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No ‘magic Yuletide tradition could wand’ to fix still use your help economy: Notley

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is accusing the opposition of being naive and ratcheting up the fear meter over job losses in the lagging economy.

“It would be lovely to wave a magic wand and create 40,000 jobs out of nowhere,” Notley told the house Tuesday, tracing imaginary circles in the air with her finger.

“God knows that group of folks never did it,” she added, referring to the Progressive Conservatives, who promised for years while in government to wean the economy off its over-reliance on oil and gas revenues.

“To suggest that somehow we can deal with the drop in the price of oil overnight and replace each and every job is ridiculous.”

‘IT WOULD BE LOVEOpposition parties have been hammering LY TO WAVE A MAGIC away at the NDP in the WAND AND CREATE house for days over its proposed budget and its 40,000 JOBS OUT plans to shepherd AlberOF NOWHERE. GOD ta through the trough of low oil prices that have KNOWS THAT (THE carved billions of dollars PROGRESSIVE CONout of Alberta’s bottom line.

SERVATIVES) NEVER The NDP budget, along with initiatives al- DID IT. TO SUGGEST ready taken, hikes tax- THAT SOMEHOW WE es for corporations and well-to-do individuals. It CAN DEAL WITH THE plans a massive construcDROP IN THE PRICE tion boom to take advanOF OIL OVERNIGHT tage of low interest rates and a labour surplus and AND REPLACE EACH will work to diversify the economy through job creAND EVERY JOB IS ation incentive programs.

RIDICULOUS.’ The downside is four years of massive deficits — RACHEL NOTLEY and a $47 billion debt by PREMIER the year 2020.

There have already been thousands of layoffs in the oil sector, and Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has said the budget will make a bad situation much worse.

On Tuesday, he said comments from the government suggest a review on oil royalties has already determined that those rates will go up.

“We can’t tax our main industry into oblivion and expect positive results for Albertans,” Jean said to Notley. “Why isn’t the premier worried that a drastic hike in royalty rates will kill Alberta’s oil and gas sector and as a result kill the quality of life of Alberta families?”

Jean went further.

“It’s the same story every morning across every corner of Alberta: investors are fleeing, businesses are closing and Albertans are losing their jobs.”

Notley fired back.

“What doesn’t help the health of the economy is groundless fear-mongering,” she replied.

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Bonnie Herchak, one of the volunteer tree decorators for the Festival of Trees, peeks around Sparkling Winter Wishes — just one of the many trees that will be on display during the 22nd annual event — while decorating on Tuesday afternoon.

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Central Albertans sure hold tight to their favourite yuletide traditions that support Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

All 800 tickets to Mistletoe Magic, the father and daughter dinner and dance at Festival of Trees 2015, sold out within about seven minutes when they went on sale in early October.

“Mistletoe Magic sold out as fast as ever,” said Alaine Martin, project officer with Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, on Tuesday.

She said fathers and daughters of all ages attend the popular event held at the annual hospital fundraiser that will run Nov. 25 to 29 at Stockmen’s Pavilion and Prairie Pavilion at Westerner Park.

It’s not uncommon for limousines to pull up filled with a few fathers and their daughters dressed up for the special evening, she said.

“Everybody is on the dance floor most of the night. The tables are empty. The energy is unbelievable.”

One day there may also be a mother and son event at Festival of Trees.

“We’re really hopeful we’ve come up with a cou-

ple ideas to make it fly. I can’t make any promises about when that will be, but we’re working on it for sure,” Martin said.

Other sold out events are Festival of Wines, which has expanded to accommodate 650 people, and Breakfast with Santa.

A Taste of Red Deer is back for its second year with tasty samples from 21 restaurants on Nov. 26.

The event is open to anyone who attends the festival. They just need to buy tickets on site for food or drinks.

She said many people probably don’t realize that all the beverages, appetizers, entrées and desserts that restaurants bring are donated to the festival so the money people pay to eat and drink goes directly to Festival of Trees.

Tickets are still available for Festival Business Lunch on Nov. 26 featuring Running Room CEO John Stanton. This year the fashion show at ‘Tis the Season Luncheon on Nov. 28 was replaced with a presentation by Cheeky Couture owner Michele Bilsborrow who will talk about current fashion trends and how to dress for your body type. Luncheon tickets are still available.

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Wealth management firm to pay fine over Red Deer branch

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Assante Capital Management Ltd. has agreed to pay a fine of $400,000 and cover costs to the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.

The wealth management firm’s Red Deer branch was operated by a man convicted of killing a former client with a bomb.

The settlement came after an Oct. 13 hearing before an IIROC panel. At issue was the firm’s failure to meet supervisory obligations of its Red Deer branch.

The investigation covered the period between January 2007 and May 2012. During that time Brian Andrew Malley was a registered investment representative, and Christine Marie Malley was the

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In the settlement there were several issues raised with how the Red Deer branch was run. Including a three-year lapse of audits from June 2007 to November 2010, high monthly commissions and failing to supervise a potential conflict of interest, as Brian and Christine are married.

Brian and Christine were also subject to a separate BRIAN MALLEY hearing, but they did not attend and have not contested or admitted the allegations.

The hearing was conducted on June 25, 2014 in absentia. Brian was fined $300,000 as well as costs to the IIROC totaling $35,000. Christine was fined $250,000 as well as costs valued at $15,000.

At the June 2014 hearing, it was concluded that most clients between 2005 and 2012 suffered substantial losses in their accounts ranging from 23 to 54 per cent.

“The panel found that Christine Malley as her husband’s supervisor approved client accounts with inappropriate investment and risk parameters; failed to take the necessary actions to prevent him from engaging in highly aggressive trade strategies; and failed to undertake any meaningful supervision with respect to the activities in his clients’ accounts.”

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Clark releases book about landmark case A former Mountie has written a book about her case that made it possible for Canadians to sue for sexual harassment.

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Bethany Care Society steps away from Rimbey housing foundation

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Bethany Care Society has cut its ties with the Rimoka Housing Foundation only months before construction begins on a major seniors home project.

Rimbey Mayor Rick Pankiw said Bethany announced it was resigning as the management body for the housing foundation, a role it has had since 2011.

The management change will mean “absolutely nothing” to the time line for the proposed 80-unit $17-million Rimbey seniors complex. Construction is expected to begin in early spring with a fall 2017 finish.

Pankiw said the drawings are now complete and the next step will be to run them by the provincial government before putting the project out to tender later this month.

“Everything’s proceeding,” he said, adding current seniors home residents will not be affected.

Parkland Manor has 63 rooms and is expected to be reused after the new complex is built.

“The Rimoka board will ensure residents continue to provide the same quality of life and services present enjoyed, and a smooth transition to new management,” said Pankiw on Tuesday.

Rimoka’s board has a meeting set for Thursday when a new manager will be chosen.

Pankiw could not comment on why Bethany is pulling out.

“You would have to talk to them.”

Bethany was called for comment but did not reply on Tuesday. Bethany operates many continuing care, supportive living and independent living facilities around the province, including Red Deer’s CollegeSide and a facility in Sylvan Lake.

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Highway of Tears documents highlight B.C. residents’ transportation concerns VICTORIA — The Opposition New Democrats say newly released documents reveal that northern British Columbia residents are deeply concerned about transportation services on the so-called Highway of Tears.

Women’s critic Maurine Karagianis says a yearold freedom of information request says residents

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NOTLEY: Keystone XL Earlier in the day, Notley responded to TransCanada’s decision to ask the United States government to suspend its review and decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The line would take Alberta oil across the continent to refineries and ports in Texas and is viewed as critical to Alberta’s growth.

Notley said the Keystone issue shows that governments need to take more action to reduce greenhouse gases so that they have more credibility when it comes to advocating for projects such as pipelines.

FESTIVAL OF TREES: Specialty clinics funded The 2014 festival raised $1,075,000 that went to equipping two dedicated operating rooms for scheduled caesarean sections and emergency obstetrical

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A horse rests as it grazes on a dreary Tuesday afternoon at Heritage Ranch. Temperatures throughout Central Alberta hovered around the 0 degree mark for most of the day. want better public transportation on Hwy 16, which runs more than 700 kilometres, from Prince George to Prince Rupert.

She says Transportation Minister Todd Stone has said public consultations determined it’s not practical to improve transportation along the corridor.

At least 18 women and girls, including a woman from Red Deer, have been murdered or disappeared along Highway 16 and the adjacent Hwys 5 and 97 since 1969.

Thirty-six pages of documents posted on the government’s Open Information website include reports about meetings that covered topics including missing women, hitchhiking and bus service.

The provincial government has come under fire after a Transportation Ministry employee deleted potentially sensitive emails about the Highways of Tears investigation. procedures at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

This year money will go to medical specialty clinics at the hospital for Central Albertans living with the following chronic conditions — multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, heart failure, anticoagulation therapies, specialized geriatric services, stroke prevention and complex medical conditions.

More than 24,000 people visited the 2014 festival and over 2,600 volunteers helped out.

There’s still time for people to volunteer at the 2015 festival by calling the volunteer hotline at 587876-8699 or visiting the festival website at www.reddeerfestivaloftrees.ca.

Martin said despite tough economic times, sponsor support declined by only 10 to 15 per cent this year.

“There’s a perception that we’re so big and successful that we don’t need anymore help. I think that message is very incorrect. Any way that someone can give, whether it be their time, their attendance through general admission or coming to our events, or coming to our preview dinner as one of our silver donors — it all adds up and that’s why we’re so successful.”

This year general admission prices will increase at Festival of Trees. The cost for adults is now $10 each. Seniors (60 and up) and youth (12 to 17) pay $6 each. Children, four to 11, pay $4 and children, three and under, are free.

Martin said admission prices were unchanged for

Men plead guilty to murdering rival as he played basketball in B.C. schoolyard KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Two men have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in what police described as a gang-related murder in Kamloops, B.C. Travis Johnny and Anthony Scotchman entered guilty pleas in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

In exchange for the guilty pleas, the Crown dropped the criminal-organization charges, allegedly related to the Redd Alert street gang.

Johnny, 26, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison, while 28-year-old Scotchman admitted to manslaughter. seven years and remain affordable.

MALLEY: Conviction under appeal A class action launched against Assante and the Malleys was settled at $10 million in October. The class action needs to be certified at hearing at the Red Deer Court house on Nov. 30.

Brian was also convicted of first-degree murder in February of this year for the 2011 bombing death of Victoria Shachtay, 23.

Shachtay, a quadriplegic single mother, was killed when she opened a gift left on her doorstep. It disguised a bomb.

Brian had been her financial advisor. Shachtay invested $575,000 in 2007 from a settlement she received following a 2004 car crash. The crash left her confined to a wheelchair. By April 2011 her invested money was gone. From April to October 2011, Brian had transferred more than $44,000 from his personal accounts to Shachtay’s accounts.

The conviction is under appeal and is scheduled to be heard on Jan. 6, 2016, in the Calgary Court of Appeal. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Ontario woman in hot water for watering pigs TORONTO — On the eve of a court appearance, an Ontario woman is unapologetic about providing water to sweltering pigs in a truck on their way to the slaughterhouse on a hot day earlier this year.

Animal rights activist Anita Krajnc is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday to face a mischief charge following a protest in June with her group, Toronto Pig Save, in Burlington, Ont. As she and a friend waited for the pigs on a roadway median, the truck pulled up hauling the animals from Van Boekel Hog Farms to Fearman’s Pork slaughterhouse about 100 kilometres away. Krajnc gave water from a bottle to the animals through slats in the truck’s trailer.

The truck’s driver, identified as Jeffrey Veldjesgraaf in court documents, got out of the truck and began arguing with the two women. The confrontation was captured on video.

“Have some compassion, have some compassion!” Krajnc yells in the video to the truck driver.

“Let’s call the cops,” the driver says, holding his phone.

“Call Jesus,” Krajnc says as she continues to allow the pigs to drink the water.

“Yeah, no. What do you got in that water?” he asks.

“Water,” Krajnc says.

“No, no, how do I know?” he says.

“Trust me,” she says.

“Don’t put it in there again,” he says.

“If this pig is thirsty, they’ll have water,” she says.

“You do it again and I’ll slap it out of your hands,” he says.

“Go ahead, if you want an assault charge, go ahead! Film this, film this, film this!” Krajnc yells.

The driver then gets back in the truck and drives away.

The farm’s owner, Eric Van Boekel, filed a complaint with police the next day.

“They can protest all they want — they have the right of freedom of speech that thousands of soldiers have died for,” Van Boekel told The Canadian Press in an interview Tuesday. “I have no problem with them protesting just leave my stuff alone.”

In mid-September, a Halton Regional police officer served Krajnc with a summons. She was formally charged with mischief under $5,000 in October.

“I think it’s an outrageous charge and goes against my deepest philosophical beliefs in terms of what all our obligations are, and to me the most important thing in life is to be of service to others and to someone or some animal who is suffering,” she said.

“I will not admit guilt to what I did — it’s the right thing to do and we will continue to do it.”

Van Boekel, meantime, vowed he “will go to the full extent of the law to stop them.”

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Other officers chased Ferguson, but he didn’t stop and smashed through a fence in a subdivision.

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Man jailed for dragging Mountie SHERWOOD PARK — A central Alberta man who dragged a Mountie who had stopped him for speeding in a pickup truck has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.

Christopher Ferguson, who is 24 and from Three Hills, has also been given a 15-month driving ban to be served after his release.

He pleaded guilty last June to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and obstructing or resisting a peace officer.

The seven-year RCMP veteran was dragged for about 100 metres in May 2014 after he pulled over Ferguson east of Sherwood Park, Alta.

The officer’s injuries were not life-threatening, but he did require surgery.

Police say there was a young child in the truck with Ferguson, who was later found at an acreage near Three Hills.

The child, who was not with him when he was arrested, was found safe with family.

Police said at the time that the officer had approached the truck’s window so he could speak to Ferguson.

During that conversation, Ferguson sped off before the Mountie could free himself.

Man sentenced in killing of woman outside her home WETASKIWIN — A man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 10 years in the shooting death of a woman on a central Alberta reserve.

Wacey Applegarth, who is 22, also faces a lifetime firearms ban.

Applegarth pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in May. Chelsea Yellowbird was 23 when she was slain in 2011 — just two months after her five-year-old nephew was killed by a gun shot.

Ethan Yellowbird was sleeping in his bed in the house next to his aunt’s on the Samson Cree reserve when he was hit by a bullet.

Earlier this year, Applegarth’s co-accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to nine years.

A third man is to go to trial next June.

The case was cold for two years before a number of tips helped RCMP make arrests.

The reserve, about 90 kilometres south of Edmonton, has struggled with drug- and gang-related violence over the years.

Three teens pleaded guilty in 2012 to manslaughter in Ethan’s death.

They admitted to taking turns firing a gun at the home and accidentally killing the boy.

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Is Trudeau a disaster waiting to happen?

BY GAVIN MACFADYEN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE There are moments in time when we all stand back and watch a potential disaster developing. Mouths agape, it is only after the event when some helpful soul exclaims, “Boy we should have seen that coming!”

The wave of support that has lifted Justin Trudeau into the country’s highest office could be that unanticipated disaster unfolding before our eyes.

It is worth remembering that a tidal wave, while compelling to watch from afar, eventually hits shore where its true nature is manifested.

No crystal ball being available, no one can say for certain that a Trudeau and Liberal government will in fact be disastrous. But seldom has a party gone from a distant third place to a 184 seat majority in a new Parliament.

Fewer still are the examples when that party is helmed by a manifestly untested leader set to become the new Prime Minister — joined by a largely

inexperienced caucus when one considers things like actual governing as a desirable job requirement.

Has there ever been a more telling example of our celebrity-driven culture than watching a man, who has never held executive power, ascend to office with echoes of his being “dreamy” still ringing in our ears?

We have become so accustomed to fawning over people who are famous, not for great achievement but for the fact of being famous, that we willingly abdicate our responsibility as citizens to take the measure of a person, instead preferring to bask in the reflected glow of what may very well be an illusion.

In the United States, there was a similar situation in 2008 when voters chose a man who had served less than one full term in the Senate and elevated him to the White House. President Barack Obama had significant oratorical skills and memorably spoke to adoring crowds in Berlin prior to even winning a single vote.

So complete was his Svengali-like

hold on the population that it was considered rudeness to even question his qualifications. Eight years later, and nearing the end of his presidency, he has proven to be an equal opportunity disappointment to those who believed his time in office would result in a sea change in how American society was ordered.

If one wishes to base their support — of what can charitably be called an “image” candidate — on being lifted up to unfamiliar plateaus of hope and change then both Obama and Trudeau have met that bar. To give people hope is no small feat and should not be dismissed, but neither should actual tested leadership.

Justin Trudeau is about to be tested certainly but it might have been prudent to see his readiness instead of simply declaring it in a campaign slogan. It’s like wearing a T-shirt that says “Beautiful” – the rule of thumb being if you have to say it about yourself you probably aren’t it.

Much was said in the campaign about momentum. Justin Trudeau rose

and grew in such a way that an aura of inevitably surrounded him by election day.

There are always a host of voters who are seduced by the desire to be on the presumptive winning side — which is why it is never a good thing to be on the wrong end of a pre-election poll.

These voters are unfettered by deep thinking. Recordings go platinum and stars are born based on this mom phenomenon.

Every person’s vote is sacred and it would be arrogance to suggest that any of us knows better than our fellow citizens what the best choice is. But we do have the right to expect that votes are cast based on serious, sober reflection – informed by both present and potential issues.

A stratospheric popularity is difficult to ignore. But, as we all know, what goes up will come down. When it does, the thud can sometimes be deafening.

MacFadyen is a lawyer and freelance writer living in New York State and a Troy Media columnist.

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Improving First Nations education not about funding

BY RAVINA BAINS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE First Nations education is a hot topic. With graduation rates on First Nations reserves below 40 per cent (compared to graduation rates above 80 per cent for all other Canadian students), the issue deserves ample attention from Canadians and the newly elected federal government.

Unfortunately, discussions about First Nations education often solely focus on funding — a crucial aspect of education — yet ignore education standards and outcomes.

According to our research, when comparing the overall operating expenditure for elementary and secondary students living on reserve to that of Canadian students attending provincial public schools, on-reserve students receive about the same amount (on average) as other Canadian students. In fact, more than $1.6 billion is spent annually on more than 100,000 First Nations students who live on reserve. On average, $14,342 was spent per on-reserve student in 2012/13 compared to $12,070 spent on students attending provincial schools in Canada.

In other words, on-reserve education funding is comparable to Canadian public school funding.

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What isn’t comparable, and deserves more attention, are the standards and outcomes on reserve.

First Nations schools do not have minimum statutory targets for basic skills such as reading and writing. And they are not governed by overarching statutory requirements to meet basic educational standards that allow students on reserve to achieve recognized high school diplomas following the completion of Grade 12.

As the National Panel on First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education for Students on Reserve pointed out: “the education ’system’ for First Nation students on reserve is a far cry from any system that other Canadians would recognize in terms of its equivalency with the legislative provisions … or the degree of input, accountability, and democratic governance most Canadians take for granted.” In other words, although the funding between on-reserve and provincial public schools may be comparable, the outcomes for First Nations schools on reserve are far from comparable.

However, there are some positive exceptions found in First Nations schools on reserves.

For example, in 1998 the First Nations communities in Nova Scotia entered into a legislative agreement, the Mi’kmaq Education Act, to create accountability measures, reporting requirements and other standards for on-reserve schools. Since implement-

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ing this agreement, the number of students receiving high school diplomas and enrolling in post-secondary programs has increased in First Nations communities in Nova Scotia. In fact, the graduation rate among Mi’kmaq students rose by more than 17 per cent over four years (2008 to 2012), and by 2012/13 was over 87 per cent.

