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WILDROSE CAUCUS TO TALK ABOUT MERGING WITH CONSERVATIVES: SOURCES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s opposition Wildrose caucus is expected to meet Tuesday to discuss merging with

Premier Jim Prentice’s Progressive Conservatives, sources said If merger talks fail, there may be four or more defections to the Tory team, said one source. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity.

Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith and house leader Rob Anderson could not be reached for comment late Monday.

Earlier Monday, Prentice was asked by reporters if he knew of any impend-

LIGHTS OUT!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE — When your Christmas light display is drawing enough juice to power an aircraft carrier, there are certain nonos.

Like turning LIGHTING UP THE on the dryer, FESTIVE SEASON C1 for instance.

A l f r e d von Hollen’s then-young son Dan learned that the hard way during a staff Christmas party for friends and colleagues one festive season many years ago.

With one touch of a button, the house went from spectacle to spooky, before von Hollen could find the breaker and restore life to his party.

Switching on the dining room chandelier in those days was also done at your own risk.

He laughs at the 1990s overloading mishaps now. Thankfully, due to improved Christmas light technology, amp meters and electrical upgrades, they are no longer a concern.

“We just had to be very careful,” he says of those early days as Rocky Mountain House’s Christmas light king.

For 23 years, von Hollen has turned his two-storey home and yard

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FOR 23 YEARS, THE VON HOLLENS HAVE PUT ON A CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY UNMATCHED IN CENTRAL ALBERTA. ON DEC. 28, THEY ARE PULLING THE PLUG ON THEIR LABOUR OF LOVE FOR GOOD

After years of lighting up the night with their Christmas decorations at their home in Rocky Mountain House Alfred and Cheryl von Hollen have decided this will be the last year for their festival of lights.

in a quiet close into a shining, twinkling, musical, kaleidoscope wonderland of elves, reindeer, snowmen and more than a few Santas. Of course,

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Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wise men are also regulars.

From a relatively modest (by von Hollen standards) 1,000-light display

in 1992, this year’s ode to all things merry clocks in at somewhere around 120,000 lights and more than 100 inflatables.

But when Alfred and wife Cheryl pull the plug on Dec. 28, the lights will go dark for good.

As much as his Christmas house is a labour of love, it is a labour. He estimates about 400 hours go into set-up beginning in August each year.

And at 64, von Hollen admits it’s not getting any easier climbing those ladders and spending untold hours stringing, fastening, wiring and anchoring hundreds of ornaments, inflatables, light strings and other decorations.

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“There are always discussions amongst people that I’m not a part of,” said Prentice.

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LIGHTS: Enthusiasm started at age 12 Mother Nature sent a message last year. Faced with one frigid day after another, he wound up with badly frostbitten fingers. Add to that the job of clearing a path through his yard after one back-breaking snowfall after another, a yen for holiday travel and he came to realize that the day was approaching to dim the lights.

It’s not the first time von Hollen has had to say goodbye to a life’s work. The retired Pioneer Middle School teacher turned a small classroom reptile collection into a menagerie of 350 exotic creatures over the years, including snakes, parrots, cockatiels, turtles and fish.

Von Hollen’s collection was enjoyed by local students and others at the more than 450 schools across Albert and Inuvik . He made presentations at teachers conventions throughout the United States, some with animals in tow.

“That Aug. 19, 2003, was a tough day,” he says of the time when the last of the zoo’s critters left for other homes.

But he accepted that and “I’m at peace with this, too.”

Von Hollen’s enthusiasm for electrifying the Christmas season started when was 12.

“I was allowed to put five or six strings on our family home.”

Those five or six strings became about 40 when he got his own home in town after becoming a teacher.

The house that would become his merry masterpiece was not purchased until 1992. Those 1,000 lights the first year grew by 100 sets the second and in one of his earliest flashes of ingenuity, ice cream buckets became lighted path beacons that returned after a 15-year absence.

By 1996, the back of his house was lit for the first time and the local newspaper The Mountaineer first took notice.

A year later, he was at 10,000 lights.

Three years later, 21,000 and his first corporate sponsors.

His display has changed with the technological times. By 2000, he switched to mini lights to save power.

LED lights followed in 2002.

The year before, he had bought his first inflatable. That solo act has since become a Mormon Tabernacle-sized crowd of plastic. Von Hollen takes pride in tracking down unique inflatables that won’t be found in area Canadian Tire or Wal-Mart stores. Most come from a Texas manufacturer and are purchased through an Ohio online retailer.

The inflatable business has been booming, apparently. About 300 different ones are available each year, he estimates.

Besides ogling at the sheer diversity of his light display, more than a few have tried to do a little power bill mental arithmetic.

For the curious: it will cost about $1,000 for this year’s one-month show, which is actually down from previous peaks, a testament to LED technology.

The old incandescent Christmas lights were drawing five watts each, compared with an LED string of 70 lights that draws in total two watts.

Von Hollen hasn’t got the juice at his own home to power his yard. When his parents lived next door, he plugged into their outlet. An agreement that continued when his brother moved into the house, and continues to this day courtesy of another set of neighbours, who are not family but very understanding.

Von Hollen’s power cord has a built-in meter and his neighbours are

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The von Hollens’ home will be lit daily until 9:30 p.m., except on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, when the lights are kept on until the last visitor leaves.

When Alfred is able to be out in the yard, every family who stops by will get a

paid back for their contribution.

Everyone wants to know how much he has sunk into his passion. He has no idea other than that it is “thousands.”

That’s where his legions of sponsors — 23 this year — have come in.

He readily admits there’s no way he and Cheryl, whom he married in 2000, could pay for their display on their teachers’ pensions. “(Sponsors) basically pay for all the new things and the electricity,” he says. This year alone, that added up to another 10,000 lights and more than a dozen new inflatables.

Cheryl says they have never had to go searching for sponsors — generous donors seem to find them. And every dime donated goes into the display.

Neighbours have also been remarkably supportive. Several of them have allowed the von Hollens’ display to creep onto their front yards.

Even when street parking disappears because of throngs of visitors, neighbours have kept their good cheer, says Alfred.

Visitors have come from a long way to see his handiwork. Several years ago, five Lethbridge couples rented a limousine and were driven all the way to Rocky to see his lights as part of a mini rolling Christmas party.

There have been at least three marriage proposals under his lights that they know of, says Cheryl.

In a funny twist any parent can relate to, Alfred admits his three sons have at times been less glowing in their enthusiasm for their dad’s hobby.

Crass commercialism, a waste of money and a drain on electricity may have been raised at one time or another.

However, wife Cheryl is fully on board. She has her own Christmas claim to fame, having won an award for her festive decorations in her Calgary condominium before she married Alfred.

In closing, perhaps it is most appropriate to turn to Charles Dickens’s assessment of a post-ghost Scrooge to sum up von Hollen.

He knows how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge.

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WILDROSE: Falling in opinion polls “As I’ve said in the past, I welcome all conservatives as part of this government.”

The Wildrose saw two MLAs quit to join Prentice three weeks ago.

Kerry Towle, the MLA for InnisfailSylvan Lake, and Ian Donovan, the member for Little Bow, said they had grown disillusioned with the Wildrose and liked the direction of the province under Prentice.

Another Wildrose member, Joe Anglin, quit in early November ahead of a caucus vote to oust him for, among other things, secretly taping caucus meetings. Anglin has denied this and Smith has never provided evidence.

The three departures left the Wildrose with 14 members compared with 63 for the Tories.

The party is rural based, particularly in the south, with just two MLAs in Calgary and none in Edmonton.

A merger could mean the beginning of the end for the Wildrose, a rightcentre party that gained strength and popularity against the centrist former Tory premier Alison Redford but has been struggling to find its identity against the like-minded Prentice.

The Wildrose has met hard times after it lost four byelections to Prentice on Oct. 27.

The party has been dropping in popular opinion polls and Smith has criticized the mainstream media for fostering a narrative of the Wildrose as an angry and divisive party.

Last month, the party was sharply criticized for refusing to adopt into policy a resolution it passed last year to pledge its support for equal rights for all minority groups, including gays.

The policy refusal reignited accusations from the 2012 election campaign that the party was intolerant and antigay.

Social media pundits speculated

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late into the night Monday on possible Wildrose defections.

One Wildrose member, Drew Barnes of Cypress-Medicine Hat, didn’t address the controversy on Twitter but wrote: “I am 100 per cent committed to the Wildrose party, our principles, members and voters of Cypress-Medicine Hat.” One of the rumoured floor crossers, Shayne Saskiw, delivered the following message on Facebook: “I am committed to fighting for the constituents of Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills and to advocate for our priorities and for the needs of our communities. There is a rumour that I will be crossing the floor tomorrow. That rumour is false.

“I will continue to represent my constituents and to stand up for the principles and values on which I was elected.”

Saskiw could not be reached for comment.

Duane Bratt, a political analyst at Mount Royal University in Calgary, said he found the rumours of a merge “really bizarre.”

“They took down two premiers,” he said of the Wildrose. “They’ve been the most powerful opposition we’ve ever seen in this province. Many of the policies that Prentice brought in, he simply adopted what Wildrose has been saying. But given the fiscal downturn in this province, I would think that would help the Wildrose party, because they’re strongest on fiscal issues.

I think this would have given them a lifeline after a really disastrous fall.”

Bratt was asked if the rumours were true, what would be the party’s motivation for a merger?

“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em?

I’ve said all along that it was tough for Wildrose to criticize Jim Prentice because it wouldn’t take too much of your imagination to imagine him leading the Wildrose party. He’s a man who could fit in either camp.

“I don’t know what’s driving this, whether it’s that just ‘we lost so badly’ and an outreach offer from Jim Prentice, if it’s true he’s provided a letter of offer for them to come over.”

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EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta have reached a new collective agreement.

The three-year-deal is retroactive to April 1 and includes pay hikes of one, 1.25 and two per cent in each year, along with a lump sum payment of $1,000 in the first and second years.

AHS president and CEO Vickie Kaminski says the government agency is pleased to have reached a deal.

The contract covers 19,130 paramedical technical and professional employees working in pharmacy, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, recreational therapists), social work, and emergency medical services.

LACOMBE WOMAN LOST LEG IN COLLISION

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Leah Cobetto was struck at a crosswalk about 10 p.m. on Sept. 23 in Lacombe. Her right leg was so badly damaged that doctors had no choice but to amputate.

Alberta imposes cost saving measures Jobs.

Prentice said last year the province received more than $9 billion in resource royalties, which accounted for 21 per cent of its budget.

“We will keep our spending in check, ensuring that we operate with balanced budgets, we will tighten our own belts before we ask Albertans to further tighten theirs,” he said.

“Albertans cannot be asked to pay more without first seeing evidence that we are doing more with the dollars that we currently have.”

The government announcement Monday came less than three weeks after the government adjusted its budget for the remainder of the year based on US$75 per barrel oil. The revised

average forecast for the year is now US$88 per barrel.

In the March budget, the province forecast oil to average around US$92 a barrel.

For the first six months of the year, it was higher than that, at around US$100 a barrel.

CALGARY — Police have made arrests in the 2006 murder of a Calgary man.

RCMP have charged 28-year-old David Daviau with first-degree murder and 29-year-old Kyle An-

EDMONTON - Alberta’s privacy commissioner is investigating a government department for leaking a politician’s cellphone bill.

Commission spokesman Scott Sibbald said Monday that the bill belonged to former cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk.

It was leaked to the Edmonton Sun in August and showed that Lukaszuk had rung up more than $20,000 in international data roaming charges on a personal trip to Poland and Israel in 2012.

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EDMONTON — Alberta is imposing some costsaving measures to help deal with sharply falling resource revenues.

Premier Jim Prentice announced Monday that government hiring will be restricted to critical or frontline positions.

There will also be spending restrictions for goods and services and on discretionary items such as travel and training.

“We do not know how long this price trough is going to continue, but it may go far longer than has been expected,” Prentice said Monday as the price of a barrel of oil closed at US$55.91.

“So our challenge is how do we weather this

price trough.”

Prentice said the province could see a $7 billion drop in resource revenue this year.

The cost-saving measures will also apply to Alberta Health Services, schools, universities, colleges and agencies.

Prentice has formed a special committee of cabinet ministers that he will lead to work on the government’s upcoming budget.

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A Red Deer man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a hitand-run collision that left a woman so badly injured that her leg had to be amputated.

William Joseph Cameron, 20, was sentenced in Red Deer provincial court on Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to flight from police causing bodily harm, driving while disqualified and impaired driving causing bodily harm.

Several other charges were withdrawn.

Judge Jim Mitchell also prohibited Cameron from driving for seven years following his release from prison and he will be prohibited from owning any weapons for 10 years.

Leah Cobetto was struck at a crosswalk about 10 p.m. on Sept. 23 in Lacombe.

Blackfalds RCMP said that a short time before the crosswalk collision, an officer tried to pull over a northbound ve-

hicle on Hwy 2 after it nearly side-swiped another vehicle. The officer turned on his emergency lights but the suspect vehicle didn’t stop and headed into Lacombe.

The family said Cameron’s car went around a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk on Lacombe’s main street and hit Cobetto. A STARS air ambulance took the 22-yearold to University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton.

Her right leg was so badly damaged that doctors had no choice but to amputate.

The community rallied behind the young woman and set up a Facebook page to help raise funds for her that has nearly 700 members.

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Both are from Calgary, but were arrested in Ontario.

Wayman Cornell Scott was 32 and his body was dumped in a frozen field near a rural road in December 2006.

The investigation has revealed Scott was shot at a Calgary residence before being transported out of the city.

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Fiscal magic and voodoo ALBERTA GOVERNMENT CAN’T MAKE GOOD ON PROMISES WITHOUT REAL CHANGE There is no creature on earth more risk-averse than a politician in government. Likewise, there is no one more likely to make expensive promises without the resources to make good on them.

How do they rationalize both positions? They rely on magic and voodoo.

No doubt about it, the Alberta government is in a tight spot right now. Premier Jim Prentice promised us 90 GREG new schools, NEIMAN and renovations for 70 more. He promised that hospital expansions and renovations would proceed quickly.

All this, he said, without seriously altering Alberta’s 10 per cent flat tax or adding a sales tax to raise the money.

Never mind that this is impossible, especially when the price of energy tanks.

We are told in every news story on oil prices that every $1 decline takes a $215-million bite out of government revenue, when it is sustained for a

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year. OK, what’s the bite on a $30 drop sustained over five months, which will be the case by the time the government needs to table its next budget?

I have no idea what that would be, but I know it’s a big number. Prentice has already said the government could fire its entire staff and shut down all its services, and still not save enough to balance the books.

But the promise is out there: 160 schools either built new or renovated.

Hospital maintenance will continue.

So how’s he going to do this?

Obviously, he can’t do this. Promises will need to be broken.

On the revenue side, there’s lots of room for breakage. For both income and business taxes, Alberta has pretty well the lowest regime in the industrialized world. He could issue a significant hike on either and Alberta would still be at the bottom of the tax list.

On the spending side, he could cancel the school and hospital promises, and Alberta could clunk along with more children than school spaces, and more sick people than there are beds to hold them. He could also announce new debt initiatives, this being an emergency and all.

Or Prentice could espouse a new round of P3 projects and punt all the costs 30 years down the road. If you were a risk-averse politician, which would you do?

It’s a no-brainer.

This week, Ontario auditor-general Bonnie Lysyk reported that taxpayers in her province are stuck with $8 billion in extra debt, as a result of P3 building projects in the past decade or so.

It seems governments all over the world are discovering that P3s makes good immediate headlines but they’re bad economics.

It’s not that P3 projects cost more, though they do, big time. It’s not that businesses can’t borrow to finance these projects as cheaply as governments can.

It’s not that legal and consultant costs are far higher in the private sector than the public sector, though they are.

It’s not that the profit motive has caused some pretty shoddy design and construction quality cuts, they have.

Roofs that leak, classrooms that reach 28C or more in the hot sun, gym lights that start to fall off the ceiling and can’t be repaired for more than month.

These are the some of big items.

The small ones are irritations that add up to a full-scale rash: janitors aren’t allowed to touch anything attached to the building. School board staff can’t get a ball down off the roof or get a light bulb changed. You need special paperwork to hang a display from the ceiling.

You can’t fundraise for school items like a scoreboard in the gym or stage

equipment — those items belong to the contractor. Some schools can’t even tap the money from the vending machines.

Community gym rental rates shot up 800 per cent in some cases — and the contractor gets the money.

That’s if you can find a contractor willing to build that many schools — which you can’t.

But none of that matters: it’s all costs punted down the road.

The big thing is risk. All big projects end up costing more than advertised and always arrive late. An expert contributing to the discussion in Ontario says you can add about five per cent to the up-front cost for these add-ons.

But governments pay on average 16 per cent to avoid those risks. They employ complicated formulas in “value for money assessments” to prove that private enterprise is always cheaper than public. Which — for schools and hospitals anyway — is turning out to be not true.

Lysyk called these assessments “junk science.”

But governments love junk science when they remove the risks involved with filling promises that only magic and voodoo can create.

Relying on magical solutions is so much easier than leadership.

Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

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Lack of targets could end mission in Iraq There could be a pragmatic reason Canada’s sixmonth mission of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northern Iraq will end as scheduled in April.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says we could run out of targets.

“Is this going to be over in six months? No,’’ Baird said during an interview in his Parliament Hill office. “But that doesn’t mean the combat mission will go on. It depends — will we still have targets?’’

Baird said that the Islamic State militants have had to radically change their tactics on the ground because of the TIM combat mission and he boastHARPER ed that Canada, as one of fewer than 10 countries he said are doing the “heavy lifting” in the region, has degraded the group financially by limiting its ability to sell oil.

He said he didn’t see the need to increase the number of Canadian military trainers on the ground, now set at a maximum of 69, and he said there were no plans to turn the mission to airstrikes in Syria right now.

“At this time we’re focusing on Iraq,’’ he said.

Baird spoke the same morning Defence Minister Rob Nicholson hinted from Kuwait that the mission could be extended, saying the government would “have a look” at re-upping.

But the Conservatives, who used their majority in October to deploy six CF-18s, an air-to-air refuelling

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aircraft, two surveillance aircraft and 600 personnel to the region, would be looking to extend the mission during what could be a perilous pre-election period.

The mission runs out at about the same time that Senate spending comes back into focus, with a major audit of Senate expenses expected from auditor general Michael Ferguson and the scheduled opening of the criminal trial of suspended Sen. Mike Duffy.

New Democrat Paul Dewar told Baird on Friday that the Conservatives have left Canadians in the dark on the mission.

“We do not know whether the mission will be extended; we have not been told how much this war is costing or even, beyond counting bombs and targets, what impact the airstrikes are actually having on the ground,’’ Dewar said.

In fact, this under-reported war has produced very little information from anyone on the impact of the airstrikes. There have been more than 1,000 allied strikes on Islamic State targets over four months, but even Washington is largely only logging the number and general locations of the strikes with no strategic analysis.

