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Bill 6 clears final hurdle NDP PASSES CONTROVERSIAL FARM-SAFETY BILL AS LEGISLATURE SITTING WRAPS UP ‘PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DYING ON FARMS. PEOPLE ARE INJURED ON FARMS. THOSE LIVES ARE WORTHWHILE. THOSE LIVES ARE VALUABLE. THOSE FAMILIES WHO’VE LOST LOVED ONES OR WHOSE BREADWINNERS CAN NO LONGER EARN A LIVING, THEY DESERVE SUPPORT.’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — One of the most turbulent Alberta legislature sittings in recent memory wrapped up Thursday with the passage of a contentious farm-safety bill.

The NDP government passed the bill in third reading by using its legislative prerogative to cut off debate.

House leader Brian Mason said there had been 20 hours of debate at the second reading alone and he suggested the opposition was just trying to stall.

Mason said the crux of the bill was to provide to farm workers basic rights

— BRIAN MASON, HOUSE LEADER that workers in other industries have.

“People have been dying on farms.

People are injured on farms,” Mason told the house. “Those lives are worth-

while. Those lives are valuable.

“Those families who’ve lost loved ones or whose breadwinners can no longer earn a living, they deserve sup-

port.”

Opposition parties fought hard against the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act. They said it needed more consultation with those affected.

Farmers have held numerous protest rallies and convoys. They say they weren’t consulted enough and bureaucratic red tape will strangle the culture and profitability of family farms.

It has been, at times, an ugly, vicious debate, with cabinet ministers being heckled, berated, and sworn at during consultation meetings.

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CHRISTMAS CRAFT TIME

OPERATING BUDGET

Council weighs 3.78% tax hike

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Grade 2 students Taylor Funnell and Daphne Froilan watch as Sophia Heck attaches a star to the roof of a nativity scene on Thursday. The Father Henri Voisin School students from Terry Bolen’s Grade 2 class were working on a Christmas nativity craft, which will be delivered this week to the Covenant Health Villa Marie supportive living facility in the Clearview North subdivision. Each month a different class from the school creates a seasonal craft for the residents at the facility.

Mush: nurse hears call of dogsledding adventure

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF You’ve gone from being very shy and anxious to overcoming serious health issues, to travelling alone through 34 countries, and now to working in remote areas in northern Canada.

What’s next?

Well, if you’re Kimberly Faber, a somewhat worldly 26-year-old, you really want to spend five days on an expedition driving a sled dog team for the very first time for 300 km from Norway to Sweden, north of the Arctic Circle.

Why? Well because winter is wonderful, apparently.

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Faber, who lived in Red Deer until she was 12, and who will make the city her home again later this month, took nursing at Red Deer College from 2007-11.

Right now she’s contract working for a few weeks as an emergency nurse in Dease Lake, B.C., which, depend- KIMBERLY FABER ing on how you look at it, is 1,750 km northwest of Red Deer or 260

km south of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory.

When Faber was younger she was sick a lot. Strep throat, fainting, chest pains, vomiting and ulcers. At one point she was on nine different medications and an inhaler. “I let that put limits on my life, my experiences and my value as a person,” she said Thursday.

She was so shy she lived quite fearful, she said, although deep down she wanted adventure in her life.

So, after nursing school, Faber took what was a big step for her and moved to Victoria, B.C. where she had a friend.

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Painting a somewhat doom and gloom picture, city administration dropped its “moderate” $341.9-million operating budget on Thursday.

The budget comes with a recommended 3.78 per cent tax increase in the municipal portion of a property tax bill. That means the owner of a residential home assessed at $325,000 will pay $6.06 per month more on their total property tax bill or $72.72 annually. This brings the bill to roughly $2,775 from $2,703.38 in 2015.

City manager Craig Curtis called it a responsible budget with no major cuts but some adjustments in services.

“We’re saying this is the worst possible time to do Draconian solutions,” said Curtis. “We saw in the 1990s when we cut back in city maintenance and we do not want to repeat that mistake.”

Curtis said the city took an unexpected $455,000 hit when it learned last week the taxes in lieu program for social housing was eliminated by the province.

Despite the provincial downloads and the low Canadian dollar, Curtis said they tried to develop a responsible budget that kept the services that Red Deerians take pride in while maintaining roads and facilities to the standard.

He said they are not doing anything dramatic with this budget but will wait to see what new provincial projects, such as the carbon tax, will mean to the municipality.

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Villa Marie staff ready to walk off the job Sunday

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Seniors care workers at Covenant Care’s Villa Marie are scheduled to go out on strike Sunday at 3 p.m.

In the meantime, Covenant said it’s back in negotiations with Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. Negotiations resumed on Thursday when AUPE served Covenant notice that employees at Villa Marie in Red Deer and Holy Cross Manor in Calgary will both be on strike on Sunday.

Villa Marie employs about 80 AUPE members, mostly health care aides and licensed practical nurses. AUPE vice-president Glen Scott said AUPE is open to discussions with Covenant.

“I believe there is still hope we can come to an agreement and avoid job action. The ball is in their court. It’s up to them,” Scott said on Thursday.

A statement from Covenant said the non-profit organization “remains committed to negotiating a collective agreement that meets the funding we receive and continues to work with the union on our mutual goals of providing a safe and healthy care environment for our residents and a satisfying and rewarding workplace for staff.”

AUPE has said employees at the two facilities are paid as much as 25 per cent less than provincial averages, despite the fact that Covenant receives government funding at standard rates to cover the provision of direct care services to Alberta seniors.

“We’re a little disappointed. (Covenant) has been in health care for over 50 years. They have a good track record of being a good employer and providing good services. This is a total deviation from what we’ve come to expect from them,” Scott said.

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Cecile Rodrigue, left, collects a package of cookies as Golden Circle volunteers Sharon Dayman, centre, and Lorraine Kish keep the trays full of treats on Thursday. Volunteers at the Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre in Red Deer held their annual Cookie Walk and Tea Thursday with all proceeds going to fund programs and operations at the facility.

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BILL 6: New rules come into force Jan. 1

FABER: Winners BUDGET: Maintain some announced today stability

Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd, who is from a farm family, broke down in tears in the house recounting some of the hate and vitriol she has endured.

Premier Rachel Notley said while some people took their opposition “too far” she said “at the end of the day I feel very proud about the record that our government demonstrated this fall in the session.”

Once proclaimed, the new legislation puts paid farm workers under new rules starting Jan. 1. They will be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits if injured on the job.

Farms will also come under occupational health and safety rules. Operators will be expected to meet a general standard of care until safety rules specific to their operations are crafted over the coming year.

The rules will only apply to farms where there are paid workers. Farms that only use family members — paid or unpaid — are exempt.

The farm bill uproar overshadowed a fall sitting that saw Notley’s government launch programs that — should they be realized over a decade from now — will fundamentally change the bedrock of Alberta’s economy.

Notley announced a plan for climate change reform that includes a broad-based carbon tax on everything from gasoline at the pumps to home heating and electricity. Oilsands emissions are to be capped and coal-fired plants are to be phased out.

Despite nose-diving oil prices that have sent Alberta’s petro-economy deep into the red, the NDP passed a budget that ramps up spending on schools, roads, and hospitals and provides more cash for core services such as health and education.

The bottom line is a forecasted $6.1-billion deficit this year and a projected $47 billion in capital debt before the end of the decade.

Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said the NDP is taking Albertans where they don’t want to go.

“We have seen the NDP put ideology and risky experiments ahead of what is best for Alberta and Albertans,” said Jean.

Curtis said there are always ups and downs in the province and in every case they have pulled out of it.

“What we need to do is maintain some stability in the city without basically creating a tax increase that causes major problems for our tax payer,” said Curtis. “Now some people will say they would like an expansion of service here or there. Others will say we want taxes lower. What we have done is present something that is moderate.”

The proposed 3.78 per cent tax increase includes a 2.41 per cent operational increase, one per cent for the city’s capital savings plan and a 0.37 per cent tax download from the province.

Starting on Jan. 6, council will debate the proposed spending for 2016 over several days.

Mayor Tara Veer said the great challenge this year is the deeper recession the city found itself in 2008. She said the city has to show financial leadership and be responsive to the needs of the community.

“Our challenge is to neither overreact nor underreact,” said Veer. “We have been committed to trying to bring stability as much as we can. I don’t think anyone likes tax increases but what we have endeavored over the past two or three years is to bring stability in order to (avoid) tax spikes. We don’t want to incur an infrastructure or service level deficit by gutting operations but we don’t want to impose tax spikes on our citizens.”

Veer said at first glance there does not seem to be service level cuts but savings in the areas of operational efficiencies.

In November, council adopted a $160.5 million capital budget.

The public is invited to provide feedback on the budget by 4:30 p.m. on Dec.23. The budget binder is available at City Hall, Collicutt Centre, Recreation Centre, Red Deer Public Library’s downtown, Timberlands and G.H.Dawe Community Centre branches. Feedback can be emailed to legislativeservices@ reddeer.ca or in writing at the above locations. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

“This NDP government is pushing ahead with an agenda opposed by the vast majority of Albertans.”

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She ended up working in a hospital emergency department.

It was in Victoria where she said she began living and believing in a much healthier lifestyle, eating better, doing a lot of walking. Today she doesn’t take any medication, uses a food supplement she believes helps her stay healthy and has an active life that includes running.

After two years, Faber decided to start travelling.

Her very first trip was to Thailand and since then she’s been to South America, Europe, Eastern Europe and Great Britain.

Now she works short-term “travel nurse contracts” that range from one to 12 weeks — in Alberta, B.C. and the Yukon— in hospitals that have an urgent need for nurses.

“Part of me hopes that I’m helping out and another part of me is, because I believe that by taking on new experiences and challenges, I’m learning and growing and becoming more adaptable.”

As for the dogsledding adventure, known as Fjällräven Polar, Faber said the voting is over and winners are being announced, starting today.

The idea is to show that ordinary people from around the world have the ability to do extraordinary things in very rugged conditions. There’s no training beforehand, Faber said.

After two months of -40C in the Yukon, Faber took a liking to winter, hiking and enjoying the outdoors, instead of looking at it as something to just get through every year.

She said if she is not chosen for the expedition, she may try again next year but meanwhile she wants to pursue a winter adventure regardless.

“If one door closes you can open your own doors.”

Faber, who is also a yoga instructor, said lately she has wanted to be closer to family and her network of friends in Central Alberta who believe in “healthy and aspiring living.”

She returns to Red Deer on Christmas Eve to her parents and grandfather who live here.

To see Faber’s video and profile on the Fjällräven Polar website, go to www.fjallravenpolar.com barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s highly anticipated review of its energy royalty regime has been delayed until the new year.

Premier Rachel Notley had promised that a panel report on the issue and the government’s response to that report would be out by the end of December.

But Notley said Thursday her government wants to take more time to make sure it gets its response right.

“The delay is relatively small because we know that people are looking

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BRIEF Demerits added to fines for distracted driving EDMONTON — Alberta motorists caught driving while distracted will soon chalk up black marks on their licence as well as having to pay a fine.

Starting Jan. 1, any drivers caught not paying attention will get a $287 fine and three demerit points.

Transportation Minister Brian Mason says the message is not getting through and tougher sanctions are needed.

“People continue to drive while dis-

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VILLA MARIE: Meet with loved ones, residents “They’re just asking for parity with what the other Covenant facilities are being paid. The funding is the same so we don’t think that’s unreasonable.

We know they’re not going bankrupt at these other facilities.”

He said lower wages have created recruitment and retention issues for

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for the outcome sooner rather than later,” Notley told a news conference.

“We are committed to delivering it as soon as we can, but we want to be sure that we get it right, that we don’t kick something out the door that’s not ready.

“My hope is that we will be able to announce to Albertans our plans going forward in early January.”

A panel headed by ATB Financial President Dave Mowat is reviewing aspects of the royalty regime to determine, among other things, whether Albertans are getting a fair share of the profits.

It fulfills a promise made by Notley

during the NDP’s successful election campaign in May. But the review has brought a heightened unease to an oilpatch sector grappling with thousands of layoffs due to the worldwide plunge in oil prices.

The benchmark West Texas Intermediate price for oil has dropped to US$40 a barrel from US$100 a barrel in mid-2014, taking with it the lion’s share of provincial revenues.

Alberta is set to run a $6.1-billion deficit this year.

Notley said they have already started getting preliminary results from Mowat’s team and their response will

take into account the tough times in the oilpatch.

“The plan, as it moves forward, will be highly sensitive to the current economic situation that we are facing (and) to the moves that will and have been made on the climate change front,” said Notley.

“People should be assured of that.”

Last month, Notley’s NDP unveiled a sweeping climate change plan that includes a cap on oilsands emissions and a broad $3-billion-a-year carbon tax on everything from gas pump prices to home heating and electricity bills.

tracted on our roads and highways,” he said Thursday. “This is unacceptable and puts everyone on the road at risk.”

Mason said police forces across the province have said that while distracted driving went down after fines were introduced in 2011, “they have seen drivers slip back to their old behaviours.”

“Research shows that demerits are a more effective deterrent when paired with enforcement and education initiatives,” Mason said.

The move puts Alberta in line with other provinces, that already have demerit points for distracted driving, he said.

Government statistics show there have been 90,000 convictions since Alberta began levying fines on distracted drivers. The vast majority went to drivers who were operating vehicles while looking or operating hand-held devices.

On average, about two-thirds of those convicted are men. Young male drivers between 22 and 34 had the highest conviction rates.

There were 27,417 convictions for distracted driving in the 2014-15 year.

That was a five per cent increase compared with the previous year.

Distracted driving includes using hand-held phones, texting, emailing, reading, writing, grooming or typing in GPS co-ordinates while behind the wheel.

Oluwatosin Oluwafemi was arrested Tuesday and flown back to Alberta to face a charge of second-degree murder.

The 39-year-old, from Keswick, Ont., appeared briefly via video in a Calgary courtroom on Thursday. His case was set over to Jan. 5.

Lawyer Alain Hepner said he was retained by Oluwafemi after the man was initially questioned by Calgary police.

“It’s upsetting. Very upsetting,” said Hepner. “This event occurred a year ago. (Oluwafemi) consulted me more than once over the last year.

“We knew where he was.”

Officers who were called to a home in the city’s southeast last Dec. 19 found the preschool girl in cardiac arrest and not breathing.

Olive Rebekah Oluwafemi was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Villa Marie and Holy Cross.

“They work short regularly so they’re not having the full compliment of caregivers they are being funded for on a regular basis. It just doesn’t make sense to us.

“Where’s the money going? If it’s not going for care for seniors, where is it going? There’s no accountability.”

AUPE will be holding meetings with employees as well as Covenant residents and their loved ones in the coming days to prepare them for what to expect during the strike.

If an agreement is not reached, AUPE will offer “life and limb” support, allowing striking workers to cross the picket line in the event of a medical emergency.

Residents and their family who have concerns about the care provided

Man charged in death daughter appears in court CALGARY — A man arrested in Ontario and charged in the death of his four-year-old daughter in Calgary will remain in custody and appear in court again in January. during the strike are encouraged to contact AUPE at 1-800-232-7284, as well as Alberta Health Services’ Continuing Care Resolution Team at 1-844-4682930.

He said it’s an anxious time for everyone, including employees which includes some newer Canadians and some women heading up households.

“Right before Christmas, it’s tough,” Scott said.

A statement on Covenant Care’s website on Thursday said the organization remained hopeful for an agreement.

“We are currently at the bargaining table,” said Dennie Hycha, Covenant Care’s senior director of operations.

In the event of a strike, Covenant said it has worked with Alberta Health

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Saving Earth calls for meaty measures Let’s put an end to all this nonsensi- agreement to restrict planetary warmcal arguing about climate change. ing to just 1.5 Celsius warming — not To quote a recent Facebook rant by two degrees.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger, “I don’t give I can’t even imagine such a statea damn if you believe in climent from a Canadian minmate change. I couldn’t care ister, especially over the less if you’re concerned last 10 years. about temperatures risI applaud the Alberta ing or melting glaciers. It government’s efforts with doesn’t matter to me which its newly introduced carof us is right about the scibon tax aimed to cut greenence. house gas emissions and “I just hope that you’ll plan to reduce its reliance join me in opening Door on fossil fuels — it’s a start.

Number two, to a smarter, But the most logical and cleaner, healthier, more profound thing to do for our profitable energy future.” planet right now is to adopt You can’t argue with the a vegan plant-based diet.

CRYSTAL Terminator.

Raising animals for food RHYNO It’s time to start thinking is destroying our planet globally and acting locally with its huge contribution OPINION in the fight to save our dyto greenhouse gas emising planet. sions.

World leaders will likely reach a I know this is a hard pill to follow in climate change deal at COP21 in Paris Alberta, where agriculture is a major today. sector.

Thankfully, this time around CanBut the United Nations has repeatada has strongly backed the climate edly urged a global shift to animal-free change measures to tackle greenhouse diets to stave off world hunger, save gas emissions. In fact, Environment water and to combat climate change. and Climate Change Minister CatherThe livestock sector accounts for 15 ine McKenna said she wants “the Paris per cent of global emissions, equiva-

lent to the exhaust emissions from all the vehicles in the world, according to Changing Climate, Changing Diets: Pathways to Lower Meat Consumption, a new report from Chatham House.

“There has to be a global shift in meat consumption in order to limit the Earth’s warming below two degrees Celsius,” argues the same report.

The authors conclude that the appetite for meat and dairy is a major driver of climate change and the public awareness of the issue is quite low.

According to the report, “global meat consumption has already reached unhealthy levels, and is on the rise.”

It is the fear of consumer backlash that seems to be preventing action.

It’s a theme echoed throughout Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, a 2014-released environmental documentary.

The documentary follows co-director Kip Anderson as he tries to get answers from environmental groups like Greenpeace and the Sierra Club about the impacts that animal agriculture has on the environment and why it is not a focal point in the climate change attack plans.

The American documentary also says the leading cause of global water

consumption, habitat destruction and species extinction is animal agriculture.

Anderson says a farmer could produce 37,000 pounds of vegetables or 375 pounds of meat on the same oneand-a-half acre of land.

By simply eating a vegan diet one day of the week, a person would save 1,100 gallons of water, 45 pounds of grain, 30-square-feet of forested land and one animal’s life.

I am not saying going vegan alone will save the Earth. Industries and countries must stop the dilly-dallying and act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through new industries and using solar and wind power technologies.

We need to take responsibility for our own actions. It’s great that you use cloth bags at the grocery store, only print when necessary and recycle your cans, glass and plastics.

It’s not enough.

Stop the unnecessary consumption of meat and its byproducts. It’s time to look at what’s on our plate and the repercussions.

Take it one meal or one day at a time. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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North Red Deer getting the short straw I would like to thank Mr. Wong for his continuing work on behalf of North Red Deer.

I see again where we have been refused another of the additional recreation services we so badly need in this area. Instead we are going to have another study, to the tune of $75,000.

That is nice, we need another study.

Perhaps the council can just stop and consider what the North Red Deer area is lacking.

We have one half the population of Red Deer, we have one arena at G. H. Dawe, we have no high school, we have no recreation complex, we have limited shopping, no facility for seniors, public schools are lacking, and have been promised some rehabilitation of our community meeting places for quite some time, but nothing has happened as yet.

Much of the industrial in Red Deer is situated in the north end, and apparently there is more promised for the area of Hazlett Lake, so all of those living in the heavy residential area in the south travel to the north each day for work. We in the north must travel to the south for shopping, education and recreation which contributes to our existing air pollution and traffic problems, wear and tear on our infrastructure, and necessitates more streets being built which only adds to our taxes and the sprawl of our city.

Many of our entertainment and businesses are locating to the county, which again takes away from the city tax base and contributes to the sprawl which

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exists south of town.

