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OTTAWA — In a tough year that saw the economy recoil over its first half, the country’s job market still produced its best result in three years, Statistics Canada data has revealed.

On Friday, the federal agency released a 2015 review of its labour force survey that showed national employment rose by 0.9 per cent over the course of the year.

The numbers say the economy bulked up by adding 158,100 net new jobs — and 95.5 per cent of those gigs, or 151,000, were full-time positions.

The results represent a flicker of positivity from an otherwise poor economic year packed with negatives. The data also displayed signs of sectoral changes, as the number of natural resources jobs declined and manufacturing positions increased.

The landscape was shaken up after the sharp drop in commodity prices — and crude oil, in particular — forced Canada’s economy to contract through the first two quarters of the year. The lack of growth in two straight quarters met the definition of a technical recession.

Economic growth returned in the third quarter, but data has shown that weaknesses returned in the final three months of 2015.

And yet, the overall labour market improved on its employment growth rates of 0.7 per cent in both 2013 and 2014.

The Conference Board of Canada’s Pedro Antunes pointed to another bright spot: the long-awaited uptick in manufacturing jobs.

Likely with help from a weaker exchange rate, the number of manufacturing positions in Canada rose last year by 35,900, or 2.1 per

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cent. It was the only goods-producing category to see an increase.

“Not a lot of job creation, but at least it was positive in 2015 for the first time in many years,” said Antunes, the Conference Board’s deputy chief economist. “And we’re hoping to see more gains in manufacturing.”

It was the first time the manufacturing sector added net jobs since 2012 and, according to Desjardins senior economist Jimmy Jean, it marked the industry’s second-best year for growth since 2003.

“Looking back at 2015, the resurgence of manufacturing employment was a key reason for Canada recording its best job creation in the last three years,” Jean wrote in a research note, which kept a cautious tone when considering the future.

“Despite the weak currency, it is unclear

whether this narrative will remain alive in 2016, given the trajectory taken by the North American, and in fact, global manufacturing activity.”

The year-end data, however, painted a different picture for the once-mighty natural resources industry. Statistics Canada said employment fell in the sector last year by 25,600 jobs, or 6.8 per cent, following the drop in commodity prices.

The drop in natural resources jobs triggered a geographic shift when it came to where employment was created.

On the flip side, the changing conditions boosted employment last year in British Columbia, where overall jobs grew by 2.3 per cent — the highest rate of any province. B.C. added 51,600 jobs, a total that included 17,300 manufacturing positions.

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Colliery dam camera project before council SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

You could soon be able to watch construction of the new spillway at the lower Colliery dam in real time from your home.

Nanaimo city council is set to vote on Monday whether to authorize the city to purchase and install a wide-angle camera at the lower dam to record construction of the new spillway.

On Dec. 7, council voted to give city staff to go-ahead for a report on options, timelines, costs and maintenance of installing a “24/7 live web camera.”

But those hoping for a live feed of construction may have to settle for the next-best thing, static images of the dam construction that refresh every 10 to 15 seconds.

City staff are recommending the above approach, citing higher annual

maintenance costs for a live camera feed.

According to the report, a live feed camera or near-live feed camera would both cost approximately $3,000.

But the operating cost for a live-feed camera is estimated to be significantly higher, ranging from $2,824 to $31,725, compared to a lower annual cost of $900 for a refreshed image camera.

Much of the cost variable depends on whether city legislators want the camera to remain a permanent fixture in the park or not, the report says.

“If the wish of council is to make this camera a permanent installation, (an) underground conduit and a pole will be required as additional costs,” the report says. “As well, if clear night-time viewing is required, additional infrared or visible illumin-

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Users warned after drug cocktail responsible for deaths in Victoria makes it way to Nanaimo “What we realize, we have a number of people with active addictions – to simply say don’t do drugs isn’t going to work.”

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A deadly drug cocktail believed responsible for a spate of deaths in Victoria appears to now be in Nanaimo.

Nanaimo RCMP, Island Health and BC Coroners Service have issued a joint warning to Nanaimo area drug users to be cautious about what they sniff, smoke or shoot up to get high.

Firefighters, BC Ambulance and police have responded to five drug overdose reports in a 24-hour period as of Friday morning.

In Victoria, at least five deaths are now believed to be drug related.

More deaths are still being investigated as potentially overdose caused.

And the BC Coroners service now says two Nanaimo deaths are probably drug caused — one in December, and a second death this week.

The latest was a young man found unconscious the morning of Jan. 6 then taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, where he later died.

“The cause of and manner of death is still under investigation, however it’s similar to what we’ve said with Victoria cases over Christmastime

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— it appears to be overdose related,” said Matt Brown, Vancouver Island regional coroner.

People admitted to NRGH for overdose were men and women ranging in age from early 20s to 50s.

In Victoria, a mix of as heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and in some cases fentanyl are involved, and that appears to be the case in Nanaimo.

“There’s an anomaly in street-level drugs,” said Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.

“The drug everyone is aware of is fentanyl, but a lot of it isn’t attributed to fentanyl,” O’Brien said.

“Sometimes it’s fentanyl but it’s illegal street drugs and there’s no quality control with street drugs.”

RCMP and Island Health issued a joint warning to drug users to avoid using alone, have an overdose response plan, take a small sample first, get a naloxone kit and inform others what you’re using.

O’Brien said RCMP have taken criticism for not issuing a blanket warning to not take drugs, period.

That message would be “very simplistic,” O’Brien said. “What we realize, we have a number of people with active addictions, to simply say don’t do drugs isn’t going to work.”

Instead, the message is a warning: “If you are going to use drugs, these are the consequences.”

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A challenge for drug users and emergency workers is not knowing the cause of an overdose.

In many cases, users who thought they were using a single, pure drug were in fact consuming a cocktail of drugs.

“As a first responder going to these calls, sometimes we get there before the ambulance and we’re forced into a life-saving situation,” O’Brien said., “We want to look at what contributed to the OD. So it’s very difficult — it’s not an exact science.

“The only definitive way is through a postmortem toxicology (test).”

Even with a drug cocktail, naloxone kits available offered free from NRGH remain the first line of defence in a drug overdose, said Dr. Paul Hasselback, Island Health chief medical officer for the Central Island.

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ation and a higher-cost camera may be needed.”

“For the estimated annual operating cost (for the live-feed camera), the main variable is Internet content distribution costs, with the low value assuming the equivalent of one 24/7 viewer, and the high value assuming the equivalent of fifty 24/7 viewers,” the report says.

Council will discuss the project on Monday.

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Man arrested after armed robbery at ATM A man was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a woman at a downtown Nanaimo automated teller machine.

The robbery happened Wednesday evening, while a woman was making a withdrawal at the TD Canada Trust ATM, outside the Port Place shopping centre. Michael Edward Eadie, 26, was arrested Friday morning at a south Nanaimo home and taken into custody without incident.

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Mayor looks ahead in 2016 Nanaimo’s Bill McKay discusses challenges, goals for council this year The year 2015 was a rocky but eventful one for Nanaimo council.

Mayor Bill McKay looks back at the accomplishments and challenges of his first full year at the helm of the city, as well as those yet to come. This interview has been edited and condensed.

Q: The city is now into a core review, expected to wrap up in the spring. What does a successful outcome to you?

A: A complete report card to council, because that’s what a core review is. And it gives you a baseline to start from to Spencer develop a straAnderson tegic plan in Reporting the future.

Q: It’s just a baseline for a strategic plan? You don’t see it as something more impactful in terms of finding efficiencies in city operations or anything like that?

A: Well finding efficiencies and doing the work that we do are two different things. So for example, the community has its functions — i.e. roads, sewers and those sorts of things – and it also has a

Mayor Bill McKay in his office. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS PHOTOS]

social aspect. So the questions is, ‘This is where we are today, where do we want to go tomorrow.’ Some one could say, let’s do no more permissive tax exemptions for social service groups, or non-profits. That would be very efficient. But would it be what our community wants?

Q: Is there enough general consensus on council to implement recommendations from this review if it means service cuts?

A: That’s the big challenge, that’s the million-dollar question at the end of a core review.

Q: And do you think you know the answer to that?

A: No, because everyone that’s going to be a part of this is going

to be basing their advice on other projects that they’ve worked on in the past. I’m certainly curious to know what other communities do. So for example, if somebody comes from an ideological point of view that says, ‘In my view, garbage should be contracted out,’ I need to look at examples of what garbage service contracted out looks like. Because of course with a contract like that, you not only have a motive for profit . . . you also have the issue of overseeing that contract.

You might believe in privatized services, but that might not work for Nanaimo.

you see the city putting money toward a project like that?

A: I certainly haven’t seen appetite for the city putting money towards it. And money towards a multiplex is either in the initial funding or in the ongoing funding.

The other thing that worries me with a multiplex is what do you do with it, a: for the other days of the year when your major tenant isn’t occupying it; and b: how do you fund its overall operation? Edmonton has a great model, I like what they’re doing with Rogers Place. And it’s twofold for funding; they contributed $380 million to a $620-million project.

But they’re going to recoup that two ways: one is by what they call a community redevelopment levy, so every property around that facility from a certain distance is going to be paying an additional tax levy every year for 20 years, to help recoup those costs.

The other one is they’re going to have $5 to $10 ticket levy, so any person who comes in for any event is going to pay a levy until the debt’s paid down. It’s a

very interesting concept and I think it’s going to work well for them.

Q: When do you think the city will see a downtown hotel?

A: I would hope that we would select someone to go ahead with a project like that before summer. (City council voted to put out a request for proposals for a hotel development next to the Vancouver Island Conference Centre on Gordon Street) The big challenge with that project is understanding how it’s going to be economically viable for both the proponent and what its value to Nanaimo is going to be.

Q: Besides a new hotel, what do you think the city needs to do to boost tourism?

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McKay hopes for a hotel, fast ferry in 2016 A: I gotta tell you that I’m really, really proud of the opening of the new water treatment plant. I didn’t have a part in the decision-making on that.

It’s a misunderstood project . . . New regulations came out, we were not forced to build a water treatment plant so much as we needed to ensure that we could meet the new standards . . .

This new plant, not only is it built to cover expansion in the community, it’s very innovative in its approach, and I think it’s one of the best projects we’ve ever had . . . If you add that $2 million worth of tax change (the project’s cost was increased due to the reversion of the GST/PST system from an HST system) it would have been half-a-million dollars under budget.

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A: Well I tell you, that hotel and the Hilton project could be the impetus to huge gains in tourism initiatives. The question is, do you build attractions, or do you invite people in and then build the attractions based on the fact that the new people are coming in?

If we were to see 50,000 new guests a year, what sort of product could we build based on that.

Q: Do you think the city needs an ‘iconic’ tourist attraction in the city?

A: I think it needs to be unique attraction. Right now, people come here because all of the attractions in Nanaimo, have been organically created. I’m talking about all the little things we’ve done over time. Our downtown, the more I look at our downtown as our attraction, and the walkways and Maffeo Sutton Park and what it has to offer. It’s been organically created one step at a time. Is it iconic? No. It’s not a Disneyland.

There’s no big ferris wheel. But I think that an opportunity that we’re going to have in the next little while is if we can get guests here that are going to be part of us being a destination for them, then I think we can build product.

Q: Is this city doing enough to attract and retain tech firms?

A: I know that the millennials are becoming more entrepreneurial, they appear not to want to work for ‘the man.’ So I think we need to create an environment that allows incubation of ideas, and I think one of the things that will attract those people is our cost of living. When I go to Vancouver and I talk to somebody who lives in North Vancouver and I tell them the median price of a home in Nanaimo, they get pretty excited. I really realized it when I was flying over Burnaby coming back from China, and I realized that in China most of the beauty there that we saw is man-made. Most of the beauty here was made by the Creator. It’s there.

Q: You travelled to China on behalf of the city in 2015. What lessons do you think the cities in China you visited have to offer to parts of the world like ours?

A: One of the first things that was said to me when we got to China is, we’re going to make friends before we make deals.

Relationships are very, very important to them. No different than our First Nations communities.

Q: Are there going to be closer ties with Snuneymuxw First Nation this year and if so, what will that look like?

A: We’ve got a lot of conversations to have with Snuneymuxw, particularly about our South Downtown Waterfront initiative. I would like to get back onto an active tripartite relationship with respect to Newcastle Island.

We have a lot to offer with respect to Newcastle. And we’d really like to help them with that, because that could be one of our iconic attractions. I know Chief John Wesley has a vision for Newcastle. I’d like to help him realize his vision.

Q: There is an interim city manager

Q: What surprised you the most?

A: I would say the evidence of polar-

Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay. (AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS)

(Tracy Samra) in place and there have already been significant changes at city hall. What do you think of those changes?

A: Well, many of them are hers to do, particularly with staffing. With respect to some of the other items, I’m not so certain that they weren’t based on favour of council. When I say that, for example, a zero (per cent) tax increase. I think that gives us some breathing time on the heals of the core review, we’re going to see where we can go with respect to future budgets. I’ve always been a proponent of long-range planning, and stop planning in silos. I’d like to see Nanaimo, for example, have people on the ground in Ottawa.

Q: Why is that important to you?

A: Opportunities, particularly for federal funding. I tried to raise that with the last council, it’s something I’d like to pursue, going into this next year, to have people on the ground watching for . . . grants, infrastructure funding, taking advantage where other people have fallen down. So for example, if you’ve constantly got projects on the go that are shovel-ready, you can always take advantage of yearend funding that other people have been unsuccessful to (make) shovel-ready. (McKay clarified a lobbyist or contractor would fill this role)

Q: Is it a good idea to freeze police and fire services and cut management positions in an effort to achieve lower taxes in the short-term?

A: We’ve had some hits, with police particularly, over the last couple of years, where there’s been a renegotiated contract that saw a substantial increase in the cost of doing business with the RCMP. I still believe it’s cheaper than having your own force.

I don’t have all the numbers, but I would suggest that it is. However . . . an 8.5 per cent increase in our policing contract is significant.

Q: Has being elected mayor hampered your relationship with anyone?

A: I think some people might view me differently than when I was a councillor. But it’s a different job too and it carries different responsibilities . . . There’s an expectation out there

that people look to you for vision.

So, for example, with members of community, they’ll look to you and say, ‘what’s your vision, Mr. Mayor?’

They didn’t do that (when I was) a councillor.

Q: But that’s part of why you wanted the job, right?

A: Yes, yes. I spent a long time, and continue to do, going outside the community to find out what other people are doing to tackle the same problems we have. I talk to people from North Vancouver, to Victoria, to Penticton, to Edmonton on a regular basis if they’ve got similar issued to us. There’s a lot of that that I do.

Q: What’s an area or areas you think the city needs to do a better job on?

A: One is development processing.

From the moment a person buys a piece of property or initiates a project, right through until the issuing of permits. Other communities are magnifying their community contributions by a factor of seven. So for example, in Nanaimo, for a subdivision, every door that you create, our hope is that you will provide the city with $1,000 per door. In places like Langford, Maple Ridge, they’re at $7,000 a door. That’s a significant amount of money . . .

(Also) if you extend that process out too long, what’s going to happen is folks are going to park projects. (Land development) is also going to be one of the major challenges . . . We’re going to be seeing a tremendous amount of more dense projects coming before council over the next five years or more.

Q: Nanaimo was built in a very spread-out way for historical and economic reasons...

A: Urban sprawl at its finest.

Q: ... and you’re saying we’re going to be seeing a lot more densification.

Since the municipality is so spreadout, what challenges do you foresee that presenting to the city?

A: We’ve got a lot of wrongs to right. For example, we have to ask, did we build complete neighbourhoods, so you don’t have to leave your neighbourhood to get a stick of gum or a quart of milk? Did we create an

auto-centric community? So it’s going to affect us in service delivery. It’s more expensive to deliver your services — sewer, water, garbage pick-up, all of those things — in a very linear community in Nanaimo that’s very spread out, with a fairly low population, per hectare. So now, we need to concern ourselves with new trends in transportation . . . That’s why I like the infill projects, is because you’ve got a sewer line going right by . . . and you put three homes by it, maybe one with a suite. And you don’t have to improve your services with it. (They) go right by.

Q: There is a perception among some that this council is dysfunctional.

Do you think that is fair?

A: Dysfunctional says you don’t get any work done. This council gets a lot of work done, and we’ve got a lot of work done over the last year. Is there some heavy lifting with respect to our interpersonal relationships yet to come? I think so. We’re a work in progress.

Q: Why has the ‘interpersonal’ part been such a challenge?

A: Well, imagine if you will, you’ve got 10 entrepreneurs who all own their own business, and they all got together to form a partnership at a corporation.

So often those fail, because you’ve got 10 independent, free-thinking people.

That’s the big challenge. When you’re getting a group together like this, understand that everybody came to the table with their own ideologies and their own political beliefs. Six people on council – the majority – have new jobs. Five new councillors and a new mayor. So it’s taken us longer to form and come together as a group. Because the learning curve for so many was so steep.

Q: What is your biggest regret from your first year in office?

A: That council couldn’t have formed a single team.

Q: Do you see that changing?

A: I hope so.

Q: What do you see as the biggest accomplishment or highlight from your first year?

izing of certain people in the community. Social media’s playing a bigger part in giving people who didn’t use to have voices, voices now. And I’ve watched it for the last year-and-a-half and it’s fascinating to watch, and it’s somewhat troubling as well.

I’m talking about it in a broader sense. We’re seeing all the positive things that social media can do in politics, and all the things it can do with respect to informing the community.

However, there’s a dark side to it, and it’s almost like we’ve got a surveillance community that you have to be careful what you say and careful what you do. A single tweet can change your entire life . . . My challenge is, and the thing that’s disappointed me watching over the last year, is how social media has created magnificent heroes and scandalous villains, and it all depends which page you go on. (It’s) to the point where, I guess, to the point where the safe place for people to be now is voiceless. I’m really concerned about that . . . Look at what I’ve been trying to do with decorum in the council chambers. One of the reasons why I’m doing that is — I’ll tell you, it really struck me — the night that we were having a rather raucous meeting and (communications manager Philip Cooper) went out into the hallway and met a woman out there that was sitting on one of the couches outside (Shaw Auditorium) watching the meeting on a screen. And he said, ‘Why don’t you go in there, there’s lots of empty seats in there.’ And she said, ‘You know what, I’ve followed this (issue) from the beginning.

I support most of the people in that room. But I don’t feel safe going in there.’ That’s been a disappointment, that members in our community don’t feel safe going into one of our council meetings.

Q: What would you like to see accomplished by the end of this year?

A: If I could look at Christmas next year, there’d be a hotel and a fast ferry under my tree. I think we’re closer than we’ve ever been. I think there’s more interest in Nanaimo than there’s ever been. I think the investment market is more friendly towards Nanaimo on some of these bigger projects, and there’s a clearer understanding of what that vision looks like at the end of the day.

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EDITORIAL

Fix Canada’s botched military procurement system

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ismanagement, staff cuts and rank political opportunism have caused widespread delays in military procurement, according to a revealing new study. And this scandalous inefficiency is denying those serving on Canada’s front lines the equipment they need.

The previous Conservative government deserves a good part of the blame, as it attempted to cling to power last year. The chronically slow system for acquiring new military gear was crippled as the Tories sat on key decisions so they could be announced in the run-up to October’s election.

Fewer civil servants are struggling to manage soaring spending on a variety of complex projects.

They lack the expertise that was available in the past. And well-intentioned oversight procedures have produced tangles of red tape.

The all-too-frequent result is that urgently needed equipment — including aircraft, ships and vehicles — aren’t getting to military personnel in good time or in the expected numbers.