Baird laid out some yardsticks he said indicate success so far.

He said air combat was only one component of the Canadian response, adding humanitarian aid, diplomatic prodding of the government in Baghdad and cutting Islamic State revenue as the other keys.

“This is the biggest humanitarian crisis this century,’’ he said.

In Mosul, he said, people are being paid 25 cents on the dollar because Islamic State revenue from oil has been cut drastically by Canadian and allied airstrikes.

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But the most important component of combating the extremist group, he said, is the diplomatic effort he is engaged in with the new government in Baghdad, which has pledged — but not yet reached — inclusiveness.

He is working with the U.S. to push Baghdad into bringing more Sunnis into government and in its key institutions, but he says progress is being made.

Canada has also airlifted about 20 planeloads of arms from the Czech Republic and Albania to the Kurdish Peshmerga in Irbil.

Baird also expressed confidence in the interview that he will soon be able to free Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who has spent more than a year behind bars in Cairo on trumped-up terrorism charges.

He pointed to the successful return of John Greyson and Tarek Loubani, two Canadians jailed in Egypt in 2013, and he said that success can be repeated. Fahmy is serving seven years, but his lawyers last week sent a letter to Baird and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, telling them they must do more to secure Fahmy’s release. Fahmy’s appeal is scheduled to be heard Jan. 1.

“We have a good relationship with the new government of Egypt and public hectoring in this case would be counterproductive,’’ Baird said.

“If I yell and scream hysterically, people say I’m using bullhorn diplomacy. If I am too quiet behind the scenes, then I’m not doing anything.’’

He said he knows Fahmy’s family wanted him to be more vocal, “but do they want me to be vocal or effective? They are not the same thing.”

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance ministers from across Canada issued a collective plea Monday for the Harper government to dig deeper into its pockets to help build bridges, repair roads and improve public transit across the federation.

Provincial and territorial finance ministers pressed federal counterpart Joe Oliver to consider investing more cash in infrastructure projects as a way to help further stimulate the economy. “We will continue to hammer away on this point between now and the (spring) federal budget,� Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said. “I noticed that Mr. Oliver showed some openness, (but) there were no extravagant promises, either.�

Ontario Minister Charles Sousa called on the federal government to match infrastructure spending pledges by the provinces - even if it means taking out loans.

He said Ontario has committed $130 billion to infrastructure in the province over the next 10 years. The federal government, meanwhile, says it has allocated $75 billion for infrastructure across Canada over the same time period. “We’re asking the federal government to increase that pool of funds for the benefit of these projects overall - $70 billion is not enough when you look at one province alone putting $130 billion,� Sousa said.

He suggested Ottawa take advantage of currently low interest rates to borrow for the projects, which would not have a significant budgetary impact because they would be capital investments. “We’re calling on the federal government to be a little more assertive in that regard,� said Sousa, who noted that Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba made a joint presentation to Oliver on the merits of increased infrastructure

spending. “Mr. Oliver has suggested that the timing by which further infrastructure spending would occur would happen when he has more certainty, I presume, with the global economy. But it’s exactly contrary to what’s been suggested by so many other economists and specialists, including (Bank of Canada) governor (Stephen) Poloz.�

Before the meeting, Oliver said the Harper government had made record infrastructure investments. He also said the Conservative government had transferred more cash to the provinces than its previous administrations.

On Monday, Oliver also announced increases to federal transfers to the provinces next year, bringing the total to almost $67.9 billion - up from about $64.8 billion last year. “These financial payments are only one part of our partnership with provinces,� said Oliver, who pointed to its infrastructure promises, including the $53-billion New Building Canada Plan. “We’ve also, for example, made historic investments in infrastructure and we will invest over $75 billion in infrastructure over the next decade.�

A spokesman for Oliver later said the federal government helps fund these projects, but noted the provinces and municipalities are responsible for more than 95 per cent of public infrastructure.

The transfer payments announced Monday, which included health, social and equalization payments, would mean 20 cents out of every tax dollar paid to the federal government in 201516 will be handed over to provinces and territories, Oliver said.

The figures said Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, will receive about $1.25 billion more in federal transfer payments next year.

Sousa criticized Ottawa for “shortchanging� Ontario last year, but he said the transfer figures for 2015-16 will put the province where it should be.

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Jury sequestered in Magnotta trial, to begin deliberations on Tuesday MONTREAL — The jurors at Luka Rocco Magnotta’s first-degree murder trial were sequestered on Monday after the judge told them what they need to consider as they deliberate his fate.

Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including first-degree murder, stemming from the May 2012 slaying and dismemberment of Jun Lin, 33.

Quebec Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer’s detailed final charge also opened the door to a conviction on second-degree murder or manslaughter.

But if the jury finds Magnotta not criminally responsible, Cournoyer said the verdict must apply to all five charges. It’s also the issue he suggested jurors tackle first when deliberations begin Tuesday.

In addition to premeditated murder, Magnotta is charged with criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament; mailing obscene and indecent material; committing an indignity to a body; and publishing obscene materials.

Psychiatrists for the defence testified Magnotta is schizophrenic, was psychotic the night of the slaying and was unable to tell right from wrong.

Crown prosecutor Louis Bouthillier countered there was no mental illness at play and that the crime was planned and deliberate. He has said Magnotta should be found guilty of first-degree murder and the four other charges.

Cafe at centre of 2013 deadly LacMegantic explosion reopens LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — The restaurant-bar at ground zero of the deadly train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in July 2013 is back in business.

The Musi-Cafe quietly opened its doors to the public today in a new location, about 400 metres from the original site.

Owner Yannick Gagne says only three of the original employees have returned to work with him in his new establishment.

He lost three workers in the deadly explosion and about a dozen have decided not to come back to work with him.

Gagne says he now has a staff of about 20, which is five more employees than before.

He also says not a lot of people showed up during the morning and that there was also a small crowd at lunch.

Gagne says he believes locals probably assumed the new place would be crowded.

He is planning an official red carpet opening in February.

Inquest told Manitoba reserve had no chance fighting fire without truck WINNIPEG — RCMP officers who responded to two fatal house fires on remote Manitoba reserves described Monday the futile efforts of neighbours trying to douse the flames with buckets, wet towels and little more than the water pressure of a garden hose.

An inquest, which wraps up this week in Winnipeg, is examining the deaths of three children and one adult in two separate fires on northern reserves in 2011.

Five children escaped a fire in St. Theresa Point in January 2011, which started in the chimney, but it claimed the life of two-month-old Errabella Harper.

A second fire about two months later in God’s Lake Narrows, started by an outdated space heater, killed Demus James and his two grandchildren, Throne Kirkness, 2, and Kayleigh Okemow, 3.

Const. Mark Stienwandt, who was stationed with the Island Lake RCMP, testified the house in St. Theresa Point was engulfed by the time he got to it. People were trying in vain to put out the fire with buckets of water carried from community water trucks.

“I was pretty upset they were having to run back to get 80 gallons of water at a time when the house was sitting there burning,” he said. “There was no fire department, no fire hall with people on call.”

Statistics show that residents of Manitoba First Nations are far more likely to die in house fires than people living off reserve, who are more likely to escape with injuries. Although fires on reserves make up less than five per cent of all fires in Manitoba, they account for up to half the fatalities.

Crown seeking appeal of Michael Sona’s sentence for election fraud

Premier Davis says he’ll hold PM to account for CETA fund

OTTAWA — The Public Prosecution Service of Canada wants to challenge the nine-month sentence Michael Sona received for election fraud.

A notice of appeal was filed today arguing that the sentence handed down to Sona was “demonstrably unfit and (failed) to reflect the gravity of the offence.”

Sona was the only person to be charged and convicted in the 2011 robocalls scandal.

Thousands of voters received automated phone calls on the morning of the 2011 federal election with misleading information about their proper polling station.

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier says he’ll maintain fish processing rules that could trigger penalties under a free trade deal with Europe unless Ottawa delivers related compensation.

Paul Davis said Monday he’ll hold Prime Minister Stephen Harper accountable for his share of a $400-million fund at the heart of a dispute that has no end in sight.

“There could be penalties levied against the federal government, Locally which my folks would Owned argue would be much and Family greater than the $280 A U T O G R O U P Operated! million that we expect to receive in this agreement as it is now,” Davis said.

“Our support for CETA is contingent on them living up to their obligations.”

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Denmark claims North Pole through Arctic underwater ridge link An Arctic expert says an unspoken agreement between Arctic nations on how to divvy up northern seas is all but dead now that Denmark is presenting scientific data that it says gives it a claim on waters past the North Pole.

The claim, which was to be filed with the United Nations in New York on Monday, will force Canada into tough future negotiations on overlapping claims instead of being able to rely on deals worked out in advance, said University of British Columbia international law professor Michael Byers.

“Most people who follow this issue are wishing that we hadn’t arrived at this point, that the gentleman’s agreement was going to take care of these matters and set in place a workable agreement that would have provided stability,” Byers said from Novosibirsk, Russia.

Rob Huebert at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies said any such agreement was doomed from the start.

“I think we got sold a bill of goods,” he said. “I don’t think the Russians or the Danes, once it came up to the political leadership, ever really intended to do that.”

Interest in the Arctic is intensifying as global warming shrinks the polar ice and opens up possible resource development, potential new fisheries and new shipping lanes.

The area is believed to hold an estimated 13 per cent of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30 per cent of its untapped gas.

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REGINA — A dog that lost its back paws after they were frozen to the ground in northern Saskatchewan is now running around on prosthetic parts.

The border collie cross, named Hector, was a newborn stray when he got into trouble in the village of La Loche in January 2013.

It’s believed his hind feet and part of his tail were ripped off when his mother picked him up off the frigid ground.

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Oilers show Eakins the exit HEAD COACH FIRED AS MCTAVISH, NELSON TAKE OVER AS BENCH BOSSES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish sacked head coach Dallas Eakins on Monday, saying while Eakins is taking the fall for mounting losses, he isn’t solely to blame for what’s shaping up to be another dismal NHL season in playoffstarved Edmonton.

“There’s blood all over my hands in this too as well because I put the lineup together and the roster,” MacTavish told a news conference at the Oilers’ downtown offices.

“But it’s just the compounding of the losses that led me to this decision.”

MacTavish will take over as head coach on a transitional basis before handing the reins to Todd Nelson, who is being promoted to interim head coach from Edmonton’s American Hockey League affiliate in Oklahoma City.

MacTavish said he didn’t have a timeline on when he would return to the front office.

Nelson inherits a team that has lost 15 of its past 16 games is last in the

Western Conference with 19 points through 31 games.

The Oilers are on track to miss the playoffs for the ninth consecutive year and Nelson will be the fifth head coach in seven years.

Disillusioned fans in recent weeks have begun voting with their feet.

Gaps and rows of empty seats are commonplace at Rexall Place, and tickets can be had for fire sale prices.

Criticism has been pointed directly at management, including hockey operations boss Kevin Lowe and owner Daryl Katz.

Considered one of the hottest coaching candidates when with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, Eakins was the star hire made by MacTavish when he took over as general manager less than two years ago.

MacTavish was so keen to lock up Eakins he fired the head coach at the time, Ralph Kruger, on Skype.

Eakins, with a four-year deal, was seen as an X and O’s wunderkind, on the cutting edge of the new generation of coaches with novel ideas like the swarm defence.

It didn’t translate to the ice.

The Oilers finished with the thirdfewest points in the NHL in 2013-14 with a record of 29-44-9 in the one full season under Eakins.

They were 7-19-5 so far this year, but the nature of the losses was what rankled fans on social media and phonein shows.

The Oilers, despite offensive magicians like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jordan Eberle, and Taylor Hall, are averaging just 2.1 goals per game.

The team has been mocked as soft, with forwards not wanting to fight for the puck, preferring to shoot from the perimeter with little follow up.

The defence has been exposed as erratic and undisciplined.

MacTavish has been criticized for delivering to Eakins just two NHL calibre centres - Nugent-Hopkins and Boyd Gordon - and suspect goaltending in Ben Scrivens and Viktor Fasth.

The firing came just over a week after MacTavish gave Eakins a public vote of confidence, telling reporters then that Eakins still had the respect of the dressing room and that it was up to the players to turn the season around.

But the losing continued.

“I think the fact we weren’t able to get any traction at all after that, it led me to believe the time was right for a coaching change,” said MacTavish.

MacTavish more than a week ago, also said there was no point to breaking up the core talent of the team, saying there were so few tradeable assets, any trade would be a simultaneous step forward and backward On Monday, when he was asked again if he would touch the core, he didn’t rule it out.

“I don’t want to answer that question until I get a hands-on understanding of exactly what’s happening in there (the dressing room),” said MacTavish.

“I want to have ample opportunity to have eyeball-to-eyeball conversations with the core group.”

With an average age of under 27, the Oilers’ roster includes three No. 1 overall picks: Hall in 2010, NugentHopkins in 2011 and Nail Yakupov in 2012.

All aspects of the organization, including himself, remain under scrutiny, said MacTavish.

McDavid cleared for full action with Team Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Connor McDavid shrugged off the latest sign of progress in his return from a broken bone in his right hand.

The junior hockey star has been cleared for contact and has started practising with the rest of his Canadian world junior teammates. That came as no surprise to McDavid, who expected to be at this point in his recovery all along.

“It’s kind of been the plan for a while now,” McDavid said. “The last checkup was a couple Tuesdays ago, and that’s kind of been the plan from Day One was to start contact on this date. Just kind of following the plan.”

The plan has McDavid on track to be healthy and ready to go when Canada opens the tournament Dec. 26 in Montreal against Slovakia. But shedding the yellow no-contact jersey and getting through a full practice was an important step toward that goal.

McDavid did that Monday at Meridian Centre on the first day of Canada’s main training camp. Like McDavid, coach Benoit Groulx knew it was coming, and he knew what to look for in the 17-year-old’s progress.

“How did they feel? Do they look confident on the ice when they skate, do they have poise with the puck, do they seem to have chemistry out there?” Groulx said. “When you look at Connor today, I thought he had all that, and it is good to see that.”

McDavid reported no problems with his hand, as expected. The Erie Otters star and projected No. 1 pick in next year’s NHL draft was able to take full slap shots last week.

On Nov. 11, McDavid broke the fifth metacarpal in his right hand when it struck the top of the boards during a fight with Bryson Cianfrone of the Mississauga Steelheads. A specialist he saw the next day in Toronto estimated McDavid would miss five to six weeks.

The five-week mark is Tuesday, and McDavid still has a few more practices he can go through before worrying about playing in a game. Canada has

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Team Canada players stretch at the World Junior Hockey Championship team selection camp in St. Catharines, Ont. on Monday. three international exhibitions: Friday against Russia in Toronto, Sunday against Sweden in Ottawa and Dec. 23 against Switzerland in Montreal.

McDavid said he’s still hoping to get into one or two of those exhibition games. The only hindrance to that at this point is getting timing back on the ice.

“I’ve been almost bag-skating for three weeks. My legs feel great, the legs aren’t too much of an issue at all,” McDavid said. “Obviously still getting the hands back is coming along, getting a little better. The only thing that’s going to come is timing. The only way to do that is through competition and through contact and all that. That’s going to take a little time to get back.”

McDavid appeared to fit in seamlessly in Canada’s camp lineup Monday, skating between Nic Petan and Robby Fabbri on the second line. Sam Reinhart centred the veteran first line between Max Domi and Anthony Duclair.

Groulx liked the chemistry McDavid and Fabbri showed over the summer.

It’s natural, as McDavid said the two have been playing with or against each other since they were seven or eight years old.

“We’ve known each other a long time,” McDavid said. “I’ve seen him play so many times you get a sense of where he’s going to be at, some stuff he’s going to do.”

It was to be expected that teammates would hold back a little from McDavid in his first full practice, though the Newmarket, Ont., native said “they don’t have to.” Groulx didn’t see players letting up.

“At first, I think when they see him, they want to make sure that they don’t hit him on his glove,” Groulx said.

“You know it’s there, so they’ve got to be careful. But overall I think guys went pretty hard today.”

McDavid, who wore a full cage and a white No. 17 jersey, has a few days to test his hand and get into game shape.

Groulx said he didn’t know if McDavid would play Friday against Russia at Air Canada Centre.

“We’re not there yet,” Groulx said.

“Our focus is to prepare our team, go through our systems, lines, see how it works during practices. We will see how it plays out. We are not building our lineup for Friday yet.”

One thing Canada found out Monday was that Bo Horvat definitely won’t be in its lineup at any point. The Vancouver Canucks announced Horvat would be remaining in the NHL. “Bo Horvat has proven he can contribute to the success of the Vancouver Canucks,” Canucks GM Jim Benning said. “He is a solid two-way player, strong in the faceoff circle and displays a maturity beyond his years.

We’re very pleased with Bo’s play and look forward to watching him develop as an NHL player.”

Horvat’s absence, and the decreased likelihood that the Ottawa Senators will release Curtis Lazar because of a couple of injuries at forward, is good news for Frederik Gauthier. The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect figures to be Canada’s fourth-line centre, though his spot would have been in jeopardy if Horvat or Lazar joined the team.

Brees leads Saints into NFC South lead with win over Bears

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Saints 31 Bears 15 CHICAGO — Drew Brees and the Saints found a cure for their problems - playing the Bears.

Brees threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns, and New Orleans beat Chicago 31-15 on Monday night to grab the NFC South lead.

The Saints (6-8) moved into first place ahead of Carolina (5-8-1) and Atlanta (5-9) after losing four of their previous five games. They also rebounded from a 41-10 loss to the Panthers.

Brees completed 29 of 36 passes and reached the 4,000-yard mark for the ninth straight year. He threw two touchdown passes to Josh Hill and another to Marques Colston.

Pierre Thomas had five catches for 83 yards. David Hawthorne had three of New Orleans’ seven sacks and the Saints intercepted three of Jay Cutler’s passes to bring his NFL-leading turnover total to 24.

For the Bears (5-9), the loss comes after a week in which they were again engulfed in controversy. Offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer admitted he was a source behind a critical report by the NFL Network about Cutler, owning up to it in public Friday after earlier asking players and coaches for forgiveness.

Cutler completed 17 of 31 passes for 194 yards, and the Bears couldn’t get anything going. They managed only 278 yards against one of the league’s worst defences on a soggy night in which

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New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Kasim Edebali grabs Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler during an NFL game Monday, in Chicago. thousands of seats went unused.

There were 10,749 no-shows, and that might not have been a bad thing for the Bears, the way they played.

The Saints went ahead in the second quarter after wasting several opportunities in the opening period. Bears

cornerback Kyle Fuller was called for a 17-yard pass-interference penalty trying to defend Jimmy Graham, setting up New Orleans with a first down at the 8.

Brees then rolled to his right on the first play of the second quarter and

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found an open Hill, who lunged across the goal line.

