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TORONTO — There were tears, tight embraces and beaming smiles as newly arrived Syrian refugees united Friday with the Canadians who helped bring them to the country some called the best in the world.

Most of the 163 refugees who arrived late Thursday on the first of several government flights are Christians who fled the war and have spent the last few years in Lebanon.

The first stop for most of the refugees was the St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, where they attended a mass before meeting with community members who sponsored them.

“Bless this country,” said Hagop Karageouzian, as he waited for the service to start in the crowded church.

Karageouzian and his wife, Ello, were sponsored by his cousin, Anie Kazandjian, who lives north of the city in Stoufville, Ont. The couple broke down earlier Friday when they met Kazandjian — the last time they saw each other was more than two decades ago.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” Karageouzian said to his cousin repeatedly.

He said his family fled the northern Syrian city of Aleppo because they feared death at the hands of hardline Islamist rebels and jihadist militants.

The Karageouzians, who will live with their cousin, expect the rest of their family

“They’ve been having a very hard time there so we wanted them to have a good start here in Canada since all dreams come true here. We’re so happy to see them.”

Jessica Farhat, reunited with uncle and aunt

to arrive in Canada within the next few weeks — one son and his family coming from Lebanon and another son coming from Dubai.

In all, Kazandjian said, there will be about 20 people stuffed into her house.

“It’s incredible, really,” she said, getting emotional. “It will be a busy house, but it will be a happy house.”

Reunions abounded throughout the day.

“Welcome, welcome to Canada,” said Hannah Bytion, as she repeatedly embraced her sister, who she last saw five years ago.

“We’re going to party, dance, eat and talk too much,” she said of the family’s plan for their first day in Canada. “I don’t let her go, that’s it, she’s stuck.”

Bytion’s sister, speaking through a translator, called Canada “the best country in the world.”

A similar scene played out as Jessica Far-

hat reunited with her uncle and aunt, who she last saw in 2013.

“They’ve been having a very hard time there so we wanted them to have a good start here in Canada since all dreams come true here,” she said. “We’re so happy to see them.”

Farhat said her aunt and uncle had been living in Damascus but were forced to leave after life in the city got too dangerous.

“It’s like a Christmas gift to us,” she said of their arrival.

Farhat’s uncle, Sahak Nakazian, held a bouquet of red and white flowers as he and his wife prepared to leave for their niece’s home in Mississauga, Ont. “I feel great,” he said. “The most important thing is that Canada is a very safe country and we are very happy that we are here.”

Some refugees were headed further afield.

Sarkis Jenanian was meeting his uncle, who was his sponsor, in Toronto before heading to St. Catharines, Ont., where he looked forward to beginning a new chapter.

“It’s like a miracle,” the 29-year-old said.

“It’s my dream and the dream has come true.”

Jenanian, who fled Aleppo with his mother, said he had to leave the country because life had simply become far too dangerous.

“You want to go to job but you can’t because you’re afraid, because bomb comes,” he said. “Your friends pass away. You always afraid, you always nervous.”

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CALGARY — Companies in the ailing oilpatch are looking at ways to avoid layoffs — or at the very least to delay or minimize them.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has not had to trim its workforce of more than 7,600 as a result of the crude price collapse.

“In lieu of layoffs, we went to our staff and said ’we will do wage reductions.’ And every employee who made more than $50,000 had a wage reduction,” chairman Murray Edwards said to applause at a recent business forum in Lake Louise, Alta.

“The majority of employees said they would rather . . . keep the team together than to have people laid off.”

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has estimated at least 40,000 jobs have been shed in Canada’s oil and gas industry this year, with the bulk in Alberta.

With oil prices hovering below US$50 a barrel for much of this year — and dropping below US$40 in recent days — it’s been tough for oil producers to justify investing in new projects.

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Sizable working-age decline More than half of Vancouver Island’s population (54 per cent) does not work

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rnie and Judy Motz knew they wanted to move to Nanaimo shortly after they visited Vancouver Island in their motorhome in 2013.

The recently retired couple from Winnipeg spent three years researching where the best place was to retire in Canada. They visited White Rock on the Lower Mainland and the Island to determine which best suited their lifestyles.

They chose to Robert move to Nanaimo Barron and bought a new home in a growReporting ing residential development under construction near the Linley Valley. The couple are among a growing wave of seniors from across Canada deciding to move to Nanaimo and the mid-Island region to retire.

This influx of seniors is beginning to impact the local economy, a fact addressed last month in the first “State of the Island” economic report that was presented at the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s two-day economic summit in Nanaimo last month.

Perhaps it’s most interesting revelation is that more than half of the Island’s population — 54 per cent — does not work. Comparatively, northeastern B.C. has a 70 per cent employment rate, the Cariboo region 67 per cent and the Lower Mainland 61 per cent. At 55 per cent, only the Kootenays comes close to Vancouver Island.

The report stated the working-age population in the Island has declined by about 1.5 per cent over the past five years, while the population 65 and over has increased by about 17 per cent, and that isn’t expected to slow down. The Nanaimo Foundation’s 2015 Vital Signs report, released in September, concluded the number of people age 65 and over in the region is set to increase 41.3 per cent by 2035.

That far outpaces growth projections for the number of newborns to 19-yearolds, which is expected to increase by 27.9 per cent in the same time period.

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“It’s not necessarily a bad thing, in that these seniors are buying homes and using local services.”

Susan Mowbray, economist

that these seniors are buying homes and using local services,” said Susan Mowbray, a senior economist with the MNP accounting firm who presented the report.

“But they are not adding to the labour force, which is not growing, and that’s a bit of a concern.”

One of the biggest draws for the couple was the Island’s weather.

After spending a lifetime in Winnipeg with its notoriously cold winters, the couple wanted to settle in a place that didn’t have such weather extremes.

“We like to bike, hike and be close to the ocean, and we can do that here 12 months of the year,” Judy said.

“Then there’s the fact that people are extremely friendly here and that made us feel very comfortable. In fact, most of the people in our new neighbourhood are retirees from across Canada who have just bought homes here, and we’ve become friends with them all.”

Ernie added that Nanaimo is the perfect size for the couple, has all the amenities, a cheaper cost of living than most centres and is central on the Island.

“We just love it here,” he said.

“At 65 and 67, we’re at the front end of the baby-boomer generation and there are lots of people in our age group that are just like us that could be looking to move here in the next few years as well.”

The economic report concurred.

It found increasingly more people move to the Island for the ambience and the life of leisure — much more than they do for actual work.

The Island’s labour force declined by 28,000 people, or seven per cent, from 2010 to 2014,

but it’s the changes in the age structure of the population that account for the declining rates.

By age category, the people in their working years are still toiling at a relatively constant rate, but the steady growth year-by-year in the number of seniors is dragging the overall rate down.

It’s not that people in their working years are dropping out of the work force, it’s that they are “aging out” at the same time that retirees are moving in.

The trends all suggest the retirees will outnumber the working people on the Island in the next few years.

Mowbray said that is signalling a fundamental change in the Island’s economy.

She said while the construction jobs to build homes for the retirees are well paid, those jobs will likely dry up when the construction boom ends, and most of the retail-sector jobs to service the growing number of seniors are lower-paid positions.

“We still need to attract a labour force here to maintain economic

growth on the Island,” Mowbray said. “We’re seeing a re-emergence of the forest industry, but its success will depend on the industry’s ability to produce a different variety of value-added products, and that’s still a few years away.”

Mowbray also said land-based aquaculture projects have a lot of potential on the Island, but the technology to make them viable is still under development.

She said much more will be learned about population trends and how many people are coming and going on Vancouver Island from the 2016 census.

The influx of seniors is also being felt in the Island’s health-care system.

Island Health has said that it is doing its best to deal with the increasing number.

In Island Health’s year-end report released in June, the organization said it has more residential-care beds, is admitting more patients and performing more surgeries than the year before.

Island Health’s year-end stats also show growth and improvement in community-based initiatives that enhance health on the Island, including hiring more doctors and nurses.

And more patients are now being served by multi-disciplinary primary care teams.

“With a growing and aging population, service pressures rise every year,” said Island Health’s president and CEO Dr. Brendan Carr.

“Island Health is pleased that we were able to increase service volumes in 2014/15. It is important that we continue to be innovative in how we deliver programs to ensure we can sustain services into the future.”

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Ministry to replace controversial FSA tests Our View,Page 10

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After years of controversy, the Ministry of Education intends to replace its Foundation Skills Assessment testing with another form of examinations in B.C.’s schools next year.

But the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district is still concerned about who gets access to the information that’s assessed through the testing, no matter what form it’s in. The school board is considering sending a letter to the ministry, once again, requesting that the information only be available to school districts, parents and the ministry, and not the Fraser Institute.

The FSAs are given annually to Grade 4 and Grade 7 students across the province to test their proficiency in math, reading and writing skills.

B.C.’s teachers have been campaigning to boycott the mandatory testing

for years, claiming it intrudes on teaching time, is of little benefit and gets unfairly used by the Fraser Institute to rank schools.

The Fraser Institute, however, claims its annual report card on the province’s elementary schools — based on the FSA results — helps parents see what schools have improved year to year and assists them in deciding where to send their children. Stephanie Higginson, the school board’s interim chairwoman, said the templates for the new style of testing that will be introduced next year to replace the FSAs have yet to be finalized.

But she said the board and all district stakeholders want it made clear they don’t want their results released

to the Fraser Institute as before.

“This information should be limited to the ministry, parents who want to know how their children are doing academically and for teachers who want to assess their teaching methods,” Higginson said.

Mike Ball, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association, said he doesn’t think it’s unreasonable that the testing results shouldn’t be available to the public.

“The Ministry of Health does rankings, surveys and tests all the time and that information is not publicly available,” he said. “It’s entirely up to the Ministry of Education to make the choice as to who gets access to this information.”

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Direct flights to Edmonton begin next week from Nanaimo Airport DAILY NEWS

Direct flights to Edmonton begin at Nanaimo Airport next week, just in time for Christmas.

The public is invited to Nanaimo Airport Tuesday for the arrival of WestJet Encore’s first scheduled nonstop Edmonton-Nanaimo flight. The 78-seat Q-400 aircraft is scheduled to touch down at 1:51 p.m.

“Securing direct service to Edmonton has been a top priority for the airport team for several years and now our passenger num-

bers support this expansion,” said Mike Hooper, Nanaimo Airport president and CEO. Strong growth in passenger numbers was a key factor in securing the route.

The airport is five years ahead of passenger projections, with more than 315,000 people expected to travel though YCD in 2015.

The new service gives central Islanders access to more connection flights, including sun destinations.

Flights will leave Edmonton daily at 12:45 p.m. local time, and depart

from Nanaimo at 2:25 p.m. The flight takes about one hour and 50 minutes.

The addition means more than 300 seats are available daily from Nanaimo en route to Alberta , counting three existing daily nonstop flights currently connecting Nanaimo to Calgary with WestJet Encore and Air Canada Express.

There will be a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the new service.

In-terminal celebrations, with light refreshments, run from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

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B.C. tech sector benefits from $100-million capital fund DAILY NEWS

The province’s announcement this week of a $100-million venture capital fund to give early-stage tech entrepreneurs access to money to help grow their businesses is seen as good news in Nanaimo.

Paris Gaudet, executive director of Innovation Island, which assists high-tech innovators put their ideas into action, said the province’s recognition of the value of high-tech companies and the decision to help fund their development should reap big dividend. But she said the venture capital fund is intended for technology companies that are beginning to become well-established, while most companies in Nanaimo’s fledgling high-tech

sector are too early in their development to apply for the program.

Gaudet said there may be “one or two” Nanaimo-based companies that could apply for the funding, but couldn’t name them due to privacy and disclosure concerns.

“The development of our hightech hub in Nanaimo is still in its early stages, and most of our companies are still new and young,” she said. “We do have some great anchor companies, like Inuktun and VMAC, in the city, but they are already well-developed and are not likely to be considered as ‘early-stage’ companies.”

When Premier Christy Clark announced the program earlier this week, she said the money will address the difficulty entrepreneurs

face when trying to bankroll their innovative but untested ideas.

She said the province wants to support entrepreneurs in transforming their startups into medium and large companies that can compete globally.

Gaudet said those who apply are expected have to show that their business “has traction,” has global opportunities and has developed a well established customer base.

“But accessing this funding is not for the faint of heart,” she said.

“It’s venture capital funding and a significant return is expected from the companies that receive the funding, which is expected to be between $2 million and $7 million for each company that’s accepted in the program.”

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Employees need clear social media guidelines SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

What happens when the target of online derision turns around and uses the offending posts against the abuser?

That’s what happened with Australian columnist Clementine Ford, who went to the employer of a man who posted sexist insults and derogatory material on her Facebook page.

She shared screenshots of the material and the company later announced the man was no longer employed there.

However, Ford also came under criticism for directly contacting the employer, with some calling for her to be fired.

Ford stated in a column that she acted the way she did because there were no other available “mechanisms” on social media to deal with abusive posts.

“I did it because I’m sick and tired of men abusing women online and continually getting away with it,” she wrote. “I can bear the brunt of this behaviour, but I’m angry about the number of women who tell me they can’t.”

The question of how to handle online abuse is still up in the air, said

Social media strategist Kyla Karakochuk checks her Twitter account Friday afternoon. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Julia Hengstler, a Vancouver Island University education professor and educational technologist.

“We all agree this is generally unacceptable,” she said of the com-

ments Ford received. “The question is what to do about it.”

But Hengstler said she is generally not supportive of public shaming as a remedy, personally or profession-

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Hydro warns of danger from downed lines BC Hydro is warning residents to stay away from downed power lines, after reports from Hydro crews there is evidence people are moving around the lines to retrieve lumber from fallen trees.

Hydro spokesman Ted Olynyk said this week’s stormy weather, which knocked out power to thousands, has seen a number of fallen trees, and it appears people are trying to take advantage of free firewood.

Olynyk said people are putting themselves in danger by doing so, adding the wires can still be live, or power from an improperly hookedup generator can feed back into the line. There are even reports of residents handling the wires.

People who do so could find themselves “thanking God in person for the wood,” Olynyk said.

“Twenty-five thousand volts and people don’t mix,” he added.

Olynyk said people should keep back from downed power lines by at least 10 metres and call 911 to report them.

◆ COURTS

Man jailed four months for attempted theft A 30-year-old Nanaimo man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to four months in jail for an attempted theft of a jewellery store.

Craig Edward Truckle, 30, was apprehended by shoppers at Wood-

ally. She said she refers to the work Daniel J. Solove, a U.S. Law professor who has written on the issue.

“The issue that he raises is that public shaming like this is a bit of a paradox, because it can help support expected or appropriate behaviour in civil society, but it can also undermine it,” she said.

Hengstler said there are risks associated with taking matters into one’s own hands. One is the potential to mistakenly target someone. Another reason is that public shaming can cause events to “spiral out of control” and promote a mob mentality where people line up to defend either side.

“And then that can become oppressive itself and we’re back to the issue that kind of started the whole thing/” Hengstler said contacting someone directly over their posts is an alternate approach, but added that continuous abuse could constitute harassment. Social media companies are also under increasing pressure to check abusive posts, she said.

Kyla Karakochuk, a marketing and communication professional who is founder and owner of Nanaimobased social media company Social Sticks, says online abuse should not be tolerated.

“How people deal with it will be subjective,” she said. “People can block and report offensive posts on social media sites. If one of my employees was harassing others online that directly affected my company, I would want to know about it because that does not align with my values and that person is representing my company.”

“My advice: If you are using social media, it doesn’t really matter what your security settings are, be cautious of what you are posting,” she said.

“Will it offend anyone? Are you OK with anyone reading your posts?”

Maxwell Brunette, a Vancouver-based employment and labour lawyer with international law firm Gowlings, said he encourages employers to develop social media policies for their employees.

“What we’re advising clients to do is in those policies, you want to put in safeguards that say, look, you’ve got clear parameters for employees using social media, and that includes non-work use,” he said.

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grove Centre Monday after he smashed a display case with gold chains and attempted to make off with some gold chains.

Truckle struggled with a store employee but managed to break free. He was then tackled by a shopper in the mall, but broke free again. Unfortunately for Truckle, he was thwarted for a third and final time when a woman who was shopping tripped him as he rounded a corner. He fell and several other civilians held him down until police arrived.

He was sentenced the next day.

◆ BUSINESS

VIU launches program for Aboriginal students Vancouver Island University launched six-month business program for Aboriginal students.

In.Business was created by the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business at Cape Breton University of Winnipeg, Yukon College and Nippising University.

“We were looking for like-minded partners to participate in the national delivery of In.Business.

By like-minded we meant partners who had significant aboriginal student populations. We’re keenly committed to Aboriginal education and supporting the development or enhancement of Aboriginal Business,” said Keith Brown in a statement, vice-president of International and Aboriginal Affairs at the Purdy Crowford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies at CBU. Grade 10, 11, and 12 aboriginal

students travelled to Nanaimo for a two-day kickoff of the program.

The 46 students came from schools all over British Columbia and Alberta.

Cannery partners with First Nations group DAILY NEWS

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Winter Wonderlands returns on Dec. 26 The annual Winter Wonderland returns to Nanaimo’s Frank Crane Arena from Dec. 26 to 30.

Even if it’s a green Christmas outside, parents and kids can enjoy a glistening, frosty scene inside the arena while they skate.

This year’s event will play off a Quebec Winter Carnival theme, which will see the arena transformed with a 13-metre castle, twinkling lights and music and an ice chair.

A skating session only costs $1, with free helmet and skate rentals throughout a Kinsmen pancake breakfast on Dec. 29 and daily prize raffles for Mount Washington ski lift passes and Pepsi. There are also free sponsored sessions throughout the event’s run.

The event is the result of work by the city and business sponsors and is meant as a thank-you to the community, regardless of age or income.

Gary Paterson, recreation coordinator with the city, said the changing themes are a key appeal of the event, adding that organizers have used Rockefeller Center and Rideau Canal themes in the past.

“It’s just trying to find ways of keeping that fresh for people,” he said.

St. Jean’s Cannery and Smokehouse, a Nanaimo company in operation for decades, has a new partner.

The NCN Cannery LP, owned by a group of Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations from the west coast of Vancouver Island, has taken over a majority interest in the company.

The family-owned St. Jean’s Cannery has been a fixture on Vancouver Island for 54 years, and has expanded sales through the Raincoast Seafoods brand.

Current president Gerard St. Jean will continue with the company in a dayto-day capacity, and as a director and shareholder. He said he is excited about the partnership.

“The seafood industry continues to evolve,” St. Jean said.

“First Nations have increasing access to local wild-caught resources that will help with our supply chain, and they have an important story to tell in the market.”

St. Jean said the parties have been talking for a long time and, as the business continues to grow and seek new areas to expand, an alliance with the NCN Cannery LP increasingly made sense for the company, employees, and clients.

A news release from the NCN group said integrating First Nations’ resource access with processing and marketing capacity has always been part of their vision.

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OUR VIEW

FSAs can be valuable if results are used properly

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B.C. government decision to revamp the controversial Foundation Skills Assessment test is welcome.

The debate surrounding the results of the standardized tests taken by all willing B.C. Grade 4 and 7 students has become tiresome. Anything that amplifies their efficacy and dials back the ease with which they can be manipulated is overdue.

But the provincial government should not fall prey to political pressure to hide test results from public view.

Rather it should firmly grasp this opportunity to take back the tests from those who have hijacked them and embrace them as an opportunity to help students and improve the system in which they learn.

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ers feel for the FSAs is no secret. It is born in the way the conservative think tank, the Fraser Institute, uses the results to rank B.C. schools.

From a professional perspective, teachers are trepidatious about how results may impact the morale of students in the lower-ranking schools.

From a personal perspective, they may fear those results being misused as a tool to criticize their performance as teachers.

From a public perspective, they resent the message the rankings can send to the community when they are published without providing the proper context.

Providing that context is one key part of where the government should focus its efforts.

To put the FSAs into their proper context, the government can simply

no longer ignore the most glaring obvious truth they expose: Children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds generally post lower scores.

The government needs to wrest control of the release of FSA information from the Fraser Institute. It needs to plug any holes in the testing process, add the proper context to the reporting process, and provide the public with the information devoid of the ideological baggage that will inevitably call it into question.

Hiding the results from public view is simply undemocratic.

The community has a right to information that helps it assess the system, learn what seems to be working and what is not and demand change where it is necessary.

Only by learning about our ris-

ing toll of Fentanyl deaths can our community rally into action; only by measuring the success of our restorative justice program can we confidently recommend it to other communities.

