you will pull your energy to- will set in about your financial situation now. Try to stay within your budgether to a better future.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is get and the reality of your situation. your birthday, this year will prove just Interactions with friends will be very supportive for you and what you need to get your will allow you to express home life and family sorted any rage you might be feelout. Understand your feeling. Situations will not be ings and needs in relation taken lightly today. to your financial situation, VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. as this is likely to increase 22): You will be feeling soon in the year. This will slightly confused by othbe a very empowering year ers today. Hang out with for you indeed. Family true friends and to get to members will be supportthe bottom of the misunive, not only financially but derstandings now. Your shared values will increase career should be going as well. well today. Simply avoid ARIES (March 21-April power struggles with new 19): Work will provide you LARISA MAIRA creative projects now. It with some intense interacOZOLINS will be a day of communitions now. It is probably cations! best to relax a bit more at LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): home and with family to let On a subconscious level, out your frustrations now. you are still a little uncerOn a brighter note you will be better able to understand others tain about how your work and daily motives now, but still there will be a life will improve. The only way out of this today is to communicate your feelstrange mood to the day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The more ings out. Do not let them boil up and you try to understand your friends to- then have an argument at home. It is a day, the more that truth will elude you. great opportunity to figure out future It is best to simply express yourself paths.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It will truthfully and allow for a new perspective on such matters to emerge. There be one of those days whereby you will is great value to be found with commu- want to figure out the mind of your romantic interests. Perhaps you are nicating today.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You could simply out having a good time and a be uncertain about where your career conversation comes up. That conver-

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Others in your life are offering you some much needed insight. Take their perspective for today, as you might be a little unclear at this stage. You are very passionate today and will probably not take things so lightly. Interact with friends and family to create a better way forward.

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Ask The Dentist! by Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS

“Every Dentist Does That - Correct?”

Dear Dr. D: I have been reading your column off and on, and I wonder why you have to explain differences in clinics. Every office I have been in looks pretty much the same.

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Sure they do. And most cars have 4 wheels too. That is where the nd similarity ends. You can purchase a 'push-pull-shove' 2 hand vehicle for $100 that actually runs. You may not wish to see your 16 year old daughter driving it because who knows what kind of condition the brakes, transmission, steering etc are in. Some cars are destined to become refrigerator sized blocks of crushed metal to hopefully be recycled and made into something more useful.

In dentistry – there are storage units all over full of actual working dental equipment that shall never see the light of day. Someone paid a small fortune for it at one time so rather than discarding it, we (I'm guilty too – I have my own 'Smithsonian' storage locker full of dental gear) keep it and usually pay money for that pleasure. Sometimes it can be donated to third world countries, but all too often it gets discarded. I've seen practices where the handpieces are held together with duct tape. Someone can go to a close out sale and buy an entire dental office that ‘sort of works' for less money than a Honda Accord.

On the other hand – depending on the type of dentistry one chooses to focus on – I can show you what $1 million worth of equipment and technology provides.

It doesn't ever mean that the dentist using it is automatically 'better' but some equipment allows us to perform dental services more precisely and efficiently.

We have cone beam scanning units that show 3D images to not only see where the bone is in a patient's mouth but also to verify thickness for placement of implants. There are lasers that allow much more precise contouring around teeth. We have a machine that creates 'instant teeth' (perhaps not instant, but with a 3D Diamond Reduction of a ceramic block with water jets to assist that takes less than an hour). There are teeth straightening technologies using clear aligners that can be removed for eating, and popped back in after a meal to continue their good work virtually undetectable to others. Surgical technology allows dentists to recreate bone where it once was, but deteriorated with age.

Sterilization technology keeps you safer, and a variety of other instruments allow patient comfort which allows a skilled dentist greater latitude to provide more dentistry for you in perhaps less time.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There is some confusion with your private and public self now. Just what is it that you want to convey to others?

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do you see yourself travelling more, taking more courses? Today will provide the opportunity to figure this out. Communicate with co-workers and significant relationships to establish your direction. At first, you might be puzzled but it will become clearer to you.

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LaBruce changes gears CANADIAN DIRECTOR SAYS NEW FILM SHOCKING FOR HOW MAINSTREAM IT IS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Toronto filmmaker, underground pornographer and allaround boundary-baiting provocateur Bruce LaBruce has accomplished something downright outrageous with his latest picture, Gerontophilia: he made something accessible, tender and — gasp — sort of mainstream.