Billions of dollars are at stake, along with the well-being of thousands of armed forces personnel.

They have been poorly served over the past few years.

An in-depth sampling of the Conservative government’s military buying has found that two-thirds of projects are running behind schedule. A 73-page study released this week by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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shows that 63 per cent of 59 projects have missed their timelines.

Only about a third are on schedule, while three per cent appear to be arriving more quickly than anticipated. That’s not good enough, not by a long shot.

Delayed projects include new fixedwing search and rescue aircraft, which were originally scheduled for delivery in mid-2005 and are now expected in only 2019.

Major military procurement has always been a fraught process, prone to delays and cost over-runs, not just here but around the world.

But Canada’s decades-long record of botched purchasing is remarkable by any standard, from the disgraceful saga of its decrepit Sea King helicopter fleet to the ill-conceived purchase

of four discount submarines from Britain. Sadly, a new low was reached last year when the procurement process appears to have been deliberately slowed for partisan political gain.

Other problems include a revolving door in armed forces leadership, with the previous government replacing its defence minister, deputy minister, various assistant deputy ministers, and the Chief of Defence Staff — all since September 2014.

That slowed matters, as did a deepening staff shortage in the area of procurement. Decline has been dramatic since 1989, when Canada’s material acquisition group numbered about 3,000 people for each billion dollars’ worth of military purchasing.

It employed just 1,800 staff

per billion by 2009, and “since then the ratio has gotten substantially worse,” wrote Perry.

It won’t be easy to turn this around but Trudeau could start by hiring more people to handle increasingly complicated military procurement files and giving a determined push to efforts aimed at streamlining internal approvals.

The men and women who stand on guard for this country shouldn’t have to wait years longer than necessary for equipment they need to do their job.

— THE CANADIAN PRESS (TORONTO STAR)

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Re: ‘A Cycle of Day-to-Day Sorrow’ (Daily News, Jan. 8) I am writing this letter for several reasons. I was dismayed to read the letter to the editor from a citizen in Nanaimo who showed absolutely no compassion or understanding of what it means to be homeless or what causes homelessness.

I am wondering how she and the community felt with the release the study showing at least 2,250 Canadian veterans are homeless for many reasons or the numbers that have committed suicide.

Having been involved with the issues of homelessness for many years, I am saddened at the lack of public understanding and willingness to determine what is required on the community level to assist these individuals who for no fault of their own have become stigmatized because of their housing and addictions.

It is very easy to say they should go to a shelter and not use public lands to camp out, but when there is a lack of shelter facilities words don’t mean much and more needs to be done with regard to providing shelters which can also serve to point individuals in the right direction for the necessary services and programs they require.

I would hate to think about these individuals who are so outraged at homelessness that they should be become homeless themselves or because of their addictions find themselves on the streets.

The federal government up to 2015 under the Conservatives have been providing funds to designated communities, of which Nanaimo is one, for development of community programs and it is important for the community to know what is happening.

Under a new federal Liberal government you will see changes when it comes to poverty and homelessness where a strategy will be developed

to look at poverty and homelessness together. You can’t look at one without the other. There are only two provinces in Canada which have both a reduction in poverty and homelessness strategy.

It is time for people to start showing a little more compassion and education in order to end homelessness.

Gordon Youngman Nanaimo

Time for RDN to revisit exemption on fireworks My New Year’s Eve would have been a tad quieter and more pleasant had there not been two hours of fireworks going on in Area A of the Regional District of Nanaimo.

I looked up the noise bylaws and was informed fireworks are excluded.

Given there are at least two commercial fireworks retail outlets in Area A, this does not surprise me.

Profit-making aside, it might be time to revisit the noise bylaws and the fireworks exemption.

Fireworks are not a harmless fun-filled family event. They cause many pets to quiver in terror and bolt from their homes.

People with post traumatic stress disorder don’t do well with fireworks, especially if it is unscheduled and unadvertised.

Many small children are frightened of the noise and woken from sleep, never mind all the adults whose sleep is disrupted, many of them shift workers.

Fireworks doesn’t do much for the well being of wild life or fire prevention.

I suggest the regional district directors revisit the fireworks exemption and institute some regulations. I suggest it be restricted to “hallmark events” such as New Year’s eve.

No one needs to play with it for more than 15 minutes prior to midnight and 15 minutes after. If one has that much money to “burn,” try donating it to the food bank or your favourite charity.

There should be no private fireworks displays during periods of drought. Forget July 1, August long weekend or Labour Day unless its in

a large park with the fire department close by or out on the water.

Halloween; well lets keep it from 7 to 8 p.m.

It may have been a rural tradition to play with fireworks at any time of the year, but times have changed. It is 2016 and its time to acknowledge much of what was once rural is now pretty suburban.

Might I suggest the RDN directors have a look at restricting fire works so that everyone can have a little peace and quiet and keep pets and humans safe.

A permit to “play” with fireworks at home, might be an idea.

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Plunging loonie not troubling for everyone ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Workers at the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo have no problems with the dramatic drop in value of the Canadian dollar.

Grant Brebber, Harmac’s manager of administration, said the mill conducts its business in American dollars, so when the loonie plummets it has a positive impact on the mill’s bottom line. And with the loonie now trading at approximately 70 cents

American as of Friday afternoon, its lowest value in years, Brebber said Harmac is in a “good position” as it continues to operate at full capacity, with most of its products heading to China.

The dramatic fall of the value of the loonie is directly connected to the crash of oil prices around the globe, as the price of crude has fallen from a high above $105 a barrel in 2014 to well below $40 today.

But whether it is being viewed as

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a positive or negative development depends on who you talk to.

The hospitality and tourist sectors, exporters and manufacturers are among the major winners when the loonie’s value plunges.

But a weak dollar makes life more expensive for many consumers, outbound international travellers and importers.

Jen Nguyen, owner of Wakesiah Avenue’s Glamour Lounge hair salon, said she has been informed that the

prices of her hair-colouring products, which are mostly imported from the U.S., may rise due to the weaker Canadian dollar.

She said that will likely mean that some of her prices, in turn, may have to go a little higher as well.

“I’ve been in business in Nanaimo for a long time and have very loyal customers,” Nguyen said. “But I still may see my business slow down a bit as a result of the low dollar.”

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Companies in line for business awards DAILY NEWS

A total of 14 companies in Nanaimo are among the 81 companies from across Vancouver Island that have been named finalists for the 16th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards.

The winners are to be unveiled at an awards ceremony that will be held Jan. 21 at the Coast Bastion Hotel.

“Absolutely amazing companies of every size and description, with some amazing stories to tell from a very successful year, (have made it to this stage,)” said Mark MacDonald of the Business Examiner, which co-ordinates the event.

“The Business Excellence Awards honours the best of the best in Vancouver Island business, and it is clear that 2015 has been a very good year in business for many companies.”

MacDonald said judges are now poring over the information to determine the winners in each category.

He said he expects a sell-out crowd for the popular event, and tickets must be booked by Jan. 15.

Tickets are $125, and are available through www. businessexaminer.ca/ events/2016-vancouver-island-business-excellence-awards.

Finalists, by city: Nanaimo: Elite Image — Catrina Elliott; de Hoog and Kierulf Architects; Exchangenergy; Frontrunners; Gas ‘n Go; Inuktun Services; KC’s Boutique; Mid Island Co-op; Nanaimo Port Authority; Olive This and More; Pheasant Hill Homes; R.W. (Bob) Wall Ltd.; Sharecost Rentals & Sales; Harbour Air. Victoria: Bath Fitter; Care & Company Ltd.; Chateau Victoria; City Wide Dryer Vent Cleaning; Cosmedica Laser Centre; Enchanted Fables Princess Parties; English Inn; First Light Technologies; Graphic FX Signworks; Hemp & Company; Hot House Marketing-Dan; Dagg; Inn at Laurel Point; Kgeez Cycle; Orca Spirit Adventures; Oughtred Coffee & Tea; Pacific Rim College; Parkside Hotel & Spa; Peninsula Co-op; Picture This 3D Inc.; Pro Stick Repair

Victoria; Starfish Medical; The Truffles Group; Thetis Massage Therapy; Total Prepare Inc.; Victoria Eye Surgery.

Campbell River: Associated Tire & Auto; Eagle Eye Adventures; Industry Hair and Body Care; She Works She Plays Active Ware Inc.; York Portable Machine Tools Comox Valley Associated Tire & Auto; Eagle Eye Adventures; Industry Hair and Body Care; She Works She Plays Active Ware Inc.; York Portable Machine Tools. Cumberland Brewery; Hollie Wood Oysters; Two Eagles B&B; Level 10 Eurospa; Nelson Roofing.

Cowichan Valley: Arbutus Ridge; Canadian Bavarian Millwork & Lumber; Genoa Bay Café; Coast Environmental; Craig Street - Just Jakes; DFH Realty; Emandare Vineyard; Live Edge Design; Mitchell’s Soup Co.; Nicon Developments.

Langford: Sharon Rai Hair & Makeup Artistry.

Parksville: Terminal Auto Body (Parksville) Ltd; Tigh Na Mara.

Port Alberni: Clydesdale Automotive; Coleman Meadows Water Buffalo; Dave Koszegi Team; DBA Silencing; The Catnap Inn; The Funk Trunk.

Port Hardy: Sporty Bar & Grill Port McNeill: Aussie Diesel Services Ltd. Qualicum Beach: Modern Marketing Advantage; Pedego Bikes Quatsino: Kagoagh Lodge.

Saanich: Wilson’s Transportation Ltd Saanichton: Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd. Sidney: BMT Group Services Ltd.; Revolution 3D Printers Sooke: Sooke Centre Auto Repair; West Coast Family Medical Tofino: Taco Fino Ucluelet: Howlers Family Restaurant & Amusements

officer with the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation, said one benefit of the low loonie for Vancouver Island is an increase in tourists.

“Many Canadians will decide to stay in the country for their vacations this year because it will be cheaper to travel within Canada, and the Island is recognized as a beautiful tourist destination,” Manhas said.

“We can also expect more American tourists as they take advantage of the cheaper Canadian dollar.”

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Eric Christiansen currently lives in a tent under the Pearson Bridge in Nanaimo.

[AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Man living under bridge gets support AARON HINKS DAILY NEWS

Eric Christiansen has felt an outpouring of support after the Daily News published an article on him Friday.

A lifelong struggle with drugs and setbacks has resulted in Christiansen living under the Pearson Bridge.

“I figure I would have been the forgotten man,” Christiansen said.

The 43-year-old woke up Friday morning to donations sitting in front of his tent.

“Two old guys came down here, he had a copy of the paper in his pocket, he said ‘that’s you, isn’t it?’” Christiansen said.

“He gave me a jacket and a Tim Hortons card. The other old guy gave us $10 to buy socks and he’s going to bring us a big featured duvet and some jogging pants.”

Christiansen said he appreciates the support but at the same time doesn’t feel good about accepting it.

“It’s weird, I’m not used to it,” he said.

“I don’t want anybody to think that I’m blaming anybody. I’m here because of me.”

The Friday feature made note that the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is aware he’s residing under the Pearson Bridge.

“That’s a bit of an honour. That’s going into the actual government now,” Christiansen said.

Christiansen said the outpouring has been more positive than negative and he hopes the story will help people think before they hurl insults his way.

“Nobody has came down and attempted to attack me. The tent is still standing, it hasn’t been burned to the ground yet. I think the people that were negative are going to be embarrassed now,” he said.

The Homelessness Outreach and Support Team facility, located on 126 Haliburton St., offers walk-in showers on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Salvation Army offers walk-in showers on the weekend.

HOST visited Christiansen on Friday and offered to drive him and a friend to the HOST facility for a shower.

Christiansen said it’s not the first time the HOST representatives have made a visit and said they’re nice people.

Christiansen took the HOST representatives up on their offer of a hot shower.

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A Saanich resident who returned home to find a burglary in progress chased a male suspect out of the home and tackled him.

The intruder in the Jan. 6 break-in dropped most of the homeowner’s property but fled the scene, said acting Sgt. Jereme Leslie of Saanich Police.

The incident was the latest in a series of 14 break and enters along the Shelbourne Street corridor that date back to Nov. 25.

“The majority of the break and enters have occurred in the late afternoon hours and into the early evening,” Leslie said.

From Jan. 1 to 6 there were six break and enters in the Shelbourne corridor and University Heights area.

All were in the later afternoon or early evening and all were through unlocked sliding glass doors (some with faulty locks) in apartments, condos and single family dwellings.

“Most break and enters occur during daytime when residents are at work, but for whatever reason we’ve been able to narrow it down that these are happening in late afternoon,” Leslie said.

There is no nexus to connect the crimes as of yet, he added, except for the highly similar patterns of sliding glass, ground level entries in the late afternoon/early evening.

The Jan. 6 incident took place at about 6:20 p.m. near University Heights.

Saanich Police “flooded the area” with officers and a canine unit. However, they were unable to locate the suspect, who is described as a white male, 30 to 50 years old, shorter than six feet, with average build and having a full beard.

Leslie also warned citizens not to take action against an intruder as it can be very dangerous, and instead to call 911.

The public is also advised to try to get the best description of the suspect as possible.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the Saanich Police Department at 250475-4321 or Crimestoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

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Record traffic at airport

Community welcomes regular flight connection to Vancouver

The Comox Valley Airport announced it served 351,530 passengers in 2015, an increase of 10 per cent over the previous year and an airport record.

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Scheduled flights will be flying in and out of the Alberni Valley daily before the month is up, thanks to a deal between the Port Alberni Port Authority and Pacific Seaplanes.

“This agreement is an integral step towards Pacific Seaplanes’ goal of providing expanded seaplane services to the west coast of Vancouver Island,” said Pacific Seaplanes CEO Randy Hanna.

Having had success with flights from Bamfield to Vancouver, Hanna wondered if Port Alberni flights could be similarly successful.

“We started services in 2015 from Vancouver to Bamfield and during the summer we constantly flew over the Alberni Valley,” said Hanna.

“I began to wonder why there was no service there.”

Seeing an opportunity, Hanna met with the port authority to discuss possibilities.

“We discovered that we had some great common interests.”

Negotiations began in September 2015 and a deal was reached just before Christmas— much to both Hanna and PAPA’s excitement.

“Attracting seaplane scheduled service here has been a priority of the port and certainly on my desk,” said PAPA director of public relations and business development Dave McCormick.

Getting seaplanes to utilize Centennial Pier on a scheduled basis has been a project years in the making, said City of Port Alberni economic development manager Pat Deakin.

Although the pier’s main purpose was to act as a breakwater, Deakin said that it was built with hopes that it would be a multi-use structure.

“Once the pier and the fingers were in place, we knew we had something that would work.”

Deakin sees the seaplanes boosting economic development in more than one sector.

“It’s huge for many sectors of the economy,” he said.

“Tourism operators, for people going fishing, kayaking out in the Broken Group [Islands]. Someone can walk off the float plane and jump aboard a chartered fishing boat.”

A short flight straight from Vancouver is important to developers trying to decide if they should invest in Port Alberni.

“Float plane service would make it a lot easier for developers and investors to get here and get back to Vancouver,” Deakin said, while pointing out the added convenience for companies already there.

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John Bertrim shows off his new tent at the My Place Transitional Home on Yates Street Tuesday. Bertrim and his wife Laurel Hanuse were the first couple to move from the tent city behind the Victoria courthouse to the new facility. [KENDRA WONG/VICTORIA NEWS]

New shelter alternative to tent city KENDRA WONG VICTORIA NEWS

The essence of what used to be the Boys and Girls Club is still evident at the building on Yates Street.

From the outside, the three-storey building looks like a school, with its grey exterior and blue trim. Inside, it’s reminiscent of a building where dozens of children once played. The walls are painted a welcoming bright yellow and cool blue. The doors all have small wooden plaques labelled “washroom” or “custodial.”

The gym is similar to that of any elementary school, with coloured lines decorating the floors.

This is where John Bertrim and Laurel Hanuse will call home for the next four months.

The couple were among the handful of campers to move into the My Place Transitional Home earlier this week, after living at

the tent city outside the Victoria courthouse on Burdett Avenue.

“I think I’m going to sleep dry tonight,” Bertrim said, adding they received a brand new tent, mat and sleeping bags.

Prior to moving into the temporary shelter at 1240 Yates St., the couple was living in a rooming house in Victoria and were evicted to make way for incoming condo developments.

Due to high rent costs, Bertrim, who is a demolition worker, couldn’t afford a place to stay. For the past year, they have been sleeping outside Alpine Market on Blanshard Street. Two-and-a-half months ago, they came across the tent city erected outside the courthouse, where roughly 120 campers currently live, and decided to set up camp.

The land is owned by the provincial government therefore city bylaws that only allowed camping in parks from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. do not apply.

They decided to stay because it was the only place they weren’t forced to pack up their belongings every morning.

When they heard about the new shelter, they jumped at the chance to move into a new home.

“It’s a step up for us,” Hanuse said.

Bertrim said he can rest easy knowing when he goes to work, his wife will be in a safe environment and is hopeful they will be able to get back on their feet again.

“It’s a good feeling,” he said.

The shelter, which will remain open until April 30, has the capacity to house 40 homeless campers from tent city, where they have access to showers, a place to store their personal belongings and daily meals.

The facility also has a TV room and staff are working to set up art, music and computer rooms.

It is staffed around the clock with both security and support staff.

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Quinsam coal mine operation shuttered

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Marauding peacocks collared by neighbours

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Due to a prolonged and steep decline in thermal coal prices, changes in market demand and policy disincentives, Quinsam Coal cannot operate economically and will suspend coal production indefinitely, General Manager Gary Gould said.

Mine operations will be placed into ‘care and maintenance’ and all contractual supply commitments will be met from existing inventories.

Quinsam will continue to meet its obligations under the Mines Act and the Environmental Management Act. Quinsam’s current workforce of 66 will be reduced significantly during the transition to the ‘care and maintenance’ mode.

“This is a sad day for us,” Gould said. “As an important contributor to the mid-Vancouver Island economy, coal from Quinsam has been an important source of locally-sourced fuel and raw material feedstock for the Pacific Northwest cement industry since 1987.”

Quinsam Coal began as an open pit mine in 1986. It switched to underground mining in 1993 with open-pit mining ceasing in 1994.

Quinsam produced high-quality thermal coal that was sold to the cement industry in British Columbia and to international cement and power-generating customers around the Pacific Rim. Coal from Quinsam was trucked to the Middle Point barge-loading facility in Campbell River and then was loaded onto barges for either direct shipment to the cement industry or shipment to Texada Island, where it is transloaded onto Handymax and Panamax-class ships for delivery to international customers. » We want to hear from you.

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Protesters gather outside South Island Aggregates’ south Shawnigan Lake location to voice their opposition to the dumping of contaminated soil within the area’s watershed. Media from across Canada and politicians from across B.C. were on hand Wednesday as opponents of the landfill took their campaign to a new level, including helicopter flyovers and tours outside the site. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER]

Soil dump protesters place national eye on watershed KEVIN ROTHBAUER COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

Opponents of the South Island Aggregates contaminated soil dump near Shawnigan Lake took their campaign up a notch Wednesday.

Reporters and politicians from far and wide joined them on helicopter flyovers above the lake and the dump site while simultaneously holding some of their largest protests to date.

“We wanted to get the story out to a much wider audience,” Shawnigan Lake Area Director Sonia Furstenau said. “We think this is a story that has national significance. How is it that in 2016, a community has to fight for its drinking water?”

Views from the helicopter included where the landfill abuts Shawnigan Creek, which flows into the lake from which thousands of residents get their drinking water.