And in Saskatchewan, the Whitecap Dakota First Nation partnered with the local Saskatoon Public School Division to provide education services on reserve that are comparable to the provincial public schools.

With graduation rates currently below 40 per cent on reserves in Canada, reforms are needed for First Nations education.

But we should turn our attention to outcomes and accountability measures that govern on-reserve schools —and not just funding, because, as the research shows, current funding for on-reserve students is comparable to students attending provincial public schools.

And merely investing more money into a broken system, without policy reforms, may not help increase the quality of education and graduation rates on reserve.

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Rolling up their sleeves TRUDEAU CABINET TO LAUNCH NEW ERA IMMEDIATELY AFTER SWEARING IN CEREMONY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will get down to work immediately following Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony.

The newly minted Liberal prime minister and his ministers are scheduled to hold their first meeting in the afternoon.

And they’re widely expected to take immediate action on at least one Liberal campaign promise,

signalling the start of a new era that will be starkly different than the decade of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper.

On that score, they’re likely to take action right away to reinstate the long-form census.

The Harper government cancelled the mandatory long-form questionnaire in 2010, replacing it with the voluntary National Household Survey, which critics said produced less reliable data for municipalities, public officials, businesses and researchers.

During the campaign, Trudeau promised to re-

instate the mandatory long-form census as part of a broader commitment to return to “evidence-based� decision making by his government.

Trudeau’s new ministers will also emerge from their first meeting to face questions from the media — another departure from the Harper era.

Under Harper, reporters were banned from waiting in the hallway outside the cabinet room, where ministers had scrummed for decades indeed, the media wasn’t even notified when cabinet meetings were taking place.

Harper thanks public service on final day as PM OTTAWA — On his final day as prime minister, Stephen Harper extended an olive branch of sorts to the public servants with whom his government has had a tense relationship for much of the last decade.

Their reaction, in a nutshell: don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

In a message sent to the entire federal bureaucracy, Harper thanked government workers for the support they’ve shown his team over three successive Parliaments and for their dedication to the well-being of Canadians.

In the letter, Harper expresses pride in the work he and his team have done with the public service to improve the prosperity, security and well-being of Canadians and improve Canada’s position in the world.

In response, one of the biggest unions representing workers lamented the tension-filled relationship between the civil service and Harper’s Conservatives. “The work that public service workers do on behalf of Canadians day in and day out is invaluable,�

Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson said in a statement. “It is unfortunate that the Conservative government was not able to recognize the important contribution of public service workers during their mandate. “We look forward to building a positive and constructive relationship with the new Liberal government where trust and respect for public service workers is restored.�

Among the unfinished business Harper leaves behind is the renewal of contracts for hundreds of thousands of civil servants the two sides have been locked in a protracted battle over a number of factors, including sick leave and pensions.

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BRIEF Depression, not vengeance, led Turcotte to kill kids, psychiatrist testifies SAINT-JEROME, Que. — Guy Turcotte did not kill his children out of anger or revenge against his wife who’d cheated on him, but rather because he’d clearly sunk into a deep depression, a psychiatrist testified Tuesday.

Louis Morrisette evaluated Turcotte between February 2009 and September 2015.

Turcotte, 43, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his son, Olivier, 5, and daughter Anne-Sophie, 3.

He has admitted to causing their deaths but his lawyers are arguing he should be found not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.

The psychiatrist, a defence witness, also said the consumption of windshield washer fluid had nothing to do with his actions. His testimony backed up the diagnosis of another psychiatrist, who testified that

The failed contract talks were the latest irritant in a series of clashes during the Harper era, including the loss of 20,000 public sector jobs and complaints that civil servants were either muzzled or forced to play partisan roles.

In his letter, Harper makes no mention of the tension. OTTAWA — Adopting a positive tone, severing tieswould with the Stephen Harper team,one bilingual“I likeold to thank each and every of you ism — they’re all undercurrents in the race to for the support you have shown my team and me over picksuccessive an interimParliaments Conservative leader thisdedication week. three and for the There are currently eight MPs running for the you have demonstrated in delivering for Canadians,� vote expected take place during he position, wrote inwith the aletter, obtainedtoby The Canadian Thursday’s caucus meeting. Each candidate will Press. have to to address group — an “It hasthree beenminutes an honour serve asthe prime minister important with about of the of the greatestopportunity country in the world anda Ithird will always brand new. be caucus grateful for the support of Canada’s world-class That gathering is expected to include heated public service.� discussions about what happened during the elecHarper officially resigns as prime minister on tion campaign, what the party needs to now, Wednesday, just ahead of the swearing-in of do Liberal andminister-designate whether senators Justin shouldTrudeau. be allowed to vote prime for interim leader.

On Thursday, Harper is expected to address the Behind the scenes, are before being critiConservative caucus, nowcandidates in opposition, they cized praised

by Harper their supporters for differelect an and interim leader stepped away from reasons on — election being too closely associated with theent leadership night.

Harper’s or theofformer leader’s tone, for He is still team, the member Parliament for his riding of instance.

Calgary Heritage, but it’s unclear whether he’ll of for thehis barbs being political used against former cast aOne ballot temporary replacement. cabinet minister Erin O’Toole, for example, is that he has too close a relationship with campaign manager Jenni Byrne, and that the team built up around Harper might run the Opposition leader’s office.

Byrne has been blamed by some as having bungled the campaign organizationally, while others view the loss as more about the campaign’s message and tone, carried by a leader disliked by the public.

Byrne told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that she is not playing any role in the interim

Desire for fresh approach in interim Conservative leadership race

Turcotte was suffering from an adjustment disorder at the time of the slayings. “It’s not a trivial disorder,� Morrissette told the jury, adding that when he stabbed his children, his judgment was “altered.�

Turcotte told jurors that on Feb. 20, 2009, he had decided to end his life and began drinking windshield washer fluid — which contains methanol. As he went about his plan, he decided to bring his children with him, stabbing them 46 times.

leadership and is planning a move away from the capital. “Following the conclusion of my contract with the Conservative Party of Canada it has been my long-time plan to move on to opportunities outside of Ottawa,� Byrne said in a statement. “As such, I will play no role in the interim leadership of the (party) and by extension a future (Opposition leader’s office).�

A Conservative MP, speaking on condition of anonymity, called it nonsense to fear that Harper’s former acolytes will be moving in to control the show again. “They’re all leaving,� said the MP. “They put in their time. They’re exhausted.�

Caucus members are also talking about the need for a change in image for the party leadership — whether it’s a generational change, a gender change or just an overall fresh approach to the job.

The ability to speak French is being actively discussed as a requirement for the interim leader.

After the party managed to increase its seat count in Quebec during the election, bilingualism will be a factor scrutinized by some Conservatives.

Finley is able to speak French with ease, while the others have various levels of laboured or weak French-language skills.

MPs Michelle Rempel and Denis Lebel are running on a single ticket.

Newly elected MP Gerard Deltell said he will be supporting Lebel, whether or not he runs with Rempel. “I don’t know how we can accept that the leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons wouldn’t be able to express themselves easily in both languages,� Deltell said. “For me, that’s a very important condition.�

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Oil in for a rough 2016

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CALGARY — A drilling industry group says the oilpatch is in for another year of weak activity as low commodity prices continue to pinch.

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada expects 5,150 wells to be drilled in Canada in 2016, down from an estimated 5,340 wells this year.

And it’s a much more dramatic drop from the five-year average of 11,670 the industry saw before crude prices started to nosedive and then languish below US$50 a barrel for months.

Association CEO Mark Salkeld says the sector hasn’t been able to make anything better out of a bad situation because of pipeline constraints and policy uncertainty.

The group is basing its drilling as-

sumptions on crude prices of US$53 a barrel, natural gas at $2.75 per 1,000 cubic feet and the Canadian dollar at 75 cents U.S. “Low commodity prices, oversupply and low cash flows obviously impacted us significantly in 2015, resulting in an over 50 per cent loss of activity from previous year averages,” said Salkeld.

“With those same factors continuing, we can’t expect anything better for 2016.”

PSAC represents companies that provide drilling and other services to the oil and gas sector. So when producers scale back their output due to low prices, PSAC members see a drop in their business, too.

U.S. benchmark crude prices are

currently near US$48 a barrel — below what many producers need to make ends meet.

When PSAC issued its original 2015 forecast in October 2014, it was expecting crude prices of US$85 a barrel.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has estimated 36,000 jobs have been shed in the oil and gas industry this year, mostly in Alberta.

It’s been estimated that each active drilling rig represents 135 direct and indirect jobs.

In Alberta and Saskatchewan, the level of activity is forecast to be flat 2015 into 2016. Manitoba is expected to see a slight improvement, while British Columbia is in for a 28 per cent drop.

In addition to low prices, the lack of export pipeline capacity is also a big issue, said Salkeld.

The PSAC forecast comes a day after TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) asked for a delay in the U.S. review of its cross-border Keystone XL proposal, potentially adding another year to what has already been a protracted seven-year process.

“We have the third-largest oil reserves in the world, but have less than four per cent of the global market share,” said Salkeld.

“We’re resilient, yes, but as a country we need to get on with addressing the issues that are limiting our resource sectors, especially our energy resources, from contributing to the country’s prosperity and its reputation as a responsible developer of natural resources.”

WestJet posts record quarterly profits

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Trudeau’s new government to face early pressure on Bombardier bailout decision

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Shortly after Justin Trudeau takes power, he will face an early, major test on whether to bail out Bombardier.

The prime minister-designate will have to confront what could be a billion-dollar decision in Quebec, his home province and a region where his Liberals made significant gains in last month’s election.

The Quebec government, which committed $1 billion to help Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) complete its delayed and costly commercial jet program, wants Trudeau to pitch in.

The struggling airplane and train manufacturer employs thousands in the province.

Trudeau’s decision whether to help one of Quebec’s “crown jewels” will loom as he’s sworn in Wednesday, the same day he introduces his cabinet.

“There’s going to be unbelievable pressure on this government — unbelievable pressure to do something for Bombardier,” said Ian Lee, an economics professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business.

“Of course, nobody wants to see yet another crown jewel go down.”

On Monday, Quebec Economy Minister Jacques Daoust applied more pressure, saying he would ask the new Liberal government for a “significant” financial contribution for Bombardier.

Daoust, a provincial Liberal, noted that he thought Ottawa made the

right decision a few years ago when it joined the Ontario government in helping that province’s automotive industry.

“And the aerospace industry here is just as important,” he said.

“It would be normal if there was a federal contribution to share the risk.”

Media reports have suggested Quebec wants between $350 million and $1 billion from Ottawa, but Daoust refused to say Monday how much he would be looking for.

The Trudeau government is poised to create controversy regardless of its decision, particularly with other Canadian industries and companies facing cash crunches of their own.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall tweeted a link Monday to a news story about Quebec’s Bombardier request and noted that Western Canada’s troubled energy sector hadn’t asked for a bailout despite the stress of low oil prices.

Wall wrote that the energy industry just wants to move its products to tidewater.

Bombardier, meanwhile, already has outstanding federal loans.

“Since 1966, Bombardier received $1.3 billion in repayable contributions and has repaid $543 million as of Dec. 31, 2014,” Industry Canada spokeswoman Stefanie Power wrote in an email.

When asked about Bombardier, a spokesman for the Liberals said in an email that the party is focused on the government’s transition.

“We are following the issue close-

ly and a decision will be made after (Wednesday),” Dan Lauzon wrote.

The federal government’s eventual decision is expected to send a signal on how Trudeau plans to approach industrial policy and the provinces, said Tyler Chamberlin, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa.

He expects Trudeau to toss a lifeline to Bombardier because the incoming prime minister has been vocal about his desire to work more closely with the provinces.

Chamberlin, however, cautioned that the Liberals should be careful to avoid making any hasty decisions.

“It’s just sort of catching them before they can really get their feet underneath them,” said Chamberlin, who works at the Telfer School of Management.

“The Liberals are so fresh, I mean heck they’re not even really the government quite yet, are they?”

Factoring in the tricky political implications of the decision, Lee predicted that it’s very likely the government will provide some kind of relief for Bombardier.

But from an economic perspective Lee warned that injecting public cash into the company would probably be a bad move.

“I think any government — I don’t care what party they’re from — should walk very, very carefully into this,” said Lee, who believes Ottawa should only provide the funds if the company changes the decision makers at the top.

Despite posting record profits, WestJet Airlines says it is eliminating free checked bags on all economy fare flights to Europe and sun destinations starting early in the new year.

The Calgary-based airline announced Tuesday that a $25 baggage fee will apply to new economy bookings for flights as of Jan. 6.

WestJet (TSX:WJA) will also raise fees for some reserved seating, with increases ranging between $10 and $20 for exit rows on flights longer than 300 miles (about 480 kilometres).

The two initiatives are expected to generate $15 million to $25 million in additional annual revenue, the company said.

Chief executive Gregg Saretsky said the charges are in line with those of competitors and support the airline’s strategy of keeping fares low and allowing passengers to pay only for the services they want.

“With airfares that start at $299 to Europe from Toronto, for example, we’re not going to apologize for charging $25 for a first checked bag,” he said during a conference call to discuss WestJet’s third-quarter results.

“These fares are significantly lower than the market has seen and we’re very proud to be bringing our brand of low cost to these markets.”

The airline said it doesn’t expect to see many complaints from passengers.

That’s because it believes 75 per cent of them will avoid the fees by purchasing higher-priced Flex or Plus fares, or they are members of the top tiers of its rewards program or have a WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard.

The new bag charge won’t apply to packages purchased through WestJet Vacations.

Canada’s airlines have increasingly tacked on fees for a variety of services, including checked bags, inflight entertainment, advance seat bookings and cancellations as they pursue a socalled “unbundling strategy.”

WestJet earned $90.5 million in ancillary fees in the third quarter, up from $51.3 million a year ago. That translated into $16.44 per passenger, up 68 per cent from $9.80 in the same quarter last year.

Overall, the airline earned a record $101.8 million, helped by these fees and a 33 per cent drop in fuel expenses. Total revenue was up 3.5 per cent or $35.3 million from last year to $1.045 billion, although ticket revenues dropped slightly. Air Canada (TSX:AC) charges for checked bags on flights to sun destinations but not to Europe.

The country’s largest airline said it has no plans to follow WestJet’s lead.

Keystone pipeline not the only game in town: Hardisty mayor

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HARDISTY — The mayor of the southeast Alberta community where the Keystone XL pipeline would begin says news that TransCanada Corp. has asked the U.S. government to temporarily suspend its application comes as a blow.

Anita Miller calls the move “really unfortunate” and says it’s going to affect “lots and lots of people” in Hardisty, particularly in support businesses such as gas stations, hotels and restaurants. But she adds Keystone is not the only game in town. While activity has slowed down, there is still construction and expansion in the Hardisty ar-

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TransCanada (TSX:TRP) is just one of nine oil companies working in and around the town, which has 700 permanent residents along with 250 oil industry workers, although that number used to be 500 when oil prices were high. Premier Rachel Notley said her focus is on building relationships to promote projects “that have the best chance at success.” She said her government wants to improve the province’s environmental record to build support for Alberta products in overseas markets not open at the moment.

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the social licence that is needed for us to get it to that all-important tidewater … is for us to improve our record on the environment.”

Notley said she is going to the global climate change conference in Paris at the end of the month with her government’s new plan to reduce greenhouse gases. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, who has long supported Keystone, said it’s more important than ever to get a pipeline built to move oil to Canadian ports for shipment overseas.

“This really highlights the importance of Energy East,” he said Tuesday. “Because we know Gateway (to the B.C. coast) is not going to happen.

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Without another pipeline, there would be no choice but to move more oil by rail, despite the potential consequences, Wall said.

“That means higher greenhouse gas emissions to move that oil,” he said.

“We know there are safety issues. Lac Magnetic is a very tragic example of that. “And we also know that there’s a greater chance for more severe spills with respect to rail carrying oil than there is for a pipeline.”

Keystone XL would carry crude oil along a 1,897-kilometre pipeline from Hardisty to Steele City, Neb., where it would link up with other pipelines that run to the Gulf Coast and the Midwest.

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straightforward concept and also how many people invest.

However, if the investment you make decreases in value and you decide to sell, you have lost money. The explanation here again is straightforward and the idea is to have fewer investments that decrease in value compared to those that increase in value.

Another way to make an investment is by selling a stock that you don’t already own. In this case, you are selling a stock “short”. This means that you have sold a stock and have a negative number of shares. When investing in this manner, you’re hoping that the shares of that company are going to decline in value. The way you make money is by buying the shares back at a lower price, thus turning your negative number of shares back to a neutral position.

The example is if you think that a company will announce bad financial results tomorrow morning, you could sell their stock even though you don’t own it. If you are correct and their shares decline 10%, you could then buy back whatever you sold to bring you back to zero shares. Your profit in this case is 10% even though they declined in value. Certainly a more complex way of investing, but it allows investors to make a tactical decision based on

which direction they think a stock will move.

One important consideration with investing is to understand your maximum gain or loss. If you buy $1,000 of a stock with the idea that you want the stock to go up, your maximum profit is essentially infinity since that stock could keep going higher. If that same stock were to go down in value, it may eventually become worthless and you have lost $1,000. In this example, your maximum gain is infinity, and your maximum loss is $1,000.

However, if you shorted $1,000 of the same stock and the company went bankrupt, you have made a total of $1,000 (since buying the shares back would cost you nothing). That said, if the shares doubled in value, your loss is 100%. Since the shares can double, triple, or increase indefinitely, your maximum loss is theoretically infinity.

Imagine if you had shorted shares of Apple back in the 1990s? So with shorting, your maximum gain is 100%, while your maximum loss is infinity.

Beyond this, selling short requires margin with your broker; essentially, you are in fact borrowing money from your broker to sell stock short. This adds another layer of complexity and of course risk.

The reality is that most investors do

not sell stock short. Instead, they buy a stock (or go “long”) and they plan to sell the stock at a higher price at some point in the future. Even if that stock goes down, they can simply wait for conditions to improve with the hope that it will someday be higher.

Selling short is not for everyone, but it can be a valuable technique if your insight into a company is correct.

To understand the concept better, I suggest contacting a qualified advisor who can explain whether this strategy is appropriate.

Happy Investing! Derek This is for information purposes only.

It is recommended that individuals consult with their financial advisor before acting on any information contained in this article. The opinions stated are those of the author and not necessarily those of Scotia Capital Inc. or The Bank of Nova Scotia. ScotiaMcLeod is a division of Scotia Capital Inc., Member Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

Wealth Watch is written by Derek Fuchs, a wealth advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Red Deer. It is provided for informational purposes only and any opinions contained in it are his own. Readers are urged to consult a wealth advisor for help with their personal investment circumstances. Fuchs can be contacted at derek. fuchs@scotiamcleod.com.

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Top 1% of tax filers earned $454,800 on average in 2013, Statistics Canada says OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the top one per cent of tax filers in Canada saw their average income climb 1.2 per cent in 2013 to $454,800.

The percentage increase was the same rate for all tax filers, while the amount of income tax paid by the top one per cent averaged $151,900, up $3,000 or two per cent from 2012.

The top one per cent earned 10.3 per cent of the total income and paid 20.3 per cent of the federal, provincial and territorial income taxes in 2013, unchanged from 2012.

Income inequality was a key issue in the federal election campaign.

The Liberals campaigned on a promise to cut income taxes for the middle class and raise them on Canadians making more than $200,000 a year.

To make the top one per cent in 2013, a Canadian needed to earn at least $222,000.

The cutoff for the top five per cent was $115,700, while $89,200 was needed to make the top 10 per cent.

Women made up 21.9 per cent of the top one per cent in 2013, up from 21.3 per cent in 2012.

As he departs, Joe Oliver says he hopes finance successor will curb deficits OTTAWA — Outgoing finance minister Joe Oliver says he hopes his Liberal successor won’t allow the party’s promised deficits to spiral out of control.

