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Nowhere else to go 7-10 HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVE IN THE WOODS NEAR GASOLINE ALLEY

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A camp of homeless people live in the shadows of the Hwy 2, just a few steps from cars flying by at 120 km/h, on the south edge of Red Deer.

The group that fluctuates from seven to 10 use the area for shelter because they say they have nowhere else to go.

Gord, who did not want his last name used, said he lived at another camp in the woods near Red Deer College for eight months before he was kicked out. “We’re surviving,� said Gord. “I survived over by the college for eight months and now I just stay here because the cops made me come here.�

The Central Alberta AIDS Network visits the camp regularly to do outreach work. Jennifer Vanderschaeghe, executive director of the AIDS Network, said these people do receive social supports. “There has always been a homeless camp there,� said Vanderschaeghe. “The reality is these folks are living outside because there aren’t enough supports to house them.�

Crackdowns on homeless camps in the core of Red Deer have pushed the camps into the north and south of the city. “The reality is closing down that camp does not mean those people get housed,� said Vanderschaeghe. “It means they have to find a new location. “They’re told you’re not allowed to live in these woods, so go and find another location. This is not a solution.�

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

ABOVE: Trash and propane bottles are piling up in a in a camp located in a wooded area north of Gasoline Alley between the north and southbound lanes of the QEII. LEFT: Gord (only first name given) and Tina Williams are both living in a camp located in a wooded area north of Gasoline Alley between the north and southbound lanes of the QEII. The two say they and some of the other residents of the camp are trying to clean up the mess left by other people living in the area.

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Aurora chaser hits the jackpot

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF She’s been chasing the northern lights for a few years now, but this week’s spectacular cinematic view was unlike any other she has seen.

Keely Gibb, a line locator by day but a photography enthusiast by night, shot some awe-inspiring photos north of Eckville late Tuesday and into early Wednesday morning.

So did hundreds of other people who stayed up long enough to witness and post photos online. The photos are the results of a massive geomagnetic storm in North America that resulted in a betterthan-usual aurora borealis performance.

The University of Alberta’s online AuroraWatch project dubbed it the St. Patrick’s Day Aurora, aptly so since there was a lot of mesmerizing green in it.

The site issues alerts whenever there’s a good chance of seeing aurora, the northern lights. People can sign up via email to get the alerts. On Thursday, for example, the chance was only 21 per cent. But on Wednesday it was a “red alert� at about a 95 per cent chance, albeit that was at 3 a.m.

Magnetic storms (geomagnetic activity) are measured on a scale from G1 to G5. This week’s storm was a G4.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S. said the G4 solar storm was the result of two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), observed leaving the sun on March 15. CMEs are giant bubbles of gas and magnetic field, ejected from the sun.

The result — as particles around the Earth are disturbed — is a big light show in the sky.

The Canadian Space Agency explains the northern lights.

Photos by Keely Gibb

Photos of the northern lights taken near Eckville Tuesday night.

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AHS decentralization makes sense to health advocates

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Longtime Central Albertan and municipal leader Lou Soppit had a hunch that health care would revert back to regional control.

On Wednesday, the province announced eight to 10 operational districts would be established by Alberta Health Services. They will be in place by July 1 and will be responsible for delivering local health services and meeting performance objectives.

In 2008, the province created a single provincial health system — Alberta Health Services — and a single governance superboard to streamline care, and reorganized nine health regions into five health zones.

“I always said that they will go right around and come back to something close to the local hospital boards we had years ago. You know better in your own area what you need,” said Soppit, former long-

time mayor of Rocky Mountain House and current David Thompson Health Advisory Council member.

“I suspected all along that one person or one superboard was not the answer, there’s no doubt about that, sitting up in Edmonton taking care of the whole province,” Soppit said on Thursday.

Each new operational district will have a local advisory committee made up of 10 to 15 members to provide local input from community leaders, Health Advisory Council and AHS representatives, patients and families. They will meet quarterly and have input into areas like resource allocation and capital budgets for repairs and renovations.

Centralized decision-making will continue for new capital builds, the introduction of new technology, and corporate functions including finance, budgeting, human resources and communications.

Fellow David Thompson Health Advisory Council member Bruce Buruma said it sounds like the new advisory committees will have greater input and responsibility.

“(Health Advisory Councils) didn’t have any mechanisms to necessarily change things. We definitely had opportunity for influence. But it was kind of difficult to say this is what we achieved,” Buruma said.

David Thompson Health Advisory Council is one of 12 councils representing regions of the province created to advise Alberta Health Services and give public the opportunity to provide feedback on the health-care system.

He said it was time for more local control of health care.

“At the time, having the super board was a good thing. I think there were definite efficiencies that needed to be realized across the system. Now they really do need to be responsive to what’s happening on the local level.”

He said his council covers a huge geographic area, stretching from Drayton Valley to Hanna. Creating a smaller district stretching out from Red Deer would make sense. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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CAMP : Garbage and debris strewn everywhere Garbage and debris is strewn everywhere in the small patch of trees between the northbound and southbound lanes of Hwy 2. Gord said he and a few of the people who live there are working on clearing out the garbage left behind. He said he has only been at the location for a few days.

Among the garbage is needle debris, which annoys Gord.

Tina Williams said this is not her first time living at this camp, but she was forced there along with Gord when the camp at the college was broken up.

An admitted needle user, Williams was also disgusted at the needle debris saying she is responsible for properly disposing of needles she uses.

Williams said there aren’t enough housing options in the city.

A propane-powered generator on site provides heat and light. Gord said it costs the people who live there about $10 a day in gas, which is much more affordable than even camping at a designated area in town. But there is no wood burning at the camp.

Gord said it would be more expensive to live at a legal campground in Red Deer. The least expensive sites at Westerner Park Campground cost $520 a month in the winter or $835 a month in the summer.

That does not include power or taxes.

Vanderschaeghe said in terms of a camp location, part of its value is its isolation. Located between the highway lanes, the camp has no neighbours.

“Moving them isn’t a good long-term solution to their housing issue,” said Vanderschaeghe.

“Someone else is just going to move in sooner rather than later.”

In January, Blackfalds RCMP and Alberta Transportation evicted about six people who lived there.

“Our concern is safety,” said Cpl. Phil Penny.

“These people come and go by Hwy 2, which is dangerous for them and the drivers.”

Penny said getting emergency services into the spot is an issue. He said there have been reports of assault in the area before. It can be difficult to respond but police will assist as needed.

The land is owned by Alberta Transportation and could one day be used as part of changes to Hwy 2, which would lead to the forested area being cleared.

Spokesman Bob McManus said Alberta Transportation is working with local law enforcement and social service agencies, including the local AIDS Network, to come up with a solution to the problem.

“We were notified by RCMP and asked to resolve the situation,” said McManus. “We felt it would be best to meet with those agencies who can provide some kind of solution which is meaningful rather than just kicking them out.”

In 2009, a 41-year-old woman who had been camping in the same area was found dead. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

AURORA: Charged particles “Auroras occur when charged particles (electrons and protons) collide with gases in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, producing tiny flashes that fill the sky with colourful light. As billions of these tiny flashes occur in sequence, the lights appear to move or

Photo by Keely Gibb

Photo of the northern lights taken near Eckville Tuesday night.

dance.

“In the northern hemisphere, the lights are named aurora borealis, or northern lights, while in the southern hemisphere they are called aurora australis, or southern lights.”

Earlier this week, Gibb, who is from Calgary, was visiting her parents, who live in the Rocky Mountain House rural area.

“I was actually inside and looking out the window and I could see them so that’s when I knew it was a good time to go out.”

She woke her parents up to see them — her father is from England and had never seen the northern lights — and then she drove off, chasing the lights to the Eckville area.

“When I saw them the other night, like how bright they were, I was just astonished.

I’ve never seen them that bright before.

“They were pretty much dancing over top of me,” said Gibb, 24. She took a series of photos from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. with her Canon 6DB, on a tripod, with 15-to30-second time lapses.

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“Half the time I get emails (alerts) at 2 a.m. and I’m sleeping. If I’m not working the next day, I’ll just go out driving and see if I can see anything,” she said.

“It’s kind of tricky. It’s not a guaranteed thing so you kind of have to go out and chase them and see where they are. You drive all over the place,” she said.

“The lights have been really good this year.”

Online: ● If you missed the show, you can watch aurora borealis live in Yellowknife, N.W.T., online via the Canadian Space Agency at www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ astronomy/auroramax ● The University of Alberta’s project is located online at www.aurorawatch.ca ● To get more information about the weather in space (if you’re tired of weather on Earth) and to find out when magnetic storms are happening, go to the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Centre at swpc.noaa. gov barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Helping physically disabled people be active ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SYMPOSIUM

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF

CALGARY — Police have charged a cab driver in the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old girl.

The teen was found dead early

who had similar life experiences,” said Steadward Centre director Karen Slater. “Sport, especially if they identified as an athlete prior to having an impairment, they can re-identify with their athlete-self ... sport can be real important for re-integrating back into the society they once knew or creating a new community.”

For more information on local options, contact Brandi Heather at brandi.heather@rdc.ab.ca or the Steadward Centre in Edmonton. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Wednesday morning on a busy Calgary street. Police said at the time her injuries were consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

Investigators say they used closedcircuit TV footage and evidence at the scene to determine the girl was hit by a taxi. GPS technology used by the cab company assisted officers in identifying a suspect.

Stanislaw Maguder, 70, is charged with hit and run causing death.

Family have identified the girl as Tyla Rain Chipaway.

Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey said Thursday the girl was already on the road when she was hit.

“The young girl was lying on the roadway when the cab b& ran her right over and didn’t stop,” Stacey said .

“Why she was lying down on the roadway, I couldn’t say, but she was.”

He also said there’s nothing to suggest that alcohol played a role in the hit and run either on the part of the driver or the victim.

“However, the medical examiner’s office will do a standard toxicology screen and we don’t have that avail-

able to us right now.”

Stacey suggested things could have been different had the driver stayed at the scene.

“It is a driver’s responsibility to always render assistance when they feel that they’ve hit something — even hit an object — because maybe you don’t know what you hit.”

At the time, officer were also responding to an unconscious male near the scene.

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Heather said only three per cent of people in Canada with a disability are participating in organized sport, meaning 97 per cent are either not choosing to take part or the services are not available.

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the same room as educators and students to talk about how we can be better,” said Heather.

The hope is to make parasports and activities more accessible to people in Red Deer and Central Alberta, especially with the Canada Winter Games coming to town in 2019. It goes beyond just grooming athletes for elite competition, it is about developing a healthy lifestyle for those who do have a physical disability. Sports can be a key element in the return to some normalcy for those who have suffered an impair-

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As other players converge on him Sam Ward looks to make a pass during a game of wheelchair rugby at Red Deer College on Thursday. Ward along with about 175 educators, students, presenters, coaches, and rehabilitation professionals are taking part in the Adapted Physical Activity Symposium taking place at the college through March 21.

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Brandi Heather is hoping this weekend’s symposium at Red Deer College does more than just start the discussion on adapted athletes and physical activity for the physically disabled.

The Adapted Physical Activity Symposium is running through Saturday at the college and is being hosted in conjunction with the Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement and Alberta Sport.

“Our Special Olympics programming in Central Alberta is outstanding, so we know the need for programming for people with cognitive impairments is being well supported,” said symposium chair and RDC instructor in kinesiology and sport studies Brandi Heather. “But when you have a physical impairment or continued multiple impairments, we know that those children and adults and middle-aged people are not being included in physical activity.”

The symposium features keynote speakers like David Legg, the past president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee; Tanner Fandrey, a local paralympic skier and member of the Canadian Sledge Hockey Team’s development team; Donna Goodwin, a University of Alberta scholar in adapted physical activity; Ozzie Sawicki, Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games; and Kayla Cornale, para-athletics development lead at Athletics Canada.

There are 175 people from all walks of life registered to attend the symposium and take part in the discussions and demonstrations — not including four area schools that took part in an introduction to wheelchair rugby, para-athletics, sitting volleyball and goal ball at the college on Thursday.

“People who travelled all over the world with para sports are sitting in

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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015

Anyone but Harper?

AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN MULCAIR AND TRUDEAU WOULD HAVE ONE GOAL How deep is the mistrust and hostility between Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau?

It’s not just an idle thought plucked from the annals of the Canadian political soap opera.

It could determine this country’s government this autumn.

Voters may TIM find it madness HARPER to be discussing a potential coalition government seven months before an expected election, but NDP Leader Mulcair has again pushed the concept to the forefront of political debate in this country.

Liberal Leader Trudeau won’t dance.

The two men have never discussed the matter.

They have never met in the same room, face-to-face, on any issue and their last and only direct communication appears to have been a congratulatory call from Mulcair when Trudeau won the Liberal leadership almost two years ago.

Their mutual mistrust came to the surface when Trudeau publicly ousted

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two caucus members over sexual harassment charges brought by unnamed NDP MPs last autumn, giving neither the party nor the NDP women a courtesy heads up.

New Democrats accused Liberals of doing it again this week, leaking the final caucus expulsion of Massimo Pacetti and Scott Andrews to CTV News without any nod to the NDP MPs, a charge Liberals have denied.

In trying to prod Trudeau on the coalition question, Mulcair takes the bad blood back to 2008, the last coalition effort, one that predated the leadership of either man.

Mulcair was part of the NDP negotiating team and he has been reminding supporters he was prepared to install Stéphane Dion as prime minister to oust Conservative Stephan Harper.

This time, he is again trying to portray himself as the man with the loftier goal of ridding the country of Prime Minister Harper — any which way — while Trudeau is interested only in his own fortunes.

Why is he pushing this button so early?

The party is trying to make it comfortable for Canadians to vote NDP secure in the knowledge that Mulcair will do everything he can to remove Harper.

He has to provide that comfort level or run the risk that New Democrats will join one-and-done Conservative voters from 2011 and turn to Trudeau

and his Liberals as the only anti-Conservative option this autumn.

New Democrats also believe raising the issue now inoculates them during the campaign, making it old news for Mulcair and throwing the focus back to Trudeau when the question is inevitably raised.

But for years, New Democrats have publicly pretended they were preparing to take power at the outset of the campaign, no matter how ridiculous such a pronouncement sounded.

Mulcair is arguably the first NDP leader who could ever make the claim without provoking snickers, regardless of where he sits in the polls.

He will enter a campaign with more incumbents than any other New Democrat leader before him and will be the first to try to use official Opposition as a springboard to power.

Instead, poking Trudeau on the coalition question is essentially the NDP leader saying to voters, “We can’t form a government on our own,” no matter how he couches the argument.

Liberal insiders say Trudeau will not get sucked into a disingenuous game with Mulcair.

If the NDP leader were serious, they say, he would seek a meeting with their leader rather than take the issue public, complete with charges of Liberal duplicity.

Mulcair’s position on the Clarity Act and Quebec’s future makes any co-operation a non-starter, they say. Posi-

tions on both sides have evolved.

Before his leadership bid, Trudeau did muse about electoral co-operation with the NDP. He shut that down when he sought the leadership.

Co-operation “leads to Thomas Mulcair as prime minister and that’s not what I’m interested in,” he said when pushed in a debate.

Mulcair was even more blunt after winning his leadership. In an interview with the Huffington Post, he dismissed a coalition with a party that, he said, proved it could not be trusted in 2008.

“N. O. The no is categorical, absolute, irrefutable and non-negotiable.

It’s no. End of story. Full stop,” he said.

There is no doubt Mulcair is aiming to become the first New Democrat leader to taste power, in whatever form.

Trudeau and his team like to ignore the NDP leader, thinking him flailing and desperate and not worthy of their time.

Mulcair and his team don’t respect Trudeau and believe he is the beneficiary of unearned media attention.

Some day this autumn they may have to put this behind them.

Electoral math could put them in the same room facing a big decision.

Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Devaluing diploma exams will ruin Alberta education Re: Worth of Alberta diploma exams drops to 30 per cent from half Low academic achievements will come home to roost if parents, students, and teachers do not stop this edict by Education Minister Gordon Dirks.

In the not too distant future, Albertans will question the rationale for lowering academic standards when their students start achieving the same low academic results in the four core subjects as their American counterparts.

For decades, this province had a reputation for producing top academic results. Why? Because the tests were tough, the curriculum was tough, and the standards were maintained throughout the province by using a provincewide curriculum, by using common texts and materials, and by using provincewide diploma exams.

So, ask yourself these questions: If America’s academic achievements are so much lower than Alberta’s students, and lower than most western European countries, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, why is this province going the American way of education?

Do we want wishy-washy, feel good, no pain, nofailure policies that plague American schools today?

Do you realize that an American high school diploma is not worth spit, and that is why colleges and universities must use their own entrance exams because they cannot trust the quality of academic work done in American high schools because there are no overall academic standards maintained in the four core subjects since the states allow individual school boards and individual teachers to establish their own standards and their own tests?

There is an old adage in sports: “No pain, no gain.” The same holds true for academic results. Watering-down standards do not produce top achievements in sports or in schools.

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Regulate gasoline pricing to avoid gouging in Alberta So today a local gas retailer jacked up the price on gasoline 8.5 cents a litre to 94.9 from 86.4 cents.

Others will no doubt follow suit because that’s what happens in the service station industry. I call it price fixing.

Oh they say they don’t and the competition board says they don’t but let’s get real. I was in the business once.

There is no justifiable reason to raise fuel prices.

Oil prices are still down — $43.50 a barrel last time I looked.

The Canadian dollar is down but so what? They don’t buy oil to refine it in U.S. dollars.

They’re a Canadian based company and they buy it in Alberta and so they probably use Canadian dollars.

And it doesn’t cost any more to make litre of gasoline now than it did when the price was down to 74.9 cent a litre just a couple months ago.

All it amounts to is gouging the consumers and Premier Jim Prentice’s government is letting them get away with it.

We need to regulate gasoline prices in Alberta

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like they do in P.E.I. It is an essential service to the public and the price needs to be capped.

I wonder which political party will campaign on that platform for the up and coming election?

Dale Stuart Red Deer

Heroic actions saved our home, thanks to so many people My family and I would like to extend our thanks to the many firefighters who responded and fought so hard and diligently to contain our barn that went up in flames in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, March 14.

Thank you to Red Deer County Fire, Sylvan Lake and City of Red Deer Fire Departments. There are no words to completely express our deepest gratitude to all. If it weren’t for their quick response, we may have lost our home, too.

I would like to recognize two young men passing by our farm. If it weren’t for their persistent actions to wake us at 2 a.m. to alarm us to the fire and call 911, the outcome could have been worse. Tyson Harris and Cody Duthie, you are true heroes. The boys also rescued my horses and cattle, attempted to move equipment and put themselves in harm’s way.

I would like to also thank Tom Metzger — county Fire Chief — and his crew for their support in the aftermath. I also would like to extend a thank you to David Harvey for all your extra support.

To all the neighbours and friends who came to our aid immediately following the fire, who came by and checked on us, contacted us, prayed for us, made meals and extended their help, we love each of you.

We feel blessed that our home was saved and no lives or animals were lost or harmed.

In January 2014, we lost our hay shed, which was full of RVs and boats and vehicles, to snow load.

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We are very blessed to live in such a wonderful community.

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Herald the welcome arrival of spring and all its rebirth Hello and welcome to the vernal equinox — March 20, 2015 — or the spring equinox, and the start of spring.

The Alberta starting times may vary, however pioneers at heart know birth and harvest is well on the way, so prepare for the enflourishment of bugs and birds and buds and wildlife.

Easter shall stay and pass, and perhaps within one or two full moons (Alberta time) the crops will be in the ground.

And the offspring shall be bouncing within the weather with the warmth of husbandry and motherly care.

Care for you with UV glasses, sunscreen, proper attire, nutrition and a smile; all will assist in the duties of the sun.

Yet hark, how through the peopled air, the busy murmur glows! The insect youth are on the wing, eager to taste the honeyed spring, and their love of life brightly shows. Rejuvenate, then rejoice and grin, for the sun is on your side!

The melting of the snow shall fuel our ambitions.

Grow with opportunity and health. We only come this way once.

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Prentice plans to repeal legislation that increased fines for illegal strikes

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice met with union leaders Thursday and announced his government will repeal legislation that dictated draconian fines and penalties for illegal strikes.

Prentice said he felt the law, which was passed under former premier Alison Redford but never proclaimed, was wrong, and that Albertans told him the same thing.

“I don’t agree with the legislation.

I don’t agree with the content of the legislation,” Prentice told reporters at Government House.

The act, the Public Services Sector Continuation Act, introduced sixfigure fines on unions that engaged in illegal strikes or even spoke publicly about initiating such walkouts.

It was passed in December 2013 in response to an earlier wildcat walkout of prison guards and other security staff.

Unions were challenging the law in court, arguing it violated charter freedoms of speech and association.

Prentice said the legislation will be repealed in the spring session. He had previously said his government would review the province’s labour laws after the Supreme Court ruled a Saskatchewan law that prevented public-sector employees from striking was unconsti-

tutional.

Union leaders said repealing the legislation is the morally right thing to do, and the right thing to do legally given the legislation would not have survived a court challenge anyway.

“It had to go,” said Heather Smith, president of the United Nurses of Alberta.

“That’s just a no-brainer. It makes sense to get rid of it.”

The legislation was accompanied by a law that imposed a contract deal and took away the right of arbitration for Alberta’s largest public sector union, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.

It was just one of many controversial actions by Redford that ignited a backlash of anger in late 2013 and early 2014 that caused her popularity numbers to plunge, opening the door to a caucus and party revolt that forced her to resign a year ago Thursday.

Prentice himself has publicly squared off with union leaders in recent weeks.

He has hinted at taking action on public sector wages, labelling them too lavish and an obstacle to fixing Alberta’s faltering economy.

Union members have fired back, launching a cheeky advertising campaign featuring Prentice as the cartoon captain of a floundering ship made unseaworthy by tax giveaways to corporations and the wealthy. to help disqualify a rival for the riding nomination. Prentice and Justice Minister Jonathan Denis say they are content to let the party handle the issue internally. Bhardwaj has stepped out of Prentice’s cabinet until the issue is resolved and says the accusation is false.

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Alberta NDP ask police to probe accusations of bribery Driver charged after boy, 12, involving PC MLA Bhardwaj killed in hit and run on road EDMONTON — Alberta’s opposition NDP has asked Edmonton police to look into allegations of bribery involving one of the legislature’s government members.

NDP member Brian Mason says he had hoped Premier Jim Prentice would take the action on his own, but says that doesn’t seem likely.

The allegations surround Naresh Bhardwaj, the Progressive Conservative backbencher for Edmonton-Ellerslie. A resident of the riding has sworn out an affidavit alleging Bhardwaj and another man offered him $10,000

ATHABASCA— RCMP in northern Alberta have charged a driver following a hit and run that killed a 12-yearold boy. Lee Thunder was walking on the side of a busy road in the town of Athabasca when he was struck by a minivan Tuesday night.

Mounties say the boy was propelled into a ditch and died a short time later in hospital. A woman turned herself into police about two hours after the collision. Crystal Andres who is 36, faces charges of dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

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The Plain of Six Glaciers hike in Banff National Park is shown in this undated handout photo. A new Instagram account launched by Travel Alberta highlights popular hiking trails in the Canadian Rockies.

Alberta mountain hikes profiled on Instagram

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A new Instagram account launched by Travel Alberta highlights popular hiking trails in the Canadian Rockies.

Featuring captioned photos of hikes from trailhead to summit, InstaHikes is intended “to assist, inspire and inform travellers,” says the agency, which has made Instagram a key part of its social media marketing strategy.

Five trails will be initially profiled,

two in Banff National Park (Johnston Canyon Ice Walk and Larch Meadows) and three in Jasper National Park (Cavell Meadows, Sulphur Skyline and Maligne Canyon), with more to be added later. Maps show each hike’s distance, duration and difficulty.

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Tories call for support to extend ISIL mission

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — In a challenge to the opposition, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday the government wants all-party backing of a motion to extend the military mission against militants in Iraq and Syria.

But the New Democrats and Liberals continued to express wary skepticism about the government’s conduct of the deployment, which has seen one special forces soldier killed in a friendly fire incident with northern Iraq’s Kurdish forces.

Nicholson made the call for unity in a speech to several dozen Ottawabased foreign diplomats who were invited to Foreign Affairs headquarters. He emphasized the threat that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) directly poses to Canada and its allies.

The speech was Nicholson’s first in his new portfolio and came a day after

IRAQ AND SYRIA Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced he will ask Parliament next week to extend and expand the military mission.

The NDP and the Liberals oppose the military mission, saying humanitarian aid is preferable.

Nicholson said he was “tremendously proud” of the decision to extend the mission and “the moral clarity” that Harper brings to the matter.

“I can also tell you that he will ask all parties to come together as Canadians,” Nicholson said. “He will ask them to support our government’s operation to degrade and destabilize this gang of thugs.”

NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar said his party wants to support civilians at risk from ISIL’s advances, but he accused the government of not being transparent about what the mili-

tary mission entails.

The Canadian Forces have deployed up to 69 special forces soldiers as advisers. Last fall’s parliamentary motion ruled out using ground troops for combat operations, but since then it has emerged that those special forces have engaged ISIL in firefights. In a separate incident now being investigated, a Canadian was killed when Kurdish Peshmerga fighters mistook him for an enemy fighter.

“There is so little definition as to what our role is there, our strategy is,” said Dewar. “They have to explain how it is that Canada has ended up on the front lines of this war when we weren’t involved in the original 2003 invasion of Iraq.”

Joyce Murray, the Liberal defence critic, said she agrees that ISIL is a threat to Canada and the world and that the country has a role to play in fighting it.

“We cannot speculate about a motion that has not been presented to

Parliament,” she said in an email.

“What we do know is that this prime minister has not been open and honest about what our troops are mandated to do in Iraq.”

Nicholson said Canada must expand the mission because ISIL poses a continuing threat that will grow if it’s not checked.

“ISIL is not dead yet,” he said.

“Clearly ISIL remains in control of a considerable amount of territory. It has the power to hurt, not merely in Iraq, but regionally and indeed elsewhere in the world.”

He said Canada is in the fight because the militants have threatened the country directly.

Nicholson said the coalition is protecting people from what he called unspeakable atrocities.

“The plight of innocent civilians — women, children and religious minorities — is well known. All of us can be proud that we are acting boldly to protect them against ISIL’s brutality.”

SCOC rules Quebec infringed on school’s religious freedom OTTAWA — A divided Supreme Court of Canada disagreed over the subtleties, but in the end upheld the religious freedom of a historic Montreal Jesuit school to teach Catholicism in the way it chooses.

The high court ruled Thursday that Quebec infringed on the religious freedom of Jesuit-run Loyola High School in Montreal by refusing it an exception from teaching the province’s ethics and religious culture program.

But the high court was divided by a 4-3 margin on how to resolve the clash between religious freedom and the need to follow the secular law of the province.

A vocal minority, led by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, said they didn’t think the majority struck the right balance between protecting freedom of religion and the need to follow the law.

In the narrowest legal sense, the ruling grants the school’s appeal so it can use its own course and teach the province’s Ethics and Religious Culture or ERC program from a Catholic perspective.

The school can now reapply to Quebec’s Education Department for an exemption to teach the ERC course and that decision must be guided by Thursday’s ruling.

In Quebec City, the Opposition Parti Quebecois expressed concern about

New record low for extent of Arctic sea ice A new record low for the extent of Arctic sea ice continues a decadeslong trend that is quickly upending the northern ecosystem and possibly affecting southern weather.

“There might be some sea ice growth yet, but I think it’s pretty much done,” said Julienne Stroeve of the U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center, which marked Thursday as the day of maximum ice spread for this winter. Sea ice has been shrinking at an average rate of about five per cent each decade.

The centre said the maximum extent of this year’s ice is more than a million square kilometres below the 30-year average, a difference of about seven per cent. It’s also about one per cent below the previous winter record low set in 2011.

