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Rumours of mass dog poisoning unfounded

COMMUNITY DEMANDS CITY REVISIT DECISION

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Members of Red Deer’s aboriginal community are speaking out against a recent funding allocation to end homelessness.

About 30 members of the Urban Aboriginal Voices Society walked in protest to City Hall from the Red Deer Native Friendship Centre on Monday.

The Red Deer Native Friendship Centre will receive $100,000 to provide indigenous cultural supports to agencies of the $3.44 million Outreach Support Services Initiative grant for July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019.

The money will be used to provide cultural connections to any homeless person served at other agencies in the city.

The Community Housing Advisory Board reviews the funding applications before making recommendations to council.

The aboriginal community wants council to revisit its March 29 approval.

But the funding issue is only scratching the surface, says Tanya Schur, Red Deer Native Friendship Centre executive director.

Schur said there is a lack of attention and understanding about who is best qualified to serve the aboriginal community and deal with aboriginal issues.

“If 24 per cent of the burden of homelessness is aboriginal then 24 per cent of the funding should go into the Aboriginal community addressing those issues,” said Schur. “Canadian Mental Health was given $1 million to provide supports but the Aboriginal culture supports are only worth $100,000 to the city?”

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Dr. Lisa Loewen neuters a dog in her veterinarian clinic in Blackfalds on Tuesday.

The truth is one dog died, there were no other reports, and, according to Loewen, there is no evidence of a deliberate poisoning.

Deliberate pet poisonings do occur, but not very often, she said.

After rumours started flying, Red Deer RCMP reported in the briefest manner that the dog’s owner believed her small dog had been poisoned Saturday afternoon after it had got out of its yard in the city’s Johnstone neighbourhood and then grew sick later that evening.

Loewen, unable to speak much about the particular incident because of confidentiality, said delib-

MARY-ANN BARR BARRSIDE On Saturday, veterinarian Lisa Loewen had the sad task of having to euthanize a Red Deer dog poisoned by ethylene glycol, the main ingredient in antifreeze.

On Tuesday, she was trying to figure out how rumours spread so quickly that as many as 12 dogs had been deliberately poisoned.

erate poisonings are extremely rare.

However, she doesn’t believe that the latest incident is a deliberate poisoning, “In this particular case there’s so many other unknowns as to where the dog was through the day, there’s no way to say for sure this was a deliberate poisoning.”

“Most toxicities are accidental,” said Loewen, who works at the Blackfalds Veterinary Hospital and Animal Emergency Services in Red Deer, which is where she was on Saturday.

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Advocacy centre will bring people together to combat child abuse

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Former NHL player and author of ‘Why I Didn’t Say Something,’ Sheldon Kennedy, centre, shares a laugh with Mike Sullivan, president of Alberta One Call and executive director of the Common Ground Alliance, and City of Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer during a safety demonstration at Red Deer College Tuesday morning.

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Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy plans to help set up a child advocacy centre in Red Deer.

Kennedy, lead director of the Calgary-based advocacy centre that bears his name, was in Red Deer on Tuesday to deliver the keynote speech at the Alberta Common Ground Alliance’s Dig Safe Conference.

Since Kennedy brought to light the sex crimes of former junior hockey coach Graham James, he has become a tireless advocate for children who have suffered abuse or who are at risk.

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ous government agencies, police forces and others in a collaborative model for investigating and treating child abuse.

About 125 investigations a month are handled through the centre.

Mayor Tara Veer, who joined Kennedy at an event to promote Dig Safe on Tuesday morning, said a group of local concerned citizens have applied for funding to establish a Central Alberta version of the centre.

“We’re working as an affiliate of the Calgary centre,” said Veer, who said more details about the plans are expected in June.

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Roundabout construction expected to start later this summer

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Work to improve safety at one of the highest collision intersections in Red Deer is underway.

The construction of the modern roundabout at 67th Street and Johnstone Drive/Orr Drive is expected to get started later this summer.

