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Nanaimo’s annual ‘Dragon Boat, Silly Boat, Bathtub’ festival schedule has a significant impact on the region’s economy.
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anaimo’s accommodation industry is basking in the glow of its strongest year in recent memory, and festivals and events have helped make that happen. Now the push is on to add on to the festivals that have proven successful at bringing people to Nanaimo, mainly during July. Nanaimo’s 49th Marine Festival represents the biggest single downtown event. It’s also the third major event to run weekends, back-to-back in Nanaimo. The Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival and the Silly Boat Regatta succeed in putting people downtown, and this year, hotel rooms were filled to capacity when the B.C. Athletics Jamboree, a trackand-field event, happened on the dragon boat weekend.
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“This weekend, I know, from my property, and talking to a lot of other hoteliers, we’re running full again.” Dan Brady, NHA chairman
“I think it’s fair to say (room) occupancy for that weekend, across Nanaimo, was close to 100 per cent,” said Dan Brady, Nanaimo Hospitality Association chairman. Brady, who manages the Harbourside Howard Johnson Hotel said the event helped buoy already strong tourism numbers, by filling more rooms and restaurant seats than usual during the historically busy month of July. “This weekend, I know, from my property, and talking to a lot
of other hoteliers, we’re running full again.” Again, sports is pushing up the numbers during this historically busy weekend, with the B.C. Baseball 18U Midget AAA provincial baseball championships at Serauxmen Stadium and Mariner Field. But that’s a one-off, and the industry is working to add new attractions to draw visitors. The hospitality association will soon start accepting proposals for new festivals. Successful proposals would qualify for funding from a two-percent hotel tax. “It has to increase overnight visits,” Brady said. Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce CEO Kim Smythe, an experienced festival organizer, said seed money is good, but successful events need qualified organizers. “You look at the success Comox
just had with their big music festival in July, it tends to attract thousands,” Smythe said. Pemberton Music Festival is another good example, as is the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, held in August. “It has to be a festival that is a good draw,” Smythe said. August remains under-utilized. Besides the annual Vancouver Island Exhibition, in August, “there’s the (Nanaimo) blues festival,” which hopes for higher attendance moving forward. “I think we need to make a concerted effort to adding to the events we have, and August is an obvious time. “I’d like to see more happening in town in August and in September.” A good example of an event to build on is the Cans Food Festival, held in the Old City Quarter in September, and “those shoulder periods are import-
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ant,” Smythe said. “We need something more and we need to develop our potential for that. “We have some good venues here. “It’s unfortunate in lacking people with enough professional expertise to properly organize a good festival, and raise the money to do that. I think that’s one of the things we’re lacking, and I’ve discussed this with Tourism.” Brady said once the grant program is running, “our goal is to have events every month of the year.”
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Author cites loss of ‘Island history’ Researcher disappointed special library room was decommissioned; books sent to other branches DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
Nanaimo has lost access to a valuable collection of Vancouver Island history, says the author of a popular outdoor guide book series. When John Kimantas sought historical accounts of early life for his Wild Coast guide books, he found a rich source in the Nanaimo Northwest Room. The room in Harbourfront branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library served as a
depository of old books, some printed more than a century ago. The author was disappointed when he recently learned the room has been decommissioned, its contents distributed across the collection. “It was instrumental in my research,” Kimantas said. Kimantas has kayaked the entire B.C. coast, taking photographs and noting details for his guide, a resource for hikers and boaters. While doing research in 2005 he
found a wealth of information in a little-known section of Nanaimo’s downtown library branch. “The types of books I need were inevitably in that collection,” he said. “I wanted to know as much as I could about early coastal history.” An example, an 1885 entry by anthropologist George Dawson: Notes and Observations on the Kawkiool (sic) People of the Northern Island and Adjacent People. Kimantas learned, while giving
a talk on one of his books at the library, that the room was gone and its contents removed. “It was extremely valuable to do comprehensive research on any particular historical subject,” he said. The contents were distributed years ago to different branches, said Abbas Saffari, Harbourfront branch manager. “There were some books, not really rare books, but important and we sent them to different
branches and they are still there. They are protected,” Saffari said. Diane Brennan, Nanaimo library board appointee, said the decision was an operational. “There were some people who were very upset at the time,” she said. “I think they were following the procedure they follow at other libraries.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
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onstruction is expected to begin along Wakesiah Avenue Monday and city officials are warning of traffic delays. Harewood’s main neighbourhood corridor will see single-alternating traffic between Second Street and Third Street throughout construction. The city is encouraging drivers to plan alternate routes. Traffic in the area is typically busy from the nearby Vancouver Island University campus and the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The timing of the project fits within environmental regulatory timeframes as well as seasonally low traffic levels from VIU and Nanaimo District Secondary School, said project manager Mike Strain. “Every effort will be made to minimize the duration of the road closure,” he said. For the week of Aug. 4 to Aug. 10, that portion of the street will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for area residents. A detour for southbound traffic is planned via Jingle Pot Road to Third Street; northbound traffic will be re-routed from Third Street to Pine Street. The work will see one of the city’s few remaining woodstave culverts replaced. The city is reminding drivers to obey all construction signs and traffic controllers.
Painters, photos sought The city is still looking for artists to take part in this year’s Heritage Paint Out/Shoot Out event. The annual event, set to take place Sunday, is meant to showcase the talent of local painters and
Construction is starting on Wakesiah Avenue starting next week. The work is expected to be completed by the end of September.
photographers while promoting the city’s heritage buildings. Contestants are set to meet at 10 a.m. at 4 Commercial St., where they are randomly assigned a downtown heritage building to paint or photograph. Participants are given until 2 p.m. to finish their work, then return to the start point to have the results of their labour reviewed by a judge appointed by the Nanaimo Arts Council. Cash prizes will be awarded to
winners from each of the photography and painting categories. Registration is $12 (and just $10 for NAC members) and can be paid on the day of the event.
Blue Dot for Nanaimo Nanaimo is now a ‘Blue Dot’ community – sort of. City council voted Monday to endorse a declaration stating people’s ‘Right to a healthy environment for Nanaimo.’
That decision came after the city was asked in May by federal Green Party candidate Paul Manly and Trevor Greene to support environmentalist David Suzuki’s campaign to have the right to a healthy environment enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The declaration passed Monday came after months of work by the city’s advisory committee on environmental sustainability. The declaration offers support
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for the Blue Dot campaign and its goals, but highlights specific steps the municipality will take to protect the environment. For example, it commits the city to complete a review of its current environmental objectives, policies, programs, targets, timelines and actions by the end of 2016. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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Some residents opposed to proposed housing facility SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
A proposal to construct a mixed residential facility for developmentally-disabled adults and low-income renters is drawing opposition from residents on Uplands Drive in Nanaimo. The Nanaimo Association for Community Living is behind the proposal and is seeking rezoning of a lot at 3425 Uplands Dr. from R1 residential to R6 townhouse
residential. The building would be situated in a residential area. The original plan called for the construction of 46 living units, half of which would be for NACL clients and half of which would be for low-income renters. The number of units was reduced to 30 after a city staff report incorrectly calculated the allowed density for the building. The units would still be evenly split between NACL clients and
other renters. However, the plan has still stirred opposition. Nearby resident Judy Whittingham told council that even the downscaled proposal is “still out of scale with the rest of the neighbourhood.” Another longtime resident, Leslie Krull said she was concerned by increased traffic in the area due to the development. The NACL held one public meeting in February on the pro-
ject, and intends to hold another between now and a fall public hearing. The organization’s executive director, Graham Morry, said: “I think we’ve been transparent as we can be” about the proposal. He said the organization, which operates housing for developmentally-disabled adults across the city, does not want to create a “segregated community” by only allowing their clients to access
the housing. Moory also said the NACL will be “vetting” who will be renting the facility, adding people like students will be considered for some of the units. Council must approve rezoning with a third reading and adoption of the NACL’s application. Spencer.Anderson@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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new report on EI released this week by the Institute for Research on Public Policy should prompt a long-overdue discussion on reforming Canada’s unwieldy EI program. Michel Bedard, the former chief actuary of EI, and Pierre Fortin, an economics professor with the University of Quebec at Montreal, say reform is needed because many benefits paid are unrelated to real unemployment and the program is not serving the growing population of part-time workers. “When unfortunate events happen and people lose their jobs, people should be able to get the benefits which they pay for,” Mr. Bedard said. There is much in this report
that will appeal to employers, who now pay 58 per cent of the cost of EI. The authors recommend a fairer 50-50 cost-sharing formula. The authors would end shorter qualifying work periods in areas of higher unemployment to stop discrimination against workers based on geography and increase labour mobility across the country. But any changes should take into account areas like Nova Scotia, where employers rely on EI to help retain seasonal staff over the winter. More controversially, they recommend a progressive benefits scale that would give a higher percentage of benefits to low-income earners. A 15-hour qualifying week would accommodate part-timers. And annual insured earnings would rise to $104,000
from $49,500. The authors also advocate taking a number of income support programs, including sick, maternity and adoption benefits and those for self-employed fishermen, out of EI. At present, they say some 40 per cent of benefits are paid to people who are not, strictly speaking, unemployed. Such income support programs, they argue with merit, are better delivered as “distinct social programs.” Among the report’s highlights is its recommendation, which we support, that the system be separated from general government revenues so it works “in an independent, transparent and objective” manner. The Harper Conservative government has been criticized for
using $2.7 billion from the EI surplus to help balance the budget this year and the Chretien Liberals also used the surplus as extra revenue in the mid-1990s. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has called for more accountability for surpluses and we have argued in the past for an EI reserve to prevent premium rate increases in tight economies. The authors recommend a return to the looser, pre-2013 definition of suitable employment — but we sympathize with those like Nova Scotia farmers who are unable to find workers, despite high unemployment, to harvest perishable crops like strawberries. EI claimants should be willing to do available work even when it is not their ideal job. Canada’s biggest labour-market
program not only gives individuals financial protection when they lose their jobs but also boosts spending when the economy goes south. Without the consumer spending and cushioning action of EI, the effect of rising unemployment on local businesses would be far more damaging. It’s in the interest of all Canadians to balance both the needs of workers and employers in a lean, transparent and efficient EI system that helps everyone weather the periodic downturns in our economy.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Editorial cartoon was disgusting and hurtful Your ‘Eurozone$ Insta-Loan’ cartoon of the July 15 issue was most insensitive and insulting to the Greeks by inferring that Greece is a nation of deadbeats. In case you do not know, many countries suffered a similar fate in the past, such as the USA, Germany, Iceland, Argentina, etc., and many more are in line for the coveted prize. I do not remember ever any newspaper referring to them as deadbeat nations. It is so sad and disgusting to pour your vitriol on a country that is fighting for its life. Greece never refused to pay up her debts. However, after five years of crippling and brutally imposed austerity that resulted in greater debt and in huge unemployment and poverty, Greece pushed for some relief to rebuild her devastated economy to enable her to repay her debts (just like the Americans did for Germany through the Marshal Plan). Unfortunately one cannot count on the anti-democratic EU to do anything right, except to replace the elected Prime Ministers of both Greece and Italy with unelected bank bureaucrats, when they attempted to seek the approval of their people through a
referendum. Yet not one country of the “democratic” West disapproved. Perhaps it is too much to expect from your paper a public apology for such a disgusting and hurtful cartoon that painted a very hardworking and resourceful people as deadbeats. Michael Dimozantos Nanaimo
Unlike Mt. Polley, Colliery Dam Park is surrounded by 200 acres of city-owned forested land, in turn surrounded by Nanaimo’s privately owned watershed being “developed” in the middle of a drought when there’s not enough water for current residents. Those weren’t raindrops you felt this morning; they were developers’ drool. Christel Martin Nanaimo
There is nothing wrong with the Colliery dams You’re 80 years old and haven’t seen your doctor in years; you eat well; you’re fit, healthy, strong and can outwork your peers; your ancestors all celebrated their 100th birthdays. One day you’re walking down the street and you pass your doctor going the other way. “Hi Doc, how are you?” “Well Colly, you should come in for a check-up.” “Doc, I’m fine, really.” That is exactly the state of the Colliery dams. Nothing’s wrong now, and nothing was wrong three years ago when the Dam Safety Branch should have been looking at Mt. Polley — which desperately needed them — instead of the Colliery dams, which didn’t.