Mr. Wong and Mr. Garfield Marks have brought this to your attention many times, I have written to councillors about this inequity (most never acknowledged the letter, but they are busy) but to no avail. There is ample room at G.H. Dawe for another ice surface, that was the promise when it was built, there is parking, let’s just take the $75,000 and get started for heaven’s sake.

Sandra Ballum North Red Deer

Bill 6 about protecting farm workers, not destroying the family farm The relationship between an employer and an employee is basically a contract. The employer has the expectation that an employee will work diligently during the agreed employment terms, usually hours of employment and wage. The employee has the obligation to meet these terms in order to be paid. In addition to these is the expectation by the employee that the working conditions will be safe, and the employer has an obligation to ensure that the working conditions are as safe as possible.

With this in mind, the reaction of the farming community to Bill 6 is unexpected and unreasonable as it in no way challenges the family farm.

A member of the family who helps with the operation of the farm is not a paid employee, and receives whatever benefits accrue to being a member of the

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family. If, however, the member of the family is treated the same as a hired employee, this relationship changes, and, though still a member of the family, for governmental purposes, is now treated as would be any employee. Nor does Bill 6 interfere in any manner when friends, relatives, or a community offer assistance during times of tragedy or crisis.

Rather it appears that the farming community does not wish to abide by an employee/employee relationship. If the obligation to provide a safe working environment is not being met, and an employee is injured, the farmer may simply release the employee with no repercussions or sense of responsibility. To be extremely blunt about this relationship, it borders on slavery. If a slave became hurt in a manner that made it no longer economical to maintain the relationship, all the slave owner had to do was give the slave his freedom and send him on his way.

And without any legislation to the contrary, at its most basic level, this is the manner that a farm could be operated. The welfare of the employee is entirely at the discretion of the employee, in this case, the farmer, and not all farmers are equal.

Surely, Bill 6, though most likely not perfect, is a much better alternative, and should be passed. The farming community always has the prerogative to petition the government for changes, and if their arguments have merit, we trust that the government will act upon them. But the wholesale rejection being witnessed indicates the farming community is more of a unprincipled group without honour.

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Trudeau welcomes first Syrians

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets a family of refugees from Syria as they arrive at Pearson International airport, in Toronto, on Friday.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW Here’s a look at five challenges the newcomers will face: 1) Getting to know Canada. Normally, refugees are given detailed orientation sessions abroad before they board flights to Canada. The programs are run by the International Organization for Migration and cover everything from how to dress for winter to making a household budget. But the nature of this programs means very little of that is happening before the refugees arrive in Canada and they’ll have to learn as they go.

2) Canada getting to know them. In the case of refugees who have private sponsors, they’ve likely been in touch in recent weeks. But in the case of government-sponsored refugees, the government has statistics and basic information, but not much else. The language barrier — many will only speak Arabic — will be one of the first hurdles to overcome.

3) Finding a place to live. Again, private sponsors are responsible for finding suitable accommodation for the refugees they bring in. But in the case of govern-

for the adults. The pair said they had made arrangements with airport security to have the items —and several hundreds more bags — brought to the designated terminal where the government flight landed.

“We don’t have direct access, sadly, but these are going to be delivered,” Dunlop said.

Canadians have a reputation for being welcoming and the response to the refugee crisis “is just a true testament to that,” she said.

ment-assisted refugees, the hunt is now on for thousands of shelter spaces.

4) Finding a job. As with most new immigrants, employment is likely to be top of mind for many Syrians. And like other newcomers, they’ll be up against barriers including getting credentials recognized by regulatory bodies in Canada.

5) Finding a doctor. Health clinics are bracing for the arrival of many new patients, some with complex health requirements that are part of the reason they’ve been selected for resettlement to Canada.

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Trudeau was joined by the ministers of immigration, health and defence, as well as Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, local mayors and opposition immigration critics.

“They step off the plane as refugees, but they walk out of this terminal as permanent residents of Canada with social insurance numbers, with health cards and with an opportunity to become full Canadians,” Trudeau said.

“This is something that we are able to do in this country because we define a Canadian not by a skin colour or a language or a religion or a background, but by a shared set of values, aspirations, hopes and dreams that not just Canadians but people around the world share.”

All of the Syrians on board are sponsored by private groups, many of whom had filed the necessary paperwork months ago in order to bring in some of the estimated 4.3 million Syrians displaced by the ongoing civil war in that country.

More than 400 refugees have already arrived on commercial flights since the Liberals took office on Nov. 4.

Just before the aircraft arrived, the prime minister thanked the staff and volunteers helping to process and welcome the 163 refugees.

“How you will receive these people tonight will be something they will remember for the rest of their lives, but also I know something that you will remember for the rest of your lives,” Trudeau said.

“So I thank you deeply for being a part of this because this matters. Tonight matters, not just for Canada but for the world.”

Canadians eager to show their support for the newcomers weren’t deterred by the fact that they couldn’t do so face to face.

A handful of people gathered at the international arrivals gate at Pearson bearing signs and gifts.

Stefania Dunlop and Lubna Altaher dropped off dozens of bags brimming with snacks and plush toys for the children, as well as hats and mittens

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OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is blaming the Bloc Quebecois for thwarting public consultations on next year’s budget and the sensitive issue of medically assisted dying.

Bloc MPs denied unanimous consent Thursday when the government attempted to set up a special joint Commons-Senate committee on assisted death as well as the Commons finance committee. They were protesting the fact they aren’t eligible for membership on any parliamentary committees because the Bloc is two short of the dozen MPs required for official party status in the Commons.

The government had hoped to get both committees up and running quickly. The new Liberal government’s maiden budget is expected to be brought down in February or early March.

And it’s under enormous pressure to act swiftly on medically assisted dying, facing a Supreme Court deadline and a new Quebec law allowing doctors to

help patients die.

The government had wanted a special parliamentary committee to consult broadly with Canadians, experts and stakeholders, examine research studies and models for assisted dying used elsewhere — including potentially travelling within Canada and to other countries — and report back with recommendations for new legislation, all by Feb. 26.

There is not enough time in the current one-week sitting of Parliament to set up the committees without unanimous consent. So, unless the Bloc relents, neither the finance or special committee will get going until the Commons returns at the end of January. “They’re going to make sure that Canadians and Quebecers are not able to be heard in a pre-budget consultation before the first Liberal budget two or three months from now,� said government House leader Dominic LeBlanc.

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Alberta says more people need to get flu shots, 66 cases so far in the province EDMONTON — Alberta health officials say not enough people are rolling up their sleeves for a free flu shot.

Dr. Gerry Predy, senior medical officer of health, said so far this season more than 950,000 doses of flu vaccine have been administered.

He said that’s a good start, but thousands of people remain without protection.

As of last Saturday, the province has reported 66 cases of influenza, including 19 people who had to be hospitalized.

Flu activity in Alberta is listed as sporadic with most cases in the southern half of the province.

Dr. Martin Lavoie, Alberta’s acting chief medical officer, said some people could be complacent about getting immunized because the vaccine last year was not very effective in preventing the most prevalent strain of the flu at the time.

He said such thinking would be a mistake. “If you don’t get the vaccine, you don’t get protected,� he said Thursday. “This year, all indications are that the vaccine will be effective.�

The unseasonably warm weather this fall could also be a factor, he added.

Lavoie said the number of flu cases could increase and peak in the coming weeks.

The Alberta government hopes 40 per cent of people will get immunized this season.

RCMP looking for culprits who cut up cattle, made off with choice steaks CONSORT — Mounties are investigating after two cows were shot, skinned and butchered in southeastern Alberta.

A rural area near the hamlet of Monitor was turned into a bloody meat market on Dec. 6.

RCMP in nearby Consort say the culprits made off with choice cuts of meat.

They left behind hides and skeletons that were picked at by predators.

Officers are asking anyone with information Bulk about the case to call Crime Stoppers.

And on medically assisted dying, he said the Bloc is being “completely irresponsible� and “not honouring the leadership of Quebec� on the issue. “They know that there’s a parliamentary vacuum created because of a Supreme Court decision. We have very compressed timelines and they’re going to make sure, frankly, that Canadians and Quebecers can’t be heard on an issue as important as physician-assisted dying.�

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Another school board cancels student international trips, cites safety EDMONTON — Another Alberta school board has cancelled international student field trips over concerns about recent terror attacks.

The Black Gold Regional Division said that after conferring with parents all international student field trips are suspended until Aug. 31, 2016.

Johnette Lemke, chairwoman of the board of education, said the safety of students and staff cannot be put at risk. “We are aware that some students and parents may be disappointed with this decision,� Lemke said in a notice posted on the division’s website. “We had to consider several factors but, first and foremost, student and staff safety needed to be our No. 1 priority.�

The Black Gold division south of Edmonton has about 10,500 students enrolled in 30 schools.

The board said it came to its decision after looking at the results of a survey it sent out to parents that asked: “As a result of recent terrorism events, should the board of education suspend all international travel?�

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Flames stay hot at home

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 4 Sabres 3 CALGARY — Sean Monahan came through for the Calgary Flames on a night in which key members of the team were suffering from the flu.

Monahan scored two goals and assisted on Johnny Gaudreau’s winner as Calgary overcame a wild third period to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday.

The Flames blew third period leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before putting the game away at 15:10 when Gaudreau worked a give-and-go with Monahan then zipped a low shot through Chad Johnson’s pads.

“It wasn’t one of our best games but we found a way,” said Monahan, who tied a career-high for points in a game, done once before. “When you make costly mistakes like that, it obviously hurts you, but right now we have that confidence in this room we’re gonna come back in games and tonight we did it again.”

The winner came 55 seconds after the third goal of the period for Sabres defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen, who banked a shot off the skate of Calgary defenceman Dennis Wideman and past Jonas Hiller to tie it 3-3.

Monahan has eight goals and 14 points in his last 14 games. In the season’s first 14 games, he had just two goals and eight points. Monahan is now tied with Gaudreau for the team lead in goals with 10.

“Mony’s a great student. He pays attention, he works at his game in practice and obviously he is showing progress and he deserves it,” said Flames coach Bob Hartley.

Markus Granlund also scored for the Flames (1214-2), who have won four straight. Calgary has been especially good at home, where they’ve won eight in a row for the first time since Feb. 23 to March 27, 2013.

Hiller finished the game with 27 saves while Johnson turned away 28 shots for the Sabres (11-15-3).

In the six-team logjam behind Los Angeles in the Pacific Division, the Flames are tied with Edmonton for the fewest points, yet are just four points back of second place Vancouver and with two games in hand.

The Sabres were 3-0-1 when they entered Western Canada for a three-game road trip, but return home having lost all three games, after losses to the Flames, Canucks and Oilers.

Oilers to raise banner for legendary coach and GM Glen Sather

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Glen Sather wore the Oilers’ sweater in the WHA, coached the NHL’s greatest dynasty and managed in Edmonton for two decades. Now he’ll finally have a banner to commemorate his hockey legacy in Alberta’s capital.

Fifteen years after Sather left the organization, the Oilers on Friday night will raise his banner to the rafters at Rexall Place alongside the numbers of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson, Grant Fuhr, Al Hamilton and those celebrating five Stanley Cups and many more division and conference titles.

“I think the best thing I could say is if you asked those greats, those players, about Glen having his banner raised, they’ll say that he warrants that as much as they do,” former Oilers defenceman and current team president Kevin Lowe said last month in Toronto.

“You can’t say anything better than that.”

Sather coached the Oilers during their transition from the WHA to the NHL and led them to the Cup final five times, winning it in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He ceded the bench to John Muckler after the 1988-89 season but still has as president and general manager for the Oilers’ 1990 title.

“Slats was the straw that stirred the drink that got us all together and on the same path, and that’s what’s so special about him,” Anderson said on a conference call. “Glen Sather was kind of the staple that put us all together and did everything that we needed to do to be successful.”

After being honoured by the mayor of Edmonton, who declared Friday to be Glen Sather Day in the city, the New York Rangers’ president and GM called the festivities Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS “overwhelming.” When Glen Sather wore the owner Daryl called in the summer asking Sather if Oilers’ sweater in the he was OK with this, he WHA, coached the NHL’s felt honoured if not a bit greatest dynasty and surprised.

“The banner hanging, managed in Edmonton putting the players’ names for two decades. Now in the rafters, I can un- he’ll finally have a derstand that, but to have banner to commemorate mine there, that was pretty shocking,” Sather told his hockey legacy in reporters in Edmonton. Alberta’s capital.

“People aren’t going to remember everything but I suppose when they look at those names in the rafters in the next building, it passes the heritage down just like the Montreal Forum and the Gardens do. … But for my name to be there, it’s kind of unusual.”

During his coaching tenure, Sather coached immense talent better than almost anyone in the history of the sport. Throw Toe Blake, Al Arbour, Scotty Bowman and perhaps now even Joel Quenneville into that discussion.

Acquiring the likes of Gretzky and Messier was only half the battle. He had to manage egos and make such a talented group worth together.

“He was great at allowing Wayne to have three-minute shifts so he could score 200-hundredhow-ever-many-points he did,” Lowe said. “And he allowed Mess to develop into what he was and Coff and Fuhrsie and all those great players. He had the vision of the style of play and that’s all well-documented.”

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Calgary Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau, left, celebrates his game-winning goal with teammates Sean Monahan, centre, and David Jones during third period NHL action against the Buffalo Sabres, in Calgary, on Thursday.

“They outworked, they outbattled us and that’s not the way we should play, especially the situation — three losses, tough road trip,” said Ristolainen.

Ristolainen erased the Flames’ 2-0 lead with a pair of power-play goals to open the third.

Monahan’s temporarily restored the lead at 9:25 on a set-up from Gaudreau.

It was only Hiller’s second start since the end of October. Karri Ramo was supposed to start his 16th game in his last 17 but came down with a worse flu than what was already ailing Hiller, who had to

leave practice early on Wednesday and was not on the ice at Thursday’s morning skate.

“You should’ve been in the locker room around 5:30, quarter-to-6 when the medical staff runs in the coach’s office saying ‘guys are puking everywhere’,” said Hartley.

“You have Karri Ramo in the laundry room and you have Jiri Hudler in the doctor’s room and they’re throwing up and they’re white like ghosts and suddenly you look at Jonas Hiller and he’s coming in, and he’s whiter than a snowman.”

Blackwood suspension opens up Canada’s net WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A mistake by Mackenzie Blackwood has opened up the competition for Canada’s No. 1 goaltender at the world junior hockey championship.

Blackwood was Canada’s presumptive starter for the upcoming international tournament until he earned an eight-game suspension in the Ontario Hockey League on Tuesday after slashing an opponent in the shoulder. He’ll sit out the first two games of the world juniors in Helsinki, Finland, leaving Mason McDonald to start for Canada against the United States and Denmark.

“I’m just going to take it as it Photo by ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES is,” said Blackwood on Thurs- The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Barrie Colts goaltender day night after the first practice Mackenzie Blackwood — one of Canada’s junior national team of Canada’s selection camp. “I’m missing the first two games but netminders — for eight games following a “stick incident” that when I get a chance I’m going to happened during a game last Friday. make the most of it and hopefully games because Mack is going to the mix and competition is good,” prove my worth then.”

Canada’s original plan for the be still suspended,” said Montem- said Lowry on the dynamic beworld juniors was to have Black- beault. “And then I’m going to be tween his three goaltenders. “It’s wood and McDonald as the on- like the third man after the first going to make everybody better.

It’s going to make sure that our ly goaltenders at selection camp, two games.

“But you never know what can starter’s getting sharp.” with Ryan Jankowski, the team’s Blackwood and McDonald skatdirector of player personnel, say- happen. There can be an injury. ing on Dec. 1 that Canada planned I’m just going to have to be ready.” ed directly to their nets on ThursB l a c k w o o d day at Canada’s first practice of to cut down to 22 players with ‘I’M MISSING THE FIRST TWO is having the the selection camp, with the two best season of of them in goal for most of the 13 forwards, GAMES BUT WHEN I GET A his junior hock- drills. Canada will play a team of seven defencecareer, with all-stars from Canadian univermen and the CHANCE I’M GOING TO MAKE ey a 16-7-0 record sities on Saturday and Sunday, pair of goalies. for Barrie with although Lowry says he and his Blackwood THE MOST OF IT AND a 2 . 3 6 g o a l s - staff are still figuring out how they slashed Wolves HOPEFULLY PROVE MY against average will split up ice time between the forward Danny and a .932 save three goalies.

Desrochers in WORTH THEN.’ percentage. His “I’m going to think of it as a the shoulder during a Dec. — MACKENZIE BLACKWOOD ON averages over setback, said Blackwood. “It just 4 game in SudHIS AVAILABILITY AT THE TOURNAMENT three seasons in means I’m going to have to keep the OHL are a working hard, earn my spot, just bury, Ont. The Barrie Colts goalie was handed 2.90 GAA and a .910 save percent- like any other time.

“If I were to come into this a match penalty for the slash al- age.

McDonald has a 7-10-2 record without a suspension I’d still have though Desrochers was not infor the QMJHL’s Charlottetown to earn my spot just the same by a jured on the play.

Blackwood didn’t dress for Bar- Islanders with a 3.47 GAA and .893 good performance so I think that rie’s game against the Mississau- save percentage. Both are on par regardless I have to do the same ga Steelheads two days later. The with his QMJHL career numbers things and keep sticking to the Colts have five more scheduled of a 3.46 GAA with a .893 save per- process.” games before the world junior centage over four seasons.

Montembeault said he was exMontembeault has a 7-10-3 re- cited and very happy to get the tournament.

His suspension meant that cord with Blainville-Boisbriand call from Hockey Canada and Samuel Montembeault of the this season. He has a 2.79 GAA Lowry hopes that his third goalQuebec Major Junior Hockey with a .886 save percentage over tender makes the most of the opLeague’s Blainville-Boisbriand 22 games. He has a 2.61 GAA and portunity that’s fallen into his lap.

Armada had to be tapped as Cana- a .891 save percentage over three “His mind-set is he’s coming da’s third goalie both at selection QMJHL seasons. in and there’s a chance that he camp and for at least the first two Head coach Dave Lowry was can push for a spot,” said Lowry. games of the tournament. succinct when asked what Mon- “It’s an opportunity that a cou“They already told me I was tembeault brings to his team: ple weeks ago wasn’t provided for going to be the third guy, I’m go- “Competition.” him, and a smart guy would take ing to be the backup the first two “It just brings another guy into advantage of it.”

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Forward Cam Cunning made his Red Deer Rebels debut on Dec. 10 of 2005 and Cam made an Cunning immediate impact in the process, scoring once and delivering a series of solid checks in a 4-2 win over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds. “I wanted to come out and set the tone and get things going for the guys a bit. I thought I did that early,” said the 20-year-old, whose rights were acquired from the Vancouver Giants two days earlier. Cunning started the season with the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate, the Omaha Knights, before being reassigned. “We have a lot of young guys here, but they all seem to work hard,” Cunning said of his new teammates.

“It’s a good bunch of guys, and what I’ve seen looks good. We just have to keep things going.” Another newly-acquired player, Ken Petkau, also scored for the Rebels, as did Brandon Sutter and Brett Sutter.

James Reimer made 22 saves for the win.

Who’s hot Victoria Royals rookie C Matthew Phillips has produced Matthew at least one Phillips point in each of his last eight games dating back to Nov. 14. The five-footsix, 137-pound Calgary native has scored nine goals and collected 15 points during his run.

Who’s a sinner Medicine Hat Tigers D Connor Clouston is the WHL’s most penalized player with 73 minutes in 28 games.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Once they shifted into gear, Lane Pederson and his Red Deer Rebels linemates Conner Bleackley and Brandon Hagel were off and running Wednesday night in Medicine Hat. The trio combined for 11 points in a 4-3 win over the Tigers, yet as Pederson noted Thursday, the forward unit didn’t exactly bolt out of the starting gate.