As part of the estimated $11 million 67th Street Corridor project, the city wants to make additional changes to the 66th Street and Orr Drive intersection.

The design will be finalized once the negotiations with impacted landowners are concluded. One option is to put in another smaller roundabout.

David Nash, Mohave Smokehouse & Bar general manager, is opposed to both roundabouts. He said the roundabouts may actually cause more collisions.

Nash is also worried about losing access to his business on 6608 Orr Drive.

The new traffic plan will feature a right out or south bound turn, eliminating the existing right in and right out options for businesses on Orr Drive including Tim Hortons and Mohave Grill.

Nash is starting a petition calling on the city to reverse its decision.

Engineer Services manager Wayne Gustafson said the improvements will help accommodate growth and improve traffic flow.

“When you look at that (67th Street) intersection, it’s a very busy intersection,” he said. “Due to safety reasons and the amount of traffic there has to be some changes to the Tim Hortons access on the east side of the property. That will become a right out only. The roundabout allows better circular traffic to provide best circulation to the businesses in that area.”

Gustafson said the city is working with businesses to address concerns.

“But I will not compromise overall safety for people,” he said. “That’s a busy intersection. The roundabout on 67th Street and Orr Drive provides the longterm solution for that particular intersection.”

He said the work on the 67th Street and Johnstone Drive/Orr Drive roundabout is the priority this year. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Alberta asks B.C. to look into Redford ethics probe EDMONTON — Alberta’s ethics commissioner is asking her counterpart in British Columbia to decide if there should be a renewed conflict-of-interest investigation of former premier Alison Redford.

In a letter to Alberta’s Justice Department, Marguerite Trussler says she cannot give her opinion because she is friends with two of the people involved.

“I am not able to take on the task of providing you advice on this matter as I have what could be perceived as a personal conflict of interest,” Trussler wrote in the letter Tuesday.

Trussler has worked as a lawyer and as a judge in Court of Queen’s Bench.

Trussler says in the letter that B.C. conflict-of-interest commissioner Paul Fraser will step in to decide if an investigation is warranted.

Redford resigned as Alberta’s premier more than two years ago following a scandal over lavish spending on herself and those in her inner circle.

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Crews were busy again Tuesday as the County of Red Deer is following through with removal of trees along both sides of Range Road 282 west of Red Deer.

County mayor defends move to clear trees along Range Road 282

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer County bent its rules to save trees along a scenic stretch of road being brushed for safety, says the mayor.

Jim Wood defended the county’s maintenance project on Range Road 282 where residents are fuming that a treasured line of black poplars is falling to the mulchers.

Residents along the route between Hwy 11 and 11A, about five km west of Red Deer, complained this week that contractors are slashing far more than the county agreed to following a meeting last week.

Not so, said Wood, who suspects there was s0me misunderstanding about how many of the trees could be preserved while clearing sight lines and improving safety along the three-km stretch of gravel road.

“We did in fact make a compromise in this case, which is not a normal thing for us to do when we do our roads. We try to keep our road right-of-ways clear.”

The county was willing to find a middle ground because of the beauty of the stretch of road and in recognition of the area’s historical connection to the trees that gave Poplar Ridge its name, said the mayor.

To preserve some of the natural beauty of the route, the county agreed to keep a strip of trees, on average 30- to 60-cm wide, and up to a maximum 1.5 metres, along fence lines. Normally, trees and brush would be cut back to the fence or the edge of the right-of-way with no buffer.

HomeHus Antiques owner Susan Manyluk said her understanding was the county had agreed to cut back only about 1.5 metres from the road, not leave that as the maximum width of the tree belt next to the fence line.

Wood said when meeting with residents last Tuesday, the county was clear that the 1.5 metres referred to the tree strip that would be remaining.

“Anyway, miscommunications can happen and that’s no doubt what’s happened in this particular instance.”