At the same time, the record for minimum ice coverage, which happens after the summer melt season, was set in 2012.

As well, the ice has been reaching its annual maximum earlier and earlier. The melt season has also been starting earlier.

Stroeve said although this year’s figure is a record low, most of that deficit is accounted for by open water in the Barents Sea north of Russia. Summer sea-ice levels at the end of the melt season are low all over.

“Typically, all of our low winter sea-ice years have been driven by low conditions in the Barents Sea.” The centre doesn’t measure how thick the ice is, a crucial factor in how quickly it melts. But Stroeve said recent research drawing on both satellite data and measurements from submarines suggests that ice thickness has declined in the Central Arctic to about 1.25 meters from 3.6 m in the 1970s.

ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS CULTURE PROGRAM the impact of the ruling on the province’s education system.

“This decision goes against the values of Quebecers and the consensus that’s been obtained in Quebec over these past years,” said the PQ’s Nicole Leger.

Francois Blais, Quebec’s new education minister, said he would take the time to read the judgment but that the government’s support for the current ethics and religious culture program is “unshakable.”

Paul Donovan, Loyola’s principal, said the school encourages debate and discussion in its classrooms, and has educated many prominent people, politicians and clergy, since its founding in 1848.

“We want them to know what it is they’re accepting or rejecting,” he said.

“To say, I don’t want to be a Catholic, that’s up to each individual. But you got to know what you’re saying no to.”

John Zucchi, the Loyola parent who was the main appellant in the case, said he didn’t want to put his son “in a Catholic ghetto” by sending him to the school.

Loyola, he said, “was completely engaged with the world,” and has educated politicians and other prominent people.

The ruling comes amid the backdrop of political, cultural and religious

acrimony that has arisen in Ottawa around the issues raised by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s position that women taking the oath of citizenship should not be allowed to wear a facecovering niqab.

The high court ruled on the issue in 2012 in a similar case in Drummondville, Que., involving a public school.

In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that teaching students about world religions did not infringe the rights of Catholic parents who wanted to raise their children in their faith.

Thursday’s case revolves around a Quebec law that requires schools to teach religions from a secular, cultural and morally neutral perspective in private schools.

Under the law, schools can apply for an exemption that allows an alternative course to be taught as long as the education minister approves it.

Schools are only allowed to teach an alternative course as long as teachers steer clear of injecting their own religious beliefs.

“To ask a religious school’s teachers to discuss other religions and their ethical beliefs as objectively as possible does not seriously harm the values underlying religious freedom,” wrote Justice Rosalie Abella for the majority.

“But preventing a school like Loyola

from teaching and discussing Catholicism in any part of the program from its own perspective does little to further those objectives while at the same time seriously interfering with the values underlying religious freedom.”

Loyola’s exemption, the court held, “cannot be withheld on the basis that Loyola must teach Catholicism and Catholic ethics from a neutral perspective.”

However the minority opinion, penned by McLachlin and Justice Michael Moldaver, took issue with how all of this would play out in a practical sense in a classroom.

“Requiring Loyola’s teachers to maintain a neutral posture on ethical questions poses serious practical difficulties and represents a significant infringement on how Loyola transmits an understanding of the Catholic faith,” they wrote.

“The net effect would be to render them mute during large portions of the ethics.”

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, an intervener in the case, welcomed the ruling and called it “a strong affirmation of religious freedom.”

In a statement, president Bruce Clemenger said it was a “fair balancing of the interests of the province in setting curriculum outcomes, while defending the freedom of religious schools to teach the curriculum from their unique religious perspective.”

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Teens who killed man trying to protect daughter sentenced as adults WINNIPEG — Two Winnipeg teens have been handed adult sentences for a gang-related killing they committed when they were 15 years old.

Brendon Sinclair and Jordan Murdock, who are now 18, were sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years for beating to death 48-year-old Joseph Lalonde in August 2011.

Sinclair and Murdock beat Lalonde as he tried to protect his pregnant daughter in the backyard of his own home.

The two teens were riding their bicycles past Lalonde’s house and saw people in the backyard displaying gang signs.

The pair were affiliated with another street gang and got a baseball bat and a pellet gun and returned, attacking Lalonde’s daughter before Lalonde stepped in and attempted to fend them off.

During their trial last June, Sinclair’s lawyer argued it was Murdock who held the bat during the assault and dealt the fatal blows but a jury convicted both of second-degree murder.

The maximum youth sentence is four years in custody and three in the community under court conditions.

A hearing will take place in the next few months to determine where Sinclair and Murdock will serve their time.

Insanity defence hardly a handy way to escape justice: study LESS THAN 0.2 PER CENT OF CASES IN A GIVEN YEAR RECEIVE THE NCR VERDICT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The notion that cold-blooded killers and violent offenders are taking advantage of a soft-on-crime justice system by feigning psychiatric illness to win a verdict of not criminally responsible and avoid punishment is a myth, a new study finds.

For one thing, the study published Thursday by the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry concludes, only a tiny fraction — less than 0.2 per cent of criminal cases in a given year — will receive a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, which used to be known as not guilty by reason of insanity. “(Such) cases can conjure thoughts of violent offenders faking a mental illness to avoid prison time, shortened hospital stays with early release into the community accompanied by fears the individual will reoffend,” the article states.

However, data from the national trajectory project, which tracked 1,800 not-criminally responsible men and woman from May 2000 to April 2005 in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, paints a much different picture.

About half of the cases involve minor assaults, property offences or other nonviolent crimes, the study finds.

Repeat offences — especially involving severe violence — are extremely rare and overall recidivism is lower than that of the general prison population. In fact, people who had committed severe violent index offences were less likely to reoffend than those who had committed less severe of-

—PATRICK BAILLIE, PSYCHOLOGIST

fences.

The study found only 13 cases of severe violent reoffences.

Overall, according to the study, 17 per cent of NCR cases reoffended after three years of follow-up, roughly half the rate estimated for the general prison population.

Reoffence rates are much higher, about 70 per cent, for mentally ill inmates in the general prison population.

The study also found about three in four NCR patients had been in hospital at least once for a mental-health condition — most commonly for a psychotic disorder compounded by substance abuse.

“This suggests that violence risk-assessment training and interventions to reduce further mental-health deterioration and criminal offending are a priority in civil psychiatric services,” says study co-author, Anne Crocker, of McGill University.

In other findings: — About three in four were on government assistance at the time of the offence — One in 10 was homeless — About half the NCR population had no prior major criminal convictions — Most victims are family members rather than headline-grabbing crimes against

strangers.

“This emphasizes the importance of supporting family members...as both potential helpers and potential victims,” the study states.

The findings also appear at odds with Bill C-14, a new federal government law that transferred responsibility for violent NCR offenders from review boards to the courts.

In a guest editorial accompanying the research, Patrick Baillie, a psychologist in Alberta, called it an age-old concept that an accused should not be convicted for crimes arising from a mental disorder.

“A truly safe society does not change that established principle by incarcerating people with mental disorders — or by further stigmatizing them — but rather ensures that procedures are in place to protect both the individual and the public.”

Baillie says.

“What is particularly frustrating to at least some of us from a more scientific and less political background is when major policy changes occur in the absence of — and sometimes directly contrary to — what quality research has shown to be the current truth.”

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Case of Ontario man accused of killing two B.C. girls in 1970s goes to trial VICTORIA — The case of an Ontario man charged with firstdegree murder in the historic deaths of two young girls in B.C. will go directly to trial.

Proceedings for 67-year-old Garry Handlen will be moved to B.C. Supreme Court from provincial court, meaning his case will move forward without a preliminary inquiry.

Handlen is scheduled to make a brief court appearance in a Vancouver courtroom on Friday.

He was arrested in Surrey, B.C., late last year and is accused of killing 11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert in 1975 and 12-year-old Monica Jack in 1978.

Herbert disappeared in Abbotsford, and Jack was last seen in Merritt.

Handlen appeared in provincial court by video link earlier this month, when the mothers of the two children wiped away tears as they left the courtroom.

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Ottawa still trying to reach nine Canadians affected by cyclone OTTAWA — The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of 43 Canadians potentially affected by Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, but 34 have already left the area or don’t require help. A Foreign Affairs spokeswoman says the remaining nine may also have left, and Canadian consular officials in Canberra, Australia will continue trying to reach them. The United Nations reported that 11 people were confirmed dead, lowering an earlier report of 24 casualties after realizing some of the victims had been counted more than once.

It also said 3,300 people have been displaced and are seeking shelter in dozens of evacuation centres on the main island of Efate and in the provinces of Torba and Penama.

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Gaudreau leads Flames over Flyers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 4 Flyers 1 CALGARY — Johnny Gaudreau took over the NHL’s rookie scoring lead Thursday night and helped the Calgary Flames pick up an important two points in the process.

Gaudreau, 21, scored his 20th goal of the season and added two assists to lead Calgary to 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing left wing on Calgary’s No. 1 line with sophomore Sean Monahan and veteran Jiri Hudler, Gaudreau’s fourth three-point game of the season — against the team he grew up cheering for as a kid, no less — moved him one point ahead of Nashville’s Filip Forsberg.

“I want to be one of the top rookies in the league and as the team’s playing well and we’re playing well, we’re in the playoff race, everything seems to be going our way right now.

“Hopefully we can keep it going,” said Gaudreau.

What’s more impressive is Gaudreau’s success comes after a rocky start to the season in which he was held without a point in the season’s first five games and then was a healthy scratch in game six.

“He just keeps getting better and I think we’re far from seeing the end of it,” said Flames coach Bob Hartley. “He has this ability to get open, he’s very skilled and he wants to learn and is a great competitor. You put all of this together, you have quite a player.”

After Philadelphia cut Calgary’s 2-0 lead in half with nine seconds left in the second period, Gaudreau helped

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Philadelphia Flyers Chris Vandevelde, right, and Calgary Flames Jiri Hudler dive for the puck during third period NHL action in Calgary, Thursday. restore the two-goal cushion 3:09 into the third by setting up Monahan’s team-leading 28th goal.

It was the 50th goal of the 20-year-old’s young NHL career.

Four minutes later with Calgary on a two-man advantage, Gaudreau was set up perfectly by Hudler to make it 4-1.

Bautista goes long in the Blue Jays’ win over Red Sox SPRING TRAINING

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUNEDIN, Fla. — Jose Bautista hit a long home run for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

Bautista’s first-inning drive off Henry Owens easily cleared the 333-foot mark in left field and landed in a patch of oak trees. The five-time All-Star batted .286 with 35 homers and 103 RBIs in 155 games last season.

Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez allowed three runs on grounders by Brock Holt and Daniel Nava in the third and a sacrifice fly from Allen Craig in the sixth.

The right-hander yielded four hits, walked one and struck out three in 5 1-3 innings.

Manager John Gibbons said though the team had originally planned for the 22-year-old to start the season in the bullpen, it likely doesn’t have much of a choice but to put him in the rotation after Marcus Stroman’s season-ending knee injury last Tuesday.

“I think he’s pretty much locked in to where he is now,” Gibbons said.

“That could change, but I would be very surprised by that.”

Danny Valencia added a two-run homer for the Blue Jays in the fourth.

FOR STARTERS Red Sox: Owens, one of Boston’s top pitching prospects, gave up five runs and five hits in three innings.

The lefty also walked one, struck out one and threw 58 pitches. He is expected to start the season at Triple-A Pawtucket.

Blue Jays: Sanchez has been working to develop a slider and believes it can be used as an alternative to his breaking ball.

“I think it’s just an addition to my repertoire,” he said. “I don’t necessarily need it. Obviously it’s a huge weapon. If I start to master that, it’s just another weapon in my arsenal that I have to keep guys off-balance.”

TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: RHP Joe Kelly (right bicep soreness) threw a bullpen session without any restrictions Thursday and should be ready to start on Sunday against Philadelphia. “An encouraging day,” manager John Farrell said. ... RHP Koji Uehara (strained left hamstring) played long toss and is scheduled to begin cardio and weight-room exercises soon. ... DH David Ortiz (dehydration) did not make the trip.

Blue Jays: OF Michael Saunders (torn left meniscus) went 1 for 5 with a single in a minor league game.

Saunders, who sustained the injury on Feb. 26 when he stepped on a sprinkler while shagging fly balls, appeared at DH and did not run the bases. “Now, it’s about getting my timing back,” he said. “I felt like I was seeing the ball well. ... I’m ecstatic to be where I am at right now.”

WHO’S ON FIRST? With Edwin Encarnacion hindered by lingering back soreness and slow starts at the plate by offseason acquisitions Justin Smoak and Daric Barton — hitting a combined .113 — Gibbons has not ruled out putting Valencia at first base to open the regular season. Valencia started at first on Thursday.

UP NEXT Blue Jays: Lefty Daniel Norris makes his fourth exhibition start against the Rays on Friday in Port Charlotte. Norris, a contender for the fifth spot in Toronto’s rotation, allowed three hits, walked one and struck out four on Saturday against a Yankees’ split squad.

“We were making plays, whether we were 5-on-5, 4-on4, power play. It’s key to get goals on the power play to win games. I think that’s what we did tonight,” said Gaudreau.

Dennis Wideman and TJ Brodie also scored for Calgary (39-27-5), which had lost backto-back games.

After beginning the night

outside of a playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Flames moved one point ahead of Los Angeles to take over third place in the Pacific Division. Calgary is one point back of second place Vancouver.

Claude Giroux scored the lone goal for Philadelphia (2929-15).

“A couple power-play goals to get a big lead. We tried to battle back and we had our chances but we’ve got to find a way to not trail early in games like that,” said Giroux.

With the game scoreless late in the second period and badly in need of a spark, it finally came courtesy of a bad turnover by Flyers defenceman Luke Schenn.

Schenn’s errant pass was intercepted at centre ice by Wideman, who worked a giveand-go with Hudler that ended with Wideman sending a wrist shot through the pads of Steve Mason.

The Flames made it 2-0 less than two minutes later when Brodie’s long wrist shot eluded a screened Mason, who was replaced after that goal by Ray Emery.

The Flyers are 10 points back of a playoff spot in the East.

“At the end of the day, it all comes down to pride a little bit and obviously we didn’t have much of that tonight,” said Luke Schenn. “Didn’t put enough on the line tonight.

You get that type of result. It’s embarrassing for all of us obviously.”

Karri Ramo made 26 saves for the Flames to improve to 14-8-1. Mason was tagged with the loss to fall to 14-17-10.

Notes — Vincent Lecavalier was a healthy scratch for Philadelphia as the team dressed seven defencemen...

Matt Read is away from the Flyers to be with his wife, who just gave birth to a baby girl...

It was the Flyers first loss in Calgary since March 22, 2001.

They had won five straight....

Calgary scored first for just the fourth time in their last 17 games.

Host Chiefs open provincials with big win over Edmonton

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Chiefs 6 SSAC 2 Al Sim was unsure just how his team would respond to being hosts at the Hockey Alberta Major Midget AA Provincial Championships.

The answer he got exceeded any expectations.

The Red Deer Indy Graphics Chiefs crushed the Edmonton’s South Side Athletic Club 6-2 at the Red Deer Arena on Thursday night to open the tournament in style.

“With all of the emotions going to provincials and the opening ceremonies, we’re happy with the start,” said Sim, the Chiefs head coach. “These guys are kids, so you never know. Day-to-day, hourby-hour you try to keep them on the straight and narrow. Overall we had a bit of a slower start, the D side of the game wasn’t great, but as the game went on we got way stronger and better.”

The Chiefs were led by Mack Differenz who scored twice and added an assist while Declan Johnston, Devon Langelaar, JusPhoto by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff tin Paarup and Tanner Zentner Red Deer Indy Graphics Mack Differenz and Christian Powell of Zone 8 also tallied for Red Deer. Justin SSAC Don Wheaton clash during first period action of their first game Anderson made 22 saves for the of the Midget AA Alberta Provincial Championships at the Red Deer win.

J a r e d S m i t h a n d D e r e k Arena on Thursday.

Mcwhinnie replied for SSAC while Reid Conroy-Dutton made an Edmonton defender and beat nearly made it in with the Zone 4 Conroy-Dutton. He was in on all banner, which they lost to the Red 28 saves in the loss.

Offensively, the Chiefs came three of the Chiefs final goals, as Deer Elks in three games. The out on fire. They scored three he the first assist on Zentner’s Elks (26-5-3) and Chiefs (26-6-2) goals in the first 15:08 to take a marker. battled all season, finishing one“That’s kind of my role on this two in the South Central Alberta 3-1 lead, but it was their defence team, I always Hockey League standings, and a that hurt them look to produce dream match up would have the early, allowing a for the team and two meeting in Sunday’s final, late first period it just happened though Sim says they are not lookpower-play goal to bounce my ing past today’s 11:15 a.m. meeting to open the door w a y t o n i g h t , ” with the Wainwright Polar Kings. for Edmonton. said Differenz.

SSAC carried The Chiefs also play the NorthThe five-foot- east Panthers at 8 p.m. that momentum nine Differenz, over into the But there is an undeniable 18, was third chip on the team’s shoulder with second period, on the team in the belief they have something to killing off an scoring this year prove. extended fivewith 23 goals on-three power “Not winning zones really gave and 26 assists us a boost into the (league playplay for the for 49 points in off) series with Strathmore ... but Chiefs early in 39 games, be- here I feel it’s a whole new game the frame. But h i n d Z e n t n e r against teams we’ve never seen Red Deer finally (29-31-60) and broke through at before,” said Differenz.

Logan Linnell 9:40 as Zentner ● Results from the Elks first (24-28-52). put home a regame against the Calgary Royals “Mack’s a bound to put the —MACK DIFFERENZ g r e a t p l a y e r , was not available at press time.

Chiefs back up he’s had a great They play the Wheatland Chiefs by two goals. s e a s o n , ” s a i d today at 4:30 p.m. at the Kinex Differenz then stretched the lead to 5-2 at 15:33 as he buried a Sim. “He’s just so dynamic with Arena. In other action, the Peace cross-crease pass from Kyle Gib- the puck and he’s a warrior for River Royals beat the Taber Golden Suns 6-5, the Northeast Panthis team.” son. thers tied the Wainwright Polar The Chiefs made to provincials He iced the game at 6:59 of the third period as he danced around thanks to the host slot, but they Kings 3-3. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

‘NOT WINNING ZONES REALLY GAVE US A BOOST INTO THE (LEAGUE PLAYOFF) SERIES WITH STRATHMORE ... BUT HERE I FEEL IT’S A WHOLE NEW GAME AGAINST TEAMS WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.’

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Wyatt Johnson, 20 Forward, No. 21 Favourite team growing up? The Detroit Red Wings, I was a big Steve Yzerman fan and then when I started hearing about Sidney Crosby, I was a big fan of his too, so the Pittsburgh Penguins as well.

Favourite player? Steve Yzerman, I really liked watching him play and how many cups he won and he’s just an all-round great player.

Pre-game meal? Chicken breast and penne alfredo, most of the time if I can get that, that’s what I like to get in me.

Must-have travel item?

Headphones to listen to some music ... I always need the music before the games so I can get in the zone and get tuned in.

I’ a big country fan, so I like country music before games, Eric Church is probably my favourite.

Favourite minor hockey memory? Playing in the back yard rink. I grew up in Regina until I was 13 and we had a big back yard rink and I was out there for hours on end.

WHO’S HOT Moose Jaw Warriors C Brayden Point has scored once in each of his last seven Brayden games. The Point Calgary native has also added six assists for 13 points during his run that dates back to March 4. A third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in last year’s NHL entry draft, Point, who celebrated his 19th birthday last week and helped Canada win gold in the recent world junior championship, sits 10th in league scoring with 83 points (36g,47a) in 58 games.

SINCE BEING ACQUIRED BY THE REBELS IN JANUARY, THE FORWARD HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO SCORE TWO GOALS IN 30 GAMES

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR What in the He-double-hockey-sticks?

Winger Connor Gay was at least a mild scoring sensation with the Regina Pats before being dealt to the Red Deer Rebels in early January. The Saskatoon native sniped 20 goals and collected 44 points in 39 games with the Pats this season and was supposed to repeat that productivity with his new club.

Since relocating to Red Deer, Gay has appeared in 30 games with the Rebels and has contributed two goals and 16 points.

Clearly, something has gone amiss, although the 19-year-old hasn’t been able to figure it out.

“In a sense it’s been a little frustrating not putting up points, it gets on you a little bit,” Gay said Thursday. “But the team’s been playing pretty well lately so that’s all you can ask, to do well these last two (regular-season) games, go into playoffs and hopefully start a new history.”

The Rebels close out their regular season with a homeand-home set versus the Edmonton Oil Kings — today in the provincial capital and Saturday at the Centrium. Gay would like nothing better than to contribute offensively though the two contests and create some momentum that he can carry into the playoffs.

“These are two pretty big games going into the playoffs,” he said. “It’s time to step up and play the game you know you can and that’s what I’m going to try and do — just be the player I know I can be and chip in offensively and hopefully we can win a lot of games in the playoffs.”

Gay can’t get his finger on whatever problem(s) he might have encountered since switching sweaters in mid-season.

He started fast with the Rebels, picking up an assist in his first game and tallied twice and

added a helper in his second game, a 6-1 win over visiting Brandon on Jan. 10. He hasn’t scored since.

Was his success in Regina due to a copybook chemistry with linemates Dryden Hunt and Patrick D’Amico? Do the systems employed by the Pats and Rebels really differ that much?

“I don’t know, I guess it was pretty easy playing with those guys there (Regina),” said Gay. “There’s a lot of good hockey players here but it’s just a little different. I don’t know, it just hasn’t clicked the way I had hoped. But we are winning hockey games, which is good, and that’s all you can ask for.

“For these next two games, we just have to focus on what we can do and play well, and good things will come.”

While Gay is struggling to find an answer to his scoring woes, Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter knows the solution.

“It’s simple and I’ve talked to him about it,” said the Rebels boss.

“When goal scorers go into slumps they have to find other ways to get out of that instead of just thinking they can score a goal. You have to be a bigger competitor, you have to get to nets and find ways for a puck to go off your behind or off your body into the net to give you some confidence again.”

Sutter, who was a big-time offensive player as a junior and possessed a scoring touch through the vast majority of his long and successful NHL career, speaks from experience.

“I learned that a long time ago as a player, that when goal scorers have a tougher time with things they’re not exactly sure how to get out of it because they’ve relied on their talent, thinking that scoring a goal will get them out of it instead of just getting back to the basics of hockey, the fundamentals and details.

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Connor Gay was at least a mild scoring sensation with the Regina Pats before being dealt to the Red Deer Rebels in early January but has seen his scoring dry up since coming to Red Deer.

“Be the hardest working player on the ice, be the guy who blocks the shot, be the guy who’s first on the forecheck, be the guy who’s going to win the one-on-one battles, be the guy who’s going to go to the net with a purpose. Eventually, your game starts coming back. Take defensive responsibility, make sure you’re not getting scored against . . . . then the rest of your game starts to come back.

“Sometimes when guys base their play strictly on goals . . . it happens to guys. You see it at all levels, guys who are goal scorers . . . it can take a long time to get out of slumps because they just don’t know the other ingredients. When they do understand what is required, they can get on a hell of a run and help their team, and that’s been Connor’s thing here — that he is going through something like this.

“Is it something we expected? No, but he has to learn and understand that there are other

fundamentals and details in the game that are just as important as scoring goals. And he has to dig in.”

Like the subject himself, Sutter is hopeful of Gay closing out the regular season on a strong note and then carrying that swagger into the post-season.

“He has to look at finishing this regular season the right way and look at having a big playoff,” said Sutter. “And yet he has to earn his stripes to get into the lineup for playoffs.

“I really think over the last two weeks his play been better, but if we weren’t in a situation with injuries like we were there might have been nights where he found himself out of the lineup.

“He has to work to get himself out of this. He’s a 19-yearold player, he’s not 16 or 17, and he has to understand those aspects I was talking about to get him through it.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

Rebels facing tough test in first round The 2014-15 Western Hockey ters. Any team we’re going to League regular season is 768 play is going to be a good hockgames old, and with just 24 ey team,” he said. “We know we more to go the Red Deer Rebels can beat both of them. We had a still don’t know who they will winning record against Calgary meet in the first round of the this year so any time you can playoffs. go against a team with The list of potena winning record it’s tial opening-round positive.” opponents has been In the event the whittled to two — Rebels face Calgary the Calgary Hitmen in the first round, Hitand Medicine Hat men forward Adam Tigers. But which Tambellini will welteam would present come the challenge. the better match-up In fact, Tambellini for the Rebels? was of the opinion that On one hand, the Wednesday’s clash of Rebels won three the two squads at the of seven meetings Saddledome presentGREG with Calgary and ed an atmosphere that MEACHEM just two of six verwas akin to a post-seasus Medicine Hat. son outing.

However, the Hit“It kinda felt like a men were not so playoff game,” Tamlong ago the hottest bellini, who scored team in the league while the once and assisted on a goal in Tigers went into a tailspin and Calgary’s 3-2 overtime win, told watched a large and seemingly Scott Fisher of the Calgary Sun. comfortable lead atop the Cen- “They are someone we could tral Division slip away to the be playing in the first couple of point that they currently trail rounds here. the front-running Hitmen by a “They’re a huge rival of ours single digit. and games against them are Rebels forward Connor Gay always close. Those are fun to doesn’t see any particular ad- play.” vantage in meeting either team. ● Tim McGauley is the gift “I don’t think it really mat- who keeps on giving.

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McGauley was a centre piece of the blockbuster deal between Saskatoon and Brandon on Jan. 10 of 2011, a trade that resulted in Brayden Schenn joining the Blades and McGauley, then 15, going to the Wheat Kings along with fellow prospect Ayrton Nikkel, two first-round bantam draft picks, one second-round bantam selection and an import pick.

Talk about a fleecing.

The Wheat Kings, at the draft table or through trades, turned the picks into current starting goalie Jordan Papirny and bluechip blueliner Ryan Pilon, and while Nikkel has since moved on after playing the better part of two seasons with the Wheaties and is now with the Swift Current Broncos, McGauley, a centre, sits third in league scoring with 104 points, including 42 goals, in 70 games.

That being said, the Wilcox, Sask., native doesn’t see himself as a star and is more than willing to credit his teammates for his success.

“We have so much depth on this team,” McGauley told Greg Harder of the Regina Leader-Post. “It’s easy to play with anybody on this team. To have the teammates I have is just incredible. My success is their

success because without them I wouldn’t have near as many points as I do.”

While McGauley is enjoying a career year, he has produced in the past — he put up 45 points as a 17-year-old and scored 21 goals and collected 60 points last season. Still, outside of Brandon he was never looked at as a difference-maker until this season, although Wheat Kings GM/head coach Kelly McCrimmon has admired the 19-yearold’s talents since Day 1.

“He’s an under-appreciated guy in my opinion,” McCrimmon told Harder. “Not in our organization and never has been, but probably to people outside our organization he’s taken for granted a little bit.

“All you have to do is watch our team play and see who plays the most. That’s obviously an indicator of what I think of him and he’s continued to really develop. He’s a little bit of a later bloomer. He was a firstround pick (of the Saskatoon Blades in 2010) but didn’t play at 16, which I think was a really important decision and really good for his development. We’re hopeful he’ll play again at 20 and move on to pro hockey.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

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It’s not a big deal. I’m not going to lie; I wish I still had it.

Schael I’ll take on Higson the persona with having a missing tooth. Why not?”

— Saskatoon Blades rookie defenceman Schael Higson, to Daniel NugentBowman of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, in reference to having a front tooth knocked out by an errant stick from teammate Josh Uhrich during a practice last month.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015

Gay frustrated with lack of scoring

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Upsets, comebacks and heartbreaks OPENING DAY OF NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT KEPT FANS ON EDGE OF SEATS LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two wins by No. 14 seeds. Two sons winning games for their father-coaches. Two overtimes.