Green Party leader should be included Has your cartoonist been hiding under a rock for the past four years? The cartoon featured in the July 24 edition fails to include the party leader who has been recognized as the best orator and hardest working MP in the house. Just because the Globe and Mail and Munk Debates choose to exclude Elizabeth May from their debates is no excuse for the Nanaimo Daily News to ignore this party leader. I am sure the local Green Party candidate, Paul Manly, would have something to say about such a gross omission. Trevor Cradduck Nanaimo
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Lessons learned from failed bomber RCMP report says Canadian officials can use American incident to prepare for extremist insiders JIM BRONSKILL THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The sensational case of a Kansas airport worker who planned to blow up a plane could hold important lessons for Canadian security personnel trying to detect a brewing terrorist plot, an RCMP intelligence report warns. Over last few years, al-Qaida terrorists and their affiliates have unsuccessfully plotted to smuggle homemade explosives into an aircraft’s cabin or cargo hold.
Terry Loewen’s failed plan to detonate a bomb-laden vehicle on the tarmac of a Wichita airport near a parked plane — potentially killing scores of passengers — “may be seen as a viable alternative to in-flight attacks,” the declassified report says. Loewen, an avionics technician who was inspired by Islamic extremists, pleaded guilty last month and faces 20 years in prison. RCMP analysts see Loewen as a classic case of the threat from “extremist insiders” — known
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ning hours would be the best time to execute the plan.” The report urges officials to: — Inspect deliveries, subcontractors, maintenance personnel and incoming equipment; — Provide employees with regular threat awareness briefings; — Set up protocols for reporting suspicious incidents, including lost or stolen items; and — Stay current with the “branding” of uniforms and equipment to help spot fakes.
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Senior fire manager John deBruin, right, explains a fire map to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, centre, and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall during a visit to the wildfire management centre in La Ronge, Sask., fire hall on Friday, July 24. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
‘No new senators under my watch,’ Harper says STEVE LAMBERT THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a moratorium on Senate appointments. Harper says it is clear that Canadians are not happy with an unelected, unaccountable upper house and his government will not do anything to entrench the status quo. Harper has not made any appointments to the 105-seat Senate in the last 2 1/2 years and there are 22 vacancies “The government is not going to take any actions going forward that would do anything to further entrench that unelected, unaccountable Senate,” he
said Friday at a news conference in Regina. “It will be our policy to formalize that. We will have a moratorium on further Senate appointments.” He said leaving seats open will save money and that not making appointments since 2013 has already brought Senate expenses down by $6 million. He also hopes the moratorium will push the provinces to come to an agreement about what to do with the controversial institution. “It will force the provinces ... to either come up with a plan of comprehensive reform or to conclude that the only way to deal with the status quo is abolition.”
However, the Supreme Court has already made it clear that allowing vacancies to pile up can’t go on indefinitely since it would amount to abolition by stealth. The prime minister threw in the towel last year on his three-decade crusade for an elected Senate after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that reforming the chamber would require a constitutional amendment approved by at least seven provinces with 50 per cent of the population. The top court set the bar even higher for abolition. Getting rid of the Senate altogether, the court advised, would require unanimous provincial consent.
OTTAWA — Some members of the U.S. Congress are concerned Canada is taking too long to force all oxycodone producers to make tamper-resistant forms of the drug. In a July 22 note to Health Minister Rona Ambrose, obtained by The Canadian Press, ten congressional members say her department’s intention “to require tamper-resistant properties ... is laudable.” But the group, including Brian Higgins and Kevin Cramer — co-chairs of the Northern Border Caucus — says Canada’s threeyear timeline to deliver on the promise is a “source of concern.”
“The urgency of this request comes because there is evidence that generic versions of oxycodone products continue to be transported or diverted into the United States from Canada, further exacerbating this public health crisis on both sides of the border,” the letter states. “We respectfully request that Health Canada examine the feasibility of accelerating the timeline and shortening the phase-in period for abuse-deterrent formulations in order to allow for an orderly transition for your regulations to come into force.” The letter comes after Health Canada issued a consultation notice in the Canada Gazette last month. It called for feedback on a
proposal to require all controlled-release oxycodone products to have tamper-resistant properties before they can be sold in Canada. In the notice, the department said the three year phase-in period will “provide sufficient time for product reformulation and the necessary supply chain adjustments.” Ambrose’s office said it has yet to receive the letter from members of Congress, but the minister’s spokesman, Michael Bolkenius, said Canada is “pursuing strategies on prescribing practices, examining tamper-resistant properties and are already taking action to tighten licensing rules to prevent illegal distribution.”
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OTTAWA — The federal government is “well ahead” of its own projections for a balanced budget this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday, two days after the federal budget watchdog warned a slower-than-expected economy will keep Ottawa in the red until at least 2016. And while Finance Minister Joe Oliver didn’t respond to a call from the Liberals to prove his projections for
a small surplus are intact, Harper insisted his government’s balanced budget pledge isn’t merely an election-year fairytale. “I think it’s more than speculating,” Harper told a news conference in Regina. “We are well ahead of track, we’ve run a significant surplus — $4 billion in the first two month of this fiscal year,” he said. “Our budgeting is very conservative and we are well on track to realize a balanced budget this year.” Liberal finance critic Scott
Brison has called on the government to back up that claim by making public the Finance department’s latest budgetary projections in front of a parliamentary committee. While Oliver responded to the request Friday, he didn’t say whether he’ll provide a fiscal update before the expected Oct. 19 election — or at all. In a letter to Brison laden with Conservative party talking points, Oliver noted the treasury reported a $3.9 billion surplus in April and May.
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The lies a former Mountie told a public inquiry damaged the reputation of the RCMP and undermined confidence in the once-trusted institution, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said Friday. Justice Nathan Smith sentenced former corporal Benjamin “Monty” Robinson to two years less a day, one year of probation and 240 hours of community service for lying to the inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski. Robinson was the senior officer in charge on Oct. 14, 2007, when Dziekanski was jolted with a Taser and died at Vancouver’s airport. Smith found him guilty last March, ruling he colluded with four fellow officers to make up testimony that they gave at the inquiry. “The impact of this offence on the community has been primarily to the reputation and credibility of the police force in which Mr. Robinson served,” Smith told the court. “Confidence and trust in the police is crucial to the proper functioning of the justice system and society in general.” Smith illustrated his point by reading part of the victim-impact statement of Dziekanski’s mother. Zofia Cisowski said that when she came to this country she saw the RCMP as the main symbol of Canada and what it stood for, a democracy where people could always trust the police. Cisowski said that she didn’t feel the same way anymore because of the untruths told by police connected to her son’s case. Outside court, Cisowski held up a page from the inquiry’s report that had a photo of her son. It was the last picture taken of him, she said. Cisowski said she was so happy with the sentence that she could
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Robert Dziekanski’s mother, Zofia Cisowski, shows a photo of her late son in the Braidwood Commission report, outside B.C. Supreme Court after former Mountie Benjamin ‘Monty’ Robinson was sentenced for lying to an inquiry in the death of her son, in Vancouver on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
barely talk. She said she has no respect for the RCMP, adding though, “some of them are good. I cannot say everybody is bad.” The officers were called to Vancouver’s airport after reports that Dziekanski, a Polish immigrant who spoke no English, was throwing furniture. Within seconds of their arrival, Dziekanski was jolted several times with a Taser and died on the floor of the arrivals terminal. The Crown claimed during the trial that the officers concocted a
story to give to homicide investigators and then lied to the public inquiry to explain why their first statements didn’t match with the amateur video later released. When he found Robinson guilty in March, Smith noted that all the officers made similar mistakes, including their incorrect claim that Dziekanski was wrestled to the ground. The judge said the only explanation was that the Mounties worked together on their stories. “I simply do not believe that a police officer of his experience
could make such a crucial mistake in these circumstances,” Smith ruled. Robinson, dressed in a dark suit and tie, walked to the back of the courtroom with a sheriff and was then placed in handcuffs. His lawyers didn’t speak to the media after the sentencing or indicate if there would be an appeal. Each of the four officers involved were tried separately for perjury. Robinson and Const. Kwesi Millington were found guilty, while the two other officers were acquitted.
TORONTO — Groups opposed to the government’s new voter law are hoping to put their case to a higher court after having their challenge rejected. In a motion to Divisional Court, they request leave to appeal a ruling in which a judge refused to suspend a provision of the Fair Elections Act on the grounds that it would be too risky. “Clearly, an appeal would consider matters of public significance,” the application states. The Council of Canadians, Canadian Federation of Students and three voters had asked Ontario Superior Court for an injunction against the government’s ban on allowing registered voters to use voter information cards as proof of address at the polls. In his decision July 17, Justice David Stinson refused, despite finding the challenge raised a serious issue and that some voters could suffer “irreparable harm” by being denied the right to cast ballots. Suspending a single provision of the act so close to a federal election — which must happen on or before Oct. 19 — was problematic, Stinson said. In a statement Friday, Garry Neil, executive director of the Council of Canadians, said Stinson had made errors. “The judge failed to follow Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence underscoring the need to protect the right to vote as fundamental to our democratic system,” Neil said. The two groups and three individual voters argue parts of the Fair Elections Act enacted last year are unconstitutional. They maintain that thousands of people could be disenfranchised by the new law.