Thus it should work with education and the FSAs. The primary use of FSAs should not be at the micro-level of assessing individual students and teachers. It should be at the macrolevel of assessing programs and communities.

If the FSAs reveal a trend of poor test scores in a particular community, those scores should automatically generate funding for additional teaching resources and innovative program options to address the cause.

If the FSAs reveal a trend of

improving scores, the government should immediately investigate the reasons why and use that information to help other schools make similar improvements.

Keep the FSAs. Improve them.

Make the results public. But most of all, use them — properly.

Standardized testing can be a necessary, valuable component of the education system, but only if the information gathered is used for the betterment of that system and the students in it.

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» YOUR LETTERS // EMAIL: YOURLETTERS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM Build rental units aimed at the senior population Re: ‘Construction boom underway on the Island’ (Daily News, Dec. 8) Your article on the number of apartments being built in Nanaimo drew my interest as a senior who owns his own home and would like to sell but has no desire to re-invest in another house or condo in Nanaimo.

The developer who sees the need for senior citizen rentals (age 55-plus) will never have a problem renting. My advice is to a developer give it some serious thought.

Seniors enjoy the same environment they have been use to such as in-suite laundry, two bedrooms and secure parking but do not require all the frills such as swimming pool and exercise room.

We have taken a serious look at Victoria where there is more choice in this area,but you also have the option to purchase in an age 55-plus condo.

Developers should realize that seniors have the ability to pay rent on time and vacancies are rare to find.

Time for some forward thinking.

Gardo D. Gurr Nanaimo

We can reform voting system and Senate now Instead of waiting until the next federal election to reform the voting system, we can tackle Senate reform and institute a fair electoral system for that body at the same time.

Each Premier could submit a list of 10 names to their electorates, from which each province and territory can elect say, five, using the system recommended by the B.C. Citizen’s Commission on Electoral Reform.

This body, chosen from voters selected at random from each riding

in B.C., studied all the systems used world-wide, and took submissions from thousands of citizens. They recommended the single-transferable vote.

With this system, voters get to rank their ballots, say one through five, with number one being their most preferred candidate.

When a candidate is elected with 50 per cent plus one vote as number one, the number two candidate is allowed to factor in the second choice votes until he or she is elected, and so on until the required number are elected.

This allows a proportional system without interference by political parties, probably why it is less used than other proportional systems.

This would create an elected senate

of 65 members with responsibility to the electorate of their province or territory, solving the problems of appointed senators who owe their allegiance to a party boss, and make other problems such as residency requirements obsolete.

It would allow voters to understand how and why proportional systems are used by 95 per cent of democracies worldwide.

think of getting rid of Woodgrove’s waterclock.

It is an attraction for not only the citizens of all of Vancouver Island, but also, for tourists.

It reminds me of the saying, “to bite one’s nose off to spite one’s face.”

Jim Erkiletian Nanaimo

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Little impact expected from new regulations DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

A requirement for 10 per cent down on homes priced above $500,000 will have a minimum effect in the B.C. housing market.

That impact will be even less on Vancouver Island, where first-time buyers have plenty of stock to choose from below that price point, experts say. Finance Minister Bill Morneau is increasing the amount homebuyers

must put forward as a down payment on houses over $500,000.

It’s a move designed to cool off the booming real estate market in some of Canada’s biggest cities.

Homebuyers will have to put 10 per cent down on the portion of the price over $500,000. Anything under $500,000 will still only require a five-per-cent down payment.

“There will be impact, but I don’t see it as substantial,” said Cameron Muir,

Vancouver Real Estate Association chief economist.

Any effect would be most noticeable in Vancouver and other higher-priced corners of the Lower Mainland, but on the Island, “it’s unlikely to have much of an effect at all,” Muir said.

“It only really matters in a market where house prices on average are above $500,000,” Tsur Somerville, a real estate expert with University of B.C.’s Sauder Business School.

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Seth Klein, BC director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives called it a “good idea” to reduce homebuyers’ exposure to risk, but said more is needed to control escalating housing costs.

“There are a lot of people who are over-leveraged with mortgage relative to income,” Klein said.

Morneau said the measure is aimed at expensive homes without discouraging first-time homebuyers.

“This will impact one per cent or less of the market,” Morneau said.

The Bank of Canada has expressed concerns too many Canadians risk becoming over-extended, especially once interest rates rise.

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VICTORIA

Review ongoing into police chief messages PAMELA ROTH VICTORIA NEWS

Krista Loughton visits Karen Montgrand in her suite at Cool Aid Society’s Olympic Vista residence in Saanich.

[TRAVIS PATERSON/SAANICH NEWS]

Documentary details many years of woman’s life on street TRAVIS PATERSON SAANICH NEWS

As hard as it’s been living a life on the streets, Karen Montgrand can almost imagine doing it again.

Since March, Montgrand has been a resident in Cool Aid Society’s Olympic Vista, a supported housing unit with 36 suites dedicated to seniors (55-plus) at risk of homelessness, on Carey Road in Saanich.

She arrived following a hospital stay from which doctors refused to release her back on the street.

“I miss living outside,” said Montgrand, who loves Olympic Vista and its community of residents and staff.

“I have to stay away from that. If I move back out, I return to the hard life.”

Photos of family and friends provide a cozy feel to Montgrand’s suite, along with a comfortable couch she hopes to one day upgrade.

Last week, Montgrand was visited by renowned housing first pioneer Dr. Sam Tsemberis, who founded Pathways Housing First in New York City 23 years ago. Tsemberis came to host a public presentation and workshop on his Pathways to Housing approach at Victoria City Hall.

“I miss living outside.

I have to stay away from that. If I move back out, I return to the hard life.”

Karen Montgrand, Olympic Vista resident

He was joined by Krista Loughton, a local videographer who produced and directed the documentary Us and Them, being released this month.

The movie follows Montgrand’s life and the lives of three others on the streets of Victoria from 2006 to 2013.

Montgrand has seen excerpts of the film and she doesn’t like seeing it, she said.

“I watched it and I come away thinking (Montgrand) knows what she’s doing, she knows her stuff,” Tsemberis said. “I understand if Montrgand doesn’t like it, but it shows a lot of strength and knowhow. It’s hard to survive (on the streets), she’s a survivor.”

Us and Them’s importance in breaking down barriers is incomparable at a time when Victoria’s mayor and council are leading the region

in seeking additional solutions to the physical and economical costs of homelessness, said Loughton.

The fact that an ongoing tent city has been erected on the grounds of Victoria’s provincial courthouse on Burdett Avenue is merely serendipitous, said Cool Aid Society’s executive director Kathy Stinson.

“It just shows we need more housing,” said Stinson, who’s campaigning for Cool Aid to add another 360 housing units in Greater Victoria. “Cases like (Montrand’s) could be dealt with in a matter of one to two weeks (instead of two to three months, or more).”

“The fact that this movie is coming out at a time that Victoria is seeking a solution for the homeless, and when there’s a tent town on the lawn of the courthouse is a mere coincidence,” Loughton said. “It just shows that it’s about time.”

Us and Them will be screened at The Vic Theatre (808 Douglas Street) on Dec. 9. Admission is $10, doors open at 6:30 p.m for the 7 p.m. screening. Cool Aid’s Help End Homelessness campaign aims to build or repurpose 360 apartments for 360 people in Greater Victoria.

It’s been nearly a week since Victoria’s police chief Frank Elsner apologized for exchanging inappropriate Twitter messages with the wife of one of his officers.

Despite the disappointment and shock expressed by front-line officers in the days that followed, Esquimalt Mayor and police board co-chair Barb Desjardins remains hopeful Elsner’s leadership will be instilled.

“I think there’s concern within the force. I want to have an opportunity to sit down with some of the members,” said Desjardins. “From the community, I am hearing a lot of people saying this is not news, these things happen, people are human and let’s get on with it. And he has done a great job in the last few years.”

In August, the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board launched an internal investigation after a concern was brought to their attention about whether Elsner was involved in an inappropriate relationship.

According to reports, private messages were exchanged on Twitter between Elsner and the wife (a female officer from Saanich) of an officer under his command.

An independent lawyer investigated the matter and concluded there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. What those messages said has not been revealed.

“There’s a policy we have for use of social media and that policy was breached,” said Desjardins. “I know everyone wants to know what was on the tweets, but I think the reality is that we have dealt with the process, we’ve done everything we can, we do not feel that this was a public trust level nor did our advisors.”

In a statement released Wednesday, the police union said it has no confidence in the way the board and its chairs handled the incident. The union also stated it has no confidence in Elsner’s ability to continue to lead.

Earlier this week, Elsner offered a public apology and sent an email to his staff, noting he wanted to put a number of rumours to rest.

“I should not have engaged in sending any direct messages. It’s beneath me, I know better and I’m completely

“There’s a policy we have for use of social media and that policy was breached.”

Barb Desjardins, police board co-chair

humiliated by the whole situation,” said Elsner, who’s married with two children.

“I was the one that stopped it before it became more ridiculous than it was. I saw that and told my wife about it because this is a personal matter.”

A report on the investigation is now being reviewed by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner — a civilian watchdog that overseas police conduct. The commissioner will determine whether it is necessary to order a public trust investigation into the matter. Regardless of the outcome from the review, the commissioner said he intends to report to the public at the conclusion in order to preserve public confidence in the investigation of police misconduct and the administration of police discipline.

Last Friday, the Victoria police board voted to keep Elsner on as chief.

Desjardins isn’t sure what impact the outcome of the police complaint commissioner review will have on their decision, but noted the internal investigation was supposed to be kept confidential.

She’s “extremely concerned” that confidentiality was breached and leaked to the public, and now fears it could prevent others from coming forward if they have a concern.

“There are many complaints that go through the process and are determined not to be affecting the work being done...and some of them are absolutely unfounded, which is why you need that confidentiality,” she said, adding the board now has to figure out how to move forward.

“The man is a good officer, a good chief, he’s done a lot for our community. I think at the end of the day, if our members of our police force can take a look at where we’ve come from and where we are now in terms of the great work with the community and how the community’s feeling like they are being heard, I’m hopeful that everyone can work through it, but that will remain to be seen.”a

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LADYSMITH

Residents miffed with off-leash dog park plans CRAIG SPENCE LADYSMITH CHRONICLE

Plans for an off-leash dog park at 6th Avenue and Methuen have raised the hackles of residents living adjacent to the site.

“Nobody in their right mind would want to live next to a dog park,” said Sarah Bonar, speaking on behalf of residents, who crowded Ladysmith council chambers.

She said the town has not consulted adequately with the neighbourhood, and that the location is ill-suited.

Going ahead with the project would

lead to disruption, odours, decreased property values and parking problems she predicted.

Mayor Aaron Stone said the town and council will consider the residents’ concerns in making a final decision about where to locate a dog park.

“I think what you have brought forward is very relevant,” he said.

“It’s been made very clear that the people on the map at that location don’t want it.”

Another concern raised by Bonar is the possibility that the BC Hydro site, formerly used for a sub station,

may be contaminated with PCB’s and heavy metals.

The sub-station was decommissioned prior to 1997, when regulations about remediating former sites were less stringent than today.

At the time a ‘letter of comfort’ was issued when a site was remediated; now decommissioned sites have to meet standards in the provincial Contaminated Sites Regulations.

“We have sent an email to BC Hydro Property Division for proof that recent sampling has been completed to show this site meets the current regulations for the intended

use,” a submission from Bonar and other concerned residents states.

During Question Period at the end of the council meeting Stone said approval for the site as a dog park has not been confirmed by BC Hydro, and until then “we can’t do anything.”

He was responding to Robin Maxted and other supporters of the dog park, who took issue with the characterization of dog parks by the Methuen and Sixth Avenue residents who opposed to it as smelly, messy and noisy.

“I’d be interested if there’s any indication that property values next to a

dog park are devalued,” Maxted said.

He also pointed out that dog owners, who use the parks routinely, are careful to pick up after their pets.

Maxted suggested the opposed residents visit some of the other dog parks in the region to see for themselves how well they are operated.

Stone said Ladysmith is committed to building a new dog park in the town area, but that everybody has to have a say in the final location and design.

“We just need to let the process go through and make sure everybody’s heard and be fair,” he said.

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VANCOUVER ISLAND

Woman arrested after police recover $100,000 worth of goods

Letter-writing campaign to help out family ERIN HALUSCHAK COMOX VALLEY RECORD

Oceanside RCMP earlier arrested man for break-in at Qualicum Beach Inn JACOB ZINN SAANICH NEWS

The 26-year-old woman facing a host of charges in connection with more than $100,000 worth of stolen property has been captured by Vancouver Police.

According to Saanich Police Sgt. Steve Eassie, Zoe Jacqueline Thompson was caught on Dec. 2, just a day after the department put out a media release calling for her arrest. She was located in Vancouver by one of the city’s officers.

“I believe it was just an observation from one of their officers, who observed her in the back of a cab,” said Eassie. “Based on the information that had been shared through the law enforcement agencies, they were able to locate her and arrest her.”

Thompson is currently being held in custody at a women’s institution in the Lower Mainland and was set to make a court appearance via videoconference on Monday morning.

Thompson faces 45 charges, including 17 counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, two counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, 19 counts of dealing with an identity document without excuse, five counts of possession of a weapon obtained through an offence, one count of unsafe storage of a firearm and one count of break and enter and commit theft.

Darren George Chernoff, 45, faces the same charges. He was arrested

by Oceanside RCMP in early October for a break-in at the Qualicum Beach Inn, which ultimately led police to the discovery of the near-record cache of stolen property at a residence in the 5800-block of Pat Bay Highway.

The stolen goods recovered in connection with the charges included jewelry, construction equipment, power tools, large generators, compressors, snowblowers, pressure

Sgt. Steve Eassie stands beside some of the $100,000 in stolen property that was recovered from a residence in the 5800-block of the Pat Bay Highway in Saanich. [JACOB ZINN/SAANICH NEWS]

washers, at least one vehicle, several licence plates, over 1,000 keys and four firearms — all long guns or rifles.

“This is huge,” said Sgt. Steve Eassie. “It’s not uncommon for us to recover stolen property, it’s not uncommon for us to find a cache of stolen property, but I can tell you the amount of property related to this particular incident is bigger than we’ve ever seen.

“I think we’re being quite conservative in our estimate of over $100,000 (worth of goods). There was a sub-

stantial amount of recovered jewelry and some of those items were quite highly priced.”

Eassie said the stolen property was taken from as far north as Parksville on Vancouver Island, as well as all over the Lower Mainland and as far east as Nelson.

“There’s a good possibility that if people have suffered a break-in to their homes or a break-in to their vehicle, we may have some of their property,” he said during a press conference announcing the property seizure.

“I can tell you we’ve seized well over 200 exhibits at this point.”

In an effort to return the remaining property to its rightful owners, the Saanich Police have posted photographs of the stolen property on its website.

To view the photos, visit saanichpolice.ca/index. php/property-control/34-site/ content/264-found-property.

If you have been a victim of a crime and observe your property, please contact the Saanich Police non-emergency line at 250-475-4321.

It took just minutes to fill a mailbox to capacity Sunday evening at the Comox Centre Mall, as volunteers and friends of the Azer family completed a weekend letter-writing campaign.

More than 1,200 letters were m ailed to various federal government ministers in order to “put a little bit of pressure on the government to step up and get these kids back home.

They’re found but not free, so we want to overwhelm with a lot of volume,” explained Tammy Williamson, one of the organizers.

In August, Comox Valley resident Alison Azer received word her ex-husband, Dr. Saren Azer (also known as Salahaddin Mahummudi-Azer), hadn’t returned to Canada from a court-approved trip to Europe with her children Sharvahn, 11, Rojevahn, 9, Dersim, 7 and Meitan, 3.

Comox Valley RCMP obtained a Canada-wide warrant for Azer, who practised at St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Comox, in relation to charges of abduction in contravention of a custody order.

INTERPOL also lists the children as missing on its website.

Family spokeswoman Jody Korchinski confirmed in an email earlier this month Alison does now know the location of her children.

“This is a letter writing campaign to support Alison to bring her children home.

“The community is on board. Nineand-a-half out of 10 people already know about it; they’ve signed four letters to the minister each,” said fellow organizer Cheryl Newton.

“The desire that we have to get these kids home — we want to get these kids home. It’s not right.”

Sadie Amazzal, one of Sharvahn Azer’s elementary school friends, said she participated in the letter writing campaign because “ . . . she’s my best friend and I’ve been really heartbroken.”

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KAMLOOPS— A former junior hockey player has been handed 75 days house arrest after what a judge called a “shocking� attack that left his girlfriend with broken teeth.

Isaac Willard was also ordered to pay more than $6,600 in restitution to cover the woman’s medical expenses.

Willard, 23, played with the Chase Heat in the Kootenay International

Junior Hockey League in the 2011-2012 season.

He had no criminal record on April 17, when he and his friends went to a pub in Chase to watch a hockey game.

Crown lawyer Monica Fras said Willard’s then-girlfriend showed up at about 11 p.m., and that the pair stayed until the pub closed at 1 a.m.

Fras said that while they walking to Willard’s home, the former hockey star became irritable during nor-

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She began trailing him as they walked, court heard, until he turned around and grabbed her by the hair, forcing her to the ground.

Willard held her down, punched her in the face and kicked her in the ribs. A neighbour called 911.

Fras told provincial court the victim was left with injuries to her nose and right ear, as well as several broken teeth.

Defence lawyer Don Campbell said Willard played hockey at a high level since he was eight years old and began abusing alcohol as a teenager.

Willard apologized in court. “I’m sorry to her and the family,� he said, not turning to face the victim and her relatives seated in the first row of the courtroom. “I don’t know what happened. She’s a really good person and I really messed up.�

Judge Stephen Harrison called the attack “shocking� and had harsh words for Willard. “It was a particularly nasty assault that you embarked on for no reason,� he said. “It turns out that the only thing she shouldn’t have been doing was being in your presence — but she didn’t know that, did she?�

After 75 days of house arrest, Willard must serve 18 months probation.

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Drive to build garbage incinerator now stalled Metro Vancouver’s drive to build a new garbage incinerator is on ice, if not dead.

The regional district announced it is discontinuing the lengthy wasteto-energy procurement process with various bidders.

Board chair Greg Moore said ongoing improvements in recycling and waste-reduction efforts have allowed the region to push back its timeline for a new disposal capacity by several years.

“Metro Vancouver remains committed to waste-to-energy as the most sustainable technology solution for deriving benefits from residual waste after all efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle,” he added.

Moore also cited uncertainty around future waste volumes, which have been in doubt after a provincial decision disallowing Metro from imposing a ban on the export of waste out of the region.

A new incinerator faced a steep uphill battle against opponents in the Fraser Valley, who argue it would be an unacceptable source of new air pollution in the constrained airshed.

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Exports of forest products on upswing B.C. forest products exports grew in the first 10 months of the year, compared to sales year-to-date up to October 2014.

Statistics Canada reports that solid wood product sales were up three per cent and pulp and paper products were up 2.3 per cent. The only major commodity with lower sales was logs, down by 18.8 per cent from last year.

B.C. saw strong growth in agriculture and food sales, up 21.2 per cent, and fish products, up 15.8 per cent year-to-date to October. Fruits, nuts and whole salmon sales had the strongest gains, while meat and prepared meat were down 9.2 per cent.

Low energy and commodity prices continued, with value of natural gas sales down 40.2 per cent and coal down 17.4 per cent.

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NORTH DELTA

Faith symposium aims to dispel misconceptions about the hijab SERENA PATTAR SURREY NORTH DELTA LEADER

Overcoming cultural barriers is one of the issues that will be discussed at the Women’s Annual Interfaith Symposium being held today in North Delta.

The symposium for women is being hosted by the Canadian chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Women’s Association, which recently launched a national campaign to combat the stigma associated with wearing a hijab, a head scarf worn by many Muslim women. #JeSuisHijabi is a national movement that aims to remove the misconceptions surrounding Islamic women and the hijab by hosting events that allow Muslim women to talk about what wearing one means to them.

“We want to show that Muslim women who wear the hijab do so because they’re empowered by it,” said Ameera Hashmi, the symposium’s event coordinator. “They’re not oppressed, or being forced to wear it. It’s their choice.”

At the symposium, Hashmi said there will be a chance for attendees to learn more about the campaign, speak with women who wear hijabs, and try a hijab on. She noted similar events at North Delta’s George Mackie library, Surrey’s City Centre library and Calgary’s Mount Royal University have been met with positive results.