Oliver’s 19-month term as finance minister ends Wednesday when prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau names the person who will take over the portfolio.

The former Conservative MP tells The Canadian Press that his final day as finance minister was quiet and that he spent it writing reference letters for his staff.

The incoming Liberals won last month’s election after pledging to run deficits of up to $10 billion in each of the next three years so they could boost infrastructure spending as a way to stimulate the economy.

Oliver says he’s proud of the Conservative government’s balancedbudget approach and he hopes his replacement makes sure the Liberal shortfalls aren’t deeper than promised.

He says the defeat is bittersweet but notes the Conservative campaign could not overcome voters’ powerful desire for change.

Oliver is the first sitting federal finance minister to go down in defeat since 1993.

Cascades says Norampac expansion, upgrade will be done in January DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — A Norampac corrugated paper plant is getting a $26.4-million expansion and equipment upgrade from Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), with the assistance of a loan guarantee from the Quebec government.

The building expansion will be completed this month and a new corrugator will be operational as of January.

Cascades says the investment will increase production capacity at its plant in Drummondville, Que., and reduce operating costs.

It says the Investissement Quebec loan guarantee will be for up to $6 million.

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The interior of a driverless car during testing at the headquarters of motor industry research organization MIRA at Nuneaton in the West Midlands, England. Fewer parking lots sprawling the length of football fields, more green space and a reshaped vision of public transit. Those are just a few of the ways driverless cars could lay the groundwork for widespread changes in how cities are designed, according to a group of Canadian architects and urban planners.

Self-driving cars will push us to rethink how we build cities: Planners

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Fewer parking lots sprawling the length of football fields, more green space and a reshaped vision of public transit.

Those are just a few of the ways driverless cars could lay the groundwork for widespread changes in how cities are designed, according to a group of Canadian architects and urban planners.

“There’s going to be a lot of land that’s freed up,” suggested Gianpiero Pugliese, principal architect at Audax Architecture, which designs commercial and residential buildings.

“As a community we will have the opportunity to decide how that’s used.”

“Driverless City,” a panel discussion held Tuesday by the Urban Land Institute of Toronto, offered a rare opportunity for architects involved in projects across the country to debate how the fast-evolving technology will impact cities and their surrounding suburbs.

By far, the biggest focus was on how parking lots and massive garages could start to vanish.

While self-driving vehicles are still in testing stages, there are prototypes from automakers and technology companies already on public roads. It’s widely expected that within 10 years

driverless cars — or autonomous vehicles as they’re known in the industry — will be making their way to the average consumer.

But in a driverless world, people wouldn’t necessarily have to stick to old parking habits, the designers suggested.

Instead of parking at the office, they could be summoned from a more distant, but centralized parking centre.

Pushing thousands of vehicles away from underground parking at office buildings could alter the dynamics of modern construction, said Antonio Gomez-Palacio, principal of planning and urban design at Dialog, which has designed a number of cultural and government buildings across the country.

“We can start to think of very different ways of doing things and it’s going to hugely affect the design process.”

But some of those possibilities also pose major challenges that could squeeze current infrastructure to its breaking point, particularly during rush hour at offices where all of the employees are beckoning their driverless cars, creating a new form of gridlock.

“All of a sudden, every office building at 5 o’clock is going to look like a school zone,” Gomez-Palacio said.

Driverless cars will also have a ripple effect on public transportation, he predicted, as more people turn to

“THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LAND THAT’S FREED UP.” GIANPIERO PUGLIESE, PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, AUDAX ARCHITECTURE auto share services in suburban areas where buses have small passenger loads.

“My sense is that public transit agencies are going to start pulling back from suburban and sprawling environments and focusing on mass transit.

You’re still going to need the subways and rapid transit,” he said.

Whether fewer cars end up on the roads is still up for debate. Some members of the panel pointed out that recent surveys found millennials believe car ownership is a low priority.

Stuart Sherman, CEO of IMC Brands, a firm that helps companies use technology to advance their business, said self-driving vehicles raise concerns about energy consumption.

“I may not choose to park my car, but may choose to have my autonomous car circle the block,” he said.

“When a hundred of us do this, it becomes a problem.”

Broad impacts on the environment haven’t been part of the overall conversation on self-driving vehicles, suggested Gomez-Palacio.

“The bigger question is still how we actually reduce car dependency.”

Canadian auto industry has best-ever October sales poised for record year

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — New car sales surged again in October as the industry continues to race towards its best year ever, according to figures compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.

DesRosiers says Canadians bought 163,053 light vehicles in October, a 5.1 per cent increase over last year’s previous all-time high for the month set in 2014.

Last month was a particularly satisfying one for luxury nameplates, with Land Rover up 71.9 per cent, Porsche rising 45.4 per cent and Lexus up 29.4 per cent.

DesRosiers says other brands that enjoyed double-digit sales growth in

DEROSIERS AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTANTS REPORT October included Nissan (up 24.4 per cent), Infiniti (up 22.8 per cent), Honda (up 14.7 per cent), Volvo (up 12.3 per cent) and Subaru (up 11.7 per cent).

Even Volkswagen’s recent woes over its diesel offerings didn’t appear to impact overall sales, as the German automaker posted an 8.3 per cent gain to 5,715 vehicles sold.

General Motors took the sales title for October for the first time since April, with a 5.8 per cent increase in sales to 23,268 cars and light trucks.

That was just ahead of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, whose sales edged up 0.4 per cent to 22,384.

Among other major brands, Ford Canada sales increased 0.2 per cent to 22,080 vehicles, while Toyota Canada sales were up 4.2 per cent at 16,891 vehicles and Hyundai sales rose 4.4 per cent to 11,607.

By category, passenger car sales fell 9.6 per cent to 58,711 last month, but the decline was more than offset by a 15.7 per cent increase in light truck sales to 104,342 vehicles.

“As we continue to close in on year end, setting a record year in 2015 is looking less like a possibility and more like a reality,” DesRosiers said.

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OF LOCAL INTEREST Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 125.79 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.83 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.36 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.07 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.38 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.78 Cdn. National Railway . . 79.47 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 185.16 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.02 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.08 Cervus Equipment Corp 15.10 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.98 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 55.96 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.10 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.74 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.78 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.89 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.74 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 42.62 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 32.87 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.62 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.20 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 44.44 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 116.25 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.01 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 68.75 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market enjoyed its second big advance in as many days Tuesday amid a rebound in oil prices.

The S&P/TSX index ended the day up 87.30 points at 13,710.31, on the heels of an almost 94-point advance on Monday.

A rise in oil prices was a big factor as the December contract for benchmark crude oil rose $1.76, or more than 3.8 per cent, to US$47.90 a barrel. The TSX energy subsector rose by 3.36 per cent, the most of any on the index.

Ian Nakamoto, director of research at 3Macs, said there was no specific reason for the rally, noting that the fall is usually a season when the market bounces back.

Over the last few months, he said, energy stocks have led the way downward as markets in the U.S. and Canada have taken a beating.

“Those stocks that really got hurt seem to be bouncing back here,” he said.

The loonie also fed off the increase, rising 0.28 of a U.S. cent to end the day at 76.62 cents US. In New York, the Dow Jones average of 30 stocks closed up 89.39 points at 17,918.15, while the broader S&P 500 added 5.743 points to 2,109.798 and the Nasdaq rose 17.98 points to 5,145.13.

Elsewhere on commodity markets, December natural gas ended the day down 0.3 of a cent at US$2.253 per mmBtu, while December gold fell $21.80 to US$1,114.10 an ounce and copper added 1.15 cents to US$2.33 a pound.

Nakamoto said the fall in the value of the loonie versus the

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.96 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.77 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.11 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.73 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.23 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.65 First Quantum Minerals . . 7.37 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.71 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.75 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.67 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.94 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 28.63 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.920 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 8.09 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 20.55 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 19.84 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 54.46 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 23.12 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.97 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 10.20 Canyon Services Group. . 5.10 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 21.61 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 10.54 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.690 greenback since January has been driven by falling oil prices and the widening spread between the Bank of Canada’s interest rate, which has been cut twice, and the American central bank’s signals that it plans to raise rates soon.

“My general sense is that the U.S. dollar is going to advance, but at a much slower pace,” Nakamoto said.

The loonie doesn’t have much further to fall and the exchange rate will stabilize as Canada’s cheap dollar boosts exports to the U.S., its largest trading partner, he said.

Meanwhile, Nakamoto says he expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate from near zero for the first time since 2008 at its next meeting in December.

Some market watchers have suggested that raising interest rates in the U.S., therefore making it more expensive for companies and investors to borrow, could have a negative effect on the market.

But Nakamoto says such concerns are overblown.

If the American economy is growing enough to warrant an interest rate hike, he said, then the stock market should be heading higher as well.

“I think we’re dying for a normal economic cycle,” he said.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Tuesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,710.31, up 87.30 points Dow — 17,918.15, up 89.39 points S&P 500 — 2,109.79, up 5.74 points Nasdaq — 5,145.13, up 17.98 points

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Consumer loan books to show signs of stress when banks report results: Moody’s TORONTO — Moody’s Investors Service says the impact of low oil prices on the consumer loan books of Canadian banks is likely to start showing when the lenders report their fourth quarter earnings next month.

The banks saw impaired loans to the oil and gas sector tick higher in the banks’ fiscal third quarter, but consumer loans — the segment expected to be hit the hardest — have so far remained stable.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 86.85 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 40.05 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.89 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 18.70 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.85 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.46 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.990 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.64 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 39.49 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.890 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.48 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 48.28 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1950 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 75.44 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 61.91 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.92 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 25.19 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 34.84 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.94 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 92.83 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.85 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 43.17 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.75 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.49 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.11 Currencies: Cdn — 76.62 cents US, up 0.28 of a cent Pound — C$2.0134, down 0.61 of a cent Euro — C$1.4309, down 1.22 cents Euro — US$1.0963, down 0.54 of a cent Oil futures: US$47.90 per barrel, up $1.76 (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,114.10 per oz., down $21.80 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.972 oz., down 1.4 cents $674.25 kg., down 45 cents ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ‘15 $5.00 higher $468.50 Jan. ‘16 $3.50 higher $475.70 March ‘16 $3.30 higher $481.40 May ‘16 $3.30 higher $483.60 July ‘16 $3.10 higher $483.10 Nov. ‘16 $2.80 higher $474.40 Jan. ‘17 $2.80 higher $473.00 March ‘17 $2.80 higher $474.70 May ‘17 $2.80 higher $474.70 July ‘17 $2.80 higher $474.70 Nov. ‘17 $2.80 higher $474.70.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $185.00 March ‘16 unchanged $187.00 May ‘16 unchanged $188.00 July ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 March ‘17 unchanged $188.00 May ‘17 unchanged $188.00 July ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $188.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 292,360 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 292,360.

Analysts have said it will take time for the impact of the prolonged decline in the price of crude to trickle down to the consumer segment, which includes credit card debt and car loans.

David Beattie, a senior vicepresident at Moody’s, says that although early indications of stress are likely to materialize, the fourthquarter results will not show the full extent of the oil price shock on consumer loans in Western Canada.

The severity of the damage will depend on how much unemployment rises in oil-producing provinces says Beattie, the lead banking analyst at the bond credit rating business.

Beattie says the theme of aggressively slashing costs in order to drive earnings growth is also likely to emerge in the banks’ earnings results.

One of the ways for banks to lower their overhead costs is through digitization, a process that can lead to layoffs as the banks replace paper processing.

Coal mine to suspend operations on Dec. 24

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GRANDE CACHE — People in a remote, small town in northwestern Alberta are in shock after learning the Grande Cache Coal underground mine is to shut down on Christmas Eve. More than 220 people are to lose their jobs at a time when the community is already trying to deal with about 250 layoffs at the company’s strip mine and coal-cleaning plant earlier this year.

“It is devastating for us and we are still in shock as we figure out how this is going to play out,” Grande Cache Mayor Herb Castle said Tuesday.

“It translates to paycheques to workers to families to homeowners to the grocery stores to the gas stations.

Everyone is going to be affected here in some way.”

Grande Cache Coal cited deteriorating market conditions for its decision to “temporarily suspend” operations on Dec. 24, but noted it does not have a timeline for when production might resume.

The company was taken over in September by Up Energy Development Group Ltd. after it purchased a controlling interest last fall for just $2 from Marubeni of Japan and Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd. The two firms had paid $1 billion for the mine in 2012 when coal prices were booming.

The metallurgical coal mine is one of the few major businesses in the area. Once the layoffs take effect, the town’s largest employer will be the Grande Cache Institution, a federal medium-security prison.

Grande Cache Coal said it is considering building a new mine in the region sometime in the future.

“Our technical team will continue to work on developing mining plans and preparing applications for new mining permits and licences,” the company said in an emailed statement.

“We will prepare GCC for bigger future operations when the market returns.”

Gary Taje, a spokesman for the United Mine Workers of America Local 2009, said workers have been told the layoffs are indefinite.

He said the company told the union that work on a new mine could perhaps begin in about six months, but he said his members can’t pay a mortgage or feed a family on speculation.

“My members are basically all unemployed now,” Taje said.

“People are leaving, looking for greener pastures. They will not be able to sit in Grande Cache and wait.”

There are no job prospects for coal miners in Western Canada right now, he said, and some of his members are considering applying for jobs at a new coal mine that is to open next year in the Cape Breton area of Nova Scotia.

Castle said the community will do what it can to hang on during the economic downturn. He noted the Grande Cache area has other employers, including a forestry mill and oil and natural gas companies.

“This just may be a blip and we are hoping that coal prices will recover.

We are hoping that this company will get some traction and go forward.

“This is very much out of our control.”

Twitter users aren’t feeling love for new likes, heart icon

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Many Twitter users aren’t feeling the love for the social network’s new hearts, but digital media experts say disapproval over the move will be short-lived and will help create consistency with other online platforms.

The red heart icon has replaced the yellow star that was found below each tweet. Before the change, clicking the star meant a tweet was a “favourite.”

Now, clicking the heart means you “like” a tweet. Twitter Inc. said Tuesday that the change was made because the star can confuse new users, and the heart is more universally known around the world. But the move received strong opposition among some users. “Grr @twitter, I hate the favourite heart. Hate hate hate it. .MakeItGoAway” wrote@SazzyMCH. “The @twitter star was like: that’s cool, that’s interesting, will revisit that later etc.,” wrote @shero4hire. “The heart to me is like OMG! I friggin love

this!!”

By incorporating hearts and likes, Twitter may simply be trying to make their platform more recognizable and user-friendly to newcomers, said Lowell Brown, CEO and social media adviser of Going Social.

“I don’t know if there’s a trend of people going away from Twitter for whatever reason but I think they’re trying to make things more consistent and easier for people to use in one form,” said Brown, whose Toronto-based firm coaches, consults and manages social media for companies.

“I think people, in general, have trouble understanding why people use Twitter at first, and how to use it….

And once they get beyond that, a lot of people love it, some people don’t.

“But I don’t think the favourite button was one thing that would get in the way of that.”

Joanna Cornish said the “star” icon was a unique aspect of Twitter, and she doesn’t like the “idea of sameness” with using the heart emoji also featured on Facebook and Instagram.

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Rebels rally to down T-Birds NIKOLISHIN SCORES SECOND STRAIGHT GAME WINNER TO CAP COMEBACK WIN

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 4 Thunderbirds 3 This could become a habit for Ivan Nikolishin.

Just two days after potting the clinching goal in a 6-5 shootout win over the host Medicine Hat Tigers, the Russian winger sniped a game-winner Tuesday against the Seattle Thunderbirds.

The 19-year-old cut across the low slot and beat former Rebels netminder Taz Burman at 16:52 of the third period, capping a late come-from-behind effort that resulted in a 4-3 WHL victory in front of 4,836 fans at the Centrium.

This time, Nikolishin credited a visit by two family members for the drive that helped produce his three-point performance.

“I think a lot of the game is mental.

My dad and sister were in Red Deer two days ago and I think they gave me a lot of emotion,” said the former Everett Silvertip, who also picked up two assists. “That’s why I play with a lot of emotion today. But credit goes to the team. We played really well in the third period. We just played really hard and that’s how we got the win.”

The clubs were knotted 1-1 after 20 minutes, with Rebels defenceman Haydn Fleury connecting with a rising wrist shot from just inside the blue line and Gustav Olhaver replying for the T-Birds following a turnover deep in the Red Deer zone.

The second period belong to the visitors. Seattle got a go-ahead goal from Alexander True just 1:18 into the stanza and a second marker from Nick Holowko, who took a feed from Mathew Barzal and ripped a one-timer past netminder Rylan Toth from 20 feet out.

The T-Birds outshot their hosts 14-5 in the middle frame and were deserving of their 3-1 lead.

“We definitely didn’t play very well in the second period and talked a lot in the dressing room (during the intermission),” said Nikolishin. “Then

we played really well in the third. We came back and it’s a really good win. It feels really good.”

An early third-period bout featuring Red Deer’s Kayle Doetzel and fellow overage defenceman Jared Hauf, who stopped numerous right hands with his chin, seemed to spark the home side, and a holding-the-stick penalty to T-Birds forward Ryan Gropp at 6:15 set the course for the Rebels rally.

Conner Bleackley, from close range, scored with a quick release during the ensuing power play, and Evan Polei drew the Rebels even just under six minutes later, rushing down the right side and ripping a shot that clanked off the cross bar and behind Burman.

The stage was set for Nikolishin’s winner.

“Obviously it was a huge third period,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “I thought we had a really good first period, too, but in the second we got off our game.

“It started in the first two and half minutes when we had three neutral-zone turnovers, including one when we had a bad line change and they came down and scored. Things seemed to snowball and we didn’t play like we need to play and they gained the momentum.

“Then in the third we took it back because we worked. We competed, we got more physical and we were finishing checks. We were moving pucks up the ice and putting pucks on net.”

The Rebels outshot their guests 9-4 in the final frame and found their scoring touch just in time.

“Defensively we were stopping and starting and playing the way we want to play in our own zone,” said Sutter.

“We had the puck more in the third and when we had chances we scored on them.

“Obviously it’s a huge win for the kids, but again, it’s another of those games that we have to learn from. We have to get better at certain things.”

Too often, the Rebels have struggled while short-handed this season, but they were five-for-five on the penalty kill Tuesday.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Ivan Nikolishin of the Red Deer Rebels and Keegan Kolesar of the Seattle Thunderbirds battle for possession of the puck during Tuesday night WHL action at the Enmax Centrium.

“We’ve had some tough times with it. But we were more aggressive on the penalty kill tonight and did a really good job of blocking shots. Again, your best penalty killer has to be your goalie and Tother rose to the occasion for us.”

Toth finished with 23 saves, while Burman stopped 19 shots while suffering his third loss of the season.

The Rebels head out Thursday morning on a five-game road trip that starts Friday in Prince Albert. Nikolishin said the sweet taste of victory will still be lingering when the players depart.

“This win definitely gives us momentum,” he said. “The bus will be happy, that’s for sure.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Oilers ground Flyers but lose McDavid to injury

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 4 Flyers 2 EDMONTON — It was a costly win for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists as the Oilers managed a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers — a game that saw an upper-body injury to Edmonton’s 2015 first-overall draft pick Connor McDavid that has been described as long term.

Matt Hendricks also scored for the Oilers (5-8-0), who have won two of their last three.

“That was one of our better games this year, and the first period was our best period of the year,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “Right now there’s just that confidence that we can get the job done.”

McDavid left the game favouring his left shoulder after an awkward collision late in the second period alongside Philadelphia defencemen Michael Del Zotto and Brandon Manning, who also lost their balance on the play.

Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said he was impressed how his team came together after the loss of the star rookie.

“It was a really good sign to see us rallying around an 18-year-old,” he said. “It was good for our team because we did a lot of good things tonight. To come out on the short end of that game would have been very disappointing. There was a lot of fight in our group.”

