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Confusion after Russian plane crashes in Egypt

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Mystery and confusion surrounded the final moments of a Russian jetliner that plummeted suddenly from high altitude to the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people aboard. The airline Monday ruled out pilot error or a technical fault, but Russian aviation officials dismissed those comments as premature.

Some aviation experts raised the possibility that a bomb on board the Metrojet Airbus A321-200 brought it down, while others cited an incident in 2001 when the aircraft grazed the runway with its tail while landing.

James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, said that while there is no direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet, it couldn’t be excluded that the plane was brought down by Islamic State extremists in the Sinai Peninsula.

“It’s unlikely, but I wouldn’t rule it out,” he told reporters in Washington.

Asked if a terrorist attack could be ruled out, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said: “No versions could be excluded.”

The Metrojet was flying at 31,000 feet over the Sinai when it crashed Saturday only 23 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for St. Petersburg with mostly Russian passengers.

Metrojet firmly denied that the crash could have been caused by either equipment failure or crew error.

“The only possible explanation could be an external impact on the airplane,” Metrojet’s deputy director Alexander Smirnov told a news conference in Moscow. When pressed for more details, Smirnov said he was not at liberty to discuss them because the investigation was ongoing.

Asked if the plane could have been brought down by a terrorist attack, he said only that “anything was possible.”

People put flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow’s Kremlin Wall on Monday. Metrojet’s Airbus A321-200 crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday morning 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh en route to St. Petersburg. All 224 people on board were killed. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

But Russia’s top aviation official, Alexander Neradko, dismissed the company’s statement as premature and unfounded.

In televised comments from Egypt, Neradko said it would be possible to draw conclusions about the crash only after experts examined the plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders and studied the wreckage.

He said the large area where debris were scattered indicated the jet had broken up at high altitude, but he refrained from citing a reason for the crash pending the investigation.

Viktor Yung, another deputy director general of Metrojet, said the crew did not send a distress call and did not contact traffic controllers before the crash.

Egyptian officials have offered conflicting accounts on whether or not the plane issued any distress calls.

Experts say planes break up in flight usually due to one of three factors: a catastrophic

weather event, a midair collision or an external threat, such as a bomb or a missile.

A local affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group has claimed it brought down the aircraft, which crashed in the northern Sinai where the Egyptian military and security forces have battled militants for years.

Both Egyptian and Russian officials have dismissed that claim as not credible.

Still, the U.S., Germany and Britain all had overflight warnings in place for the Sinai.

They advised airlines to avoid flying over the peninsula below 26,000 feet and to avoid the Sharm el-Sheik airport due to extremist violence and, notably, the use of anti-aircraft weapons.

British military analyst Paul Beaver said he thought the crash was most likely caused by a bomb on board, because the IS hasn’t been known to possess surface-to-air missile systems capable of striking passenger planes at cruising altitude.

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City awaits provincial OK on spillway, bridge SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Criticism follows disclosure that private investigator was hired SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Under internal investigation over claims of bullying and harassment, Nanaimo council was publicly called out for its “toxicity” and lack of productivity by the Chamber of Commerce Monday.

News surfaced yesterday that the city had obtained the services of a private investigator through its legal counsel to look into a complaint of bullying behaviour at the council level.

Mayor Bill McKay confirmed that outgoing city manager Ted Swabey had ordered an investigation pursuant to the city’s bullying and harassment policy after a complaint was lodged.

McKay said he did not know the details of the complaint, but said it was made against one individual.

The investigation will be conducted by a professional hired through the city’s legal counsel, McKay said. The mayor added he was unsure how long it would take or how much it would cost.

City council has also retained the services of the Integrity Group firm, which has been acting as a facilitator to improve council relations. At least $50,000 has been allocated for that process.

McKay said council is willing to proceed with further sessions with Integrity Group and said other municipalities are facing the same problems.

The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce’s CEO, Kim Smythe, said residents ‘aren’t getting their money’s worth at this time,’ and referred to ‘toxic relations’ among council members as part of the cause. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]

“Let’s just say it’s taking longer than we had hoped to gel as a group,” McKay said.

However, some outside of council are losing patience. The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce’s CEO, Kim Smythe, issued a scathing rebuke of council’s first year in office on behalf of the organization.

Smythe said little to no progress has been on key priorities, including a review of the city’s sign bylaw, a new strategic plan and a core review.

Smythe said residents “aren’t getting their money’s worth at this time,” and referred to “toxic relations” among council members as part of the cause.

Smythe said council behaviour has “resulted in delays that have cost taxpayer money.” Council was unable to make quorum four times in 2015, he also said.

“I have been watching council for 24 years and I have never seen that before,” Smythe said.

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The City of Nanaimo is awaiting provincial approval of designs for a new spillway and pedestrian bridge at the lower Colliery dam, following weeks of tree removal and site preparation.

The B.C. Dam Safety Section must give the OK for the engineering drawings, which will allow the city to complete the new spillway to bring the dam up to current safety standards.

The city’s contractor, Copcan, is meanwhile completing work on a set of secant pile walls, made up of reinforced concrete piles, that will prevent the seepage of groundwater and soil into the area where the new spillway will be built.

“Copcan’s subcontractor, Henry Drilling, is making faster progress than originally anticipated,” a press release from the city says, adding the wall is expected to be completed by Friday.

Excavation work on the spillway will be followed by the concrete formwork, rebar placement and concrete pouring, the press release adds.

City construction manager Steve Ricketts said he expects to hear a reply from the province by this week.

Once the piles are complete, they will need time for the concrete to harden.

“We need to wait a week before we can start digging, and then we’ll get into the excavation and the structure,” he said.

Ricketts said it will be approximately two weeks before the general contractor has a firm construction

“We need to wait a week before we can start digging, and then we’ll get into the excavation and the structure.”

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schedule, but said the aim is to complete the project before the end of the year.

“Certainly that’s our hope,” he said.

Work on the project has progressed smoothly, a stark contrast to the political upheaval that has surrounded the Colliery dams for the last three years.

Some residents and elected officials have alleged there was insufficient information to support safety concerns about the lower dam and that the decision-making process was flawed.

The current project was only approved by council after a clause was included in the motion that an independent investigation into the issue take place.

Another aspect of the issue is cost.

The contract to upgrade the dam was approved by council with no fixed budget due to time constraints imposed by a provincial order.

Ricketts said major costs have not yet been incurred so far, but said he will soon provide council with an update on costs.

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Beekeepers create a buzz Numbers increase on Island despite rules hampering honey production

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ancouver Island’s beekeeping community continues to grow, despite the effects of a host of issues that have driven down honey production considerably over the years In five decades years since Theo Fredrich started keeping bees at his acreage in Cedar, his honey production levels have fallen by more than half.

“There would be, 50 years ago, 200 pounds per colony was the norm. Today, we are struggling to get 50 to 100 pounds, so you have to change your operations accordingly,” FredDarrell rich said.

Bellaart The 82-year-old Reporting Cedar beekeeper is spry and lucid, which he attributes in part to the medicinal qualities of the pollen his bees collect — something he carefully infuses in tinctures that he uses daily and sells from his farm.

Today, much of the work of operating Fredrich’s Honey farm has been handed down to his son, Theo Jr., but the senior Fredrich remains an active member of the mid-Island beekeeping community. In summer he hosts monthly workshops on his Cedar

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Road property, which attract beekeepers from miles around.

Next spring it will be 50 years at the farm, for a total of 67 years as a beekeeper.

Before immigrating to Canada, he apprenticed at Sittensen, in his native Germany. He spent a few years in Southern Alberta before moving to Vancouver Island in 1966.

While Alberta’s wide-open prairies make a better choice than the Island’s forests to keep bees, it was the coastal climate that brought him west.

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Those detailed records show a variety of factors, from disease through new farming practices, through highways maintenance practices to climate change which, together, have driven down honey production over the years.

Yet at the same time the Island’s beekeeping community has continued to grow and even thrive, so that today, somewhere between 1,200 and 1,400 beekeepers operate small and medium-size operations around the Island.

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in the forests and the crop became very non-existent.”

The hot weather also drove up the number of wasps, and that took a major toll on bee colonies.

Another thing is bears.

“There were not enough berries this year and because of the drier summer, salmon couldn’t get upstream. So there’s a lot of bear problems this year,” And when a bear smells honey, “they do destroy whole hives,” Fredrich said.

In the bigger picture, beekeepers keep good notes of weather and other conditions that impact their crops, and “we have noticed a difference,” Fredrich said.

With all his years spent keeping bees, on the Island and in Germany, “there have been a lot of changes,” he said.

“And they’re probably worldwide.”

He considers honey production a sideline to the real purpose of bees in nature: To pollinate plants and help sustain crops, and life.

And he sees falling honey production as a symptom of a bigger problem.

“We need to produce food,” he said.

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early 1960s to mono-culture practices now used, which are highly efficient, but not as good for bees.

Planting an entire field in one crop requires heavy use of pesticides, and while Fredrich understand the motivation to maximize crop yields, “I’m actually sometimes surprised we have bees.”

He said he doesn’t blame farmers, but use of heavy machinery to harvest crops devastates nesting sites.

“We’re destroying wild honeybees,” he said.

Yet many farmers depend on bees to ensure a good crop. While most people link honey bees to the sweet product of their work, their real importance is in pollination.

Fredrich points to the proliferation of blueberry farms in the Fraser Valley, which will soon be mature enough to bear fruit, and farmers will be hard-pressed to find enough beehives to pollinate their crops.

“I will make you a bet for every jar of honey there is $100 worth of pollination done. Look at the tons of fruit produced. To me, beekeeping is pollination. Pollination is food production, and food production is survival.”

Climate change is a big factor in falling Island honey production.

This summer’s weird weather is a good example.

“We had a couple years where we didn’t have rain,” Fredrich said. “We had an excellent spring crop, but then it got too dry

Nanaimo comedian Peter Hudson says it’s taken him a while to return to humour after a tragic death in the family.

Hudson’s second cousins Catie Bott, 13, and 11-year-old twins Dara, and Jana died on Oct. 13 when they suffocated in a pile of canola seeds while playing in a grain truck. A frequent traveller to Withrow, Alta., where he has a large extended family, Hudson said he was shocked to hear what had happened to the girls.

“My family have been out there for six generations. Long, long time. Big farming community, a lot of faith out there,” he said. “I probably have about 200 cousins out there. But (their father) Roger,

they just have a beautiful family, always had their arms open, ‘come have a meal, come sit down, we’re having dinner. Those little girls were great. They were beautiful, strong, fun. I’d always here them playing. They had a great upbringing on the farm. Things that people dream of. A lot of love.”

The community have begun to heal, said Hudson, who added that it was simply a freak accident.

For a couple of weeks, he found it hard to keep up his daily comedy writing regimen.

He said much of the country also had a strong emotional response to the accident, something he attributes to how much Roger and his wife Bonita embodied the classic strong, stoic Canadian farmer lifestyle.

“He’s such a normal guy. He’s a mechanic, and he teaches people how to fix machines, he’s brilliant with machinery. And he’s a farmer and a hard-working guy and they’re a hard-working family. They always have supper at six. He’s just a hard-working Canadian man,” said Hudson with tears in his eyes.

“When I’m out there, all he’s doing is working, driving the tractor.”

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Lots of treats, very few tricks on Halloween Outside of a few illegal fireworks and a handful of arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct, Halloween went off without a hitch Saturday evening.

Nanaimo RCMP officers were kept busy but there were no significant incidents. Officers attended 80 calls from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m.

Sunday. The majority were for fireworks complaints. Some fireworks were seized and several tickets were issued.

Nanaimo nightclubs were filled to capacity and hopping, but at closing time “patrons filed out in a somewhat orderly fashion,” said Const.

Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP. Thirteen people were arrested for public intoxication.

Heavy rain helped with crowd control, and “most party-goers were well behaved,” said O’Brien.

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Head-on crash sends two men to hospital Alcohol is being investigated as a factor in a head-on crash that sent two Nanaimo men to hospital and injured two children Sunday.

The crash happened in the 1800 block of Woobank Road in Cedar at approximately 6:40 p.m. The road was closed for several hours while first responders including police, fire and paramedics assisted with the injured parties and investigated the collision. Both drivers to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The crash involved a Plymouth Voyager minivan driven by a 43-yearold Nanaimo man and a Honda CRV, driven by a 51-year-old Nanaimo man, accompanied by two children aged 11 and eight.

Neither child was seriously injured but fire crews were required to extricate both drivers from their vehicles.

The 43-year-old was airlifted to Victoria General and is listed as stable.

The 51-year-old was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and is also listed in stable condition.

Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor and the investigation is continuing, said Nanaimo RCMP. Witnesses are asked to contact RCMP at 250-754-2345.

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Movember raises money for men’s health issues Island men are being asked to put their shavers away for a month.

Movember is an annual campaign to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues. Participants grow their facial hair for 30 days then shave it off at a moustache party. Now a worldwide phenomena, last year more than one million men and women raised $100 million.

Men grow their facial hair; women can show support by taking part in a daily physical fitness activity, as part of the “Move” campaign.

Pledges can be made online by visiting movember.ca.

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Free immunization clinic draws big crowds at Nanaimo venue Island Health begins annual battle against influenza ahead of 2015-16 season DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Seniors, parents and others with concerns about the coming flu season lined up for a free immunizations at Beban Park auditorium Monday.

Island Health started the annual battle against influenza just ahead of the start of the 2015-16 winter flu season. The health authority has 250,000 doses of this year’s vaccine to distribute Island-wide, said Dr. Paul Hasselback, Island Health’s medical health officer for the Central Island.

“That’s about a third of the population on the Island,” Hasselback said.

The goal is to immunize as many people as possible who are most at risk to complications, including respiratory infections and pneumonia.

Flu immunizations are free for seniors, young children, people with compromised immune systems and those who are in close contact with those people. Others wanting protection from the chills, cough and discomfort of flu can pay for the shots at pharmacies or from their doctor.

Once again, Island Health is providing nasal spray mist for children.

The relatively new method of vaccination works better than flu shots in small children, but is not as effective for adults, Hasselback said.

Unlike flu shots, which tend to leave the patient with lingering tenderness

Amina Mang, 2, gets a nasal-mist spray flu vaccination while being held by her grandmother, Swindra Monday, at Beban auditorium on Monday. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

at the site of the injection for several days, intranasal vaccinations can cause a runny nose, followed by a fever, sore throat or cough.

For two-year-old Amina Manj, the immediate effect was a tickling sensation in her nostril. But she managed it without tears, and sweetly asked the nurse for a bandage, which she promptly applied to her

left wrist. There have been questions about the effectiveness of some of the flu strains contained in this year’s vaccination cocktail, but Hasselback said people are still better off with a vaccination than without.

“We’re talking between 40-per cent and 60-per cent protection this year against this (flu) virus. Vaccines some years can be better , but a

40- to 60-per cent chance of not getting a disease is really quite good, and the best protection available.”

For times and locations of flu clinics in your neighbourhood, go to www.viha.ca/flu/clinics.htm.

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Minor party candidates understand they will not win but still want to advance ideas SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Alistair Haythornwaithe has no regrets about his run for the Marxist-Leninists on Vancouver Island.

His first foray into federal politics was tinged with defeat from the getgo. The minor party ran several other candidates on the Island, including Jack East in Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Barbara Biley in Courtenay-Alberni, whose chances weren’t much better.

Haythornwaithe, 63, first ran for council in his hometown of Guelph, Ont. at the tender age of 18 and makes no bones about being a lifelong communist.

And he says the only way he can advance those ideas is to be on the debate stage with his other candidates.

“No one has a monopoly on what’s right and what’s wrong,” he said.

“For me, that’s my story,” he said.

“Basically the reason I ran is so that the Marxist-Leninist ideas will be heard by people.”

“No one has a monopoly on what’s right and what’s wrong. For me, that’s my story.”

Alistair Haythornwaite, candidate

Only a fraction of federal candidates are ever elected. It’s a matter of sheer numbers.

More than 1,400 candidates put their names forward to claim one of 338 seats in the House of Commons.

Most of those candidates carry the flag of one of the major parties — t he Conservatives, Liberals, Greens, New Democrats or the Bloc Quebecois — and still hardly stand a chance at getting elected, while some are swept into office by a sudden surge in support for their party.

Then there are those who knew from the start who would not win

under any circumstances, but fought anyways.

Haythornwaithe said his inclusion in the debates is not just a chance to advance his party’s ideas, but to influence other candidates.

“When I’m there and I’m on the left, it does kind of make room for the (other) candidates to move a little to the left,” said Haythornwaithe.

“The stakes were really low for me,” he said.

While some try to influence debate, others are in it to make their voice heard in the hopes that in the future it will pay off.

“We’re at a time of environmental and economic crisis and honestly I don’t see any of the other parties doing anything about it,” said Tyson Strandlund, a candidate for the Communist Party in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke.

“I think our influence in the actual turnout in the election was pretty negligible,” he said. However, the

aim is to build support for the party over the long-term.

“You certainly have to believe what you’re selling, that’s for sure,” said Strandlund.

Jordan Reichart, who ran under the banner of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada, said his decision to join and represent a minor party was as much a personal as a political decision.

He said he decided to strike out with a smaller party rather than try to press larger parties to address animal rights and other topics.

“To me, it wasn’t enough to kind of continue the same approach of, ‘let’s just try and grab their ear . . .’” he said.

“It’s not about winning, it’s about representing your values.”

Reichart got involved with the party after getting in touch with its officials over his opposition to the Oak Bay deer cull and said his presence at debates got positive reactions — even from his opponents.

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EDITORIAL

Lessons of sportsmanship lost in soccer debacle

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ports. That blessed stage upon which we thrust our children, eager to impart those valuable life lessons of teamwork, fair play and winning, losing and competing with dignity and grace.

Sometimes those values actually come through and our kids walk away better for the experience.

And sometimes we get situations like that of Freyja Reed and the Marine Harvest Riptide soccer program.

The Comox-based program made national headlines last week when the 14-year-old soccer goalie was kicked off her team following a dispute over the team’s sponsors.

Reed and her mother are vocal opponents of the fish farming industry and strongly objected when they discovered their program was funded

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It’s a disgrace to the concept of sportsmanship and a shame that it ever came to this point. It’s not like there was no common ground to be found here.

by Marine Harvest, one of the largest fish farming companies in the world.

The Reeds loudly objected, the organization got uncomfortable, and, as a result, there are at least a dozen young soccer players looking for a place to play.

It’s a disgrace to the concept of sportsmanship and a shame that it ever came to this point.

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support to local community groups unconditionally, and does not influence or provide any direction whatsoever to sponsorship recipients.”

The Riptide club did not have to take any action whatsoever, and simply allowed Reed to share her opinion when and how she saw fit. You know, suck it up for the good of the team.

No matter how passionate and articulate one person may be in this case, their opinions shouldn’t carry enough weight to spell Armageddon for anyone.

They did, however, apparently pack enough heft to squash the future of a team simply because the organization let them.

The fact that it got to this level at all is sad. It goes against all the values sportsmen hold dear.

Both sides here are responsible for

ignoring the reasons why we encourage our kids to play and for allowing politics to carry the day.

The debate surrounding fish farms is big and often dirty, full of angry players and big dollar signs with people’s livelihoods at stake.

In an ideal sporting world, you play the game, you accept the result, you shake hands and you move on.

Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world and the sporting world is too often a reflection of that reality.

Not all life lessons taught on the field of play are positive ones.

The lesson here is there can be no winner if our kids are not allowed to play the game. » We want to hear from you.

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» YOUR LETTERS // EMAIL: YOURLETTERS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM Wake-up call to all who care about the Earth Protecting Mother Earth and all her sentient beings is humanity’s most important task now and in the future. Our mayor must wake up to the tremendous damage done by fracking and its devastating impact on the air we breathe, the water we drink and the earth we plant.

The significance of wake-up-calls became evident last week as the World Health Organization informed humanity about the dangers of meat consumption which contributes considerably to the cancer epidemic.

Hopefully another WHO report will follow to inform people on other dangers caused by the meat and dairy industries, mainly factory farms, which use immense amounts of hormones and antibiotics to keep hundreds of millions of horrendously suffering animals alive, while emitting poisonous substances and much of the greenhouse gases which heat up this planet to where survival is at stake.

Should we allow decision makers in Nanaimo and elsewhere to poison the very elements needed by living beings in their struggle to survive now and in the future?

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LNG spinoff business is of interest to the mayor Complaint resolution

It’s not like there was no common ground to be found here.

The Reed family could have stayed true to its principles by respectfully refusing to wear the Marine Harvest logo, quietly declining to participate in activities that could be perceived as promoting the fish farming industry, and keeping their activism separate from the soccer program.

Or they could have simply walked away from the team and its sponsorship altogether, with their pride and their pocketbooks intact.

The Riptide soccer organization could have continued playing through any Reed activism.

Marine Harvest stated quite clearly that it has “not, and will not, and will never, direct a recipient’s right to voice their opinions or their ability to speak freely. The company provides

I was surprised to read that Mayor Bill McKay is seeking opportunities in China to bring an LNG industry to Nanaimo. I find it hard to believe that our city council would vote for this. Did they?

Is Mayor McKay aware of the immense volume of water used by LNG plants in fracking and of the chemicals left behind to contaminate our soil?

Does he remember when Mayor Frank Ney wanted to establish a ferrochromium plant here years ago

and how the citizens responded? Ney finally went on CBC radio and said that he had thought it was a good idea but the citizens of Nanaimo were used to pristine water and clear air and refused to let it happen.

Will Mayor McKay have to make a similar statement down the road?

A few years later, someone had the bright idea of a gas plant here in Nanaimo. Again the citizens organized and that idea was defeated.

Please, save us all this time and energy and forget this new proposal that would only compromise our beautiful city and rob our children of their safe and healthy future. Look for clean jobs instead!

Dyane Brown Nanaimo Editor’s note: McKay was copied by the writer on the above letter to the editor. His response appears here:

“You certainly could have prevented a significant amount of confusion had you simply sent a letter to myself to ask questions concerning my comments with respect to LNG. At no time did I ever suggest to the reporter that I had an interest in exploring for LNG on Vancouver Island. What I did say, was, that while in China, and having an opportunity to speak with others, that there may be some other opportunities with respect to LNG development in B.C. “I am referring to opportunities for machine shops, fabrication shops, electrical contractors, and, with the possibility of reopening a marine ways and fabrication shop at the previous Nanaimo Shipyards site, I would be eager to explore work for the employees of companies in Nanaimo.

“We are currently watching developments unfold in Alberta, where investments in major oil pro-

duction are either being postponed or being scrubbed altogether.