Several big comebacks. The team nobody thought belonged in the field winning a game.

The Big 12 starting 0-3. And, heartbreak for Harvard.

Just another opening day at the NCAA Tournament.

SOUTH REGION UAB 60, IOWA STATE 59 William Lee scored the last four points for the 14th-seeded Blazers in their upset win Thursday.

The Blazers (20-15) came in as one of the youngest teams in the field and with nobody having played in this tournament before. They wound up winning the program’s first NCAA game since 2005.

The third-seeded Cyclones (25-9) couldn’t hold onto a 5551 lead with 3:13 left as the Blazers outscored Iowa State 9-4 down the stretch.

Robert Brown had 21 points and Lee finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers who dominated the boards 52-37, including 19 on the offensive glass.

Morris finished with 15 points for the Cyclones, who were making a school-record fourth straight tournament appearance.

UCLA 60, SMU 59 Bryce Alford made four 3-pointers in the final 3:40, his last on a rare goaltending call with 13 seconds remaining, to push 11th-seeded UCLA to the upset.

All of Alford’s points came on nine long-range shots but his last attempt was the most debated as his shot from the left side was hit by SMU’s Yanick Moreira before it reached the rim. Officials awarded Alford, the son of coach Steve Alford, the basket, to the disbelief of SMU players and coach Larry Brown.

The sixth-seeded Mustangs (27-7) had two shots to win in the final seconds, but Nic Moore missed a 3-pointer and then a 2-point attempt that sent the Bruins (21-13) into a wild celebration.

Norman Powell added 19 points for UCLA, the team many felt didn’t even belong in the field of 68.

Moore had 24 points, including six 3s.

UTAH 57, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 50 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and eight rebounds, and fifth-seeded Utah opened its first NCAA Tournament appearance in six years by holding off Stephen F. Austin.

The high-scoring Lumberjacks were a trendy pick in brackets across the country, but the Utes used their stout defence to hold the Southland Conference Tournament champions well under their season average of 79.5 points.

Ty Charles led 12th-seeded Stephen F. Austin (29-5) with 14 points.

Jordan Loveridge added 12 points for Utah (25-8), which will play the winner of the late game between No. 4 seed Georgetown and 13th-seeded Eastern Washington.

Utah had not won a tournament game since 2005.

Stephen F. Austin pulled off an opening-day upset last year as a No. 12 seed, ousting VCU 77-75 in overtime.

MIDWEST REGION KENTUCKY 79, HAMPTON 56 Karl-Anthony Towns bounced back from a minislump with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Harrison added 14 points and No. 1 Kentucky rolled past 16th-seeded Hampton.

Limited by foul trouble the past two games, the 6-foot-11 Towns was forceful all night in

helping the unbeaten Wildcats (35-0) to the site’s most lopsided outcome of the day after three one-point finishes at the KFC Yum! Center.

Hampton’s Quinton Chievous shook off an ankle injury sustained in Tuesday’s First Four upset of Manhattan to score 22 points with 10 rebounds, but the Pirates (17-18) were no match for Kentucky after the first 10 minutes and trailed by as many as 35 with 12:43 left.

NOTRE DAME 69, NORTHEASTERN 65 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zach Auguste scored 25 points, Jerian Grant added 17 and Notre Dame dodged a scare trying to erase its futile NCAA Tournament history.

The third-seeded Fighting Irish (30-5) returned to the tournament after a one-year absence. They have traditionally struggled in the tournament under coach Mike Brey.

They made only one Sweet 16 since 2001.

Scott Eatherton had 18 points and David Walker had 15 for 14th-seeded Northeastern (23-12) which gave the Irish fits and threatened to keep Notre Dame’s March malaise going.

With a chance to tie it at 67all with less than 10 seconds left, Quincy Ford lost control of the ball — and the Huskies lost their chance at pulling off the shocker.

Auguste, who made 10 of 14 shots, sealed it with two free throws.

BUTLER 56, TEXAS 48 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kellen Dunham scored 20 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:18 to play, to lift sixthseeded Butler (23-10).

The Longhorns (20-14) added to a miserable day for the vaunted Big 12. Texas joined Baylor and Iowa State, both No. 3 seeds, as early tournament exits.

Jonathan Holmes led the Longhorns with 15 points and Isaiah Taylor added 14 but Texas shot just 34 per cent from the field and turned it over 15 times while failing to make it beyond the first weekend of the NCAAs for the seventh straight year.

A pullup jumper by Taylor drew Texas within 44-43 with 2:42 to play but the Longhorns never got closer. Dunham knocked down a free throw and then hit a 3-pointer from the right wing to make it 48-43.

CINCINNATI 66, PURDUE 65, OT Troy Caupain got Cincinnati to overtime with his buzzerbeating layup, then Coreontae DeBerry helped the eighthseeded Bearcats beat No. 9 seed Purdue.

The Bearcats trailed by seven with 48.5 seconds left in regulation and forced overtime with a 10-3 run. Caupain’s driving layup banked off the glass, rolled around and hit the glass again — staying on the back rim for a moment — before falling through. That sent the Bearcats celebrating while officials reviewed the play to make sure Caupain did beat the buzzer.

In overtime, DeBerry scored four of his 13 points helping Cincinnati take a lead it wouldn’t lose again.

Vince Edwards’ would-be tying 3 hit off the rim at the buzzer for the Boilermakers (21-13).

The Bearcats (23-10) will play No. 1 Kentucky on Saturday in the Midwest Region.

WEST REGION NORTH CAROLINA 67, HARVARD 65 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Justin Jackson hit a tying jumper in the final minute and then had a fast-break dunk to help fourth-seeded North Carolina edge 13th-seeded Harvard.

The Tar Heels (2511) wasted a 16-point,

second-half lead and briefly trailed before Jackson came to the rescue.

Siyani Chambers’ four-point play put Harvard ahead 65-63 with 1:15 remaining. It was the only lead of the game for the Ivy League champions.

Jackson finished with 14 points and Marcus Paige had 10.

Chambers misfired on a pair of 3-pointers in the closing seconds, and the Crimson’s final chance for victory — Wesley Saunders’ shot from beyond the arc — bounced off the back of the rim.

Saunders led Harvard (22-8) with 26 points.

ARKANSAS 56, WOFFORD 53 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Michael Qualls scored 20 points, Southeastern Conference player of the year Bobby Portis added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and fifth-seeded Arkansas held off No. 12 seed Wofford.

The Razorbacks (27-8) escaped a back-and-forth game that featured 18 lead changes, 10 ties and neither team ahead by more than five points. Arkansas advanced to play North Carolina.

Arkansas at times looked as though it might become the latest No. 5 seed to get upset in the NCAAs, but Wofford (287) missed three 3-pointers in the final minute-plus, helping the Razorbacks hang on.

Spencer Collins led the Terriers with 16 points and nine rebounds.

GEORGIA STATE 57, BAYLOR 56 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — R.J. Hunter kept firing away, eventually lifting Georgia State over Baylor and knocking his father right off his seat.

Hunter’s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted the 14th-seeded Panthers over the third-seeded Bears.

With Ron Hunter working the sideline in a rolling chair less than a week after tearing his left Achilles tendon celebrating Georgia State winning the Sun Belt Conference championship, R.J. shrugged off a poor shooting performance to come through when his team needed him most.

Baylor (24-10), which got 18 points and 15 rebounds from reserve Taurean Prince, did not score after going up 56-44 on two free throws with 2:54 remaining.

The junior guard’s steal and layup trimmed Baylor’s lead to 56-53, and he drained an NBArange 3 for the win after the Bears’ Kenny Chery missed the front end of a 1-and-1 that could have put the game away for the Bears.

Hunter finished with 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting.

XAVIER 76, MISSISSIPPI 57 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Matt Stainbrook scored 20 points and Dee Davis added 17 for the sixth-seeded Musketeers.

The 6-foot-10 Stainbrook took advantage of his size in the post, making 8 of 10 shots in the paint and adding nine rebounds and five assists. Davis hit 4 of 9 shots from 3-point range for Xavier (22-13).

Mississippi’s guard tandem of Stefan Moody and Jarvis Summers finished a combined 5 of 26 from the field. Moody led the Rebels (21-13) with 14 points.

The Rebels exerted significant energy in overcoming a 17-point deficit to beat BYU in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, about 43 hours earlier.

Ole Miss missed 18 of its first 27 shots, with most of those by Moody and Summers.

ARIZONA 93, TEXAS SOUTHERN 72

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UCLA guard Norman Powell drives to the basket between SMU guard Ben Emelogu, left, and guard Ryan Manuel during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Louisville, Ky., Thursday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 23 points, 16 in the first half, along with 10 rebounds for second-seeded Arizona.

Pac-12 freshman of the year Stanley Johnson added 22 points for the balanced Wildcats (32-3), who led by as many as 27 points.

Madarious Gibbs had 15 points for 15th-seeded Texas Southern (22-13), which won an automatic bid as the winner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Brandon Ashley added 14 points for Arizona, which won its 12th straight.

Texas Southern was making its second straight appearance in the tournament.

OHIO STATE 75, VCU 72, OT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points and rallied 10th-seeded Ohio State from an early 12-point deficit for the overtime win.

Russell regrouped from a blow that sent blood streaming down the left side of his face near the end of regulation. He made 10 of 20 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds, two steals and two blocks to bring the Buckeyes (24-10) back in both halves and overtime.

Amir Williams added 13 points, and Jae’Sean Tate scored 12 to help Ohio State avoid a second straight oneand-done showing in the tournament.

Melvin Johnson had 17 points for the seventh-seeded Rams (26-10).

EAST REGION N.C. STATE 66, LSU 65 PITTSBURGH (AP) — BeeJay Anya’s hook shot rolled around and in with a second to play, lifting North Carolina State to a stunning victory over LSU. The eighth-seeded Wolf-

pack (21-13) trailed by as many as 16 points but rallied to earn a date with top-seeded Villanova in the round of 32 on Saturday.

Cat Barber led N.C. State with 17 points, but Anya came up with the biggest play of the game. Trevor Lacey tried to work for a shot with the clock winding down before giving up and feeding Anya nearby.

The burly sophomore got off a left-handed hook in the lane and it bounced in.

Tim Quarterman scored 17 points, but the ninth-seeded Tigers (22-11) collapsed late.

LSU missed its last 12 field goals and six crucial free throws in the final 4 minutes.

VILLANOVA 93, LAFAYETTE 52 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Villanova flexed its top-seeded muscle in thumping Lafayette, showing why President Barack Obama picked the Wildcats to reach the NCAA Tournament title game.

Thirty years after stunning the basketball world with an improbable national championship, the Wildcats (33-2) are going to try it this time around as a prohibitive favourite to reach the Final Four.

Dylan Ennis scored 16 points and helped the Wildcats win their 16th straight game.

The Big East champion Wildcats shot close to 70 per cent for most of the game as they cruised to a lead of more than 30 points.

Dan Trist led the Patriot League champion Leopards (20-13) with 18 points.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● Minor hockey provincials: Major midget AA at Red Deer Arena and Kinex, first game at 9 a.m.; Peewee AA major at Olds; Midget B at Ponoka; Midget C at Trochu and Three Hills; Peewee D at Big Valley. ● Curling: Canadian college championships at Olds. ● Gymnastics: Zones/trials to Westerns at Exelta Gymnastics Club, Collicutt Centre. ● WHL: Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m., Rexall Place (The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Blackfalds, third game of best-of-five final, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Minor hockey provincials: Major midget AA at Red Deer Arena and Kinex, first game at 9 a.m.; Peewee AA major at Olds; Midget B at Ponoka; Midget C at Trochu and Three Hills; Peewee D at Big Valley. ● Gymnastics: Zones/trials to Westerns at Exelta Gymnastics Club, Collicutt Centre. ● Curling: Canadian college

championships at Olds. ● WHL: Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Senior AAA hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, third game of best-of-seven provincial/Chinook league final, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday ● Minor hockey provincials: Major midget AA, semifinals at 9 a.m. at Red Deer Arena and Kinex, final at 3 p.m. at Red Deer Arena; Peewee AA major at Olds; Midget B at Ponoka; Midget C at Trochu and Three Hills; Peewee D at Big Valley. ● Gymnastics: Zones/trials to Westerns at Exelta Gymnastics Club, Collicutt Centre. ● Men’s basketball: Playoffs — Grandview Allstars vs. Orangemen, All Sports Cresting Lacombe vs. Henry’s Eavestroughing, Johns Manville vs. Silver Spurs, 4:15 p.m.; Carstar vs. TBA, Rusty Chuckers vs. Alken Basin Drillers, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber. ● Senior AAA hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, fourth game of best-of-seven provincial/Chinook league final, 5 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 53 15 .779 — d-Cleveland 44 26 .629 10 d-Toronto 41 27 .603 12 Chicago 41 28 .594 12 1/2 Washington 40 28 .588 13 Milwaukee 34 34 .500 19 Miami 31 36 .463 21 1/2 Boston 30 37 .448 22 1/2 Indiana 30 37 .448 22 1/2 Charlotte 29 37 .439 23 Brooklyn 27 39 .409 25 Detroit 24 44 .353 29 Orlando 21 49 .300 33 Philadelphia 16 52 .235 37 New York 14 54 .206 39

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 94, Detroit 83 Cleveland 117, Brooklyn 92 Toronto 105, Minnesota 100 Miami 108, Portland 104 Chicago 103, Indiana 86 Oklahoma City 122, Boston 118 Dallas 107, Orlando 102 San Antonio 114, Milwaukee 103 L.A. Clippers 116, Sacramento 105 Golden State 114, Atlanta 95 Washington 88, Utah 84

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Golden State 54 13 .806 — d-Memphis 47 21 .691 7 1/2 Houston 46 22 .676 8 1/2 d-Portland 44 22 .667 9 1/2 L.A. Clippers 44 25 .638 11 Dallas 44 25 .638 11 San Antonio 42 25 .627 12 Oklahoma City 38 30 .559 16 1/2 New Orleans 37 30 .552 17 Phoenix 35 33 .515 19 1/2 Utah 30 37 .448 24 Denver 26 43 .377 29 Sacramento 22 45 .328 32 L.A. Lakers 17 49 .258 36 1/2 Minnesota 15 53 .221 39 1/2 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot

Friday’s Games New York at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

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

Charlotte at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games Minnesota 95, New York 92, OT Houston 118, Denver 108 New Orleans at Phoenix, late Utah at L.A. Lakers, late

Saturday’s Games Brooklyn at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 6 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Baseball Major League Baseball Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W 11 10 10 7 8 9 7 7 9 7 7 6 6 6 6

L 6 7 7 5 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 9 12 12

Pct .647 .588 .588 .583 .571 .563 .538 .538 .529 .500 .500 .462 .400 .333 .333

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Los Angeles 8 3 .727 Arizona 10 6 .625 Miami 9 6 .600 Philadelphia 9 7 .563 St. Louis 7 6 .538 Colorado 8 7 .533 New York 9 8 .529 Pittsburgh 7 7 .500 San Diego 8 8 .500 Cincinnati 7 8 .467 Chicago 7 9 .438 Washington 6 8 .429 Atlanta 6 10 .375 Milwaukee 5 10 .333 San Francisco 5 12 .294 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s Games Baltimore 3, Minnesota (ss) 2 Miami 5, Washington 4 Boston 3, Minnesota (ss) 2 Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 3 Milwaukee 8, Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 9, Cincinnati 4 Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 5 Seattle 4, Oakland 0 San Diego 10, Colorado 3 N.Y. Yankees 12, Atlanta 5 Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 6 Arizona 7, Colorado 2

N.Y. Mets (ss) 7, St. Louis 2 Toronto 6, Boston 3 N.Y. Mets (ss) 3, Houston 1 Colorado 13, Kansas City 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 7, tie, 10 innings San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2 Texas vs. Cincinnati, ccd., Rain Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona, late Cleveland vs. Seattle, late Friday’s Games Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Minnesota, 11:05 a.m.

Washington vs. Houston, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston, 11:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Miami, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland, 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Diego, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Miami vs. Washington (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss), 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Pittsburgh, 11:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Minnesota (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota (ss) vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas, 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Colorado (ss), 2:10 p.m.

Thursday’s line score Boston 002 001 000 — 3 8 0 Toronto 101 301 00x — 6 10 0 Owens, D.Hinojosa (4), B.Johnson (5), Eveland (7), Edw.Escobar (8) and Swihart, Quintero; Aa.Sanchez, Schultz (6), Redmond (8), Jenkins (9) and R.Martin, Thole. W—Aa.Sanchez. L—Owens.

Sv—Jenkins. HRs—Toronto, Bautista (3), Valencia (1).

Thursday’s Games Washington 0, Detroit 0, tie, 10 innings Atlanta 6, Miami 3 Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 4 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 2

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF New York City FC 1 0 1 4 3 Orlando City 1 0 1 4 2 Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 D.C. United 1 0 0 3 1 Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 3 Philadelphia 0 0 2 2 3 New York 0 0 1 1 1 Montreal 0 1 0 0 0 Chicago 0 2 0 0 0 New England 0 2 0 0 0

FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 Montreal at New England, 1 p.m.

New York City FC at Colorado, 2 p.m.

Vancouver at Orlando City, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

GA 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 3 5

Sunday, March 22 D.C. United at New York, 3 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 5 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 San Jose at New England, 1 p.m.

Orlando at Montreal, 2 p.m.

Los Angeles at D.C., 5 p.m.

Kansas City at New York City, 5 p.m.

New York at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 2 0 0 6 4 1 Los Angeles 1 0 1 4 4 2 Seattle 1 1 0 3 5 3 San Jose 1 1 0 3 3 3 Houston 1 1 0 3 1 1 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3 Portland 0 0 2 2 2 2 Colorado 0 0 1 1 0 0 Sporting KC 0 1 1 1 2 4 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Sunday, March 29 Philadelphia at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Salt Lake, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 3 D.C. at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Friday, March 20

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF Toronto 12 10 2 .833 163 Rochester 10 7 3 .700 118 Buffalo 12 6 6 .500 144 New England 8 3 5 .375 95 Minnesota 10 3 7 .300 110

Edmonton Colorado Vancouver Calgary WEEK 11

GP 9 10 9 10

West Division W L Pct 5 4 .556 5 5 .500 4 5 .444 2 8 .200

GA 127 104 151 103 137

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Kansas City New York Oakland Houston Tampa Bay Boston Minnesota Texas Toronto Los Angeles Seattle Chicago Cleveland Baltimore Detroit

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GB — 2 4 5 6

GF GA GB 121 89 — 130 129 1/2 121 140 1 118 140 3 1/2

Sunday’s results Colorado 12 Minnesota 8 Saturday’s results Toronto 11 Buffalo 10 (OT) New England 10 Minnesota 9 Edmonton 19 Vancouver 7 Rochester 13 Calgary 7 Friday’s results Buffalo 15 Toronto 12 WEEK 12 Friday, March 20 New England at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 Edmonton at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF y-Brandon 70 52 11 4 3 325 x-Regina 70 37 23 5 5 258 Swift Current 70 32 33 1 4 210 Moose Jaw 70 31 34 4 1 212 Prince Albert 70 29 37 2 2 205 Saskatoon 70 19 47 2 2 192

GA Pt 210 111 228 84 240 69 251 67 252 62 299 42

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL x-Calgary 70 43 22 1 4 x-Medicine Hat70 43 23 2 2 x-Red Deer 70 37 22 5 6 x-Kootenay 70 37 29 1 3 x-Edmonton 70 33 30 4 3 Lethbridge 70 20 42 5 3

GA 200 210 222 243 196 293

GF 284 259 232 242 212 197

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF y-Kelowna 70 51 13 5 1 296 x-Victoria 70 38 28 3 1 237 Prince George 70 30 35 2 3 217 Kamloops 70 27 36 4 3 208 Vancouver 70 27 40 1 2 184

Pt 91 90 85 78 73 48

GA Pt 178 108 212 80 289 65 253 61 242 57

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA x-Portland 69 42 21 2 4 277 224 x-Everett 69 41 20 3 5 230 188 x-Seattle 70 36 25 4 5 205 196 x-Spokane 69 34 31 3 1 212 215 Tri-City 69 29 37 0 3 181 234 z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth.

Pt 90 90 81 72 61

Wednesday’s results Medicine Hat 6 Prince Albert 2 Calgary 3 Red Deer 2 (OT) Kootenay 6 Lethbridge 3 Prince George 4 Kamloops 2 Seattle 3 Kelowna 2 (OT) Portland 7 Spokane 4

22 23 29 29 35 35

10 10 15 11 4 9

88 88 73 71 68 61

197 177 212 177 188 210 160 179 190 223 162 193

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 71 45 20 6 96 219 172 Nashville 72 43 21 8 94 205 176 Chicago 70 43 21 6 92 203 158 Minnesota 71 39 25 7 85 201 178 Winnipeg 71 36 23 12 84 198 189 Colorado 70 33 26 11 77 189 195 Dallas 71 33 28 10 76 220 230 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 72 45 20 7 97 211 197 Vancouver 70 40 26 4 84 199 191 Calgary 71 39 27 5 83 209 186 Los Angeles 70 34 22 14 82 188 175 San Jose 71 35 28 8 78 199 199 Edmonton 71 19 39 13 51 167 243 Arizona 71 21 42 8 50 147 236 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

end of regular season WHL Scoring Leaders Pts 112 106 104 94 90 89 87 86 83 83 82 81 81 81 80 79 79 79 76 74 74 73 73 71 71 70

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 72 45 20 7 97 Tampa Bay 71 43 21 7 93 Detroit 69 38 20 11 87 Boston 71 36 24 11 83 Ottawa 70 35 24 11 81 Florida 71 32 25 14 78 Toronto 72 27 39 6 60 Buffalo 70 20 43 7 47

GF GA 191 159 230 184 201 186 189 183 202 185 175 196 189 230 134 235

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Rangers69 44 18 7 95 N.Y. Islanders72 43 25 4 90

GF GA 207 159 222 203

First Period 1. San Jose, Hertl 12 (Tierney, Vlasic) 7:02.

Penalties — Bozak Tor (hooking) 4:15, Couture SJ (goaltender interference) 4:39, Kozun Tor (holding) 7:34, Carrick Tor (boarding) 13:16.

Second Period 2. San Jose, Couture 23 (Burns, Thornton) 2:06 (pp).

3. Toronto, Gardiner 3 (Komarov, Kozun) 8:54.

4. San Jose, Karlsson 13 (Thornton, Pavelski) 10:19.

5. San Jose, Wingels 15 (Nieto, Couture) 19:54.

Penalties — Smith Tor (tripping) 0:55, SJ Bench (too many men) 4:48.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Panik Tor (charging) 3:10, van Riemsdyk Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:23, Dillon SJ (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:23.

Shots on goal San Jose 21 10 11 — 42 Toronto 8 14 6 — 28 Goal — San Jose: Niemi (W, 28-20-7); Toronto: Bernier (L, 20-24-6).

Power plays (goal-chances) — San Jose: 1-5; Toronto: 0-2.

Jets 2, Blues 1 (SO) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Enstrom Wpg (tripping) 15:47, Ott StL (tripping) 18:18, Ott StL (roughing) 18:18, Harrison Wpg (roughing) 18:18.

Second Period 1. St. Louis, Backes 25 (Stastny, Pietrangelo) 8:08.

Penalties — Lowry Wpg (cross-checking) 6:05, Reaves StL (Illegal Check to Head Minor) 8:29, Slater Wpg (interference) 17:14, Ladd Wpg (roughing) 20:00, Pietrangelo StL (roughing) 20:00.

Third Period 2. Winnipeg, Stafford 15 (Myers, Enstrom) 13:16.

Penalties — None.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout — Winnipeg wins 2-1 St. Louis : Oshie goal, Tarasenko miss, Steen miss.

Winnipeg : Wheeler miss, Stafford goal, Ladd goal.

Shots on goal St. Louis 10 8 13 2 — 33 Winnipeg 9 12 9 4 — 34 Goal — St. Louis: Elliott (LO, 24-11-3); Winnipeg: Pavelec (W, 16-14-7).

Power plays (goal-chances) — St. Louis: 0-3; Winnipeg: 0-2.

Wednesday’s Games Columbus 4, Edmonton 3, SO Chicago 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Thursday’s Games Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1, SO San Jose 4, Toronto 1 Montreal 4, Carolina 0 Ottawa 6, Boston 4 Florida 3, Detroit 1 Washington 3, Minnesota 2 Dallas 2, Pittsburgh 1 Calgary 4, Philadelphia 1 Columbus 6, Vancouver 2 Colorado 5, Arizona 2

Thursday’s summaries

Sunday’s games Kootenay at Calgary, 1 p.m.

Tri-City at Portland, 6 p.m.

Everett at Spokane, 6:05 p.m.

A 54 79 62 44 57 69 73 39 42 47 49 43 47 51 32 47 52 59 39 35 47 37 49 38 40 37

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Saturday’s Games St. Louis at Minnesota, noon Columbus at Calgary, 2 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

San Jose at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Lethbridge at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

G 58 27 42 50 33 20 14 47 41 36 33 38 34 30 48 32 27 20 37 39 27 36 24 33 31 33

71 72 73 70 71 70

Friday’s Games New Jersey at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Friday’s games Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Everett at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Kelowna at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por Trevor Cox, MH Tim McGauley, Bra Cole Sanford, MH Cole Ully, Kam Nick Merkley, Kel Nicolas Petan, Por Adam Tambellini, CAL Adam Helewka, Spo Brayden Point, MJ Jack Rodewald, MJ Chase De Leo, Por Jaedon Descheneau, Koo Luke Philp, Koo Rourke Chartier, Kel Connor Rankin, CAL Nikita Scherbak, Eve Jansen Harkins, PG Austin Carroll, Vic Jake Debrusk, SC Peter Quenneville, Bra Tyson Baillie, Kel Matt Needham, Kam Colby Cave, SC Rihards Bukarts, Bra Paul Bittner, Por

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Flames 4, Flyers 1 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Second Period 1. Calgary, Wideman 13 (Hudler) 16:15.

2. Calgary, Brodie 11 (Engelland, Gaudreau) 17:57.

3. Philadelphia, Giroux 19 (Voracek, Grossmann) 19:51.

Penalties — Schlemko Cgy (slashing) 12:13, Rinaldo Pha (roughing) 16:36, Bollig Cgy (roughing) 16:36.

Third Period 4. Calgary, Monahan 28 (Gaudreau, Russell) 3:09 (pp).

5. Calgary, Gaudreau 20 (Hudler, Russell) 7:02 (pp).

Penalties — White Pha (cross-checking) 1:17, Grossmann Pha (tripping) 5:12, VandeVelde Pha (holding) 6:28, Emery Pha (slashing) 8:27, Russell Cgy (hooking) 15:06.

Shots on goal Philadelphia 6 12 9 — 27 Calgary 9 10 7 — 26 Goal — Philadelphia: Mason (L, 14-17-10); Calgary: Ramo (W, 14-8-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Philadelphia: 0-2; Calgary: 2-4.

Blue Jackets 6, Canucks 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Tropp Clb (hooking) 2:00.

Second Period 1. Vancouver, Horvat 12 (unassisted) 3:00.

2. Vancouver, D. Sedin 15 (H. Sedin, Burrows) 3:40.

3. Columbus, Bourque 4 (Johansen) 7:04.

4. Columbus, Dano 6 (Anisimov, Foligno) 10:01.

5. Columbus, Atkinson 16 (Letestu, Johnson) 18:18 (pp).

Penalties — Tropp Clb (fighting) 5:05, Dorsett Vcr (fighting) 5:05, Hartnell Clb (holding) 14:39, Weber Vcr (hooking) 17:23.

Third Period 6. Columbus, Dano 7 (Wennberg) 5:31.