Scott Laughton and Ryan White scored in response for the Flyers (4-62), who have lost five games in a row.

“Any time you lose five in a row, you are pretty frustrated,” White said. “We are trying out there. Sometimes I think we are trying a little too hard. We just need to calm down and play. Right now

McDavid goes hard into end boards, leaves game with shoulder injury

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Philadelphia Flyers’ Brayden Schenn (10), left, watches as Edmonton Oilers’ Matt Hendricks (23) celebrates a goal to tie the game during third period NHL action, in Edmonton, on Tuesday. The Oilers won the game 4-2. we want it, but we just aren’t doing the right things to make it happen. We need to step back and regroup and get back to the basics.”

The game was scoreless until the dying seconds of the first period, when Edmonton scored on its 19th shot with 3.2 seconds remaining.

On a late power play, the Oilers were all over the Flyers net and Nugent-Hopkins was able to slip one

by Philadelphia starter Michal Neuvirth for this fourth of the year. Leon Draisaitl picked up an assist for his sixth point in three games since being called up, while Hall extended his points streak to six games with the other helper.

Philadelphia only had two shots on Edmonton goalie Anders Nilsson in

the first period.

The Flyers woke up early in the second, scoring just 34 seconds in as Laughton was able to bank a shot off Nilsson and in.

Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead with seven minutes left in the period as a blast by White caromed off defender Eric Gryba and into the Edmonton net.

Edmonton tied the game six minutes into the third as Hendricks swooped in to pick up a big bounce off the glass and deposit the puck into a wide-open net. The Oilers made it 3-2 just 1:27 later as Hall sent a long back-hand shot on net that hit a skate and went in for his sixth of the year.

Nugent-Hopkins put the game away with an empty-netter, which outshot the Flyers 49-22.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid won’t be playing hockey for the Edmonton Oilers any time soon.

The 2015 first-overall draft choice suffered a significant injury in Edmonton’s 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Coach Todd McLellan said it will be a while before the 18-year-old rookie can play again.

“He’s got an upper-body injury that is going to keep him out long term,” said McLellan.

“It was a hockey play, he went to the net hard like he always does, he comes off that wing with a lot of speed. Three guys got tangled up in the corner. It was a hockey play. I’m not sure if he lost his balance, but it’s unfortunate.”

With the Flyers leading 2-1 and 1:44 remaining in the second period, McDavid had a partial short-handed breakaway but fell awkwardly and was ridden hard into the boards by Philadelphia defencemen Michael Del Zotto and Brandon Manning, who also lost their balance on the play.

McDavid left the ice favouring his left shoulder. He was seen wearing a sling in the hallway behind the dressing room and did not return for the third period.

McDavid was off to a solid start for the Oilers, registering 12 points in his first 12 games and was named the rookie of the month for October.

Teammates were feeling his pain post-game, unsure of when he will be able to return to action.

Iginla scorches old team as Avalanche roll over Flames

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Avalanche 6 Flames 3 DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene scored 1:28 apart late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Duchene broke out of a seven-game scoring slump with two goals, and Jarome Iginla also had a pair of goals for Colorado. Iginla added an assist against his former team.

The game was tied when MacKinnon scored from the slot at 13:01 of the third. Duchene scored on a tip-in to make it 5-3. Iginla scored into an empty net at 17:11.

Johnny Gaudreau, Sam Bennett and Jiri Hudler scored for the slumping Flames. Calgary has won just twice in its last 11 games.

The Flames rallied to tie it at 7:34 of the third when defenceman Mark Giordano’s shot went off Hudler and bounced through Semyon Varlamov. It

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was Hudler’s fifth of the season.

Varlamov made 22 saves for the Avalanche.

Colorado responded with three unanswered goals.

The Avalanche finished with 42 shots.

After Gaudreau tied it early in the second, the Avalanche took a 3-1 lead on goals by Iginla and Erik Johnson. Iginla’s was his fifth of the season and 594th of his career. Johnson scored his third of the season on Calgary’s only power play of the first two periods.

Johnson had a goal and an assist.

Bennett scored his second of the season at 18:33 of the second to cut it to 3-2 heading into the third.

Duchene gave Colorado a 1-0 lead with 22 seconds left in the first period with his second goal of the season. He put in his own rebound just inside the right post.

NOTES: Colorado D Tyson Barrie had three assists. … Avalanche C John Mitchell (oblique injury) did not play and recalled C Ben Street from San Antonio to take his place. … The Flames have allowed five short-handed goals in their last five games. …

Iginla’s goal was his first against his former team.

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Stampeders want to strike balance

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Stay sharp, stay healthy and don’t show all your cards is the challenge the Calgary Stampeders will face in their final regular-season game.

The defending Grey Cup champions (13-4) close out on the road against the B.C. Lions (7-10) on Saturday. A win is desirable but impacts neither the standings nor the playoff picture.

The two teams will meet again in the West Division semifinal eight days later in Calgary, by far the most important contest. Both the Stampeders and Lions will manage the game and their rosters Saturday with that Nov. 15 playoff encounter in mind.

“We’ll try and do what we can to be flexible with the roster, but there’s only so much you can do,” Calgary head coach/GM John Hufnagel said Tuesday at McMahon Stadium. “The approach is we’ll take 44 guys and try and win

the football game.

“We can’t be concerned about injuries. Everybody that goes to the game will play.”

Hufnagel wants all three quarterbacks to get reps Saturday, but is starting backup Drew Tate for the first time this season. Incumbent Bo Levi Mitchell says he’d be willing to go wire to wire, but understands the balance that must be struck.

“Whether or not I get in and get a lot of work, a little bit of work, I still don’t know yet,” Mitchell said. “It’s always nice to get out there and throw a few passes, especially against a team you’re going to be playing (again).”

The semifinal winner advances to the division final in Edmonton against the Eskimos (14-4) on Nov. 22.

Edmonton is on an extended break as it finishes the regular season with a bye week. The Eskimos will have another week off while Calgary and B.C. prepare for the West Division semifinal.

Whether all that time off before a must-win game helps or hinders execution is certainly debatable. But Edmonton will certainly be a healthy and rested team by then.

The Stampeders lost starting defensive linemen Micah Johnson and Demonte Bolden to knee injuries two years ago in this very same scenario — a meaningless game in Vancouver to end the season. Calgary was upset in the division final by Saskatchewan, which went on to win the Grey Cup that year in Regina.

Saturday’s game gives new running back Jerome Messam more time to get more comfortable with Calgary’s offence.

Acquired on Oct. 14 from Saskatchewan, the six-foot-three, 245-pound Toronto native ran for 121 yards on 15 carries and scored a two-point convert in his Stampeder debut Saturday against his former team.

“Hopefully we can open up the playbook a little more with me this week

and I can do some more productive things,” Messam said.

Messam ranks second in CFL rushing with 947 yards and just 50 yards behind B.C.’s Andrew Harris. Jon Cornish, the CFL’s leading rusher three straight seasons, remains out of Calgary’s lineup with neck pain.

Calgary’s Eric Rogers is the CFL’s top receiver with 1,448 yards in his first full season in Canada. The 24-year-old needs 53 more yards to be the first Stampeder since Dave Sapunjis in 1995 to finish with over 1,500 receiving yards in a single season.

Stampeder co-captain and veteran middle linebacker Juwan Simpson participated in Tuesday’s no-pads practice. He hasn’t played since breaking his clavicle Sept. 25 in Winnipeg.

“I feel great, but I’m still on the six-game (injured list),” Simpson said.

“This was my first week to get out and practice, but it felt good.

“I don’t feel there are any limitations whatsoever.”

Babcock to be named Canada’s coach for World Cup

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Toronto Raptors’ Cory Joseph attempts a shot past Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki as the Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo, bottom left, and the Mavericks Wesley Matthews, bottom right, watch in the first half of an NBA game Tuesday, in Dallas.

Raptors keep rolling with a win in Dallas; best start in team history

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raptors 102 Mavericks 91 DALLAS — Kyle Lowry wasn’t sure what kind of start Toronto would have with plenty of new faces.

How about the best one in franchise history.

Lowry scored 27 points, and the Raptors spoiled the home opener in Dallas, beating the Mavericks 102-91 on Tuesday night and opening the season 4-0 for the first time.

“I think it was the start that we needed,” said Lowry, a former Dallas rival in Houston and now in his fourth season with Toronto. “Either we could have a real good start, or a tough start with pretty much 10 new guys. But I think we’ve done a good job of just staying focused with our principles.”

The Raptors took the lead for good on a 12-0 run that started in the middle of the fourth quarter.

Jonas Valanciunas had six of his 16 points during the decisive stretch.

The Mavericks went almost 4 minutes without a basket after Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer for an 8682 lead. Nowitzki finished with 18 points.

DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points, and Luis Scola had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who opened with three straight wins twice in their first 20 seasons.

Lowry had a game-high 10 assists, and Toronto held Dallas to 6-of-22 shooting in the fourth quarter and 38 per cent for the game. It’s the second time the Raptors have held

their opponent under 40 per cent.

“They made it more their type of game, physical, grinding and a lot of physical contact,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “They turned it into a boxing match, and we needed it to be a basketball game.”

Dallas forward Dwight Powell, a Toronto native, had his first career double-double with 10 points, all in the first half, and 10 rebounds.

Valanciunas started the decisive run with a layup on an assist from Lowry and finished it with a tip-in and a pair of free throws after he was fouled getting a defensive rebound.

“We are off to a great start, but we have to remember this is a marathon, not a sprint,” Toronto coach Dwane Casey said.

TAKING IT EASY Dallas forward Chandler Parsons played 14 minutes in the first half of his second game after off-season right knee surgery, but didn’t play after halftime for precautionary reasons. He scored nine points after getting two in 12 minutes in his debut Sunday at the Los Angeles Lakers.

“I’d almost rather play the second half to be honest,” Parsons said. “But a team develops their rhythm in the first half, and you can’t just throw a guy out there in the second half and change it on them.”

MUTUAL ADMIRERS Carlisle became Dallas’ leader in coaching wins the same night Casey, his former assistant, did that for Toronto. Carlisle passed Don Nelson with win No. 340 on Sun-

day at the Lakers, and Casey topped Sam Mitchell with No. 157 against Milwaukee. Casey spent three seasons under Carlisle, leaving after they won a championship together in 2011.

“He has been a major factor in rebuilding this team,” Carlisle said of Casey, who called his former boss “my friend, a colleague, a mentor, a guy who I learned a lot from.”

DALLAS HOME DEBUTS Deron Williams, who starred at a Dallas-area high school, had 13 points in his home debut for the Mavericks. The other two new starters, Wesley Matthews and Zaza Pachulia, struggled with foul trouble, finishing with five each. Matthews had eight points, and Pachulia scored four.

TIP-INS Raptors: Tuesday was the 20th anniversary of the first game in franchise history. Toronto beat the then-New Jersey Nets 94-79 at SkyDome. … Terrence Ross scored four points on the day the team announced his multiyear contract extension. He beat a deadline that would have made him an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Mavericks: Carlisle is 7-7 in home openers, including 4-4 with Dallas.

The Mavericks had a four-game winning streak in home openers snapped. … Williams’ 3-pointer in the second quarter gave him 1,000 for his career.

UP NEXT Raptors: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.

Mavericks: Home against Charlotte on Thursday night.

TORONTO — Hockey Canada is expected to name its coaching staff for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey on Thursday in Toronto.

Mike Babcock of the Maple Leafs is expected to be named head coach after leading Canada to gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics.

According to reports, Babcock will have Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks and Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins on his staff.

Quenneville has won the Stanley Cup three times in the past six seasons, while Julien coached under Babcock at the Sochi Olympics and won it in 2011.

Babcock, a Cup winner in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings, and former RDC men’s hockey coach was the obvious choice to return, as long as he was interested in doing so.

Steve Yzerman, who served as GM for the past two Olympics, stepped aside for this event and said he wouldn’t pursue the job for 2018 either.

Doug Armstrong of the St. Louis Blues is Canada’s World Cup GM, working with assistants Ken Holland of the Red Wings, Bob Murray of the Anaheim Ducks, Marc Bergevin of the Montreal Mike Babcock Canadiens, Rob Blake of the Los Angeles Kings and Scott Salmond of Hockey Canada.

Babcock got a lot of credit for his ability to slot star players into various roles in Sochi.

“Anyone who’s had success on the international format that’s what they’re able to do because you’re getting all the stars and you’re putting them in spots they’re not used to playing,” said Peter Chiarelli, an assistant GM for Canada at those Games and co-GM for the 23-and-under Team North America at the World Cup. “In my experience in Sochi, that’s one of the things that Mike Babbcock and his staff did very well and it’s something that you have to do to succeed at this level.”

The World Cup of Hockey will take place Sept. 7-Oct. 1 in Toronto and include Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Team Europe Team North America.

Each team must name a 16-man roster by March 1 and a full roster by June 1.

Canada’s group is expected to bear a strong resemblance to the group that won gold in Sochi.

“That team was phenomenal,” defenceman Drew Doughty said in September. “You just sat in the dressing room and kind of looked around and was like, ‘Holy … our team, we’re sick, we’ve got a great team.’ There are so many new people coming up these days that are unbelievable players who will definitely have a chance to be on that team.”

That group includes Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, NHL leading scorer Jamie Benn and countless others.

Asked about Crosby over the weekend when the Pittsburgh Penguins were in town, Babcock said: “Sid’s a great guy and an elite competitor.

I like coaching him every time I get a chance.”

Taylor ready to make his first PGA Tour title defence

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian golfer Nick Taylor is coming off a year of firsts: acquiring his first PGA Tour card, playing his first full season at his sport’s top level and recording his first tournament victory as a professional.

He’s ready for another first at this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship. Taylor will be a defending champion for the first time at the US$4.1-million event.

“It’s quite the experience, it’s something that I haven’t done before,” Taylor said Tuesday during a conference call.

“So I’m excited to be here for this

week. A lot of good memories coming back here.”

Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit on the final day last year at the Country Club of Jackson and then held off Americans Boo Weekley and Jason Bohn for a two-shot victory. The Canadian potted a cool $720,000 for the win.

The tournament is played over the same week as the WGC-HSBC Champions event, so the highest-ranked player in the field is No. 62 Brendon Todd. Former major champions Lucas Glover, Trevor Immelman and David Toms are also slated to play on the 7,354-yard, par-72 course.

Taylor broke through last season after spending his first few years on lower-level tours. He played 24 events

on the Web.com Tour in 2014 before his solid rookie campaign on the PGA Tour.

The 27-year-old Winnipeg native said he has worked on being more patient on the course.

“A lot of times I was trying to force some things on the weekends and it just wasn’t panning out,” Taylor said.

“I wasn’t having great finishes. So far this year, I think I’ve played pretty well on the weekends. That’s a bit of learning from last year.

“So it’s been nice to look back and try to improve on that.”

The Tour’s 2015-‘16 season kicked off last month. Taylor has already earned over $63,000 after making the cut at two of his first three tourna-

ments.

He’s planning a practice round Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s opening round.

“This will be my last tournament of this calendar year so I kind of want to go out with a bang,” Taylor said.

“I’m excited to be back here and give myself a chance to defend. You don’t get to say that very often. I’m excited to give it my all and see how it goes.

“I think I’m playing really well and I just want to see if I can pull it off again.”

Taylor was the first Canadian-born winner on the PGA Tour since Mike Weir’s 2007 victory at the Frys.com Open.

SCOREBOARD Local Sports • Senior high volleyball: Zone 4A semifinals, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow; teams and sites TBA. • College women’s hockey: Olds at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.

• Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Central Alberta, 7:15 p.m., Lacombe.

Friday • WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

(The Drive).

• College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan University at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

• High school football: Playoffs, teams and times TBA. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer Strata Energy, 8 p.m., Arena.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

• Midget AA hockey: Okotoks at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• Chinook senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday • Major bantam hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena.

• Major bantam girls hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Lethbridge at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House.

• Midget AA hockey: Calgary Rangers at Olds, 3:30 p.m.; Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary

Blackhawks at Central Alberta, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe.

• High school football: Central Alberta League City Division final — Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, 5 p.m., Great Chief Park.

• College volleyball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

• WHL: Red Deer at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

(The Drive).

• AJHL: Okotoks at Olds, 7 p.m.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer North Star, 7:30 p.m., Arena.

• Peewee AA hockey: Lethbridge White at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Central Alberta at Red Deer Parkland, 4:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Sunday • Bantam AA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Cranbrook at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake; Medicine Hat at Central Alberta, 4:30 p.m., Big Valley; Wheatland at Olds, 5:30 p.m.

• Midget AA hockey: Wheatland at Central Alberta, 2 p.m., Lacombe.

• Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Outlaws at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer Strata Energy, 2:45 p.m., Arena.

• Peewee AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Red Deer TBS at West Central, 2:30 p.m., Bentley; Lethbridge White at Olds, 2:45 p.m.

• Heritage junior B hockey: High River at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.

• Men’s basketball: Silver Spurs vs.

Rusty Chuckers, Triple A Batteries vs. B Town Maple Jordans, 4:15 and 5:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 4 0 1.000 — New York 2 2 .500 2 Boston 1 2 .333 2 1/2 Philadelphia 0 3 .000 3 1/2 Brooklyn 0 4 .000 4

Detroit Cleveland Chicago Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast Division W L Pct 4 1 .800 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 1 3 .250 1 3 .250 Central Division W L Pct 3 1 .750 3 1 .750 3 2 .600 1 3 .250 1 3 .250

GB — 1 1 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2 GB — — 1/2 2 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 3 1 .750 — Dallas 2 2 .500 1 Memphis 2 2 .500 1 Houston 1 3 .250 2 New Orleans 0 4 .000 3 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 3 1 .750 Minnesota 2 1 .667 Utah 2 1 .667 Portland 2 2 .500 Denver 1 2 .333

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 2015

Hockey

Thursday

Atlanta Washington Miami Orlando Charlotte

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GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2

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

W 4 4 2 1 0

L 0 0 2 2 3

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .333 .000

GB — — 2 2 1/2 3 1/2

Monday’s Games Cleveland 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94, New York 84 Portland 106, Minnesota 101 Houston 110, Oklahoma City 105 Golden State 119, Memphis 69 L.A. Clippers 102, Phoenix 96 Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 130, Chicago 105 Atlanta 98, Miami 92 Indiana 94, Detroit 82 Orlando 103, New Orleans 94 Toronto 102, Dallas 91 Memphis at Sacramento, late Denver at L.A. Lakers, late Wednesday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Pacific Division

GA 48 42 43 62 49 50

Pt 24 24 19 17 15 14

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Red Deer 17 12 5 0 0 66 Lethbridge 15 10 5 0 0 64 Calgary 17 9 7 0 1 48 Medicine Hat 13 5 6 1 1 48 Edmonton 16 4 9 3 0 39 Kootenay 17 3 12 2 0 38

GA 50 48 60 53 56 71

Pt 24 20 19 12 11 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Victoria 17 11 5 0 1 53 Kelowna 15 10 5 0 0 59 Prince George 14 8 6 0 0 39 Vancouver 15 4 8 2 1 43 Kamloops 13 5 8 0 0 41

GA 34 48 37 63 46

Pt 23 20 16 11 10

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF 14 9 4 1 0 52 16 7 7 1 1 44 14 7 7 0 0 41 11 6 4 0 1 24 15 6 8 1 0 48

GA 35 58 34 25 53

Pt 19 16 14 13 13

Seattle Spokane Portland Everett Tri-City

Monday’s results Prince George 4 Lethbridge 3 Tuesday’s results Victoria 3 Swift Current 1 Calgary 6 Saskatoon 3 Red Deer 4 Seattle 3 Spokane at Kamloops, late Kelowna at Tri-City, late Wednesday’s games Victoria at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Victoria at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Prince George at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Martinez from the 60-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Exercised a club option on the contract for RHP Joaquin Benoit. Declined to pick up a club option on the contract for INF Clint Barmes.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated 2B Joe Panik, OF Juan Perez and Cs Hector Sanchez and Andrew Susac from the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Dusty Baker manager.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended San Francisco DL Kaleb Ramsey four games for violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy.