“Many of the thousands of employees working in the oilpatch are from communities all across Canada including Vancouver Island, and specifically, Nanaimo.

“I believe it is my responsibility to continually look for opportunities for our hard working citizens who may well be laid off due to the abandonment of projects in Alberta.

“I cannot understand how I can be criticized for attempting to look out for our citizens.”

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COMOX VALLEY

Sponsorship dispute spirals out of control TERRY FARRELL AND EARLE COOPER COMOX VALLEY REPORTER

The Marine Harvest Upper Island Riptide soccer association has severed ties with a goalie in its U-15 girls’ soccer program, after a dispute regarding sponsorship spiralled out of control.

Goalkeeper Freyja Reed and her mother, Anissa, are both opponents of fish farming. Upon hearing of the soccer association’s sponsorship deal with Marine Harvest, Anissa sent an email to the Upper Island Riptide insisting that her daughter would not wear the Marine Harvest logo and asking for details of the sponsorship deal.

The Riptide replied four days later, outlining the sponsorship deal, and offering a full refund of Freyja’s registration money.

Rather than take the offer, the Reeds agreed to discuss the impasse with the association, at which time both sides agreed to a set of rules.

Compromise agreed upon by both sides The Reeds agreed to stop the derogatory comments made towards Marine Harvest on the sidelines at Riptide games, as well as cease all derogatory comments made regarding the Riptide/Marine Harvest relationship online, including the removal of a Facebook page titled “Opposition to Marine Harvest branding Riptide soccer in the Comox Valley.”

In return, the Riptide agreed to allow Freyja to continue and she would not have to wear any Riptide gear displaying Marine Harvest on it, for the 2015-2016 season. The Riptide also acknowledged that Freyja had not consented to the Riptide media

Freyja Reed does a television interview after finding out she had been cut from the Marine Harvest Upper Island Riptide U-15 girls soccer team. [COMOX VALLEY RECORD]

release and as such, would not be used in any press releases (i.e. game recaps, photos, etc.).

The Riptide also agreed that neither Freyja nor Anissa would be asked to participate in any Riptide fundraisers that involve Marine Harvest.

No other players in the Upper Island Riptide soccer association have any sort of special arrangement.

The agreement was adhered to by both sides, until the Reeds broke their silence in a national media interview published Oct. 23, claiming that they had been “muzzled.”

From there the situation snowballed to the point where the Riptide soccer association suspended all activity with the girls’ U-15 program, citing concern for the safety of the players.

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Reeds were informed that Freyja had been dismissed from the team. Later that

day, Freyja received a $2,000 donation from local fishermen to help her continue her training.

Anissa spoke at the donation presentation, saying the split from the team was not by mutual agreement. “(The email from Riptide) says we have breached the contract so much they couldn’t work with us. But nobody contacted me for six weeks.

I’ve had no communication directly from Riptide since Sept. 14,” she said.

“Right now I actually believe the hand of Marine Harvest is reaching through this association and they have an agreement with them and I think that agreement also includes specific details which makes this organization act in a certain way.

“My belief is that the association doesn’t have a choice right now. I think (Marine Harvest) is buying social licence. Because we’re opposed

to that they just couldn’t have my daughter in the association, like part of the Riptide family.”

Sean Arbour, the chair of the Upper Island Riptide Steering Committee, said he feels badly for the young athlete.

“In my mind, the real victim here is Freyja herself, and only because of the pressures of Marine Harvest in her life, the pressures her mother put on her in her life, and I just see this kid struggle with it,” he said. “In one sentence she will say ‘This is an amazing program’ and then she has to stop [and think] ‘Oh yeah, I can’t say that.’

“You know what I mean? It is a very, very unfortunate situation for everybody. There have been no winners.”

The parting of the ways became almost a certainty after a meeting called on Tuesday to try and resolve the issue degenerated into parents dropping the F-bomb on her daughter, Anissa said.

While saying she cares about the people she was on the team with, Freyja added there was “definitely very little support at the meeting that was supposed to be to find a solution.

“When we tried to speak they wanted to put a time limit on what we had to say because (they said) it was for them. It felt like they wanted everyone to hate us. It was real difficult to be there and try to talk when you’re just being shut down.

“People were saying I’d ruined their families and their lives. It was harsh.

I felt very intimidated by the parents.

I was pretty scared at some points.

People were standing up and shouting, telling other people they wanted to take it outside,” Freyja said.

“Part of me thought we could find a solution to this issue before that meeting. After that meeting we had a lot to think about and I couldn’t see how I could work with them because none of them wanted to work with us.”

Ian Roberts, director of public affairs at Marine Harvest Canada, said his company was unaware of the ordeal until contacted by a CBC reporter.

“The only thing I ever heard was that I got a call from the club saying that there was a parent that doesn’t appreciate our sponsorship and that (the club) had offered her her money back,” said Roberts.

“They said ‘she hasn’t taken that offer so hopefully we can work out a compromise.’ “So I said that was great and preferably everyone can get along. Next thing I heard was from CBC National, saying that . . . a player was being muzzled and was Marine Harvest doing the muzzling. I was shocked.”

Arbour said his only motive behind attaining Marine Harvest as a corporate sponsor was for the benefit and ongoing progression of the soccer club.

“Hindsight is 20/20, but to be honest, if I had the chance to do this all over again, I would,” said Arbour. “You may have an opinion, but there is nothing illegal for us to do what we did, and it’s not illegal for them to do what they did.”

Arbour said to date, the team has not had to forfeit any games. The weekend’s games against Nanaimo were postponed.

He is hopeful that the team will resume play this week.

CAMPBELL RIVER

Door-to-door delivery controversy continues for Canada Post on Island KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

Canada Post’s plan to halt the replacement of door-to-door delivery with community mailboxes will not affect Campbell River — at least not for now.

Monica Judd, president of the Campbell River Local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, said there are about 1,000 addresses in Campbell River that still don’t have a community mailbox. Despite the new developments, Judd said those homes will still be losing doorto-door delivery.

“Canada Post is saying it’s business as usual and they’ll still be putting those boxes in,” Judd said. “We’re being told probably not until Christmastime because the contractor had to move to Sidney, near Victoria, which went live with the community mailboxes on Oct. 26.”

That same day, Canada Post announced it is “temporarily suspending future deployment of

“Canada Post is saying it’s business as usual and they’ll still be putting those boxes in.”

Monica Judd, CUPW

the program to convert door-todoor mail delivery to community mailboxes.”

Conversions of 460,000 addresses across the country, including those communities tagged for conversion in November and December of this year, will be put on hold.

Canada Post was quick to add, however, that those communities – including Campbell River – which have already made the switch will continue to use community mailboxes.

“In neighbourhoods where the 10-month internal and community conversion process is complete, customers will collect mail and parcels at their community

mailbox,” reads a statement from Canada Post.

Still, Judd said the corporation’s announcement that it is suspending its community mailbox program is a huge victory for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

“We’re very, very happy about it, it’s a big win for us,” Judd said. “Some communities, unfortunately, like our own here in Campbell River, fell victim to (the conversion) but it is far from over, we look forward to working with our friends and allies for a full restoration in the future. We would like to thank the community of Campbell River who have supported us in this campaign.”

Judd said the union hopes to participate in a review process of Canada Post promised by Prime Minister-Elect Justin Trudeau during the election campaign.

Judd said the union will be lobbying to have door-to-door mail delivery restored. She said the union has some ideas it would

like to pitch to make post offices more viable, including offering postal and banking services under the same roof, particularly in smaller communities which don’t have banks, such as Cortes Island and Gold River. But, Judd added, Canada Post is still a profitable body, citing its $194 million profit in 2014.

Canada Post, on the other hand, has maintained its method of delivering mail door-to-door is not sustainable as the corporation reported a loss of $125 million in 2013 and a decrease of 1.2 billion pieces of mail sent in 2013 over 2006.

The corporation announced in 2013 its plan to implement community mailboxes as a cost saving measure, estimated to save Canada Post up to $500 million a year.

That plan involved installing roughly 270 mailboxes around Campbell River, putting an end to home mail delivery to 8,543 local households, beginning last month.

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Man pays a buck for your thoughts Writer plans to publish book, sharing accumulated life advice from residents throughout Canada J.R. RARDON PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

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f you’re willing to share your two cents’ worth, Dan Ross is willing to pay you a dollar for it.

Ross, a 28-year-old Qualicum Beach writer and publisher, is planning to publish a book titled The One Dollar Consult. In it, he intends to share the accumulated life advice of residents throughout Canada, and is willing to pay for the privilege.

Ross launched his project last week in his hometown, strolling the downtown streets and offering incredulous pedestrians a dollar for their best piece of advice.

“I think they’re taken aback a little,” Ross said of his random sidewalk subjects. “Most of the time people come up to you on the street, they’re asking for money.”

During several laps of one block Thursday, Ross received a range of reactions, from those who thought it was a unique idea and wished him luck to others who thought the concept was, well, loony.

“One of the main reasons I’m doing this is because I’ve been isolating myself since about the time I turned 20,” said Ross, who grew up in Surrey and who lived for a time in Montreal before moving to Qualicum Beach three years ago. “I thought this would be a good way of getting out and talking to people again, meeting strangers, and learning that it’s OK to be rejected sometimes.”

The idea, Ross said, came to him one night as he was about to fall asleep.

“I thought about it, then I fell asleep,” he said. “A few days later I remembered it and talked to a friend who said I should go for it. Then I created the website.”

Ross’s blog, www.theonedollarconsult.com, contains contact information, background on his project and links to both his Twitter feed — where people may contribute their advice online — and to his Kickstarter campaign, an online, crowd-fund-

Daniel Ross jots down life advice comments from a busker last Thursday in downtown Qualicum Beach. Ross was strolling the streets and paying a dollar for each contribution to his planned book, The One Dollar Consult. [J.R. RARDON/PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS]

ing platform through which he hopes to finance a cross-country bus trip beginning in January.

For now, he is funding his $1 advice payouts from his own pocket, but he admits the financial stakes will go up when he hits the road for what will be a two- or three-month winter excursion across Canada.

“If the Kickstarter succeeds, it’ll be no problem,” Ross said. “If it doesn’t, I’ll probably have to put the trip on my credit card. Either way, I think it’ll be worth it. I haven’t travelled much; it will be a great way to see the country and meet the people.”

Ross put one of his first pieces of advice to practical use after his initial attempt at street solicitation bombed

spectacularly Oct. 17.

“It was a total failure,” he said. “The first time I tried this I wasn’t dressed very nice. I bought some clothes because that’s what my dad told me I should do.”

Other lessons presented themselves early in the project. While some friends suggested he should set up a table and let people come to him, Ross realized that would be impractical on his road trip and chose to test the street solicitation approach before leaving home. He also rejected his original idea to ask people for two minutes of their time, in favour of the quick hitting, “Excuse me, can I pay you a dollar for your favourite piece of life advice?”

And he found that soliciting on a rainy day netted few willing subjects.

“When it’s raining, people are pretty dead-set on getting where they’re going,” he said.

Dressed in khaki slacks and a collared shirt with a pullover sweater, his reddish beard neatly trimmed, Ross had better luck on an idyllic autumn afternoon last Thursday. As red and orange maple leaves tumbled from an azure sky, he strolled the sidewalk, asking individuals if he could pay them for their advice.

“Never get married,” Jon Hyslop of Qualicum Beach said with a laugh. As Ross flipped open a thin binder and began writing, Hyslop reconsidered.

“That’s not very good,” he said.

“How about, don’t take life too seriously. You only get one kick at the can; make it a good kick.”

Several people offered Ross one-liners in a similar vein, then pocketed the loonie he handed over.

Others shared their advice and waved away the dollar, which Ross said he would donate to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

It would be nice, Ross said, if the finished book recoups his costs. And even better if it turned a bit of profit.

But The One Dollar Consult really isn’t about the money.

“I’m an artist, so I can get by on very little.”

VICTORIA

Survival credited to research from B.C. Cancer Agency KENDRA WONG VICTORIA NEWS

North Saanich’s Susan Mcloughlin can say she beat breast cancer not once, but twice in her life.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s the first or second time. Your first initial reaction is you’re scared,” said Mcloughlin, after she was first diagnosed.

In 1989, she elected to have a mastectomy and follow-up treatment was not necessary because doctors caught the disease in the early stages.

But 14 years later, she found another lump in her other breast.

It was not a relapse, but a different form of breast cancer, requiring more specialized treatment.

“I truly believe in my heart that the answer lies with research and they’ll find an answer someday.”

Susan Mcloughlin, cancer survivor

Mcloughlin had another mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation, and within half a year, she beat cancer for a second time.

She credits her survival to the work and ground-breaking research being done by the B.C. Cancer Agency to customize treatments.

“I truly believe in my heart that the answer lies with research and they’ll find an answer some day,” she said.

“It’s not easy. Everyone needs to help.

“If you just look around, you have no idea how many families are struck (by breast cancer).”

Last Thursday, Health Minister Terry Lake announced a $2-million investment to support genomic research at the B.C. Cancer Agency.

The funding will support the five-year, $15-million breast cancer awareness initiative led by world-renowned scientist Dr. Samuel Aparicio, head of breast and molecular oncology at the agency.

As part of the program, scientists aim to genomically sequence every breast cancer patient’s tumour at the time of diagnosis, province-wide, and follow the evolution of the disease over time, which will allow them to come up with more personalized treatments.

“This is ground-breaking research that will help British Columbians but also people around the world,” said Lake.

Through Aparicio’s work over the last decade, the agency has already decoded 10 subtypes of breast cancer.

“In many ways, each breast cancer patient is unique. The genetic quote

“fingerprint” is different than any other one,” said Malcolm Moore, president of the B.C. Cancer Agency, adding that a decade ago they would apply a similar treatment to all women with the disease.

“As we start to understand the biology and genetics of breast cancer, we can start to say, ‘based on what we understand about this particular tumour in this patient, this patient should be treatment A, while this person is better off with treatment B. We fit the profile of the patient to the drugs we have available.”

There are more than 3,000 British Columbia who will affected by the disease every year.

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B.C. man sentenced after biting officer TIM PETRUK KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops man who fought a sheriff, threatened a Crown witness and bit a corrections officer in the forearm will spend the next 12 months behind bars.

Matthew Hein pleaded guilty to three charges — two counts of assaulting a peace officer and one of attempting to pervert justice.

Hein, 28, has been in custody on

unrelated matters since last year.

Provincial court heard that at a March 16 appearance, he threatened a witness to a robbery charge he was facing.

“When Mr. Hein came into the prisoner’s box, he looked directly at (the witness) and drew his thumb across his throat,” Crown prosecutor Kurt Froelick said.

“This was witnessed by the Crown prosecutor and numerous other

INFRASTRUCTURE

Harmonized road tax urged by experts BC LOCAL NEWS

Metro Vancouver’s bridge and tunnel traffic pinch points should all be tolled as part of a road pricing pilot project to battle worsening congestion.

Harmonized bridge tolling here is one of the proposals on the potential for congestion pricing outlined in a new report

by Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, a think tank of economists.

It provides more ammunition for area mayors – who are already studying road pricing – and makes the case that road space is a scarce resource in high demand that is overused if it’s free, and is conserved and used more efficiently when there’s a charge.

“Governments have been trying lots of things and for the most part they haven’t been working,” said commission chair Chris Ragan, a McGill University economist.

“Our congestion is getting worse as our cities grow.

So we think it’s time to try a different solution and one that for which there’s growing evidence that it actually works when you do it.”

Ragan visited Vancouver earlier this month and spent an hour and 45 minutes going to Surrey in rush hour via the free Pattullo Bridge and then just 25 minutes back again via the tolled Port Mann Bridge.

He said the clogged conditions on the Pattullo Bridge and its approaches stems from the decision to toll the Port Mann Bridge without a coordinated approach with other crossings.

“Governments have been trying lots of things and for the most part they haven’t been working.”

people in the courtroom.”

Later the same day, sheriffs entered Hein’s cell in the courthouse basement to shackle him for another court appearance.

Froelick said Hein refused to be shackled.

“He yelled, ‘Let’s go,”’ Froelick said.

“Mr. Hein then took a fighting stance and clenched his fists.”

Froelick said a sheriff punched Hein in the head. Hein responded by

throwing numerous punches at the sheriff. He was eventually restrained and taken to court.

On April 25, Hein was being housed in the segregation unit of Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre following an incident the previous day. Corrections officers asked if they could enter his cell to shackle him to take him to get his diabetes medication.

Hein said the officers could come

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Chris Ragan, economist

“You want to not just toll one bridge, you want to toll the set of bridges,” he said.

He said that change would eliminate the problem of drivers going out of their way to get to an untolled free bridge and in the process adding to traffic congestion.

“We’ve seen tolls work to reduce congestion on bridges like the Port Mann. But a single toll bridge can push traffic elsewhere.”

Adding tolls to the free crossings would encourage some drivers to travel a little earlier, or later, switch to transit or perhaps work from home some of the time, he said, resulting in much less congested conditions at peak hours for drivers who opt to pay the tolls.

“The fundamental problem with road congestion is not that there are too many cars.

“The problem is there are too many cars on a particular road at a particular time.”

Ragan suggests tolls vary depending on the time of day and the intensity of congestion.

“At 2 in the morning your toll might be zero because the road is empty.

But at 6 p.m. that is peak time and that is when you actually pay a toll.”

in, but he resisted when they started to shackle him.

“There was a struggle during which Mr. Hein bit the right forearm of (a corrections officer),” Froelick said.

“Mr. Hein did not release his bite until corrections officers pepper sprayed him.”

Court heard the corrections officer was left bleeding and received treatment in hospital. He missed 30 days of work due to the injury.

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TOFINO

Proposal turns into lost and found story “My hand was wet from the rain and I moved and looked off and I knew it right away.”

DIRK MEISSNER THE CANADIAN PRESS

TOFINO — He knew he was going to get down on bended knee to propose to the love of his life, but Darrin Reimer didn’t know he and his brideto-be would soon both be on their knees furiously searching the beach for a lost engagement ring.

Reimer and Caitlin McAuley have a true love story that started with a poem, a marriage proposal and a ring on a Tofino, British Columbia, beach.

But in an instant, things turn frantic and bizarre when the engagement ring accidentally fell to the beach.

It was dark and the tide was rolling in. But don’t worry, there is a happy ending.

“I can’t believe I did that,” said Caitlin McAuley, 27, who said yes, but it was ‘Oh, No’ moments later when she felt the engagement ring slip off her finger and vanish into the night.

“My hand was wet from the rain and I moved and looked off and I knew it right away,” she said. “We were trying to find it in the dark and it was raining. We got some flashlights and we were back out in the morning as soon as it was daylight.”

Reimer, who’s from Calgary, and McAuley who lives in Vernon, spent much of the night looking for the ring with no luck.

After 18 hours of down and dirty efforts using metal detectors, kitchen implements, shovels, rakes, and their icy fingers, the ring turned up in the

Caitlin McAuley, bride-to-be

Darrin Reimer and Caitlin McAuley search for a lost engagement ring used the night before during an evening marriage proposal as high tide approaches at Cox Bay Beach in Tofino on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

sand a few steps from where McAuley was standing when she felt it slide off her finger.

“We were in shock. It was incredible,” Reimer, 34, said Sunday.

The couple went for dinner last Wednesday to celebrate their engage-

ment and after dinner they stood on the beach, and that’s when the ring disappeared.

Reimer said his marriage proposal included the custom-made ring and a poem that symbolized the couple’s relationship.

MAPLE RIDGE

“The ring was called Eternal Flame, and it’s kind of unique for Caitlin and our relationship,” he said. “I had written a poem for the proposal that was explaining our relationship over the last five years.”

“How it went from embers to

sparks to a flame, through all different seasons and survived everything, and now it’s kind of an eternal flame,” said Reimer.

The ring is white gold with rose gold flames and diamonds. Reimer said he did not have insurance and did not disclose how much he paid for the ring.

He said he was amazed how many people in Tofino, including the RCMP, local tourism officials and people on the beach, helped in the search for the ring. The Mounties even provided a metal detector.

But it was Tofino residents Keith and Norma Jamieson who eventually discovered the lost ring with their powerful metal detector last Thursday.

Reimer said everywhere he turned, people in the community wanted to help.

He said he and Caitlin’s love for each other was never in doubt throughout the ordeal, but this episode is further proof of their enduring love.

“We ended up sticking together really well,” he said.

CHILLIWACK

Five men charged, drugs seized Armed robbery results after cross-country investigation in additional charges MAPLE RIDGE PITT MEADOWS TIMES

Four men from Maple Ridge and one from Pitt Meadows were arrested and being escorted to Halifax in connection with a five-month-long drug trafficking and money laundering investigation that extends from one coast of Canada to the other.

RCMP in Nova Scotia, with assistance from RCMP in B.C., arrested a total of 13 individuals from both ends of the country on Wednesday, individuals they suspect of distributing large quantities of marijuana from the Vancouver area to points in central and eastern Canada – including Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and St. John’s, said Cpl. Greg Church.

RCMP also allege the individuals were “conspiring to move a significant volume of drugs” across the country.

“The investigation confirmed that individuals were travelling via commercial airlines and transporting marijuana and large quantities of cash in their checked baggage,” Church said.

On Wednesday, officers from the RCMP federal and serious organized crime unit searched six homes in Halifax, and eight in the Lower Mainland, arresting a total of seven men in the West, and five men and one woman in

“The investigation confirmed that individuals were travelling via commercial airlines and transporting marijuana and large quantities of cash in their checked baggage.”

Cpl. Greg Church, RCMP

Halifax. Leading up to and including Wednesday’s raids, police seized a total of 14 vehicles, more than $232,000 in cash, more than 200 pounds of pot, almost 300 marijuana plants, hashish oil, oxycontin, cocaine, firearms, ammunition, money counters, and other drug paraphernalia.

“These individuals had an established network operating a sophisticated drug distribution chain that has ties to organized crime,” said Insp. Mike Payne, Nova Scotia RCMP Federal and Serious Organized Crime Unit. “Investigators have disrupted this network and as a result of

today’s arrests, we have ended their activities.”

RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Group Insp. Mike Carlson said the mandate of federal serious and organized crime investigators at the Vancouver international airport remains to detect and dismantle organized criminal activity at or through the airport.

“This co-operative effort with the criminal intelligence section of B.C. and RCMP federal investigators in Nova Scotia is an excellent example of the success which can be generated through cooperative enforcement efforts and effective intelligence sharing,” Carlson said.