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KELOWNA — People who were rushed from their homes as a fast-moving wildfire swept through their West Kelowna neighbourhood were being allowed to return Friday. However, they must be prepared to leave again at moments notice. Seventy properties were ordered evacuated on Monday night, just a day after the lightning-caused fire flared up and spread due to dry conditions and strong winds. BC Hydro said that customers without power could expect to have the lights back on by Friday afternoon, thanks to tem-
porary diesel generating units. The units are to provide continuous power to those who have been getting electricity on a rotating basis, BC Hydro said in a statement. The utility said about 100 customers directly in the fire zone would remain without power until it can repair equipment in the area affected by the Westside Road fire. On Thursday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Christy Clark visited the area and thanked crews who have been working to put out the blaze. Harper promised to work with officials in both B.C. and Saskatchewan, where
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Some First Nations communities in Ontario and Manitoba have complained for years about what they call an unusually high rate of cancer among their members. Now a new study, funded by Health Canada and conducted by a group of University of Toronto researchers, will look into those claims. The research will focus on the Northwest Angle 33 First Nation — near the borders of Manitoba and the U.S. — which claims that a quarter of the residents on the reserve have been diagnosed with the disease over the last few decades. Some band members believe that carcinogens could be leaching from scores of black spruce logs that were piled into their water source over the years before being hauled to a now-defunct pulp and paper mill in Kenora, Ont. Prof. Howard Hu of the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, who will lead the research, said scientists have no preliminary estimates on what the cancer rate is or what could be causing it, but that his team will look into environmental and lifestyle components. Hu said there are examples around the world of environmental exposures to carcinogens, which is the technical term for chem-
“When you have that many people getting cancer, it kind of makes you wonder.“ Lance Sandy, commercial fisherman
icals that can cause cancer, being responsible for elevated rates of cancer. “We intend to examine those kinds of possibilities,” he told The Canadian Press in an interview. Seven other Anishinaabeg First Nations within the same radius have similar concerns about the prevalence of cancer and are asking to be part of the study. They include the Grassy Narrows and White Dog First Nations, which were devastated by mercury poisoning starting in the 1960’s when a local paper mill began dumping toxins into one of their key water supplies, and Shoal Lake 40, which has been without clean running water for almost 20 years. Hu said the institute is looking at expanding its research to include some or all of the interested bands, depending on how far the government funding can be stretched. A statement from Health Canada said it is providing $200,000 for the investigation into what it calls “perceived elevated
cancer rates” to take place over two to three years. Lance Sandy Sr., a commercial fisherman who has lived in the Northwest Angle 33’s reserve for most of his life, said he has watched numerous people suffer from cancer, including his father, two uncles, sister, brother and two grandparents. When his grandmother died, he said, doctors found a 25-kilogram tumour growing inside of her. “When you have that many people getting cancer, it kind of makes you wonder,” he said. “Most people who have cancer have lived here their whole life, or a large portion in their early life. . . . It’s usually around the stomach area, like the colon or bowel. Some people have gotten spinal cancer close to their tailbone area.” The 50-year-old former tribal chief said his story isn’t unusual within his community, which used to be home to more than 100 on-reserve members but has since dwindled down to about 20 because of people moving away or dying. Sandy Sr. said he has been researching possible environmental causes of the disease since 1995, when he stumbled across information at a Winnipeg library about methyl mercury being traced to black spruce trees submerged in flooded areas.
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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair speaks in Waterloo, Ont., on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
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Rams, Raiders have storied history Vancouver Island, Langley squads set to re-kindle a great rivalry today at Caledonia Park at 4 p.m. SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
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he Vancouver Island Raiders and Langley Rams kick off the 2015 B.C. Football Conference season today at 4 p.m., and both the teams’ coaches know exactly what they’re up against. As head coaches of the only two teams to win conference championships in the last decade, the players on both sides of the ball will likely be some of the best they will see all season. “They’ve got a very high-powered offence with some great athletes” Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman said of his upcoming opponents. “They’ve got some good athletes on defence, too. They’re one of the best teams, if not the best team in our conference, so I expect them to be a heck of a football club.” The Rams, too, know what they’re up against, simply from what the Raiders program has accomplished in its now 11-year history. “It’s always a hard-fought game,” said Rams head coach
BCFC Game Day: Raiders vs. Rams ◆ Game time 4 p.m. Caledonia Park ◆ 2014 records: Raiders 5-5 (fourth place) Rams 7-3 (second place) ◆ 2014 passing leaders Raiders: Liam O’Brien (2,558 yards) Rams: Dylan Tucker (1,149 yards) ◆ 2014 sack leaders Raiders: Quinton Bowles (4) Rams: Dylan Roper (10)* *No longer with the team ◆ 2014 results Raiders 36 @ Rams 44 Rams 44 @ Raiders 52 Raiders 14 @ Rams 53
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Jeff Alamolhoda. “They’re always physical. They’re always well-coached and an organized, good football program. “Any time you go over to the Island to play the Raiders, you
better bring your ‘A’ game.” In in the BCFC championship game last season, the Rams upset the top-seeded Okanagan Sun on the road to claim the Cullen Cup, their first since 2012, when they beat the Raiders 20-13 in the final. That broke a string of six straight BCFC championships for the Raiders, who bounced back in 2013 to win another one before missing the championship game for the first time since 2005 last season. Both the Raiders and Rams head into their 2015 season-opener in similar positions. They return starting quarterbacks, but lose their top receivers. The Rams will be without Dan English, a sixth-round draft pick of the CFL’s Hamilton TigerCats, while the Raiders lost All-Canadian receiver Marshall Cook, who graduated the program in 2014 and is now with the UBC Thunderbirds. In last year’s season-opener against the Rams, Cook set a Raiders record, and tied a BCFC record, for most pass receptions in a game when he caught 14 for 208 yards, albeit in a 44-36 loss. Raiders quarterback Liam
O’Brien, last year’s All Canadian, is the team’s top threat — and the Rams are aware of his talent. In 2014, his first year of junior football, O’Brien had 171 completions for 2,842 yards and 20 touchdowns, a completion percentage of 64.5 and an efficiency rating of 113.1. “For a young guy like that who can make all the throws and is a good decision maker, you’ve got to play sound defence and you have to be disciplined in your defensive schemes, and then you have to finish,” Alamoholda said. “That’s something that we definitely looked at, because he’s a guy that can pick you apart, as everyone knows.” Last season, when the BCFC played in an unbalanced schedule to give the conference’s weaker teams more games against opponents with similar skillsets, the higher-calibre Raiders and Rams met three times with Langley taking two of them. Now, with a balanced schedule, the two BCFC powerhouses will play just twice. Today’s game, Alamolhoda said, will come down to a battle of both team’s offensive and
defensive lineman. “It’s going to be a situation where the game is going to be won and lost in the trenches,” he said. “Whichever trenches come to play, I believe will come out with the win.” Erdman, a defensive coach who was in the Canadian unviersity ranks in 2014, has seen all the tape from that season of the two team’s games against each other and expects the offences to be a step ahead of the defences, for both teams. “I hope we’re high scoring and they’re not,” Erdman said. “But if we go by last year, we had a few shootouts with them, so I think there’s going to be a few points scored.” Alamolhoda, though, is unsure what style today’s game will be played with Erdman now at the helm of the V.I. program. “With the new staff and the new schemes, I’m just not sure what to expect,” he said. “Really, we’ve got to be prepared for the unexpected.” Scott.McKenzie @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
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Andrew Harris scores three first-half touchdowns but Argonauts pull out the win
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VANCOUVER — Ronnie Pfeffer nailed his third field goal of the night with 46 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Argonauts stormed back from an early 21-0 deficit to stun the B.C. Lions 30-27 on Friday night. The rookie kicker’s 29-yard attempt capped an impressive comeback led by quarterback Trevor Harris, who threw two touchdown passes to go along with two interceptions for the Argonauts (3-1). Harris also scored on a two-yard TD run. Andrew Harris ran in two scores and added another through the air in the game’s first 15 minutes 40 seconds for the Lions (2-2) as B.C. built an early 21-0 lead before Toronto started its comeback. Travis Lulay finished with one touchdown pass against one interception. With the score tied 21-21 in the fourth quarter and the Lions’ offence stuck in neutral, Richie Leone nailed a 39-yard field goal with just over six minutes remaining for the home side’s first points since early in the second. But Trevor Harris drove his team back the other way and hooked up with Natey Adjei with 3:31 to play to give the Argonauts their first lead at 27-24 after Pfeffer failed to connect on a 32-yard convert attempt. Shaq Murray-Lawrence returned the ensuing kickoff to Toronto’s 35-yard line, but B.C. could only attempt another field goal, which Leone nailed from 42 yards out to tie the score 27-27 with 2:22 on the clock before Pfeffer booted the winning points. Down 21-7 at the half, the Argonauts cut the Lions’ lead to 11 on Pfeffer’s 33-yard field goal early in the third quarter. B.C. turned the ball over on
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B.C. Lions runningback Andrew Harris pushes forward with the ball as Toronto Argonauts’Brandon Isaac, centre left, Jake Reinhart, back, and Travis Hawkins, right, try to bring him down. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
downs on Toronto’s side of half late in the quarter and Trevor Harris drove his team down the field before scoring on a two-yard plunge that with a two-point convert pass to Kevin Elliott made the score 21-18. Pfeffer then nailed a 44-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to tie the score. The Lions were coming off back-to-back wins over the Saskatchewan Roughriders and jumped out to a 21-0 lead largely on the back of Andrew Harris. After an interception by Cord
Parks set the Lions up at their own territory, Andrew Harris touched the ball five times on a nine-play, 73-yard scoring drive that culminated with his 10-yard TD run. Trevor Harris was picked off for a second consecutive drive to start the game on Toronto’s next possession to give the Lions the ball at midfield. Lulay completed passes to A.C. Leonard and Austin Collie before lofting a ball up for Andrew Harris, who out ran Argonauts linebacker Cory Greenwood into the end zone.
Andrew Harris then made a nice spin move on B.C.’s next drive to score from seven yards out for his third TD to cap off a six-play, 48-yard drive to make the score 21-0 after Leone’s third extra point of the night. Coming off a bye week and needing to spark his team, Trevor Harris hooked up with wideopen Elliott on a 54-yard touchdown pass with about 10 minutes left in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 21-7 before both defences locked things down for the rest of the half.
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Chad Campbell approaches history at Canadian Open STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS
Seattle Mariners Mark Trumbo, right, and Felix Hernandez celebrate during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday in Seattle. [AP PHOTO]
Hernandez, Mariners drop Blue Jays 5-2 TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez pitched seven strong innings to pick up his 12th win of the season, Mark Trumbo gave Seattle the lead with a two-run homer and the Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Friday night. Seattle opened a key six-game homestand by getting production throughout its batting order and another solid performance from its staff ace. Trumbo’s opposite-field shot in the fourth off Toronto starter Marco Estrada (7-6) was his third homer since joining Seattle and gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead. Robinson Cano continued his hot month with a two-run triple in the fifth and later scored on a wild pitch with two outs to make it 5-1. Jose Bautista hit a solo homer in the sixth inning for Toronto, and the Blue Jays threatened in the seventh with runners on the corners and two outs, but Hernandez (12-5) struck
out Jose Reyes on three pitches. Hernandez joined Houston’s Dallas Keuchel as the only pitchers in the American League with 12 victories. He gave up six hits and struck out seven, lowering his ERA to 2.69. Toronto got an unearned run in the first — helped by Hernandez’s throwing error — but otherwise did little against the All-Star. Hernandez passed Fernando Valenzuela for 65th on the all-time strikeout list with 2,075. Hernandez had retired 10 straight and 16 of 17 before Bautista lined his 21st homer of the season off the hand-operated scoreboard in left field. It was Bautista’s 224th homer with Toronto, moving him into second place all-time in franchise history. Carson Smith pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances. Estrada started in place of Drew Hutchison, who was scratched for the second straight day due to illness but is expected to start on Saturday.