7. Columbus, Hartnell 22 (Dano, Savard) 8:32.

8. Columbus, Wennberg 3 (unassisted) 15:38 (en).

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Columbus 10 11 12 — 33 Vancouver 20 8 12 — 40 Goal — Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 21-17-2); Vancouver: Lack (L, 12-10-3).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Columbus: 1-1; Vancouver: 0-2.

Sharks 4, Maple Leafs 1

Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 0 First Period 1. Montreal, Weise 10 (Malhotra, Prust) 5:51.

2. Montreal, Gallagher 20 (Plekanec, Pacioretty) 8:42.

Penalties — Pacioretty Mtl (interference) 15:35, Terry Car (Embellishment) 15:35.

Second Period 3. Montreal, Desharnais 12 (Gilbert, Weise) 18:48.

Penalties — None.

Third Period 4. Montreal, Pacioretty 35 (Plekanec) 14:46.

Penalties — Nestrasil Car (slashing) 9:54, Galchenyuk Mtl (slashing) 17:39.

Shots on goal Carolina 4 11 16 — 31 Montreal 10 7 5 — 22 Goal — Carolina: Khudobin (L, 8-14-4); Montreal: Price (W, 39-15-4).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Carolina: 0-1; Montreal: 0-1.

Senators 6, Bruins 4 First Period 1. Ottawa, Turris 18 (Michalek, Stone) :19.

2. Boston, Soderberg 11 (Eriksson, Hamilton) :59.

3. Boston, Spooner 4 (Lucic, Pastrnak) 4:04.

4. Ottawa, Michalek 13 (Stone, Turris) 15:03.

Penalties — Gryba Ott (tripping) 11:56, McQuaid Bos (hooking) 16:54.

Second Period 5. Ottawa, Legwand 9 (Condra, Chiasson) 3:11.

6. Boston, Spooner 5 (Krug, Bergeron) 11:42 (pp).

7. Ottawa, Pageau 5 (Condra) 11:57 (sh).

8. Boston, Krug 12 (Soderberg, Pastrnak) 13:17.

Penalties — Krug Bos (slashing) 5:52, Turris Ott (hooking) 10:33, Gryba Ott (high-sticking) 11:12.

Third Period 9. Ottawa, Ryan 18 (Ceci, Zibanejad) 11:28.

10. Ottawa, Turris 19 (Stone, Michalek) 19:41 (en).

Penalties — Seidenberg Bos (Freezing the Puck) 15:58.

Shots on goal Boston 14 11 10 — 35 Ottawa 14 11 7 — 32 Goal — Boston: Rask (L, 29-18-10); Ottawa: Hammond (W, 12-0-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Boston: 1-3; Ottawa: 0-3.

NHL Scoring Leaders John Tavares, NYI Alex Ovechkin, Wash Sidney Crosby, Pgh Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Jakub Voracek, Pha Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Steven Stamkos, TB Tyler Johnson, TB Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Joe Pavelski, SJ Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Claude Giroux, Pha Rick Nash, NYR Tyler Seguin, Dal Nick Foligno, Clb

G 33 45 23 18 21 34 28 39 25 23 34 27 23 18 39 32 25

A 39 26 48 53 48 34 40 26 40 42 30 37 41 46 23 30 37

Pts 72 71 71 71 69 68 68 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 62 62 62

Curling 2015 World Women’s Curling Championship SAPPORO, Japan — Standings and results Thursday from the 2015 women’s world curling championship, to be held through Sunday: ROUND ROBIN Country (Skip) W L x-Switzerland (Paetz) 10 1 x-Canada (Jones) 9 2 x-Russia (Sidorova) 8 3 t-China (S.Liu) 7 4 tx-Scotland (Muirhead) 7 4 Japan (Ogasawara) 6 5 Sweden (Prytz) 5 6 Denmark (L.Neilsen) 4 7 Germany (Driendl) 4 7 U.S. (Sormunen) 3 8 Finland (Puustinen) 2 9 Norway (Skaslien) 1 10 x — clinched playoff berth; t — advanced to tiebreaker.

Wednesday’s results Draw 13 China 9 Japan 6 Russia 8 Germany 2 Switzerland 6 Norway 5 (extra end) U.S. 7 Sweden 6 Draw 14 Switzerland 7 Canada 6 China 10 Denmark 3 Scotland 7 Germany 5 U.S. 8 Finland 4 Draw 15 Canada 7 Germany 5 (extra end) China 6 Finland 5 Denmark 8 U.S. 5 Switzerland 8 Scotland 6 Thursday’s results Draw 16 Canada 8 Japan 5 Denmark 7 Norway 1 Russia 8 Finland 2

Gushue Jacobs Koe Epping Michel

Scotland 10 Sweden 7 Draw 17 China 11 Russia 6 Japan 10 Germany 5 Norway 8 U.S. 5 Switzerland 7 Sweden 5 End of Round Robin

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Thursday’s results First Draw Mike McEwen 2 Steve Laycock 0 Brad Gushue 4 John Epping 1 Brad Jacobs 4 Kevin Koe 3 Second Draw Kevin Koe 4 Sven Michel 1 Reid Carruthers 3 Niklas Edin 0 Glenn Howard 4 Steve Laycock 0 Third Draw Brad Gushue vs. Brad Jacobs John Epping vs. Sven Michel Niklas Edin vs. Mike McEwen

PLAYOFFS Thursday’s result Tiebreaker Scotland 9 China 4 Page Playoffs Friday’s games Three vs. Four Russia vs. Scotland, 4 a.m.

One vs. Two Switzerland vs. Canada, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games Semifinal One-Two loser vs. Three-Four winner, 2 a.m.

Bronze Medal Game Three-Four loser vs. Semifinal loser, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s game Gold Medal Game One-Two winner vs. Semifinal winner, Midnight Syncrude Elite Ten Cup FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Schedule and results Thursday from the Syncrude Elite Ten curling tournament, from March 19-22: ROUND ROBIN Pool A W L Carruthers 1 0 Howard 1 0 McEwen 1 0 Edin 0 1 Laycock 0 2 Pool B W

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Friday’s games Fourth Draw, 10 a.m.

Reid Carruthers vs. Glenn Howard; Niklas Edin vs.

Steve Laycock; Brad Gushue vs. Sven Michel.

Fifth Draw, 1:30 p.m.

Brad Gushue vs. Kevin Koe; Brad Jacobs vs. Sven Michel; Reid Carruthers vs. Mike McEwen.

Sixth Draw, 5 p.m.

Mike McEwen vs. Glenn Howard; Brad Jacobs vs.

Niklas Edin.

Seventh Draw, 8:30 p.m.

Niklas Edin vs. Glenn Howard; John Epping vs.

Kevin Koe; Steve Laycock vs. Reid Carruthers.

End of round robin PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games Tiebreakers (if necessary), 9:30 a.m.

Quarter-finals, 1 p.m.

Semifinals Quarter-final winners, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s game Final Semifinal winners, 11 a.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended N.Y. Yankees RHP Moises Cedeno 72 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Exercised their 2016 option on manager Ron Roenicke.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Washington C Marcin Gortat $5,000 for a second violation of the league’s anti-flopping rules.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed TE Jacob Tamme.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed TE Charles Clay to a five-year contract.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TE Dante Rosario to a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed CB Brandon Ghee. Re-signed DT Devon Still.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed FB Ray Agnew.

DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed CB Rashean Mathis to a two-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed OT Demarco Cox. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Claimed RB Bernard Pierce off waivers from Baltimore.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB DuJuan Harris.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Re-signed TE Daniel Fells.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed OL James Brewer to a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed CB Patrick Robinson to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed CB Sterling Moore.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with OT Byron Stingily on a multiyear contract. Named Tom Kanavy assistant to the strength and conditioning coach, Brooke Ellenberger vice-president of ticketing and Amber Harding social media co-ordinator.

Promoted Brent Akers to director of team operations and Shereme Siewnarine to director of finance.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed QB Colt McCoy. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Announced the retirement of QB Pat White.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned G Oscar Dansk from Springfield (AHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL).

DALLAS STARS — Assigned D Esa Lindell from Assat (Finnish Elite) to Texas (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Assigned D Maxim Lamarche from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to Reading (ECHL).

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled Fs Denver Manderson and Patrick Watling from Orlando (ECHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Recalled G Joe Can-

nata from Ontario (ECHL) to Utica (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with D Jan Kostalek on a three-year, two-way, entry-level contract American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Charlotte C Ben Holmstrom two games.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Re-signed D Scott Czarnowczan to a one-year contract and assigned him to Toledo (ECHL).

HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Signed F Brandon McNally to a professional tryout agreement.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed D Kodie Curran to an amateur tryout agreement.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Returned G Joe Howe to Orlando (ECHL).

WORCESTER SHARKS — Returned F Derek DeBlois to South Carolina (ECHL).

ECHL CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Signed F Nick Huard.

KALAMAZOO WINGS — Released G Garrett Bartus and F Steve Mele. Signed F William Kessel.

QUAD CITY MALLARDS — Released D Bennett Schneider. Signed F Alex Grieve.

READING ROYALS — Loaned D Curtis Leonard to Rochester (AHL).

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Signed D Dan Kolomatis.

TOLEDO WALLEYE — Released D Mike Slowikowski. Signed F Reed Seckel.

TULSA OILERS — Signed F Justin Mansfield.

Loaned F Tommy Mele to Oklahoma City (AHL).

WICHITA WINGS — Claimed F Dylan Hood off waivers from Missouri.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, March 20, 2015 B5

Canada’s Cook caps breakout season with win “I don’t think I was actually that close to retiring, but I was at the point where I was questioning what I should be doing,” Cook recalled “We were having a couple of beers. I said ’I’m having second thoughts about this. I’m not really sure I want to keep doing this.’ He said ’You’ve got to give yourself that chance because you’ve been doing it for so long. Just give yourself that opportunity.’

“The question that struck me the most was: ’What else are you going to do?”’

Super-G combines the turns of giant slalom with open sections of terrain for speed. Cook races downhill, but excels in both giant slalom and super-G. “They’re one of the most challenging types of athletes to manage just because of the training environments required for both of those disciplines are quite different,” Alpine Canada vice-president Paul Kristofic said.

“It takes a fair bit of individual planning. Where are you going to train and how much are you going to train of which discipline? Also, how do you organize your support staff around that?”

Cook finished the season ranked fifth in the world in super-G. With a ranking of 30th in giant slalom, Cook didn’t qualify for the men’s final Saturday.

But his ascension gives Canada’s alpine ski team another medal threat on the road to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS At a crossroads just a few months ago, Canada’s Dustin Cook proved to himself that ski racing is exactly what he should be doing with his life.

Cook capped a breakout season by winning the men’s super-G Thursday at the season-ending World Cup finals in Meribel, France. The top 25 skiers in each discipline qualified for the finals.

Among the men Cook beat for his first career victory was runner-up Kjetil Jansrud. The Norwegian claimed the season’s overall super-G title.

“I absolutely went into today wanting to win,” Cook told reporters on a conference call.

“It just really kind of eases my mind that this is what I really should and want to be doing for as long as I can.”

Cook finished .05 seconds ahead of Jansrud, the reigning Olympic super-G champion.

Roger Brice of France was .08 behind in third.

Cook had never finished in the top 10 in a World Cup when he won a surprise silver in super-G at the world championship Feb. 5 in Vail, Colo.

He backed up that result with a World Cup bronze March 8 in Kvitfjell, Norway.

The 26-year-old grew up in Ottawa and now lives in LacSainte-Marie, Que. After finishing outside the top 30 in most of his 2013-14 races, Cook wondered aloud to a friend last summer what his future was in his sport.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dustin Cook, of Canada, the winner, speeds down the course during the alpine ski, men’s World Cup super-G race, at the World Cup finals in Meribel, France, Thursday.

Former world downhill champion Erik Guay of MontTremblant, Que., didn’t race this season while he rehabilitated from a pair of off-season knee surgeries. Calgary’s Jan Hudec, an Olympic bronze medallist in super-G, underwent season-ending knee surgery in January.

Manny Osborne-Paradis of Invermere, B.C., finished second in the season-opening downhill in Lake, Louise, Alta., and again in Kvitfjell.

Osborne-Paradis was 16th on

Thursday.

Cook finished in the top 15 in each of his first three superG races this winter, which he says built momentum for the back half of his season.

“Those successes I had at the beginning of the year in Lake Louise, Beaver Creek and Val Gardena, even though they weren’t podiums, to me, those were huge results,” he explained.

“They backed up what I was doing in training.”

Ski racing is not a cheap

sport. Cook helped his bank account by earning $51,000 in World Cup prize money this season.

“For sure, it sets me up to be a little bit more financially free,” he said. “Hopefully sponsorships will open up and that kind of thing.”

Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., and Erin Mielzynski of Collingwood, Ont., will race women’s slalom Saturday. Marie-Pier Prefontaine of St-Sauveur, Que., competes in Sunday’s giant slalom.

Howard and Turnbull to be inducted in World Curling Hall of Fame championship in Halifax.

Randy Ferbey of Edmonton, a 2014 inductee, will also be honoured at the Scotiabank Centre.

“It really is wonderful to see these three men honoured for what they’ve accomplished both on and off the ice,” Curling Canada chief executive officer Greg Stremlaw said in a release. “Canada has taken a leadership role over the years in raising the profile of curling, both in our country and around the world, and Russ, Ray and Randy all played a significant role and should be congratulated for their induction to the World Curling Hall of Fame.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SAPPORO, Japan — Former Canadian champions Russ Howard and Ray Turnbull will be inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame next month. Hiroyuki Saito, a former World Curling Federation executive board member, rounds out the Class of 2015.

Saito was presented with the Freytag Medal on Thursday at the world women’s curling championship at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium. Howard, from Moncton, N.B., and Turnbull, from Winnipeg, will be honoured at the Mar. 28Apr. 5 world men’s curling

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Hoffman takes first PGA Tour lead SHOOTS SIX-UNDER AT BAY HILL ON DAY GRANDMOTHER DIES

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Morgan Hoffmann’s day began with news that his 97-year-old grandmother died Thursday morning. It ended with his first lead on the PGA Tour.

Hoffman began his round with a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 10 and finished it with a 9-iron that touched the hole before stopping inches away for birdie. He also holed a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 sixth, leading to a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

It all was a lot to chew on for the 25-year-old Hoffmann, who cooks his own meals to eat on the golf course (bison steak was for lunch Thursday).

“Mentally, I’m in kind of a weird state right now,” he said.

“My grandma passed away this morning, so I’m just pretty chilled out there and loving life right now. Just wish my family the best at home. My whole family texted me and said, ’Nanny is playing golf with pop up there,’ which was pretty cool.”

Hoffmann hopes to attend a memorial service for Dorothy Lionetti in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday night.

It should be a short trip considering Hoffmann pilots his own plane that he recently bought from his buddy David Booth, who plays left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was inspired to be a pilot after meeting with the tournament host during the Palmer Cup in 2009.

Hoffman, clearly, is not the garden variety PGA Tour player.

“I have a lot of stuff you guys didn’t ask,” he said with a perfect smile.

Not to be forgotten was his golf. He had a one-shot lead over five players, including Ian Poulter and Kevin Na. The group at 68 included Adam Scott,

Henrik Stenson and Brandt Snedeker.

Poulter, who made an eagle from just off the 16th green, had his own distraction. His 3-year-old son was taken to the hospital Wednesday night with a low oxygen level and pneumonia. It was a long night, with a bit of a scare, but Joshua was doing better Thursday morning.

“I suppose it was a blessing, last tee time off,” said Poulter, who was in the afternoon group of starters.

Rory McIlroy hit 17 greens in regulation in his Bay Hill debut and oneputted only two greens, including a 15-foot birdie on the 18th for a 70. McIlroy two-putted from 18 feet for birdie on No. 6, and his lone bogey came with an approach into the water on the par5 16th. He twirled the club when he saw the splash, though it stayed in his hands.

In his third American event this year, the world’s No. 1 player still hasn’t broken 70. But he’s getting there.

“Seeing signs of my game that I like,” McIlroy said. “Another three days of hopefully solid golf and try and get into contention, and that will put me in a good place going into Augusta.”

Hoffmann also is headed to Augusta National for the first time, courtesy of making the Tour Championship last year on the strength of a pair of top 10s in the FedEx Cup playoffs. He just hasn’t followed up on his finish at the start of this season, with no top 10s in nine tournaments.

But after missing the cut at Innisbrook, he spent 12 hours at home in south Florida hitting balls and trying to hit cut shots to stop the aggravating two-way miss. The work appears to be paying off. He missed only two fairways and four greens, none by a great length.

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John Peterson hits out of a bunker onto the seventh green during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., Thursday.

Twelve hours on the range can be exhausting, and when asked if he had at least stopped for lunch, Hoffmann shared his culinary preferences.

He cooks the night before and packs six small meals to eat during the day.

The only thing missing is the cutlery, even for a bison steak. “Barehanded it,” he said. He limits his carbohydrates to brown rice and sweet potatoes, along with some vegetables. On the road, he picks hotels with a small kitchen.

“I just figure it’s better than eating candy bars or protein bars,” he said. “I have real food out there.”

Hoffman, who went to Oklahoma State, first met Palmer at the 2009 Palmer Cup at Cherry Hills. The King

shared the importance of a legible autograph (he worked on that) and his affection for flying. Palmer was among the first golfers to fly his own plane and only gave up the controls four years ago.

So it felt only fitting that his first lead after any round on tour would come at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

“It’s awesome,” he said. “Arnie has inspired me very heavily since 2009 when I played the Palmer Cup at Cherry Hills, and we talked for about an hour about flying. He’s inspired me to get my pilot’s license and fly myself to tournaments, which I’m now doing. It’s pretty cool, and he’s been a big inspiration in my life.”

Top-ranked Ko tied for lead in rain-delayed Founders Cup

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — Lydia Ko was tired after a long day at the JTBC Founders Cup. “It’s going to be an early night tonight,” Ko said.

After waking up at 4:50 a.m. and waiting out a four-delay because of rain and wet conditions, the 17-yearold New Zealander shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Desert Ridge for a share of the lead in the suspended first round.

“I had a little nap and then had a second breakfast,” Ko said.

She rebounded from a three-putt bogey on the seventh hole with a 12-foot birdie putt on the eighth to join Tiffany Joh, Sophia Popov and Kim Kaufman atop the leaderboard.

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After the long delay at the start, only half of the 132 players finished before play was suspended because of darkness.

“Luckily, I got the update for the delay before I left,” Joh said. “I was actually driving out of my host family’s house in Desert Mountain and right when I got the email alert.”

The top-ranked Ko has broken par in her last 21 tour rounds and 24 worldwide, a streak that started in her victory last year in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

“I just try and take one shot at a time, one round at a time,” Ko said.

She didn’t dwell on the three-putt bogey from 8 feet on No. 7 or two late birdie putts that stopped just short — a 30-footer on the sixth and a 12-footer short on nine.

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“The antibiotics are kicking in,” said Popov, the 22-year-old German who helped Southern California win the 2013 NCAA title. “They are pretty strong.”

In her only other tour start as a pro, she missed the cut in Australia in February.

Kaufman is in her second year on the tour. The former Texas Tech player is from Clark, South Dakota.

“Clark is about a thousand people,” Kaufman said. “Everyone definitely knows everyone. ... I’ve got to get back more often. I know they are all 100 per cent behind me.”

South Korea’s In Gee Chun and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn shot 67, and the Netherlands’ Dewi Claire Schreefel also was 5 under with eight holes left. Webb, also the winner of the inaugural tournament in 2011, was 2 under with 12 holes left in her round with 2013 winner Stacy Lewis and 2012 champion Yani Tseng.

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Ko said. “I hit the pin with my chip on 18 that could have been a much further par putt. I think 6 under is a good start and I just have got to take the positives out of it.”

She nearly won last year at Desert Ridge, squandering a three-stroke lead with 13 holes left and ending up tying for second — a stroke behind Karrie Webb.

Ko has six LPGA Tour titles and 10 worldwide victories in pro events, winning the Women’s Australian Open and the Ladies European Tour’s New Zealand Women’s Open in consecutive weeks this year. She was second two weeks ago in Singapore, her second runner-up finish of the year.

Joh birdied six of the first 10 holes and closed with eight pars.

“This course, if you hit the ball solid, then you could leave yourself a lot of birdie opportunities,” Joh said. “I didn’t make a ton of putts. I just kind of hit it close a lot.”

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The Queen of Spades finds fighting focus again after time away from cage The time away seems to have worked. Baszler said she told Barnett on the eve of training camp that it was the first time in a while she had been fired up to go the gym.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS “I feel comfortable, finally,” she said. “I really believe the time off that Josh had me take really did TORONTO — Some 11 years after making her pro some good.”

If nothing else, Baszler has rediscovered her perdebut as a fighter, UFC bantamweight Shayna (The spective.

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Queen of Spades) Baszler was counselled to take “Changing over to the UFC, I was trying to force some time off by longtime coach and myself to thinking like ’This was it, this mentor Josh Barnett. is THE most important thing,”’ she said.

A string of injuries and an August “I think Josh helped me realize that loss to Bethe Correira prompted the fighting is an avenue to be able to do advice to decompress. The ultimate whatever I want.” message from Barnett, a former UFC The trip to Brazil is one such benefit. heavyweight champion and notorious “It’s a good stamp to add to the passfree-thinker, was a reminder than “life port,” Baszler said happily. is bigger than an Octagon.”

But the California-based fighter is no When healthy, Baszler had spent stranger to exotic locales. In 2007, she plenty of time helping others prepare lost to Tara LaRose in a beachside ring for their fights. A member of the soin Costa Rica for a Bodog promotion. called Four Horsewomen, Baszler “You could have jumped from the works with UFC bantamweight champiturnbuckle into the ocean. It was craon (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey, fellow UFC zy,” she recalled. fighter Jessamyn Duke and fledgling The fight before that, Baszler beat featherweight Marina Shafir.

Roxanne Modafferi in Tokyo. Modafferi, “Everyone was really active, so I was who lived there, showed Baszler around always in the gym, always in the gym,” Tokyo after the fight.

Baszler said.

Shayna More than six years later, both would So the 34-year-old Baszler, a wom(The Queen of Spades) end up as cast members of Season 18 en’s MMA trailblazer, looked for fun of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Taken first Baszler outside the cage. overall by coach Rousey, Baszler was While she still worked out, she also submitted buy eventual winner Julidid some pro wrestling training, tried her hand as a anna Pena in the elimination round. stuntman and took some sniper instruction “just for An ankle injury kept Baszler out of the live finale no reason other than I’m interested in it.”

Baszler (15-9) returns to action Saturday when of the show, with a back injury further delaying her she takes on ninth-ranked contender Amanda (The return to action.

In all, with the injuries and TV show, she went alLioness) Nunes on a televised UFC card in Rio de most 20 months between fights.

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Baszler, along with Rousey and the other HorseA Brazilian fighting out of Miami, Nunes (9-4) is women, has a role in the upcoming Entourage movie. coming off a loss to Cat Zingano at UFC 178.

Demian Maia, ranked seventh among welterweight She is also in The Orphan Killer 2 which she describes contenders, faces No. 14 Ryan LaFlare in Saturday’s as a “horror, gore, like banned in nine countries type of slasher movie.” main event at Maracanazinho Gymnasium.

BOXING

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Everything is looking up for boxer Ionut (Jo Jo) Dan. On Thursday morning, the Romanian-born welterweight received his Canadian Citizenship.

On March 28, Dan will fight for a world title for the first time when he visits Sheffield, England to face International Boxing Federation champion Kell Brook.

And in early April his wife Anca, already a Canadian citizen, is due to give birth to their second child, a daughter to go with three-year-old son Nicolas.

Dan got his citizenship certificate along with about 300 others from 55 countries at a local community centre, just before heading to gym for a workout with trainer Pierre Bouchard.

“I was so proud,” he said. “Now I’m Canadian.

“Now we started this week right and I hope we keep this going in England to make it good. Things are getting better. I think I’m on the good way. I’m very thankful for everything.”

The left-handed Dan (34-2-0) will be the underdog against Brook (33-0), who won the title in August on a majority decision of the judges in Carson, Calif.

Just getting to a world title fight has been a tough slog for the 33-year-old Dan, who moved to Canada in 2003 to turn pro at a time when several Romanians were doing the same, including former WBA lightweight champ Leonard Dorin and ex-IBF supermiddleweight camp Lucian Bute.

Dan’s first two years in Toronto didn’t go well and he moved to Montreal in 2005, only to be dropped by promoter InterBox two years later. Until 2012, when he signed with American promoter Lou DiBella, he was managed by Montreal-based Chris Ganescu and became a traveller.

His biggest fights to date were a pair of meetings with Selcuk Aydin in Turkey, both losses by split decision.

In the rematch, Dan suffered a broken jaw in the second round but fought on for another 10 and nearly pulled off the win.

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WHILE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE VALUE OF MAPPING TO FIGHT CRIME, ONE RED DEERIAN SAYS THE TOOL WILL UNFAIRLY BESMIRCH SOME NEIGHBOURHOODS

Red Deerians want to know about the crime happening in their neighbourhoods.

And there seems to be support for a crime map that would pinpoint behaviours that ultimately would promote community engagement and awareness.

But Shirley Hocken, a long-time resident of Riverside Meadows, said there is an obvious downside and she is concerned how the information will be used, particularly by real estate agents.

She said for example if there’s a community with drug activity plotted on the map.

“Can you tell me what happens to that neighbourhood?” she said. “The prices of houses could go down. People could say I am not going to live there. I am not going to buy a house over there.”

Hocken said it can be very damaging when real estate agents label a community. She said once it is labelled, it can take a long time to lose the image.

“Our community has had to struggle for years because of real estate

agents and even policing have stated our neighbourhood is not a good place to live because of all the crime that has happened in the past,” she said. “Not necessary what is going on now.”

Hocken said her philosophy for knowing what’s going on in your community is to know your neighbours.

She said the most important thing is how the mapping information will be used.

TerryLee Ropchan, executive director of the Central Alberta Crime Prevention said she has heard that a crime map would be welcomed in Red Deer when talking to residents and community associations.

She said people want to know about property crimes such as break and enters, theft from vehicles and vehicle theft.

“We envision one that does not sensationalize and not to say any neighbourhood is worse off than other,” she said. “In reality, every neighbourhood has crime. That’s where I think the map is going to reflect for people that crime is not just happening in one area.”

Last year, the centre posted an interactive crime map on its website, but later pulled it following some criticism from the RCMP and the city about its

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accuracy.

“Our feedback from that was that people did find value in it,” said Ropchan. “It wasn’t just a sensationalized thing. They were asking what’s happening in my neighbourhood.”

Council directed administration to collaborate with the RCMP and the newly created Community Safety ad hoc committee to explore the concept of crime mapping in the city’s overall safety strategy.

Ropchan said there should be crime prevention resources and information provided alongside the map.

Red Deer RCMP Supt. Scott Tod said on Monday that he is unsure whether people will be surprised at what is plotted on the map.

“I think there is a tendency in some communities to overestimate the amount of crime in their community,” he said. “But then again it might be educational for some people who are living in an area that is more active for something like theft of vehicles. They might be surprised about that. ... If that helps to get out the information in another way, that’s great.”

Coun. Buck Buchanan, a former police officer, has been a strong advocate for crime mapping. He pointed out that crime mapping is being done in RCMP

jurisdictions such as Kelowna and St. Albert.

Buchanan said this is another tool in neighbourhood awareness and engagement.

No timelines were set but Ropchan hopes the map will be rolled out sooner rather than later.

Ropchan said they are already seeing the type of information that would be on a crime map being shared on social media.

“That’s a good gauge of the community,” said Ropchan “They are interested in it. We are seeing a lot of Facebook groups dedicated to different property crimes. They are sharing the location and sometimes pictures or video. They are already doing this in a less formal manner. This is where the crime map put some validity to it.”

