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Investing in the arts LANA MICHELIN SAYS THERE IS A DEMAND FOR MORE ARTS VENUES BUT RED DEER’S FOCUS SEEMS TO BE GEARED ON BEING A ‘HOCKEY-TOWN’

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Hockey-town Red Deer can stand to get more artsy.

I call Red Deer ‘hockey town’ because this city has a fanatical hockey following. It’s fair to say the local hockey audience is a legion times bigger than the modest audience for the arts.

This devotion is, no doubt, reflected in the 71 indoor and outdoor ice surfaces the City of Red Deer operates.

By comparison, Red Deer does not have even one municipally-operated arts centre, or sizable art gallery — even though demand exists for both. And local artists have noticed the disparity.

Concerns have been expressed that community theatre is floundering because of a lack of affordable, accessible performance venues and rehearsal spaces for small theatre groups.

At the other end of the spectrum, the successful Red Deer Symphony Orchestra that regularly sells out the 600-seat Red Deer College Arts Centre sees its growth being being stymied by Red Deer’s lack of a larger, acoustically excellent auditorium.

Since taking over Advocate’s arts and culture beat in 2009, I’ve learned that, despite strong hockey associations, the Red Deer region has also

been home to dozens of artistic, highly talented people over the years.

Let’s start with our movie connections. Did you know Red Deer-raised digital artist Karl Sisson helped create the moving picture wall above the staircase at Hogwarts for Harry Potter and the animal cages in Life of Pi? Sisson, as well as Central Albertans Ron Miller and Mark Pullyblank (who worked at the New Zealand animation company started by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson), collectively have credits on Twilight, the Narnia films, The Incredible Hulk, Avatar, Night At the Museum, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Blades of Glory, The Adventure of TinTin, The Hobbit and other films.

Stettler’s Michael Lomenda was one of Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys, while Red Deer College film instructor Larry Reese has appeared in Oscar-winning films Brokeback Mountain and Unforgiven. RDC film and theatre grads are succeeding all over the place: Ponoka’s Shaun Johnston is on CBC’s Heartland, and others appeared on Malcolm in the Middle, The Pinkertons, Aliens in America, Stargate and more.

Lacombe’s Jantzie sisters — Kristin, Lisa and Alison — are kicking up their heels as Radio City Rockettes in New York City.

Central Alberta also boasts authors like Kimmy Beach, whose The

‘SINCE TAKING OVER ADVOCATE’S ARTS AND CULTURE BEAT IN 2009, I’VE LEARNED THAT, DESPITE STRONG HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONS, THE RED DEER REGION HAS ALSO BEEN HOME TO DOZENS OF ARTISTIC, HIGHLY TALENTED PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS.’ YEARS.’

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nd Last Temptation of Bond was long-listed for the Alce berta Readers’ Choice Award and chosen one of uill Top 5 poetry books by Quill cal & Quire. A couple of local essplaywrights are so successing ful their works are being ent turned into independent movies. nce On the music front, once we could lay claim to k.d. lang … now we’ve also got unGord Bamford, fellow counlm try artists Shane Chisholm azz and Duane Steele, jazz alisinger and CBC personality Tim Tamashiro. And Big on Sugar’s Gordie Johnson ranches near Red Deer.

Photos by JEFF STOKOE & ASHLI BARRETT /Advocate staff Up-and-coming local TOP; Playing Ugly, Carson Rafuse sings out his part blues rocker Charlie Jacobson gets Grammy and in the Cornerstone Youth Theatre production of Juno-Award-winning vet- HONK! in late February. eran blues musicians to ABOVE; Red Deer Advocate entertainment reporter back him on his first al- Lana Michelin spoke at the Red Deer Public Library bum — he’s that good— so it drives me crazy when for the Let’s Talk About the Arts Series in February. people think they have to Michelin’s topic, “Scrambling for an Audience leave town for their enter- in a Hockey Town” centred on the difficulty tainment. that artists, musicians and actors have finding The Red Deer Symphony performs with fabulously appropriate and affordable venues, and sizable talented young local solo- audiences, in a city geared towards sports. ists and RDSO conductor Claude Lapalme is one of atre’s near-weekly Bull Skit sketch Canada’s most sought-after music ar- comedy and improv shows, as well as rangers. He’s been hired by orches- community theatre. tras all over Canada. We also have More people really need to check the award-winning Red Deer Royals out local exhibits, since we have some marching band and other talented exceptional artists in this city — ingroups. cluding Jim Westergard, one of CanAs for theatre, the excellent Igni- ada’s most esteemed wood engravers tion Theatre is on hiatus, due in part and glass artist Darren Petersen. Both to a lack of appropriate, affordable have exhibited across Alberta and beperforming venues. But we still have yond.

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Rural doctor program on the ropes GROUP HOPES PROVINCE CONTINUES TO FUND PROGRAM THAT HELPS TRAIN DOCTORS IN RURAL SETTINGS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Proponents of a non-profit program dedicated to helping rural Alberta communities find, train and retain doctors hope that the province doesn’t mess with success.

Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP), operating since 1992, could be eliminated or face cutbacks as a review looks at potential redundancies in Alberta Health funding and operational efficiencies.

RPAP’s $10-million annual budget from Alberta Health ends March 31 but interim funding will be provided until Sept. 30.

Deputy Minister Carl Amrhein is expected to receive the results of the review by March 31.

RPAP executive director David Kay said there would be no savings if the program was handed over to higher priced organizations like universities or Alberta Health Services.

“Other provinces look at us and try to learn from us. It would be extremely unfortunate to blow us up thinking you can save $10 million,” Kay said.

Especially in this economy when the province is looking for better value, he said.

“We’re able to do that as a not for profit on a very lean cost structure and produce results that other organizations just can’t because they are conflicted, too many other objectives, just too bureaucratic, too big. We have a singular focus of trying to support rural Alberta. That’s our prime mission.”

He said AHS is in charge of providing health services for the entire province and universities are not in

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ARTS: Red Deer’s creative reach is long Red Deer’s creative reach is long.

Last summer, in the National Gallery’s book store in Ottawa, I saw an entire book on the works of Red Deer-raised, Toronto-based Kim Dorland, considered one of Canada’s most gifted contemporary painters. Right across the river from the National Gallery was the Museum of History … of course, created by Red Deer-reared architect Douglas Cardinal.

So if we can agree that Red Deer can be proud of its arts and culture contribution, then how come some local groups are struggling to find venues, as well as audiences in this city of 100,000?

Anyone who thinks it’s due to the economic downturn and our cultural obsession with getting entertained without leaving our couch would be right on both counts — but it’s also due to our mindset.

Although a new performing arts centre made No. 4 on the public wish list for new infrastructure, city councillors pushed the debate about building a new theatre to replace the aging Memorial Centre (which is operated by the non-profit Central Alberta Theatre) — to at least 2017 in the last budget discussion. This, despite the fact that many smaller communities (Medicine Hat, Camrose) already have performing arts centres, or are working

the business of producing physicians for rural Alberta.

“Within medical school, we know that urban-based training doesn’t produce physicians who go outside of urban communities. That’s an international known.”

Alberta’s university medical faculties argue that RPAP’s role potentially jeopardizes their accreditation. RPAP called that claim baseless.

“RPAP provides that broad basket of services in a very integrated way.

No one else does that. We work with a lot of other service partners who have complementary programs, but no one does what we do, Kay said.

In conjunction with family medicine departments at universities in Edmonton and Calgary, RPAP has operated the Alberta Rural Family Medicine

Network (ARFMN) for 16 years to provide rural residency training taught by rural-based family physicians and specialists attached to the universities.

ARFMN is divided into Rural Alberta North, based in Red Deer and Grande Prairie, and Rural Alberta South based in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Dr. Robert Warren, a family doctor in Sundre who was a Rural Alberta North medical resident in Red Deer, hoped the province doesn’t change RPAP. RPAP lined up rural doctors to teach Warren the ropes. He job shadowed rural doctors and worked in rural emergency departments. RPAP also provides funding for mileage, meals, and accommodations to students.

“The whole point of that program is to give family doctors in training opportunities to go out while we’re still in training and learn in a rural environment. It’s very, very different than even learning at the Red Deer hospital,” Warren said.

“It can be very intimidating working in a small town environment with just one nurse and you trying to resuscitate a very sick patient and make sure they’re stable enough to make it to definitive care in Red Deer or Calgary. RPAP’s program through Red Deer gave us the opportunity to experience that in training so by the time our training was finished we had the confidence and experience to be able to go out to the small towns and start a practice.”

Warren finished the two-year RPAP program in 2011 and out of 10 doctors in his class, eight went on to practise in rural medicine, some in Central Al-

berta.

He said a 70 or 80 per cent rate of residents going on to become rural doctors is common in the program.

“The advantage of this RPAP pipeline is that we have the possibility to create a self-sustaining system where Canadian-trained, Canadian-educated grads have the confidence to go out and build lives in these small communities and provide care,” Warren, 46, said.

“I think that stopping that now, right at the point where we have really created a successful system for training would just be a tremendous loss to rural medicine in Alberta,” Dr. Jack Bromley, co-director with Rural Alberta North, said RPAP’s training program is by far the most successful in terms of getting Canadian graduates practising in rural locations.

Rural training must be preserved whether it’s RPAP or a university that runs the program, he said.

“It’s important that kind of program funding be maintained and protected so money doesn’t just kind of disappear into the university, but gets physically earmarked for the rural training,” Bromley said.

“There’s quite a significant need. A lot of the rural areas are under served in terms of how many physicians are there and also a lot of the doctors who would have been there for 30 years, or whatever, may be reaching the point where they want to retire or slow down their practice.”

Ten residents were already selected to begin their first year with RPAP in July. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

towards building them (Sylvan Lake, Lacombe).

I realize some folks feel “character-forming” sports are somehow more worthy than the “frivolous” arts. I don’t understand this kind of thinking.

Fortunately, plenty of others appreciate the emotions and insights that can be stirred up by a concert, play, book or painting.

As one of my readers (a staunch Red Deer Symphony Orchestra supporter) recently emailed: the arts are NOT a luxury, and should not have to struggle for recognition in our community.

Artists have held a mirror up to society since ancient times, sometimes causing us to be necessarily critical — and sometimes to marvel at what humanity can achieve.

These are the philosophical reasons to support the arts. Practical ones are based on economic diversity.

Besides capitalizing on the huge wealth of imaginative talent and creative skills that already exist within this community, wouldn’t we benefit from having richer cultural options that could draw tourists to Red Deer from Hwy 2?

Let’s get behind our local artists.

The City of Red Deer has the right idea by supporting outdoor music events and allocating one per cent of construction budgets for art installations in municipal projects. So does Red Deer College, which continues to offer some great arts programming and operates some impressive performing art spaces. Too bad the latter remain too expensive for most local non-profit groups to rent.

Couldn’t the city and college get together, as some artists have suggested, to see what can be jointly done to solve

the shortage of accessible, affordable theatre venues and galleries? Certainly, many creative people in our community believe more should be done to expand the local arts scene and ensure that it continues to thrive as our community grows.

Red Deer has a big enough sports following that everyone can choose a different sport, or team to cheer for.

I’m not sure this city’s arts crowd is big enough for us to be overly selective about what cultural activities we support — so I’d like to throw out this challenge: If you like music, why not also check out some local theatre and visual arts? If you like pictures and sculptures, why not see some music or sketch comedy? You might be surprised by what you like.

Isn’t it possible the huge local inter-

est in hockey is fuelled by our sizable local investment in hockey infrastructure?

When there are ample rinks, affordable skating lessons, and hockey teams to join, why wouldn’t more and more kids grow up playing hockey?

It makes me wonder: What could be accomplished by kids who grow up in a city full of artistic opportunities — art galleries, theatrical and dance performances, a museum that’s more central to the community, abundant street art and music festivals?

Maybe hockey-town Red Deer could then become equally well known for its spectacular arts and culture scene.

(Based on a speech Michelin recently made for a Friends of the Public Library fundraiser.) lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Dr. Robert Warren, Sundre family doctor, said the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan has reached a level of maturity and helps residents become confident rural doctors.

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Alcorn takes tree-climbing skills to Texas OLDS WOMAN TO COMPETE FOR FIRST TIME IN COMPETITION THAT USES AERIAL RESCUE SKILLS

There’s an unconscious injured person trapped in a tree. You are the first responder and have only six minutes to get someone to call 911, then climb the tree and get the person to the ground. Go! It’s called an aerial rescue and it’s one of the events that an Olds woman will be competing in soon to try and win an international tree-climbing competition in Texas.

Kali Alcorn, a certified arborist, qualified tree risk assessor and landscape technician, admits she is really nervous going up against other competitors from around the world.

It’s Alcorn’s first time in the tree-climbing competition. She qualified by winning the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Prairie Chapter competition in Winnipeg last September.

Over 60 professional tree climbers from 18 countries will compete in San Antonio on April 2 and 3 in the event organized by the ISA. This is the event’s 40th year.

Competition rules follow industry safety standards. On the first day competitors undertake five different events involving work-related tasks.

The next day the men and women with the highest scores move on to the Masters’ Challenge.

Alcorn, 29, has been in B.C. for a few months during a slow work season, staying with friends and training intensely. A lot of that involves staying fit by doing hot yoga and running, and working on her upper body strength, which is needed in the job.

Now that she has the basics and fitness down, she is working on her confidence.

Alcorn moved from Ontario in 2009 to Olds, where she took the bachelor of applied science, majoring in landscape management at Olds College.

She got interested in tree climbing when she started working for a tree company. (Yes she hears it all the time her last name should have been Acorn.)

The first time she was ever in a climbing situation, one of her colleagues gave her a little demonstration.

“He said ‘OK we’re up here now, swing from this branch to that branch,’ and I just did it. I just went for it. He said ‘You’re a natural and you’re gon-

na rock at this if you pursue it.’” And she did.

It seems heights aren’t a problem for Alcorn. She’s done zip-lining, bungee jumping, sky diving and mountain climbing.

“I’ve always been excited about being in ropes. Heights don’t really scare me. And power tools too! Hey, who thought there’s such jobs as climbing and you get to use chain saws at the same time!

“There’s a difference between no fear and knowing fear, because it is dangerous. It’s one of the most dangerous occupations out there … safety is very important,” she said.

The competition height they go to is 50 to 60 feet. She’s climbed well over 100 feet on West Coast trees and in tropical trees in Panama. In Alberta she usually gets up 60 to 70 feet when working on a tree.

In Alberta and the rest of the Prairies, people want to preserve their trees because they’re precious, Alcron has found. Arborists deal with tree problems such as ones that might fall on a house or in need of pruning.

These “urban foresters” can perform surgeon-like mitigating measures.

Sometimes a tree can be saved, sometimes not.

Alcorn finds the work fascinating because not only does she need to be an “industrial athlete,” but she is also a mathematician, physicist and sailor (for all the rope knots), she said. “It’s very complicated … It’s a challenge in every way. … And you’re outside. It’s just awesome.”

It has traditionally been a man’s industry but there are more women getting involved in aboriculture, Alcorn said.

In Texas, besides the aerial rescue, one of the other events she will be doing is a speed climb to the top of the tree and down. “You have to monkey up the tree as fast as you can and ring a bell.”

The aerial rescue involves a dummy in the tree. The work climb event has Alcorn installed in the top of the tree canopy, and then a bell will ring and off she goes in a timed event where she will make her way down several stations until finally zipping down and landing on a target.

“It’s really fun.”

This year’s ISA Prairie Chapter competition is at Olds College, on June 18 and 19. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Kali Alcorn in the International Society of Arboriculture Prairie Chapter treeclimbing competition that led to her heading to the international competition in about a week.

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RCMP make arrest in death of man trying to stop thieves RCMP arrested a Red Deer man Friday afternoon in connection with the death of a 23-year-old man who was fatally injured while trying to stop thieves from stealing his truck last week.

A funeral for Dawson James “DJ” Wegner Cramer was held Tuesday. He died in hospital from multiple blunt force trauma injuries on March 16. He was Alexander found in distress at an alley behind Nordegg Crescent just beMichael Talbot fore 5 a.m.

RCMP investigators allege Alexander Michael Talbot, 24, of no fixed address in Red Deer, was in the process of stealing Wegner Cramer’s white Ford F650 when he was confronted by Wegner Cramer, and that Talbot drove the truck into Wegner Cramer which resulted in his death.

Talbot was charged with manslaughter and theft of Wegner Cramer’s truck.

Earlier on Friday, police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Talbot and asked the public to be on the lookout for him.

Talbot was located and arrested in Red Deer without incident. He was being held in custody pending a bail hearing.

On Thursday, Amanda Jo-Lynn Larsen, 27, of no fixed address in Red Deer, was charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 in connection to the theft of the truck.

Larsen was remanded into custody to appear in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.

Police are not searching for anyone else in relation to this investigation and thank the public for their assistance.

Lacombe County man charged with stolen property offenses A Lacombe County man was charged with possession of a stolen backhoe tractor worth $150,000, along with a stolen truck motorcycle and gooseneck heavy duty trailer.

On Wednesday, Blackfalds RCMP with the assistance from the Property Crime Task Force, executed a search warrant at a rural property in Lacombe County where the stolen property was found.

Taylor Curl was charged with two counts of possession of property over $5,000 obtained by crime, three counts of possession of property under $5,000 obtained by crime, three counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, and possession of methamphetamine.

Curl also faces numerous outstanding warrants for various property related offences including possession of property obtained by crime and failing to attend court.

Curl was released from custody on bail to appear in Red Deer provincial court in April.

Anyone with information about this investigation or others is asked to call Blackfalds RCMP at 403885-3300 or call their local police detachment. To make an anonymous report, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or at www.tipsubmit.com.

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An eventful first month in Washington AN INTERVIEW WITH CANADA’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — One of the more memorable moments of David MacNaughton’s first month as ambassador to the United States included a car ride with the big boss.

As their motorcade zipped through Washington, D.C., he, Justin Trudeau, and the prime minister’s wife Sophie chatted about their first trips to the American capital.

The prime minister’s was a couple of years ago, as an opposition leader. Sophie Gregoire’s was unfolding right there. She’s a rare first-time visitor to Washington greeted with a state dinner and military ceremony on the White House lawn.

“So (the prime minister) said to me: ‘When did you first come to Washington?”’ MacNaughton said.

“And I said: ‘With your dad.”’

McNaughton shared stories about his first month as ambassador, in an interview from his office overlooking the U.S. Capitol. It’s been busy since he arrived Feb. 29.

The prime minister has had three trips scheduled to the U.S. — the White House visit, a stop at the United Nations, and he’s in Washington again next week for a nuclear summit and a business forum.

MacNaughton first visited Washington four decades ago. He was a young political staffer and got to sleep in the President’s Guest House across from the White House — where numerous prime ministers have stayed, including both Trudeaus.

An enduring memory from that old trip occurred in Pierre Trudeau’s absence.

The prime minister peeled away from the delegation for lunch with then-president Gerald Ford.

So the young aide wound up at the State Department with another dining companion — one of the more legendary if polarizing figures in the recent history of international affairs.

“I’m sitting there — a 25-year-old kid — listening to (then-secretary of state) Henry Kissinger go through a tour d’horizon of the world. I just thought, ‘Pretty outstanding.’

“That was a pinch-yourself moment.

Which I didn’t really expect that I would have again.”

But that old feeling’s back.

His career path has taken him to the U.S., yet again. MacNaughton founded a public-relations-and-consulting business that bought a number of U.S. properties in 1984. They included one of the best-known journals of American politics, the Cook Political Report the president of his U.S. division was an ex-political staffer who’s since become a famous NBC journalist, Chris Matthews.

MacNaughton got to know the two

top figures in the current Prime Minister’s Office through provincial politics.

He co-chaired David Peterson’s successful Ontario campaign in 1987, then worked for Dalton McGuinty. That’s how he met Katie Telford and Gerald Butts — now Trudeau’s chief of staff and principal secretary, and they worked together again last fall when he co-chaired the Liberal campaign in Ontario.

News of his ambassadorial appointment prompted opposition accusations of patronage.

But Trudeau’s entourage says it did its homework.

Butts said the new government consulted many people about what would make a good ambassador. Aside from obvious qualities — competence and political savvy — he said one criterion kept coming up: proximity to power. Apparently, this status-conscious capital is more responsive to people perceived to have the prime minister’s ear.

“We spoke to a lot of people about (the qualities needed),” Butts said.

“The coin of the realm in Washington is perceived closeness to the prime minister…. We’ve all worked with David for years. He’s one of the best people we’ve worked with. The prime minister trusts him…

“He’s lived and worked in the United States, in addition to spending many years in the business community.

He was perfect for it.”

The ambassador’s now drawing up a to-do list after being briefed on the staggering number of files that have a Canada-U.S. component. During Trudeau’s visit, there were announcements on climate change, Arctic co-operation, and pilot projects aimed at overhauling how people cross the border.

One early impression is how much of his job involves security — working on it, explaining how seriously Canada takes it, and promising that Canada will remain a committed military partner beyond its current defence review.

The longtime public-relations professional says the idea’s to communicate early and often about things like the defence review, to prevent misconceptions like the old canard about 9-11 attackers sneaking across the border: “How do you make sure that before a perception sets in that you can control the message?”

Another highlight this month came when MacNaughton visited the Oval Office with his family, as he presented his diplomatic credentials there on March 3.

And that’s how he wound up discussing parenting strategy with President Barack Obama. “(Obama) asked (my children) what they did. He was very friendly. The one question he asked me was, ‘You’ve got four daughters. I’ve got two. Have you

Dion questions Canadian appointment as UN human rights advisor

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is questioning the appointment of a Canadian law professor to a key United Nations job.

Stephane Dion is calling on the UN Human Rights Council to review the appointment of Western University law professor Michael Lynk as its Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine.

Dion made his call in a tweet on Friday.

The message follows criticism by Jewish groups and the opposition who accused Lynk of having a long-held and public bias against Israel.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs issued a statement Thursday condemning Lynk’s appointment, and Conservative MP Tony Clement echoed the group’s sentiments.

Dion did not elaborate on Twitter, but the minister’s office said he is concerned about past statements Lynk has made, noting that the Ontario professor would have applied on his own to be a UN Special Rapporteur.

“They are not nominated by their states and anyone can apply directly to the UN this candidate was not put forward by Canada and does not represent the views of this government,” Dion’s office said in an emailed state-

Quebec City mayor up for sharing 2026 Olympic events with Calgary and Vancouver Quebec City’s mayor says he has had discussions with his counterparts in Calgary, Vancouver and Lake Placid about sharing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Regis Labeaume will be in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 11 to meet with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to have preliminary talks aimed at a possible bid for the Games that year.

Labeaume noted in a statement Thursday that Bach sent out the invitation in early January. The mayor has often said the costs of organizing an Olympics are far too pricey.

ment.

The statement also said Canada’s UN ambassador made it clear the human rights council should appoint a “professional, neutral and credible” candidate.

Lynk did not immediately respond to an email about Dion’s concerns.

He said on Thursday that he was aware of the controversy around his appointment but contended that his writings and views were being misrepresented.

The professor declined further comment but said he would speak further once he had the chance to confer with the UN over the details of his new position.