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July 24-30 MINIONS (G) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI,SUN 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00; SAT 11:30, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00; MON-THURS 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 MINIONS 3D (G) CC/DVS FRI,SUN 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50; SAT 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50; MON-THURS 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 ANT-MAN (PG) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO NO PASSES FRI-SUN 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40; MON-THURS 12:45, 3:35, 6:35, 9:25 ANT-MAN 3D (PG) CC/DVS, NO PASSES FRI, SUN 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20; SAT 11:15, 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20; MON-THURS 1:45, 4:30, 7:25, 10:05 TERMINATOR GENISYS (PG) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN 1:50; MON-TUE 1:35 TERMINATOR GENISYS 3D (PG) CC/DVS FRI-SUN 7:20; MON-TUE 7:05 MAGIC MIKE XXL (14A) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN 4:35, 10:15; MON-TUE 4:20, 10:00 SOUTHPAW (14A) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN 12:45, 3:40, 7:00, 10:00; MON-THURS 12:30, 3:25, 6:45, 9:45 MR. HOLMES (G) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:15; MON-THURS 1:25, 3:55, 6:25, 9:00 VACATION (14A) NO PASSES WED-THURS 2:00, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 AMY (PG) FRI-SUN 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10; MON-THURS 1:00, 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) SAT 11:00
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OAKVILLE, Ont. — Chad Campbell didn’t feel like he was approaching history during the second round of the Canadian Open. Rolling off birdie after birdie, Campbell missed the course record at Glen Abbey Golf Club by one stroke in shooting a 9-underpar 63. The bogey-free masterpiece gave him the tournament lead at 14 under. “Never really felt like it was going to be a crazy round, which nine birdies, I’m definitely happy with it,” Campbell said. “Just solid play.” Campbell’s understated assessment of his round had a lot to do with how it unfolded. The 41-year-old American didn’t sink any remarkably memorable shots but was consistent and didn’t make many mistakes. “It’s kind of weird because it happened with the par-5s, knocking them on (the green) in two and two-putting,” Campbell said. “I made a couple long putts, which always helps.” With some groups still left on the course, Campbell held a twoshot lead over Brian Harman and a three-shot lead over Johnson Wagner and Canadian David Hearn. Like Campbell, Hearn didn’t have to do anything spectacular but still surged up the leaderboard with an 8-under 64. “I felt really good about my game,” the Brantford, Ont., native said. “I hit a lot more greens, and my putter definitely
Chad Campbell chips up onto the eighth green during second round of play at the Canadian Open in Oakville, Ont., on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
got hot. Making those two birdies at the finish felt really, really good.” After coming a putt away from winning the Greenbrier Classic earlier this month, Hearn is back to feeling good about his game after Friday’s performance. “If I continue to keep playing the way I am, I know I have a chance,” he said. “I can’t control what Chad or any of the other players are going to do. But if I keep doing what I’m doing and stay focused on that, I like my chances.” Campbell’s second round notwithstanding, the RBC Canadian Open looks wide-open going into the weekend. Harman came a three-putt and a “silly bogey” away from being right with Campbell, and 10th-ranked Jason Day is lurking at 10 under. Day is coming off tying for
fourth at the British Open, which didn’t wrap up until Monday. Fighting physical and mental fatigue, the affable Aussie recorded an eagle on the 18th hole on the way to contention. Frustrated by a couple of bogeys, Day doesn’t anticipate fatigue will derail his Canadian Open. “I’m driving it great,” Day said. “I’d like to tune-up the iron shots, but overall I’m hitting it good. ”Biggest thing for me is still trying to get as much rest as possible, especially coming off last week so that I can stay mentally sharp.“ Canadian Graham DeLaet was feeling mentally sharp but physically couldn’t keep golfing. The left thumb injury he suffered on Thursday didn’t get better, so DeLaet withdrew after four holes Friday.
NHL
Canadiens sign Alex Semin to $1.1M deal STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — Alexander Semin hopes to re-ignite his career. The Montreal Canadiens are making a low-risk gamble that he can. The Canadiens signed Semin to a US$1.1 million, one-year contract Friday, the kind of move that could pay major dividends if it works out or be written off as an cheap mistake if it fails. “Alex is a pure goal scorer with a good shot,” general manager Marc Bergevin said in a statement. “His signing represents a great opportunity for the organ-
ization and for Alex’s career.” Montreal got Semin at a bargain-basement price after the Carolina Hurricanes bought him out of the final three years of a contract that paid him $7 million annually. Once a 40-goal scorer and with seven seasons of over 20 goals on his resume, Semin sputtered with six goals and 13 assists this past year. Despite his high cap hit and talent that some NHL executives consider among the best in hockey, Semin was occasionally a healthy scratch under first-year coach Bill Peters. “Last year was a bad season for
me,” Semin said on a conference call. “I not score no points, I play not well. I try going back to how I can play.” Semin at his best is an elite scoring winger who can improve the power play and fill the net. After initially deferring to Bergevin and coach Michel Therrien about his role in Montreal, the 31-year-old spelled it out perfectly. “Score goal, win the game,” he said. “That’s it.” If Semin and the Habs do that, it’s a win-win. Semin has a history of making the most of oneyear contracts.
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SPORTS
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 | DAILY NEWS |
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Yesterday’s results Ottawa 29, Calgary 26 (OT) Toronto 30, BC Lions 27 Remaining week 5 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Home team in CAPS Today, 4 p.m. EDMONTON 5.5 (51) Winnipeg Sunday, July 26, 4 p.m. Hamilton 1 (55.5) SASKATCHEWAN Week 6 Thursday, July 30 BC Lions at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 31 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 Montreal at Calgary, 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 Toronto at Hamilton, 4 p.m. Yesterday at BC Place
Argonauts 30, Lions 27 Toronto 0 7 11 12 30 BC Lions 14 7 0 6 27 First Quarter BC Lions TD Andrew Harris rush 10 (Richie Leone convert) 8:35 BC TD Harris 25 pass from Travis Lulay (Leone convert) 11:41 Second Quarter BC TD Harris run 7 (Leone convert) 0:40 Toronto TD Kevin Elliott 54 pass from Trevor Harris (Ronnie Pfeffer convert) 4:19 Third Quarter Tor FG Pfeffer 33, 3:46 Tor TD Harris 2 run (2pt Elliott pass from Harris) 11:16 Fourth Quarter Tor FG Pfeffer 44, 2:29 BC FG Leone 38, 8:40 Tor TD Natey Adjei 5 pass from Harris (Pfeiffer convert missed) 11:29 BC FG Leone 42, 12:38 Tor FG Pfeffer 24, 14:14 Team Statistics Tor BC First downs 25 16 Rushing 6 6 Passing 14 7 Penalty 5 3 Rushes-Yards 16-53 15-75 Passing Yards 340 165 Return Yards 154 140 Comp-Att-Int 30-40-2 18-32-1 Sacks 0 1 Punts 6 7 Punts-Average 39.5 52.3 Fumbles Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties - Yards 12-119 10-110 Time of Possession 32:54 27:06 Individual Statistics PASSING—Tor: T.Harris 29-39, 339 yards, 2 TD 2 Int BC: T.Lulay 18-31, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int RUSHING—Tor: B Whitaker 10-35; T Harris 5-19 BC: A Harris 12-72 ; S Murray-Lawrence 2-3: T Lulay 1-0 RECEIVING—Tor: K Elliott 6- 81; T Gurley 5- 71; C Owens 5- 54; B Whitaker 4- 46; V Hazelton 4- 37; A Coombs 4- 34 BC: A Harris 6- 57; C Taylor 4- 35; A Leonard 3- 40; A Collie 3- 20 Attendance: 20,085
Yesterday at TD Place
Redblacks 29, Stamps 26 (OT) 1 2 3 4 OT F Calgary 11 8 4 3 0 26 Ottawa 8 9 3 6 3 29 First Quarter Calgary TD Eric Rogers 33 pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (2pt conversion Marquay McDaniel pass from Mitchell) 6:34 Cgy FG Rene Paredes 42, 10:13 Ottawa TD Ernest Jackson 24 pass from Henry Burris (2pt conversion Jeremiah Johnson pass from Burris) 14:41 Second Quarter Cgy TD Jon Cornish 3 run (2pt conversion McDaniel pass from Mitchell) 3:18 Ott FG Delbert Alvarado 25, 9:15 Ott TD Greg Ellingson 6 pass from Burris (2pt conversion rush failed) 12:34 Third Quarter Cgy FG Paredes 23, 6:32 Ott FG Alvarado 43, 8:48 Cgy Single Rob Maver punt 59, 12:25 Fourth Quarter Ott TD Chris Williams 84 pass from Burris (Alvarado convert missed) 6:50 Cgy FG Paredes 49, 11:08 Overtime Ott FG Alvarado 34 Team Statistics Cgy Ott First downs 21 22 Rushing 2 3 Passing 17 18 Penalty 2 1 Rushes-Yards 14-32 14-33 Passing Yards 318 389 Return Yards 130 83 Comp-Att-Int 23-41-0 28-43-0 Sacks 2 4 Punts 7 7 Punts-Average 46.6 41.7 Fumbles Lost 2-3 2-0 Penalties - Yards 11-62 12-115 Time of Possession 28:58 31:02 Individual Statistics PASSING—Cgy: B Mitchell 23-41, 318 yards, 1 TD, 0 Int Ott: H Burris 28-43, 389 yards, 3 TD, 0 Int RUSHING—Cgy: J Cornish 7-20; M Walter 4-10; T Brown 2-2; B Mitchell 1-0 Ott: J Johnson 10-22; H Burris 4-11 RECEIVING—Cgy: E Rogers 6-124; M McDaniel 6-60; J West 4-33; R Cote 3-44; A Parker 3-41; J Fuller 1-16 Ott: C Williams 7-162; E Jackson 7-81; G Ellingson 4-54; J Johnson 3-17; B Sinopoli 2-35; M Price 2-19; P Lavoie 2-17; J Sanders 1-4 Punt Returns—Cgy: T Brown 5-59 (Avg 11.8) Ott: C Williams 5-23 (Avg 4.6) Kick Returns—Cgy: T Brown 4-71 (Avg 17.8) Ott: J Sanders 3-60 (Avg 20.0) Attendance: 23,018
B.C. Football Conference Kamloops Van Island Westshore Valley Okanagan Langley
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Week 1 Saturday, July 25 Langley Rams at Vancouver Island Raiders, 4 p.m. Westshore Rebels at Okanagan Sun, 7 p.m. Kamloops Broncos at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m. Week 2 Saturday, Aug. 1 Okanagan Sun at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m. Vancouver Island Raiders at Westshore Rebels, 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 Langley Rams at Kamloops Broncos, 7 p.m.