“The first few shifts we were kind of hemmed in our zone, we didn’t get much going,” said Pederson, who scored twice and assisted on each of his linemate’s goals. “I think it was about our third or fourth shift that we got into the O zone, had a strong shift and finally put the puck in the back of the net.

“Things just kind of took off from there. We just seemed to click.”

Pederson, who improved his season output to six goals and 17 points, said the line meshed despite the fact each of the players possess a somewhat different skill set.

“It was a bit of a different combination, definitely,” he said.

“But each of us seem to compliment the other one. It certainly worked out last night.”

Pederson was recently one third of another effective Rebels line, which was disrupted when Evan Polei suffered an injury. Adam Musil included, the trio was physically overpowering and used a combination of size and speed to create turnovers.

“Those are two other guys who are real easy to play with,” said Pederson, who was acquired from the Seattle Thunderbirds in August. “The three of us are similar players, we all play a similar style. We get the puck in, use our speed, play hard and forecheck.

“But playing with Bleacks and Hags is awesome too. Hopefully we’ll stay together and keep it going.”

Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said the success of the line Wednesday had much to do with the fact that Bleackley was in top form.

“No. 1, it was probably his best game of the year with how he skated and how much he had the puck on his stick,” said Sutter. “He was dominant.

“Pedey was skating hard and all three of them were good in

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Rebels forward Lane Pederson has found some chemistry with new linemates Conner Bleackley and Brandon Hagel combining for 11 points in a 4-3 win over Medicine Hat, Wednesday. They will stay together for tonight’s rematch against Tigers in hopes of repeating their success. their own zone, which is important. And Brandon is just a really smart player with great hands and great vision, so it’s a good fit.”

The threesome will be back together tonight when the Rebels host the Tigers. How long they remain as a unit will depend on how well they perform, Bleackley in particular, Sutter noted.

“It’s going to be about consistency and it starts with your big guy,” said Sutter. “Last night was the first game this season that he was dominant physically. He was skating, shooting and making plays and he was the first guy back in our zone helping us out.”

Bleackley had a goal and two helpers Wednesday to increase his season total to seven goals

and 22 points. The 19-year-old was a first-round draft pick of Colorado in 2014 and has yet to sign with the Avalanche, although the Avs’ interest will be reperked if he continues to compete with the same intensity as was the case in Medicine Hat. “To me, it was the most complete game he’s had this year,” said Sutter. “And yet we expect that from Bleacks, anything less is unacceptable.

“When he brings those elements, it makes the team better and his linemates better. It certainly is an added boost to our hockey club.”

The Rebels boss said Polei, who has missed five games with an upper-body injury, is questionable for tonight’s contest.

Defenceman Kayle Doetzel, out

since mid-November with a foot injury, won’t play tonight but could possibly return for Sunday’s 5 p.m. home date with the Calgary Hitmen, as could Polei.

Red Deer is also minus the services of rearguard Haydn Fleury and forward Michael Spacek, who departed Thursday for their respective Team Canada and Team Czech Republic selection camps. Both are expected to play in the World Junior Championship Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland.

“With key guys out of the lineup, there’s going to be a bit of a heavier weight to carry,” said Pederson.

“But that’s just on us as players to step up and make sure we’re ready to play.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

Blades hope new netminder leads to confidence Connor Clouston

He said it “It’s a pretty cool experience.

It’s a really good opportunity Jake for us to Bean give back as players.

It puts everything in perspective and tells us hockey’s just a game and there’s a lot bigger problems going on in the world.” — Calgary Hitmen D Jake Bean, to the Calgary Sun, following last Sunday’s 2-1 shootout win over the visiting Swift Current Broncos in the annual Teddy Bear Toss at the Saddledome which produced 28,815 stuffed animals.

The Saskatoon Blades are a rebuilding aided their cause with this week’s acquisiteam short on not only victories but confi- tion of six-foot-six goaltender Evan Smith. dence.

The Nashville Predators prospect was That’s a bad combination and one that acquired from the Victoria Royals in rethe Blades— losers of their last four out- turn for a third-round pick in the 2017 WHL ings and 2-8 in their last 10 — realize they bantam draft. The Blades also got fifth- and have to remedy sooner than later. ninth-round picks in the deal.

“Instead of wanting things good to hap“We had to get (goalie Brock Hamm) pen, we are thinking bad things are going some help back there in goal,” said Blades to happen and you just can’t GM/head coach Bob Woods. “This afford to think that way,” was an opportunity to get an Blades assistant coach Dean NHL-drafted goaltender. He’s a big Brockman told Scott Larson goaltender … he covers a lot of the of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. net and we’re hoping he can come “We seem to have one big, here and give us some support.” huge mistake and then we just Smith, an 18-year-old American spiral down. In this league it from Parker, Colo., left the Sioux is too hard to have a letdown City Musketeers of the USHL to and then try to climb your way join the Blades. Drafted by Nashback up.” ville in the seventh round of the The Blades, winners of 10 2015 NHL entry draft, he departed of 28 games this season, are Sioux City with a 3.05 save percentcurrently out of a playoff poage and .904 save percentage in GREG sition, trailing the surging five games.

MEACHEM Edmonton Oil Kings by four Saskatoon, which hosts the Kapoints for the final wild-card mloops Blazers tonight and Regina INSIDER berth. With five games rePats on Sunday, has given up 117 maining prior to the Christgoals in 28 games, tied for second mas break, now is the time to make hay. highest in the league.

Brockman, however, said the team can’t “We are just trying to find a goalie that be looking beyond tonight’s contest versus can give us a big save when we need it,” the visiting Kamloops Blazers. said Woods. “And don’t give up the soft “For us, it is about building some con- ones and try to get those saves at key times fidence in everybody,” he said. “Play the and make sure to give us a chance to win right way, play hard, make sure we are every night.” looking after the little things and have con• The 1994-95 Kamloops Blazers will enfidence in our abilities to win games.” ter through the front door of the B.C. Sports The Blades, meanwhile, are hoping they Hall of Fame in June.

After our highly successful Annual Show at the Westerner

The Blazers are among the 2016 inductees — and the only team — and will join some special company in the persons of athletes Dave Barr (golf), Dave Cutler (football), Geri Donnelly (soccer), Steve Nash (basketball), and Carl Valentine (soccer).

Wally Buono (football), Diane Clement (athletics) and Allison McNeill (basketball) will be inducted in the coach-builder category.

• The Kootenay Ice are hoping the worst is over.

It can’t get much worse for the Ice, who wrapped up a five-game road trip through the B.C. Division Tuesday with a 7-2 loss to the Prince George Cougars. Kootenay, a rebuilding team currently crippled with injuries, failed to post a win on the trip and Tuesday’s setback was their eighth in succession.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do and it’s not going to be easy,” Ice head coach Luke Pierce told Taylor Rocca of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. “We’ve got to make sure we really focus in on the little things.

“With where we’re at and the bodies we have, now you’re almost starting all over again at zero. We saw some real good progression of our team in mid-October and into November. I thought we were showing some really, really good strides. But we have to remember how we got to that point.

“We’re going to start back at zero again, build ourselves back up and take another run at the mountain.”

The Ice host the Swift Current Broncos Saturday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

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The Red Deer North Star Chiefs are barely keeping their heads above water this season, but head coach Brent Zimmerman is confident that a consistent concerted effort will double as a life preserver.

“It’s different this year with a different group of kids, as it is every year,” the bench boss of the minor midget AAA hockey team said Thursday. “But they’re trying to figure it out now and starting to work together as a team.

“I think one of the biggest things is we didn’t have a lot of success because we were sort of struggling with one or two kids missing. It seems now that they have the idea and they know what to do. They’re starting to work together better and it’s starting to come around.”

The North Star Chiefs take a 4-10-2 slate into tonight’s game versus their city rivals, the Strata Energy Chiefs. But despite their record, which has them in 12th spot in the South Division of the AMMHL, their goal-differential is a mere minus-16.

“We’ve been in very game. We seem to lose by one or two goals … a bad bounce here or there,” said

Zimmerman, who has also coached at the midget AA level.

While development of the players is first and foremost in terms of importance at every minor league level, it’s even more crucial at the minor midget stage, which is strictly for 15-year-olds.

“You’re trying to expose them to all aspects of the games,” said Zimmerman. “To me, this is a big age for them. They’re either moving on to midget double A or midget triple A, and then hopefully into junior later.

“They need to learn how to play the game, they need to learn the different rules. We try to expose them to everything, including the penalty kill and power play, and get them all working together. That’s my philosophy — to get them exposed to everything.”

Hayden Clayton is the club’s top scorer with 11 goals and 16 points. Fellow forward Keaton Sawicki is the only other player in double figures with six goals and 10 points, while forwards Landen Leipnitz (5-4), Hunter Leslie (5-4) and Braydon McLaughlin (09) have each produced nine points.

North Star netminders Brayden Laturnus and Justin Verveda sport respective 4.02 and .4.14 goalsagainst averages and .866 and .877 save percentages.

While the Chiefs would be out of the playoffs if the post-season started today, Zimmerman can see the team making a push to play beyond the regular season.

“We have some big games coming up in the next little while,” he said. “It’s just about getting the players all on the same page and pulling in the same direction. It’s difficult, but it’s coming.

“I can’t complain about the guys. They come in, they work hard and they listen. Every game I’m seeing improvement and hopefully its going to click for us really quick.”

• The two Red Deer squads have teamed up to stage a ‘toy toss’ following tonight’s contest, which starts at 8 p.m. at the Arena.

All people attending the game are asked to bring a toy and all gifts will be donated to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau.

The clubs are also asking fans to bring items for the Red Deer Food Bank and all 50/50 proceeds will go to the Food Bank. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Winning streak giving Oilers renewed sense of confidence EDMONTON — Riding the wave of a four-game winning streak, the Edmonton Oilers are discovering a new sense of confidence and a winning mentality.

It’s been a long time since the Oilers believed they could be in a playoff race at Christmas, but four home wins — including victories over the three best NHL road teams, Dallas, Boston and San Jose — find them just three points back of third-place San Jose in the Pacific Division.

“From Day 1 we always thought we were a good team … now we’re starting to show it,” said forward Jordan Eberle, who has scored in three straight games.

The six-year veteran it was a matter of the players “realizing we are a good team” then getting some wins to instill confidence.

“This is the best team since I’ve been here. It feels good to get that winning mentality back.”

Eberle missed 13 games with a shoulder injury and was the subject of trade rumours until the recent home stand that ends Friday night against the New York Rangers. Now he’s feeling more comfortable on the ice and “starting to make the little plays … and feeling good contributing to the team again.”

The Oilers have put together this brief winning streak despite a number of injuries that has basically an entire forward line out of the lineup — Connor McDavid, Benoit Pouliot and Nail Yakupov.

“That just shows the depth we now have,” said Eberle. “There are a lot of

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Gushue through to Canadian Open quarter-finals YORKTON, Sask. — Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., scored two points in an extra end to defeat Scotland’s David Murdoch 7-5 Thursday at the Canadian Open curling tournament.

With the win in the ‘A’ qualifier, Gushue advances to the men’s quar-

guys capable of playing top six positions.”

After Friday, the Oilers will be on the road for four of their next five games before the Christmas break.

That trip could be crucial to the playoff hopes of the team heading into the new year.

“We have a long way to go and we need to stay on this path,” said Anders Nilsson, who has established himself as the team’s No. 1 goalie with his recent play.

“We’ve had a few good games in a row but we can’t be satisfied. We need to stay on this path and continue to win more game if we want to be in the playoff race.”

Nilsson has been a key element to the recent success. He’s played in 10 of the last 11 games, going 6-3-1 with a .937 save percentage and a 1.97 goalsagainst average. The three goals he gave up to San Jose in Wednesday’s 4-3 win was the first time in five games he had allowed more than two. In his last nine starts he has allowed 17 goals.

“A big factor has been Anders,” said Eberle. “Even when we maybe don’t have our best game he gives us the chance to win.”

Nilsson admits he, like the rest of the team, was inconsistent until recently and playing regularly has benefited him personally.

“It’s always nice as a goalie to play consistently. It helps your game, you don’t have to think as much, you can just go out and play and not overthink situations.

“In the beginning I was inconsistent, have one good game, one bad game and that was something I had to change.” ter-finals of the triple elimination tournament, the third major stop on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit.

Murdoch drops down to the ‘B’ competition, but can advance to the playoffs with a win in his next match.

Elsewhere, Toronto’s John Epping also advanced into the playoffs with a 9-3 win over Calgary’s Kevin Koe in the night draw. Epping opened the match with a deuce in the first before giving himself a lead with five in the third end. He would add another deuce in the fourth.

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The 35-year-old veteran of 14 NFL seasons helped a whole bunch Thursday night.

Freeney stripped the ball from Teddy Bridgewater with 5 seconds remaining to deprive the Vikings a chance at the tying field goal, and the Cardinals clinched a playoff berth with a 23-20 victory over Minnesota.

“That’s why I came back, because moments like this, you can’t duplicate those in life,” Freeney said.

Bridgewater moved the Vikings to the Arizona 31-yard line, well within the range of Blair Walsh. But Freeney hit the quarterback’s arm as Bridgewater tried to pass. The ball came loose and Calais Campbell recovered for Arizona.

“To be able to have this type of dream situation, fourth quarter, game on the line, it’s kind of like ninth inning, two outs,” Freeney said, “one of those situations for a defensive lineman, and I was able to make a play.”

Arizona coach Bruce Arians said the Vikings “were in field goal range for sure. It was a great play by him and that’s why he’s going to the Hall of Fame.”

Bridgewater said he “had a clear understanding of the situation” when the play unfolded.

“We didn’t have any timeouts, couldn’t afford to get tackled in bounds,” he said. “The play was designed to push the ball down a little and allow our guy to make the catch and get out of bounds. I had that clock going off in my head. I was ready to throw.”

Chandler Catanzaro’s 47-yard field goal with 1:23 to go was the winning score as Arizona (11-2) won its seventh in a row.

Bridgewater passed for 335 yards and a touchdown for the Vikings (8-5), who were playing without four defensive starters but made it close after being embarrassed at home by Seattle 38-7 on Sunday.

Carson Palmer threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals, who will win the NFC West if Seattle loses Sunday at Baltimore.

Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson wanted more carries than the eight he got (for 9 yards) against the Seahawks.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports • Senior high boys basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic.

• JV basketball: Hunting Hills tournament.

• Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Parkland, 6 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• WHL: Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• AJHL: Bonnyville at Olds, 7 p.m.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer North Star at Red Deer Strata Energy, 8 p.m., Arena.

• Bantam AA hockey: Central Alberta at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

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

• Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Saturday • Senior high boys basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic.

• JV basketball: Hunting Hills tournament.

• Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Bow Valley at Central Alberta, 4:45 p.m., Big Valley; Olds at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House.

• Major bantam hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena.

• Bantam AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex.

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

• Junior women’s hockey: Irma at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

• Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Stampeders at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Eckville.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

Sunday • Peewee AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer TBS, 1:30 p.m., Kinex; Okotoks at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• Bantam AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer Steel Kings, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 2 p.m.

• Midget AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2:30 p.m., Arena.

• Men’s basketball: Grandview vs.

Washed Up Warriors, Monstars vs. Henry’s Eavestroughing, Silver Spurs vs. Rusty Chuckers, 4:15 p.m.; Chillibongs vs. NWS, Lacombe All Sports Cresting vs. Carstar, Triple A Batteries vs. Subaru, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber.

• WHL: Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Red Deer, 6:45 p.m., Arena.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 14 9 .609 — Boston 13 9 .591 1/2 New York 10 13 .435 4 Brooklyn 7 15 .318 6 1/2 Philadelphia 1 22 .043 13

Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

Southeast Division W L Pct 13 8 .619 12 8 .600 14 10 .583 12 10 .545 9 11 .450

GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 3 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 14 7 .667 12 8 .600 12 8 .600 12 11 .522 9 14 .391

GB — 1 1/2 1 1/2 3 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 18 5 .783 — Memphis 13 10 .565 5 Dallas 13 10 .565 5 Houston 11 12 .478 7 New Orleans 5 16 .238 12 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 14 8 .636 Utah 10 10 .500 Minnesota 9 12 .429 Portland 9 14 .391 Denver 8 14 .364

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Wednesday’s Games Boston 105, Chicago 100 Houston 109, Washington 103 Charlotte 99, Miami 81 Toronto 97, San Antonio 94 Memphis 93, Detroit 92 Minnesota 123, L.A. Lakers 122, OT L.A. Clippers 109, Milwaukee 95 Utah 106, New York 85 Phoenix 107, Orlando 104 Atlanta 98, Dallas 95 Thursday’s Games Brooklyn 100, Philadelphia 91 Chicago 83, L.A. Clippers 80 Oklahoma City 107, Atlanta 94 New York at Sacramento, late Friday’s Games Miami at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 7 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 3 p.m.

Boston at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Portland, 8 p.m.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Pt Prince Albert 30 18 9 2 1 94 89 39 Brandon 30 18 9 1 2 112 84 39 Moose Jaw 30 15 10 4 1 108 98 35 Regina 29 14 12 2 1 87 96 31 Saskatoon 28 10 15 3 0 83 117 23 Swift Current 30 9 17 3 1 69 94 22

Calgary Red Deer Lethbridge Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF 33 20 11 1 1 108 30 20 10 0 0 113 29 19 10 0 0 117 31 13 15 3 0 85 28 8 17 2 1 88 32 6 24 2 0 60

GA 102 86 86 101 117 135

Pt 42 40 38 29 19 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Pt Kelowna 29 22 6 1 0 117 82 45 Victoria 29 19 8 1 1 101 64 40 Prince George 29 18 9 1 1 97 82 38 Kamloops 26 12 10 3 1 94 88 28 Vancouver 30 8 18 2 2 85 111 20

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U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Pt 28 17 9 2 0 97 82 36 29 16 10 2 1 100 95 35 27 15 10 0 2 71 59 32 28 14 14 0 0 96 89 28 29 11 17 1 0 87 112 23

Wednesday’s results Calgary 4 Regina 3 Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 5 Red Deer 4 Medicine Hat 3 Portland 7 Everett 5 Spokane 4 Seattle 2

Friday’s games Kelowna at Regina, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Kamloops at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

Victoria at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday’s games Kamloops at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Regina, 6 p.m.

Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Portland, 7 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

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

Sunday’s games Regina at Saskatoon, 3:05 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Victoria, 4 p.m.

Calgary at Red Deer, 5 p.m.

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42 42 41 40 40 38 37 37 36 35 34 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 31 31

2015-16 Canadian Hockey League Top Ten (last week’s rankings in parentheses records as of Tuesday): 1. (1) Erie Otters (OHL, 25-3-1-0) 2. (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL, 24-3-3-1) 3. (3) Kitchener Rangers (OHL, 22-3-3-0) 4. (4) Kelowna Rockets (WHL, 22-6-1-0) 5. (6) London Knights (OHL, 21-4-1-1) 6. (8) Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL, 22-7-2-1) 7. (10) Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL, 21-8-1-1) 8. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL, 21-9-1-0) 9. (NR) Victoria Royals (WHL, 19-8-1-1) 10. (NR) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL, 19-10-0-0) Honourable Mentions Red Deer Rebels (WHL, 19-10-0-0) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL, 18-8-2-1) Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL, 17-8-2-0).