Lynk said he was delighted to be chosen for the role and would carry out his responsibilities impartially and in keeping with international law.

Clement called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to apply pressure against Lynk’s selection by the president of the UN Human Rights Council.

He said in a statement that Lynk has called for the prosecution of Israel for war crimes.

The UN’s website says a special rapporteur’s job is to examine and report back on the human rights situation in a specific country or a specific human rights theme. The position is honorary and the appointees are not paid or UN staff.

“People in Quebec City know my views on Olympic Games and, until further notice, they haven’t changed,” he said.

Quebec City wants to possibly team up Calgary, Vancouver and Lake Placid to lower the cost of infrastructure investments.

“We understand that the Olympic agenda would enable the host city the chance to partner with another city in order to share some events,” Labeaume said. “Three cities that have infrastructure that Quebec doesn’t — such as bobsled tracks and springboards for ski jumping — could eventually be associated with Quebec’s bid.”

Labeaume added that such an alliance would “dramatically diminish the total costs of infrastructure investments, which would make the Games more affordable.”

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Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, right, wait for the arrival of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on March 9. got any advice?”’ MacNaughton said.

“I told him the story about my one daughter coming home one night. I guess she was about 15. And she said, ‘Dad, I don’t get it — but all my guy friends are afraid of you.”’

McNaughton laughed, and added: “I said, ‘Perfect.’

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(Obama’s) really warm and engaging.

He talked to each of them individually.

It was really quite a thrill.”

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The young, the old, the sick THREE WAYS POLITICS TOUCHED CANADIANS THIS WEEK

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LIBERAL’S FIRST FEDERAL BUDGET

THE YOUNG Starting in July, families with children will see some government cheques disappear, including the universal child care benefit and extra relief for low-income families. Instead, a single monthly payment: the Canada child benefit.

Income-tested and tax free, it’s billed by the Liberals as simpler and more generous for low- and middle-income families.

Smoke and mirrors, argue the Conservatives, who remind Canadians that they’ve also lost income splitting — a particular boon to families with a stay-at-home parent — and popular boutique tax credits for kids active in organized sports or arts programs.

Which families will be better off under the new system?

It’s difficult to say — wealthy families, definitely not low-income households, probably. The government’s online benefits calculator (http://www. budget.gc.ca/2016/tool-outil/ccb-ace-en.html) will be a popular place for a

while. Do the math: the Liberal child benefit is worth about $5 billion more annually than all the previous Conservative measures put together. That’s money in the pockets of parents.

THE ELDERLY As advertised, the budget formalizes the Liberal promise to bring the age of eligibility for old age security and the guaranteed income supplement back to 65, after the Conservatives extended it to 67. Plus, some 900,000 single people earning less than $4,600 a year will be getting higher GIS payments.

The budget also kicks off a comprehensive rethink of retirement security: the government is launching discussions with the provinces to bolster the Canada Pension Plan. The goal is a flexible system that allows ready, willing and able participants to work after the age of 65 without financial penalty — or without penalizing those who can’t keep working.

The Liberals also want to remove

bad luck as a factor in retirement. For now, they argue, there’s a role for government in helping those whose retirement savings are subject to the whims of the financial markets on the day they withdraw or repurpose their money.

They say they want to mitigate that risk and make sure savings are secure and sufficient.

First, all or most of the provinces need to agree. Premiums will likely have to go up to pay for such enhancements, too — prompting a political fight about whether the changes are truly worth it.

THE SICK Missing from the budget was the election commitment to “immediately” begin spending on home care, to the tune of $3 billion over four years.

The government said it just isn’t ready — not to mention that health care negotiations with the provinces are still ongoing.

Improvements to compassionate

care leave were also prominent in the election platform, but didn’t make the cut in the budget — despite a raft of changes to the employment insurance system.

Assisted dying is becoming a viable option for suffering Canadians who are nearing the end of their lives.

A federal bill will need to be introduced very soon in order to meet the Supreme Court’s June deadline, which has already been extended four months.

In the interim, a number of terminally ill patients have availed themselves of the Supreme Court ruling in February that granted the extension.

It also gave permission to anyone in search of a doctor-assisted death to go before a judge to request one.

The public has also made it clear to the government that it wants access to decent and improved palliative care alongside the right to an assisted suicide.

That has the government negotiating and looking for funding as a once-outlawed practice comes into its own in Canada.

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Two deadly bombs had just exploded in Brussels. Then Rob Ford died.

The next day, as MPs of all political stripes were gearing up to do battle over the government’s newly charted fiscal course, Alberta Conservative Jim Hillyer died suddenly, forcing the house to adjourn early and stifle debate.

And then came Ghomeshi.

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Canada BRIEFS Massive search resumes for missing Manitoba boy AUSTIN, Man. — The desperate search for a missing toddler in rural Manitoba toddler has resumed.

The RCMP say their massive search for two-year-old Chase Martens, who vanished on Tuesday, includes unmanned drones that will help photograph and map the area.

The boy’s distraught parents have pleaded for any information that might lead to a reunion with their son, saying it would be unusual for Chase to wander off the property without the family dog.

Police have not ruled out foul play, but have said it is not the focus of their investigation.

The search involving hundreds of people on foot and horseback, driving ATVs and in the air expanded Thursday to include creeks and shorelines within a three-kilometre radius of the family’s home.

Police say underwater dive teams have also been brought in to help with the search.

Rob Ford’s family posts tribute video set to Puff Daddy song TORONTO — Rob Ford’s family has posted a video tribute to the controversial former mayor of Toronto set to a Puff Daddy song that was itself a tribute to murdered friend The Notorious B.I.G. The four-minute video posted on YouTube features clips of supporters hugging Ford while Faith Evans’s voice from the track “I’ll be Missing You” plays.

Ford served as mayor from 2010 to 2014 and died of cancer, at the age of 46, on Tuesday.

Dan Jacobs, Ford’s chief of staff, says the video tribute was requested by his family and made by local filmmaker Tharanga Ramanayake.

The video shows Ford as mayor, and while he was running for re-election, talking about his track record, and encouraging people to vote.

One clip shows Ford dancing with Karen Stintz in July 2014 when they were both running for mayor.

That video was shot just three months after the Toronto Sun reported that Ford made “lewd comments” about Stintz at a Toronto bar, for which Ford later apologized.

The tribute video also shows supporters singing Ford’s praises.

One woman, who is shown carrying three “Ford Nation” flags in one hand, says the scandal-plagued mayor was “a gift from heaven.”

“He came to my building. It was a ghetto building too!” another supporter said. “I got to take a picture with him! That man’s a real celebrity. A real hero.”

Another clip shows the former mayor downplaying his Hollywood status.

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Iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden performs on the Memorial Centre stage Friday night. The sold out show featured many of her favourites with some music.

“I don’t look at myself (that way),” he says. “I’m just an average person that watches taxpayers’ money, returns phone calls and does what the taxpayers want.”

On Monday, mourners can pay their respects to the late councillor as his body will lie in repose for two days at city hall.

Freezing rain causes blackouts in Ontario, warnings in Quebec and the Maritimes Freezing rain across southern Ontario caused power outages that continued into Friday and prompted weather warnings in parts of Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.

Tens of thousands hydro customers across southwest Ontario were still without power Friday afternoon as repair crews tried to stay ahead of outages due to freezing rain that coated wires and tree branches with ice.

Hydro One’s online outage map shows about 47,000 customers without power.

PowerStream, which services communities north of Toronto, was working to restore power to some 12,000 residents and businesses.

Freezing rain warnings were issued for parts of Quebec and Atlantic Canada as the storm tracked east.

Environment Canada said significant ice build up and long-lasting periods of freezing rain are anticipated Friday in northern New Brunswick,

with a mix of freezing rain, ice pellets and snow expected elsewhere in the province.

Northern Nova Scotia and P.E.I. can also expect freezing rain before the low-pressure system moves towards Newfoundland.

The national weather forecaster says parts of Newfoundland can expect a period of freezing rain of up to six hours before tapering off Saturday morning.

The icy weather meant an extra-long weekend for thousands of students across southern Ontario heading into Easter weekend.

Classes and buses were cancelled at three southern Ontario school boards Thursday, while many others across the province cancelled buses but left schools open.

May outspent Trudeau, Harper, Mulcair to secure a seat in Commons OTTAWA — Elizabeth May spent more than any other federal party

leader to secure her seat in last October’s election.

Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Green leader spent almost $230,000 to win her British Columbia riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands.

May’s riding association raised roughly $220,000 to pay for May’s campaign she was the only Green candidate to win a seat in the Oct. 19 vote.

Justin Trudeau, who led his Liberals to victory, spent just over $183,000 to hang onto his Montreal riding of Papineau.

His riding association contributed $175,000 to Trudeau’s campaign while the Liberal party kicked in almost $33,000.

Stephen Harper, whose Conservative government was defeated, spent just over $117,000 to easily win his Calgary Heritage riding.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair spent the least: less than $105,000 to hold his Montreal riding of Outremont.

The totals for each leader include expenses that were subject to campaign spending limits plus other reportable expenses which fell outside the cap.

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Pope decries terror profaning God’s name

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Pope Francis lies on the floor during a mass to celebrate the Lord’s Passion, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Friday. and killing of Christians for their faith by extremists in the Middle East.

In his prayer ending the Colosseum service, he said the “certainty” of God’s love won’t be obscured by “the apparent victory of evil.”

The Good Friday service drew thousands of pilgrims and Romans who patiently submitted to security checks, part of stepped-up measures across much of Europe after the Brussels attacks.

Hours before the pope arrived, police led explosives-detecting dogs

Triple suicide bombing in Yemeni city of Aden kills 22 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANAA, Yemen — A triple suicide bombing on a Saudi-led coalition military camp in southern Yemen killed 22 people Friday, including civilians, witnesses and medical officials said.

The Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the attacks in a short statement carrying the name of the group’s news agency, Amaq.

The first suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint, meters away from the camp in the al-Hasswa district of the city of Aden. A spokesman for Aden’s security services, Nizar Anwar said that 18 people were killed in the first attack, including civilians. A second bomber drove an ambulance and rammed his vehicle into the rescuers. Four people were killed in this assault, Anwar said.

The third suicide car bomber then detonated his explosives close to the camp as civilians were waiting for roads to reopen, witnesses said.

However Anwar said that a coalition jet attacked the car and killed the bomber.

Medical officials said that the death toll is expected to rise and that there were women and children among the victims, but did not give numbers for civilian casualties.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the press.

Abu Bakr Hazem, one of the witnesses, said that he was inside his car near a power station when he saw the ambulance advancing, followed by the explosion. He said that he saw bodies scattered on the ground, including women. A local reporter, Fathi ben Lazek, said that the ambulance tried to cross the checkpoint but was stopped by the guards, and then the suicide bomber blew himself up.

Aden, now the temporary Yemeni capital, has fallen into chaos since the summer, when it was recaptured from Houthi rebels by southern fighters backed by a Saudi-led coalition. An affiliate of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for some of the deadliest attacks in the city.

The explosions took place shortly after the leader of the Houthis, Abdul-Malak al-Houthi, delivered his first speech after months in hiding, calling for street rallies to mark the first anniversary of the Saudi-led military campaign against his group. The rallies are due to take place in the city of Sanaa on Saturday.

Al-Houthi also lashed out at the U.S. and Brit-

ain for their alleged support for Saudi Arabia’s operation against the Houthis, who seized the Yemeni capital in Sep. 2014 and unseated the internationally-recognized government.

Yet his tone was comparatively subdued, suggesting that the Houthis are under pressure following a ground operation and airstrikes that have killed thousands of civilians.

through inspections inside and outside the Colosseum. Later, police waved metal-detecting wands across the faithful and searched their bags and knapsacks.

Another security challenge comes on Sunday, when tens of thousands of people are expected in St. Peter’s Square for Easter Mass celebrated by the pope.

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Francis renewed his condemnation of what he has called indifference and inhospitality to those risking their lives in unseaworthy smugglers’ boats in hopes of finding refuge on European shores from war and other violence.

Evoking the image of Jesus on the cross, Francis said: “we see you in the faces of children, of women and people, worn out and fearful, who flee war and violence and who often only find death” and people who refuse to deal with them.

Francis called the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, two major routes for refugees and migrants, “insatiable cemeteries, reflections of our indifferent and anesthetized conscience.”

In reference to deadly extremist attacks in Europe, Iraq and elsewhere, Francis denounced “expressions of fundamentalism” and “terrorist acts committed by followers of some religions which profane the name of God and which use the holy name to justify their unprecedented violence.”

Earlier in the week, Francis called the deadly attacks at a Brussels metro station and airport “cruel abominations.”

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“I’m sorry, I don’t buy it,” tweeted former Italian Premier Enrico Letta.

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said Thursday that police found ID cards and other personal belongings of Giulio Regeni during a search of a house connected to a gang that specializes in abducting foreigners while posing as policemen. Four gang members were killed in a gunfight, the statement said.

There was no immediate response from the Italian government, despite the clamour that the Regeni case has sparked since the 28-year-old researcher disappeared Jan. 25, the fifth anniversary of the 2011 uprising when police were heavily deployed across Cairo. His body was found nine days later bearing signs of torture.

The Egyptian ministry issued a subsequent statement Friday saying the probe into the “criminal ring” was continuing in co-ordination with Italian investigators. Rome’s chief prosecutor, Giuseppe Pignatone, said the information released so far was “inadequate” to determine the circumstances of Regeni’s death or identify his killers.

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Rebels win first battle of playoff war HELEWKA SCORES TWICE, MARTIN TURNS ASIDE 32 SHOTS

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 3 Hitmen 1 Locked in a tense physical battle, the Red Deer Rebels emerged the winner in the opening game of their Western Hockey League playoff series with a 3-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen.

Adam Helewka, fresh off a 42-goal regular season, scored twice and goalie Trevor Martin made 32 saves for the Rebels in his WHL playoff debut.

Helewka’s game winner came after a collision near the blue line sprung him with the puck down the left wing with inside body position on Hitmen defender Jake Bean. He cut in front, and slid the puck past Hitmen goalie Cody Porter.

“Luke Philp made a great effort to win a battle and I came and picked the puck up,” said Helewka.

“I got inside body position and snuck it five hole.”

His second was an empty netter to seal the Rebels game 1 victory.

Centre Jeff de Wit, using a Hitmen defender as a screen, opened the scoring early in the first period with a wrist shot that slithered through Porter’s fivehole.

The Hitmen’s Keegan Kenzig made it interesting scoring late in the third period to even the score at 1-1. His slap shot from the point rifled past Martin, the only goal the Rebels surrendered.

In between the goals, a chippy and physical war developed between the two Alberta rivals.

“Playoff series are always going to be a war,” said Helewka. “Both teams battled hard and I wouldn’t expect anything less.”

The Rebels penalty kill shut out the Hitmen’s power play on all six minor penalties.

“I didn’t like the fact we took six minor penalties,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “Our penalty kill was great and your goalie is your best penalty killer. I thought Martin played very well.

“Some areas we have to get better at, we have to be more disciplined.”

Battling for position in front of the net, Austin Strand and Jordy Stallard traded stick checks before the gloves came off. A quick donnybrook and the two were sitting in the sin bin for five.

That wouldn’t be the only fighting in the period.

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Jordy Stallard of the Calgary Hitmen takes down Austin Strand of the Red Deer Rebels during Game 1 of their WHL playoff series at the Enmax Centrium Friday night.

Colton Bobyk and Radel Fazleev were battling for position in the corner when Bobyk wanted a piece of Fazleev. Fazleev wanted none from Bobyk and his Hitmen teammates came to his rescue. Bobyk was given four minutes for roughing, while Colby Harmsworth and Kanzig from the Hitmen and Nelson Nogier from the Rebels each had two minute minors.

Taylor Sanheim paid a visit to the Rebels bench in the second period, courtesy of a fierce Jake DeBrusk hit. DeBrusk was given a penalty for roughing.

“It’s going to be a tough series and it’s going to be a long series,” said Sutter. “We have to make sure we handle this right and stay level headed.

“We know as a group we can be better.”

With the win the Rebels take a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. The series resumes tonight at the Enmax Centrium. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

Note: Evan Polei and Josh Mahura returned to the lineup. Mahura has been sidelined since October with a knee injury. mcrawford@redeeradvocate.com

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Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan goes up for a shot as Houston Rockets’ Trevor Ariza defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 25, 2016, in Houston. The Rockets won 112-109.

Harden’s triple double too much for Raptors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rockets 112 Raptors 109 HOUSTON — James Harden had his third triple-double this season with 32 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets snap a three-game skid with a 112-109 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

Houston squandered a double-digit lead early but opened the fourth quarter with a big run to take control.

Patrick Patterson scored five quick points to get Toronto within 110-107 with 10.1 seconds remaining, but Trevor Ariza made two free throws after that to secure the win.

It’s Toronto’s second straight loss overall and its ninth loss in a row in Houston, where the Raptors haven’t won since 2007.

In the last few minutes, Toronto stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry both get ejected for arguing with the officials.

DeRozan scored 18 points before being kicked out with about 3 minutes left. He made a layup that cut the lead to 103-97 but was unhappy that a foul wasn’t called on the play and began yelling at the officials.

He was quickly given a technical but kept jawing and was given a second one and ejected from the game.

The Rockets scored four of the next six points, with three from Michael Beasley, to make it 107-99.

Beasley finished with 21 points.

Lowry was ejected with 25.6 seconds left when he got his second technical of the game for arguing with officials.

Lowry missed Wednesday’s game with a sore right elbow. In this one, he had 15 points with three 3-pointers to set a franchise record for 3s in a season with 192. Lowry now has the top two 3-point performances in franchise history after making 190 in 2013-14. Houston started the fourth quarter on a 13-2 run to extend a one-point lead to 92-80 with about 9 minutes remaining. Harden and Jason Terry made 3-pointers in that stretch, but it was Corey Brewer who wowed the crowd when he made a layup as he was being pulled down from behind by James Johnson and then finished the three-point play.

The Raptors got back on track after that, using a 7-1 spurt to cut the lead to 93-87.

Toronto cut the lead to four before Houston scored the next five points, with a 3-pointer by Ariza, to make it 100-91 with about 5 minutes left.

Houston capped the third quarter with a 7-1 run, with the last four points from Harden, to take a 79-78 lead into the fourth.

The Raptors were down by 11 in the second quarter before scoring 15 straight points to take a 48-44 lead just over 3 minutes before halftime. Former Rocket Luis Scola led the way in that stretch, scoring eight points, with a pair of 3-pointers.

Houston missed seven shots, including two on blocks by Bismack Biyombo, and committed three turnovers to allow the Raptors to take the lead.

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SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Switzerland’s Binia Feltscher and her teammates would walk 500 miles to win a third straight women’s curling world championship.

Feltscher beat Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa 8-4 on Friday night in the 1-2 Page playoff of the event. The win sends the Swiss directly to the tournament’s final on Sunday and a win away from the world title.

Every game Swiss third Irene Schori has requested the 1990s one-hit wonder “500 Miles” by Scottish rock band the Proclaimers play at the Credit Union iPlex.

“Two years ago in Saint John they always played this song when we had practice, so we’ve always remembered this song,” said Schori, referring to Switzerland’s 2014 world championship run in Saint John, N.B. “We had it on our playlist at the European championships in Champery so they always played it there too.

“It’s our lucky song. That’s the secret.”

Fujisawa moves on to the tournament’s semifinal against the winner of the 3-4 Page playoff between Canadian skip Chelsea Carey and Russian skip Anna Sidorova that goes on Saturday afternoon. The winner of Saturday night’s semifinal will meet Switzerland on Sunday.

“We’re still in a good position tomorrow, we just have to rebound,” said coach J.D. Lind, who led Japan to its first-ever 1-2 Page playoff at the event. “I think being the first game for them at this magnitude is obviously difficult but I think they can learn from this and be ready for (Saturday).”

Qualifying points for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be awarded to every team that participates at this year’s world championships. The higher the finish, the more points awarded. A top four finish almost guarantees an Olympic berth.

Although Feltscher won the world title in 2014 and countryman Alina Patz won in 2015, the Swiss did not expect to do well at this year’s tournament.

“We didn’t have a very good season,” said Schori.

“We just want to take some Olympic points, that was the important thing. But now to be in this final, it’s so crazy.”

Switzerland scored a single in each of the first two ends with Japan getting on the board in the third. Swiss second Franziska Kaufmann swept furiously to help Feltscher lay in for a single in the fourth for a 3-1 lead. The crowd loudly cheered Kaufmann’s exceptional effort.

Japan replied with a single to make it 3-2 after five ends, with Fujisawa stealing one in the sixth to tie it.

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Day advances in six holes, McIlroy takes 20

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Match Play

AUSTIN, Texas — The knockout stage at the Dell Match Play started a day early.

The pressure was already cranked up to high Friday in win-or-go-home matches that saw defending champion Rory McIlroy pushed through a 20-hole grinder and Phil Mickelson sent home in a rout.

The round-robin format sent several pairs to the first tee with both players 2-0 and facing elimination with a loss.

And none was bigger than McIlroy fighting off Kevin Na in a match that wasn’t settled until the second playoff hole.

Mickelson was quickly dismissed

by Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teammate Patrick Reed. The 24-yearold Reed steamrolled the 45-yearold Mickelson by winning six of the first nine holes before closing out the match 5 and 4.

“Today it was either do or die,” McIlroy said. “It’s a sigh of relief. It’s nice to get to the weekend.”

McIlroy hasn’t lost a match in this tournament in two years, but has had to work hard for his three wins this week. He trailed on the back nine in both of his first two matches before rallying to win Wednesday and Thursday.

Na pushed him again Friday. McIlroy didn’t lead the match until No. 15, then lost it one hole later as the duel heated up. They were all square on No. 18 when both stood over short putts for par. Na suggested they pick up and move on. McIlroy said no.

Both made their putts, but McIlroy

was determined to test Na under pressure.

“I’m pretty confident over those and I wanted to put as much pressure on him as I could,” McIlroy said. “When it’s that tight on the last hole, I would rather just hole the putt. At least it gives you a little momentum going into the playoff.”

Na, who lost to McIlroy in the first round in 2010, bogeyed the second playoff hole to finally bow out.

There was nothing tense about Reed’s dispatching of Mickelson. Mickelson opened the door with a double bogey on the first hole and the rout was on. Reed had two eagles in the first 10 holes.

Reed continues to build an impressive match-play resume. He was a rare bright spot for the U.S. team in the 2014 Ryder Cup when he went 3-0-1 and showed the bravado his teammates lacked when he put his fingers to his lip to “shush” the European home crowd.

Reed brought that kind of confidence against Mickelson. He hasn’t trailed in a match yet this week.

“I love match play,” Reed said. “I relish every time I get to go in this format and go up against one guy … just going out and getting in a dog fight.”

In other loser-goes-home matches, Matt Kuchar beat Justin Rose 3 and 2, Brandt Snedeker topped Charl Schwartzel 5 and 3, and Louis Oosthuizen beat Andy Sullivan 4 and 2.

Perhaps no match was more entertaining than the duel between Adam

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Jason Day, of Australia, hits a shot on the first hole during round-robin play against Paul Casey at the Dell Match Play Championship golf tournament at Austin County Club, Friday, March 25, 2016, in Austin, Texas Scott and Bill Haas, who were at times sloppy and then brilliant at the end.