Ottawa Redblacks kicker Delbert Alvarado celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal against the Calgary Stampeders. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Late kick gives Ottawa 29-26 win LISA WALLACE THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Delbert Alvarado couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. In a matter of minutes the Redblacks kicker experienced an amazing shift of emotions. The 26 year old proved to be the hero Friday night, kicking a 34-yard field goal to lead Ottawa to a 29-26 overtime victory over the Calgary Stampeders in front of 23,018 fans. Alvarado could have just as easily walked away with his head between his knees after missing a 32-yard field goal late in regulation with the game tied 26-26, but the young kicker was given a second opportunity and he made the most of it. “It’s not easy,” said Alvarado. “You feel like you let your teammates down in that moment, but to have a second opportunity you just want to reward (your teammates) and they deserve it so you want to make sure all their hard work and effort gets rewarded when it’s all said and done.” The Redblacks improved to 3-2 while the Stampeders dropped their second of the season for an identical record. The win not only allowed Ottawa to snap a twogame losing streak, but will allow the team to head into a bye week feeling positive about their game. “It’s good that we went out there and got a victory,” said QB Henry Burris. “It will give us a big momentum swing going into August. “There’s still a lot of work we have to do to get better, but it was good to see us take the huge step forward offensively.” Burris finished the night 28-for-43 and 389 yards and three touchdowns, while Bo Levi Mitchell was 23-for-41 and 318 yards and one TD for Calgary. “You’ve got to give credit to Ottawa, they played hard all night coming back after two losses,” said Mitchell. “We’ve got to be better, especially me. End of the game, you can’t let that happen.”
BASEBALL
Dodgers 7, Mets 2
MLB - Results and standings
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Yesterday’s results Philadelphia 5, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn) Pittsburgh 7, Washington 5 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1 Chicago Sox 6, Cleveland 0 Boston 2, Detroit 1 (11 innings) LA Dodgers 7, NY Mets 2 Houston 4, Kansas City 0 Minnesota 10, NY Yankees 1 St. Louis 4, Atlanta 2 Colorado 6, Cincinnati 5 Milwaukee 2, Arizona 1 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 2 San Diego 3, Miami 1 Seattle 5, Toronto 2 Oakland at San Francisco Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Detroit at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Simon (8-6) vs. Johnson (0-0) Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Hamels (5-7) vs. Arrieta (10-5) Oakland at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. TBD (5-7) vs. Bumgarner (9-5) Toronto at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. Estrada (6-5) vs. Happ (4-5) Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 3:10 p.m. Gonzalez (7-6) vs. Archer (9-6) Washington at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Gonzalez (6-4) vs. Burnett (7-3) Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Sale (8-4) vs. Carrasco (10-7) L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Beachy (0-1) vs. Harvey (8-6) Houston at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. Keuchel (11-4) vs. Duffy (3-4) N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. Sabathia (4-8) vs. Milone (5-1) Atlanta at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Miller (5-5) vs. Cooney (0-0) Milwaukee at Arizona, 5:10 p.m. Jungmann (4-1) vs. De La Rosa (6-5) Cincinnati at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. Cueto (6-6) vs. Butler (3-6) Miami at San Diego, 5:40 p.m. Phelps (4-5) vs. Kennedy (4-9) Texas at L.A. Angels, 6:05 p.m. Gallardo (7-8) vs. Heaney (3-0) Sunday, July 26 Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m. Rodon (3-3) vs. Salazar (8-5) L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Anderson (5-5) vs. deGrom (10-6) Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. Chen (4-6) vs. Moore (1-1) Washington at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Ross (2-2) vs. Cole (13-4) N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Eovaldi (9-2) vs. Gibson (8-7) Houston at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Velasquez (1-1) vs. Ventura (4-7) Atlanta at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Wisler (4-1) vs. Wacha (11-3) Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Nola (0-1) vs. Hammel (5-4) Texas at L.A. Angels, 12:35 p.m. Martinez (5-5) vs. Heaney (4-0) Oakland at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. Graveman (6-6) vs. Hudson (5-8) Milwaukee at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. Garza (5-10) vs. Hellickson (6-6) Cincinnati at Colorado, 1:10 p.m. Lorenzen (3-4) vs. Kendrick (3-11) Miami at San Diego, 1:10 p.m. Latos (4-6) vs. Despaigne (3-7) Toronto at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. Buehrle (11-5) vs. Walker (7-7) Detroit at Boston, 5:08 p.m. Greene (4-7) vs. Johnson (0-1)
Cardinals 4, Braves 2 Atlanta
St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi Maybin CF 4 1 1 1 Wong 2B 4 0 1 0 Ciriaco 2B 4 0 0 0 Carpenter 3B 3 1 1 0 Markakis RF 4 0 1 0 Holliday LF 3 0 0 0 Johnson 3B 4 0 0 0 Peralta SS 4 0 1 1 Pierzynski C 3 0 2 0 Heyward RF 4 0 1 0 Gomes LF 4 0 0 0 Molina C 3 1 2 0 Terd’lavich 1B3 0 0 0 Grichuk CF-LF3 2 2 2 Simmons SS 3 1 2 0 Reynolds 1B 3 0 1 1 Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 Cooney P 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 6 1 Piscotty PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 9 4
Atlanta 000 002 000 2 St. Louis 021 100 00x 4 SB: STL Grichuk (4, 2nd base off Banuelos/Pierzynski), Heyward (15, 2nd base off Aardsma/Pierzynski). 2B: ATL Maybin (11, Cooney); STL Carpenter, M (22, Banuelos). GIDP: ATL Gomes, J; STL Holliday, Reynolds, Ma, Johnson, D. HR: STL Grichuk (11, 2nd inning off Banuelos, 1 on, 2 out). S: ATL Banuelos 2. Team Lob: ATL 4; STL 8. Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO M Banuelos (L, 1-2) 5.0 6 4 4 3 3 A McKirahan 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO T Cooney (W, 1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 0 5 M Maness 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Siegrist 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Time: 2:55. Att: 44,778.
Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 (11 innings) Detroit
Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi Kinsler 2B 5 0 3 1 Betts CF 4100 Cespedes LF 4 0 0 0 Holt 2B 4011 Martinez DH 5 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 5 0 3 1 Martinez RF 4 0 2 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0 Castellanos 3B4 0 0 0 Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 Avila C 4 0 1 0 Napoli 1B 4 0 1 0 Iglesias SS 4 1 1 0 Victorino RF 4 1 1 0 Gose CF 4 0 0 0 Hanigan C 4 0 1 0 Totals 34 1 7 1 Totals 33 2 8 2
Detroit 001 000 000 00 1 Boston 001 000 000 01 2 SB: DET Kinsler (7, 2nd base off Porcello/Hanigan). 2B: DET Iglesias, J (13, Porcello). 3B: DET Kinsler (4, Tazawa). GIDP: DET Castellanos; BOS De Aza, Sandoval. S: BOS Holt, B. Team Lob: DET 5; BOS 6. DP: DET 2 (Kinsler-Iglesias, J-Krauss, Iglesias, J-Kinsler-Krauss); BOS 2 (Sandoval-Holt, B-Napoli, Hanigan-Sandoval). Detroit IP H R ER BB SO J Verlander 8.0 7 1 1 0 3 A Alburquerque 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 B Rondon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 B Hardy (L, 3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO F Porcello 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 K Uehara 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Masterson (W, 4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Time: 3:42. Att: 37,650.
NY Mets
LA Dodgers 123 000 010 7 NY Mets 000 011 000 2 SB: NYM Tejada (2, 2nd base off Peralta, J/Barnes, A). 2B: LAD Turner, Ju 2 (19, Niese, Torres, C), Pederson (16, Niese), Barnes, A (1, Torres, C); NYM Duda (24, Thomas). GIDP: LAD Thomas; NYM Murphy, Dn, Tejada. HR: LAD Turner, Ju (13, 3rd inning off Niese, 0 on, 0 out), Puig (6, 3rd inning off Niese, 1 on, 0 out), Rollins (10, 8th inning off Robles, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: LAD 5; NYM 3. DP: LAD 2 (Van Slyke-Rollins-Van Slyke, Turner, Ju-Kendrick, H-Van Slyke); NYM (Flores, W-Tejada-Duda). LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO J Peralta 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 J Nicasio 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 P Baez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 J Ravin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO J Niese (L, 5-9) 3.0 8 6 6 1 1 C Torres 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 H Robles 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 A Torres 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:40. Att: 36,066.
Phillies 5, Cubs 3 (10 innings) Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
ab r h bi ab r h bi Hernandez 2B5 1 2 0 Fowler CF 4 0 0 0 Revere CF 4 0 2 0 Bryant 3B 5 1 1 1 Franco 3B 5 0 0 0 Rizzo 1B 4010 Francoeur RF 5 1 2 2 Soler RF 5130 Ruf 1B 2 1 2 0 Coghlan LF 4 1 2 2 Howard 1B 2 0 0 0 Castro SS 4 0 0 0 Galvis SS 4 2 2 0 Ross C 5010 Asche LF 4 0 2 3 Lester P 2000 Rupp C 3 0 0 0 Schwarber PH1 0 0 0 Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 Denorfia PH 1 0 1 0 Williams P 2 0 0 0 Russell 2B 4 0 0 0 Brown PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 3 9 3 Ruiz PH-C 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 5 12 5
Philadelphia000 200 001 2 5 Chicago Cubs001 200 000 0 3 SB: PHI Revere 2 (24, 2nd base off Lester/Ross, D, 2nd base off Rondon, H/ Ross, D), Hernandez, C (13, 2nd base off Lester/Ross, D); CHC Coghlan 2 (9, 3rd base off Williams, J/Rupp, 2nd base off Gomez, J/Rupp). 2B: PHI Francoeur (11, Lester), Asche 2 (13, Lester, Motte). 3B: PHI Galvis (3, Motte). HR: PHI Francoeur (9, 10th inning off Soriano, R, 1 on, 2 out); CHC Bryant (13, 3rd inning off Williams, J, 0 on, 2 out), Coghlan (10, 4th inning off Williams, J, 1 on, 0 out). S: PHI Revere. Team Lob: PHI 6; CHC 10. PICKOFFS: CHC Ross, D (Hernandez, C at 2nd base). Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO J Williams 6.0 6 3 3 1 4 J Gomez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 K Giles (W, 5-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 J Papelbon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Lester 7.0 7 2 2 0 6 H Rondon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Motte 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 J Russell (L, 0-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 HBP: Ruf (by Lester). Time: 3:13. Att: 41,230.