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 30 19 8 3 41 97 69 Washington 27 19 6 2 40 83 61 N.Y. Rangers 29 18 8 3 39 81 60 Detroit 29 16 8 5 37 76 74 N.Y. Islanders 29 16 8 5 37 82 70 Ottawa 29 15 9 5 35 91 87 Boston 27 15 9 3 33 88 76 Pittsburgh 27 15 10 2 32 65 64 New Jersey 28 14 10 4 32 71 69 Florida 29 14 11 4 32 75 71 Tampa Bay 29 14 12 3 31 70 66 Philadelphia 29 12 11 6 30 61 80 Toronto 28 10 13 5 25 64 76 Buffalo 29 11 15 3 25 70 82 Carolina 28 10 14 4 24 64 87 Columbus 30 11 17 2 24 72 90

Thursday’s results Swift Current 3 Edmonton 1

Tyson Baillie, Kel Dryden Hunt, MJ Brayden Point, MJ Mathew Barzal, Sea

Reid Gardiner, P.A. Radel Fazleev, CAL Ivan Nikolishin, RD Devante Stephens, Spo Brayden Burke, Let Alex Forsberg, Vic Jonathon Martin, SC Adam Brooks, Reg Parker Bowles, TC Nolan Patrick, Bra Egor Babenko, Let Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Collin Shirley, Kam Keegan Kolesar, Sea Noah Gregor, MJ John Quenneville, Bra Tyler Wong, Let Lane Bauer, Edm Brett Pollock, Edm Simon Stransky, P.A. Travis Sanheim, CAL

A 31 25 25 34

Pts 49 44 43 43

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 28 21 5 2 44 99 75 Los Angeles 27 18 8 1 37 71 57 St. Louis 29 16 9 4 36 74 72 Vancouver 30 11 11 8 30 79 82 Nashville 29 15 9 5 35 78 76 San Jose 28 14 13 1 29 75 76 Chicago 29 15 10 4 34 79 75 Minnesota 26 14 7 5 33 70 64 Winnipeg 29 14 13 2 30 82 89 Arizona 28 13 14 1 27 75 89 Anaheim 28 11 12 5 27 55 68 Calgary 28 12 14 2 26 73 99 Edmonton 29 12 15 2 26 75 85 Colorado 29 12 16 1 25 79 85 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Games Boston 3, Montreal 1

Rebels vs.

Medicine Hat Tigers Tonight, 7 p.m., Centrium RW Chad Butcher has put up 30 points (9g,21a) in 27 games and is the leading scorer for the Tigers, who are 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games, and, with an 8-17-2-1 record, sit fifth in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference …

Injured C Steven Owre has produced 24 points (9-15), while C Max Gerlach (14-923), RW Cole Sanford (1211-23) and C Mason Shaw (6-16-22) each have 20 or more points. Sanford finished fourth in league scoring last season with 95 points, including 50 goals.

Edmonton 4, San Jose 3, OT Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 2 Vancouver 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Thursday’s Games Detroit 3, Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 1 Florida 4, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 2 Nashville 5, Chicago 1 Winnipeg 6, Columbus 4 Calgary 4, Buffalo 3 Friday’s Games Detroit at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Arizona, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Florida at Boston, 11 a.m.

Los Angeles at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 8 p.m.

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

Thursday’s summary Flames 4, Sabres 3 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Reinhart Buf (tripping) 7:18, Gorges Buf (interference) 14:51.

Second Period 1. Calgary, Monahan 9 (Wideman, Bollig) 5:46.

2. Calgary, Granlund 3 (Hamilton, Colborne) 19:52.

Penalties — Bollig Cgy (roughing) 3:24.

Third Period 3. Buffalo, Ristolainen 5 (Reinhart, O’Reilly) 2:27 (pp).

4. Buffalo, Ristolainen 6 (O’Reilly) 4:44 (pp).

5. Calgary, Monahan 10 (Gaudreau, Giordano) 9:25.

6. Buffalo, Ristolainen 7 (Moulson, Bogosian) 14:15.

7. Calgary, Gaudreau 10 (Monahan, Brodie) 15:10.

Penalties — Bennett Cgy (interference) 0:55, Bennett Cgy (tripping) 4:41.

Shots on goal Buffalo 6 8 16 — 30 Calgary 10 12 10 — 32 Goal — Buffalo: Johnson (L, 7-9-1) Calgary: Hiller (W, 3-4-0).

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

NHL Scoring Leaders Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Daniel Sedin, Vcr Erik Karlsson, Ott Taylor Hall, Edm Michael Cammalleri, NJ John Klingberg, Dal Henrik Sedin, Vcr Artemi Panarin, Chi Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Mike Hoffman, Ott Bobby Ryan, Ott Blake Wheeler, Wpg David Krejci, Bos Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash

G 17 19 15 13 6 12 11 5 9 9 16 15 9 9 9 8

A 26 20 24 20 26 18 19 25 20 19 11 12 18 18 18 19

Pts 43 39 39 33 32 30 30 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 27

Injuries — Medicine Hat: RW Zach Fischer (upper body, week-to-week), G Austin Lotz (upper body, indefinite), C Steven Owre (lower body, 4-6 weeks), G Mack Shields (lower body, day-to-day), D Clayton Kirichenko (unknown, dayto-day).

Red Deer: D Kayle Doetzel (lower body, day-today), LW Evan Polei (upper body, day-to-day), D Josh Mahura (lower body, indefinite).

Special teams — Medicine Hat: Power play 15.7 per cent, 19th overall; penalty kill 74.8 per cent, 22nd. Red Deer: Power play 22.8 per cent, fifth overall; penalty kill 77.9 per cent, 17th.

Scouting report

Curling Canadian Open Curling YORKTON, Canada — Results from the Canadian Open, Dec. 8-13, part of the Grand Slam of Curling: MEN ROUND ROBIN Thursday’s results Seventh Draw Epping 6 McEwen 5 Gushue 7 Murdoch 5 Bottcher 9 Michel 3 Shuster 7 Simmons 6 Jacobs 3 Casey 2 Ninth Draw Carruthers 7 Laycock 3 Edin 7 McEwen 2 Cotter 5 Howard 3 Epping 9 Koe 3 Bottcher 8 Shuster 1 Friday’s games Draw 10, 8 a.m.

Michel vs. Simmons Rest of match-ups TBD WOMEN

ROUND ROBIN Thursday’s results Sixth Draw Jones 6 Rocque 5 Sweeting 8 Tirinzoni 3 Sidorova 5 Sigfridsson 3 Fleury 9 McDonald 4 Carey 8 Middaugh 5 Eighth Draw Paetz 7 Homan 5 Jones 7 Sweeting 5 Fleury 6 Sidorova 5 Muirhead 10 Feltscher 3 Tirinzoni 4 Rocque 3 Friday’s games Draw 10, 8 a.m.

Lawton vs. Kim Sigfridsson vs. McDonald.

Draw 11, 10 a.m.

Carey vs. Sweeting Muirhead vs.Tirinzoni Fleury vs. Homan.

Draw 12, 1:30 p.m.

Middaugh vs. Sidorova.

Rest of match-ups TBD

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Designated OF Junior Lake for assignment.

BOSTON RED SOX — Traded INF-OF Garin Cecchini to Milwaukee for cash considerations.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Joakim Soria on a three-year contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with OF Craig Gentry on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with OF James Jones on a minor league contract. Acquired RHP Myles Jaye from the Chicago White Sox for LHP Will Lamb.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Traded RHP Luis Perdomo to San Diego for a player to be named or cash considerations.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with RHP Juan Nicasio on a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired OF Jabari Blash from Oakland to complete an earlier trade. Acquired C Christian Bethancourt from Atlanta for RHP Casey Kelly and C Ricardo Rodriguez.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Broxton on a two-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Acquired RHPs Trevor Gott and Michael Brady from the Los Angeles Angels for INF Yunel Escobar and cash.

FOOTBALL National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LB AJ Tarpley from the practice squad. Placed LB Tony Steward on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed TE Gary Barnidge to a contract extension.

DETROIT LIONS — Released DT Andre Fluellen from injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released RB Trey Williams. Signed DB Rashaan Melvin to the practice squad. Released DB Chris Greenwood from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed RB Mack Brown to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Announced the retirement of OL Tommy Griffiths. Signed LB Kyle Knox.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Travis Zajac on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 3. Recalled F Joseph Blandisi from Albany (AHL).

American Hockey League SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled D Cody Corbett from Fort Wayne (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer PHILADELPHIA UNION — Traded D Ethan White to New York City FC for a 2017 fourth-round SuperDraft pick. Declined contract options on G Zac MacMath, D Steven Vitoria, Ms Fred, Eric Bird, Danny Cruz and Jimmy McLaughlin, and Fs Dzenan Catic, Conor Casey and Antoine Hoppenot.

MAJOR MIDGET AAA Josh McNeil scored twice in a losing cause as the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs fell 6-3 to the host Calgary Northstars in an Alberta Midget Hockey League game Wednesday.

Affiliate player Cameron Graysen also tallied for Red Deer.

Chiefs starting netminder Dawson Weatherill stopped five of eight shots before being replaced by Justin Travis in the first period. Travis made 28 saves the rest of the way as the visitors were outshot 39-29 overall.

Red Deer returns to action Saturday versus the host Calgary Buffaloes.

WHL ROUNDUP Jon Martin scored the eventual winner late in the second period as the Swift Current Broncos snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Thursday night in Western Hockey League action.

Kade Jensen and Jake DeBrusk also had goals for the Broncos (9-17-4). Colton Kehler had a power-play goal in the second period for Edmonton (13-15-3), which had a five-game winning streak end. Landon Bow kicked out 31 shots for the win as Patrick Dea made turned aside 31-of-33 shots in defeat.

Football 2015 Canadian Football League All-Stars List OFFENCE Quarterback — Henry Burris, Ottawa Redblacks.

Running Backs — Andrew Harris, B.C. Lions Tyrell Sutton, Montreal Alouettes.

Receivers — Eric Rogers, Calgary Stampeders Adarius Bowman, Edmonton Eskimos Derel Walker, Edmonton Eskimos Emmanuel Arceneaux, B.C. Lions.

Centre — Jon Gott, Ottawa Redblacks.

Offensive Guards — Brendon LaBatte, Saskatchewan Roughriders Spencer Wilson, Calgary Stampeders.

Offensive Tackles — SirVincent Rogers, Ottawa Redblacks Jovan Olafioye, B.C. Lions.

DEFENCE Defensive Ends — John Bowman, Montreal Alouettes Jamaal Westerman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Defensive Tackles — Ted Laurent, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Almondo Sewell, Edmonton Eskimos.

Linebackers — Adam Bighill, B.C. Lions Simoni Lawrence, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winston Venable, Montreal Alouettes.

Cornerbacks — John Ojo, Edmonton Eskimos Abdul Kanneh, Ottawa Redblacks.

Defensive Backs — Emanuel Davis, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Aaron Grymes, Edmonton Eskimos.

Safety — Craig Butler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker — Rene Paredes, Calgary Stampeders.

Punter — Richie Leone, B.C. Lions.

Returner — Brandon Banks, Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 2 0 .833 375

PA 247

N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

7 6 5

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

W 6 6 4 3

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

W 10 7 4 2

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

W 10 7 5 3

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Chicago Detroit

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7 8 West L 2 5 8 8

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251 253

290 315

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .846 .583 .333 .333

PF 405 305 189 178

PA 252 229 257 291

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PA 305 264 341 296

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PF 334 311 272 216

PA 196 240 291 347

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PF 269 321 284 247

PA 210 240 314 324

PF 257 278 307 223

PA 286 302 296 277

PF 373 271 279 299

PA 243 298 257 380

Monday’s Game N.Y. Giants at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

PF 289 258

PA 238 255

Saturday, Dec. 19 N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 6:25 p.m.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Washington 5 7 0 .417 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 Dallas 4 8 0 .333 South W L T Pct y-Carolina 12 0 0 1.000 Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 North W L T Pct Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 Minnesota 8 5 0 .615

W x-Arizona 11 Seattle 7 St. Louis 4 San Francisco 4 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Thursday’s Game Arizona 23, Minnesota 20 Sunday’s Games Detroit at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Washington at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

San Francisco at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Oakland at Denver, 2:05 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

New England at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 6:25 p.m.

Eskimos GM says team expects to hire coach ‘within next couple of weeks’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Grey Cup champion Edmonton Eskimos haven’t hired a new head coach yet but general manager Ed Hervey cautioned interested parties to “stay close.”

Hervey met with the media Thursday to update his search for a replacement for Chris Jones, who left to become general manager and head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

“The coaching search has been underway for the last several days and will continue through the next week or so, with the expectation to have a decision within the next couple of weeks,” Hervey said.

The Eskimos GM also said he’s looking forward to finishing the process, but gave no idication as to who he has spoken to or will be interviewing for the position other than to say that no current or former

Eskimo coaches are on his list of potential hires.

“In no way do I feel rushed to make a decision,” Hervey said. “I want to make sure it is the right decision for our organization, for the players and for our opportunity going forward.”

Hervey, who added he has not been refused permission to speak to any candidate he is interested in, said there’s no real difference looking for a head coach when the team is 4-14, as it was when he hired Jones two years ago, or Grey Cup champions.

“I heard something about that. I received permission to speak to Orlondo Steinauer.

You can’t believe what you read, guys,” he chuckled when asked about getting permission from other teams.

Steinauer, currently the defensive co-ordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Redblacks assistant coach Jason Maas, a former Eskimos quarterback, are two names

that have been mentioned in connection with the job.

Hervey stressed that personal relationships will not factor into his decision and said he went into the search with no one individual in mind.

“I’m equal opportunity,” he said. “I know there’s lots of speculation. There’s lots of different names coming out but there is no front-runner for this position. I’m going to pick the right person. I have no allegiance to friendship or anything like that.”

One of the requirements for the new head coach will be to bring his own coaching staff, just as it was when Hervey hired Jones.

“That’s part of the interview process, talking about who your staff will be, the different individuals, who’s going to co-ordinate offence, defence, (special) teams, player development and also being able to relate to players,” Hervey said.

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Verbal sparring to end in the cage UFC 194

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Jose Aldo is the only featherweight champion in UFC history. The brilliant Brazilian star is widely considered the pound-forpound best mixed martial artist in the world. He hasn’t lost a fight in 10 years.

And yet in the casinos of Las Vegas, Aldo is a betting underdog in the main event of UFC 194 on Saturday night.

Behold the power of Conor McGregor, the loquacious Irish challenger who has persuaded the world he can end 2015 by dethroning a king.

“He is already beaten,” McGregor said. “I look in his eyes, and I see someone who knows his era is over. It’s a new era. It’s my era. I almost want to comfort him. I want to say, ‘Don’t worry. It will all be over soon.”’

A year of promotional hype and fan anticipation culminates at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the main event of the biggest show on a huge three-day weekend of UFC fights.

Aldo (25-1) and McGregor (18-2) have traded innumerable insults and menacing glares during the buildup to this injury-delayed showdown.

It’s finally time to find out whether McGregor can back up some of the most delicious bravado in recent sports history.

“I get in there, and I put on a show,” McGregor said. “I come to fight, and this fight will be a performance. I’m not just going to beat Jose. I’m going to embarrass Jose in there.

I don’t need to gather any

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, left, stands with his opponent interim UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, right, during a UFC 194 news conference at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Wednesday. more intel, any more research.

It’s done. He has already lost.”

While McGregor’s personality is both magnetic and divisive, Aldo is no wallflower himself, as evidenced by his testy relations with the UFC for the past few years. He has reacted with amusement and anger to McGregor’s provocations while adding his own jabs, albeit without the inimitable showmanship of McGre-

gor’s rants.

“I’m going to hit him, and he’s going to sleep,” Aldo said through a translator. “I don’t really care how I win. I care about winning. Really the only difference is I always beat Americans, and this time I’m going to beat an Irishman.”

Aldo could say little when he was injured in training shortly before he was originally scheduled to meet McGre-

gor in July, scrapping an elaborate promotional campaign and providing more fodder for his challenger. McGregor took on the highly regarded Chad Mendes instead, scoring a second-round stoppage and earning an interim belt.

That honour didn’t satisfy McGregor, whose plans for world domination aren’t confined to one weight class or even one endeavour (“Holly-

wood is screaming for me,” he said).

McGregor has attracted global attention to the grateful UFC, which has heavily showcased his magnetism and verbosity. He has become a fan favourite — particularly among his countrymen, who filled Vegas’ casinos with songs and revelry before and after his victory over Mendes.

“I think it’s going to be an electric atmosphere,” McGregor said. “I feel the Brazilians will come out to support.

They’re going to be swallowed by the Irish, though. It’s going to be a green Christmas in Las Vegas, that’s for sure.”

McGregor anticipates moving up to lightweight and becoming a two-division undisputed champion next year.

But first, he must handle Aldo’s mix of solid technical striking, formidable Brazilian jiu-jitsu and superior defence.

McGregor is a fearsome striker with an improving ground game, and his ability to absorb punishment should make it difficult for Aldo to finish quickly. Yet Aldo has been too resourceful and too tough for any opponent since 2005, always finding a way to impose his will on the world’s best 145-pounders.

McGregor doesn’t think the details matter. He insists his greatest victory has already been won in the arena of Aldo’s mind — a notion that Aldo answers with a smirk and a promise to correct.

“I just don’t see him answering the bell for the second round,” McGregor said. “I can’t see his face or his body at the beginning of the second round. I see him KO’d inside one. And when you KO a man inside one, there’s no need for a rematch.”

Makdessi back from broken jaw for fight at UFC 194

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAS VEGAS — Fighter, writer. UFC lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi is both these days.

“I question things a lot,” said the 30-year-old from Montreal. “I’m a very internal person. A lot of people don’t know that about me.”

While Makdessi says he does his talking in the cage, the 155-pounder has been jotting down his thoughts these days with an eye to a book. It came from a suggestion from sports psychologist Brian Cain.

“He told me ‘Why don’t you start a book about your life? Maybe you can help out some kids growing up, having struggles the way you struggled.”’

Makdessi, who fights Saturday at UFC 194, wants to document the sacrifice that happens behind the scenes.

And to show there is more to martial arts than fighting in a cage.

“If it was so easy, everyone would be doing it. If it was so easy, everybody would be a fighter,” he said in an interview.

His Twitter feed is full of self-help tidbits like “I want to conquer, but in order to conquer I must conquer my fears.”

He has teased the book via social media, offering up excerpts like: “When death smiles at a man, the only thing a man can do is smile back.”

Smiling wasn’t easy after Makdessi’s last fight in May. Taking on top lightweight contender Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone on short no-

tice at UFC 187, Makdessi was forced to retire late in the second round with a broken jaw.

He reckons the break was caused by an elbow or a knee, then aggravated by a head kick.

Cerrone’s eighth straight win earned the No. 2 lightweight contender a Dec. 19 title shot against Rafael dos Anjos. Makdessi, meanwhile, pondered his future with a jaw wired shut for four weeks. It was supposed to be six weeks, but Makdessi proved to be a quick healer.

“The doctor said I healed like a lizard,” Makdessi said.

Still the injury kept him away from the gym for almost two months.

The five-foot-eight Makdessi, who had stopped Shane Campbell in the first round 28 days earlier, was giving up five inches in height and reach to Cerrone. He paid tribute to the Canadian in a post-bout tweet.

“You are one bad ass dude, brought the fight to me and stepped up when so many would not! @ufc needs more like you.”

Makdessi (12-4) returns to the cage on the UFC 194 undercard to face Yancy Medeiros (11-3-0 with one no contest).

“I like to fight on the big cards,” Makdessi said. “I find the big cards always gives me that extra motivation to entertain the crowd and to put on an exciting crowd.”

Medeiros, who is 2-3-0 in the UFC with one no contest, is coming off a June first-round stoppage at the hands of Dustin Poirier. The Hawaii native

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

John Makdessi (left) punches Donald Cerrone during their lightweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 187 on May 23, in Las Vegas. Back from broken jaw, Montreal lightweight Makdessi wants to document the sacrifice that happens behind the scenes and to show there is more to martial arts than fighting in a cage. has a good chin and has won two performance of the night bonuses.