The idea behind the symposium and the campaign, Hashmi said, is to create an opportunity and space

The Baitur Rahman Mosque in North Delta is hosting a symposium on Saturday that aims to dispel the misconceptions about the hijab.

where different religions and communities can come together and discuss the shared similarities.

The movement has already begun to capture international attention and Hashmi hopes that by sharing their hijabi experiences, others will be educated on why Muslim women choose to wear one. Hashmi says for her, the hijab is a symbol of modesty.

The symposium, which features speakers from the Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, and Islamic faiths, and will take place this Saturday at the Baitur Rahman Mosque in North Delta, 9570 River Rd. from 2 to 4 p.m., and will include a booth about the #JeSuisHijabi campaign.

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Police say convicted rapist appears to have been murdered

Family relieved after pass denied

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Missing snowmobiler found dead on mountain

A rapist considered by authorities and his own First Nation band to be a danger to the community appears to have been murdered in North Vancouver.

Cameron Leon of Agassiz was on statutory release after serving a twoyear federal sentence for the rape and assault of a young woman in an alley in Chilliwack in 2012. A Canada-wide warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to return to his halfway house on Dec. 1.

Three days later, Mounties attended to Mosquito Creek near Fell Avenue and 17th Street in North Vancouver where Leon was found deceased.

At that time police and the coroner made no determination how the 22-year-old died, but an autopsy later determined foul play.

The RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took conduct of the investigation and officers are looking

The body of a missing snowmobiler has been found on a mountain near Revelstoke.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky says Travis Brown’s body was found in the rugged Boulder Mountain area Thursday afternoon by some snowmobilers.

It appears that Brown, who was 42 and from Drayton Valley, Alta., got lost in poor weather and deep snow and wasn’t able to get back to the parking lot.

Grabinsky says Brown was last spotted on Saturday riding his machine on the mountain.

The local snowmobile association notified police when Brown did not returned to his truck. A search-andrescue operation began on Monday, but was called off two days later.

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for information from anyone who might know anything. At this point there are no suspects in Leon’s death.

“Every effort is being made by IHIT to piece together the details of events that preceded this suspected homicide, but as with many of our investigations, public information is key,” said Sgt. Stephanie Ashton, media relations officer for IHIT. “We are asking anyone who may have been in contact with Mr. Leon between the time he went missing on Dec. 1, and the time he was found deceased in North Vancouver. ” Leon was convicted by a B.C. Supreme Court jury on Aug. 27, 2013 of sexual assault causing bodily harm and assault causing bodily harm.

He had also been accused of choking his victim before raping her but was acquitted on that charge.

Leon was on a total of three probation and bail orders, including one for sexual assault, when he encountered his victim at a downtown Chilliwack night club on Sept. 28, 2012.

He knew the 19-year-old woman who was not named in court because of a publication ban. He urged her to leave the bar with him, and during a walk down Main Street he forced her to have sex with him.

After the assault she tried to get away but Leon dragged her back into the alley and punched her repeatedly as she lay on the ground.

“I thought I was going to die,” she said in her victim impact statement.

Leon, meanwhile, said he had no memory of the events because he had drunk alcohol and smoked marijuana to the point of blacking out before the attack. He had made a similar claim after a sexual assault in August 2011.

Crown Counsel Pat Beirne noted the band council at the Chehalis First Nation, where he grew up, banned him from the reserve until he completed anger management training, substance abuse counselling, sexual offender counselling and created a wellness plan.

PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS

Relief. It is the one word the family of the woman who was killed by her common-law husband breathed out when learning that he was denied an escorted day-pass from jail.

“This is the best news I could hear,” said Donna Irwin, sister to Lynn Kalmring who was killed in her Penticton home in 2011. “It has been weighing on all of us. Every night I would go to bed saying, ‘please don’t let him out.’”

Keith Wiens was convicted of the second-degree murder his common-law wife Kalmring in 2013. He was found guilty by a jury of shooting her in the face with a handgun at close range. Wiens received an automatic life sentence and will have to serve at least 13 years in prison before he can apply for parole.

Kalmring’s family found out earlier this month from Correctional Service Canada that Wiens was applying to the Parole Board of Canada to be considered for an escorted temporary absence for compassionate purposes.

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COP21

Rift stalls final climate accord deal China stood firm on Friday on demand that rich countries should assume most responsibility for the costs KARL RITTER AND ANGELA CHARLTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LE BOURGET, France — With only hours left to produce a global climate accord, rifts emerged Friday between Western countries and China and its allies over how to share the burdens of reducing carbon pollution and helping vulnerable nations cope with the rising seas and extreme weather that comes with global warming.

The issue has dogged climate negotiations for years and diplomats at the talks now underway outside Paris are hoping it won’t threaten a long-awaited deal. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other top officials shuttled among high-stakes meetings all day Friday in hopes of coming to a final agreement on Saturday.

China’s deputy chief negotiator stood firm Friday on his nation’s demand that rich countries should assume most responsibility for the costs and argued against an agreement that sets too-tough goals for weaning the world off using oil, gas and coal — the biggest source of carbon emissions.

The talks, originally scheduled to end Friday, dragged into an extra day as the French hosts said they needed more time to overcome disputes.

Negotiators from more than 190 countries are aiming to create something that’s never been done before: an agreement for all countries to reduce man-made emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and helping the poorest adapt to rising seas, fiercer weather and other impacts of global warming.

The U.S. and European countries

Climate activists carry a banner during a demonstration at the United Nations Climate Change Conference north of Paris on Friday. [AP PHOTO]

want to move away from so-called “differentiation” among economies and want big emerging countries like China and India to pitch in more in a final climate deal.

But Liu Zhenmin, deputy chief of the Chinese delegation, told reporters Friday that issue is “at the core of our concern for the Paris agreement.” He said he wants different rules for different countries “clearly stipulated” in the global warming pact, and insisted the demand is “quite legitimate.”

China is among the more than 180 countries that have submitted emissions targets for the new pact but is resisting Western proposals for

robust transparency rules that would require each country to show whether it’s on track to meet its target.

Liu also argued against sharply limiting the number of degrees the planet warms this century, because that would involve huge lifestyle and economic changes.

“We need heating. We need air conditioning. You need to drive your car,” he said.

Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar also said differentiation was the biggest dispute and accused developed countries of not showing enough flexibility in the talks.

However, signs of divisions among

major developing countries surfaced Friday as Brazil joined an informal coalition of Western countries and some developing ones in a “high-ambition coalition” that is calling for a strong deal.

Liu dismissed the coalition as a “performance.”

Kerry, on his fifth straight day in France trying to iron out differences with developing countries, said he’s “hopeful” for an accord and has been working behind the scenes to reach compromises.

U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern said U.S. negotiators have been having lots of talks with India, saying “hopefully we’re making some progress.”

The two weeks of talks are the culmination of years of UN-led efforts to create a long-term climate deal.

UN climate conferences often run past their deadlines, given the complexity and sensitivity of each word in an international agreement and the consequences for national economies.

Analysts said the delay until Saturday was not necessarily a bad sign.

“This needs consensus,” said Michael Jacobs, an economist with the New Climate Economy project, speaking to reporters outside Paris.

“There’s a lot of negotiating to do.”

Sam Barratt of the advocacy group Avaaz said getting 200 countries to agree on anything is quite difficult.

“Getting them to agree on the future of the planet and a deal on climate change is probably one of the toughest pieces of negotiation they’ll ever get involved in,” Barratt said.

This accord is the first time all countries are expected to pitch in — the previous emissions treaty, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, only included rich countries.

The latest 27-page draft 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 — a vague term generally understood to mean no more emissions than the Earth can naturally absorb.

That was weaker language than in previous drafts, which included more specific emissions cuts and timeframes.

China’s Liu said negotiators don’t understand what is meant by “neutrality” and argued for an even softer “low-carbon” goal.

ECONOMY

Canadian markets fall as oil plunge continues BRIAN MCKENNA THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Another big drop in the price of oil sent Canada’s largest stock market into sharp retreat Friday in a sell-off that also drove the commodity-sensitive loonie below 73 cents U.S. for the first time since mid-2004.

Traders headed for the exits as oil fell below US$36 a barrel following a report by the International Energy Agency that said the global oversupply of crude would continue until late next year while demand would weaken. The Canadian dollar, which has hit several new 11-year lows since it closed last week at 74.76 cents U.S., was down another 0.59 of a cent at 72.77 cents U.S. “I still think the trajectory (of the loonie) is probably going to be lower

“There is . . . very little going in its favour to move the Canadian dollar predominantly upwards versus the U.S. dollar.”

Kevin Headland, Director Manulife Asset Management

but not materially lower,” said Kevin Headland, director of capital markets and strategy at Manulife Asset Management.

“We’re not calling for it to break through 70 cents but there is . . . very little going in its favour to move the Canadian dollar predominantly upwards versus the U.S. dollar.”

In addition to weak commodity prices, the loonie has been under pressure from a number of other factors, including the Bank of Canada suggesting this week that its trend-setting interest rate could go negative in the event of another financial crisis.

There are concerns that the dollar could fall further next week if the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates at its two-day policy rate meeting, as it’s widely expected to.

It would be the first time the Fed increases interest rates since 2008.

In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index lost 1.74 per cent of its value, closing down 226.64 points to settle at 12,789.95.

Things were even worse in New York, where indexes have been strongly negative most of the week.

The Dow Jones plunged 309.54 points or 1.76 per cent to 17,265.21, while the broader S&P 500 fell 39.86 points or 1.94 per cent to 2,012.37 and the Nasdaq shed 111.70 points or 2.21 per cent to 4,933.47.

In economic news, the Commerce Department reported that U.S. retail sales rose 0.2 per cent in November, indicating that holiday shopping south of the border is off to a solid if unspectacular start.

But that failed to impress investors, even though consumer spending is a big part of the U.S. economy.

Traders are also anxiously awaiting weekend reports on retail sales and industrial production in China, the world second-largest economy, which has faltered in recent months.

“Sometimes when you’re uncertain of the reaction of the market to the

news that comes out, you’d rather be on the sidelines,” Headland said of the heavy selling.

In commodities, the January contract for benchmark U.S. crude oil was down $1.14 at US$35.62 a barrel, while January natural gas shed 2.5 cents to US$1.99 per mmBtu. The capped energy sector was the biggest decliner on the TSX, down 3.33 per cent.

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Ethics expert defends ‘Scud Stud’ Kent column BILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — An expert on journalistic ethics testified Friday that he doesn’t believe a one-time Postmedia columnist did anything wrong when he wrote a contentious article about former journalist Arthur Kent.

Dean Jobb, an associate professor of the School of Journalism at the University of Kings College in Halifax, was hired by Postmedia to write a rebuttal of an earlier report by Jeffrey Dvorkin, director of the University of Toronto’s journalism program.

Kent, 61, alleges in a lawsuit against Postmedia, the National Post and Don Martin that he was defamed during his unsuccessful campaign to win a seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2008 Alberta election.

Kent became known as the “Scud Stud” for his reporting on Iraqi missile strikes for NBC during the Gulf

“He’s done what an experienced columnist would do in this situation. He’s followed the leads he’s been given and done more research to back up his opinion.”

Dean Jobb, journalism ethics expert

War. The column at issue said he was a “dud” on the campaign trail.

It used unnamed sources to portray Kent as a loose cannon who was difficult for the party to deal with. It also said a number of his key campaign members were threatening to quit.

Dvorkin, a former managing editor and chief journalist at CBC radio,

testified earlier that the article didn’t “meet the standards of journalism at any level.” He also criticized the use of anonymous sources and suggested it was based on spurious information.

Jobb, who has written a number of commentaries and feature articles for Postmedia, said he is satisfied that Martin was following solid journalist practices.

“He’s researching a campaign. He’s talking to two key insiders. He’s able to obtain an internal email that backs up and corroborates what he’s hearing,” Jobb said.

“This is extensive research, and while columnists do comment on the news, they often do and should do their own investigation or research to follow up,” he added.

“He’s done what an experienced columnist would do in this situation.

He’s followed the leads he’s been given and done more research to back up his opinion.”

Jobb said he is satisfied that Martin, who sent an email to the campaign website seeking comment from Kent and said no one answered when he called the office, made a sufficient effort to reach the candidate.

He also defended the use of anonymous sources, which he said remain recognized by leading news organization, especially in matters of public interest.

Jobb said politics, the conduct of political parties and behaviour of politicians are “obviously a matter of public interest in a democracy.”

“This is consistent with ethical conduct of a journalist.”

Jobb was the final defence witness in proceedings that have spread over four weeks and heard from dozens of witnesses.

Closing arguments are to be held next week with a decision sometime in the new year.

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Canadian Press ◆ EDMONTON

Wildrose leader says to end threats to premier The leader of Alberta’s Opposition Wildrose party is calling on people to stop making violent and hateful threats against its political opponents.

Brian Jean’s statement refers to messages posted on social media against Premier Rachel Notley and members of her NDP government following the passage of new farm safety legislation.

Jean says on Facebook that these kinds of comments cross all bounds of respect and decency and have absolutely no place in our political discourse.

He says he won’t hesitate to forward criminal threats to the authorities.

RCMP say they have not received any request to investigate the threats. The government declined comment Friday.

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CRIME

Cops arrest suspect in 2014 death of Winnipeg teen Tina Fontaine Police say that Raymond Joseph Cormier, 53, was arrested in Vancouver this week STEVE LAMBERT THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Manitoba teenager whose fate galvanized calls for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal girls and women.

Tina Fontaine was just 15 years old when her body, wrapped in a bag, was found in the Red River in August 2014. She was supposed to have been in a group or foster home in Winnipeg, but she had run away.

Winnipeg police say Raymond Joseph Cormier, 53, was arrested in Vancouver this week. He remained in custody on Friday while arrangements were being made to return him to Winnipeg.

“Investigators know that Tina was highly vulnerable and was exploited during her time on the run,” deputy police Chief Danny Smyth said at a news conference in Winnipeg.

“Investigators discovered that Tina frequented a residence on the east side of the city. Investigators also discovered that Raymond Cormier often frequented that same residence.

“It’s believed that Tina and Cormier were acquainted.”

Smyth said Cormier is originally from New Brunswick but has lived in Winnipeg for some years. Smyth said Cormier has a long criminal history with convictions across the country that include violent offences.

Calls for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women intensified after Fontaine’s death.

The new federal Liberal government announced this week that it will go ahead.

Three-year prison term for man with child porn A former Saskatoon real estate agent who admitted to having child pornography on his computer, including video of a toddler being tortured, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Paul Burke, who is 34, was sentenced Friday after he had previously pleaded guilty to possessing and accessing child porn.

Burke was arrested last June as part of a Canada-wide investigation involving multiple police agencies, including the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation unit.

Court was told he possessed thousands of pornographic images, along with a number of graphic videos.

Provincial court Judge Doug Agnew said in his decision that the evidence was the worst he’s ever seen.

“Mr. Burke’s actions strike at the heart of that most basic of concepts in a way that even most child pornography cases do not.”

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Deputy Chief Danny Smyth and Sgt. John O’Donovan of the homicide unit, left, at a news conference on Friday to announce the arrest of Raymond Joseph Cormier, 53, a suspect in the murder of Tina Fontaine. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

“The murder of this child — and let’s not forget she was a child — has shocked and outraged our community. And I think that outrage has resonated across the nation,” Smyth said.

Tina had spent much of her life with her great-aunt, Thelma Favel, on the Sagkeeng First Nation, about 70 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

The girl had a history of running away and went to Winnipeg about a month before her death to visit her biological mother.

Favel had asked a child-welfare agency for help with Tina.

The girl was in a vehicle pulled over by two officers more than a week after she was first reported missing July 31, 2014, but she was not taken into custody. Her body was found nine days later.

Police said their investigation had not determined whether the officers knew Tina’s identity at the time, or whether they were aware she had been reported missing.

Favel said the officers did know the girl had been reported missing.

She said that social workers told her that on that night — a few hours after police came across Tina — the

girl was found passed out in an alley downtown. Paramedics took her to a nearby hospital.

Favel said Tina was kept for a few hours until she sobered up, then social workers picked her up at the hospital.

She ran away again, was reported missing again, and was found in the river on Aug. 17.

“Society would be horrified if we found a litter of kittens or pups in the river in this condition. This is a child. Society should be horrified,” Sgt. John O’Donovan said at the time the body was discovered.

A Nova Scotia mother who is fighting her 12-year-old daughter’s exclusion from the dressing room of her all-boys’ hockey team says she’s willing to compromise in order to find a solution.

Laura England, whose daughter Hailey is a goalie for the South Shore PeeWee A Ice Sharks, has launched a public media campaign against the enforcement of a policy that has her daughter dressing by herself in a separate room before games.

She said the situation has made her daughter, who has always played with boys, suddenly feel like she’s not part of the team.

Darren Cossar, executive director of Hockey Nova Scotia, said his organization’s dressing room policy mirrors that of Hockey Canada’s which stipulates that girls and boys must dress separately at age 11 and above.

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POLITICS

CRIME

Quebec assisted dying law gets support from PM Justin Trudeau

Grenada cops think body that of missing Canadian

Thorny issue dominated news conference after the leaders discussed slew of topics THE CANADIAN PRESS

QUEBEC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised Quebec’s approach to assisted dying on Friday as he and Premier Philippe Couillard hailed a new era of co-operation between Ottawa and the province.

While the two leaders broached a slew of topics in a lengthy meeting, it was the thorny issue of dying in dignity that dominated a news conference that followed.

“I have always congratulated Quebecers and the national assembly for its responsible and rigorous approach to such a delicate and sensitive topic for so many people,” Trudeau said.

“In our submission to the Supreme Court for a six-month extension beyond Feb. 6, we are very open (to the idea) that the (court) consider the fact that Quebec has already established the kind of framework it asked the federal government and the provinces to establish.

“Quebec has shown exactly what the Supreme Court wanted to see.”

The high court struck down the prohibition on doctor-assisted dying last February and gave the federal government a year to come up with a new law recognizing the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to seek medical help in ending their lives.

Trudeau’s Liberal government is seeking a six-month extension on the court’s deadline which, if granted, would give it until August to come up with a new law.

Quebec’s own law on medically assisted dying went into effect Thurs-

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to questions at a news conference while Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, right, looks on at the premier’s Quebec City office on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

day and will remain so at least until Dec. 18, when the Quebec Court of Appeal is to hear arguments on a lower court ruling which suspended some key aspects of the law.

The body that oversees Crown prosecutors in Quebec announced Thursday it will not file charges against any medical personnel who help people die so long as evidence shows the patient was ”not in a situation of vulnerability.” The stance came a day after provincial Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee issued guidelines to prosecutors.

Trudeau was asked Friday whether he believes a Quebec doctor who now

helps someone die is violating the Criminal Code.

“It’s certainly important we have a Criminal Code that applies across the country,” he replied.

“But we know very well that on many issues, be it the legal age for buying alcohol or sentences for young offenders, there are various solutions proposed by the provinces that don’t violate the Criminal Code.”

Couillard also defended the law and said that if a doctor does not want to help someone die, he needs to refer the case to a colleague.

“The law was well prepared,” the premier said.

As for Quebec’s place in Canada, Trudeau said it’s important but that he and Couillard have always agreed that their priorities lie elsewhere.

“But as I’ve always said, I’m open to discussing various topics such as ways of getting Quebec and Quebecers more involved in the future of Canada,” he said, adding there is no timetable for any talks aimed at getting Quebec to sign the Constitution.

Regardless, both men agreed the election of their respective Liberal governments will result in a different dynamic between the two jurisdictions.

COURTS

Duffy floods the court with trivia as he testifies JENNIFER DITCHBURN THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — A word to the wise: Don’t go up against Sen. Mike Duffy in a game of Trivial Pursuit ... or Balderdash, just to be sure.

As the week, and his fourth day of testimony, wound to a close, the senator managed to nearly drown the courtroom in a flood of small details, recollections and historical observations.

On Friday alone, the court heard: — How a Canadian intelligence agent from Prince Edward Island might have partly inspired the character of James Bond; — How sewage problems in the Charlottetown harbour affected local fishermen; — That a musician from Prince Edward Island was in songstress Anne Murray’s band and also sold Yamaha music equipment around Atlantic Canada;

DUFFY

— That just getting considered as a Canadian supplier for aerospace giant Boeing could cost millions of dollars.

Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 31 counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

A number of the charges reflect travel expenses and the detailed testimony, recounted in the former

broadcaster’s conversational style, was designed to rebut the Crown’s case on a number of trips Duffy billed to the Senate, including attendance at a series of P.E.I. funerals.

Duffy’s defence is that the deceased should be considered VIPs and their funerals, therefore, worthy of the attendance of the local senator.

Moreover, Duffy says he met other individuals on public business during those same trips to Charlottetown.

While attending a funeral in 2012, he said he also met someone with whom he had been discussing potential spinoff contracts linked to the aerospace industry. That elicited approximately a half-hour of testimony.

Of all the witnesses who have taken the stand, Duffy appears to have the most vivid memory of events that took place between 2008 and 2012.

He recorded in his daily diaries details of who he met, who he spoke

to on the phone and other specifics about what was going on in his life and in politics in general.

But Duffy’s exhaustive accounts of past events don’t always match up with those of other witnesses who testified earlier.

For instance, former Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro said Duffy went to his riding in 2010 to attend a dog show and the two met for coffee on the side. Duffy’s version is that he was there at Del Mastro’s suggestion to meet with a local radio station and when that fell through, he said Del Mastro talked to him about an idea for a Conservative TV show — the dog show being an unplanned side trip.

Earlier this week, Duffy said former MP Gary Lunn cancelled a Vancouver Island appearance with the senator the night before the event. Lunn testified that it was scrubbed weeks before.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — Police in Grenada say they believe a body found on the south side of the small Caribbean island is that of a missing New Brunswick woman who disappeared while jogging with her dog on Sunday.

Assistant Supt. Sylvan McIntyre of the Royal Grenada Police Force said late Friday that police were still awaiting autopsy results to be sure the remains found were those of Linnea Veinotte.

“There is no positive and expert identification at the moment,” said McIntyre. “Based on physical evidence in the area where the body was found we believe it could be her.”

Meanwhile, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for the missing woman was renamed “In Memory of Linnea Veinotte.”

“This page will become a memorial to Linnea Veinotte at the request of her family,” the post said.

St. George’s University, where the 36-year-old worked, also released a statement via Twitter saying her body had been found.

McIntyre added that a person of interest in the case was still in custody, although no formal charges had been laid.

Police were questioning a 26-year-old man who had turned himself in after being wanted in connection with the disappearance of Veinotte.

McIntyre said Akim Frank walked into the police station early Friday.

“He’s assisting us with the investigation at this point,” said McIntyre.

In an earlier release, police said Frank could be armed and was considered extremely dangerous.

On Thursday, police recovered a dark grey SUV about 10 to 16 kilometres from where Veinotte was last seen.

Police have said a witness saw Veinotte, a mother of two young boys, early Sunday morning with her dog Nico in the neighbourhood of L’Anse aux Epines.

Police have said witnesses reported hearing a loud bang and seeing a vehicle drive away quickly from the area.

They say officers found blood at the scene near where her dog was discovered lying on the side of the road after being struck by a car.

McIntyre said they did not have information to suggest Veinotte was hit by the car as well.

They also said a black bandana, sunglasses and broken glass were found at the site.

The Facebook page says Veinotte was born in New Denmark, N.B., and has a home in Nova Scotia.

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Rehtaeh Parsons cyberbully law nixed by judge

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Suspected recruiter of ’Jihad Jane’ is arrested

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HALIFAX — A judge struck down a Nova Scotia law inspired by the death of Rehtaeh Parsons on constitutional grounds Friday, ruling it violates Charter rights to freedom of expression and liberty.

Justice Glen McDougall of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia also declined a Crown request to suspend his decision for 12 months to allow the legislature time to amend the law.

In his decision, McDougall said striking down “offending provisions” of the law wasn’t practical either because they are “inextricably connected” to the act’s definition of cyberbullying.

“The act must be struck down in its entirety,” McDougall said.

The provincial government expressed disappointment but it didn’t say whether it will appeal.

Lawyer David Fraser challenged the Cyber-safety Act on constitutional grounds as part of a case involving client Robert Snell, who was placed under a cyber safety protection order sought by his former business partner last December.

Giles Crouch was granted an order under the act after he told a justice of the peace that Snell began a “smear campaign” against him on social media several months after the two wound down their company in 2013.

The protection order prohibited Snell from cyberbullying or communicating with or about Crouch.

It also ordered Snell to remove any online comments about Crouch.

McDougall found Snell had engaged in cyberbullying as defined in the act, and he concluded the behaviour was likely to continue.

However, his decision to strike down the law voids the protection order.

Fraser argued the law is too broad and an “unreasonable and unjustified” infringement of freedom of expression rights.

McDougall found the law was too broadly written and as a result infringes on a person’s right to liberty, too.

“By casting the net too broadly, and failing to require proof of intent or harm, or to delineate any defences, the act limits the right to liberty in a way that has no connection with the mischief it seeks to address,” the ruling states.

The law was passed in May 2013 in response to public outrage over the death of Parsons a month earlier.

Her case attracted national attention when her family alleged she had been sexually assaulted in 2011 at the age of 15 and then bullied after a digital photo of the alleged assault was passed around her school.

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Amina Ismail, left, Fatima Amaziane, centre, and Dalia Abdallah hold signs during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York on Thursday. [AP PHOTO]

Fear of harassment way up among U.S. Muslims Inflammatory rhetoric of GOP candidates is worsening problem JONATHAN LEMIRE AND MICHAEL BALSAMO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — A severed pig’s head was left outside a mosque in Philadelphia. An Islamic centre in Florida was defaced. A Sikh temple in California was vandalized by someone who mistook it for a mosque and left graffiti that included a profane reference to the Islamic State group.

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.

“The spike began with the Paris attacks 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

“With legit terror attacks and the public discourse about them, it has created an atmosphere ripe for these types of stereotypes and incidents.”

Oren Segal, Anti-Defamation League

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.”

Segal wasn’t able to provide a comparison 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.

Among the incidents reported since the California shooting: — In Philadelphia, police have stepped up patrols around houses of worship after a severed pig’s head was left outside the Al Aqsa Islamic Society. Police are continuing to investigate; no arrests have been made.

— A Florida man was arrested after authorities said he vandalized the Islamic Center of Palm Beach in North Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday. More than a dozen windows were broken.

— The imam of an Islamic centre in St. Louis, Missouri, told a local television station that someone claiming to be a former Marine left a threatening voicemail message on the mosque’s answering machine on Saturday. Fox 2 TV (KTVI), which obtained a copy of the recording, reported that the man said he “killed a lot of Muslims” and, using expletives, said he would decapitate Muslims.

— The Washington headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations was evacuated Thursday afternoon after staffers came in contact with a suspicious substance that was mailed to the office. Hooper said the employee opened an envelope with a white, powdery substance Thursday afternoon. The group’s executive director said one employee was coughing and another complained of a headache after the envelope was opened. It was not immediately clear whether the symptoms were related to the substance.

Sometimes it’s hard for authorities to decipher whether the suspects are fueled by bigotry or whether there’s something else in play.

An Algerian-Irish man accused of recruiting an American woman who called herself “Jihad Jane” and plotted to kill a Swedish artist has been arrested in Spain, officials said Friday.

Ali Charaf Damache was arrested Thursday in Barcelona based on a U.S. warrant issued stating he was a suspected recruiter for an Islamic extremist group, according to the Interior Department for the northeastern region of Catalonia. Damache was taken to the National Court in Madrid on Friday and ordered jailed while the request for his extradition is reviewed.

Damache initially fought extradition from Ireland. His path from Ireland to Spain was unclear. His arrest in Barcelona came after police received information he was in the city, changing hotels every few days.

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Car bomb in diplomatic area leaves one dead A car bomb explosion that was claimed by the Taliban hit a diplomatic area of central Kabul on Friday, killing a Spanish police officer and wounding seven civilians. The area was rocked by at least five more explosions and gunfire overnight as security forces tried to flush out Taliban attackers.

Afghan Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi said the car bomb struck near a foreign guesthouse in Shir Pur, an area with embassies and other diplomatic buildings seen as one of the safer parts of the Afghan capital.

Two attackers were killed but three or four others were hiding in the guesthouse, deputy Kabul police chief Gul Agha Rouani said. He said three Spaniards were rescued and there were no other foreigners remaining in the building.

◆ MOSCOW

Three ISS astronauts return after 141 days A three-person crew from the International Space Station landed safely Friday in the snowy steppes of Kazakhstan.

The U.S. space agency’s Kjell Lindgren, Russia’s Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui of Japan returned to Earth in their Soyuz TMA-17M capsule after 141 days in space.

Kononenko reported to the Russian Mission Control that the crew was feeling fine as the capsule was descending by parachute in thick clouds before landing softly in darkness on the wind-swept steppes. Russian rescue teams in four helicopters arrived quickly at the landing site to help the crew get out of the capsule, which rested on its side in the snow.

Because of the cold temperatures and strong winds, the crew was quickly flown to Dzhezkazgan after a brief inspection by doctors. In better weather, the crew undergoes a postflight medical check-up in a tent at the landing site.

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‘Excessive’ stabbing earns man seven years in prison BILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

The company sign of Dupont appears above its trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. [AP PHOTO]

Proposed Dow, DuPont merger would create colossal $130B firm Deal, expected to close later in 2016, is sure to be scrutinized by antitrust regulators RANDALL CHASE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DOVER, Del. — Dow Chemical and DuPont are merging to form a company valued at about $130 billion as they try to counter falling commodities prices and weakness in some key markets that have pressured their giant agriculture and chemicals businesses.

The two companies, whose research has brought the world products ranging from Ziploc bags and Saran wrap developed by Dow to DuPont’s Teflon coatings and Nylon and Kevlar fibres, will first form DowDuPont, then separate into three independent publicly traded companies focused on agriculture, material science and specialty products.

The proposed merger, announced Friday, would temporarily create the world’s second-largest chemical company, behind BASF. It comes as both Dow and DuPont Co. have seen recent declines in agricultural performance and been pressured by activist shareholders to control spending and shift away from commodities to faster-growing parts of their businesses.

“Overall, this transaction represents a tectonic shift in an industry that has been evolving over the last many years,” said Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris, calling the merger a seminal event for employees and customers of the two companies,

“Both Dow and DuPont had activist shareholders who had sought breakups of these companies, so ultimately the visions of these activists are being realized.”

James Sheehan, analyst

which have a combined workforce of more than 110,000.

DuPont Chairman and CEO Edward Breen said the “industrial logic” behind the deal was compelling.

“When I look at DuPont and Dow, I see businesses that fit together like hand and glove,” Breen said.

DuPont shares slid 5.5 per cent to $70.44. Dow Chemical closed down 2.8 per cent at $53.37.

Breen took over as DuPont CEO following the abrupt resignation in October of Ellen Kullman, who just a few months earlier fended off a proxy challenge by Trian Fund Management, a hedge fund led by activist investor Nelson Peltz. Peltz has called for DuPont’s agriculture, nutrition and health and industrial biosciences units to be combined into a single growth company, separ-

ate from the more cyclical businesses of performance materials, safety and protection, and electronics and communication.

Similarly, Dow has been pressured by hedge fund Third Point LLC, led by activist investor Dan Loeb, to split its specialty chemical and petrochemical businesses. Dow avoided a proxy fight last year by adding four independent directors, giving board seats to two Loeb nominees.

“Both Dow and DuPont had activist shareholders who had sought breakups of these companies, so ultimately the visions of these activists are being realized,” said James Sheehan, an analyst for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Sheehan said the deal also could spark other mergers in the ag-chemical industry. Earlier this year, Missouri-based Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, abandoned a $46.5 billion hostile bid for Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta. Last month, Syngenta rejected a $42 billion offer from state-owned China National Chemical Corp.

Michael Ritzenthaler, an analyst for Piper Jaffray, said he expects Monsanto to renew its bid for Syngenta.

Other big players who could figure in deals include Germany’s BASF and Bayer AG. Liveris will be named executive chairman of the combined company, while Breen will be CEO. The com-

pany will have dual headquarters in Midland, Michigan, and Wilmington, Delaware, where they are currently based.

Advisory committees led by Breen and Liveris will be established for each of the spinoff companies.

The deal, which the companies expect to close in the second half of 2016, is sure to be scrutinized by antitrust regulators.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement that the proposed merger “demands serious scrutiny.”

“I’ll be listening to Iowa farmers and consumers about any concerns they may have with this proposal, and the Judiciary Committee will be exercising its appropriate oversight function,” Grassley said.

But Breen said that while consolidation in the agricultural industry is a “natural step,” any ag-related divestitures are likely to be minimal.

“These are highly complementary businesses. . . . We don’t see much real significant overlap here, which is pretty incredible,” he said, adding that the combined ag business would be balanced between seeds and crop protection.

One motive for the merger is to cut costs. The companies said the deal should cut annual expenses by $3 billion. In addition, the companies announced separate restructuring steps.

CALGARY — A man who argued he was fending off an attempted sex assault when he stabbed his new neighbour 37 times in what the judge called “crazy, excessive force” has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Nicholas Rasberry was found guilty of manslaughter in October in the death of school teacher Craig Kelloway.

Rasberry admitted stabbing Kelloway after the two men and their wives had spent time drinking and visiting at a barbecue in May 2013.

But he said he acted in self-defence.

Rasberry said Kelloway, who was originally from Glace Bay, N.S., had threatened to sexually assault him and then his wife.

Calgary Queen’s Bench Justice Robert Hall said he did not view the stabbing as “mere self-defence.”

“Rasberry stabbed Kelloway 37 times. In doing so he broke one knife and had access to another. He broke a second knife and bent a third,” said Hall.

“It is important that the sentence denounces the crazy, excessive force used by Rasberry in killing Kelloway.

The number of stabbings and slashings with the use of three weapons is a substantial, aggravating factor in this case.

“Another aggravating factor is the devastating effect on the Kelloway family,” Hall said. “He (Kelloway) was of good character and had never been in trouble with the law.”

Rasberry, 32, did not visibly react to the sentence, but as he was being escorted out of the courtroom, he said to his mother: “I love you.” She replied, “I love you too.”

With credit for time already spent in custody, Rasberry faces another five years and four months in prison.

The Crown has already appealed the conviction. It wants Rasberry found guilty of second-degree murder, the charge he originally faced.

Rasberry’s lawyer, Hersh Wolch, said he was disappointed with the sentence and conviction. He indicated his client will probably appeal.

“The real issue that everybody’s grappling with is when someone has an attempted rape on them, and an attempted rape on their wife, coming up in their own home, how far can you go to defend yourself?” Wolch said outside court.

“How much can you do to protect your wife and yourself?”

Court heard Rasberry made a call to 911 after the attack, saying he’d stabbed Kelloway, 31, when the teacher tried to have sex with him after the women had left the men for the evening.

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Top U.S. envoy, Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shardayreon Hill, centre, one of the accusers of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, stands with her parents, Tyral Muhammad, left, and LaTonya Muhammad, right, on Friday. The AP does not identify victims of sex crimes without their consent, but is using Hill’s name because she spoke publicly. [AP PHOTO]

Women vindicated after cop convicted for rapes The accusers were even more vulnerable as poor black women MATT SEDENSKY AND SEAN MURPHY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OKLAHOMA CITY — The rape convictions that could put a fired Oklahoma City police officer behind bars for life are vindication for some of the women he targeted, and also a reminder of how difficult it is to achieve justice in such cases.

Most victims never report sexual assaults, and those who accused ex-officer Daniel Holtzclaw were even more vulnerable as poor black women, many with checkered histories of crime and addiction.

A grandmother’s bravery in telling her story made all the difference this time. After Holtzclaw pulled her over, forced her to expose herself and perform oral sex, she filed a complaint that triggered a search for other victims.

In this case at least, it changed a narrative all too common in sex crimes: The jury found him guilty of rape.

“I didn’t do anything wrong,” the grandmother said Friday, showing her face on camera and revealing her name as Jannie Ligons. “So all I can say is, I was innocent and he just picked the wrong lady to stop that night.”

Holtzclaw was found guilty of sex crimes against eight women, and acquitted of charges involving five others he encountered on night patrol. Jurors recommended 263 years, including 30-year sentences for each of four first-degree rape convictions.

Holtzclaw trembled and sobbed as his verdict was read Thursday night, on his 29th birthday. His emotional outburst prompted jail authorities to keep him on a 24-hour watch.

Though prosecutors assembled a damning case with GPS pinpoints,

“I didn’t do anything wrong. So all I can say is, I was innocent and he just picked the wrong lady to stop that night.”

Jannie Ligons, reported officer sex crimes

records of computer background checks and other evidence, some worried the all-white jury might doubt the testimony of his victims, all of whom are black. Holtzclaw is half-white, half-Japanese.

“It shows that there is a hope for our country, there is hope for society and there is hope for all our sisters, mothers, wives, daughters, who are victims of rape, no matter what race they are, what ethnicity they are, what social-economic class and status they’re in,” said Benjamin Crump, a lawyer who plans to sue the city on behalf of some of the women.

Crump was flanked by Ligons and Shardayreon Hill, who testified that Holtzclaw assaulted her while she was handcuffed to a hospital bed.

The AP does not identify victims of sex crimes without their consent, but these two women spoke publicly and agreed to be identified.

The verdict left the Rev. Al Sharpton “somewhere between jumping and shouting ’Hallelujah’ and feeling aggrieved for the women.”

“If an all-white jury in Oklahoma City would convict a policeman of this amount of grievances, of charges, then it gives us hope that our marching and continued organizing is not in vain,” Sharpton said.

Oklahoma’s African-American community isn’t completely satisfied.

The jury did not convict on Hill’s

allegations, and her father, Tyral Muhammad, said Holtzclaw’s supervisors and others should have caught him sooner.

“We are not being rocked to sleep because of this verdict,” Muhammad said. “We want more black officers patrolling the northeast side of town.”

Most rapes go unpunished in America, and sex crime convictions are even more unlikely when law enforcement officers are accused, said Kimberly Lonsway, a research director at End Violence Against Women International.

This verdict is “remarkable,” she said. “The odds were completely against it.”

Just one-third of all rapes and sexual assaults were reported to police in 2014, lower than any other category of crime, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Only 40 per cent of these led to an arrest or some other kind of closure, according to an FBI study of rapes reported in 2010.

“It’s difficult all the way through the system,” said Scott Berkowitz, president of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

The “he said-she said” nature of such cases make them even more difficult when officers are accused.

The very few who are tried in court can be portrayed as heroes, swaying juries.

“There’s a natural tendency to believe the officer,” said Joshua Marquis, the district attorney in Clatsop County, Oregon, who has prosecuted numerous cases against police, including some sexual offences.

Meanwhile, their alleged victims often “are not sympathetic people” — they may have criminal records or don’t testify convincingly.

LE BOURGET, France — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on two of the most vexing crises in U.S.-Russian relations: Syria’s civil war and Ukraine’s ongoing instability.

Kerry will travel to Moscow after attending a high-level meeting with European and Arab foreign ministers on Dec. 14 in Paris, the State Department said on Friday. Kerry will see Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov the next day in the Russian capital.

The discussions come amid severely strained ties between the Cold War foes, but there are also some signs of possible improvement.

Washington and Moscow continue to clash over their uncoordinated military efforts in Syria, where the U.S. says it is leading a broad coalition against the Islamic State group.

Russia says its airstrikes since late September have targeted the same foe, but Western governments claim mostly moderate rebels are being hit and that Moscow is primarily concerned with shoring up Syrian President Bashar Assad’s control of the country.

The U.S. and its allies say Assad needs to leave power at some point for Syria’s deadly violence to end.

Despite their disagreements, Kerry and Lavrov have been working together to start peace talks between Assad’s government and Syrian opposition representatives, hopefully by next month. The State Department said talks in Moscow will cover “ongoing efforts to achieve a political transition in Syria and related efforts to degrade and destroy” the Islamic State militants.

Kerry said earlier this week that he wanted to visit Moscow soon because Russia was “playing a constructive and important role” in trying to find a diplomatic process to halt the Syrian conflict. It would be “irresponsible” not to test a political solution, he said, and that requires Russia

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because of its influence in the Arab country.

Kerry is hoping the UN will endorse his plan for Syria negotiations on Dec. 18, and needs Russian support for that step.

Earlier Friday, Kerry said he was pleased with progress Syrian opposition groups have made to form a united front to negotiate with Assad.

But the deal that rival factions reached in Saudi Arabia on Thursday still has “kinks” that need to be worked out to make negotiations possible, he said.

These include the commitment of a key Saudi-backed militant group, which pulled out of the Saudi meeting at one point in protest. The group, Ahrar al-Sham, claimed too much weight was being given to factions close to the Syrian government.