Media that took advantage of the flyover opportunity included CTV news magazine series W5, and reporters from the Globe and Mail. Furs-

tenau was pleased to see the national media taking an interest in a story that has received extensive coverage on local and provincial levels.

“Getting journalists in our side, who are digging into the story, is demonstrating that we are very serious,” she said.

Dozens of volunteers put in time to make Wednesday’s event happen, and “hundreds” spent time protesting at the Stebbings Road site, Furstenau said.

Also among those present for the flyover and the protest was Raffi Cavoukian, best known as a longtime children’s entertainer but also a social and environmental activist.

“I had an aerial view of a little piece of heaven on earth,” he said upon returning from his helicopter trip.

“Why in heaven’s name would anyone endanger this is beyond me.”

Raffi serenaded reporters with bits of songs, reworded for the day: “This lake is made for you and me,” and “Beautiful Shawnigan Lake, we’re gonna let it shine.”

Politicians who attended the event included provincial NDP leader John Horgan and BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, although no representatives of the governing Liberal party were present.

Several Victoria city councillors took flights, as did Esquimalt councillor Olga Liberchuk.

Liberchuk was shocked to see that her township’s drinking water source — Sooke Lake — is just as close to the SIA site as Shawnigan Lake is.

“I realized it’s closer to home than I thought,” she said. “It’s kind of scary.

This has the potential to impact Esquimalt in the future. I will definitely be interested to see how things unfold.”

Councillors from Port Moody also visited the area on Wednesday. Port Moody’s old coal terminal is a major source of the contaminated soil that is being dumped at the SIA site right now, and Furstenau said that community doesn’t want to be affiliated with the dump.

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A former RCMP officer, youth hockey coach and Ladysmith resident will stand trial in Kamloops on a series of sexual assault charges dating back to the late 1970s.

A preliminary inquiry for Alan Davidson has ended in provincial court in Kamloops and he must return to court on Feb. 9, to fix a date for trial.

Davidson is facing eight counts of indecent assault from his time as a sports coach in the southern Interior

B.C. community of Clearwater, before he joined the RCMP in 1981.

The allegations did not surface until 2012, but eight victims have complained they were assaulted as young athletes between the 1970s to 1981. Davidson was arrested in Calgary in March 2014.

He was also charged last March with sexually assaulting three boys while working as an RCMP officer in Yorkton, Sask., from 1986 to 1993.

At the time of the Yorkton arrest, Davidson had been a Ladysmith resident since June of 2014.

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Fire chases senior from home for a while A fire displaced one man from his home at the Duncan Kiwanis Village on Day Road Monday evening.

“He’ll be out of there for a while,” Duncan fire chief Mike McKinlay said.

It was at the same complex but in a different building than a devastating fire that affected significantly more residents in 2010.

By comparison, McKinlay noted, this one was just a small fire in a single room and with the exception of the fellow that was living in the specific unit, residents were allowed to return to their suites.

The fire chief said it began in the main living room/kitchen/dining room area of the open-concept unit.

The damage to the room and its contents will keep the resident away for some time.

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A coalition of residents restored calm to Salt Spring’s Mobrae Avenue after corralling a pair of peacocks that caused a stir in the quiet neighbourhood for weeks.

“I was waiting for them to call me for assistance, but, in the end, they didn’t need me,” said Wolfgang Brunnwieser, an animal enforcement officer with the Capital Regional District.

Irate neighbours alerted Brunnwieser about the marauding peacocks earlier this month, when the two-year-old birds named Poppy and Peppy appeared content to permanently stay in the neighbourhood.

The birds were reported missing on Dec. 1. A week later they turned up on Elizabeth Drive, then moved on to Mobrae.

Brunnwieser said the birds were likely attracted to backyard bird feeders, unattended pet food and generous folks they’d meet in their travels.

Poppy and Peppy attracted plenty of curious onlookers but soon wore out their welcome because of their garrulous squawking and unwelcome deposits.

“The neighbours were the big help on Mobrae because they were so sick of them,” said Kathy Reimer, who adopted the birds in late November.

The Regional District of Nanaimo is now accepting applications for the following opportunity: Nanaimo Airport Commission Board of Directors The Board is responsible for the governance of the Commission, which operates Nanaimo Airport YCD.

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Please note, the Deadline for applications is Monday, January 15, 2016.

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Family evacuated from home as ice jams river A family of two people, a dog and a cat were evacuated from their home Sunday morning after an ice jam on the Bulkley River pushed water and ice onto their property and the road to their driveway.

The Smithers Fire Department, including Raven Rescue member Walter Bucher and others geared up in dry suits, and RCMP responded to a call about rising water. They left after assessing the situation and giving Regional District of Bulkley Nechako contact information to the couple, who are staying with friends.

The Regional District has been warning people to stay away from the river after an ice jam formed last weekend downstream of Dohler Flats. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations said the jam is 17 kilometres long.

Ministry staff is monitoring the situation, which has already caused low level flooding. The province said the cold temperatures mean the ice jam will likely continue to grow, causing water levels to fluctuate with the freezing.

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Skiers and boarders stranded on lift for hours The final run of the day turned into a lengthy one for some skiers and snowboarders at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Sunday afternoon, as approximately 75 guests were left stranded on the resort’s gondola.

All eventually had to be evacuated, with the final guests being roped to safety by 9 p.m.

A large-scale electrical malfunction caused the Golden Eagle Express gondola and the Catamount chairlift to stop around 3 p.m.

The evacuation began around 4 p.m., when it became apparent that repairs to the gondola could not be completed on Sunday night.

Guests in gondola cabins that were low enough to the ground were evacuated by a fixed rope line descending from the cabin itself, but cabins that were too high off of the ground were evacuated by helicopter.

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City glows in memory of legendary band leader BC Place stadium in downtown Vancouver will glow orange through the weekend as a tribute to the “King of Swing,” band leader Dal Richards.

The 97-year-old clarinet and saxophone player was best known for leading New Year’s Eve festivities in the city for 79 years.

Richards died just before midnight on Dec. 31, days before his 98th birthday.

The leader of Vancouver’s music scene for decades also wrote the fight song, “Roar You Lions Roar,” for the BC Lions football team.

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Woman seeks sanctuary in B.C. Hungarian wants protection for her two boys against alleged abusive relationship DAN FERGUSON LANGLEY TIMES

Marianna Juhasz was standing behind José Figueroa and his family when the Langley man ended more than two years of sanctuary on Dec. 23 by stepping outside the Walnut Grove Lutheran Church in Langley.

Juhasz watched from inside the church as an emotional Figueroa said the new immigration minister who lifted the deportation order against him should do the same for Juhasz and her sons, Patrik and Tamas, who were ordered returned to their native Hungary in 2014.

“Let’s everybody just gather together and find a solution for their situation as well,” Figueroa said.

That day, several people came up to Juhasz and said they hoped she would be next to win an exemption.

“I hope so,” she said.

A few days later, Marianna sat down to talk about her life with her sons after more than a year of living in sanctuary in the same church that sheltered Figueroa.

Marianna said she was encouraged by the decision to grant Figueroa an exemption based on compassionate and humanitarian grounds. “(I have) a little more hope, now,” she said. “I pray every day.”

The Juhasz family is planning to file a new application to remain in Canada on humanitarian grounds early in the new year, arguing it will be in the best interests of Patrik and Tamas.

The family said there will be new, written evidence from Hungary that supports their application for refugee

The Juhasz family, from left, Patrik, Marianna and Tamas has been staying at Walnut Grove Lutheran Church for more than a year after seeking sanctuary from a deportation order. The Canadian Border Services Agency has agreed to allow the two boys to leave the church to attend school and play football. [DAN FERGUSON]

status based on abuse by her ex-husband, the boys’ father.

They are also hoping to get an psychological assessment of Tamas, who they said has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of being abused by his father.

A few months ago, Patrik and Tamas were able to resume their studies, thanks to an agreement with the Canadian Border Services Agency

that allows them to leave the church without fear of arrest in order to attend school and participate in afterhours sports.

Marianna still faces the prospect of possible arrest and deportation if she steps outside the church, however.

In his written decision ordering the trio returned to their native Hungary, Federal Court Judge Robert L. Barnes said they had failed to provide

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UBC faculty sign open letter of apology for sex assault inaction LAURA KANE THE CANADIAN PRESS

University of British Columbia faculty members have signed an open letter apologizing for not doing more to ensure the institution protects students from sexual assaults.

More than 80 faculty members from a wide range of disciplines have signed the letter dated Jan. 6.

“As faculty members, we share in a responsibility to ensure that UBC fulfill its obligations to protect its community. We apologize to the people affected for not doing and not demanding better,” the letter says.

The university has come under fire after a group of students and alumni complained that it took a year and a half for school administrators to act on multiple sexual assault allegations against a PhD student.

The university has hired labour lawyer Paula Butler to review its response to the allegations and has promised to hold discussions with faculty, students and staff to develop a stand-alone sexual assault policy.

But the letter says more than a discussion is needed. The signees pledge to take an active role to have a new policy in place by the start of the next academic year in September.

Jonathan Ichikawa, an associate professor of philosophy, said about 30 or 40 faculty members met in December to discuss how to show support for affected students and pressure the university to improve its policy. One of the ideas was to craft the open letter, he said.

“I think it’s clear that in at least some instances the university has failed some of its students,” he said.

“We wanted to really apologize for not doing what we needed to do to be ready for these kinds of problems, and second, to pledge to do better.”

Butler’s report is expected in February, with a summary made available. The school has said the full report will not be made public due to privacy legislation.

Sara-Jane Finlay, associate vice-president of equity and inclusion, said she will announce next week a broader review that will help the university develop a new sexual assault policy. Currently, it relies on a general discrimination and harassment policy and the student code of conduct.

That review, she said, will be undertaken by an expert panel that will make recommendations to the university.

evidence that would prove their claim of physical abuse.

The Barnes decision didn’t dispute the claim the son suffered abuse, but concludes that “concerns about Tamas’ psychological health are fully addressed.”

Marianna she doesn’t believe the authorities in Hungary will be able to protect her or her sons if they are forced to go back.

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Plans for a liquefied-natural-gas export facility on British Columbia’s northwest coast inched forward after backers received the first-ever 40-year export licence issued by the National Energy Board.

The regulatory board granted LNG Canada the licence Thursday, allowing the international joint venture led by Shell to export up to 38-billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas annually from a terminal to be located near Kitimat.

LNG Canada will be allowed to export up to 1,494-billion cubic metres of gas over the 40-year term, but the licence will expire Dec. 31, 2022 unless exports have begun.

Until the National Energy Board Act was amended in June 2015, the maximum term length of an export permit was 25 years. The prime minister and his cabinet must still approve the licence.

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Man sentenced for dumbbell assault on cop Judge issues term of 15 months for incident that included kicking, pellet gun-aiming, and Taser grabbing A Chilliwack man who aimed a pellet gun at an RCMP officer, threw a dumbbell at another, tried to take a Mountie’s gun, kicked an officer down some stairs and also grabbed for a police Taser last summer was sentenced to 15 months in jail Wednesday.

Preston Terepocki stood in a Chilliwack courtroom while Judge Gregory Brown read the charges and

gave his decision, explaining that the defendant’s 10 1/2 months enhanced credit for seven months already served meant he had 4 1/2 remaining months in jail.

“It’s one of those unfortunate cases where really one factor — drug use — has led this person down the wrong path,” Brown said, repeating a theme cited by the defence and in letters from family and friends.

Terepocki had pleaded guilty to uttering threats to cause death or

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bodily harm, taking or attempting to take the weapon of a peace officer, threatening to use a weapon and using an imitation firearm.

It was July 6 when two officers were driving Terepocki home after attending a motor vehicle accident he was involved in.

It was there when his girlfriend Laura Pope started arguing with Terepocki, telling police he stole her car and that he should be charged.

A domestic disturbance began to

escalate so one Mountie told Terepocki he needed to leave for a period of time. That’s when the 32-year-old pulled what looked like a black handgun, pointed it at the officer and told her he wanted her to leave.

She did, called for backup and, with two officers in the house, Terepocki continued to say he didn’t want to leave the house. The male Mountie on the scene tried to escort him down the stairs, according to Crown counsel Andrea Ormiston, and that’s

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The Law Society of B.C. is appealing a ruling last month that Langley’s Trinity Western University could accredit future lawyers.

The ongoing legal dispute began when TWU announced it wanted to open its own law school.

Trinity has been controversial for years because of its Community Covenant, a document students and staff must sign, which among other things forbids sex outside of heterosexual marriage.

When TWU asked law societies across Canada to allow it to train lawyers, some allowed it, while others, including Ontario’s, balked and said they would not accept TWU graduates as lawyers.

In B.C., the local Law Society’s benchers – the society’s governing body – at first voted in favour of accreditation. After an outcry by some lawyers and a vote against it by the society’s membership, they changed their mind in October, 2014.

TWU sought a legal ruling and on Dec. 10. Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson ruled against the Law Society.

He found the benchers had improperly given up their authority to the society members at large.

Now the society will take the case to the B.C. Court of Appeal.

“We respectfully maintain that it was proper for the Benchers to conclude that the voice of our members is important and that we should be guided by that voice on this issue,” said Law Society president David Crossin.

He also said that issues of competing Charter rights are raised by the TWU law school – the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgender people to equality, and the religious freedom rights of TWU. The B.C. Court of Appeal should resolve this fundamental issue, Crossin said.

The lengthy legal wrangling has left the planned law school at TWU up in the air for the past two years.

when he threw a 36-pound dumbbell narrowly missing him.

An altercation ensued and Terepocki allegedly went for the male officer’s sidearm. The female officer deployed her Taser, but it did almost nothing to deter Terepocki who then allegedly got a hold of the Taser and tried to deploy it.

The officers eventually were able to arrest him, although even then he managed to kick the male officer down a set of stairs breaking his hand.

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An infectious salmon virus has been found in 72 per cent of cutthroat trout tested in Cultus Lake, and that could threaten Canada’s most endangered Fraser River sockeye population.

That’s one of the findings according to researchers behind in a scientific paper released Wednesday in Virology Journal.

Researchers claim a European variant of infectious salmon anaemia virus turned up in B.C. after 1,000 farmed and wild fish were tested.

They say ISAV was found in 6.8 per cent out of 397 farmed salmon purchased from stores, and in 2.3 per cent of wild salmon caught throughout the province.

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Red Cross prepares to house refugees from Syria

Facial recognition software coming to Canadian border

STEPHANIE LEVITZ THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Refugee agencies and the Red Cross are racing to line up housing for thousands of Syrians in the coming weeks as the focus of the Liberal government’s program shifts from refugees with private sponsors to those assisted by the government alone.

Three military bases in Ontario and Quebec should be ready by the end of next week to provide essential services for government-assisted refugees, said Hossam Elsharkawi, associate vice president, international operations for the Canadian Red Cross.

“We are not able at this stage to quite understand how many weeks they will stay at these centres, but at least these centres will have the capacity of three to four thousand refugees,” he said, “If we need to grow that to larger, we will.”

So far, the bases haven’t had to be used in part because privately sponsored refugees — representing about 10,000 of the 25,000 Syrians the Liberals say they will bring to Canada by the end of February — have groups arranging housing. Those refugees formed the majority of the first wave of resettlement.

But with arrivals set to spool up in the remaining seven weeks of the program, especially those of government-assisted refugees, finding enough temporary housing has become an urgent issue.

Over the course of a normal year, Canada takes in about 7,000 government-assisted refugees, sent to one of the 36 cities with agreements in place to provide support services paid for by the federal government.

In many of these cities, organizations run residences that can handle a few hundred people at most for a few weeks while they search for more permanent housing.

Government-assisted refugees often arrive in clusters, but having 15,000 of them coming in the space of three months is overwhelming.

Military bases are the option of last resort, said Debbie Douglas, executive director, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants.

“It’s difficult to have folks come from one camp into another military setting,” she said.

Refugee agencies currently provide daily updates to the government on how many beds they have and some of the resettlement funding already allocated by the Liberals has gone to securing more space to avoid the use of bases.

Initiative among the latest efforts to use biometric tools to combat crime and terrorism JIM BRONSKIL THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Canada’s border agency plans to compare images of people arriving in the country with photographs of suspects on watchlists to keep out alleged terrorists and other criminals.

The federal privacy watchdog has cautioned the agency that the scheme could ensnare the wrong travellers, resulting in unwarranted scrutiny for some people at the border.

The Canada Border Services Agency wants to see how well the facial-recognition technology works at various locations and under specific lighting and crowd-movement conditions.

The border agency’s science and engineering directorate has quietly been working with the University of Quebec and other partners to gauge the ability of devices to extract needed information from video footage.

The initiative is among the latest federal efforts to use biometric tools that focus on personal characteristics — such as fingerprints, an iris or the contours of one’s face — to identify people in the name of security.

In his recently released annual report, privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien says his office provided advice on the potential pitfalls, including the possibility of “false positives” that could result in unnecessary secondary screening for travellers.

A Canadian Border Services agent at Pearson International Airport in Toronto in December. Canada’s border agency plans to compare images of people arriving in the country with photographs of suspects on watchlists to keep out alleged terrorists and other criminals. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

The office also urged the border agency to assess the risks of using such technology, including issues that might arise during testing phases.

The border agency declined to make anyone available to discuss the project. In written answers, the agency said it continues to work with the commissioner to “ensure that privacy implications are appropriately addressed.”

The agency also noted that while it plans to test the technology in an “operational context,” no trials

involving actual travellers have yet taken place.

The surveillance tool could eventually be in place at border points and international airports across Canada.

According to the commissioner’s office, for facial recognition to be successful there needs to be a quality digital image of an individual’s face, a database of images of identified individuals and facial-recognition software that will accurately find a match between the two.

Technical findings published by the federal border agency indicate

researchers have assessed the technique’s use in settings such as an interview counter, hallway, turnstile, and waiting and baggage-claim areas.

One thread of the research looked at a system’s ability to match images of people in a video stream with photos of “persons of interest.”

The Calgary police service is said to be the first force in Canada to use the technology for solving crimes.

Passport Canada has been using facial recognition for years to scrutinize photos and prevent the same person from holding multiple passports under different names.

The privacy commissioner has made several recommendations about the initiative, saying all of the data in the system should be protected through encryption.

“We are not yet at the point where we can take pictures of people on the street with our smartphones, identify them, and gain access to information about them,” said a March 2013 report published by the commissioner’s office.

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Suspended Alberta MLA returns to legislature BILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — A first-time member of the Alberta legislature who was suspended from the government’s caucus over embarrassing gaffes that resurfaced on social media is being allowed to return to the fold.

Deborah Drever, 27, has been sitting as an independent since shortly after the NDP won the provincial election last May. House leader Brian Mason said Friday that Drever has done everything asked of her in the last seven-plus months.

“I am pleased to be rejoining the NDP caucus today,” Drever said at a news conference. “I’m proud to stand with my colleagues who are working together to make Alberta a better place.”

Drever was a third-year sociology

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student when she won a seat in Calgary Bow on May 5. Shortly after, images and quotes, including what appeared to be homophobic slurs written months earlier against the Progressive Conservatives, began appearing online.

One Facebook photo showed Drever at age 19 in dark glasses and

hamming it up beside a marijuana T-shirt. Another showed a disembodied hand giving the middle finger to the Canadian flag.

An album cover photo for a garage band depicted her, at age 23, on her back, legs apart on the concrete against a chain-link fence, and restrained by one of four men while another stands over her with a bottle.

She has since worked to redeem herself and successfully shepherded through a private member’s bill in December to help spouses break rental leases if they need to flee domestic violence.