The first half was so bad for Chicago that its best play of the first two quarters might have been Patrick O’Donnell’s 56-yard punt that went out of bounds at the New Orleans 5 with about four minutes left in the second. But the Saints responded with a 10-play, 95-yard drive.

Brees threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Colston with 38 seconds left, giving the Saints a 14-0 lead.

Cutler’s pass was then picked off by Pierre Warren on the final play in the half.

Brees and Hill connected for a 7-yard TD on their first possession in the third on a similar play as their first score, making it 21-0. It was 24-0 early in the fourth when Cutler hit Marquess Wilson with a 1-yard touchdown pass, denying New Orleans its first shutout since 2012.

The Saints wasted a big scoring opportunity in the early going.

New Orleans took over at the Chicago 24 after Patrick Robinson intercepted a pass that went off Martellus Bennett’s hands on the game’s third play from scrimmage. Rather than grab the lead, the Saints quickly gave the ball back.

Nick Toon got stripped by Brock Vereen after a 10-yard reception and Jared Allen made the recovery at the 3.

The Saints came away empty-handed on their next possession when Shayne Graham’s 51-yard field-goal attempt fell short.

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Raptors win with strong second half

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 95 Magic 82 TORONTO — An overtime game in New York, a long wait at an airport, a middle-of-the-night flight back home to Toronto.

Less than 24 hours after beating the Knicks on the road, the Raptors had “every excuse in the world” to lose to the Orlando Magic on Monday night, said coach Dwane Casey.

“That’s what I told them at halftime,” he said.

But, as has become their habit this season, the Raptors used a strong second half to defeat the Magic 95-82, behind 18 points from Lou Williams and 17 points and eight assists from Kyle Lowry.

“I don’t want to give our guys an excuse but we get in at 2 in the morning, come through Customs; we have to sit at the gate in New York forever - I don’t know if they do that on purpose or what — and then we get in late, back-to-back, overtime game,” Casey said.

“But in the second half we found our voice, our energy, our spirit. . . we found our defensive mojo in the second half.”

Amir Johnson finished with 11 points, while Patrick Patterson chipped in with 10 for the East-leading Raptors (19-6), who played their ninth game without injured all-star DeMar DeRozan.

Tobias Harris had 18 points to top Orlando (10-17), while Ben Gordon had 16.

The victory was Toronto’s 10th straight over Orlando.

It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, who needed overtime in an ugly 95-90 win over the Knicks. But on Monday the Raptors turned an eight-point deficit late in the first half, to a 71-65 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

A three-pointer by Channing Frye cut Toronto’s lead to just two points with 9:28 to play. But the Raptors play their best basketball in fourth quarters at the Air Canada Centre, and by the time Greivis Vasquez drained a float-

ing jumper with six minutes to play, the Raptors were up by 14 in front of another capacity crowd of 19,800 fans at Air Canada Centre.

“Energy,” Patterson said, on the difference in the second half. “In that first half we couldn’t use (Sunday) night as an excuse. Although guys were a little bit tired and exhausted, we had a great motivational speech in the locker-room at halftime and then guys just came out and stepped it up.

“It started off with Kyle being the leader that he is and it just carried over to everyone else.”

A driving layup by Williams gave Toronto a 16-point lead — their largest of the game — with 3:54 to play. The Magic would chip away at the deficit, pulling to within 10, but that only served to fire up Lowry, who drilled a three with 1:47 to go, putting the game out of reach and securing Toronto its third straight victory.

Orlando hasn’t beaten Toronto since March of 2012.

Lowry admitted the night of travel hadn’t been easy.

“I wouldn’t use anything as an excuse but it took us awhile to get back,” Lowry said. “It’s part of the league, we know we’re always going to take long trips on back-to-backs, so it’s all good.”

DeRozan made his first appearance on the bench since he tore his groin tendon, sitting alongside the assistant coaches dressed in a light grey suit.

Orlando guard Evan Fournier played the second half with stitches in his lip after taking an errant elbow from Tyler Hansbrough in the second quarter that left him down on the floor for several minutes. A shaky Fournier was helped to the locker-room where his lip was stitched up. The Raptors were outshot 49 per cent to 45, but outrebounded their visitors 39-36.

“Boy they made it tough on us (in the second half),” said Magic coach Jacque Vaughn. “What did we score, 30 points in the half? You’re not going to win too many games that way unless they score 29.”

The Raptors rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull out a 104-100 home win when these two

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Toronto Raptors forward Tyler Hansbrough shoots past Orlando Magic forward Channing Frye during first half NBA action in Toronto on Monday. teams played on Nov. 11. Orlando had dropped 33 points on Toronto in the first quarter of that game, and Raptors coach Dwane Casey warned his players to beware of another quick start.

“They ambushed us here last game, they came out shooting the three, attacking our feet, running at us, they had 30 transition points in the first half,” Casey said.

The Raptors led for most of the first quarter, taking a 10-point lead on a Lowry pullup jumper with 3:38 to play.

The Magic fought back and dunk by Elfrid Payton cut the Raptors’ lead to 28-25 going into the second.

Orlando continued its run in the second, holding Toronto without a field goal for more than six minutes.

The Magic led 52-44 at halftime.

Lowry came out of the break on a mission, leading his team in scoring (eight points), boards (4) and assists (5) in a third quarter that saw Toronto outscore their visitors 27-13 to lead by six going into the fourth.

The Raptors have Tuesday off practice, then host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

“It’s going to be good,” Lowry said.

“We’ll take advantage and get our rest in, and start thinking about Brooklyn.”

The Raptors host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday then travel to Detroit to face the Pistons on Friday.

They’re back home to host the New York Knicks on Sunday then play six straight on the road - a two-week break from the ACC while the world junior hockey championships are in town.

Chase Headley, Yankees agree Rush GM/coach Derek Keenan takes leave for 2015 season to 4-year deal, signalling end for family reasons of A-Rod at third base BASEBALL

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With Headley available to play third, the Yankees would be able to use Martin Prado at second. New York acquired Didi Gregorius from Arizona this month, and he is expected to platoon at shortstop with Brendan Ryan.

Headley can earn $1 million annually in performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 475, 500, 525 and 550 plate appearances.

The 30-year-old Headley was fifth in NL MVP voting in 2012 after hitting .286 with 31 homers and 115 RBIs for San Diego. He also won the Gold Glove at third base.

Headley slumped to a .250 average, 13 homers and 50 RBIs in 2013. He was batting .229 with seven homers and 32 RBIs last season when the Padres traded him for rookie infielder Yangervis Solarte and minor league pitcher Rafael De Paula. He batted .262 with six homers and 17 RBIs in 191 at-bats for New York.

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defensive coach Jimmy Quinlan will fill in for Keenan on the bench this season. Keenan plans to stay engaged with the team and will provide input, but won’t be there in person.

“Wendy said to me last week that I still have to be part of it,” Keenan said.

“I’m just not going to be there until further notice. I think she wants me to stay involved, just so she can too.”

The Rush will kick off their season Jan. 3 at Buffalo.

“It will be a challenge this year,” said captain Chris Corbeil. “There is no question Derek is the leader of this group. He is well respected and he provides a lot of guidance and a certain calmness to things.”

Edmonton led the West standings last year with a 16-2 mark. The Rush were eliminated by the Calgary Roughnecks in the playoffs.

Edmonton Rush general manager NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez apand head coach Derek Keenan is takpears to be returning to the New York ing a leave of absence for the 2015 NaYankees as a man without a position. tional Lacrosse League season.

Chase Headley agreed Monday to a Keenan will be by his wife Wendy’s $52 million, four-year contract and said side on a full-time basis as she continthe Yankees assured him the thirdues her battle with pancreatic cancer, base job was his. the NLL team said Monday in a re“That was a discussion that we had lease. Keenan has also taken a leave of early on,” Headley said during a conabsence from his regular full-time job ference call. “I feel like the best posiin his hometown of Oshawa, Ont. tion on the field for me is third base.

His wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 That’s where I offer the most to a club. pancreatic cancer in October 2013, the So it was important to me. That was team said. something that was resolved fairly Offensive coach Jeff McComb and quickly.”

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Taking the path of least resistance FOLEY FOLLOWING NHL’S ORDERS IN HOPES OF LANDING EXPANSION TEAM IN LAS VEGAS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

‘NEVADA AND LAS VEGAS IN PARTICULAR ARE NO LONGER WHAT THEY WERE 50 YEARS AGO OR 40 YEARS AGO: A GAMBLING CITY, KIND OF A WEIGH STATION IN THE DESERT.’

mission is simply that. It doesn’t really go beyond that. We’re trying to rally the Las Vegas community behind this concept.”

The arena, a 20,000-seat state-of-the-art facility, is scheduled to open in spring of 2016.

“It’ll be as good as it gets in terms of hockey visibility,” Foley said. “The arena is being designed around not just concerts and fights and so on. It’s being designed around hockey.”

That’s a big plus, especially considering one of the other front-runners for expansion, Seattle, doesn’t have an arena that could house an NHL team. Even Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where the New York Islanders are moving next season, has an awkward setup for hockey, including the overhead scoreboard hanging over one blue-line.

Quebec City has the sparkling Quebecor Arena set to open this fall, but Bettman has urged Nordiques fans and others not to assume that building is a guarantee of getting an NHL team. It doesn’t hurt, but Quebec appears to be behind Las Vegas, at least right now, in the pecking order.

Foley isn’t apologizing for being at the front of the line.

“We’re just focused on Las Vegas,” he said. “I can’t help anybody else or worry about anybody else.”

Bill Foley is not Jim Balsillie, and the prospective owner of a Las Vegas expansion franchise isn’t following the same path that got the former BlackBerry mogul blacklisted by the NHL. Several years ago Balsillie tried (and failed) to — BILL FOLEY move the Nashville Predators to Hamilton and even PROSPECTIVE OWNER OF A went so far as to list season tickets for sale against LAS VEGAS EXPANSION TEAM FOR THE NHL the league’s wishes. When he wanted to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, the NHL preferred bankruptcy to his ownership and went to court to keep him out. group would offer NHL-average ticket prices ranging Foley doesn’t have a long history with the NHL, from around US$40 to $120 with the mid-point being but his efforts to deliver hockey to Las Vegas have somewhere around $62 to $65. been in lock step with what commissioner Gary Bet“Winnipeg is different on a host of fronts because tman wants. So far, the millionaire businessman has they were really selling tickets and they already had asked for and received permission to run a season- a real season-ticket base,” Daly said. ticket drive and isn’t pressuring for anything more.

Suites, including so-called “bunker” ones avail“I’m an ex-Army guy. I follow orders,” Foley said able along the glass, are expected to sell out exin a phone interview over the weekend from his tremely quickly, Foley said. The goal of the seasonhome in Northern California. “We’ve been very care- ticket drive is to show there’s a base of fans to fill the ful in our meetings with the NHL administrative rest of the seats. staff, just trying to make sure that we do things in the “We feel like if we can demonstrate the strong proper fashion. We’re not pushy, we’re not demand- local support for a team, that will go a long ways ing.” toward convincing the NHL or persuading the NHL Foley is trying to go about this the right way as the that hockey’s viable in Las Vegas,” Foley said. “Our league and owners have many questions about the unique nature of the tourism-heavy Las Vegas market. But don’t mistake that for the 70-year-old believing the city can’t handle a pro team.

To the contrary: Foley is in this to win it because he sees the growing business community in Las Vegas and its employees as the perfect audience for the NHL. “Nevada and Las Vegas in particular are no longer what they were 50 years ago or 40 years ago: a gambling city, kind of a weigh station in the desert,” Foley said.

“A number of software companies, development companies have located in Las Vegas. ... Those companies and those people who work for those companies, that’s our target. Those are the people that we want to have come to these games.”

A schedule of NHL games in Las Vegas is at least 22 months and many steps away, including the completion of an arena being built by AEG and MGM on the strip and eventual approval by the board of governors. The arena is a question of when, but league approval requires a two-thirds vote and is not a sure thing.

The first step is a season-ticket drive that is expected to measure the level of interest Las Vegas locals have in supporting a professional hockey team.

The league is eager to see the results.

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In hockey circles the idea of going to Las Vegas is glamorous, and locally the notion of finally attracting a team in one of North America’s major four sports leagues is enticing.

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CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL 33 23 8 1 1 33 19 11 1 2 34 18 12 3 1 33 15 13 3 2 34 17 17 0 0 31 6 20 3 2

GP 31 36 31 33 32

Shmoorkoff Burman GA 110 88 110 113 113 156

Pt 51 39 36 33 31 17

GF GA Pt 126 83 48 133 98 41 121 111 40 102 97 35 104 127 34 72 125 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 34 26 5 3 0 147 Victoria 35 17 16 2 0 111 Prince George 33 17 16 0 0 103 Kamloops 36 13 18 3 2 109 Vancouver 33 15 18 0 0 103

Everett Portland Spokane Tri-City Seattle

GA 82 119 131 131 109

Pt 55 36 34 31 30

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt 19 8 3 1 104 86 42 19 14 0 3 122 124 41 16 12 3 0 83 87 35 17 15 0 1 93 89 35 13 15 2 2 81 88 30

Sunday’s results Brandon 4 Red Deer 0 Calgary 4 Kelowna 1 Kamloops 4 Lethbridge 2 Portland 4 Tri-City 3 Tuesday’s games Lethbridge at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Regina at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Kelowna at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Everett at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

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Goaltenders Toth Burman

MP GA SO GAA 1790 87 1 2.92 258 18 0 4.19

Svs Sv% 768 .898 91 .835

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 31 17 7 7 41 92 79 Tampa Bay 32 19 10 3 41 107 86 Montreal 31 19 10 2 40 83 79 Toronto 30 18 9 3 39 103 85 Florida 28 12 8 8 32 64 74 Boston 30 15 13 2 32 76 78 Ottawa 30 12 12 6 30 80 86 Buffalo 31 13 16 2 28 61 95 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 30 20 6 4 44 98 71 N.Y. Islanders 31 21 10 0 42 99 89 Washington 29 14 10 5 33 85 79 N.Y. Rangers 28 14 10 4 32 84 77 New Jersey 32 11 15 6 28 74 94 Philadelphia 29 11 13 5 27 79 87 Columbus 29 12 15 2 26 71 95 Carolina 29 8 18 3 19 61 83 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 31 21 9 1 43 95 61 St. Louis 30 20 8 2 42 89 70 Nashville 29 19 8 2 40 78 57 Winnipeg 31 15 10 6 36 73 74 Minnesota 28 16 11 1 33 81 70 Dallas 29 11 13 5 27 85 103 Colorado 30 10 13 7 27 78 98 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 32 21 6 5 47 95 83 Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 89 86 San Jose 32 17 11 4 38 90 82 Los Angeles 31 15 10 6 36 82 73 Calgary 32 17 13 2 36 95 85 Arizona 30 10 16 4 24 70 99 Edmonton 31 7 19 5 19 65 104 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s games Lethbridge at Regina, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Kamloops at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Toronto 4, Los Angeles 3, SO Chicago 2, Calgary 1 N.Y. Rangers 2, Edmonton 0 Monday’s Games Buffalo 5, Ottawa 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2

Red Deer Rebels Scoring Sheen Cote Johnson Feser Bleackley Musil Kopeck Maxwell Pawlenchuk Polei Sandhu Strand Fleury Nell Doetzel Charif Nogier de Wit Adamson Dixon Grman Toth Mahura

GP 33 34 34 34 32 32 34 34 34 34 32 30 27 34 34 11 32 32 31 30 19 31 21

G 6 7 15 10 12 9 9 9 8 14 9 4 1 7 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 34 24 7 2 1 155 Regina 31 19 11 1 0 114 Swift Current 34 16 14 0 4 105 Moose Jaw 33 15 15 2 1 100 Prince Albert 34 15 18 1 0 100 Saskatoon 34 7 24 2 1 89

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Pts 31 30 29 27 26 25 22 20 19 18 18 13 12 11 11 8 8 7 5 3 2 2 1

PIM 41 18 24 33 41 37 15 25 11 44 8 21 39 18 31 2 42 13 6 36 26 2 12

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Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Boston at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Monday’s summaries Penguins 4, Lightning 2 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Sutter 7 (Scuderi) 19:09 (sh).

2. Tampa Bay, Drouin 2 (Johnson, Kucherov) 19:33 (pp).

Penalties - Letang Pgh (high-sticking) 3:47, Farnham Pgh (roughing) 11:07, Morrow TB (roughing) 11:07, Sustr TB (hooking) 16:44, Downie Pgh (tripping) 18:45.

Second Period 3. Pittsburgh, Rust 1 (Ebbett) 2:55.

4. Pittsburgh, Downie 5 (Hornqvist, Malkin) 19:26 (pp).

Penalties - Comeau Pgh (high-sticking) 10:52, Callahan TB (holding) 18:17.

Third Period 5. Pittsburgh, Dumoulin 1 (Downie, Spaling) 7:47.

6. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 12 (Filppula) 16:56.

Penalties - Brown TB (roughing) 12:27.

Shots on goal Tampa Bay 12 8 10 - 30 Pittsburgh 5 10 11 - 26 Goal - Tampa Bay: Nabokov (L, 3-4-1); Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 17-4-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) - Tampa Bay: 1-3; Pittsburgh: 1-4.

Islanders 3, Devils 2 (SO) First Period 1. New Jersey, Zidlicky 4 (Gomez, Jagr) 12:15 (pp).

2. New Jersey, Gomez 2 (Jagr, Zidlicky) 15:20.

Penalties - Lee NYI (interference) 11:24, Ryder NJ (hooking) 16:22, Jagr NJ (hooking) 19:44.

Second Period 3. NY Islanders, Bailey 5 (Strome, Grabovski) 1:51.

Penalties - None.

Third Period 4. NY Islanders, Martin 4 (Cizikas, De Haan) 10:45.

Penalties - Helgeson NJ (high-sticking) 4:00, Tavares NYI (roughing) 4:00, Tavares NYI (slashing) 18:11.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties - Gomez NJ (tripping) 2:17.

Shootout - NY Islanders wins 2-1 New Jersey : Ruutu miss, Gomez goal, Severson miss, Zidlicky miss, Josefson miss.

NY Islanders : Nielsen miss, Okposo goal, Tavares miss, Strome miss, Bailey goal.

Shots on goal New Jersey 12 7 7 2 28 NY Islanders 7 11 13 2 33 Goal - New Jersey: Kinkaid (LO, 0-1-2); NY Islanders: Halak (W, 16-6-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) - New Jersey: 1-2; NY Islanders: 0-3.

Sabres 5, Senators 4 (SO) First Period 1. Ottawa, Ryan 7 (Hoffman, Zibanejad) 7:24.

Penalties - Strachan Buf (fighting) 10:05, Borowiecki Ott (fighting) 10:05, Strachan Buf (misconduct) 10:05, Strachan Buf (instigator) 10:05, Turris Ott (hooking) 12:05, Gryba Ott (hooking) 14:31, Meszaros Buf (interference) 19:44.