Makdessi, who can weigh as much as 180 pounds when not fighting, says he is a tweener — a small lightweight (155 pounds) but not willing to put his body through the torment of dropping down to featherweight (145).

So, focusing on details, he has

worked hard to improve his game.

“I’ve had enough time to recover from my last fight,” said Makdessi, who has been competing in martial arts since he was six.

“Enough time to sit back, reassess the mistakes. I’m a new version of John Makdessi … It’s going to be interesting come fight night.”

Stamps name Claybrooks defensive co-ordinator after Stubler departure

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — DeVone Claybrooks has been named the Calgary Stampeders’ defensive co-ordinator in 2016 following the abrupt departure of Rich Stubler for the Toronto Argonauts.

New Stampeder head coach Dave Dickenson announced his coaching staff Thursday.

Claybrooks was Calgary’s defensive line coach for four seasons, so former Stampeder defensive tackle Corey Mace takes over at that position. Ryan Dinwiddie is the other newcomer as quarterbacks coach.

The returning coaches are Mark Kilam (special teams), Pete Costanza (receivers), Marc Mueller (running backs), Pat DelMonaco (offensive line), Brent Monson (linebackers) and Kahlil Carter (defensive backs).

John Hufnagel stepped aside as head coach after

CFL ALL-STARS

Lions, Eskimos and Tiger-Cats lead way with five picks apiece TORONTO — The B.C. Lions, Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats led all teams Wednesday with five selections apiece to the CFL all-star team roster.

Receivers Adarius Bowman and Derel Walker from the Grey Cup champion Eskimos were honoured, along with defensive tackle Almondo Sewell, cornerback John Ojo and defensive back Aaron Grymes.

Lions offensive tackle Jovan Olafioye earned his fifth career CFL all-star team selection.

eight seasons, but will continue as general manager.

Dickenson has said Stubler’s departure was unexpected.

“I wanted to keep as much continuity as I could as I feel our staff has done an excellent job under Huff,” Dickenson said in a statement. “We have some young coaches who will be given more responsibility and I am confident that our coaches are ready and prepared.”

Claybrooks, 38, played two seasons for the Montreal Alouettes and three seasons for Calgary before stepping into the coaching ranks in 2012.

Under Claybrooks in 2015, Calgary’s defensive line contributed to one of the league’s top defences as the Stampeders ranked first in fewest points allowed per game (16.1), touchdowns (22), rushing touchdowns allowed (four) and average yards allowed per carry (4.6).

Mace will make his coaching debut with the Stam-

Other B.C. players included linebacker Adam Bighill, running back Andrew Harris, receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux and punter Richie Leone.

Defensive players led the way for the Tiger-Cats. Defensive tackle Ted Laurent, linebacker Simoni Lawrence and defensive backs Emanuel Davis and Craig Butler were named to the roster along with kick returner Brandon Banks.

Ottawa’s Henry Burris, the league’s most outstanding player, was one of four Redblacks to make the team. The Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders were next with three selections apiece.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers had one selection each. The Toronto Argonauts did not have a league all-star this season.

GOLF

Kuchar, English lead at Franklin Templeton Shootout NAPLES, Fla. — Matt Kuchar and Harris English made a run at the record in the first round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout.

They’re in the lead with a 14-under 58 at the Tiburon Golf Club. Billy Horschel-Hunter Mahan and Graeme McDowell-Gary Woodland are tied for second with 59s.

Kuchar and English opened with an eagle on No. 1 and followed with three straight birdies. They had two birdies from

peders after six seasons as a player.

The Vancouver native played 40 regular-season games and six playoff games, including the 2014 Grey Cup in which he recorded a sack.

Dinwiddie spent the last three years on Montreal’s coaching staff. The Elk Grove, Calif., native was a co-offensive co-ordinator and running backs coach in 2015.

Dinwiddie played quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for three seasons and Saskatchewan Roughriders for two.

Nos. 5-9 and three straight birdies from Nos. 13-15 on the back nine. They finished with an eagle on No. 17 and birdie on No. 18.

“Having Kooch as a backup guy is pretty good,” English said. “I know if I mess up or I miss a putt, I wouldn’t want anybody else hitting a shot or putting behind me.”

Second-ranked Jason Day, who won last year’s event with Cameron Tringale, withdrew last week. Kuchar and English got close to the tournament record of 55, set by Day and Tringale last year.

“Having a partner lets you be a little bit more aggressive, lets you be a little more free-swinging,” Kuchar said.

“We’ve just formed a good partnership and get in a pretty good groove out there.”

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Duhamel and Radford in battle for medal CHAN STRUGGLES, SITS LAST AFTER FIRST SKATE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA, Spain — Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan broke his own points record for a men’s short program to take a commanding lead of the Grand Prix Final on Thursday.

The defending champion earned 110.95 points for his skate, surpassing his own record-breaking short program worth 106.33 from last month’s NHK Trophy. Hanyu also broke the record for total points at the NHK Trophy with 322.40.

Local favourite and world champion Javier Fernandez skated last -- immediately after Hanyu’s great performance.

The Spaniard was second with 91.52 points.

“It’s true that I thought before going on that it doesn’t matter what I do because he has over 100 points,” said Fernandez, who finished second here to Hanyu last year. “He will be very hard to beat, but I will try to do my best.”

Performing to Chopin, Hanyu nailed his opening quad salchow, and followed that with a flawless quad toeloop and triple toeloop combination before adding a triple axel. He was greeted with huge applause before skating and a standing ovation complete with a shower of flowers from his fans, many waving Japanese flags, when he finished.

China’s Boyang Jin was third with 86.95 points.

While the 21-yearold Hanyu took a big step to winning his third straight Grand Prix Final, former three-time world champion Patrick Chan had a disappointing start.

Chan failed to do the triple toeloop of an opening combination, and then added the same jump later in his program. The Canadian was left last of the six finalists with 70.61 points, which is nearly 30 points off his personal best.

“I messed up,” said Chan.

“I tried to add the combo on the Lutz because you never want to give up. I tried to feel the program, feel the jumps but it wasn’t successful. I just have to put that behind me and have a fresh start.”

In pairs, world champions champions Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., are in the midst of a heated battle for a medal.

Duhamel and Radford are sitting third at 72.74 just ahead of first year seniors Julianne Seguin of Longueuil, Que., and Charlie Bilodeau of Trois-Pistoles, Que., in fourth at 71.16. Russians are 1-2 with Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov first at 74.84 and Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov second at 73.64.

Duhamel and Radford, the defending Grand Prix Final champions, had a fall on a throw near the end of the program.

“It was the best short program we’ve done this season,” said Duhamel.

“But we know we are capable of more. Falling on a throw triple is uncharacteristic of us.

We possibly got carried away with the moment with everything else being so good.”

Radford says they don’t feel pressure with their impressive streak of six straight Grand Prix wins on the line.

Henderson hopes to build on strong season LPGA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Golfer Brooke Henderson had two dreams come true this year: she became a member of the LPGA Tour and won her first tournament at that level.

She’s setting her sights even higher in 2016.

Henderson hopes to continue her ascent on the top women’s professional golf circuit and also lead Canada to the podium when the sport makes its return to the Olympic program next summer in Rio. She got a chance to learn more about the Olympic experience at this week’s Canadian Olympic Committee symposium at a downtown Toronto hotel.

Watching promotional videos of fellow Canadians winning medals and hearing the national anthem has her counting down the days until the 2016 Games.

“Every time I watch those videos, I get goose bumps. My blood runs crazy,” Henderson said Thursday.

“It’s an amazing opportunity that I have just to play in the Olympics and to play on the LPGA Tour.

“They’re both dreams that I’ve had since I was young and now this year is the first year that I can achieve both of those.”

Henderson, a former topranked amateur, showed this past season that she was the real deal. She finished third at

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Canadian golfer Brooke Henderson poses in Toronto, Thursday.

Henderson hopes to continue her ascent on the top women’s golf circuit and also lead Canada to the podium when the sport makes its return to the Olympic program next summer in Rio. the Swinging Skirts LPGA stop last April before picking up fifth-place ties at the Women’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open.

Her statement performance came in August at the Cambia Portland Classic, when she blew away the field with a whopping eight-stroke victory.

Henderson was about three weeks shy of her 18th birthday at the time.

She was granted immediate LPGA Tour membership by commissioner Mike Whan after the win.

The teenager from Smiths Falls, Ont., has since climbed to No. 18 on the Tour’s ranking

list. Henderson is planning a full schedule in 2016 and plans to treat the Games like the sixth major of the season.

“The Olympics is a dream that I had as a little girl,” she said.

“I didn’t know what sport or what I was going to do or how I was going to get there. But I wanted to be in the Olympics and I wanted to share the same passion as all these other athletes that I watched on TV in the Winter and Summer Games.

“So Rio is in August, it’s going to be a long summer and it’s going to be a long season. But it’s definitely something that I want to peak for and I want to represent Canada as best as I can.”

Sixty golfers will compete in the four-round women’s stroke play competition at the Aug. 5-21 Games. Golf was last played at the Olympics in 1904.

“I’ve won on the LPGA Tour, I’ve competed against the best in the world, I know (Olympic success) is possible,” Henderson said. “Hopefully if I can move my ranking up a little bit more, I’ll be seen as a contender in Rio.” Official player nominations aren’t expected to be made until July, but Henderson is a virtual lock for the Canadian team. She’s looking forward to the pressure and the high expectations.

“It’s fun to have because you’re expected to do great things,” she said. “I’m really excited to go and represent my country and be the best that I can be.”

Farm and ranch families spoke.

We’re listening.

The Government of Alberta has amended Bill 6 to respond to farm families’ concerns.

Amendments to the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act will assure farming families of their ability to pass on traditions to their kids: the next generation of producers. That’s how this province was built.

The new legislation will not affect: •

purely family-owned and operated farm and ranch operations, even if family members are paid,

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families’ ability to teach their children about farming and farming traditions,

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kids’ participation in 4-H programs, or

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neighbours who volunteer to help each other out.

The new Act will reflect legislation in other provinces that: •

protects the safety of waged workers and helps prevent workplace accidents, and

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compensates waged workers, or those workers’ families, in case of disabling injury or death on the job.

Family farms continue to flourish in all other provinces with similar legislation. Ours will too.

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Matthew MeGee, 3, was all smiles Thursday as he was reunited with his Teddy Bear at the Sunny 94 studio in Lacombe. On-air personality Darcy Stingel, left, presented Matthew with a gift basket a giant candy cane and his prized bear Teddy when Matthew and his father, David, walked into the radio station Thursday evening.

Oh the power of social media.

A little boy was reunited with his beloved teddy bear after dropping him while watching the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train in Lacombe on Tuesday.

It’s the kind of story that tugs at your heartstrings.

Dave Megee thought his son Matthew’s bear was gone for good when he noticed the furry stuffed animal was not with his son when they returned home.

Megee, who works at CP Rail, went back to the tracks the next day but had no luck finding the beloved toy.

Megee said his son has had the bear since he was a baby and it went everywhere with the family.

“He was really upset and cried for an hour,” said Megee. “We had some milk and cookies and watched cartoons.”

Megee said the odds of finding the beloved toy were next to none.

But a little Christmas magic was on their side as friends called to say the bear was no longer MIA on Wednesday.

In fact the teddy bear was found hanging out with the staff at Sunny FM in Lacombe.

A radio listener had found the teddy bear and brought it into the station about 9 a.m.

“I orginally told my son the train people found the bear and it’s on Canada wide train trip with the holiday train,” said Megee. “He was smiling from ear to ear when I told him.”

Gabby Wilton, Sunny FM administration assistant, said they wanted to reunite the bear with its owner so they decided to have some fun. Staff posed for pictures with the teddy bear throughout the day and posted the photos on Facebook.

“We had a lot of fun with it,” said Wilton. “We get things brought in all the time but nothing as quite as sentimental as a little bear.”

It took off like wildfire on Facebook with some 500 shares on the missing teddy bear.

“It’s a beautiful thing,” said Megee.

“They say the nice in people is dying.

It’s nice to see the community come together even if it is something as small as a teddy bear. It means a lot to me and my son.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Court satisfied with time served for Sear After eight months in jail and two years of strict house arrest, an Edson man was relieved to put charges from 2013 behind him.

Forgoing a trial slated to start Thursday, Curtis Troy Sear, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Crown Prosecutor Ed Ring then called no evidence on a charge of possession of cocaine, a charge Justice Kirk Sisson then promptly dismissed.

Ring and defence counsel Akrim Attia had reached a deal on sentencing Sear to three months in jail, satisfied by time served. Ring said Sear had

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Hector Dansereau of Rocky Mountain House pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of stolen property and one count of trafficking in property or proceeds obtained by crime.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP executed a search warrant on a property south of Stauffer on Aug. 1, acting on information that there was a stolen John Deere tractor on the property.

The tractor was found and identified as a tractor stolen out of Innisfail on Oct. 22, 2014.

While executing the search warrant, police also found a John Deere skid steer that was reported stolen on Jan. 29, 2013 and a John Deere bulldozer stolen out of the Rocky Mountain House area on July 20, 2015.

Sentencing for Dansereau was adjourned to March 2, 2016 in Rocky Mountain House provincial court.

Alix indoor playground looks for funding from Lacombe County A popular indoor playground in Alix is looking for funding help from Lacombe County.

Moonwalkers, which features indoor slides, tunnels and a mini zip line was opened in the small community in October 2013. It also has toddler areas, family seating and party rooms and takes up about half of an 8,000-squarefoot building.

The indoor play centre was created after buying the play equipment when Red Deer’s Moonwalkers closed in

been in custody for eight months.

Sear was arrested with Sean Davis Olsen, 40, on July 23, 2013 near Penhold.

At 6 a.m., an Innisfail RCMP officer was on patrol when he noticed the two exchanging a flat bed trailer. At the time Sear was driving a truck, while Olsen was helping guide the truck to hitch the trailer onto it.

The trailer was reported stolen from a Bowden construction site earlier that evening.

The two were arrested and put into custody.

Had the matter proceeded to trial, Ring acknowledged there would have been issues including who had possession of the trailer and if Sear even knew the trailer was stolen.

Attia said Sear had more than enough pre-trial

2009.

Mayor Arlene Nelson told Lacombe County council on Thursday the play centre has become a popular attraction and also serves as a tourist information centre.

However, the facility will run a deficit of close to $100,000 this year although a large portion of that — about $57,000 — is for building lease costs.

The county does not support outdoor playgrounds but council heard that the indoor playground was viewed as a recreational facility, which the county does support.

About 20 to 25 per cent of the play centre’s users are from the county.

Coun. Rod McDermand, whose division includes Alix, believes the facility could be given funding help.

“I think this fits nicely into recreation,” he said.

Nelson said Alix did not have a specific financial request. Thursday’s meeting was about seeing if the county was willing to support the facility in principle.

County staff plan to prepare a report and will bring recommendations back to council at a future meeting.

Suspect sought in sexual assault near Nyberg Ave. A scary incident for a woman out for a night time walk, has police looking for a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.

The 62-year-old woman was walking on a path near Nyberg Avenue after 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 when she was approached by a man. The man pulled her into a green space where he threatened and sexually assaulted her.

After the suspect fled, the victim went to a nearby home for help. She was treated at the hospital and released.

The investigation is ongoing and police are asking for anyone who may have seen or head anything suspicious in the area to contact the Red Deer RCMP immediately.

Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian male with a slim build. He

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custody to cover the three month sentence. He also said Sear has turned his life around since he was released on bail early in 2014. Conditions of his bail were so strict, he had little to do. Included in his bail was a 24-hour house arrest condition, unless he had obtained written permission from his bail supervisor.

Sear and Olsen were scheduled to stand trial starting on Thursday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before a judge alone.

Olsen and his counsel Brad Mulder, also did not proceed to trial. Mulder said they intended to reelect to provincial court and will enter pleas there.

Olsen’s charges were adjourned to Jan. 4 in Red Deer provincial court. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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With recent freezing temperatures the City of Red Deer Recreation Culture and Parks department have been able to put down water on the speed skating oval at the Golden Circle in Red Deer. With a few more days of cold weather the track should be close to being ready for skaters. is about 20 to 35 years old and at the time wore dark pants, a black coat and a black hat.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Nova moving ahead with plans to build new retention pond Nova Chemicals is moving ahead on a plan to build a large stormwater retention pond at its Joffre site.

The pond, to be built on the southeast corner of the site, will be designed to hold just over 200 million litres of uncontaminated runoff water from the site. It replaces an existing pond about one-fifth the size.

Nova intends to reuse the water for

cooling at its site, which is home to ethylene and polyethylene plants and other industrial operations.

The company has applied to Lacombe County to rezone to heavy industrial use just under 20 acres for the 14-acre retention pond, which will cost about $11 million to build.

The existing retention pond that has gradually filled with sediments will be restored and later re-used as a backup.

Some historic hydrocarbon contaminants, dating back to the 1970s, will also be cleaned up.

Nova will locate the new pond within its existing fence line. Groundwater monitoring wells are in place to ensure there is no off-site contamination.

County council approved first reading of the rezoning bylaw on Thursday.

A public hearing will be held on Jan. 14 followed by second and third readings.

Alberta Environment and Parks approvals will also be required.

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Police in Grenada search for man in case of missing Canadian woman ST. GEORGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, Grenada â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police in the small Caribbean island of Grenada say they have found a vehicle that fits the description of one that may have been involved in the disappearance of a New Brunswick woman.

Linnea Veinotte, who had been out jogging with her dog, was reported missing Sunday morning.

Assistant Supt. Sylvan McIntyre of the Royal Grenada Police Force says police located a dark grey SUV about 10 to 16 kilometres from where Veniotte was last seen.

McIntyre says the vehicle contained some physical and forensic evidence that police are examining.

Police also issued an alert for 26-year-old Akim Frank, of Jean Anglais in the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital of St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, who McIntyre describes as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;person of interestâ&#x20AC;? in the case.

A Facebook page dedicated to finding Veinotte says she was born in New Denmark, N.B., and has a home in Nova Scotia but was working at St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University.

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Case of man accused in alleged drunk driving crash put over to Jan. 6

Ensaf Haidar, wife of Raif Badawi, stands next to a poster of a book of articles written by the imprisoned Saudi blogger in Montreal. Haidar says her husband has begun a hunger strike after being transferred to a different prison.

Bowman says the visit might teach Trump some compassion and tolerance.

Trump prompted a furor around the world this week when he said that all Muslims should be banned from entering the United States.

The White House said his remarks disqualify him to be president, while several U.S. mayors joked about a Trump ban on social media.

The mayor says Winnipeg celebrates its multiculturalism and perhaps some of that would rub off on the presidential hopeful during a visit.

VAUGHAN, Ont. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A man accused in an alleged drunk driving crash that killed three children and their grandfather north of Toronto has had his court case adjourned until the new year.

Marco Muzzo appeared via video link at a courthouse in Newmarket, Ont., on Thursday, where his case was put over to Jan. 6.

Muzzo is expected to attend his next hearing in person. His lawyer would not comment on the caseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress.

The 29-year-old Muzzo has been charged with a dozen counts of impaired driving and six more charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle related to the incident.

Nine-year-old Daniel Neville-Lake, his five-year-old brother Harrison, their two-year-old sister Milly, and their 65-year-old grandfather Gary Neville died as a result of the Sept. 27 collision in Vaughan, Ont. The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandmother and great-grandmother were also seriously injured in the crash.

Jennifer Neville-Lake, the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, said the slow pace of the case was hard on the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not very easy to come and to just sit and be told just wait, just wait,â&#x20AC;? she said outside the courthouse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a pretty rough time. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not feeling very well, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my duty to be here, so here we are.â&#x20AC;?

The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents have attended every one of Muzzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s court hearings to date.