They didn’t halve a hole over the final 11, and there were 13 lead changes.

Scott went 1 up with a birdie on the 16th and had to win the match to advance. Haas made a 12-foot birdie putt to square it on the 17th, meaning Scott had to win the 18th to advance.

Haas only needed to halve. They hit their drives in the right rough about 10 yards away from each other. Haas

hit his approach to 15 feet, Scott went onto the fringe about 30 feet away with 6 feet of break.

It never came close, and Haas made his putt.

“I struggled all day tee to green,” Haas said. “Adam gave me a few holes.

Matter of fact, when we shook hands, he said, ‘I don’t know what to say about that, but you need to play better tomorrow,’ which was the truth.”

Estrada strikes out six, surrenders homer X-RAY ON TULOWITZKI’S HAND NEGATIVE

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Troy Tulowitzki follows the flight of his double off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Friday, March 25, 2016, in Clearwater, Fla.

Blue Jays 4 Phillies 4 CLEARWATER, Fla. — Maikel Franco hit his eighth home run of the spring for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 4-4 tie with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

Franco entered the game leading all major league players this spring with seven home runs and 18 RBIs in 17 exhibition games.

The 23-year-old, a National League Rookie of the Year candidate before breaking his left hand in August, hit 14 home runs in 80 games with the Phillies last season.

“Hurry up and get to April,” joked Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson, whose pitch broke Franco’s hand. He was pitching for the Diamondbacks. “I don’t think he’ll stop, but we need to hurry up and get there.”

The right-hander walked three and struck out four in his next to last start of the spring for the Phillies.

Marco Estrada gave up the Franco home run, while striking out six and walking two in 3 2/3 innings. The homer came off a 1-2 cutter.

“I need to work on my cutter a little more,” the right-hander said. “The two home runs I’ve given up (this spring) have been on the exact same pitch. I’m trying to go down and away to a righty and I miss middle-away. It was belt high, middle-away. I have to work on that.”

A half inning after Franco’s home run broke a scoreless tie, Hellickson

served up a two-run home run to Casey Kotchman.

“It wasn’t where I wanted, but it was still out of the zone,” said Hellickson, “He’s a good hitter.”

STARTING TIME Phillies: Hellickson said he had too many three-ball counts. He was lifted after throwing 4 2/3 innings. Hellickson is on tap to start the Grapefruit League finale on Wednesday. Earlier this week, manager Pete Mackanin named the 28-year-old his Opening Day starter.

Blue Jays: Estrada, who battled back tightness earlier this spring, said he was still somewhat rusty after his second spring start. “I felt good - still off, but that’s expected,” he said “I still have to catch up a little bit.” Estrada said he still believes he’ll be ready to begin the season in Toronto’s rotation after one more spring start on Wednesday.

TRAINER’S ROOM Phillies: CF Odubel Herrera returned to the lineup for the first time in 13 days. Herrera was held out with inflammation on his left middle finger, an injury that first occurred while sliding headfirst into home on March 6. Herrera was given a small protective guard to begin hitting with earlier this week. . Blue Jays: SS Troy Tulowitzki returned to the lineup just two days after being hit in the right hand by a Bartolo Colon fastball in a game with the Mets. An X-ray was negative and Tulowitzki tested his hand in the cage Friday morning before being cleared for the game.

High-flying Mexico dominates Canada in world cup qualifying

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Mexico 3 Canada 0 VANCOUVER — Javier (Chicharito) Hernandez, Hirving Lozano and Jesus Manuel Corona scored Friday as high-flying Mexico dismantled Canada 3-0 in World Cup qualifying.

After the teams traded chances in an electric opening, Hernandez rose to meet a cross with a header in the 31st minute before Lozano blasted a shot shortside on Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan in the 39th.

Corona added another in the 72nd minute as Canada crumbled in a match the players said all week could be a statement game for the men’s national team.

While the Mexicans were full value for the win, the Canadians will be kicking themselves after missing three glorious chances in the opening 45 minutes.

Mexico, ranked 22nd in the world by FIFA, now lead Pool A in the penultimate round of CONCACAF qualifying with nine points from three games.

No. 87 Canada is second with four points, followed No. 99 El Salvador with two points and No. 89 Honduras with one after those countries tied 2-2 earlier

Friday. Canada plays at Mexico on Tuesday before visiting Honduras and hosting El Salvador in September.

The pool’s top two countries move on to the final round of qualifying.

Canada, which has not made a World Cup since its only appearance in 1986, is now 3-17-7 all-time against Mexico, with the last victory coming in 2000.

The match was played before a crowd of 54,798 at B.C. Place Stadium, which set a new record for a Canadian national team game on home soil in any sport.

While there were plenty of fans cheering on the home side, thousands of Mexican supporters in red, green and white set up shop behind one of the nets and in others pockets to give the stands the look of a Christmas tree.

Mexico had a flurry early in the first half, but Hector Herrera’s shot just fizzled wide and Borjan made a great save on Miguel Layun to keep things scoreless.

Junior Hoilett had a golden opportunity to put Canada ahead in the 21st minute, but skied his shot over the Mexican crossbar.

Cyle Larin then had another burst in the 25th for the hosts, only to see his effort on a partial break

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miss the target.

Mexico had back-to-back chances a few minutes later, but Borjan was again there to deny Andres Guardado on a shot from distance before Layun was stopped on the ensuing corner.

But the visitors kept coming and Hernandez made it 1-0 after Layun was given too much space on the left to deliver a cross that the striker headed past a helpless Borjan to send the Mexican contingent at B.C. Place into a frenzy.

Hernandez and Herrera incredibly each hit posts on the same sequence in the 35th, before Hoilett had another opportunity to get Canada on the board on a shot that again went over the target.

After Lozano scored in the 39th on a brilliant strike on a partial break, the Canadians appealed for a penalty five minutes later, but it looked like the Mexican defence did well to clear the ball off the feet of Atiba Hutchinson.

Canada’s Scott Arfield, a Scottish midfielder with a Toronto-born father who was making his debut for the national team, was subbed on at the half and had a half chance in the 53rd minute, but his shot was comfortably saved by Mexican ‘keeper Alfredo Talavera.

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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Scott remains a sensation in the minors FROM NHL ALL-STAR TO AHL ENFORCER SYRACUSE, N.Y. — There were still some nine minutes remaining in the third period when the excited mob of youngsters began gathering outside the St. John’s IceCaps locker-room door.

John Scott had just skated off after picking up a 10-minute misconduct for playing a minor role in a scuffle, and the antsy kids were tripping over themselves in hopes to catch a glimpse of the NHL’s unlikeliest All-Star Game MVP. “I think I saw him!” someone gasped, peering through the dimly lit maze of iron supports beneath the dusty stands of Syracuse’s War Memorial Arena before a security person shooed them away. The scene was no different the night before, when extra security personnel were called in for crowd control.

This is what Scott’s life has become in the aftermath of the hand-wringing controversy over whether the bit-playing journeyman enforcer was worthy of being deemed an all-star after being voted in by fans. The 6-foot-8 gentle giant instead emerged as an overnight sensation, earning admiration from fans and fellow players alike for standing his ground in the face of doubters and critics.

“It’s almost like a movie,” a smiling Scott said, reflecting back on the past two months. “Honestly, no one could ever script this would happen.”

And yet, there is a movie in the works, which is also something Scott could never have envisioned.

“I’m a super lucky guy with all that’s happened,” he said.

If that sounds odd, it should: One moment in January, Scott was trying on his personalized pair of All-Star gloves in Arizona. The next, the Coyotes traded Scott to Montreal, where he was immediately shipped to the American Hockey League’s remotest outpost in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. That’s 1,000 miles from Montreal and more than, 3,000 from Phoenix.

A few weeks later, the 33-year-old Scott was being hoisted on his teammates’ shoulders amid fans chanting “M-V-P!” after he captained the NHL’s Pacific Division team to an all-star title in Nashville, Tennessee.

All of this began as the most difficult time in Scott’s career, in which the defining moment occurred when he said an NHL official questioned whether his daughters would be proud

Sports BRIEFS Coach apologizes for anti-gay remarks in front of gay player GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A Colorado Mesa University assistant baseball coach has apologized for using what an investigation concluded was an anti-gay remark in front of a gay player who said he eventually left the game because of homophobia.

Sean McKinney apologized Thursday for the remark he made while talking about the 1998 murder of Matthew Shephard in front of players, including Tyler Dunnington. Last week Outsports.com reported that a comment from an unnamed college coach that “we kill gay people in Wyoming” lingered with the former St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitcher the longest.

The school hired a law firm to investigate. The Daily Sentinel, which obtained a copy of the report, reported that McKinney told investigators he said something like that but he didn’t use the word “we.”

Manson fined for throat-slash gesture towards Kadri TORONTO — Josh Manson’s throat-slashing gesture on Toronto’s Nazem Kadri has proved costly.

The Anaheim Ducks defenceman was fined US$2,486.56 on Friday — the maximum allowable under the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement — for his gesture aimed at Kadri.

The incident happened at 17:17 of the third period in the Maple Leafs’ 6-5 victory at the Air Canada Centre on Thrusday night.

Kadri was penalized for delivering a hit from behind on Manson, and Manson made the gesture while Kadri was being escorted to the penalty box.

Manson was given a game misconduct for his action.

Last month, Kadri himself was fined the maximum amount for giving a throat-slash gesture toward Calgary Flames defenceman Mark Giordano.

North Dakota knocks off NCAA hockey’s hottest team CINCINNATI — Johnny Simonson’s deflection for his first goal since October started North Dakota’s early barrage, and the Fighting Hawks took down the nation’s hottest team, beating Northeastern 6-2 on Friday in a Midwest Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.

The Fighting Hawks (31-6-4) will

of him playing in the game. And it ended with Scott winning over everyone’s hearts, because, after all, who doesn’t love an underdog story?

“I get letters from people, and it really touches you, and sometimes it chokes me up,” Scott said. “It’s like (they write): ‘I watched you in the AllStar game and you were an inspiration, and I just want to thank you for turning my life around.”’

Scott hasn’t missed a beat in St. John’s, a quaint fishing community that’s as close to Ireland as it is to Minnesota, where Scott broke into the NHL with the Wild in 2008-09 “As soon as I got there, everybody was super friendly,” he said. “I walk down the street and it’s, ‘Hey, John.

Congrats. Hey, we’ll meet you for a beer later.’ It’s so fun. I love that city.”

And yes, Scott has been, as the locals put it, “screeched in.”

It’s a long-held rite of passage for newcomers to kiss a fish (usually a cod), drink a shot of rum (known as screech) and recite a saying that ends with “long may your big jib draw,” which translates to: “May your sails always catch wind.”

He’s also quickly adapted to his new team.

The big forward, who has two goals and two assists in 21 games through last weekend, plays a regular shift, including a role on the power play.

He can also double as a defenceman, as happened Sunday when St. John’s Brett Lernout was ejected in the first period.

“It’s not an easy situation for him, but he’s making the most of it,” IceCaps coach Sylvain Lefebvre said.

“He’s a big brother, as he should be in the locker room. And the guys enjoy being around him. That’s a big tribute to him.”

Scott is a physical player, but doesn’t go out of his way to get into a fight. He won’t, however, hesitate to get in the middle of scuffles if it means protecting a teammate.

The most amusing moment on Sunday came shortly before he picked up his 10-minute major. With a scuffle erupting next to him, Scott skated over and matched up with the only Syracuse player without a partner. It happened to be 5-foot-9 defenceman Matt Taormina.

At one point, Taormina looked up and made a joke, to which Scott responded by hugging him. Then, Taormina reached up and playfully gave Scott a face wash with his glove, which prompted a smile from Scott, and cheer from the crowd. play for a berth in the Frozen Four on Saturday.

Northeastern (22-14-5) was the hottest team on ice, going 20-1-2 since the end of December. The Huskies were 13-0-1 heading into the regional semifinal, the longest active undefeated streak in the country and the longest in school history. Their second-half surge was set up with shutdown defence — only 25 goals allowed in the second and third periods of their last 23 games.

This one was well in hand by that time. North Dakota piled the most goals against Northeastern all season, each one by a different player.

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John Scott and Albany Devils’ Ben Thomson fight during an AHL game in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The journeyman tough guy who won the hockey world over in becoming the NHL All-Star Game MVP is having a blast playing in the American Hockey League’s eastern-most outpost.

“Everybody wants me to be this bad guy,” Scott said. “It’s like, ‘There’s John, this mean guy. He’s like a goon.

He’s not smart.’ And that’s just not who I am. I’m a nice guy.”

Scott has never pretended to be anything more than being a role player. He’s earned a professional paycheque because he poses a big, intimidating on-ice presence. He has just five goals and 11 points to go along with 542 penalty minutes in 285 NHL games.

What many don’t know about him is that he earned an engineering degree at Michigan Tech, and many of his current and former teammates regard him to be one of the game’s funniest characters.

The St. John’s road trip through central New York allowed Scott to reunite with his wife, Danielle, who made the drive from Michigan with their kids, including newborn twins, Sofia and Estelle. She was amazed to see how fans are drawn to her husband.

“We were down at breakfast, and some guy was talking to him,” she said. “I was like, ‘Was that one of your coaches?’ And he said, ‘No, it’s just everybody recognizes me where ever I go.”’

“It’s just funny,” she added. “What ended up being one of our hardest moments turns into the greatest beyond what we ever could have expected.”

Though he’d love to continue play-

ing, Scott isn’t sure what comes next once his contract expires after this season.

At the very least, he will always be known as an NHL All-Star.

“Yeah, an MVP All-Star,” he said, correcting someone.

And there’s the SUV he was awarded for it, and his share of $1 million prize that went with being on the winning team.

“I haven’t gotten it yet,” Scott said, referring to the money.

“That’s actually a good question.

I’ve got to follow up with them on that one,” he added, with a carefree shrug before ducking back into the locker room.

With the game over, a crowd once again gathered outside the IceCaps’ door. Still in his T-shirt and shorts, Scott made a quick detour by heading into the now-empty stands. Using his long legs, he climbed over row after row of seats to be with his family.

They eventually ducked into a hallway, where Scott’s two oldest daughters, dressed in IceCaps jerseys, danced around, tightly holding their proud and happy father’s hands.

“You know what, even if the whole thing didn’t go down the way it did, I’m not going to complain,” Scott said. “I was super lucky before all this stuff.

But after this, it’s like, holy. I must have six or seven angels looking out for me. I’m so blessed.”

gary’s Ashton Brown, who competed in last year’s race.

While the two women hold similar passports, they are cut from different cloths.

At 133 pounds, the five-foot-seven Lukasiewicz — a former lightweight rower — is 45 pounds lighter than the five-foot-eight Brown.

The Cambridge crew averages five foot 10 and 165 pounds, the same height as Oxford but 10 pounds heavier.

The Boat Race is a big deal in Britain. BBC reported nearly five million TV viewers watched the women’s race last year with the men’s race drawing an audience of 6.2 million.

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Canadian rowers face off in Oxford-Cambridge women’s boat race on the Thames In her first year at the University of Oxford, Toronto’s Emma Lukasiewicz is surrounded by history every day.

“I feel like I’m walking around amongst castles all the time,” she said.

“The university is really quite special and I feel very fortunate to get to live there. It’s really neat.”

“At Harvard I thought that there were some very historical traditions.

And then I got here and they just got sort of blown out of the water,” she added.

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A-Rod closing in on Bonds’ home run record

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez plants his right foot in the batter’s box, takes a swing, steps in and taps the plate. His name is announced, and fans respond with 7 seconds of applause.

After two years as a scoundrel, he’s once again a star in the minds of many New York Yankees fans.

One year after his return from a drug suspension, A-Rod is approaching the home run marks of Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. He hit 33 last year, his most since 2010, and enters this season with 687, just 75 from matching Bonds’ record.

“I know he gets there in three years,” Yankees great Reggie Jackson said. “I think it would be shocking if he got there in two.”

A-Rod says he plans to retire after the 2017 season. But he also says he could change his mind. Surpassing Bonds could be too alluring.

Last spring, Rodriguez’s name was absent from items in the Yankees’ gift shops as the team prepared to fight over a $6 million marketing payment triggered by his 660th home run — matching Willie Mays’ total. This March, blue Rodriguez batting practice jerseys that cost $129.95 sold out at Steinbrenner Field, and team doesn’t appear to anticipate a dispute if A-Rod reaches the next payment level for matching Ruth at 714.

Rodriguez turns 41 this July and in the post-steroids era already is at an age where feet and bats slow, where balls that once soared over walls are caught on the warning track. His hairline has started to recede and he keeps his locks trimmed, limiting hints of grey to a minimum.

As much as he tries to concentrate on the next game, the next at-bat and the next pitch, the big picture infiltrates his thoughts, like water starting to trickle through cracks in a dam.

“There are things you just can’t help to think about. Obviously, they’re there. They’re big numbers,” he said.

“But the goal for me this year is exactly what it was last year: come out, work really hard, be in good shape, better be productive in the middle of the lineup and try to help us win games.

And whatever the numbers add up to, they add up to.”

History suggests he might fall short of Bonds’ 762.

Bonds holds the record for most home runs after turning 40 with 79 — Rodriguez already has 10 since the big birthday last July 27. The mark for most in a season who already was 40 on opening day is 29, shared by Ted Williams and Raul Ibanez.

“Of course, I’m sure it’s in his head,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “You hope that it doesn’t weigh heavily, and that he’s able just to go out and relax and play.”

Rest and relaxation.

Shifted from third base to designated hitter, Rodriguez spent just 11 innings in the field last season. He played in 151 games, his highest total since 2007. Before the suspension, he had gone on the disabled list six times in six years for a string of ailments that included operations on both hips, one knee surgery, a strained calf and a broken hand.

Still, Rodriguez tailed off in the last two months of the season, like a leaf shriveling in the summer heat and falling to ground at the first hint of autumn cool. After homering off the Texas Rangers’ Matt Harrison for his sixth birthday homer, he ended his first night as a 40-year-old with a .276 batting average, 24 homers and 59 RBIs. A-Rod hit .208 with nine homers and 27 RBIs the rest of the season.

“I think it’s easier this year, just because we both kind of know the rigours of his job and what he needs,” Girardi said. “When he gets out of his legs, you know it’s maybe a time to give him one day off or two days off.”

Rodriguez got to heal while sitting out the 2014 season, an enforced absence inflicted by then-Commissioner Bud Selig for violations of baseball’s drug agreement and labour contract.

When A-Rod returned last spring training, he went out of his way to act humbly and speak contritely, offering milquetoast responses that sounded as if refined in focus groups to remove any trace of ego or controversy.

He became an elder statesman on a middling Yankees team that limped into the playoffs and was eliminated

by Houston in the AL wild-card game.

Young players seeking advice gravitated to him in the clubhouse, inquiring in both English and Spanish.

“He’s been talking to everybody,” Yankees teammate Carlos Beltran

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New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez hits a broken-bat single to right field during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday said. “The two years that I’ve had a chance to play with him, he’s been great.”

Rodriguez was affable as a guest analyst on Fox during last year’s playoffs. But whether on television or not, A-Rod won’t say whether he thinks Aaron’s 755 or Bonds’ 762 are within

reach. When he responds to questions, Rodriguez delays before starting his reply, as if to filter out many of his thoughts.

“I don’t allow myself to think that far ahead,” he said. “Literally, when you’re 40, you’re day to day, so you can’t get too excited.”

Berenson insists he’s not sure if he will retire COACH OF MICHIGAN WOLVERINES FOR 32 SEASONS IN LAST YEAR OF CONTRACT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Red Berenson was out of a job with the St. Louis Blues less than one year after being honoured as the NHL Coach of the Year.

Scotty Bowman was there to help, hiring one of his former players to be an assistant coach for him with the Buffalo Sabres.

“I thought it was going to be a stopgap job with us in Buffalo before he got another shot to coach an NHL team,” Bowman said in a telephone interview earlier this week. “But he got an offer to go back to Michigan. And, he’s been there ever since and has fulfilled a dream.”

Indeed.

Berenson is in his 32nd season of leading the Wolverines, who will face Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Cincinnati. He won his first of two national titles on the same sheet of ice in 1996.

Speculation has swirled all season that the 76-year-old Berenson, who is in the last year of his contract, will rePhoto by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tire when Michigan’s season ends.

So, is this it for him?

Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson watches practice in Ann Arbor, Mich. Berenson is in his 32nd season of leading the “Truthfully, I don’t know,” Beren- Wolverines, who will face Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Cincinnati. Speculation has swirled all son insisted Tuesday night. “I went inseason that the 76-year-old, who is in the last year of his contract, will retire when Michigan’s season ends. to the season with an open mind.”

Berenson said he talked with former athletic director Jim Hackett life, whether it’s going fishing, on a ca- katchewan, was a star player at Mich- leading Michigan’s struggling program about this possibly being his last year, noe trip or backpacking. When you talk igan in the early 1960s. He played in in 1984.

After helping the Wolverines win, and plans to discuss his future with to him, you can’t help but hold him in the NHL for Montreal, the New York Rangers, St. Louis and Detroit from NHL teams tried to get him back benew athletic director Warde Manuel high regard.”

The job Berenson did this season 1962 to 1978 and then made a quick hind the bench in the league. soon after the season.

“I had some opportunities,” he said. was regarded well enough to be named transition into coaching. After serving If he’s entering the final stretch of his storied career, no one around him Big Ten Coach of the Year after win- as an assistant for the Blues for more “I remember one guy, I won’t mention ning 20-plus games for the 27th time in than a year, he was promoted to head his name, from one of the New York appears to know it. teams. He said, ‘Wouldn’t you like to “I think everyone is in the dark,” se- his career. The Wolverines went 22-7-5 coach during the 1979-80 season.

He won the Jack Adams Award the get back to New York?’ I played for the nior forward Justin Selman said. “It’s with a .721 winning percentage that hard to ignore what’s going on, espe- was their highest in in seven years. next season as the league’s top coach Rangers. I said, ‘Have you ever been cially on Senior Night when the fans They averaged a nation-high 4.89 goals after helping St. Louis have its best to Ann Arbor?’ He said, ‘Oh yeah, it’s gave him a nice send-off cheer. No one a game and earned a spot in the NCAA season in its 28-year history. Late in really great.’ I said, ‘Well, that’s the answer. There’s no chance.’ I had done is really sure, though, what he is going tournament for the first time since the next season, he was fired.

Berenson said he turned down his my thing there and I was comfortable 2012. to do.”

Berenson, who is from Regina, Sas- alma mater twice before saying yes to here.”

In the meantime, Berenson has shown no signs of slowing down.

He skates with his players, who are young enough to be his grandchildren, during practices. He demonstrates fundamentals and techniques, such as how to shoot a wicked, one-timer, that helped him set an NHL record nearly a half-century ago that still stands.

Berenson, a six-time NHL All-Star, is the only player in league history to score six goals in a road game, helping St. Louis win at Philadelphia 8-0 on Nov. 7, 1968.