U.S. officials stressed that representatives of the ultraconservative group approved the document nevertheless.

On Ukraine, the U.S. has pressed its allies to continue applying sanctions on Russia because of its annexation last year of the Crimea region and support for separatist rebels in the east of the country. Russia has offered no indication it might return Crimea. And the Obama administration says Russia is still helping the separatists through equipment, personnel and training.

But violence is down significantly in recent months. The State Department said Kerry’s emphasis on Ukraine will be for Russia’s full implementation of a February cease-fire.

Mexico issues first permits to allow personal marijuana use THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government on Friday granted the first permits allowing the cultivation and possession of marijuana for personal use.

The federal medical protection agency said the permits apply only to the four plaintiffs who won a favourable ruling from the Supreme Court last month. The court said growing and consuming marijuana is covered under the right of “free development of personality.”

The permits issued Friday won’t allow smoking marijuana in the

presence of children or anyone who hasn’t given consent. The permits also don’t allow the sale or distribution of the drug.

Ironically, the plaintiffs said that even with the permits in hand, they don’t plan to smoke the marijuana permitted. They said they filed the suit to make a point about prohibitionist policies being wrong, not to get their hands on legal weed.

“The objective is to change the policy, not to promote consumption,” said Juan Francisco Torres Landa, one of the four plaintiffs. “We are going to set the example; we are not going to consume it.”

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NOT SLOWING DOWN Two years ago under John Tortorella, Vancouver Canucks superstars Daniel and Henrik Sedin had one of their worst seasons in recent memory, but the twins are back putting up big numbers this season. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Sedin twins back putting up big numbers for Canucks JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

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enrik and Daniel Sedin didn’t even bother trying to shut out the noise.

They were slowing down. They were too old. The Vancouver Canucks should trade their superstar twins to get something back while they had value.

Two years after that nightmare season under John Tortorella, the Sedins are showing they can not only still contribute, but dominate on a nightly basis.

“You hear everything,” Henrik Sedin said of playing in Vancouver.

“It’s just a matter of trying to handle it the right way.”

And handle it they have.

At 35 years of age, Daniel Sedin sits fourth in NHL scoring heading into the weekend with 13 goals and 20 assists, while his brother has nine goals and 20 assists, good for ninth overall.

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“If you play for a lot of years you’re going to have some down years,” said Daniel Sedin. “(2013-14) was obviously a real bad year for us. I wasn’t too worried.

After a year like that you want to come back and prove to more yourself that you can still play.”

The Sedins recorded just 97 points between them in Tortorella’s only season, but Daniel put up 76 in 2014-15, and Henrik added 73 as

the Canucks returned to the playoffs with first-year head coach Willie Desjardins.

Vancouver has had an up-and-down start to this year as a team — the Canucks have won two straight, but just five of their last 18 overall — with the Sedins having combined for 29 points over the last 10 games for a club that somehow sits second in the lowly Pacific Division with a record of 11-11-8.

Daniel is on pace for 35 goals and 54 assists (89 points), which would be the second-highest point total of his career after the 104 he put up in 2010-11. The 35 goals would be his third-highest mark.

“It’s a good feeling,” said Daniel.

“But for years now I’ve said if you do the right things over and over again you’re going to have success.”

Henrik, meanwhile, is on pace for 24 goals and 54 assists.

The 24 goals would be his best season since scoring a career-high 29 in 2009-10 and the 78 points would be

his highest total since amassing 94 in 2010-11.

“It’s incredible to watch them,” said Canucks defenceman Christopher Tanev.

“Every time they’re out there you’re talking to someone on the bench going ‘Did they just do that?’

They’re one or two steps ahead of everyone.”

Desjardins said there’s still a ‘wow’ factor for him, like Daniel’s slick deflection for the winner in Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers, but it’s the intangibles that stick out.

“The moments (for me) are their character and their drive,” said the coach. “They’re just determined. You have to have a lot of respect for them just in how they approach the game.”

Teammates have marvelled at the No. 2 and No. 3 picks in the 1999 draft for years, with veteran winger Brandon Prust among the latest to witness their skills up close on a daily basis for the first time.

“As much as you see highlights or you watch them on TV, to see it in person every day, even some of the stuff they do in practice, it’s pretty fun to watch,” he said. “They’re franchise.”

And they’re also the main reason a team with next to no secondary scoring at the moment still feels good about itself ahead of a six-game road trip beginning Sunday in Chicago that could go a long way in determining how the rest of the schedule plays out.

“The thing for us is we never panic if things aren’t going in,” said Daniel.

“I think we’re pretty good at assessing our own game, not based on points or anything like that. It’s more how we play.”

Note: Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis underwent surgery for a facial fracture on Friday after taking a slapshot to the face against New York. Desjardins said he will miss at least two months.

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Clippers get their 10th straight win Top defenceman Yanni Kaldis posts two goals, two assists on Teddy Bear Toss night SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

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anni Kaldis got the teddies out of the way quickly.

It’s a good thing, too, because what happened next was enough to take in.

The Nanaimo Clippers, winners of nine straight games, beat the Merritt Centennials for their 10th in a row Friday night at Frank Crane Arena with a 7-5 victory.

And on a night with 18 combined powerplays between the two teams, the Clippers were just happy to get out of it on top.

“It was a difficult game to play, to say the least,” said Clippers head coach Mike Vandekamp.

“It might have been the longest game in the league without their being a fight being in it.

“So go figure. Those games are hard to play.”

Kaldis, who finished with two goals and two assists, scored on the first shot of the game on Teddy Bear Toss night with a slapshot that brought down hundreds of stuffed animals to the ice.

“I saw that their defence was backed up a bit so I decided to take a slapshot,” Kaldis said of his first goal, a shot that trickled past Merritt goalie Colten Lancaster and into the net.

“I didn’t know it went in until I saw celebrating.”

The Clippers went on to build a 5-1 lead early in the second period on goals from Matt Hoover, Nolan Aibel and two from captain Devin Brosseau. But that lead eroded as they allowed three straight Merritt goals, bringing the prospect of their streak ending back to a legitimate possibility.

Vandekamp then pulled goalie Evan Johnson, the reigning BCHL player of the week after the fourth goal against him on Merritt’s 12th shot of the game.

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Nanaimo Clippers captain Devin Brosseau helps clean up teddy bears after they were thrown to the ice after a goal from Clippers defenceman Yanni Kaldis Friday night at Frank Crane Arena. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

“We didn’t get a save when we needed one,” Vandekamp said. “. . . We outshot them 22-9 in the second period, so it wasn’t like we weren’t playing well.”

Jakob Walter replaced Johnson in net, and minutes later Kaldis popped in his second of the game to put the Clippers up 6-4.

Walter allowed one goal in the third period, but Chris Dodero scored with Merritt’s goalie pulled to seal their win — 10 straight is the longest active streak in the BCHL. Kaldis was the game’s first star, and

is currently the BCHL’s second-leading scorer among defenceman.

“Sometimes you get puck luck and today was one of those days,” Kaldis said.

Clippers prospect Matt Kowalski, 16, of the major midget Okanagan Rockets got into his first BCHL game in the win and nearly scored. Kowalski currently leads the B.C. Major Midget League in scoring playing with the Okanagan Rockets.

A spot for a 16 or 17-year-old is now open on the Clippers roster after the departure of Owen Hardy to the

WHL’s Vancouver Giants.

Vandekamp called Kowalski, who had an assist Friday night, one of the best major midget players in B.C. and said they wanted to give him a look at the Junior A level.

The Clippers are back in action tonight in search of their 11th straight win as they host the West Kelowna Warriors at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane.

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Canucks are regaining their killer instinct BRAD ZIEMER VANCOUVER SUN

For several years now, their penalty-kill has been something the Vancouver Canucks could always count on, an old reliable friend that seldom let them down.

That changed earlier this season, when the Canucks suddenly seemed to be at the mercy of opposition power plays. During one recent stretch, Vancouver’s penalty-killers surrendered at least one goal in 13 of 14 games.

After being inside the top 10 the last five years — and second overall last season — the Vancouver penalty-kill plummeted and until recently was one of the league’s worst.

Now it seems to be on its way back.

The Canucks’ PK was perfect again Wednesday and was one of the big reasons why Vancouver managed to

escape with a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers.

“We have been preaching this the first 29 games, that special teams win hockey games,” said winger Jannik Hansen, a key member of the PK unit. “We score a big power-play goal and then the penalty-kill has to come up with a couple of big kills, especially at the end, and it did. Special teams are so important in this league and you see what they can do when they are going for you.”

The Rangers went 0-for-5 on the power play on Wednesday in a game New York dominated for the first two periods.

The PK helped keep the Canucks in the game and Vancouver capitalized with a big 5-on-3 power-play goal early in the third.

“We have had a couple of games now where it has been dialed in a

little better,” Hansen said of the PK. “We were playing better toward the end of that bad spell. Our reads were right, our structure was correct, but we were giving up some bad goals.

“It was a work in progress. But now, instead of giving up that goal it goes off the cross-bar instead or we get a big clear in front of the net.

It is really small margins between a good penalty-kill and one that gives up a goal.”

Assistant coach Glen Gulutzan runs the Canucks’ PK and recently set a goal for his players. No one will say exactly what that goal is, but it involves beating a certain percentage over a set number of games.

“You break the season down to little sections and you try to win those sections,” Hansen said. “Normally you would do a five-game series or a seven-game series and

then you want to limit penalties over those games. You are not expecting to go 100 per cent on the penalty-kill and you have a small margin for errors. But the goal is a high-percentage penalty-kill.”

Over the past four games, the Canucks are a perfect 12-for-12 on the PK. That has helped the team improve to 18th overall in the NHL, with a kill rate of 80.4 per cent.

Ideally, the Canucks would like to be at or around the 85 per cent level.

“We set a goal for ourselves a few games ago and we want to reach that or be better than the goal we set for ourselves,” said centre Adam Cracknell. “We take pride in that. Guys take penalties and you want to bail your teammate out. That’s what it is all about. We are doing what we need to do. Right now, our special teams are winning us games as well.”

TORONTO — Undersized, undrafted and underrated when he went to Detroit Red Wings camp and Hockey Canada’s world junior selection camp, Joe Hicketts came away with an NHL contract, a roster spot and a gold medal.

The defenceman enters his second world junior camp as one of three returning players and a desire to be a difference-maker.

“Last year I kind of came in blind, not having done the summer camp and really not knowing a whole lot about the pace of play with some of the best junior guys in the country,” Hicketts said Thursday night after Canada’s first practice. “This year I want to take a leadership role, I want to kind of show guys the pace of play and how a team like this has to play together in order to win.”

Hicketts said he ran on adrenaline at Red Wings camp and Hockey Canada’s camp a year ago, especially after he wasn’t considered a top prospect a few months earlier. Now, he’s running on memories but hasn’t lost the chip on his shoulder.

“Here, it’s wanting to recreate what we did last year,” Hicketts said.

“Every time that you come to one of these things, you want to win gold and you want to make the team, first of all. I think that’s important that you continue to have that drive and that buildup towards the tournament.”

Hicketts is listed at five-foot-eight but plays bigger on the blue line. He was a top-six player for Canada on the way to gold, relegating six-footseven 2013 first-round pick Samuel Morin to seventh-defenceman duties.

The Kamloops native came to last year’s camp as a long shot to make Canada’s star-studded roster. After his first practice this year he was leading the stretching along with fellow returnees Lawson Crouse and Brayden Point.

Hicketts, Dave Lowry’s captain with the Victoria Royals in the Western Hockey League, should be considered a favourite to wear the “C” under his coach for Canada.

“I like the character and I like the intangibles that he brings and I like the passion that he has for the game,” Lowry said of Hicketts.

Hicketts said he wants to stress to his younger teammates the importance of putting on the Canadian jersey.

He has already demonstrated it at the world juniors, too.

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Cubs sign star outfielder Jason Heyward: Report A person familiar with the negotiations says the Chicago Cubs and free agent outfielder Jason Heyward have agreed to a $184 million, eight-year contract.

The person spoke Friday on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced.

The agreement with the three-time Gold Glove winner is the latest in a series of big moves by the Cubs as they try to build on a breakthrough season and bring home their first World Series title since 1908. The Cubs won 97 games and reached the NL Championship Series before getting swept by the New York Mets.

◆ NFL

Lynch re-joins Seahawks to rehab after surgery Running back Marshawn Lynch has rejoined the Seattle Seahawks as he continues to recover from abdominal surgery last month.

Lynch was at the team’s facility earlier this week and coach Pete Carroll said on Friday that it will be “week-to-week” regarding when Lynch might rejoin practice.

“We’ll see what happens next week,” Carroll said.

Lynch underwent surgery on Nov. 25 for an injury related to a sports hernia. He played through it in Week 10 against Arizona, then sat out the following week.

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Canada’s top line looks to be forming at camp Dylan Strome and Mitch Marner are ready to welcome Lawson Crouse into the fold.

The three players are tabbed to play on Canada’s top line at the upcoming world junior hockey championship.

Strome and Marner are good friends who felt comfortable skating with Crouse right away.

“He’s very easy to play with, creates open ice for me and Mitch,” Strome said Friday after practice at MasterCard Centre. “A big body out there and he can shoot the puck. I think he complements us pretty well.”

◆ TENNIS

Federer, Hingis say they will team up at Olympics Roger Federer says he’ll be teaming up with Martina Hingis for Switzerland in mixed doubles at next year’s Rio Olympics.

Federer wrote Friday on Twitter that he is “really excited” about the pairing, and posted a photo of the two tennis stars from what he said was 15 years ago.

Federer is 34, Hingis is 35.

Federer owns a record 17 Grand Slam singles titles. He also owns two Olympic medals: silver in singles at London in 2012, and gold in doubles with Stan Wawrinka at Beijing in 2008. Hingis owns 20 major titles — five in singles, 11 in women’s doubles, four in mixed doubles.

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Miller modifies dance moves to avoid fines ARNIE STAPLETON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala slams a dunk over Boston Celtics guard James Young during the first quarter of an NBA game in Boston on Friday. [AP PHOTO]

Warriors stay unbeaten in overtime win in Boston Stephen Curry scored 38 points to move Golden State to 24-0 JIMMY GOLEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — The Golden State Warriors needed two overtimes to remain perfect on a very imperfect night from the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player.

Stephen Curry scored 38 points despite his worst shooting performance of the season, adding 11 rebounds and eight assists on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 24-0 by outlasting the Boston Celtics 124-119 in double overtime.

“Exhausting, but it was fun,” Curry said. “Obviously, it was nice to get the win. But we had to claw our way to it.”

Counting the wins in their final four games last season, the defending NBA champions have taken 28 regular-season games in a row. That broke a tie with the 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second-longest winning streak in league history, and now trails only the 33 straight by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72.

The Warriors play the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night to complete a seven-game road trip. No NBA team has ever gone 7-0 on a single road trip.

“We will definitely cherish this, because it doesn’t happen often,” centre Andrew Bogut said. “The record, the history, the team — it doesn’t happen often so we will cherish it. Who knows? Next year you could be on a different team and nobody’s talking about you.”

Curry made only 9 of 27 shots from the field, a .333 shooting percentage that was his worst since Game 2 of the NBA finals against Cleveland. But he was 6 for 13 from 3-point range and a perfect 14 of 14 from the free throw line.

“He can score in so many different ways,” interim coach Luke Walton said. “They did a phenomenal job on him and he scored 38. But that’s how superstars are in this league.”

The Celtics had two chances to win it at the end of regulation, tied 103all, but Shaun Livingston blocked Isaiah Thomas’ attempt. After Golden State’s try at an alley-oop off the inbounds pass failed, Boston had the ball with 0.7 seconds left, but Kelly Olynyk’s off-balance jumper was wide.

Curry sank a pair of foul shots — his only points of the second overtime — with 13.4 seconds left to give

the Warriors a three-point lead. Jae Crowder then missed a three-pointer to tie it, and Andre Iguodala got the rebound and drew the foul. That sent the Boston fans to the exits, but the Golden State crowd remained to see Iguodala sink both free throws and keep the winning streak alive.

“They’re the champs. They did what they’re supposed to do,” said Celtics swingman Evan Turner. “Curry, you know, he still made it work.”

Olynyk scored 28 points for Boston, and Avery Bradley had 19 while guarding Curry much of the night.

Thomas had 18 points and 10 assists, and Jared Sullinger had 13 rebounds for Boston, which had won two in a row and six of its previous eight games. Celtics coach Brad Stevens was asked if there was such a thing as a “great loss.”

“No,” he said. “Not even a good one.”

Draymond Green scored 24 points with 11 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots. Iguodala scored 13 with 10 boards and Festus Ezeli had 12 and 12 for Golden State, which was playing without injured Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes.

DeRozan scores 27 as Raptors beat Bucks DHIREN MAHIBAN THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan refuses to shy away from the basket and it’s paying off.

DeRozan had game-high 27 points while going 11 for 12 from the freethrow line as the Toronto Raptors beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 90-83 on Friday to stretch their home win streak to a season-high three games.

“Just being aggressive,” said

DeRozan, who is averaging 23.6 points per game during the Raptors run. “I like getting to the free throw line, take advantage of that, getting in the paint, if I got a shot, take it, if not try to get my teammates involved — feed off of them.

Mainly, just being aggressive.”

With the Raptors trailing 13-4 to the Milwaukee Bucks early, and sensing his team needed a shakeup, coach Dwane Casey called a timeout 4:40 into the first quarter.

Following the timeout, Patrick Patterson and Cory Joseph entered the game and Toronto would go on a 45-18 run the rest of the half, paving the way for a victory.

“Just trying to give us some energy,” Casey said of the early substitution. “I thought we were lethargic, kind of running in mud a little bit.

“I thought those two guys came in, jump-started us (and) got us going.”

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Quarterbacks like to say each interception has its own story. For Von Miller, every sack has its own celebration.

Denver’s star rusher has 58 sacks in his five NFL seasons, including nine this season. He dropped San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers twice last weekend. The first time, he worked his way out of the pile and did a choppy celebration that was part water sprinkler, part robot.

“It was happening too quick and I felt on a timer. You’ve got a timer on you to get the sack dance in. I felt like I had wasted a little bit of time when I got up off the pile, so I just had to hurry up and do something,” Miller said.

He said he guesses he’ll call this one “The Robot.”

A robot dabbing maybe.

“Yep, that’s it right there,” he said.

But without the hip thrusts.

“No, no pumps,” Miller insisted.

“I thought about it for like a half a split-second, but too expensive.”

Earlier this season, the NFL fined Miller $11,567 for his hip thrusts after sacks.

A big Key & Peele fan, Miller said he was just channeling his inner Hingle McCringleberry, the comedy duo’s foil who gets flagged after his third pump.

After hearing about the fine, Jordan Peele tweeted that he and Keegan-Michael Key donated that same amount to Miller’s charity, “Von’s Vision,” which provides glasses to underprivileged kids.

“It was dope,” Miller told The Associated Press. “Those guys are great guys. It was great that they could do that. They didn’t have to do anything like that and they were kind enough to do that and they helped out around 450 kids.

“It was great.”

Miller had low marks for rookie teammate Shane Ray’s sack celebration last week in which he simply somersaulted twice. Ray must have drawn inspiration from a pregame film the defence watched, Miller suggested.

“I had a sack against the Chargers in 2012 where I like rolled after it and I had gotten up and I did like a little something. We showed that before, so it’s just Shane. You can’t show Shane stuff like that before (the game). You’ve got to show that after,” Miller said. “I thought it was pretty creative, but still he’s got a long way to go.

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Hoffman, Berger lead at Templeton

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ack in 2000, when a teenaged Christine Sinclair was making her debut with the Canadian women’s soccer team, American superstar Mia Hamm was racking up goals at a record-breaking pace and putting the sport on the map.

Fifteen years and 157 goals later, Sinclair is on the cusp of passing her idol on the all-time goal scoring list, while support for women’s soccer in Canada is at an all-time high.

Sinclair’s brace in Canada’s 3-0 win over Mexico on Wednesday at the International Tournament of Natal moved her within one goal of Hamm’s mark of 158, which stood as the record for career international goals in all of soccer until American Abby Wambach eclipsed it in 2013.

Reflecting on her career, Sinclair said the 16-year-old version of herself would not have envisioned a career that in many ways has mirrored Hamm’s.