Murder charge withdrawn after babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain is lost ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, N.L. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A second-degree murder charge has been withdrawn against a Labrador man in the death of his infant son because a key piece of evidence, the babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain, cannot be found, says Newfoundland and Labradorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Justice Department.

The provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Prosecutions says Thomas Michel of Sheshatshiu was charged with second-degree murder in November 2013 following the death of his son Matthew Rich.

fice could not be reached for comment.

Public Prosecutions said it could not proceed with the case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without the other experts having access to the brain to complete further examinations, there is no longer a reasonable likelihood of conviction,â&#x20AC;? it says.

Public Prosecutions says there are risks in going to trial with inadequate forensic evidence, including a potential miscarriage of justice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was not an easy decision for Public Prosecutions to make and was only made after lengthy consultations with the expert witnesses.â&#x20AC;?

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Job hunt changing MARKETING KEY FOR LAID-OFF OIL AND GAS WORKERS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Tens of thousands of people who have lost their jobs in Alberta’s oil-and-gas sector are confronting a rapidly changing job market.

Not only has competition become fierce for the few jobs available, but the way people find and get those jobs is also changing, says Alan Kearns, founder of career firm Careerjoy.

“Now it’s about marketing yourself more than it is about just sending out resumes,” said Kearns.

Job seekers need to think of themselves as independent business people trading on their skills, just like an actor or an athlete, he said.

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ed.

He said it’s a new reality for many people in the energy sector.

“A lot of people, particularly in the oil and gas sector, have never had to worry about marketing themselves,” says Kearns. “They basically graduated from university or college and they had 12 job offers.”

Jackie Rafter, president of career-counselling firm Higher Landing, says people need to take the time to figure out where their skills might fit well rather than just applying for any opportunity they find.

“Thousands of people are now playing the job lottery, and that’s just submitting endless resumes and online applications hoping someone’s going to call them back. That’s just an endless game of frustra-

tion,” said Rafter.

Social media is important in finding the right opportunities, she says, since it’s essentially replaced the traditional job board. And an updated, keyworded Linkedin profile can make the difference in getting an interview.

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Oilsands revival depends on policy changes: Cenovus

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — If Cenovus Energy decides to revive shelved oilsands projects in the coming year, it won’t necessarily be because of a recovery in oil prices.

“I’m not in any way looking for a price signal,” CEO Brian Ferguson said on a conference call with analysts Thursday to discuss the company’s 2016 spending plans.

Rather, he said the deciding factors will be clarity over government policy changes — like the impending outcome of the Alberta royalty review — and assurances that cost savings will be sustainable.

Cenovus has deferred its Narrows Lake oilsands project as well as future expansions at Foster Creek and Christina Lake because of the prolonged downturn in oil prices.

The Calgary-based company is basing its assumptions for 2016 on U.S. benchmark oil prices of US$49 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude is now hovering around US$37 a barrel.

In an interview, Ferguson said Cenovus is in strong enough financial shape that it can invest in projects even if oil prices stay low — provided it has certainty over the regulatory and cost factors.

“These are 30-year investment decisions,” he said.

The downturn in activity in northeastern Alberta has made materials and labour more affordable than they were during the boom times. Cenovus and its peers are looking to ensure at least some of those cost savings stick when oil prices eventually rise.

Cenovus has set a 2016 capital budget of between $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion — about 19 per cent below this year’s level.

There’s the flexibility to lower that range by $100 to $200 million should oil prices “weaken significantly,” said Ferguson.

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People attend a climate conference at the U.S. pavilion during the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Thursday. Widely derided by politicians on the left and the right, once thought dead even by its supporters, the idea of allowing companies to buy and sell pollution “rights” like stocks is now at the fore again as 151 heads of state and government at the Paris climate conference grope for ways to avert environmental havoc.

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BRIEF Securities regulator levels accusations of insider trading MONTREAL — Quebec’s securities regulator has launched criminal proceedings against a former executive assistant to a top BCE Inc. executive, alleging she illegally tipped family and friends in an insider trading scheme that netted them more than $1 million in profits.

The Autorite des marches financiers says Renee Morier, her husband Sylvain Milette, a friend, Francis Beauchamp, as well as the parents of both Morier and Beauchamp, face 42 charges.

A BCE official refused to identify the top executive for whom Morier worked, but said neither the executive, the company nor any other BCE employee was involved in the alleged scheme.

The AMF intervened in the matter earlier this year by executing search warrants and cease trade orders and freezing some $1.9 million in the respondents’ accounts. None of the allegations have been proven in court.

LE BOURGET, France — Negotiators from China, the U.S. and other nations haggled into the early morning Friday over how to share the burden of fighting climate change and paying for a trillion-dollar transition to clean energy on a global scale.

Some delegates said an elusive climate pact was in sight heading into the final scheduled day of talks outside Paris while others said a new draft presented late Thursday by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius allowed rich nations to shift the responsibility of fighting global warming to the developing world.

“We are going backwards,” said Gurdial Singh Nijar of Malaysia, the head of a bloc of hardline countriesa.

They have put up the fiercest resistance against attempts by the U.S., the European Union and other wealthy nations to make emerging economies pitch in to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and help the poorest countries cope with climate change.

The issue, known as “differentiation” in United Nations climate lingo, was expected to be one of the last to be resolved.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry zipped in and out of negotiation rooms as delegates broke into smaller groups overnight to iron out their differences.

“We’re working on it,” Kerry said as he emerged

from one meeting room with an entourage of security agents and State Department aides.

Nijar said it was unreasonable to expect countries like Malaysia to rapidly shift from fossil fuels — the biggest source of man-made greenhouse gas emissions — to cleaner sources of energy.

“We cannot just switch overnight … and go to renewables,” he said, on a coffee break between meetings at 1:30 a.m. “If you remove differentiation you create very serious problems for developing countries.”

Diplomats from 196 governments are trying to forge a global pact in Paris to slow global warming by collectively slashing emissions. It’s the first time all countries are expected to pitch in — the previous emissions treaty only included rich countries.

The 27-page draft — two pages shorter than a previous version — included a long-term goal of keeping global warming “well below” 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees F), while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C. The draft also said governments would aim to peak the emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases “as soon as possible” and strive to reach “emissions neutrality” by the second half of the century.

That was weaker language than in previous drafts that included more specific emissions cuts and timeframes. Emissions neutrality wasn’t defined in the text. Previous versions have included similar terms that are generally understood to mean no more emissions than the Earth can naturally absorb.

Ontario government defends cost of green energy program

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne defended the billions of dollars in extra costs that Ontario electricity customers must fork out for the Liberal government’s green energy initiatives Thursday, saying there’s a cost for cleaner air.

Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk’s annual report said consumers are paying $9.2 billion more for 20-year wind and solar power contracts signed by the Liberals with private generators than they would have under the old procurement system.

The auditor also found Ontario pays 3 ½ times the price for solar power than the average in the United States, and twice as much for wind power.

“There’s a cost associated with getting out of coal, of putting more renewables in place, and we’ve got other jurisdictions looking to Ontario as a model for how to do that,” said Wynne. “I’m happy to defend

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for kids with asthma, added Wynne.

“You only have to look at other jurisdictions that are struggling with air quality, with particulate matter in their air, with families that don’t feel they can let their kids play outside,” she said. “I know we weren’t in those serious straits, but the fact is we have reduced our pollution in this province.”

Wynne, who made two separate trips to the climate change talks in Paris, said Ontario is leading the way in the battle against greenhouse gas emissions, noting Alberta will take 15 years to stop burning coal to generate electricity.

“That is going to be a transition for them and there will be a cost associated with that as there was here in Ontario,” she said. “So we are ahead of the curve in terms of the decisions that we have made, and we’ll continue to work to lower the cost of electricity.”

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MARKETS

TRAIL APPLIANCE ON THE MOVE

COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Thursday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 131.00 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.25 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.48 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.76 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.23 Cdn. National Railway . . 73.50 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 171.80 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 30.21 Capital Power Corp . . . . 16.37 Cervus Equipment Corp 14.16 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 54.91 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 43.47 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 18.10 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.70 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.63 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.61 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.91 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 34.99 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 39.87 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 4.24 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 44.68 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 122.20 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.51 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.54 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.78 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Energy stocks recovered slightly on Thursday, pushing North American equity markets higher despite a further slide in the price of oil.

The S&P/TSX composite index rose 79 points to close at 13,016.59, adding to a meagre 15-point gain on Wednesday after Canada’s main index tumbled more than 430 points earlier in the week.

The energy subsector added nearly 1.2 per cent despite a further slide in the price of oil, rebounding from huge losses on Monday and Tuesday that dragged down the TSX and caused the loonie to fall to levels not seen in more than a decade.

Andrew Pyle, senior adviser and portfolio manager at Scotia Wealth Management, said the pummelling oil stocks took earlier this week was disproportionate to the actual risk in the sector after OPEC said on Friday that it would no longer set an upper limit on production despite a worldwide oversupply.

“OPEC has been producing beyond their quota for a year and a half,” he said. “There was nothing new about last Friday compared to what we already knew was going on.”

Despite the recovery in energy stocks, the oil-sensitive Canadian dollar fell 0.36 of a cent to 73.36 cents U.S. The Canadian dollar has lost more than a cent and a half against the greenback since the American Thanksgiving break, when oil traded above $43.

On Thursday, the January contract for benchmark oil lost 40 cents to US$36.76 a barrel.

The price of oil has fallen from a high above $110 in July 2014 as the thirsty Chinese economy has slowed and OPEC has maintained production levels well

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 21.71 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.71 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.56 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.40 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.46 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.53 First Quantum Minerals . . 4.94 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.18 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.38 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.66 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.03 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 24.47 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.670 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 5.15 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 16.61 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.49 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 51.68 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.88 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 19.70 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 29.96 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 8.41 Canyon Services Group. . 4.00 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 18.35 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1200 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 8.87 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.550 above daily demand.

Pyle said the weakness in crude may be reaching a bottom as oil-producing countries begin to face deficits, low prices boost demand and supply falls as uneconomical sources of oil are taken off the market.

Unlike many analysts, Pyle says the oil price could begin to rebound in the near term if the American dollar loses some of its recent strength when the U.S. Federal Reserve decides to raise interest rates, as it is expected to do this month.

“Historically, when interest rates have risen the U.S. dollar has weakened,” he said. “If we have the U.S. dollar fall, maybe crude oil can find a floor in this neighbourhood.”

New York indexes also rose, following a three-day losing streak.

The Dow Jones added 82.45 points to close at 17,574.75, while the S&P 500 climbed 4.61 points to 2,052.23 and the Nasdaq rose 22.30 points to 5,045.17.

In other commodities, January natural gas gave back almost five cents to settle at US$2.015 per mmBtu and February gold fell $4.50 to US$1,072.00 an ounce.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,016.59, up 79.00 points Dow — 17,574.75, up 82.45 points S&P 500 — 2,052.23, up 4.61 points Nasdaq — 5,045.17, up 22.30 points Currencies: Cdn — 73.36 cents US, down 0.36 of a cent

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JOB HUNT: Don’t apply for unsuitable positions Matthew O’Donnell, director for the Calgary office of recruitment firm Michael Page, says he sees too many job-seekers applying for positions that aren’t suitable for them.

“A lot of people are just applying for jobs rather than thinking about whether they can specifically do those roles,” says O’Donnell. “Candidates really have to make sure they tick every box if they want to be considered for a lot of roles at the moment.”

While hiring is clearly down, companies are still looking for people who can boost efficiencies or streamline operations, people who can deliver services faster, and strong sales people, he adds.

Jim Fearon, vice-president of central Canada for Hays recruitment, said it’s especially important these days to make extra connections through phone calls, personal connections, email and Linkedin because of the flood of applications for positions.

He said one client received 2,000 applications for a single office administration job, meaning many resumes likely weren’t given a proper look.

“They should be trying to make a personal connection with the people they’re applying for jobs with,” said Fearon.

Rafter also emphasized that while social networks and online interactions are helpful, ultimately they’re there to help build the personal network that will get you a job.

“You don’t get a job online, you get a job through some sort of network connection,” said Rafter.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 75.69 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 38.15 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 15.00 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.89 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.25 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.250 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.08 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.67 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.630 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.89 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 36.02 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1100 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.40 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 57.27 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.30 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 23.17 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 34.85 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.90 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 90.12 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.01 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 41.94 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.59 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.15 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.04 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.98

Pound — C$2.0667, up 0.78 of a cent Euro — C$1.4921, down 0.26 of a cent Euro — US$1.0946, down 0.74 of a cent Oil futures: US$36.76 per barrel, down 40 cents (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,072.00 per oz., down $4.50 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.965 oz., down 2.8 cents $641.87 kg., down 90 cents ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $4.70 higher $474.00 March ‘16 $4.40 higher $483.60 May ‘16 $4.00 higher $491.50 July ‘16 $3.80 higher $496.80 Nov. ‘16 $2.00 higher $493.80 Jan. ‘17 $1.80 higher $496.80 March ‘17 $1.80 higher $496.30 May ‘17 $1.80 higher $496.30 July ‘17 $1.80 higher $496.30 Nov. ‘17 $1.80 higher $496.30 Jan. ‘18 $1.80 higher $496.30.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $189.00 March ‘16 unchanged $191.00 May ‘16 unchanged $197.00 July ‘16 unchanged $197.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $197.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $197.00 March ‘17 unchanged $197.00 May ‘17 unchanged $197.00 July ‘17 unchanged $197.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $197.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $197.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 593,880 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 593,880.

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Trail Appliance co-owner John Broderick, left, and Red Deer store general manager Chris Sturdy are busy with other staff at the Red Deer store working to get the new location up and ready for a Dec. 15 opening. The old location on Bremner Avenue in Red Deer will be closing permanently Dec. 12 at 5 p.m., and the new building in Gasoline Alley will open Tuesday, Dec. 15. The store at 557 Lantern Street has a 20,000-square-foot showroom, with a working demonstration kitchen, while the on-site warehouse is large enough to accommodate 1,000 products. A heated indoor pick-up bay also adds to the convenience of taking delivery of products.

Congress strikes deals on budget, tax bills

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — With the holidays beckoning, negotiations intensified on Capitol Hill Thursday on a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill and a sprawling tax package touching all sectors of the economy.

Dozens of issues remained unresolved, mainly policy disputes over environmental and other issues that lawmakers of both parties were trying to attach to the must-pass spending legislation. Republicans sought to lift the oil export ban and roll back various Obama administration regulations Democrats were manoeuvring to protect President Barack Obama’s environmental rules and enact permanent tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy.

“We’re not going to get everything we want in negotiations. The Democrats aren’t going to get everything they want in negotiations,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin. “But I believe that we will successfully complete these negotiations.”

Under current law, government funding expires Friday at midnight, when the last short-term spending bill expires. The Senate agreed by voice vote and without debate Thursday to extend that deadline through Wednesday Dec. 16 to allow more time for talks. The House was expected to follow suit Friday, but Ryan allowed that even more time might be needed.

“I’m not going to put a deadline on it,” he said. “I want to make sure that these negotiations are done well and done right, and not by some arbitrary deadline.”

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Ontarians have a strong, reliable electricity system because of the investments made by the Liberal government, insisted Wynne.

“We now have clean renewable energy and we should be celebrating the fact we don’t have an under-supply,” she said.

Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown said Wynne “missed the point of the auditor’s report,” which was that Ontario could have reached the same green energy goals without the extra $9.2 billion cost.

“I think the government has mishandled this so badly, and because of political interference and mistakes, every Ontarian will pay $12,000 more for electricity,” said Brown.

The New Democrats said the Liberals have given green energy a bad name because of their meddling in the electricity system and the ham-fisted implementation of the policy that pitted neighbours against each other locations of wind and solar farms.

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Millennials lacking in financial knowledge: poll

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A poll suggests that two-thirds of millennials are investing their money, but that most feel they don’t have adequate knowledge for the task.

The poll done for CIBC (TSX:CM) found 67 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 34 reported have investments including stocks, GICs, bonds and mutual funds.

However, 82 per cent said they didn’t know enough about investing.

Meanwhile, the one-third of respondents who said they did not have any investments cited lack of financial knowledge and the fact that investing “in-

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Not having any money to invest and other financial priorities were also cited as reasons for not investing.

Of those who do invest, 41 per cent said they don’t get the returns they expect, while 28 per cent found it hard to develop a long-term strategy.

Sarah Widmeyer, head of wealth advisory services at CIBC, says while it’s good to see millennials recognize the importance of investing, they need help.

“Their lack of knowledge is making them vulnerable to many common investing mistakes,” Widmeyer says.

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Loan Bylaw 3391/A-2015 River Bend Golf & Recreation Society Red Deer City Council proposes to pass Bylaw 3391/A-2015. Bylaw 3391/A-2015 proposes a change of the repayment schedule for a $1,700,000 loan previously made to the River Bend Golf & Recreation Society for expansion and renovation project. About $1,500,000 will be owed to the City of Red Deer and will be paid in in full prior to the end of December 2038.

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Development Officer Approvals On December 8, 2015, the Development Officer issued approvals for the following applications:

The electors may submit a petition calling for a vote of the electors to determine whether the proposed bylaw should be passed. The petition must meet the formal requirements of sections 221-226 of the Municipal Government Act and be filed with the Legislative and Governance Services Manager within 15 days after the last date the proposed bylaw is advertised. The last date of advertisement for this bylaw is December 11, 2015. Any petition will be public information.

Oriole Park 1. M. Hoar – a 0.43 m variance to the minimum rear yard to the doors of an existing detached garage, located at 3 Orchard Green.

If you have any question regarding the petition process or the use of the petition please contact the Legislative Services Manager at 403-342-8132.

Riverside Light Industrial 3. Dark Horses Home Watch & Pet Care – an approval of use for a dog day care and kennel, until December 31, 2017, to be located at 107, 6439 67 Street.

Red Deer City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw to redesignate land from C4 Commercial (Major Arterial) to C1 Commercial (City Centre) District, at 4311 49 Avenue, Lot 1A, Block 44, Plan 8121177 within the Municipal Development Plan, Greater Downtown area and the Greater Downtown Action Plan, South Downtown area. The amendment will also include site exception to require the application of parking standards and to allow the continued use of a dynamic sign.

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Timberstone 2. Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. – a 1.03 m variance to the minimum rear yard to the doors of an existing detached garage, located at 101 Timberstone Way. Discretionary Use

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on December 25, 2015. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8190.

MONTREAL — Transat AT increased its profit in the important summer quarter as lower costs helped offset a decline in average ticket prices.

The Montreal-based vacation company (TSX:TRZ.B) says its adjusted net income for the three months ended Oct. 31 was $54.8 million, up from $49.4 million a year earlier.

Transat’s adjusted profit excludes the impact of fuel-hedging, restructuring and asset impairments.

With those included, its net income for Transat’s fiscal fourth quarter rose to $69.1 million from $30.6 million in the same period last year.

Revenue fell $5.5 million to $844.7 million, a decline of 0.6 per cent, as lower fuel costs triggered a decline in average selling prices.

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Borrowing Bylaw Amendments Red Deer City Council proposes to pass the following bylaw amendments to provide for debenture borrowing in the amount of $4,536,800 to finance development and construction of capital projects listed below. The public may inspect the proposed bylaw amendments at Legislative Services 2nd Floor of City Hall during regular office hours.

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Capital Project

Borrowing Amount Increase $2,821,800

Bylaw 3526/A-2015 • Station 3 Station Relocation Relocation Projects • Station 4 Relocation Bylaw 3529/A-2015 • Stabilization of $1,715,000 Riverview Park Bank the toe of the Stabilization Red Deer River upstream of the Riverview Park Neighborhood The electors may submit a separate petition with respect to each advertised bylaw amendment calling for a vote of the electors to determine whether the proposed bylaw amendment should be passed.