Of those locals arrested and charged, 42-year-old Stephen John Lockett, of Pitt Meadows, along with a Coquitlam man, face charges of conspiracy to traffic marijuana and possession of proceeds of crime and money laundering. Meanwhile, 28-year-old Derek Nicklaus Pilling, 33-year-old Douglas Kurtiss Neumann, 29-year-old Darren Ernest Telford, and 28-year-old Ryan Frederick Franklin – as well as a North Vancouver resident – are all facing charges of trafficking of marijuana and possession of proceeds of crime and money laundering.

PAUL J. HENDERSON CHILLIWACK TIMES

A Chilliwack man facing a trial for an alleged armed robbery in February was arrested last week for a similar crime.

James Albert Phillips, 44, was apprehended by police along with Katherine Janet Wilson, 38, on Oct. 18 after an attempted robbery and a carjacking on Yale Road east of Five Corners.

At approximately 9:15 a.m. a victim called police to say he was approached outside a business by a male and female. The victim said the male indicated he had a gun and demanded money. The victim walked away from the suspects without surrendering his money.

While that incident was being reported, a second robbery and carjacking was called in to 911 at the same address.

After allegedly stealing cash and the second victim’s SUV, the suspect and a female passenger drove away.

Within minutes a patrolling officer located the vehicle abandoned on Wellington Avenue on reserve.

Phillips and Wilson were quickly found and arrested with the help of First Nations Policing and the police

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“Fortunately no one was injured in either of the robberies,” Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail said in a press release. “Instantaneous dispatching and police response coupled with the observation of an alert officer were crucial to the location and arrest of the suspects.”

Phillips is charged with robbery, use of an imitation firearm and vehicle theft.

Wilson is charged with two counts of robbery and being in a vehicle without consent of the owner.

Phillips also faces a breach charge because at the time he was on bail facing robbery charges from February.

That time Phillips was with another woman, Melissa Anne Lunt, when he is alleged to have robbed a business in the 5900-block of Tyson Road and another in the 7300-block of Vedder Road while wearing a mask.

A Chilliwack couple witnessed the getaway and reported the make, licence plate and location of the car to police. Within minutes the vehicle was stopped and the couple were arrested.

Phillips and Lunt are each charged with two counts of robbery, and two counts of use of an imitation firearm.

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CHINA — The mayors of B.C.’s biggest cities are heading to China this week on separate missions, with Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson celebrating a longtime sister-city pact with Guangzhou and Surrey’s Linda Hepner saying she’s in search of more investment opportunities.

The trip marks the third for Robertson after his first “economic” visit there in 2010, and the first for Hepner, who is tagging along with a delegation led by Premier Christy Clark.

Hepner, who is in her first term as mayor, has previously gone to Israel and India on similar missions.

“It’s no secret I’m looking for investment and looking for people who are going to be attracted to putting their head offices in Surrey,” she said.

Such a mantra is touted by most politicians when they head overseas on a trade mission or other relationship-building exercise.

But some question whether cities really benefit from trade missions and overseas conferences, or if they are using them as an excuse to travel on the taxpayers’ dime and avoid dayto-day duties.

Burnaby came under fire in 2012, for instance, when it authorized a handful of councillors and senior staff to travel on five-day trip to Burnaby’s sister city Mesa, Ariz., prompting one resident to write: “This council continues to amaze me in the way they waste our hard earned tax dollars on junkets to other countries. This year we saw a $6,500 taxpayer-funded trip to Arizona and now we are going to be wasting another $30,000 for a trip to China and Taiwan.”

Keith Head, a professor in the University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Business, said while the missions likely result in stronger partnership, he’s doubtful they’re worth the money, noting a study he co-conducted in 2010 with professor John Ries found that trade, on average, remained the same despite costly trips abroad.

The study, which analyzed Canada’s bilateral merchandise trade data for 181 countries between 1993 and 2003, focused on missions involving prime minister and premiers, but Head said they would apply equally to municipal politicians. The professors looked at the commodity and service trade and foreign direct investment during that period, using data from Statistics

Then Surrey mayor Dianne Watts, left, and councillors Tom Gill and Linda Hepner during a trade mission to India.

“It’s no secret I’m looking for investment and for people who are going to be attracted to putting their head offices in Surrey.”

Linda Hepner, Surrey mayor

Canada and Eurostat, the statistical agency for the European Union, among other sources.

“It’s hard for me to see where a mayor could do something a prime minister couldn’t do,” Head said this week.

“We know connections drive business but you probably can’t do these things in a week. It’s all about followup.

“These trade missions, they’re like a week at most so they’re not really going to create deals, or they’re announcing deals someone else has stitched together. It’s the cultivation of potential donors that takes place over years. There’s a limit to what a mayor can do.”

The Canadian federal government first started regular trade missions in 1994, claiming these efforts generated tens of billions of dollars in new business deals. In 2008, the B.C. government also provided more than $1 million to 24 municipalities to reach out and find a “sister city” in Asia. Robertson’s trip to China this time is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its sister city agreement with Guangzhou.

The trip, sandwiched in between other high-profile jaunts to New York, Washington, D.C., Vatican City and Paris (this December for the UN climate change talks), is the third trip Robertson has taken to China since 2010. That first trip, which ran over 11 days and cost taxpayers about $120,000, was touted by Robertson as the first time in recent history that a Vancouver mayor had gone to China specifically with the intent of creating economic opportunities.

“I provide access to Chinese officials in government that are responsible for the majority of economic activity in China,” Robertson said at the time.

“It is difficult for these companies to access those officials without a mayor or a senior elected official from here.”

In 2013, Robertson’s trip to China, which included four staff from the Vancouver Economic Commission, three elected officials and five city staff and cost the city $275,000, was billed as attracting investment to Vancouver and promoting deeper cultural ties.

It’s not known exactly what trade spinoffs have come from those trips as Robertson wasn’t available to speak with The Vancouver Sun this week.

The city referred a reporter to Ian McKay, CEO of the Vancouver Economic Commission, but he was busy with a trade delegation Thursday and declined the interview.

Hepner, whose trip to China is costing Surrey taxpayers $20,000 for the flight, food and hotel, said she’s hoping to piggyback on Clark’s delegation, specifically its focus on issues

such as on transit and transportation infrastructure and technology.

While Surrey mayoral candidate Doug McCallum had suggested before the 2014 election that he would stop overseas trips if he were elected, Hepner countered that would “take us from a powerhouse to a punchline.”

“I totally know it helps. I’ve seen it on the ground and I watched it unfold in India. All of these places open up when a mayor attends.”

The mayor, who had promised during her election campaign to have the first leg for a light rail line running in Surrey by 2018, said she intends to seek possible “bridge funding” for the project in China until the TransLink and regional mayors have come up with a new funding source for transportation in the region. “They have one of the most sophisticated and technologically advanced rail systems in the world,” she said.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore said he has never attended any trade missions, but as chairman of Metro Vancouver has seen benefits in attending municipal conferences overseas. Metro Vancouver has regularly sent directors to places around the globe, including Mexico, Sweden, Japan and Korea as part of international conferences on everything from garbage to transportation and climate change.

Moore noted many countries like to place value in people with titles.

A local Port Coquitlam business secured a huge deal in China for roller coasters, he said, after he joined a Stephen Harper-led delegation there.

“A mayor’s job title in other parts of the world opens a lot of doors,” he said.

Head also said it make sense to visit cities that are huge sources of local immigrants. Before the last municipal election, he noted, then-mayor Dianne Watts of Surrey led a massive delegation to India, which may have been a way for her to show solidarity with her constituents. She also went on trade missions to India in 2010 and in 2011. The latter trip, of which she was joined by councillors Tom Gill and Barinder Rasode, cost Surrey taxpayers about $130,000.

Yet Watts also made two visits to Israel. The city spent about $27,000 in 2013 to send Watts and two city members on the weeklong trip there.

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A Halifax-based fast food chain which promotes itself as the original home of the much-loved donair wrap has filed a trademark infringement action in federal court against a restaurant in British Columbia.

In a statement of claim filed Sept. 23, King of Donair says Donair King in Burnaby has caused confusion by infringing on its name and logo.

King of Donair says it has operated under its name and associated crown logo since 1979 and its trademark was registered in 1987.

The restaurant says the confusing trade marks used by Donair King are likely to have the effect of depreciating the value attached to its trademark under the Trade-marks Act. “The use by the defendant in Canada of the trade-mark and tradename Donair King . . . will lead consumers to the inference that the defendant’s donair products and restaurant services are either provided, operated, sold or franchised by the plaintiff or done so pursuant to its approval.”

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

King of Donair asks the court to order Donair King to either offer up or destroy all menus, signs, packaging, promotional material, advertisements, business cards or any other material bearing its trade name Donair King and the associated crown logo.

The Halifax company is also seeking punitive and exemplary damages along with legal costs.

Donair King denies the allegations in its statement of defence filed Oct. 26.

The restaurant says it was incorporated in British Columbia in July 2006, and has been operating under the incorporated company name of Donair King Restaurant Ltd. Donair King says it will stop using its name and trademark as long as King of Donair agrees to dismiss the current legal proceeding against it.

King of Donair’s lawyer, Donna MacEwen, said in an email her client did not wish to make “any comments respecting its claim.”

Donairs are an all-beef wrap made with a sweet sauce that is closely related to the Greek gyro.

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Feds extend sewage dump suspension Environment Canada says it has extended its suspension of the City of Montreal’s plan to dump eight billion litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River for another week.

A spokesman says the suspension will now remain in effect until the end of the day on Nov. 9.

He says the delay will allow officials to consult an independent scientific panel’s findings into the impact of the dump.

Environment Canada received a report from the panel last Friday and is currently reviewing its findings.

Montreal had planned to dump one week’s worth of untreated wastewater into the river beginning Oct. 18.

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre and the province have maintained that, despite the optics, the controversial plan remains the best option available in terms of time and cost.

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Saudi embassy closed to supporters of blogger

A staff member from DJI Technology Co. demonstrates remote flying with his Phantom 2 Vision+ drone in Shenzhen, China, in December. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Privacy-invading drones a real threat, feds are warned Can be outfitted with high-powered lenses, night-vision or infrared-imaging systems JIM BRONSKILL THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The federal government should consider restricting the use of small camera-equipped drones near “sensitive and protected” areas such as residential neighbourhoods, schoolyards and prisons, says the federal privacy czar.

In a submission to Transport Canada, the office of privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien also calls for some means to “readily identify” operators of the flying devices, given their powerful surveillance capabilities.

Next year the government plans to introduce regulatory requirements for small drones — weighing 25 kilograms or less — operated within visual line of sight.

A notice published by the federal Canadian Aviation Regulations Advisory Council says the coming regulations will build on the regime already in place for larger drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles.

A growing number of people are flying aircraft that have no pilot and can be controlled using a smart-

“We believe strong technical safeguards and operating procedures need to acknowledge privacy risks quite plainly.”

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phone or tablet — a “new and rapidly evolving industry” that creates regulatory challenges for safety and privacy, the notice points out.

There have been several reports of reckless and negligent drone use and, since 2010, Transport Canada has launched 50 investigations, the notice adds.

The privacy commissioner expressed concern two years ago that drones — some as small as birds or insects — could evade Canadian privacy law as people begin using the increasingly affordable aircraft to spy on others.

Drones can be outfitted with high-powered zoom lenses, night-vi-

sion or infrared-imaging systems, and video software that can recognize specific people, events or objects and flag movements or changes in routine.

These features demand an emphasis on personal protection in regulations and licensing standards, the commissioner’s office says in its submission to the advisory council. “We believe strong technical safeguards and operating procedures need to acknowledge privacy risks quite plainly.”

Unmanned aerial vehicles are used for a wide range of government-related and commercial applications including agricultural surveys, cinematography, police investigations, meteorology, and search and rescue.

The privacy commissioner says while federal officials have already flagged difficulties with flying too close to airports for safety reasons, advisory council members should also give thought to privacy concerns.

“Residential areas, schoolyards and shelters, hospitals and prisons, places of worship and memorial sites — all come to mind as spaces

which, while perhaps public, carry with them some expectation of privacy when people use them,” says the submission.

The office would not recommend “an outright prohibition” on drone usage in these areas, but wants the council to consider a best-practices approach to such personal spaces.

“Just as we would anticipate organizations concerned about their own security would be alarmed by sudden increases in the use of UAVs around their property, we would expect citizens could be similarly concerned if certain spaces were encroached upon.”

The commissioner’s office also advocates some means of identifying the operator of a drone — possibly through a licence plate, painted number or electronic signal — to help the complaint process when problems arise.

After sifting through the initial feedback to the advisory council, Transport Canada will publish proposed regulations and seek additional input before finalizing them next year.

Supporters of Raif Badawi found themselves up against the closed doors of Saudi Arabia’s embassy Monday as they tried unsuccessfully to deliver 31,000 letters demanding the imprisoned blogger’s release.

Badawi, whose wife and three children live in Quebec, was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his criticism of Saudi clerics.

Demonstrators gathered to hand over the letters and petitions, which come from about 20 different countries, primarily Canada.

But unlike the first time they tried something similar earlier in the year, Saudi officials wouldn’t open the door.

Amnesty International said the timing was deliberate, with a new Liberal government to be sworn in on Wednesday.

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Defence lawyer Stan MacDonald entered the pleas on behalf of Stephen Gregory Tynes, who was not in court Monday in Halifax.

MacDonald also told the court that his client has elected trial before a provincial court judge alone.

The 30-year-old Tynes faces two counts of uttering threats to cause bodily harm and one count of engaging in threatening conduct. He is also charged with unauthorized possession of a prohibited device in relation to an overcapacity cartridge magazine. Outside court, MacDonald said a tentative trial date had been set for June 6.

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Turkish president demands respect after win DESMOND BUTLER AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed a big victory for his ruling party in the country’s parliamentary election and demanded the world respect the result.

The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, secured a stunning victory in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, sweeping back into single-party rule only five months after losing it.

With all of the ballots counted early on Monday, the preliminary results showed that the party won more than 49 per cent of the votes. It was projected to get 317 seats in the 550-member parliament, restoring the party’s single-party majority that it had lost in a June election.

Turkish financial assets were buoyant Monday after the AKP’s victory as investors hoped it will bring an end to a long period of political uncertainty. The Turkish lira was one big beneficiary from the result, surging by five per cent or so on foreign exchange markets.

“The whole world must show respect. So far I haven’t seen such a maturity from the world,” Erdogan said after prayers at a mosque and visiting his parents’ graves.

It was an apparent reference to Western media’s often critical coverage of AKP’s policies in the past few years, including the ruling party’s backsliding on democratic reforms and moves to muzzle critical voices.

International election observers on Monday noted that elections were free and peaceful but criticized media restrictions in the run-up to the vote, including the seizure by the government of an opposition media company and criminal investigations of journalists for allegedly supporting terrorism or defaming Erdogan. The observers said the incidents of violence as well as physical attacks on party officials had hindered many of the contestants’ ability to campaign freely.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters Eyup Sultan Mosque for morning prayers in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday.

The ruling Justice and Development party, or AKP, won more than 49 per cent of the vote in a snap election. [AP PHOTO]

“The whole world must show respect.

So far I haven’t seen such a maturity from the world.”

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish president

“Unfortunately we came to the conclusion that this campaign was unfair and was characterized by too much violence and by too much fear,” Andreas Gross, who headed a delegation of parliamentarians from the Council of Europe, told a news conference in Ankara.

There were no allegations of largescale fraud.

Any hope that Erdogan would ease media repression evaporated on Monday after a court ordered police to seize all copies of a weekly political magazine for suggesting on its front page that the aftermath of the election would mark the start of a civil war in the country. Nokta maga-

zine said on its website that its chief editor and a manager were expected to be questioned for allegedly inciting people to violence.

Erdogan had called for a new election after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu failed to form a coalition with any of the three opposition parties in parliament after the June vote.

Sunday’s election was held amid renewed violence and Erdogan and Davutoglu argued that only a single-party majority could restore stability.

Fighting between Turkey’s security forces and Kurdish rebels has left hundreds of people dead and shattered an already-fragile peace process. Two recent massive suicide bombings at pro-Kurdish gatherings that killed some 130 people, apparently carried out by an Islamic State group cell, also raised tensions.

“The will of the people ... opted for stability,” Erdogan said. “The developments in that short span of time made the people say: ’there is no way out other than stability.”’

Most analysts had expected AKP to fall short of a majority again, but the preliminary results suggest it picked up millions of votes at the expense of a nationalist party and a pro-Kurdish party.

On Monday, the European Union’s chief diplomat Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn issued a joint statement praising the strong voter turnout of more than 85 per cent as a sign of the Turkish people’s commitment to democracy. They said the 28-nation group would work with the new government to advance ties.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said in Washington that “we congratulate the people of Turkey on their participation in yesterday’s parliamentary election. The United States looks forward to working with the newly elected parliament, and with the future government.”

Trudeau also reiterated U.S. concerns “that media outlets and individual journalists critical of the

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TransCanada asks U.S. to press pause on Keystone XL pipeline application ALEXANDER PANETTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON — In a surprise move that could have a political ripple-effect in two countries, the company behind the controversy-plagued Keystone XL pipeline has asked the U.S. government to temporarily suspend its application.

Monday’s request from TransCanada Corp. adds a new dimension to one of the biggest Canada-U.S. political irritants of recent years, potentially making the pipeline a 2016 U.S. election issue to be settled by the next president.

In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the Calgary-based company suggested the administration should withhold its deci-

sion while the Nebraska portion of the route remains disputed.

It represented a major turn of events for an already-epic, years-long battle — since replicated in similar fights across the continent over other pipelines to export Canada’s landlocked oilsands bitumen.

“TransCanada believes that it would be appropriate at this time for the State Department to pause in its review of the Presidential Permit application for Keystone XL,” said the letter.

“This will allow a decision on the permit to be made later based on certainty with respect to the route of the pipeline.”

It’s an about-face in the company’s message. Until recently, it would have been

unimaginable for TransCanada or its government backers in Ottawa to be requesting a delay, given their repeated demands for immediate approval of a project that would carry nearly one-quarter of all Canadian oil exports.

With opposition on multiple fronts, opponents say, the company obviously hopes to step back and return to the fray under more favourable conditions — not unlike a military tactical retreat.

But the pipeline has widespread backing among Republicans. A delay now would almost inevitably punt the issue into the next presidency. Republican candidate Marco Rubio has already said he hopes to work with Canada’s next prime minister on the issue.

government were subject to pressure and intimidation during the campaign, seemingly in a manner calculated to weaken political opposition.”

In Germany, a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was now important for Turkey to tackle challenges including fighting IS militants, solving the Kurdish conflict and overcoming polarization “in the spirit of national unity and readiness to compromise.”

The lira’s recovery Monday came following a bad year. As well as suffering from the fallout of the previous election, the lira has been hit by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates.

That will ratchet up the costs for Turkish companies, many of whom have borrowed in dollars to fund their expansion. It could also see an outflow of funds from Turkey as the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates encourages investors from around the world to reduce their exposure to emerging markets in favour of improving returns in the U.S. As a result, analysts were careful not to get too carried away by Sunday’s election result as the fundamentals haven’t changed.

“This rally should not blind us to the underlying issues in Turkey, such as the continued current account deficit which is causing underlying pressure on the currency as the market continues to fear the first Fed rate hike,” said Simon Smith, chief economist at FxPro. Another worry in markets centres on whether President Erdogan will use the opportunity offered by his party’s surprisingly big election victory to push for greater powers.

According to Derek Halpenny of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, any aggressive move by Erdogan on that front “could unsettle investors.”

He said that the AKP has also been well-known to interfere with central bank decision making, one of the factors behind the lira’s recent slump.

“The strong gains we see for the lira are unlikely to be repeated going forward,” he said.

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Search for missing teen can resume on reserve THE CANADIAN PRESS

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — A family desperately seeking answers to a loved one’s disappearance is being allowed to continue searching for clues on a Manitoba reserve.

Bernice Catcheway — whose daughter Jennifer disappeared seven years ago — said the family was barred from searching the Dakota Tipi reserve after searchers brought in a backhoe recently.

Chief David Pashe said searchers were digging holes and knocking down trees with their equipment. He said he would need to see an RCMP search warrant before searchers would be allowed back in.

Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson, who represents northern First Nations, said she sat down with Pashe and his council Monday and the search will be allowed to continue.

“The chief and council will allow them to search and say they’ve never banned them,” said North Wilson,

with Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. “They just wanted to protect the community from damage with the excavator.”

The heavy equipment used in the most recent search was a “one-time offer” from another community and may not be used again, North Wilson added.

Catcheway was 18 in June 2008 when she vanished from Grand Rapids while on her way to Portage la Prairie, Man. The family was searching the reserve after a tip that Catcheway may have gone to the community for a party before her disappearance.

The Catcheway family is hoping the RCMP will follow up on some of the tips the family has received rather than search for answers on their own, North Wilson said.

“They’re not putting all their hope in that because they haven’t seen the RCMP do a lot of the legwork that they’ve done,” she said.

“They’re going to search no matter what.”

A child holds flowers as people light candles outside the Colectiv nightclub, during a mourning march joined by thousands in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]

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BUCHAREST, Romania — Three Romanian nightclubs on Monday acknowledged they had been reckless and failed to respect safety standards, apologizing to clients and promising to either close or upgrade safety at their venues, following a fire in a Bucharest nightclub that killed at least 31 people.

The owner of Expirat, Andrei Sosa, announced the permanent closure of his Bucharest club, which has only one exit door. “I apologize and I take responsibility. From 2003 I have put the lives of thousands in danger. Weekend after weekend and sometimes during the week,” he said.

In Iasi, a city in northeastern Romania, La Baza club apologized for not meeting minimum safety requirements. “We consider we have been ignorant and irresponsible. We were lucky. We don’t want to put anyone’s life in danger,” it said on its Facebook page.

Rockstadt, a big music venue in the central city of Brasov, said in a statement on its Facebook page that it would close for 10 days to replace foam similar to that which caught alight in the Colectiv club, install sprinklers and bring the club up to European standards.

Fire engulfed Colectiv, a basement club, during a rock concert Friday night. Witnesses say a spark on stage from a heavy-metal pyrotechnics show ignited foam decor, sending panicked people rushing for the single exit. Some 180 people were injured, and 90 remain hospitalized in serious condition with authorities predicting the death toll could rise “significantly.”

The latest death was announced Monday evening.

Shooting candles and indoor fireworks are common in bars, nightclubs and restaurants in Romania and fire regulations can be lax. The deaths have shocked Romanians and many clubs did not open over the weekend in respect of the victims.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has called for authorities to check nightclubs and bars around the country to determine whether they meet safety standards. “It’s awful that you let your children go in the evening to the club, and you go to look for them at the morgue,” he said Saturday.