Second Period 2. Buffalo, Ristolainen 2 (Stewart, Gionta) 4:11 (pp).

3. Buffalo, Moulson 7 (Meszaros, Ennis) 7:00.

4. Buffalo, Foligno 5 (Flynn, Myers) 7:32.

5. Ottawa, Stone 7 (Turris, Ceci) 13:42.

Penalties - Cowen Ott (holding) 2:31, Zibanejad Ott (high-sticking) 9:57, Girgensons Buf (high-sticking) 9:57, Zadorov Buf (kneeing) 14:41.

Third Period 6. Ottawa, Lazar 1 (Condra, Chiasson) 2:02.

7. Ottawa, Chiasson 7 (Borowiecki) 5:04.

8. Buffalo, Flynn 4 (Foligno, Benoit) 16:31.

Penalties - Chiasson Ott (roughing) 6:57, Foligno Buf (roughing) 6:57, Myers Buf (holding) 12:30.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties - None.

Shootout - Buffalo wins 1-0 Ottawa : Zibanejad miss, Turris miss, Ryan miss.

Buffalo : Moulson goal, Ennis miss, Girgensons miss.

Shots on goal Ottawa 6 9 14 4 33 Buffalo 9 10 13 1 33 Goal - Ottawa: Lehner (LO, 6-4-2); Buffalo: Enroth (W, 10-10-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) - Ottawa: 0-5; Buffalo: 1-3.

Football N.Y. Giants Washington

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 11 3 0 .786 442 Buffalo 8 6 0 .571 302 Miami 7 7 0 .500 327 N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 .214 230 South W L T Pct PF y-Indianapolis 10 4 0 .714 424 Houston 7 7 0 .500 324 Tennessee 2 12 0 .143 231 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 211 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 9 4 1 .679 311 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 389 Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 376 Cleveland 7 7 0 .500 276 West W L T Pct PF y-Denver 11 3 0 .786 407 Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 322 San Diego 8 6 0 .571 303 Oakland 2 12 0 .143 213

PA 280 254 301 360 PA 317 277 390 376 PA 289 339 267 300 PA 303 254 294 381

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 10 4 0 .714 381 328 Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 416 347

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9 0 11 0 South W L T New Orleans 6 8 0 Carolina 5 8 1 Atlanta 5 9 0 Tampa Bay 2 12 0 North W L T Detroit 10 4 0 Green Bay 10 4 0 Minnesota 6 8 0 Chicago 5 9 0 West W L T x-Arizona 11 3 0 Seattle 10 4 0 San Francisco 7 7 0 St. Louis 6 8 0 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday’s Games Kansas City 31, Oakland 13 Pittsburgh 27, Atlanta 20 N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 13 New England 41, Miami 13 Indianapolis 17, Houston 10 Baltimore 20, Jacksonville 12 Buffalo 21, Green Bay 13 Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 17 Cincinnati 30, Cleveland 0

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BRIEFS Elks win big over Mountaineers in midget AA hockey action The Red Deer Elks ran over the Edge School Mountaineers 11-0 Sunday to complete a threewin midget AA hockey weekend.

Matthew Froehlick led the way with a threegoal performance, while Reid Sterling sniped a pair and Nicholas Knezacek, Benjamin Isaac, Austin Thorne, Landon Siegle, Kyle James and Damon Loiselle also scored. Klayton Sandquist made 10 saves for the win and shutout.

On Saturday, the Elks downed the Calgary Blackhawks 7-2 as Froehlick tallied twice and Sterling, Keenan Scott, Brady Park, Kyle Skogan and Tyler Wall each added a goal. Winning netminder Carter Gendreau made 22 saves.

Gendreau blocked 24 shots Friday in a 5-1 victory over Lacombe. Froehlick, Knezacek, James, Keenan Scott and Kobe Scott each scored once for the winners, who are in sole possession of second place in the North Division of the South Central Alberta League with a record of 15-4-2.

NFL rushing leader Murray having surgery on broken hand, not ruled out for Dallas against Indy IRVING, Texas - NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray has a broken hand that requires surgery and may miss Sunday’s game against Indianapolis as the Dallas Cowboys make a run at a playoff berth.

Cowboys executive vice-president Stephen Jones said on his radio show that Murray was having surgery Monday. He also said it is “probably a tough expectation” that Murray would play against the Colts.

Murray has 1,687 yards rushing and needs 87 yards to break all-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith’s franchise record of 1,773 yards. Murray set an NFL record by starting

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317 339 257 370

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PF 364 288 348 254

PA 374 358 369 367

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PF 281 436 277 296

PA 238 325 297 409

Pct .786 .714 .500 .429

PF 287 339 251 291

PA 244 242 285 297

Denver 22, San Diego 10 N.Y. Jets 16, Tennessee 11 Seattle 17, San Francisco 7 Detroit 16, Minnesota 14 Dallas 38, Philadelphia 27 Monday’s Game New Orleans 31, Chicago 15 Thursday, Dec. 18 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 6:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20 Philadelphia at Washington, 2:30 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 6:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21 Baltimore at Houston, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Miami, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 2:05 p.m.

Buffalo at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Dallas, 2:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 22 Denver at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

Cougars senior girls edged Calgary Holy Trinity for third in Strathmore basketball tourney Autumn Letkeman dropped in 16 points to lead the Notre Dame Cougars to a 58-52 win over Calgary Holy Trinity in the third-place game of the Strathmore senior high girls basketball tournament.

Cierra Stephens scored 11 points for the Cougars and Gemma Davies added nine.

Notre Dame opened the tournament with a 59-31 victory over Fernie, B.C. Letkeman led the way with 14 ponts, while Hayley Hollings scored 11 and added 13 rebounds.

The Cougars then fell 53-47 to Medicine Hat Crescent Heights, getting 29 points and 12 rebounds from Glennikka Kubaron, 11 points and 13 boards from Hollings and seven points and 14 boards from Kirsten Pinkney.

Brown paces Carstar to win over Monstars Jamie Brown netted 15 points and Darryl Hemstreet chipped in with 14 as Carstar downed Monstars 97-69 in a Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association game Sunday.

Aaron Melin led Monstars with 12 points Darren Wright followed with 11. the season with eight straight 100-yard games but the Cowboys may need to look elsewhere this weekend.

The Cowboys (10-4) might need to win both remaining games to ensure the end of a fouryear playoff drought. They finish the regular season at Washington.

Lance Dunbar and Joseph Randle split carries as Murray’s backup in Sunday’s 38-27 win over Philadelphia that gave Dallas the NFC East lead. In addition to Dunbar and Randle, the Cowboys have had Ryan Williams on their practice squad all season. Williams was taken 33 picks ahead of Murray in the 2011 draft.

Murray, a fourth-year back, has yet to make it through a full season without missing games because of injuries. He missed the last three games of his rookie season with a broken ankle and sat out six games in 2012 with a foot injury.

Last year, Murray missed two games with a knee injury. He has started 22 consecutive games since then.

Today

● Senior high basketball: Sylvan Lake at Lindsay Thurber, Wetaskiwin at Notre Dame, Stettler at Hunting Hills, Rocky Mountain House at Lacombe, Ponoka at Camrose; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. All Sports Cresting Lacombe, Rusty Chuckers vs. Sheraton Red Deer, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Stettler, 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday

● JV basketball: Ponoka at Notre Dame, Stettler at Lacombe, Innisfail at Sylvan Lake; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● WHL: Kelowna at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

Thursday

● Men’s basketball: Silver Spurs vs.

Kingsmen, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs.

Alken Basin, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday

● Peewee AA hockey: Medicine Hat Black at Lacombe, 6 p.m. ● Mixed martial arts: Havoc Fighting Championship 7, first bout at 7:30 p.m., Sheraton Red Deer. ● AJHL: Fort McMurray at Olds, 7 p.m.

Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Northstar, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu. ● Chinook senior hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Major bantam hockey: Spruce Grove at Red Deer White, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Red

Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Bow Valley at Olds, 1 p.m.; Okotoks Black at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada at Olds, 3:30 p.m. ● Junior women’s hockey: Calgary Warriors at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Northstar, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Foothills at Sylvan Lake, 4:45 p.m., Innisfail. ● Major midget girls hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● AJHL: Fort McMurray at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Chinook senior hockey: Okotoks at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday

● Peewee AA hockey: Medicine Hat Black at Red Deer Parkland, 11:30 a.m., Kinsmen A; Okotoks Green at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Okotoks Black at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m., Innisfail. ● Major midget girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Junior women’s hockey: Calgary Titans at Central Alberta, 1:30 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Chinook senior hockey: Okotoks at Bentley, 2 p,m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 4:45 p.m., Innisfail. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 2:45 p.m., Arena. ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer White, 2:45 p.m, site TBA. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 5:30 p.m., Arena.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 19 6 .760 Brooklyn 10 12 .455 7 1/2 Boston 8 14 .364 9 1/2 New York 5 21 .192 14 1/2 Philadelphia 2 22 .083 16 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct 17 6 .739 17 7 .708 11 13 .458 10 17 .370 6 18 .250

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Central Division W L Pct 15 9 .625 14 9 .609 13 12 .520 8 17 .320 5 19 .208

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 19 4 .826 Houston 18 5 .783 San Antonio 17 8 .680 Dallas 17 8 .680 New Orleans 11 12 .478

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Northwest Division W L Pct 19 6 .760 11 13 .458 10 14 .417 6 18 .250 5 18 .217

GB 7 1/2 8 1/2 12 1/2 13

Pacific Division W L Pct 21 2 .913 16 7 .696 12 14 .462 11 13 .458 8 17 .320

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Washington Atlanta Miami Orlando Charlotte

Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

Portland Oklahoma City Denver Utah Minnesota

Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

Sunday’s Games Golden State 128, New Orleans 122, OT Washington 93, Utah 84

Chicago 93, Miami 75 Oklahoma City 112, Phoenix 88 L.A. Lakers 100, Minnesota 94 Toronto 95, New York 90, OT San Antonio 99, Denver 91 Monday’s Games Boston 105, Philadelphia 87 Indiana 110, L.A. Lakers 91 Cleveland 97, Charlotte 88 Atlanta 93, Chicago 86 Toronto 95, Orlando 82 Milwaukee 96, Phoenix 94 Portland 108, San Antonio 95 Detroit at L.A. Clippers, late Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at Washington, 5 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Phoenix at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Portland, 8 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Scoring Leaders G Harden, HOU 23 James, CLE 21 Bryant, LAL 24 Davis, NOR 22 Curry, GOL 23 Anthony, NYK 23 Griffin, LAC 23 Aldridge, POR 23 Thompson, GOL 22 Bosh, MIA 23 Gay, SAC 22 Wade, MIA 17 Butler, CHI 21 Ellis, DAL 25 Irving, CLE 22 Lillard, POR 24

FG 178 189 206 209 188 200 202 199 168 180 160 143 140 203 156 165

FT PTS 196 605 125 536 163 610 117 535 98 545 101 536 111 521 98 510 78 477 102 496 122 465 65 358 141 437 85 518 100 453 96 488

AVG 26.3 25.5 25.4 24.3 23.7 23.3 22.7 22.2 21.7 21.6 21.1 21.1 20.8 20.7 20.6 20.3

Bowling Heritage Lanes High scores Dec. 8-15 Monday 55+: Ray Clark 282 high single; Clark 689 high triple.

Monday mixed: Ken Bement 285; Bement 759.

Tuesday mixed: Jaymin Wudkevich 337; Wudkevich 821.

Wednesday 55+: Neil Garbutt 288; Don Knowler 711.

Wednesday mixed: Norm Bota 316; Bota 742.

Thursday afternoon ladies: Bernie LeBlanc 256; Bev Mundle 595.

Thursday Special Olympics mixed: Dan Critchley 234; Devon Slinger 427.

Thursday mixed: Harvey Von Hollen 311; Bruce Hicks 729.

Monday Scratch League: Shelby Chrest 336; Chrest 1,151 (four games).

Sunday Fun League: Shelby Chrest 293; Chrest 728.

Youth Bowling of Canada Bumpers: Caiden Hort 90.

Bowlasaurus: Rogan Clark 91.

Peewees: Sylis Gray 111; Gray 195 (two games).

Bantams: Jenson Wudkevich 220; Wudkevich 572 (three games).

Juniors: Emma Jean Ostrikoff 229; Ostrikoff 561.

Seniors: Jessica Achtemichuk 291; Brendan Innes 655.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Named Kristen Hudak director of public relations.

BOSTON RED SOX - Acquired SS Marco Hernandez from the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade and assigned him to Portland (EL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS - Agreed to terms with Cs Brett Hayes and Adam Moore, OF Destin Hood and 1B/OF Jerry Sands on minor league contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS - Agreed to terms with SS Jed Lowrie on a three-year contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Agreed to terms with RHP Yohan Pino on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Casey Coleman for assignment.

NEW YORK YANKEES - Agreed to terms with 3B Chase Headley on a four-year contract.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES - Agreed to terms with INF Alberto Callaspo on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Anthony Varvaro for assignment.

CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with LHP Jon Lester on a six-year contract.

NEW YORK METS - Designated RHP Gonzalez Germen for assignment. Agreed to terms with OF John Mayberry Jr. on a one-year contract.

American Association WICHITA WINGNUTS - Traded RHP Matt Robertson to Florence (Frontier) for future considerations.

Frontier League LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS - Signed RHP Brad Duffy to a contract extension and OF Jordan Coffey and RHP Jose Rada.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS - Signed RHP Jason Postill to a contract extension.

RIVER CITY RASCALS - Signed RHPs Tommy Lawrence and Zeb Sneed.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT - Recalled G Shabazz Napier and C Hassan Whiteside from Sioux Falls (NBADL).

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS - Signed F/C Furkan Aldemir.

SACRAMENTO KINGS - Fired coach Michael Malone. Promoted assistant coach Tyrone Corbin to interim coach.

NBA Development League RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS - Signed F Chris Johnson.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS - Released LB Kion Wilson from the practice squad. Signed QB Jeff Mathews to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Released OT Andrew McDonald. Signed CB Sheldon Price from the

practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - Placed LB Donald Butler on injured reserve. Signed CB Greg Ducre from the practice roster. Re-signed QB Brad Sorensen to the practice roster.

Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES - Named Anthony Valvillo offensive coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES - Placed F Andrej Nestrasil on injured reserve. Recalled F Justin Shugg from Charlotte (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Recalled F Joakim Nordstrom from Rockford (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS - Fired coach Dallas Eakins.

Announced general manager Craig MacTavish will coach the team for the remainder of the season.

MINNESOTA WILD - Placed D Keith Ballard and F Ryan Carter on injured reserve. Recalled F Brett Sutter from Iowa (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS - Recalled F Eric Tangradi from Hamilton (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Assigned F Patrick Cehlin from Milwaukee (AHL) to Cincinnati (ECHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Activated C Travis Zajac from injured reserve. Assigned F Mike Sislo to Albany (AHL). Recalled F Tim Sestito from Albany.

American Hockey League CHICAGO WOLVES - Signed D Matthew Register to a professional tryout agreement. Recalled F Nathan Longpre from Kalamazoo (ECHL).

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS - Assigned D Scott Czarnowczan to Toledo (ECHL).

OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS - Recalled D C.J. Ludwig from Bakersfield (ECHL).

UTICA COMETS - Assigned F Mitch Holmberg to Elmira (ECHL).

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS - Recalled D Clark Seymour from Wheeling (ECHL).

ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS - Sent F Kellan Tochkin to Rapid City to complete an earlier trade.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES - Loaned F Gabriel Desjardins to Charlotte (AHL).

GREENVILLE ROAD WARRIORS - Added G Brent Troyan as emergency backup.

WHEELING NAILERS - Loaned F Shane Bakker to Hamilton (AHL).

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League EDMONTON RUSH - Announced general manager and coach Derek Keenan is taking a leave of absence.

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS - Announced sporting director Andy Roxburgh will not return next season.

BUSINESS

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TUESDAY, DEC. 16, 2014

EU ‘dirty’ oil directive faces vote

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Like a movie monster from the black bog, a European Union directive that would stigmatize “dirty” imports of Canadian bitumen refuses to die.

A vote Tuesday in the European Parliament could reject a compromise draft bill and revive tough fuel quality directive labelling that would target unconventional crude, specifically Alberta’s oilsands.

The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the European Parliament’s environment committee flatly rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.

Briefing documents obtained by Ottawa reporter Mike DeSouza show the Conservative government set aside $30 million in 2013 to be spent over two years on an “international stakeholder and outreach campaign to protect market access for Canadian energy and mining resources.”

Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford and International Trade Minister Ed Fast met last week with 25 European Union representatives in advance of the vote.

“He reiterated Canada’s position that any measure that provides separate, more onerous treatment for oilsands crude relative to other crude with similar or higher (greenhouse gas) emission intensities is discriminatory and adverse to the FQD’s intent,” Chris McCluskey, Rickford’s spokesman, said in a release.

The EU’s fuel quality directive, or FQD, has been the subject of intense lobbying since early 2012, when it was proposed that Canadian bitumen be rated 22 per cent more carbon-intensive than conventional oil.

Under European emissions rules, that dirty-oil designation would make Canadian oilsands imports deeply unattractive to Europe’s refineries.

“EU legislation requires a reduction of the greenhouse gas intensity of the fuels used in vehicles by six per cent by 2020,” using 2010 as a baseline, says the European Commission website.

“The greenhouse gas intensity of fuels is calculated on a life-cycle basis, meaning that the emissions from the extraction, processing and distribution of fuels are included.”

Draft legislation was released this fall that would require refiners to report the average emissions

value of feedstock oil, without singling out any single source.

Environmentalists called it a sellout but the news drew triumphant headlines in Canada lauding the government’s diplomacy.

But for those paying attention, there were clear signs the fight was not over.

“The commission is today giving this another push to try and ensure that in the future there will be a methodology and thus an incentive to choose lesspolluting fuels over more polluting ones like, for example, oilsands,” Connie Hedegaard, the EU climate commissioner, said in a statement Oct. 7 as the draft bill was made public.

On Dec. 3, the European Parliament’s environment committee pushed back hard, voting to reject the new fuel-quality rules and send them back to the European Commission for re-negotiation.

“Especially now that we are negotiating a global deal on climate change, it sends completely the wrong signal,” Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, a Dutch member of the committee, said in a statement.

The committee’s decision will be confirmed or rejected by a vote of the full European Parliament.

KIPP SCOTT RENOVATIONS

SYLVAN LAKE

Council adopts Investment Attraction Strategy

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Work has begun on renovations to Kipp Scott GMC Buick Cadillac at 6841 Gaetz Ave. The dealership, and the adjacent Scott Subura, are being renovated and having their parking area expanded. Both are part of the Scottsville Group, which also includes Gord Scott Nissan.