“If there’s any lesson to be learned it’s that ... when you are getting attacked over and over again, to just stay strong and to remember why I ran to begin with ... to fight for gender equality and fighting for social justice,” Drever said.

Mason, who shared the podium with Drever, said he was proud of her success and the plan was always for her to eventually rejoin the NDP caucus.

“Deborah had been asked by the premier to do a number of things to demonstrate her ability and commitment as an MLA, and that included working with various women’s organizations, particularly in the area of violence against women,” he said.

“Deborah has acquitted herself tremendously well in this and has built relationships with organizations throughout the province that deal with family violence.”

Opposition Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said Drever’s change in status wasn’t exactly a surprise.

“She was clearly Independent in name only,” he said.

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SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea warned of war as South Korea on Saturday continued blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rivals’ tense border in retaliation for the North’s purported fourth nuclear test.

North Korean propaganda is filled with threats of violence, but the country is also extremely sensitive to criticism of its authoritarian leadership, which Seoul resumed in its cross-border broadcasts on Friday for the first time in nearly five months.

Pyongyang says the broadcasts are tantamount to an act of war. When South Korea briefly resumed propaganda broadcasts in August after an 11-year break, Seoul says the two Koreas exchanged artillery fire.

Speaking to a massive crowd at Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square, a top ruling party official said the broadcasts, along with talks between Washington and Seoul on the possibility of deploying in the South advanced U.S. warplanes capable of delivering nuclear bombs, have pushed the Korean Peninsula “toward the brink of war.”

Pyongyang’s rivals are “jealous” of the North’s successful hydrogen bomb test, Workers’ Party Secretary Kim Ki Nam said in comments broadcast on state TV late Friday.

South Korean troops, near about 10 sites where loudspeakers started blaring propaganda Friday, were on the highest alert, but have yet to detect any unusual movement from the North Korean military along the border, an official from Seoul’s Defence Ministry, who refused to be named, citing office rules, said Saturday.

The South’s Yonhap news agency said Seoul had deployed missiles, artillery and other weapons systems near the border to swiftly deal with any possible North Korean provoca-

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South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on Friday. [AP PHOTO]

tion, but the ministry did not confirm the reports.

Officials say broadcasts from the South’s loudspeakers can travel about 10 kilometres (6 miles) during the day and 24 kilometres (15 miles) at night. That reaches many of the huge force of North Korean soldiers stationed near the border and also residents in border towns such as Kaesong, where the Koreas jointly operate an industrial park that has been a valuable cash source for the impoverished North.

Seoul also planned to use mobile speakers to broadcast from a small South Korean island just a few kilometres (miles) away from North Korean shores.

Manitoba, Alberta premiers in meeting STEVE LAMBERT THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — The NDP premiers of Alberta and Manitoba met Friday to discuss energy and climate issues, including the potential sale of hydroelectricity from Manitoba to Alberta.

“Obviously we have a very vibrant renewable energy provider here in Manitoba, and for a province that’s looking to reduce its overall carbon footprint, I’m very excited about the opportunity to have our officials work with Manitoba officials to look at the options that might be there for us,” Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said following the meeting.

“We are phasing out coal-fired production by the year 2030, and so we need to have as many options, as many levers, at our disposal as we can.”

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said the move could help Alberta reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be part of a beefed-up national east-west power grid.

While the South’s broadcasts also include news and pop music, much of the programming challenges North Korea’s government more directly.

“We hope that our fellow Koreans in the North will be able to live in (a) society that doesn’t invade individual lives as soon as possible,” a female presenter said in parts of the broadcast that officials revealed to South Korean media. “Countries run by dictatorships even try to control human instincts.”

Marathon talks by the Koreas in August eased anger and stopped the broadcasts, which Seoul started after blaming North Korean land mines for maiming two South Korean sol-

diers. It might be more difficult to do so now. Seoul can’t stand down easily, some analysts say, and it’s highly unlikely that the North will express regret for its nuclear test, which is a source of intense national pride.

The fresh broadcasts came as world powers sought to find other ways to punish the North for conducting what it said was its first hydrogen bomb test Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged China, the North’s only major ally and its biggest aid provider, to end “business as usual” with North Korea.

Diplomats at a UN Security Council emergency session pledged to swiftly pursue new sanctions.

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Liberal MP Bill Blair, parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould, has been tapped to take a leading role on the file, working closely with the departments of Justice, Public Safety and Health.

“The minister of justice and her colleagues are confident that parliamentary secretary Blair’s experience and background in public safety will be a great asset to the government’s work to ensure a careful and thoughtful approach to the legalization and regulation of marijuana,” said Justice spokesman Andrew Gowing.

The choice of Blair suggests the government understands the various challenges and public safety concerns that come with legal marijuana, Canadian Police Association president Tom Stamatakis said in a statement.

“We look forward to working constructively with him on this file.”

Adam Goldenberg, a lawyer at McCarthy Tetrault with expertise in marijuana regulation, said he wasn’t surprised to see Blair chosen to fill the role.

“If your message is crime control and public safety, you can’t ask for a better spokesperson than a former police chief,” said Goldenberg, a former speechwriter for then-Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.

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TORONTO — Hopes for a reprieve on North American stock markets were dashed Friday in another dismal session that capped off a turbulent start to the year.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 2.76 points at 12,445.45, a relatively flat close that marked the eighth consecutive day of declines that left it more than 20 per cent below its all-time high set in September 2014. A drop of that magnitude is generally considered to signal a bear market.

The TSX has lost 4.3 per cent of its value since the start of the week and the beginning of 2016 — with a precipitous drop in key commodities like oil and gold making the biggest dent.

Wall Street declines were even steeper on Friday as U.S. markets wrapped up their worst week since 2011.

The Dow Jones ended down 167.65 points at 16,346.45 while the broader S&P 500 slipped 21.06 points to 1,922.03 and the Nasdaq dropped 45.80 points to 4,643.63.

A lot has happened since traders ushered in the new year with hopes of moving past 2015, which was accented by falling oil prices and a sour outlook for Canada’s economy.

But optimism quickly evaporated when China’s new circuit breaker kicked in early Monday after the Shanghai index plunged seven per cent. While the mechanism was intended to avert further falls, it also appeared to send global stock markets into a panic as traders shifted their positions in anticipation of other surprises.

Matters only worsened by Thursday when a move by China’s central bank to adjust its currency rate did little to calm fears, and the market dropped again, causing the local regulator to suspend the circuit breaker.

China’s main indexes finally moved higher on Friday, though it didn’t seem to be enough to resurrect positivity in North America.

“Right now in the marketplace there’s a lot of ’Sell first, ask questions later,”’ said Kevin Headland, director of capital markets and strategy at Manulife Asset Management.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.26 of a cent at 70.68 cents U.S. as it continued to plumb depths not seen since July 2003.

In the latest sign of a strengthening American economy, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers added 292,000 jobs in December, far more than analysts forecast. Canada added about 22,800 jobs in December, though that was fuelled by part-time work.

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In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. [AP PHOTO]

Notorious cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ is recaptured Drug lord was on the run since dramatic July 11 prison escape E. EDUARDO CASTILLO AND MARK STEVENSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEXICO CITY — The world’s most-wanted drug lord was captured for a third time in a daring raid by Mexican marines Friday, six months after he tunneled out of a maximum security prison in a made-for-Hollywood escape that deeply embarrassed the government and strained ties with the United States.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced the capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman using his Twitter account: “mission accomplished: we have him.”

Few had thought Guzman would be taken alive, and few now believe Mexico will want to try to hold him a third time in Mexican prisons. He escaped from maximum-security facilities in 2001 and on July 11, 2015, the second breakout especially humiliating for the Pena Nieto administration, which only held him for less than 18 months. The U.S. has sought his extradition, though Mexico in the past has said he would serve sentences here first.

Pena Nieto gave a brief live message Friday afternoon that focused heavily on touting the competency of his administration, which has suffered a series of embarrassments and scandals in the first half of his presidency.

“The arrest of today is very important for the government of Mexico.

It shows that the public can have confidence in its institutions,” Pena Nieto said. “Mexicans can count on a government decided and determined to build a better country.”

Guzman was apprehended after a shootout between gunmen and Mexican marines in Los Mochis, a seaside city in Guzman’s home state of Sinaloa, said a federal official who spoke

“The arrest of today is very important for the government of Mexico. It shows that the public can have confidence in its institutions.”

Enrique Pena Neto, President of Mexico

on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be quoted by name. He said Guzman was taken alive and was not wounded.

Five people were killed and one Mexican marine wounded in the clash at a house in an upscale neighbourhood of Los Mochis.

It was unclear if Guzman was there or nearby when the raid was underway. A law enforcement official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said Guzman was captured at a motel on the outskirts of Los Mochis.

That official said Friday’s raid on the house was related to the later capture of Guzman at the hotel.

Guzman may have been at the house and fled while his gunmen and bodyguards provided covering fire from the house, the official said.

Marines checked the storm drain system, though it was unclear if Guzman had once again fled through the drains. In 2014, he escaped capture by fleeing through a network of interconnected tunnels in the drainage system under Culiacan, the Sinaloa state capital.

After his first capture in Guatemala in June 1993, Guzman was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He reportedly made his 2001 escape from the maximum security prison in a laundry cart, though some have discounted that version.

His second escape last July was even more audacious. He slipped down a hole in his shower stall in plain view of guards into a mile-long tunnel dug from a property outside the prison. The tunnel had ventilation, lights and a motorbike on rails, illustrating the extent to which corruption was involved in covering up the elaborate operation.

In the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration hailed the capture as proof of the close relationship between the two countries.

“The arrest is a significant achievement in our shared fight against transnational organized crime, violence, and drug trafficking,” a DEA statement said.

The U.S. Justice Department commended the working relationship as well. “I salute the Mexican law enforcement and military personnel who have worked tirelessly in recent months to bring Guzman to justice,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.

The Mexican law enforcement official said authorities located Guzman several days ago, based on reports he was in Los Mochis. Pena Nieto gave no details in his televised speech, saying only that “careful and intensive intelligence work was carried out for months” leading up to the arrest.

The Mexican Navy said in a statement that marines raided the home after receiving a tip about armed men at the home. They were fired on from inside the structure, it said.

Five suspects were killed and six others arrested. The marine’s injuries were not life threatening.

Photos of the arms seized showed that two of the rifles were .50-calibre sniper guns, capable of penetrating most bullet-proof vests and cars. The grenade launcher was found loaded, with an extra round nearby.

Inmates at a Regina prison appear to have ended their hunger strike.

A Saskatchewan government spokeswoman says no lunch trays were refused today at the Regina Correctional Centre.

The official says the menu was similar to what was served on Thursday, which included a cold-cut sandwich, coleslaw and soup.

About 115 inmates had been refusing to eat, saying the quality of the food was poor.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he’s seen the menu and he believes inmates are getting good choice and quality food.

He also said if people don’t like prison food, then don’t go to prison.

Prisoners first raised concerns in November, shortly after food services at the jail were switched to a private company called Compass Group.

◆ SYDNEY, N.S.

Publication ban in murder cases rejected A Nova Scotia judge has refused to impose a publication ban on the first of two trials for a man accused in separate murders of young Cape Breton women.

In February 2013, police in Cape Breton charged Thomas Ted Barrett with second-degree murder in the deaths of Elizabeth MacKinnon and Laura Jessome in cases six years apart.

Both of the victims were 21 years old.

MacKinnon was last seen in early June 2006 and was reported missing on July 13th of that year. On November 21, 2008, local residents found her remains near a hiking trail on the outskirts of Glace Bay. Jessome was last seen on May 2, 2012, in the New Aberdeen area of Glace Bay. Her remains were discovered May 25 in a hockey bag floating on the Mira River near Marion Bridge.

◆ HIGH PRAIRIE, ALTA.

One arrested, another man sought in homicide One of two suspects in the death of a man in northern Alberta last summer has been charged with second-degree murder.

Dakota Anderson, who is 20, is accused of killing Ryan Joseph Ellefson in High Prairie late last July.

RCMP say the 20-year-old alleged victim, who lived in the community, was found unconscious outside a convenience store and died later in hospital.

An autopsy confirmed his death was a homicide.

Anderson — a resident of Gift Lake, Alta. — is to appear in court on Monday in High Prairie.

An arrest warrant on a murder charge was issued Thursday for the second suspect, Jesse Prestly Laboucan of Atikameg, Alta.

Mounties said Laboucan, who is also 20, is believed to be in the High Level area.

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Manitoba releases plan to preserve beluga whales

Canadian committee to follow U.K. model JIM BRONSKILL THE CANADIAN PRESS

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WINNIPEG — Manitoba has released a plan to preserve the world’s largest population of belugas while numbers of the white whales with the characteristic smiley face are still strong.

“We have a healthy population, but the environment is changing,” said Manitoba Conservation Minister Tom Nevakshonoff. “It’s a rare opportunity when you can take something that’s not in distress and focus on it now to preserve that rather than doing damage control.”

Nearly 60,000 belugas migrate along the Hudson Bay coast. In the summer, whales stop where the Churchill, Nelson and Seal rivers flow into the bay to feed, give birth and nurture their young.

“When belugas are in those estuaries, you’re not just seeing a beluga in there sporadically,” said Chris Debicki of Oceans North Canada, an environmental group that worked with the province on the plan.

“You’re literally seeing hundreds and sometimes thousands of belugas at the same time.”

The plan, which Nevakshonoff refers to as a “discussion document,” involves protecting sections of the coastline as well as the outflow area of the Seal River.

It also requires help from the federal government.

Manitoba is asking Ottawa to extend the Arctic Waters Pollution Protection Act — which would forbid the discharge of shipping waste — to cover the waters off the mouths of the three rivers. It also wants the Liberal government to consider the area for its National Marine Conservation Area program.

Nevakshonoff said he’ll be discuss-

A beluga whale in the St. Lawrence River near Tadoussac, Que., in 2006.

Manitoba has released a plan to preserve the world’s largest population of belugas while numbers of the white whales are still strong. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

ing those ideas with federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Hunter Tootoo next week.

Although the Nelson and Churchill rivers have been heavily affected by hydro development, Debicki said the belugas seem to have adapted well.

They also seem to be co-existing with current shipping levels out of the port of Churchill, he said.

However, the plan does note that future noise from ships and port activities could affect the whales, especially if that traffic increases.

Tourist boat traffic could also be a future concern.

Climate change is the biggest unknown.

South Hudson Bay has lost sea ice faster than almost anywhere else in the North. Local numbers of orcas, which prey on belugas, are already increasing.

The Manitoba plan emphasizes the need for research. Little is know about beluga migration routes, win-

ter habitat or how they use the estuaries, said Debicki.

Nevakshonoff said the plan will now go out for consultation with First Nations, businesses and environmental groups.

Belugas are worth almost $6 million a year in eco-tourism to Churchill.

Nevakshonoff said the town’s mayor has already told him he’s concerned about restrictions on the development of the port.

“I assured him that we have no intention of stifling industry,” Nevakshonoff said. “We feel that industrial development and business can work together in conjunction with the preservation of our environment.”

Debicki praised the province for proposing a conservation plan before problems arise.

“It’s really important when we’re considering future development on those rivers that beluga remain on the radar.”

OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to model its national security committee of parliamentarians after the one in Britain because it has successfully kept secret information under wraps over the years, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

It is very important that sensitive intelligence secrets be kept in the strictest confidence, Goodale said Friday in an interview with The Canadian Press.

He will be in the United Kingdom next week to learn more about its parliamentary intelligence and security committee, which oversees Britain’s spy agencies as well as the broader intelligence functions of the government.

Goodale said he is particularly interested to know how its members maintain the self-discipline to avoid spilling secrets.

“One obvious merit of the U.K. system is that it has not leaked.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that veteran MP David McGuinty, a lawyer and former mediator, would take a leadership role in Canada’s proposed committee, with details to emerge in coming months.

Goodale said he is working with House leader Dominic LeBlanc to introduce legislation before the Commons rises for summer to create the committee of security-cleared parliamentarians.

He envisions the body keeping an eye on a range of federal agencies with intelligence powers, not just the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and other key organizations.

“This will be a whole-of-government approach,” the minister said.

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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says a ban on document shredding will continue in the Environment Department until she is sure no more documents are improperly destroyed.

Notley said Friday her government wants to make sure problems cited in a report this week are resolved and that new rules and procedures already implemented are effective.

“Once those (new procedures) are clearly in place and we’re confident that they’re being acted on, then the moratorium will be lifted,” Notley told reporters during a news conference in Winnipeg with Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger.

Her comments come a day after Alberta’s Privacy and Public Interest commissioners delivered their report into reports of improper document shredding at the department last May, during the power transfer between the Progressive Conservatives and Notley’s NDP. Notley imposed a ban on all government shredding at that time, but lifted it two months later, on July 13, 2014, for all departments except Environment.

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Critics have long pointed out that some federal agencies with intelligence powers, such as the Canada Border Services Agency, have no dedicated watchdog. In addition, the few watchdogs that do exist cannot easily share information to get to the bottom of a complaint or problem that involves several security services.

The previous Conservative government resisted calls for a full-fledged parliamentary security committee, suggesting arm’s-length review agencies — not partisan politicians — should oversee spy services.

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Cologne police chief dismissed after New Year’s Eve sex assaults German government has said that 31 suspects were briefly detained for questioning GEIR MOULSON AND FRANK JORDANS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BERLIN — The police chief of the German city of Cologne was dismissed Friday amid mounting criticism of his force’s handling of a string of New Year’s Eve sexual assaults and robberies blamed largely on foreigners.

The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia said it was sending Wolfgang Albers into early retirement, and the 60-year-old commander said he understood the reasons why.

The state’s interior minister, Ralf Jaeger, said Albers’ removal was “necessary to restore public trust and the Cologne police’s ability to act with a view to upcoming major events.” Cologne’s annual Carnival is next month.

Albers had faced mounting criticism for the police response to New Year’s Eve attacks on women by groups of men within a 1,000-strong crowd described by police as predominantly Arab or North African in origin.

The German government said 31 suspects were briefly detained for questioning after the New Year’s Eve trouble, among them 18 asylum-seekers. The 31 included nine Algerians, eight Moroccans, five Iranians, four Syrians, two Germans and one person each from Iraq, Serbia and the United States.

None of the 31 has been accused of specifically committing sexual assaults, the aspect of Cologne’s

Israel move condemned by the U.S. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JERUSALEM — The U.S. State Department on Friday condemned Israel’s decision to expand the boundary of an existing West Bank settlement bloc, saying it hinders attempts to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

Israel’s defence ministry in late December added a compound in the West Bank to the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion regional council, near Jerusalem.

State Department John Kirby said Friday that “continued settlement activity and expansion raises honest questions about Israel’s long-term intentions and will only make achieving a two state solution much more difficult.” He added that the United States remains “deeply concerned” about the move, “which effectively creates a new settlement on 10 acres in the West Bank.”

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Canadian Press ◆ FRANKFURT, GERMANY

VW says global sales fell two per cent last year German automaker Volkswagen says its global sales fell 2 per cent last year as it struggled with a scandal over cars it had rigged to evade diesel emissions tests in the U.S. Sales volume dropped to 9.931 million vehicles from 10.14 million the year before. The scandal became known only in late September, so it could only have affected figures in the last months of the year.

Sales plunged 37 per cent in Russia and 38 per cent in Brazil as those economies slowed, accounting for much of the overall drop. Weaker sales in China, the source of much of the company’s profits, also hurt.