She is optimistic mapping will lead to more people reporting crimes.

Tod said benefits include community awareness and community engagement.

Meanwhile the results on a crime prevention and policing perception survey are expected to be released by the city on April 1. The results will be compared to a similar survey from 2011. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Prostate Cancer Canada and Building Trades of Alberta have joined forces on ground-breaking research into testing to customize prostrate treatment for men.

On Thursday, Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation committed $180,000 towards fundraising efforts, as well as funding two researchers, one each at the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta, working to differentiate slow-growing versus aggressive prostate cancers to better determine treatment.

“Short of a cure, it’s the single most important thing we need to do in the prostate cancer world.

Prostate Cancer Canada is committed to making sure that’s going to happen and that it’s going to be appropriately funded,” said Rocco Rossi, president and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada at the announcement at Black Knight Inn. This year in Canada, about 23,600 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed, or one men in eight, and 4,000 men will die from the disease.

He said some argue that current tests have led to the overtreatment of men with slow-growing prostate cancer.

“Many men will die with prostate cancer, but not die of prostate cancer. If we could absolutely determine that the form of cancer the man has is the slow-growth variety, why put him through surgery, why put him through radiation, why put him through hormone replacement if it’s not necessary?”

Prostate Cancer Canada is funding three labs working on new testing — at the U of A in partnership with the U of C, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec.

Building Trades of Alberta is also supporting Prostate Cancer Canada’s Do it For Dads Day Walk Run 2015, to be held in Calgary and Edmonton on June 21.

Warren Fraleigh, president of Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation and executive director of Building Trades of Alberta, said raising prostate cancer awareness is fitting for the male-dominated construction industry.

“I don’t know that we’ve crossed that critical point where everyone has bought into the fact that they have to go and (get tested),” Fraleigh said.

“I think it’s really important from a family perspective and a quality of life perspective.”

Building Trades Alberta represents 75,000 skilled trades professionals in more than 30 recognized trades throughout the province. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

A young mule deer emerges from the woods along Kerry Wood Drive. It looks like the young female wintered well and was out patrolling for some fresh vegetation.

Prescribed burns set for West Country Some campsites in forested areas of west of Nordegg are being deliberately burned over the next few weeks in order to protect against wildfires.

The Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area will be conducting the hazard reduction burns to reduce or remove fuel before the onset of a wildfire — specifically those occurring as a result of abandoned campfires. Burning was to occur in the Bighorn Dam area this week if conditions were favourable and safe.

Information provided by Barry Shellian, a wildfire ranger for the Rocky area, says that over the next several weeks burning will occur in areas along Hwy 752, South Fork, Allstones, Medicine Lake, Brazeau Dam, Jackfish Lake, Saunders, Wildhorse Creek and Batus Creek.

As well, prescribed fires operations, also west of Nordegg, in the Chungo, Blackstone, Wapiabi, Hummingbird and Upper Clearwater

are planned under safe weather conditions.

During operations, the area immediately adjacent to the burn will be closed to public access. Public roads and highways are expected to remain open and minor delays may be experienced.

The 6,795-acre Blackstone prescribed fire is designed to provide a landscape-scale fuel break between the Bighorn and Front Ranges, allow future units to be burned safely and to improve or create ungulate habitat.

Approximately 313 acres were burned on the Blackstone Gap prescribed fire in 2007, with another 148 acres burned in 2012.

The 1,200-acre Chungo prescribed fire will establish a fuel break at the Chungo Gap, allow future units to be burned safely to remove high mountain pine beetle hazard stands, and to improve or create ungulate habitat.

The 810-acre Wapiabi prescribed

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

fire is designed to establish a landscape-scale fuel break in the Wapiabi Gap area, allow future units to be burned safely to remove of high mountain pine beetle hazard stands, and improve or create ungulate habitat.

The 1,378-acre Hummingbird prescribed fire is designed to create a fire break in the Ram River Gap and will support restoring fire’s ecological role in the area.

The 1,161-acre Upper Clearwater prescribed fire will create a landscape fuel break in the Upper Clearwater valley, improve ungulate habitat and support restoring the ecological role of fire in the area. Approximately 667 acres was burned in 2013, and if conditions are favourable ESRD hopes to complete the remaining units this spring or summer.

For more information on prescribed fire in Alberta, go to http:// srd.alberta.ca/Wildfire/PrescribedFires.

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BRIEFS Woman faces sentence over vicious dog attack A Sundre woman will soon learn her sentence for ordering her dogs to viciously attack a woman in 2012.

Rita Phillip, 59, was convicted in June 2014 in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench. On Thursday, sentencing submissions were tendered by Crown and defence counsel.

Crown sought a sentence of seven years for the 2012 attack. The victim, Deanna Wolf was severely injured in the attack. She lost an ear as a result.

Defence suggested a range of 18 months to two years, much of which would be satisfied by her pre-trial custody.

Wolf was visiting Phillip’s trailer park at the time of the attack on Aug. 18, 2012. Wolf was found by emergency responders suffering from life-threatening injuries.

Sentencing resumes on Friday in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench.

Youth faces trial on charges related to stolen property A 17-year-old will go to trial on several stolen property-related charges next month.

The youth, who can’t be named because the Youth Justice Act protects the identity of young offenders, will face a trial on April 16 in Red Deer youth court.

Represented by defence counsel Kevin Schollie, the youth entered not guilty pleas before judge Bert Skinner on Thursday in Red Deer youth court.

The youth is charged with two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and one count each of possession of stolen property over $5,000, operating a motor vehicle without registration, being a learner driving a motor vehicle without supervision and driving a motor vehicle without insurance. He was arrested in Springbrook in February as he exited a vehicle that Red Deer and Blackfalds RCMP allege was stolen.

According to a release from the Red Deer RCMP priority crimes task force, he is known to police in the region.

City rec, culture fees rise All Red Deer Recreational, Parks and Culture admissions costs will rise by about five per cent on April 1.

The increase is based on adult admission fees. Child, youth, student and senior rates will be adjusted proportionally. City council approved the increase during the 2015 operating budget deliberations.

The increase helps to offset growing operating costs and support operations, said Shelley Gagnon, Recreation, Parks and Culture manager.

Contact Gagnon at 403-342-8165 or visit www.reddeer.ca/rpc.

Counterfeit charges laid Two people have been charged with producing money after police executed a search warrant in Oriole Park on Monday.

Police say the RCMP Priority Crimes Task Force arrested a man and a woman at an apartment in the Oriole Park neighbourhood following an investigation. The residents were taken into custody without incident.

RCMP seized electronic equipment and printers, several firearms and ammunition, several replica firearms, other weapons and small amounts of heroin, marijuana and hash oil, as well as counterfeit currency.

Between March 5 and 13, Red Deer RCMP have received nine reports of suspects attempting to pass counterfeit American $50 bills at local businesses. Several of these attempts were successful. Richard Allan Wason, 39, is charged with making counterfeit money, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and production of controlled substance.

Julie Anne Stunden, 39, is charged with making counterfeit money, possession of a controlled substance and production of controlled substance.

Both will appear in Red Deer provincial court on April 8.

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Cheryl Jones, PasKaPoo Park administrator, gestures to the new visitor information sign to help direct Snowball, the polar bear mascot. The statue has been sitting on a large snow bank all winter, welcoming users at the Rimbey park. But the coming of spring has meant the snow is almost gone and it’s time for Snowball to head to his summer quarters. The park includes an historic village and a truck museum. Visit the park at 5620 51st St. in Rimbey, call 403843-2004, email paskapoo@telus.net or go to http://paskapoopark.com/.

Cats given to local seniors Local senior citizens will benefit from the $3,850 raised for Whisker Rescue. The money raised will go towards the Seniors for Seniors program that pairs cats over six years old with senior citizens in the city.

Seniors citizens are able to adopt older cats for free. For the duration of the cat’s life, all medications and vet bills will be covered by Whisker Rescue, an organization that rescues abandoned cats and tries to find good homes for them.

Two cats adopted through the seniors program live in a senior care centre in Red Deer.

Global Pet Foods in Red Deer raised the funds through their Show Us Your Heart fundraiser. The fundraiser finished on Feb. 14.

Epilepsy funder at local pub Canadian country artist Duane Steele will perform for guests at Fionn MacCool’s as part of Purple Day for Epilepsy fundraiser.

Former KG Country 95.5 personality Greg Shannon will be MC for the purple party. Epilepsy is a personal cause for Shannon as his youngest brother passed away as a result of seizures at the age of 33. The purple party is at Fionn MacCool’s, at 1935 Gaetz Ave. in Red Deer, on Thursday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. There is no cover charge for the evening, which includes a silent auction. Donations will be welcomed.

For further information or to donate online, visit epilepsycalgary.com.

Assault suspect in court A Red Deer man faces a trial for an alleged drunken assault on Sylvan Lake last summer and a subsequent visit to the victim.

Aaron Hick, 30, was first arrested in July 2014 for an incident in Half Moon Bay, where he is alleged to have assaulted a woman on a boat near the boat launch. He also faces a slew of alcohol related charges for the incident.

After his arrest, he was released from custody on a bail order that included a no contact provision with the victim of the assault.

He was rearrested this month on allegations that he had contact with the victim. He was released on March 12, when he entered not guilty pleas for both incidents. He told court that he had sought treatment for his alcohol problem in July and has been sober since. The trial date has been set for Aug. 10 in Red Deer provincial court.

Guild’s 24th annual quilt show in early April.

Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy 35 vendors at the event on April 3 and 4.

About 2,200 people are expected to attend the event that runs Friday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The quilt show is held at the Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park, at 4847 19th St. Admission is $8 for youth and adults, $2 for children under 6.

Parking is $5.

People looking for a new sewing machine have the opportunity to win a Janome sewing machine. The sewing machine valued at $1,000 is one of the many prizes given away over the weekend.

Bowden seniors get funding Seniors in Bowden will benefit from $19,301 in federal funding.

The money will replace kitchen appliances and build a wheelchair accessible washroom at the Bowden Friendship Club. Seniors enjoy information sessions and potluck dinners at the club.

The funds come from the New Horizons for Seniors Program. The program offers up to $25,000 in grant money to organizations that are inspired or led by seniors.

The announcement was made this week by Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen on behalf of the federal minister responsible for seniors.

Grants offered to charities Eligible Central Alberta charities can access funding for their projects.

The Red Deer and District Community Foundation is offering funding to local charities that meet the criteria for an April 1 deadline.

The Sylvan Lake Endowment fund is also offering funding to worthy projects for its April 15 deadline.

Submissions must be complete by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the deadline.

For more information, contact the community foundation office at 403341-6911 or info@rddcf.ca.

Visit www.rddc.ca for application forms.

Blues band at Fratters A Maple Blues Award-winning band will perform in Red Deer on Saturday.

Wicked Grin will bring their gritty blues and wicked harp to Fratters Speakeasy.

The band represented Ottawa Blues Society at the International Blues

Challenge in Memphis in January.

Wicked Grin plays at Fratters Speakeasy starting at 9 p.m. Fratters is located at 5114 48th St. Cover charge for the show is $5. To reserve a table, call 403-356-0033.

Blackfalds youths charged Three Blackfalds youth are facing armed robbery charges related to the Mia’s Pizzeria robbery in the town on Feb. 22.

Two are 16-year-olds and one is 14.

They cannot be named because they are young offenders. One appeared in youth court in Red Deer on Thursday, one will appear on March 26 and the third will appear on April 9.

Each youth faces armed robbery charges, and one youth faces charges for failing to comply with court-imposed conditions.

Police do not believe the three youth are linked to other recent armed robberies or arrests in the area.

The regional crimes task force arrested two of the three youth without incident on Tuesday and the third youth was arrested on Wednesday.

Anyone with information that will assist RCMP in investigating these or other armed robberies in the region is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1.800222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.

Tool theft suspects sought Red Deer RCMP need help to identify two men who smashed vehicle windows and broke into a trailer before making off with speciality tools in the Riverside Industrial Area on March 17.

Police say two suspects broke into several fenced compounds located at 46th Avenue and 62nd Street around 1:45 a.m. They were driving a black Honda Ridgeline truck and stole significant property, including specialty tools such as a Honda gas 5,000-watt generator, two Makita half-inch drills, two Makita seven-inch angle grinders, a set of custom-made refacing mandrels (attached to grinders), a LED trouble light, dual halogen work lamp, strap-on headlamp, seven heavy duty extension cords (25 and 50 feet), boxes of safety equipment (glasses, earplugs, masks, gloves) and tools and tool box.

Anyone with information that may assist the police with these investigations is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF The troubles facing Alberta’s energy sector are impacting the outlook of business owners across the province, according to a recent study.

ATB Financial said on Thursday that its Business Beat Economy Index, which is based on a survey of small and mid-sized businesses, tumbled to 22.7 for the first three months of 2015.

That’s down from an index of 44.5 for the final quarter of 2014, and represents a nearly 46-point drop over the past six months.

It’s the lowest figure generated since ATB Financial began tracking business optimism levels in 2013.

A release issued by the financial institution said a score below 50 suggests that more Alberta respondents believe the provincial economy will be worse off in six months than those who feel it will improve.

Wellington Holbrook, ATB Financial’s executive vice-president, business and agriculture, pointed to a silver lining in the survey: business owners’ confidence in their own operations scored 58.3 on the index, as compared with 67.5 three months ago.

“You could call it a confidence gap,” said Holbrook of the difference between optimism about the overall economy and that of individual businesses.

“I like the level of optimism out there. That resiliency is what makes Alberta business owners unique.”

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An international clothing store that specializes in “streetwear” is coming to Red Deer.

Bench is scheduled to open in Bower Place shopping centre on April. 2. A company spokesperson said the retailer “designs, sources and markets cool and distinctive products.”

Founded in Britain in the late 1980s as a niche Tshirt brand, Bench stores now operate in Europe, the United States, Australia and Canada.

The company’s website lists more than 40 stores across Canada, including three outlets in each of Calgary and Edmonton, and one in Lethbridge.

Parkland Fuel director to retire Parkland Fuel Corp. (TSX: PKI) is bidding farewell to a longtime director.

The Red Deer-based fuel and petroleum products marketer announced on Thursday that Alain Ferland is retiring from Parkland’s board after 14 years.

It also said that Lisa Colnett will be appointed chair of the company’s compensation committee.

National Energy Board says it’s probing TransCanada safety practices CALGARY — The National Energy Board is investigating new concerns about TransCanada Corp.’s (TSX:TRP) pipeline safety practices.

A “concerned individual” brought the problems to the board’s attention, spokesman Darin Barter said Thursday. A probe began in December of last year.

“We’re taking it seriously,” he said. “The public can be assured that there are no imminent threats or issues that would compromise safety or the environment, and we will handle this in an appropriate way.”

A report by Reuters said there are up to a dozen allegations that deal with the timeliness, quality and reporting of repairs on Alberta pipelines.

TransCanada was told of the NEB’s review on Feb. 27, spokesman Davis Sheremata said in an emailed statement.

“Since receiving these allegations we do know that none posed either an immediate or long-term threat to the public or our assets.

Nonetheless, each and every allegation we receive is taken seriously and investigated,” Sheremata said, adding that many of the problems have already been raised internally and the company has investigated or is investigating them.

“We are working diligently to gather all of the relevant information to address each of these allegations for the NEB,” he said.

“We share the NEB’s focus on protecting the safety of the public, our workers and the environment and we are working as quickly as possible on this process to provide information.”

In 2012, a different whistleblower brought forward safety concerns to the NEB. The National Energy Board investigated those issues as part of an audit that had already been planned. It was rescheduled to take place earlier when those allegations were raised.

The audit’s findings, released in February of 2014, highlighted some lapses in four of the nine areas that were examined.

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Eranda Samuel and Mohan Basnayake install new furniture into the dining area at the Holiday Inn Express at 2803 Gaetz Ave. The hotel is nearing the end of an extensive interior renovation project, which included new carpeting, furniture and bathroom fixtures. Some additional improvements are planned, including renovations to the pool area.

CRTC to require cable, satellite companies to offer basic package

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GATINEAU, Que. — Cable and satellite service providers will soon have to offer consumers an “entry-level” television service, at a cost of no more than $25 a month, a decision that the country’s broadcast regulator acknowledges will cost some people their jobs.

They’ll also have to give customers a choice, on top of the basic package, of either paying for additional channels individually or in smaller bundles, says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

The Harper government welcomed the move — something it has been pushing for in the run-up to the fall federal election — but critics including Friends of Canadian Broadcasting warn it’ll hurt the economy and the country’s TV industry as a whole.

The new, trimmed-down basic packages must include local channels in each service area, as well as channels currently on the CRTC’s mandatory distribution list such as public interest, educational and legislature channels where they’re available.

U.S.-based broadcasters that are currently free over the air in most major Canadian markets near the border — so-called 4-plus-1 channels — will also be included.

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It’s the first time television service pricing has been regulated in Canada since 1999 and makes it the only jurisdiction in the industrialized world to require that TV distribution companies offer a basic selection of channels.

The national broadcast regulator said it expects service providers to offer trimmed-down basic packages by March 2016.

TV viewers will then be able to supplement the so-called “skinny basic” package with either individual channels available through a pick-and-pay model, or what it calls small, “reasonably-priced” bundled channel packages, the CRTC ruled.

But service providers will have until the end of next year to offer both a la carte channels and theme packages. Customers who are happy with their current TV offerings won’t have to switch.

“Canadians will have the choice of keeping their current television services without making any changes, if these continue to meet their needs and budgets,” the CRTC said in a statement.

CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said technology has changed Canada’s TV industry to the point that viewers are taking it upon themselves to choose what they want to watch, when they want to watch it.

“Viewers are in control,” Blais said. “Today’s decision is not about making choices for Canadians,” he said.

CIBC president and CEO Victor Dodig’s total compensation was $7.1M in 2015

Career Expo expected to draw 3,000

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer College will again play host to Career Expo — a vocational fair that’s expected to draw some 3,000 youths.

Scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 30, the annual event will feature exhibits and displays that give youths information about the career options available to them. Representatives of companies, post-secondary institutions and other organizations will be on hand to speak with students.

Career Expo is organized by CAREERS: The Next Generation.

A release issued by Holly Bilton, a regional director for CAREERS: The Next Generation, urged employers to take part in Career Expo 2015, even if they aren’t currently hiring. She explained that it will be a good opportunity to discuss future career opportunities with students.

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Additional information about Career Expo, including how to participate as an exhibitor, can be found online at www.nextgen.org/careerexpo.

CAREERS: The Next Generation is also seeking nominations for its CAREERS Excellence Awards, which recognize educators, mentors and students who promote careers in the trades, technologies and health services. There is an Award of Excellence in Skilled Trades, which will be presented to two students and one mentor; The Loraine Anderton Award of Excellence in Health Services, which will go to one student and one mentor in the health services field; and The Hilton Mierau Award of Excellence in Off-Campus Learning, which is available to two offcampus co-ordinators.

More information and nomination forms can be found at http://nextgen.org/about/awards/ The deadline for nominations is April 17.

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TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed sharply lower Thursday, giving up some of the strong advance of the previous session as oil prices resumed sliding towards the US$40-a-barrel level.

The loonie was down 0.97 of a U.S. cent to 78.58 cents.

Canada’s dollar had jumped more than 1 ¼ cents Wednesday, while the greenback weakened, after the U.S. Federal Reserve wrapped up its interest rate meeting by announcing it was dropping its reference to a “patient” approach to raising rates.

But it also emphasized that it would wait to hike rates until it has seen “further improvement in the labour market and is reasonably confident that inflation will move back to its two per cent objective over the medium term.”

Fed chair Janet Yellen also told a news conference that the removal of the word patient “doesn’t mean we’re going to be impatient.”

Meanwhile, the April crude contract in New York fell 70 cents to US$43.96. Oversupply concerns have hit prices hard recently, with crude down 14 per cent over the past eight sessions as inventories continue to climb. U.S. oil stockpiles rose by 9.6 million barrels last week, much more than expected.

The latest worry is that oil storage space is becoming full, which could further depress prices.

Metals were higher with April gold bullion ahead $17.70 to US$1,169 an ounce while May copper gained nine cents to US$2.67 a pound.

TORONTO — CIBC (TSX:CM) president and chief executive Victor Dodig earned total compensation valued at $7.1 million last year, boosted by an improvement to his pension when he took over the bank’s top job.

According to the bank’s proxy circular filed ahead of its annual meeting, Dodig, who headed CIBC’s wealth management division before becoming chief executive in September, earned a salary of $781,250, $1.9 million in share-based awards, $473,708 in option based awards and a cash bonus of nearly $1.6 million.

The bank also said the value of Dodig’s pension increased by nearly $2.4 million with his promotion to chief executive.

The pay packet compared with the nearly $4 million Dodig earned in 2013, when he took home a salary of $750,000, nearly $1.5 million in sharebased awards, $369,840 in option-based awards and a $1.2-million cash bonus.

The value of Dodig’s pension earned in 2013 was $140,000.

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OF LOCAL INTEREST Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 136.47 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.97 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.73 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 12.36 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.51 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . 68.24 Cdn. National Railway . . 87.11 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 239.53 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 41.76 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.17 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.04 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 46.73 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 61.46 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 24.18 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.07 General Motors Co. . . . . 38.65 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 24.68 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.58 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.52 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.55 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.50 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 55.42 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 128.58 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.23 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.02 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 63.00 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Energy stocks helped pull the Toronto stock market lower Thursday as oversupply concerns pushed down crude oil prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index declined 88.31 points to 14,873.93.

The April crude oil contract in New York fell 70 cents to US$43.96 a barrel and the energy sector gave back 2.75 per cent.

Oversupply concerns have hit prices hard recently with crude down 14 per cent over the past eight sessions as inventories continue to climb. U.S. oil stockpiles rose by 9.6 million barrels last week — much more than expected. The latest worry is that oil storage space is becoming full, which could further depress prices.

“Once that is gone then what are you going to do with it?” said Philip Petursson, director of institutional equities at Manulife Asset Management.

“There’s no refining capacity, so essentially we’re going to have to see production come down or people are going to have to sell it at a deep discount to the current price.”

The Canadian dollar gave back a good-sized chunk of a 1 1/4-cent surge Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s muchanticipated rate announcement.

The loonie was down 0.97 of a US cent to 78.58 cents Thursday.

The Fed signalled it wants to see the job market improve and inflation to come off its lows before it begins raising rates.

New York markets had rallied in the wake of the Fed announcement Wednesday, but on Thursday the Dow Jones industrials lost 117.16 points to 17,950.03 and the S&P 500 index declined 10.23 points to 2,089.27. The Nasdaq rose 9.55

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 22.06 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.67 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.52 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.35 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 13.91 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.26 First Quantum Minerals . 13.59 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.85 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.23 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.00 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.03 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.14 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.06 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.61 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 21.81 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.48 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 60.93 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 36.87 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 36.72 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.26 Canyon Services Group. . 5.99 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.81 CWC Well Services . . . 0.2900 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 13.75 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.03 points to 4,992.38.

On the TSX, selling pressure also came from the base metals component, which fell 1.4 per cent even as the May copper contract gained nine cents to US$2.66 a pound.

The gold sector added 0.2 per cent with the April bullion contract ahead $17.70 to US$1,169 an ounce. The market also found support from consumer discretionary companies and the tech sector.

On the corporate front, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT) fell $1.23 to $41.14 as it said that the Saskatchewan government’s 2015-2016 budget is expected to hurt its 2015 pre-tax earnings to the tune of $75 million to $100 million. The province is dealing with sharply lower oil revenues and will require potash mining companies to take tax deductions based on their capital spending over a longer period of time, which would boost provincial revenue by $150 million.

U.S. retailer Target has proposed to pay US$10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against it following a massive data breach in 2013.

The retailer says individuals affected by the breach could be reimbursed up to a maximum of $10,000.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Thursday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,873.93, down 88.31 points Dow — 17,959.03, down 117.16 points S&P 500 — 2,089.27, down 10.23 points Nasdaq — 4,992.38, up 9.55 points Currencies: Cdn — 78.58 cents US, down

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0.97 of a cent Pound — C$1.8739, down 0.51 of a cent Euro — C$1.3546, down 0.77 of a cent Euro — US$1.0644, down 1.94 cents Oil futures: US$43.96 per barrel, down 70 cents (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,169.00 per oz., up $17.70 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.360 oz., up 54 cents $686.72 kg., up $17.32 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’15 $2.10 higher $465.00; July ’15 $1.60 higher $461.00; Nov ’15 $0.50 higher $449.50; Jan. ’16 $0.90 higher $451.00; March ’16 $0.50 higher $453.20; May ’16 $0.30 higher $455.70; July ’16 $0.10 lower $458.20; Nov. ’16 $0.50 higher $455.00; Jan. ’17 $0.50 higher $455.00; March ’17 $0.50 higher $455.00; May ’17 $0.50 higher $455.00 Barley (Western): May ’15 unchanged $188.00; July ’15 unchanged $190.00; 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; Dec. ’16 unchanged $181.00; March ’17 unchanged $181.00; May ’17 unchanged $181.00.

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Era of cheap borrowing will continue, even as U.S. ponders first rate hike in years

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Nobody knows when exactly, but the day will eventually come when the Federal Reserve nudges its benchmark lending rate from next to zero to something slightly higher.

When that happens, it will put upward pressure on borrowing rates throughout the economy — for credit cards, mortgages and student loans.

But that doesn’t mean the era of incredibly low interest rates will soon be over. The Fed’s chair, Janet Yellen, has taken pains to be cautious.

On Wednesday, the central bank gave more signals that it will move slowly toward its first interest-rate increase in nearly a decade. By the end of the year, Fed officials expect the benchmark rate will reach 0.625 per cent.

It was a different world the last time the Fed began a series of hikes. Rates were already much higher than today.

In June 2004, the Fed lifted its benchmark rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent. By the time the Fed was finished in 2006, the rate had reached 5.25 per cent.

Nobody expects anything like that now. With the economy still growing slowly and inflation minuscule, rates will likely hover near historic lows.

The Fed doesn’t want to ratchet up the monthly payments on your credit card.

It’s in no rush.

“You’re going to see rates remain low for quite some time,” says Patrick Maldari, senior fixed-income specialist at Aberdeen Asset Management.

Many expect mortgage rates to creep higher this year. The average 30-year mortgage carries a rate of 3.7 per cent, according to Freddie Mac. That’s close to a record low of 3.31 per cent and compares with an average rate of 5.9 per cent a decade ago.

Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com, thinks homeowners ought to lock in mortgage rates as long as they remain below 4 per cent.

If you haven’t refinanced already, in other words, consider it soon.

Home loans won’t hinge on the Fed’s next move, though. Mortgage rates are closely tied to long-term interest rates, specifically the 10-year Treasury note. These rates are tethered to the Fed’s benchmark yet have plenty of wiggle room. The 10-year yield has actually been falling over the past year.

The reason? The Treasury market is dominated by global players. So when Europe’s economy runs into trouble, for example, traders around the world look for safety in the Treasury market, buying U.S. government bonds and pushing yields down.

Balance or bust?

DEBATE EMERGES OVER FEDS’ PUSH TO ELIMINATE DEFICIT IN 2015

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — To balance, or not to balance.

The Harper government’s stubborn push to eliminate the deficit in its election-year budget has opened a debate: should it even bother scrambling to balance the books at all, particularly with the financial sting of the oil slump?

Finance Minister Joe Oliver has stressed the importance of pulling the country back into the black in 2015, a pre-electoral pledge his government made long before the unexpected, late-2014 price plunge.

Economists, meanwhile, have maintained there’s little economic difference between running a small surplus or posting a narrow deficit.

The latest group to enter the debate, a left-leaning think-tank, argues the government lacks “strong justification” to continue on its path toward budgetary balance during such weak economic times.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ own “alternative” budget, to be released Thursday, says the government’s drive for balance comes from political pressure it brought upon itself.