On Monday, Romanians arrived in their hundreds at the club, laying flowers and lighting candles for the victims, many of them young. As the nation went into its third day of mourning, schools in Bucharest instructed students to dress in black, and some teachers suspended classes and let pupils pay their respects at the club, which has become a shrine to the dead and the focus of the nation’s grief.

In the evening, Polish President Andrzej Duda left a wreath and lit a candle to honour the victims who died, a day ahead of an official visit to Romania where he will meet top Romanian officials.

President Klaus Iohannis gave blogger and photographer Claudiu Petre, and drummer Adrian Rugina the National Order for Merit for “the courage, altruism and dedication they showed ...trying to save lives, paying the supreme sacrifice.” They both returned to the club, saving people before dying. Rugina was not in the Goodbye to Gravity heavy-metal band playing when the fire broke out.

The three owners of the club were questioned by prosecutors Monday in connection with the fire, on suspicion of manslaughter and involuntary bodily harm.

Raed Arafat, an emergency situations official, said a handful of specialists have arrived from Israel and France to help treat the 140 people who were hospitalized.

The Israeli medics are working at the Bagdasar-Arseni, an emergency hospital. Hospital spokesman Andrei Carantino told The Associated Press the medics had brought special bandages to treat severe burns and would work with Romanian doctors there, but not operate.

Carantino said seven patients at the hospital have critical injuries.

Arafat said that even if burns patients initially survive their injuries, medical problems can continue long after as “they tend to evolve in a stable manner and then start collapsing.”

He said some cases need frequent operations and their wounds need to be cared for.

The government says it will cover patients’ medical costs.

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Priest, laywoman arrested over Vatican leaks FRANCES D’EMILIO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pope Francis on Sunday delivers a blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican. [AP PHOTO]

The Vatican’s statement stopped short of linking the latest leaks probe to the two potentially bombshell books that go on sale Thursday.

But a clearly irritated Vatican contended publication of such expose works risk hurting Pope Francis’ clean-up drive.

The Vatican described the books as “fruit of a grave betrayal of the trust given by the pope, and, as far as the authors go, of an operation to take advantage of a gravely illicit act of handing over confidential documentation.”

“Publications of this nature do not help in any way to establish clarity and truth, but rather generate con-

fusion and partial and tendentious conclusions,” the Vatican said, noting that “the leaking of confidential information and documents is a crime” under a law enacted in the first months of Francis’ papacy.

Nuzzi’s 2012 bestseller, His Holiness, based on leaked papal correspondence detailing corruption, infighting and intrigue in the Vatican, has been cited by some as inspiring Benedict XVI’s stunning resignation from the papacy in 2013.

According to the publishers, Nuzzi’s new book, Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis’s Secret Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican, promises to reveal “hereto-

fore untold, unbelievable stories of scandal and corruption at the highest levels.”

“A veritable war is waging in the Catholic Church,” a news release quotes Nuzzi as saying. “On one side, there is Pope Francis’ strong message for one church of the poor” and on the other, “there is the opaque and aggressive power systems within the Vatican’s hierarchy.”

The other book, “Avarice: Documents Revealing Wealth, Scandals and Secrets of Francis’ Church,” is by Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi.

He writes for L’Espresso newsweekly, which has published some of the most damaging leaks of Francis’

SARAH EL DEEB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT — Suspected Russian warplanes bombed the outskirts of Islamic State-held Palmyra on Monday, sending smoke rising out of an area that includes a historic castle overlooking the Syrian city’s Roman ruins, activists said.

An activist in Palmyra who goes by the name Nasser al-Thaer said at least eight airstrikes struck the area of the Islamic-era castle, sending smoke and clouds of dust rising from the hill where the castle is located. An earlier round of airstrikes on Sunday hit behind the castle, al-Thaer told The Associated Press in a series of telephone messages.

He said it was difficult to assess damage because of the ongoing airstrikes.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 suspected Russian airstrikes targeted the castle area in Palmyra, causing damage. The group, which relies on a network of activists inside Syria, did not provide further details.

Palmyra, seized by the IS group in May, is home to world-famous Roman ruins and was one of Syria’s most attractive tourist destinations. The Islamic State group has destroyed a number of its renowned sites, including the Temple of Bel and the iconic Arc of Tri-

umph, because it believes ancient artifacts promote idolatry.

Activists also reported suspected Russian airstrikes on a nearby town, Qaryatain, which was seized by IS fighters in August. The Observatory said at least 10 people were killed in the central town. The Local Coordination Committees, another monitoring group, said at least 15 civilians were killed after the airstrikes hit a bread distribution centre.

There was no immediate comment from Russian officials. In comments to the Syrian state news agency SANA, a military official said the Russian Air Force, in co-operation with the Syrian Air Force, carried out 131 sorties which resulted in destroying 237 terrorist targets during the past 48 hours, including “destroying fortified bases, shelters, and a heavy machinegun sites used by in the surroundings of Palmyra.”

IS strongholds lie in the northern Aleppo province and the eastern Raqqa, Deir el-Zour and Hassakeh provinces. Beyond its presence in central Palmyra, a city that in ancient times served as a caravan route between the Roman Empire and South Asia, the group has a limited presence in the central Hama province and on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.

Also on Monday, the IS group claimed responsibility for last week’s slaying of two Syrian activists in Turkey.

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Monday it had arrested a high-ranking priest and another member of a papal reform commission on suspicion of leaking confidential documents — a stunning move that comes just days before the publication of two books promising damaging revelations about the obstacles Pope Francis faces in cleaning up the Holy See’s murky finances.

The developments threatened to become a new “Vatileaks” — the 2012 scandal that began with the publication of a blockbuster book

by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi detailing the corruption and mismanagement in the Holy See. The scandal ended with the conviction of Pope Benedict XVI’s butler — and Benedict’s resignation a year later.

The latest arrests of two advisers hand-picked by Francis to help in his effort to overhaul Vatican finances threatened to further expose infighting and rifts surrounding the pope’s efforts at reform and a more open church.

Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, a Spaniard, and Francesca Chaouqui, an Italian public relations executive, had served on a now-defunct financial reform commission set up by Francis in 2013 as part of his drive to clean house at the Vatican, especially in its scandal-tainted economic affairs.

A Vatican statement said the arrests followed a monthslong investigation and that the two had been interrogated over the weekend. It said Vallejo Balda was being held in a jail cell in Vatican City, while Chaouqui was released Monday because she was co-operating with the investigation.

papacy, including most recently a letter by 13 cardinals warning Francis about his family synod.

According to the publisher, Fittipaldi’s book maps out the church’s financial empire, from the luxurious lives of the cardinals to the big businesses of Catholic-run hospitals in Italy.

Speaking Monday to Italy’s Repubblica TV, Fittipaldi said his book “doesn’t talk about Francis, but about a church that seems very distant from the mottoes of the pope.”

He said it was his understanding that the arrested pair had been accused of leaking “news for my book and that of my colleague,” Nuzzi.’

While Francis is intent on modernizing the Vatican and making its finances more transparent, the arrests were the latest confirmation that scandal and intrigue still swirl, as they have for centuries, through the largely closed world of the Vatican’s administrative bureaucracy.

Elected on a mandate from his fellow cardinals to reform the Vatican’s bureaucracy and bring order to its haphazard finances, Francis in 2013 created the commission Vallego Balda and Chaouqui served on to gather information from all Vatican offices to try to shed light on the Holy See’s financial situation and end an entrenched culture of mismanagement, opaqueness and waste.

The 33-year-old Chaouqui, who favours slim-fitting jeans and long, bouncy hairdos, cut a figure in sharp contrast to the more sombre dress of the relatively few laywomen with roles at the Vatican. She is being defended by Giulia Bongiorno, one of Italy’s top criminal lawyers who won acquittal for Amanda Knox’s co-defendant.

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Trudeau faces four summits in his first month as prime minister After swearing-in, new PM will head off to Turkey, the Philippines, Malta and Paris ALEXANDER PANETTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON — Justin Trudeau will attend four international summits within his first month in office, making foreign affairs an early front upon which he’ll be tested as a rookie prime minister.

There had been doubt about whether he’d have to skip a summit, given that he’s forming a cabinet during the busiest month on the international leaders’ calendar.

But it was confirmed Monday that after his swearing-in this week Trudeau will go to a G20 leaders’ meeting in Turkey on Nov. 15-16, then an APEC summit in the Philippines, a Commonwealth leaders’ gathering in Malta and climate talks in Paris starting at the end of the month.

“Canada must be fully and firmly committed on the international stage, not only for our own success, but also for the success of others around the world,” Trudeau said in a statement.

“Being engaged internationally is critical for creating economic growth, good-paying jobs for the middle-class, and broad-based prosperity for all Canadians.”

Some of the big international issues he’ll have to manage soon after taking office are: Canada’s climate-change commitment, the con-

Prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau at the National Press Theatre, in Ottawa on Oct. 20. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

tribution to fighting Islamic rebels in the Middle East and his position on the new 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership deal reached during the campaign.

He’d already announced plans to be at the climate summit with provincial premiers. His decision to attend

the earlier meetings means he’ll get facetime with counterparts before the high-stakes Paris talks.

A U.S. official briefing journalists on the APEC summit said he hasn’t heard yet of any changes in Canadian policy with respect to the Asia-Pacific gathering.

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“Canada has a new prime minister.

We welcome the prime minister into the APEC family,” the State Department’s Matt Matthews told reporters in Washington.

“But Canada is not a new member.

Canada is a very significant and important member of APEC — one which we work with very closely.”

There have been questions raised in Washington about what a new Canadian government might mean for the ratification of the TPP deal and for the international coalition against ISIL. But the Obama administration hasn’t publicly expressed concern on either front. In fact, at Monday’s briefing, when TPP came up it was in response to a question about whether the pact faced trouble in Malaysia.

Matthews conceded the deal could face a bumpy road to ratification in different places — including in the U.S., where an intense struggle is expected next year in Congress.

He expressed confidence, however, that it would ultimately be approved in all 12 countries.

“It doesn’t mean that it won’t take a lot of work,” said the U.S. official.

Also on the agenda are the free flow of data between countries; marine debris; and a still-embryonic, longterm project to create a Pacific Rim trade deal larger than the TPP.

MEDIA

Man fired in vulgar heckling is rehired PAOLA LORIGGIO THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Ontario’s largest electricity provider has rehired a Toronto engineer fired after soccer fans yelled sexually explicit taunts at a female TV reporter this spring.

Shawn Simoes lost his job as an assistant network management engineer with Hydro One this May in connection with an incident at a Toronto FC game that was captured on camera and widely denounced on social media.

Hydro One said at the time that he was terminated for violating its employee code of conduct.

The company said Monday that he had been offered his job back after arbitration.

“There is an arbitration process in place. Hydro One made its views very clear. This matter was resolved through the arbitration process,” Hydro One said in a statement, adding it would not comment further.

Social media tips had identified Simoes as one of several hecklers

caught on video hurling obscenities at CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt.

Hunt fought back by questioning the men about their conduct, but the video shows the men dismissing her questions.

She later said the confrontation came about after almost a year of nearly constant harassment.

Hunt tweeted Monday that Hydro One told her in advance that Simoes had been rehired but she offered no further comment.

Others were quick to condemn the decision on social media.

Some jumped to Simoes’ defence, however, saying his firing was unfair.

“Wow lots of perfect folks on here who never did or said anything . . . get over yourselves people,” one said.

The May incident wasn’t the first time hecklers had shouted vulgar comments at female reporters.

Similar incidents have prompted police forces to warn that hecklers could find themselves facing criminal charges.

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Associated Press ◆ COLORADO SPRINGS

Gunman is neighbour of at least two victims The man who fatally shot three people during a rampage through the streets of Colorado Springs was 33-year-old Noah Jacob Harpham, who lived just feet from where his first victim was killed.

A law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed Harpham’s identity to The Associated Press on Monday. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and did so on the condition of anonymity.

Witnesses said Harpham had a rifle in one hand and a revolver in the other when he killed a bicyclist on Saturday. He then walked less than 1.6 kilometres and fatally shot two women who were chatting on the porch of a sober living home. Harpham was then killed in a gunbattle with police, witnesses said.

Colorado Springs police have released few details.

◆ WARSAW

Holocaust survivor, 88, escaped Sobibor camp Thomas Toivi Blatt, who was among a small number of Jews to survive a mass escape from the Nazi death camp of Sobibor in 1943 and who decades later served as a prominent witness at the trial of the alleged camp guard John Demjanjuk, has died. He was 88.

Polish-born Blatt, who lost both parents and a younger brother in the gas chambers of Sobibor, died Saturday morning at his home in Santa Barbara, California, a Warsaw-based friend, Alan Heath, told The Associated Press.

Heath remembered Blatt as a “quiet and modest person” who suffered nightmares and depression until the end of his life, yet never wanted vengeance either on the Germans for the murder of the Jews or for the complicity of many of his anti-Semitic Polish countrymen.

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Woman, 80, stabbed in attack by Palestinian A Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 70-year-old man in northern Israel before being shot by officers, police said Monday just hours after another Palestinian knifed several people, including an 80-year-old woman, in a stabbing spree near Tel Aviv, the latest attacks in more than a month of violence.

The attacks came after Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who they say tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank.

Earlier, Israeli police said a Palestinian stabbed an 80-year-old woman in the back on a street Tel Aviv Monday afternoon and then stabbed a man in the chest before continuing to run down the street and carrying out another attack.

The military said the earlier incident in the West Bank was the third attempted stabbing near the checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel in recent weeks.

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Bombardier may need more cash

Brother of alleged victim in suitcase murder describes fear DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

ROSS MAROWITS THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Bombardier may need more money than the US$1 billion it will receive from Quebec for its struggling CSeries jet program, two industry experts said Monday as pressure continues to mount for federal financial support.

The Montreal-based plane manufacturer is still walking “a tightrope and could need more cash over the next 12 to 18 months,” said Scotiabank analyst Turan Quettawala in a report.

“As such, a Bailout 2.0 is still very possible.”

Quettawala said the Quebec bailout announced last week may help ease some worries about the company’s long-term survival, adding that a US$3.2 billion writedown of the CSeries program will help Bombardier be more aggressive with price discounts.

But he said he’s worried that the 110- to 160-seat plane may be geared towards an overly specific market and many potential orders have already been won by rivals Airbus and Boeing re-engined aircraft.

He also views Bombardier’s cash forecasts overly optimistic and believes the CSeries will generate small returns for Bombardier compared to the company’s loftier estimates of a few years ago.

Evan Mann, an analyst with corporate bond research company Gimme Credit, said there is a high risk the aircraft’s planned entry into service by mid-2016 will be delayed.

“As a result, Bombardier’s free cash flow shortfalls and high leverage will likely persist longer than anticipated requiring the issuance of more debt to support liquidity.”

Evan Mann, credit analyst

“As a result, Bombardier’s free cash flow shortfalls and high leverage will likely persist longer than anticipated requiring the issuance of more debt to support liquidity,” he wrote in a report.

The two analyses came as Quebec Economy Minister Jacques Daoust continued his pitch for federal funds for Bombardier, saying Monday he will seek “significant” financial contribution for the company from the new Liberal government.

Daoust said Ottawa was right to intervene along with the Ontario government to help that province’s automotive industry and he doesn’t see why it wouldn’t do the same to help Quebec’s aerospace sector.

Reports have suggested Quebec wants Ottawa to contribute between $350 million and $1 billion, but Daoust refused to provide a specific amount.

TORONTO — A 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a burning suitcase two decades ago suffered brutal beatings, food deprivation and gut-wrenching abuse at the hands of her father before she died, her half-brother testified Monday.

“I go through a lot but she go through more than me. I see her there suffering,” a tearful Cleon Biddersingh told the trial of Everton Biddersingh, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his daughter Melonie.

“Even a prisoner couldn’t live like that.”

The case of Melonie’s death remained unsolved for over 18 years as police were unable to identify the girl’s charred remains until they received a tip that led to the arrest of Biddersingh and his wife in March 2012. Elaine Biddersingh’s first-degree murder trial is to begin next April.

On the witness stand on Monday, Cleon, now 41, recalled how he, Melonie and another half-brother, Dwayne, came to Toronto from Jamaica in 1991 to live

with their father and his wife.

At the time, the opportunity was a dream come true, he said, but it soon turned into a nightmare.

The children wanted to go to school, as they had done in Jamaica despite the poverty they lived in — Melonie in particular wanted to be a nurse — but their father did not allow it, court heard.

Instead, the siblings were made to clean the family’s small apartment and Cleon was forced to sell drugs for his father, court heard. Jurors have been told Dwayne died accidentally in June 1992.

As time passed, Everton Biddersingh’s treatment of the children he brought over from Jamaica worsened, court heard.

The jury has heard that Melonie died on Sept. 1, 1994. Cleon said Biddersingh told him Melonie had run away.

Expert evidence expected in the case will indicate Melonie had 21 “healing fractures” caused three weeks to six months before her death, the jury has heard.

Expert evidence is also expected to indicate that Melonie inhaled water shortly before her death.

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AUTOMOTIVE

U.S. agency says VW cheated second time U.S. officials said automaker ‘knew or should have known’ cars were not in compliance with Clean Air Act MATTHEW DALY AND TOM KRISHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during tests than in real-world driving, according to the U.S. government.

The German automaker installed software designed to defeat the tests on VW, Porsche and Audi vehicles with six-cylinder diesel engines, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board said Monday. While on the road, the cars emit up to nine times more nitrogen oxide pollution than allowed by EPA standards, the agency said.

The latest charges follow VW’s admission in September that it rigged emissions tests for four-cylinder diesel engines on 11 million cars worldwide, including almost 500,000 in the U.S. The so-called defeat device in the six-cylinder engines was discovered by EPA and CARB with tests put in place in late September.

In a notice of violation sent to VW, EPA officials said the automaker “knew or should have known” that by employing the software, the cars were not in compliance with Clean Air Act emission standards.

In a statement, Volkswagen said “no software was installed in the 3-Liter V6 diesel motors to change the emissions values in any impermissible way.” It pledged to “fully co-operate with the EPA to clarify this situation.”

VW officials, including U.S. CEO Michael Horn in congressional testimony, have claimed only a small number of software developers in Germany were responsible for the computer code that enabled the cars to trick U.S. government emissions tests. On Monday, analysts said the latest charges call those claims into question.

“Volkswagen would do well to

In this Feb. 7, 2014 file photo, the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI R-Line is on display at the Chicago Auto Show. The U.S. government says Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines, including the 2014 Touareg, 2015 Porsche Cayenne and the 2016 Audi A6 Quattro, A7 Quattro, A8 and Q5, to emit fewer pollutants during testing than in real-world driving conditions. [AP PHOTO]

immediately and completely disclose all people and products involved in this deception, no matter how far-reaching,” said Karl Brauer, a senior analyst for Kelley Blue Book, a widely used car valuation and research service.

Monday’s announcement makes the notion that only a limited number of people were involved in the deception appear “even more outrageous,” Brauer said.

Members of Congress reacted sharply. The House Energy and Commerce Committee said an investigation of VW will continue.

“The latest revelations raise the question, where does VW’s road of deceit end?” said a joint statement by full committee chairman Fred Upton of Michigan and senior Democrat Frank Pallone of New Jer-

sey, along with oversight and investigations subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania and senior Democrat Diana DeGette of Colorado.

“It’s time for Volkswagen to fully come clean,” the statement said.

The new charges also suggest even more financial pain for VW. The company faces fines of up to $37,500 per vehicle, which means up to $375 million could be added to penalties already projected in the billions of dollars.

The company has set aside about $7.38 billion to pay for recalling and fixing the affected cars. VW officials have also hinted at possible compensation to owners.

The EPA said Monday that the software on the six-cylinder diesels has a timer that turns on pollution con-

trols when testing begins, including fuel injection timing and pressure, and changes the exhaust gas recirculation rate. All cause the cars to emit less nitrogen oxide pollution by operating at high exhaust temperatures, the agency said in the notice. One second after the first phase of the test ends, the cars return to normal operation.

The violations cover models including the 2014 Touareg, 2015 Porsche Cayenne and the 2016 Audi A6 Quattro, A7 Quattro, A8 and Q5. As with the smaller engines, the EPA says the cars are safe to drive.

With the scandal spreading to include some of the bestsellers from Audi, VW’s most profitable brand, as well as Porsche, VW could face greater pressure on sales.

Michelle Krebs, a senior analyst

for Autotrader, said the latest revelations were particularly bad for Audi, “which has been on a roll in terms of sales, reputation and image of late,” but “now is being drawn deeper into the quagmire.”

Previously, only the low-volume A3 Audi model was under scrutiny.

U.S. Audi sales rose 16 per cent in September, while Porsche sales gained 23 per cent. By contrast, Volkswagen brand sales ended the month flat after news of the emission-rigging broke in mid-month.

About 25 per cent of VW brand sales have diesel engines, so the scandal almost certainly will cut into the brand’s October sales. Dealers have few new diesels to sell because VW has quarantined the four-cylinder 2016 models at ports until their emissions status is resolved.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Rights group opposes arms for Ukraine MURRAY BREWSTER THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Two human-rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles.

Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares have written to the Department of Foreign Affairs expressing concern about the potential consequences of adding the embattled eastern European government to the list of countries to which Canada can sell automatic firearms.

There are 39 countries on Canada’s automatic firearms country control list, including Saudi Arabia, to whom General Dynamics Land Systems in London, Ont., recently sold $13 billion in armoured vehicles despite

the opposition of human rights groups.

Foreign Affairs has been in the process of consulting on the Ukraine proposal since it was introduced last summer, around the time Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a free trade agreement with the country’s prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The move was seen at the time as opening the door for Canada to expand its support for Ukraine, which to this point has only received non-lethal defensive equipment and medical supplies to offset its losses in the ongoing conflict with Russian-backed rebels.

Both Amnesty and Project Ploughshares say exporting weapons should be withdrawn until the human rights situation in the country improves, citing brutal police tactics used to suppress the anti-government protests in the fall of 2013 — something that led to the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych’s

government the following year.

Despite the change in government and police reforms undertaken by the international community, the groups say there is still the threat of possible human rights abuses. The Ukraine embassy in Ottawa was asked for comment, but no one was immediately available.

The new government in Ukraine, led by President Petro Poroshenko, has been outspoken in its plea to Ottawa, Washington and other western capitals for advanced weapons to counter Russian-backed separatists.

But the Obama administration, and to a lesser extent the outgoing Conservative government, have resisted the calls.

U.S. lawmakers and military commanders were in favour last spring, but the White House has only authorized the delivery of Humvees and unarmed drones.

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NHL

Young guns blaze in Canucks 4-1 victory Rookie Jake Virtanen shows the poise of a veteran in driving to the net and scoring his first professional goal SPORTS INSIDE Today’s issue

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Have you seen that cookie-duster?