The figures announced Friday were for all Volkswagen’s brands, including SEAT and Skoda as well as luxury makes Audi and Porsche. The Volkswagen flagship brand saw sales fall a sharper 4.8 per cent.

◆ BEIJING

Demolition of morgue, hospital unexpected In this Dec. 31 picture, a crowd gathers outside the Cologne train station. German police are investigating whether a string of sexual assaults and thefts at New Year is linked to a known criminal network. [MARKUS BOEHM/DPA VIA AP]

disturbances that attracted most public outrage at home and abroad.

Cologne police say they have received 170 criminal complaints connected to the New Year’s festivities, 120 of them sexual in nature.

Police failed to mention the attacks around Cologne’s main train station in their initial morning report on New Year’s Day, describing overnight festivities as “largely peaceful.”

Albers acknowledged that mistake earlier this week, but he dismissed widespread criticism that his officers

reacted too slowly in response to reports of assaults and harassment of women.

However, an internal police report published in German media Thursday characterized Cologne’s police as overwhelmed and described how women were forced to run through gantlets of drunken men outside the station.

Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker suggested Friday that police had withheld information from her, including on the origin of suspects.

She said that her “trust in the Cologne police leadership is significantly shaken.”

Albers rejected suggestions that police had deliberately withheld information. However, in a statement following his removal, Albers said he understood Jaeger’s decision to remove him.

He said the police handling of New Year’s trouble in Cologne must be investigated and “the public debate surrounding me is liable to complicate and delay this work.”

Bulldozers unexpectedly demolished part of a hospital and its adjoining morgue in central China, sending doctors, nurses and patients fleeing and burying under rubble six bodies being processed at the morgue, reports said Friday.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the hospital accused the local government of ordering the demolition work after failing to get the hospital to agree to it for a road expansion project.

The No. 4 Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Henan province said the unexpected demolition work Thursday morning buried six bodies stored in the morgue, caused nearly 20 million yuan worth of damage to medical equipment and injured several hospital staff, according to Xinhua.

CRIME

Two teens charged in killing of Canadian found stabbed in Belize DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

Police in Belize have charged two teenagers in the slaying of a Canadian man who was found dead in Belize earlier this week.

Matthiew Klinck — a producer and filmmaker from Quebec — was found stabbed to death after an apparent robbery at his home in Selena Village in Belize on Monday.

Asst.-Supt. Reymundo Reyes says a 19-year-old man and a 16-yearold boy were detained by police for questioning on Wednesday and were formally charged on Friday.

He says both are charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in relation with Klinck’s death.

Reyes identified the 19-year-old as a Belizean labourer named Brandon Anderson.

The name of the 16-year-old, who is

“The investigation revealed that both persons have knowledge or involvement in the murder of the young man.”

Reymundo Reyes, Belize police

also Belizean, could not be provided due to his age.

“The investigation revealed that both persons have knowledge or involvement in the murder of the young man,” Reyes told The Canadian Press in an interview. “Also, during their detention, money was found in their possession, believed to be proceeds of the crime.”

Klinck had been living in Belize for about five years and was the producer of a Belize-produced Spanish soapopera “La Isla Bonita Telenovela.”

Police believe the 37-year-old Canadian died after a suspected robbery went awry, Reyes said.

Klinck was believed to be home alone when he was stabbed 14 times in the neck and back, Reyes said.

“The scenario is that apparently the persons knew that he had money in his possession,” Reyes said. “They took advantage of the circumstances and they planned a robbery which ended up in (Klinck) being killed and the money stolen from the house.”

Reyes said the two teens charged in the case have been remanded to a jail where they will await a trial date.

Police are still searching for a third person who may be able to help with the investigation, he added.

◆ WASHINGTON

Cheaper, cleaner power puts dent in U.S. coal U.S. coal production has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 30 years as cheaper sources of power and stricter environmental regulations reduce demand, according to preliminary government figures.

A report released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates 900 million short tons of coal were produced last year, a drop from about 1 billion short tons in 2014. That’s the lowest volume since 1986.

The slump has led to bankruptcies and layoffs at mining companies, but the effects have rippled outward, stressing state budgets and forcing layoffs in other sector such as railroads, which are transporting less coal.

The U.S. coal industry didn’t get any help overseas last year either, as exports to the United Kingdom, Italy and China plummeted by more than 50 per cent. Overall, U.S. exports of coal dropped by about 21 per cent last year, the report estimated.

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Democrats spar over $122B California budget JULIET WILLIAMS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed $122.6 billion California budget plan would seem to please Democratic interests by pumping billions of tax dollars generated by the booming state economy into public schools and universities, health care for the poor and public infrastructure.

Instead, Democratic legislative leaders and advocacy groups saw what was left out.

“A laundry list of critical needs” remains, said Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego.

For lawmakers from both parties and the groups that lobby them, the general fund spending the Democratic governor outlined Thursday is merely a starting point in a monthslong tug-of-war over funding.

BROWN

Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, was upset the plan did not increase maximum payouts to families in the welfare-to-work program, which she called “impossibly tiny.”

Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget & Policy Center, which advocates for low-income

families, said Brown’s budget is a “missed opportunity to use the state’s strong revenues to boost key public investments that help individuals and families advance, such as child care and preschool, welfare-to-work services, affordable housing, and higher education.”

Union leaders also blasted the plan in an email with a subject line of “Caregivers, Seniors, and People With Disabilities Deserve Better.”

Shamus Roller, executive director of Housing California, a group that backs affordable housing, said, “Governor Brown proposed a budget that provides no new help for the many people struggling to stay in their homes.”

And the Children’s Defence Fund-California accused the governor of “using the threat of future recession to justify not making

critical investments of our most vulnerable children today.”

Under Brown’s proposal for 201617, California’s general fund would climb to a record high. Combined with special funds and bond money, overall spending would climb to $170.7 billion — a staggering figure bolstered by California’s capital gains windfall as Silicon Valley booms.

But Brown warned that the economic boom will not last. The state faced a $26 billion budget deficit when Brown took office in 2011, forcing deep cuts to social welfare programs, schools and universities.

At his budget briefing Thursday, he held up charts, one saying balanced budgets have been quickly followed by huge deficits and another that “more permanent spending combined with recession would be devastating.”

“Everybody thinks when they’re up here, it’s all wonderful,” said Brown, pointing to a soaring revenue peak.

“That’s what they thought before the dot-com (bust), and that’s what they thought before the mortgage meltdown.”

He called for the state to put $3.5 billion into its voter-approved rainy day fund — $2 billion more than the law requires.

Brown also touted his income tax credit for the poor, a cost-of-living increase for elderly, blind and disabled people who receive supplemental income from the state, and more funding for universities and colleges but said the state can’t meet every demand.

“It’s not a candy store where you can pick out whatever you want,” he said.

MIDDLE EAST

CRIME

Attack at Egyptian resort kills three tourists

Suspect claims he ambushed cop in Philadelphia in name of Islam

HAMZA HENDAWI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO — Two suspected militants stabbed and wounded three foreign tourists — two Austrians and a Swede — at a hotel in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.

Security forces opened fire at the two assailants, killing one and seriously wounding the other, according to a ministry statement. The wounded attacker was arrested, according to security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

It is the second attack on a hotel frequented by foreign tourists in Egypt in as many days, an ominous development for the country’s already battered tourism industry.

The attacks came less than three months after a Russian airliner was downed over the Sinai Peninsula shortly after it took off from Sharm el-Sheikh, another popular Red Sea resort in Egypt. All 224 people on board, most of them Russian, were killed. The local affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft, saying it had planted a bomb aboard.

The Interior Ministry, which is in charge of police, said two men armed with knives had entered the restaurant at the front of the seaside, fourstar Bella Vista Hotel and attacked the tourists.

Despite being seriously wounded, officer chased down the suspect and returned fire ERRIN HAINES WHACK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man using a gun stolen from police said he was acting in the name of Islam when he ambushed an officer sitting in his marked cruiser at an intersection, firing more than a dozen shots at point-blank range, authorities said Friday. Both the officer and suspect were wounded during the barrage of gunfire.

The suspect, 30-year-old Edward Archer, also pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group when he was questioned after his arrest in the shooting late Thursday, police said.

Police Commissioner Richard Ross described the attack on Officer Jesse Hartnett, captured on a police surveillance camera, as an attempted assassination.

“He just came out of nowhere and started firing on him,” Ross said. “He just started firing with one aim and one aim only, to kill him.”

Ross said Archer told police he believed the department defends laws that are contrary to Islam. Police said there was no indication anyone else was involved. But Ross also said “it stands to reason there is more unknown than known.”

Federal agents joined local police in the execution of search warrants at two Philadelphia area properties associated with Archer, investigators said.

Capt. James Clark, head of the homicide unit, said Archer told investigators: “I follow Allah. I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State and that’s why I did what I did.”

Archer’s mother, Valerie Holliday, told The Philadelphia Inquirer he

In this frame from a Thursday video provided by the Philadelphia Police Department, Edward Archer runs with a gun toward a police car driven by Officer Jesse Hartnett in Philadelphia. [PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP]

has been hearing voices recently and that family asked him to get help.

She also said her son felt targeted by police. She described him as devout Muslim.

The gunman fired at least 13 shots toward Hartnett and eventually got up next to the car and reached through the driver’s-side window, investigators said.

Despite being seriously wounded, Hartnett got out of his car, chased the suspect and returned fire, wounding his attacker in the buttocks, police said. Other officers chased Archer and apprehended him.

Hartnett, 33, was shot three times

in the arm and will require multiple surgeries, but was listed in stable condition. Archer was treated and released into police custody.

Ross called it “absolutely amazing” that Harnett survived. “It’s nothing short of miraculous and we’re thankful for that,” he said.

Last March, Archer pleaded guilty to firearms and assault charges stemming from a 2012 case but was immediately released and placed on probation, court records show.

Records also show he was scheduled to be sentenced Monday in suburban Philadelphia in a traffic and forgery case.

The attorney who represented him in the firearms case was unavailable to comment Thursday afternoon because he was in court, his office said. A message to his lawyer in the forgery case was not immediately returned.

Surveillance footage of the attack showed Archer dressed in a white, long-sleeved tunic.

When asked if the robe was considered Muslim garb, Ross said he didn’t know and didn’t think it mattered.

“We’ve already established why he believes he did it, and that’s probably enough,” Ross said.

The 9 mm pistol used by Archer was recovered at the scene of the shooting, police said. It had been stolen from an officer’s home in October 2013, investigators said.

Officials said they were trying to figure how Archer got the weapon and whether it passed through other people’s hands in the time since the theft.

The officer’s father, Robert Hartnett, said his son was in good spirits.

“He’s a tough guy,” he said.

Hartnett served in the Coast Guard and has been on the Philadelphia force for four years. He always wanted to be a police officer, his father said.

When Hartnett called in to report shots fired, he shouted, “I’m bleeding heavily!” into his police radio.

Jim Kenney, in his first week as mayor of the nation’s fifth-largest city, called Archer’s actions “abhorrent” and “terrible” and said they have nothing to do with the teachings of Islam.

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UN envoy in Syria readies for peace talks Visit comes as Saudi-Iranian rift raises concerns disagreements could derail efforts to negotiate peace deal ALBERT AJI AND PHILIP ISSA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DAMASCUS, Syria — As a SaudiIran crisis roils the Middle East, the UN special envoy to Syria arrived in Damascus on Friday to lay the groundwork and prepare the peace negotiations between President Bashar Assad’s government and its opponents due later this month in Geneva.

But Syrian opposition figures insist it’s impossible to talk peace when Syrian government forces are stepping up their attacks and laying siege to opposition-held areas that leave Syrians starving to death.

Staffan de Mistura’s visit comes as the Saudi-Iranian rift has raised concerns that the disagreements between Riyadh and Tehran — who support different sides in Syria’s civil war — could derail efforts to negotiate a peace process for Syria led by the UN, the United States and Russia.

The UN is urging the sides in Syria’s five-year-conflict to the negotiating table on Jan. 25 in an effort to find a resolution for the conflict that has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced half the country’s population. Conferences in Geneva in 2014 failed to bring about a settlement, though this round is seen as particularly urgent after the UN Security Council passed a resolution last month endorsing a transitional plan for Syria.

Its passage was a rare show of unity among global powers, which have backed opposing sides of the conflict

Iraqi security forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters on Monday evacuate an injured woman after she was shot by Islamic State group fighters in Ramadi. [AP PHOTO]

— Russia siding with Assad and the United States saying the Syrian leader should step down. The UN resolution made no mention of Assad’s fate after the transitional period.

“The Saudi-Iranian escalation of tension will have effects (on Geneva talks) since they are the two main regional powers ... in the Syrian arena,” said Khaled al-Nasser, a member of the main Western-backed opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition. “I am pessimistic.”

Al-Nasser said Russia has been trying to put forward names of people

close to the government among the opposition’s delegation to Geneva. He was apparently referring to Damascus-based opposition groups that are tolerated by Assad’s government.

Earlier this week, de Mistura met with Syrian opposition officials in Saudi Arabia, which supports Assad’s opponents. From Damascus, de Mistura is expected to travel Sunday to Iran, which is the Syrian president’s main ally in the Middle East.

Al-Nasser said the opposition has named a 50-member delegation, including 15 who will be the nego-

tiating team in Geneva, adding that the others will be advisers and technical experts. He said the names have not been made public because they were still waiting to see who will be representing the government.

Upon arrival, de Mistura was received by deputy Syrian foreign minister, Aymen Sossan, but his talks with Syrian officials are to start Saturday.

The Saudi-Iran spat erupted after the Sunni kingdom executed a convicted Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, who criticized the Saudi monarchy.

His execution inflamed regional tensions with Shiite powerhouse Iran, where angry protesters ransacked Saudi diplomatic missions, prompting the kingdom to sever ties with Tehran. Several Saudi allies have followed suit and cut or reduced ties with Tehran, which is Assad’s main backer.

Another senior member of the Syrian opposition coalition, Haitham al-Maleh told The Associated Press that there can be no negotiations when hundreds of thousands of Syrians live under siege, Assad’s ally Russia is going ahead with airstrikes on opposition fighters and the government has failed to release detainees — a key opposition demand.

“Where are the confidence-building measures?” al-Maleh asked, speaking by telephone from Cairo.

In a good-will gesture by the government, Syrian authorities have said they will allow the flow of assistance to the besieged town of Madaya near the border with Lebanon where some two dozen people have starved to death.

International relief agencies are preparing to deliver food to Madaya in the coming days after reports from there shocked the world. Since July, Syrian government forces and allied militias have besieged the town, with an estimated 40,000 inhabitants.

Al-Nasser said that such gestures in the past have been “disappointing,” adding that sometimes they only allowed food enough for one week and barred deliveries of baby formula.

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U.S. may defy ongoing global market turmoil CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is motoring ahead despite slowing global growth that caused upheavals in financial markets around the world this week.

Employers added 292,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate stayed low at five per cent, the Labor Department said Friday. Job gains in the October-December quarter averaged 284,000, the best three-month increase since last January.

The strong hiring underscores the resilience of the United States at a time of slow global growth and financial turmoil. Healthy consumer spending, modest gains in home construction and an uptick in government spending should offset drags from overseas and bolster growth this year, economists said.

The report “immediately puts to rest a lot of the worries that the U.S. economy will come undone due to the intensifying global headwinds coming out of China and the Middle East,” said Mark Vitner, an economist at Wells Fargo.

Trader Michael Capolino on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. [AP PHOTO]

For all of 2015, employers added 2.65 million jobs, a monthly average of 221,000. That made 2015 the second-best year for hiring since 1999, after 2014.

The unemployment rate has held at five per cent for the past three months, despite the solid job gains, because nearly 1 million more Amer-

icans have begun seeking work since September.

Wages were the one weak spot in December, as average pay slipped a penny to $25.24 an hour. Hourly pay has risen 2.5 per cent in the past year, only the second time since the Great Recession ended in mid-2009 that it’s reached that level.

Yet pay growth remains below the roughly 3.5 per cent pace typical of a healthy economy.

The U.S. “is uniquely positioned among the major industrial economies to withstand a global slowdown,” Vitner said.

Global trade accounts for just about 30 per cent of U.S. economic activity, one of the lowest such percentages in the world, according to Patrick O’Keefe, director of economic research at the consulting firm CohnReznick.

A resilient U.S. economy will probably help some other countries by drawing in more imports, especially as a higher-valued dollar holds down the prices of foreign goods.

The World Bank said this week that Mexico and emerging markets in Central America should fare better than the rest of South America because of their proximity to the healthier U.S. economy.

Still, the effect could be limited if Americans’ spending remains concentrated in services — from restaurants to health care — rather than factory goods.

At the same time, Friday’s solid

jobs report could make it more likely that the Federal Reserve will further raise rates after announcing its first increase in nearly a decade last month.

Steady hiring would reduce the supply of people seeking jobs, which could lead to higher pay and possibly help lift inflation closer to the Fed’s 2 per cent target.

Many economists expect the Fed to raise its benchmark rate three times this year. Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services, said the robust jobs data means the next increase will probably be in March.

The jobs report contained no signs of inflation. That led other economists such as Alan Levenson at T. Rowe Price to say that Fed officials may need to see prices climb more before raising rates again.

Signs emerged this week that China’s economy may be slowing more than expected. Its manufacturing activity shrank last month for the 10th month in a row. And China’s central bank let its currency, the yuan, weaken, a move that could help its exporters.

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LET’S MAKE A DEAL Nanaimo Clippers defenceman Will Reilly skates in front of his team’s bench during a B.C. Hockey League game against the Vernon Vipers on Oct. 3. The Clippers are unlikely to make any big deals as this year’s trade deadline is set for Sunday. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

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n Jan. 10, 2015, the Nanaimo Clippers were mere minutes away from playing against the Coquitlam Express when head coach and general manager Mike Vandekamp had to leave the bench to answer his cellphone.

It was deadline day in the B.C. Hockey League, and he was taking a call on a potential deal (the only trade he made that day was sending Nicolas Guerra to the Prince George Spruce Kings for future considerations).

That likely won’t happen this year.

For one, the Clippers don’t play on this year’s deadline, which falls on Sunday.

But more importantly, Vandekamp

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doesn’t expect too many deals to be done around the league.

Although it should be noted the deadline extends to all junior hockey teams in Canada, so anything can happen.

“In our league right now, it’s a different world than it used to be,” said Vandekamp, whose Clippers host the Powell River Kings tonight at 6 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

“Because of the amount of cards they give us to work with now, teams are very limited in their ability too make moves.”

“Somebody out there, the powers that be, wanted to handcuff the way things work, and that’s the way it is.

I’m fine with that.

“But will there be some moves around the league? I’m sure there will be, and we’ll stay on top of it and see where we go as the week progresses.”

The Clippers are in an interesting spot this season.

Their top line of Sheldon Rempal, Matt Hoover and Devin Brosseau are all in the top five in BCHL scoring,

but they haven’t gotten consistent offensive production from the rest of their forward group all season.

Goaltending has also been somewhat inconsistent, but Evan Johnson did have a standout game in the Clippers’ 5-2 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs when he stopped 33 shots.

They also have the maximum number of 20-year-olds already on the roster and are unlikely to move any of them to add anyone else.

“I think that we’re open in to everybody or anything that makes the team better,” Vandekamp said, “but we like our group and the guys are working hard. There’s some good chemistry and all that, so there’s some loyalty involved. But at the same time we have to look at making ourselves better.

“I mean, sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make, but if we can make our team better than we’re going to look at it.”

Vandekamp has made a few trades already this year, most notably bringing in top four defencemen Will Reilly and Taylor Karel for offseason signings L.P. Page and Jonathan Reinhart, respectively, in separate deals.