BUFFALO BILLS — Released RB Miguel Maysonet from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived RB Joseph Randle.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed C Eric Kush.

Signed RB Akeem Hunt to the practice squad.

Placed C Greg Mancz on injured reserve. Released RB Daryl Richardson from the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Fired offensive co-ordinator Pep Hamilton. Named Rob Chudzinski offensive co-ordinator.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed DE Cameron Wake on injured reserve. Released CB Trovon Reed from the practice squad. Signed OT John Ulrick. Signed LB Terrell Manning and DB Gary Shamiel to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Re-signed RB Kyle Hightower and WR T.J. Graham. Cut FB Austin Johnson and DB Akeem Davis.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed RB Isaiah Pead.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed WR Keenan Allen, RB Branden Oliver and LB Tourek Williams on injured reserve. Signed WR Javontee Herndon and CB Greg Ducre from the practice squad. Signed C J.D. Walton. Released WR-KR Jacoby Jones.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed RB Pierre Thomas. Placed RB Reggie Bush on injured reserve. Signed CB Chris Davis to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed OT Reid Fragel and DT Clinton McDonald on injured reserve.

Released LB Julian Stanford from the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Fired coach Ken Whisenhunt. Named assistant head coach/tight ends coach Mike Mularkey interim head coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned RW Tim Jackman to San Diego (AHL). Recalled LW Max Friberg from San Diego.

ARIZONA COYOTES — Named Mitchell Ziets arena consultant.

American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Announced F Michael Bunting was assigned to the team. Signed D Keith Aulie to a professional tryout contract.

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Greenville’s Michael Kantor four games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Nov. 1 game against Florida.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Loaned F Darik Angeli to Portland (AHL).

MOTORSPORTS NASCAR — Suspended Matt Kenseth two races and placed him on probation six months for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano in an act of retaliation during a Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway.

Fined Danica Patrick $50,000 after she wrecked David Gilliland as payback for an earlier incident in the same race.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS The Toronto Blue Jays exercised the options on outfielder Jose Bautista, right-hander R.A. Dickey and first baseman/DH Edwin Encarnacion on Tuesday.

The Jays declined the option on infielder Maicer Izturis, allowing him to become a free agent.

Bautista will earn $US14 million in 2016 while Dickey will make $12 million and Encarnacion will receive $10 million.

Bautista hit 40 homers and drove in 114 runs in helping Toronto reach the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. He delivered a dramatic three-run, seventh-inning homer to lead the Jays past Texas 6-3 in the fifth and deciding game of the American League division series.

14:44, Fleury RD (slashing) 14:44.

Third Period 5. Red Deer, Bleackley 2 (Pawlenchuk, Nikolishin) 7:34 (pp).

6. Red Deer, Polei 7 (unassisted) 13:10.

7. Red Deer, Nikolishin 11 (Musil, Doetzel) 16:52.

Penalties — Doetzel RD (fighting) 0:12, Hauf Sea (fighting) 0:12, Bobyk RD (roughing) 5:17, Gropp Sea (holding opp. stick) 6:15, Johnson RD (cross-checking) 9:46.

Shots on goal Seattle 8 14 4 — 26 Red Deer 9 5 9 — 23 Goal — Seattle: Burman (L, 4-3-0) Red Deer: Toth (W, 8-4-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Seattle: 0-5 Red Deer: 1-3.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 14 11 2 1 23 Ottawa 12 6 4 2 14 Tampa Bay 14 6 6 2 14 Boston 11 6 4 1 13 Detroit 12 6 5 1 13 Florida 11 5 4 2 12 Buffalo 12 5 7 0 10 Toronto 11 2 7 2 6

GF 51 37 34 42 30 32 28 24

GA 26 37 36 36 31 23 35 36

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Rangers 12 8 2 2 18 N.Y. Islanders 13 7 3 3 17 Washington 11 8 3 0 16 Pittsburgh 11 7 4 0 14 New Jersey 12 6 5 1 13 Carolina 12 5 7 0 10 Philadelphia 12 4 6 2 10 Columbus 12 2 10 0 4

GF 36 38 36 24 29 26 24 25

GA 23 31 28 20 31 34 37 46

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 13 10 3 0 20 St. Louis 12 8 3 1 17 Minnesota 11 7 2 2 16 Nashville 11 7 2 2 16 Winnipeg 12 7 4 1 15 Chicago 12 7 5 0 14 Colorado 12 4 7 1 9

GF 46 30 35 32 36 28 33

GA 37 26 32 25 33 26 36

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 12 8 4 0 16 29 25 Vancouver 12 6 2 4 16 36 26 San Jose 11 6 5 0 12 31 28 Arizona 11 5 5 1 11 30 32 Edmonton 13 5 8 0 10 36 41 Calgary 13 3 9 1 7 30 56 Anaheim 11 2 7 2 6 14 29 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s summary Rebels 4, Thunderbirds 3 First Period 1. Red Deer, Fleury 4 (Nikolishin, Bleackley) 13:47.

2. Seattle, Olhaver 2 (Holowko) 17:15.

Penalties — Osterman Sea (boarding) 8:12, Doetzel RD (tripping) 11:21, Strand RD (high-sticking) 17:15.

Second Period 3. Seattle, True 6 (Bear, Neuls) 1:18.

4. Seattle, Holowko 2 (Barzal) 18:43.

Penalties — Barzal Sea (slashing) 7:24, Bleackley RD (high-sticking) 7:37, Barzal Sea (slashing)

Monday’s Games Toronto 4, Dallas 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 1 Tuesday’s Games Dallas 5, Boston 3 N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 2 Ottawa 2, Montreal 1, OT Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 1 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0

Colorado 6, Calgary 3 Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 2 Columbus at San Jose, late Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg at Toronto, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Florida at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s summary Avalanche 6, Flames 3 First Period 1. Colorado, Duchene 2 (Landeskog, Johnson) 19:38.

Penalties — Jones Cgy (interference) 0:36.

Second Period 2. Calgary, Gaudreau 2 (Brodie, Bennett) 4:08.

3. Colorado, Iginla 5 (Barrie, MacKinnon) 12:19.

4. Colorado, Johnson 3 (Beauchemin, Landeskog) 15:14 (sh).

5. Calgary, Bennett 2 (Colborne, Frolik) 18:33.

Penalties — Barrie Col (delay of game) 7:19, Gormley Col (holding) 14:24.

Third Period 6. Calgary, Giordano 4 (Monahan, Hudler) 7:34.

7. Colorado, MacKinnon 5 (Iginla, Holden) 13:01.

8. Colorado, Duchene 3 (Beauchemin, Barrie) 14:29 (pp).

9. Colorado, Iginla 6 (Barrie, MacKinnon) 17:11 (en).

Penalties — Cgy Bench (too many men) 0:38, Raymond Cgy (tripping) 13:43.

Shots on goal Calgary 11 7 7 — 25 Colorado 17 13 12 — 42 Goal — Calgary: Ramo (L, 1-4-0) Colorado: Varlamov (W, 3-5-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 0-2 Colorado: 1-3.

Oilers 4, Flyers 2 First Period 1. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 4 (Draisaitl, Hall) 19:56 (pp).

Penalties — Del Zotto Pha (hooking) 6:36, Manning Pha (interference) 17:43, Manning Pha (high-sticking) 17:43.

Second Period 2. Philadelphia, Laughton 2 (Simmonds, Read) :34.

3. Philadelphia, White 1 (Gudas, Neuvirth) 12:59.

Penalties — Hall Edm (stick holding) 13:11, Neuvirth Pha (delay of game) 14:43, Draisaitl Edm (slashing) 16:50.

Third Period 4. Edmonton, Hendricks 1 (Sekera) 6:13.

5. Edmonton, Hall 6 (Draisaitl, Gryba) 7:40.

6. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 5 (Hall) 19:17 (en).

Penalties — Gudas Pha (slashing) 1:24.

Shots on goal Philadelphia 2 13 7 — 22 Edmonton 19 17 13 — 49 Goal — Philadelphia: Neuvirth (L, 2-2-0) Edmonton: Nilsson (W, 2-2-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Philadelphia: 0-2 Edmonton: 1-5.

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GP 17 17 17 17

CFL East Division W L T 11 6 0 10 7 0 9 8 0 6 11 0

PF 420 502 417 364

PA 426 347 488 372

Pt 22 20 18 12

West Division GP W L T PF PA y-Edmonton 18 14 4 0 466 341 x-Calgary 17 13 4 0 450 339 x-B.C. 17 7 10 0 430 458 Winnipeg 17 5 12 0 342 481 Saskatchewan 17 2 15 0 400 539 x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division.

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WEEK 20 Bye: Edmonton Friday’s game Winnipeg at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7 Hamilton at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 11 a.m.

End of Regular Season PLAYOFFS Sunday, Nov. 15 Division Semifinals East Division Toronto at Hamilton/Ottawa, TBA West Division B.C. at Calgary, TBA

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Atlanta RHP Steve Borkowski (Danville-Appalachian) 68 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Stanozolol Chicago Cubs OF Adron Chambers (Iowa-PCL) 50 games following a second positive test for a drug of abuse and San Francisco RHP Alvaro Diaz (Rookie) 25 games following a violation, all under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Exercised their 2016 contract option on RHP Clay Buchholz.

DETROIT TIGERS — Selected the contract of RHP Luis Cessa from Toledo (IL). Declined the 2016 contract option on RHP Joe Nathan, making him a free agent.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Declined the option on the contract of RHP Chad Qualls.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated RHPs Miguel Almonte, Louis Coleman, Jeremy Guthrie, Greg Holland and Michael Mariot LHP Scott Alexander C Francisco Pena 2B Omar Infante SS Orlando Calixte 3B Cheslor Cuthbert and OFs Lane Adams, Jorge Bonifacio, Reymond Fuentes, Jonny Gomes and Terrance Gore.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Promoted Dave Hansen to hitting coach and Paul Sorrento to assistant hitting coach. MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated LHP Logan Darnell and RHP Ryan Pressly from the 60-day DL. Named Dustin Morse senior director, communications and Chris Iles senior director, content. Announced the resignation of senior director corporate communications and broadcast Kevin Smith.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Released RHP Chris Martin. Announced INF Brendan Ryan exercised his player option for the 2016 season. Declined their 2016 club option on RHP Andrew Bailey, making him a free agent.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Announced RHP Dan Otero was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia. Sent C Carson Blair outright to Nashville (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated 2B Maicer Izturis and OF Michael Saunders from the 60-day DL. Exercised the 2016 contract options on OF Jose Bautista, 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion and RHP R.A. Dickey. Declined their 2016 club option on INF Maicer Izturis.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with 3B Randy Federico on a minor league contract.

Exercised their 2016 contract options on RHPs Brad Ziegler and Josh Collmenter.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR C.J. Goodwin to practice squad. Released WR LaRon Byrd from practice squad.

CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated C Devin Mesoraco from the 60-day DL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Assigned C Juan Centeno, 1B Matt Clark, RHP Johnny Hellweg, LHP Cesar Jimenez and OF Logan Schafer outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reinstated RHPs Michael Blazek and Jimmy Nelson from the 60-day DL. NEW YORK METS — Reinstated Cs Johnny Monell and Anthony Recker, LHP Dario Alvarez, 3B Eric Campbell, 2B Dilson Herrera, SSs Matt Reynolds and Ruben Tejada, OF LF Eric Young Jr. and RHPs Erik Goeddel, Akeel Morris, Carlos Torres, Logan Verrett and Gabriel Ynoa.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Reinstated SS Cesar Hernandez and LHPs Elvis Araujo, Matt Harrison, Mario Hollands and Cliff Lee from the 60-day DL. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Reinstated RHP Carlos

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Prince Albert 16 11 3 1 1 61 Brandon 16 11 3 0 2 66 Moose Jaw 15 8 4 2 1 57 Saskatoon 16 7 6 3 0 54 Regina 14 7 6 1 0 39 Swift Current 16 6 8 2 0 41

Canadian Football League Scoring Leaders (x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG S J.Medlock, Ham 0 47 40 6 R.Paredes, Cgy 0 22 41 7 B.Bede, Mtl 0 22 35 13 R.Leone, BC 0 27 30 13 C.Milo, Ott 0 29 31 1 P.McCallum, Sask 0 18 29 4 G.Shaw, Edm 0 19 21 9 L.Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 15 22 10 S.Whyte, Edm 0 14 24 3 x-E.Rogers, Cgy 10 4 0 0 T.Gurley, Tor 10 0 0 0 x-A.Harris, BC 9 2 0 0 x-Je.Johnson, Ott 9 2 0 0 E.Arceneaux, BC 9 0 0 0

Pt 173 152 140 130 123 109 91 91 89 64 60 56 56 54

K.Stafford, Edm R.Pfeffer, Ott x-K.Elliott, Tor x-C.Marshall, Wpg x-R.Bagg, Sask x-A.Bowman, Edm x-H.Burris, Ott x-A.Collie, BC x-G.Ellingson, Ott x-K.Lawrence, Edm x-T.Sutton, Mtl x-D.Walker, Edm D.Alvarado, Ott B.Banks, Ham V.Hazleton, Tor J.Mathews, Ham T.Sinkfield, Ham L.Tasker, Ham T.Toliver, Ham B.Whitaker, Tor x-M.McDaniel, Cgy x-D.Adams, Wpg x-T.Harrison, Cgy x-R.Smith, Sask x-F.Stamps, Mtl J.Palardy, Tor E.Jackson, Ott N.Roosevelt, Sask x-J.Cornish, Cgy

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0 11 2 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 2 2 2 13 0 0 4

0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0

0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 0 0 1.000 249 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 172 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 176 Miami 3 4 0 .429 154 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 3 5 0 .375 173 Houston 3 5 0 .375 174 Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 147 Tennessee 1 6 0 .143 125 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 7 0 0 1.000 198 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 168 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 167 Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 190 West W L T Pct PF Denver 7 0 0 1.000 168

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 4 4 0 .500 Washington 3 4 0 .429 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 Dallas 2 5 0 .286 South W L T Pct Carolina 7 0 0 1.000 Atlanta 6 2 0 .750 New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 North W L T Pct Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 Chicago 2 5 0 .286 Detroit 1 7 0 .125 West W L T Pct Arizona 6 2 0 .750 St. Louis 4 3 0 .571 Seattle 4 4 0 .500 San Francisco 2 6 0 .250

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173 182 227

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

PF 191 213 213 163

PA 136 173 234 199

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

PF 263 135 167 109

PA 153 125 140 207

Monday’s Game Carolina 29, Indianapolis 26, OT PA 133 139 173 173

Thursday, Nov. 5 Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:25 p.m.

PA 132 147 216 214

Sunday, Nov. 8 Tennessee at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Washington at New England, 11 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 2:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

PA 112

Monday, Nov. 9 Chicago at San Diego, 6:30 p.m.

PA 203 205 207 159

Fehr back in action five months after modified Tommy John Surgery

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Eric Fehr pulled off the wrap covering his left arm to reveal the scar across his elbow. Plenty of hockey players have had elbow surgery, but this scar was different.

Fehr had torn all the ligaments so severely that one doctor recommended he have a form of Tommy John surgery, a procedure usually reserved for baseball pitchers.

“As far as I know it’s never been done in the NHL,” Fehr said Saturday before making his season debut for his new team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

“None of the elbow doctors I’ve talked to have seen it before. Talking to the doctors, they think that’s a good thing because (a tear is) probably not going to happen again.”

Fehr’s elbow is as good as new, if not better, after Dr. Shawn O’Driscoll at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., repaired the lateral collateral ligament. The official Tommy John surgery involves the replacement of the ulner collateral ligament with a tendon from elsewhere in the body.

Fehr’s came from a cadaver.

“It was either that or take it from a hamstring or something, and I didn’t want to do that,” he said. “I didn’t want to touch anything else. We used cadaver ligaments and put brand-new ligaments in there.”

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Eric Fehr didn’t believe it when doctors told him he had a ligament tear in his elbow. After seeing enough specialists, he not only believed it but became the first hockey player he knew to undergo a modified Tommy John Surgery, which is more common to baseball pitchers. pened over the course of last season, had a goal and an assist against the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first game action since May 13, when he was in the playoffs with the Washington Capitals. All the while, the 30-year-old forward wore a protective elbow pad similar to the one worn by NFL star defensive player J.J. Watt to keep going.

The Winkler, Man., native saw one specialist who believed he had some damage that wouldn’t require surgery.

Washington Nationals medical director Wiemi Douoguih eventually diagnosed an LCL tear and surgery. The injury got progressively worse, to the point Fehr saw the renowned Dr. James Andrews, who sent

him to the Mayo Clinic for O’Driscoll to take a look.

“As soon as he saw it, he knew immediately what it was and recommended that I got it done,” Fehr said.

Fehr had surgery June 3, and though the Capitals said in a statement that doctors foresaw a comeback in time for training camp, his recovery timeline varied widely. Pitchers typically miss a full calendar year or more, but because hockey puts far less torque on a player’s elbow, it wasn’t that dire.

“Because it’s never been done in hockey before, they didn’t really know what the recovery time would be,” Fehr said. “So if you followed my injury progress, you saw a lot of six months to 10 months or 6-12 months. There was a lot of variance whether I’d be back in September or January, and that’s just because it was kind of an unprecedented surgery.”

July 1 came and went, and once the Penguins traded Brandon Sutter to the Vancouver Canucks for Nick Bonino, they finalized a US$6-million, three-year deal with Fehr.

General manager Jim Rutherford preached patience at the time, assuring Fehr would be 100 per cent before he made his Pittsburgh debut.

So far, so good. Fehr was feeling good Sunday at the Penguins’ last practice in Toronto before heading on a western Canadian swing to face the Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.

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Clark releases book about landmark case EX-RCMP TRIAL MADE IT POSSIBLE TO SUE EMPLOYER OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT

For Alice Clark joining the ranks of Canada’s national police force was a dream come true.

As a young girl, she looked up to the men who wore the famous red serge and stetson hat with honour.

Her interest was piqued even further in 1972 when she approached a Mountie at a job fair at the local school. Her interest remained strong even after the 15-year-old was told that women would never be a part of the force.

Eight years later, Clark was sworn in as a RCMP officer.

She was transferred to Red Deer in 1981 after six months of field training in Bonnyville.

It was about a year and a half later when she was shifted to city traffic duty when her dream became a nightmare.

Day in and day out she experienced sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation at the hands of her superiors and peers.

Fast forward to September 1993.

Clark faced her tormentors as she re-lives incidents such as having plastic breasts taped to her desk, being publicly humiliated and being called a butch or bitch on the witness stand in Edmonton.

She was represented by Red Deer lawyer Lorne Goddard. Clark was awarded $93,000 in damages after the

“TO DO MY LIFE AGAIN I WOULD NOT CHANGE A THING AS IT MADE ME WHO I AM AND I LIKE ME VERY MUCH … IT WAS A GIFT, A HARD LIFE LESSON BUT THROUGH PAIN IS OUR BEST GROWTH.” ALICE CLARK AUTHOR two week trial.

In Clark’s self-published Blush of the Scarlet, she writes about her time on the job and in the court room before delving into the seven steps of acceptance.

“The person I am today, I owe to the RCMP for what happened,” writes Clark. “To do my life again I would not change a thing as it made me who I am and I like me very much … It was a gift, a hard life lesson but through pain is our best growth.”

Clark, 58, lives on Vancouver Island.

She quit the RCMP in 1987 and took a job with the B.C. government. She also hosts personal empowerment workshops.