In the 50-year-old’s estimation, it’s perhaps the most shocking move he could have made.

“I was expecting a certain amount of backlash (or) blowback,” the director said over coffee at last September’s Toronto International Film Festival.

“I’ve made seven feature films pretty much all with explicit content, and suddenly to change gears and make something a little more accessible, possibly a little more mainstream — certainly done more within an industry context, government financing, my first union crew, etc.

“I would expect some raised eyebrows,” he continued. “I’m saying it’s shocking sometimes not to be shocking.

The scandal is that there is no scandal.”

Still, fans of LaBruce’s more nakedly daring work will still find layers of subtext to chew on in what otherwise seems his first pleasant trifle.

Gerontophilia, which opens Friday in Toronto, centres on Lake (newcomer Pier-Gabriel Lajoie), an 18-year-old who takes a job in a nursing home.

There, he develops feelings for an 81-year-old resident of the facility (portrayed by the estimable Walter Borden), and an unlikely romance blossoms.

Although there’s a sweetness to the relationship and LaBruce’s film in general, he’s characteristically quick to undercut it. He wanted the film to be about a fetish — hence the title — and not a story of love overcoming a seemingly insurmountable difference.

In other words, Lake doesn’t fall for Mr. Peabody in spite of their chasmic age disparity, but precisely because of it.

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BRIEF Cameron Diaz bares all in upcoming comedy movie NEW YORK — Cameron Diaz does something she’s never done before in her upcoming movie, Sex Tape.

She gets naked on camera.

It’s a first for the 41-year-old actress, who described the experience to Esquire magazine as “just a part of the role.”

She says her co-star Jason Segel also gets nude on-screen.

In Sex Tape, Diaz and Segal play a bored married couple who decide to spice up things by filming a sex tape.

After it’s accidentally leaked, they try to get it back.

She also has a labour scene in the film. Diaz has been open about not wanting children in real life, saying she never really wanted to be a mother.

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Director Bruce LaBruce of ‘Gerontophilia’ poses for a portrait during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 11, 2013. Toronto filmmaker, underground pornographer and all-around boundary-baiting provocateur LaBruce has accomplished something downright outrageous with his latest picture, ‘Gerontophilia’: he made something accessible, tender and — gasp — sort of mainstream. In the 50-year-old’s estimation, it’s perhaps the most shocking move he could have made.

“I very consciously made him not gay-identified — he has a girlfriend,” LaBruce said of the younger character.

“I also consciously start out with his fetish first. That’s why the film is about gerontophilia — he does have several encounters with old men where he gets excited. He doesn’t quite understand why.”

The film is LaBruce’s first to be deemed acceptable for audiences as young as 14 in Canada, a fact that excited him.

While it isn’t sexually explicit, LaBruce’s camera does quite intentionally linger on Borden’s body, and he acknowledges he was interested in the “strong taboo” of sex among the

elderly.

“Even within a slightly more mainstream context, I wanted to have this kind of perhaps gently satiric aspect to the film,” he said. “It is the old man’s body that is kind of quote-unquote objectified. He’s the love object. He’s the object of desire. And the camera explores his body.

“It’s going against the conventions of society, which is the cult of youth and beauty — what makes someone desirable and how youth is totally overvalued in pop culture,” he added. “That was quite consciously done.”

LaBruce is clear about the fact that he is trying to reach a wider audience, but warns against presuming this is

somehow the beginning of a trend.

Still, he appreciates the way viewers have responded. Prior to screening at TIFF, the film was whisked to the Venice Film Festival, where he says “audiences really responded.”

Of course, he was equally tickled by those who didn’t.

“When we premiered the film in Venice, an Italian journalist said that he loved the film but he took two friends to it and they thought it was disgusting,” LaBruce recalled with a smile.

“I was like: Great. I’m still disgusting people even in a mainstream context.”

NEW YORK — Lou Reed’s estate is worth over $20 million, and it’s bequeathed to his wife — musician Laurie Anderson — and his sister.

Reed’s executors value musical rights and various other assets in his estate at $20.3 million in court papers filed Monday in Manhattan.

The sum doesn’t include the East Hampton, New York, home Reed bought for about $1.5 million in 2009 or his Manhattan apartment in a building where apartments sell for millions.

Reed’s lawyer and one of his executors didn’t immediately return calls Tuesday. The filing is part of the legal follow-up to Reed’s will.