Astros 4, Royals 0 Houston
Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi Altuve 2B 5 0 1 1 Escobar SS 4 0 1 0 Tucker LF 5 2 3 1 Moustakas 3B3 0 1 0 Correa SS 3 1 1 1 Cain CF 4000 Gattis DH 4 0 2 0 Hosmer 1B 3 0 1 0 Rasmus RF 4 0 1 1 Morales DH 4 0 0 0 Valbuena 3B 3 0 0 0 Rios RF 3000 Singleton 1B 3 0 0 0 Infante 2B 3 0 1 0 Carter PH-1B 1 0 0 0 Orlando LF 3 0 0 0 Castro C 4 0 1 0 Butera C 3000 Marisnick CF 4 1 2 0 Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 36 4 11 4
Houston 002 200 000 4 Kansas City 000 000 000 0 SB: HOU Marisnick (13, 3rd base off Guthrie/Butera). 2B: HOU Marisnick (10, Guthrie), Tucker (16, Guthrie). GIDP: KC Morales, K. HR: HOU Tucker (9, 3rd inning off Guthrie, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: HOU 7; KC 5. DP: HOU (Valbuena-Correa-Carter). PICKOFFS: KC Guthrie (Marisnick at 1st base). Houston IP H R ER BB SO C Qualls 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 T Sipp 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 L Gregerson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Guthrie (L, 7-6) 7.011 4 4 2 3 F Morales 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:38. Att: 36,965.
West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Corvallis Medford Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Cowlitz Kitsap
W 26 21 20 17 W 30 21 17 9 W 27 18 17 15
L 14 18 19 22 L 10 19 23 31 L 13 21 23 25
PCT .650 .538 .513 .436 PCT .750 .538 .436 .205 PCT .675 .462 .425 .375
GB Strk - 1W 4 1W 5 1W 8 1W GB Strk - 2L 9 1L 13 21L 22 2W GB Strk - 2W 7.5 1L 8.5 3L 11.5 1W
Yesterday’s results Kelowna 1, Bend 0 Walla Walla at Victoria, postponed, rain Kitsap at Cowlitz (11 innings) Klamath Falls 5, Corvallis 4 Medford 11 Bellingham 2 Wenatchee 11, Yakima Valley 4 Today’s schedule Kitsap at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Bellingham at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Corvallis at Klamath, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Victoria, DH, 4 p.m. Bend at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Sunday July 26 Walla Walla at Victoria, 1:05 p.m. Kitsap at Cowlitz, 5:05 p.m. Corvallis at Klamath, 5:05 p.m. Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 6:05 p.m. Bend at Kelowna, 6:05 p.m. Bellingham at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Monday July 27 Bellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.
B.C. Premier League BCPBL playoffs Best-of-three series Today’s schedule North Shore vs. Abbotsford, noon, 2:30 p.m., Parkgate Park Victoria Eagles vs. North Delta, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., Lambrick Park Nanaimo vs. Whalley, 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., Serauxmen Stadium Langley vs. Okanagan - 2 p.m., 5 p.m., McLeod Park Sunday, July 26 Games 3 if necessary BCPBL Provincial Championship Friday, July 31-Monday, Aug. 3 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria
PAN-AM GAMES
SOCCER
Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro 1 United States 93 73 74 2 Canada 72 63 60 3 Brazil 35 34 55 4 Cuba 31 23 33 5 Colombia 26 13 30 6 Mexico 19 27 40 7 Argentina 12 27 30 8 Venezuela 6 18 16 9 Guatemala 6 0 3 10 Chile 5 6 15 11 Ecuador 4 9 13 12 Peru 4 3 6 13 Dominican Rep. 3 9 9 14 Jamaica 3 2 2 15 Trinidad 2 3 1 16 Bahamas 2 2 1 17 Puerto Rico 1 1 12 18 Saint Lucia 1 0 0 19 Uruguay 0 1 3 20 Barbados 0 1 2 Paraguay 0 1 2 22 Bolivia 0 1 1 Panama 0 1 1 24 Antigua 0 1 0 Grenada 0 1 0 Honduras 0 1 0 27 El Salvador 0 0 2 28 Bermuda 0 0 1 Costa Rica 0 0 1 St Kitts 0 0 1 St Vincent 0 0 1
FA Community Shield Sunday, Aug 2 Chelsea vs. Arsenal, 7 a.m.
Toronto, July 10-26
Tot 240 195 124 87 69 86 69 40 9 26 26 13 21 7 6 5 14 1 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
CYCLING 102nd Tour de France, 3,360 km in 21 stages. Ends Sunday (July 26) Canadian entries: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team)
Today’s schedule: Stage 20 (second last day) - Modane Valfrejus to Alpe d’Huez, 110.5km, a “short and sharp” mountain stage. Yesterday’s stage 19: Saint-Jean de Maurienne to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles, 138km, hardest stage of the Tour, with four major Alpine climbs. 1 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 4hr 22min 53sec 2 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 44 sec 3 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 1:14 4 Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 2:26 5 Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 2:26 6 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 2:26 7 Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 2:26 8 Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 2:26 9 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 2:26 10 Samuel Sanchez (ESP/BMC) 2:26 Overall standings after Stage 18 1 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 78 hr 37 min 34 sec 2 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 2:38 3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 5:25 4 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 6:44 5 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 7:56 6 Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 8:55 7 Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 12:39 8 Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 13:22 9 Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 14:08 10 Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 17:27
LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Playoffs - Championship Final Best-of-7 *=if necessary Coquitlam Adanacs vs. Delta Islanders Today, 7:30 p.m. (G 2) Coquitlam at Delta Coquitlam leads series 1-0 Monday July 27, 7:30 p.m. (Game 3) Delta at Coquitlam Tuesday July 28, 8 p.m. (Game 4) Coquitlam at Delta
Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A W 13 11 8 8 7 6 3
L 4 6 7 8 9 9 13
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saturday, Aug 8 Man United v Tottenham, 4:45 a.m. Bournemouth v Aston Villa, 7 a.m. Everton v Watford, 7 a.m. Leicester v Sunderland, 7 a.m. Norwich v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m. Chelsea v Swansea, 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 Arsenal v West Ham, 5:30 a.m. Newcastle v Southampton, 5:30 a.m. Stoke v Liverpool, 8 a.m.
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 35 22 10 7 Columbus 30 21 8 7 NY Red Bulls 29 19 8 6 Toronto 27 18 8 7 N. England 27 22 7 9 Orlando 24 20 6 8 Philadelphia 22 21 6 11 Montreal 21 17 6 8 NY City FC 21 20 5 9 Chicago 18 19 5 11 Western League Club PTS GP W L Dallas 35 20 10 5 Los Angeles 34 22 9 6 Vancouver 33 21 10 8 Sporting KC 33 19 9 4 Seattle 32 21 10 9 Portland 32 21 9 7 Salt Lake 29 22 7 7 San Jose 25 19 7 8 Houston 24 20 6 8 Colorado 24 20 5 6 Yesterday’s result Sporting KC 0, Salt Lake 2
T 5 6 5 3 6 6 4 3 6 3
GF GA 24 20 31 30 29 23 28 28 27 33 23 26 26 34 24 27 24 28 20 28
T 5 7 3 6 2 5 8 4 6 9
GF GA 28 24 36 25 24 21 28 18 25 20 23 24 21 26 21 24 24 26 18 19
Today’s schedule Toronto at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at Montreal, 5 p.m. New England at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Houston, 6 p.m. Portland at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Canadian standings Stage 19 results 56 Ryder Hesjedal, 22:00 150 Svein Tuft 29:12 Overall standings 45 Ryder Hesjedal, 2 hours, 05:38 159 Svein Tuft (CAN/ORI) 4:25:49
Standings GP Victoria 17 New Westminster 17 Burnaby 15 Langley 16 Maple Ridge 15 Coquitlam 15 Nanaimo 16
English Premier League
Pts 26 22 16 16 14 12 6
Yesterday’s result Victoria 14, Burnaby 4 Today’s schedule Burnaby at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Maple Ridge at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 Maple Ridge at Burnaby, 7:45 p.m.
TENNIS This week’s tournaments
ATP Skistar Swedish Open July 20-26, Bastad, Sweden Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Singles - Quarterfinals Tommy Robredo (2), Spain, def. PaulHenri Mathieu, France, 6-3, 6-3. Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4. Alexander Zverev, Ger, def. Thomaz Bellucci (6), Brazil, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Benoit Paire, France, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-2. Konzum Croatia Open Umag July 20-26, Umag, Croatia Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Singles - Quarterfinals Roberto Bautista Agut (2), Spain, def. Borna Coric (7), Croatia, 6-3, 6-3. Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 3-0, retired. Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Fabio Fognini (5), Italy, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (6).
WTA Nurnberger Gasteinladies 2015 July 20-26, Bad Gastein, Austria. Surface: Clay. Prize Money: $226,750 Singles - Quarterfinals Sara Errani (1), Italy, def. Darya Kasatkina, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Samantha Stosur (2), Australia, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-3, 6-2. Karin Knapp (3), Italy, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (7), Slovakia, def. Annika Beck, Ger, 6-2, 6-3. Paribas Istanbul Cup July 20-26, Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: $226,750 Singles - Quarterfinals Urszula Radwanska, Poland, def. Tsvetana Pironkova (8), Bulgaria, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (13), 7-5. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Sunday, July 26 Orlando at NY City FC, 11:30 a.m. Philadelphia at DC United, 2 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 Montreal at NY City FC, 11 a.m. NY Red Bulls at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Salt Lake at DC United, 4 p.m. Columbus at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.
Pacific Coast Soccer League Playoff semifinals Yesterday’s games Vancouver United vs Khalsa SC, 1 p.m. Victoria vs. Mid Isle Mariners, 3:30 p.m. League championship match Sunday, July 26, 1 p.m.
GOLF This week’s other tourneys RBC Canadian Open: next column
Canada (MacKenzie Tour) No tournament this week (See PGA, Canadian Open) ATB Financial Classic,July 30-Aug. 2 Links of Glen Eagles, Calgary. Par: 72, 7,019 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Brock Mackenzie
LPGA Meijer LPGA Classic, July 23-26 Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan. Par 72, 6,859 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Mirim Lee Leaderboard, Round 1 Golfer Par R1 T1 Dori Carter -7 64 T1 Lizette Salas -7 64 T1 Katherine Kirk -7 64 T4 Jaye Marie Green -6 65 T4 Wei-Ling Hsu -6 65 T6 Jane Rah -5 66 T6 Ilhee Lee -5 66 T6 Q Baek -5 66 T6 Kris Tamulis -5 66 T10 Sarah Kemp -4 67 T10 Alison Lee -4 67 T12 Alena Sharp Hamilton, Ont. -3 68 T12 Katy Harris -3 68 T12 Sandra Changkija -3 68 T12 Amy Anderson -3 68 T12 Ji Young Oh -3 68 T12 Belen Mozo -3 68 T12 Sarah Jane Smith -3 68 T12 Brooke Pancake -3 68 T12 Laetitia Beck -3 68 T12 Pat Hurst -3 68 T12 Kim Kaufman -3 68 Other Canadian results T97 Lorie Kane +2 73 T97 Jennifer Kirby +2 73
Champions Tour The Senior Open Championship, July 23-26 Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire, England. Par 70, 6,627 yards. Purse: $2,100,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer Leaderboard, Round 1 Golfer Par R1 T1 Bart Bryant -5 65 T1 Jeff Sluman -5 65 T1 Lee Janzen -5 65 T1 Miguel Angel Jimenez -5 65 T1 Bernhard Langer -5 65 T1 Marco Dawson -5 65 T1 Michael Allen -5 65 T1 Lian-Wei Zhang -5 65 T9 Brian Henninger -4 66 T9 Cesar Monasterio -4 66 T9 Mark Mouland -4 66 Canadian results T31 Stephen Ames -1 69 T31 Rod Spittle -1 69 T87 Rick Gibson +2 72
Web.com Tour No tournaments this week. Utah Championship, July 30-Aug. 2 Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. Par 72, 7,714 yards. Purse: $650,000. 2014 champion: Andres Gonzales.