“He’s almost like a larger-than-life action hero,” Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “He’s a genetic GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO NORTH freak and is still a stud of a gentleman at 70-whatever he is. He embraces

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Hockey WHL 2016 Playoffs First Round DIVISION SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Edmonton (WC2) (Edmonton leads series 2-0) Friday’s result Edmonton 2 Brandon 1 Thursday’s result Edmonton 4 Brandon 2 Wednesday, Mar. 30 Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 31 Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 3 x-Brandon at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 5 x-Edmonton at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 6 x-Edmonton at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert (2) vs. Moose Jaw (3) (Moose Jaw leads series 1-0) Friday’s result Moose Jaw 3 Prince Albert 2 Saturday’s game Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 28 Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29 Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 1 x-Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 2 x-Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 4 x-Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Central Division Lethbridge (1) vs. Regina (WC1) (Lethbridge leads series 1-0) Friday’s result Lethbridge 6 Regina 3 Saturday’s game Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 29 Lethbridge at Regina, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 30 Lethbridge at Regina, 7 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 1 x-Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 5 x-Lethbridge at Regina, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 6 x-Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Red Deer (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Red Deer leads series 1-0) Friday’s result Red Deer 3 Calgary 1 Saturday’s game Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s game Red Deer at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 1 Red Deer at Calgary (Stampede Corral), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 2 x-Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 4 x-Red Deer at Calgary (Stampede Corral), 7 p.m Wednesday, Apr. 6 x-Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Spokane (WC2) Friday’s result Spokane at Victoria, late Saturday’s game Spokane at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Kelowna (2) vs. Kamloops (3) Friday’s result Kamloops at Kelowna, late Saturday’s game Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Prince George (WC1) Friday’s result Prince George at Seattle Saturday’s game Prince George at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Local Sports Everett (2) vs. Portland (3) Friday’s result Portland at Everett, late Saturday’s game Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m. x — played only if necessary.

Attendance — 4,855 at Brandon, Man. NHL

Rebels 3, Hitmen 1 First Period 1. Red Deer, de Wit 1 (Polei) 2:48.

Penalties — Musil RD (inter. on goaltender) 4:45 Fazleev Cgy (slashing), DeBrusk RD (cross-checking), 5:27 Stallard Cgy, Strand RD (major-fighting) 8:28 Harmsworth Cgy (roughing), Kanzig Cgy (roughing), Bobyk RD (double roughing), Nogier RD (roughing) 18:01.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Fleury RD (tripping) 13:54 Kastelic Cgy (slashing) 16:11 DeBrusk RD (roughing) 17:14.

Third Period 2. Calgary, Kanzig 1 (Twarynski) 14:20.

3. Red Deer, Helewka 1 (Philp) 15:11.

4. Red Deer, Helewka 2, 19:55 (en).

Penalties — Fleury RD (tripping) 3:21 Karnaukhov Cgy, Strand RD (roughing) 6:03 Nogier RD (cross-checking) 8:39.

Shots on goal by Calgary 10 12 11 — 33 Red Deer 9 9 8 — 26 Goal — Calgary: Porter (L, 0-1) Red Deer: Martin (W, 1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 0-6 Red Deer: 0-1.

Referees — Kyle Kowalski, Fraser Lawrence.

Linesmen — Chad Huseby, Cody Huseby.

Attendance — 6,357 at Red Deer, Alta.

Warriors 3, Raiders 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Howden MJ, Warner PA (roughing), 15:36.

Second Period 1. Prince Albert, Gardiner 1 (Stransky, Lees) 8:17 (pp).

2. Moose Jaw, Point 1 (Howden, Hunt) 14:17 (pp).

Penalties — Maier MJ (roughing) 7:05 Maier MJ (delay of game) 10:20 Gardiner PA (slashing) 14:08.

Third Period 3. Moose Jaw, Gregor 1 (McNulty, Point) 8:03.

4. Moose Jaw, Gregor 2 (Hunt, Point) 13:51.

5. Prince Albert, Glover 1 (Stransky, Guhle) 14:25.

Penalties— None.

Shots on goal by Moose Jaw 11 19 9 — 39 Prince Albert 7 14 13 — 34 Goal — Moose Jaw: Sawchenko (W, 1-0) Prince Albert: Parenteau (L, 0-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Moose Jaw: 1-1 Prince Albert: 1-2.

Referees — Adam Byblow, Adam Bloski.

Linesmen — Derek Craig, Bob Schrader.

Attendance — 2,782 at Prince Albert, Sask.

Oil Kings 2, Wheat Kings 1 First Period 1. Brandon, Quenneville 1 (Erkamps) 10:03 (sh).

2. Edmonton, Baddock 2 (Koch, Koep) 16:15 (pp).

Penalties — Gable Edm (double roughing), Thomson Bdn (roughing) 5:46 Lewis Bdn (hooking) 8:28 McGauley Bdn (boarding) 14:54.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Mayo Edm (boarding) 2:45 Yewchuk Edm (interference) 9:31 Hawryluk Bdn (roughing) 13:18.

Third Period 3. Edmonton, Pollock 1 (Carroll) 9:32.

Penalties — Carroll Edm (delay of game) 7:22.

Shots on goal by Edmonton 8 6 11 — 25 Brandon 18 12 14 — 44 Goal — Edmonton: Lee (W, 2-0) Brandon: Papirny (L, 0-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Edmonton: 1-3 Brandon: 0-4.

Referees — Cole Hamm, Reagan Vetter.

Linesmen — Darrell Surminski, Bryden Hutlet.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 74 43 26 5 91 209 177 Florida 74 41 24 9 91 211 182 Boston 75 39 28 8 86 219 206 Detroit 74 37 26 11 85 190 199 Ottawa 75 34 33 8 76 214 230 Montreal 75 34 35 6 74 199 216 Buffalo 74 30 34 10 70 176 200 Toronto 73 27 35 11 65 180 214 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 73 53 15 5 111 232 170 N.Y. Rangers 74 42 24 8 92 212 194 Pittsburgh 73 40 25 8 88 204 182 N.Y. Islanders 73 39 25 9 87 204 189 Philadelphia 73 36 24 13 85 192 195 New Jersey 75 36 31 8 80 169 190 Carolina 74 32 28 14 78 180 200 Columbus 74 30 36 8 68 193 228 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Dallas 75 44 22 9 97 243 216 St. Louis 75 44 22 9 97 199 185 Chicago 74 42 25 7 91 205 185 Nashville 74 38 23 13 89 205 189 Minnesota 75 36 28 11 83 202 189 Colorado 74 38 32 4 80 200 208 Winnipeg 74 31 37 6 68 190 217 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Los Ange74 44 25 5 93 200 171 les x-Anaheim 73 40 23 10 90 190 174 San Jose 74 41 27 6 88 217 192 Arizona 74 33 34 7 73 195 220 Calgary 74 31 37 6 68 204 234 Vancouver 74 27 34 13 67 169 214 Edmonton 77 30 40 7 67 189 226 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Thursday’s Games Nashville 3, Vancouver 2, SO Florida 4, Boston 1 New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 0 Carolina 3, Columbus 2 Toronto 6, Anaheim 5, OT Detroit 4, Montreal 3 Minnesota 6, Calgary 2 Winnipeg 4, Los Angeles 1 Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2 Arizona 3, Dallas 1 Edmonton 6, San Jose 3 Friday’s Games Washington 1, New Jersey 0, OT Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Islanders 4 St. Louis 4, Vancouver 0 Saturday’s Games Winnipeg at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 3 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 4 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games New Jersey at Carolina, 5 p.m.

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

Chicago at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Cleveland 51 21 .708 — x-Toronto 48 23 .676 2 1/2 Atlanta 43 30 .589 8 1/2 Boston 42 30 .583 9 Miami 42 30 .583 9 Charlotte 41 31 .569 10 Indiana 38 33 .535 12 1/2 Detroit 39 34 .534 12 1/2 Chicago 36 35 .507 14 1/2 Washington 35 37 .486 16 Milwaukee 30 43 .411 21 1/2 New York 30 43 .411 21 1/2 Orlando 29 43 .403 22 Brooklyn 20 51 .282 30 1/2 Philadelphia 9 63 .125 42

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Golden State 65 7 .903 — y-San Antonio 61 11 .847 4 y-Oklahoma City 50 22 .694 15 L.A. Clippers 44 27 .620 20 Memphis 41 32 .562 24 Portland 37 36 .507 28 Houston 36 37 .493 29 Dallas 35 37 .486 30 Utah 35 37 .486 30 Denver 31 42 .425 34 Sacramento 28 44 .389 37 New Orleans 26 45 .366 38 Minnesota 24 48 .333 41 Phoenix 20 52 .278 45 L.A. Lakers 15 57 .208 50 d-division leader

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Friday’s Games Minnesota 132, Washington 129,2OT Detroit 112, Charlotte 105 Houston 112, Toronto 109 Miami 108, Orlando 97 Atlanta 101, Milwaukee 90 San Antonio 110, Memphis 104 Sacramento 116, Phoenix 94 Golden State 128, Dallas 120 Denver 116, L.A. Lakers 105 Saturday’s Games Indiana at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.

Toronto at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Golf Dell Match Play Groups At Austin Country Club Austin, Texas (Seedings in parentheses) x-Won the group GROUP 1 Wednesday Jordan Spieth (1), United States, def. Jamie Donaldson (51), Wales, 3 and 2.

Victor Dubuisson (39), France, def. Justin Thomas (31), United States, 3 and 2.

Thursday Jordan Spieth (1), United States, def. Victor Dubuisson (39), France, 5 and 4.

Jamie Donaldson (51), Wales, def. Justin Thomas (31), United States, 2 up.

Friday Jordan Spieth (1), United States, def. Justin Thomas (31), United States, 3 and 2.

Jamie Donaldson (51), Wales, vs. Victor Dubuisson (39), France, 1 up.

Standings x-Spieth 3-0-0, Donaldson 2-1-0, Dubuisson 1-2-0, Thomas 0-3-0.

GROUP 2 Wednesday Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Graeme McDowell (62), Northern Ireland, 3 and 2.

Thongchai Jaidee (36), Thailand, def. Paul Casey (23), England, 2 and 1.

Thursday Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Thongchai Jaidee (36), Thailand, 5 and 3.

Paul Casey (23), England, halved with Graeme McDowell (62), Northern Ireland.

Friday Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Paul Casey (23), England, 6 holes (retired).

Thongchai Jaidee (36), Thailand, halved with Graeme McDowell (62), Northern Ireland.

Standings x-Day 3-0-0, Thongchai 1-1-1, McDowell 0-1-2, Casey 0-2-1.

GROUP 3 Wednesday Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, def. Thorbjorn Olesen (64), Denmark, 1 up.

Kevin Na (26), United States, def. Smylie Kaufman (46), United States, 2 and 1.

Thursday Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, def. Smylie Kaufman (46), United States, 3 and 1.

Kevin Na (26), United States, def. Thorbjorn Olesen (64), Denmark, 3 and 2.

Friday Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, halved with Kevin Na (26), United States.

Thorbjorn Olesen (64), Denmark, def. Smylie Kaufman (46), United States, 2 and 1.

Standings x-McIlroy 2-0-1, Na 2-0-1, Olesen 1-2-0, Kaufman 0-3-0.

(McIlroy defeated Na on second hole of a playoff) GROUP 4 Wednesday Bubba Watson (4), United States, halved with Patton Kizzire (63), United States.

Emiliano Grillo (33), Argentina, def. J.B. Holmes (21), United States, 3 and 2.

Thursday Bubba Watson (4), United States, def. Emiliano Grillo (33), Argentina, 2 up.

J.B. Holmes (21), United States, halved with Patton Kizzire (63), United States Friday J.B. Holmes (21), United States, def. Bubba Watson (4), United States, 1 up.

Patton Kizzire (63), United States, def. Emiliano Grillo (33), Argentina, 2 up.

Standings x-Kizzire 1-0-2, Holmes 1-1-1, Watson 1-1-1, Grillo 1-2-0.

GROUP 5 Wednesday Jason Dufner (58), United States, def. Rickie Fowler (5), United States, 2 and 1.

Beyong-Hun An (27), South Korea, halved with Scott Piercy (47), United States.

Thursday Rickie Fowler (5), United States, halved with Scott Piercy (47), United States.

Byeong-Hun An (27), South Korea, def. Jason Dufner (58), United States, 2 up.

Friday Rickie Fowler (5) halved with Byeong-Hun An (27), South Korea.

Scott Piercy (47), United States, def. Jason Dufner (58), United States, 1 up.

Standings x-An 1-0-2, Piercy 1-0-2, Dufner 1-2-0, Fowler 0-1-2.

(An defeated Piercy on the first hole of a playoff) GROUP 6 Wednesday Adam Scott (6), Australia, halved with Thomas Pieters (55), Belgium.

Bill Haas (30), United States, def. Chris Wood (41), England, 2 and 1.

Thursday Adam Scott (6), Australia, def. Chris Wood (41), England, 3 and 2.

Bill Haas (30), United States, def. Thomas Pieters (55), Belgium, 4 and 2.

Friday Bill Haas (30), United States, def. Adam Scott (6), Australia, 1 up.

Thomas Pieters (55), Belgium, def. Chris Wood (41), England, 3 and 2.

Standings x-Haas 3-0-0, Scott 1-1-1, Pieters 1-1-1, Wood 0-3-0.

GROUP 7 Wednesday Justin Rose (7), England def. Fabian Gomez (57), Argentina, 2 up.

Matt Kuchar (28), United States, def. Anirban Lahiri (48), India, 6 and 5.

Thursday Justin Rose (7), England, halved with Anirban Lahiri (48), India.

Matt Kuchar (28), United States, halved with Fabian Gomez (57), Argentina Friday Matt Kuchar (28), United States, def. Justin Rose (7), England, 3 and 2.

Anirban Lahiri (48), India, def. Fabian Gomez (57), Argentina, 4 and 2.

Standings x-Kuchar 2-0-1, Rose 1-1-1, Lahiri 1-1-1, Gomez 0-2-1.

GROUP 8 Wednesday Robert Streb (49), United States, def. Dustin Johnson (8), United States, 3 and 2.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (37), Thailand, def. Jimmy Walker (22), United States, 2 and 1.

Thursday Dustin Johnson (8), United States, def. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (37), Thailand, 5 and 4.

Jimmy Walker (22), United States, def. Robert Streb (49), United States, 4 and 3.

Friday Dustin Johnson (8), United States, def. Jimmy Walker (22), United States, 2 and 1.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (37), Thailand, def. Robert Streb (49), United States, 1 up.

Standings x-Johnson 2-1-0, Aphibarnrat 2-1-0, Walker 1-2-0, Streb 1-2-0.

(Johnson defeated Aphibarnrat on first hole of the playoff) GROUP 9 Wednesday Patrick Reed (9), United States, def. Daniel Berger (53), United States, 1 up.

Phil Mickelson (17), United States, def. Matthew Fitzpatrick (42), England, 5 and 4.

Thursday Patrick Reed (9), United States, def. Matthew Fitzpatrick (42), England, 4 and 3.

Phil Mickelson (17), United States, def. Daniel Berger (53), United States, 1 up.

Friday Patrick Reed (9), United States, def. Phil Mickelson (17), United States, 5 and 4.

Matthew Fitzpatrick (42), England, def. Daniel Berger (53), United States. (forfeit) Standings x-Reed 3-0-0, Mickelson 2-1-0, Fitzpatrick 1-2-0, Berger 0-3-0.

GROUP 10 Wednesday Danny Willett (10), England, halved with Jaco Van Zyl (50), South Africa.

Brooks Koepka (18), United States, def. Billy Horschel (40), United States, 3 and 2.

Thursday Billy Horschel (40), United States, def. Danny Willett (10), England, 3 and 2.

Brooks Koepka (18), United States, def. Jaco Van Zyl (50), South Africa, 5 and 4.

Friday Danny Willett (10), England, def. Brooks Koepka (18), United States, 4 and 3.

Jaco Van Zyl (50), South Africa, def. Billy Horschel (40), United States, 2 and 1.

Standings x-Koepka 2-1-0, Willett 1-1-1, Van Zyl 1-1-1, Horschel 1-2-0.

GROUP 11 Wednesday Chris Kirk (54), United States, def. Branden Grace (11), South Africa, 3 and 1.

Russell Knox (32), Scotland, halved with David Lingmerth (38), Sweden.

Thursday Branden Grace (11), South Africa, def. David Lingmerth (38), Sweden, 4 and 3.

Russell Knox (32), Scotland, def. Chris Kirk (54), United States, 2 and 1.

Friday

Branden Grace (11), South Africa, def. Russell Knox (32), Scotland, 5 and 4.

Chris Kirk (54), United States, def. David Lingmerth (38), 3 and 2.

Standings x-Kirk 2-1-0, Grace 2-1-0, Knox 1-1-1, Lingmerth 0-2-1.

(Kirk defeated Grace on first hole of a playoff) GROUP 12 Wednesday Rafa Cabrera-Bello (52), Spain, def. Hideki Matsuyama (12), Japan, 1 up.

Kevin Kisner (20), United States, def. Soren Kjeldsen (43), Denmark, 2 and 1.

Thursday Hideki Matsuyama (12), Japan, def. Soren Kjeldsen (43), Denmark, 4 and 2.

Rafa Cabrera-Bello (52), Spain, def. Kevin Kisner (20), United States, 4 and 3.

Friday Hideki Matsuyama (12), Japan, def. Kevin Kisner (20), United States, 3 and 2.

Soren Kjeldsen (43), Denmark, halved with. Rafa Cabrera-Bello (52), Spain.

Standings x-Cabrera-Bello 2-0-1, Matsuyama 2-1-0, Kisner 1-2-0, Kjeldsen 0-2-1.

GROUP 13 Wednesday Sergio Garcia (13), Spain, def. Lee Westwood (59), England, 1 up.

Marc Leishman (25), Australia, halved with Ryan Moore (45), United States.

Thursday Ryan Moore (45), United States, def. Sergio Garcia (13), Spain, 1 -up.

Lee Westwood (59), England, def. Marc Leishman (25), Australia, 1 up.

Friday Sergio Garcia (13), Spain, def. Marc Leishman (25), Australia, 5 and 4.

Ryan Moore (45), United States, def. Lee Westwood (59), England, 3 and 1..

Standings x-Moore 2-0-1, Garcia 2-1-0, Westwood 1-2-0, Leishman 0-2-1.

GROUP 14 Wednesday Zach Johnson (14), United States, def. Marcus Fraser (60), Australia, 4 and 3.

Martin Kaymer (44), Germany, def. Shane Lowry (24), Ireland, 1 up.

Thursday Zach Johnson (14), United States, def. Martin Kaymer (44), Germany, 8 and 6.

Shane Lowry (24), Ireland, halved with Marcus Fraser (60), Australia Friday Zach Johnson (14), United States, def. Shane Lowry (24), Ireland, 4 and 3.

Martin Kaymer (44), Germany, def. Marcus Fraser (60), Australia, 4 and 3.

Standings x-Johnson 3-0-0, Kaymer 2-1-0, Fraser 0-2-1, Lowry 0-2-1.

GROUP 15 Wednesday Brandt Snedeker (15), United States, def. Charley Hoffman (56), United States, 2 and 1.

Charl Schwartzel (19), South Africa, def. Danny Lee (34), New Zealand, 1 up.

Thursday Brandt Snedeker (15), United States, halved with Danny Lee (34), New Zealand Charl Schwartzel (19), South Africa, def. Charley Hoffman (56), United States, 3 and 2.

Friday Brandt Snedeker (15), United States, def. Charl Schwartzel (19), South Africa, 5 and 3.

Charley Hoffman (56), United States, def. Danny Lee (34), New Zealand, 4 and 2.

Standings x-Snedeker 2-0-1, Schwartzel 2-1-0, Hoffman 1-2, Lee 0-2-1.

GROUP 16 Wednesday Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Matt Jones (61), Australia, 2 and 1.

Andy Sullivan (29), England, def. Bernd Wiesberger (35), Austria, 3 and 2.

Thursday Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Bernd Wiesberger (35), Austria, 2 and 1.

Andy Sullivan (29), England, def. Matt Jones (61), Australia, 3 and 1.

Friday Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Andy Sullivan (29), England, 4 and 2.

Bernd Wiesberger (35), Austria, halved with Matt Jones (61), Australia.

Standings x-Oosthuizen 3-0-0, Sullivan 2-1-0, Jones 0-2-1, Wiesberger 0-2-1.

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Today ● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium ● Chinook Hockey League: Stoney Plain Eagles at Bentley Generals, 7:30 p.m.,

Sunday ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen, 4 p.m., Scotiabank Saddledome

Baseball Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 15 4 .789 Houston 14 8 .636 Los Angeles 13 8 .619 Detroit 14 9 .609 Texas 15 10 .600 Minnesota 13 10 .565 Chicago 12 10 .545 Cleveland 11 11 .500 Seattle 12 12 .500 Tampa Bay 10 10 .500 Oakland 10 11 .476 Boston 11 13 .458 New York 9 12 .429 Kansas City 11 16 .407 Baltimore 7 14 .333 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Arizona 20 4 .833 Washington 15 4 .789 Philadelphia 14 7 .667 Colorado 11 9 .550 Milwaukee 12 10 .545 Los Angeles 11 10 .524 St. Louis 8 11 .421 Miami 8 12 .400 San Francisco 10 16 .385 Cincinnati 9 15 .375 New York 7 13 .350 Chicago 8 15 .348 Pittsburgh 7 15 .318 San Diego 7 15 .318 Atlanta 6 16 .273 Friday’s Games Baltimore 11, N.Y. Yankees 10, 10 innings Atlanta (ss) 1, Houston 1, tie, 7 innings Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 1 Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., ccd., Rain N.Y. Mets 5, St. Louis 5, tie San Francisco (ss) 8, Kansas City 5 Colorado 7, Cincinnati 6 L.A. Angels 11, Oakland 3 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 7, Cleveland 5 Seattle 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 innings Boston 6, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 4, Toronto 4, tie Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., ccd., rain Texas 12, San Diego 11 L.A. Dodgers 13, San Francisco (ss) 0 Saturday’s Games

Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 a.m. incinnati (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

San Diego (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Miami vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Houston (ss) vs. San Diego (ss) at Mexico City, 7:00 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Atlanta vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Washington (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 11:10 a.m.

Houston vs. San Diego at Mexico City, 1:00 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Curling 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Playoff results Friday at the Women’s World Curling Championship, held through Sunday at the Credit Union iPlex ROUND ROBIN Country (Skip) W L x-Switzerland (Feltscher) 9 2 x-Japan (Fujisawa) 9 2 x-Russia (Sidorova) 8 3 x-Canada (Carey) 8 3 Scotland (Muirhead) 7 4 U.S. (E.Brown) 6 5 South Korea (Kim) 5 6 Denmark (Nielsen) 5 6 Sweden (Sigfridsson) 4 7 Germany (Driendl) 3 8 Finland (Kauste) 1 10 Italy (Apollonio) 1 10 x — clinched playoff berth.