“Rushing to produce a federal surplus through substantial cuts to services that all Canadians rely on, in the midst of a weak labour market, has impaired Canada’s post-recession recovery,” the document said.

“In general, we can say the federal government has focused on its own affairs to the detriment of the country.

It is balancing its own books through service cuts in order to pay down its own debt.”

Canadians, the alternative budget said, would be better off if the government instead concentrated on creating jobs and reducing poverty.

When it comes to the actual federal budget, anticipation over what it will contain has been building for months.

The steep slide in oil prices forced Oliver’s department to take the unusual step of delaying the budget’s release until at least April. The documents are typically tabled in February.

The government says it’s been trying to get a handle on the negative economic impact of cheaper crude, which it acknowledges will chew billions from federal coffers. In November, the government projected a $1.6-billion surplus for 2015-16. Oil prices, however, have dropped even further since then. Oliver has repeatedly maintained the government will reach the goal, regardless of the crude prices. He has suggested it may have to use some of

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Algerian president Bouteflika vows to continue shale gas exploration despite protests ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria will continue to carry out shale gas exploration despite a wave of protests against the project across the country’s desert south.

Algeria’s ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, said in a statement read out by an adviser that the exploration project would be carried out “until the end.” But he

its $3-billion contingency reserve.

He recently underlined the value of the government’s balance-or-bust approach.

Earlier this month, Oliver told a conservative networking event that achieving a balanced budget would help the economy by boosting the confidence of investors and consumers.

He also said it would help protect the country’s triple-A credit rating, leave less debt for future generations and shield the economy from international shocks such as tumbling oil prices.

“If we were in difficult financial circumstances, that precipitous decline in oil prices would really have put us in a very difficult position,” Oliver told delegates at the Manning Centre event in Ottawa.

“But because we’re fiscally strong, we’re able to deal with it. I mean, there’s a hit, but it’s a hit we can cope with.”

Oliver also addressed the argument that a deficit of a couple of billion dollars would only have a slight impact in the context of an economy worth almost $2 trillion.

He said once the government agrees to run a deficit, the difference between a shortfall of $2 billion and $4 billion no longer seems as large.

“And then you’re down the path,” said Oliver, who continued by outlining the political calculation behind the decision whether to balance the books, or not.

“If someone has a $10-billion deficit (projection) and they end up with $11 billion, well, the press is bad for half a day.

“If you say you’re going to have a balanced budget, but instead you’re showing a $1-billion deficit — that’s a big deal. And so, there’s a discipline that’s imposed by that commitment.”

New Democrat finance critic Nathan Cullen said the government’s “political obsession” with delivering a balanced budget must now overcome the combined effect of three challenges: the collapse in oil prices, a weakening economy and the Tories’ big-ticket tax measures that were “entirely about buying votes.”

As a result, Cullen expects the government will have to present a “severe austerity budget” in order to balance the books.

“They’ve painted themselves into quite a corner and now we’ll see if they can get themselves out of it,” he said.

Would an NDP government be prepared to run a shortfall? Cullen replied by saying the answer to such a hypothetical question would depend on the decisions that led up to the economic situation. said a decision on exploiting the fields would only be taken once the exploration was finished.

Bouteflika said “preserving citizens’ health and their environment is the red line that neither the state nor any other party can cross” — an attempt to address the fears of thousands of Algerians who have demonstrated against the project’s potential environmental damage.

Last weekend more than 1,000 protesters marched in In Salah, the desert city near the project’s first test well.

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Dreams of a perfect life not always better The Bookseller

By Cynthia Swanson HarperCollins

As the dreams continue, Kathryn finds herself irritated by her son’s erratic behaviour. He has sudden outbreaks of crying and screaming, and he even hits her.

In the Denver during the swingin’ ’60s, 38-year-old She eventually finds herself not wanting to dream Kathryn “Kitty� Miller has decided to emabout this other life with Lars. But every brace being a single woman and turns her time she shuts her eyes she’s back in her focus to walking her own path. second life, and it becomes less perfect She dedicates herself to her bookstore, than she thought. which she opened with her best friend, She has no idea where Frieda or her Frieda. And she spends the rest of her time parents are. keeping a close relationship with her parAnd she discovers that her son Mients while enjoying the benefits of not bechael is autistic and that he was beaten ing married. by a former nanny. According to their When it comes to children, she has her housekeeper, when Kathryn and Lars cat Aslan to cuddle and love. found out, Kathryn blamed herself for But suddenly, she starts experiencing not being at home for her children and unusual dreams. she ripped herself away from the bookThe year is 1963, in Denver, and Kathryn store and became a stay-at-home mom to KIRSTEN finds herself waking in an elegant house care for her triplets.

LOWE with her husband, Lars Anderson. Lars As the novel progresses, it becomes is handsome, kind and everything Kathdifficult for Kathryn to find her way beryn could want in a husband. He makes tween these two lives. excellent money working in business that This is no ordinary dream — it is too provides them with a lavish life full of fine real. And things become even more bewildering clothes, fine cars and everything else under the sun. when Lars tells Kathryn: “This is your real life, this Believing it is just her overactive imagination, is where you belong. I don’t know where you go when Kathryn welcomes the continuing dreams of her life your mind wanders off, but you belong right here.� with Lars — each dream becoming more tempting as It all leaves Kathryn and the readers with the unKathryn learns of the back story of how she and Lars easy question of which life is truly a dream? met.

This is a mesmerizing novel that tells us that even Then comes the shock of finding out they have though we may dream of a different life, nothing is triplets! truly perfect.

Missy and Mitch are loving, fun and warm-hearted Kirsten Lowe is a local freelance book reviewer and children. But the third child, Michael, is different.

Red Deer College student.

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Elaine Lui feels pride in defending first Rollicking trip young adult novel on Canada Reads through the ’30s in fundraiser book for Ronald McDonald House

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

You Have To Be Kidding!

Memories of Rev. Don Rasmussen Here is a fine reminiscence of Don Rasmussen, born in 1928 and raised in the Camrose district.

He begins by tracing his antecedents and when the begats are all gathered, we find that there are Scots, French and Norwegian on one side, and Norwegian on the other.

He says the Norwegian blood is known to impart a “quiet spirit.

Actually, the reader may think he’s a rowdy Canadian.

PEGGY After a few moves, the famFREEMAN ily settled and farmed near Dinant, eight miles north and one mile east of Camrose.

There were seven children in the family and this telling recalls their young years, through the tough ’30s, and beyond.

People who lived during those years will find this a rollicking trip down the memories.

Those who are young and do not know those times will hear of laughs and fun and the freedom of growing up on the farm.

He remembers that his father was very generous to those “tramps� who were on the move looking for work. Tough times, made better by generosity.

From frigid risings in attic bedrooms to Saturday bath night, taken by the living room heater, to Sunday’s chicken dinner, they were poor in money but rich in resources and life was very good.

Don and his brothers had many adventures, which included flushing out a badger, getting up close and personal with a skunk and mistaking a porcupine up a tree for a bird’s nest.

Young readers would, I think, love the freedom described here, of bare feet all summer, but likely could not imagine owning one pair of hand-me-down shoes for “dress-up� and felt-lined duck boots in winter. Skates, too, were hand-me-downs.

All the kids had work to do, from keeping the wood box filled, to milking three cows each, every morning and evening. When Don was in Grade 7, he was hired to start the fire in the school stove, keep it burning and remove the ashes. He was paid $8 a year, “boy, was I ever rich.� Eight dollars could buy a 22-single-shot rifle or a used bicycle, and did.

Times were not always happy — there were injuries and illness, and an impressive lightning strike, plus the bed bug adventure.

Don Rasmussen was 15-years-old, in confirmation class, when he first heard the call to the ministry. He thought (like the title of this book) “You’ve got to be kidding.� The call did not go away.

This story from beginning to end is told in a lighthearted way. He and his brother Adair had many ideas to make a living; some succeeded and some didn’t, but they always went ahead with a will.

Don answered the Lord’s call and began his Pastorate in 1966 in Simmie, Sask.

All of the proceeds from the sale of this entertaining book will go to the Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer. Phone 403-340-1022 for books.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

TORONTO — No matter the outcome of this week’s CBC Canada Reads debates, panellist Elaine Lui already feels victorious.

The co-host of CTV’s The Social, who founded the popular blog LaineyGossip and recently published the memoir Listen to the Squawking Chicken, is defending Raziel Reid’s young adult novel When Everything Feels like the Movies in the annual literary competition.

It’s the first time a young adult novel has been included in the contest, in which five Canadian personalities defend a homegrown book in a series of debates that air on CBC’s radio, TV and online platforms. The books are eliminated one by one until a winner is declared. Wab Kinew, who is replacing fired Jian Ghomeshi as host, won last year’s competition by supporting Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda. “One Book to Break Barriers� is the theme of this year’s debates, which take place Monday through Thursday. “I, first of all, am a big fan of young adult literature and I don’t think it gets enough respect, so I was so proud and honoured to be chosen as the person to defend the first YA book in Canada Reads,� Lui said in an interview. “I feel like it’s a win already — that among these

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four wonderful stories, Raziel’s book has been included.�

When Everything Feels like the Movies won a $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award for children’s literature-text in November, making 24-year-old Reid the youngest author ever to receive the honour in that category.

It’s inspired by the true story of Lawrence (Larry) Fobes King, an openly gay 15-year-old who was shot to death by an eighth grade classmate inside a school in Oxnard, Calif., in 2008. The incident happened after he’d asked the classmate to be his Valentine.

The book’s competition includes the acclaimed Ru

by Kim Thuy, which will be championed by Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Children’s rights activist Craig Kielburger is on the panel with multi-award-winning The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King.

The other books are And the Birds Rained Down

by Jocelyne Saucier, which is represented by singersongwriter Martha Wainwright, and Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes by Kamal Al-Solaylee, which will be defended by actress Kristin Kreuk.

Lui said she was struck by Reid’s story because it has the intimate feel of literature but also a cinematic flair. And the protagonist, the flamboyant Jude, is an authentic voice who is both sympathetic and frustrating.

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Many uses for solar panels Solar energy can be harvested with photovoltaic panels, which then convert sunshine to electrical power. Science’s knowledge of this phenomenon originated in 1839 when French physicist A. E. Becquerel noticed that an electric current was generated when two plates of gold or platinum where imLORNE mersed in a soOJA lution and exposed to light.

A hundred and 76 years later, we find solar panels interacting with many facets of our daily lives.

They power our remote water pumping units, the oilpatch’s remote monitoring SCADA units, RVs, homes and,

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increasingly, fill more of the world’s insatiable need for electrical energy.

The underlying precept of a solar array is to reduce the load on the hydrocarbon- or nuclear-generated electrical power that society has become so reliant upon.

In an off-grid home, a solar array generates the power required in the domicile.

This solar system utilizes controls to modulating the voltage and amperage produced, and stores excess power for times of low electrical output when sunshine is lacking.

During these times of low sunlight, a fuel-driven generator, a very integral part of the overall system, is automatically brought on line if the storage capacity of the system has been depleted.

Storage capacity has to be sized correctly to give long and reliable system life. If the battery bank is too large, cells furthest from the controllers will have sulphating issues, affecting performance and battery life.

Conversely, if the battery bank is

too small, the lifetime cycle rating will be used up prematurely shortening the battery bank’s effective lifespan.

If the solar array’s intent is to replace power, then the design target has to be “to construct the system so that generator run time is minimal, control of electrical power is efficient, and 99 per cent of the electricity generated is done with light.”

More solar panels obviously generate more power, and with this abundance batteries can be filled to capacity quicker while still running the home. Larger arrays not only produce quicker recharge times, but the extra capacity provides more power in low light conditions such as those on overcast days of rain or fog.

A little creative design can also help decrease generator run time by using water, compressed air, or gravity as an additional means of storing photovoltaic generated energy.

The technology is being used in research installations around the world, but in actuality, equipment is being

used every day in workshops and other facilities that could be repurposed for the task.

A tank of water in a heated shop could be filled during the day to have its water flow used for generating power.

Or a large air tank, normally used to run the air equipment in the shop, could also be utilized to run air-driven generators during periods of low solar gain.

A solar electrical systems design should address a number of issues, but its main focus ought to provide enough photovoltaic power to run the equipment it was intended for, and additionally, store energy for later use.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

Scientists get new glimpse of ancient past from DNA UNITED KINGDOM

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Genetic samples collected from across the United Kingdom are shedding light on the ancient past, including Viking invasions and a mystery about the arrival of the AngloSaxons, researchers report.

The DNA also suggests that, genetically speaking, people in Wales are the closest matches to early settlers of Britain after the last ice age, people who began showing up some 10,000 to 11,000 years ago.

That’s because the Welsh genetic material has been the least affected by later migrations, said Peter Donnelly of Oxford University, a key author of the research.

The work is presented in a paper released Wednesday by the journal Nature. The researchers studied DNA samples from 2,039 white residents of Britain and Northern Ireland, chosen for their family roots in rural areas.

The DNA they inherited from their grandparents reflects the genetic landscape of those areas in the late 1880s, researchers said.

To identify signs of ancient immigrations, the researchers consulted DNA samples taken from continental Europeans.

Analysis showed that Danish Vikings, who occupied and controlled a large part of England after invading in the year 865, have left no clear genetic heritage today. That suggests they didn’t settle in large numbers, Donnelly said in an email.

The study also weighed in on the question of what happened after Anglo-Saxons migrated into Britain from Europe, which began in the fifth cen-

FILE Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this June 22, 1939, photo, participants in a Gorsedd, a group of poets and bards, announce the upcoming 1940 Welsh Eisteddfod cultural festival at Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, at an ancient druid stone circle near the River Ogwar. In a report released on Thursday in the journal Nature, genetic samples collected from across the United Kingdom are shedding light on the ancient past, including Viking invasions and a mystery about the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. The DNA also suggests that, genetically speaking, people in Wales are the closest matches to early settlers of Britain after the last ice age, people who began showing up some 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. tury. After they showed up, their language, cereal crops and pottery styles replaced those of the existing British population.

So was the British population wiped out or elbowed aside? Or did it simply adopt cultural practices of a few new

arrivals?

The new study argues instead that a substantial number of Anglo-Saxons showed up and intermingled with the

locals, said study co-author Mark Robinson of Oxford. That’s because the study found a clear but limited AngloSaxon genetic legacy.

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Biologics can work wonders, but they’re very costly said, the drug has stopped the disease from getting worse.

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

BY SUSAN BERGER SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Mariah Leach felt at the top of her game six years ago. At age 25, she was pursuing a law degree and a master’s in environmental policy at the University of Colorado, earning straight A’s and playing water polo with the university’s club team. But then her toes began to hurt. A few weeks, later her knees swelled to the size of grapefruits.

The student health service told her she was anemic. Her hands began to hurt, which she assumed was from too much typing. After more tests, her doctors told her that she had rheumatoid arthritis, or RA. This autoimmune disease affects about 1.3 million U.S. adults and causes pain, swelling, stiffness and eventually deformity of and loss of function in the joints.

Leach began taking prescription-strength nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and prednisone to reduce her pain and swelling, followed by methotrexate, which doctors hoped would halt the progression of the disease. That chemotherapy drug, though, has significant side effects and works well for only about 30 percent of RA patients. Unfortunately, Leach wasn’t one of them.

So her doctors added a biologic, a class of drugs introduced 15 years ago that seems to help people whose immune system attacks the body instead of protecting it from disease. Almost immediately Leach began to feel better — less exhausted, less in pain. The biologic, she says, gave her her life back.

Biologics have been similarly life-changing for people with multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic pain and some forms of cancer. (A member of my family who has RA suffered for almost a year with terrible side effects from the standard drugs before moving to biologics.)

Sales of these drugs have skyrocketed into the billions of dollars; television ads for Humira, Enbrel and Remicade are hard to miss.

Biologics are different from chemically derived drugs such as antibiotics: They are made from living organisms and require special handling in a controlled temperature while being produced.

Biologics are mostly available through specialty pharmacies. The drugs are primarily given by injection or infusion. They reduce inflammation but also suppress the immune system, which puts users at increased risk of infections and may increase the risk of some cancers, including lymphoma and skin cancer, liver failure and tuberculosis.

“Biologics have lots of different effects on the individual. They are efficacious, very helpful,” said Angus Worthing, a rheumatologist who teaches at Georgetown University Medical Center. “They get people back to work, back to their families, and they save lives.”

“We now have the ability to achieve remission of disease in more than half of our patients with rheumatoid arthritis, along with similar levels of response in other inflammatory diseases,” says Eric Ruderman, a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine who specializes in RA. But biologics are very pricey, sometimes costing thousands of dollars a month. While insurers typically cover the standard therapies for RA and other diseases after a patient provides the co-pay, the companies often require the patient to pay a percentage of the biologic treatment’s total cost rather than a fixed co-pay. (On March 6 the Food and Drug Administration opened the door to the sale of somewhat cheaper versions of biologics, called biosimilars, approving a biosimilar version of a drug that helps patients receiving chemotherapy fight off infection.

Biosimilars are available in other countries and tend to sell for 20 to 30 percent less than the original product.)

Leach, who now lives in Colorado, was shocked by her first month’s bill for the biologic drug: She was responsible for nearly $1,000 a month out of pocket.

She eventually qualified for assistance from the drug company that reimbursed her most of what she had to lay out. But her drug coverage was capped at about $5,000 a year, a number she hit fairly quickly because of the biologics. She recalls one time when her husband went to pick up her Embrel prescription and was told she had already hit the cap and he would have to shell out $700 to $800.

Some months, she was able to continue on the drug only because her doctor gave her some of his free samples.

Most insurance companies require a prior authorization for biologics, insisting that a patient and doctor show that less expensive drugs have failed.

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The results indicate that pathologists are very good at determining when invasive cancer is present in breast tissue, but less adept at making the right diagnosis with less serious conditions or when biopsied tissue is normal.

The study involved 115 U.S. pathologists and 240 breast biopsy specimens. Their diagnoses were matched against those of three experts. It was an experiment and may not reflect what happens outside a research setting, but the authors say the results highlight the challenges of accurately interpreting tissue under a microscope.

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

About 1.6 million breast biopsies are performed each year nationwide, typically after radiologists spot something suspicious on a mammogram. Tissue is withdrawn through a needle or from a surgically removed growth and examined under a microscope.

Previous research has shown that interpreting mammograms can also be tricky and lead to under- or over-treatment.

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Mariah Leach finds it hard to obtain authorization from her insurer for her pricey biologic drugs. “All this system is doing is making me suffer longer,” she says. ing methotrexate despite the severe gastrointestinal distress it caused.) And that authorization must be renewed every few months.

Brendan Buck, vice president of communication for the trade group American’s Health Insurance Plans, said prior authorizations are designed to make sure the patent is responding positively to a drug before it get regularly prescribed. Patients often want the drugs, which are being marketed to them through advertising, he said, but their serious side effects need to be monitored.

“We want to make sure — just because a patient is told by a drugmaker that [a certain drug] is right for them — that it is without negative consequences before renewing their prescription,” Buck said. “We have a shared incentive with the patient to get better as soon as they can. This process is consistent with that.”

Ruderman says it is reasonable to require patients to try methotrexate first because it is cheaper and it may work. But after that, he believes the decision about which drug or biologic to try should be left to the physician and patient and not decided by an insurer, which for a variety of reasons may have selected a biologic for their approved drug list that is not the best one for that specific patient.

In her six years on biologics, Leach said, getting the approval to refill her prescription has almost always been difficult, requiring repeated calls to her insurance company. Recently Leach’s rheumatologist switched her from Enbrel, which had stopped working, to another biologic, Orencia. And the process of obtaining prior authorization for that drug was even more onerous.

“All this system is doing is making me suffer longer, forcing me to fight for my medications when I am feeling my absolute worst. And something like this seems to happen every single time I call the specialty pharmacy,” Leach said.

Andrew Baskin, the quality performance national medical director for Aetna, Leach’s insurer, said her experience was unfortunate and not typical.

“We are a large company,” Baskin said. “Does everything work perfect 100 percent of the time? No. Does it work right 95 percent of the time? Yes. We try our best to avoid that — it’s not good for us or the patient.”

Yet even with the difficulties in coverage, biologics, doctors say, are clearly worth the effort for the right patient.

Kelly Mack, 37, of Washington was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 2. After years on methotrexate, she had some complications; in 2014, her doctor prescribed Enbrel. It took two months before she got authorization from her insurer to use the drug.

“I have severe damage and chronic pain,” she said. “I was excited to start” on a biologic.

Within two weeks, she felt much less pain. “My day-to-day is better,” Mack said. More important, she

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cases were misdiagnosed as not worrisome or normal, while 17 per cent were deemed more suspicious or cancer. Since as many as 160,000 U.S. women each year are diagnosed with this condition, the results suggest many may be getting inappropriate treatment, Elmore said. ● Pathologists mistakenly found something suspicious in 13 per cent of normal tissue. ● They had similar trouble with a condition called DCIS — 13 per cent of these cases were misdiagnosed as less serious, while 3 per cent were mistaken for invasive cancer. DCIS involves abnormal cells confined to a milk duct and is diagnosed in about 60,000 U.S. women each year. Cases have increased because of rising mammogram use, and it can sometimes spread so usual treatment is surgery and radiation.

“As a woman, I would probably want to get a second opinion” with a diagnosis of abnormal precancer or DCIS, Elmore said.

A JAMA editorial notes that the study lacks information on patient outcomes, so there’s no proof that the experts made the correct diagnosis. Also, pathologists weren’t allowed to consult with colleagues when they were uncertain about findings — while in the real world those consultations happen frequently, said editorial co-author Dr. David Rimm, a Yale University pathology professor who also interprets biopsies.

Still, he said the results are troubling and highlight that pathology is an imperfect science. Rimm said he has been asked to offer a second opinion, and that patients make those requests though their primary care physicians.

The editorial says the results “should be a call to action for pathologists and breast cancer scientists” to improve and refine definitions of breast tissue abnormalities.

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Why weren’t the clothes more interesting at Paris Fashion Week?

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PARIS — These are good times for fashion. But not such creative times for clothes.

Culturally we have never been more fascinated by the style, aesthetics, personalities and glamor that the industry produces and attracts. From an obsession with the hip-hop power chic of Fox’s successful drama Empire, to the Twitter storm triggered by a president exchanging his conservative navy suit for a khaki summer-weight one, fashion has settled into our consciousness as both entertainment and social barometer.

Kanye West can’t get enough of it.

Paramount Pictures couldn’t resist using the Valentino runway for a marketing stunt to announce the upcoming Zoolander 2. The Internet went into a tizzy when an Oscar dress from Calvin Klein was pinched from a hotel room.

And hordes of folks are buzzing about the $10,000 Apple watch.

From a business perspective, guys are shopping — lapping up sportswear and furnishings and fueling a minor Golden Era of menswear. And middleclass Americans, perusing the fashion capitals of Europe with their hardearned dollars in hand, now stand a fighting chance against a recently weakened euro. Now is the time to satisfy those longings for luxury goods.

As designers presented their fall 2015 collections, during fashion week here, there was a sense of expansiveness and change. And yet. Several labels, such as Nina Ricci, and Carven, debuted middling collections by new designers. And Maison Margiela sent a significant rumble through the industry with the first ready-to-wear collection by its new creative director John Galliano. His debut was assured and witty, but he did not till any new ground.

The relatively new designer Cédric

Charlier reminded his audience of his beautiful sense of color and his charm with a mix of sequins and sporty shapes. But his goal was not to make folks think about their public presentation in a new way. Veronique Branquinho poured her poetry into long, sweeping pleated skirts and crewneck sweaters. She encourages women to savor quiet ease — not reinvent themselves.

Sonia Rykiel’s Julie de Libran makes a pitch for an independent woman in silver metallic jeans, fur vests and with a soft-spot for the ‘70s. The John Galliano collection — designed

by Bill Gaytten — has become mundane with respectable little dresses and art deco reference. Roland Mouret still loves a fitted, sexy dress that stay clothes to the body with the help of a thousand darts.

Little is surprising. Few designers have been able to breath life into a dream. Few have even tried. That has been the disappointment during this fashion season, which ended Wednesday.

The runway is burdened with peanut gallery observers who look at photographs and wonder who would ever wear such a thing. (Does anyone ever look at a concept car and wonder who would drive it? Do we look at whizbang technology and deride the possibility?)

Iris Van Herpen is always looking to the future with her work — so far into the future that her clothes often resemble costumes from a science fiction film. Her fall collection focused on jackets cut from a fabric woven with stainless steel so that they shimmered like a rainbow of light shooting from a crystal. She continues to experiment with three-dimensional printing. And often her short dresses looked like they were constructed from some sort of glossy sea creature washed ashore.

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A fashion lover stands on roller skates near to the Paris Petit Palais Museum in background prior to the Maison Margiela’s fall-winter 2015-2016 fashion collection, as part of the Paris Fashion week.

But without designers such as Van Herpen, fashion doesn’t move forward, technology doesn’t enter our closets and fashion stops addressing our lives.

The fashion runway should be a place for styles we can buy now with a generous smattering of concepts that will inform our day to day lives — one year or five years from now.

The Valentino collection, by designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, was wholly in the past with a nod to the present. It drew inspiration from London in the 1960s, Gustav Klimt and Vienna. There was, as always, a kind of ecclesiastical restraint running through each look. Garments brushed the body; they didn’t cling to it.

The Tuesday afternoon runway presentation began with dresses in graphic black and white stripes; it built to include lavish embroideries that recalled stained glass windows. It was a beautiful collection but it was virtually overshadowed by the surprise of Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson strutting down the runway in the guise of their Zoolander 2 characters. The clothes, as beautiful as they were, didn’t stand a fighting chance.

Fashion should be opening its doors to the rest of popular culture. But that mingling should ideally make fashion better, more interesting and more inventive. It should not turn fashion into a bit player on its own stage.

Sarah Burton presented her Alex-

ander McQueen collection in the Conciergerie, which was used as a prison during the French Revolution. It is a gothic, beautiful subterranean space with soaring arches. It was a wonderfully moody backdrop for a collection that ruminated on the female form and the melancholy beauty of faded flowers.

The collection didn’t shock the senses but it functioned as pleasant reminder of Burton’s sure hand at tailoring a suit and building a dress, her understanding of femininity and her willingness to present it in ways that range from intimidating to bleak.

Her palette was dominated by a dusty, pale pink, as well as black, and her most striking work was in the embroidered coats with fitted waists and her tank dresses that exploded into rose petals along the hemline.

Kenzo, by Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, was also a surprise thanks to its focus and precision. It was sporty and vital with shearlings and capes in jungle green. It was reassuring armor against Mother Nature.

Louis Vuitton surrounds itself with audacious architecture and daring art.

But they only serve as reminders that their fashion, like so much fashion this season, is not equally free — or willing — to soar.

Robin Givhan, The Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning fashion critic, has been covering Paris Fashion Week.

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Above: Detail of Romanesco Cauliflower, a photograph by Anne Marie Resta, is on exhibit at the Kiwanis Gallery at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Library.

Top: A composite photo called Detail of A Year at a Glance. Take a Second Look At Your Plate is a series of photographs of food by Resta that will be on display at the library until April 26.

The art of looking closely at your food

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF How does a cauliflower look like a snowflake? The answer can be gleaned from one of the close-up vegetable photos displayed at the Kiwanis Gallery in Red Deer’s downtown public library.

Besides the snowflake comparison, viewers have also drawn parallels between the cauliflower photo and an undersea plant.

Edmonton photographer Anne Marie Resta has heard so many creative personal interpretations of her work, she thinks of her abstracted images as being something like Rorschach ink-blot tests used for psychoanalysis.

“Another person told me that (an asparagus) looks like a river, or that ‘it looks like a tree I harvested with my dad when I was five.’ ...”