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The co-owner of the Campbell River Storm is facing charges in connection with an incident involving a coach.

According to Campbell River RCMP, police officers responded to a report of an assault at a 16th Avenue residence on Dec. 12. After an investigation, a Crown report was submitted supporting charges against Kevin Ronald Spooner, the co-owner of the team.

Spooner is facing one charge of assault causing bodily harm and two charges of uttering threats.

The incident involves current Storm coach and general manager Lee Stone and the threats involve Stone and Linda Spooner.

A statement from the Campbell River Storm was issued in connection with this situation.

It states: “The Campbell River Storm are aware of the criminal allegations towards Kevin Spooner and while we cannot comment on an impending legal matter we would like to assure everyone that we hold the highest standard of conduct within our organization and have taken positive measures moving forward.

“We are looking forward to the end of the regular season and another successful playoff run and will not have any further comment regarding such matter.

“Yours in Hockey, “The Campbell River Storm” Kevin Spooner has had legal problems before.

On Dec. 17, 2014, a peace bond was issued against Spooner after an incident involving the owner of the Comox Valley Glacier Kings owner Dave Webb, 67.

On Jan. 24, 2014, Spooner confronted Webb in the concourse of the Rod Brind’Amour Arena.

Spooner was angry over the Glacier Kings’ recruitment of a player who once played for the Storm. Intent on pressing his claim for compensation, Spooner shouted profanities at Webb and behaved in a very aggressive manner, the judge said.

“As he parted from Mr. Webb, he struck him a trifling blow on the head which caused no injury,” Judge Ted Gouge said.

Later that day, the judge said, Spooner confronted Glacier Kings Coach Joey Ewing outside the arena and by words and gestures, “expressed his willingness to engage in a fist fight. No fight ensued

because Mr. Ewing displayed appropriate self-restraint.”

Then again in April, 2014, Spooner confronted Ewing over the player issue. During that confrontation, he pushed Ewing hard enough to cause Ewing to lose his balance.

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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are hopeful their search for secondary scoring is finally over.

The club has relied heavily on Henrik and Daniel Sedin for offence most of the season, with wins and losses often hinging on the 35-year-old twins’ output.

Head coach Willie Desjardins has been looking for someone, anyone, to step up in a supporting role. Following long scoring droughts, Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi are showing signs they’re capable of filling that void.

Horvat has scored three times in his last two games after going 27 straight without a goal. Baertschi has four goals and two assists in his last six outings after 13 in a row without a point.

“We need that. It’s been a tough go for Hank and Danny,” Desjardins said after Friday’s practice.

“They’ve carried us for quite a bit of this year and that’s not a fair thing to do.”

Horvat insisted he wasn’t pressing during a slump that saw him score just twice in his first 39 games. Now, he admits the struggles were weighing on him.

“It’s always going to be in the back of your mind,” said the second-year centre. “When I wasn’t scoring I was trying the best I could to keep it out of my mind, but it’s hard.

“To finally put the puck in the net is definitely satisfying.”

Baertschi was acquired from Calgary at last season’s trade deadline for a second-round pick in hopes he would eventually mature into a topsix role.

And while points were scarce early, it was learning to play away from the puck that kept him in the lineup.

Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat, second from right, celebrates his game winning goal over the Carolina Hurricanes with his teammates during third period NHL action Vancouver on Wednesday. The Canucks hope the emergence of Horvat and Sven Baertschi will finally give the club some secondary scoring. [CP PHOTO]

“It was my overall game that helped me out,” said the Swiss winger.

“Going into this season I wanted to be a well-rounded player.

“I wanted to be out there one goal up or one goal down. I improved my defensive game and my overall game got a lot better.”

Both former first-round picks, the 20-year-old Horvat and 23-year-old Baertschi have meshed well on the second line with Radim Vrbata, a veteran who said he’s seen the upside of

both players for some time.

“I think (Horvat’s) just showing what he’s capable of,” Vrbata said.

“I’ve been saying it the whole year, he’s got so much potential in him that once it comes out people will be impressed. “(Baertschi’s) scored a couple goals and once you do that you get confidence and you feel you can do more.”

Henrik Sedin said while he knew Horvat would come out of his funk, he’s been especially impressed with

Baertschi’s improvement over the last couple of weeks for Vancouver (16-16-9), which hosts Tampa Bay on Saturday.

“He’s starting to make plays. When he gets the puck he wants to do something with it,” said the Canucks’ captain. “I can see now what (scouts) have seen in him and what he can do and the hopes that they’ve had in him.”

Baertschi returned to the lineup in Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over

Carolina after missing two games with a neck injury. He scored on a slick breakaway in the second period before setting up Horvat’s powerplay winner with 66 seconds left in regulation.

It was a performance the pair want to replicate night after night.

“Obviously you want to produce, you’re expected to produce,” said Baertschi. “Our first line has done most of the work so far. It was only a matter of time.

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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks acquired Emerson Etem from the New York Rangers on Friday for fellow winger Nicklas Jensen and a 2017 sixth-round pick.

Etem, 23, played in 19 games with the Rangers this season, registering three assists. New York had assigned him to the AHL on a conditioning stint earlier Friday before the trade was announced.

The native of Long Beach, Calif., has 15 goals and 19 assists in 131 career games with the Rangers and Anaheim Ducks.

Etem, who played for Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins with the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers, was the 29th overall pick in the 2010 draft.

He was dealt by the Ducks to the Rangers last June in the deal that sent Carl Hagelin to Anaheim.

BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien doesn’t expect star goaltender Carey Price to return before early February at the earliest.

For the second time in less than a week, Therrien offered reporters an update on Price’s status. While this one was more precise, it was also far less encouraging.

“It would surprise us if he was back before the all-star game,” Therrien said following Friday’s practice. “We said it would be a minimum of six weeks — a long-term absence.

“And when it’s a question of longterm injury, it’s difficult to say whether the return will take place on such a day. We have to follow the rehabilitation process and they tell me it’s going well.”

Price was injured during a game

“It would surprise us if he was back before the all-star game.”

Michel Therrien, head coach

against the New York Rangers on Nov. 25 at Madison Square Garden.

Since his injury, the Canadiens have complied a 6-12-1 record and allowed 53 goals over that span. Most of the losses came in December when coupled with the loss of Brendan Gallagher, Montreal dropped 10-of-11 games at one stretch.

Price has only appeared in 12 games this season, winning 10. His goalsagainst-average stands at 2.06 and save percentage at .934.

“Our best player has played only 25 per cent of the time this year,” Therrien said. “As we all know, he’s got an

important role on our team.

“You can replace your No. 1 goalie for a short period of time but in the long run, it’s tough.”

The NHL all-star game goes Jan. 31 in Nashville and the Canadiens’ final contest before a long break is Jan. 26 against Columbus. Montreal will begin the second half of the season visiting Philadelphia before hosting the Buffalo Sabres — the first of a four game stretch at the Bell Centre that sees Edmonton, Carolina and Tampa Bay also playing there.

Until Price’s return, Therrien will carry on with Mike Condon and Ben Scrivens, who the Canadiens acquired from the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 28 for Zack Kassian.

Therrien said his team is showing poise in pressing situations.

“We hang in there, and that’s what I like about our team,” Therrien said.

“I believe we had a pretty solid game

last time, we only allowed 20 shots and (Saturday against Pittsburgh), tight checking, it will be a challenge.

“We know they got a lot of elite players out there.”

Condon will start against Pittsburgh but defenceman Jeff Petry won’t play because of a lower-body injury. Greg Pateryn moves back into the lineup in his place.

NOTES: Veteran Tomas Fleischmann will be a scratch against Pittsburgh for the second straight game.

The 31-year-old veteran had 15 points in his first 22 games with the Canadiens but points have been harder to come by in recent weeks — his last goal was Dec. 10 and his last point came nine days later. “I’m upset about it, but what I can do is prepare for the next game and prove I can stay in the lineup,” Fleischmann said. Therrien said he’s prepared to give Fleischmann another shot, but couldn’t say when.

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pitch you can play football. It was really difficult for us. On one-on-one situations they were more robust than our guys.�

Raonic advances to semifinals in Brisbane

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Canadian Milos Raonic is on his way to the semifinals at the Brisbane International after a straight sets win over France’s Lucas Pouille on Friday.

The 25-year-old Raonic, who is currently ranked 14th in the world, toppled Pouille in quarter-final play 6-4, 6-4.

Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., won 93 per cent of his first-serve points on the hard court, compared to just 77 per cent for the 21-year-old Pouille, and will face Australia’s Bernard Tomic, who downed Japan’s Kei Nishikori in their quarter-final match.

Raonic reached the finals in last year’s competition, but fell to Swiss star Roger Federer in the championship match.

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CALGARY — The halfpipe at Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park has attracted snowboarding’s brightest star.

Shaun White has been shredding under the lights at COP this week.

The two-time Olympic champion and winner of 13 gold medals at the Winter X Games says the halfpipe in Calgary’s west end simulates competition conditions. “It’s a 22-foot halfpipe and you have night riding under lights, where most of the Olympics that’s what we compete. Same with other big events,� White told The Canadian Press between runs. “I’m a pro snowboarder. You guys have a great halfpipe and I’m here.�

It’s the second year White has trained at COP as he spent just over a week in Calgary prior to the 2015 X Games in Aspen, Colo. White finished fourth and out of the medals for the first time since 2002 in Aspen.

When asked if this Calgary stay was specific preparation for the Jan. 28-31 X Games, the 29-year-old Californian was non-committal. “It’s just prep. It’s not for anything in particular,� White said. “It’s what I’ve done since I was a kid. Learn new tricks and get ready for contests. “Today would be a terrible day to ride in any other circumstance. But the fact there’s lights, it’s great. I would never ride when its snowing because the sky matches the same

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Augusta jacket sold to Pennsylvania car dealer An Augusta National Golf Club green jacket from the 1960s donated to a Houston charity in a bundle of clothes has sold for thousands of dollars to a Pennsylvania car dealer.

The Guild Shop sold the jacket Friday following media stories about the highly collectible item.

Shop executive director Gaye Jackson declined to name the jacket’s owner, the buyer or selling price.

She’d been advised that the jacket would likely go at auction for $18,000. Jackson says the sale “met expectations.�

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colour as the snow. Doing multiple flips, you don’t know what you’re doing.�

The same company that builds the X Games halfpipe also constructs the Calgary pipe.

WinSport, which operates COP, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association and Own The Podium hired Nevada-based Snow Park Technologies to reconstruct and expand COP’s existing pipe in December 2014. It didn’t take White long to find out about it.

“I just kind of heard about it from some fellow riders and some people I was working with at the time,� White said. “We came out and it turned out to be great. “It’s just nice to know you can show up and ride and it’s going to be good.

We stay in town. We get to drive over.

It’s pretty easy.�

White claimed Olympic gold in 2006 at age 19 and dominated four years later on Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain to repeat.

Former NHLer returns to help abused children

Liverpool draws 2-2 with fourth-tier Exeter

Former NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy is returning to the Saskatchewan city where he was sexually abused by his junior hockey coach to help protect other kids.

Swift Current is launching a certification initiative for community organizations that will require criminal background checks on adults working with children.

The former hockey player revealed 20 years ago that he was abused

by Graham James, his coach with the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos. Kennedy is now an advocate for child victims.

Brad Smith scored for Liverpool in the 73rd minute as the English Premier League side twice hit back to draw 2-2 with fourth-tier Exeter in the FA Cup on Friday.

Liverpool has never lost to fourth-tier opposition but it was just 17 minutes away from making unwanted history. “It’s obvious what we have to learn in the future,� Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said to the BBC. “We have to be more robust. It was a difficult pitch. Exeter did really well.

Maybe they know which part of the

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TORONTO — Veterans Christine Sinclair, Erin McLeod and Diana Matheson lead a veteran core augmented by five teenagers in John Herdman’s training camp roster ahead of next month’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Texas.

Herdman has called in 23 women for the soccer camp, which opens Saturday in Vancouver. He will have to cut that down to 20 for the CON-

CACAF qualifier — and 18 for the Games this summer in Rio should they qualify as expected. “There will be some tough decisions,� Herdman said Friday. “This is really a critical phase in our preparations,� he added. “We had time together in November and December, so we have a strong sense of what these players can do. This camp will be about organization, firming up the connection between players, and striking the right balance on the pitch.�

The Canadian women have qualified for the last two Olympics, winning bronze in 2012 and reaching the quarter-finals in 2008.

Of the 23 in camp, 14 are veterans of the World Cup team that exited in the quarter-finals last summer.

While six players are 30 or older (Sinclair, McLeod, Matheson, Marie-Eve Nault, Melissa Tancredi and Rhian Wilkinson), there are 12 who are 23 or younger, with Herdman making

good on his promise to introduce new talent after a largely disappointing performance on home soil at the World Cup. McLeod, who was injured in a December tournament in Brazil, is back training with a club in Sweden. She will join the Canadian squad on the 15th.

Backup goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc has retired but there is no place at this time for Lauren Sesselmann, Carmelina Moscato, Kaylyn Kyle, Jonelle Foligno and Adriana Leon among others.

Lynch out for Seahawks’ wild-card game against Vikings RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has been ruled out of the NFC wild-card game against Minnesota. The Seahawks released a statement late Friday saying Lynch did not make the trip for the Sunday game.

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Coach Pete Carroll indicated on KIRO-FM on Friday morning that Lynch would play, then after practice in the afternoon said that Lynch was questionable and the team needed to evaluate him again before deciding if

he would play against the Vikings. “I have not said yet that he’s playing. I know that’s been out there. We don’t know for sure until we finish the week. He’s looked really good,� Carroll said after the final practice of the week and before the team departed for Minnesota.

Lynch was listed as a full participant in practice all three days this week after not playing since Week 10 against Arizona.

Lynch had abdominal surgery Nov. 25 and rejoined the team this week after spending most of his recovery in the Bay Area working out with personal trainers.

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First Period 1. Edmonton, Schultz 2 (Eberle) 15:20.

Penalties — Draisaitl Edm (hooking) 1:59, Edm Bench (too many men) 5:09.

Second Period 2. Edmonton, Pouliot 9 (Nugent-Hopkins, Sekera) 3:38 (pp).

Penalties — Kucherov TB (tripping) 2:52; Namestnikov TB (hooking) 5:25; Nesterov TB (interference) 19:05.

Third Period 3. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 15 (Hedman, Johnson) 3:01.

4. Tampa Bay, Hedman 3, 14:50.

5. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 18 (Hedman, Namestnikov) 15:51.

Penalty — Davidson Edm (holding) 5:11.

Shots on goal Tampa Bay 9 7 10—26 Edmonton 5 14 7—26 Goal — Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 16-133); Edm: Talbot (L, 7-12-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — TB: 0-3; Edm: 1-3.

Attendance — 16,839 at Edmonton.

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Tampa Bay Ottawa Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina Toronto Buffalo Columbus

41 41 40 39 42 39 41 42

10-9-1-1 9-10-1-1 9-9-1-0 8-10-2-1 8-10-3-0 9-10-0-2 7-9-0-2 8-15-0-0

5-4-0-1 3-6-0-1 4-4-1-1 5-4-0-1 5-3-2-0 6-3-1-0 2-7-0-1 4-6-0-0

Washington NY Islanders NY Rangers

GP 40 41 40

W L OL SL GF GA 30 7 2 1 128 86 22 14 3 2 114 103 22 14 2 2 118 105

WILD CARD

20 19 19 17 17 16 15 15

17 16 16 15 18 16 22 24

1 2 2 4 6 3 1 2

3 4 3 3 1 4 3 1

104 116 94 87 98 104 93 106

100 123 99 108 115 105 113 135

44 44 43 41 41 39 34 33

10-8-0-2 10-6-1-3 10-7-1-3 9-5-2-2 9-8-3-1 7-6-3-2 8-13-1-1 7-9-2-1

W-1 L-1 L-2 W-2 W-1 L-1 L-6 L-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Dallas Chicago St. Louis

GP 43 43 44

W L OL SL GF GA 29 10 2 2 148 114 26 13 4 0 120 101 23 14 5 2 109 111

Pts Home 62 17-4-0-0 56 17-5-1-0 53 13-7-3-0

Away 12-6-2-2 9-8-3-0 10-7-2-2

Last 10 Strk 5-3-1-1 W-1 8-2-0-0 W-6 3-4-2-1 L-5

W L OL SL GF GA 26 12 1 1 107 88 20 16 3 1 112 125 17 16 5 2 77 97

Pts Home Away 54 13-6-0-0 13-6-1-1 44 10-6-2-0 10-10-1-1 41 11-6-3-1 6-10-2-1

Last 10 Strk 7-3-0-0 W-1 6-2-1-1 W-2 6-2-1-1 W-1

PACIFIC DIVISION Los Angeles Arizona Anaheim

GP 40 40 40

WILD CARD Minnesota Nashville

GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home 40 21 11 7 1 108 96 50 14-5-2-0 41 19 15 6 1 107 111 45 12-6-2-1

Colorado Winnipeg Vancouver Calgary San Jose Edmonton

42 41 41 40 38 42

21 19 16 19 18 17

18 19 16 19 18 22

3 1 7 1 2 3

0 2 2 1 0 0

122 109 100 105 102 104

117 117 115 124 108 125

45 41 41 40 38 37

9-9-3-0 11-5-1-0 8-8-3-0 13-8-0-0 5-12-0-0 12-8-1-0

Away 7-6-5-1 7-9-4-0 12-9-0-0 8-14-0-2 8-8-4-2 6-11-1-1 13-6-2-0 5-14-2-0

Last 10 Strk 4-4-1-1 L-1 4-5-1-0 L-2 6-2-2-0 5-4-0-1 5-4-0-1 5-5-0-0 4-5-1-0 3-6-1-0

W-3 L-1 W-1 L-1 L-2 L-1

Note: winning team is credited with 2 points and a victory in the W column; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives 1 point in the respective OTL or SOL column. )ULGD\¡V UHVXOWV Chicago 3 Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 3 Edmonton 2 Carolina 4 Columbus 1 Colorado 5 Nashville 3 Anaheim 4 St. Louis 3 (SO) Boston 4 New Jersey 1 7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Los Angeles 2 Toronto 1 Florida 3 Ottawa 2 Arizona 2 Calgary 1 Dallas 2 Winnipeg 1 (SO) Washington 4 NY Islanders 1 Philadelphia 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) Detroit 2 San Jose 1 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV Washington at NY Rangers, 1 p.m.

NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Toronto at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

6XQGD\¡V JDPHV Buffalo at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Florida at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

BLACKHAWKS 3, SABRES 1

AVALANCHE 5, PREDS 3

First Period 1. Chicago, Hjalmarsson 2 (Gustafsson, Toews) 18:26.

Penalties — None.

Second Period — No Scoring.

Penalty — Hjalmarsson Chi (slashing) 10:16.

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3. Chicago, Danault 1 (Keith, Hjalmarsson) 15:01.

4. Chicago, Toews 15 (Keith) 19:35 (en).

Penalties — Gorges Buf (interference) 5:30; Ristolainen Buf (interference), Panarin Chi (embellishment) 12:27.

Shots on goal Buffalo 11 12 6—29 Chicago 11 19 15—45 Goal — Buf: Johnson (L, 10-12-2); Chi: Crawford (W, 22-10-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Buf: 0-2; Chicago: 0-1.

Attendance — 22,142 at Chicago.

First Period 1. Nashville, Johansen 7 (Ekholm, Ribeiro) 2:35 (pp).