The petition must meet the formal requirements of Sections 221-226 of the Municipal Government Act and be filed with the Manager, Legislative Services within 15 days after the last date the proposed bylaw amendments are advertised. The last date of advertisement for these bylaw amendments is December 11, 2015. Any petition will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the petition process or the use of the petition please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT

City of Red Deer ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Pursuant to section 73 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, any person who is directly affected by these operations may submit a written statement of concern regarding this application. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeal Board. Such a statement of concern must be submitted to: Director of Red Deer North Saskatchewan Region Alberta Environment and Parks Regulatory Approvals Centre Main Floor, 9820 - 106 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6 Fax: (780) 422-0154

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, January 4, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Thursday, December 24, 2015. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

Transat AT increases Q4 profit despite lower average ticket prices as costs fall

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with Section 70 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the City of Red Deer has applied to Alberta Environment and Parks for an amendment to their wastewater treatment plant approval for the installation and operation of a co-generation facility for the generation of electricity (for use in plant operations) from biogas at the City of Red Deer’s existing wastewater treatment plant located at UTM Coordinates (5,799,398 mE and 309,486 mN).

The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

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The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours.

Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/F-2015 4311 49 Avenue Proposed Redesignation from C4 Commercial (Major Arterial) to C1 Commercial (City Centre)

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within 30 days of the date of this notice. Please quote Application No. 047-1091 when submitting a statement of concern in regards to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act application.

NOTE: Any statements filed regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public.

Copies of the amendment application can be obtained from: Attention: Mr. Tom Marstaller City of Red Deer Box 5008 Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3T4 Please ensure the above suggested information relating to the description of your application is correct. Errors may result in the requirements to re-advertise the Public Notice.

In accordance with Section 70 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the City of Red Deer has applied to Alberta Environment and Parks for an amendment to their landfill approval for the construction and operation of a landfill gas collection and flaring facility at the City of Red Deer’s existing Class II landfill located in Section 34 Township 37 Range 27 West of the 4th Meridian.

Pursuant to section 73 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, any person who is directly affected by these operations may submit a written statement of concern regarding this application. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeal Board. Such a statement of concern must be submitted to: Director of Red Deer North Saskatchewan Region Alberta Environment and Parks Regulatory Approvals Centre Main Floor, 9820 - 106 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6 Fax: (780) 422-015E-mail: esrd.epeaapplications@gov.ab.ca within 30 days of the date of this notice. Please quote Application No. 005-14918 when submitting a statement of concern in regards to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act application.

NOTE: Any statements filed regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public.

Copies of the application and additional information can be obtained from: City of Red Deer Attention: Mr. Joe Krego Box 5008, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3T4 Telephone: (403) 342-8750

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Healing humanity’s grief IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE The tragedy we’re witnessing in so destabilizing forces in human history. many places around the world is heart- We must deal with carbon emissions breaking. Responses on the ground but we must also deal with human and in the media to events in Paris, suffering. In Canada, Inuit are feelBeirut, Syria and elsewhere have ing the impacts disproportionately. Ice ranged from inspiring to appears much later in the chilling. Too often, people season and melts earlier. express fear and distress as Changing wildlife migraanger, suspicion and scapetion patterns disrupt comgoating. munity livelihoods, landFor many reasons and in based activities and culturmany ways, people and naal practices. ture are in distress. Quaker Cape Breton University activist and author Parker Canada research chair AshPalmer implores us to ask, lee Cunsolo Willox is work“What shall we do with our ing with Inuit to undersuffering?” The way we deal stand their communities’ with our pain has critical climate-related mental and implications. Whether we emotional health impacts, DAVID project it outward as war or documenting anxiety, deSUZUKI murder or absorb it as despair, hopelessness and despair and self-destruction, SCIENCE MATTERS pression, increased family “Violence is what we get stress, drug and alcohol use when we do not know what and suicide attempts. Peoelse to do with our suffering.” ple are grieving for a way of life that is The interplay of environmental changing with the landscape. degradation and geopolitics has had Together with the Nunatsiavut comalarming repercussions. Over the past munities of Labrador, Cunsolo Willox decade alone, millions of people have produced a documentary film, Attutaubeen displaced by war, famine and niujuk Nunami/Lament for the Land. drought. The world is shifting rapid- Residents describe how ice, when ly as a result of climate change and it forms, is often not thick enough to there’s little doubt we’ll see increasing hunt, gather wood or travel by snowhumanitarian crises. We must face this mobile. new reality as a global community.

The land is part of who they are, a Climate change is one of the most source of solace, peace, identity, and

well-being. Hunting and fishing and spending time on the land help Inuit feel grounded and happy. When residents can’t get out of town, they feel “stuck”, “lost” and “less like people”.

Although global warming discourse typically ignores our intense feelings and grief in the face of environmental change, Cunsolo Willox argues it can expand our capacity to act. “Re-casting climate change as the work of mourning means that we can share our losses, and encounter them as opportunities for productive and important work,” she says. “It also provides the opportunity to stand up and publicly object to injustice.” Shared experiences of grief can build solidarity, support healing and inspire collective action.

With the Paris UN climate talks underway, we have an opportunity to expand the conversation to include environmental grief and loss. Today’s social and environmental leaders need to understand the psychological implications of a world in distress. Geographer and research scientist Susanne Moser predicts future leaders will need more than professional expertise and political savvy. They must be “steward, shepherd, arbiter, crisis manager, grief counselor, future builder.”

Instead of knee-jerk reactions that so often accompany fear and emotional pain, what if we summoned the

courage to experience our sadness, disorientation and grief in all its fullness? More importantly, what if we did this together? The feelings surrounding change and loss highlight our shared vulnerability and expose our connections to one another. We can consciously foster a heightened sense of human and ecological fellowship.

The late environmental scientist Donella Meadows believed the process of experiencing feelings is far from trivial. “Feelings, like knowledge, don’t directly change anything. But if we don’t rush past the feelings or stuff them down, if we take time to admit even the most uncomfortable ones, to accept them, share them, and couple them with knowledge of what is wrong and how it might be fixed, then feelings and knowledge together are motors for change.”

The suffering we’re witnessing because of loss of land, culture, ways of life and identity may portend what is to come for all of us. Now is the time to come together and decide how we will respond. Let’s make sure it’s the best humanity has to offer.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Public Engagement Specialist Aryne Sheppard. Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org.

Space station gets a Christmas delivery

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but ended up being destroyed seconds after liftoff in October 2014. Orbital christened this capsule the S.S. Deke Slayton II. NASA is paying billions of dollars to Orbital and SpaceX to stock the space station. The pantry got a little too empty for NASA’s taste over the past year besides the two lost commercial shipments, Russia also endured a failed supply run. The Russian Space Agency didn’t take long, however, to resume flights another shipment is scheduled for just before Christmas.

Orbital’s next flight is in March,

year. The other U.S. supplier, SpaceX, has not made a delivery since April because of a launch accident.

Orbital flight controllers, based at company headquarters in Dulles, Virginia, applauded and shook hands once the Cygnus made contact with the space station Wednesday morning. They wore retro-style white shirts, black slacks and skinny black ties in honour of the Mercury astronaut for whom the capsule had been named, Deke Slayton, a commercial space pioneer before his death in 1993. The previous Cygnus also bore Slayton’s name,

again using another company’s Atlas V rocket. SpaceX, meanwhile, aims to resume shipments in January with its own Falcon rocket. This was Lindgren’s last big job at the space station.

He’s scheduled to return to Earth on Friday, along with a Russian and Japanese, following a five-month mission.

Two of the six-man crew — space station commander Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko — are three-quarters of the way through a one-year mission. They’re especially eager to see the Cygnus contents, since they won’t be back on the planet until March.

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Can we proceed economically, if we stop burning fossil fuel?

Can Alberta truly wean itself from coal fired generation as the main source of our electric power supply? Can technology overcome the fact that the wind does not always blow and the sun does not always shine?

First we have to admit we are inextricably tied to oil. We manufacture damn near everything LORNE we touch from these long OJA chain molecules known ENERGY as hydrocarbons.

Can we proceed into the future economically, if we stop burning fossil fuel? The burning of which is the cause of so much environmental concern.

Researchers at Stanford University seem to think so. On November 19th Mark Z. Jacobsen stated his case before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Democratic Forum on Climate Change.

A professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, he made a strong case for 139 countries, and the U.S. to transition, to wind, water, and solar power, 80% by 2030, and 100% by 2050. His thesis is predicated on using electrical technologies already in place and commonly used. Heat pumps for heating and cooling the home, electrical vehicles for transportation, and electrolytic cryogenic hydrogen hybrid systems for aircraft.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will provide heavy hauling, electrical induction furnaces, dielectric heaters, and some combusted hydrogen will power industrial processes.

For the extant nuisance of energy storage, batteries are not the answer, not on this scale.

Storage technologies exist, be it, reservoirs using pumped hydroelectric facilities, concen-

trated solar power, (CSP), the heat of the earth used for geothermal production of electricity, or for the warming of our buildings. These are just some of the technologies already in place, and used around the world from Spain, to Australia, and yes, Canada.

Electricity would drive heat pumps to store summer heat underground for use in colder seasons, ice could be produced in winter for cooling in summer. Hydrogen would be produce using electricity in the electrolysis of water for the machines or processes that need fuel gas.

Professor Jacobson points out, “The major barriers to a conversion are neither technical nor economic; rather they are social and political.” It’s agreed, we have the technology, and we have proven the experiment.

The resistance stands from politically tied economic barriers in countries that depend on oil revenue.

People are reluctant to change if their employment is threatened. This is where “political will” has to come in.

In the next thirty five years, our leaders have to come up with strategies that allow us to make the transition without putting us in the soup line. We need good paying jobs for the working person; the people that actually contribute to the GDP. Politicians can facilitate, but can they motivate?

The bureaucrat is not always capable. Already, criticism of the Paris talks actually resolving anything is strong. China is the world’s largest producer of CO2 and air pollution, but their countries priority is economic growth; they know contemporary man depends on it. Are we being subjugated by the economy of the world’s most populous nation?

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical. ca.

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In a dramatic example of how climate change is altering the Arctic landscape, the a small northern lake has fallen off a cliff after bursting through the melting earthen rampart that restrained it.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS YELLOWKNIFE — In a dramatic example of how climate change is altering the Arctic landscape, a small northern lake has fallen off a cliff after bursting through the melting earthen rampart that restrained it.

A video released by the government of the Northwest Territories shows how the lake, undermined by melting permafrost, collapsed into a valley below and created a large temporary waterfall and an oozing tongue of mud and debris.

The lake, which has no name and sits in the territory’s northern corner near the community of Fort McPherson, is a victim of the region’s geology and changing climate.

Permafrost in this part of the N.W.T. contains a high percentage of ice in headwalls, which can be up to 30 metres thick. That ice has been there since the last ice age.

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Obsessed neighbour making life uncomfortable Dear Annie: My neighbors are a lovely couple in to make it look like I was talking on the phone. It their 70s. I have always been friendly with them. took 30 minutes before he finally went inside.

Several months ago “Mrs. Smith” became quite I understand he’s lonely, but he is freaking ill. Whenever I saw “Mr. Smith,” I would ask about me out. I needed to tell someone, and I knew you his wife’s health. About three months wouldn’t consider it any weirder than some in, he started ending our conversaof your other letters. tions with a hug. I thought he was sad Good heavens, I feel better already. — R. about his wife and lonely while she Dear R.: Glad we could help. Your neighwas undergoing care. bor seems lonely and a little obsessed with But then he started dropping by my you. office. The first few times I let it ride.

You might have been the only consistently Around the fifth time, however, I friendly face during his wife’s illness, and it told him he had to stop because it was became more meaningful than you intended. interfering with my workday. Then, he Be kind, but set some boundaries. started following me to the office.

Wave hello from your door instead of I’d pull into the parking lot, and walking over. Then go inside or get in your he’d be right behind me. Two weeks car. If he starts heading your way, say, “Sorry ago, he pulled right up to my bumper I can’t stay and chat, but I have a conference MITCHELL and asked me how many miles I had call.” & SUGAR on my car. I was genuinely late for a If he gets too close, be honest and tell meeting and was brusque. He hasn’t him that he’s making you uncomfortable and ANNIE been back since then. you’d like him to back off.

Every day when I drive into our Needless to say, no more hugs. subdivision, he’s standing in his driveDear Annie: I would like to comment on way waiting. I immediately pull over in someone your answer to “Her Sister,” whose sister had a else’s driveway and pretend I’m on a call. Yesterday, stroke and is in long-term care.

I pulled over and read the owner’s manual out loud She said people should visit more. You mentioned

bringing photographs of people they know, playing music they grew up with, reading from a favorite book, etc.

This may not work with someone who has dementia. My mother has been in a nursing home for nearly a year. She never asks about her beloved cat.

We don’t discuss my brother-in-law, who recently died. My mother adored him, but talking about him would only depress her and possibly get her brain fixated on something unpleasant. For her, it’s best to talk about what’s going on in the moment. We talk about the weather. She loves going outside and looking at the flowers and other people. The past has escaped her.

I try to make her present as enjoyable as possible.

— Upstate N.Y. Larry Dear Larry: Every person is different, and if your mother does not respond positively to things from her past, you are right to concentrate on the present.

You sound like a caring and devoted son.

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.

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RBC Taylor Prize long list of 12 titles includes former winner Ian Brown

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Twelve titles have made the long list for the 2016 RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction, including one by a former winner and another that’s already won a major award.

Toronto journalist Ian Brown, who won the $25,000 Taylor prize in 2010 for his memoir The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son, made the cut this time for Sixty: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning?.

Also on the list is Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva

by Toronto’s Rosemary Sullivan, which won the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction in October.

Other titles on the long list include Road Trip Rwanda: A Journey Into the New Heart of Africa by Calgary’s Will Ferguson, who won the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel 419.

Several memoirs are also on the list — Membering by Giller winner Austin Clarke of Toronto, and This Is Happy by Toronto’s Camilla Gibb.

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Friday, Dec. 11 with loved ones, as the New Moon highCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: lights your domestic zone. Some Virgos will Donna Mills, 74; Terry Garr, 70; Ben decide to make major changes around the Browder, 53 home — or even move house.

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Dec. 21): The Sagittarian New Compromise and patience are Moon recharges your run-down the keys to a stress-free day. batteries and is the perfect time TAURUS (April 20-May to start a project, participate in a JOANNE MADELINE 20): The New Moon signals sporting event, go horse-riding, MOORE a fresh start for joint finances. exercise, study or plan a holiday.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): With the that you later regret. You’re in the mood to New Moon and Saturn in your well being rock the boat but is that the smartest thing zone, the focus is on health and fitness over to do?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): How’s the next few weeks. Donít overindulge too much, or youíll be a super curvy Crab by your career going? With the New Moon activating your job zone, you need to have a Christmas!

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FRIZZELL Mildred Dorothy Aug. 5, 1925 - Dec. 6, 2015 Millie is survived by her sister, Sherill (Nick) Ignatov, children; Patty (Carl Larsen) Gorety, Penny Buckler, and Marilee Irwin, grandchildren; Chelsey (Logan) Tannahill and Kailey (Stephen Hansen) Irwin, and many nieces and nephews. Millie was very active in the community for many years. She and Spud were members of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club, living on the course` as that is where you would always find them. Millie was a member of the Allied Arts Council and had paintings and murals all over town.

She sang with the Waskasoos. Singing and playing the piano and all things musical were a great pleasure for her. Her garden and backyard were a great source of happiness for her.

You could find her most mornings in the summer, coffee cup in hand, out there admiring nature. After Spud retired, they travelled. First on a cruise through the Panama Canal up to Florida, then in their motorhome, the West Country, the Oregon coast, and the wintering in Arizona a few years. They then got a little more exotic, travelling to Australia, New Zealand, Belize, Mexico, Hawaii and Cuba. We, the family, would like to thank Community Care Cottages and the staff at Red Deer Regional Hospital Unit 32, for taking such great care of our mother. Memorial time and place to be announced at a later date. (Spring of 2016).

In lieu of flowers, please give to the charity of your choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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MOSIER GORDON EUGENE Aug. 4, 1937 - Dec. 4, 2015 It is with great sadness, the family of Gordon Mosier announce his passing on December 4, 2015 at the age of 78 years. Gordon is survived by his loving companion Bernice Giles, son Doug Mosier, daughters; Wendy Mosier, and Debbie Berlinguette (Mark), grandchildren; Tim Baergen, Colin and Mackenzie Bouteiller, Amy and Kaylin Berlinguette, great-grandchildren; Tiffany and Zoe Baergen, brother Glen Mosier, uncle Leon Mosier, many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Gordon was predeceased by his son David, brother John and his parents. Gordon was a kind and caring man who enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Gordon was self employed for many years as owner of Rodgers Home Furnishing in Lacombe, then operating Gordon’s Trucking in the Ponoka area where he lived for 34 years. A service will be held for Gordon on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church 5226 51 Ave, Lacombe, AB. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

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REIMER Susan 1964 - 2015 Susan Darlene Reimer of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the age of 51 years. Susan was born on September 3, 1964 at Drumheller, Alberta and raised on the family farm near Hussar, Alberta. After attending the Hussar High School, she worked as a Chambermaid at the Sandman and Black Knight Inns of Red Deer, and also at Olymel.

Susan had a warm and loving spirit; and she loved to laugh. Susan loved cats, enjoyed cooking and baking, and was a fan of rock and roll, as well as country music.

Susan will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Maxwell Pruden of Red Deer; her daughter, Tara Reimer, also of Red Deer; one granddaughter, Nichole Crystal Bollinger-Reimer; and her parents, George and Ruth Reimer of Olds, Alberta.

She will also be sadly missed by two brothers, Gary Reimer and Craig Reimer, and one sister, Dianne (Jim) Mittelstadt, as well as three nephews.

Susan was predeceased by her special friend, Agnes Mechalchuk. A Celebration of Susan’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Susan’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer and District S.P.C.A. at www.reddeerspca.com.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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MISCHKE Wilhelm “Bill” 1933 - 2015 It is with great sadness the family of Bill Mischke announces his passing on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre of an Aneurysm at the age of 82 years. He was born in Pollnow, Germany on March 2, 1933. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, May; his children, Peggy (Keith) Brown of Red Deer, Kim Mischke (Dave) of Casper, Wyoming and Jeff Mischke of Red Deer. His grandchildren, Karla (Cory) Hancar of Leduc, Brad (Jacqlyn) Brown of Calgary, Cody and Jarred Nix of Casper, Wyoming; Great Grandchildren, Logan and Haylea Hancar; two sisters, Dora and Christa in Germany and their families, as well as May’s family.

He was predeceased by his parents, Anna and Wilhelm Mischke and brothers, Paul and Manfried. Bill led a full life, he loved to travel, enjoyed his animals, his pipe, coffee and brandy and he never met a stranger. He will be greatly missed. A Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held at the Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67A Street, Red Deer on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made directly to The Heart Stroke and Foundation at www.heartandstroke.ca/donate or to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation at www.rdrhfoundation.com/don ate-now. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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REID Jim Jim Reid husband, father, friend, and loved by all, lost his battle with cancer at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Saturday, December 5th, 2015 at the age of 55 years.