Resta captured details of garden variety veggies, such as beets, green onions and peppers, using a macro lens on her digital camera, and also by using standard 28-to-50-mm lenses.

She purposely did not manipulate any of the photos seen in her Take a Second Look at Your Plate exhibit through cropping or any kind of digital enhancement. “What you see is what you get,” she said of the richly coloured, textural images.

The project was conceived after seeing the Harvey Keitel movie Smoke.

In the 1995 film, Keitel’s character systematically takes an 8 a.m. daily snapshot of the same street corner of Brooklyn with a camera set on a tripod.

Resta, who had previously done other kinds of textural, abstract nature photography, liked the idea of taking regular pictures of the same A slice of zucchini, up close and personal. subject matter over a period of time.

Since she usually preps her vegetables evThis got her thinking about the food we eat, how ery weekend for use during the following work week, long it travels, and “how much oil and gas it takes to she decided that was a good time to take a closer transport things to us in December.” look at a common food source.

Resta, who works as a government writer and For the next 52 weeks, the photographer snapped events photographer when she isn’t taking fine arts photos of her veggies before chopping them up for photos, started making some small personal changes. “salads, snacks, sandwiches and suppers.”

She rides her bike to the public market, tries to During the summer months, she bought her probuy local whenever possible, and gives to the local duce at Edmonton’s public markets. food bank in appreciation of the abundance found But Resta began noticing that the availability of on her own dinner table. supermarket veggies didn’t change much over the “People think you have to make these major winter, since unseasonal items were brought in from changes or nothing at all,” she added. “But you don’t the U.S. and other countries. have to completely change your life to make a differ-

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Resta still drives to the supermarket — especially in the winter.

“I live in Alberta. I’m not going to be trudging through the snow!”

She hopes her Take a Second Look at Your Plate exhibit, presented by the Red Deer Arts Council, makes viewers appreciate vegetables in a new way, and also gets them thinking about where their food comes from.

The exhibit continues to April 26. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Blues rock never went out of style, and Philip Sayce, who performs March 27 at The Vat, is one of its disciples.

Philip Sayce admits his influences

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Philip Sayce is too young to remember much of the 1970s.

But just like The Sheepdogs, The Black Keys and a profusion of other retro-sounding newer bands, his “organic” music is keeping the epic bluesrock era alive.

The 38-year-old Welsh-born singer and guitarist, who performs on Friday, March 27, at The Vat in Red Deer, admits he was impacted by Eric Clapton, Little Feat and Graham Nash while growing up in Toronto. It’s no surprise then that heavy strains of this kind of music can be heard on his latest album, which is quite appropriately titled Influence.

From obscure, funky covers like Little Richard’s Green Power, to heartfelt originals, including Fade into You, or his Black Sabbath-inspired Evil Woman, Sayce captures what’s essentially the soundtrack of his childhood.

“It’s my favourite music. My parents used to play it around the house,” recalled the guitarist, who started out performing in the Jeff Healey band and with Melissa Etheridge.

Although blues rock has lately taken a backseat to radio pop, there’s a growing resurgence in guitar-driven songs, and Sayce is happy to be bringing them back into the spotlight for new generations.

“There’s something about the (’70s) sound that’s very rewarding ... there was an integrity to the music, and more room for people to say what they needed to say,” without worrying about formats, said the guitarist.

Bands from 30 or 40 years ago, like The Eagles, were also comprised of virtuosic players, he added. “Their craft was pretty epic. There were no secret session musicians playing on their albums. The music had a lot of personality and was very organic in nature.”

Sayce’s parents were music lovers who attended Clapton concerts in England in the 1960s. They emigrated with

Sayce to Toronto when he was about two years old.

He grew up in a household steeped in music (“There was some great guitar playing in the grunge era,” he recalled), and later taught himself to play his instrument by listening to recordings by masters, such as Jimi Hendrix.

Sayce started showing up at a jam sessions at Toronto’s Grossman’s Tavern at age 16. That’s where he met the legendary Healey, who was impressed enough by Sayce’s impromptu performances to ask him to join his band. “I freaked out,” recalled Sayce of that career-launching moment.

He went on to learn a lot from the late guitarist during global tours with his band. “He would simply put people into a trance when he performed.

It was otherworldly.” Sayce remembers Healey being “so accomplished,

so beautiful, so confident and very thoughtful.”

Sayce later moved to Los Angeles and joined Melissa Etheridge’s band.

After hearing Sayce’s performance with Etheridge at one Grammy Awards event, Jon Bon Jovi told the audience “I want to give a special nod to Philip. ... Pretty fabulous, Philip!”

Sayce adopted the philosophy once espoused by Stevie Ray Vaughan: “He said during his lifetime he will learn anything from anyone that moves him in any way. ...

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Plot device still waiting for answers At the The Divergent Series: Insurgent Two and a half stars (out of four) Rated: PG-13. Contains violence, sensuality and brief coarse language

BY MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE “Tell me: Do you appreciate irony?”

That’s the question put to Tris (Shailene Woodley), the heroine of the latest installment in the Divergent film saga, Insurgent. She’s asked this by by the film’s villain, Jeanine. Rendered

by Kate Winslet as a caricature of such steely intelligence that she looks like the product of a sheet-metal plant, Jeanine doesn’t mean it this way, but her question highlights a central irony of the film. It’s one that’s even more prominent in this second chapter of the sci-fi trilogy — which is set in a dystopian Chicago where people have been sorted, like machine parts, into five personality-based “factions” — than it was in the first.

The irony is this: It is the Erudite, the brainiac faction of which Jeanine is supreme leader, that administers and defends this harebrained scheme.

There, I’ve said it. The very foundation of the Divergent world is built upon the stupidest organizing principle ever.

Whose cockamamie idea was it that all people can be classified by a narrow predilection for brains (Erudite) or heart (Amity) or bravery (Dauntless) or honesty (Candor) or self-sacrifice (Abnegation)? (And why no Comedy faction? Where do all the class clowns go?)

Don’t expect an answer in this movie; series author Veronica Roth didn’t get around to figuring one out until the third book, Allegiant, which is being released as two separate films in 2016 and 2017.

The mere presence of Divergents (people, like Tris, with affinity for more than one faction), not to mention the sizable underclass known as

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Kate Winslet, left, as Jeanine, interrogates Shailene Woodley, as Tris, in a scene from the film The Divergent Series: Insurgent. The movie opens in theatres today. the Factionless (misfits who, for one reason or another, have flunked out of their designated cliques), should serve as a red flag that something isn’t working.

But never mind. The Kafkaesque absurdity of the situation is at least recognized by Tris, if not by Jeanine.

In response to a rebellion led by Tris and her boyfriend, a fellow Divergent known as Four (Theo James), Jeanine has come to believe that the solution to what she calls the “Divergent crisis” is contained in a locked time capsule that has been left by the founders of this kooky world.

Ironically, the box can only be opened by a Divergent who is capable of completing a series of virtual-reality tests, or simulations, utilizing skills from each of the five factions.

Paging Tris, to the white courtesy phone.

The most cinematic of these sims, calling on Tris’ derring-do, involves rescuing her mother (Ashley Judd) from a burning building that is flying through the air. And yes, Divergent

fans, Mom did die in the last movie.

The simulation is not real. (It is, however the one and only reason to see this movie in Imax 3-D. The special effects in this scene look particularly good on a screen the size of my house.)

Less effective is the film’s ability to make us care about any of this.

Although Woodley is adequate at emoting — Tris being something of a basket case of guilt, self-loathing and teenage hormones — many of the other characters here are, by definition, one dimensional.

“Thank you for your candor,” chant the members of Candor, like robots, after administering a truth serum that forces Tris to confess to killing a friend in the first film.

Talk about irony. “Go with happiness,” is the mantra of the back-tonature Amity faction, whose members shuffle around morosely, like members of an agrarian therapy group for depressives.

There is, however, a certain urgency to the action that will prevent most people from noticing the film’s flaws.

And there are several nice performances, especially by Miles Teller, returning as Tris’s Dauntless nemesis Peter, and new cast member Naomi Watts, playing Four’s Machiavellian (and factionless) mother.

Shifting loyalties and ambiguous motives keep the viewer off balance — in a good way.

Not so great is the way the film ends, delivering a frustrating resolution — yes, the one contained in that lockbox — that only deepens the mystery behind the crazy faction system.

Rather than offering a teaser to the next film, this lack of closure left me feeling like the waiter had whisked my plate away before I was finished.

“What now?” Tris wonders aloud, as Insurgent grinds to a premature halt.

You know what, sister? I’ve been running alongside you for two movies now, waiting for an answer to that question.

But with two more years to the finish line, I’m running out of patience, not to mention breath.

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This season promises a better Remedy

BY CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Remedy’s second season will be looser, smoother and funnier than its rocky first season, promises star Enrico Colantoni.

The outspoken TV actor admits the medical drama’s first batch of episodes had its issues, noting “sometimes we succeeded and sometimes we didn’t.”

“It’s much funnier this year,” Colantoni says in a recent interview, detailing big changes for his doctor character, Allen Connor.

“Mostly because Allen is in the ER and so he’s not the straight man anymore, he’s a fish out of water.

And everybody is reacting to that.”

Now that Allen has been demoted from his position as acting chief of staff, he’s forced to find his legs again. Colantoni says he’s much better suited to that lighter tone, which lends some humour to the show while making Allen more accessible.

“What was uncomfortable about him as a characPhoto by Advocate news services ter in the beginning (was) he was trying to fit in the The cast of Remedy: more comfortable in their roles, if not the medical lingo. suit — not unlike Enrico trying to fit into this new character, this doctor thing. Which is foreign to me,” “That’s what we have in the second season. The says Colantoni, also known for lighthearted stints on said of himself, Colantoni admits. Medical terms are still a challenge to recite.

As a result, he keeps his writing is less self-conscious, the acting is less selfVeronica Mars and the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! conscious, the direction, the colours.... It’s where you “I’m quirky, I’m a little offbeat. I’m not your pro- lines with him so he can keep them straight.

“It’s easy to pull it off on Remedy,” he says, noting wish you could have started.” totypical guy, actor, you’re used to seeing playing a Remedy returns Monday on Global. doctor on TV. I think they broke the mould with me that iPads are part of the props.

“Remembering the procedure is fine, (it’s) when playing a cop in Canada,” he continues, referring to his beloved role as Sgt. Greg Parker on CTV’s Flash- you have to go: ‘Get an ECG, bladdy thlee, bloobloobloo, fuffy, hike hike hike!’ You know what I mean?” point.

Otherwise, things are really clicking after season “That’s why I love working in Canada. Because they let the bald guy, let two bald guys, be the star of 1’s growing pains, Colantoni says.

“We’re in harmony,” he says. that show.”

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CLEMENTS Reginald Alyre Sept. 10, 1938 - Mar. 18, 2015 Reg passed away March 18, 2015 at the Red Deer Hospice surrounded by his loving family. Reg leaves to mourn his passing his wife Dorothy and his six children Linda (Paul) Fisher, Marge Twa, Dan (Monica) Clements, Tom Clements, Darlene (Trevor) Haduik, Janice (Terry) Couturier, grandchildren Todd (Michelle) Fisher, Kelly (Tony) MacIntyre, Michael Fisher, Adam (Shauna) Clements, Tina (Logan) Croswell, Jennifer (Mike Solar) Haduik, Danielle Haduik, Lacey Clements, Tim Clements, Twyla Couturier, Jared Couturier sixteen great grandchildren, three brothers and six sisters. Reg was pre deceased by his father Tom Clements, his mother Elizabeth Clements, father in-law Russell Smith, mother in-law Ella Mae Smith, brothers - Merle Clements and Allan Clements, daughter in-law Terry Clements and grandson T.J. Clements. Reg was the second oldest of twelve children. He left home at the age of 17. He went to work in the Alberta oilfield where he spent his entire working career. He owned and operated service rigs for a number of years. Working in the oilfield meant living in several places but Reg and Dot finally settled in Coronation, Alberta where they lived for 30 years raising their family. He enjoyed golfing and fishing throughout his life. Reg retired from the oilfield at the age of 63, moving Dot and himself to Red Deer, Alberta where he spent much of his retirement time golfing and making new friends. To honour Reg’s wishes there will be no funeral service. We welcome friends and relatives to join us for a come and go tea at the Davenport Community Hall at 2318 Danielle Dr. on Tuesday March 24 from 2-4 pm. Donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice at 99 Arnot Ave., Red Deer, AB. or to any charity of your choice.

COOK Bruce Burton Oct. 11, 1957 - Mar. 15, 2015 Bruce passed away unexpectedly at home from complications due to pneumonia. He was survived by his brother Greg and predeceased by his parents Burt and Cathy Cook. He is leaving behind many loved ones including Crystal and Patricia, Joseph, as well as his beloved grandchildren Jacob, Keltyn, and Aryia. For most of his career, Bruce was a precision stainless steel fabricator, primarily at Halbar Stainless Products in Edmonton. He took great pride in his work. He was tremendously gifted at everything he did including martial arts, drumming, and piano and has always been a student of life. A tribute to Bruce will commence on Sunday, March 22, at 1:00 p.m. at Foster and McGarvey Funeral Home inside the Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Mill Woods. 4820 - Meridian Street, Edmonton, Alberta.

There will be an open mic if anyone would like to pay their respects.

Obituaries CORRALES Delia Navarra Delia passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the age of 66 years. A Prayer Service will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta with Reverend Les Drewicki presiding. Condolences may be forwarded to family and friends at www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

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DAHL, Mable 1926 - 2015 Mable Evelyn Dahl of Red Deer, passed away peacefully in her sleep, at her home on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the age of 96 years. Mable was born to parents, Ole Dahl and Inga Bergeli Dahl on November 26, 1918 at Claresholm, Alberta. Her father, Ole was born on January 26, 1875 at Tondheim, Norway and her mother, Inga Bergeli Dahl was born on August 1, 1888 at Valbre, Norway. They immigrated to Canada and settled at Claresholm, where they homesteaded a small section of land just on the edge of what is now the downtown section. Mable grew up on the farm with her brother and sister. She loved to ice skate and play dress up. She loved wearing hats and remained a very smart lady who always wanted to look her best. Mable came to reside at Michener Centre during her late teens and was well loved by all her caregivers, the staff and residents. Her favorite colors were pink and purple and she loved bright fresh flowers of every kind. Mable will be deeply missed by all who loved and knew her.

Mable will be lovingly remembered by her brother, John ‘Ollie’ (94 years) of Calgary, Alberta; her sister, Dorothy (99 years) of Kelowna, British Columbia; and her niece, Roxanne of California; as well as her loving caregivers and many dear friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Ole and Inga Dahl. A Family Graveside Service will be held at Queen’s Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. Mable’s family would like to extend their deepest and most sincere gratitude to her loving caregivers, and all the wonderful staff and friends Mable had at Michener Services for so many joyful years of her life. We are truly thankful that Mable was so happy and loved by so many.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

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CARLYLE Harry Robert February 15, 1924 March 8, 2015 Our Harry passed away at the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the age of 91 years young. He was born in the farming community of Eckville, Alberta where he attended school and first realized his love of music and dancing. Hearing the Call of the North, he moved to Whitehorse, Yukon in the spring of 1946. He was an adventuresome young man always telling the story of how he and a few buddies forged the clear green water and rapids of the Yukon river swirling past cliffs of volcanic rock, barely surviving the trip.

Harry was fearless telling all not to give him a Dare, he would never turn one down. He enjoyed Big Game and Bird Hunting, Fishing and Mining for Gold. While in Whitehorse, he met vivacious telephone operator Bette Davidson and they married in 1958. Harry’s job throughout his life usually involved being behind the wheel, starting with taxis for brother Steve, buses and trucks hauling ore in the far North.

Harry also spent many years on the Dempster Highway as road fill inspector and time keeper for contactors. After many years in the Yukon, he and Bette decided to move back to her hometown of Banff, Alberta. Harry never lost the strong feeling he had for the land of the midnight sun but did grow to love Banff as well. Not to be forgotten was Harry’s love of playing pool, which he did often at the Banff Legion and was very good at it, always enjoying a jug of beer with his friends in between games. Harry enjoyed walking, hence his remarkable long and healthy life. As sister-in-law, Isabelle Carlyle, said in a wonderful family book she had written, “Harry is the kindest, most honest person, loving to dance, party and have fun. He would never disparage anyone.”

Whitehorse friend, Doug Trim, wrote he was always happy and that rubbed off on everyone around him. Harry was predeceased by his soul mate of almost 52 years, Bette, in 2010. Also his father Peter and mother Mary Ellen, brother Jim and sister Jenny. He will be affectionately missed by his loving companion and caregiver Nawana Payne, who he considered a miracle in his life for the past few years, brother Steve Carlyle, niece Cheryl Thorsteinson, nephews Randy, Greg and Guy Carlyle all of Red Deer, niece Lavilla Johannson of Sylvan Lake, nephew Larry Carlyle of Whitehorse, niece Terry Naffin and nephew Shane Coultis of Banff, nephew Greg Coultis of Calgary and all their families, friends at Mount Edith House where he resided for almost 31 years. The family would like to thank Dr. Nancy Blaney, Nurse Practitioner Dr. Laura Hampton, Brenda Pelton and team, nurses caring for Harry at the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital . . . we do apologize for anyone missed. At Harry’s request, there will be no funeral service. A Celebration of Life is being planned.

THIS WAS NO ORDINARY LIFE THIS WAS A LIFE WELL-LIVED AND WELL-LOVED, A LIFE THAT WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED. Friends wishing to remember Harry, may make a donation, in his memory, to the Banff Royal Canadian Legion, Col. Moore Branch #26 Memorial Fund. Condolences for the family may be left at www.bowriverfuneral.com BOW RIVER FUNERAL SERVICE (403) 678-4880

GUNN James John With sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, James John Gunn, on Thursday March 5, 2015, at the age of 87. He died peacefully in his sleep, with family at his side. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ellamae; sister Doris Upshaw and Frank, of Calgary; daughters Linda, Brenda, Louise and Valeen Gunn; granddaughters Heather Gunn and Talia Chase; sons in law Ray Schmidt, Robin Kramar, and Darren Chase; extended family in Canada, the US and Scotland; and a host of friends. Jim was predeceased by his parents, Ben and Ruth, and his sister Viola Blaney. He owned and operated Gunn’s Clothing store in Provost AB for more than 30 years, before retiring to Devon, and later, Edmonton. Jim quietly did countless good deeds for others, so in his memory, please consider paying it forward by making a donation to a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held at Southminster Steinhauer United Church, 10740 19 Ave Edmonton AB, on Sunday 17 May at 2:30 PM. Reception to follow.

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HILL 1947 - 2015 Shauna Margaret Hill, of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the age of 68 years. Shauna is survived by her loving husband Wayne Hill; her sons Trevor (Tara) Orme, Vincent (Cindy) Orme and Jason (Jackie) Orme; stepchildren Patricia (Norbert) McGillis, Bradley (Susanne) Hill and Jeffery (Kat) Hill; eighteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren as well as numerous other family members and friends.

A Memorial Service in Shauna’s honor will be held at the Sunnybrook United Church, 12 - Stanton Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (specific to Volunteer Resources), 3942 50 A Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 4E7. Condolences to Shauna’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca.

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DILLABOUGH On March 16, 2015 David Irvin Dillabough passed from the loving arms of his family, into the loving arms of Jesus Christ. He faced his battle with cancer with determination, strength, and pride. In life, his sense of humor and ability to create excitement kept us smiling. If you knew him, we know you shared a laugh with him and it is likely he generously shared what he had with you. Dave was a kind man. His colorful spirit lives on in those he loved!

Always up for adventure, Dave had been “further under the barn for eggs than most have been off the farm”. David was born June 21, 1939 in Minnedosa, MB. Although he left home at 15 to create a life in Alberta, part of his heart remained in Minnedosa. In Alberta, Dave drove school bus, ran pony chuck wagons, was carpentry supervisor at Nustart and site supervisor for Atco Industries.

His work took him on adventures around the world. He was proud to become a journeyman carpenter. In Fort McMurray Dave met and married Anne in 1967. They shared both happy and tragic days.

Through this union, Dave received what he considered his greatest gift in life, daughters Nancy, Susan, and Doreen.

He was proud to see them grow into beautiful, strong, accomplished women. He taught them to work hard, enjoy life, and laugh often. In Red Deer, Dave worked as a backhoe operator, then owned his own business building houses. In his years before retirement Dave sold RVs in Red Deer. Dave loved the sun and traveling to warm destinations.

He enjoyed gardening, consistently doing whatever it took to enjoy the first harvest of potatoes in the community. He loved growing flowers and was good at it. He loved crocus’, saskatoons, garden vegetables, lady slippers, and helping others. Dave treasured his time with friends, golfing, curling, playing crib, and socialising. He is survived by his daughters Nancy, Susan and Doreen and his son-inlaw Denis. Dave’s granddaughters were his little angels; Hanna and Emma Delemont, Annessa and Ella Parcels. He will be missed by his sister Velma(Doug), brother Wayne (Donna), sister-in-law Gloria and family too numerous to list but not forgotten. Waiting in heaven to greet him, were his parents Sam and Bessie, and his brother Merv. Dave considered his friends and neighbors his extended family.

A lunch and celebration of Dave’s life will be held on Friday March 20 at 1:00 at the Red Deer Legion. In lieu of flowers, Dave and his family prefer contributions to a trust set up for Nancy Dillabough.

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HOBBS, Aileen 1926 - 2015 Aileen Pearl Hobbs of Red Deer, Alberta passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, at the Red Deer Hospice on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the age of 88 years. During the 1970’s, Aileen attended College and received her qualifications for employment with the Michener Centre. She continued to work with the residents of Michener Centre at various group homes for over ten years. Aileen will be fondly remembered by her many friends and customers at the markets, where she was known as the “Honey Lady”.

Aileen will be lovingly remembered by her two sons, Mark and Kelvin Medinsky of Red Deer and her grandsons, Steven (Mary) of Red Deer, Michael of Calgary and Coren and Janson, both of British Columbia. She will also be sadly missed by a sister, Leone Richardson of Red Deer, a brother, Eugene (Stania) Hobbs of Calgary and a nephew, Lee (Judy) Davies of Red Deer. Aileen was predeceased by her father, Alvus in 1957, her mother, Abby in 1991 and a brother, Rodney Hobbs in 1966. Many thanks to the Doctors and staff at Unit 31, Red Deer Hospital, for the great care my mother, Aileen, received. Heartfelt thanks also to the staff at the Red Deer Hospice for the wonderful care given to my mother in her last days. Mark and family. A Memorial Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer,Alberta on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

If desired, Memorial Donations in Aileen’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society at www.reddeerhospice.com.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Sonya Henderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Office & Phones CLOSED Friday April 3, 2015 Red Deer Advocate is PUBLISHED Red Deer Advocate Publication Dates: FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2015 SATURDAY APRIL 4, 2015 MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 Deadline is: THURS. APRIL 2 @ 5 p.m.

Central Alberta Life Publication Date: THURSDAY APRIL 9, 2015 Deadline is: THURSDAY APRIL 2 @ 5 P.M.

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for 4 F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE: •

2 yrs. relevant exp., completion of High School, be reliable, self motivated, work well under limited supervision in fast paced environment.

Location of employment: 4105 2079 - 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 email: bennett2014.bkkp@ gmail.com or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Sales & Distributors

P/T SALES position for hydroponic garden center.

Provide resume to info@thegrowzone.ca Only those chosen for interview will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

850

C & C COATINGS in Innisfail is seeking F/T PREPPER/Powder Coater Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165 or email bslager@telus.net Start your career!

See Help Wanted

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)

HIGHLAND GREEN Hunter, Hanna & Harvey Close 58 Ave.

For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW AREA Cole St., Cardinal Ave, and Cosgrove Cl. $105.12/mo. also Carpenter St. area and Cunningham Cres. $75.22/mo.

EASTVIEW AREA

GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area

43A Ave. West to 46 Ave. Between 35 & 37 St. $63.00/mo.

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

MICHENER AREA 50A. St. between 40 Ave. & 42 A Ave, 50, 51, 51A & 52 St. between 40 Ave. & 43 Ave. and Michener Drive area. $209.00/mo.

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

GUARANTEED DELIVERY If your paper is wet, torn or missed, call our Circulation Dept. and we’ll gladly replace your paper.

314-4300

wegotservices Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Accounting

1010

Eavestroughing

1130

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS GUTTERS CLEANED & Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals Handyman RW Smith, 346-9351 Services

1200

Contractors

1100

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Northcott Care Center is currently seeking caring and motivated

Electrical

REGISTERED NURSES

1150

Landscaping

1240

GROUND Up Bobcat & Landscaping Ltd. For free quote call 403-848-0153

Massage Therapy

1280

Massage Therapy

1280

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

403-896-4869

FANTASY SPA

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 505-4777 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree removal.

403-358-1614 SNOW shoveling/dump runs/ odd jobs 403-885-5333

Painters/ Decorators

1310

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 Free Est. 403-872-8888

Electrical

1150

Electrical

1370

Roofing

1150

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

1372

Seniors’ Services

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

1420

Window Cleaning

Robust Window Cleaning outside/inside or both. Free quotes. 403-506-4822 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

1150

Electrical

Can’t Find What You’re Looking For?

TRY US!

Competitive wage, travel allowance, health and dental benefits, RRSP program and a positive working environment!

• Mechanical Seals • Circulating Pumps

Located on the east side of Ponoka, overlooking the scenic Battle River Valley, Northcott Care Center is a 73 bed nursing home committed to providing quality care to the residents of our community.

GREAT SELECTION AND SERVICE! • Exhaust Fans • HVAC Motors

• Motor Capacitors • Pump Impellers

7018 Johnstone Drive, Red Deer

www.pumpsandpressure.com

526776C26

We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your employment future.

If you are interested in starting a new and rewarding career, please fax your resume to: (403) 783-6420 or call (403) 783-4764. Email: tserle@northcottcarecentre.com Website: www.qualicarehealthservices.com

Webster Dr., Weddell Cres., Welch & Williams Close ALSO Woodsworth, Wallace & Waghorn Close

MOUNTVIEW AREA

DOORS, windows, siding, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Full-time permanent & casual positions.

WESTPARK

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

790

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program with current CARNA registration.

Kentwood Dr. & Kirton Close ALSO Keith Close & Kidd Close

1000-1430

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

“care in the community”

KENTWOOD

Eastman Cres. and Edge Close appox. $60.00/mo.

Edis Cl. and 2 blks. of Ellenwood Dr. $55.28/mo.

COUNTERTOPS & kitchen renovations.

Wes 403-302-1648

Qualifications and skills include:

Pearson & Pennington Cres., Pamley Ave. & Piper Dr. Paypne & Parsons Close ALSO Piper Dr. & Pallo Close

CLASSIFICATIONS

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

• Excellent leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

With 38 papers, approximately: $199.00/mo.

830

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

• Ability to work both independently and as a team in a multi-disciplinary environment.

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE

CARRIERS REQUIRED

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE

Find the right fit.

• Experience in long term care an asset.

880

Advocate Opportunities

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

52 CLASSIFIEDS GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER Hours & Deadlines

Medical

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

900

Employment Training

PINES

733644 Ab Ltd. O/A The Rusty Pelican

for busy dealership req’d.

P/T Professional Medical Send resume to Box 1104, Secretary needed in Red c/o Red Deer Advocate, Deer. Fax: 403-314-0499 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 HIGH PAYING Real Estate Oilfield Career opportunity.

Training provided. Flexible hours. Help-U-Sell of Red LOCAL SERVICE CO. Deer. Call Dave at in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. 403-350-1271 or email VACUUM TRUCK resumes to Dave OPERATOR @homesreddeer.com Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers Restaurant/ abstract to 403-886-4475 Hotel

880

Misc.

Help

For ANDERS Area

Salary is $14 - $18./hr. 40 hr. wk. dependant on exp.