Household debt climbs to 162.6 per cent of disposable income: Statistics Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A sustained period of low interest rates has allowed Canadians to rack up record levels of debt which, along with tumbling oil prices, pose a threat to the country’s financial stability, economists say. The total amount of credit market debt — which includes mortgages, non-mortgage loans and consumer credit — held by Canadian households hit a record high in the third quarter, climbing to 162.6 per cent of disposable income from a revised 161.5 per cent in the second quarter.

That means Canadians owed about $1.63 for every dollar of disposable income, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.

“The Bank of Canada has a lot on its plate in terms of assessing risk to the Canadian economy,” Leslie Preston, an economist at TD Economics, said in a note.

“The recent collapse in oil prices (is) likely to have an adverse effect on Canada’s growth over the next year, and particularly on incomes in oilproducing regions,” Preston said. “Now, household debt risks are heating up once again. Overall developments argue for continued caution by the central bank, with interest rate hikes still a ways off in the future.”

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BRIEF Loonie below 86 cents US, oil prices continue to fall TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed below 86 cents US Monday, hitting fresh 5 ½ year lows as oil prices continued its downward spiral while the U.S. currency strengthened ahead of this week’s interest rate announcement from the Federal Reserve.

The loonie moved down 0.63 of a cent to 85.79 cents US. Oil prices continued to seek a floor after falling 12 per cent last week alone. But a minor gain in the morning evaporated and January crude dropped $1.90 to US$55.91 a barrel.

Crude prices have plunged more than 40 per cent since mid-summer amid a huge supply and demand imbalance, made worse by OPEC’s decision late last month not to cut production to support prices. The steep fall in oil prices has depressed the Canadian dollar, with the currency down eight per cent since July.

Meanwhile, the Fed makes its interest rate an-

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The bank’s overnight rate, which generally influences the interest rate charged by lenders for variable rate mortgages and lines of credit, has remained at one per cent for more than four years.

Low interest rates have made carrying a recordhigh debt burden “more affordable” than ever for Canadians, Preston said. That is evidenced by the fact that even as the ratio of debt to disposable income has ballooned, the debt service ratio — that is, the amount of interest paid on mortgage and nonmortgage debt as a proportion of disposable income — declined to 6.8 per cent in the most recent quarter, a level that Statistics Canada calls an “all-time low.”

The previous record for household debt was set a year ago, in the third quarter of 2013, when the total amount of debt held by Canadians equalled 161.7 per cent of disposable income.

While the extended period of low interest rates has helped buoy the country’s red-hot real estate market, the latest data from the Bank of Canada suggests the accumulation of mortgage debt has settled into a more steady pace, according to RBC economist Laura Cooper. However, non-mortgage loans have picked up some of the slack.

The heavy debt burden being shouldered by Canadian households will reinforce the Bank of Canada’s cautious approach to raising its benchmark interest rate, Cooper said in a note. nouncement Wednesday afternoon.

U.S. short-term interest rates are expected to start rising sometime in 2015 but the timing is unclear.

The Fed has committed to keeping short-term rates ultra-low “for a considerable period of time” for several years and markets will look to see if there is any change in that wording.

Also out in the U.S. this week is data covering industrial production, housing starts and the November reading on inflation.

Tim Hortons names new president following Burger King takeover last week OAKVILLE, Ont. — The Burger King executive in charge of the fast food chain’s expansion in Asia was named Monday to take over the reins at Tim Hortons.

The company named Elias Diaz Sese as president for Tim Hortons Brand following the takeover of the company by Burger King last week in a more than $12-billion stock and cash deal.

Diaz Sese replaces Tim Hortons chief executive Marc Caira, who moves to the role of vice-chairman of Restaurant Brands International (TSX:QSR), the new name of the combined company, following the acquisition of the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain.

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Sylvan Lake is putting out the welcome mat for business.

Council recently adopted an Investment Attraction Strategy that was created by town staff, a council task force called the Business Recruitment Team and local business people.

The goal is to create a local environment that will lure new businesses to the fast-growing community.

Everything from infrastructure investment and land use policies to incentives were looked at to put the community in the best light for potential investors.

A YouTube video was also created to showcase what Sylvan Lake has to offer and can be found, along with the investment strategy, on the town’s website at www.sylvanlake.ca under What’s Happening. A new economic profile is going to be posted on the website next week.

Like many communities, Sylvan Lake is seeking to expand its commercial and industrial sectors to take some of the load off residential taxpayers and to improve financial sustainability.

Economic development officer Vicki Kurz said the residential/non-residential tax split is about 85/15 per cent now.

“We are currently looking at 70/30 as a five-year goal,” said Kurz.

Another big plus from creating more local business opportunities is to create jobs for people close to home.

Kurz said it’s all about creating what they plan to advertise as a “complete community.”

To help promote business growth, council opted to freeze local non-residential tax rates for the next two years, and introduce only a 1.5 per cent increase in 2017.

Earlier this year, a retail gap analysis gave the town a clear indication of local wish lists for new businesses.

A review of the planning approval system is also underway to find ways to streamline the typical 40day approval process.

The town also intends to roll out the welcome wagon for prospects. Potential investors can get a tour of the community and will be met by representatives from community services, public works, planning, and economic development departments, along with the chief administrative officer all in one go.

Council approved $57,500 for next year to create an investment attraction website that will include profiles of the town’s different business sectors.

Future work includes a proposed hotel and convention feasibility study. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com Daniel Schwartz was named Restaurant Brands chief executive. Diaz Sese, most recently president for Burger King Asia Pacific, is expected to move with his family from Singapore to Oakville, Ont., as he takes on his new job. Also announced Monday was the appointment of David Clanachan as president and chief operating officer for Tim Hortons Canada. He has been chief operating officer at Tim Hortons since August 2012.

Mike Meilleur was appointed president for Tim Hortons U.S. He was executive vice-president, Tim Hortons U.S.A., before the merger.

Burger King closed its takeover of Tim Hortons Inc. on Friday.

B.C. expected to make Site C announcement Tuesday in Victoria VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is poised to make a major announcement on the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam project.

Provincial Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett has called a news conference in Victoria on Tuesday to make what his ministry says is a major announcement. Bennett has consistently said that he expects to announce before Christmas whether the province will reject or go ahead with construction of the $8.5-billion project.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 106.40 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.30 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.76 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.00 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.97 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.62 Cdn. National Railway . . 74.55 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 207.60 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.47 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.04 Cervus Equipment Corp 18.83 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 43.45 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 54.57 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.09 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.30 General Motors Co. . . . . 31.00 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.70 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 41.23 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 29.49 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.61 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 9.81 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 52.31 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 125.15 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.60 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 16.39 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 59.88 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Monday as energy stocks again sold off amid another plunge in oil prices and gold stocks fell sharply as bullion lost ground ahead of this week’s interest rate meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 25.91 points to 13,705.14.

Falling commodities and a strengthening U.S. currency pushed the Canadian dollar to a fresh 5 1/2 year low, down 0.63 of a cent to 85.79 cents US. U.S. indexes also moved into the negative column with the Dow Jones industrials down 99.99 points to 17,180.84.

The Nasdaq was 48.44 points lower at 4,605.16 and the S&P 500 index was off 12.7 points at 1,989.63.

Energy companies have been the most visible targets of an equity market sell-off that gained momentum in late November after the OPEC cartel rejected calls to cut production in order to support prices that have dropped more than 40 per cent since midsummer amid a huge supply and demand imbalance.

And there was pessimism this situation will change any time soon after Bloomberg quoted the oil minister of the United Arab Emirates as saying OPEC would stand by its decision to maintain production levels even if oil falls as low as US$40 a barrel and would wait at least three months before considering an emergency meeting.

The energy sector, which had been up 20 per cent year to date in midsummer, is now down 30 per cent.

Other sectors have also been hard hit as investors try to gauge the effect of sharply lower oil prices on the Canadian economy.

But the news hasn’t been all bad. The consumer staples sector, for example, is up 35 per cent this year, partly because cheaper gasoline prices are leaving people with more discretionary income.

And the consumer discretionary group, which includes auto parts manufacturers, has benefited from a falling Canadian dollar and is ahead 20 per cent.

Meanwhile, early price support for crude also faded, with the January crude down $1.90 to US$55.91 a barrel after falling 12 per cent last week alone and the energy sector was off 1.5 per cent.

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.01 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.22 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.94 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 34.27 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 12.21 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.57 First Quantum Minerals . 16.80 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 20.33 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.70 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.15 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.34 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.19 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.18 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 12.97

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 86.90 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.82 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 22.02 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.56 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.11 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.30 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.020 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.24 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 31.37 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 5.97 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.03 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.75 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 46.10

Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 23.43 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 27.25 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 54.93 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.84 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 33.56 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.85 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 8.60 Canyon Services Group. . 7.48 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.29 CWC Well Services . . . 0.3650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 13.53 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.35

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 79.37 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.71 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.29 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.41 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.16 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.98 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.65 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 80.67 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.08 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.83 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.58 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 40.93 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.13

$433.70; Jan. ‘16 $0.20 higher $439.00; March ‘16 $0.20 higher $446.90; May ‘16 $0.20 higher $448.60; July ‘16 $0.20 higher $448.60; Nov. ‘16 $0.20 higher $448.60.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘14 unchanged $174.00; March ‘15 unchanged $177.00; May ‘15 unchanged $179.00; July ‘15 unchanged $181.00; Oct. ‘15

unchanged $181.00; Dec. ‘15 unchanged $181.00; March ‘16 unchanged $181.00; May ‘16 unchanged $181.00; July ‘16 unchanged $181.00; Oct. ‘16 unchanged $181.00; March ‘17 unchanged $181.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 618,240 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 618,240.

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Canadian Oil Sands lowers guidance for 2014 Syncrude output to 94M barrels CALGARY — Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS) says production at the massive Syncrude project north of Fort McMurray, Alta., will come in slightly below the lower end of its October 2014 guidance. The company, which has a 36.74 per cent stake in Syncrude, says it now expects full-year production of about 94 million barrels, down from what its said was October guidance of between 95 million and 100 million barrels. The decrease is due to an outage in a sour water treater. Repairs to this unit are expected to be complete by the end of this month, it said Monday.

Lightstream to slash dividend, sell Bakken assets in face of low oil prices CALGARY — Lightstream Resources Ltd. will cut its monthly dividend by more than 60 per cent and attempt to

sell all or a portion of its Bakken business unit as it deals with a low energy price environment.

The Calgary-based company said in a release Monday after markets closed that because of current conditions in the oilpatch it had decided to adopt a conservative capital and dividend program for 2015 with the objective of “ensuring that our expenditures will be funded through cash flow, without an increase in debt levels.”

“In addition, we also have a strategy to monetize, at an appropriate valuation, all or part of our Bakken business unit in the next 24 months. If achieved, we would unlock unrecognized value and significantly restructure our balance sheet,” it said. With that in mind, Lightstream said capital spending would be held to between $190 million and $210 million. The 62.5 per cent dividend cut will see its monthly payout fall to 1.5 cents from four cents, beginning with the December dividend payable in January.

“At today’s oil price and current industry service costs, it is imprudent to continue to pay a dividend at our 2014 level, ” the company said. “. . . Depending on future material movements in the price of oil, and our success in executing our asset monetization, we will review our dividend policy further.”

Lightstream is an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on light oil in the Bakken and Cardium resource plays. On the TSX its share closed up six cents or 4.48 per cent at $1.40 on Monday.

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Foundation seeks savings CHANGES MADE TO PUT AN END TO OPERATIONAL DEFICITS

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF After several years of running a growing operational deficit, the Red Deer and District Community Foundation is looking at ways to diversify its revenue sources and eliminate the deficit.

Kristine Bugayong, chief executive officer, said Monday that the foundation’s 2015 budget includes some restructuring and one part-time employee position has been eliminated.

The community foundation, which is run by a volunteer board, now has two full-time and one part-time staff.

It’s cumulative operating deficit, as of 2013, is $64,195, according to its audited balance sheet. The previous year, it was $57,413.

The foundation is heavily reliant on how the stock market performs, said Bugayong, and the foundation is now tasked to find ways to gradually elimi-

nate its deficit. “We need to be creative in solutions because markets can come up and come down.”

“We’re starting to recover ... little by little and we presented not a deficit budget (for 2015), which is great, so our board and staff are both working hard in getting there,” Bugayong said.

The community foundation’s operating money comes from charging a 1.65 per cent annual administrative fee on the funds it looks after. Changing the fee has been discussed, she said.

“It’s not something that we have forgotten to talk about. We’ve been talking about that for a long time ... nothing is changing right now ... but the board has been looking at all aspects of the foundation.”

“We have to diversify our revenue sources because we can’t be heavily reliant on the markets ... we have to develop programs or projects or revenue sources that are not aligned with the markets or not aligned with the administration fees because if those collapse,

then we collapse,” Bugayong said.

“The best solution to recovering is fund development. We need to develop or acquire assets.”

In 2013, the foundations assets grew from $10.3 million to $11.4 million.

In 2014, the community foundation experienced both growth in donations and in markets, she said.

“I don’t see any reduction in terms of donations per se because we acquired more donors and the donors that we are currently acquiring are actually major givers. They’re not into your $5,000 or $10,000 range. They’re major gifts.” Some of these have yet to be announced.

As for the 2014 markets, Bugayong said the first two quarters were good for the community foundation, there was a bit of a correction in third quarter, and she can’t predict how the fourth quarter will end.

As for diversifying their operating revenue sources and being sustainable, Bugayong said the community

foundation is looking at things like other services it could provide within its mandate, or innovative fundraising opportunities.

“We are just beginning those conversations.

“We’re looking at all the avenues where we can earn revenue and how do we diversify those sources of revenue,” she said.

“When recession hits, the need is bigger for services and grants. So we need to weather those storms and I think we as a collective community foundation movement have learned from it as well.”

The foundation, which is regulated to give out 3.5 per cent of its assets annually, gave out 15 grants this year, totalling $83,000. Red Deer Neighbourhood Watch Association, the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, Ellis Bird Farm and the Red Deer Action Group Society’s ride subsidy program were among the recipients. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

ONE MAN’S KINDNESS

Homeless offered hope

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Dawn Legault and her mother Dorothy Herbert are happy to share their Christmas spirit with others. Legault’s home at 234 Coronette Drive is decorated for the Christmas season.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Lighting up the festive season

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Snowmen frolic in bumper cars and Santa Claus rides the ferris wheel nightly in Andy and Dawn Legault’s front yard.

For the past 10 Christmas seasons, the Red Deer couple has festooned their property at 234 Cornett Drive in Clearview with dozens of lit-up decorations — from gingerbread men to penguins, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer to North Pole elves.

Last year, there was a religious focus with a baby and manger scene.

This year, the Legaults’ pre-school grandchildren will be visiting for Christmas, so there’s a kids’ theme — with a holiday Elmo making a special appearance and a Santa figure hanging comically from the roof eaves.

“We wanted to have a fun Christmas scene,” said Dawn Legault. “We had to figure out what we wanted to put out. ...”

Many of the selected decorations have a retro feel, bringing back memories of Christmases past, including bow-tied teddy bears, snowmen on a moving porch swing, and the old-

fashioned 1.5-metre-tall ferris wheel at the centre of the yard.

But the revolving ferris wheel is a new addition, handmade by Andy.

“He just built it in November and it actually works — I’m very impressed!” said Dawn.

Although her husband has a fulltime job, his hobby is coming up with something new for the Christmas display, she added, noting Andy plans to build a working merry-go-round before next Christmas.

All the decorations — (“we likely have hundreds of pieces,” estimates Dawn) — take two days to put out in mid-November, and then get stored away in sheds or the garage rafters after Jan. 2.

If storage space starts to run out, “we’ll just keep building more sheds,” she joked.

While Dawn’s parents used to decorate for Christmas when she was a child, it was never to this extent, she said with a chuckle.

Her 87-year-old mother now lives with the couple and enjoys seeing the bright, festive display outside the front window. “That’s why we do this — for the seniors and for the kids,” said Dawn. Her house is on the se-

niors’ bus tour that goes today and is sponsored by the Red Deer Kinsmen and Kinettes.

“We get a lot of comments, and sometimes we even get cards with people telling us they love it,” said Dawn of her family’s holiday gift to the community. “People take pictures of the yard or we see them videotaping their kids in front of the house. ...

It’s nice. I enjoy doing it.”

Many Christmas light displays can be observed around Red Deer, including: ● Other homes on Cornett Drive and Chappel Drive in Clearview; ● Baines Crescent and Barrett Drive in Bower; ● McConnell Close in Morrisroe (some of the backyard lights can be seen at the corner of 32nd Street and 40th Avenue); ● Judd Close in Johnstone Park; ● 35th Street in Mountview; ● Robinson Crescent in Rosedale; ● Ohio Close in Oriole Park; ● The ice sculptures at Parkland Nurseries.

Of course, there’s also the colourful, impressive annual display at City Hall Park and the downtown. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

PONDS OPEN FOR SKATING AND ...

A Red Deer man is cruising the streets handing out soap, water, snacks, gloves and other much-needed items to the city’s homeless from the trunk of his car.

It’s a little something that Tom Raba hopes will increase the awareness of the plight of the homeless in the city.

Raba, 25, has pulled up his car outside the shelters and places like the downtown McDonald’s two to four times a week since late-October.

“There’s a big need to spread awareness and help the homeless,” said Raba, who owns a Red Deer heating and air conditioning business. “A lot of the homeless people get put under the rug. I just wanted to spread the awareness of that and to (encourage people) to open their hearts and help out.”

He started with 10-care packages filled with necessities but realized that everyone did not necessarily need everything in the package. Raba said it made more sense to allow the homeless people to choose what they needed from the custom-built shelves in his trunk.

Most nights he starts out at People’s Place, where he could see up to 40 people.

Next he will drive to the downtown McDonald’s where he will buy 10 hot chocolates and 20 cheeseburgers to hand out before asking around if anyone needs socks, gloves or other items.

“My food usually goes the fastest,” said Raba. “I have two bins of snacks that are usually gone at the end of the night.”

Raba has spent more than $2,000 of his own money but now that his story has caught steam through social media sites, donations are flowing in from locals.

Raba is also a part of a Facebook group called Line of Hope, Red Deer Style that hosts barbecues for homeless people on Sundays at 5 p.m. at Safe Harbour. Raba says this is where they usually distribute larger clothing donations. About 50 homeless people showed up at last week’s barbecue.

Red Deer’s Point-in-Time count on Oct. 16 revealed there were 127 people living on the streets on that night.

To help out, contact Raba and visit Line of Hope, Red Deer Style on Facebook. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Sunchild, O’Chiese policing upgraded

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

A Red Deer man takes his bike for a spin on the freshly cleared ice at Bower Ponds, before disappearing down the ice surface and heading back onto the paths near the Taylor Drive bridge. Bower Ponds officially opened for public skating on Friday evening.

The Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations are getting a boost in policing.

Three police officers from K Division will join the Rocky Mountain House RCMP. Two will be stationed fulltime on the reserves.

The new hires will bring the total to 30 officers serving Rocky Mountain House, Clearwater County and surrounding areas.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Bill Laidlaw said this long-awaited boost will improve response times and policing in the two First Nations and locally.

Laidlaw said currently officers who respond to a call at Sunchild/O’Chiese First Nations must travel 35 minutes both ways.

“We lose a resource for an hour and our response time isn’t very good,” said Laidlaw.

“We are looking at a response

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time of up to 30 minutes. For a general call that is not a problem. But more something more serious, then we obviously have an issue.”

The new hires will bring the staffing up to five — four constables and a corporal — at the satellite office.

Two of the constables will police full-time strictly on the two nations under the Community Tripartite Agreements (CTAs).

The other two provincial RCMP constables will focus mainly on First Nations policing.

Laidlaw said this will increase the policing presence on the two nations and decrease the pressure on provincial positions.

“I think we are going to see a significant improvement in policing services to the nation and in the county,” he said. “It’s a win, win, win for everybody.”

Laidlaw hopes to one day add more officers patrolling the streets in communities such as Nordegg and Caroline. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Klaus gets new lawyer, case adjourned to Jan. 20 The new lawyer for one of two men accused of killing a Castor couple and their daughter requested time to get up to speed on the case in Red Deer provincial court on Monday.

Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Allan Fay is representing Jason Gordon Klaus, 42, who with Joshua Gregory Frank, 29, is charged with arson and first-degree murder in connection with the Dec. 8, 2013, deaths of Klausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Gordon, his mother, Sandra, and his sister, Monica.

Fay told Red Deer provincial court Judge Jim Mitchell he had not yet received disclosure, the evidence against his client, and requested an adjournment.

Mitchell agreed to adjourn the case until Jan. 20, noting the seriousness of the charges.

Klaus and Frank appeared in court via closed-circuit TV from Red Deer Remand Centre.

Stolen vehicle linked to accident in Ponoka

Suspects in Deer Park break-in.

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For 10 hours on Friday, the wheels were being cranked at full throttle at Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only Fitness in Red Deer. Members could sign up for one or more hours on the bikes with a payment of two toys, which will be donated to the Central Alberta Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outreach Adopt-a-Family program. The public was also encouraged to get involved and bring in an unwrapped new toy to help make Christmas special for families in need. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only Fitness, located at 4725 49th St., will continue to collect the toys until Christmas. The gym is also hosting a Winter Solstice yoga event on Dec. 21 where participants will do 108 sun salutations in support of the same cause.

When staff analyzed ways to save energy, it was determined that making changes to use less natural gas had an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unacceptably long payback owing to the low price of this commodity.â&#x20AC;?

Instead, staff looked to LED light technology to get the best bang for the buck. Nine projects, costing $63,000 in total, were identified to save money and were included in the 2014 and 2015 budgets. They will reduce total energy consumption by 5.2 per cent, reduce energy costs by 12.4 per cent, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 16.2 per cent.

At savings of around $17,000, the county will recover its investment in less than four years.

Underground parking break-in, theft probed

Stroke, brain injury seminars for caregivers

Red Deer RCMP are seeking public help to identify two men who broke into an underground parking garage in Deer Park late Thursday night.

The suspects broke into eight vehicles and stole various items before stealing a silver 2010 Jeep Patriot. The Jeep has not been recovered The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s images were caught on surveillance video.

Anyone who can identify the men or has information related to the series of crimes can call Red Deer RCMP at 403343-5575. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Those who care for people with strokes or brain injuries can learn about the conditions during a series of free seminars next month.

Central Alberta Brain Injury Society offers five afternoon seminars to caregivers on Mondays starting on Jan. 5 and running until Feb. 2. â&#x2014;? Jan. 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Understanding brain injury and stroke: the physiological aspects of brain injury and stroke. â&#x2014;? Jan. 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Physical rehabilitation: functional and mobility issues. â&#x2014;? Jan. 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cognitive and emotional changes: the invisible injury, â&#x2014;? Jan. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Caring for the caregiver: stress and coping following traumatic change and chronic disability. â&#x2014;? Feb. 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Community resources: options for caregivers of individuals with brain injury and stroke.

All sessions are from 1 to 3 p.m. in the boardroom at the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office at 202 4805 48th St. in Red Deer.

Central Alberta Brain Injury Society provides support for individuals living with brain injury, their families and caregivers, while raising awareness within the community.

For more details, call 403-341-3463 or email cabis@telus.net.

Suspects in Inglewood break-in.

Break-in fails in parking garage RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify a man and a woman who broke into an underground parking garage on Ironside Street at about 6 a.m. on Dec. 5.

The suspects attempted unsuccessfully to break into a 2008 Suzuki Swift, and RCMP have been able to obtain images of the two suspects from the garageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surveillance cameras.

If you can identify either of the suspects or have information regarding this crime, call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Tobacco quitting help offered through AHS People who want to kick the tobacco habit in the new year can get help.

Alberta Health Services will offer a free six-week workshop to provide the tools and support to kick tobacco for good.

QuitCore is a free tobacco cessation

program that provides strategies to recover from symptoms, manage stress and prevent relapse.

The program is offered on six successive Thursdays starting Jan. 22 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre, at 300 Jordan Parkway in Red Deer.

To register, call toll free 1-866-7107848.

Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability and prema-

ture death in Alberta, contributing to 3,000 deaths. Many more Albertans suffer from tobacco related illnesses.

Alberta Health offers programs and services tho help Albertans quit tobacco, including telephone and online support services.

For details check http://www.albertaquits.ca/ To contact the free confidential helpline from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, call 1-866-710-7848.

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Two people sustained non-lifethreatening injuries in a collision in Penhold early Monday morning that closed a section of Hwy 2A for more than an hour.

The collision closed Hwy 2A from Hawkridge Boulevard to Hwy 42 until 9:30 a.m.

The 8:21 a.m. collision injured a pregnant woman and six-year-old child.

The second vehicle involved in the collision was determined stolen and departed the scene with two suspects inside. Innisfail RCMP are investigating.

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Lacombe County cuts energy costs A Lacombe County energy audit has found ways to shave $17,145 off its annual power and heating bills.

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Why we tolerate Facing up to the bully challenge Christmas concerts self-esteem.â&#x20AC;?

Children who are bullies can become adults who bully. This is often prevalent in the workplace. Some bullies rise to high ranks in business. Says Graham, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here,â&#x20AC;? he said, holding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coercion, or using power out his hand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let me help to gain acquiescence, can you up.â&#x20AC;? be a common corporate tacâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need any help,â&#x20AC;? I tic, making it hard to draw replied, climbing to my feet. the line between bullying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m fine, really.â&#x20AC;? and management style. Low Jim stepped back and company morale can be an crossed his arms. Though indicator of this.â&#x20AC;? a year younger, Jim was a As adults, we may be less head taller and twice as inclined to talk about bulbroad across the shoullying and in fact, may not ders. Blond, blue-eyed and even recognize it when it brawny, Jim was a natural occurs. Short of having athlete. I had met him when someone like Jim step in MURRAY he joined our local 4-H and toss the bullies aside, FUHRER Club. Though I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rethere are some workable quested it, Jim had become strategies. They may not inmy protector â&#x20AC;&#x201D; vanquishvolve some of the standard ing the bullies and sending wisdom, however. For years them running at every opI believed that bullies must portunity. have low self-esteem or at On this particular day, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been cor- least a lack of awareness to perpetrate nered in the bathroom by three older such emotional and physical pain on boys. I was being dragged kicking and others. It seemed to make sense. The screaming to the toilet stall for the bully â&#x20AC;&#x201D; feeling poorly about himself â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rose bowl treatment when Jim entered would lash out at others in an attempt the room. One by one he grabbed the to exercise control and feel a sense of boys and flung them aside. The three superiority. retreated but not before firing off obRecent studies now suggests the scenities and threats about beatings long-standing theory may be comyet to come for the both of us. pletely inaccurate. In fact, bullies see Bullying was out of control at my themselves in a positive light and often school and no one â&#x20AC;&#x201D; teachers nor par- possess inflated self-views. Further, ents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; seemed to know how to stop it. a high (though distorted) level of selfSage advice such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;just walk awayâ&#x20AC;? esteem may encourage bullies to ratioor â&#x20AC;&#x153;ignore themâ&#x20AC;? hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worked well. nalize their anti-social behaviour. So How do you walk away or ignore bul- successful strategies will focus less on lies when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re incessantly calling helping the bully raise his self-esteem you names and threatening you, when and more on the bully developing a theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shoving your head in a toilet grounded and more realistic sense of bowl or jamming you into a locker? Be- self. sides, those strategies seem to require Here are a few suggestions. a healthy level of self-esteem, which Educate yourself. Learn to recvictims of bullying donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually have. ognize bullying in whatever form it In a study authored by Dr. Sandra should take. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening at work, Graham, associate editor of Develop- study your companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies regardmental Psychology and former fellow ing inappropriate behaviour and hosat the Centre for Advanced Study in tile work environments. The more you Behavioural Sciences in Stanford, Cal- know, the better equipped youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be to ifornia, the author claims â&#x20AC;&#x153;children deal with the situation. and youth who are victims are more Ask for help. Seek out a mentor, an likely than other children to have low advocate or even legal counsel. You self-esteem.â&#x20AC;? (While victims are likely may be tempted to speak to the HR to have low self-esteem, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not clear if department, but remember, the HR the reverse is also true, that children department works for the company. with low self-esteem are likely to be Confidentiality is not assured and they bullied, or how much bullying worsens will likely have the best interests of the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fragile self-esteem.) the company in mind.

Dr. Graham defines bullying as â&#x20AC;&#x153;any Know what you can change. Forget form of intimidation, either physical, about changing a bully. verbal or mental, of a weaker person.

You have no real control over the The victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weakness could be psy- bully, only over your reaction to the chological or physical.â&#x20AC;? situation.

The effects of childhood bullying can carry over into adulthood. This Please see BULLIES on Page C4 view is supported by Dr. Graham who writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Children who are bullied suffer both psychological and physical problems from the abuse and may retain their selfperception as a victim A place when they grow up into adults.â&#x20AC;? to Gather, Bullying, unfortunateLearn, Create, ly, is also not restricted Winter to the schoolyard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;InciShare! dents of childhood bulHours lying get a great deal of Fri-Sat attention from mental health professionals and 10-5 educators,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Graham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But adult bullies Follow us on Facebook exist too. Adult bullies and see all our news also have an impact on

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The spotlights shone brightly, giving and nabbed the back of her coat to the holiday dĂŠcor a magical twinkle pull her out of the mob just in the nick upon the stage. I could see the excite- of time. It was close, though. ment in my son Larsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes as he siDonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong, I would have lently went over his rehearsed songs of loved to get a picture of Lars singyuletide merriment. ing his little heart out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but when I And similar to every Christmas saw the grown adults literally shovconcert in the history of mankind, the ing/climbing/all-out pushing past each crowd was abuzz with anticipation. other down the three-foot-wide aisle, I Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to come right out decided to pass. and say that I loathe these types of I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t risk a shanking now; they childlike concerts. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure were just starting in on Jinif I did Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d find an angry gle Bell Rock. mob of Christmas do-goodIt was almost as though ers busting down my door at the pandemonium of the any given moment. kindergarten/Grade 1 conAnd really they do have cert turned some of my felan odd sort of appeal to low parents into raving luthem. natics.

I get to dress my kid up At one point, a kid made in a super awesome Christa (letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it) mediocre mas suit. joke on stage. As an adult His excitement leading you do whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right and up to the event is irrefutgive them a chuckle and a ably charming. clap â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is all that is reLINDSAY And not to mention I can quired. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cute; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d even go BROWN secretly judge all of the othas far to say endearing. er kids and come to the ob- ME PLUS THREE What it is not, is hilarivious conclusion that mine ous. Especially not so hiis probably the only one larious that you should feel destined for stardom. the need to reach over and grasp the So yes, there are a few positives shoulder of a complete stranger (this when it comes to the school Christmas being my husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said shoulder) and concert. while red faced begin laughing hysHowever, something else happens terically and slapping your knee. It is each year this recital comes to pass. inappropriate to touch an unfamiliar Something evil and wicked. Something person in the best of circumstances, so that turns innocent parents against one this was just plain weird. another. Something that transforms Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not really even sure what everythem. one was getting so excited about anyThere I am 40 minutes early to the ways â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand a damn matinee showing (because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how word coming out of the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mouths. big of a deal this thing is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it needs a Maybe they needed some more micromatinee showing as well as an evening phone training or maybe it was a poor one). I walk into the gymnasium and sound system. to my utter surprise more than half of Or even more plausibly, I just the chairs are already occupied. There couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand them due to my goes my bright idea of arriving early to horrible location. In any case, even if get a good seat. the jokes were knee slappinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; funny, I I move towards the nearest set of wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have heard them anyhow. open seats. Back and back â&#x20AC;Ś and back But still throughout the chaos and some more. blatant confusion, I managed to catch By the time I find a spot, I begin to a few glimpses of Lars and from what I wish I had brought my fancy theatre did see, he was fantastic. binoculars because where I sit I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t It was something I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have see hide nor hair of my son. But â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thems missed for the world. the ropesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the Christmas concert However, it was also something I game, I guess. After waiting an excru- would never, ever, in a million fiery ciatingly long time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for no reason years of hell volunteer to do if I absowhatsoever since I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a good lutely didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to. seat anyways â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the play had begun.

Which brings me to my ending stateThe only way I could determine this ment. Now that I have warned you, was by the horde of parents getting up please do not get offended when I reout of their seats and into the aisle to spectfully decline the next invite to engage in an impromptu photo shoot your kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christmas concert. with their kid.

Because â&#x20AC;Ś well, simply because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Sophie had been sat in that very not going to endure that again unless aisle as she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see her brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for my own blood brood. performance anywhere else. I nearly Sorry, not sorry. lost her in the stampede of manic parLindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mothents. Good thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m quick like a cat er of two and freelance columnist.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO— Dramatic improvements are needed to provide quality palliative care for all patients facing the end of their lives, including boosting the number of health providers trained in specialized care of the dying, says an Ontario health advisory agency.

In a report released Monday, Health Quality Ontario said that although Canada ranks relatively high on an international index measuring “quality of death,” hundreds of thousands of Canadians have no access to co-ordinated end-of-life care.

Yet the issue is becoming more pressing due to the aging population: by 2026, the number of Canadians dying each year will increase by 40 per cent to 330,000 people, with each death affecting the wellbeing of five other people on average — families and loved ones — or more than 1.6 million people in all, the report says.

“There certainly are some real pockets of excellence,” Dr. Irfan Dhalla, vice-president of Health Quality Ontario, said of the availability of comprehensive palliative care.

“But there are also areas in Ontario where patients don’t have access to that kind of care, and the best estimates are that only about 30 per cent of people who are dying have access to specialized team-based palliative care,” said Dhalla, who’s also an internal medicine specialist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

Polls have shown that most Canadians want to die at home, surrounded by their loved ones. But most people end up dying in hospital, he said. “So there’s a mismatch there that suggests that we’re not providing everybody with the care that they would ideally like to have.”

One major reason is that many patients don’t have discussions with their primary-care doctors or specialists about where they want to die and what kind of medical interventions they want as their lives come to a close. The report cites one study involving five Canadian hospitals, which reported that fewer than one in five people had these conversations with their health-care provider. Yet those who discussed care planning had higher overall satisfaction with communication and decision-making, compared to those that did not. Dhalla said health-care providers should have such a conversation with patients with a terminal illness relatively early.

“That certainly happens some of the time, that patients who are nearing the end of their life will have that kind of discussion with their physicians,” he said. “But many times, that does not happen and then a patient will show up in the emergency department very ill, clearly having been ill for some number of months or even years.”

“The outcome is predictable, yet nobody will have had the discussion with the patient to establish what kind of care the patient would have wanted near the end of their life, and at that point it’s often too late.”

If the patient is unable by reason of their illness to express their wishes— and if those wishes haven’t been relayed to family members —the person may end up with measures such as life-support that they might not have wanted, he said.

Keep toys handy when travelling with toddlers Question: We’re travelling home for Christmas and this will be our two-year-old daughter’s first flight.

I’m feeling stressed and anxious about it. Can you offer any advice?

Jim: As a seasoned traveler, I have tremendous admiration for parents who navigate a cross-country flight with little ones.

So does Shawna Purvis, who’s a flight attendant and a friend of Focus on the Family.

She’s offered these helpful tips, which I’m happy to share. ● Get online. Most airlines offer online check-in, allowing you to bypass the ticket counter.

JIM You can also research bagDALY gage policies — while many airlines charge for luggage, some allow car seats and strollers to be checked for free. ● Dress in layers. Climate control on planes can sometimes be a challenge. Layering allows you to shed clothes when you’re too hot and bundle up when you’re too cold. ● Plan child-friendly entertainment.

Visit a dollar store and buy a toy or two for each hour of travel.

Your children will love getting to play with new toys, and you won’t care if these inexpensive items accidentally get left behind on the airplane. ● Bring your own amenities. Unfortunately, amenities like pillows, blankets, meals and snacks are things of the past for many airlines.

If you think you or your children will want these items, plan to bring your own so your family won’t be left hungry and disappointed. ● Prepare for ear pain. Lollipops are good for plugged ears as well as little mouths that won’t stop chattering. ● Manners matter. Flight attendants are like most people. If you’re positive and respectful, they’ll be more likely to help you out as much as possible. ● Ease the airport pickup. During the holidays, the lineup of cars for the arrivals section can be a mile long.

Try meeting your party at the departures area,

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where there is usually a lot less traffic.

Question: My mother-in-law buys me gifts that I don’t like. No matter what the item, it rarely fits my tastes. I don’t want to hurt her, so I pretend to like the gifts. But I don’t want to be dishonest either.

How should I handle this?

Greg Smalley, vice-president, Family Ministries: I appreciate your question, because this is a place most of us have been.

Yes, honesty is an essential virtue. But it doesn’t mean disclosing every thought or feeling floating around in our heads.

If you disagree, you may reconsider when your truthful toddler tells the big-boned lady in the checkout line that she’s fat.

Before deciding to let your mother-in-law know your feelings about a particular gift, I’d strongly encourage you to carefully examine your motives and your relationship with her.

The fact that you want to avoid hurting her unnecessarily suggests your heart is right — and that you value her more than things.

So consider that while you may not be crazy about the gift, you can use the occasion to focus on and express your appreciation for the giver.

Whether you privately discuss your dissatisfaction with her gift largely depends on the strength and safety of your relationship.

How long have you known her? Have you exchanged candid emotions before, and what was the response?