2. Colorado, Iginla 12 (Soderberg, MacKinnon) 14:50 (pp).

3. Colorado, McLeod 7 (Skille) 17:45.

Penalties — McLeod Col (charging) 2:07; Bitetto Nash (tripping) 5:40; Jackman Nash (hooking) 11:50; Soderberg Col (freezing the puck) 11:51; Smith Nash (holding) 14:36.

Second Period 4. Nashville, Ellis 5 (Ekholm, Wilson) 2:45.

5. Colorado, Landeskog 10 (Soderberg, Comeau) 7:40.

6. Nashville, Forsberg 11 (Josi, Johansen) 16:37.

Penalties — Smith Nash (hooking) 3:09; Fisher Nash (tripping) 10:04; Mitchell Col (hooking) 19:09.

Third Period 7. Colorado, Barrie 7 (Holden, Comeau) 11:00 (pp).

8. Colorado, Skille 7 (Holden) 19:58 (en).

Penalty — Salomaki Nash (hooking) 9:03.

Shots on goal Nashville 8 9 4 —21 Colorado 14 5 8 —27 Goal — Nashvile: Rinne (L, 16-13-6); Colorado: Varlamov (W, 15-10-3).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Nashville: 1-3; Colorado: 2-6.

Attendance — 17,680 at Colorado.

SOCCER ENGLAND FA Cup — 3rd Round Exeter City 2 Liverpool 2

FRANCE LIGUE UN Paris St-Germain 2 Bastia 0

SCOTLAND FA Cup — 4th Round Partick Thistle 2 St. Mirren 1

HURRICANES 4, JACKETS 1 First Period 1. Carolina, Jo.Staal 9 (Slavin, Versteeg) 16:09 (pp).

Penalties — Johnson Clb (hooking) 14:11; Hartnell Clb (high-sticking) 18:46.

Second Period 2. Columbus, Dubinsky 7 (Foligno, Johnson) 9:41 (pp). &DUROLQD /LQGKROP +DQLĂ€Q 9HUsteeg) 14:35.

Penalties — Foligno Clb (hooking) 2:51; Nestrasil Car (hooking) 7:50; McClement Car (holding) 8:01; Terry Car (slashing) 11:28; Faulk Car (tripping) 12:03.

Third Period 4. Carolina, Terry 4 (Skinner, Nash) 9:20.

5. Carolina, Lindholm 6 (E. Staal) 18:59 (en).

Penalties — Malone Car, Dubinsky Clb ÀJKWLQJ *RORXEHI &OE WULSSLQJ

10:19; Nash Car (hooking) 19:41.

Shots on goal Columbus 6 14 16—36 Carolina 9 10 10—29 Goal — Columbus: Forsberg (L, 1-2-0); Carolina: Ward (W, 12-11-4).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Columbus: 1-5; Carolina: 1-4.

Attendance — 14,241 at Carolina.

DUCKS 4, BLUES 3 (SO) First Period 1. Ana, Kesler 7 (Silfverberg, Hagelin) 3:00.

Penalties — Manson Ana (hold) 14:32; Shattenkirk StL (cross-check) 18:32.

Second Period 2. St. Louis, Reaves 2 (Berglund, Gunnarsson) 2:36.

3. StL, Brouwer 8 (Edmundson) 7:03.

4. StL, Fabbri 10 (Pietrangelo) 16:25.

5. Ana, Perry 15 (Getzlaf, Manson) 16:56.

Penalties — Perry Ana (interference) 7:28; Holzer Ana (hooking) 10:31; Kesler $QD ÀJKWLQJ 7DUDVHQNR 6W/ ÀJKWLQJ roughing) 10:44; Horcoff Ana (crosschecking) 12:46.

Third Period 6. Anaheim, Kesler 8 (Silfverberg, Lindholm) 4:32 (pp).

Penalties — Steen StL (high-sticking) 0:16; Jaskin StL (hooking) 3:15; Edmundson StL (cross-checking) 8:59.

Overtime — No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout — Anaheim wins 0-0 St. Louis: Steen goal, Tarasenko miss, Lehtera miss, Shattenkirk miss.

Anaheim: Silfverberg goal, Perry miss, Kesler miss, Getzlaf goal.

Shots on goal St. Louis 8 17 2 1 —28 Anaheim 12 5 19 3 —39 Goal — St. Louis: Elliott (LO, 5-4-4); Ana: Gibson (W, 9-5-2). Power plays (goalchances) — StL: 0-4; Anaheim: 1-5.

Attendance — 16,250 at Anaheim.

BRUINS 4, DEVILS 1 First Period 1. Boston, Vatrano 6 (Miller) 2:02.

Penalties — Tootoo NJ, Rinaldo Bos ÀJKWLQJ 9DWUDQR %RV HOERZLQJ

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Greene NJ (tripping) 15:35.

Second Period 2. Boston, Spooner 9 (Seidenberg) 4:49.

3. NJ, Farnham 6 (Gionta, Larsson) 11:57.

4. Bos, Hayes 9 (Chara, Beleskey) 18:35 (pp).

Penalties — Chara Bos (high-sticking) 8:21; Beleskey Bos (tripping) 12:54; Thompson NJ (tripping) 16:50.

Third Period 5. Bos, Miller 3 (Seidenberg, Spooner) 6:33.

Penalties — Kalinin NJ (tripping) 17:05.

Shots on goal Boston 11 6 14—31 New Jersey 7 9 4—20 Goal — Boston: Gustavsson (W, 7-3-1); NJ: Schneider (L, 17-13-5). Power plays (goal-chances) — Boston: 1-3; NJ: 0-2.

Attendance — 16,514 at New Jersey.

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HOCKEY

NFL PLAYOFFS TENNIS

NBA

WHL

WILD-CARD

ATP-WTA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AFC

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL

EAST DIVISION

Byes: Denver (1), New England (2) Saturday's games Kansas City (5) at Houston (4), 4:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (6) at Cincinnati (3), 8:15 p.m.

At Brisbane, Australia 0HQ V 6LQJOHV ³ 4XDUWHU ÀQDOV Roger Federer (1), Switz., def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4.

Bernard Tomic (7), Australia, def. Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def. Marin Cilic (3), Croatia, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Milos Raonic (4), Thornhill, Ont., def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-4, 6-4. :RPHQ V 6LQJOHV ³ 6HPL ÀQDOV Angelique Kerber (4), Ger., def. Carla Suarez Navarro (6), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def.

Samantha Crawford, U.S., 6-0, 6-3.

Cleveland Chicago Miami Toronto Atlanta Indiana Detroit Orlando Boston Charlotte New York Washington Milwaukee Brooklyn Philadelphia

Brandon Prince Albert Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Swift Current

GP W 41 25 41 23 40 20 41 17 40 15 40 12

L OL 12 2 14 3 15 4 18 3 22 3 23 4

SL 2 1 1 3 0 1

GF GA 158 123 134 133 139 130 128 149 122 165 93 131

Pt 54 50 45 40 33 29

SL 0 1 1 0 1 0

GF GA 175 125 161 122 142 134 115 133 130 153 87 175

Pt 58 57 52 38 34 19

CENTRAL DIVISION Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

GP W 41 29 42 28 43 25 41 17 40 15 42 8

L OL 12 0 13 0 16 1 20 4 21 3 31 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE L OL 11 2 14 1 15 1 14 4 21 3

SL 0 1 3 2 2

GF GA 147 116 138 118 142 108 135 120 124 144

Pt 58 52 52 44 37

L OL 12 0 14 3 15 3 18 1 22 2

SL 2 0 2 0 0

GF GA 103 81 121 112 129 132 135 127 128 155

Pt 48 45 43 41 36

U.S. DIVISION Everett Seattle Spokane Portland Tri-City

GP W 37 23 38 21 39 19 39 20 41 17

Note: Division leaders ranked in top 2 positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 pts. & a victory in the W column; team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 pt. in OTL or SOL columns )ULGD\¡V UHVXOWV Medicine Hat 3 Saskatoon 1 Brandon 8 Prince Albert 1 Vancouver 5 Calgary 2 Kootenay 5 Regina 3 Lethbridge 4 Red Deer 3 (SO) Kamloops 3 Tri-City 2 Prince George 1 Victoria 0 Seattle 3 Portland 1 Everett 3 Kelowna 2 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV All times Local Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Swift Current at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Regina at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

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

Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

DIVISIONAL Saturday, Jan. 16

AFC Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New England (1), 4:35 p.m.

Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay at Arizona (2), 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17

INTERIOR DIVISION GP W Penticton 39 34 Salmon Arm 37 23 West Kelowna 40 23 Trail 39 18 Vernon 41 16 Merritt 41 14

L 4 10 15 21 22 24

T OL GF GA Pt 1 0 166 78 69 2 2 152 105 50 0 2 154 138 48 0 0 117 151 36 0 3 162 141 35 0 3 141 176 31

L 14 15 14 20 22

T OL GF GA Pt 0 1 166 133 53 0 2 140 109 46 2 3 136 162 45 0 4 107 115 34 2 3 104 155 31

ISLAND DIVISION GP W Nanaimo 41 26 Powell River 39 22 Cowichan Vally 39 20 Victoria 39 15 Alberni Valley 40 13

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W 38 25 39 23 38 22 40 18 40 9 38 5

L 8 11 15 17 28 31

T OL GF GA Pt 1 4 153 91 55 3 2 130 93 51 1 0 147 118 45 1 4 134 154 41 1 2 90 177 21 2 0 90 193 12

)ULGD\¡V UHVXOWV Penticton 4 Vernon 1 Prince George 2 Surrey 2 (2OT) Merritt 4 West Kelowna 2 Salmon Arm 4 Wenatchee 0 Victoria 5 Powell River 3 Coquitlam 4 Trail 1 Cowichan Valley 4 Alberni Valley 3 (OT) 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV All times Local Powell River at Nanaimo, 6 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Penticton, 6 p.m.

Trail at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Langley at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Vernon at Merritt, 8 p.m.

6XQGD\¡V JDPHV Powell River at Alberni Valley, 2 p.m.

Langley at Victoria, 2 p.m.

Trail at Surrey, 4 p.m.

Prince George at Chilliwack, 5 p.m.

ATP QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN

Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at Carolina (1), 1:05 p.m.

At Doha, Qatar 6LQJOHV Âł 6HPLĂ€QDOV Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Tomas Berdych (3), Czech., 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.

AFC

AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN

NFC

Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver (1), 4:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC — at Highest Seed, 3:05 p.m.

NFC — at Highest Seed, 6:40 p.m.

PRO BOWL Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu, Hawaii Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m.

SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

AFC vs. NFC Champions, 6:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL

At Chennai, India 6LQJOHV ³ 4XDUWHU ÀQDOV Stan Wawrinka (1), Switz., def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Benoit Paire (3), France, def. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, 6-4, 7-5.

Borna Coric (8), Croatia, def. Roberto Bautista Agut (4), Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1).

Aljaz Bedene, Britain, def. Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3.

WTA SHENZHEN OPEN At Shenzhen, China 6LQJOHV Âł 6HPLĂ€QDOV Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Ger., 6-2, 6-4.

Alison Riske, U.S., def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-4.

ASB CLASSIC

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

At Auckland, New Zealand 6LQJOHV Âł 6HPLĂ€QDOV Sloane Stephens (5), U.S., leads Caroline Wozniacki (3), Den., 5-2, sspd.

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-4, 6-2.

At Glendale, Ariz.

Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 23

BOBSLEIGH

NCAA BOWLS Monday's game

EAST-WEST SHRINE CLASSIC

BCHL

Chilliwack Wenatchee Langley Coquitlam Prince George Surrey

Byes: Carolina (1), Arizona (2) Sunday's games Seattle (6) at Minnesota (3), 1 p.m.

Green Bay (5) at Washington (4), 4:30 pm.

NFC

B.C. DIVISION GP W Kelowna 41 28 Prince George 41 25 Victoria 43 24 Kamloops 39 19 Vancouver 42 16

NFC

At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m.

WORLD CUP

NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL

At Lake Placid, N.Y.

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 30

MEN

SENIOR BOWL At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 2:30 p.m.

LACROSSE NLL

WOMEN

EAST DIVISION Toronto New England Rochester Buffalo Georgia

GP 0 0 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 1

Pct. GF GA GB .000 0 0 — .000 0 0 — .000 0 0 — .000 0 0 — .000 15 16 1/2

W 1 1 0 0

L Pct. GF GA GB 0 1.000 16 15 — 0 1.000 10 8 — 0 .000 0 0 1/2 1 .000 8 10 1

WEST DIVISION GP Colorado 1 Saskatchewan 1 Vancouver 0 Calgary 1

1. Steven Holcomb & Carlo Valdes, U.S., 1:51.0.

2. Nico Walther & Christian Poser, Germany, 1:51.11.

3. Won Yunjong & Seo Youngwoo, South Korea, 1:51.12.

4. Justin Kripps, Summerland, B.C., & Alexander Kopacz, London, 1:51.30.

5. Ugis Zalims & Intars Dambis, Latvia, 1:51.41.

12. Chris Spring and Lascelles Brown, both Calgary, 1:51.58.

Saturday's games Toronto at Georgia, 7:05 p.m.

Calgary at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Rochester, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 14 Rochester at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 15 Calgary at New England, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Saskatchewan, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 16 Toronto at Rochester, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17 New England at Georgia, 2:05 p.m.

1. Jamie Greubel-Poser & Cherelle Garrett, U.S., 1:53.48.

2. Kaillie Humphries & Melissa Lotholz, both Calgary, 1:53.91.

3. Christina Hengster and Sanne Monique Dekker, Austria, 1:54.30.

4. Elfje Willemsen & Sophie Vercruyssen, Belgium, 1:54.43.

5. Anja Schneiderheinze & Erline Nolte, germany, 1:54.49.

6. An Vannieuwenhuyse & Lose Hubrecht, Belgium, 1:55.08.

SKELETON WORLD CUP At Lake Placid, N.Y.

WOMEN $QQLH 2¡6KHD 8 6 VHFRQGV 2. Marina Gilardoni, Switz., 1:50.43.

3. Laura Deas, Britain, 1:50.59.

4. Tina Hermann, Germany, 1:15.17.

5. Janine Flock, Austria, 1:51.23.

6. Jane Channell, N.Van., B.C., 1:15.27.

7. Jaclyn Narracott, Australia, 1:51.38.

8. Jacqueline Loelling, Ger., 1:51.52.

12. Elisabeth Vathje, Calgary, 1:51.95.

W

L

Pct

GB

25 22 22 23 22 21 20 20 19 17 18 15 15 10 4

9 12 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 20 19 23 26 34

.735 .647 .611 .605 .595 .583 .556 .541 .528 .486 .474 .441 .395 .278 .105

— 3 4 4 41/2 5 6 61/2 7 81/2 9 10 12 16 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State San Antonio Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers Dallas Memphis Houston Utah Sacramento Portland Denver Phoenix Minnesota New Orleans L.A. Lakers

W

L

Pct

GB

34 32 26 23 21 20 18 15 15 15 13 13 12 11 8

2 6 11 13 16 18 19 20 21 24 24 26 25 24 30

.944 .842 .703 .639 .568 .526 .486 .429 .417 .385 .351 .333 .324 .314 .211

— 3 81/2 11 131/2 15 161/2 181/2 19 201/2 211/2 221/2 221/2 221/2 27

)ULGD\¡V UHVXOWV Golden State 128 Portland 108 Cleveland 125 Minnesota 99 Orlando 83 Brooklyn 77 Indiana 91 New Orleans 86 Milwaukee 96 Dallas 95 Toronto 97 Washington 88 Memphis 91 Denver 84 San Antonio 100 New York 99 Miami 103 Phoenix 95 Oklahoma City 117 L.A. Lakers 113 7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Atlanta 126 Philadelphia 98 Chicago 101 Boston 92 Houston 103 Utah 94 Sacramento 118 L.A. Lakers 115 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

6XQGD\¡V JDPHV New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Boston at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Houston, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Denver, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 9 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

GOLF PGA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPS At Kapalua, Hawaii Par 73 (36-37) Second Round Jordan Spieth Kevin Kisner Fabian Gomez Patrick Reed Danny Lee Rickie Fowler Steven Bowditch Peter Malnati Bubba Watson Brooks Koepka Padraig Harrington Matt Every Smylie Kaufman Brandt Snedeker Dustin Johnson Bill Haas Scott Piercy Jimmy Walker Chris Kirk David Lingmerth Troy Merritt Russell Knox Jason Day Justin Thomas J.B. Holmes Zach Johnson Alex Cejka Emiliano Grillo Graeme McDowell Davis Love III J.J. Henry James Hahn

66-64—130 69-65—134 68-66—134 65-69—134 67-68—135 69-67—136 69-67—136 71-66—137 69-68—137 69-68—137 70-68—138 70-68—138 70-69—139 67-72—139 73-67—140 71-69—140 71-69—140 70-71—141 70-71—141 71-71—142 75-68—143 71-72—143 70-73—143 70-73—143 67-76—143 75-69—144 72-72—144 71-73—144 75-70—145 75-72—147 77-74—151 76-76—152

NBA

DeRozan with season-high as Rapters down Wizards THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Even though the Toronto Raptors have won six consecutive regular-season games against the Washington Wizards, they remember what happened last spring all too well. Toronto lost in four straight games to Washington in the first round of the playoffs — and the Raptors can’t forget it.

DeMar DeRozan scored 21 of his season-high 35 points in the second half of the Raptors’ 97-88 victory over the Wizards 97-88 on Friday night, the kept referring to the post-season embarrassment. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a rivalry but more of, I was here during the playoffs and that was a bad feeling to get swept and coming back here just playing against them gives

you that same reminder of what happened,� he said.

DeRozan and his backcourt mate, Kyle Lowry, who had 21 points and 10 assists, did most of the damage.

Lowry watched as DeRozan scored 11 in the third quarter and 10 in the fourth. “He could go 0 for 20, but at the end of the day we’re still going to keep feeding the ball, feeding the

ball, and we want him to take those shots that we know he can make,�

Lowry said.

The Raptors overcame a season-high 23 turnovers, taking control with an 18-4 run that gave them a 69-59 lead with 2:40 to play in the third quarter.

John Wall scored 21 points as Washington lost for the fifth time in six games.

TIP-INS Raptors: F DeMarre Carroll missed his third game after right knee surgery on Wednesday. . . . The Raptors are one of three teams with a record over .500 every day over the last two years. Chicago and Golden State are the others. . . . F/G Terrence Ross left the game in the fourth quarter with a lower back injury. . . . Toronto had a season-high 13 blocked shots.

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15 Chérie femme 16 Virus carrier, often 17 Word from the Latin for “seized” 18 Any point on one infinite mathematical line 19 Quick-thinking skill 21 Made like NFL footballs 22 Deep blue 24 Constraint 25 String player 28 Comes to 33 What some studio easels are made of 34 Cream, e.g.

36 With 26 Down, tapenade ingredient 38 What Prospero calls Caliban’s witch mother 39 Need to get up to speed 40 Stuck 45 Purview 46 Buy for a Cinco de Mayo party 47 Politically significant century 49 Laptop cooler 51 Less fair-weather 52 Wayne’s World director 57 City of the South’s “Petroplex” 60 Syracuse’s Big Apple Orange, for one 62 It’s made by Mars 63 Outmoded audiophile adjective 64 Outmoded audiophile adjective 65 Like some cookie cutters 66 Experts in assessment and immobilization

FOR BETTER OR WORSE

ANDY CAPP

ZITS DOWN 1 Symbol of Bangladeshi culture 2 Any of 12 of the Fourteen Infallibles 3 Something reviewed at totalbeauty.com 4 Shimmering school 5 Helpful activity 6 It wasn’t handled in the Stone Age 7 Matriarch of six of the Twelve Tribes

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» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM SATURDAY, JAN. 9 7 p.m. Nanaimo Clippers vs Powell River Kings.