The Velvet Underground frontman and Walk on the Wild Side singer died Oct. 27 of complications from a liver transplant. He was 71 and had no children.

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ARCHIBALD Daun Keith July 11, 1944 - June 27, 2014 The family of Daun Archibald is saddened to announce he lost his battle with cancer on Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Strathmore Hospital. Daun is survived by Annette, his wife of 44 years, his son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Melanie, and his adored grandchildren Jade and Jesse.

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After a short but courageous fight with Cancer. He was 71 years of age. Anthony (known to friends and family as Tony) was born October 7, 1942 in Wadena Saskatchewan and was the son of Armand and Sarah Perreault. Tony was predeceased by his parents, and many aunt and uncles and two nieces. Tony will be remembered by his loving wife Jeanette of Sylvan Lake, Ab; his sister Victorine (Lisle) Dashney of Saskatoon and her family: Elvin Dashney of Saskatoon, Daniel (Joanne) Dashney of Calgary, Leona (Rick) Hawryluk of Wynyard, Sk., Jeannine(Nick) Minnema of Saskatoon and their families.

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FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

Locally owned. BBB member.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Roofing

AFFORDABLE

Children's Items

1580

LEAPSTER L’MAX GAME with extra game & tv cables. $25. 403-314-9603

Clothing

1590

SKIRT/JACKET, buckskin, Ladies, Extra small. From South Africa. Mint!. $200.

403-227-2976

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools

1640

CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, 22 inch, 4.0 amp, works great. $55.

Call (403) 342-7908 SMALL elec. air compressor and hose, etc. $50 403-358-7678

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs P2

w/15

games

$75

Homestead Firewood 403-782-3847 Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

WII w/9 games 403-782-3847

$140

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, X BOX w/30 games $160 403-782-3847 tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging Misc. for 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

1680

Garden Supplies

GARDEN HOSE reel and 50’+ of hose. $25.

403-304-5434 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Household Appliances

1710

FRIDGE, G. E. Self defrost $40; WASHER & Dryer, Maytag H.D. , gas. $100. set.

403-742-4330 STOVE & Built in dishwasher, Sold as set or sep. $500/set or $300/ea. 403-342-0103

Household Furnishings

1720

2 APARTMENT SIZE END TABLES, $20.

FAN (Hot/Cold), $25.

APARTMENT SIZE DESK, $15. All good cond.

403-348-1905 3 PC. Mahogany wall unit $125; 403-358-5568 FUTON Black Tubular frame, w/mattress and matching cushions, valued over $400. Like new! $200.

403-314-2026

DOOR, solid core cedar clad 2’ with frame, possible KENMORE dryer 220 V for sauna/cabin. Carpenter $150 403-358-5568 appraised, $100.

MICROWAVE STAND. 403-227-2976 with 3 drawers, 2 cupboards. $100. 403-342-0103

3 PC Red Samsonite Luggage Set. Good cond. $25. 403-314-9603 4 DRAWER large wooden desk $100 403-318-9043 Glasses for Sale: Have a set 16 Libbey/ Imperial 13oz glasses.

They have never been used. Asking $15.

Pick up only. 403 358 3073 LARGE (8-skin) sheepskin rug from New Zealand.† Never used.† $200.

Call (403) 342-7908 O.S.B., 6 sheets, 5/8”, 2 @ 24” W, 2 @ 17” W; 2 @ 16” W, All are 8’ long.

All for $20; 2 sheets of 3/8” O.S.B., 1 @ 21” W; 1 @ 10” W; all 8’ long and misc. pieces of wood, All for $10; Light truck tire, P255-70R16, Goodyear Wrangler, lots of miles left. $10; 24 Legal Size file folder hanging folders; All for $5.; Pressure cooker 7 L, Lagostina, stainless steel, easy lock closing, $80. 403-314-2026 SAMSONITE Green Suit Bag. Good cond. $10.

403-314-9603 WINE making equipment $55; Coleman dbl. high queen size air bed w/elec. pump $35, 2 golf carts w/2 bags $10/pair.; Ladies clothing size 12-14, $2 - $10; 403-343-2618

Musical Instruments

1830

Cats

BEAUTIFUL tabby kittens spotted and striped, Grey, Orange & Dusty Rose.

Free to loving home.