European Tour Omega European Masters, July 23-26 Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland. Par 70, 6,848 yards. Purse: €2,300,000. 2014 champion: David Lipsky Leaderboard, Round 1 Golfer Par R1 1 Gregory Havret -7 63 2 Lasse Jensen -6 64 T3 Danny Willett -5 65 T3 Seve Benson -5 65 T3 Rich Bland -5 65 T3 Jazz J’anond-5 65 T3 Pelle Edberg -5 65 T3 Y.E. Yang -5 65 T3 Rikard Karlberg -5 65 T3 Tyrrell Hatton -5 65 T3 Marcus Kinhult -5 65 T3 Richard Green -5 65 T3 Michael Hoey -5 65 T3 Seuk-Hyun Baek -5 65 T15 Bradley Dredge -4 66 T15 David Lipsky -4 66 T15 Magnus Carlsson -4 66 T15 Johan Carlsson -4 66 T15 Angelo Que -4 66 T15 Alessandro Tadini -4 66
GOLF RBC Canadian Open July 23-26, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ont. Par 72, 7,253 yards. Purse: $5,800,000. 2014 champion: Tim Clark Past winners The first Canadian Open was held in 1919 and won by J Douglas Edgar of England by 16 strokes - still a PGA Tour record for margin of victory. More recent winners, with total strokes 2014 Tim Clark 263 2013 Brandt Snedeker 272 2012 Scott Piercy 263 2011 Sean O’Hair 276 2010 Carl Pettersson 266 2009 Nathan Green 270 2008 Chez Reavie 267 2007 Jim Furyk 268 2006 Jim Furyk 266 2005 Mark Calcavecchia 275 2004 Vijay Singh 275 2003 Bob Tway 272 2002 John Rollins 272 2001 Scott Verplank 266 * denotes 16 Canadian golfers Full leaderboard, Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Emiliano Grillo -8 64 1 Chad Campbell -14 67 63 2 Brian Harman -12 65 67 T3 *David Hearn T3 Brantford, Ont. -11 69 64 T3 Johnson Wagner -11 67 66 5 Jason Day -10 68 66 T6 Erik Compton -9 66 69 T6 Eric Axley -9 67 68 T6 Bubba Watson -9 68 67 T9 Emiliano Grillo -8 72 T9 Vaughn Taylor -8 65 71 T9 Michael Putnam -8 71 65 T9 Brooks Koepka -8 68 68 T9 Chez Reavie -8 69 67 T9 Scott Pinckney -8 68 68 T9 William McGirt -8 67 69 T16 Colt Knost -7 68 69 T16 Andres Gonzales -7 70 67 T16 Brendon de Jonge -7 71 66 T16 Alex Prugh -7 67 70 T16 Charley Hoffman -7 71 66 T16 Jim Furyk -7 68 69 T22 *Austin Connelly -6 73 65 T22 Lucas Glover -6 70 68 T22 Matt Kuchar -6 69 69 T22 Mark Wilson -6 70 68 T22 Justin Leonard -6 72 66 T22 Austin Cook -6 68 70 T22 Steve Wheatcroft -6 72 T22 Pat Perez -6 69 69 T22 Jonas Blixt -6 69 69 T22 Ricky Barnes -6 68 70 T22 Camilo Villegas -6 69 69 T33 Zac Blair -5 69 70 T33 Nick Watney -5 73 66 T33 J.B. Holmes -5 69 70 T33 James Hahn -5 71 68 T33 *Blair Hamilton -5 71 68 T33 J.J. Spaun -5 72 T33 Cameron Percy -5 72 67 T33 Sam Saunders -5 70 69 T33 J.J. Henry -5 72 67 T33 Hudson Swafford -5 71 68 T33 Tim Clark -5 72 67 T44 Scott Langley -4 69 71 T44 Jeff Overton -4 72 68 T44 Retief Goosen -4 69 71 T44 Ben Crane -4 73 67 T44 Carlos Ortiz -4 71 69 T44 Tom Hoge -4 70 70 T44 Andrew Putnam -4 69 71 T44 Steven Alker -4 71 69 T44 Chad Collins -4 70 70 T44 Hunter Mahan -4 72 T44 Jon Curran -4 70 70 T44 Ollie Schniederjans -4 71 69 T56 *Adam Hadwin -3 74 67 T56 Tyrone van Aswegen -3 66 75 T56 Rory Sabbatini -3 72 69 T56 Ryan Ruffels -3 66 75 T56 Tom Gillis -3 73 68 T56 Brian Stuard -3 72 T56 Jhonattan Vegas -3 71 70 T56 Chesson Hadley -3 67 74 T56 Steve Stricker -3 72 T56 Tony Finau -3 71 70 T56 K.J. Choi -3 72 T56 Roberto Castro -3 72 T56 Stewart Cink -3 68 73 T56 D.A. Points -3 72 T56 Andres Romero -3 68 73 T56 Jonathan Randolph -3 71 70 T72 *Nick Taylor -2 72 T72 Adam Svensson -2 69 73 T72 Tim Wilkinson -2 72 70 T72 Heath Slocum -2 68 74 T72 Seung-yul Noh -2 68 74 T72 Daniel Summerhays -2 73 69 T72 Luke Donald -2 72 70 T72 Scott Piercy -2 72 T72 Angel Cabrera -2 73 69 T72 Andrew Svoboda -2 72 70 T72 Martin Flores -2 68 74 T72 Scott Verplank -2 72 70 T72 Derek Fathauer -2 72 70 T72 Marcelo Rozo -2 76 66 T72 Blayne Barber -2 68 74 T72 Ryo Ishikawa -2 72 T72 Alex Cejka -2 72 70 T72 Ryan Palmer -2 71 71 T72 Brian Davis -2 69 73 T72 Jim Herman -2 67 75
Cut line (-2) T92 *Roger Sloan -1 70 73 T92 Byron Smith -1 72 T92 Andrew Loupe -1 69 74 T92 Chris Stroud -1 75 68 T92 Troy Merritt -1 72 71 T92 John Merrick -1 74 69 T92 Derek Ernst -1 69 74 T92 Matt Every -1 75 68 T92 *Justin Shin -1 74 69 T92 Neal Lancaster -1 68 75 T92 Davis Love III -1 70 73 T103 Sean O’Hair E 76 68 T103 Drew Weaver E 74 70 T103 Kyle Reifers E 70 74 T103 Ernie Els E 71 73 T103 Ken Duke E 74 70 T108 Zack Sucher +1 71 74 T108 Robert Garrigus +1 67 78 T108 Sang-Moon Bae +1 72 T108 Josh Teater +1 72 T108 Aaron Baddeley +1 72 T108 Jason Gore +1 72 T108 Max Homa +1 70 75 T108 Nicholas Thompson +1 72 T108 Matt Jones +1 72 73 T108 Vijay Singh +1 75 70 T108 Mark Hubbard +1 74 71 T119 *Brad Fritsch +2 75 71 T119 *Richard Jung +2 72 74 T119 Charlie Beljan +2 72 T119 Sung Joon Park +2 71 75 T119 Morgan Hoffmann +2 73 73 T119 Ryan Armour +2 72 74 T119 Oscar Fraustro +2 71 75 T119 Luke Guthrie +2 76 70 T127 Carlos Sainz Jr +3 74 73 T127 Dudley Hart +3 74 73 T127 Graeme McDowell +3 72 T127 John Peterson +3 72 75 T131 *Taylor Pendrith +4 74 74 T131 *Albin Choi +4 72 76 T131 Patrick Rodgers +4 70 78 T131 Richard Sterne +4 72 76 T135 John Huh +5 74 75 T135 Brice Garnett +5 76 73 T135 Kevin Chappell +5 75 74 T135 David Mathis +5 78 71 T135 Len Mattiace +5 72 77 T135 Michael Thompson +5 74 75 T141 *Corey Conners +6 77 73 T141 James Beale +6 75 75 T141 John Rollins +6 74 76 T141 Billy Hurley III +6 80 70 T141 Jerry Kelly +6 73 77 T141 Martin Laird +6 70 80 147 Spencer Levin +7 71 80 T148 *Garrett Rank +8 81 71 T148 Mark Hensby +8 74 78 T148 Greg Owen +8 75 77 T148 Fabian Gomez +8 76 76 T152 *Bill Walsh +9 73 80 T152 Meen Whee Kim +9 77 76 154 Jim Renner +10 74 80 - *Graham DeLaet E 72 WD - Robert Allenby +9 81 WD
DIVERSIONS
B4 | NANAIMO DAILY NEWS | SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 ARCTIC CIRCLE
BRIDGE
WORD FIND
Switching Horses Dealer: South E-W vulnerable NORTH ♠Q103 ♥AJ52 ♦Q10765 ♣J WEST EAST ♠A98742 ♠KJ5 ♥Q3 ♥964 ♦3 ♦J984 ♣K842 ♣753 SOUTH ♠6 ♥K1087 ♦AK2 ♣AQ1096 W N E S 1♣ 1♠ dbl 2♠ 4♥ All Pass Opening Lead: ♠A
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
W
ZITS
ANDY CAPP
SOLUTION: A BEAUTIFUL ASPECT
CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT
est led another spade but declarer ruffed away East’s jack to continue with the king and ten of hearts. The ace of hearts was followed by a second spade ruff and dummy was entered with the queen of diamonds to draw the last trump on which South threw a club. Declarer led a diamond to hand and was about to claim twelve tricks until West showed out. He turned his attention to clubs by cashing the ace and followed with the queen for a ruffing finesse. With the king residing in West as expected, two overtricks were in the bank, N-S +480. The opening lead of a diamond might have altered the result. Declarer will conclude that West has led a singleton but how will he play the trump suit? If he loses a heart finesse, West could potentially score a diamond ruff. South was in a difficult position when East offered a spade raise. An advance to three hearts would be interpreted as a competitive action. South held a solid 16 HCP, a singleton spade and four hearts. The auction suggested that North held few spade values and, therefore, a leap to the major suit game was indicated. This action would not always be a winning decision but North’s display of the dummy was all that South could have hoped for. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.