It’s taken him a month to grow somewhat comfortable with his line combinations and this is when the Vancouver Canucks coach wanted to know what he’s got.

That’s understandable. With 14 games this month, including 10 on the road, and knowing standings historically don’t change much after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, he must know who he can count on.

He’s got a first line that works and a fourth line that grinds.

He’s got interchangeable wingers, two intriguing rookies and one lingering question: Is Sven Baertschi part of the solution or part of the problem?

After being a healthy scratch on Friday in Arizona, the left winger was slotted with Bo Horvat and Jannik Hansen on the third line and started the scoring sequence on the opening goal.

That’s four assists in 10 games and nothing to really get excited about because he was supposed to be the second-line winger. But the fancy stats crowd will tell you he’s crushing it in Corsi, is averaging only 10:48 a night and doesn’t get powerplay time and that the polarizing player is better than he’s been given credit for.

That’s interesting.

Baertschi doesn’t think and just plays on instinct while three of the goalscorers in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers — Jannik Hansen, Bo Horvat and Jake Virtanen — play with speed and muscle to move around the net.

Perimeter players don’t last in the league and Baertschi didn’t register a shot Monday.

Chris Higgins is practising and isn’t far from returning to the lineup. You can see him slotting in as a thirdline winger and that could bump Baertschi.

That was never the plan.

It’s up to Baertschi to change the conversation and do is sooner than later.

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off Mark Streit and wrapping home his second goal of the season.

CHILLING: Jannik Hansen finished off a neat passing play with Sven Baertschi and Horvat by first avoiding a sliding Nick Schultz and then depositing a backhand.

WHAT WE LEARNED: The Flyers have been chasing Russian defenceman Nikita Zaitsev for two years and the Leafs courted the all-star blueliner in the summer because he’s leaving the KHL after this season and coming to the NHL. But where?

Don’t count out the Canucks.

This week they’ll be watching the 24-year-old, who has four goals and nine assists in 22 games with CKSA Moscow.

The 6-foot-2,190 pound right-shot defenceman is intriguing because Dan Hamhuis, Yannick Weber, Matt Bartkowski and Alex Biega are UFAs.

Vancouver Canucks rookie Jake Virtanen, left, and Daniel Sedin celebrate their team’s win against the Philadelphia Flyers in Vancouver on Monday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

WHAT THIS MEANS: When Luca Sbisa was spotted with a walking boot in the morning and Dan Hamhuis pronounced himself fit for duty after missing three games with a lower-body injury, it brought back into focus how vulnerable the Canucks could be on a coming seven-game road trip if they lose another body.

Next man up is Alex Biega. Sbisa blocked a shot Friday in Arizona and an MRI on Monday likely confirmed that he’s out for several weeks.

While the Canucks didn’t lose any symmetry because Alex Edler and Chris Tanev remained intact, it was an adventurous night for the pairing of Hamhuis and Matt Bartkowski.

The latter had Claude Giroux outmuscle him in the slot and then outmaneuver Ryan Miller to score a sweet backhand goal.

That left Ben Hutton with Yannick Weber and because neither is a physical force in their own zone, the pairing is going to have to adjust because in the turnover-prone Sbisa,

at least you had a physical presence.

Management is well aware of the back-end dilemma and needs to add depth.

IN A WORD: SPILLING: Jake Virtanen took a bad minor when he slashed the stick out of Brandon Manning’s hands, but kept going hard to the net and scored his first career NHL goal.

THRILLING: Bo Horvat ended a nine-game goalless funk with a bulllike charge around the net, fending

ADVANCED STATS 700: Number of NHL games for winger Alex Burrows, who logged 134 in the East Coast League and 107 in the American League before making The Show.

29: Face-off winning percentage for Henrik Sedin after two periods (4-for-14). He was at 57.2 per cent entering the game. The Canucks were badly beaten in the circle.

15: Number of shifts after two periods for Bo Horvat, who logged 9:43 and was one of the best players on the ice because he stayed fresh, never playing more than 50 seconds.

1: Number of NHL goals by rookie Jake Virtanen, who hung on to puck in the slot with the poise of a veteran before putting a backhander home.

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MLB

New Blue Jays president seeks some stability GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Mark Shapiro stepped into the media firing line on his first day on the job as president and chief executive officer of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Peppered with repeated questions about the departure of Alex Anthopoulos, the longtime baseball executive didn’t shine any light on why the former general manager decided to move on.

“Not the transition that I originally expected,” Shapiro said. “Not the opening press conference that I had envisioned.”

It was a somewhat awkward 45-minute introductory session Monday at Rogers Centre, but the polished and engaging Shapiro was up to the task.

He took care of a few business items at the start, announcing that assistant GM Tony LaCava would replace Anthopoulos on an interim basis and confirming that manager John Gibbons will return next year.

Shapiro called it an “incredibly exciting time” to be joining the Blue Jays and he expressed a desire to honour the passion that the now-retired Paul Beeston provided as team president.

But the main talking point was Anthopoulos’s surprise decision to turn down a new contract after building a team that came two wins away from reaching the World Series.

“A lot has been written the past week obviously, most of it speculation, second-hand, a lot of it untrue,” Shapiro said. “All that Alex communicated was honest and forthright.”

Anthopoulos turned down a five-year extension last week amid reports of a difference in vision with the new president.

The 38-year-old Montreal native would only say he didn’t feel like it would be the right fit, adding it was his choice to leave.

Shapiro said he was disappointed and surprised that Anthopoulos turned down the team’s offer.

“It was my sincere hope that I would have the chance to learn from him, to partner with him and to work with him,” he said.

“Yet he’s obviously earned the right to make the decision he made and I respect that decision. With that respect and the finality of that decision, it’s time to move forward.”

Anthopoulos was a popular figure in Toronto, particularly after he acquired stars Troy Tulowitzki and David Price at the trade deadline.

The deals helped the Jays reach the playoffs for the first time in 22 years.

His decision to leave the team at the height of its resurgence was deeply unpopular with Blue Jay fans.

“We made every effort afterwards to try to do everything we could to convince Alex to come back,” Shapiro said.

“Once the decision was made, that’s the hand dealt. We get a plan, we move forward.

“I’m not going to dwell on it.”

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Royals fans join in celebration over first World Series in decades Thousands of fans shot off fireworks, even stole goal posts from University of Kansas DAVE SKRETTA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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he jersey that Eric Hosmer wore in the decisive game of the World Series is headed to the Hall of Fame. So is the glove Salvador Perez used, the spikes Lorenzo Cain laced up and the bat that third baseman Mike Moustakas took to the plate.

Maybe they ought to ask for the goal posts from the University of Kansas.

Those were torn down inside Memorial Stadium in the wee hours Monday morning, shortly after the Royals beat the New York Mets to win their first championship in three decades. Thousands of fans shot off fireworks, stormed sporting goods to buy the latest apparel, and spent the night partying as if it was New Year’s Eve in downtown Kansas City.

“Our fan base and our team share a real special bond,” Hosmer said.

“That’s grown throughout the whole entire world, I think, as the fans have watched us compete throughout this post-season.”

Indeed, the Royals made plenty of new fans with their scrappy, fight-tothe-last-out style.

President Barack Obama called manager Ned Yost on Monday and said the team was fun to watch and made Royals fans proud, according to White House spokesman Josh Earnest, a Kansas City native.

They won 95 games during the regular season and earned homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. But they never seemed to be the favourites — not against the plucky Astros, the powerful Blue Jays or against the hard-throwing Mets’ starting rotation.

“I think the resiliency of this team and the way we can come back and the way we just count ourselves in every single game, I think it makes

Kansas City Royal Jarrod Dyson celebrates with fans after Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Monday in New York. [AP PHOTO]

for a fun team to watch,” Hosmer explained. “It’s definitely a fun team to play for.”

That resiliency was evident throughout their October ride.

In the Division Series, they trailed the Astros by four runs in a game that could have ended their season, then rallied to win the series. They kept fighting back when the Blue Jays kept pounding home runs, eventually winning their second straight AL championship.

It was in the World Series that they really shined, though.

The Royals trailed in all five games against the Mets, winning three times when they were down in the eighth inning or later — something no team had ever accomplished. In the decider, the Royals became the first team since the 1939 Yankees to trail by two runs in the ninth inning or later of a potential clinching game

and somehow rally to victory.

All told, Kansas City trailed by at least two runs in seven of its 11 playoff wins.

“The way guys played all season,” Cain said, “the way guys stepped up even though we were down the entire game, it was a huge team effort.”

Now, that team that formed such a bond with its city the past two seasons will get to revel in a championship together. Their victory parade is Tuesday in downtown Kansas City, a route that will take the entire entourage about two miles to historic Union Station.

The victory rally at the base of the National World War I Memorial will begin when the parade arrives, and thousands of fans lining the parade route are expected to converge there.

“It’s a dream come true, not just for the players, but the staff, for the front office, for most importantly,

the fans of Kansas City,” outfielder Jarrod Dyson said. “It’s been a long time since Kansas City raised a trophy like that and I’m just happy to be a part of it.”

Long time, indeed.

The Royals were once one of baseball’s model franchises, but the 1990s and 2000s were marked by historic ineptitude: Nine straight losing seasons (twice), three straight 100-loss years, token All-Stars chosen for the Midsummer Classic simply because every club needed to be represented.

Everything started to change when general manager Dayton Moore arrived, though.

It picked up steam when Ned Yost took over as manager, and a core bunch of players — Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and others — finally made it to the big leagues.

The final pieces were added at this year’s trade deadline, with the arrival of pitcher Johnny Cueto and the versatile Ben Zobrist.

All those years of losing were suddenly a distant memory. So was last season’s World Series heartbreak against San Francisco. The Royals and their fans believed that they could not only win the final game of their season, they almost seemed to expect it.

So when the final out was made at Citi Field, and the Royals streamed out of their dugout to celebrate a championship, it was hardly a surprise that their fans joined in the party. Even the ones that decided to tear down some goal posts.

“We just believe. We believe in each other, you believe in the guy next to you,” Hosmer said, “and you realize you don’t have to do it all by yourself, you just do your part and we got a chance of winning ballgames. It’s something we’ve all believed in, it’s something we all bought into since day one and that’s why we’re world champions.”

NFL

Seahawks’ Lockette undergoes surgery TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette had surgery to stabilize ligaments in his neck Monday, a day after being taken off the field on a backboard just before halftime of Seattle’s game at Dallas.

Lockette underwent surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The Seahawks issued an update Monday evening that the surgery was a success and that all neurological signs were positive. Lockette is expected to stay in the hospital in Dallas for a few days recovering, but could be up and moving around as soon as Tuesday.

“Today they’re just concerned for him and his welfare.“ Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach

“The emotional part of losing one of our guys and knowing he has to go through major surgery and all of that, it’s very personal to us. That’s all. I think like (a) family feeling, like when someone in your family gets sick, our guys responded in that way,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said on Monday afternoon.

“They were very focused to continue to play in the game and all

that, which we found out by the way they played in the second half.

“Today they’re just concerned for him and his welfare.”

Lockette will miss the rest of the season and his long-term prognosis is still to be determined. His family was with him in Dallas, along with teammates Marshawn Lynch and Russell Okung who remained behind after Sunday’s 13-12 Seattle victory.

“It’s serious. He’s got ligament issue and disk issue is what we know so they’re going to take care of that,” Carroll said.

Lockette posted a message on Twitter on Monday morning thanking fans, teammates and his family for their support and saying: “Can’t wait

(to) get back with my teammates in Seattle.”

Lockette was injured when he was running down the field on punt coverage and appeared to be engaged with another Dallas Cowboys player before he turned and was hit by safety Jeff Heath.

Lockette immediately slumped to the ground and appeared to be unconscious when trainers and medical officials got there to attend to him.

“Concussion first and then always the neck.

“They were on that from the first moment,” Carroll said of the medical response.

“But he needed to wake up first.”

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CFL

Lions make playoffs for 19th straight year Runningback Andrew Harris aims to make some personal history against Stampeders on Saturday at home MIKE BEAMISH VANCOUVER SUN

What’s at stake — despite claims by coaches that no football game should ever be considered inconsequential — is really very little.

The B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders will play out the Canadian Football League regular season Saturday night at BC Place, using game No. 18 as a warm-up for the West Division semifinal between the same two teams eight days later at McMahon Stadium.

Huddled Sunday at coach Jeff Tedford’s residence in Langley, many of the Lions watched the Edmonton Eskimos confirm a 19th consecutive playoff berth for B.C. with a 40-22 win over the Montreal Alouettes

“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t important. I’m in my contract year.“ Andrew Harris, B.C. Lions runningback

at Commonwealth Stadium. The Edmonton victory dropped the Alouettes to 6-11 and eliminated any possibility of Montreal crossing over to the West Division playoffs at the expense of the 7-10 Lions. Edmonton’s victory, the eighth straight for the Eskimos, also had implications for the 13-4 Stampeders. Calgary is fated to finish second in the West, even if the Stamps defeat the Lions this weekend, having lost the season

series to the Eskimos.

Edmonton, which has a scheduled bye in the final week of the regular season, won’t play again for 20 days.

The 14-4 Esks will play host to the winner of the Lions-Stampeders semifinal Nov. 22 in Edmonton.

With one more game before the playoffs, wear and tear has to be of some concern to Tedford as he puts his lineup together for Saturday’s game. Overuse, however, is definitely not in the thinking of running back Andrew Harris.

Aiming to make some personal history, Harris wants all the carries he can handle in pursuit of his first CFL rushing title. The Lions’ feature back had a 161-yard lead over Jerome Messam going into Week 19, but

he was held to just 10 yards on 11 carries in Friday’s 27-25 win over the Toronto Argonauts.

Messam, traded to the Stampeders on Oct. 14 by Saskatchewan, rushed for 121 yards against his former team on Saturday as the Stamps crushed the Roughriders 42-19.

Thus, Harris’ lead over Messam has been reduced to 50 yards (997-947) going into the final game. Montreal’s Tyrell Sutton is third with 920 yards.

“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t important,” Harris admitted.

“I’m in my contract year. It’s definitely important for me. It’s also something (winning the rushing title) I haven’t accomplished yet.

Obviously, for us, running the football helps us win games. There

NHL

Jamie Benn is off to another fine start

are a lot of factors that go into my reasoning.”

Joe Smith, who ran for a club record 1,510 yards in 2007, and Jim Evenson are the only Lions to have won previous rushing titles in the CFL. Evenson ran for 1,237 yards in 1971.

Messam won the league rushing title (1,057 yards) as a member of the Eskimos in 2011. From 201 to 2014, it was the Stampeders’ Jon Cornish who dominated the tables.

And so, for a fifth straight season, the CFL rushing crown could go to a Canadian back. The only question is, who will it be?

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Jake Virtanen, McCann make Canucks roster

STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS IAIN MCINTYRE VANCOUVER SUN

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efore Tyler Seguin joined the Dallas Stars, he watched video after video of Jamie Benn’s goals.

With two full seasons of experience setting Benn up, the rest of the NHL is watching them put on a show.

Months after Benn won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer, he and Seguin finished October 1-2 in points. Benn, who had 17 points on nine goals and eight assists in his first 11 games, has taken the first step to being the first back-toback Art Ross winner since Jaromir Jagr did it three times in a row from 1998-99 through 2000-2001.

“I always knew he had the capability of doing it,” Stars defenceman Jordie Benn said of his brother. “I just didn’t know how good he could get, and I don’t think he knew it either. Obviously being a veteran now and being in the league for a couple years now that he realizes where he can go with his talents, and he’s obviously taken the bull by the horns.”

Benn is hockey’s version of a bull: big, strong and powerful but with the skill to produce at a high level.

At six-foot-two and 210 pounds, the 26-year-old has a physical edge that few stud players of his calibre possess.

Sidney Crosby, a teammate of Benn’s for Canada at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, called the Stars captain “the total package.”

“He’s big, he’s strong, he’s fast, he’s got a great shot,” Crosby said. “He can make plays, make little passes.

He’s a good playmaker. He can really play any type of game, whether it’s a skill game or more of a grittier game.”

Benn enjoyed something of an international coming-out party in Sochi when he was one of Canada’s best forwards. But he was just under

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Jamie Benn during a game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in Dallas. [AP PHOTO]

a point-a-game player in three previous years before breaking out with 87 last season.

The Victoria native credited teammates, and especially Seguin, for capturing the Art Ross Trophy. Chemistry is one thing, but Benn also has the knack around the net he considers important when trying to score in an increasingly stingy league.

“Not too many players can be like (Alex) Ovechkin and just let that one-(timer) go from the half wall,” said Benn, who was named the NHL’s first star of the month for October. “I think the closer you are to the net, it’s probably going to be easier.”

Benn can go to the net with the

best and biggest of them but also has the kind of quick release that Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Roman Polak said bears watching. Polak said the only way to contain Benn is to give him as little room as possible.

To combat that, Benn plays well without much room and can wreak havoc in crowds. The Leafs’ Mike Babcock enjoyed seeing that at the Olympics.

“I’m a big fan of him because he’s got some nastiness to him,” Babcock said. “He has fun playing the game, he’s not scared of any situation. I like good pros that love being a good pro.

He loves to score, loves to check, he can play any way you want.”

The way Benn wants to play this season is defensive, with a focus on his own end and a desire to turn that into offence. Coach Lindy Ruff has stressed the Stars playing as fiveman units, and the result has been a high-powered offence and a 9-2-0 start.

Benn and Seguin, who put up 16 points in the first 11 games, are at the forefront of that success.

“Jamie and I complement each other, and we find ways to get goals,” Seguin said. “Our biggest thing this year has been finding ways to be good in our own end. That’s been better than last year, and that’s why we’re producing, as well.”

Jared and Jake sound like cowboy characters. The Vancouver Canucks staged a horse opera for them on Sunday.

Jared McCann could have cried out of sadness or happiness but narrowly avoided doing either during the performance at the University of B.C. For the first practice since McCann scored his team-leading fifth goal in the Canucks’ 4-3 win against the Arizona Coyotes, coach Willie Desjardins prepped players by showing in the dressing room a series of video clips on McCann and fellow 19-yearold rookie Jake Virtanen. Desjardins was a little, uh, blunt. It was not a feel-good movie. It was a how-not-to film.

“Halfway through about the seventh clip that I did something wrong, I was like, ‘OK, this is not a joke,’” McCann said. “I was like, ‘OK, what am I going to pack?’”

“I saw about 10 McCann clips in a row about being in the D-zone and stuff, and I knew I was going to be next,” Virtanen said. “I just had a feeling. It was about five or six clips in a row. Me and Jared both kind of looked at other like, ‘Is today the day we’re going back to junior?’”

Actually, no. Sunday was the day they made the Canucks. Really made the Canucks. Staring at the ninegame deadline to either keep Jake and Jared or return the forwards to junior hockey, the Canucks instead welcomed them to the National Hockey League.

But first they had to suffer through some tough love from Desjardins, who walked out of the dressing room in apparent disgust after hammering McCann and Virtanen for some of their rookie moments so far. Then veteran teammates, including Alex Burrows and Ryan Miller and Derek Dorsett, chimed in and told McCann and Virtanen they had to be better.

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Clippers fall in Alberni ahead of trip to Interior A three-goal second period for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs was enough to beat the Clippers on Saturday in Port Alberni in the back-half of a two-day, two-game home-and-home series between the two teams.

The Clippers had goals from Matt Hoover and Sean Buchanan but surrendered four goals in the final 40 minutes to take a 4-2 loss, ending their four-game winning streak.

New Clippers goalie Evan Johnson allowed four goals on 33 shots in the loss in his second game for Nanaimo.

The Clippers now sit at 11-7-0-0, good for second place in the B.C. Hockey League’s Island Division — one point behind the leading Cowichan Valley Capitals — and eighth place overall.

Team scoring leader Sheldon Rempal settled for a single assist in the loss to the Bulldogs and is now third in the league scoring race with 36 points in 18 games. He trails Penticton Vees Tyson Jost and Scott Conway in that category, and is tied with them for the league goals lead with 16.

The Clippers now go on a fourgame road trip that begins Friday with a three-day tour through the Interior division with games against the Trail Smoke Eaters, the Vees, and the West Kelowna Warriors. Their next home game is Nov. 13 against the Bulldogs.

◆ JUDO

Nanaimo club sends athletes to Montreal The Nanaimo Judo Club was represented by five athletes at the Quebec Open Sunday and Monday in Montreal.

Alicia Fiandor won silver in the U18 -64kg category, while Cheyenne Fiandor won silver in the U21 -57kg category. Also in the U21 -90kg category, Braxton Clark won bronze, while also finishing fifth in the senior open division. Colton Davie finished fifth in the U18 -81kg category, going 3-2 at the event wile also competing in the senior open division where he went 0-2. In the U16 -48k category, Akela Szasa went 0-2.

All but Davie will remain in Montreal for the week and attend a training camp at the National Training Centre before leaving on Friday to attend the Ontario Open in Toronto at the Pan Am Sports Centre on Saturday. Also next weekend, the Nanaimo Judo Club will have athletes participating in the Continental Crown in Seattle.

◆ JUNIOR B HOCKEY

Bucs extend division lead to four points With a 6-4 road with against the Kerry Park Islanders Saturday, the Nanaimo Buccaneers have extended their lead in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s North Division to four points over the Campbell River Storm. The Bucs next play at home Thursday against the Islanders at 7:15 p.m. at the NIC.

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MLS PLAYOFFS

Whitecaps will need their fans Vancouver squad played to scoreless draw in first leg of conference semifinal Sunday MARC WEBER THE PROVINCE

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obert Earnshaw has a message for the fans.

“We’re going to need them,” the veteran striker said ahead of Sunday’s Western Conference second-leg semifinal at B.C. Place.

“We’re going to need them louder than ever. Louder than during the season.

“We’re going to need them to be part of the players’ mentality.”

The Whitecaps returned home from Portland on Sunday night after a scoreless tie in the first-leg at a boisterous Providence Park.

It’s a result that leaves this series wide open, and tense.

If the Caps win at the Dome, they’re through to the conference finals against the winner of Seattle-Dallas (the Sounders lead 2-1 heading to Frisco, Tex. for the second leg).

If the Caps and Timbers tie 0-0 again, the game will go to extra-time, then penalties if needed.

Any tie other than 0-0 on Sunday and the Timbers will advance on away goals, which is the first tie-breaker.

That’s the Whitecaps’ one regret from the first leg. They didn’t find that valuable away goal.

But they’ll take comfort in their defending, and in their goalkeeper, David Ousted, and in the fact they’re coming back to B.C. Place where they always create chances and where as many as 27,500 fans could fill the lower bowl.