403-782-3130

SINGLE box spring $40; 2 swivel metal bar stools, black, $40/pair 403-346-0674 TO GIVE AWAY: Microsuede sage green chair with ottoman. & Small rocking chair with red upholstery.

403-506-9453

1770

GUITAR AMP, Rocker, for beginners, 7 Watt. Asking $30. 403-227-2976

MOVING

LIVING ROOM, 3 piece set, sofa, loveseat, chair, blue swivel chair, $150. for ALL. 403-742-4330 lve. msg.

1760

Sale

CRUELLY trapped and dumped in the country, orange and white neutered Male 403-782-3130

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

TO GIVE AWAY TO GOOD HOME 6 Kittens 8 weeks old.

587-679-6412

Advocate Opportunities

INNISFAIL Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Advocate Opportunities

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK

Phone 403-314-4316

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

MORRISROE INGLEWOOD AND SOUTHBROOK AREAS Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE 6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie Phone 403-314-4301

ROUTES IN:

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

403-896-4869

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Seniors’ Services Pampering at its BEST! CHAINLINK FENCING Commercial/Residential 403-986-6686 HELPING HANDS Dog Runs/ 403-304-5055 Home Supports for Seniors.

Come in and see Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, why we are the talk CELEBRATIONS companionship. At home of the town.

HAPPEN EVERY DAY or facility. Call 403-346-7777 www.viimassage.biz IN CLASSIFIEDS for information.

Fencing

Building Supplies

3 days per week, no weekends

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

1500-1990

CARRIERS NEEDED

VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Escorts

LABOURERS & FLAG PERSONS

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 7. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 pls leave msg.

Contractors

HELP wanted for roadside sales. Cash paid daily.

Must have valid drivers license. 403-588-3263 Dave

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stuff

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classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Eavestroughing

F/T or P/T Seamstress needed for busy alteration shop ASAP. Must have sewing exp. Please drop off resume to Gloria’s Alterations in Bower Mall.

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

1660

Firewood

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

INNISFAIL The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING!

Phone 403-314-4316

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

1070

DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

SPRINGBROOK

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Cleaning

COMPANY req’s live in retired couple to caretake and maintain our apartment operations.

Journeyman plumbing exp. an asset. Call Mike for details 403-342-4923

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake

Phone 403-314-4316

1000-1430

Contractors

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

CARRIERS REQUIRED

RED DEER ADVOCATE

Phone 403-314-4316

CLASSIFICATIONS

1010

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

RED DEER ADVOCATE

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Accounting

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift.

11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: FALL START 3301-Gaetz Avenue SWAMPERS F/T • Community Support needed immediately for a Worker Program fast growing waste & recycling company.

• GED Preparation Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Would you like to take the Reliability essential. Own GED in your community? transportation required.

Please email resumes to • Red Deer canpak@xplornet.ca • Rocky Mtn. House • Rimbey Advocate • Caroline Opportunities • Castor • Sylvan Lake • Innisfail • Stettler • Ponoka ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PT office help and or Class room Instructor req`d. Please call Street Wise Driving School.

403-340-8848

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

880

Misc.

Help

ACADEMIC Express

Busy road construction company looking for Labourers AND flag persons. Work is throughout • Top wages and benefits Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to based on experience 403-309-0489 • Possible career advancement opportunities You can sell your guitar for a song...

Valid First Aid and H2S or put it in CLASSIFIEDS tickets required. and we’ll sell it for you!

We offer competitive wages, benefits package, MATURE FEMALE for and opportunities for cleaning, shopping, assist advancement. senior male. Paid daily. Resume, & ref’s req’d. 403-342-6545 Please reply by fax NORAL-TECH Ltd 403-845-5370 or E-mail: Manufacturer of 12 Volts hr@pidherneys.com electrical control panels for STETTLER TRANSIT MIX specialized trucks. We are Drivers wanted for currently seeking 2 full mixer/pumping concrete. time assemblers with 403-742-2134 or automotive related email:stettlertransitmix electrical experience. The @gmail.com successful candidates must be able to read and interpret electrical drawings. Email resume normand@noraltech-com

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK

humanresources@ferus.ca or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad # RD – 0414 – HDMJ We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

880

Misc.

Help

1372

ANDERS AREA Ashley Ave., Ashley Close Alexander Drive, Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres MORRISROE AREA

************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION 35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Drive Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.