Her landmark case made it possible for Canadians to sue for sexual harassment. Her second book Lost Dream – No Longer Canada’s Pride is expected to be published this spring.

Copies of her novel are available at the Red Deer Public Library. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Campground working with County on expansion A Red Deer County campground won’t have to give up seven of its choice sites.

A report from planners to the county’s municipal planning commission proposed eliminating seven treed sites at RV There Yet to create a 15-metre buffer from neighbouring Spirit Creek Golf and Country Club.

However, county council members, who comprise the planning commission, approved a compromise suggested by campground co-owner Marcie Jeffries. Instead of removing sites, a landscaping plan must be developed and more trees planted to act as a buffer.

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Christine Moore acknowledged taking out seven of the most desirable sites would have a financial impact on the campground, about two kilometres northwest of Red Deer.

“We’re trying to find some common ground here.”

The campground came to the attention of the county because it had been expanded to 78 sites from the 41 originally approved in 1998. The current owners bought the 68-site campground in 2010, unaware the 27 additional sites had not been approved. The Jeffries then added another 10 sites on the understanding no permit was required.

They applied for a permit as soon as the error was discovered.

The commission conditionally approved a development permit.

Campground owners must provide a drainage plan and ensure septic systems are up to date considering the expansions. The campground cannot be used for year-round residential use by customers.

Red Deer Lights the Night with fireworks The Red Deer Lights the Night celebrations will feature a fireworks show on Nov. 21.

The family-fun event will include live entertainment, a winter market, crafts and games for the kids, free hot chocolate and popcorn and a visit from Santa.

“We are thrilled to be hosting this event this year as it’s become a fan favorite for Red Deerians,” said Annette Scheper, Community Program Facilitator for the City of Red Deer. “There’s something about those twinkling lights that sparks a wonderful holiday spirit in kids and adults alike.”

The fireworks will follow the

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Former Red Deer RCMP officer Alice Clark talks about her landmark civil suit in her tell-all book ‘Blush of the Scarlet.’

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lighting of the Christmas tree.

The fun begins at 4 p.m. and wraps up at 7 p.m.

To volunteer for the event call 403309-4091.

The celebrations are sponsored by Stantec and hosted by the city and the Downtown Business Association.

For more information on the event, check out www.reddeer.ca/ reddeerlights.

Blue-green algae advisory lifted for three area lakes Blue-green algae health advisories were lifted Tuesday for three lakes in Central Alberta.

Advisories were issued in the summer for Pine Lake, Clear Lake, and Pigeon Lake and were lifted by Alberta Health Services Central Zone.

AHS said recent weather has cooled water temperatures in lakes to the extent that blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) is no longer a concern.

Ingesting or coming in contact with blue-green algae can cause skin irritation, rash, sore throat, sore red eyes, swollen lips, fever, nausea and vomiting and/or diarrhea.

AHS wants to remind people they should never drink or cook with untreated water directly from any lake, at any time.

Police search for man who rammed cruiser Police are looking for a 21-year-old man after a RCMP officer was injured when the suspect allegedly rammed his vehicle into the officer’s vehicle in Rocky Mountain House on Oct. 28.

Rocky RCMP say the officer tried to talk to a driver at a residence in the town when the driver placed the vehicle in gear and intentionally rammed the police vehicle before fleeing on foot. The officer received minor injuries and is expected to recover.

Police are looking for David Lee Gallinger, 21. He is currently wanted on outstanding warrants for offences including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failing to remain at the scene of a collision. Gallinger is described as a Caucasian man with brown wavy hair and brown eyes. He is 1.83 metres (six feet) tall and weighs 66 kgs (145 pounds) with a fair complexion.

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RV storage site taking over former ‘eyesore’ An RV storage site that had a reputation as an “eyesore” just south of Red Deer will be allowed to expand.

Red Deer County’s municipal planning commission approved the use of 10 acres of the 80-acre site to store up to 649 RV units. A previous approval, allowing 2.75 acres for RV storage, was due to expire in fall 2018.

The property is located off Range Road 27-2, which turns into 30th Avenue within city limits.

The planning commission was told that a waste disposal company had been using the site but was now moving to a more appropriate industrial property. Its waste bins and shipping containers will be going with it.

County councillors were pleased to see the industrial waste business — which had been set up without a development permit — is moving to a better site.

Coun. Jean Bota said the site had been an “eyesore” and saw no reason its owners could not improve its appearance.

Mayor Jim Wood said he was glad to see the property’s owners and its consultants were working with the county to improve the site.

“I believe we have a resolution to a problem here today that will be fixed,” he said. “It does us no good to have it the way it was.”

The development permit is valid for five years, when it must be renewed.

Speed drops for Gasoline Alley street Gasoline Alley continues to fill in with new businesses and that means some traffic tweaks are necessary.

Adding a traffic circle in the commercial area south of Red Deer both improved traffic flow and the area’s attractiveness to new businesses.

As vehicle numbers and new business road entrances have climbed, county engineers have decided it’s

Photo radar sites released by RCMP Red Deer City RCMP have released new photo radar sites from now to Nov. 15.

The following are the locations they may be at over the next two weeks.

School zones: Oleander Street, Lawford Avenue, 40th Avenue, 49th Avenue, 42A Avenue and 69th Street Drive.

Playground zones: McLean Street, Northey Avenue, 57th Avenue, Pamely Avenue, Lancaster Drive and Allan Street.

Traffic Corridors: Burnt Park Drive, Horn Street, 49th Street, 49th Avenue, Taylor Drive and 50th Avenue.

The RCMP reserves the option of changing the site without notice.

Toys for Tickets programs returning in December Motorists who get dinged for parking tickets between now and Dec. 4 can donate a toy in lieu of payment as part of the Toys for Tickets program.

“It’s all about giving back to the community,” said Fred Dieno, the city’s parking co0ordinator. “The program has been a huge success with more than 4,500 toys collected since the program started.”

Toy donations in lieu of parking tickets will be accepted Dec. 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first floor of City Hall.

All toys must be new and unwrapped in their original packaging. The early payment rate will remain in effect when the ticket is paid for with a toy. The value of the toy must equal or exceed the amount owed on the parking ticket. A receipt must be presented at the time of payment, and if the toy is valued lower than the price of the ticket, the difference must be paid.

All toys collected will go to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau to help in meeting its goal that no child wakes up without a toy on Christmas morning.

Toys for Tickets ran for the eighth time last year. Some 332 residents donated toys.

For more information about the Toys for Tickets program, please contact Parking Administration at 403-342-8185 or visit www.reddeer.ca/ toysfortickets.

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Council approved a reduction to 50 km/h from 60 km/h on Lantern Street from Laura Avenue to Waskasoo Avenue on Tuesday. The speed limit on Waskasoo Avenue, which links to Hwy 2A, will remain at 60 km/h.

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Wrongfully convicted man dies after illness

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Romeo Phillion, who confessed to murder and then spent more than three decades behind bars protesting his innocence before he was freed and his conviction overturned, has died after a long illness, friends and supporters said Tuesday.

Phillion died Monday from chronic lung disease, a day after his admission to hospital in Mississauga, Ont. “For someone who went through what he did and was wrongly convicted like that, he wasn’t a bitter person,” said Howard Gelfand, a friend and eight-year housemate who had been caring for Phillion.

“He was a very good-hearted person. He loved animals.

ROMEO PHILLION He just enjoyed life.”

Phillion, 76, was convicted in 1972 of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of an Ottawa firefighter, Leopold Roy, five years earlier. The conviction was based largely on Phillion’s confession, which he recanted within hours.

He refused to seek parole, saying it would amount to an admission of guilt. By the time he was released on bail in 2003 pending disposition of his case, he had spent 31 years behind bars.

At the request of the federal government, Ontario’s top court took another look at his conviction.

The Appeal Court heard that police had initially verified an alibi that Phillion was nowhere near the crime scene — but never told the defence about it.

Investigators would later say they had no obligation to pass on the information because they had, on further investigation, found the alibi to be untrue. They could offer no documentation to that effect.

In a split decision in 2009, the Appeal Court ordered a new trial, making Phillion Canada’s longest serving inmate to have a murder conviction thrown out. The Crown, arguing too much time had passed to try him again, opted to withdraw the charge.

“His big disappointment was that they didn’t give him his full exoneration,” Gelfand said.

Phillion, who said he wanted the “cloud” of suspicion over him lifted once and for all, never explained publicly why he gave police a confession an Appeal Court justice called “compelling” in its accuracy, even if it was wrong on one key detail.

His lawyers have said he was trying to impress his lover. Gelfand said it was because authorities freed another inmate in exchange for his confession.

The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, which fought to have Phillion exonerated, mourned his passing.

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A Montreal police cruiser is shown outside the Lester B. Pearson School Board office in Montreal Tuesday, where a number of bomb threats have been made against schools across the province.

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suggesting bombs being set at specific times and implying the complicity of those working in some of the institutions.

He added that there were threats in Ontario also.

North Bay police said there was a threat to Canadore College on Tuesday morning. Sgt. Jim Kilroy said police searched the campus with “negative results.”

Ontario’s education ministry said the Toronto District School Board also received a bomb threat, but it was not made to any specific school and no schools were locked down or evacuated.

MONTREAL — Quebec’s acting public security minister says an emailed threat to schools in many parts of the province led to closures, bomb sweeps and a beefed up police presence on Tuesday.

Pierre Moreau said Tuesday some 61 institutions were affected by the threat.

Moreau said the threat in question was a single email that was sent to some primary and secondary schools as well as some junior colleges in various cities across the province. He said it threatened that bombs could be planted over several days up until Friday and that thus Royal Canadian Legion Br. #35 police will keep a close watch.

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But officials can’t say whether they’ll be able to make good on their plan to get through the existing inventory of refugee files before the end of 2015.

It’s one of a series of uncertainties around the effect the Liberal pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by year’s end will have on previous Syrian refugee commitments and on Canada’s immigration system as a whole.

“Whenever you take on something as big as this, you have to ask yourself, where are those resources coming from and if so, are they going to be taking resources away from something else to make this happen,” said Brian Dyck, chair of the Canadian Sponsorship Agreement Holder Association.

“You can either add new staff and new programs or you can borrow from things that exist, and I think a lot of sponsoring groups would be concerned that if this has an impact on private sponsorship of Syrians and Iraqis.”

Each year, refugee arrivals are put on hold as of Dec. 15 due to holiday-related closures in visa offices and in settlement organizations. Lifting that blackout this year is one of many steps Citizenship and Immigration is taking to expedite matters following the public outcry this fall over the pace of Canada’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis overwhelming Europe and the Middle East.

The Liberal commitment to resettle 25,000 refugees was also a response to that outcry, along with a promise of $100 million more this year for resettlement and encouraging the private sector to sponsor more people.

The files immigration officials are working on at present connect to a promise made by the outgoing Conservative government in January to resettle 10,000 people by 2018.

That deadline has since been moved up, with the department saying in September they intend to meet that target in a year’s time.

“The government’s goal is for all Syrian applications received as of Sept. 19, 2015, to have a decision by the end of December,” the department said at the time, but would not reiterate that pledge when asked this week.

“It is premature to comment while we await the appointment of a new minister on Nov. 4,” Citizenship and Immigration spokesperson Jessica Seguin said in an email.

Of the 10,000 spaces promised in January, about 60 per cent were expected to be absorbed by private groups. Since January, the Immigration Department has received applications from those groups to sponsor 5,593 Syrians.

Rules around those sponsorships were also eased in September, including making it easier for non-official sponsors, known as groups of five, to sponsor people themselves. But only 10 groups have so far filed formal applications.

The remainder of the 10,000 are to be resettled by the government directly, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as well as other non governmental organizations who assist in identifying and processing refugee cases.

Only 228 people have arrived in Canada as part of that group so far.

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Scientists confirm their fears about West Antarctica THAT IT’S INHERENTLY UNSTABLE

West Antarctica’s runaway glaciers Some glaciers in West Antarctica are thinning

CHRIS MOONEY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES It may be the biggest climate change story of the last two years.

In 2014, several research groups suggested that the oceanfront glaciers in the Amundsen Sea region of West Antarctica may have reached a point of “unstoppable” retreat due to warm ocean waters melting them from below. There’s a great deal at stake — West Antarctica is estimated to contain enough ice to raise global sea levels by 3.3 meters, or well over 10 feet, were it all to melt.

The urgency may now increase further in light of just published research suggesting that destabilization of the Amundsen sea’s glaciers would indeed undermine the entirety of West Antarctica, as has long been feared.

In a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Johannes Feldmann and Anders Levermann of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research use a sophisticated climate model to study what will happen if these glaciers are, indeed, fully destabilized.

And in essence, they find that the process of retreat doesn’t end with the region currently up against the ocean.

“We showed that there is actually nothing that stops it,” said Levermann. “There are troughs and channels and all this stuff, there’s a lot of topography that actually has the potential to slow down or stop the instability, but it doesn’t.”

Or as the paper puts it: “The result of this study is an if-then statement, saying that if the Amundsen Sea Sector is destabilized, then the entire marine part of West Antarctica will be discharged into the ocean.”

West Antarctica can actually be considered the smallest of three planetary ice sheets Greenland contains some 6 meters (20 feet) of potential sea level rise, and East Antarctica is the most vast of all, at nearly 60 meters, or 200 feet.

However, West Antarctica is currently believed to be the most vulnerable to rapid, large scale change, due to the fact that the Amundsen Sea’s glaciers are rooted on a seabed that slopes downward as you move further inland, in some places plunging a mile or more below sea level. The region’s largest glacier, the gigantic Thwaites, is bigger than Pennsylvania and over a mile in total thickness in places — and may be the single most vulnerable point.

Indeed, Antarctic scientists have expressed a strong consensus that they need to conduct a lot more research in this very remote area as soon as possible, to determine how fast the change could happen.

The current study was not an example of and cannot replace — this difficult fieldwork.

Rather, the researchers used a complex ice sheet model that simulated the entire West Antarctic ice sheet, as well as the Antarctic peninsula and some of East Antarctica. They then simulated what they termed a 20 to 200 year “perturbation” to the region, in the form of increased rates of melt similar to what is believed may have already happened. “Our modeled sea-level contribution from the perturbed region lies well within the range of observations,” they say.

With a 60 year or greater perturbation, the model — which, the researchers caution, is only “a single realization of an ice-sheet model that applies approximations to the ice dynamics” — then produced a retreat that continues even without continuance of the perturbation. That is, after all, precisely what has been feared — that the region has an inherent “marine ice sheet instability,” as researchers put it.

“If you have a situation where the bedrock is declining when you go inland, that means that wherever the grounding line is, it is thicker the further it is inland,” explains Levermann.

“Which means the [ice] flux is bigger the further you go inland. Which means you lose more ice the further you go inland, which is the vicious cycle.” Levermann confirmed, by email, that this in effect means that there is an “inherent” instability to West Antarctica, based on his new research.

Here’s a visualization of what is happening with West Antarctica, and how a “marine ice sheet instability” works: The critical issue here is, of course, the speed at which this could all occur. The new study’s simulations show the loss of West Ant-

arctica playing out over thousands of years. more than 10 times as fast as fast-moving glaciers But many scientists worry that at least some in Greenland. Conservative estimates suggests that in a few hundred years, complete loss of the of the change could happen faster.

“We know very little about the new world ice sheets surrounding the Amundsen Sea would we are entering of rapid retreat into deep raise global sea levels by four feet. basins,” said Sridhar Anandakrishnan, a glaChange in glacier speed from 1996 to 2008 IN MILES PER YEAR (logarithmic scale) ciologist at Penn State University who has conducted research atop Thwaites glacier 1 0.06 0 0.06 1 and reviewed the study for the Post, by email.

“There are likely processes there that we Pine Island Glacier haven’t fully accounted for. For example, as Between 1992 and 2011, the glacier’s the grounding line shifts farther back, the ice grounding line retreated 19 miles. front may start to fracture and fail - something Thwaites Glacier we don’t see today because we don’t have any In the same period, this glacier’s deep grounding lines to study and use as anal- grounding line retreated nine miles. ogies.”

Amundsen When asked how fast he thought all of this Sea could unfold, Levermann underscores that we simply don’t know.

“And by we don’t know, I mean, we don’t Ice shelves know,” he says.

“I don’t want to say it’s quicker, but it’s 50 MILES much more likely that it’s faster than these Ronne thousands of years, than [that] it’s slower.”

NASA Ice He points out that based on reconstrucShelf The Ross and Ronne ice tions of the planet’s past, there are reasons to shelves are somewhat Warming think sea levels can rise fairly rapidly. less vulnerable to rapid sea beds loss because large The study therefore concludes that: WEST EAST islands “pin” the ice “The currently observed retreat in West ANTARCTICA ANTARCTICA sheets in place.

Antarctica hence might mark the beginning Thinning DETAIL of a millennial period of self-sustained ice discharge from West Antarctica and require long-term global adaptation of coastal proRoss Ice tection, such as the building or rebuilding or Shelf raising of dykes, the construction of seawalls, 300 MILES or the realization of land fills in the hinterland.”

Areas thinning by Given the significance of the findings, the 10 to 23 feet per year.

Post asked several other Antarctic experts to comment on the work.

Anandakrishnan, who was concerned that sea level rise could happen even faster than The problem with a retrograde bed in the study, nonetheless called the work The bedrock under the front of some Antarctic glaciers slopes down and away from the sea bed, a “fascinating study that shows the tipping making the glaciers especially vulnerable to collapse. Warm, circumpolar deep water flows in under points in the stability of the whole West Ant- the glacier’s ice shelf, melting the glacier’s base, causing it to race into the sea at a faster pace, arctic Ice Sheet (not just Thwaites or Pine which leads to thinning and recession of the ice sheet.

Island, as some previous studies have shown)” Previous profile Iceberg Thinning Receding by email. of ice sheet Previous edge “The retreat of Thwaites continues past of ice shelf Ice front any ‘local’ ups and downs in its bed, and affects the glaciers that flow into the Ross Ice Shelf and into the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf.”

Ice flow (You can see these regions on the map.)

Jonathan Bamber, a glaciologist at the UniGlacier, Ice shelf or ice sheet versity of Bristol in the UK, also praised the study, calling the model “sophisticated” and adding, “It make take millennia for a full collapse but once it’s started we’re fully comting Mel mitted to multiple metres of sea level rise.

Ocean currents Glacial retreat How quickly we reach this point of no return, and how rapidly it proceeds, are sensitive to certain model details but what is clear is that Grounding Grounding line Continental the next few decades will determine whether line when ice flow shelf the WAIS is just endangered or on its path to was stable extinction.”

What’s striking is that even though we are now having this discussion about possible Source: NASA destabilization of West Antarctica, scientists PATTERSON CLARK/THE WASHINGTON POST are still not fully sure about what has caused the phenomenon.

One suspicion, however, is that the warming of the climate as a whole has changed wind patby terns around Antarctica which, in turn, has also changed ocean Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS patterns - allowing warmer water to reach the bases of mostly submerged glaciers that hold back the gigantic volumes of inland Sometimes We Simply Wait ice.

There is some concern that similar processes may also play out in submarine based glaciers Dear Dr. D: I had an implant installed five years ago in another of East Antarctica — although province for one of my lower molar teeth. The doctor put it in so far, scientists have not identiimmediately after extracting a problem tooth. He said that what fied a part of the Antarctic continent that is both as vulnerable, he called 'immediate placement' in the former hole would be the and also experiencing as rapid best way to go. Now, I live here and just had a checkup at a new change, as West Antarctica. office. When the new doctor saw my X Rays he flipped. He said it Despite all of this, Levermann cautions that the results should was way too close to the other tooth and should probably come not be over-interpreted in an out. It isn't hurting, so I am trying to do the right thing. He thinks alarmist way, since whatever change may be occurring, it is the other doctor placed it too close to the other root. Who is right certainly not expected to happen here? all at once.