Sunday — the Caps’ first-ever MLS home playoff date — will mark the biggest crowd they’ve had for an MLS game.

The club announced last week it would open up the lower bowl beyond the usual cap of 21,000. How much is down to demand.

Earnshaw, a popular poacher who didn’t make the gameday roster in

Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Gershon Koffie (28) tries to get past Portland Timbers defender Liam Ridgewell (24) and defender Nat Borchers (7) during an MLS western conference semifinal match in Portland, Ore., Sunday. [AP PHOTO]

Portland, is convinced the crowd will play a role.

With so little separating these rivals, he might be right. Imagine some of the scenarios: The Caps up by one, defending for their life as Portland pours forward looking for a tying goal that will win them the series; The Caps stuck in a scoreless tie, desperate for a late goal to lift them into the conference finals; The Caps down a goal, needing an improbable two-goal turnaround to win. Needing belief.

“The amount of energy we get from the crowd as players is huge,” said Earnshaw, who has two goals in 43 minutes this season.

“Sometimes, especially when it comes down to crunch time, this is where you need their support.

“I’m sending a message out to them: We’re going to need them and they’re going to be part of us when we play.”

Many of them will hope Earnshaw is part of the 18-man roster.

He won them over with an early-season game-winning goal at home to Portland. It came on his first touch in the 90th minute.

And he capped the regular season with another Earnie special, scoring against Houston seconds after coming on in stoppage time.

Both goals came on exquisite passes from players the Caps have missed

at times this season — captain Pedro Morales, who made his surprising return from injury in the first leg, and Mauro Rosales, who played halfan-hour off the bench.

Caps’ coach Carl Robinson preferred Darren Mattocks to Earnshaw on the bench in Portland. Will he make room for both on the bench Sunday?

It seems crazy not to. Earnshaw’s the most clinical finisher on a team that struggles to finish. Although, if you believe Earnshaw, the fans will have as much to say about Sunday’s outcome as any one player.

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CURLING

Gushue’s fall turns safety into real issue DONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — Whether a helmet would have protected Brad Gushue when he crashed face-first on the curling ice is debatable.

But the sight of one of the world’s best curlers sporting a swollen right eye and stitches after a fall brings to a boil what was the simmering issue of whether protective headgear should be mandatory in the sport, and at what age.

Gushue put his arms out to stop his dive in Saturday’s quarter-final of The Masters in Truro, N.S., but not fast enough to protect his face. The skip from St. John’s, N.L., returned to the rink and finished out that game after getting stitches at a nearby hospital.

This happened at a time when some

curling clubs require junior curlers to wear helmets, senior curlers are voluntarily donning head protection and Curling Canada is developing head-protection recommendations as part of a concussion strategy.

Equipment manufacturers now produce stylish curling tuques and hats with protective padding in them.

An early alternative to the helmet was a cushioned, donut-shaped “halo” worn around the head.

But don’t expect to see helmets or head protection at the national men’s or women’s curling championships in the near future.

Not only would there would be resistance from teams at the Tim Hortons Brier and the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but the viewing public wouldn’t like it.

Those watching on television

are accustomed to close-up and unfettered sight lines of curlers’ heads and facial expressions.

“You should see the emails we get every year about guys wearing baseball caps on the ice,” said Danny Lamoureux, Curling Canada’s director of championship services and club development. “People are furious.”

As with hockey helmets and visors, safety equipment becomes mandatory at grassroots levels before it ever becomes the rule at the elite level.

It’s currently up to each curling club to set rules on helmets and head protection, but Curling Canada intends to make the issue part of a concussion strategy to be unveiled in 2016.

“The federal government has mandated all sports organizations to have

a concussion policy and a return to play policy,” Lamoureux explained Monday.

“Most of our injuries don’t happen at the high level. They happen at the recreational level. We’re in the process now of developing a concussion policy and a return-to-play policy for concussions which will reach right down to the club level.

“With that, we are going to come up with a helmet policy that they can follow.”

Curling clubs aren’t franchises of Curling Canada, but voluntary members. Clubs aren’t required to adhere to the organization’s recommendations, but headgear is now a burning issue at the learn-to-curl stage.

“We’re getting lots of calls from people who say ‘we need someone to tell us what to do,”’ Lamoureux said.

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Away 3-2-0-0 4-1-0-0 2-2-1-0 4-1-0-0 3-2-1-0 1-3-1-0 4-4-0-0 2-3-0-0 1-4-0-1 2-5-0-0

Last 10 Strk 7-3-0-0 W-4 6-3-0-1 W-2 4-4-2-0 L-2 4-4-0-2 L-1 4-5-1-0 W-1 4-5-1-0 L-4 5-5-0-0 L-1 5-5-0-0 W-2 2-6-0-2 W-1 2-8-0-0 L-2

WILD CARD Pittsburgh New Jersey Florida Ottawa Detroit Philadelphia Carolina Buffalo Toronto Columbus

Home 4-2-0-0 2-3-0-1 3-2-1-0 1-3-0-2 2-3-0-0 3-2-1-0 1-3-0-0 3-4-0-0 1-3-0-1 0-5-0-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Dallas St. Louis Minnesota

GP 12 11 11

W 9 8 7

L OL SL 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0

GF 41 30 35

GA 34 23 32

Pts Home 18 5-1-0-0 17 4-0-1-0 16 5-0-0-0

Away 4-2-0-0 4-2-0-0 2-2-2-0

Last 10 Strk 8-2-0-0 L-1 7-2-1-0 W-3 6-2-2-0 L-1

PACIFIC DIVISION Vancouver Los Angeles San Jose

GP 12 11 11

W 6 7 6

L OL SL 2 4 0 4 0 0 5 0 0

GF 36 26 31

GA 26 25 28

Pts Home 16 2-2-3-0 14 4-3-0-0 12 2-2-0-0

Away 4-0-1-0 3-1-0-0 4-3-0-0

Last 10 Strk 5-2-3-0 W-2 7-3-0-0 L-1 5-5-0-0 W-1

WILD CARD Nashville Winnipeg Chicago Arizona Edmonton Colorado Calgary Anaheim

GP 11 12 12 11 12 11 12 11

W 7 7 7 5 4 3 3 2

L OL SL 2 2 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 8 0 0 7 1 0 8 0 1 7 1 1

GF 32 36 28 30 32 27 27 14

GA 25 33 26 32 39 33 50 29

Pts 16 15 14 11 8 7 7 6

Home 4-0-1-0 3-2-1-0 6-1-0-0 1-3-0-0 2-4-0-0 1-4-1-0 1-5-0-0 2-2-0-1

Away 3-2-1-0 4-2-0-0 1-4-0-0 4-2-1-0 2-4-0-0 2-3-0-0 2-3-0-1 0-5-1-0

Last 10 Strk 6-2-2-0 L-2 5-4-1-0 L-1 6-4-0-0 W-1 4-5-1-0 L-2 4-6-0-0 L-1 3-6-1-0 L-2 2-7-0-1 W-1 2-6-1-1 W-1

Note: a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 point in the OTL or SOL columns.

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Toronto 4 Dallas 1 Vancouver 4 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 4 Los Angeles 2 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV San Jose 4 Colorado 3 Tampa Bay 4 Carolina 3 Anaheim 4 Nashville 2 Montreal 5 Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 2 NY Islanders 1 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Washington at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, STARS 1

CANUCKS 4, FLYERS 1

First Period 1. Toronto, Boyes 1 (Froese, Rielly) 8:24.

2. Dal, Ja. Benn 10 (Seguin, Sharp) 9:22.

3HQDOW\—Ja.Benn Dal (delay game) 17:01.

Second Period 3. Toronto, Lupul 4 (Rielly, Winnik) :21.

4. Tor, Lupul 5 (Kadri, Boyes) 12:45 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Tor Bench (too many men) 2:44; Eakin Dal (hooking) 11:16; Phaneuf Tor (hooking) 19:45.

Third Period 5. Tor, Rielly 3 (Lupul, Bozak) 19:47 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Spezza Dal (tripping) 8:17; Goligoski Dal (hooking) 10:25; Klingberg Dal (hooking) 18:49.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Dallas 12 19 13 —44 Toronto 8 11 7 —26 *RDO — Dallas: Niemi (L, 6-2-0); Toronto: Reimer (W, 2-1-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goalchances) — Dallas: 0-2; Toronto: 2-5.

Attendance — 19,087 at Toronto.

First Period 1. Van, Hansen 2 (Horvat, Baertschi) 1:08.

3HQDOW\ — Virtanen Vcr (slashing) 18:29.

Second Period 2. Phil, Giroux 4 (Voracek, Schultz) 2:54.

3. Vancouver, Horvat 2 (Tanev) 10:10.

3HQDOWLHV — Gagner Pha (tripping) 4:23; Giroux Pha (stick holding), D.Sedin Vcr (hooking) 10:01; Vrbata Vcr (tripping) 19:50.

Third Period 4. Vancouver, Virtanen 1 (Hutton) 8:28.

5. Vancouver, Bartkowski 2 (Vrbata, H. Sedin) 19:06 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — None.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Philadelphia 11 10 7 —28 Vancouver 10 13 12 —35 *RDO — Phila: Mason (L, 2-4-2); Vancouver: Miller (W, 5-2-4). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Phila: 0-2; Van: 0-1.

Attendance — 18,264 at Vancouver.

BLACKHAWKS 4, KINGS 2 First Period 1. Chi, Toews 5 (Garbutt, Panarin) 6:01.

2. LA, Martinez 1 (Clifford, Muzzin) 14:39.

3. LA, Kopitar 4 (Muzzin, Lewis) 18:43.

3HQDOWLHV — None.

Second Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — McNabb LA (hooking) 4:05; Kruger Chi, Kopitar LA (roughing) 14:27.

Third Period 4. Chi, Kane 7 (Seabrook, Svedberg) 1:22.

5. Chi, Teravainen 3 (Kane, Anisimov) 9:02.

6. Chi, Anisimov 5 (Toews) 18:27 (sh).

3HQDOWLHV — Panarin Chi (slashing) 3:56; Garbutt Chi (holding) 16:40.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Los Angeles 10 6 18 —34 Chicago 6 8 12 —26 *RDO — LA: Quick (L, 6-4-0); Chicago: Crawford (W, 6-3-0). 3RZHU SOD\V (goalchances) — LA: 0-2; Chi: 0-1.

Attendance — 21,534 at Chicago.

A 8 11 8 8 8 11 8 8

10 5 7 7 7 9 11 11 11 4 4 6 6

OL 1 0 2 3 1 2

SL 1 2 1 0 0 0

GF GA 61 48 66 42 57 43 51 56 39 49 40 47

Pt 24 24 19 17 15 14

OL 0 0 0 1 3 2

SL 0 0 1 1 0 0

GF GA 62 47 64 48 42 57 48 53 39 56 38 71

Pt 22 20 17 12 11 8

CENTRAL DIVISION Red Deer Lethbridge Calgary Medicine Hat Edmonton Kootenay

GP W L 16 11 5 15 10 5 16 8 7 13 5 6 16 4 9 17 3 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION Victoria Kelowna Prince George Vancouver Kamloops

GP W 16 10 15 10 14 8 15 4 13 5

L 5 5 6 8 8

OL 0 0 0 2 0

SL 1 0 0 1 0

GF GA 50 33 59 48 39 37 43 63 41 46

Pt 21 20 16 11 10

L 3 7 7 4 8

OL 1 1 0 0 1

SL 0 1 0 1 0

GF GA 49 31 44 58 41 34 24 25 48 53

Pt 19 16 14 13 13

Seattle Spokane Portland Everett Tri-City

GP 13 16 14 11 15

Pt 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13

13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11

x-Ottawa x-Hamilton x-Toronto Montreal

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7 series) GP W L T PF PA 17 11 6 0 420 426 17 10 7 0 502 347 17 9 8 0 417 488 17 6 11 0 364 372

Pt 22 20 18 12

WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA Pt y-Edmonton 18 14 4 0 466 341 28 x-Calgary 17 13 4 0 450 339 26 x-B.C. 17 7 10 0 430 458 14 Winnipeg 17 5 12 0 342 481 10 Saskatchewan 17 2 15 0 400 539 4

x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Ottawa 12 Hamilton 6 Edmonton 40 Montreal 22 )ULGD\¡V JDPH Winnipeg at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

6DWXUGD\ 1RY Hamilton at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 7 p.m.

6XQGD\ 1RY Saskatchewan at Montreal, 1 p.m.

END OF REGULAR SEASON

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE

U.S. DIVISION W 9 7 7 6 6

Note: Division leaders ranked in top 2 positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 points & a victory in W column; team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 pt. in OTL or SOL columns 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOW Prince George 4 Lethbridge 3 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Victoria 5 Saskatoon 1 Brandon 3 Moose Jaw 2 Calgary 4 Seattle 3 Spokane 3 Edmonton 1 Tri-City 4 Vancouver 1 Red Deer 6 Medicine Hat 5 (SO) Everett 2 Portland 1 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV $OO WLPHV /RFDO Victoria at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Victoria at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

BCHL

SCORING LEADERS G Benn, Dal 9 Seguin, Dal 5 Krejci, Bos 7 Wheeler, Win 6 Kane, Chi 6 Zetterberg, Det 3 Hall, Edm 5 Kuznetsov, Wash 5 2¡5HLOO\ %XI

Stone, Ott 3 Turris, Ott 7 McDavid, Edm 5 Ovechkin, Wash 5 Plekanec, Mon 5 Desharnais, Mon 3 Gaudreau, Cal 1 Subban, Mon 1 Markov, Mon 1 Ward, SJ 7 Pacioretty, Mon 7 Tavares, NYI 5 Domi, Ari 5 0RQGD\ V JDPHV QRW LQFOXGHG

L 3 3 4 5 6 7

T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 84 36 36 2 1 77 51 25 0 2 63 55 24 0 1 102 55 19 0 1 65 91 13 0 0 51 74 12

ISLAND DIVISION GP W L Cowichan Vally 18 10 5 1DQDLPR

Powell River 19 10 9 Alberni Valley 17 6 9 Victoria 19 5 12

T OL GF GA Pt 1 2 70 96 23

0 0 58 51 20 1 1 40 59 14 0 2 44 61 12

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L Wenatchee 19 11 5 Chilliwack 18 10 5 Langley 17 11 6 Coquitlam 18 7 8 Prince George 18 5 12 Surrey 18 4 14

W 7 4 3 3

L 0 3 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .429 .429

PF 249 172 176 154

PA 133 139 173 173

W 3 3 2 1

L 5 5 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .375 .375 .286 .143

PF 173 174 147 125

PA 203 205 207 159

W 7 4 2 2

L 0 4 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .250 .250

PF 198 168 167 190

PA 132 147 216 214

W 7 4 3 2

L 0 3 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .375 .250

PF 168 178 195 191

PA 112 173 182 227

SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore

WEST Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas

W 4 3 3 2

L 4 4 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .429 .429 .286

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

W 7 6 4 3

L 0 2 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .750 .500 .429

PF 191 213 213 163

PA 136 173 234 199

W 6 5 2 1

L 1 2 5 7

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .857 .714 .286 .125

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

SOUTH

INTERIOR DIVISION GP W L Penticton 19 18 1 Salmon Arm 18 11 4 West Kelowna 18 11 5 Vernon 19 9 9 Merritt 20 6 13 Trail 17 6 11

EAST New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

T OL GF GA Pt 2 1 69 45 25 1 2 67 49 23 0 0 63 45 22 1 2 47 70 17 0 1 38 73 11 0 0 42 86 8

6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Cowichan Valley 7 Powell River 5 Langley 5 Surrey 2 Penticton 6 Trail 1 6DWXUGD\¡V UHVXOWV Alberni Valley 4 Nanaimo 2 West Kelowna 3 Salmon Arm 1 Penticton 8 Merritt 4 7KXUVGD\ V JDPH $OO WLPHV /RFDO Surrey at Langley, 7:15 p.m. )ULGD\ V JDPHV Vernon at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.

Langley at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Surrey, 7 p.m.

Cowichan Valley at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Merritt at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Prince George at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

Nanaimo at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

WEST Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco

SPORTS 23

MLB PLAYOFFS TENNIS

FOOTBALL

EAST DIVISION GP W Prince Albert 16 11 Brandon 16 11 Moose Jaw 15 8 Saskatoon 15 7 Regina 14 7 Swift Current 15 6

@NanaimoDaily

W 6 4 4 2

L 2 3 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .571 .500 .250

PF 263 135 167 109

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOW Carolina 29 Indianapolis 26 (OT) 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Arizona 34 Cleveland 20 Minnesota 23 Chicago 20 Cincinnati 16 Pittsburgh 10 New Orleans 52 N.Y. Giants 49 Oakland 34 N.Y. Jets 20 Tampa Bay 23 Atlanta 20 (OT) Houston 20 Tennessee 6 St. Louis 27 San Francisco 6 Baltimore 29 San Diego 26 Seattle 13 Dallas 12 Denver 29 Green Bay 10 Kansas City 45 Detroit 10 7KXUVGD\ V JDPH Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

6XQGD\ 1RY Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at New England, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

PA 153 125 140 207

N.Y. METS (NL) VS. KANSAS CITY (AL) (Kansas City wins 3-1) 6XQGD\ V UHVXOW Kansas City 7 N.Y. Mets 2 (12 inn.)

52<$/6 0(76 ,11

.DQVDV &LW\ $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ A.Escobar ss 6 1 1 1 0 2 .231 Zobrist 2b 5 1 1 0 1 0 .261 L.Cain cf 5 1 2 3 1 2 .227 Hosmer 1b 6 1 2 1 0 2 .190 Moustakas 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .304 S.Perez c 5 0 1 1 0 1 .364 1-J.Dyson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Butera c 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A.Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 K.Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a-K.Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Hochevar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;c-C.Colon ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 W.Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Volquez p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Orlando rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .125 7RWDOV

1HZ <RUN $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ Granderson rf 4 2 1 1 1 2 .250 D.Wright 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 .208 Dan.Murphy 2b 3 0 0 0 2 2 .150 Cespedes cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Lagares cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Duda 1b 2 0 0 1 2 1 .263 7 G¡$UQDXG F

Conforto lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .333 W.Flores ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .059 Harvey p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Familia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;b-K.Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A.Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;B.Colon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;7RWDOV

. & Âł 1 < Âł

a-struck out for K.Herrera in the 10th. b-fouled out for Familia in the 10th. csingled for Hochevar in the 12th.

1-ran for S.Perez in the 12th.

Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hosmer (2), D.Wright (2), Dan. Murphy (2). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kansas City 7, New York 6. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A.Escobar (1), L.Cain (1), Hosmer (1). HRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Granderson (3), off Volquez. RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A.Escobar (4), L.Cain 3 (4), Hosmer (6), S.Perez (2), C.Colon (1), Granderson (5), Duda (2). SBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;L.Cain 2 (4), Hosmer (1), J.Dyson (1). SFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Duda.

Runners left in scoring positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kansas City 3 (Hosmer, Moustakas 2); New York +DUYH\ 7 G¡$UQDXG : )ORUHV 5,63Âł Kansas City 4 for 11; New York 0 for 5.

Runners moved upâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hosmer, Moustakas, S.Perez, A.Gordon, Conforto. GIDPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A. (VFREDU &HVSHGHV 7 G¡$UQDXG W.Flores.

DPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kansas City 3 (Zobrist, Hosmer), (Moustakas, Zobrist, Hosmer), (A.Escobar, Zobrist, Hosmer); New York 1 (Dan.Murphy, W.Flores, Duda).

Kansas City IP Volquez 6 K.Herrera 3 Hochevar W, 1-0 2 W.Davis 1 New York IP Harvey 8 Familia BS, 3-3 2 Niese 1 1 A.Reed L, 0-1 /3 2 /3 B.Colon

H 2 1 0 1 H 5 0 1 3 1

R ER BB SO NP 2 1 5 5 90 0 0 0 3 33 0 0 1 0 26 0 0 0 3 20 R ER BB SO NP 2 2 2 9 111 0 0 0 2 24 0 0 0 0 13 5 4 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 10

ERA 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ERA 3.21 1.80 5.79 9.82 0.00

Harvey pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

Inherited runners-scoredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Familia 1-1, B.Colon 3-3. IBBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;off Volquez (W.Flores), off A.Reed (Zobrist).

Umpiresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Gary Cederstrom; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Mark Carlson; Left, Mike Winters; Right, Jim Wolf.

Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;4:15. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;44,859 (41,922).

SOCCER MLS PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS (2-game total goals) EASTERN CONFERENCE 6XQGD\ V UHVXOWV New York City 1 D.C. 0 Montreal 2 Columbus 1 6XQGD\ 1RY Montreal at Columbus, 12 p.m.

D.C. at New York City, 12 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE 6XQGD\ V UHVXOWV Vancouver 0 Portland 0 Seattle 2 Dallas 1 6XQGD\ 1RY Seattle at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Portland at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

NBA

ATP-WTA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

BNP PARIBAS MASTERS

Detroit Toronto Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Washington Miami New York Boston Milwaukee Indiana Orlando Philadelphia Charlotte Brooklyn

At Paris 0HQ¡V 6LQJOHV ³ )LUVW 5RXQG Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-3.

Aljaz Bedene, Britain, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (4).

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.

Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 7-5, 6-3.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def.

Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Gael MonĂ&#x20AC;OV )UDQFH

0HQ¡V 'RXEOHV ³ )LUVW 5RXQG 'DQLHO 1HVWRU 7RURQWR, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and David Marrero, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.

MOVES BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reinstated RHP Dylan Bundy from the 60-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reinstated RHP Sergio Santos from the 60-day DL, and announced Santos refused an outright assignment and elected to become a free agent. Reinstated RHP Diego Moreno from the 60-day DL and sent him outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI REDS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reinstated RHP Homer Bailey, C Devin Mesoraco, SS Zack Cozart and RHP Jon Moscot from the 60-day DL. Sent RHP Sam LeCure outright to Louisville (IL). Declined the 2016 contract options on RHP Burke Badenhop and INF/OF Skip Schumaker.

Announced LHP Sean Marshall, LHP Manny Parra and C Brayan Pena became free agents.

MIAMI MARLINS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Don Mattingly manager and signed him to a 4-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Derek Johnson pitching coach and Pat Murphy bench coach. Announced bullpen coach Lee Tunnell will return next season.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Exercised their 2016 club option on LHP Jaime Garcia. Declined their 2016 club option on RHP Jonathan Broxton. Assigned INF Pete Kozma and Cs Ed Easley and Travis Tartamella outright to Memphis (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Declined their 2016 club option on OF Nate McLouth and 2016 mutual option on RHP Casey Janssen.