EXP’D. SERVICE ADVISOR

860

Truckers/ Drivers

CALKINS CONSULTING ACADEMIC Express ACADEMIC Express o/a Tim Hortons ADULT EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION 15 vacancies at each AND TRAINING AND TRAINING location for FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS SPRING START SPRING START for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + benefits. F/T & P/T • GED Preparation positions. Permanent shift • GED Preparation work, weekends, days, nights, evenings. Start • Women in the Trades • Women in the Trades date as soon as possible.

Program Program No experience or CENTRAL AB based education req’d. Job • Math and Science for trucking company requires • Math and Science for description avail. at the Trades Program the Trades Program CONTRACT www.timhortons.com DRIVERS Apply in person to 6620 Gov’t of Alberta Funding Gov’t of Alberta Funding in AB. Home the odd night.

Orr Drive. Red Deer, may be available. may be available.

Weekends off. Late model 6017 Parkwood Road, tractor pref. 403-586-4558 Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. 403-340-1930 403-340-1930 Lacombe. Fax: www.academicexpress.ca www.academicexpress.ca Buying or Selling 403-782-9685 or your home?

Call 403-848-2356 FULL TIME Golf Course Advocate Mechanic. Send resume to Check out Homes for Sale EAST 40TH PUB in Classifieds Opportunities Turf@golfsylvanlake.com

Trades

Victoria Park

850

Trades

TAP HOUSE NORTH

790

F/T & P/T Pharmacist positions req’d. Apply w/ resume to: Highland Green Value Drug Mart, Red Deer

820

Duties include but are not limited to: REQ’S P/Tor F/T COOK Cleaning vehicles inside Apply in person with resume and out 3811 40th Ave. Expediting & hotshots Maintaining inventory and FULL and PART TIME tool cribs Kitchen Staff Preparation of vehicles Send resume to: and equipment for field use FandB@golfsylvanlake.com Vehicle maintenance and JJAM Management (1987) record keeping Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Various other duties Requires to work at these as required Red Deer, AB locations: Preference will be given to 5111 22 St. candidates who are 37444 HWY 2 S reliable, efficient, accurate, 37543 HWY 2N highly organized and 700 3020 22 St. capable of multi tasking FOOD ATTENDANT and able to complete tasks Req’d permanent shift in a timely manner. We weekend day and evening are looking for Team Players. both full and part time.

Please send resumes to: 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + resumes@ benefits. Start ASAP. newcartcontracting.com Job description AND keggen@ www.timhortons.com newcartcontracting.com Education and experience OR Fax to 403-729-2396 not req’d.

NO PHONE CALLS Apply in person or fax PLEASE resume to: 403-314-1303

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Medical

Restaurant/ Hotel

278950A5

710

403-347-9770 EDMONTON 780-430-9359

CALGARY 403-263-7207

LEDUC 780-980-9294

GRANDE PRAIRIE 780-539-9939

1-888-430-9359

SASKATOON 306-242-6622

BRANDON 204-728-9303

517802D2

Caregivers/ Aides

BURNABY 604-434-2188

D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, March 20, 2015 Employment Training

900

EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE TRAINING PROGRAM 20 week long program funded by Alberta Works.

Clients have the opportunity to receive: Child Development Assistant (Level 1) Certification 380 hours toward Child Development Worker (Level 2) Certification.

5 week work experience and Job search assistance If you are a resident of Alberta and have been out of high school for more than 1 year and have an active interest in being employed in the Early Childhood field, please contact us at: rdmcg @mcbridecareergroup.com

Electronics

& 1605 Health Beauty 1700

ATARI w/14 games $140; 403-782-3847 INTELEVISION with games $140; 403-782-3847

Household Appliances

PS3 with 7 games $140; 403-782-3847

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Firewood

SCOOTER $1400 403-343-8594

1660

1710

MAYTAG washer and dryer, GE fridge and stove $400/all 403-346-3941

Household Furnishings

1720

CHESTERFIELD and chair, brown frame, beige cushions $195 obo 403-347-0293

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

INNISFAIL older 3 bdrm. house, lrg. lot. $975/mo.

403-886-5342 or 357-7817

WEST PARK Just completely reno’d. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1400 mo. $1000. d.d.

Avail. now or Apr. 1.

403-304-5337

Condos/ Townhouses

Rooms For Rent

FULLY furnished house, all utils. internet and cable incld., weekly maid service to clean floors and bathrooms, n/p, n/s, $800/mo., ref’s req’d. 403-347-3220 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Mobile SEIBEL PROPERTY Lot

~ Westpark

~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. AFFORDABLE S.D. $1000 Homestead Firewood 2 - 10” thump subwoofers $25.00 call Rent $1195 to $1395 Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. in box 403-728-3485 3 bdrm. townhouses, avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

Misc. for Can deliver N/S, no utils. incl.

Sale 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Avail. immed. & Apr. 1 References required.

CLASSIFICATIONS LOGS 10’ of bottom cabinets, 6’ Semi loads of pine, spruce, SOUTHWOOD PARK of top cabinets, good for 1500-1990 tamarack, poplar.

3110-47TH Avenue, garage/shed, $125 Price depends on location.

2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 403-886-2542 Children's Lil Mule Logging generously sized, 1 1/2 INGLIS FRIDGE, almond 403-318-4346 Items baths, fenced yards, runs perfect, EXC.cond, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, TOYS & Books, Raggedy Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner great for garage or cottage Sorry no pets. $100 403-886-2542 Ann Sleeping bag. All for BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / www.greatapartments.ca $25. 403-314-9603 Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 LAMPS, (2) electric, 25 yrs. $20. for both; 4 Plexes/ over 100 LP records, Advocate 6 Plexes all for $100.; Misc.

Opportunities collection of matches, $5.

403-885-5020 SOUTH HILL Upscale 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 MAUI JIM SUNGLASSES bath, 5 appl., n/p, n/s, Model PC HCL Makaha $1000/mo., avail. May 1 Tortoise c/w carrying case, (403) 350-7722 brand new CARRIERS REQUIRED $100 403-352-8811

1760

1580

3190

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

wegot

homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

3060

To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

SUITCASE, carry-on with roller, black. Very good cond. $10. 403-314-9603

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

Office Supplies

1800

FILING CABINET, 2 drawer metal $10.

403-885-5020

ANDERS AREA Alexander Cres., Arnold Close, Ackerman Cres. Ammeter Close, Addington Drive, Atlee / Ansett Cres.

Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres.

1830

Cats

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

4020

NEWLY RENOVATED 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. 86 Bell Street, Red Deer leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot Sporting water, washer/dryer Goods hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

5’ Mistral Rivet 58 SnowCall 403-343-7955 board with size 9 boots ONE bdrm. apt., avail. and bindings $125.00 April 1, $850 + power, call call 403-728-3485 Bob @ (403) 872-3400 HEADACHE rack for 1/2 ton $140 403-343-1576

Boyce St. / Byer Close Barrett Drive

1860

INGLEWOOD AREA Isaacson Cres. / Irwin Ave. Iverson Close MORRISROE AREA

Travel Packages

McCullough Cres.

McDougall Cres.

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres. / Stirling Close Selkirk Blvd. / Sherwood Cres.

Savoy Close / Sydney Close LANCASTER AREA

wegot Lord Close

rentals

SOUTHBROOK AREA

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Sorrensen/Sisson Ave.

Houses/ Duplexes

VANIER AREA Victor Close Viscount Drive

3020

THE NORDIC

HIGH and DRY 4 Acres, 1 Mile E of Caroline, Trees on N Property Line, Power to Property, $129,000.

Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker ONTRACK Realty 403-357-9010 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Lots For Sale

SUV's

5040

4160

1240 sq. ft. 2 bdrm. 2 bath/jet tub, den, walk in closet, stainless steel appls, oak kitchen, hardwood/tile floors, working under floor heat, 24 x 26 garage, $278,900 Dave Deschner 403-350-7346

4040

#411-60 LAWFORD AVE. 1680 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 balconies, 2 underground heated parking stalls, insuite laundry $437,900 REMAX, Margaret Comeau 403.391.3339

5050

1991 GMC SLE 1/2 ton, reg. cab, L/B, 350 auto, reliable, $1250 403-348-5380 after 5 pm.

Boats &

5160

wegot

wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Automotive Services

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

5010

Classifieds...costs so little $crap Vehicle Disposal Saves you so much! $ervice 403-302-1848

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 1-5 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

4050

• • • • •

• • •

PUBLIC NOTICES Public Notices

THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!

HIDDEN GEM

1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage $499,900 403-588-2550

Trucks

2004 RAM 2500 HD, 5.7 l., 81,000 km, new tires, $16,900 obo 403-227-4206

5180

•

Enjoy the seclusion of this quality, 5 bdrm., 3 bath, Exe. home, furn., 4 + att.

Garage, PRIVATE Boat DOCK! Offered under Appraised Value at 749K !

Be HERE for MAY LONG! Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker Ontrack Realty 403-357-9010

2006 JEEP Commander 4x4, exc. cond. $14,500. o.b.o. 403-347-5947

Marine Blackfalds. Duplex lots available. For information RISER HOMES, NEW boat trailer to fit call 403-304-5555 Beautiful 2 story with 12’-14’ boat $1000 obo amazing master ensuite, 3 Something for Everyone 403-573-1595 357-8467 bdrms. 2 1/2 baths, hard- Everyday in Classifieds wood/tile, Many upgrades: legal fees, GST, sod, tree Residential Building Lots in Tires, Parts a Gated, Maintenance and appls. All for the price Free Golf & Lake Bedroom Acces. of $389,000. A must see! community, 25 minutes Call LLOYD FIDDLER FOUR tires mounted on from Red Deer. Lots 403-391-9294 starting from 99K Contact rims, P215/60R15, fully balanced, BF Goodrich Tired of Standing?

Mike at 1-403-588-0218 Touring, all season from Find something to sit on Alero, bolt pattern 5x114.3, in Classifieds $180. 403-307-5874

4912-46 Ave. Clive

Open House

• 1,530 sq. ft. home is located on approx .7 acre, close to ski hill and golf course at 6000 53 Ave. Innisfail • Attached double car garage insulated and in floor heat 22 X 38 ft Shop/Garage at the rear of the property, insulated, heated 10 X 14 ft Garden Shed, vinyl siding, asphalt shingles 11 ft Gazebo, no maintenance, on brick patio RV parking pad and Fire pit Well kepted non-smoking 1997 house with 5 bedroom 3 bath, 10X27 no maint. deck Upper level 2 bedroom, 2 bath, large foyer open concept home, maple and hickory hardwood floors, gas fireplace, gas forced air furnace with central air, central vac, spacious kitchen with island and eating bar, master bedroom has his and hers closets and 3 pce. ensuite, lots of windows with immaculate views, main floor laundry Fully finished basement w/ 3 bedrooms and 4 piece bath, in floor heat, rec/ theater room, furnace room, storage room, large bright windows On Town water and sewer, but also has own water well One of a kind, beautiful location and view, above average condition, must see

For sale by owner, for info and appointment please call

Richard 403-588-3987 527282C20,23

6010

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of Dawna Louise Mislan who died on March 7, 2015

If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by April 27, 2015. with Darrell R. Moore at Johnston Ming Manning LLP 4th Floor, 4943 – 50 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1Y1 and provide details of your claim.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have. 527363C27

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

Directory

Tour These Fine Homes SE Red Deer

3 BDRM. house in Rimbey $1200 +/mo.

403-704-6397

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

4050

IF YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF TOYS

MOVE IN TODAY

1 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

2 NEW STARTER HOMES ready to go! 2 bdrm.

2 baths, many upgrades.

A MUST SEE ! $319,900. includes all fees, GST,sod, tree and legal fees.

Call LLOYD FIDDLER 403-391-9294

Acreages

FREE to good home. 2 affectionate litter trained, 6 mo. old, 1 white, 1 grey, short haired, prefer to give away together GIVEN AWAY

BOWER AREA

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

MORRISROE MANOR

1, 2 & 3 bdrm. Adult bldg. only, N/S No pets 403-596-2444

RISER HOMES

Condos/ Townhouses

3050

RHINSTONE necklace and earrings, exc. cond, from Suites the 1950’s, $85; approx.

30 peacock feathers for GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. home decorations or for fly apartments, avail. immed, fish hooks $1/ea. large fruit rent $875 403-596-6000 bowl, grape design, $5.

403-346-2231 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SHEETS. towels, misc. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 dishes & household items.

All for $25. 403-314-9603

Acreages

Attn: Builders

wegot

stuff

4020

Houses For Sale

COZY Furnished room, n/s, $575. 403-466-7979

3030

www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates

3090

4280

OPEN HOUSE Sun. 2 pm - 4 pm 2 ARDELL CLOSE 4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, garage $1695 mo. An Immaculate Executive Home w/4 Bedrooms 3 403-782-7156 or 357-7465 Baths w/bonus room & lots FOR LEASE, Executive of features, total of 3100 style 1/2 duplex in sq. ft.

Lacombe on large lot.

MLS CA0050955 4 bdrms., 3 bath, dble. $575,000 garage, no pets, N/S. Margaret Comeau 403-588-2740 RE/MAX 403.391.3399

CALL CLASSIFIEDS

309-3300

TO ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY HERE!

Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

Buy it.

Classified. It’s the easy-to-access, information-packed marketplace visited regularly — by all kinds of consumers.

Find it.

Classified. It’s the solution you’re searching for — whether you’re seeking a home, an apartment, a new occupation or even a stray pet.

CALL 309-3300

Request for Proposals EXTERNAL AUDITOR

Office Manager Lamb Ford is looking for a positive outgoing person with great people skills and work ethic:

Qualifications: • CMA accreditation is preferred but not essential • Minimum 5 years’ office accounting experience • Strong knowledge of Microsoft software Duties: • Day-to-day business accounting • Payables and receivables • Payroll, H&R duties • General office administration • Competitive compensation plan, medical and dental benefits Please send your resume via email to pquinlan@lambford.com Please join the team that focuses on Quality Products, Quality People providing Quality Service

Highway 13 East, 3771-28 Avenue, Camrose

Wolf Creek Public Schools seeks proposals from interested public accounting firms for the provision of independent audit services in accordance with the requirements of Section 149 of the Alberta School Act. The Request for Proposal and copies of the Division financial statements may be obtained on the Wolf Creek Public Schools website at www. wolfcreek.ab.ca Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2015.

The lowest proposal will not necessarily be accepted. The Board reserves the right to request additional information from companies and to decline any or all proposals made.

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “PROPOSAL FOR EXTERNAL AUDIT” and addressed to: Joe Henderson, CGA, CSBO Secretary-Treasurer Wolf Creek Public Schools 6000 Highway 2A Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1P6 Faxed and email proposals will be not be accepted.

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Employment Opportunity

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D9

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015

IS group claims responsibility for Tunisia attack

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS, Tunisia — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for the attack that killed 21 people at a museum. But Tunisian authorities said the two slain gunmen had no clear links to extremists, and analysts said existing militant cells are merely being inspired by the group, rather than establishing its presence across North Africa.

Police announced the arrest of five people described as directly tied to the two gunmen who opened fire Wednesday at the National Bardo Museum.

Four others said to be supporters of the cell also were arrested in central Tunisia, not far from where a group claiming allegiance to al-Qaida’s North African branch has been active.

Tunisians stepped around trails of blood and broken glass outside the museum to rally in solidarity with the 21 victims — most of them foreign tourists from cruise ships — and with the country’s fledgling democracy. Marchers carried signs saying, “No to terrorism,” and “Tunisia is bloodied but still standing.”

In claiming responsibility for the attack, the Islamic State group issued a statement and audio on jihadi websites applauding the dead gunmen as “knights” for their “blessed invasion of one of the dens of infidels and vice in Muslim Tunisia.”

Several well-armed groups in neighbouring and chaotic Libya have already pledged their allegiance to Islamic State based in Iraq and Syria, but the attack of such magnitude in Tunisia — the only country to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings with a functioning democracy — raised concern about the spread of extremism to the rest of North Africa.

Analysts cautioned against seeing every such attack as evidence of a well-

organized, centrally controlled entity spanning the Middle East, saying instead that small groups could merely be taking inspiration from the highprofile militant group.

“I think (the Islamic State) is probably taking credit for something it may not have played a role in,” said Geoff Porter, a security analyst for North Africa.

Even as it is under pressure from rival militias in Libya and U.S.-backed forces in Iraq, the extremist group appears to be trying to raise its profile by associating itself with attacks around the region.

Confronted with a poor economy, young Tunisians have disproportionately gone abroad to fight with extremist groups in Libya, Syria and Iraq, including some affiliated with the Islamic State. Upon their return home, some may have decided to carry out attacks on their own.

Tunisian authorities have estimated that of the 3,000 young people who left the country to fight with radical groups, about 500 have returned.

“It could have been people who fought with the Islamic State or were inspired by it,” said Raffaello Pantucci, director of International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute, a British think-tank . “Some guys may have come back, not liked what the government is doing, and attacked the tourist industry to hurt the economy — a classic move.”

Until now, Tunisia’s most deadly group was the Oqba Ibn Nafaa brigade, which is allied to al-Qaida and based in the mountains near the Algerian border. Previously, it has confined its attacks to political figures and security services.

“While Tunisia’s ultra-radical Islamist fringe was most associated with al-Qaida, there is no reason why the jihadi underground shouldn’t have changed its tutelage,” said Jon Marks,

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Tunisian Interior Minister Mohamed Najem Gharsalli, second right, and House Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur, right, attend the funerals of elite security member Aymen Morjen, Thursday. Morjen was killed in the Wednesday attack at the Bardo National museum. The Islamic State group issued a statement Thursday claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on Tunisia’s national museum that killed 23 people, mostly tourists. associate fellow at Chatham House, a London think-tank . “However, whether this ’rebranding’ goes as far as direct command and compliance structures is far from clear.”

While militant attacks may not necessarily have been centrally planned, they have succeeded in spreading fear and damaging the economy — and giving the impression of an all-powerful radical Islamic network extending its reach.

Tunisia is particularly vulnerable to such attacks because its economy has struggled since the country became

Sweden restaurant attack raises concern over gang shootouts in cities

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men with fluctuating allegiances.

“They can be best friends one day and mortal enemies the next,” Sarnecki said.

Witnesses told Swedish media that two masked gunmen carrying automatic weapons stormed into the tavern as people were watching a Champions League soccer match. Police said the victims were two men in their 20s, but didn’t identify them. Eight wounded people were taken to the hospital. Two of them were in serious condition a day after the shooting.

Though police had not identified any suspects, Friberg said investigators believe “this incident has to do with gang conflicts in Goteborg.”

FBI, Justice Department investigating hanging death of black man in Mississippi PORT GIBSON, Miss. — Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday.

The investigation involves multiple local and federal authorities.

The man was last seen March 2 and was reported missing by his family days later, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack said in a statement.

Local law enforcement found the man in the woods near Port Gibson on Thursday, about one kilometre from his home.

Pack says the cause and manner of death has not been determined, and authorities aren’t sure if it’s a homicide or a suicide.

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STOCKHOLM — A deadly restaurant shooting in Sweden’s second-largest city shows the Scandinavian country is not the peaceful oasis that it’s sometimes made out to be.

While violent crime is low compared to the U.S., Swedish cities including Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo are dealing with the same kind of gang violence that you find — on a bigger scale — in American cities.

Police say the shooting late Wednesday in Goteborg, when gunmen with automatic weapons opened fire inside a crowded restaurant, killing two people and wounding about a dozen, was likely connected to gang feuds that have escalated in recent years.

“We have a serious situation in Goteborg where many people have been murdered,” regional police chief Klas Friberg said. “We have different types of criminal gangs who ... are ready to use aggravated violence in retribution attacks or to win market share.”

In egalitarian Sweden, even the poorest neighbourhoods appear welloff compared to the most neglected areas of major U.S. cities. But like in many cities across Europe, a sub-culture glorifying violence has taken root among some youth in immigrant suburbs who feel cut off from the rest of society. Many of them identify with a

“ghetto lifestyle that you find in slums of U.S. cities,” said Sven Granath, an expert at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention.

There are also concerns over extremism: The Swedish security service said Wednesday that about 250 people have left Sweden for Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group and other al-Qaida inspired groups. Many, though not all, were recruited in immigrant neighbourhoods in Sweden’s main cities, including Goteborg.

Sweden’s homicide rate has been steady in the past decade but police say they’ve seen an increase in shooting incidents in the major cities as part of turf wars between criminal gangs.

“We have had organized crime before. But the brutal showdowns we see now are relatively new,” said Jerzy Sarnecki, a criminology professor at Stockholm University.

In 2013, there were 87 homicides reported in Sweden, a country with a population of about 10 million. About one-quarter of the homicides were in the greater Goteborg area, according to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. Chicago alone recorded 415 homicides that year — and that was the lowest level since 1965.

Wednesday’s shooting happened in Biskopsgarden, a Goteborg suburb where rival gangs have been fighting for control of the illegal drug trade.

Some say the gangs aren’t highly organized, but loosely knit groups of young

the birthplace of the Arab Spring by overthrowing its dictator in 2011.

At a news conference Thursday, Prime Minister Habib Essid announced new security measures around the country, including a crackdown on websites seen as promoting terrorism.

On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi by phone to offer his condolences, sympathy and support.

The White House says Obama offered to keep providing assistance to Tunisia as the investigation proceeds.

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Fiance has unreasonable request Dear Annie: I am a 54-year-old widow living in a large and active retirement community. I am engaged to “Pete,” a 64-year-old man whom I’ve been seeing for a year.

We get along very well and have many common interests.

Pete has a 20-year-old mentally challenged son living with him, and we also get along fine. (My grown children live in another state.) Pete’s son would live with us after we marry, and I am OK with that.

We’ve set a date and even had an engagement party.

Now everything is turning into a nightmare.

Pete and I have had some MITCHELL heavy make-out sessions, but & SUGAR we have never had sex.

He now tells me he cannot “perform.”

It doesn’t really matter to me, but he’s turning it into a huge problem.

He says that in order to really be married, according to his religion, it has to be consummated, and that because he isn’t capable of doing so, his son should be his stand-in.

Pete would be there to make sure everything was completed. I was shocked to say the least. He has told a number of our friends about this, and they think he’s crazy.

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They also think I’m crazy to still be with him. He says if I love him it won’t matter and that it is only a one-time thing.

Pete says this is “nonnegotiable.”

I don’t want anything to do with it, but if I marry Pete, all of our friends will think I slept with his son, even if I haven’t.

If I’d known this before we got engaged, I never would have agreed to marry him. I am in good health and do not need him financially. What do I do? — Upset in N.Y.C. Dear Upset: Leave. Now. The reason various religions expect marriages to be consummated is to produce children.

You are not going to do that, so Pete’s request is completely unreasonable.

If he wants his son to have a sexual experience, he can hire a professional. But you ought to get away from this nuttiness while you still can.

We guarantee it won’t be the last crazy demand he makes.

Dear Annie: I know there are free and low-cost options for people who need counseling for depression.

Do you know of any such resources for couples who could use a marriage tune-up but don’t have much money? — Daisy Dear Daisy: First check with your local YMCA or YWCA, as well as university counseling centers and your place of worship.

Your county, state or city is likely to offer free or low-cost family counseling, which usually includes marriage counseling, and you may be eligible for those services.

You also can look online to see whether there are

community counseling centers in your area. Worldwide Marriage Encounter (wwme.org) for Catholic couples is free, and there are other Marriage Encounter programs that are not faith-based and often operate on a small donation.

Every marriage could use a “tune-up” now and then. Good luck.

Dear Annie: As the wife of a prostate cancer survivor, I want to expand on your answer to “Missing It.” Prostate cancer is a couple’s disease because it affects the sexual relationship.

Here are my ideas to improve the situation: Buy pads instead of diapers. (They are available for men, but women’s pads will work, too.)

A guy feels more like a guy in his own underwear.

He should do Kegel exercises.

Join a gym and work out together. Exercise is a mood elevator, and strong core muscles help with incontinence.

Find a prostate cancer support group and attend as a couple.

Shower together since it won’t matter if he leaks in the shower, and soapy rubdowns can lead to other things.

Research penile pumps, injections, implants and medications to relieve ED. Be creative in the bedroom.

And finally, if your doctor is not supportive, find another. — Love My Husband Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HOROSCOPES Friday, March 20 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: William Hurt 65; Holly Hunter 57; Spike Lee 58 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Solar Eclipse is a time of renewal, as we wipe the slate clean and start all over again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Happy birthday !

There will be many new challenges and surprising detours in 2015, but if you set realistic goals — and are patient — then you’ll make pleasing progress.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): JOANNE With the Piscean Solar Eclipse in MADELEINE your fantasy zone, your motto is MOORE’ from Piscean birthday great Dr. Seuss “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living — it enables you to laugh at life’s realities.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bulls — are you bored to bits? The Solar Eclipse urges you to dream up exciting goals and challenges for the rest of the year.

Don’t play it too safe. If you stretch yourself, you’ll reap the

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Are you restless at work? The Solar Eclipse brings fresh ideas and opportunities into your professional life.

Just make sure you capitalise on any lucky breaks that come your way.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Hey Crabs — the Solar Eclipse lights up your latent adventurous nature.

Perhaps you can plan an overseas holiday, an interstate trip or a weekend escape soon — somewhere wildly wonderful?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Solar Eclipse gives you a shot of subtle energy, just when you need it.

You’ll find your pleasing mood attracts positive people and situations into your world, so make the most of it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Attached Virgos — a romantic revamp is likely as you discover new ways to reboot a tired old relationship.

For some singles — sparks are set to fly with a sexy Scorpio or a passionate Piscean.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Librans can be a little too languid.

The Solar Eclipse highlights your health zone so it’s time to get your body moving, as you follow a new exercise program that is fun and flexible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A challenging situation with a child or teenager is set to change over the next few months, as the Solar Eclipse sweeps away old patterns of behaviour and replaces it with more compassion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Is your domestic life in the doldrums?

The Solar Eclipse promises a fresh start over the coming year via a marriage, pregnancy, real estate purchase, renovation, house move or new house-mate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): All work and no play is a recipe for a grumpy Goat.

The Solar Eclipse encourages you to find creative ways to contribute your considerable Capricorn talents within your local community.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you feeling confused about your financial future? With the Solar Eclipse and nebulous Neptune in your money zone, don’t make any major moves until you have all the facts at hand.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With the Solar Eclipse stimulating your sign, you’re at your inspiring best — and your infuriating worst. The more creative and compassionate you are, the less confused you’ll feel.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Kevin the orange tabby is leaving Palm Springs on Wednesday after disappearing from Anderson, South Carolina, in 2013. John Welsh of Riverside County Animal Services says the cat turned up in early March inside a U-Haul trailer a woman had driven across the country.

During a routine inspection, the inspector heard meowing. The driver says she didn’t know Kevin was inside. The dehydrated cat was taken to a shelter. His microchip helped track down owner Cheryl Walls, who jokes that Kevin has seen more of the country than her.

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The phenomenon has taken off online in the Netherlands where a whopping 19,000 people signed up to a Facebook group promoting a game at Ikea’s Amsterdam branch next month. Another 13,000 signed up for a game in the Ikea store in the city of Utrecht.

But the Swedish retail giant has bad news for folks wanting to hide among its room-like furniture displays: The numbers signing up are getting out of hand and the events have been blocked.

“We have contacted these pages on social media and humbly asked them to have their hide and seek games somewhere else,” Ikea spokeswoman Martina Smedberg in Sweden said Tuesday.

Ikea doesn’t want to be a spoilsport, but safety comes first.

“In general we are happy that our customers are playful and want to have fun together with friends and family,” Smedberg said. “But unfortunately this hide and seek phenomenon has reached proportions where we can no longer guarantee the security of those who are playing or our customers and employees.”

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