Phone 403-314-4316 ************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

Metcalf Ave SUNNYBROOK AREA

WOODLEA AREA

Springfield Ave. Sunnside Cres.

Sutton Close Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr. also Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave. also Landry & Lawson Close Law Close/Lewis Close VANIER AREA Vanson Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

GRANDVIEW AREA 3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave. EASTVIEW Ellis St. Area $97./mo ALSO South Half of Embury Cres.

South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close $70./mo For More Information Call Jamie at 403-314-4306

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, July 2, 2014 D3

1860

BLACKBURN BRAND MAGTRAKSTAND. Bike training stand. $25.† Call (403) 342-7908 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

LADIES RH golf clubs 9 pc. and bag $100 403-342-7107 WANTED TO BUY, used ladies cruiser bicycle, no frills, for recreation purposes only.

403-346-9215

Travel Packages

2 BDRM. lrg. main level suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail July 1/Aug. 1.$1050/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

2190

2 BDRM. N/S, no parties, no pets. $850 rent/d.d.

403-346-1458

Grain, Feed Hay

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Condos/ Townhouses

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Tractors

2030

JOHN DEERE 4320 Tractor.

Approx. 6000 hrs. Front end loader, complete w/8’ snow blade attachment. Exc. cond.

Sold farm. $13,500.

ALSO John Deere 14’ Disc & Cultivator. 403-350-1007 or 403-782-3617

3060

Suites

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

2140

Horses

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

CLEARVIEW

2 bdrm. 4-Plex, 4 appls.

Rent $1075. incl. sewer, water and garbage. D.D. $650. Avail. Aug. 1.

403-304-5337

3110

Offices

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ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

Mike 403-350-1610 403-342-4923 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

4050

5030

Cars

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

ACREAGE FOR SALE East of Didsbury, 10.25 acres, exceptionally reno’d main house, second house, shop, machine shed, barn, other out buildings, fenced, 2 waterers.

Quiet, well-treed & landscaped.

Asking $709,000. See ComFree.com #518693 for photos & details. 403-335-3359

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, very good cond. 182,000 km. $6500. 403-343-2058 2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

5050

Trucks

Newly renovated bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

3090

Rooms For Rent

CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $550. 403-466-7979

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

PINE LAKE - ALBERTA Lots have been developed to house recreational vehicles or park model.

SEASONAL LOT RENTALS “Cheapest in the area” $3000/seasonal 306-402-7776 www.sandycovepinelake.com

4020

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, 4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 N/S. No pets. appls, garage $1695 mo.

403-596-2444 403-782-7156 or 357-7465

CUSTOM BUILT

NEW HOMES

by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

EMPTY NESTER?

1/2 duplex bungalow.

6 Escot Close. $349,900.

403-347-5953. Agent Chosen FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

MUST SELL

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Automotive Services

5010

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Cars

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

NEW CONDO

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

1994 CHEV Z71 e/c, fuel tank c/w 12V pump, tool box, runs good. 361,000 km. $4000. 403-343-2058 1988 CHEV Sierra, 1/2 ton very clean. 403-318-3040 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Motorhomes

5100

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi. A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3 pc bath, power bed slide-out. $31,500. 587-876-2308

MUST SELL

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

4 slides, satellite dish, 7500 w generator, king bed, $49,900.

403 358-403, 357-9541

Tires, Parts Acces.

2010 LINCOLN MKZ, white, 21,000 km. As new. $25,500. 403-783-2805

2003 DODGE Neon loaded safetied 403-352-6995

5240

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

box

PUBLIC NOTICES

6010 Notice To Michael Van Der Leek

Take Notice that Nicholas Dirven has filed a Statement of Claim on March 31, 2014, Action No. 1401-03517 in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Calgary claiming general damages and special damages as yet unascertained, plus costs, arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on July 24, 2012, on 1 Street SW in the approximate vicinity of 10 Avenue SW, in the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, at approximately 7:37 p.m.

The grounds alleged are stated in the Statement of Claim a copy of which will be mailed to you upon request directed to the offices of Litwiniuk & Company, 4020 - 17th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2A 0S7.