FOOTBALL NFL CLEVELAND BROWNS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re-signed DL Dylan Wynn to the practice squad.

Released DL Ray Drew from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired TE Vernon Davis from San Francisco for 2016 6th- & 7th-round draft picks and a 2017 6th-round draft pick.

NEW YORK JETS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Announced WR Chris Owusu cleared waivers and was placed on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed RB /H¡9HRQ %HOO RQ LQMXUHG UHVHUYH

HOCKEY NHL LEAGUE OFFICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Ottawa F Mark Stone 2 games for an illegal check to the head of Detroit F Landon Ferraro during an Oct. 31 game.

ANAHEIM DUCKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reassigned D Joe Piskula to San Diego (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F Marko Dano from Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Bryan Bickell to Rockford.

COLORADO AVALANCHE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F Ben Street from San Antonio (AHL).

W

L

Pct

GB

3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4

1.000 1.000 .750 .750 .750 .667 .667 .500 .333 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 /2 1 /2 1 /2 1 1 11/2 2 21/2 3 3 3 3 31/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Clippers Golden State Oklahoma City San Antonio Dallas Memphis Minnesota Phoenix Utah Portland Denver Sacramento Houston L.A. Lakers New Orleans

W

L

Pct

GB

3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0

0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

1.000 1.000 .750 .750 .667 .667 .667 .667 .667 .500 .333 .333 .250 .000 .000

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 /2 1 /2 1 1 1 1 1 11/2 2 2 21/2 3 3

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Cleveland 107 Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103 Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94 New York 84 Portland 106 Minnesota 101 Houston 110 Oklahoma City 105 Memphis at Golden State Phoenix at L.A. Clippers 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Atlanta 94 Charlotte 92 San Antonio 95 Boston 87 Toronto 106 Milwaukee 87 Miami 109 Houston 89 Chicago 92 Orlando 87 Oklahoma City 117 Denver 93 Dallas 103 L.A. Lakers 93 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

BETTING THE LINES

NHL FAVOURITE

LINE

UNDERDOG LINE

BOSTON NY RANGERS NY ISLANDRS MONTREAL Tampa Bay ST. LOUIS EDMONTON COLORADO SAN JOSE

-125 -130 OFF -160 -120 OFF -130 -132 -160

Dallas +115 Washingtn +120 New Jersey OFF Ottawa +150 DETROIT +110 Los Angeles OFF Philadelph. +120 Calgary +122 Columbus +150

NFL 7KXUVGD\ FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

CINCINATI 91/2 6XQGD\

101/2

(46) Cleveland

FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

PITSBRGH 6 N.Y. JETS 81/2 MINESOTA 3 BUFFALO 2 N.ORLEANS 91/2 N.ENGLND 131/2 Green Bay 3 Atlanta 41/2 FRN. N.Y. Giants 21/2 Denver 3 Philadelphia 2 Monday

41/2 OFF 21/2 3 8 14 21/2 41/2

(47) Oakland (OFF) Jacksnvil (391/2) St. Louis (441/2) Miami (OFF) Tennesse (511/2) Washingtn (OFF) CAROLIN (441/2) SAN

21/2 31/2 3

(48) TAM.BAY (OFF) INDIANA. (44) DALLAS

FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

SAN DIEGO 41/2

4

(491/2) Chicago

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Carolina Panthers refuse to lose.

Graham Gano kicked a 52-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Panthers to a 29-26 win over the Indianapolis Colts on a rain-drenched Monday night, allowing them to remain the NFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only unbeaten team.

It was Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11th straight regular season victory dating back to last season.

The Panthers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it easy on themselves.

Carolina surrendered a 17-point fourth-quarter lead as Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes in the final 7:11 of regulation and led another field goal drive at the end of regulation.

The teams traded field goals in overtime, with Gano tying the score on a 42-yarder with 7:50 to go. On the Coltsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ensuing possession, safety Roman Harper deflected Luckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pass

over the middle to Coby Fleener and linebacker Luke Kuechly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who had dropped an earlier interception that would have sealed the game at the end of regulation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; came up with the pick at the Colts 39.

Four plays later Gano, who has missed an extra point earlier in the game, hit the game-winner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a lot of confidence in Graham,â&#x20AC;? Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A kid like him is just fearless.â&#x20AC;?

Cam Newton was 16 of 35 for 248

yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He also ran for 41 yards. Despite surrendering a 23-6 lead in the fourth quarter, Carolina had a chance to win the game in overtime but Ted Ginn Jr. dropped a wide open 56-yard touchdown pass.

Greg Olsen would bail his teammate out with a one-handed catch to help set up Ganoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tying field goal.

Luck had been limited to 40 yards passing and two interceptions through the first three quarters, but

caught fire in the fourth quarter.

He threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson and an eight -yard TD strike to Fleener to bring the Colts to within the 23-20.

The Panthers, with the No. 1 running game in the league, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick up a first down to put the game away and were forced to punt the ball away. Luck drove the Colts back down the field, completing a fourthand-10 pass to Griff Whalen to keep the chains moving.

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31 Entices 36 The Marines, for instance 38 Not working today 40 Very much 41 Italian seafood entrée 44 Swelled heads 45 Where Columbus is capital 46 Spanish mister 47 Military guard 49 Sugar amts.

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» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, NOV. 3 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dads Night Out free skate in Parksville. Dads, bring the kids to Oceanside Place Arena, 826 West Island Hwy. (Wembley Mall), or a free skate together on the pond.

Phone Regional District of Nanaimo Recreation and Parks 250-248-3252 or view skate and swim schedules online at www.rdn.bc.ca/ recreation.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 10-11 a.m. CC Tiny Tots Play Group at Country Club Centre, a free weekly drop-in group for little ones and caregivers. Enjoy play, crafts, stories and songs with ECE certified educators

from PacifiCare. Activities appropriate for children five and younger.

7:15 p.m. On The Dock Acoustic Series with: Kendall Patrick & The Headless Bettys, Ali Prince, Nick & Katelyn, at The Dinghy Dock Pub, 8 Pirates Lane., Protection Island. Tickets $20 from the artists, Dinghy Dock Pub or at ticketzone.com THURSDAY, NOV. 5 2-7 p.m. Mid Island Abilities & Independent Living Society open house . Support and communication for people with disabilities at 3999 Victoria Ave. 8 p.m. Doors open for GOB, with Boids at The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Cres. Tickets $20 plus charge in advance, $25 at the door

and on sale at Lucid, The Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, The Queen’s or at ticketzone.com.

Show continues Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. yo 5 p.m.

8 p.m. Longwood Brew Pub presents Scott Brown and Paul Mitchell. Live At Longwood.

2 p.m. Yonatan Shapira, From Air Force Pilot to Peace Activist, at St. Andrews Untied Church.

311 Fitzwilliam St. Free admission. MidIslanders for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. For information, 250-758-0966.

8 p.m. Doors open for GOB, with Boids at The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Cres. Tickets $20 plus charge in advance, $25 at the door. and on sale at Lucid, The Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, The Queen’s or at ticketzone.com.

FRIDAY, NOV. 6 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nanaimo Pottery Co-op’s November Show and Sale at Country Club Centre 3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7 10 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club invites you to a 6-km or 11-km walk at Christie Falls, Ladysmith. Meet at the end of Christie Rd in front of red TimberWest gate.

Park on the side of the road. Registration at 9:45 a.m. For information, call Ethel at

250-756-9796.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annual World Craft Bazaar at Knox United Church, Ethical, exotic gift choices and Fair Trade goods. Lunch available.

Free admission. Co-sponsored by Karios and Knox Church. Pym at Humphrey streets, Parksville. For information call 250-248-0310.

Noon-4 p.m. A variety of carvings of takes place at the Annual Woodcarving Show, at the Seniors Centre, 500 Bowen Rd. Entry $2, put on by the Harbour City Seniors Mid-Island Woodcarving Club. For information, or to show carvings, call Don Olsen, 250-758-6898 or olsen272@telus.net.

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by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your instincts might conflict with a creative project. You’ll want to slow down until you figure out which voice to listen to. You could get feedback from someone you would prefer not to hear from.

Listen before you respond. Tonight: Handle what you must, then let the fun begin.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You could feel as if someone’s demands are out of whack. Rather than react, try to detach and work on seeing the big picture. You might not be hopeful about achieving a heartfelt desire, but you’ll try anyway.

Tonight: Reveal more of what you feel without getting angry.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your hectic pace might not please someone who doesn’t see you clearly. Emotional extremes could come out when dealing with this person. Take your time with a project, as you’ll want it to be as good as you can make it. Tonight: Speak your mind.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Be aware of the costs of continuing as you have been. Fatigue could make you more reactive than normal. Verbalize what is going on with you, and accept your limits. Someone at a distance will do whatever he or she can to inspire you. Tonight: Pay bills first.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might be greeting the day with a big smile. A family member might try a power play to get what he or she wants. An associate could decide

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to do something the way he or she wants it to be done. Be ready to take evasive action. Tonight: Surprising news makes its way to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You have a lot going for you. You have been feeling more fortunate in the past few days. The smart move at this point is to allow others to take the lead. You need to be more observant. A friend’s feelings seem intense and nearly overwhelming.

Tonight: Make it personal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You know exactly what to do, even if a haze of confusion seems to sift through the air. Reconsider a decision. You might pull a dear friend a lot closer to you. This person has an unpredictable quality to his or her behavior; make it OK to enjoy this.

Tonight: Out late.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You’ll need to test out an assumption before you work with it. Reach out to an associate with whom you can brainstorm. This person could be particularly challenging when you share what is on your mind. You might be more emotional than you realize. Tonight: Take a walk.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Take a risk that you have been considering. You won’t know the results of this choice until you throw yourself into it. Make sure you can handle the outcome if your plan falls apart. A friend will be emotional yet supportive. Tonight: Be aware of an authority figure’s observations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) One-on-one relating might not evoke the immediate results you desire. You could decide to

approach a situation differently, as what you have been doing isn’t working. Being innovative will keep others on edge, and it also will provide different answers. Tonight: Just be yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Others will make it close to impossible to complete an important project. You simply might need to ignore the phone or cut a conversation short. However, if a distraction comes along, you could feel as if you have little choice but to say “yes.” Tonight: At a favourite place.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You have a dreamy, emotional tone to your interactions right now. You might be having a difficult time staying present in the moment or believing that anything is really important. Let go of whatever is occupying your mind for now.

Tonight: Try for an early bedtime.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Nov. 3) This year you tend to be quite dramatic, and as a result, you attract the attention of others. Your presentation exudes sensuality and mystery, which might explain people’s interest. Your creativity soars as it rarely has before. If you are single, others find you to be original. Understand what you want from a bond, and then you will know which person to choose. If you are attached, your sweetie is just as desirable as you are. This person often serves as a muse for you. You love LEO and his or her strength.

BORN TODAY Singer/actress Lulu (1948), actress Roseanne Barr (1952), comedian Dennis Miller (1953)

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inda Jane Neville, aged 69, passed away peacefully at home on October 20, 2015 in Nanaimo, B.C. Her family was at her side providing loving end of life care with tremendous support from her Iyengar Yoga community and the Vancouver Island Health Authority Homecare Nursing Services. Linda’s passing will be mourned by family, friends and artists all over the world. Her art will live on.

Linda grew up in Ladysmith as the daughter of Dr. Jack Wilkes Neville and Gladys Mary Neville (Lindemere). She was a true Island girl, riding horses and painting from a young age. Having two professional painters for grandparents on her maternal side, Gladys and Richard Lindemere, meant the idea of becoming a professional artist was natural. Following high school, Linda left the small seaside town for the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and then went on to the University of Washington in Seattle to complete a BA in Fine Arts.

Returning to Canada to do teacher training at UBC, she met Vaughan Fraser Corbett (1946-2014) at a party. They married the next year, 1970. Upon finishing their studies, the newlyweds moved to London, England, coining it “the centre of the universe.” While in London, Linda completed her M.A. in Fine Arts at Middlesex Polytechnic. The couple quickly found a tribe of smart, fun, witty, welcoming friends and had their first child, Cleo, in 1978. Vaughan’s work as a transportation economist took them all over the globe and gave Linda the freedom and further inspiration to paint. They returned to Vancouver, B.C. in the early 80’s and immersed themselves in a circle of well-known social activists, musicians and artists.

In 1988, their second daughter, Emma, was born. In 1991, the family relocated their home base to Nanaimo, B.C. Vaughan’s work allowed the family to continually travel, including long stints in Ethiopia, Algeria and Uganda, where Linda taught art at Makerere University in Kampala, often having to scrounge makeshift teaching supplies. Linda also taught for over 20 years with the Nanaimo Art Gallery Artists in the Schools program. One of many commissioned pieces, her portrait of Nanaimo Mayor Frank Ney hangs in the foyer at Nanaimo City Hall.

Later in life, Linda found a passion for yoga. She trained in the Iyengar tradition of yoga, practicing daily, sharing her knowledge and inspiring others by teaching students, friends and family. Linda also had a profound fondness for the local Colliery Dam Park where she visited often. It featured prominently in many of her later paintings.

Linda’s talent, intelligence, wit, good looks and vivacious courage to speak her truth dazzled those around her. The life Linda and Vaughan led was far from traditional and numerous people described them as a most glamorous and daring couple. She was a loving mother who made sure her daughters had access to a wide variety of opportunities, travel and the arts. Those wanting to know more about Linda, her art and her life, a documentary on Youtube under her name will be available in two weeks.

Linda is survived by daughters Cleo and Emma Corbett, son-in-law Jaret Nield, grandson Malcolm and another grandchild due in January 2016. She is also survived by sisters Rosamond and Paula Neville, numerous Lindemere, Day, Pease and Archer cousins across B.C., and the Corbett clan in-laws of Kingston and Presqu’île Point, Ontario, including her beloved mother-in-law Beatrice Corbett.

In keeping with Linda’s style, a celebration of life will be held in Nanaimo on Sunday, November 8, 2015, including yoga sessions, an open house and a candlelight ceremony. For more information, please call 250-754-2704. In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting donations for a memorial picnic table to be placed in Colliery Dam Park.

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February 10, 1927 — October 23, 2015 Gwendolyn Doreen Moore passed with peace and grace early in the morning of October 23rd, 2015. Predeceased by her loving husband Frank in 2001 and devoted daughter Gayle Warner in 2011.

Survived by sons Ross Warneboldt (Beverley) of Pender Island, B.C. and Gary Warneboldt of Nanaimo, step daughters Diane Rowe of Nanaimo and Linda Parker (Jack) of Victoria, 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren (and counting) and favorite granddog, “Benny”.

Gwen was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., married and a few years later, relocated to Nanaimo where she has lived for the past 63 years.. She had a long career with the Provincial Government in various positions, principally within the Nanaimo Courthouse.

She was a working mother but open to any and all her children’s friends and somehow made time over the years for her faith and participation with the Malaspina Choir. She will be always remembered as a loving mother and grandmother with great generosity to all who were fortunate enough to know and love her.

A Celebration of Gwen’s Life will be held in the near future with details TBA. The family wishes to thank Dr. Cancade for his continued care, the staff of Berwick on the Lake for 4 years of providing a comfortable life and the staff of NDRGH, Palliative Care Unit for their special attention. If you wish, donations may be made to Gwen’s favorite charity, the Nanaimo SPCA. A Celebration of Gwen’s Life will be held in the Deerwood Estates Clubhouse at 3950 King Arthur Drive on Nov. 15 at 1:00 p.m.

She leaves us rich in memories.

Our Father was a remarkable man. He was well loved and will continue to be a positive force in our lives. He lived a wonderful life full of joy, sadness, accomplishments, failures, but no regrets. In the face of adversity, dad showed us true love when caring for our mom through a difficult illness, where he never faltered in his commitment to give her as much comfort and joy as possible. He instilled great values in his three children, their spouses and his seven beloved Grandsons. He will be remembered always with much love.

Dad was instrumental in the medical community of Nanaimo since settling in town as a general practitioner in 1954. His desire to specialize in Internal Medicine caused him to move his family to Rochester where he spent several years training at the Mayo Clinic, where he made life-long friends, and completed his growing family. He returned to Nanaimo in 1959 and began practicing Internal Medicine serving Nanaimo and the North Island. He was involved in the growth of the NRGH and the creation of the ICU Ward. It gave Dad great pleasure to support the Nanaimo Rotary Club, Internal Medical Society of North America, Probus, the Port Theatre and the Nanaimo City Planning Committee.

Dad’s wish was to be at home, which we were able to honour with the help of his dedicated caregivers, to whom we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude. Also a special thanks to Dr. Kennedy, Dr. Hay, Dr. Baillie, Dr. Carr and Dr. Love whose care, guidance and support helped Dad transition from the role of doctor to patient. Dad had many good friends that cared for him and we would like you to know how much Dad and all of us appreciated your friendship and encouragement.

A private Celebration of life will be announced for family and friends at a later date. If desired, donations in Dad’s name can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation .

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LONDON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; With two goals in 10 Premier League games, Wayne Rooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggles are not just a source of glee for opposing fans. Even the local police are ridiculing the Manchester United striker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Missing Person,â&#x20AC;? Manchester police wrote on one of its Twitter accounts over the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wayne Rooney last seen in the Trafford area wearing a red shirt, any sightings please inform colleagues.â&#x20AC;?

The misfiring Rooney is emblematic of Unitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of goal threat through three consecutive drab 0-0 draws.

Perhaps age is catching up with the 30-year-old captain, but he remains Unitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest paid player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can imagine because Wayne Rooney is a fantastic player, the expectation is much higher than another player in another club,â&#x20AC;? United manager Louis van Gaal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you have to give players time to come back in a certain shape. That is what we are doing and I have confidence in this player.â&#x20AC;?

The only game when Rooney has truly thrived this season was against Bruges, scoring a hat trick in the Champions League playoffs. It should prove far tougher on Tuesday at Old Trafford against CSKA Moscow after Rooney had just two efforts on target in the Russian capital in last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1-1 draw. Anthony Martial scored Unitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal that night and the team has failed to find the net in 325 minutes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and counting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; since then.

No wonder the fans have taken to chanting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Man United, we want to attack.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now we have a bad period, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad period when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score â&#x20AC;&#x201D; football is scoring goals,â&#x20AC;? Van Gaal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to improve that and we are busy with that and I hope that we shall score against CSKA Moscow.â&#x20AC;?

At Crystal Palace on Saturday, Rooney managed only one shot on goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He gives more than only scoring goals,â&#x20AC;? Van Gaal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is our captain.

He is also an example for the whole team so he has more credits than any other player.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tight in Group B. Wolfsburg has a two-point lead over United and CSKA, and PSV Eindhoven is a point further back in fourth place.

Here are some things to know about Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s matches: SLUTSKY STAYS CSKA is the only team in Group B leading its domestic competition, nine points clear of neighbour Lokomotiv.

Both Wolfsburg and PSV are third, and United is fourth.

CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky will be on the bench for the match in Manchester, despite earlier taking over as Russia coach.

Slutsky, who has led CSKA to two league titles and an unbeaten domestic league record this season, rescued Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s qualifying campaign for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s European Championship. Because of his success, Slutsky was told he would have to quit his job at CSKA if he wanted to stay as Russia coach for the 2018 World Cup. But Russian soccer federation president Vitaly Mutko backed down, leaving Slutsky free to travel to Manchester, where CSKA won 2-1 at City last year.

Slutsky marked six years in charge last week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the longest unbroken tenure of any CSKA coach since the Stalin era.

DRAXLERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ROLE Julian Draxler will be hoping to regain his starting spot for Wolfsburg against PSV. Signed from Schalke as a replacement for Kevin de Bruyne, Draxler scored his first Bundesliga goal for Wolfsburg â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but the midfielder had to come off the bench to clinch the 2-1 win at Leverkusen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, no one is happy on the bench,â&#x20AC;? Draxler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But with such a deep roster you have to live with it.â&#x20AC;?

For the trip to the Netherlands, Wolfsburg will be without forward Max Kruse, who is still nursing a thigh injury.

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LONDON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter received his third world rugby player of the year award on Sunday, 10 years after his first.

Also the recipient in 2012, Carter became only the second three-time winner, beside his captain Richie McCaw. Both of them led the All Blacks to a record third Rugby World Cup triumph on Saturday, in what was expected to be their

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last test match. After 112 tests and a world-record test tally of 1,598 points, Carter will shortly take up a three-year contract at Racing Metro club in Paris.

He was on a six-man shortlist for World Rugbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award, along with New Zealand teammate Julian Savea, Australia flankers David Pocock and Michael Hooper, Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw, and Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones.

The All Blacks were named team of the year, and Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Michael Cheika the coach of the year.

Cheika was appointed less than a year ago, and revived the Wallabies to win their first Rugby Championship in four years, and reach the World Cup final.

Savea came away with the try of the year for the second of his three tries against France in the World Cup quarterfinals, which saw him run through two defenders and brush off a third in a charge to the line.

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Electoral reformer pushes STV B.C. lawyer says single transferable vote system offers all the advantages of proportional representation JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

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ncoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed Canadians will never again elect a federal government with the first-past-the-post system.

Opponents of the status quo say it’s unfair to smaller parties like the Greens, who end up with far fewer seats than their share of the popular vote.

If Trudeau is serious about his promise to deliver electoral reform within 18 months, B.C. lawyer Bruce Hallsor has some advice: Consider the single transferable vote. That’s the ranked ballot system B.C. nearly adopted when it first went to referendum in 2005, falling just short of the 60 per cent threshold to pass.

Voters rank their preferred candidates by priority, and their second, third and fourth choices can help more than one candidate get elected.

Hallsor co-chaired the Yes referendum campaigns on STV in both 2005 and 2009 (when it failed by wider margin) and remains a defender of the system.

He pitches it as a less radical option for change that would deliver many of the advantages of pure proportional representation but with fewer negatives.

“I think you would find an STV system gives better proportionality among the existing parties but wouldn’t add a lot of new parties to Parliament,” Hallsor said.

That’s one of the knocks against pure proportional representation, where seats are handed out in exact proportion to the popular vote.

Right now, many don’t vote for fringe parties because their candidates have almost no chance.

Proportional representation would change that, unleashing votes back from mainstream parties.

Besides more Greens in Parliament, there might be Libertarians or Christian Heritage Party MPs. As in the pizza parliaments of Europe, where far-right nationalist parties or orthodox religious parties gain sway, we might see more seats for Quebec separatists, even a Rob Ford-led party.

The result would almost always be minority governments, haggling and horse-trading to build coalitions, and the end of stable fouryear majority rule.