Tickets $5-20, at Clippers office, 1-2290 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo. Game is at Frank Crane Arena.

7-9 p.m. Country Idol at the Queen’s. The annual talent search runs Tuesdays through January, with a final show Feb.10. Singers 15 and up complete for $500 and a vocal appearance with George Canyon Feb. 10.

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8 a.m. to noon Second Sunday Market: Art, craft, new, vintage, collectible, and food, with a pancake breakfast and live music. .

240 Lions Way, Qualicum Beach.

TUESDAY, JAN. 12 7 p.m. Nanaimo Newcomers Club for women. St. Andrews Church hall, 4235 Departure Bay Rd.

7 p.m. Open Mic Acoustic night with Dave Marco, et Smoke‘n’Water Restaurant, Pacific Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville.

12:30-2 p.m. Nanaimo Family Life presents connections group for seniors.

At 1070 Townsite Rd. For more information, visit www.nflabc.org or call 250-754-3331.

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7 p.m. Laryssa Campbell and more Live At Longwood A free live concert series every Thursday at Longwood Brew Pub 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo.

1-4 p.m. Raffi at the Port Theatre. Meet and Greet Tickets $65, regular tickets $37.50, upper Balcony $27.50. Concert is best suited for children old enough to talk, sing or clap along.

7-9 p.m. Country Idol at the Queen’s Hotel.

Singers 15 and up complete for $500 and a vocal appearance with George Canyon.

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MONDAY, JAN. 18

7 p.m. Acoustic Tribute to Radiohead. Dinghy Dock Pub. Tickets $20 in advance from the artists, The Dinghy Dock Pub, or ticketzone.com.

7 p.m. Harbour City Newcomers Club.. Oliver Woods Community Centre, 6000 Oliver Road.

A social network, friendship, and new opportunities for all individuals (male, female, singles, couples) who are new to Nanaimo or who have had a recent change in circumstances in a casual and supportive environment. More information: Rick Salcak , rsalcak@gmail.com.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 16 7 p.m. JP Maurice, Towers and trees West Coast: album release tour At the Queen’s, 34 Victoria cres., Nanaimo. Tickets $12.

7 p.m. Tora Leigh at the Longwood Brew Pub, 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22 7:30-10 p.m. Black-Lister-McRae Trio,jazz-improv,at Nanaimo Conservatory, 375 Selby St., Nanaimo. Tickets $20 general, $10 students advance tickets at Fascinating Rhythm, 51 Commercial St. 250-716-9997.

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by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Be willing to take charge of a situation and run it. Your creativity surges, despite having to deal with a challenging associate. You’ll come up with an unpredictable solution, but be prepared to explain it in different ways in order for others to get it. Tonight: In the limelight.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) After taking a look at the big picture, you’ll be willing to make an adjustment and move forward with a project. You could see the influences of free thinking here. A new beginning is possible with travel and/ or a foreigner who is also a friend.

Tonight: Listen to good music.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your creativity soars after you have a discussion with a key person in your life. Your discussion might encourage you to restructure your finances. Make time for a friend you care a lot about. You could be shocked by what he or she wants.

Tonight: The party continues!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your emotions might be more extreme than you realize. Your best bet is not to be the source of any flak. Let others take over that role while you sit this one out. A former sweetheart or potential sweetie is likely to make an overture. Tonight: Out with a favorite person.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Whatever your project might be, you will not be easily distracted. You could find yourself laughing at a call that heads your way. Though you might be surprised by what you hear,

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you still must complete what you are doing. Take a nap if need be.

Tonight: Get some exercise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You will say what you think, but recognize that you could be asking for feedback without realizing it.

You might not appreciate what a partner shares or the feedback he or she gives you. In some sense, this discussion serves as a muse for a new project. Tonight: Act like a wild thing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Be aware of what someone else is really saying. This person might be suggestive and flirtatious. You are unlikely to get a direct response.

Handle a domestic matter with the knowledge that you will find an unusual yet effective solution.

Tonight: Order in.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Return calls in the morning. Share your ideas and caring with someone at a distance. Meet friends and/or family midday for a late brunch or movie.

You might be more nervous than you realize. Refuse to be in a situation that makes you feel less than secure. Tonight: Hang out.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Weigh the pros and cons of making a big purchase. You might want to do some research in order to make a solid decision. Getting some feedback also could be helpful. You don’t want to damage your financial stability with a bad investment.

Tonight: Make it your treat.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A new beginning becomes possible.

You might know where you will enjoy and appreciate a change. It could be a diet or perhaps deciding

to approach life from a different mental state. A roommate or parent could shake up the status quo.

Tonight: Say when you have had enough.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’ll continue to want to be invisible.

You will find that a friend will do his or her best to get you out of your cocoon. You might have sharp words for this person that could surprise him or her. You are thinking of structuring your life with more private time. Tonight: At home.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) A friend could push you in a new direction. You might have your mind made up as to which way would be best to go. Give this person the courtesy of listening to his or her suggestions. You could be taken aback by what is happening.

Tonight: Go where you want.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Jan. 9) This year your birthday is during a New Moon, which encourages you to be more expressive when sharing your creative mind and your whimsical ways. Many new opportunities open up for you as a result. If you are single, your charisma speaks, and others hear it. You are likely to be drawn to someone very different from you. This encounter most likely will occur before mid-September.

If you are attached, the two of you benefit from frequent getaways together. You’ll get to act like new lovers once you clear the aggravations of day-to-day life. CAPRICORN tends to act like a stick in the mud.

BORN TODAY Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton (1982), musician Jimmy Page (1944), former U.S. President Richard Nixon (1913)

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‘Bridge of Spies’ and ‘Carol’ lead at British Academy Awards JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies and lush lesbian romance Carol lead nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, while Eddie Redmayne has a chance to win a second straight best-actor prize with his role as a transgender artist in The Danish Girl.

Bridge of Spies and Carol each have nine nominations for Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, including best picture. Survival saga The Revenant has eight, and dystopian thrill ride Mad Max: Fury Road has seven.

The Danish Girl — based on the life of early 20th-century transgender woman Lili Elbe — received five nominations Friday, including acting nods for Redmayne and co-star Alicia Vikander. Last year Redmayne won the same prize — and an Oscar — for the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything.

Cate Blanchett at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 2. Her film ‘Carol’ has nine nominations at the British Academy Awards. [AP PHOTO]

Swedish rising star Vikander also received a supporting-actress nomination for sci-fi thriller Ex Machina.

Vikander called both films “such gifts of projects for me” and said she was extremely grateful to be nominated.

The other best-actor contenders are Bryan Cranston for Red Scare drama Trumbo; Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant; Matt Damon for space adventure The Martian; and Michael Fassbender for computing biopic Steve Jobs.

In the best-actress category, Vikander is up against Brie Larson for mother-son drama Room; Cate Blanchett for Carol; Maggie Smith for Alan Bennett adaptation The Lady in the Van; and Saoirse Ronan for Irish emigrant tale Brooklyn.

Winners of the British trophies, known as BAFTAs, will be decided by 6,500 members of the British film academy and announced at London’s Royal Opera House on Feb. 14, two weeks before Hollywood’s Academy Awards.

The British awards are considered an omen of Oscars success, and the list puts awards-season propulsion behind Steven Spielberg’s sturdy Tom Hanks vehicle Bridge of Spies, Todd Haynes’ gorgeously shot Carol and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s The Revenant, which stars DiCaprio as a 19th-century fur trapper fighting for survival in the wilderness.

All three filmmakers are nominated for best director at the BAFTAs, along

with Adam McKay for financial-crisis drama The Big Short and Ridley Scott for The Martian.

The best-picture nominees are The Big Short; Bridge of Spies; Carol; The Revenant; and newspaper drama Spotlight. The separate category of best British film pits The Danish Girl against Ex Machina; Brooklyn; Amy Winehouse documentary Amy; marriage drama 45 Years; and quirky sci-fi fable The Lobster.

The year’s biggest films at the British box office were relatively overlooked by the film academy. Star Wars: The Force Awakens received four nominations — for production design, sound, music and visual effects — while James Bond adventure Spectre got nothing.

Star Wars newcomer John Boyega was nominated for the Rising Star Award — decided by public vote — alongside Room star Larson and performers Bel Powley, Dakota Johnson and Taron Egerton.

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Assistant Planner, Campbell River This position will assist our North Operations’ Area Engineers and Operations Foresters with our silviculture program, land tenure applications, timber harvesting and road construction permitting, and First Nations information sharing. The Assistant Planner will work on private and public forest lands.

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September 7, 1947 – November 29, 2015 Susan passed away November 29, 2015 at peace, knowing she had lived her life to the fullest. Susan loved life and jumped in with both feet, touching everyone she encountered with her enthusiasm. She will be missed by all she touched, particularly by her husband Jim Mason, daughter Jasmine Mason, son Dave Hargraves and son Patrick Mason; grand daughter Jaxyn Stewart, Jaxyn’s mother – Paige Stewart, brother Rick Hargraves (Arlene), and many nieces and nephews.

Susan left this world as she lived; with strength, integrity and love.

A Celebration of Susan’s Life will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, January 23 at Cottonwood Golf Club, 1975 Haslam Rd, Nanaimo, BC.In lieu of flowers a donation to Nanaimo Hospice Society would be greatly appreciated.

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REGINA — A public inquest will be held late this winter into the death of a Saskatchewan man who was shot during a scuffle with an RCMP officer.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice has confirmed the hearing will run from March 7-11 at Regina Court of Queen’s Bench.

Gerald Lord, who was 42, died at his home in the community of Holdfast on Sept. 11, 2013. Police have said they responded to a call about a disturbance at the residence, and that an officer shot a man during a physical altercation.

Investigators later ruled the shooting was justified and the Mountie did not face charges.

Lord’s parents, who live in Collingwood, Ont., say they are relieved to learn that a hearing will be held into their son’s death.

Barbara and Rick Lord said for a year and a half after the shooting they were only told that their son died at the hands of an officer and that an investigation was ongoing.

Then police shed more light on what happened.

The couple said they were told a lone officer had responded to a disturbance, that there was a struggle when he attempted to arrest Lord and that the Mountie tried and failed to use his Taser to subdue him.

They were also told the officer shot Gerald four times.

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PRINCE GEORGE — A man who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl after she passed out at a drinking party will serve a year in jail.

Carl Casimer, 37, has also been ordered to serve two years probation.

Casimer said he does not remember what happened on the night of Oct. 18, 2007, but takes responsibility for his actions.

The girl drank enough to pass out and was put to bed by a friend.

Another friend later checked on the girl and found her on the floor with Casimer on top of her. Both of them were partially undressed.

Led away in handcuffs Thursday, a sobbing Casimer told his spouse in the gallery that he loves her and is sorry.

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f the Alex Fraser Bridge becomes Metro Vancouver’s last free crossing of the Fraser River as bridge tolls proliferate, Highway 91 drivers fear they will face gridlock beyond comprehension.

And some of them won’t have a choice.

Cloverdale mom Heather Bannah works as a lab assistant on Annacis Island, beneath the bridge, and says there is no other route that she and hundreds of other Annacis workers could logically take.

So Bannah wasn’t happy to hear Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s announcement last month that the new bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel will be tolled.

“I groaned,” she said. “We’re probably looking at tripling the amount of time to get across that bridge.”

Bannah says Alex Fraser traffic got much worse after the Port Mann Bridge was tolled.

And the heavier volumes affect local traffic on Annacis, because a growing number of drivers coming from Richmond short cut around the main bridge line by taking the long Annacis offramp, turning around on the island and then rejoining Highway 91.

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he can’t imagine how much worse it will get if thousands of additional drivers who normally take Highway 99 and the Massey Tunnel instead switch to the Alex Fraser to avoid paying tolls.

“Everyone’s going to use it,” she said, adding many other workers on Annacis who live in Surrey and Langley are also worried.

“I think I will need to buy a boat,” added Surrey resident Chris McArdle, who also works on Annacis. “Annacis Island is going to truly be traffic hell on Earth.”

TransLink expects to charge tolls on the new Pattullo Bridge when its replacement opens.

Stone has suggested that after tolling the Massey and Pattullo, tolls might have to be added at the Alex Fraser as well, but the government has yet to specifically commit to toll reform or outline how it might work.

So the B.C. Trucking Association has given the transporation minister a nudge, urging the province to begin discussing the idea more openly.

Truckers propose answer to transportation funding riddle

Heather Bannah and her son Bruce, 3, beneath the Alex Fraser bridge on Annacis Island, where she works.

Bannah thinks tolls on a new Massey Bridge will result in far worse congestion on Highway 91.

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“It would take the pressure off a lot of people who are now scrambling around taking longer routes to save on paying a toll.”

Lois Jackson, Mayor of Delta

“We have concern that we’re just going to be causing unnecessary congestion by tolling four out of the five crossings and stopping at that,” said BCTA president Louise Yako.

That scenario would cause “considerable problems” for businesses on Annacis Island, which she said is a major hub for trucking companies and home to various industries and warehouses.

“Conceptually, what we’re talking about is tolling all of the crossings,” Yako said.

“The Second Narrows, the Lions Gate, Oak Street, Granville, Burrard — all of them. So that everyone pays a little bit to finance the large infrastructure projects that we all agree are necessary.”

All of the region’s bridges will eventually need to be rehabilitated, rebuilt or expanded, Yako argues.

She won’t say what she thinks is an appropriate toll amount for currently untolled bridges, adding that number will depend on a detailed accounting of the operating costs of the current transportation network and

estimates of the need for future capital projects.

But Yako suggested tolls be put on those crossings soon, before the new Massey bridge opens, rather than waiting for the completion of that project in 2022.

She noted the harm caused by congestion is not limited to travel time delays.

“When people drive further than they have to they’re producing additional emissions that are unnecessary and the further someone drives the greater the safety risk of a crash.”

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elta Mayor Lois Jackson also supports tolls on all crossings at much lower rates, the sooner the better.

“I’d do it right now,” Jackson said, adding “people would understand” if blanket tolls were low enough.

“People would take a direct route rather than going around to save on the toll,” she said.

“It would take the pressure off a lot of people who are now scrambling around taking longer routes to save on paying a toll.”

Other mayors have proposed harmonized bridge tolling before and it was recommended as a potential pilot project for road pricing last fall by an economic think tank.

Jackson hopes motorists support the idea by providing feedback to the province in the Massey replacement consultations, which wrap up Jan. 28.

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Patrick Johnstone said cutting the Port Mann toll in half and putting the same charge on the Pattullo Bridge would likely

generate the same revenue as the Port Mann now does and greatly improve congestion in New Westminster and north Surrey, where many vehicles converge to take the free Pattullo.

“That would eliminate the traffic diversion problems and it would give the truckers an opportunity to use the freeway they want to use without being priced out of using it,” Johnstone said.

Neither of the existing two toll bridges, the Port Mann and Golden Ears, are making as much money as was originally forecast, casting doubt on the debt repayment schedules.

“You’re having a revenue leak right now on the Port Mann – 20,000 people are just not showing up on the Port Mann, they’re showing up on the Pattullo instead,” Johnstone said.

He believes road pricing is “inevitable” and a move as soon as possible to consistent tolling along the Fraser could save drivers tremendous amounts of time.

So far Premier Christy Clark has shown little interest in the idea.

Johnstone said it might also undermine her government’s plan for the $3.5-billion Massey replacement.

“Ultimately, if you toll the tunnel and all the crossings on the Fraser, we would probably find the traffic demand for the tunnel would go away and we would no longer require an expensive bridge to replace it,” he said.

“The premier has to figure out how to pay for this infrastructure she wants to build.”

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FROM ORANGE TO BLUE Ruby Rose has joined model Hailey Baldwin for a social media and global ad campaign for Ralph Lauren. [MATT SAYLES/INVISION/AP]

Ruby Rose finds denim to her style Star swaps prison uniform for distressed overalls and cutoff shorts as face of Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren NICOLE EVATT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Now sought after for her edgy, androgynous style, actress Ruby Rose initially struggled to find her niche.

“When I first started in the industry back home in Australia at 18 there was a lot of push and shove as to how I should dress, if I was allowed to cut my hair short, if I had too many tattoos,” Rose said in an interview this week.

“If I didn’t get a campaign or if I didn’t get a role, they would always come back to ‘well, she dresses like a boy.”’

Times have changed for the Orange is the New Black breakout star, who recently swapped her Litchfield Prison uniform for distressed overalls and cutoff shorts as the face of Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren.

Rose, who counts Vivienne Westwood, Annie Lennox and Madonna among her style icons, teamed with model Hailey Baldwin for the brand’s latest social media and global ad campaign.

She credits her hit Netflix series along with Amazon’s Transparent for sparking a dialogue about gender identity and acceptance in the entertainment industry and beyond.

“People were waiting to start this conversation,” said Rose.

“Someone had to ignite it and once that happened, it was just a snowball effect where you had celebrities and all different people coming out and saying,

‘I’m gender fluid’ or ‘I’m transgender,’ and people feeling more comfortable in their skin.”

The 29-year-old also praised Louis Vuitton’s latest womenswear campaign featuring actor-rapper Jaden Smith.

“I mean he’s so amazing but the reason that’s so special is because that’s how he dresses,” said Rose. “It’s not like they just went ‘OK, we’re going to grab a guy that’s

popular, that people like, and we’re going to put him in a dress.’ It’s not done in a tasteless way. It’s just this is who he is.”

Though it has not yet been announced if her Orange character, Stella Carlin, will return for season four, Rose is busy with upcoming films including John Wick 2 and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

“Acting is my life. It’s what I live and breathe,” said Rose.

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Don’t give your sister the kind of reaction she’s looking for Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I’m a 70-year-old woman, respectable, attractive, well-educated, retired and totally self-sufficient. I owe no one anything and ask for nothing.

The problem is my family. Although I have always treated them with kindness and respect, they are extremely

disrespectful and spiteful to me. My narcissistic drama queen “victim” sister, who brags how “competitive” she is, sobbingly tells our relatives that I am “so mean” and that I have said derogatory things about her and her husband. This is completely untrue.

I have never said such things. I don’t know exactly what she told them, but my relatives now barely speak to me.

My sister has a history of going behind people’s backs and making false accusations, but my extended family is unaware of this. She lied about poor treatment at her job and got several people fired. She is so manipulative and believable that no

one ever questions the validity of her false accusations. Meanwhile, she looks like a helpless little victim, needing desperately to be rescued, as she is “only trying to do the right thing.”

What can I do to about this?

— Senior Sister Scapegoat Dear Scapegoat: Very little. The more you protest, the more everyone will believe that you are bullying your poor, little sister. We are surprised, after all these years, that your family hasn’t caught on to her manipulations.

You can try sending a letter to other family members, explaining the situation and saying you regret that your sister has succeeded in

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So do your best to stop giving her the satisfaction.

One of the hardest things to do is to train yourself not to care, but in this case, it’s worth it.

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At the end of the dinner, several adults got up from the table, leaving their dirty paper plates and cups on

the table, even though there was a trash can nearby. How do you educate adults to throw their plates and cups away after they are finished eating?

— Ms. Etiquette Here Dear Ms. Etiquette: At casual, informal dinners where food is served on paper plates, most folks will clean up after themselves because it is so easy to do. But some hosts prefer to do their own cleaning and would rather their guests enjoy themselves with conversation. If you think the host would appreciate your cleanup assistance, set an example by being the first one to toss her plate and cup, and feel free to suggest that others do the same.

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