“No one has to be afraid of sea level rise,” he says. “One should A: Sometimes the most advisable route is to do nothing. If you be worried about sea level rise. want 10 different opinions on a dental situation, send a single X It is not a threat to people, it’s a Ray to 10 different dentists. You have a situation that arises threat to things, and land, and cultural heritage.” occasionally. Someone is 'treating an X Ray' instead of looking at

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the overall picture. As dentists we can do nothing about your natural teeth and root placement. Your previous dentist did place an implant in the natural tooth site and it sounds like the angulation is close to the neighbouring tooth root. Simply removing it could cause you more grief than leaving it. There is no question treatment would be a lengthy process. If that implant is removed and no damage ensues with the neighbouring tooth root, you may be able to have another implant placed – most likely after bone grafting. It is possible that the proximity and potential damage in extraction may necessitate a root canal and a crown on the neighbouring tooth. At the very least, I would like to see a full set of X rays taken from all angles to ensure the angle is as questionable as your new dentist interprets it. There is a potential to jump the gun based on a poor radiograph (X Ray) quality and I wouldn't like to see you take on additional surgery when a 'not so perfect' implant is functioning just fine. Yes, the implant tooth root could be straighter, but the angle of your implant crown can be corrected with the abutment. If it has not bothered you to date I may just watch it. Whoever your new dentist of record is going to be should monitor that situation for you. I've been 'watching' a very similar situation in a patient's mouth now for over 10 years and it has not caused her any discomfort. Considering the financial cost and the age of this particular patient we anticipate nothing will need to be done for this potential problem tooth.

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You probably have herpes, but that’s really okay

BY RACHEL FELTMAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, two out of three people under the age of 50 have Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), more commonly known as oral herpes.

That’s a staggering 3.7 billion people with a (currently) incurable virus.

But the thing about HSV-1 and HSV-2 — the “bad” herpes — is that they’re very poorly understood by the general public, and even by some physicians. So if the headline above seemed shocking or offensive to you, we need to have a little chat. Because if you think that people with HSV are icky deviants covered in oozing sores, you’ve got a lot to learn — and you could very well be ignoring your own HSV status.

Here’s what you need to know about the WHO’s recent findings: 1. Yes, pretty much everyone has herpes — and more and more of it is genital HSV-1 is known for causing cold sores — not “real” herpes, the STI that can cause sores around the genitals. This used to be pretty much true.

In the past, most of the people who had HSV-1 got it as children, via dry smooches from infected aunties and the like.

But as people gained awareness of

the contagious nature of cold sores, they became more cautious about exposing young children to a skin outbreak.

That means more and more of us get to adulthood without any HSV immunity.

On the one hand, that makes the younger generation more susceptible to HSV-2 — one won’t 100 percent protect you from contracting the other, but they have some antibodies in common.

On the other hand, it means that more and more people get their first exposure to HSV-1 not through kissing, but through oral sex.

And even though HSV-1 prefers to live in mouths and HSV-2 prefers to live in genitals, they’re capable of swapping neighborhoods in a pinch. So considerate young lovers with HSV-1 can unwittingly spread genital herpes.

Meanwhile, another 417 million folks in the same age group have HSV2 itself. One study of New York City (from 2008) suggests that urban rates may be much higher: That survey found that more than 25 per cent of the people they tested had HSV-2, with especially high rates for women (36 per cent) and non-hispanic black women (80 per cent).

2. Anyone can get it Herpes is a virus that’s spread by skin-to-skin contact. Specifically, it’s spread when a carrier sheds skin cells

containing the virus and they come into contact with an opening in another’s skin, either by way of a mucus membrane or an injury, however small. So even sex with a condom can spread herpes, though condom use does cut risk significantly.

Once herpes infects a new host, it travels along nerve cells to live dormant in their roots. For most HSV carriers, that’s the end of the story. Most people with HSV never have any symptoms.

If they do, they’re often quite mild — tiny eruptions of the skin that could be mistaken for ingrown hairs. Cold sores and other herpetic blisters can be painful, and some HSV carriers will have frequent outbreaks, but this isn’t the case for most people.

Unfortunately, the shedding of viral cells — and therefore the transmission of the disease to others — is possible even without symptoms.

The biggest concern is that HSV-2 and HIV have an unusual relationship, with one virus seemingly making it easier to contract the other. And those who are immunocompromised because of AIDs will obviously have an atypically unpleasant host of HSV symptoms.

So avoiding HSV exposure is especially important for those with HIV and AIDs, and using condoms to avoid HIV exposure is incredibly important

Death rates rise for middle-aged whites but fall for others in U.S. study

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The U.S. death rate has been falling for decades, but researchers have detected one group in which the rates have been steadily ticking up — middle-aged white people. Suicides and deaths from drug overdose and alcohol abuse are being blamed.

Deaths rates for other races have continued to fall, as they have for whites 65 and older. But death rates for whites 35 to 44 have been level recently, they’re beginning to turn up for whites 55 to 64, and — most strikingly — death rates for whites ages 45 to 54 have risen by half a per cent per year since 1998, said the authors, Anne Case and Angus Deaton of Princeton University.

The increase started in the late 1990s and probably is related to the increased availability around that time of certain prescription painkillers, they said.

“It certainly can’t be helping,” said Deaton, who last month was awarded a Nobel Prize in economics for unrelated work on consumer spending.

Their paper was published online Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Federal researchers have reported — repeatedly — on worrisome increases in deaths from suicides and drug overdoses. And they have noted the bulk of those deaths have been white and middle-aged. So the Case and Deaton findings aren’t exactly surprising, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention branch that monitors death statistics.

But the Princeton pair brought a new lens to the government’s statistics, breaking down death numbers by age and race in a way the government has

not highlighted, he added.

“White Americans who are middle-aged were really doing worse,” Case summarized. “And that’s not news we were hearing.”

There has not been a similar increase in middle-aged people living in other affluent countries, the researchers said.

White death rates still are not nearly as bad as black rates — not even for those 45 to 54. The rate is about 415 deaths for every 100,000 white people in that age group. For blacks, it’s 582 per 100,000.

U.S. death rates have been on a general decline for more than century, thanks mainly to public health measures and advances in medical treatment. In recent decades, the improvement has been driven by declines in death rates from heart disease and cancer — the nation’s two leading killers.

But from time to time, death rates for certain demographics have gone up. That’s generally happened in younger groups, who die in smaller numbers than the elderly and so have death rates that can be more easily swung. That happened with death rates for some age groups of white and black men during the height of the AIDS epidemic, for example, Anderson said.

Of the 2.6 million deaths in 2013, about 123,000 — less than 5 per cent — were in white, non-Hispanic people ages 45 to 54.

But why the increase in this particular age set? And why only in white people? And why has it been inching up for them for 15 years?

The new study cited national health survey data showing increases over time in the proportion of middle-aged white people who said they suffered physical pain, trouble with daily activities, and poor mental health.

for those already diagnosed with HSV. 3. If you have it, you almost certainly don’t know Most physicians won’t test for HSV unless a patient is exhibiting symptoms. If you’ve walked into an STI clinic and asked to be tested for “everything” — well, hate to break it to you, but HSV probably wasn’t on the menu.

In the previously mentioned New York study, 90 per cent of HSV-2 positive patients had never had symptoms and never been tested.

4. People with HSV can keep their partners from getting it Here’s the good news: People with SV-1 and HSV-2 don’t have to be afraid of sex. Current research suggests that women with genital HSV who aren’t having active outbreaks run a four per cent risk of transmitting the virus to a male partner during intercourse.

Men carry a 10 per cent risk of transmitting to a female. Condoms cut the risk in half. According to research, the use of daily antiviral therapy can cut the risk in half again, bringing it down to one per cent and just over two per cent, respectively. Needless to say, that’s a pretty low risk.

There’s less research on how easy it is to keep your oral HSV-1 from turning into someone else’s genital HSV-1, but being honest with your partners, using protection, and avoiding contact during outbreaks is always a safe bet.

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C5 Quirky Ladies mix hits, silliness

The Barenaked Ladies entertained 2,000 Central Alberta fans Monday night with jokes about mall food outlet “Manchu Rock.” Songs from Taylor Swift, Queen and Disney’s Frozen were wrapped into a diverse medley, and a bear stuffie was batted out into the stands with a guitar neck.

After 27 year and 11 albums, no one can accuse Barenaked Ladies of skimping on silliness.

The band once banned from playing at Toronto’s City Hall because of its puerile moniker has been LANA around the MICHELIN world and back REVIEW since last playing in Red Deer way back in 1993. It’s won seven Junos, lost former lead singer Steven Page in 2009, and recorded the theme of the TV show The Big Bang Theory.

But the four remaining group members are still athletically jumping around on stage (if understandably less so than when they were 22 years younger) and trading irreverent, nonsensical quips, like: “He puts the ear in Red Deer!” (said singer/guitarist Ed Robertson about keyboardist Kevin Hearn.)

Grey-bearded Robertson had other quirky moments, bantering about moustache-growing ‘Movember’ and the “liberating” aspect of tossing away unused toiletries.

After spotting an alarmingly uninhibited guy free-form dancing through the crowd, he shouted, “I love that man! I am deeply in love with that man!”

There were also many musical non sequiturs, such as rapid-fire word play in the off-the-cuff rap song Egg Foo Yong, in which “minor-league hockey” was rhymed with “that’s Jim Creeggan, he’s anything but stocky,” referring to the group’s rail-thin bassist.

But BNL fans are used to glib groaners. After all, the band gave us: “But not a real green dress, that’s cruel” from If I Had a $1,000,000 and “They say that absence makes the heart grow fungus” from Blame It On Me. Both songs got a huge reception from the Red Deer crowd — especially If I Had a 1,000,000 in which BNL was joined by opening act Alan Doyle and his band the Beautiful Gypsies to cre-

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Lead singer Ed Robertson, drummer Tyler Stewart, and bassist Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies perform at the Enmax Centrium on Monday night. ate hearty, rollicking harmonies. Fans bobbed along in the stands and danced behind the floor seats.

Wackiness aside, BNL was very entertaining instrumentally — from Creeggan’s maniacal stand-up bass playing to Hearn’s dreamy keyboards and Tyler Stewart’s distinctive drumming.

And the veteran musicians showed the comfortable camaraderie forged from a quarter-century of turmoil and togetherness.

They didn’t hold back, performing a long list of hits (who knew there were so many?) including Pinch Me, One Week, Falling For the First Time, Brian Wilson, Boomerang and The Old Apartment.

For the most part, Robertson capably carried the main vocals with support from Creeggan and other band members. It was only on the older hits that Page’s high, nasal voice was missed. But there wasn’t much time to think about it, since the musicians plowed ahead with For You, Get Back Up, Did I Say That Out Loud and the audience participation song Gonna Walk.

Catchier tunes from the new album Silverball, including Duct Tape Heart and Passcode, were served up — as was a cover of Bruce Cockburn’s Lovers in a Dangerous Time, with Doyle. It provided a brief change from the breezy, even tempo-ed BNL repertoire.

It also made me wonder what else this group could have done it if hadn’t painted itself into a corner, with its joke-y and ironic BNL persona … Well, novelty bands don’t survive as long as this one has, and that in itself says all you need to know about a group that’s committed to silliness but wields significant musical chops.

The resilient Toronto band ended the concert with a Wayne’s World moment: Stewart traded places with Robertson, unleashing his hair-raising metal rock voice, and pulling off some Ozzy-like moves centre stage.

And you know what? It kinda worked for him.

Doyle, formerly of Great Big Sea, and his five-person backing band the Beautiful Gypsies were a strong, high-energy opening act.

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HBO signs Jon Stewart to exclusive 4-year, multiplatform production pact

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FROM LEFT: Eric Wareheim, Aziz Ansari and Noel Wells appear in a scene from the Netflix original series ‘Master of None.’ The comedy series premieres on Friday. character, Dev, a first-generation Indian-American and aspiring actor who lives in New York, where he has found moderate success doing TV commercials and spends his ample free time with a varied troupe of friends.

“There’s no big premise,” says Ansari. “I tried to make the series similar to stand-up in the way each episode

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The singer is carrying on with the Celtic music tradition of his native Newfoundland. Along with Calgary-born violin sensation Kendel Carson, guitarist Cory Tetford, keyboardist Todd Lumley, drummer Kris Macfarlane, and bassist Shehab Illyas, Doyle won big cheers from the crowd — including many former East-coasters — for tunes such as So Let’s Go and the haunting Laying Down to Perish.

The group also performed some Great Big Sea material — Sea of No Cares and Ordinary Day — which had fans up on their feet, clapping and foot tapping along.

Doyle gave some love back to Red Deer while recounting how he and the gang went running earlier in the day through the city’s parks. Although he wasn’t awestruck by Kin Kanyon (“If you don’t mind my saying, it’s not much of a canyon”), Doyle called Red Deer’s trail system “one of the most beautiful things we’ve seen this trip. It was awesome!”

So was the concert. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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NEW YORK — By one measure, Aziz Ansari has taken just a baby step with Master of None.

The new Netflix comedy series, whose 10 episodes premiere Friday, arrives as the latest in a TV genre of stand-ups (think Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Jim Gaffigan) depicting versions of themselves both on and off the stage.

But Master is its own distinctive thing, thanks to the distinctive voice of Ansari — a top stand-up who can pack Madison Square Garden in addition to being a capable actor building on his seven-season run as pint-sized impresario Tom Haverford on Parks and Recreation. He also created, produced and wrote Master (in cahoots with fellow Parks and Rec alum Alan Yang) and directed two episodes.

Granted, the 32-year-old Ansari hasn’t strayed too far for his new

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deals with a particular topic: long-term relationships, elderly people, how Indians are stereotyped on TV. I’ve enjoyed all the acting work I’ve done, but, until now, only in my stand-up have I felt like I’ve been able to get out my voice.”

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NEW YORK — Fresh from The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has signed on with HBO in an exclusive four-year production pact.

HBO said Tuesday the partnership will start with short-form digital content to be showcased on HBO Now, HBO Go and other platforms. His first project will entail timely short-form digital content created with pioneering digital technology, HBO said. It will be refreshed on HBO Now multiple times throughout the day.

Additional projects will be announced as they are confirmed. The deal also includes a first-look option for other film and TV ventures.

Stewart was host of Comedy Central’s Daily Show for more than 15 years before stepping down this summer. He hosted the Academy Awards twice and wrote and directed the 2014 feature Rosewater.

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Daniel Craig appears in a scene from the James Bond film, ‘Spectre.’ The movie releases in U.S. theaters on Friday.

Bond producers hopeful Craig will return lives (Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, Barbara Broccoli’s father, is largely responsible for bringing Ian Fleming’s LOS ANGELES — Before James character to the big screen). To them, Bond could even get himself into his success isn’t necessarily money, it’s first pickle, a shadowy international just pleasing audiences. threat loomed.

As they roll out Spectre in theatres, About a week into shooting Spectre, though, the future is more in flux than James Bond producers Barbara Brocusual. For one, the contract between coli and Michael G. Wilson got some MGM and Sony is up and the franchise bad news. Not only had a draft of the is in the market for a new distributor. highly secretive script been leaked in (They may still end up renewing with the infamous Sony hack, but it came Sony, their partners for 10 years). along with a slew of private communiThere’s also the issue of Craig, who cations about the film, highlighting its said he’d rather “slit his wrists” than third act problems, multiple rewrites, return for another, despite being conballooning budget and one very signiftracted for one more 007 appearance. icant spoiler.

“We had an eight-month shoot and Broccoli and Wilson didn’t find this he was tired,” Broccoli out from the Internet said regarding Craig’s ‘DANIEL CRAIG IS OUR JAMES BOND AND UNTIL THAT’S NO coarse comments. “I or even Sony — the distributor and co-fiwe all feel at the LONGER THE CASE WE’RE NOT GOING TO SPECULATE. WE think nancier on Spectre. end of a movie that the They read about it in a LOVE HIM AND WE WANT TO HANG ON TO HIM. LET’S HOPE thought of doing annewspaper. With phone other one right away is WE CAN.’ lines and email servalways a little bit too ers down, they couldn’t — BARBARA BROCCOLI much to contemplate. even get in touch with PRODUCER It’s like childbirth. their partners in the You don’t ask a woman immediate aftermath. who’s just given birth, “It was a bit tricky for us,” Brocco- tons of man-made snow that they had ‘oh when are you going to do it again?”’ li acknowledged. But beyond making to use in Austria, the 18 nights they Craig later stated that he’ll keep sure the copyrighted script was taken spent shooting a car chase in Rome, going as long as he’s “physically able.” offline, she said they essentially just and the sand storms and 113-degree The 47-year-old actor injured his knee temperatures they found in Erfoud, while shooting Spectre. proceeded with making the film.

“You know what they say, you Morocco. The film’s budget is reported Neither Broccoli nor Wilson will shouldn’t see how a sausage is made,” to be near $250 million. even entertain the question of which But Bond is big business and the actor, or actress, might take up the Wilson said from Mexico City. He and his step-sister Broccoli were in the series has been on an upswing. The mantle if Craig decides not to concapital to attend a premiere of Spectre, last film, Skyfall, was produced for a tinue, and they definitely won’t comthe 24th in the 53-year-old film series, reported $150-$200 million and became ment on the Internet’s favourite dream which bows in North America on Fri- the highest grossing Bond film ever Bond: Idris Elba. with over $1.1 billion in ticket sales day.

“Daniel Craig is our James Bond The purported drama that the worldwide. Spectre sees the return of and until that’s no longer the case hacked emails exposed is no more or Skyfall director Sam Mendes and star we’re not going to speculate,” said less than they’ve experienced on any Daniel Craig in his fourth film as 007.

Broccoli.

Broccoli and Wilson have been other film in the franchise, noted Broc“We love him and we want to hang around the franchise for most of their on to him. Let’s hope we can.” coli.

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“They’re challenging films to make because of the size of what we do,” she said. “I always say, if you don’t like problems, don’t become a film producer.”

Spectre certainly doesn’t skimp on size. The film, which finds the martini-swilling spy on a multi-continent quest, opens with a complicated tracking shot in the streets of Mexico City for the Day of the Dead parade, featuring over 1,500 extras dressed and painted to perfection. It required 1,500 unique costumes, 75 costumers, five months of preparation, two helicopters and police escorts for the busses used to transport the extras.

And that’s only one of the film’s exotic set pieces. There’s also the 400

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lap.”

An overlap item: Dev’s drolly grating ringtone was erupting from Ansari’s phone first.

But Ansari says that, in ways small and large, he wants his show to feel authentic as well as funny.

Before the bedroom scene was scripted, he recorded an improv conversation with Noel Wells, who plays Rachel.

“I said, ‘Let’s pretend we just had sex and the condom broke,’ and I used that to help us craft the dialogue.”

Along with putting out Master of None, this year Ansari joined forces with sociologist Eric Klinenberg to publish Modern Romance, a research-based meditation on finding love. What he learned has definitely informed Master, he says, “although I didn’t want to do what might be called a dating show.”

Master isn’t. Besides his amorous adventures with Rachel, Dev hangs with a crowd played by cast members including Eric Wareheim, Lena Waithe and Kelvin Yu. He also has an onscreen mother and dad, portrayed

by Fatima and Shoukath Ansari (on hiatus from his regular job as a gastroenterologist), who happen to be the star’s real-life parents.

Ansari was raised in tiny Bennetts-

ANSARI: Show feels authentic, funny That voice is as bright as his sparkling eyes and luminous grin, and he imbues Dev with an open-minded attitude and almost childlike wonder.

In the series’ first scene, he faces a potentially disastrous mishap: His condom breaks while in bed with Rachel, whom he met hours earlier at a bar.

After a dash to the pharmacy for a morning-after pill, Dev spends the rest of the episode in an exploration of the pros and (many) cons of parenthood as he observes it among his friends.