“When I started my career with the national team Mia Hamm was the name of women’s soccer,” Sinclair said Friday from Natal, Brazil. “She was definitely an idol of mine growing up, and when I started with the national team I never thought in my wildest dreams that I’d reach the amount of goals that she did in her career.

“It’s surreal that it’s gotten to this point.”

As Sinclair’s career has blossomed, so has women’s soccer in Canada. Sinclair’s valiant hat trick in Canada’s heartbreaking 4-3 semifinal loss to the United States at the 2012 London Olympics generated huge support for the women’s team back home. That was galvanized by Canada’s 1-0 win over France in the bronze-medal match, giving the country its first team sport medal at a Summer Games since

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NAPLES, Fla. — Charley Hoffman and Daniel Berger had a one-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout.

Hoffman-Berger had birdies on the last three holes to finish 8 under for the day and 20-under 124 for the tournament. They led Brandt Snedeker and Jason Dufner and opening-day leaders Matt Kuchar and Harris English by a stroke.

Hoffman-Berger birdied Nos. 2-4, 12-13 and 16-18 to go ahead.

“Obviously, we all want to win,” Berger said. “But we just go in there with some low expectations and just keep doing what we’ve been doing.”

Five teams are within five shots of the leaders after the modified alternate-shot format.

Dufner-Snedeker opened the day with three straight birdies, got to 15 under at No. 6, then bogeyed No. 9.

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Canada’s Christine Sinclair celebrates her goal against England during FIFA World Cup quarter-final soccer action in Vancouver on June 27. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

“She was definitely an idol of mine growing up.“ Christine Sinclair, soccer star

the men’s basketball team won silver in 1936.

Women’s soccer in Canada has only grown from there.

The team played in front of a packed house at Toronto’s BMO Field in a rematch with the rival Americans in 2013, and Canada played host to the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in 2014 and the World Cup this year. Canada drew a tournament-high 54,027 fans to Vancouver’s BC Place for its World Cup quarter-final with England. The EA Sports “FIFA 2016” game included women players for the first time, with Sinclair sharing the cover with Barcelona star Lionel Messi on the Canadian edition.

“I think my career has gone on the same journey as the national team,” Sinclair said. “When I first started we didn’t play many games, people didn’t really care too much about how we did and now times have changed.

“We have probably the best coach in the world and the country has fallen in love with us and we play so many games.”

The coach is John Herdman, who Sinclair said contributed significantly to the national team’s rise.

“When (Herdman) came on board he had a devastated, broken team that just finished dead last in the World Cup and he came in with new passion and vision and we all bought in,” Sinclair said. “I do credit him with turning around this program and turning around our team and turning around a lot of our players’ careers.

“He has our backs 100 per cent of the time, just as we have his.”

Sinclair will get a chance to

equal or move ahead of Hamm this Sunday, when Canada plays Trinidad and Tobago at the Natal tournament. American Abby Wambach owns top spot on the all-time list with 184 career goals. More important to Sinclair is that Canada’s up-and-coming players get international experience before the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in February. This tournament in Brazil will be Canada’s only fixtures between the World Cup and the qualifier.

Sinclair said she is excited by Canada’s new crop of players, led by star 20-year-old defender Kadeisha Buchanan and including forward Nichelle Prince, who scored her second senior international goal in the win over Mexico.

“Seeing Nichelle score (on Wednesday), she’s one of the ones with the brightest futures on this team,” Sinclair said. “It’s exciting to see these young ones come in and make a difference.”

CHONBURI, Thailand — Jamie Donaldson of Wales leads the Thailand Championship into the weekend by two shots over Martin Kaymer after the second round on Friday.

Donaldson carded a 4-under-par 68 to lie at 13 under in the Asian Tour event at Amata Spring Country Club.

Kaymer, the runner-up last year, sank eight birdies against a single bogey on the 14th hole, for a second round of 65 and two-day total at 11 under.

Former champion Sergio Garcia featured in a threeman group tied for third at 9 under.

Donaldson started on the back nine and made four birdies, but ran into trouble on the front nine with three birdies and three bogeys.

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The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team will have to go to Monaco for its final Olympic qualification bid.

World Rugby announced Thursday that the men’s final Olympic repechage tournament will take place June 18-19 at Monaco’s Stade Louis.

Canada will be competing against Chile, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Samoa, South Korea,

Spain, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Tunisia, Uruguay and Zimbabwe for the final remaining Olympic men’s berth.

The winner will join Argentina, Australia, Britain, Fiji, France, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, the U.S., and hosts Brazil in Rio de Janeiro next summer.

The Canadian men were beaten 21-5 by the U.S. in June in North Carolina in the final of 2015 NACRA Sevens, consigning them to the repechage tournament.

Canada had the best finish on the HSBC World Series overall standings last season among the repechage teams, placing ninth.

Samoa was 10th.

The Monaco event follows on the heels of the final event of the men’s 10-stop World Series.

Canadian sevens coach Liam Middleton had hoped Canada might host the last-chance tournament, but Monaco won out.

Dublin’s UCD Bowl will host the women’s repechage June 25-26. The Canadian women

have already qualified by virtue of finishing second overall in the 2014-15 overall season standings.

“These final repechage tournaments are the culmination of a long process that gives all our member unions the opportunity to participate and potentially qualify for the Olympic Games,” World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset said in a statement.“ This pathway reflects the universality and global nature of our sport.”

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ATLANTIC DIVISION

First Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Reinhart Buf (tripping) 7:18; Gorges Buf (interference) 14:51.

6HFRQG 3HULRG 1. Cal, Monahan 9 (Wideman, Bollig) 5:46.

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

3HQDOWLHV — Bollig Cgy (roughing) 3:24.

Third Period 3. Buffalo, Ristolainen 5 (Reinhart, 2¡5HLOO\ SS

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

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

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

3HQDOWLHV — Bennett Cgy (interference) 0:55; Bennett Cgy (tripping) 4:41.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Buffalo 6 8 16 —30 Calgary 10 12 10 —32 *RDO — Buffalo: Johnson (L, 7-9-1); Calgary: Hiller (W, 3-4-0). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Buf: 2-3; Calgary: 0-2. $WWHQGDQFH — 18,565 at Calgary.

Montreal Detroit Ottawa

GP 30 29 29

W 19 16 15

L OL SL 8 2 1 8 4 1 9 2 3

GF 97 76 91

GA 69 74 87

Pts Home 41 10-4-2-0 37 10-5-3-0 35 7-4-1-3

Away 9-4-0-1 6-3-1-1 8-5-1-0

Last 10 Strk 5-4-1-0 L-4 7-0-2-1 W-1 6-4-0-0 L-1

METROPOLITAN DIVISION Washington NY Rangers NY Islanders

GP 27 29 29

W 19 18 16

L OL SL 6 2 0 8 1 2 8 3 2

GF 83 81 82

GA 61 60 70

Pts Home 40 11-3-1-0 39 12-4-1-0 37 10-4-2-0

GP 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 29 28 30

W 15 15 14 14 14 12 10 11 10 11

L OL SL 9 2 1 10 1 1 10 1 3 11 3 1 12 1 2 11 4 2 13 1 4 15 1 2 14 3 1 17 1 1

GF 88 65 71 75 70 61 64 70 64 72

GA 76 64 69 71 66 80 76 82 87 90

Pts 33 32 32 32 31 30 25 25 24 24

Away 8-3-1-0 6-4-0-2 6-4-1-2

Last 10 Strk 7-2-1-0 L-1 4-5-0-1 L-1 6-2-1-1 W-1

Away 10-2-1-1 7-6-1-0 8-4-0-1 7-5-1-1 7-7-1-1 7-6-2-0 5-8-0-2 5-7-0-2 4-8-1-0 7-10-0-0

Last 10 Strk 7-1-1-1 W-1 5-3-1-1 W-1 4-3-1-2 L-1 6-3-1-0 W-1 6-4-0-0 W-1 6-3-0-1 W-1 5-4-0-1 W-2 3-6-0-1 L-3 4-4-1-1 L-1 4-4-1-1 L-2

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GA 75 72 76

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GA 57 82 76

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Away 7-3-0-1 6-5-4-1 10-5-1-0

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GA 75 64 89 89 68 99 85 85

Pts 34 33 30 27 27 26 26 25

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Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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Minnesota at Arizona, 9 p.m.

NY Rangers at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Carolina at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 9 p.m.

NY Rangers at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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JETS 6, BLUE JACKETS 4

First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 9 (Stamkos, Hedman) 19:52 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Stamkos TB (holding) 10:47; Chiasson Ott (tripping) 14:12; Cowen Ott, Callahan TB (cross-checking) 16:07; Wideman Ott (interference), Borowiecki Ott (hooking) 18:44.

6HFRQG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Marchessault TB (hooking) 13:10; Filppula TB (holding) 18:13.

Third Period 2. TB, Filppula 3 (Brown, Callahan) :25.

3. TB, Kucherov 10 (unassisted) 8:33.

4. Ottawa, Ceci 3 (Ryan, Stone) 12:06.

5. TB, Brown 3 (Callahan) 19:46 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — None.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Ottawa 8 12 11 —31 Tampa Bay 6 11 13 —30 *RDO — Ottawa: Anderson (L, 13-8-3); TB: Bishop (W, 12-8-2). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Ott: 0-3; TB: 1-3. $WWHQGDQFH — 19,092 at Tampa Bay.

First Period 1. Wpg, Scheifele 11 (Stafford, Perreault) :27.

2. Wpg, Lowry 1 (Byfuglien, Peluso) 2:22.

3. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 8 (Perreault, Little) 10:48 (pp).

4. Col, Jenner 12 (Savard, Johansen) 15:38.

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6HFRQG 3HULRG 5. Columbus, Hartnell 12 (Wennberg, Johansen) 19:04 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Dubinsky Clb (hooking) 8:57; Wheeler Wpg (hooking) 9:12; Enstrom Wpg (hooking) 18:23; Dubinsky Clb (tripping) 19:40.

Third Period 6. Wpg, Stafford 10 (Byfuglien, Perreault) 4:03.

7. Wpg, Perreault 4 (Scheifele, Stafford) 7:36.

8. Colu, Atkinson 7 (Wennberg) 13:21.

9. Col, Atkinson 8 (Wennberg, Murray) 18:16.

10. Wpg, Wheeler 10 (Little) 19:15 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — Ehlers Wpg (hook) 15:07; Thorburn Wpg, Hartnell Clb (rough) 17:27.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Columbus 5 7 17 —29 Winnipeg 11 15 9 —35 *RDO — Col: McElhinney (L, 0-5-1); Wpg: Hellebuyck (W, 4-0-0). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Col: 1-4; Wpg: 1-3. $WWHQGDQFH — 15,294 at Winnipeg.

FLYERS 4, BLUES 2 First Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — B. Schenn Pha, Tarasenko StL (roughing) 4:58.

6HFRQG 3HULRG 1. St. Louis, Fabbri 5 (Jaskin) 1:35.

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3. Phi, Read 5 (Del Zotto, Simmonds) 6:39.

4. Phi, Giroux 11 (B.Schenn, Schultz) 18:06.

3HQDOW\ — Lehtera StL (tripping) 15:22.

Third Period 5. StL, Backes 8 (Steen, Shattenkirk) 7:37 (pp).

6. Phil, White 3 (Giroux) 19:58 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — Simmonds Pha (hooking) 6:59; Bellemare Pha (interference) 9:54.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Philadelphia 10 12 7 —29 St. Louis 10 13 14 —37 *RDO — Phil: Neuvirth (W, 7-3-2); St. Louis: Elliott (L, 4-3-2). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Phil: 0-1; StL: 1-2. $WWHQGDQFH — 14,428 at St. Louis.

SCORING LEADERS Kane, Chi Benn, Dal Seguin, Dal D. Sedin, Vcr Karlsson, Ott Hall, Edm Cammalleri, NJ Klingberg, Dal H. Sedin, Vcr

G 17 19 15 13 6 12 11 5 9

A 26 20 24 20 26 18 19 25 20

Pt 43 39 39 33 32 30 30 30 29

PANTHERS 4, CAPITALS 1 First Period 1. Fla, Jagr 9 (Kulikov, Huberdeau) :51.

3HQDOWLHV — Jokinen Fla (tripping) 6:24; Williams Wash (slashing) 8:31; Pirri Fla (elbowing) 13:29; Backstrom Wash (stick holding) 13:33.

6HFRQG 3HULRG 2. Florida, Pirri 6 (Campbell, Trocheck) 9:16 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Alzner Wash (holding) 1:28; Ovechkin Wash (high-sticking) 7:24; Kulikov Fla (hooking) 12:46; Kulikov Fla (delay of game) 17:50.

Third Period 3. Fla, Ekblad 6 (Huberdeau, Mitchell) 7:19.

4. Washington, Ovechkin 14 (Carlson, Backstrom) 17:52.

5. Florida, Shaw 2 (Jokinen) 18:56 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — Wilson Wash (boarding - major, misconduct) 5:43; Kulikov Fla (tripping) 6:30; Trocheck Fla (slashing), Ovechkin Wash (cross-checking) 15:04; Montoya Fla (interference) 15:35.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Washington 6 10 4 —20 Florida 9 10 7 —26 *RDO — Washington: Grubauer (L, 2-21); Florida: Montoya (W, 4-1-1). Power SOD\V (goal-chances) — Wash: 0-5; Florida: 1-6. $WWHQGDQFH — 12,810 at Florida.

RED WINGS 3, CANADIENS 2 First Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Fleischmann Mtl (hooking) 6:01; Abdelkader Det (charging) 10:01; Petry Mtl (cross-checking) 15:38.

6HFRQG 3HULRG 1. Detroit, Helm 2 (Glendening, Andersson) 11:18.

2. Mtl, Andrighetto 4 (Hudon, Markov) 13:21.

3HQDOWLHV — Smith Det (holding) 5:37; Carr Mtl (cross-check) 13:37; Flynn Mtl (roughing), Abdelkader Det (trip) 18:23.

Third Period 3. Mtl, Fleischmann 8 (Desharnais, Carr) 4:30.

4. Detroit, Abdelkader 10 (Zetterberg, Kronwall) 12:47 (pp).

5. Detroit, Helm 3 (Datsyuk) 13:59.

3HQDOWLHV — Fleischmann Mtl (hooking) 8:42, Emelin Mtl (high-sticking) 12:30, Subban Mtl (delay of game) 18:16.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Montreal 7 8 10 —25 Detroit 10 6 13 —29 *RDO — Montreal: Tokarski (L, 0-1-0); Detroit: Mrazek (W, 9-4-3). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Mtl: 0-2; Detroit: 1-6. $WWHQGDQFH — 20,027 at Detroit.

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Pt 39 39 35 31 23 22

OL 1 0 0 3 2 2

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GF GA 108 102 113 86 117 86 85 101 88 117 60 135

Pt 42 40 38 29 19 14

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L 33 20 11 30 20 10 29 19 10 31 13 15 28 8 17 32 6 24

B.C. DIVISION GP W L 29 22 6 29 19 8 29 18 9 26 12 10 30 8 18

OL 1 1 1 3 2

SL 0 1 1 1 2

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Pt 45 40 38 28 20

OL 2 2 0 0 1

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Pt 36 35 32 28 23

U.S. DIVISION Seattle Spokane Everett Portland Tri-City

GP W L 28 17 9 29 16 10 27 15 10 28 14 14 29 11 17

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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.

BCHL INTERIOR DIVISION Penticton Salmon Arm West Kelowna Vernon Trail Merritt

GP W L 31 28 2 30 19 8 31 17 12 34 14 18 30 13 17 32 10 20

T OL GF GA Pt 1 0 136 60 57 2 1 126 83 41 0 2 119 114 36 0 2 140 110 30 0 0 84 123 26 0 2 108 141 22

ISLAND DIVISION GP W L Nanaimo 32 21 10 Cowichan Vally 31 16 11 Powell River 29 17 11 Victoria 34 13 17 Alberni Valley 31 11 17

T OL GF GA Pt 0 1 126 98 43 1 3 111 139 36 0 1 105 77 35 0 4 90 102 30 2 1 89 119 25

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L Chilliwack 30 20 6 Wenatchee 32 19 9 Langley 30 18 12 Coquitlam 32 12 15 Prince George 33 8 23 Surrey 30 5 25

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NORTH

WESTERN CONFERENCE Kelowna Victoria Prince George Kamloops Vancouver

New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

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Wenatchee at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Merritt at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Penticton at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Surrey, 7 p.m.

Trail at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV Vernon at Langley, 6 p.m.

West Kelowna at Nanaimo, 6 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Penticton, 6 p.m.

Trail at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.

Surrey at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Wenatchee at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Merritt at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

WEST Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

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Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas

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238 255 290 315

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NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

WEST x-Arizona Seattle St. Louis San Francisco

x — clinched playoff berth. y — clinched division.

7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOW Arizona 23 Minnesota 20 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Detroit at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

0RQGD\ V JDPH N.Y. Giants at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

CARDINALS 23, VIKINGS 20 Minnesota Arizona

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First Quarter Ari—FG Catanzaro 27, 7:23.

Min—Peterson 9 run (Walsh kick), 3:57.

Ari—Jo.Brown 65 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 1:43.

6HFRQG 4XDUWHU Min—FG Walsh 44, :02.

Third Quarter Ari—Floyd 42 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 8:31.

Fourth Quarter Ari—FG Catanzaro 23, 14:55.

Min—FG Walsh 54, 12:10.

Min—Wallace 7 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick), 4:55.

Ari—FG Catanzaro 47, 1:23. $WWHQGDQFH — 64,784.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Min 23 389 24-72 317 1-0 3-93 0-0 25-36-0 3-18 2-45.5 3-3 3-25 28:01

NBA

GRAND SLAM

EAST

EAST DIVISION

Calgary Red Deer Lethbridge Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

CURLING

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

PREDATORS 5, HAWKS 1 First Period 1. Nash, Neal 11 (Weber, Ribeiro) 6:54.

2. Nashville, Smith 6 (Arvidsson) 15:56.

3. Nashville, Forsberg 6 (Josi, Jarnkrok) 16:33 (pp).

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6HFRQG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Jackman Nash (check to head minor) 7:07.

Third Period 4. Chicago, Kane 18 (Keith) 5:43.

5. Nashville, Neal 12 (unassisted) 14:55.

6. Nashville, Nystrom 5, 18:46 (en-sh).

3HQDOWLHV — Salomaki Nash (interference) 17:03.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Chicago 7 13 16 —36 Nashville 18 8 8 —34 *RDO — Chicago: Darling (L, 2-3-2); Nash: Rinne (W, 12-7-5). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Chic: 0-3; Nash: 1-1. $WWHQGDQFH — 17,113 at Nashville.

NFL

WHL

Prince Albert Brandon Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Swift Current

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Ari 22 393 29-97 296 1-4 1-23 0-0 25-35-0 2-14 3-44.3 0-0 4-30 31:59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 5XVKLQJ—Minn: Peterson 23-69, Bridgewater 1-3. Ariz: D.Johnson 19-92, Palmer 3-3, K.Williams 6-2, Taylor 1-0.

3DVVLQJ—Minn: Bridgewater 25-36-0335. Ariz: Palmer 25-35-0-310.

5HFHLYLQJ—Min: Rudolph 6-67, Wright 5-51, Wallace 3-42, Pruitt 2-36, Asiata 2-30, Diggs 2-12, Ellison 1-41, Line 1-24, Peterson 1-17, McKinnon 1-8, Thielen 1-7. Ariz: Floyd 5-102, Fitzgerald 5-41, D.Johnson 5-31, Jo.Brown 4-78, Fells 3-43, Iupati 1-10, Taylor 1-4, Ja.Brown 1-1.

0LVVHG )LHOG *RDOV — None.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

CANADIAN OPEN $W <RUNWRQ 6DVNDWFKHZDQ MEN'S ROUND ROBIN 7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Draw 7 Epping 6 McEwen 5 Gushue 7 Murdoch 5 Bottcher 9 Michel 3 Shuster 7 Simmons 6 Jacobs 3 Casey 2 Draw 9 Epping 9 Koe 3 Bottcher 8 Shuster 1 Edin 7 McEwen 2 Carruthers 7 Laycock 3 Cotter 5 Howard 3 :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Draw 3 M.McEwen 6 S.Michel 4 J.Epping 4 B.Bottcher 2 N.Edin 9 J.Shuster 4 K.Koe 7 P.Simmons 3 D.Murdoch 6 B.Jacobs 3 Draw 5 K.Koe 7 N.Edin 5 D.Murdoch 5 S.Laycock 4 B.Gushue 6 R.Carruthers 3 B.Jacobs 7 J.Cotter 3 A.Casey 9 G.Howard 3 )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Draw 10, 10 a.m.