Is she insecure or prideful in her gift giving to where criticism might be especially painful?

If you’re not “there” yet, you might spend time shopping together, both to build your relationship and to become better acquainted with each other’s preferences.

Or, your family might consider drawing names with each person submitting a “wish list.”

Building strong relationships with in-laws takes intentional thought and grace, but it’s worth the effort.

If we can help, don’t hesitate to give our Focus counsellors a call.

Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

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Be aware, in a workplace setting you may need to leave your job or be prepared for a long and hard fight with the bully and company.

Build your self-esteem. Read, study and strive for change. Remember, bullying adversely affects your physical and mental health. Put an end to it. Consider working with a qualified counsellor — someone who will help you let go of the past and deal effectively with the present.

“Bullies want to abuse you,” writes Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome (the absence of all four limbs). “Instead of allowing that, you can use them as your personal motivators. Power up and let the bully eat your dust.”

Choose to be the victor and not the victim. Reflect back on past experiences and look for the aspects — the beliefs, values and perceptions — you can own and thus change. Remember, you’re not bound by the past. You’re not destined to be fodder for bullies any longer.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator.

His recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

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‘Windies’ mark milestone A QUIET 75TH ANNIVERSARY FOR ‘GONE WITH THE WIND’ AND ONE OF ITS LAST SURVIVING ACTORS

BY AMY ARGETSINGER ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

BRIEF Birdman, Grand Budapest Hotel, Boyhood top Critics’ Choice Awards nominations LOS ANGELES — Birdman continues its awards ascent with a leading 13 Critics’ Choice Awards nominations including best picture, director and actor for star Michael Keaton.

Wes Anderson’s darkly whimsical The Grand Budapest Hotel, and the coming-of-age story Boyhood, follow with 11 and eight nominations, respectively.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its selections Monday for the 20th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.

Other best picture nominees with multiple honours include Interstellar, Gone Girl, The Imitation Game, Guardians of the Galaxy, Selma, The Theory of Everything, Unbroken and Whiplash.

The Critics’ Choice Awards have a solid track record of matching the eventual best picture Oscar winner. They also honour achievements in genre films including ac-

versary was marked by a barrage of books, symposiums and celebrations. Atlanta hosted an elaborate week-long festival for Gone with the Wind in 1989, and Jimmy Stewart turned out that year to see Mr. Smith honoured at the Virginia Film Festival.

And then, the commemorations quickly got smaller. Actress Claire Trevor gave interviews to promote Stagecoach’s 60th; she died the following year. A dwindling group of Munchkins made the rounds of Oz conventions; the last surviving one, Jerry Maren, now 94, stopped making appearances a couple of years ago.

Kuhn, who left show business shortly after a stint in the Navy, ended up in airport management, working for many years at both Reagan National and Washington Dulles airports before moving to Massachusetts. Despite youthful roles in a number of highprofile films — Red River, Juarez, A Streetcar Named Desire — his contributions were largely overlooked until Gone With the Wind’s 50th. Which, in fairness, is when it first began to dawn on him what a big thing he had been a part of. His wife read about the big 1989 Atlanta celebration and urged him to get involved, so Kuhn cold-called the organizers at Turner

Broadcasting and told them who he was. He was one of 10 actors present at the celebration that year, and from then on, he was part of the Windie circuit.

As recently as the 70th anniversary, there were still some bigger names on the circuit. At a 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences screening for the 70th anniversary, Kuhn was joined by Ann Rutherford, who played one of Scarlett O’Hara’s sisters, and Cammie King, the former child actress with the pivotal role of Scarlett’s daughter Bonnie. King died the following year at 76; Rutherford in 2012 at 94. This year also brought the passing of two other vivid supporting players: Alicia Rhett, who played the embittered India Wilkes, at 98; and Mary Anderson, who played Maybelle Merriwether, at 96.

Kuhn is proud of his role in Gone with the Wind and the other films, small as they may have been.

He’s part of history now. “It doesn’t mean a hill of beans to a lot of people, but to me it does,” he said.

So, how many times has he seen the four-hour epic by now? Actually, for all the celebrations he’s attended ... only twice.

“We go on stage, we introduce the movie,” he said, “and then we go to dinner.”

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1943 Allied invasion of Sicily.

“His pictures of the invasion and its aftermath remain among the most outstanding documents in the annals of combat photography in any war, before or since,” author and journalist Herbert Mitgang wrote in Phil Stern: A Life’s Work, a 2003 collection of Stern photos.

After the war, Stern gained fame for photos of icons like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra in unguarded moments. Unlike the moviestudio portrait photographers whose images were idealized and airbrushed, Stern typically photographed stars candidly on the set, at home and at private gatherings.

“He made them seem real,” Robert Cushman, photography curator for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences told the Times in 2003.

One of his most memorable images is of Brando, in jeans and black leather jacket, walking the set of The Wild One.

Photographer who captured wartime and Hollywood dies at 95 LOS ANGELES — Phil Stern, an award-winning photographer who lugged his camera into combat during the Second World War and later became known for candid shots of Hollywood stars like Marlon Brando, has died. He was 95.

Stern died Saturday in Los Angeles after being hospitalized, said David Fahey, co-owner of the Fahey/Klein Gallery that displayed the photographer’s work for decades. Stern, a longtime smoker, had emphysema, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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The 75th anniversary Monday of Gone with the Wind is shaping up to be a fairly quiet one, but at least Mickey Kuhn is celebrating.

A die-hard band of “Windies” is hosting a small gathering in Gadsden, Alabama, said the former actor, now 82, and “I was fortunate enough to be invited.”

Well, of course Kuhn was invited. At age 7, he played little Beau Wilkes in the 1939 Civil War epic, and today, he is perhaps the last, best link to a highwater mark for Hollywood grandeur. If there’s a major GWTW remembrance, Kuhn is probably there.

He’s not Gone with the Wind’s last surviving star: Kuhn’s role was tiny, and he remains outranked by screen legend Olivia de Havilland, now 98, who played his mother. But she lives in Paris and rarely travels. (“She doesn’t like to talk too much about the movie,” said Kuhn, who visited her a few years ago.

“She likes to talk about current events.”) And the other surviving “actors” were a couple of uncredited infants with no memory of life on set.

But Kuhn remembers how he kept messing up his big scene with Clark Gable. “My line was, ‘Hello, Uncle Rhett.’ I kept saying ‘Hello, Uncle Clark.’” Cut! Gable pulled him aside between takes, Kuhn recalls. He explained gently that while, yes, his name was Clark, for the purpose of the movie, he was Uncle Rhett. “I said, ‘OK, Mr. Gable.’ And I finally got it on the fourth time.”

Stories like that are catnip for Windies. Earlier this year, Kuhn unpacked his memories for fans at anniversary celebrations at the Gone With the Wind Museum in Marietta, Georgia, and in Gable’s hometown of Cadiz, Ohio. The movie premiered in Atlanta on Dec. 15, 1939.

But compared with past cycles, the 75th hasn’t received as much hoopla. “A good many of the people in charge, they have no earthly idea what Gone with the Wind was,” Kuhn said. Warner Brothers sent him a new Blu-Ray, “but that was about it,” he said.

“They don’t have anything planned. We thought perhaps Ted Turner might have something planned, but he didn’t.”

This is how it goes with anniversaries. The grander the milestone, the fewer the folks who remember the original event. Last week’s memorial for the attack on Pearl Harbor was noteworthy for how many fewer veterans of that day are left to mark the 73rd anniversary. If it seemed like there was a disproportionate fuss made over Watergate’s 40th recently — well, who knows how many players will still be around for the 50th.

1939 has long been acclaimed as Hollywood’s greatest year, with the release of classics like The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Of Mice and Men and Ninotchka. The 50th anni-

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others in a negative way, then acknowledge those feelings and let it go. Honesty will get you everywhere today, relax a bit more.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It will be difTuesday, Dec. 16 ficult to let go of some past hurts today. The CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Krysten Ritter, 33; Benjamin Bratt, 50; Theo good news is that you will be in a good place and will be cheerful. This will lead others to James, 30 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: You will feel feel the same towards you. The bad news is like instigating changes within your current there will be some tension with family today. relationships. Being friendly with others will Relax a little, refrain from overreacting.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are now come naturally. Group activities and outings getting the hang of the ongoing will be highlighted. square formed by Uranus and Watch for compulsive bePluto. Today, there will be good haviour and try to deal with your reason to take those lessons feelings honestly today. You will learnt and apply them. You have crave the new, so it’s a good felt that certain aspects of life transit to make the changes have been out of control. Don’t needed to your usual habits. control — learn and share comHAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today passion today. is your birthday, this year will SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): prove to be very expansive. Do Watch out how you react to situtry to implement the knowledge ations at work. you’ve gained to change the way There is a reason you will you present yourself to others. want to speak out and share You will have an increase in your LARISA MAIRA your version of the story or personal finances, but you must OZOLINS news, but today is not about actfind your true voice and express ing out impulsively. It is simply it. Some of your wishes will come about being honest. Don’t jump true this year — enjoy the jourto conclusions - learn from them ney forward!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It is a won- and grow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This is derful day to get out there and socialize. You will have a blast enjoying the company of oth- the day to let go of the past and step forward. ers and this will help you develop yourself on Hang out with friends, join in with that group.

The transit today is very promising to expanda public level.

Your career and what others see you do- ing your horizons and perhaps mending past ing can be emphasized nicely today. Share relationships.

There should be a lot of new contacts your talents and gifts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Being at made today — Enjoy!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There home will be your salvation today. There will be some ongoing stresses for you at work are some powerful changes going on for you and with those within the public. You will ac- today that will help you to take on a more baltively try to seek balance and create peace, anced and practical approach. Have you rebut this will only happen if others are in agree- ceived a bonus or promotion recently?? Make today a learning curve in handling stressful ment with you. Be very honest today.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You might be situations. Be honest with others today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Any surprised by what you end up doing tonight and who you are hanging out with. You will stressful situations that pop up today will have have great plans, but maybe they will be can- to be handled in an honest way. You will have to share what is on your mind with those sigcelled or re-organized.

Enjoy the natural flow of the day and let nificant relationships in your life.

Try not to surprise them, but if you feel go of any preconceived notions about how it that will happen, bring them the news in a should be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The work loving way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There will you are doing or what you are doing with co-workers or your spouse is upsetting those be some stresses with friends today. Your within your family unit. Tensions will flare to- daily life should be going along well, but there day and you might want to mask the issues could be some upsets along the way. Friends by buying gifts. You will be able to persuade might tell it like it is and for some reason this time, you are more sensitive. Be honest with others to see your perspective.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are striving them and yourself today.

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally for balance and peace within your daily life and at work, but perhaps today is not the best syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her colday for that. If you feel the need to react to umn appears daily in the Advocate.

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This small jay-sized falcon, a merlin, was seen in Eastview Estates. The bird of prey is also known as a pigeon hawk. Merlins rely on speed and agility to hunt their prey. They often hunt by flying fast and low, typically less than one metre above the ground, using trees and large shrubs to take prey by surprise. But they actually capture most prey in the air, and will “tail-chase” startled birds.

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I decided years ago never to have them in my home again.

The problem is, my great-aunt, “Betsy,” insists that these two be included and, against my wishes, invites them herself.

I’m outraged by this rude behaviour and have told her repeatedly not to do this. But Aunt Betsy recently informed me that she has invited them again this year.

She’s determined to have it her way, and I’m at my wits’ end. What should I do about her? — Fed Up with Family Dear Fed Up: You have three choices: Tolerate it, stop inviting Aunt Betsy or stop hosting family events.

We understand that she wants the entire family included, especially for holidays, and we sympathize.

Normally, we recommend tolerating the relatives for the few times a year that this happens. But it’s your home and your guest list, and, right or wrong, no one else gets to make those decisions.

For the next gathering, you might suggest to Aunt Betsy that she host the event and invite whomever she wishes. Or perhaps one of the other relatives would be willing to take on this responsibility. Then your choice is simply whether or not to attend.

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Dear Annie: My cousin, “Rick,” has been seeing a friend of mine for some time.

Now I am in an awkward position.

My friend “Joanie” told Rick she liked him, but he told her he didn’t feel the same way about her. They were together for a short time, but even then, Rick was talking to other girls. He now has an actual girlfriend. But it seems that Rick and Joanie still have MITCHELL something going on. & SUGAR Do I ignore their weird relationship, knowing he has a girlfriend? Do I tell them straight up to talk things out because I’m confused about their relationship?

Joanie is my friend, and I don’t want her to be heartbroken because my cousin is leading her on.

How should I advise my friend? — Confused Dear Confused: You need to stay out of this before you are blamed for everything that goes wrong.

It sounds as though Joanie is well aware that Rick is seeing someone else.

That means however she chooses to handle it is up to her. Your confusion is not her problem. You can tell her you don’t think she and Rick are good together, but you cannot protect her from her own poor choices.

You can listen and sympathize, but that’s it. And it’s OK to say directly that you have no intention of getting involved in her love life.

So please don’t.

Dear Annie: Every year, my husband and I host a couple of family holiday gatherings.

We exclude two family members because they are not pleasant to be around. One is an obnoxious alcoholic, and the other has psychological problems and is antisocial.

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MENARD-WRIGHT Angela Rose Menard-Wright passed away on Thursday, December 4th, 2014 at the young age of 47 years. Angie was born to parents Charolette and Gordon Menard on March 31, 1967 in Rocky Mountain House, AB. She received her formal education in Caroline, AB. She married the love of her life, Brian Wright, on September 24th, 1988 in Rocky Mountain House, AB. In 2005, Angie received her LPN License and began working at the Pioneer Villa and the Creston Valley Hospital. She then went on to work at the Swan Valley Lodge, where her skills and personality thrived. Angie enjoyed a variety of activities; she played ball on competitive and national levels, she loved to golf, travel, garden, work on the farm and of course, spend time with family and friends.

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A Celebration of life will be held on December 20th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Pavilion Building - Trail Blazer Pioneer Room with Don Henning officiating.

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Gerald “Gerry” Leo Beauchamp passed away peacefully in Red Deer, Alberta, on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the age of 87 years. He was born in Regina, SK on November 15, 1927. Gerry was predeceased by his parents; Leo Frederick Beauchamp and Ellen Mary Purcell of Qu’appele, SK., his brother, Bill (Shirley), granddaughter, Aimee Thérèse White and son-in-law, Jef Gibbs. Gerry is survived by the love of his life (61 years) Thérèse (Dupuis) Beauchamp and six children; Donna (Bob), Louise, Cathie (Tom), Susan, Daniel (Pam), and Richard. Gerry was blessed with fourteen grandchildren; Stephanie (Scott), Glen (Concetta), Mark, Krystal, Renée, Randall, Dru (Lisa), J.D., Emily, Shayla, Nathan and eight great-grandchildren. Teaching was Gerry’s calling. He taught two years in Saskatchewan (Smokey Ridge and Porcupine Plains), and 34 years in Alberta at Cambria, Munson, Morrin, and 20 years with the Red Deer Catholic Board of Education (St. Thomas Aquinas and Camille J. Lerouge). He then was elected for nine years as a trustee with the Catholic Board of Education. God, his Catholic faith, love for his wife and family were the cornerstones of his life. He was happiest when creating something; a painting, a woodcarving, gardening, community endeavors - just being part of any project that was worthy.

Gerry served the community and church in many different capacities; Knights of Columbus, Drumheller & Red Deer ATA, Central Alberta Council on Aging, Alberta Historical Society, Prolife, Church Council, Christopher Leadership Courses, and Union of Apostolic Catholics just to name a few. Gerry enjoyed and was passionate about everything that he put his mind to. He loved nature, camping, fishing, reading, music, history and the arts. He also had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh. His enthusiasm often motivated others to follow their own passions. A Prayer Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Gerry’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 202, 5913-50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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Islamic fighters capture two army bases in northwestern Syria THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Al-Qaida-linked and other Islamic fighters captured two key Syrian army bases on Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib after two days of intense battles with government troops that killed dozens on both sides, activists said.

The fall of the two bases - Wadi Deif and Hamidiyeh, both located near the town of Maaret al-Numan - is a significant blow to the Syrian army, which had managed to hold on to them for more than two years, repelling repeated attacks by an array of opposition groups.

The battles for “these two bases were exhausting the rebel factions,” said Hussam Abu Bakr, a spokesman for the ultraconservative Ahrar al-Sham group, one of the strongest rebel factions in northern Syria. He said his group captured Hamidiyeh base.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and an Idlib-based activist who goes by the name of Mohammed alSayid said members of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and other rebel factions captured the Wadi Deif base Monday morning and the nearby Hamidiyeh base in the early afternoon.

Abu Bakr told The Associated Press via Skype that government forces first withdrew from Wadi Deif to Hamidiyeh and then from Hamidiyeh to the nearby village of Bsida.

Then, the rebels captured Bsida, forcing government forces to gather in the village of Maar Hattat, which is now being besieged, said Abu Bakr. “There are more deaths and more prisoners every hour,” he added.

State-run Syrian TV said Syrian armed forces were engaged in fierce battles in Hamidiyeh after “carrying out a redeployment” in the Wadi Deif region Monday morning. It did not elaborate.

The Observatory said that at least 31 government soldiers and 12 opposition fighters have been killed in the clashes since Sunday. The group, which tracks the fighting in Syria through a network of activists on the ground, said that rebel factions also captured about 15 government

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This Sunday, photo provided by the anti-government activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows Jihadi fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and other rebel factions, rest after clashes with Syrian troops in Wadi Deif in the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria. Jihadi fighters captured a Syrian army base Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib after two days of intense fighting that killed at least two dozen gunmen, activists said. troops.

Government forces have suffered enormous losses at the hands of Islamic extremists in northern Syria. Earlier this year, members of the Islamic State group took over a string of government air bases in the northern province of Raqqa, slaughtering scores of Syrian soldiers after seizing them.

A Twitter account run by the Nusra Front in Idlib province said fighters are now removing mines from the area after the “Wadi Deif camp was liberated.”

Rebels and the Nusra Front control much of the countryside of Idlib province while government forces dominate the provincial capital - also called Idlib.

The capture of the bases came a day after rebels and Nusra Front fighters took over seven government checkpoints around

Wadi Deif and Hamidiyeh.

Idlib-based activist Asaad Kanjo said the government still holds the town of Ariha in Idlib as well as the Qarmid base near the provincial capital.

The Nusra Front has become one of the most powerful factions in Idlib province after it last month defeated the moderate Syria Revolutionaries Front headed by Jamal Maarouf, who has since fled the area.

The latest round of fighting came as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday to discuss ways to help implement a U.N. plan for a localized cease-fire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. They pledged their assistance to help rebuild basic services and local government in the city if a plan proposed by U.N. special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to

halt the fighting there can be implemented.

The U.N. has been trying to bring about a strategic de-escalation of violence in Syria to permit the delivery of humanitarian aid and set the stage for peace talks.