Your whereabouts being unknow, the Court has ordered substitutional service upon you by the within advertisement. Should you wish to oppose the claims, or seek other relief, you must promptly take steps in accordance with the Notice to you endorsed on the Statement of Claim, or seek other relief, you must promptly take steps in accordance with the Notice to you endorsed on the Statement of Claim, or instruct your lawyer to do so. If within 30 days from the date of this publication you fail to file with the said Clerk of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. Calgary Courts Centre, 601 - 5th Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 5P7 a Statement of Defence or a demand of Notice, the Plaintiff may proceed according to the practice of the Court to note you in default and you will not thereafter be entitled to notice of any further practice of the Court to note you in default and you will not thereafter be entitled to notice of any further proceedings, and the relief sought by the Plaintiff may be given in your absence.

Dated at Calgary, Alberta, this 16 day of June 2014

LITWINIUK & COMPANY

2012 FUSION SE only 10,000 kms, exc. cond. no gst $16,900 403-350-6434

2008 PONTIAC G6. 131,000 km. $7500. 403-346-6470

Misc.

Automotive

5180

REBEL alum. tool $100 403-358-5568

2001 SILVERADO 4x4, 8500 winch, snow tires, topper, $6500 obo. 403-304-1013

5030

1217 sq.ft. duplex.

4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

5190

IN THE COURT OF QUEENS BENCH OF ALBERTA JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF CALGARY

LAKE FRONT LOTS FOR SALE

Houses For Sale

THE NORDIC

2011 ALPINE 39’,

Public Notices

MORRISROE MANOR

Auto Wreckers

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444

5110

Fifth Wheels

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

homes

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Acreages

1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’.

Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo.

Call 403-442-3837

Barristers and Solicitors 4020 - 17 Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T2A 0S7 Attn: Matthew R. Wayne Telephone (403) 273-8580 Approved A. Robertson M.C.Q.B.A.

417515G2

Sporting Goods

on the d e t is l e l ic h e v r u o Get y

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1994 CHEV Z71 e/c, fuel tank c/w 12V pump, tool box, runs good.

361,000 km. $4000.

403-343-2058

2001 SILVERADO 4x4, 8500 winch, snow tires, topper, $6500 obo.

403-304-1013

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2001 VOLVO S60.

Loaded, very good cond.

182,000 km. $6500.

403-343-2058

6 DAYS IN THE RED DEER ADVOCATE 1 FRIDAY FORWARD 2 CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE

2 FREE SALE SIGNS AND TIP SHEET

IF YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T SELL THE FIRST WEEK, THE 2ND WEEK IS HALF PRICE!

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE

2011 ALPINE 39’,

4 slides, satellite dish, 7500 w generator, king bed, $49,900.

403 358-403, 357-9541

2002 FORD Dynamax

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK 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.

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

FREE PHOTO AD WEDNESDAYS IN FAST TRACK FOTOS

AD ON THE INTERNET

AD APPEARS EVERY DAY YOUR AD IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVOCATE

(B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi.

A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3 pc bath, power bed slide-out. $31,500.

587-876-2308

2012 FUSION SE only 10,000 kms, exc. cond. no gst $16,900 403-350-6434

SELL YOUR VEHICLE FAST WITH A FAST TRACK CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AD

403 309-3300

CALL AND ONE OF OUR SALES SPECIALISTS CAN PUT YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

635421

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, July 2, 2014

56 dead in market blast

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NIGERIA

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A car bomb in a marketplace in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city that is the birthplace of Boko Haram extremism, killed at least 56 people on Tuesday, the leader of a civilian group that recovered the bodies said.

Sadiq Abba Tijjani, leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force, told the Associated Press his group recovered at least 56 dead bodies at the blast site, mostly elderly women who sold peanuts and lemon juice at the market.

Tijjani said they managed to identify 21 of the dead but the rest “were either burnt or damaged beyond recognition.”

Other witnesses also estimated the death toll to around 50. Some officials said only 17 people died in the explosion that ripped through the market early Tuesday, but officials regularly play down the death toll.

Witnesses and officials blamed Boko Haram extremists who have been accused of a series of bomb attacks in the West African nation. The group, which attracted international attention with its April abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, has scaled up its activities in recent months, launching more frequent and deadly attacks.

The inability of the military to curb attacks has brought international criticism, with the United Nations noting the government is failing in its duty to protect citizens.

In a statement issued Monday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated the readiness of the United Nations “to support Nigeria as it responds to this challenge in a manner consistent with its international hu-

man rights obligations.”

Maiduguri, a city of more than 1 million people, has suffered from many strikes. In March, twin car bombs killed more than 50 people at a late-night market where people were watching a football match on a big screen.