BABY BLUES
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
HI AND LOIS
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TORONTO — Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse laid down another stunning performance Friday. The 20-year-old from Markham, Ont., shattered his own Canadian 200-metre record to win gold at the Pan American Games. De Grasse crossed in 19.88 seconds, beating his previous mark of 20.03 to become the first Canadian in history to run both a sub10, in the 100 metres, and sub-20 in the 200. “It’s amazing. It feels so unreal right now,� said De Grasse. “I can’t believe I did it. Somehow I just managed to pull it off. I’m really happy about this.� Running blind out of Lane 8, amid a world-class field, De Grasse battled down the homestretch to outlean Jamaica’s Rasheed Dwyer and Panama’s Alonso Edward at the finish line. Dwyer and Edward crossed in 19.90 — Dwyer taking the silver and Edward the bronze. De Grasse won the 100 metres on Wednesday night in 10.05. His performance led of another strong night at the Pan Am track. Christabel Nettey won gold in the women’s long jump with a distance of 6.90 metres. The 24-year-old from Surrey, B.C., said the performance is a huge boost of confidence heading into next month’s world championships. “I really want to podium, but gold
Andre De Grasse, of Canada, holds his gold medal after winning the men’s 200m final during the athletics competition at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
would be sweet,� Nettey said. “I’m really happy after today.� Nathan Brannen of Cambridge, Ont., won silver in the 1,500 metres, while Charles Philibert-Thiboutot of Quebec City won the bronze. Genevieve Lalonde of Moncton, N.B., raced to bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre steeplechase. De Grasse, meanwhile, has burst onto the international scene this season with a series of eyepopping results. He broke the Canadian record in the 200 — 20.03 — before
breaking his own mark on Friday. He also became the first Canadian in 15 years to break the 10-second barrier in the 100. He’s coming off an NCAA season that saw him sweep the 100 and 200 titles. Canada sits at 72 gold medals, 63 silver and 60 bronze, second best at the games with 195 medals total. The United States leads the medal standings with 93 golds, 73 silvers and 74 bronze. Canada also won gold in boxing as Toronto’s Arthur Biyarslanov won
the men’s light welterweight final with a split decision over Cuba’s Yasnier Toledo. Ringside judges scored the bout 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 in Biyarslanov’s favour. “It feels awesome. It was my goal to win gold for Canada, so I’m very happy,� said Biyarslanov. “Canada hasn’t won a gold in men’s boxing for over 30 years, so I’m glad to have broken that and won a gold for Canada.� Also, Brienne Stairs of Kitchener, Ont., scored the winning goal as Canada beat Chile 1-0 in the women’s field hockey bronze-medal game. Genevieve Lalonde of Moncton, N.B., also earned a bronze, finishing the women’s 3,000-metre steeplechase in nine minutes 53.03 seconds. American Ashley Higginson (9:48.12) won gold, while Shalaya Kipp took silver in 9:49.96. Winnipeg’s Erin Teschuk was fourth in 10:02.33. Montreal’s Patrice Boily-Martineau won bronze in men’s 75-kilogram karate. In team sports, Canada will go for men’s basketball gold after defeating the United States 111-108 in an overtime thriller. The Canadians, who have never finished better than fourth at the Games, needed a rousing fourth-quarter comeback and overtime charge to dispose of the Americans. Canada will play Brazil, which downed the Dominican Republic 68-62 in the earlier semifinal.
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the next few weeks, you will be witness to an adjustment in your relationship. Tonight: Get some exercise. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might be more playful than many others are right now. A family member could be out of sorts -- get ready for some tantrums. Schedule some time with a loved one, and you both will benefit from the time spent together. Share a fun story. Tonight: Be willing to take a risk. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might feel imposed upon by a family member. It appears as if you have little choice at the moment, unless you want to create some uproar. Do yourself a favor and detach from the here and now. Be careful with how you choose to express yourself. Tonight: In the limelight. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You are able to move a situation to a better place than you originally thought possible. A conflict evolves between a loved one and a dear friend. It’s time step
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You could be in a position where you must follow someone else’s lead. A sudden insight will occur when you attempt to see life from a different perspective. Your willingness to walk in another person’s shoes makes you a sure winner. Tonight: Go along with a friend’s suggestion. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Defer to others, as nearly everyone thinks he or she has better ideas than you do. Your ruling planet, Venus, starts doing a backward jig and initiates a period where you might feel less than great. Resist making major decisions for the next few months. Tonight: Be graceful. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have a lot of ground to cover. A child or loved one seems to be out of sorts. You might try to help this person mellow out, but you could find it difficult. During
away from the battlefield. You realize that disagreements often result from misunderstandings. Tonight: Be a fiery spirit. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Sometimes you are not aware of the impact of a situation and its long-term ramifications. At this time, it might be wise to let go and indulge yourself. You could be in the process of juggling many responsibilities, but eventually you will land well. Tonight: Share more of yourself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might make an uncomfortable choice. Question your reasoning, because more often than not your intuition isn’t exactly right-on. Your response is an alert that maybe you need to head in a different direction or resolve a situation differently. Tonight: Out with friends. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be in a position where you will have to make the same decision you made just a little while ago. You might be dismayed to be in that situation, but
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you will handle it well. A loved one, on the other hand, might not handle it as well. Tonight: Try not to be out of control. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Friends will insist that you join them, to that extent that you might feel as if you have no choice. A matter involving a higher-up could become dominant over the next few weeks. You might need to fill in for this person or do some negotiating. Tonight: Where your friends are. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You are on top of a situation that makes you feel less than great. Though you might not be sure of yourself or know the best way to proceed, trust your instincts. Reach out to someone at a distance whom you don’t always get to connect with. Tonight: Try a fun, new spot. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) One-on-one relating demands a whole new type of interaction. You might not be sure of yourself, but experience certainly will help. Allow someone else to
YOUR BIRTHDAY (July 21) This year you will need to reconsider how you handle your finances and your feelings. Sometimes you might go overboard. In the next few months, take an honest look at your behavior in this regard. If you are single, try not to start dating until mid-September; otherwise, you could be dealing with some difficult issues. If you are attached, the two of you will find out how much you enjoy interacting with each other. Your home and finances become high priorities. You are likely to receive a pay raise or promotion. SCORPIO might not share as much as you would like. BORN TODAY Fashion model Iman Abdulmajid (1955), actor Matt LeBlanc (1967), football player Walter Payton (1954)
Heartbroken woman wants mothers’ ring back children. She blamed everything on him and I believed her. She visited me one day and asked to borrow my mother’s ring, but I said no. I always wore it. Mind you, it’s not worth any money. It only has sentimental value. But when she dropped by another night and asked, I said OK. She promised to give it back. After a few weeks went by, I asked her to return it and she claimed I had given it to her to keep. I corrected her and said I only let her borrow it. She has since blocked me from her phone and Facebook page. Her husband has informed me that she is seeing a man at her job who is 20 years younger, and that she has started partying, drinking
Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I have a problem with my oldest daughter. She has always been a selfish child. For years, we did not get along, and many times, we stopped speaking. She popped back into my life last October through a Facebook chat. She was separated from her husband and had left her teenage
and possibly using drugs. He says he barely knows her anymore. I asked her husband to tell her that I want my mother’s ring back, but she refused his request as well. I am heartbroken. What can I do? — Hurt Mom Dear Mom: Not too much. You voluntarily gave her the ring, which makes it her word against yours that it was only intended to be temporary. You could threaten her with legal action, but actually doing so would cost both of you and might make the relationship irreparable (although we know some readers would think that’s a positive outcome). Some children don’t turn out
the way we hope, no matter how much we love them. Your daughter sounds like an irresponsible, selfish person. You may need to consider Grandma’s ring to be her inheritance, and for your own peace of mind, please try to forgive her. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Had Enough,� the 68-yearold woman who was tired of her husband’s demand for sex. She asked how other seniors handled this. My husband also had a robust sex drive. I lost interest after menopause, but for his sake, pretended all was well. When his progressing Parkinson’s disease made
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Vince Neil drops social media lawsuit KIMBERLY PIERCEALL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil got back his social media passwords after suing a consultant he hired to manage the accounts and accusing her of posting online without his consent, a lawyer for the rocker said Friday. Kristy Sinsara handed over the passwords and the case was dismissed in early June, attorney James Kohl confirmed. The breach-of-contract lawsuit accused Sinsara of holding the passwords hostage and making unauthorized posts. Sinsara said Friday that Neil had the passwords all along. In the March lawsuit filed in state court in Las Vegas, Neil said he gave his Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter account passwords to Sinsara, who said she was a social media branding expert and would manage the accounts. Sinsara offered to manage the profiles for free in exchange for promotion of her book and selfhelp website, according to court records.
In this Oct. 15, 2012 file photo, former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, arrives for a news conference at the United States Courthouse in Tampa, Fla. [AP PHOTO]
WWE, Hulk Hogan sever ties after racist slur heard Hogan says it was ‘unacceptable’ for him to use those words his “Hulkamania” fan base to become a celebrity outside the wrestling world, appearing in numerous movies and television shows, including a reality show about his life on VH1, “Hogan Knows Best.” Hogan is currently seeking $100 million from the website Gawker for posting part of the sex tape of him with Heather Cole, the ex-wife of Hogan’s one-time friend and radio show host Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. Gawker, which removed the video from its website under a court order, said it had the right to publish the edited video because Hogan talked in detail about his sex life before the video’s release, which made the story newsworthy.
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BOSTON — The black wool double-breasted suit jacket that Ringo Starr wore in the 1965 Beatles movie “Help!” has sold at auction for more than $46,500. Boston-based RR Auction announced Friday that the jacket with soft grey vertical pinstripes, six black buttons, and the name “Ringo” sewn inside was part of the online Marvels of Modern Music auction that closed Thursday.
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RR said the buyer is “a top rock ’n’ roll collector in Rhode Island,” but did not disclose a name. Other items sold in the auction included a Hamer guitar custom-made in Connecticut for Johnny Ramone for almost $50,000; a signed Jimi Hendrix Experience album cover for almost $31,000; a signed Janis Joplin photograph for almost $ 19,000; and a contract signed by Jim Morrison to appear on American Bandstand for nearly $12,000.
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STAMFORD, Conn. — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed ties with Hulk Hogan amid a report that one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex tape. The company deleted most references to Hogan on its website and issued a statement Friday saying it had terminated its contract with him. WWE did not give a reason, but issued a statement saying it is “committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.” On Friday, a joint report from RadarOnline.com and The National Enquirer said that Hogan had used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex video that is the subject of an
invasion of privacy lawsuit. In a statement, the 61-yearold Hogan apologized for using “offensive language” in a conversation eight years ago. “It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it,” Hogan said, calling his departure from a WWE a resignation. His attorneys did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press. Hogan, perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s five-decade history, was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years in its signature event, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even company chairman Vince McMahon. He won six WWE championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 by Sylvester Stallone. But he was able to transcend
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When Neil asked for the passwords in December 2014, Sinsara gave him the one for Twitter but not the others, according to the lawsuit. Later, Sinsara handed over the Facebook password but enabled a security feature allowing access only from her computer, records say. Sinsara has said it was a misunderstanding. She disputed Friday that the case was dismissed because she handed over the passwords, saying Neil always had access to his accounts. “I did not give Vince Neil anything he did not already have,” she said Friday in an email, adding that the rock star also could have verified his account directly with Facebook. The lawsuit turned into a case of who didn’t like whom. It claimed Sinsara kept the passwords from Neil because she didn’t like his girlfriend, Rain Hannah, and suspected Hannah would promote her business ventures on the rocker’s accounts. Sinsara said the lawsuit was filed because she stood up to Hannah.