He is survived by his wife, Dawn Reid, father, Dennis (Henny), sisters; Val (Dave) and Bobbi, children; Angie (Ian), Tyler (Deidre) and Dani (Jayson), and six grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his mother, Verna and brother, Tony. Jim was born in Revelstoke, B.C. on September 17th 1960. He spent thirty-five years working as an industrial insulator where he influenced many people’s lives and made many friends. Jim met Dawn in 2008 and spent the last eight years working, traveling and living with the love of his life; whom he married on December 3rd in an intimate ceremony of family. He enjoyed teasing everyone and anyone he cared about or came across; it has been said his picture should be in the dictionary beside the word “inappropriate.” He spent his life surrounded by many creatures, loved or unloved; particularly his dogs, cats, pigeons and turkeys. A celebration of Jims life will be held at Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, on Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jim’s honour may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 101, 6751 52 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 4K8. 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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OLSEN Donna 1932 - 2015 It is with heavy hearts the family of Donna Olsen announce her passing on Saturday, November 28th, 2015 at the Red Deer Hospice. Donna was born on July 18, 1932 in Drumheller, Alberta. Donna is survived by her sons; Milton (Debby) Olsen and Brent Olsen, daughter, Maureen (Ken) Funk, eight grandchildren; Michelle, Amanda (Justin), Jaclyn, Curtis, Christopher (Lisa), Matthew (Lindsey), Danielle (Brandon), and Brittany (Steve), and four great-grandchildren; Danica, Kasey, Maggie, and Nash.

Donna is also survived by her sisters; Ardene Sadler, Edna (Cliff) White, and Nola Gaskell, brother, Ed (Sharon) Bremer, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Donna was predeceased by her husband, Gordon, and her son, David. A Memorial Tea will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35, 2810 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer, on Monday, December 14th, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Donna’s honour can be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting ww.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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DOEPEL (Devaux) Sandra Mary June 28,1944 - Dec 7, 2015

DAVIS 1923 - 2015 Thelma Elenora Davis of Red Deer, passed away at Extendicare Michener Hill in Red Deer, on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Thelma is survived by a daughter Nora; son Loren; brothers Scotty and Dave as well as numerous dear relatives and friends.

Thelma was predeceased by her husband Ray and children Joyce, Donna, Gary, Judy, Lonnie and Billy. In following with Thelma’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no formal service will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to The Salvation Army, 4837 - 54 St, Red Deer AB T4N 2G5.

Condolences to Thelma’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca.

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BELL Daimien James Nov. 28, 1998 - Dec. 6, 2015 Daimien Bell passed away tragically on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the age of 17 years. A Memorial Service will take place at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe, Alberta, on Monday, December 14th at 2:00 pm. Memorial donations in Daimien’s honour can be made directly to the Jumpstart Program at jumpstart.canadiantire.ca.

Condolences may be made by visitingwww.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

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It is with great sadness the family of Sandra announces her passing at the age of 71.

She will missed by her loving sons Michael, Todd (Sheri) her family and many friends.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Deer hospice www.reddeerhospice.com

McMULLEN Robert (Bob) Elmer McMullen of Sundre passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the age of 63 years. Bob is lovingly remembered by his wife Linda and family. A Celebration of Bob’s Life will be held at the Sundre Legion, Branch #223, Sundre, AB on Monday, December 14, 2015 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bob’s memory to the Sundre Hospital, 709 - 1 Street NE, Sundre, AB, T0M 1X0.

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Advocacy groups believe that a spate of anti-Muslim incidents across the United States in recent weeks can be linked to last week’s mass shooting in California and the inflammatory rhetoric of Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates.

And they say that Muslims are fearful the backlash could lead to further harassment and violence.

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tacks and has intensified with what happened in San Bernardino and now with what Donald Trump is proposing,” Ibrahim Hooper, lead spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Wednesday. “I have never seen such fear and apprehension in the Muslim community, even after 9-11.”

It’s hard to measure the extent of the problem — or to know for sure whether there has been an increase in incidents or if people are simply paying closer attention to a small but steady stream of episodes that occur throughout the year.

The FBI, which keeps statistics on hate crimes committed nationwide,

counted 154 bias offences against Muslims last year. Data for 2015 is unavailable.

The Anti-Defamation League, relying partly on complaints and partly on media reports, said it has logged more than three dozen incidents since the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris that left 130 dead.

“We’re talking at least three dozen that we’re aware of, and I’m sure there are many more incidents that haven’t been reported,” said Oren Segal, the director of the ADL’s Center on Extremism.

“With legit terror attacks and the public discourse about them, it has created an atmosphere ripe for these types of stereotypes and incidents,” Segal said. “People are exploiting them.”

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parison point to the same period last year, but said that the pace of incidents appears to have picked up since the Dec. 2 shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 people and injured 21 others. The suspects, Syed Rizwan Farook, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, later died in a gun battle with police.

That shooting prompted Trump on Monday to propose a complete ban on Muslim immigrants into the U.S., triggering a fierce debate that has dominated the national political conversation. Advocates say other GOP presidential candidates also have fueled anti-Islamic sentiment, including Ben Carson who suggested a Muslim should not be president and Rick Santorum who questioned whether the U.S. Constitution protected Islam.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — Besieged Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Ramadi destroyed a lock on the Euphrates River that served as a bridge as government forces on Thursday sought to cement their gains around the militant-held city west of Baghdad.

Since Iraq’s military launched its push on Ramadi earlier this month, the militants have destroyed all other bridges leading into the city, both on the Euphrates and its tributary, the Warar River.

Iraqi Maj Gen. Ismail al-Mahlawi, the head of military operations in the western Anbar province, said the lock destroyed Thursday was the last remaining bridge from the city centre to the northwest.

“Daesh forces trying to stop our progress bombed the last bridge which connects the city centre,” he said, referring to IS by its Arabic language acronym.

The locks’ destruction leaves some 300 IS fighters trapped in the centre of the city, he added.

Col. Steven Warren, the spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad, said the destruction of the bridge may prove to be a tactical mistake for IS. “What they’ve also done now is they’ve really cut themselves off,” he said. “So the fighters left on the north side of the river can’t retreat and the fighters on the south side of the river can’t send reinforcements.”

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Haimour added that according to reports he received, about two months ago IS fighters began moving their families out of Ramadi and toward the town of Hit northwest of Ramadi. That, he said is when he believes the tide began to turn against the IS group in the Anbar provincial capital.

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Violence being broadcast via digital-age tools LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, EXTREMISTS AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS SHARE THEIR ACTS VIA THE INTERNET

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tashfeen Malik, the woman involved in this week’s Southern California mass shooting, has another claim to notoriety: She’s the latest in a growing line of extremists and disturbed killers who have used social media to punctuate their horrific violence.

A Facebook official said Friday that Malik, using an alias, praised the Islamic State group in a Facebook post shortly before — or during — the attack. Malik’s posting echoes similar bids for attention by violent perpetrators, including a disgruntled Virginia broadcaster who recorded himself shooting two co-workers and then posted the video online and a Florida man who killed his wife and shared a photo of her body on social media.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies do their best to block or remove posts that glorify violence. But experts say it’s an uphill battle, and the advent of new services that let people stream live video from any event will only make the task more challenging.

“Now everyone has the opportunity to talk to a larger audience,” said Karen North, a professor of digital social media at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School. “If you commit an act and you want people to know about it, you now have a way to promote it.”

Social media didn’t invent extremist violence. But the Islamic State and similar groups have become deft at using social media to spread their message, both to recruit followers and to threaten their perceived enemies.

“They can rapidly and easily identify others who share their beliefs,” said Marcus Thomas, a former assistant director of the FBI’s operational technology division.

Like many young adults, the 27-yearold Malik and her 28-year-old husband, Syed Farook, seemed comfortable with social media. A U.S. intelligence official said Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists online.

But there is no sign anyone from the Islamic State communicated with Malik or provided any guidance for the attack on a San Bernardino social service centre, which left 14 people dead and 21 wounded.

YouTube, Twitter and other online services use automated software to help detect posts that violate their terms of service, including those that depict or encourage violence. They also encourage users to report such material, so it can be reviewed and removed.

Facebook declined comment but the page containing statements posted by the woman involved in this week’s

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A picture released in 2015 by the Rased News Network, a Facebook page affiliated with Islamic State militants, shows an Islamic State militant sniper in position during a battle against Syrian government forces, in Deir el-Zour province, Syria. A growing line of extremists and disturbed killers who have used social media and technology to punctuate their horrific violence.

San Bernardino shootings was taken down. Malik and her husband, Syed Farook, died hours after the attack in a gun battle with police.

The social network has done “a fairly good job of making sure that users understand” that posts or videos glorifying violence will be taken down, said Stephen Balkam, head of the non-profit Family Online Safety Institute, which works with Facebook and other sites to promote safe practices for children.

Still, he cautioned: “All the policies in the world won’t help” unless companies also devote staff and resources to enforcing them. Even then, he said, it’s not always easy to determine whether taking something down is the right thing to do.

Two years ago, Balkam publicly criticized Facebook when the giant social network reversed its own decision to take down a graphic video of a masked man beheading a woman. In that case, Facebook said it decided to allow the video because users were sharing it as a way of condemning the violence attributed to Mexican drug gangs. But the company eventually concluded the post was too offensive and removed it again.

Another problem: Violent posts can resurface even after they are taken down. When a fired TV reporter with a grudge killed two former co-workers in Virginia over the summer, he videotaped his own actions and then uploaded the clip to Facebook. The company took it down, but not before someone else had copied it and re-posted it on other sites, North said.

Facebook explicitly bans content being shared by “dangerous organizations” engaged in terrorist activity or organized crime. But even that requires a judgment call, because not everyone around the world defines terrorism in the same way, said David Greene, civil liberties director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group.

“Most of these areas are more grey than black or white, and that can put these companies in a very difficult position,” Greene said.

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Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate recently considered a bill that would require social media companies to report any “terrorist activity” they found

on their site to government authorities.

Opponents questioned whether private companies were qualified to decide what constitutes terrorist activity.

Tech representatives also warned the bill would have resulted in excessive reports to law enforcement and an overload of unhelpful data. The provision was later dropped.

Given the pervasiveness of social media, it’s perhaps no surprise that some criminals have posted evidence of their own acts. Authorities say teenagers in Illinois, Michigan and California have posted clips of themselves committing rape and assault — apparently to brag to their friends. Law enforcement officials say Florida resident Derek Medina posted a photo of his wife’s body on Facebook with a note accusing her of abusing him. He was convicted of second-degree murder this year.

Dealing with these problems is inherent for any social network, said Brian Blau, a tech analyst with Gartner. “They are in the business of connecting people and, unfortunately, there are a lot of terrible people in the world.”

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Parents around the world have been understandably shaken by the hacking of a VTech database containing information on the more than 6 million children who use the company’s toys.

But what’s a parent to do? Internet-connected toys such as VTech’s tablets, which ask parents to create personalized profiles for their children, continue to grow in popularity and are expected on many holiday gift lifts this season.

Meanwhile, children have larger digital footprints than ever before, often starting at birth with an announcement on social media.

Here are some answers to common questions about VTech’s breach and how to protect your kids’ information online: WHAT INFORMATION DID HACKERS ACCESS IN THE VTECH BREACH? The attack compromised the profiles of 6.4 million kids around the world, along with 4.9 million parent accounts that they were connected to.

The parental accounts included names, email addresses, secret questions and answers for password retrieval, numeric Internet Protocol addresses, mailing addresses, download histories and encrypted passwords.

But information in the children’s accounts was restricted to names, ages and genders, the Hong Kong-based company says.

The breach didn’t expose any credit-card or other financial account information, as payments are handled by an outside company on a separate website.

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of children and chats between kids and their parents might also have been accessed, but VTech Holdings Ltd. says it’s still investigating and can’t confirm that yet.

WHY IS THIS A BIG DEAL? The worry is that even basic pieces of information could allow nefarious people to start building profiles of children, potentially setting them up for identity theft or worse down the road.

David Dewey, director of research for Pindrop Security, says kids have no credit history and their parents generally aren’t checking their credit reports, making them easy targets.

“Fraud could go undetected for years, till they try to open what they think is their first credit card account,” says Dewey, also a father to a pair of elementary school-aged girls.

While the worst case scenario would be for the information to be used to kidnap a child, the scenario of a “virtual kidnapping” is more likely, he says.

In that kind of situation, a person would call a parent and use the information they had about their child to convince them that they had kidnapped the child and demand a ransom. A voice recording would make such a scam much more convincing, Dewey says. Voice is something that some VTech devices collect, but it’s unclear if any got stolen in the breach.

IS IT SAFE TO ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT MY KIDS INTO TOYS LIKE THESE? Parents have become very accustomed to handing over personal information to companies in order to get a more personalized experience, whether they’re setting up a kid’s toy or signing up for Netflix. But there’s always a chance that the database where it’s

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A boy looks at VTech’s V.Reader, an interactive e-reader for children ages 3 and older. Parents around the world have been understandably shaken by the hacking of a VTech database containing information on the more than 6 million children who use the company’s toys. stored could be hacked.

Parents have to weigh the importance of the information they’re giving up against the benefits of having it collected.

Mark Nunnikhoven, vice-president of cloud research for the IT security company Trend Micro, notes that when it comes to toys like VTech’s, there’s nothing stopping you from setting up your child’s account with a different name, fake picture and other false information. And most of the time, you can refuse to provide it all together.

WHAT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA? It’s not realistic to expect most parents to stop posting childhood mile-

stones of Facebook. Social media is often the most efficient way to share pictures and videos with friends and family who live far away.

But Nunnikhoven, also a father to two young kids, says it’s important that parents monitor their privacy settings and make sure that what their posting is only going to friends and family.

Parents also should think twice before posting pictures of events like school outings and concerts where there are other children involved.

And it’s generally a good idea to stay away from Twitter, which basically broadcasts your information to the entire world, he says.

Computer science education crucial APPLE’S TIM COOK SAYS WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW WILL NEED SKILLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Teaching kids to code is just as important as teaching them any other language. And the younger they start learning it, the better, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday.

Cook spoke to a group of New York third graders who visited a Manhattan Apple store for an “Hour of Code” class. In an interview afterward, he said that schools aren’t putting enough emphasis on computer-science education, but he has “great hope” that will change and coding will become a required class for all kids.

“From an economic standpoint the job segment itself today is huge, but it’s going to become even larger,” Cook said.

And if the concepts are introduced at a young age, in a fun way, it’s more likely that kids will find them cool and stay interested as they grow older, hopefully resulting in a larger and more diverse tech workforce down the road, he said.

Cook added that even if kids don’t grow up to get a lucrative job in the tech industry, they’ll discover a new way to be creative and pick up important problem-solving skills along the way.

The kids at Wednesday’s event played with a Star Wars-themed game created by the non-profit group Code.org in partnership with Disney. On iPad Minis, they used basic drag-and-drop commands to program their droid to do things like pick up scrap metal and evade Stormtroopers.

Their teacher, Joann Khan, said Wednesday’s introduction to coding was probably a first for most of her students, noting that her school, located in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighbourhood, no longer has a computer lab.

She said the lessons taught through the game bring to life some of the math skills the kids are learning in her classroom, something she planned to point out to them when they returned to school.

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Load up on natural nitrates WATERMELON, BEETS AND NITRIC OXIDE: NOT JUST FOR ATHLETES Olympic marathon runners and college football stars chug-a-lug beet juice for a performance boost.

Headlines tout watermelon as “the miracle recovery fruit.”

These humble edibles are now international superstars with top billing in pricey juices, workout powders and even energy bars.

But do beets and waDR. MICHAEL ROIZEN termelon live up to all the AND DR. MEHMET OZ hype, and can you get the YOU DOCS benefits without shelling out a small fortune for wallet-busting products? Here’s what’s in it for you.

Say Yes to NO These red foods work wonders by increasing levels of artery-relaxing nitric oxide in the body. Relaxed arteries mean increased blood flow, and that means better athletic (and don’t forget sexual) performance. Some studies have suggested that watermelon juice and beet juice could give elite competitors an edge at the finish line.

Watermelon is rich in citrulline, a compound converted into the amino acid arginine, a precursor to NO. Beets are packed with sodium nitrate, which is transformed by bacteria in your mouth into sodium nitrites that are then converted into NO. Watermelon juice also can reduce post-work-out muscle soreness. That can make exercise and everyday activity easier for couch potatoes, people with

breathing problems such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and heart failure, studies show.

Other research shows that this important compound that keeps arteries flexible also reduces blood pressure.

Bottom line: We’ve been talking up the benefits of NO for a long time. These fascinating studies drill down into how one food can help you get or stay healthy. The big picture: We all need plenty of NO every day. Here’s how to get it: Load up on natural nitrates. Plenty of veggies and fruits pack a nitrate wallop. They belong on everyone’s plate seven days a week.

In fact, some researchers suspect that artery-relaxing nitrates are a big reason for the blood-pressure-lowering prowess of the DASH Diet — the famous, produce-packed eating plan proven to reduce hypertension naturally.

While all produce has some nitrates, choosing the right ones can increase your daily intake almost tenfold!

Top sources include beets (of course!), spinach, radishes, arugula, celery, watercress and plain old lettuce.

Other nitrate-rich edibles include Chinese cabbage, fennel, leeks, turnips and endive, as well as broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, pumpkin and cauliflower, and herbs like dill and parsley. Bananas, pomegranate juice and oranges also are good choices.

Eat it raw. Cooking leaches some nitrates from veggies, so be sure to have a “super source” raw once in a while.

That’s as easy as tossing together a spinach and arugula salad, grating beets and carrots for a colorful slaw or crunching celery sticks and radish slices dunked in yogurt dip (we like yogurt mixed with lemon juice, dill, garlic and a splash of olive oil for Mediterranean pizazz).

Don’t confuse fruit and vegetable nitrates with the nitrites in processed meats. Cured foods like hot dogs and bacon can be high in nitrites, cancer-causing compounds related to meat preservatives.

These additives keep meat looking pink and discourage the growth of bacteria. Red meat and processed meats can threaten your heart and, in a recent warning from the World Health Organization, also boost cancer risk. So don’t skip fruits and veggies, but do cut back or better yet, cut out all processed meats in your family’s diet!

Haul out your blender. If you’re curious about beet or watermelon smoothies, make your own. Most of us have a juicer, a blender, a food processor or all three, so pull one out (we like blenders or processors best, as they keep fiber in your juice) and get to work. Watermelon is easy, because it’s mostly juice anyway.

For a delicious beet elixir, try Dr. Oz’s favorite red drink by blending together ½ cup of peeled, chopped beets; ½ cup diced red pepper; 2 cups watermelon cubes; 1 cup hulled strawberries (frozen works great); 1 cup cucumber chunks; ½ cup ice; plus grated fresh ginger and lime juice to taste.

The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losing Weight. For more information, go to www.

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LONDON — There’s good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live.

That’s the conclusion of the latest attempt to find out if happy people live longer. Previous studies have linked happiness to longevity but researchers now say there’s no such scientific connection. So while being sick makes you unhappy, just being grouchy isn’t enough to make you ill or shorten your life.

The results are based on questionnaires from more than 715,000 British women aged 50 to 69 who were enrolled in a national breast cancer screening program in the late 1990s.

The women were asked things like how often they felt happy and how healthy they were.

Nearly 40 per cent of the women said they were happy most of the time while 17 per cent said they were unhappy. After a decade of tracking the women, 4 per cent had died.

Scientists found the death rate among unhappy women was the same as those who were happy.

The research was published online Wednesday in the medical journal Lancet.

“It’s such a common belief that stress and unhappiness causes death and disease but it’s actually the other way around,” said Richard Peto, a professor at the University of Oxford who was one of the study’s authors. “People should focus on the real issues that shorten their lives, like smoking and obesity.”

In an accompanying commentary, French scientists suggested that the results might not be the same in men, since “men and women probably define happiness differently.”

The researchers said the latest paper was the biggest-ever to evaluate happiness and noted it accounted for potential confounding factors.

Some previous studies among older adults have found that women were grumpier than men.

Peto said the pursuit of happiness is still worthwhile, even if it doesn’t extend your life.

“Happiness is very nice,” said Peto. “I had some of it myself when I was young.”

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