Tuesday’s explosives were hidden under a load of charcoal in a large vehicle, according to witnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

Stalls, goods and vehicles were reduced to piles of trash. The burnt-out shells of five vehicles and some tricycle taxis marked the site of the explosion.

Trader Daba Musa Yobe, who works near the popular market, said the bomb went off just after the market opened at 8 a.m., before most traders or customers had arrived.

Witnesses said the death toll could have been even higher was it not for Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, which meant fewer people than normal were at the market at that time because they had stayed up late to eat.

Security forces cordoned off the area for five hours but had a hard time keeping people out, even though they warned there could be secondary explosions timed to target rescue efforts.

Boko Haram has adopted a twopronged strategy this year of bombing urban areas and conducting scorchedearth attacks in northeastern villages where people are gunned down and their homes burned.

On Sunday, suspected extremists sprayed gunfire on worshippers in four churches in a northeastern village and

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion at the central market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday. A car bomb exploded in a market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday morning, and dozens of people are feared dead, witnesses said. They immediately blamed Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group. torched the buildings, killing at least 30 people.

Last week, at least 42 people were killed in three blasts around the country, including 24 people at the biggest shopping mall in Nigeria’s central capital Abuja. It was the third blast in as many months in that city. In May, twin car bombs at a marketplace also left more than 130 dead in the central city Jos. Nigeria’s military announced Monday night that it had busted a terrorist intelligence cell and arrested a busi-

nessman who “participated actively” in the mass abduction of schoolgirls that caused outrage around the world.

It was unclear if the first arrest of a suspect in the kidnappings could help in rescuing the at least 219 girls who remain captive. Boko Haram is threatening to sell the girls into marriage and slavery if Nigeria’s government does not exchange them for detained insurgents.

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday condemned the recent attacks.

Thousands attend funeral Afghan officials announce possible delay of service for slain teens

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ISRAEL

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of mourners converged Tuesday in central Israel for a funeral service for three teenagers found dead in the West Bank after a two-week search and crackdown on the Hamas militant group, which Israeli leaders have accused of abducting and killing the young men.

The deaths of Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old with dual Israeli-American citizenship, have prompted angry calls for revenge. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security Cabinet for an emergency meeting to discuss a response to the killings, hours after airstrikes targeted dozens of suspected Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.

Ahead of the late-night meeting, Netanyahu vowed a tough response against Hamas, saying Israel “will not rest” until it catches the killers. He also warned of stepped up military activity in Hamas-controlled Gaza if rocket fire out of the territory continues.

“Hamas continues to support, even at this time, the kidnappings of our citizens and is directly responsible for firing rockets and mortars at our territory, including in recent hours,” Netanyahu said in a statement aired on national TV. “If there is a need, we will broaden the campaign as much as needed.”

Israeli troops also shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank, where the teens disappeared on June 12. Israel has accused the Hamas militant group of carrying out the abduction, and Netanyahu has warned “Hamas will pay.”

The three young men were buried side by side in the central Israeli town of Modiin. Mourners arrived in large convoys of buses arranged for the ceremony. Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres were among the speakers to eulogize the youths, whose bodies were wrapped in blue-and-white Israeli flags and laid on stretchers. Hundreds of people also attended separate memorial services in the hometowns of the three teens.

“Recently, the people of Israel went through a great trauma,” said Shirel Shaar, Gilad Shaar’s younger sister.

“We are living as if we are in a movie, whose ending is as bad as can be,” she said. “I don’t have a brother anymore.”

“We are burying a child today, a child who could have been the child of anyone of us,” said Finance Minister Yair Lapid. “Therefore he is indeed the child of each and every one of us.”

Israeli officials say the three were abducted while hitchhiking home from the Jewish seminaries where they were studying near the West Bank city of Hebron.

Hamas has praised the kidnappings but not confirmed or denied Israeli allegations that it was involved.

Their disappearances prompted the army to launch its largest ground operation in the West Bank in nearly a decade, dispatching thousands of troops to search for them and arresting nearly 400 Hamas operatives.

The search came to a sad end on Monday when the bodies were found buried under a pile of rocks in a field north of Hebron.

The crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank has been accompanied by a spike in rocket fire out of the Hamascontrolled Gaza Strip.

At sundown, Gaza militants fired five more rockets toward Israel, raising the total number of rockets launched Tuesday to 10, the army said. The barrage, which caused no damage or in-

juries, raised the likelihood of new Israeli reprisals.