Thursday’s results Draw 15 Japan 10 Scotland 4 Russia 8 Germany 3 South Korea 7 Italy 5 Sweden 10 Finland 3 Draw 16 Japan 11 Canada 2 Russia 10 Denmark 7 (extra end) Switzerland 5 Italy 4 United States 8 Finland 3 Draw 17 Canada 9 Scotland 4 Denmark 8 Germany 4 Switzerland 7 South Korea 5 United States 5 Sweden 4 (extra end) End of Round Robin Wednesday’s results Draw 12 Japan 8 Germany 1 Scotland 7 Russia 1 South Korea 9 Finland 6 Sweden 11 Italy 5 Draw 13 South Korea 8 Canada 7 Sweden 6 Denmark 2 Switzerland 7 Scotland 6 United States 7 Germany 4 Draw 14 Canada 7 Finland 1 Denmark 7 Italy 5 Japan 7 United States 4 Russia 6 Switzerland 3 PLAYOFFS Friday’s result Page Playoffs One vs. Two Switzerland (Feltscher) 8 Japan (Fujisawa) 4 Saturday’s games Page Playoffs Three vs. Four Russia (Sidorova) vs. Canada (Carey), 2 p.m.

Semifinal Japan (Fujisawa) vs. Russia-Canada Winner, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Third Place Semifinal Loser vs. Russia-Canada Loser, 10 a.m.

Championship Switzerland (Feltscher) vs. Semifinal Winner, 3 p.m.

PREVIOUS RESULTS Saturday, Mar. 19 First Draw Canada 8 Denmark 7 (extra end) Switzerland 5 United States 4 Japan 7 Finland 5 Russia 8 Italy 2 Second Draw Japan 10 Italy 3 Sweden 5 Scotland 3 Germany 8 South Korea 5 Russia 7 Finland 4 Sunday, Mar. 20 Third Draw Canada 7 Switzerland 4 Denmark 8 United States 7 (extra end) Fourth Draw Germany 9 Sweden 6 Finland 8 Italy 7 Japan 6 Russia 1 Scotland 8 South Korea 6 Fifth Draw Canada 10 United States 2 Switzerland 7 Denmark 6 Scotland 10 Germany 3 South Korea 8 Sweden 6 Monday’s results Sixth Draw Russia 6 Canada 3 Denmark 11 Japan 4 Switzerland 9 Finland 6 United States 5 Italy 3 Seventh Draw Germany 9 Finland 6 Japan 6 South Korea 5 (extra end) Russia 10 Sweden 5 Scotland 8 Italy 7 Eighth Draw Canada 9 Sweden 4 Scotland 6 United States 5 South Korea 9 Denmark 3 Switzerland 9 Germany 2 Tuesday’s results Ninth Draw Canada 7 Germany 5 Scotland 9 Denmark 3 Switzerland 6 Sweden 5 United States 10 South Korea 3 Draw 10 Canada 5 Italy 4 Denmark 6 Finland 4 Switzerland 7 Japan 4 United States 6 Russia 5 (extra end) Draw 11 Italy 6 Germany 2 Japan 8 Sweden 4 Russia 9 South Korea 1 Scotland 6 Finland 5

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF GA Buffalo 12 8 4 .667 169 148 New England 10 6 4 .600 136 120 Rochester 12 6 6 .500 137 138 Georgia 12 4 8 .333 149 165 Toronto 11 3 8 .273 117 135 West Division GP W L Pct GF GA Colorado 11 8 3 .727 134 126 Saskatchewan 11 8 3 .727 149 123 Calgary 13 6 7 .462 149 150 Vancouver 12 3 9 .250 132 167 WEEK 13

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Friday’s results Saskatchewan 11 Toronto 9 New England 16 Rochester 13 Buffalo 17 Vancouver 10 Calgary 16 Georgia 12 Saturday’s games New England at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

WEEK 14 Saturday, Apr. 2 Colorado at New England, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Georgia, 5:05 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Transactions Friday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended Cincinnati minor league RHP Jose Veras (DSL) 72 games following a positive test for metabolites of Stanozolol and free agent minor league RHP Tanner Kiest 50 games after a second positive test for a drug of abuse, both violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned INF Jesus Aguilar to Columbus (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Kevin Chapman and RHP Jandel Gustave to Fresno (PCL). Granted LHP Neal Cotts his unconditional release.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Assigned RHPs Brandon Gomes, Jean Machi and Ryan Williams INFs Jesus Guzman and Kris Negron and OFs Albert Almora, John Andreoli, Matt Murton and Juan Perez to their minor league camp.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP David Hale to Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned RHP David Hale to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Nelson Gonzalez, RHP Brock Huntzinger, C Ryan Casteel, OF Kyle Parker and OF Michael Tauchman to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK METS — Reassigned INFs Danny Muno, T.J. Rivera and Ty Kelly and OF Roger Bernadina to their minor league camp. Released RHP Buddy Carlyle.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed manager Pete Mackanin to a two-year contract through 2017.

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed OF Brian Humphries.

JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released C Mason Morioka and RHP Alex Koronis.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed RHP Johnny Shuttlesworth.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed LHP Bennett Parry.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed INF Nate Samson, RHP Eddie Cody and RHP Jacob Newberry.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed RHP Shawn Blackwell. Released OF Cody Bishop and C Grant Nelson.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS — Signed F Axel Toupane to a multiyear contract.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Signed F Jordan Hamilton to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with S Chris Prosinski on a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed DT Brandon Thompson.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Matched Chicago’s offer for TE Josh Hill. Signed LB Craig Robertson to a three-year contract.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Agreed to terms with LB Steven Johnson to a one-year contract.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with S Rashad Johnson on a one-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Anaheim D Josh Manson $2,486.56 for an inappropriate gesture aimed at Toronto F Nazem Kadri during a March 24 game.

DALLAS STARS — Signed D Niklas Hansson to a three-year entry-level contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned G Jake Paterson to Toledo (ECHL) from Grand Rapids (AHL). Reassigned D Vili Saarijarvi to Grand Rapids from Flint (OHL).

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Portland D Sena Acolatse one game for a boarding incident in a March 23 game against Bridgeport.

ALBANY DEVILS — Signed D Mathieu Brodeur and RW Alexandre Carrier to professional tryout contracts.

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Signed D Zach Miskovic to a professional tryout contract.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Reassigned D Daniel New to Florida (ECHL).

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Missouri’s C.J. Ludwig or six games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions during March 23 game against Evansville.

SOCCER United Soccer League NEW YORK RED BULLS II — Signed F Junior Flemmings.

North American Soccer League JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC — Announced the transfer of F Akeil Barrett to Pitea IF (Sweden).

COLLEGE GEORGIA TECH — Fired men’s basketball coach Brian Gregory.

STANFORD — Named Jerod Haase men’s basketball coach.

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Review of federal tax breaks coming MORNEAU CITES APPROACH TO ‘TAX FAIRNESS’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberal government has only begun to clean up the tax code with his first federal budget and that a more detailed review is coming.

Morneau’s big-spending, big-borrowing blueprint has fiscal hawks complaining that spiralling debt, increased taxes or both will be the inevitable outcome of projected deficits in the $100-billion range over the next four years.

Last week’s budget, cheerily titled “Growing the Middle Class,” includes speculative nods to increasing revenues through tougher tax enforcement, particularly for high-income tax avoidance schemes.

There’s also a hike in federal tax rates for Canadians earning more than $200,000 a year, more than offset by a tax cut for middle-income earners.

Overall federal revenues are forecast to fall slightly in 2016-17 compared with the current tax year that ends this Thursday.

“We’re going to embark on looking at the tax expenditures in the code and making sure they are all consistent with our approach to tax fairness,” Morneau told The Canadian Press in a roundtable

interview.

“Tax expenditures,” for those unfamiliar with government parlance, are targeted tax breaks — in effect, spending by another name on specific, favoured groups.

Morneau pointed to the new Canada child benefit, coming July 1, which consolidates, boosts and re-targets four family benefits. His first budget also eliminated popular Conservative “boutique” tax breaks for children’s arts and fitness, but added a new boutique credit for teachers who buy classroom supplies.

The Liberals announced last month that Dominic Barton, the head of international consulting giant McKinsey & Co., will head a new advisory council on economic growth. But the government has provided no hint as to how its tax study will be structured.

“We’ll move forward on a tax expenditure review and as we have more details on how we’re doing that, we’ll be transparent,” said Morneau.

If the Liberals really have the stomach for the first comprehensive look at Canada’s tax code in half a century, they’ll be cheered by a broad spectrum of tax analysts.

Budget 2016 provided mixed signals on disentangling a tax system that successive governments have

loved to gum up with politically useful goodies.

Tax expert Jack Mintz of the University of Calgary said he’s always been an advocate of a tax base as broad as possible, which then allows for lower overall tax rates.

“This budget is kind of a mixed bag,” Mintz said in an interview from New York.

The budget gets rid of income splitting for families with young children but leaves in place pension splitting.

While Mintz said he supports Liberal increases in the GIS for low-income seniors, his research shows that up to income levels of $60,000, Canada’s elderly actually pay negative taxes, once government transfers are factored in.

“We have a tax system today that is really geared to the elderly,” he said, and with an aging population, “we’re going to have to address these issues.”

Mintz penned the federal government’s last deep look at the business tax structure almost two decades ago in a report delivered in April 1998. But the overall tax system hasn’t been fully examined since the 1966 Royal Commission on Taxation.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals, accused by U.S. politicians of price-gouging, is facing criticism from assisted-dying advocates across North America for doubling the price of a drug commonly used to hasten death soon after California legalized doctor-assisted suicide.

Valeant under scrutiny for doubling price of assisted suicide drug

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Valeant Pharmaceuticals, accused

by U.S. politicians of price-gouging, is facing criticism from assisted-dying advocates across North America for doubling the price of a drug commonly used to hasten death soon after California legalized doctor-assisted suicide.

The barbituate, Seconal or secobarbital, isn’t available in Canada, but one Canadian proponent of assisted suicide was harshly critical of the embattled Quebec-based company in a recent interview.

“It’s greed, what else would it be?” said Maureen Taylor, the widow of Ontario microbiologist Donald Low, known for his work on SARS. Valeant jacked up the price a year ago after purchasing a portfolio of drugs from Marathon Pharmaceuticals. The medication, developed in the 1930s as a sleeping pill, is mainly used for short-term insomnia, epilepsy and pre-operative anesthesia.

Once in the Valeant stable, the price jumped to US$3,000 per 100 capsules, double what it was selling for prior to the company’s acquisition. In 2009, those 100 capsules cost less than US$200.

A full prescription of the pills, diluted in liquid, is needed to cause death.

The company said it doesn’t promote the drug and has sold only about 1,000 prescriptions in the past year. It expects to receive less than US$3 million in sales in 2016.

Other drugs included in the February 2015 Marathon acquisition were Isuprel and Nitropress, two life-saving heart drugs whose prices were tripled or increased six-fold.

Valeant was called to defend its pricing strategy during testimony last month before a U.S. congressional committee investigating exorbitant price increases by several industry players.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster rate in the fourth quarter than previously estimated, boosted by stronger consumer spending. Consumers may be providing more lift to the economy in the current January-March period.

The Commerce Department said Friday that the economy grew at a modest 1.4 per cent annual rate in the October-December period. That was better than the 1 per cent growth rate estimated a month ago but still below the 2 per cent annual growth for the July-September quarter.

Most of the strength in the revision for last quarter came from an upward boost to consumer spending, particularly involving recreation. Exports also were not as weak as previously thought.

The estimated growth of the U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services — was the government’s third and final look at GDP for the fourth quarter.

Friday’s report also contained a potentially worrisome sign — a weak first estimate of corporate profits. It showed that pretax profits fell 7.8 per cent in the fourth quarter after a 1.6 per cent drop in the third quarter. Fourth quarter profits were also down 11.5 per cent from a year earlier — the steepest annual drop since 30.8 per cent plunge in the fourth quarter of 2008 at the depths of the financial crisis.

On the other hand, consumer spending, which accounts for 70 per cent of economic activity, grew at an annual rate of 2.4 per cent in the fourth quarter, faster than the 2 per cent growth estimated a month ago. Many economists saw this upgrade as a welcome sign that spending should remain strong, helped by solid employment gains this year.

“The consumer is back in the driver’s seat with their foot down hard on the gas as last year came to a close,” said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York.

“Real economic growth was stronger than we thought late last year, and this makes us more hopeful that the first quarter will be better than expected.”

See GDP on Page B8

Numerous non-oil and gas jobs are still in high demand Dear Working Wise: With the price of oil uncertain right now, I’m wondering which careers still offer a lot of opportunity. Signed, Eager for a new career Dear Eager: The Alberta government publishes a number of different labour market forecasts to help job seekers and employers peer into the future.

These forecasts range from current labour shortages to three, five and 10 years into the future.

You might want to check out Alberta’s Short-Term Employment Forecast 2015-2017 at work.alberta.ca/lmi under Labour Market Forecasts. This forecast was released late last year and lists occupations from high anticipated demand to low demand.

High-demand occupations include: • Software Engineers and Designers • Computer Programmers/Media Developers • Construction Estimators • Computer Network Technicians • Licensed Practical Nurses • Retail Store Supervisors • Food Service Supervisors • Other Service Supervisors • Carpentry Trades Contractors/ Sups.

• Electrical Power Line/Cable Workers • Tilesetters • Plasterers/Drywallers/Finishers/ Lathers • Glaziers • Automotive Technicians / Mechan-

ics Moderately-high-demand occupations: • Senior Managers • Purchasing Managers • Engineering Managers • Computer Systems Managers • Retail Trade Managers • Restaurant and Food Service Managers • Other Services Managers • Construction Managers • Facility Operation/Maintenance Managers • Production Managers except Agriculture • Manufacturing Managers • Financial Auditors and Accountants • Business Services to Management • Recording/Distributing/Scheduling Supervisors • Bookkeepers • Civil Engineers • Electrical/Electronics Engineers • Industrial/Manufacturing Engineers • Information Systems Analysts/ Consultants • Civil Engineering Techs • Mechanical Engineering Techs • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Techs • Drafting Technologists and Techs • User Support Technicians • Specialist Physicians • Registered Nurses • Therapy/Assessment Technical jobs

CHARLES STRACHEY WORKING WISE • Public Relations/Communications • Dry Cleaning/Laundry Supervisors • Cleaning Supervisors • Wholesale Technical Sales Specialists • Cooks • Hairstylists and Barbers • Hotel Front Desk Clerks • Pipefitting Trades Contractors/ Sups.

• Mechanic Trades Contractors/ Sups.

• Installers/Repairers/Servicers Trades • Industrial Electricians • Telecommunications Line Workers • Telecommunications Install/Repair • Plumbers • Gas Fitters • Sheet Metal Workers • Carpenters • Cabinetmakers • Bricklayers • Roofers and Shinglers • Insulators • Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics • Refrigeration/Air Conditioning Mechanics • Taxi/Limousine Drivers/Chauf-

feurs • Automotive Installers/Servicers • Farm Supervisors/Livestock Workers • Nursery/Greenhouse Workers The Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) Alberta Industry Employment Outlook*: 2015 – 2019 looks five years into the future.

These and other forecasts are available at work.alberta.ca/lmi.

Once you have narrowed down your career options, you can use the Occupational Information (OCCinfo) database of more than 500 different careers to find out more about the jobs that interest you most.

OCCinfo (alis.alberta.ca/occinfo) includes the typical: duties, working conditions, salaries, required educational qualifications, appropriate training programs, common employers, employment advancement, and desired personal characteristics for each occupation.

If you would like any more help planning your career: • Call the Career Information Hotline, toll-free at: 1-800-661-3753 • Try careerinsite.alberta.ca: a free online career-planning tool Good luck!

Do you have a work-related question?

Send your questions to Working Wise, at charles.strachey@gov.ab.ca. Charles Strachey is a manger with Alberta Human Services. This column is provided for general information.

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Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation said his group always advocates for lower taxes, “but we also push simpler taxes.”

“We don’t think Canadians should have to hire an expert to do their own taxes,” he said.

“Simpler taxes also mean a more level playing field. When you have all these boutique measures — the previous government was a big fan of these things — they tend by their nature to be politically driven.”

Wudrick said simpler taxation also leads to greater tax compliance — taxes paid in full and on time. He notes the millions of dollars in the latest budget to help the Canada Revenue Agency pursue tax shelters might be saved if the tax system was less complicated, a point shared by Howlett.

“I certainly welcome a top-to-bottom look at the tax system as a whole,” said Wudrick.

“There might be a way to generate the same kind of revenue they have today with a much simpler system and with far fewer distortions to the economy at large.”

TAX: ‘Simple taxes level playing field’ A fundamental rethink is overdue, agree Dennis Howlett and Aaron Wudrick, tax experts who tend to come at tax issues from ideologically opposite directions.

Howlett, of the advocacy group Canadians for Tax Fairness, said tax breaks tend not to get the scrutiny of direct government spending, although they amount to the same thing.

He’s pushing MPs to use the Commons finance committee to study the tax system.

His group pegs “unfair and ineffective” tax expenditures at about $10 billion annually. It’s the “obvious solution,” said Howlett, to the revenue shortfalls the Liberals face with their deficit spending.

Ending the very favourable tax treatment of stock options, which the Liberals have backed away from despite a campaign promise to roll back the break, would have been a good

ufacturers from making a cheaper, generic version of the drug that went off-patent in the 1990s. Taylor hopes California and Canada’s moves to legalize assisted suicide will spur change.

Dr. Ellen Wiebe, who helped a Calgary woman with ALS earlier this month to hasten her death, said the orally administered drugs secobarbital and Pentobarbital should be available in Canada at a reasonable cost.

“We have good drugs for the IV but we don’t have good drugs for the oral,” she said from Vancouver.

Wiebe said secobarbital used to be the sleeping pill of choice 40 years ago and is the “go-to option” for assisted suicide in the U.S. Pentobarbital, a concentrated liquid that costs $23,000 a dose, is increasingly hard to come by in the United States because some states still administer the death penalty. Many big European drug-makers will not export it to the U.S. because they oppose its use in executions.

Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down laws that bar doctors from helping someone die, but put the ruling on hold for one year.

In February, the court granted the federal government a four-month extension, but said the terminally ill could ask the courts for an exemption to the ban during that period.

A terminally ill elderly man died last week in Ontario after winning the right to a doctor-assisted death.

So far, two other patients — someone in Manitoba and a woman in Alberta who died in British Columbia — have also won such court approval, and another case is pending in Ontario.

Quebec put in place its assisted-death regime in December.

VALEANT: Unusually high for American market “Valeant sets prices for drugs based on a number of factors, including the cost of the development or acquisition of a drug, the availability of substitutes or generics, and the benefits it offers versus alternative treatments that might be more costly,” the company said in a statement.

The price increase went largely unnoticed until a National Public Radio report earlier this week highlighted the anger of U.S. families of patients that’s spread north of the border.

Dr. David Grube, an Oregon physician who prescribes the drug, called it “unconscionable” that the price is so high when it costs just US$50 in Denmark. While some insurance companies may cover the increased price, it may be a barrier for others, he told NPR. Taylor said her husband, who died in 2013 after suffering from brain cancer, wanted to use the drug to take his own life but couldn’t acquire any and didn’t want to put her in danger of criminal penalty by importing it from the U.S. “It’s a very quick, painless way to go. You just sort of fall asleep and drift off,” she said of the drug, which is administered orally.

Taylor said Canadians should have the same right as Americans in Washington state, Oregon and Vermont to access medications that would allow them to take their own life at home, without tubes and the help of doctors.

Weak demand has prevented man-

long-lasting manufactured goods.

Those orders dropped 2.8 per cent in February.

That decline was seen as a sign that the nation’s manufacturing sector is still struggling with weakness overseas and a strong dollar, which has made American-made products more expensive in foreign markets.

This year, continued strong gains in hiring could boost household incomes and support solid increases in consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 per cent of economic activity.

This month, the Federal Reserve left its key policy rate unchanged after having raised it from a record low in December. Fed officials also scaled back their expectations for the number of rate hikes this year from four to two.

The officials said they thought the global economy and financial markets still pose risks even though financial markets have stabilized since the year began. Stocks had nosedived after investors worried about how steep the slowdown would be in China, the world’s second-largest economy.

Analysts have forecast that for 2016 as a whole, the economy will grow around 2 per cent. That would be down from 2.4 per cent growth for all of 2015, a figure that was not revised in the new report.

GDP: Exports fall less than anticipated Also helping boost growth was a slightly smaller drag from the nation’s trade deficit: The deficit widened in the fourth quarter but not as much as previously thought. Exports fell at a 2 per cent annual rate, not the 2.7 per cent decline estimated a month ago. Trade subtracted 0.14 percentage point from growth in the fourth quarter, less than the 0.25 percentage point previously estimated.

A slowdown in stockpiling by businesses reduced growth by 0.22 percentage point, slightly more than the 0.14 percentage point drag previously estimated.

Many economists think growth as measured by the gross domestic product is accelerating in the current quarter to a 2 per cent annual rate. But some analysts have been downgrading their estimates of late, reflecting some weaker-than-expected economic data.

Analysts at forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers, for example, on Thursday reduced their forecast of first-quarter GDP growth to a 1.5 per cent annual rate after the release of a weak report on new orders for

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Apple attorney Marc Zwillinger asked U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn late Thursday to postpone deadlines until the Department of Justice reports the FBI’s findings to a California judge.

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THE ADVOCATE Saturday, March 26, 2016

Making it in the digital age

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Canadian band Walk Off the Earth can easily answer the question: How do you get noticed on YouTube?

Since forming in 2006, the Burlington, Ont. group has routinely attracted millions of views from around the globe with its low-budget videos.

How’s it done? For starters, the five musicians are immensely talented multi-instrumentalists who have mastered everything from guitar to glockenspiel, ukulele to a Harpejji (electric stringed instrument that sound like a guitar/piano hybrid).

They are also constantly experimenting to create infectious pop melodies with unconventional ‘instruments’ such as tap shoes, kazoos, whirly tubes, shakers — even standard zippers.

Above all, they aren’t above showboating.

The band’s videos — whether showcasing the group’s unique take on cover songs or original tunes — tend to entertain and amaze.

One even got the musicians invited onto The Ellen DeGeneres Show to demonstrate how five people can all play one guitar at the same time — and still pull off a terrific version of Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know.

The band members have tapped out a cover of Adele’s Hello on a surfboard, and played toss-and-catch with their instruments — in the midst of playing them.

All five musicians are shown hanging by their arms from a pole in a video for the original song Hold On from their new album Sing it All Away.

And in a video for the group’s hit, Rule the World, dancers ride around on Segways, acrobats flip in brightly coloured body paint and trumpeters are caught on a 360-degree camera.

The circus-like elements are necessary, said the group’s singer Sarah Blackwood, “because we’re entertainers… We feel like putting on the best show we can, and entertaining people.

It’s also more exciting for us, as well as the audience.”

Blackwood, who also plays guitar, ukulele, glockenspiel, kazoo, melodica and bongos, promised more thrills — and surprises — during the band’s performance Wednesday with Marianas Trench at Red Deer’s Centrium.

“There’ll be dancing and tons of stuff. It’ll be an exciting show for sure.”

Blackwood estimates the spectacle

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Walk off the Earth perform Wednesday at the Centrium with Marianas Trench and Kieran Mercer. will require the efforts of 20 people, including additional horn players and technical support.

Although the Juno Award-nominated band signed with Columbia Records in 2012, group members are still proud of building their fan-base independently, without help from record labels, management or booking agents.