In what was described as a policy change, Federica Mogherini, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, said later Monday that the ministers went on record in a statement as being “ready to engage with all regional and international actors with influence over the Syrian parties.”

She told reporters later that specifically meant Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as Russia - one of Assad’s closest allies.

“There could be a good chance for Russia to play a positive role in the region,” stressed Mogherini.

As truce holds in eastern Ukraine, Russia threatens to apply more economic pressure

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KIEV, Ukraine — Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russian-backed separatist forces has ground almost to halt. That should be good news for Ukraine, but Russia looks intent to pile on the economic misery.

In a detailed op-ed piece Monday, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev painted a grim forecast of Russian economic blockades ahead as Ukraine embarks on closer integration with Europe.

“The Ukrainian government has made its choice. And even if our neighbours have a poor understanding of the ultimate price they will have to pay, that is their right,” Medvedev said.

Those ominous words came as a renewed truce in east Ukraine called for by President Petro Poroshenko is holding - barring sporadic violations - since it began last week.

More than 4,700 people have been killed since the conflict broke out in mid-April, U.N. rights investigators estimate and more than a quarter of those deaths came after a cease-fire in September that was routinely ignored.

Ukrainian authorities are hopeful, saying more peace

talks are on the horizon.

The intensity of attacks on government-held areas has reduced notably and is now limited to mortar and small arms fire, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Monday.

Separatists who have often accused government forces of breaking the truce agreed that violence has reduced dramatically.

Changes on the ground appear to reflect shifts on the diplomatic front.

While supporting the separatists, Moscow has said it accepts the rebellious east should remain part of Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the state news agency RIA-Novosti last week that pro-Russian separatists were prepared to re-enter a “common economic, humanitarian and political space” with Ukraine.

That position reflects the Kremlin’s desire to maintain leverage over its neighbour as a means of keeping it from ever joining NATO. Although the separatist leadership in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions publicly deny that they taking orders from Moscow, rebel officials

privately concede the Kremlin plays a direct role in their decision-making. Lavrov’s comments suggest an easing of staunch secessionist positions.

A few weeks ago, rebel leaders were vowing to expand the territory under their control. But last week, separatists in Luhansk made a show of withdrawing heavy weaponry from the front line.

The next expected development is a prisoner exchange, which a senior rebel leader in Donetsk, Alexander Khodakovsky, suggested Monday could begin on Dec. 25.

Poroshenko has expressed satisfaction with the reduced carnage.

“I positively assess the ceasefire regime. This has enabled the strengthening of Ukrainian positions and resupply of servicemen on the line of defence,” he said.

But peace on the military front

may serve only as prelude to economic hostility.

In his 5,600-word opinion piece Monday in the Moscow-based newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Medvedev outlined a new “pragmatic” chapter in relations with Ukraine.

“In plain Russian, dealing with Ukraine ‘pragmatically’ means giving it no quarter. Russia’s economic approach to Ukraine will get tougher,” Dmitry Trenin, who heads the Carnegie Moscow Center, wrote in a Twitter post.

Medvedev wrote that Ukraine has been unhealthily reliant on Moscow for too long; adding that as of last spring, Russian orders from Ukrainian companies were valued at $15 billion, or 8.3 per cent of Ukraine’s Gross Domestic Product.

“Nobody in Ukraine has explained to us, or themselves, how these orders will be replaced,” he wrote.

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Typical of Asian supermarkets, Great Wall in Falls Church, Va., has a wide selection of produce; typically, Asian markets keep prices low.

Think outside the box

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THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE FOR COOKS TO BREAK WITH CONVENTION THAN THE FOOD ADVENTURE THAT IS AN ASIAN SUPERMARKET

BY VERED GUTTMAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro in Washington is a regular at H-Mart, the Korean supermarket that’s in 11 states.

That’s no surprise. Many Asian-restaurant chefs frequent the chain, which, like others of its kind, carries goods from all over the Far East.

What was surprising for Okochi was to run into his friend and fellow restaurateur Michel Richard at the Asian market, the French chef’s hands full of groceries. “He had no idea what they were,” Okochi told me by phone recently. “He just bought them to experiment.”

That anecdote captures the spirit of curious food lovers wishing to enrich their pantry and their cooking vocabulary and being willing to break with convention and rules. Yes, we were all taught which specific ingredient goes into which specific cuisine. Now it’s time to shuffle them around.

And there’s no better place to do that than the Asian supermarkets.

These establishments provide food adventures (foot-long okra! live snails!) and eye-opening bargains.

The variety of sauces and jarred pastes is truly wondrous, not to mention the entire aisles devoted to dried mushrooms and noodles. Whether imported from China, Korea, Thailand or Japan, all the Asian goodness on the shelves seems to coexist in perfect harmony.

But it also can be confusing; the following items and ways to use them are just a start. You’ll find thousands of other exciting foods on your visits. Do as chef Richard does: grab a few mystery ingredients and start experimenting.

● Fermented bean pastes are popular in East and Southeast Asia. Japanese miso can add a savory umamirich flavor to many foods, from soups to salad dressings and chocolate desserts. It comes in a variety of colors — white through yellow and to brownishred — and it can be mild and almost sweet, or salty and strongly flavored.

Okochi prefers Marukome, a Japanese brand of miso. Korean miso (doenjang) is chunky, with whole beans in it, and has a more pronounced flavor. Chinese fermented black bean sauce (douchi) is often flavored with ginger, chili pepper, garlic and/or soy sauce and is excellent in stir-fry and stews.

I’ve found the white miso to be especially versatile, with a nutty flavor that complements dressings and highlight nuts and chocolate even in desserts, as in a hazelnut, chocolate and miso cake.

When experimenting with miso, add it spoon by spoon, tasting along the way to discover what works for you.

Mix a little miso with mayonnaise for a more flavorful sandwich spread. Blend it with butter to brush on fish or vegetables. Use it to glaze chicken, and stir it into mushroom soup or any stew. ● Soy sauce. The neat rows of bottles that stretch down a long aisle in an Asian market pose a challenge for novice home cooks: Which one will work best? How many kinds are good to have on hand? Light (regular) soy sauce is well established in America, but it’s a good idea to try the Chinese dark soy sauce that’s made with caramel or molasses, or the thick soy sauce that has even more sugar and a very intense. Chef Janet Yu of the Hollywood East Cafe in Wheaton, Md., prefers the Hong Kong brand Koon Chun, which is hoisin-like.

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Shoppers can find a bounty of Asian grocery items at Great Wall in Falls Church, Va., which carries enough varieties of soy sauce to fill several shelves.

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LEFT: Parsnip, Carrot and Tumeric Root Soup is ultra-smooth and brightened with goat cheese dumplings.

RIGHT: Miso, Japanese fermented bean paste, works well in this chocolate and hazelnut cake.

Parsnip, Carrot and Turmeric Root Soup With Goat Cheese Dumplings

dumplings for 2 minutes. While the dumplings are cooking, divide the soup among warmed soup bowls. Top each portion with 2 (16-count total) or 3 (24-count) dumplings. Garnish with a sprinkling of toasted cumin seed and scallion.

Drizzle with oil and serve.

MAKES: 8 servings INGREDIENTS For the soup 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 pound carrots, scrubbed well and cut into 1-inch chunks 12 ounces parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks One 4-inch piece fresh turmeric root, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices 4 cups water (may substitute vegetable broth or chicken broth) 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons toasted cumin seed, for garnish 1/4 cup chopped scallions, green parts only, for garnish For the dumplings 5 ounces fresh goat cheese 1 tablespoon olive oil 16 to 24 four-inch square wonton wrappers Salt, for the cooking water STEPS For the soup: Combine the tablespoon of oil and the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and stir to coat; cook until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the carrots, parsnips and turmeric root slices; cook for 1 minute, then add the water. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 30 minutes.

Stir in the salt, then use a stick (immersion) blender to puree the soup until it’s smooth and creamy.

While the soup is cooking, make the dumplings: Combine the goat cheese and oil in a bowl.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Put a small bowl of water next to it, along with a small pastry brush.

Lay one wonton wrapper on a clean, dry work surface so that it looks like a diamond, with one point facing you. Put a spoonful of goat cheese at the center. Brush a little water on the wrapper’s surface all around the filling.

Fold up the bottom point so it covers the filling, then fold the left side and the right side, leaving a pointed/triangle top. Transfer to the baking sheet; repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling. Wrap the baking sheet in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Bring 2 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Just before serving, reduce the heat to medium, and gently cook the

Hazelnut, Chocolate and Miso Cake MAKES: 12 to 16 servings PREPARATION: The cake can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 1 month.

INGREDIENTS 2 cups skin-on hazelnuts 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 large eggs 3 tablespoons white miso (see headnote) 1 cup flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder 1 cup heavy cream STEPS Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet; roast for 15 minutes, shaking the baking sheet twice during roasting. Let them cool completely.

Finely grind the hazelnuts in a food processor or a blender (in pulses). Don’t over-process the hazelnuts, as they will release fat and could turn to hazelnut butter.

Generously grease a 5-by-10-inch loaf pan with a little butter, then line it with parchment paper, leaving the two long sides of paper overhanging the edge of the pan. (They will be used to help lift out the cake).

Combine the 8 tablespoons of butter and the sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer; beat on medium speed for a few minutes, until creamy. Stop to scrape down the bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until well blended. Stop to scrape down the bowl. Add the miso; beat briefly on medium speed until incorporated.

Combine the ground hazelnuts, flour, baking powder and cocoa powder on a sheet of wax paper. On low speed, add that mixture to the mixing bowl in three additions, alternating with the heavy cream; start and end with the hazelnut-flour mixture. Pour the batter into the pan, smoothing it evenly. Bake (at 350 degrees) for 60 to 65 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes, then lift out the cake and place it on the rack. Cool completely before serving.

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TUESDAY, DEC. 16, 2014

Hostage siege ends POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE DEAD, INCLUDING THE GUNMAN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY, Australia — Amid a barrage of gunfire, police stormed a cafe in the heart of Sydney early Tuesday to end a 16-hour hostage siege by an Iranian-born gunman. Police said three people were killed - the gunman and two of the hostages - and four others were wounded.

Police raided the Lindt Chocolat Cafe after they heard a number of gunshots from inside, said New South Wales state police Commissioner Andrew Scipione.

“They made the call because they believed that at that time, if they didn’t enter, there would have been many more lives lost,” he said.

The gunman was identified as Man Haron Monis, who once was prosecuted for sending offensive letters to families of Australian troops killed in Afghanistan.

Scipione wouldn’t say whether the two hostages who were killed a 34-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman — were caught in crossfire, or shot by the gunman. Among the four wounded was a police officer shot in the face.

“Until we were involved in this emergency action, we believe that no one had been injured. That changed.

We changed our tactic,” he said, adding that there had been a total of 17 hostages taken in the cafe when the siege began.

The standoff ended when a loud bang was heard from the cafe and five people ran out. Shortly after, police swooped in, amid heavy gunfire, shouts and flashes. A police bomb disposal robot also was sent into the building, but no explosives were found.

Police said an investigation is underway because police were involved in an incident in which people died.

Local media identified the gunman as 50-year-old Monis, and a police official confirmed his identity. Under department rules, officials do not identify themselves unless speaking at a formal news conference.

Monis has long been on officials’ radar. Last year, he was sentenced to 300 hours of community service for using the postal service to send what a judge called “grossly offensive” letters to

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emergency personnel wheel an injured hostage to an ambulance during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday. A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours.

AUSTRALIA families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2009.

At the time, Monis said his letters were “flowers of advice,” adding: “Always, I stand behind my beliefs.”

He was later charged with being an accessory to the murder of his exwife. Earlier this year, he was charged with the sexual assault of a woman in 2002. He has been out on bail on the charges.

“This is a one-off random individual. It’s not a concerted terrorism event or act. It’s a damaged goods individual who’s done something outrageous,” his former lawyer, Manny Conditsis, told Australian Broadcasting Corp.

“His ideology is just so strong and so powerful that it clouds his vision for common sense and objectiveness,” Conditsis said.

The siege began around 9:45 a.m. in Martin Place, a plaza in Sydney’s financial and shopping district that is packed with holiday shoppers this time of year. Many of those inside the cafe would have been taken captive as they stopped in for their morning coffees.

Hundreds of police blanketed the city as streets were closed and offices evacuated. The public was told to stay away from Martin Place, site of the state premier’s office, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and the headquarters of two of the nation’s largest banks. The state parliament house is a few blocks away, and the landmark Sydney Opera House also is nearby.

Throughout the day, several people were seen with their arms in the air and hands pressed against the window of the cafe, with two people holding up a black flag with the Shahada, or Islamic declaration of faith, written

Man suspected of killing six still at large

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BRIEF Hong Kong police shut last pro-democracy protest site

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PENNSBURG, Pa. — A man killed six people and seriously wounded another in three different homes outside Philadelphia and remained at large hours after the shootings, authorities said Monday.

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman identified the suspect in the shootings in Philadelphia’s northwest suburbs as 35-yearold Bradley William Stone. She said all of the victims had a “familial relationship” to Stone.

On Monday afternoon, police converged on a home in Pennsburg, about 30 miles (48 kilometres) northwest of Philadelphia, and used a megaphone to try to compel an end to their daylong pursuit of Stone.

“Bradley, this is the police department!” an officer yelled. “Come to the front door with your hands up. You’re under arrest.”

Ferman said Stone was likely wearing military fatigues and was known to use a cane or walker to assist him.

The shootings occurred at homes in

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ASIA: For the adventurous palate Japanese soy sauce is mild and has a rounder taste than Chinese-made soy sauce. Okochi prefers the Japanese brand Yamasa. Chef Aulie Bunyarataphan of Mama Rouge Southeast Asian Bistro in Washington recommends using Thai black soy sauce (not to be confused with the Chinese dark sauce), which adds a nice dark color even to quick stir-fry dishes. ● Seaweed. You can find it dried, roasted, powdered and, on occasion, fresh. Sprinkle the last over eggs instead of or in addition to salt. Add it to veggie smoothies; it will enhance the flavor the way salt does. Sprinkle roasted, shredded seaweed over sal-

on it.

The Shahada translates as “There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger.” It is considered the first of Islam’s five pillars of faith, and is similar to the Lord’s Prayer in Christianity. It is pervasive throughout Islamic culture, including the green flag of Saudi Arabia. Jihadis have used the Shahada in their own black flag.

Channel 10 news said it received a video in which a hostage in the cafe had relayed the gunman’s demands.

The station said police requested they not broadcast it, and Scipione separately asked all media that might be contacted by the gunman to urge him instead to talk to police.

A number of Australian Muslim groups condemned the hostage-taking in a joint statement and said the flag’s inscription was a “testimony of faith that has been misappropriated by misguided individuals.”

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police gather near a home, Monday in Souderton, Pa., where suspect Bradley William Stone is believed to have barricaded himself inside after shootings at multiple homes.

Harleysville, Lansdale and Souderton, three towns that are within a few miles of each other.

Neighbours at the first shooting scene in Harleysville said they awoke around 4 a.m. to the sounds of breaking glass and gunshots.

One neighbour, Evon Weron, said the suspect is a former member of the

military and that the first victim was his ex-wife. Weron told the Lansdale Reporter the couple had been fighting over custody of children.

Police with armoured vehicles and rifles flocked to Pennsburg after spending several hours at the Souderton home where several victims were found.

ads, or simply snack on it. Hydrate dried seaweed and add it to salads with cucumber and radish. Use the fresh kind to make seaweed salad. ● Gluten-free noodles. Among the dozens of types available in Asian supermarkets, fresh and dried, many are gluten-free. Buckwheat noodles, like the Japanese soba and Korean vermicelli, pair well with heavy tomato sauces. Rice noodles, fresh and dried, work well in soups and salads.

For the adventurous palate: fresh Chinese tofu noodles, Korean sweet potato noodles, Vietnamese tapioca noodles and black fern root noodles (the last is a vegetarian answer to squid ink noodles). All have a delicate texture that will work best in salads and soups or with a light sauce. ● Rice cakes. Short logs of rice dough are used just like gnocchi and are another great gluten-free option.

They are available in the refrigerated and freezer sections of Korean supermarkets and, just like gnocchi, should be cooked in boiling salted water before serving with your favorite Italian/ Korean sauce.

● Tofu skin. The skins (sold in sheets) come fresh or dried. They are used for making spring rolls but are easy to adapt for Italian (think lasagna sheets) or Balkan (instead of phyllo dough) cuisine, with the added benefits of extra protein and no carbs. ● Japanese rice seasoning. Called furikake, the blend usually contains sesame seeds, shaved dried fish and seaweed. Wasabi fumi furikake is especially good: a little spicy thanks to the wasabi, and it works well not only with rice but also sprinkled over salads and mixed into mayonnaise for sandwiches and salads. A dash of furikake in scrambled eggs makes them divine; add one teaspoon for every two eggs. ● Fruits and vegetables. Besides low prices, the freshness and variety of what you’ll find at Asian markets are hard to beat. Look for Thai, Chinese and Indian eggplants, purple and white yams, long beans, bok choy tips, mustard greens, Chinese broccoli and lotus root; rambutan, prickly jackfruit, pink and green dragon fruit, litchi, guava and even a reasonably priced

Hong Kong police tore down barricades, folded up tents and arrested some protesters Monday at a third and final pro-democracy protest camp, ending demonstrations that blocked traffic in the southern Chinese city’s streets for 2 ½ months.

A police negotiator gave the 17 protesters one last chance to leave voluntarily from a short stretch of road in Causeway Bay before officers started taking them away one by one to a waiting bus.

The protesters, including senior citizens and pro-democracy lawmaker Kenneth Chan, offered no resistance.

Earlier, they chanted “We will be back” and called on Hong Kong’s unpopular Beijing-backed leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, to step down. Supporters shouted encouragement from the sidewalk. By midday, the road had been returned to traffic.

The police operation came after authorities on Thursday shut down the protesters’ main camp near the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district. prickly pear. ● Fresh turmeric root. A member of the ginger family, turmeric root has the same anti-inflammatory powers. It can elevate any dish to the next level, including stews, rice, marinades and veggie smoothies. Grate it into any dish that calls for ground turmeric (one to two inches of the root for every teaspoon of ground turmeric). Don foodsafe gloves to handle it, and an apron, and cover the surface you’re working on, as the root stains without mercy. ● Soybeans. Cook them as you would any beans; you’ll be adding more protein to your dish than with other beans. To make soybean hummus: Combine two cups of cooked soybeans, ½ cup of their cooking water,½ cup of tahini, ½ cup of fresh lemon juice and three garlic cloves in the bowl of a food processor. Mix for five minutes, until very smooth. Season with salt and crushed red pepper flakes. ● Licorice root. There is anise-y aroma and a bit of sweetness in shaved dried licorice root, which makes it lovely for stirring into a hot cup of tea.