Overnight Tuesday, the Israeli air force carried out airstrikes on 34 targets, including a Hamas compound, the military said. Palestinian officials said four people were wounded.

In the West Bank, Israeli troops shot and killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man during a raid in the northern town of Jenin. Israel said the man had thrown a grenade at the troops. But his family said he had been carrying eggs home for a predawn meal before the daylight fast for the Ramadan holiday.

Israeli authorities have released few details of the abduction, or the search for the teens. On Tuesday, Israeli media published a recording of an emergency call made to police by one of the teens shortly after the abduction.

“They kidnapped me,” a voice, believed to be Shaar, can be heard saying. Another male voice is then heard, shouting, “head down.” Police confirmed the recording is authentic. Hotline workers initially dismissed the call as a hoax, delaying the rescue efforts for several hours, and several workers have been disciplined for the mishap.

Israel has not yet decided how it will respond to the deaths of the youths. Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet held a stormy, three-hour meeting late Monday but was unable to agree on a response. It was to meet again Tuesday.

The Israeli daily Haaretz said that Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon had proposed building a new settlement in the West Bank in memory of the teens.

Another Cabinet minister, Naftali Bennett, proposed a large-scale military operation in Gaza and to begin using the death penalty against Palestinian militants.

Israel is also reportedly considering the deportation of senior Hamas members from the West Bank to Gaza, where they would face tight travel restrictions and be separated from their families.

In Jerusalem, several hundred rightwing Israeli youths marched through a main road, screaming for revenge. Police escorted the crowd, which briefly blocked Jerusalem’s light rail service, as it made its way toward the city centre.

Thousands of Israelis have died in wars and militant attacks over the years, and Israel has grappled with the abduction of soldiers and civilians in the past. But the ages of the victims, and the fact that they were unarmed civilians, struck a raw nerve.

Israel has said two well-known Hamas operatives from Hebron are the primary suspects. The men, Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisheh, have not been seen since the teens went missing, and military officials said the search for them would continue.

Israeli soldiers blew up a door of Abu Aisheh’s home in Hebron early Tuesday, said an Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to protocol. AP photos show extensive damage to one side of the house.

Despite the public uproar, Netanyahu’s options could be limited.

After a two-week crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank, few major targets remain there.

Hamas had already been weakened by seven years of pressure by Israel and the forces of Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The planned release of preliminary results from the runoff vote in Afghanistan’s presidential election will probably be postponed, a spokesman said Tuesday, a move that comes as officials struggle to resolve an impasse over fraud allegations.

Abdullah Abdullah, one of the two candidates vying to replace President Hamid Karzai, has warned he would boycott the results as he claims that supporters of his rival Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai engineered fraud in the June 14 balloting.

The crisis has undermined Western hopes for a smooth transfer of power ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. and allied combat troops by the end of this year.

Both candidates have promised to sign a security pact with the Obama administration that would allow nearly 10,000 American forces to remain in the country in a training capacity and to conduct counterterrorism operations. A disruption in the announcement of election results could mean another delay in finalizing that agreement, which was rebuffed by Karzai.

According to the official timetable, initial results are due Wednesday and final results are due on July 22, with the inauguration date for the new president scheduled for Aug. 2.

Abdullah won the first round of voting on April 5 by a large margin, but he says his campaign monitors recorded widespread ballot box stuffing and other efforts to rig the vote in Ahmadzai’s favour.

He wants a new vote to be held in five provinces where the bulk of the fraud allegations were made.

His campaign said it would welcome a decision by the Independent Election Commission to delay the results.

“It’s a good decision to delay the results until they find a good mechanism to separate the clean votes from the fraudulent ones,” Abdullah’s spokesman Fazel Sangcharaki said. “If the IEC announces the preliminary results, it will suffer the consequences and the anger of our supporters. We can’t stop the rage of the people.”

Ahmadzai’s campaign has denied any involvement in fraud and said it also registered complaints about irregularities but would respect the constitutional process.

Ahmadzai, a former finance minister and World Bank official, also earlier called on Abdullah to rejoin the process and demanded that the commission stick to the official timetable.

A spokesman for his campaign, Abbas Noyan, expressed concern about the delay but stressed “the announcement date of the final results remains unchanged.”

“Our position on the election timetable stands,” he said.

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