Hallsor said STV would still generate occasional majority governments, as well as stronger minorities than under PR. STV would see larger ridings, each with multiple MPs. There might be four seats each in new enlarged ridings like Victoria, Surrey and the Fraser Valley, but instead of those areas electing nearly all one party (NDP in Victoria, Liberal in Surrey or Conservative in the Valley), Hallsor said STV would tend to result in at least one more MP that’s not from the dominant party.

B.C. lawyer Hallsor says the single transferable vote would still generate occasional majority governments, as well as stronger minorities than under proportional representation.

Voting by the numbers SEATS EACH PARTY WON OCT. 19 Liberals – 184 Conservatives – 99 NDP – 44 Bloc Quebecois – 10 Greens – 1

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“You get a little more diverse representation.”

Hallsor admits a pure listbased PR system is simpler to understand.

A party that gets 12 per cent of the vote gets 12 per cent of the seats. Those 40 seats go to the top 40 candidates on the party’s list.

But PR leaves big question marks over who has a duty to represent voters in a given community.

Detractors fear vast areas might go unrepresented.

It also concentrates more power in the hands of party insiders who decide which candidates will go on the party’s list and in what order.

Complaints about MPs who parrot the party line, rather than voting according to local wishes, would multiply under PR, Hallsor predicts.

“The reason you got elected is because you were placed high on the list,” he said.

“So the MPs become even more beholden to their party leaders than they are now. Because they don’t have any pretence to repre-

sent any region or any small group of voters.”

He argues STV would make MPs more responsive to local voters and more likely to act independently.

“It’s not good enough for the party bosses to nominate you,” Hallsor said, noting STV forces candidates to compete against rivals in their own party and lets voters sift out the duds.

He gives the example of Victoria, where one seat of four available under STV would likely go Conservative, in addition to perhaps two for the NDP and one Green.

“If there’s only going to be one Conservative elected in Victoria – and there’s four Conservative candidates – you need to be the Conservative candidate that’s more connected with the voters than the others,” he said.

Voters strongly aligned with one party can vote for all four of its candidates, or devote choices to a strong candidate from another party, or even to independents, who have no place in PR’s party list system.

IF DISTRIBUTED BY POPULAR VOTE % Liberals – 134 Conservatives – 108 NDP – 67 Bloc Quebecois – 17 Greens – 12 SOURCE: BLACK PRESS

Having multiple MPs in a riding from a more representative mix of parties would offer citizens more choice when they need help.

“I can try to talk to them all or I can decide “This is the one that cares about this issue or that I connect with,’” Hallsor said.

“So, as a voter, you don’t have to feel disenfranchised because you’re an NDPer living in a Conservative riding.”

A PR variant called mixed member proportional would see voters mark their ballot both for a local candidate conventionally as well as for a party, with some seats doled out according to party lists to deliver a more proportional result.

Hallsor calls that an improvement from pure PR, but he said it’s unclear how either version could meet constitutional requirements that guarantee each province and territory a set number of MPs.

Will the Trudeau Liberals lose their appetite for reform now that they’ve won a majority with less than 40 per cent of the vote, an outcome that would never be repeated under a different system?

Hallsor isn’t holding his breath.

But if they press forward, he recommends a referendum be held to get voter consent to whichever system is unveiled.

“I don’t think it’s good enough for Parliament just to pass a bill and say ‘Here’s our new system.’ People inherently and for good reason distrust a bunch of politicians writing their own rules for how they get elected.”

Trudeau has promised that an all-party committee will study the options but has not committed to a referendum.

David Schreck, who co-chaired the No campaign against STV in B.C., also thinks government MPs’ may waver.

“A third of them wouldn’t be there if not for first-past-the-post,” he noted.

Schreck predicts Canadians would reject any specific proposal — once they see the details and hear the duelling arguments — as too distasteful or confusing, if it gets put to them.

“The surest way to sandbag it and get out from having to implement his promise is to put it to a referendum.” » We want to hear from you.

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MDs, families seek more devices built for children

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Most of us get more protein than we think Dr. W. Gifford-Jones

Little financial incentive as youngsters tend to be healthier LAURAN NEERGAARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Improvise isn’t a word parents want to hear from their kid’s doctor. Yet pediatric specialists too often have to jury-rig care because many of the medical devices needed to treat sick children were built for adults.

Part of the problem is size.

Doctors fixed Alice de Pooter’s faltering heartbeat by wedging an adult pacemaker into a baby’s body.

But the device’s large battery bulged so badly under her rib cage that she struggled to sit upright until her first birthday.

It’s also an engineering problem.

Children aren’t just miniature adults; their bodies are growing and changing. When adult devices haven’t been formally studied in children, using them in youngsters can raise safety questions.

“It affects patient care. We need to find a resolution,” Dr. Matthew Oetgen, chief of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Children’s National Health System, said at a recent grants competition that the Washington hospital hosted to help spur development of innovative pediatric devices.

There’s little financial incentive to create and test pint-sized devices because children overall are healthier than adults and make up a fraction of the treatment market.

But families are starting to demand solutions.

A birth defect left Miyah Williams with one leg missing at midthigh.

The prosthetic leg she received as a toddler came with such a painful, sweat- and sore-inducing socket — a rigid cup connecting the leg to her thigh — that she refused to wear it.

Her mother eventually found a small San Francisco company willing to design a softer, adjustable socket able to grow some as Miyah does.

Miyah, now three, dances to show off a leg finally comfortable enough to wear all day.

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Williams of Fayetteville, North Carolina, said of manufacturer LIM Innovations. “They made her a socket that changed her life.”

The industry acknowledges medical devices designed specifically for children often lag five years to 10 years behind new technology for adults, and Food and Drug Administration statistics illustrate the disparity. In 2013, eight of the 38 novel or higher-risk devices FDA approved were labeled for use by patients younger than 22. In 2014, six of 33 such device approvals were for pediatric use; so were two devices for rare disorders allowed to sell under a special fast-tracking program.

Consider pacemakers. Children account for only about one per cent of pacemaker implants, said Dr. Charles Berul, co-director of Children’s National Heart Institute. Adult pacemakers such as the biventricular version implanted into Alice de Pooter when she was four months old can save lives, but improvising has drawbacks, he said.

Adults typically have a pacemaker’s electrical leads, or wires, easily threaded into the heart through a vein, but babies require open-chest surgery attaching them to the outside of the heart, explained Berul, Alice’s longtime cardiologist. Faster child heartbeats wear out the batteries more rapidly, and the leads can

stretch out of place as tots grow.

Now three and living near Houston, Alice has a well-functioning heart and while the battery’s outline remains visible in her belly, “she’s running and happy,” said her mother, Charlotte Vanheusden.

Manufacturers are developing a tiny wireless pacemaker for adults. If it works, Berul hopes eventually that could be adapted for children, too.

Meanwhile, he’s developing a less invasive way to place today’s wires in tots, with aid from a tiny camera normally used in the urinary tract.

It’s an example of partnerships between doctors and bioengineers that are springing up at numerous children’s hospitals and universities, sparked in part by 2007 legislation establishing an FDA program with a small budget to help fund early pediatric device development. This year, FDA awarded $3.5 million to eight such consortia around the country.

Some experts argue more far-reaching incentives are needed, such as tax credits and patent exclusivity that in recent years have spurred an increase in medications for rare diseases.

Another incentive: Make a device that works first in kids, and “absolutely there will be benefit for the adult population. It’s not as easy the other way around,” said Dr. Vasum Peiris, FDA’s new chief medical officer for pediatric devices.

ads in clothing come and go.

Women’s skirts go up and then get longer. Men’s pants get wide and then narrower. Fads also occur in medicine. In the 1980’s it was “low fat” for packaged foods and weight loss diets. Later on the buzz word was “low carb.”

Now, walk down the aisle in supermarkets or health food stores and it’d hard to miss the protein content in foods, or protein added to cereals, granola bars or shakes. So today “P” is popping up everywhere.

But what is so special about protein? In the past it was recommended for athletes who only wanted larger muscles.

Now, it’s also for those who want to lose weight. But a report from the University of California says that protein has fallen victim to Marketing 101.

In effect, protein sells because consumers believe it to be “healthy.”

So, are North Americans consuming too little or too much protein?

According to University of California researchers, most people are getting more than enough protein.

This amounts to 47 grams for a 130 pound person and 67 grams for someone weighing 185 pounds.

The exception is people over 65 years of age who may not be getting enough dietary protein.

Some of these people have dental problems and find it difficult to chew protein such as meat.

Seniors also tend to lose muscle tissue due to age.

And they have to be reminded of a basic physiological fact, that although protein is essential for healthy muscles, it’s not protein that builds strong muscles.

Rather, it’s getting out of the chair and incorporating exercise into the daily routine.

Today, many seniors are in chronic care facilities because they’ve developed sarcopenia, weak muscles.

The tragedy is that their leg muscles have become so weak they’re unable to get off the toilet.

Or they fall, causing hip fractures

which can mean ending life in a wheelchair or death.

So you’re a vegetarian? Does this mean you may be lacking in protein?

It could be, if you’re not eating a varied diet and neglecting dairy products and eggs. But veggie lovers can also get protein from nuts, grains, beans and even vegetables.

For those who want to lose weight, is protein Marketing 101 fact or fiction?

The majority of studies show that adding protein to a calorie restricted diet can promote loss of a modest amount of weight in the short term.

And consuming extra protein tends to quell the hunger reflex unlike low protein diets. But high protein diets usually have the same outcome as other diets, the short term effect is positive, the long term a failure.

The failure rate would be less if more fibre was consumed along with extra protein.

Since hypertension remains one of the big cardiovascular killers, extra protein can be helpful. For instance, in 2014 The American Journal of Hypertension analyzed data from the long-standing Framingham Heart Study. It reported that people with the highest protein intake were 40 per cent less likely to develop hypertension.

Readers often ask me if high protein diets can cause kidney disease. According to the University of California, research has shown that this is not the case if the kidneys are healthy.

But today one in nine adults have chronic kidney disease. So if you decide to go on a high protein diet be sure to check with your doctor to make certain you do not suffer from CKD. This is particularly important if you are over age 60, have diabetes, heart problems, hypertension, obese and a family history of CKD. Most people get more protein than they think. A 4-ounce. chicken breast, and the same amount of tuna, shrimp and a can of sardines all have 30 grams, yogurt 17 grams, a slice of bread 3 grams, an ounce of cheese 7 grams and a cup of ice cream 3 grams.

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Judge orders Cosby deposition in lawsuit A judge says Bill Cosby and his former attorney should be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model’s defamation lawsuit against the embattled comedian.

Judge Debre Katz Weintraub ruled that Dickinson’s lawyers should depose

Cosby and attorney Martin Singer before Nov. 25.

The ruling states Dickinson’s lawyers can only seek answers as to whether the denials were made maliciously.

Dickinson never reported the rape to authorities.

Singer has denied Cosby raped Dickinson. Cosby has never been charged in connection with any of the allegations.

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OBITUARY

Loveable ‘Happy Days’ actor dies at age of 96 Al Molinaro, 96, also played Murray on ‘The Odd Couple’

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GLENDALE, Calif. — Al Molinaro, the loveable character actor with the hangdog face who was known to millions of TV viewers for playing Murray the cop on The Odd Couple and malt shop owner Al Delvecchio on Happy Days, died Friday at Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, his son Michael Molinaro said.

Molinaro, retired from acting since the 1990s, died of complications of gallstone problems, his son said. He was 96.

The Kenosha, Wisc., native was a journeyman performer well into middle age when a comedy improv class led to his breakthrough. Producer Garry Marshall heard about Molinaro and hired him for the part of police Officer Murray Greshler on The Odd Couple, the TV version of Neil Simon’s play about feuding roommates.

It starred Tony Randall as photographer Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as sports writer Oscar Madison and featured Molinaro as one of their buddies, a simpleminded policemen who at times seemed as much a threat to his friends as he did to any crooks.

The Odd Couple ran from 1970-75 and not only demonstrated Molinaro’s knack for goofiness, but exploited his most distinctive feature — his plus-sized nose.

In one defining scene, Murray attempts to enter his friends’ apartment, but the door is locked. Murray instead sticks his nose through a peephole.

“Oh, hi Murray,” Oscar calls out.

His son Michael said that Molinaro “was good friends till the

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end with all of the group of people involved in The Odd Couple.”

His next long-running role was that of Al Delvecchio in Happy Days, the 1974-1984 nostalgic sitcom about 1950s life that starred Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.

Molinaro joined the cast in 1976, replacing Pat Morita as the owner of Arnold’s Drive-In, and remained until 1982.

In ABC’s 1992 Happy Days Reunion Special, Molinaro defended the show from criticism that it sentimentalized the 1950s.

“In the industry, they used to consider us like a bubble-gum show,” he said. “But I think they overlooked one thing. To the public in America, Happy Days was an important show, and I think it was and I think it still is.”

Molinaro built on his Happy Days success for years after he left the show. He brought the character of Al to Joanie Loves Chachi, a shortlived Happy Days spinoff that aired from 1982-83. In 1987, he and

Anson Williams, who played Potsie on Happy Days started Big Al’s, a Midwestern diner chain.

He brought Al back for a brief appearance in Buddy Holly, a 1995 music video for the group Weezer that was directed by Spike Jonze.

Molinaro played a grandfather in The Family Man sitcom that aired from 1990-1991, and continued to make guest appearances on other series through the early ’90s. He also filmed commercials, notably for On-Cor frozen dinners.

Molinaro came to acting late in life. He had a brief teenage stint as a clarinet player with a band, then worked at a variety of jobs after graduating high school. He moved to California in the early 1950s on casual advice from a friend who suggested he pursue acting.

“I said, ‘I’ll do that,”’ Molinaro told the Kenosha News in a 2004 interview. “I get on the Greyhound bus and I’m in Hollywood.”

His first TV job was in production, when he talked an independent TV station manager into hiring him.

Then it was on to TV commercials and ads, including a Los Angeles billboard that featured him in a chef’s cap.

The producers of Get Smart spotted it and hired Molinaro to play Agent 44 for a few episodes in 1969.

That was followed by guest roles in such sitcoms as Green Acres, That Girl and Bewitched.

“I spent 20 years here before I got anything going, and from that I got lucky,” he said.

Molinaro had a son, Michael, from his first marriage. He and his second wife, Betty Farrell, married in 1981.

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Were you one of those kids who ate all their Halloween candy within a few days?

Our parents warned us that all those sweets would rot our teeth and make us hyper.

Research is now showing that eating large amounts of sugar is a bit more serious than our parents let on.

5 things you may not know about sugar: 1. Sugar does more harm to our bodies than we may think. Many people are not aware that a diet high in sugar is linked to memory lapses, heart disease, and fatty liver disease. Furthermore, it affects blood sugar levels which we commonly attribute to prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

2. Sugar lowers the immune system. Studies have shown ingesting 8 tbsp of sugar, the equivalent of 2.5 cans of pop, can reduce our ability to ward of colds and flus by 40 percent. This effect starts less than a half hour after you ingest sugar and can last up to a staggering five hours.

3. Sugar is said to be more addicting than some drugs. The more you eat it, the more you want it. One reason is because it elevates blood sugar levels, increasing our insulin, which triggers a craving for more food. Also, these foods high in sugar tend to have very little nutrient value. Naturally sweet foods such as apples are far more filling than chocolate bars due to the fact they have more fibre. The fibre slows down the release of sugar into our blood stream, leaving us feeling more satisfied.

4. Sugar is hiding in many foods. You may think because you aren’t indulging in candies and baked goods you are in the clear, however, sugar is being added to many packaged goods that you wouldn’t expect. Breads, cereals, pastas, soups and sauces are a few to look out for. Read your labels carefully.

5. Artificial sweeteners are even worse for you. Many people are now opting for low sugar alternatives in beverages, yogurts, and other sweets. These “diet” options may seem to be a good alternative as they are lower in calories, however, they have been linked to many health concerns. These include severe headaches, nausea, depression, weight gain and potentially even cancer.

So what is a person to do? A healthy diet is all about moderation. Try to keep candy and baked goods to a minimum. When looking for sweets, go for a piece of organic dark chocolate or fruit. Eliminate artificial sweeteners whenever possible and instead sweeten with coconut palm sugar or stevia. When grocery shopping, focus on selecting foods from the perimeter of the store.

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Cellphone not an entitlement for youngsters Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mailbox Dear Annie: I am a 12-year-old who just got my cellphone. My parents are extremely controlling about the limits of my using it. For instance, once I go to bed, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not allowed to charge my phone in my room. They said it would make the battery worse and I should charge it for short periods of time throughout the day. I tried a compromise and said Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d charge it when I woke up in the morning and after school, but they assumed that

meant Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d use the phone in the morning. But I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, and when I said so, they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer.

They also have a limit on how much time I can use my phone -- two hours a day. They think that whenever Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in my room, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m using the phone, which I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always do.

My parents never listen to me when I try to suggest a compromise.

What should I do? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Want My Phone Dear Phone: Try to understand that your phone is not an entitlement.

It is a luxury that your parents are allowing you to have. They get to set the rules. They wonder why you care where the phone is at night if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to use it. Things like that make them suspicious of your motives. Extra time on your phone and having it in your room are

privileges that must be earned incrementally. What you promise isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as important as what you do.

Your parents will trust you when they know that you will accept and follow their rules. If you show that you are responsible for several months and your parents still wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grant you additional time, then it is time to ask another adult to help you reach a compromise. Perhaps a grandparent, aunt, uncle or trusted family friend would be able to intervene on your behalf.

Dear Annie: Over the years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been called to the emergency room for family members hurt in an accident or asked to rush to the bedside of a dying friend. Sometimes, it has been necessary to spend the night.

I started keeping an old duffel bag in the garage alongside my car to

serve as an emergency bag. Any time I had to go to the hospital, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d grab it.

It has been helpful in many instances, and I would recommend that everyone keep such a bag for future needs.

Some things that come in handy are: comfortable slippers and socks, sweatpants and a T-shirt to sleep in, a blanket, a neck cushion, a paperback book, a flashlight and a packet of baby wipes. Tucked into the side pockets are two bottles of water, two protein drinks, two protein bars and a bag of trail mix, along with a few dollars for the vending machines. (Sometimes these things also come in handy for the patient.)

I go through the bag once a year and replace items such as water and other food as needed. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Trying to be Prepared in Connecticut

Dear Connecticut: Thank you for an excellent suggestion.

While most people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make frequent trips to the emergency room, the point of such a bag is to have it handy for those rare instances when you need it.

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Bank fined $100M for bad collection practices JPMorgan Chase & Co. found to have ‘robosigned’ papers DON THOMPSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation’s largest bank will pay $100 million to settle a California lawsuit alleging it used illegal methods to collect debts from more than 125,000 credit card holders, the state’s attorney general announced Monday.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest U.S. bank by assets, will pay an estimated $10 million to consumers in California as part of a previously announced $50 million national agreement, and will pay another $50 million in penalties to the state to settle a 2013 lawsuit.

It is agreeing to change practices that the state says violated California law and led the company to file thousands of debt collection lawsuits between 2008 and 2011.

They include collecting incorrect amounts, selling bad credit card

“This settlement provides real relief to tens of thousands of Californians . . . and prevents JPMorgan Chase from continuing these deceptive and illegal debt collection practices.”

Kamala Harris, attorney general

debt, and running what Attorney General Kamala Harris’ office calls a debt collection mill that “robosigned” court documents.

The deal includes reimbursing military members in California in cases where the company improperly obtained default judg-

ments. The state says the company failed to check if customers were on active military duty but falsely swore it had done so.

“This settlement provides real relief to tens of thousands of Californians, including servicemembers, and prevents JPMorgan Chase from continuing these deceptive and illegal debt collection practices,” Harris said in a statement.

JPMorgan Chase spokesman Paul Hartwick said the company reached a similar settlement with 47 other states’ attorneys general in July. He provided a statement from that settlement that says the company stopped the practices years ago.

As part of the lawsuit, the company is required to permanently stop attempting to collect more than 528,000 customer accounts valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.

An E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon has sickened nearly two dozen people in the third outbreak of food borne illness at the chain this year. [AP PHOTO]

Third outbreak this year hits Chipotle DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE — An E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon has sickened nearly two dozen people in the third outbreak of foodborne illness at the popular chain this year.

Cases of the bacterial illness were traced to six of the fast-casual Mexican food restaurants, but the company voluntarily closed down 43 of its locations in the two states as a precaution — all those in Washington state and in the Portland, Oregon, area.

Three people in the Portland area and 19 people in western Washington have gotten sick with E. coli as of Friday. Seventeen of them had eaten at a Chipotle restaurant during the past few weeks. Eight people have been hospitalized but no deaths have been reported.

Health officials are investigating the cause of the outbreak. The source was most likely a fresh food product because it probably could not be traced to one sick individual or one instance of cross-contamination of food since the cases are connected with various restaurants, said Marisa D’Angeli, medical epidemiologist with the Washington State Department of Health.

The company is not planning to close any other restaurants in other states because there is no evidence of a link to other locations, company spokesman Chris Arnold said. Reopening the shuttered locations in Oregon and Washington will depend on the investigation, he said.

“Right now, that is the priority,” Arnold said.

Health officials expect the number of illnesses to rise as more people hear about the outbreak and go to the doctor.

D’Angeli encouraged anyone who has been sick with intestinal symptoms and has eaten at Chipotle since mid-October to go see their doctor and get tested.

She also said anyone with bloody diarrhea should go to the doctor whether

they have eaten at Chipotle or not.

Chipotle has faced other recent foodborne outbreaks. A salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes sickened dozens of people in Minnesota beginning in August, according to state health officials. In California, health workers said norovirus sickened nearly 100 customers and employees at a Chipotle restaurant in Simi Valley in mid-August.

A food safety lawyer who is involved in other lawsuits against Chipotle says people should not assume a company that focuses on local and fresh ingredients is going to be immune from food safety issues.

“People shouldn’t have a false sense of security that local means safer,” said Bill Marler of Seattle law firm Marler Clark.

Marler, who built his national reputation with the 1993 E. coli outbreak at Seattle Jack in the Box restaurants, said, “Having three problems in a couple of months means that Chipotle is not paying attention to food safety like it should.”

In the Northwest outbreak, the investigation started with talking to everyone diagnosed with E. coli and finding out what they ate and where. Test samples from those individuals will go to state labs in Washington and Oregon.

Then, samples of food from the restaurants will be tested at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration laboratory to see if bacteria from the food matches the human cases.

People have reported symptoms of E. coli infection in Clackamas and Washington counties in Oregon, and Clark, King, Skagit and Cowlitz counties in Washington.

There are hundreds of E. coli and similar bacteria strains in the intestines of humans. Most are harmless, but a few can cause serious problems.

Symptoms of E. coli infection include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting. Health officials say the best defence against the bacterial illness is to thoroughly wash hands with soap and water.