A recent media interview — which was interrupted several times as Blackwood supervised the process of loading instruments into the tour bus — shows they are still pretty hands-on when it comes to managing day-to-day activities.

Blackwood and her life partner Gianni “Luminati” Nicassio (the group’s long-haired vocalist who also plays bass, guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, drum and theremin — and produces

music and videos) have two pre-school children who travel with them on the tour bus.

One is their three-year-old son, who famously screamed so loudly he got himself and his mother kicked off a U.S. United Airlines flight last year.

Blackwood had complained at the time this action was completely unnecessary, and was backed by several passengers from the flight.

Touring with kids is fun, she maintained. “It’s different every time… It’s like we’re one big, happy family on the road.”

The band also includes Ryan Marshall, who plays among other things, the trumpet, piano, and harmonica.

Mike “Bearded Guy” Taylor, performs on an unusual assortment of instruments including organ, xylophone,

didgeridoo, accordion, euphonium, slide whistle and tuba, while Joel Cassidy plays congas, cajon, spoons and kalima — as well as guitar and bass.

Blackwood is excited about touring across Canada with the popular Marianas Trench, and hopes the concerts help Walk Off the Earth get more radio play.

She believes her group’s success with social media demonstrates what can accomplished through sheer dedication and the expression of a unique vision. “We just took things in our own hands and (had an attitude of) let’s do this ourselves…”

Tickets to the 7 p.m. show with Marianas Trench and Kieran Mercer are $35-$80 from Ticketmaster. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Kieran Mercer: stories worth telling 27-YEAR-OLD ALREADY A MUSICAL VET

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Let’s get this straight, Kieran Mercer has never had a stalker girlfriend, and he’s never been shot at.

But a romantic breakup did spark songs on the EP, Help Me Help You,

by Mercer, who opens for Marianas Trench on Wednesday, March 30, at Red Deer’s Centrium.

One of the songs, Bang Bang, even became the basis for a noir-ish music video with a murderous theme.

Kieran said he wrote the fictional lyrics using gangster lingo, such as “Put your hands in the air” and “Nobody move.”

“The song was written in the style of a bank robbery” — which made it a natural for dark treatment in the black and white video.

Mercer wanted to imitate the moody style of the movie Sin City for the story line about a girlfriend who, let’s say, doesn’t appreciate getting dumped.

“It was not a true experience. We wanted to do a fun, evil-woman-type song,” said Mercer, with a laugh.

The Vancouver performer has been a solo artist since his former band Jackie Valentine dissolved four years ago.

The 27-year-old is now signed to Chad Kroeger’s 604 Records. And so far, Bang Bang is the biggest single

from his new EP — although Mercer hopes to familiarize fans with Hey Stay on his cross-country tour with Marianas Trench and Walk Off the Earth.

“It’s a dream come true for me to play arenas,” said Mercer, who believes the tour “will open doors for me…

“I get very nervous before going out on stage every night,” but the audience reaction makes it worth it, he added.

Mercer is already a musical veteran, having performed for audiences since Grade 5. “At elementary school, my principal would let us practise in a spare room at school. We only knew three chords, but we got to play at assembly.”

“There was always music playing at my house,” recalled the singer, who grew up listening to his parent’s albums from The Kinks, the Everly Brothers and The Beatles — then added Michael Jackson to his play list as a teenager.

While he enjoys creating original melodies “that are happy and bring people together,” he also has room in his repertoire for songs that bring out more complicated emotions.

“It’s like Johnny Cash said: Not all stories are happy stories, but they are worth telling too,” said Mercer.

Tickets to the 7 p.m. concert are $35$80 from Ticketmaster. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Kieran Mercer will play songs from his new EP Help Me Help You at Wednesday’s show at the Centrium

Poetry, visual arts at First Friday

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Poetry will be celebrated along with the visual arts during Red Deer’s First Friday gallery openings for April.

Red Deer author Kimmy Beach will be presenting April Fool’s readings to celebrate poetry in Canada in the Snell Auditorium next to the Kiwanis Gallery, downstairs in the Red Deer Public Library.

Beach will share poems about

“April, road trips and foolishness” from her five books of poetry from 6 to 6:30 p.m. She will then read from her new fable for adults from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. and from her new novel-in-progress from 7:30 to 8 p.m. The latter is described as “a study of 1970s romance comics, sad strippers, Sea Monkeys and the music of Tom Jones.”

Beach’s readings will be at the 6 to 8 p.m. First Friday reception for the Out of the Cupboard art exhibit in the Kiwanis Gallery, run by the Red Deer

Arts Council. The display continues until April 24.

Student art will be showing at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery.

This is a Public Notification: The 2016 Red Deer College Year End Student Exhibition is running to April 2-24 — although the public will be allowed a First Friday sneak peek at the show from 5-7 p.m. on April 1. The official opening reception will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, April 7.

Storm Warnings, paintings by Paul

Boultbee, are showing at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre to May 2. There’s no First Friday reception.

New works by the Lettering Arts Guild of Red Deer are in display in the Corridor Gallery, downstairs at the Red Deer Recreation Centre from April 1 to May 30.

The Edge of Reflection, paintings by Susan Woolgar, continue to be exhibited at the white gallery, attached to Sunworks, to April 29.

FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR EVENT CALENDAR AT WWW.REDDEERADVOCATE.COM/CALENDAR.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Local BRIEFS RDC chamber choir celebrate Canada Get patriotic at the Touch of Class: O Canada concert on Thursday, March 31. The Red Deer College Chamber Choir and the RDC Symphonic Winds combine forces to present a sweeping program that explores Canada’s many diverse musical landscapes.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre are $21.80 ($17.80 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Craft and art sale a fundraiser for refugees Art and fine crafts will be sold next month at a Red Deer gallery to help sponsor two refugee families from Syria. Recognize Yourself is a fine craft and art fundraiser for Syrian Refugees being presented from April 2-29 by The Frame It Store’s Makers’ Emporium for the non-profit group Red Deer Empathy to Action. Donated paintings, pottery, blown glass, felted and wooden items will be sold according to set prices. Interested purchasers can put their names into draw bags, starting from an opening tea that will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 2 at the store in the downtown Co-op plaza, and continuing throughout the month. The names of successful purchasers will be drawn at the closing gala held, with refreshments, from 7:30-10 p.m. on April 29.

All proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards Red Deer Empathy to Action’s cost of sponsoring two Syrian refugee families. For more information, please call 403-342-5007.

Hoyt trio to play in Red Deer

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Comedian Garry Shandling, shown in this 1995 photo, died of an apparent hearth attack on Thursday.

Garry Shandling, comic, Larry Sanders Show creator, dies

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian masterminded a brand of self-inflicted phoney docudrama with The Larry Sanders Show, has died of an apparent heart attack.

Shandling’s spokesman Alan Nierob said doctors at a hospital where the comedian was pronounced dead said it appeared he died of a heart attack.

Nierob said Shandling had no history of heart trouble.

Coroner’s Lt. David Smith said it appeared Shandling died of natural causes, but an official cause of death determination had not yet been made. Smith said no autopsy was planned, but officials would determine Shandling’s cause of death based on medical records and his medical history.

Shandling was taken to a hospital after paramedics were dispatched to his Brentwood home around 10:40 a.m. Thursday, police and fire officials said.

His death stunned the comedy community, who praised Shandling’s humour, kindness and efforts to support and promote them and their craft.

An innovative and eccentric humorist with pillowy lips and a voice that always seemed on the verge of a whine, Shandling claimed to disdain too much logic cluttering his life.

“The answer isn’t gonna be in the facts,” he told The Associated Press in 2009. “It’s gonna be in intuition. That’s how I work creatively. I’m always teaching people that the answer to that creative question is right here, in the room, between us here.”

More to the point, it was dealing with the questions he confronted in himself.

Born on Nov. 29, 1949 in Chicago, Shandling was raised in Tucson, Arizona. On arriving in Los Angeles as a young adult, it was a short hop from a brief stint in the advertising business to comedy writing and stand-up.

Then in the 1980s, he began to experiment with TV comedy, and to toy with the sitcom form, with his first series, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, a Showtime project that made no bones about its inherently artificial nature: The actors in this otherwise standard domestic comedy routinely broke the fourth wall to comment on what they were up to. Even the theme song began with the explanatory lyrics, “The theme to Garry’s show….”

Then, in August 1992, Shandling created for HBO his comic masterpiece with The Larry Sanders Show, which starred him as an egomaniacal late-night TV host with an angst-ridden show-biz life behind the scenes.

It was just three months after Johnny Carson had retired from The Tonight Show, where Shandling had appeared as a stand-up and occasional Carson stand-

in. It seemed a wry but deeply felt homage to the King of Late Night.

But it was more. “Larry Sanders” proved to be an act of courage, a brave effort led by someone portraying a character dangerously close to himself. As Larry, Garry dug deep to confront his own demons, and did it brilliantly as the series teetered between dual realities: public and private make-believe and painfully true.

Real-life celebrities appeared as guests on Larry’s show-within-the-show, and also interacted with him “off the air.”

David Duchovny, agreeing to come on the show, also came on to Larry romantically once he got the chance.

Jim Carrey delivered a rip-roaring comic tribute to his host on the final broadcast, then, during a commercial break, turned on him in rage over a long-ago slight.

“Are you doing a bit, now?” asked Larry, perplexed.

“We’re OFF the air,” Carrey hissed. “This is real life now.”

The show explored the fuzzy distinction between TV life and real life, and the loneliness of someone at its crossing. The closest thing Larry had to friends were his chronically needy announcer Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) and his Napoleonic producer, Artie (Rip Torn). Together the three actors were among TV’s best-ever trios.

“Garry was my dear friend and was and always will be my teacher,” Tambor wrote in a statement.

“Garry redesigned the wheel of comedy and he was the kindest and funniest of Geniuses. I will miss him so much.”

Torn also expressed deep sadness about Shandling’s death. “Working with him was one of the great privileges of my career,” he wrote. “He was a comic talent of immense originality who enthusiastically encouraged and responded to the originality of others.”

After “Sanders” ended in 1998, Shandling’s public appearances were few.

He was mentioned as a candidate to follow David Letterman as a bona fide late-night host for CBS’ 12:30 a.m. slot, but no deal was made.

“I would not do a show where you just sit and talk to somebody,” Shandling had said back in 1993 when he was courted by NBC to take over for Letterman on Late Night.

Award-winning Alberta singer, fiddler, harpist and step-dancer Lizzy Hoyt performs next week in Red Deer.

Hoyt will take the stage with her trio — guitarist Chris Tabbert and Red Deer native and bassist Keith Rempel — at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, at the Gaetz Memorial United Church.

The Edmonton artist is described as creating an “east-meets-west” musical mix: “With the voice of an angel, Lizzy delivers music and stories with soaring melodies rooted in Celtic and folk traditions.”

Hoyt’s fourth album New Lady on the Prairie includes a title track inspired by her great-great-aunt immigrating to Canada from Ireland in the early 1900s. With moving songs and atmospheric arrangements, the album was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, a Western Canadian Music Award and three U.S. Independent Music Awards. It was also named one of the Best Albums of 2014 by the Indie Acoustic Project of America.

Hoyt, a multi-instrumentalist who also plays guitar and mandolin, intersperses her shows with jokes and banter. Among her awards are Best Female Artist from the Acoustic Music Awards, and a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor General of Canada for outstanding contribution in commemorating Canadian veterans and history through music. She is on tour this spring leading up to the 99th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge on April 9. Tickets to the show are $15 at the door or from www.lizzyhoyt.com/store.

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RELIGION SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016

Pope washes feet of refugees at Easter Week Mass DECLARES MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN AND HINDU MIGRANTS ‘ALL CHILDREN OF SAME GOD’ down a makeshift aisle to celebrate the Mass. But only a fraction of the 892 asylum-seekers living at the shelter attended, and many of the seats were left empty.

Those who came out, though, received a personal greeting: At the end of the Mass, Francis greeted each refugee, one by one, posing for selfies and accepting notes as he moved down the rows.

Vatican rules had long called for only men to participate in the foot-washing ritual, and past popes and many priests traditionally performed it on 12 Catholic men, recalling Jesus’ 12 apostles and further cementing the doctrine of an all-male priesthood.

Francis shocked many Catholics within weeks of his 2013 election by performing the ritual on women and Muslims at a juvenile detention centre. After years of violating the rules outright, Francis in January changed the regulations to explicitly allow women and girls to participate.

The Vatican said Thursday that four women and eight men took part. The women included an Italian Catholic

CASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees Thursday and declared them all children of the same God, as he performed a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time of increased anti-Muslim sentiment following the Brussels attacks.

Francis denounced the carnage as a “gesture of war” carried out by bloodthirsty people beholden to the weapons industry during an Easter Week Mass with asylum-seekers at a shelter in Castelnuovo di Porto, outside Rome.

The Holy Thursday rite re-enacts the foot-washing ritual Jesus performed on his apostles before being crucified, and is meant as a gesture of service. Francis contrasted that gesture with the “gesture of destruction” carried out by the Brussels attackers, saying they wanted to destroy the brotherhood of humanity represented by the migrants.

“We have different cultures and religions, but we are brothers and we want to live in peace,” Francis said in his homily, delivered off-the-cuff in the windy courtyard of the centre.

Several of the migrants “It is racial, patriotic, religious and class prejudice, that then wept as Francis has been the cause of the destruction of Humanity…. knelt before them, poured Now, under the banner of the oneness of humanity holy water from a brass all people of all creeds should turn away from pitcher over their feet, prejudice and become friends and believers in all the wiped them clean and Prophets.” Abdu’l-Baha Congratulations to the City of kissed them.

Francis was greeted Red Deer on an excellent and helpful commemoration with a banner reading of the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

“Welcome” in a variety of Thank you. www.bahai.org languages as he walked

who works at the centre and three Eritrean Coptic Christian migrants. The men included four Catholics from Nigeria, three Muslims from Mali, Syria and Pakistan and a Hindu man from India.

The Vatican’s new norms said anyone from the “people of God” could be chosen to participate in the ceremony.

While the phrase “people of God” refers to baptized Christians, the decree also said that pastors should instruct “both the chosen faithful and others so that they may participate in the rite consciously, actively and fruitfully,” suggesting that the rite could be open to non-Catholics as well.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the Vatican norms are meant for traditional liturgies in Catholic communities, not nec-

Music with a Mission 12TH ANNUAL CONCERT

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Centre for Spiritual Living 11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service Rev. Joanne Boruck Happy Easter Happy Passover www.cslreddeer.org #3-6315 Horn Street

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The Red Deer Youth Orchestra and the Rosedale Valley String Orchestra with over 60 string players combined, presents a free concert and silent auction to raise money for a breakfast program at the Mamawi Atosketan Native School in Maskwacis, Alberta.

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Saturday, April 9 | 7PM

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First Church of the Nazarene 2 McVicar St, Red Deer AB

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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 5508-48A Avenue, Red Deer, 346-2618

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Sunday, March 27

Saturday Vigil 8:30 pm Sunday mass times 9 am, 11 am and 7 pm

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages” 43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769 www.stleonardsonthehill.org

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We invite you to come celebrate Easter Sunday with us!

essarily a unique papal Mass where the overall message is one of universal brotherhood and the love of God for all his children.

“We must always take the pastoral context into account,” Lombardi said in an email. “Norms that are appropriate for a parish celebration aren’t to be considered binding on a very unique celebration of the pope in a refugee centre with a non-Christian majority.”

Francis clearly intended the message to be universal.

“All of us, together: Muslims, Hindi, Catholics, Copts, Evangelicals. But brothers, children of the same God,” he said.

“We want to live in peace, integrated.”

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Easter Sunday Celebration Service March 27th at 9am,11am or 6pm

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7:00 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service with Breakfast to follow 10:30 a.m. Intergenerational Service with Communion with Special Music Vocalists: Lisa Palmer, Soprano and Team Van Ziji, baritone www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

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THE ADVOCATE Saturday, March 26, 2016

PARKING RAGE RICK ZEMANEK OPINION A pop quiz for Red Deer mall shoppers: How many times are you willing to circle the parking lot before finding that elusive, ideal parking spot to save time? And how often have you been tempted to park in a “handicap-parking-only-stall” to save you some extra legwork to a mall entrance?

It’s not surprising, according to recent studies, many motorists waste more time finding the “ideal” parking spot than they do actually walking to a mall entrance if forced to park in the hinterland of mall lots.

And also not surprising, circling parking lots can take its toll on one’s patience resulting in “parking-lot rage,” much the same as road rage, but in slow-motion.

Parking rage carried to the extreme has led to fatal shootings, or beatings leaving people in comas. Several years ago at the Parkland Mall in Red Deer a man was left with a tile cutter stuck in his back compliments of a parking-stall spat.

Recently a video posted on YouTube went viral showing an enraged woman hurling two cups of Tim Hortons’ coffee and shouting expletives at a motorist who reminded her she was illegally parked in a stall for the disabled. She didn’t even take the time to first “roll-up the rim.”

The Canadian Press reported the incident occurred at a Tim Hortons in Toronto when a man politely asked the woman, as heard on the video: “So why do you park in a handicapped parking spot? Are you handicapped?”

The video was posted Monday on YouTube and garnered more than a million views before taken down at the request of the citizen who filmed it.

Most certainly a cup of coffee hurled in one’s direction is preferable over a gun. In January a Miami motorist was shot dead during a parking space spat. According to witnesses, the driver of a car was arguing with another motorist driving a pick-up truck attempting to park.

As things escalated “… the next thing we know, the other guy gets out of the car and … it didn’t end good,” said one witness. The driver of the car brandished a handgun and shot the other motorist in the chest.

In New York, a woman was beaten so badly during a parking rage that doctors had to remove part of her skull to reduce brain swelling. The aggressor claimed he acted in self-defence, but was charged while the victim lied in hospital in a coma.

Closer to home, several years ago a customer at the then Beaver Lumber location at Red Deer’s Parkland Mall straddled two parking stalls in front of the store at opening time.

It was no big deal since the parking lot was pretty much vacant. But another motorist didn’t see it that way

and followed the victim into the store swearing, then picked up a tile cutter and threw it at the victim, impaling him. Nobody died. But the man festering over such a simple thing was charged.

An Internet website titled “Intelligence For Your Life” says there’s no statistics on how often “parking lot rage” happens, but examples of it “are all over YouTube.” For example, one video shows three grown women argue and honk horns over a parking space in Las Vegas. Another shows two drivers using their cars to literally “shove” each out of a parking space. And in England a driver recently lost his licence (and commonsense) while using his car to ram a parked car blocking his driveway.

So where does this parking rage come from? Somehow it triggers an animal-like instinct, much the same as a male dog lifting its leg on a fire hydrant to mark its territory.

American psychologist Dr. Ryan

Fuller told “Intelligence For Your Life” that most of us are already on edge when we’re circling around looking for a space — “because we’re literally in ‘hunter’ mode.” People with short tempers can snap, lose control and literally see red. When that happens “righteousness” overtakes commonsense. “You may think ‘that’s my spot, so there’s no way I’m letting anyone else get it’.”

If that’s happening to you in parking lots, then specialists recommend some serious anger management is in order.

Psychologists Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, in their publication Road Rage Book, say: “Parking lot fights are territorial disputes, turf wars, or power struggles, and are carried out as symbolic fights that arouses our pride, stubbornness, and negative stereotypes.”

Further, “There is a general lack of civility in public places along with a cultural ‘in-your-face’ attitude that goes with a sense of entitlement to do

as we please and to retaliate when we’re displeased.”

For the most part, it’s believed motorists want the closest parking stall to the mall entrance to save time or energy. But an article in FutureBuzz.com concludes “people who look for the best spot wind up spending more time getting inside the store than those who took the first spot they saw.” So much for saving time and energy.

Other psychologist quoted in FutureBuzz.com put a different spin on the villain behind parking rage. They believe it’s not laziness that inspires people to hunt for a stall closest to the store. Rather, “ … the circling motorists do it for the victory — a parking-lot triumph.”

Yes, many of us have our own parking-lot horror stories. But for the sake of civility “realize a parking space is not worth a fight, and don’t be rude to the rude.”

Rick Zemanek is a former Red Deer Advocate editor.

Economic downturns can increase poverty Not a week goes by that I am not asked about the numbers of people coming for meals at the kitchen. That there has been an increase goes without saying. The 20 per cent rise did not come as a surprise, but the distinctiveness of the extra diners did.

I usually do not pay a lot of attention to the client dynamics, but in the last few weeks the looks of the clientele has changed somewhat. Not a lot, but enough for me to take note.

In a phone discussion with a family member in B.C., when asked about this growth, I suddenly remembered what made me notice the changes. What I have observed is a direct result of the economic downturn we are now experiencing. Let me describe why I think that way.

For a couple of weeks, about 10 new men who stand out from the normal group have been coming to eat at the kitchen. The difference is noted by the way that they dress. Their quality clothing plus their mannerisms suggest a former vocation that in all likelihood included management, and or white collar jobs.

In speaking to one of them I learned

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nadians lived and spent in such a way as to be only three months from the street. For this reason investment in their future was usually non-existent.

Taking all of this into account, I suppose it is no wonder that we are now seeing such a different clientele at the kitchen.

Sad as it is, history shows us that the same patterns repeat themselves over and over.

Economic downturns produce increased poverty. This is fully understandable, but what is questionable is the sharp increase in the costs of almost everything we need to survive.

In the words of one individual, “When I was working, a bag of oranges would cost me about four dollars; now that I’m laid off, that same bag cost me six, how come?”

One other result that I am seeing from this downturn is the attitude of those most impacted.

Depression, anxiety, anger and a host of other negative emotions come into play when folks begin to open up or even when they interact with their peers.

It is also a time when single moth-

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ers either increase their verbal chastisement of their children and or their partners.

Although we don’t see it at the kitchen quite so much, physical abuses really begin to rear their ugly heads.

Frequently we see bruises, black eyes and the like; seldom more than that, but it definitely does happen.

There is a positive side to it as well.

Although we have never had a difficulty obtaining volunteers, there has been a sharp increase in the number who wish to come and help. As well, the number of beautiful folks who wish to donate has also increased. I still always stand amazed at the generosity of so many people. It is a thing of beauty!

So you see, although economic downturns have a major impact on all segments of society, at the kitchen we see the struggles, and also the positive character of so many people.

Combined, all of these actions and reactions can never take away from us the thing we cherish most; hope, a commodity that we know can carry us to better times.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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Crime is a top priority Over the course of the next year, I hope to address various issues that the citizens of Red Deer raise with city council throughout our conversations in the community.

One area of municipal service provided by the City of Red Deer that city council often hears feedback and questions about from our citizens, especially given recent high profile criminal activity, is with respect to community safety.

In our annual citizen satisfaction survey, Red Deerians consistently identify crime and public safety among the top three areas of citizen concern (the other top two priority areas identified by our citizens in recent years are transportation and core municipal services such as snow and ice control).

As part of council’s response to this critical priority identified by our public, we have adopted a community Safety Charter and have a number of initiatives underway through City operations, RCMP services, and in partnership with our community to protect and enhance public safety.