Was that scene inspired by a condom crisis of his own?

“There’s been similar experiences in the bedroom that I’ve drawn from, sure,” he concedes. “I don’t think this show is autobiographical, and this guy is a few years less evolved than I am, I’d like to think. But there’s some over-

ville, South Carolina, where, despite his minority status, he recalls being targeted no more harshly than were the fat kid, the new kid and other outsiders.

“My skin colour and different background was just the thing kids made fun of when they made fun of me,” he explains. “But for the most part, it was OK.” He enrolled as a marketing student at New York University, where his future vocation suggested itself in the stories he’d spin for chums that kept them in stitches.

“They’d say, ‘You should do one of those New Talent nights at the comedy clubs,” he recalls. “So I did one and I enjoyed it.

“But my voice as a comedian has

Activision Blizzard will pay $5.9 billion to buy Candy Crush maker King Digital Entertainment, combining a console gaming power with an established player in the fast-growing mobile gaming field.

Activision, which owns the extraordinarily successful “Call of Duty” series, said the deal will create one of the largest global entertainment networks with more than half a billion combined monthly active users in 196 countries.

It also will help Activision get its games out of the living room and into the hands of potential players through smartphones and tablets, a market with seemingly unlimited growth potential.

Activision said mobile gaming is expected to generate more than $36 billion in revenue by the end of 2015 and grow cumulatively by more than 50 per cent from 2015 to 2019.

The deal also will help Activision diversify its customer base. CEO Robert Kotick told CNBC on Tuesday that about 60 per cent of King’s audience is female.

“Attracting women to gaming is a really important part of our strategy,” he said.

Still, questions remain about what the advantage will be for the two companies, and perhaps more importantly, to gamers.

King has struggled to follow up on the success of its Candy Crush series, a game so pervasive that a British lawmaker was admonished after being caught playing it during a Parliamentary committee hearing.

King’s revenue fell 18 per cent to $490 million in the second quarter, and gross bookings also dropped 13 per cent, both of which the company attributed to the maturing of its Candy Crush franchise.

Jefferies analysts Brian Pitz and Brian Fitzgerald said that replicating the success of Candy Crush is a daunting task.

“We expect a heavy dose of skepticism from investors especially given the large deal size,” the analysts wrote in a research note.

Activision Blizzard Inc., based in Santa Monica, California, will pay $18 in cash for each King share, a 20 per cent premium over its Friday closing price. Kotick said the deal gives his company “a very productive way” to use foreign cash that had not been earning a lot of money.

U.S. tax rates prompt companies to avoid transferring money earned overseas back home to the parent. continued to evolve into more complicated ideas: deeper stuff about race, my immigrant parents, police brutality. The real trick isn’t just making it funny, but getting the audience to think, ‘You’ve found a deeper insight that strikes a chord with me.”’

Still, it doesn’t always have to be complicated.

“Like, I was feeling frustrated how I don’t read enough books. All these great books, and I’m wasting time looking at Ludacris’ Instagram page!

So I talk about that onstage and when people laugh, I realize I’m not the only one.

“Once you develop a voice, you can share things that might seem specific to you. But they’re universal, and everyone will respond.”

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DEUTSCH Rudy 1922 - 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rudy Deutsch at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Rudy was born on November 26, 1922 on the family farm near Quinton, SK. He was the ninth child of a family of seventeen. He is survived by his children; Allan (Terry), Donald (Phyllis) and Brenda (Paul) Harder, seven grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, as well as three sisters, two brothers, nieces and nephews. Rudy, a proud war veteran, loved to dance, jive and attend the musical jams regularly. He has a great wit, sense of humour, always a smile on his face and exuded positive energy. A Celebration of Life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Rudy’s honour may be made directly to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, P.O. Box 100, Wilcox, SK, S0G 5E0. Website address http://www.notredame.ca/ Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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HEFT-BIBERDORF Dianne Clara 1963 - 2015 Dianne Clara Heft-Biberdorf passed away peacefully at her home in Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, October 30th, 2015 at the age of 52 years.

Dianne was born May 25, 1963 in Beaverlodge, Alberta, to Sharon Heft (Brown) and John Heft. Dianne graduated from Breton high school in 1981, and moved to Calgary briefly, where she worked as a receptionist for the British Columbia Gas Company. She then returned to Breton and started work as an administrator for Nowsco (Drayton Valley). She continued to work for Nowsco in Edmonton, Alberta and then High Level, Alberta for ten years. After moving to Grande Prairie, Dianne began working for Talisman in 2001 as a production accountant. While working for Talisman, she received her CAPPA Certificate (Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting) from the Grande Prairie Regional College. Dianne worked for Talisman for ten years and considered her colleagues her family. She loved her job and her co-workers. Dianne raised thousands of dollars for the United Way through Talisman, and later went on to raise funds on her own for the Kids for Cancer Ride.

Dianne spent many hours in the garden and loved her flowers. She enjoyed entertaining people and spent four years playing soccer when an “injury” forced her to retire from the game. Most of all, she loved her chocolate.

Dianne is survived by her husband Fred Biberdorf; children, Blaine (Katie) Biberdorf, Dustin Biberdorf (Julie Provencher), Cody (Katie) Biberdorf; grandson Bryce ProvencherBiberdorf, and step-grandchildren, Julian, Trevor, and Isabella Provencher; parents, Sharon and John Heft; sisters, Joanne Heft, Roseanne Heft, Roxanne (Michael) Lachance; godson Logan Ryckis; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, family members, and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, November 6th, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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SMODE Adolf Oscar On October 22nd, 2015, Adolf Oscar Smode II, of Blackfalds, Alberta passed away in Grande Cache at the age of 50 years. Left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory, his wife Brenda Smode, son Adolf Smode III, son Andrew Smode and MACKENZIE, Marion his father Adolf Smode Sr. Passed away Nov. 4, 2013 Also surviving, his sister In our hearts, Suzan Burtic and brother your memory lingers.

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Susan Smode and several Lovingly remembered other family members. by husband Jim and Family Cremation has taken place and a “Service of Remembrance” will be held at a later date. In lieu of floral tributes, donations if desired may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice in memory of Celebrations Adolf Oscar Smode II. To HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY send condolences on line, ZOEY please visit our website at Have a wonderful day. www.edsonfuneralhome.com Hope all your dreams come THE FOOTHILLS true. Hope to see you soon.

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GREENHOUSE Laborers are required for our greenhouse operation located near Blackfalds, Alberta. Responsibilities include transplanting, watering, handling and caring for plant material and preparation of customer orders. This position is labor intensive and entails working in both hot and cold environments.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. But the discovery doesn’t resolve the mystery of why the plane crashed, killing all 224 aboard.

A missile striking the Metrojet Airbus A321-200 was ruled out because neither a launch nor an engine burn had been detected, one of the officials said.

The infrared activity that was detected could mean many things, including a bomb blast or that an engine on the plane exploded due to a malfunction.

Aviation analyst Paul Beaver said the heat picked up by the satellite “indicates that there was a catastrophic explosion or disintegration of the airplane,” but doesn’t reveal the cause.

“It doesn’t tell us if it was a bomb … or if somebody had a fight in the airplane with a gun — there is a whole raft of things that could happen in this regard,” he said.

It also could indicate a fuel tank or engine exploding, although “engines are designed so that if something malfunctions or breaks off, it is contained within the engine,” Beaver added.

Both U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the information publicly.

Some aviation experts had earlier suggested a bomb was the most likely cause of Saturday’s crash, while some others pointed at a 2001 incident in which the jet damaged its tail during landing.

The Metrojet was flying from Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg when it crashed in the Sinai Peninsula after breaking up at high altitude, Russian aviation officials said.

Islamic State militants said they had “brought down” the Russian plane because of Moscow’s recent military intervention in Syria against the extremist group. But the group did not provide any evidence to support its claim, and militants in northern Si-

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nai have not shot down any commercial airliners or fighter jets.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called that claim “propaganda” aimed at damaging the country’s image, and he insisted the security situation in the Sinai Peninsula is under “full control.”

In an interview with the BBC, el-Sissi also reiterated that the cause of the crash may not be known for months and said there should be no speculation about it.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia will keep fighting terrorism in Syria and elsewhere, adding that no one will succeed in scaring it.

His spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, rejected any connection between the crash and the Russian military action in Syria, saying there

Iraqi politician called for U.S.-led invasion

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A woman lights a candle in memory of the plane crash victims at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday. Mourners continued to come to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport and Dvortsovaya Square on Tuesday to lay flowers and leave paper planes and soft toys at the arrivals hall.

BAGHDAD — Ahmad Chalabi, a prominent Iraqi politician who became a Pentagon favourite when he helped convince the Bush administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein in 2003 by pushing false allegations of weapons of mass destruction and links to al-Qaida, died Tuesday of a heart attack.

He was 71.

Iraqi state TV said he died in Baghdad but did not provide further details.

Chalabi, a secular Shiite politician who lived in exile for decades, was a leading proponent of the invasion and had close ties to many in the Bush administration, AHMAD CHALABI who viewed him as a favourite to lead Iraq.

However, he had a falling out with the Pentagon after the invasion, and was largely sidelined by other Iraqi leaders, many with close ties to neighbouring Iran. Chalabi had most recently been serving as the chairman of parliament’s finance committee, and was previously a deputy prime minister.

To his supporters in Iraq, Chalabi was a campaigner for democracy who deserves credit for Saddam’s removal.

“It is a very bad day for Iraq,” Shiite lawmaker Muwaffak al-Rubaie, a former national security adviser, told The Associated Press. “He was one of the most seasoned and pioneering politicians. Chalabi worked for a democratic, liberal Iraq … I am glad he died peacefully.”

But Robert Baer, a former CIA officer who met with Chalabi repeatedly in the mid-1990s and in the lead-up to the 2003 war, called him a “con man” who was able to manipulate American politicians.

“He was the most charming man I’ve had to deal with at the CIA and the most edu-

cated,” Baer told the AP. “He understood American politics and he understood the American political narrative better than most Americans.”

The scion of a wealthy Baghdad family, Chalabi fled Iraq as a teenager when the monarchy was overthrown. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965, and then went on to get a PhD in mathematics at the University of Chicago.

He became a leading figure in Iraq’s exiled opposition in the 1990s and cultivated close ties with the future Vice-President Dick Cheney and Washington’s so-called neo-conservatives, who favoured a more muscular U.S. policy in the Middle East.

After the Sept. 11 attacks, Chalabi played a key role in convincing the administration that the Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction and ties to al-Qaida, unfounded claims at the heart of the case for war.

“There are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and Saddam has them, and they are developing them continuously, and I think, if there is a correct way to look for them, they will be found,” Chalabi told AP television in 2003.

After the invasion, Chalabi was appointed to the 25-member Iraqi governing council and earned a seat directly behind First Lady Laura Bush during the 2004 State of the Union.

“He more than any other Iraqi helped get rid of Saddam,” said Sajad Jiyad, a fellow at the Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform in Baghdad. “He brought together all the opposition parties — Islamists, communists, exBaathists, secularists, nationalists.”

Chalabi went on to chair Iraq’s de-Baathification Committee, which worked to purge the government of Saddam loyalists but was seen by the country’s Sunni minority as a means of sectarian score-settling by the country’s newly empowered Shiite majority.

Baer, the former CIA officer, said Chalabi’s role in de-Baathification in particular was severely destructive. “He alienated the Sunnis more than anyone” else in Iraq, Baer said.

Vatican scandal heats up

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two new books are deepening a Vatican scandal with tales of mismanagement and greed, such as sainthood causes that can cost up to a half-million dollars and a monsignor allegedly breaking down the wall of his nextdoor neighbour — a sick, elderly priest — to expand his already palatial apartment.

Pope Francis has made it a top priority to reform the Vatican bureaucracy known as the Curia, a hive of intrigue and gossip. He appointed a commission of eight experts in 2013 to gather information and make recommendations after an earlier expose helped drive his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, to a historic resignation.

The leaks in the new books are seen as part of a bitter internal struggle between the reformers and the old guard. This week, the Vatican arrested two former members of the commission in an investigation into stolen

documents.

A new book by journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi makes some startling allegations, including a report that Vatican “postulators” — officials who promote sainthood causes — bring in hundreds of thousands of euros in donations for their causes but are subject to no oversight as to how the money is spent.

In his book Merchants in the Temple, Nuzzi estimates the average price tag for a beatification cause at around 500,000 euros ($550,000) — and some have gone as high as 750,000 euros ($822,000).

He also recounts a tale involving Monsignor Giuseppe Sciacca, a top official in the Vatican City State administration, who in 2012 apparently wanted a fancier apartment.

When Sciacca’s neighbour was hospitalized for a long period, Nuzzi writes, the cardinal took advantage, broke down a wall separating their residences and incorporated an extra room into his apartment, furniture and all.

is no reason to link them.

An international team of experts prepared to analyze the plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders, the so-called “black boxes.”

The joint investigation committee, which includes Egyptian, Russian, French and German experts as well as representatives from Ireland, where the plane was registered, was wrapping up its last field inspection at the crash site. It will start working on the recorders, said Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal.

Kamal says it “will take some time” to produce the final report and that the committee “has all the tools and experts to deal with the investigation.”

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Militants demand more than $60M for 2 Canadians, Norwegian in Philippines MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have demanded more than $60 million for two Canadians and a Norwegian they are holding in the jungles of the southern Philippines in the largest ransom the Muslim militants have sought.

Army Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado said Wednesday the Philippine government maintains a no-ransom policy, adding there would be no let-up in efforts by his troops to secure the hostages’ freedom in the safest way possible.

In the video, which was circulated online by the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites, the kidnappers and their captives say for the first time that the Abu Sayyaf was behind the Sept. 21 kidnappings.

Abu Sayyaf has been blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization.

South China Sea tensions spill over to meeting of Asian defence chiefs, plus U.S. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Senior American defence officials say divisions within Asia created by China’s disputed claims to underwater islands in the South China Sea have spilled over to a meeting of Southeast Asian defence ministers that is being attended by U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter.

The officials said Wednesday that China, which like the United States is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations but was attending the meeting as an invited partner, was pushing to exclude from the meeting’s final public statement any mention of the South China Sea. China’s claims in the South China Sea are disputed by several countries in the region, including Malaysia, which is hosting the meeting.

The U.S. defence officials spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations over the meeting’s final statement were ongoing.

South Florida man convicted of biting small dog WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man has been convicted of biting a small dog on the face and choking him so hard his eye popped out.

The Palm Beach Post reports that jurors found 37-year-old David Etzel guilty of felony animal cruelty on Tuesday. He faces a year or more in jail at his sentencing Friday.

Etzel’s mother told deputies in April that her 6-foot-8-inch (2.03-meter), 375-pound (170-kilogram) son had been drinking and was teasing her shih tzu named Cujo, prompting the dog to bite him. She said Etzel then bit the dog back.

Veterinarians were able to put Cujo’s eye back in, but officials say the animal is permanently blind in that eye. A veterinarian told deputies the injuries were comparable to being hit by a vehicle or attacked by another dog.

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Online recipes adapting to social media

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It seems you can’t scroll through Facebook anymore without coming across another slick, quick video recipe.

A Tip Hero video tutorial demonstrating how to make baked apple roses went viral prior to Thanksgiving and has garnered 200 million views on Facebook. Red velvet brain cakes and other edible zombie frights were trending last week.

Rayna Marlee Schwartz, a freelance prop and craft stylist in Toronto, saw the apple roses recipe — which involves rolling slices of the fruit with puff pastry and baking them in a muffin tin to resemble a flower — online and decided to give it a try.

“I think the videos are really great because … it breaks it down step by step and I know I (can) watch it over and over again as I go,” said Schwartz, 28, who shared her results on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. “(And) I thought it was pretty cool that after making these apple roses, I clicked on the hashtag and was like ‘Wow, look at all the others’ and got to see people from all over the world doing the same thing I was doing.

“I didn’t even realize it at the time. I thought that was pretty special.”

Katherine Holland, a 31-year-old Toronto-based photographer, was also lured by the video recipe and said she appreciated that she could see the whole process from start to finish in just over a minute.

“Whereas if you’re watching … the Food Network, to make one of those things you’re committing to 35 minutes and by the time you’re done you’re like: ‘I have no interest in this anymore. That is the amount of time I could have actually made that,”’ she said.

If there’s a drawback to getting hooked on the social media recipe trend it’s trying to find the right instructions when you need them, said Nada Bakraky, 29, who also shared a photo of her apple roses on Twitter and Instagram.

“I made these pumpkin cream cheese muffins before from Pinterest, but when I went to find it again there were so many variations I couldn’t figure out which was the one I’d used the first time,” said Bakraky.

“I started writing them down in my own cookbook. But I’ve stopped buying cookbooks. Everything’s online.”

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Rayna Marlee Schwartz, 28, a freelance prop and crafts stylist in Toronto, found a video online demonstrating how to make apple roses. This photo, which she posted on Twitter, shows her version.

She also admits that her tech toys have taken some abuse since discovering online recipes.

“My iPad, when I’m baking, it’s covered with flour and egg and everything. It’s just thrown on the kitchen counter. I’m touching it with my dirty hands,” she said. “(But) so far it’s been OK,” she added with a laugh.

Holland, who can’t eat gluten, dairy or eggs, said she also loves that online recipes commonly have comments attached that help her make her own tweaks.

“People says things like, ‘I changed out these six things,’ or ‘I cooked this for an extra eight minutes and I found this solved this problem,”’ said Holland.

“You’d never get that from a cookbook.”

Even the pros have embraced the online chatter around recipes and are adapting.

British-based chef Yotam Ottolenghi, owner of five London restaurants and author of the new “Nopi” cookbook, started using Twitter about four years ago and now also posts on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.

“It’s been very useful for me, first of all, to engage with people and understand what’s going on and also because I like to get a good idea of what people do with the food,” he said while visiting Toronto.

“I think it’s really important when you write cookbooks to get this kind of input of what’s actually happening.”

When Gourmet magazine abruptly

shut its doors in 2009, Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl said she was buoyed by the sympathetic Twitter community and embraced the interactivity social media offered.

“I’d always felt totally alone in my kitchen and suddenly with Twitter it was like I was cooking with a group of people and I could actually say, ‘I have these bananas. What should I do?’ And people from all over the world would answer me,” Reichl said while in Toronto to promote her new book “Ruth Reichl: My Kitchen Year.”

“It was exciting. It was like having the Gourmet test kitchen right there in my own kitchen.”

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Husband has been looking at porn for 40 years able to me. Evidently, he is never going to stop this behaviour and I don’t think I can live with it. Now what? — Not Good Enough Dear Enough: For 40 years, you’ve put up with this.

Now that you know Bruno is looking at the pictures more frequently than you suspected, you are ready to call it a day.

What did you think he was doing with those magazines? Reading the articles?

Please understand that, distasteful as it is, Bruno’s porn fascination has nothing to do with you. And frankly, there is so much Internet porn these days, including live video, that checking out girlie magazines seems fairly benign.

We aren’t condoning Bruno’s porn habit, but it doesn’t seem to be the type of serious addiction that makes some men spend enormous amounts of time and money looking for increasingly active methods of stimulation.

Please ask yourself whether Bruno

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been a good husband. Does he pay attention to you? Does he treat you well?

Does he help support you financially and emotionally? Is he a good companion?

The magazine porn is only one part of your life and it doesn’t have to be the most important part.

Please talk to Bruno about this.

Tell him how much it bothers you.

Ask whether he would make a sincere effort to stop. Try S-Anon (sanon.org) for spouses of porn addicts. Get counseling if you need it. We don’t think this is worth throwing away 40 years of an otherwise good marriage.

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You could be right about this man, and “Hopeless” should look into it. More information is available through aspergersyndrome.org, autismspeaks.org and autism-society.org.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

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