Michel vs. Simmons Rest of match-ups TBD WOMEN'S ROUND ROBIN 7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Draw 6 Jones 6 Rocque 5 Sweeting 8 Tirinzoni 3 Sidorova 5 Sigfridsson 3 Fleury 9 McDonald 4 Carey 8 Middaugh 5 Draw 8 Paetz 7 Homan 5 Jones 7 Sweeting 5 Fleury 6 Sidorova 5 Muirhead 10 Feltscher 3 Tirinzoni 4 Rocque 3 :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Draw 2 R.Homan 8 S.Lawton 2 B.Feltscher 9 S.Middaugh 4 J.Jones 8 M.Sigfridsson 4 K.Rocque 9 A.Sidorova 3 S.Tirinzoni 9 K.McDonald 3 Draw 4 V.Sweeting 7 T.Fleury 6 R.Homan 6 B.Feltscher 1 A.Paetz 9 E.Muirhead 3 S.Middaugh 6 S.Lawton 2 C.Carey 9 E.Kim 6 )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Draw 10, 10 a.m.

Lawton vs. Kim; Sigfridsson vs.

McDonald.

Draw 11, 12 p.m.

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

Draw 12, 3:30 p.m.

Middaugh vs. Sidorova.

Rest of match-ups TBD

SOCCER UEFA

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE Group A Ajax (Neth.) 1 Molde FK (Norway) 1 Fenerbahce (Turkey) 1 Celtic (Scot.) 1 Group B Bordeaux (Fra.) 2 Rubin Kazan (Rus.) 2 Sion (Switz.) 0 Liverpool (Eng.) 0 Group C Borssia Drtmund (Ger.) 0 PAOK (Gre.) 1 Gabala (Azer.) 0 Krasnodar (Russia) 3 Group D Midtjylland (Den.) 1 Club Brugg (Belg.) 1 Napoli (Italy) 5 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 2 Group E Rpd Vien (Austria) 2 Din Mnsk (Belar.) 1 Viktoria Plzen (Cze.) 3 Villarreal (Spn.) 3 Group F Groningen (Neth.) 0 Braga (Portugal) 0 Liberec (Czech Rep.) 2 Marseille (Fra.) 4 Group G Dnipr Dnprptrvsk (Ukr.) 3 Rsnbrg (Nor.) 0 Saint-Etienne (Fra.) 1 Lazio (Italy) 1 Group H Sporting Clube (Port.) 3 Besikts (Turky) 1 Skndrb Krc (Alb.) 0 Lkmtv Mscw (Rus.) 3 Group I Fiorentina (Italy) 1 Belenenses (Port.) 0 Lech Poznan (Pol.) 0 Basel (Switz.) 1 Group J Anderlecht (Belg.) 2 Qarabag (Azer.) 1 Tottenham (Eng.) 4 Monaco (Monaco) 1 Group K APOEL Nicsi (Cyp.) 1 Sprt Prgu (Cze.) 3 Asteras Tripoli (Gre.) 0 Schlk 04 (Ger.) 4 Group L Athletic Bilbao (Spn.) 2 Alkmaar (Neth.) 2 Partizan (Serb.) 1 Augsburg (Germany) 3

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Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

MOVES BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Designated OF Junior Lake for assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with OF Craig Gentry on a 1-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Traded RHP Luis Perdomo to San Diego for a player to be named or cash considerations.

SAN DIEGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired OF Jabari Blash from Oakland to complete an earlier trade.

ST. LOUIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Broxton on a 2-year contract.

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired RHPs Trevor Gott and Michael Brady from Los Angeles Angels for INF Yunel Escobar and cash.

FOOTBALL CFL WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Announced retirement of OL Tommy *ULIĂ&#x20AC;WKV 6LJQHG /% .\OH .QR[

HOCKEY NHL NEW JERSEY DEVILS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed F Travis Zajac on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 3. Recalled F Joseph Blandisi from Albany (AHL).

NHL

Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point streak reaches 25 games in 2-0 victory MATT CARLSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patrick Kane keeps finding ways to add to his franchise-record points streak. On Friday night he made a timely contribution to a tidy win for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Kane extended his streak to 25 games with a power-play goal, Corey Crawford stopped 25 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Chicago beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-0.

Jonathan Toews also scored during a man advantage, ending a seven-game goal-scoring drought, as the Blackhawks won for the third time in four contests and beat the Jets in Chicago for the second time this week.

Kane, the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading scorer, got his 19th goal midway through the second period to match Sidney Crosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25-game streak, set in 2010-11, for the longest in the league since 1992-93. Kane has 16 goals and 23

assists during his run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, I feel honoured and very fortunate to be involved with names like those,â&#x20AC;? Kane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying not to think about it too much. Just go out and play the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last few games, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played as well as I probably could have, but sometimes you end up with those chances and you can take advantage and get a point.â&#x20AC;?

Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal made it 2-0 as Chicago

went 2 for 5 on the power play, and killed all five Winnipeg advantages one night after a lacklustre 5-1 loss in Nashville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a different type of game out there,â&#x20AC;? Kane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of penalties both ways. Obviously, we cashed in on a couple power-play goals; that was the difference in the game.â&#x20AC;?

Crawford wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heavily tested in recording the 15th shutout of his career as the Blackhawks blocked a season-high 23 shots in front of him.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our penalty kill did a great job,â&#x20AC;? coach Joel Quenneville said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were disruptive in the neutral zone.

They were excellent in the defensive zone.â&#x20AC;?

Winnipeg rookie Connor Hellebuyck, making his fifth NHL start since No. 1 goalie Ondrej Pavelec suffered a knee sprain, had 29 saves in taking his first loss after four wins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I liked his game tonight, boy he was good â&#x20AC;&#x201D; solid,â&#x20AC;? Jets coach Paul Maurice said.

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ACROSS 1 Film role for Roy Rogers and Brad Pitt 11 Seasoned-meat product 15 Net work 16 Singer’s surname chosen for its pecuniary pig-Latin meaning 17 Height of the Snake River drainage basin 18 Toy imported from China 19 Country __ 20 Vegetates 22 Atlas Shrugged theme 26 Rhetorical question 28 Band aids 30 What you can virtually accept 31 Caviar spoon material 32 Lost 33 Ovid’s foot 36 With 57 Down, something to make you look 37 Compagnon fréquente 38 Destroyer figure, for short 39 Skylarking 41 Choice for a rub 43 Backup preceder 44 Surfaces, say 48 Southwest stable 50 Place in custody 51 Target for the Sons of Liberty 53 Pocket material 54 Rock 55 Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for 2014 59 Bouncy 60 “Build the real-life way” sloganeer 61 Appetites 62 Blasts with minimal damage

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DOWN 1 Like many memories 2 Put out a lot 3 Olympics canoeing event 4 Omission, e.g.

5 Result 6 One in a 48 Across 7 Times 8 Play of the day

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9 Goes overboard, in a way 10 Bunk’s lack 11 What Houston was 12 Where Murdoch’s company was first incorporated 13 Breaks 14 What’s on either side of a bridge 21 High-tech kitchen accessory company 23 Aurora tidbit 24 Not flip 25 Desktop debut of 1984

27 Sister brand of Stride Rite 29 Precursor for testing 32 Brother rat in Ratatouille 33 Guy in the NATO phonetic alphabet 34 Volunteer 35 Showstopper 37 Broadcast about a runner, maybe 40 People under 18, in legalese 41 One at Indiana Jones’s side 42 Compression facilitator 44 Sito dell’opera 45 British bodybuilder who played Darth Vader 46 Showstopper 47 Trifles, e.g.

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» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM SATURDAY, DEC. 12 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nanoose Studio Tour Group Christmas Crawl A variety of art and a leisurely way to finish off your Christmas shopping while supporting local artists. Also on Sunday. www.nanoosestudiotour.com 2 p.m. Enjoy the three part harmonies of the Island Bel Canto Singers who will be caroling throughout the arts district on Saturday, December 12th starting at 3 p.m. Ken Lavigne Christmas Old Time Radio Roadshow – Knox United Church, 345 Pym St., Parksville. Tickets $32/students $18 at Knox and Mulberry Bush Book Stores.

7 p.m. Lantzville Comedy Night with Steve McGowan at Lantzville Pub. 7197 Lantzville Rd.Tickets are $15 at Lucid, The Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, Lantzville Pub or ticketzone.com.

pub, 197 Lantzville Rd., Lantzville, Tickets are $15. On sale now at Lucid, the Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, the Lantzville pub or at ticketzone.Com SUNDAY, DEC. 13

7 p.m. Vancouver island Christmas concert tour featuring Be Marie Anderson, at Harbour City Theatre.25 Victoria Rd., Nanaimo, Tickets $14 at Fascinating Rhythm, the Dog’s Ear and Desire Tattoo.

7 p.m. 10 Buttertubs Drive, the Sweet Lowdown roots music trio. Tickets $20 at Fascinating Rhythm, Arbutus Music.

8 p.m. Comedy night at the Lantzville pub with: Vancouver’s Steve McGowan, Jason Lamb, Deanna wood and more, Lantzville

2:30 p.m. Holiday Traditions, annual concert

by Nanaimo Concert Band at Beban Park Auditorium in Nanaimo.

TUESDAY, DEC. 15

THURSDAY, DEC. 17

10 a.m. to noon Drop-in Science Studio at Departure Bay Eco School is a place where kids of all ages can explore a variety of handson activities like our marble wall, keva blocks, wind tunnel, microscopes and more! $4. 3004, Departure Bay Rd.

8 p.m. Schayde Dame, Cara McCandless at the Longwood Brewpub. Live at Longwood, free live music series every Thursday at the Longwood brew pub. 5775 Turner Rd. FRIDAY, DEC. 18

MONDAY, DEC. 14

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16

7 and 9 p.m. Two comedy shows at The Laugh Lounge, 150 Skinner St., Nanaimo.

Tickets $10 at The Old City Station Pub.

4 p.m. Halbe Hall Monday Market, 8369 North Island Highway, Black Creek. Wide variety of vendors of fresh produce and baked goods, arts and crafts andan on-site chair massage.

Free event.

7 p.m. Open Mic Acoustic night with Dave Marco, Smoke‘n’Water Restaurant, Pacific Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville

SATURDAY, DEC. 19 2 p.m. Put a little country in your Christmas.

Free concert with Moonshine Mollies under the Christmas tree in Diana Krall Plaza.

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by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You’ll hear much more from an older relative than you might want to.

Don’t internalize this person’s words. Use your intuition to the max, and you’ll get great results. A loved one knows exactly what to say to achieve the results he or she wants. Tonight: Near good music.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You could get past an issue with ease if you were willing to detach and look at the big picture. A friend who inspires others and you too could be unusually vague. This behavior is not intentional. Several close loved ones, friends and/or family members delight in doting over you. Let them. Tonight: Go for a drive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your ability to manage a problem yet still look as if you are having a good time emerges. You probably need to put in some hours with a project. One-on-one relating proves to be a source of happiness. Someone who has been a problem finally will level out. Tonight: Be a team.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Defer to others, and understand what is happening with them. Allow your creativity to flourish, and decide what plans would suit you best.

You might not make the same choices if you consider the end results. Ask your friends for feedback. Tonight: Wherever you are, the party is.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You know what lies ahead. Let others go off and do whatever they want; you

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have holiday errands to clear out.

You also might bring home a tree if you get enough done. Stick to a tight schedule and budget once you get going. Tonight: Know when you are too tired to go on.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Tap into your creativity, and you’ll discover that you have more answers than you originally thought possible.

You’ll get a lot done. A new friend will be delighted to have your attention. The caring between you builds as a result. Tonight: Embrace the weekend!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might have a project in mind, and will need to make time to dive right in. You will discover how much more relaxed you are afterward. Someone close can’t seem to get enough of you. Express your appreciation of this person.

Tonight: Happily at home.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You have a way of starting a conversation that will leave even the most reluctant person with something to say. Your romantic and/or sensual nature speaks to someone you care a lot about. Be willing to be more open about your feelings. Tonight: Enjoy the good vibes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Be aware of what you are committing to, even if it is just dinner with a friend. You won’t want any unwanted expenses as you head into the holidays. A family member inadvertently might reveal a secret that could shock you. Tonight: Buy a present on your way home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Making plans and keeping schedules could create some confusion.

You and a friend might be so excited by what you are doing that this won’t even matter. If you sense something is about to happen, follow your instincts. Tonight: Be with the one you love or like!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Many thoughts will travel through your mind, but you might choose not to share them. You could be more vulnerable than usual. Be willing to help make someone else’s dream a possibility. This person will respond in kind. Tonight: A compliment is meant to be just that; nothing more.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Aim for what you want. You might consider hosting a tree-decorating party or asking someone to help you bake. Plan on a day trip to a favorite antique shop or flea market in the next few days. You’ll feel unusually inspired and into the holidays. Tonight: Follow your friends.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Dec. 12) This year provides many opportunities for growth, and perhaps better communication and happier days in general. Your finances remain a key issue, which you can’t seem to avoid. Follow your instincts -- more often than not you are right-on.

A family member or a domestic situation creates tension. If you are single, you could meet someone quite exotic from out of the blue.

If you are attached, the two of you enjoy each other’s company even more than usual. You love being alone together. CAPRICORN’s demands often make you feel as if you are slacking off.

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Several months ago “Mrs. Smith” became quite ill. Whenever I saw “Mr. Smith,” I would ask about his wife’s health. About three months in, he started ending our conversations with a hug. I thought he was sad about his wife and lonely while she was undergoing care.

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I understand he’s lonely, but he is freaking me out. I needed to tell someone, and I knew you wouldn’t consider it any weirder than some of your other letters. Good heavens, I feel better already.

— R. Dear R.: Glad we could help. Your neighbour seems lonely and a little obsessed with you. You might have

been the only consistently friendly face during his wife’s illness, and it became more meaningful than you intended. Be kind, but set some boundaries. Wave from your door instead of walking over. Then go inside or get in your car. If he starts heading your way, say, “Sorry I can’t stay and chat, but I have a conference call.” If he gets too close, tell him that he’s making you uncomfortable and you’d like him to back off. Needless to say, no more hugs.

Dear Annie: I would like to comment on your answer to “Her Sister,” whose sister had a stroke and is in long-term care. 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 belov-

ed cat. We don’t discuss my brotherin-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.

Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook. com/AskAnnies.

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B.B. King grave now has marker THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIANOLA, Miss. — A black granite slab now marks the gravesite of B.B. King, the blues icon who died nearly seven months ago in Las Vegas but was returned for burial in his native Mississippi.

Family, friends and fans gathered Friday to dedicate the stone that will become the centerpiece of a memorial garden.

King was buried May 30 outside the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, the Delta cotton country town where he first sang and played guitar on street corners as a young man.

The gravesite was adorned with just a wreath and a chain-link fence for months. The memorial garden will be part of an expansion of the museum that tells King’s life story.

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It is with sadness and yet joy that we announce the passing of Beatrice Evelyn Smoker (nee McLachlin) on Dec. 5, 2015 at the age of 92.

Sadness because we will miss her, joy because she is in the presence of her Lord. Bea was born to Gertrude and Neil McLachlin May 12, 1923 in Ogema, Sask. She grew up in Saskatoon where she received her education. She is survived by her loving husband Harold of 66 years, also by her children, Gordon (Sandi), Donald (Margaret), five grandchildren, Jason (Tara), Terry, Amanda (Marc) Sequin, James (Siobhan), Brendan (Andrea) and six great grand-children. She also leaves behind her nieces, Betty Mills of Regina, and Patricia Fletcher of Vernon.

Bea moved to Vancouver in 1942 where she worked as a Stenographer for the Vancouver Police Dept., then moving on to H.A. Seniors Consulting Engineering Firm where she met Harold. They were married October 29, 1949. In August of 1950 they moved to Nanaimo where Harold worked at H.R. McMillan Pulp Mill.

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AFRICA

Sharron Bertchilde (née Maki) March 4, 1944 – December 6, 2015

I left this wondrous, beautiful, challenging earth on December 6, 2015, at home and surrounded by family, with gratitude for the miracle of having lived.

What a fortunate, fun, fulfilling life. Thanks to those who I loved, and who loved me, nurtured me, taught me, laughed with me, cried with me, played with me, sang with me, danced with me, travelled with me, worked with me, demanded more of me when I gave in to my many human frailties, and still forgave and encouraged me.

I am filled with gratitude for the blessing of a good family: my beloved husband Harvey, my cherished daughters Heather (Dean) and Allyson (Manuel) and my adored grandchildren Samuel and Johanna, with whom I shared the richest experiences of living. My dear siblings Arlene (Henry), Arnold (Wilhelmina), and Pam (Ken) were loving family and friends, and produced wonderful nieces (Giselle, Janine, Joanne, Danielle, Chantal) and nephews (Dan, Anthony, Phil) grandnieces (Sonam, Kaelyn) and grandnephews (Owen, Emryst, Lucas, Ryder, Tobias, Alex). Aunties, uncles and cousins from Ontario added much joy to the mix, as was getting to know so many in Harv’s extensive family. I was predeceased by parents Roberta and Eino and infant grandson Evan.

I was blessed with good friends, old and new, who enriched my life beyond measure. Over the span of many years, in Manitoba and B.C., we shared laughter, tears, rants, raves, wine, food, song, acting on both stage and film, writing, protests, travel, tennis, dragon boats, kayaks, philosophies and fantasies. Thank you all so much.

I was the third born, after Arlene and Arnold, in Kenora, Ont. March 4, 1944, to Roberta and Eino Maki. Pam arrived seven years later.

Our father, a CN station agent, was a railroad rover, and we moved frequently during our childhood from small towns in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. I married Eric Kilbrai in 1962, with whom I had my two beloved daughters. In 1973, I set off on my own and in 1975, the stars blessed me with my love, Harvey. At my daughter Heather’s urging, we married in 1993. Together, Harvey and I have shared the past four decades, always learning and always loving.

My life was immeasurably enhanced by having this wonderful man in it.

My work life was centred in education. I began my career in the public schools in Winnipeg, then moved into postsecondary in Manitoba and Nanaimo, B.C., where I retired. Following retirement this “ancient ingénue” pursued a lifelong passion as an actor and writer that had remained dormant through my work life. What fun I had! I intended to travel more, but was set on a different path with the colon cancer diagnosis in September 2011. The travel I did do was wonderful.

Europe, especially to visit family in France; Spain to walk the Camino; Switzerland for the Easy Writers tour; Nepal for Child Haven, and also India, Mexico, Cuba, Hawaii, England, Portugal, Germany and more.

I would be remiss not to say a thank you to the doctors, nurses and all the care providers at N.R.G.H. in Nanaimo, Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital and the Health Sciences Centre, plus CancerCare Manitoba, and the WRHA Palliative Care team who all cared so compassionately and competently for me.

I am grateful, too, for the gift of animals throughout my life; the horses, dogs, cats and other critters that enriched me.

I have declined a ceremony to mark my passing. My cremation will mark the end of my passage on this earth. If you wish, take a moment when you are enjoying any of those things we shared in life and think of me.

Should you choose, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.

And finally, for all those who have shared my story, I leave these words by the irrepressible Maude, from one of my favorite movies, Harold and Maude... ”Oh, go and love some more!”

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A Burundian soldier with his gun and rocket launcher guards a deserted street in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Nov. 8.

Burundi’s military spokesman said Friday that a number of members of a group that attacked three military camps in a bid to steal weapons and free prisoners were killed. [AP PHOTO]

After 15 die in Burundi attacks, tension rises Officials accuse neighbouring Rwanda of supporting rebels ELOGE WILY KANEZA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — In co-ordinated attacks, gunmen stormed three military installations in Burundi before dawn Friday. At least 15 people were killed as gunfire and explosions rocked the African capital of Bujumbura, marking a steep escalation of a simmering conflict.

Around 4 a.m., the unidentified attackers wearing civilian clothing hit two military installations in the capital and one in the countryside.

Terrified civilians in Bujumbura stayed in their homes as stray rounds hit some of them.

The sounds of battle continued into the afternoon, residents said.

Military and police vehicles were the only ones on the deserted streets and roadblocks were set up.

“A stray bullet hit the wall of my neighbour’s house. We do not know what’s going on in the streets. We are living in fear,” said Claire Biguda, a resident of the city’s Nyakabiga neighbourhood, who was locked up in her house along with her husband and two children.