When the city signed our new agreement with the RCMP, it became evi-

TARA VEER LET’S TALK dent that the city could better exercise our ability to determine local policing priorities and establish local policing service levels than we had in previous agreements, which is exactly what we are doing.

2015 marked the public release of the “Annual Policing Plan” (APP) for the first time in Red Deer City history. Key areas of priority enforcement identified in the APP are: o Reduce the impact of organized crime o Reduce crimes against persons o Reduce property crime o Contribute to safer youth o Contribute to safer roads According to our 2015 crime statistics, the RCMP generally made enforcement progress in four of five of these objectives, with crime reducing overall in four of the above five high-priority enforcement areas, the

exception being property crime which increased.

Council has been briefed on this fact and has begun further discussions to determine upcoming enforcement priorities.

With the arrival of our new RCMP superintendent in late 2014, we adopted a new approach to policing, moving from a reactive model to a proactive model of public safety.

In order to action council and the city’s commitment to community safety in response to public concern, the following are some of the safety initiatives we have implemented over the past year and/or are currently working on in our efforts to protect and enhance community safety: • Enhancements to ALERT which focuses on addressing organized crime with our provincial partners.

• Establishment of the Regional Priorities Crimes Task Force which is an intelligence-led, coordinated and multi-jurisdictional approach.

• Investment in additional RCMP officers to reduce caseloads per officer.

• Establishment of enhanced enforcement in the downtown area.

• Establishing clear service level and expectations for “Priority Three” / non-emergency calls to police to uphold community standards.

• Investment in community crime prevention programming.

• Establishment of a citizen-led safety committee.

• Extended hours for RCMP non-emergency complaint line to meet citizen expectations for community standards enforcement during peak calls for service (namely evenings, the previous line closed at 4:30 pm).

One of council’s strategic principles is to build citizen-friendly local government, so as part of this commitment to our public we have adopted an organizational culture of “continuous improvement,” meaning that we will continue to be responsive to the priorities and changing needs of our public.

As always, council thanks you for the ongoing opportunity to represent you.

We look forward to seeing you all in the near future and hearing about what is important to citizens in our community. Until next time…

Mayor Tara Veer

Innovation from the winged goddess of victory HARLEY HAY HAY’S DAZE Self-driving cars are one thing, but really, how much trust would you put in self-lacing shoes?

That’s right, self-lacing sneakers. This significant announcement was made in the news last week.

The largest sportswear brand in the world has been secretly sinking some of its $30.6 billion annual revenue into clandestine R & D on this exciting robotic research and development. I can just picture it: brightly lit sterile laboratories located in secret bunkers 10 stories below the ground; rows of white-coated, bleary-eyed scientists hunched over benches festooned with flaming Bunsen burners and neutron microscopes and stacks of used running shoes, punching buttons on computers and poking at the footwear with electronic probes and surgical instruments.

The company, of course, is Nike — that ubiquitous sports equipment and clothing behemoth — the one that invented the swoosh. You know, that checkmark shaped logo that appears on running shoes, and shirts and hats previously worn by Tiger Woods. It’s one of the world’s most recognized brands, right up there with the big yellow “M” of McDonald’s, the Mercedes Benz ‘tri-star’ and dead bull’s skull of the Red Deer Rebels hockey team.

Here are four interesting facts about the corporate giant Nike that you probably don’t really care about but I’m going to tell you anyway: 1. The now-famous “swoosh” logo was created by a young graphic design student called Carolyn Davidson in 1971 after a chance meeting. She received $35 (USD) for her design. In 1983, possibly feeling really guilty, Nike gave her a gold and diamond ring with a Swoosh on it. Oh, and also they gave her an envelope full of shares in the company. Those shares are now worth an estimated $800,000. Apparently she still has all the shares currently un-cashed. “Swoosh” indeed.

2. Nike was started by a university track coach and an accounting professor. It is based not in New York, not in China, but in Beaverton, Ore. — a town of 93,000 people. And I’ll just betcha it’s not very difficult to spot the odd Nike swoosh in Beaverton, Ore. 3. Nike is a goddess. Not the company, the deity.

In ancient Greece, Nike was the Winged Goddess of Victory. And now she’s a running shoe.

4. I’m pretty sure virtually none of Nike is owned

by Donald Trump. But I may be wrong about that.

But I digress. I believe today’s topic was self-lacing sneakers. And heretofore I thought Velcro running shoes were the cat’s pajamas. Especially when the Rotten Kids were young munchkins. Before they were faced with learning how to tie their shoes or tell time from a clock with hands on it instead of numbers, or use the phone at the playschool that had a rotary dial on it instead of push buttons. You know, all those valuable life skills that faced a child of the 90s.

When Velcro straps replaced laces on many shoes I, of course, had to get some. Not for the R.K.s — for me. And not because I sometimes forget how to tie my shoes (ok, sometimes I forget how to tie my shoes), but because I get a kick out of the latest technology. Also, you can save approximately 1.3 seconds doing up your shoes with Velcro. And that can add up to entire minutes saved every couple of months so

that you can do other important things like try to fix the zipper on your jacket.

But now, forget Velcro — the ultimate has finally arrived. Available next Christmas at an undisclosed cost, the mighty Nike will launch the Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacing shoe. You simply step into the sneaker, and press two buttons on the side of the shoe and voila! your shoe plays a rousing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. I’m kidding, it actually plays the TV theme song from The Apprentice. Kidding again, the shoe senses how tight “the user needs it to be” and automatically snugs up or loosens down.

Ok, fine. Self-lacing footwear. Yay, Nike. But a couple of things to consider in the evolving world of robotic footwear, however. First, just how lazy does the human race have to get that they can’t bend over and tie their collective shoes? What’s next — automatic pants? Self-buttoning shirts? Robotic underwear? (I’m not sure what that last one even means.)

And what’s more, Nike promises the next version of the HyperAdapt shoe won’t be “manual.” You won’t even have to press two buttons, the shoes will automatically lace up without any human interaction.

Thank goodness, I was getting worried that pressing two buttons might be too labour intensive for the average person.

And “B” — the aforementioned trust issue. Who’s to say your self-lacing running shoes aren’t going to go rogue robot amok and start snugging, and then squeezing and then relentlessly crushing your sensitive size 10s with no way to stop them? Cars that drive themselves going 100 kms/hr into a Dairy Queen drive-through is one thing, exploding feet is quite another.

Still, there is good news that will no doubt sooth the most savagely skeptical foot fetish fans out there in Sneakerland. Nike has announced the new self-lacing shoes will be available in three colours, and every single shoe will have a swoosh. Because the Winged Goddesses of Victory know what’s actually important when it comes to selling a whole lotta shoes.

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Liberals pick up where they left off For all the talk about a new activist federal era, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first budget largely picks up where Paul Martin left off — at least when it comes to spending priorities.

Improving the terms of the relationship between Canada and its indigenous people was front and centre on the former Liberal prime minister’s radar. At the time of its defeat in 2006, the Martin government was about to start implementing the Kelowna Accord.

Martin had also spent his final years as minister of finance advocating a new fiscal pact between the federal government and Canada’s big cities. As prime minister, he had set out to translate his intentions into actions.

Both files emerged as major priorities in Tuesday’s budget, with billions of dollars to be spent on the municipal and indigenous fronts over the next few years.

But this week’s budget also demonstrates that turning the clock back a decade is easier said than done. Much water or, in this case, much federal wealth in the shape of tax cuts, has flowed under the bridge over the past 10 years.

Martin’s spending plans

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were to be financed out of impressive federal-budget surpluses, and he had a revenue base that ensured those would keep on coming.

By comparison, Trudeau is walking on a budget tightrope over a fiscal safety net frayed by a decade of Conservative tax cuts. Tuesday’s Liberal budget does little to address a structural revenue shortfall.

On the contrary, instead of erasing Harper’s fiscal footprint, the Liberals have chosen to tiptoe around it.

For, of all the signature Conservative policies, a twice-lowered GST seems the most likely to survive the transition to a different government.

On the day after the budget, Trudeau categorically maintained that he would not be raising the tax back to its pre-Harper level of 7 per cent.

This lack of political fortitude is understandable. The Liberals did not talk about the GST at the time of the

election campaign. No party would then go near what strategists saw as the third rail of federal fiscal politics.

There was no political cover for Trudeau to talk about raising it before the election and there still is not now that he is in office.

Given a choice between slaying the sacred cow of a lower GST or breaking with the doctrine of balanced budgets, Trudeau’s Liberals determined that the path of least public resistance led to the latter.

But with every GST point, worth about $7 billion a year to a cashstarved federal government, good politics stands to make for crippling fiscal policy.

None of the other tax changes of the first Liberal budget really addresses the shrunken capacity of the federal government to raise revenues on par with its policy ambitions.

A string of projected yearly deficits that stretches beyond the current mandate speaks to the existence of a structural gap between those ambitions and the fiscal capacity to fulfil them. More than a low-growth economic cycle is at play.

The last government to leave behind a solid budget surplus was that of

Martin. None of the parties that ran in the last election would have produced a balanced budget this year without engaging in a round of spending cuts.

The main consequence of preserving Harper’s GST legacy is to essentially leave the federal fiscal ship at the mercy of the vagaries of the world economy. But if the recent decade is any indication, it will be hard to raise that ship out of the red, even in moderately good times and/or to keep it on a steady deficit-free course.

With so much money committed to recurring tax cuts, it is hard to see how major federal initiatives on the social policy front would be sustainable in the future.

Based on the budget road map sketched out this week, one might presume either that any major spending, such as more money for health care, that did not make the cut of this first budget is unlikely to materialize over the course of the current mandate, or else that the deficit projections put forward by Finance Minister Bill Morneau - as high as they may seem - are actually a floor.

Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer sydicated by Torstar.

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Son’s pot smoking girlfriend irks Mom

Saturday March 26, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Diana Ross, 71; Kenny Chesney, 47; Keira Knightley, 30 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Trivial chitchat is out and deep conversations are in.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Born on the zodiac’s Day of Integrity, you are responsible and proud. 2016 is the year to recognize a promising opportunity, and then turn it into a productive project.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The stars favour getting things done with plenty of passion and purpose. If you’re planning a holiday then stop procrastinating. Get out the travel brochures, and start organising your itinerary ASAP. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The focus is firmly on platonic relationships, as you help a close friend or resume contact with an overseas mate. And is there a way you can contribute your creative ideas within a group situation?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid being a passive Twin. When it comes to your dreams for the future, sort out exactly what you want and then go after it.

Working with a partner or group will help you get there a lot faster.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s an appropriately suitable day for rebirth and renewal, as you get up-close-and-personal with someone special. Venus and Pluto help you let go of the past and head off in a brand new direction.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you jump in and promise something without thinking it through, then you could find yourself overwhelmed with commitments you cant keep. So it’s important to balance enthusiasm with action.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Superficial conversations are off the agenda, as you dig deep with a loved one and discover some intriguing news about them. Do your best to nurture a relationship with a child, teenager or friend.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Communicating with family members is important today. Venus and Pluto encourage you to be subtle, as you look for clues to help explain what’s really going on with a loved one.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your detective skills are firing, as your eagle eye discovers important information. So it’s a wonderful day to study and research, so your x-ray vision can uncover facts that were previously hidden.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Moon’s visiting your soul sector Sagittarius, so it’s time for some quiet contemplation, where you can reflect on life and where you are going. And is it time to catch up with a loyal old friend?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Expect the unexpected from loved ones.

Intimate conversations are highlighted as you get upclose-and-personal. If you’re searching for love, then take a close look around your local neighbourhood.

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this. If recreational marijuana use is illegal in your state, her actions could also bring the police into your home and you could be held responsible for the pot.

Tell your son that he can no longer bring Carol to the house unless she leaves the pot behind or at the very least, agrees not to smoke in or near the house. Say that you are so sorry it has come to this, but since she has no respect for your house rules and doesn’t seem to care about you, this is the best you can do. His fiancée will be welcomed with open arms once

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be proactive about initiating conversations.

You have much to contribute — and much to learn. Clear communication will take you far as you really listen to what others are saying, and then act on it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When it comes to money or business, you may have to act quickly today otherwise you’ll miss the boat. A casual relationship has the potential to become much deeper and more profound.

Sunday March 27, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Quentin Tarantino, 52; Mariah Carey, 45; Fergie, 40 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The stars favour getting to the bottom of a secret or mystery.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Realistic and self-sufficient, there’s nothing you can’t do when you set your mind to it. Under the beneficial influence of Jupiter, 2016 favours work, health and pets.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid jumping to conclusions today Rams — communicate clearly and check the facts before you respond. Catching up with friends fires up your enthusiasm for future joint projects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): With three planets in your solitude zone, you’re not as sociable as usual. So put aside time on this lazy Sunday to contemplate, meditate, day -dream and just generally wind down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s time to plan ahead, and set goals with the big picture in mind. Small dramas and minor irritations fade into the background, as you look to the future with excitement and enthusiasm.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Have you been a cranky Crab? And have you been negative about a close relationship?

Venus boosts your spirits today, and helps you see current problems in a more positive light.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Todays stars increase your confidence and your ability to persuade others round to your way of thinking. Looking for work? Nows the time to prepare so, when the time is right, you’re ready to leap!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Hey Virgo ñ it’s the perfect day to set challenging goals for the coming month. Don’t let fear of failure stop you from achieving your dreams. Nothing ventured; nothing

she is capable of showing some class.

If she cannot possibly do without pot and your son chooses to stay away over this, so be it. You’re in for a rough time with this ill-mannered girl.

Dear Annie: This is for “A Frustrated South Dakotan.” As a mother of a son with epilepsy, I understand both his feelings and his mother’s.

Depression goes hand in hand with epilepsy. Has he sought another opinion on his medical care? It took us three different doctors before we found one we felt was able to treat our son correctly. Luckily, he has been seizure-free for three years now that we found the correct medications.

Our son is finally able to live on his own. He has a good job and since he is seizure-free, he can drive a car. It doesn’t mean I don’t worry about him every day. In fact, my greeting is, “Did you take your meds today and are you

gained!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You can be a real procrastinator, afraid to jump off the fence. It’s important that you bite the bullet and make some firm decisions at the moment — before others step in and do it for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): With three planets firing up your wellbeing zone it’s time to focus on your health, fitness and general well-being. And are you up-to-date with your medical and dental checks?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Avoid being too self-sufficient Sagittarius!

Close relationships are highlighted, and you’ll find there’s much to be gained from deep conversations, joint ventures and shared interests.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Relations with others won’t run according to plan — especially where money is involved. Just because you’re careful with cash and credit doesn’t mean those around you are too.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re emanating some serious charisma at the moment Aquarius. So it’s a fabulous day to get together with like-minded friends, as you share ambitious goals and delicious dreams.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re in the mood to communicate with a wide range of people, as your curiosity goes into overdrive. Unpredictable energy is about and your mind is bursting with innovative ideas.

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getting enough sleep?” The medications, depression and social anxieties associated with epilepsy are horrible.

I wish this young man a life that is complete and happy. But I would also like to tell him to take it easy on his mom. She loves him and is frustrated that she cannot make everything perfect. She needs to know you are always safe. — A Mom of an Epileptic Dear Mom: Thank you so much for your words of wisdom. We can only hope that his young man and his mother see your letter.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

Lifestyle BRIEFS Man says he was arrested for not returning VHS rental CONCORD, N.C. — A North Carolina man says he was arrested for failing to return a VHS tape that he rented in 2002.

James Meyers says he was driving his daughter to school Tuesday when a police officer pulled him over for a defective tail light.

He says the officer told him there was a warrant out for his arrest from 2002, because Meyers had rented the movie Freddy Got Fingered starring Tom Green and never returned it.

Meyers says the officer let him take his daughter to school and go to work, as long as he promised to turn himself in to the police department later that day.

Meyers showed media outlets the arrest warrant on Wednesday.

He was booked on a charge of failure to return rental property.

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Carol refuses. The second that I leave the house to run an errand, I come back to a house filled with the scent of pot lingering in the air. I am at my wits’ end. Must I ban my son and Carol from the home? — Heartbroken Mom Dear Mom: Carol is being enormously disrespectful to you and also to your son if he is, in fact, asking her not to do

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When we start thinking “spring,” one colour comes to mind.

Tender pea shoots, that soft fuzziness on budding trees, a new lawn — there’s a palette of greens that herald nature’s shift to the warm seasons.

And there are many fresh ways to bring green indoors with paint and furnishings.

“Green is Mother Nature’s favouritecolour. It’s so abundant in the world around us that we’re accustomed to seeing it as a background colour,” says Lee Eiseman, head of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training near Seattle.

She also points out the “good-foryou” connotations of green — eating fruits and vegetables, juicing and so on — and the generally calming nature of the hue.

“We’re looking for that restful shade to bring the outside in, and provide balance in our lives,” she says.

Dee Schlotter, the spokesperson for PPG Brands, design and colour marketers and makers of PPG Paints, says, “Green is restorative, rejuvenating and fresh. Being in nature brings an ease or a relaxation that’s almost immediate. Recreating that feeling in the home is very popular right now.”

The company has chosen Paradise Found as their 2016 colour of the year.

It’s a soothing grey-green with a hint of blue.

Greens like this play well with others. Combining grey-green with matte black modernizes a traditional space.

Paired with white, the colour becomes more mineral and organic.

Farrow & Ball has a new, leafy, verdant hue with historic provenance to help commemorate the paint maker’s 70th anniversary.

“Yeabridge Green was originally found in an 18th century Georgian farmhouse in the (United Kingdom) county of Somerset,” creative director Charlie Cosby recalls. During renovation, an original gun cupboard was removed, revealing the paint colour.

Rich and earthy, it’s a green in the family of avocado, olive and evergreen.

Crate & Barrel’s Marin collection of artisan-made stoneware comes in a relaxed yet sophisticated lemongrass shade. There’s a soft wool rug named Baxter in the hue as well. (www.crateandbarrel.com ) If you’re trying green for the first time, Eiseman advises looking at the blue-greens. “They’re the most universally pleasant and least risky,” she says. “Particularly teals and deep turquoise.”

West Elm has a little midcentury-style desk and wooden counter stools in a gentle blue-green they’re calling “oregano.” (www.westelm.com ) CB2 has a sleek, low-profile dresser

These pictures provided by PPG shows PPG Paints’ 2016 color of the year, Paradise Found, a complex, leafy hue. Green is a trending color this spring as people respond to wellness trends and the need for calmness in a hectic world.

done in high-gloss mint lacquer. They also have a mint, powder-coated steel filing cabinet, and an array of minty trays, vases and napery. (www.cb2.com) Saturated shades like chartreuse, citron and lime give a “pop” to walls and home accessories. At All Modern, find bold, zigzag-printed throws and slipper chairs from Amity Home, Deny Designs and Handy Living. (www.allmodern.com) Kitchenaid’s mixers and tools come in a fresh apple green. (www.kitchenaid.com) Looking for other colours with which to pair green?

“Reach across the colour wheel and choose the complementary colours,” Eiseman says. “It’s the rose tones, wines and warm purples that are very effective with shades of green.”

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Why I love masonry STEVE MAXWELL HOUSEWORKS Twenty five years ago I faced a choice, and it was like many of the big choices we all face in life. Do I do the harder thing that I know is best, or do I choose the easier way thats not as good in the long run?

My particular choice was about the house I was building. Would I follow through with my idealistic plan to build it using stone quarried by hand from nearby fields, or would I save a lot of time and effort, do the sensible thing, and settle for an easier option like siding of some kind?

In the end, two things led me to choose the harder way.

These same two things apply to choices you may also face when it comes to your own home. The first is a simple cost/benefit calculation.

Based on the wood and synthetic siding I’d seen in action, 25 years of beauty would probably be the most I could expect from any non-masonry choice.

Twenty five years sounds like a lot when you’re looking ahead, but in retrospect it’s quite short.

By contrast, well-built masonry should still be fresh, perfect and youthful after just a quarter cen-

tury.

Even though my choice of stone would require more of an initial investment, the financial pay-off would still be there.

The logical clincher for me was when I realized that the extra cost of masonry would be less than the maintenance and replacement required by any of the non-masonry options over time.

Cheaper wasn’t really cheaper when I took working lifespan into consideration. As it turns out, the masonry I built looks exactly the same today as it did in 1991.

So far, it has proven timeless.

The promise of beauty was another thing that led me to make the harder choice.

Although I could never put a financial number on the thousands of enriching glances I’ve taken from those stone walls over the years, it has been worth it. Very worth it. As I look at the stones chiseled and fitted together, or the play of light and shadow off the textured surfaces that varies with the changing angle of the sun, it gives me energy and happiness.

I’ve come to realize that there’s simply something extraordinary about the beauty of masonry in so many of its forms.

Isn’t the quest for beauty the driving force that attracts so many people to visit the special cities of the world each year?

Is it really coincidence that the big Canadian tourist destinations such as Victoria, Quebec City, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Kingston are also mason-

ry-rich cities? Wood siding and shingles can be quite striking, but is there really anything that offers more maintenance-free beauty than masonry?

You’ll probably never tackle a stone project like I did, but the choices you make between long-term quality versus short-term expediency are fundamental for our society.

As you make plans to renovate or build, realize that the world today offers many more cheap options than ever before.

But just because something can be done more cheaply, doesn’t mean it should be.

A hundred and fifty years ago, the people who built the great cities of the world were poorer than we are today.

The tools available to build with demanded much more skill and time.

There were far fewer luxuries than today. Yet somehow these people managed to afford masonry more often than we do.

How is that possible?

Even the tiny, 750 square foot starter bungalow my grandfather bought in 1950 had brick on all four walls. I thought we were supposed to be better off than our ancestors.

Perhaps what we really need to remember is that quality always begins with a longer term perspective.

Steve Maxwell has been building, writing and helping Canadians with home improvements since 1988. Sign up for Steve’s free newsletter at BaileyLineRoad.com

Arranging in an unusual room DAVID FERGUSON CREATIVE SPACE

Q — We are having problems deciding how to arrange the furniture our unusually-shaped living room.

We want to be able to comfortably watch the television and enjoy the fireplace.

Also, we enjoy the view from the narrow window space at the far end of the room and would like to be able to use it more.

Compounding this problem is the fact that we are combining two homes, and the furniture we have appears disjointed and unmatched.

Our furniture includes a 3-seat sofa, a recliner and an occasional chair, as well as a very large coffee table and a home entertainment unit.

The dining furniture is out-dated and, in my opinion, ugly and probably should be replaced.

We mostly eat in the large kitchen, so we are not in any rush to change the room, if it even stays as a dining room.

We are open to buying new pieces if you think they are necessary.

Any advice for this eclectic nightmare would be much appreciated.

A - While unusual architecture can create an interesting environment, it more often requires extra care and thought to achieve its maximum potential, both practically and aesthetically.

In your new living room space, the rules for furniture arrangement still apply, but in this case, you will need to trade-off architectural interest for practicality.

By invoking a clean, contemporary look, I believe this space will feel less awkward to you, and the furniture arrangement will appear less forced.

A good arrangement for this room will have the seating pieces facing each other.

At the same time, the furniture should be positioned for optimum television viewing.

On the plan I have drawn for your room, the angled fireplace wall naturally provides a strong focal point.

With the television next to it, both focal points can be enjoyed at the same time.

To get the maximum seating potential for this room, I have shown a new love seat added to complement the full size sofa that you already have.

Completing the arrangement is your recliner, all arranged in a conversation-style arrangement.

Behind the love seat in the window niche, I have shown a desk (or table) to create a space where you can enjoy the view and the natural sunlight that permeates the room.

When choosing a decorative style to bring the

room together, you will need to change what you have described as your “eclectic nightmare” into a cohesive, personal style.

Throughout the space, you can achieve a contemporary look by finding the common, predominant colour in your upholstered pieces.

Select a light shade of this colour for your walls and painted everything in this same tone — the walls, doors, trim and baseboards.

The long wall behind the sofa could be painted a few shades darker than the other walls in the area in order to make it appear to recede.

Immediately, you should notice that the space seems to feel wider and more unified.

A successful eclectic style is achieved when mixing objects and elements based on their aesthetic compatibility rather than their period style.

In other words, look for pieces that share something in common: a wood tone or base colour; a shape; a period style or a texture.

When buying any new pieces for this space, try to juxtapose the new with the old but always keep the furniture pieces you intend to keep in mind.

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Generally, you should try to avoid pieces with high backs, as you want to preserve the open feeling of the room. The dining area is wide open to the living area and would only be used on formal occasions. Here, consider a contemporary classic like a clear glass top table on an interesting base set off by clean-lined, upholstered Parsons chairs.

The chair fabric might be in the same colour as the walls or perhaps several shades darker, in a rough, textured cotton.

While you could add a small buffet in the dining room if you need the storage space, the room would feel more elegant with only some interesting art pieces on the walls.

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Savvy gardeners understand climate,weather

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This floating wall divides the bed and sitting room, and features a tiled headboard reminiscent of Barcelona’s rich tile history.

THE STYLISH TILE DIVIDE DEBBIE TRAVIS HOUSE TO HOME Open concept design has much going for it. For those who enjoy a feeling of space in their living quarters, even a tiny area will appear roomier if there are no barriers in the way.

Many of todays new condominium and small home designs utilize fewer walls to maximize the square footage.

This leaves the living setup for each of us to devise.

Furniture layout has become very versatile, with seating and tables arranged so that they do double duty.

Dining and work surfaces co-mingle, sofas hide beds, storage fits neatly away under benches and ottomans.

There is, however, a demand for some kind of separation in open concept spaces so that we can at least partially shut down one activity and enjoy a singular, more cozy mood. You can set up an intimate conversation area facing a wall that is decorated to be a favourite focal point. It could be a fireplace wall, or an intriguing display of books, art and collections.

Another option is a room screen that can be moved easily to block out one area from another. Screens just

have to be high enough to hide an area when you are sitting.

These work well to partition off a work space, children play area, kitchen, or dressing room. Screens are easy to decorate with paint or fabric, and you can create entirely different looks on each side.

Here’s an alternative that is resourceful and striking. No longer just for the kitchen and bathroom, today decorative tiles are featured in more unconventional areas, including living and dining room walls and half walls, and on furniture.

I discovered this floating wall in The Serras Hotel Barcelona, www.theserrashotelbarcelona.com. One side is tiled and serves as the bed’s headboard, while the side facing the sitting and dressing area is finished in a rich textured gray fabric.

Tile is the big story here. The hotel’s designer Eva Martinez, in tribute to Barcelonaís industrial past, has mixed a contemporary design style with the application of traditional tiles that characterize this bustling city’s streets and iconic architecture.

Barcelona shows its history underfoot as their wide streets and laneways are paved in panots — decorative concrete slabs. Famed architect Antoni Gaudi’s signature “swirling under-thesea” themed motifs decorate expansive sidewalks.

Gaudi’s naturalistic buildings fea-

ture coloured tiles on the exterior. Another famous tile design that shows up in courtyards and pathways is architect Puig Cadafalch’s The Rose of Barcelona.

You can create your own masterpieces on floors and walls as Barcelona-themed tiles are all available.

Check out your tile store or search on line for inspiration. Although specialty tiles can be costly, they can be surrounded by less expensive plain slabs.

The impact of a unique pattern is more dramatic with a simple frame.

Because there is such a variety in colour, design and style, tiles can be used anywhere inside or out. Escher’s 3-dimensional cube pattern in black, white and grey used on the headboard would make a striking backsplash in a modern kitchen. Switch in colours for a playroom wall. Go all natural for a garden patio wall. To keep up with the demand for ever more versatile design options, large format thin porcelain tiles are now available in 5í to 10í slabs.

It’s a great time to show off your tile style.

Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.

Savvy gardeners keep one eye on the sky and the other on their plant beds. They give nature a nudge by understanding the climate, learning how to read the weather and then creating a landscape that fits.

“It’s interesting to know what the weather is doing, why it’s doing it and what it will do next,” said Michael Allaby, author of “The Gardener’s Guide to Weather & Climate” (Timber Press, 2015). “If you go with your climate and soil, your garden will be much more successful, and if you choose the appropriate plants and tend them well, you’ll save money because there’ll be fewer failures.”

Climate and weather are not the same thing. Climate is the average weather recorded in a certain area over decades. That would include annual rainfall, arrival of the first killing frost, standard air currents and humidity.

Weather, on the other hand, is the set of atmospheric conditions experienced during the course of the day: things like temperature, wind velocity, and whether it’s raining or sunny.

Meteorologists are fond of saying that “climate is what you expect while weather is what you get.”

Learning how to read clues about upcoming weather can result in a more productive garden.

“You can predict whether there will be a frost by noting the temperature and the rate it changes at dusk,” Allaby said. “You can predict whether dew will form. Calculate the atmospheric humidity, and you’ll know how likely it is to rain or snow. Watch the clouds for approaching weather fronts and gathering storms.”

Soil and climate are closely linked, Allaby said. At the extremes, desert soils are sandy while tundra soils are low in nutrients because vegetation is so limited.

“The more sand you have, the faster it will drain, so you might need to irrigate,” he said. “Clay retains water and is very fertile, but because it stays wet it tends to be cold in spring, so you can’t work it or plant it early in the year.

“Silt is very fertile. Loamy soil, which is best of all, has approximately equal parts of clay, sand and silt.”

Then there are microclimates, which can vary depending on the size and shape of your property.

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BLOIS Norma Georgene Feb. 11, 1921 - Mar. 14, 2016 The family of Mrs. Norma Blois are sad to announce her passing on Monday, March 14, 2016 at the age of 95 years. Left to mourn her passing are her sons, David and Garth; daughter, Judy McDonald; sons-and daughtersin-law; grandchildren and great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends. Norma was predeceased by her husband, Howard in 1982; and her daughter, Sharon Schuett in 2012.

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Obituaries BOURNE Betty It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of Betty Bourne (nee Woolway). Born April 19, 1919, she passed away peacefully on March 22, 2016. Predeceased by her daughter, Rose; grandson, Curtis; and great-grandchildren, Lacy, Tyson and Trevor. She is survived and well loved by son, John Bourne (Sheila); daughter, Loretta Hodgkinson (Dee); and a huge extended family.

Mom or grandma, was a ferociously independent woman. One example of this was when she painted the entire exterior of her house by herself while in her 70’s.

With the help of family, particularly Loretta, she was able to remain in her own home until a few days prior to her passing. Although she declined physically she retained her sharp wit and amazing sense of humor and loved her family above all her other passions. She loved a funny story, to smile and laugh, and had strong opinions on politics and politicians and was not concerned if you agreed with her or not. She had a gift and love for gardening and had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens.

She will also be remembered for her baking skills and always had cookies to go with tea, and would insist that you leave with a treat bag to take home! Then there were her boxes of Christmas baking! Born in the Red Deer Hospital she spent all of her life in and around Red Deer.

Until her passing she was probably one of the oldest people born in Red Deer who remained in Red Deer, often commenting that she was the last of her generation. Her remains will be interred with her parents and eldest daughter at 1:00 p.m. on April 19, 2016. Like most obituaries there is only enough space to touch on a few of the things that made up Betty’s life. This entire paper would not provide enough space to give her life story true justice. We love you and you will be greatly missed. Rest now in peace.

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The individual (s) would benefit from a mature proprietor living within the City of Red Deer. The successful candidate (s) must demonstrate creative approaches for ensuring routines are maintained.

The home can have no children, but pets are fine.

Part of the hiring process demands proof of a current Criminal Record check as well as a Child Welfare check prior to starting the position. Catholic Social Services will facilitate an orientation session to the Approved Home Program and on-going monthly training is offered as well.

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Brussels police conduct more raids linked to deadly bombings

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS — Heavily armed police swept into Brussels neighbourhoods Friday in operations linked to this week’s bombings as well as a suspected new plot in France, detaining three people and shooting two of them in the leg. One man was carrying a suspicious bag while accompanied by a young girl.

As Easter weekend began, jittery Europeans faced uncertainly about how many violent extremists remain at large, and where and when they might strike again.

On Friday afternoon, two blasts and gunfire rang out in the Schaerbeek district of Belgium’s capital, where police earlier found explosives and bomb-making material in an apartment used by the suicide attackers who killed 31 people and wounded 270 in assaults on the Brussels airport and subway.

Authorities, meanwhile, confirmed one of the attackers at the airport was the bomb-maker who made explosive vests used in last year’s carnage in Paris — the most definitive link yet between the two attacks, both of which have been claimed by the Islamic State group.

On the third and final day of national mourning, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid a wreath at the airport for the victims of Tuesday’s bombings — a ceremony that was skipped by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel because of the police operations.

Kerry, in a hastily arranged visit, defended Belgium’s counterterrorism efforts despite a series of security and intelligence failures before the bombings that have brought sharp criticism of top members of Belgium’s embattled government. Authorities believe both the Brussels attacks and the Nov. 13 bombings in Paris that killed 130 people were plotted from Belgium.

Confirming that several FBI agents are involved in the investigation, Kerry said the “carping” about Belgium’s shortcomings “is a little bit frantic and inappropriate.”

He also lashed out at the Islamic State group.

“We will not be deterred,” he said. “We will come back with greater resolve — with greater strength — and we will not rest until we have eliminated your nihilistic beliefs and cowardice from the face of the Earth.”

As the identities of the victims began to be made public, officials announced that American, British, German, Chinese, Italian, French and Dutch citizens were among the dead.

A manhunt has been underway for one of the airport attackers who was recorded on a surveillance video and fled the scene. Prosecutors have not said how many attackers there were in total, or how many accomplices might be at large.

But they said Friday that DNA analysis and an official investigation had confirmed one of the suicide bombers at the airport was Najim Laachraoui, 24, a suspected bomb-maker whose DNA was also found on a suicide vest and bomb used in the Paris attacks. European security officials had earlier in the week confirmed his identity to The Associated Press, thus linking the Brussels and Paris bloodshed.

On Friday, dozens of heavily armed officers swept into Brussels’ Schaerbeek neighbourhood,

as well as the Forest and Saint-Gilles districts, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said. It was the second such raid in Schaerbeek in two days.

Officers began the operation about 1:30 p.m., when “two big explosions” echoed through Schaerbeek, resident Marie-Pierre Bouvez told the AP, and it lasted about two hours. It was not immediately clear if the blasts were controlled explosions.

Bouvez said police kept the area locked down and shouted at her to “get back inside” when she tried to go into the street.

At a tram stop, a man sitting with a young girl and holding a bag was ordered by police “to put the bag far from him,” and after he did so, police shot him twice, hitting him in the leg, said Norman Kabir, a local electrician. The girl was taken into safe custody, and a bomb-squad robot searched the bag, he added.

State broadcaster RTBF said police apparently feared the bag held explosives.

Schaerbeek district Mayor Bernard Clerfayt told RTBF the raid was linked to the Brussels attacks as well as Thursday’s detention in France of a man authorities said was in the advanced stages of plotting a new attack.

The 34-year-old suspect, Reda Kriket, has a past Belgian terrorism conviction and was linked to the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, said.

Meanwhile, the top suspect in the Paris bombings, Salah Abdeslam, who was captured in Brussels one week ago, has stopped co-operating with police and “no longer wants to talk,” said Justice Minister Koen Geens. Abdeslam exercised his right to silence during the second of two rounds of questioning on March 19, prosecutors said.

France is seeking his extradition, and his lawyer said he is prepared to go.

Elsewhere, Belgium’s nuclear agency said it has withdrawn the entry badges of some staff and denied access to other people recently amid concern the nuclear plants could be a target.

Immediately after Tuesday’s attacks, security was boosted around Belgium’s nuclear sites, and hundreds of workers were sent home.

Last month, authorities said searches after the Paris attacks uncovered video linked to a person working in Belgium’s nuclear industry.

Belgian media reported this week that two of the suicide bombers in the Brussels attacks, brothers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui, had video of the home of a senior official at the Mol nuclear waste facility in the Flanders region.

In the neighbourhood of Molenbeek, home to some who took part in the Paris attacks, Sheik Mohamed Tojgani denounced the Brussels bombers during a sermon before Friday prayers.

“Terrorism is terrorism,” said Tojgani, the imam of Molenbeek’s main mosque. “It has no state, no nationality, no religion, no country.”

In a message to the Belgian people, he added: “You are from us and we are from you. What affects you, affects us.”

Poignant accounts of some of the victims’ last moments also emerged Friday.

Among them was Liberian-born Elita Borbor Weah, seen smiling in a photo she texted to her family shortly before the blasts at the Brussels airport.

American detained in NKorea says he’s sorry for spying

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — An American detained in North Korea said he had spied against the country and asked for forgiveness at a media presentation Friday, nine days after a U.S. tourist was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour for subversion.

Kim Tong Chol told a press conference in Pyongyang that he had collaborated with and spied for South Korean intelligence authorities in a plot to bring down the North’s leadership and tried to spread religious ideas among North Koreans.

Describing his acts as “shameful and ineffaceable,” Kim said he feels sorry for his crime and appealed to North Korean authorities to show him mercy by forgiving him.

He was born in South Korea and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In an interview with CNN in January, Kim said he lived in Fairfax, Virginia, before moving in 2011 to Yangji, a city near the Chinese-North Korean border. He said he commuted daily to Rason, a special economic zone in North Korea, where he was president of a trade and hotel services company.

He said in the Pyongyang press conference that he was detained in Rason last October.

North Korean authorities often arrange press conferences for U.S. and other foreign detainees in which they read statements to acknowledge their wrongdoing and praise the North’s political system. Those detainees have said after their releases that they were coached or coerced on

what to say.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, the country’s main spy agency, said Kim’s case wasn’t related to the organization in any way and offered no further comment.

On March 16, North Korea’s highest court sentenced Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate, to prison after he confessed he tried to steal a propaganda banner as a trophy for an acquaintance who wanted to hang it in her church. He tearfully confessed at his press conference to the attempted theft, which would be grounds in North Korea for a subversion charge.

The U.S. government condemned the sentence and accused North Korea of using such American detainees as political pawns.

The North’s actions on the two American detainees came as it faces mounting pressure from the United States, South Korea and their allies following its nuclear weapons test and long-range rocket launch earlier this year. In recent days, North Korea has conducted weapons launches and issued warlike rhetoric in response to South Korean and U.S. military drills that it sees as an invasion rehearsal.

Outside analysts say North Korea often attempts to use foreign detainees to wrest outside concessions. North Korea in the past released some U.S. detainees after high-profile American figures visited the country.

North Korea is currently holding three South Koreans and a Canadian pastor for what it calls espionage and attempts to establish churches and use religion to destroy the North’s system.

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Rollings Stones rock Cuba TEN OF THOUSANDS ATTEND HISTORIC FREE CONCERT

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Thousands gather at the Ciudad Deportiva as the Rolling Stones perform in Havana, Cuba, Friday. The Stones are performing in a free concert in Havana Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. boat,” Herold said.

Tara Mascarenhas, a 43-year-old business consultant from Chelsea, Quebec, said David Bowie’s recent death inspired her to catch the Rolling Stones while they were still playing, and the historic nature of the Cuba concert provided an extra push.

“It’ll be quite nice to be able to see Keith (Richards) in the flesh,” she said, adding that she decided to come with only two weeks’ notice. “It’s a slight crazy opportunity.”

On arrival in Havana, lead singer Mick Jagger indirectly referenced the recent changes in Cuba. Obama re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba last year and called for the two countries to move toward full normalization in order to end the legacy of the Cold War and prompt Cuba to engage in more reforms of its single-party system and centrally controlled econ-

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He said al-Qaduli has been associated with IS dating back to its earliest iteration as al-Qaida in Iraq. And he had worked under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a liaison for operations in Pakistan and was “responsible for some external affairs and plots.”

Carter said he was not aware of any link between al-Qaduli and this week’s terrorist attacks in Brussels.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday it was moving to increase the number of American troops in Iraq amid new strikes this week that killed the Islamic State’s finance minister and other senior leaders. Still, top U.S. defence officials say the deaths won’t “break the back” of the extremist group, which is in a fierce fight for an ancient city in Syria and claimed responsibility for bombing a soccer stadium in Iraq.

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The announcement came as the battle to retake the Syrian city of Palmyra entered its third day and Iraqi forces continued their march to recapture Looking for Mosul. A suicide bombing in a soccer stadium south of Baghdad, killing nearly 30 people, underscored the difficult fight ahead.

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He and Carter said accelerating the campaign against the Islamic State will include more assistance like the artillery The Friends of Sunnybrook Farm Society is searching for Summer fire and targeting help Interpretive Staff to help with our school programs, day camps, and drop that U.S. Marines proin activities. Sunnybrook Farm Museum is located at 4701-30 Street. This vided earlier this week 10-acre, outdoor agriculture-based museum is open daily through the to Iraqi forces advancing summer months from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The museum offers programs for on Mosul. But they said children, youth, adults and special groups as well as self-guided and guided American forces remain tours. Sunnybrook Farm Museum is a volunteer-based organization. well behind the front lines.

The Society is searching an enthusiastic, creative youth between the ages Using an acronym for of 18 and 30, who enjoy working with the public. Your responsibilities the militant group, Carter include planning and presenting curriculum-based school programs, day said the U.S. is “systematcamp programs in July and August, weekend programs for the general public, and assisting with our major events including Spring on the Farm ically eliminating ISIL’s and Pioneer Days. cabinet,” killing several key members in strikes Experience in presenting interpretive or recreational programs in a day this week. camp or other youth setting is preferred. Preference is given to education Carter would not prostudents seeking summer employment. This position is 40 hours per week, vide details about the running from May 2 until August 31. Some weekend work is required. strikes, but a senior U.S. Salary is $14.50 per hour. official said the group’s financial minister was Please submit resumes, including a cover letter and three references to: killed along with two asIan Warwick, Executive Director, Sunnybrook Farm Museum, at the address listed below. sociates in a U.S. raid in Syria.

Carter said the finance minister, who is known by 4701 – 30 Street several names, including Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5H7 Abdul-Rahman Mustafa Phone: (403) 340-3511 al-Qaduli and Haji Imam, sbfs@shaw.ca

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CHILDREN & ADULT PROPRIETORS NEEDED! Apply now to provide value in the Human Services Industry We are continuously seeking specialized Proprietors for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Individuals or couples willing to open up their home have the opportunity to make an incredible difference in the life of an individual. As a Full Time Proprietor you will provide a caring, safe and structured environment with fun activities and dependable routines. Respite (part time) Proprietors offer support and care, working one to two 48 hours weekends per month. This commitment involves the inclusion of the child/adult in your regular family life. PCLASS has a licensed basement suite where Respite can be provided if applicants are not able to provide Respite within their own home.

Proprietors will provide a very individualized service that is based on the needs of the individual. Experience with young children, youth and/or adults with developmental disabilities would be ideal. Knowledge of First Nations culture and some related postsecondary education would be an asset. Individual must have a private room and be in a non-smoking environment. Driver’s license and transportation are required.

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“Obviously something has happened in the last few years,” Jagger told reporters at Jose Marti International Airport. “So, time changes everything… we are very pleased to be here and I’m sure it’s going to be a great show.”

Cuban musicologist Joaquin Borges characterized the event as “very important,” saying it would be the biggest rock concert of its kind ever on the island. He predicted that it would encourage “other groups of that stature to come and perform.”

“It’s a dream that has arrived for the Cuban people,” radio host and rock music specialist Juanito Camacho. “A lot of young Cubans will like the music but it will also satisfy the longings of older generations.”

Some Cuban concert-goers said it made them more optimistic about the

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HAVANA — Tens of thousands of jubilant Cubans swarmed the site of the Rolling Stones’ free concert in Havana Friday, calling it a historic moment for a country that once forced rock fans to listen to their favourite music behind closed doors.

Coming two days after Barack Obama finished the first trip to Cuba by a U.S. president in nearly 90 years, the evening concert cemented the communist-run nation’s opening to the world. Organizers expect at least a half million spectators to see the biggest act to play in Cuba since its 1959 revolution.

“After today I can die,” said night watchman Joaquin Ortiz. The 62-yearold said he’s been a huge rock fan since he was a teenager in the 1960s, when Cuba’s communist government frowned on U.S. and British bands and he had to hide his Beatles and Stones albums in covers borrowed from albums of appropriately revolutionary Cuban groups. “This is like my last wish, seeing the Rolling Stones.”

Small groups of people slept overnight outside the Ciudad Deportiva, or Sports City, where a massive stage had been set up for the British rock legends. Tens of thousands more people streamed toward the outdoor sports complex throughout the day.

Many of those waiting outside the concert gates to be among the first to get in were foreigners, for whom seeing Cuba was as novel as seeing the Rolling Stones is for Cubans.

Ken Smith, a 59-year-old retired sailor, and Paul Herold, a 65-year-old retired plumber, sailed to Havana from Key West, Florida on Herold’s yacht.

“This has been one of my life-long dreams, to come to Cuba on my sail-

future of their country.

“This is history,” said Raul Podio, a 22-year-old employee of a state security firm, who was joined by a group of young friends. “I would like to see more groups, for there to be more variety, for more artists to come, because that would mean we are less isolated.”

The band’s private plane carried the four British rockers, family members and about 60 technical workers to manage the huge amount of gear brought to the island for the concert, including seven huge screens and 1,300 kilograms (2,866 pounds) of sound equipment.

“We have performed in many special places during our long career, but this show in Havana will be a milestone for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba, too,” the band said in a statement released before the arrival Thursday night.

While they waited hours for the show to begin, fans listened to a loop of songs by popular artists including Amy Winehouse while a lone vendor tried to sell popcorn to members of the crowd. Security was heavy, provided by private guards in yellow jackets and hundreds of Cuban police and blackclad Interior Ministry officers in black jumpsuits.

In the heat of Cuba’s revolution from the 1960s to the 1980s, foreign bands such as The Rolling Stones were considered subversive and blocked from the radio. Rock music such as the Stones’ wasn’t officially prohibited in public, but it was disapproved of. Cubans listened to their music in secret, passing records from hand to hand.

The band’s Cuba stop ends its “Ole” Latin America tour, which also included concerts in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina and Mexico.

At the Havana concert, Smith, who sailed to Havana from Key West with Herold, said the concert provided inspiration to come to Cuba after years of thinking about it and he didn’t regret it.

“We’ve just been taken for a ride in a ‘57 Pontiac. It doesn’t get any better than that,” he said.