Taxi driver Emery Sahabo said, facing roadblocks and gunfire early Friday, he and others abandoned their cars and ran home.

Burundian officials have previously accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting an insurgency against President Pierre Nkurunziza. There was no immediate comment from Rwanda.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks and warned they could lead to further destabilization in Burundi.

“A stray bullet hit the wall of my neighbour’s house.

We do not know what’s going on in the streets. We are living in fear.”

Claire Biguda, Bujumbura resident

“Anyone responsible for ordering or committing human rights violations will be held individually accountable,” UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said. The UN chief urged Burundi’s government to create conditions for an inclusive dialogue “that can address the deep political challenges facing the country.”

The UN Security Council also strongly condemned the latest attacks, and U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the council should look at “how the international community can protect civilians from mass violence, including for the possible deployment of a regionally led peace support operation.”

Friday’s fighting is apparently part of violence linked to Nkurunziza’s third term, which many Burundians and foreign observers had opposed as unconstitutional and in violation of peace accords. The treaty ended a civil war in which 300,000 people were killed between 1993 and 2006.

At least 240 people have been killed since April and about 215,000 others have fled to neighbouring countries, according to the UN.

Several hundred people have also been imprisoned for opposing Nkurunziza’s re-election this year.

Twelve attackers were killed on Friday and 20 others were arrested, including one who was wounded and is being treated at a military hospital, military spokesman Col. Gaspard Baratuza told state radio.

The attackers wanted to steal weapons and use them to free prisoners, he said.

Baratuza said five soldiers were wounded in the attacks. However, military officials, who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said three soldiers were killed.

Five attackers and two soldiers were killed in the assault at a camp in Ngagara neighbourhood, a soldier said.

Another soldier at the ISCAM military academy said one soldier died there.

A third attack took place in Mujejuru, 35 kilometres from the capital, Baratuza said.

Nkurunziza, who took power in 2005, won re-election in July.

The constitutional Court ruled in favour of Nkurunziza, who says he was entitled to another term because for his first term he was elected by parliament and not by popular mandate. The deputy president of the constitutional Court fled to exile in Rwanda before the ruling and said the court had been coerced to rule in favour of the president.

Burundi has a history of deadly conflicts between the country’s Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups, though the current violence appears more politically than ethnically motivated.

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Get that festive feeling with a skirt Look no further than Kim Kardashian and others, including Lydia Hearst and Alexa Chung, to be inspired LEANNE ITALIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PERFECT FOR THE PARTY

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ecember is a busy month for holiday parties and that inevitable task of trying to make your wardrobe stretch without breaking the bank on fancy dresses you’ll wear rarely the rest of the year.

Why not turn to skirt dressing instead?

“Skirts are definitely happening for cocktail dressing,” said Meg Cuna, the fashion expert at the style site Popsugar. “It’s a less traditional way to dress for the holidays but it gives you so many more options and combinations to work with.”

Look no further than Kim Kardashian and other influencers, including Lydia Hearst and Alexa Chung, for ways to elevate a skirt.

“Skirts are great way to get the most variations out of your holiday party pieces,” said Connie Wang, fashion features director at Refinery29.

Some tips on how to dress up a skirt for the holidays: MIX AND MATCH Wang suggests wearing a stiffer skirt on top of a flowier dress. Try a slim pencil in a belowthe-knee style over a slip dress.

“It’s a creative way to layer. Or cinch a longer-length skirt and a fitted top together with a wide Wonder Woman-style belt for a femme fatale silhouette,” she said.

Last year’s peplum-style skirts and high-low hemlines have been replaced by long, sinewy silhouettes like the below-the-knee pencil, long, fringed styles and pleated, asymmetrical crepe skirts, Wang added.

“Wear them with high-necked cropped shirts or an off-the-shoulder blouse and your flashiest shoes,” she said.

Or pair a mini skirt with a feminine blouse that has a bow at the neck and wear a killer pair of sky high boots, Cuna suggests.

Go for prints, and pay attention to fabric.

Choose silk, brocade, lace or cashmere touches, she said.

SIMPLE ELEGANCE Skirts can lend a simple elegance over the bling of a beaded or sequined cocktail dress.

There’s a ’70s vibe that plays on fabrics over embellishments.

“I’m sort of loving the feminine skirts and the cozy tops, especially when it’s starting to get a little chilly out,” Hearst said.

For cocktails, Chung added: “I’d wear a leather pencil skirt and I’d wear some kind of big frilly blouse and a stiletto.”

ELONGATE THE LOOK Ken Downing, fashion director and senior vice-president of Neiman Marcus, said you can’t go wrong by lowering hems.

“I really love a maxi and I love a midi this season. I think that a longer hemline looks really good to the eye.

“Something that has a little bit more fluidity is really the news,” he said.

Where your hem falls “depends on what legs you’ve got,” Chung said. “A mini skirt’s wonderful if you want to feel racy. I’m 32 and the hemlines are getting lower.”

ACCESSORIES ARE KEY Downing is a fan of chunky heeled boots.

“I like to see the leg covered right now,” he said.

If sparkle is what you’re after, try a sequin knit skirt with bright crystal jewelry.

British model Alexa Chung wears a long skirt at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition preview party in London. [JON FURNISS/INVISION/AP, FILE]

“Crystal jewelry for day looks so chic,” Downing said.

If you’re looking for focus, glamorize from the waist up. Wear a grey flannel suit skirt with suede boots and a top with a touch of embellishment.

Scarves never go out of style. A skinny one with beads or fringe — looped once around the neck — can dress up a skirt outfit, Cuna said.

INDIVIDUALIZE THE LOOK There’s freedom in skirt dressing, Chung said, and a slice of midriff is definitely on the table.

“I don’t believe in any limitations or rules, so if you’re comfortable with showing some skin then go for it,” she said.

Grab a choker to dress up a skirt look, Cuna said. They don’t have to cost a lot and come in

metals, velvet, suede and an array of colours.

“It’s nice to bring in some shine around your neck with everything from gold chains to wearing a statement piece,” she said.

“We really love a pair of statement earrings right now. Just comb your hair back in a really simple low ponytail and let a pair of giant, sparkly earrings be the centerpiece of your look.”

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CHARITY

Here are some ways you can help Holiday season offers many opportunities to make a difference â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the practical to the emotional Volunteers are also attending to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emotional needs as well.

Nanaimo Hospice is offering mourning friends and family members a chance to celebrate the memory of lost loved ones.

The annual Remember & Celebrate event began Dec. 4 and continues at centre court at Country Club Mall, where several trees are set up.

Individuals and families can pause there and write the name of their loved one on a card and hang it on one of the trees as a tribute.

Hospice volunteers will be on hand to assist and listen to anyone who has a story.

Those who attend can also support Hospice by making a donation. In return, they will receive an angel ornament or glowing angel globes to take home.

DAILY NEWS

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here is a reason they call this the season for giving.

And if your need to be generous hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been quenched by filling the spaces under the trees of your friends and family, the Nanaimo area offers plenty of other opportunities to make a difference.

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amperville Nanaimo is up and running for another Christmas season and is looking for support from the community.

Hamperville is a community organization formed 11 years ago by the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank and the local Salvation Army to gather food and cash donations and distribute food hampers to the less fortunate in the community at Christmas time.

The Nanaimo Daily News does its part to help Hamperville each year, hosting its 13th-annual Give & Go event to gather food, winter clothes and cash for the organization on Dec. 9.

Last year, Hamperville distributed 2,116 hampers to the needy throughout the community, serving more than 4,600 people.

Peter Sinclair, the executive director of Loaves and Fishes, said the goal this year is to gather 55,000 kilograms of food for the hampers.

He said the food collection is going well since Hamperville began operations for the season last month and opened its warehouse and headquarters at 210 Fry St. Sinclair encouraged people to donate food at the warehouse or at grocery stores in the area that have Hamperville collection bins.

He said the main items needed are non-perishable canned foods, including pasta and pasta sauce, fruits and vegetables, canned fish, peanut butter and stuffing for turkeys.

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Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Give & Go collected more than 6,000 pounds of food for the Hamperville Nanaimo program.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also need more volunteers,â&#x20AC;?

Sinclair said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need a lot of volunteers for collecting and distribution. Anyone interested can sign up on our website at www.hampervillenanaimo.org.â&#x20AC;?

The hampers will be distributed between Dec. 18 and 23, so people looking to donate food items can do so by Dec. 22 in order for them to meet distribution.

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hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still time to register for the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive.

In its 33rd year, the campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

goal is to make sure no local child goes without this holiday season.

Using care cards or similar identification, parents can register children up to the age of 16 for toys, books, a craft activity or a family game.

Registration is available today (Saturday, Dec. 12) from 11 to 6 p.m. at 210 4th Street, which is behind Panagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza and Gateway to India Restaurant. Late registration will be on Dec. 21 and 22 at the Old Harewood School gym from noon to 3 p.m.

The campaign got a nice boost

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last night thanks to the Teddy Bear Toss at the Nanaimo Clippersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; game, but donations are still needed.

Unwrapped toys can be dropped off at several sites around town, including Save-On Foods, most shopping centres and fire halls.

Look for more information at greatnanaimotoydrive.ca.

Last year the toy drive was able to provide gifts to more than 1,200 children.

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just physical needs being supported this holiday season.

irst Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo offers some cheer for those having a blue Christmas .

A Blue Christmas service is for those feeling isolated, sad or lonely during the seasonal celebrations.

Saturday Dec. 19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at such times that we need to make the space and take the time to acknowledge our sadness and concern ,â&#x20AC;? said Rev. Samaya Oakley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to know that we are not alone so we will gather to share, remember and reflectâ&#x20AC;?, she added.

Blue Christmas service starts at 7 p.m., at 595 Townsite Rd. It includes music by Rob Stewart, and the warmth and comfort of soup. The Unitarian Fellowship, which provides a 24-bed shelter, accepts non-perishable food items for Loaves & Fishes food bank..

Then on Dec. 22, the lengthening of days is celebrated with stories, songs and dance at Winter Solstice Ritual.

For more information visit www.ufon.ca.

HEALTH

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Hildegard Buschhaus fled Soviet-occupied Poland as a refugee at the end of the Second World War, settled and married in West Ger-

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The 87-year-old Coombs artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next destination on her world tour is Korea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and she never had to leave Vancouver Island to get there.

A production crew from the Korean

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iors who have athletic talent,â&#x20AC;? said Sangmee An, a KBS producer who traveled from Korea to oversee segments on two Canadian seniors.. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were looking at Olga (Kotelko, of Calgary), and she had mentioned Hildegard.â&#x20AC;?

In 2011, Kotelko and Buschhaus were part of a Canadian womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80-over team that smashed the world age-group record in the 4x200 relay. An said when the Korean researchers learned Kotelko died last year at age 95, they turned their gaze to Buschhaus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a special report to celebrate the new year,â&#x20AC;? said Mia Lee, a Los Angeles-based production coordinator, researcher and translator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finding an increasing number of elders who are staying healthy and active longer and longer.

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PORT ALBERNI

Domestic abuse survivor Shawnee Little Mustache participated in the North Island College ceremony to commemorate the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique University on Dec. 6, 1989. [KATYA SLEPIAN]

“There’s more damage done than just between the partners who are physically fighting.”

Joanne Silver, director

North Island College human services student Breanne Roberts participates in the school’s violence against women ceremony on Dec. 3. [KATYA SLEPIAN]

A vicious cycle KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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he number of relationship violence calls has spiked in the Port Alberni RCMP’s log book this year but the number of cases has not, says Insp. Mac Richards.

While he attributes it to more people reporting violence, not an increase in the number of cases, Richards said domestic abuse is still a big problem in the city.

“We’ve had greater reporting this year. The assaults are likely the same, it’s just greater reporting.”

Calls for relationship violence decreased from 193 to 86 from 2008 to 2014, but 2015 saw that number jump back up to 113. That number is likely to increase by the end of the year, as statistics are only current to the end of October.

Domestic abuse is a problem for the community, Richards said.

Community struggling to cope with domestic violence statistics three-anda-half times the national average According to Statistics Canada, the Port Alberni region has three-anda-half times the number of reported incidents compared to the rest of Canada.

Richards said that domestic abuse has been a focus for the detachment for years.

“We’ve been working on violence in relationships for over three years,” he said.

In 2014, that meant the addition of a domestic violence officer — something that Alberni Community and Woman’s Services Society executive director Joanne Silver believes is responsible for the uptick in reporting.

“I would say that more people

are reporting and part of that is the domestic violence officer being around,” said Silver. “Just from my own personal observations, I would say that domestic violence cases are down but sexual assault calls are up.”

But even with the domestic violence officer around, Silver says that domestic assault is not decreasing significantly.

“We try and assist people to report to the police but they can come to us and not report.”

The majority of cases — about twothirds — go unreported, said Silver, adding that domestic abuse has negative consequences not only for the abused, but the whole family.

“There’s more damage done than just between the partners who are physically fighting,” she said. “It’s the children who witness physical and verbal abuse.”

That can have devastating consequences for children both in the short and long term, Silver said.

“They think it’s their fault. They think they’ve done something wrong that makes the violence occur. They internalize the responsibility and then they live in fear.”

She said even after the children grow up and leave home, they’re at an increased risk of continuing the cycle of abuse.

It’s a tough cycle to break, especially in Port Alberni.

“It’s well-researched — there is that cycle. It is especially difficult in the Alberni Valley because of the horrific residential school history,” Silver said.

Data from Statistics Canada’s homicide survey puts Aboriginal women at a higher risk of domestic abuse than non-Aboriginal women. Although Aboriginal women make up only four per cent of Canada’s population, they make up 10 per cent of domestic abuse cases.

The Port Alberni census area includes four First Nations reserves and 13.3 per cent of residents self-identified as Aboriginal, compared to 4.3 per cent nationwide.

At North Island College’s annual event to commemorate 14 women killed at École Polytechnique University on Dec. 6, 1989 — simply because they were women — Shawnee Little Mustache of the Blackfoot First Nation spoke about her experience.

“I’m a mother to six beautiful children and we are survivors of domestic violence,” Little Mustache said.

“Aboriginal women (experience) violence seven times higher than non-Aboriginal women.”

Battling racism, violence, gender inequality and poverty makes it harder for Aboriginal women to escape the cycle of abuse, she said.

“Due to discrimination, many Aboriginal women who do face these challenges fall into a lifestyle of addiction, prostitution, exploitation and face a higher risk of becoming

missing and murdered.”

According to the Native Women’s Association of Canada, 160 indigenous women and girls went missing or were murdered in B.C. — more than in any other province in Canada.

The most infamous example is the Highway of Tears. The 724-kilometre-long stretch of Highway 16 that runs from Prince George to Prince Rupert has had close to 40 women disappear or show up dead since 1969. Most of those have been of Aboriginal descent.

“The question is why? Why are Aboriginal women continuously victims of violence?”

Little Mustache said that the dehumanization of Aboriginal women and girls by society leaves them as easy victims for violence both in and outside of the home.

“It has been a part of my journey and my life. I’m a survivor of domestic violence.

“My first memory was when I was six of sexual and physical abuse by the hands of people that were supposed to nourish me as a child.”

As an adult, Little Mustache fell into an abusive relationship.

“I married a very abusive man whom I stayed with for 14 years and endured a life of violence,” she said.

Little Mustache turned to addiction to cope with the abuse and her children were taken away from her.

“I became homeless on the streets of Vancouver where I was exploited.”

But she’s beating the cycle of abuse so endemic in domestic violence cases.

“I am now 10 years free of violence and clean of drugs and alcohol.”

Now married to a different man, Little Mustache is a survivor who strives to continue educating herself and others on the issue.

While Silver said that the best option for domestic abuse victims is to report the crimes to the police, she said that aid from victims services is just as important.

Alberni Community and Woman’s Services Society put up 118 purple ribbons along Stamp Avenue to reflect the number of domestic abuse cases reported to the RCMP between Nov. 1 2014 and Nov. 1, 2015. It was part of the national 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

The society offers programs for both male and female victims of abuse as well as children who witness it.

Whether it’s outreach programs, transition homes, counselling for children who are witnesses for abuse or any of their other programs, Silver said that anonymity is guaranteed.

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CELEBRITY

John Stewart lobbies for cash for 9-11 victims DAVID BAUDER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The nation’s highest-profile congressional lobbyist snuck up behind Stephen Colbert on the CBS Late Show, willing even to wear a Donald Trump wig to get his point across.

Thursday’s appearance was the second time this week Jon Stewart returned to late-night television to push Congress to approve more funding to treat people sickened by working in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11 attacks.

“If they don’t pass this, I’ll glue Congress together, dip them in gold and wear them around my friggin’ neck,” said Stewart, channeling Trump.

Stewart’s access to Colbert’s show and his former home at The Daily

STEWART

Show gave a unique advantage to supporters of the Zadroga Act, which became law in 2010 but has seen funding expire this fall. Earlier in the week, he went on “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah, Stewart’s first time back on the program since leaving as host during the summer.

Noah even got to express mock worry that Stewart had returned to reclaim his job.

“I heard about this on American TV,” he said, in a reference to Jay Leno’s return to the Tonight show after he’d briefly been replaced

by Conan O’Brien and the ratings went down.

Stewart assured him he wasn’t. He said he wanted to give attention to the issue “but I realized I didn’t have a show.”

Effectively, he did. Noah granted Stewart a segment that took more than half the program, and poignantly echoed a show Stewart had done when the legislation was first considered five years ago.

Stewart tried to reconvene a panel of four first responders who appeared five years ago, but one had died and two were too sick to attend.

Colbert’s career took off when he was just a Daily Show correspondent.

He got his own Comedy Central show that followed Stewart’s each day before CBS tapped him to replace David Letterman.

The Late Show crowd gave Stewart a standing ovation when he walked up behind Colbert to talk about the Zadroga Act. “It’s a slam dunk,” Colbert said.

“Everyone wants that, right?”

“If I may, every human,” Stewart replied.

Whether through Stewart’s help or more traditional forms of lobbying — New York City police and firefighters joined New York senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand at a news conference Thursday — there’s reason for supporters to be optimistic.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan told Republicans on Thursday that the funding “is going to be taken care of.”

Besides his late-night appearance, Stewart travelled to Washington to seek meetings with legislators who had not publicly come out in support of the funding.

“Nobody wants Jon Stewart banging on their office door anymore because he has such a platform,” MSNBC’s Luke Russert said, in reporting on the issue Friday.

Gillibrand seemed disappointed that Stewart’s help was even necessary to push the funding through.

“It’s sad that it takes a comedian to elevate the voices of our first responders and shine a light on this issue and it’s even sadder that it’s necessary,” The New York Democrat said.

MOVIES

Original reviews for ‘Star Wars’ in 1977 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

When George Lucas’ Star Wars first landed in 1977, some critics were swept away, while others resisted the tide. A sampling: EXHAUSTING “Star Wars is like getting a box of Cracker Jacks which is all prizes. This is the writer-director George Lucas’s own film, subject to no business interference, yet it’s a film that’s totally uninterested in anything that doesn’t connect with the mass audience. There’s no breather in the picture, no lyricism; the only attempt at beauty is in the double sunset. It’s enjoyable on its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too: like taking a pack of kids to the circus . . . . It’s an epic without a dream.”

— Pauline Kael, The New Yorker THUMBS UP “Star Wars taps the pulp fantasies buried in our memories, and because it’s done so brilliantly, it reactivates old thrills, fears, and exhilarations we thought we’d abandoned when we read our last copy of Amazing Stories.”

— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times OVERWHELMING BANALITY “Strip Star Wars of its often striking images and its high-falutin scientific jargon, and you get a story, characters, and dialogue of overwhelming banality, without even a ‘future’ cast to them. Human beings, anthropoids, or robots, you could probably find them all, more or less like, that, in downtown Los Angeles today. . . O dull new world!”

— John Simon, New York magazine WITTY “Star Wars . . . is the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made. It’s both an apotheosis of Flash Gordon serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: Quo Vadis?, Buck Rogers, Ivanhoe, Superman, The Wizard of Oz, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.

— Vincent Canby, New York Times UNEXCEPTIONAL “The only way that Star Wars could have been interesting was through its visual imagination and special effects.

Both are unexceptional. . . . I kept looking for an ‘edge,’ to peer around the corny, solemn comic-book strophes; he was facing them frontally and full. This picture was made for those (particularly males) who carry a portable shrine within them of their adolescence, a chalice of a Self that was Better Then, before the world’s affairs or — in any complex way — sex intruded.”

— Stanley Kauffman, The New Republic