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The trees and bushes along this road had grown so thick that vehicles couldn’t pass without risk of scratching their paint, he said. Sight lines made it difficult to pull onto the road and would give a driver almost no time to avoid wildlife emerging from the brush, he said.

Wood said the county has received complaints about the state of this road and elsewhere in the county the brushing program has been popular.

“It’s unfortunate that we have one road that can create feelings of hardship for some of our residents.”

Bottom line, the clearing effort is about safety, said the mayor, adding many of the trees are nearing the end of their lifespan and risked toppling.

“Because we cut some trees down it doesn’t mean we’re anti-environment or anti-trees,” he said. “We have a responsibility to ensure that our roads are in fact safe to drive on, that they are maintained properly, and that we have the ability to maintain them at a reasonable cost.”

For residents, suggestions that they could have lost more trees offers little consolation.

Brian DeMaree has lived on the road for 22 years.

His wife Sherry grew up in the house they live in, the third generation to live there.

DeMaree said he hadn’t seen a one- to 1.5-metre strip of trees left anywhere. He believes the county could have made the road safer without hacking and slashing so deeply.

“It looks like a war zone. It’s a horrible mess,” he said.

“I’m just really disappointed in what they’re doing. There’s no reason to go all the way back.”

Manyluk has had messages of support from all over the county and hopes the county will rethink how it handles future road clearing plans.

“My road is ruined. “Maybe someone else’s road can be saved if we carry the torch a little further.”

A Facebook page has even been set up called Save the Trees, Save the Bees, which refers to the bee populations living in the trees along the road and which are important for canola pollination. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Alberta shuts down environmental monitoring agency after report

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta is closing its arm’s-length environmental monitoring agency and moving its work back to the government after a critical report called the group a “failed experiment.”

“Government is responsible for government business, including monitoring, which has an effect on public health and public safety,” Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said Tuesday.

Phillips said the report painted the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency as needlessly expensive, poorly co-ordinated and split by bureaucratic infighting.

“It is hard to escape the conclusion that AEMERA is a failed experiment in outsourcing a core responsibility of government to an arm’s-length body,” wrote report author Paul Boothe, director of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management at Western University’s Ivey School of Business.

The agency was founded in 2012 after years of criticism over how Alberta was keeping track of what environmental impacts the then-rapidly expanding Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff oilsands were having.

David Morrison and Blake MacLean of Pidherney’s run from a hole they were digging as a blast Provincial scientists were to come together with of gas bursts from the blade of the auger they were using. The two were demonstrating how not resources from Environment Canada to jointly monitor how the industry was affecting the region’s air, to dig a hole for a fence post during an event at Red Deer College during the launch of Dig Safe land and water. The resulting agency was funded by Month in Canada. After showing those in attendance how not to dig a hole, two of the men’s $50 million from industry and another $28 million co-workers showed how to dig properly so as not to hit any buried gas lines or other underground from the province, which was to fund the expansion utilities. Across Canada their are thousands of accidental line breaks from people digging without of environmental monitoring across the province.

The agency’s research plans have been hailed first having the area where they are working properly marked, says Mike Sullivan, president of as a dramatic improvement and numerous scienAlberta One Call and executive director of the Common Ground Alliance. tific papers have been published from its work.

But Boothe, a former Environment Canada deputy minister, said the organization itself never gelled.

Lorne Taylor, chairman of the agency’s now-disbanded board of directors and a one-time environment minister in the former Conservative government, said the new structure reduces accountability.

“You now have one government department that’s determining what to monitor, when to monitor, how to monitor and how you report,” he said. “It can lead to politicization of science.”

Taylor pointed out that the first studies suggesting oilsands facilities were releasing contaminants were pooh-poohed by the government of the day.

He said the board was never given a copy of the Boothe report or an opportunity to respond to it.

Asked if the report’s content was a foregone conclusion, he said: “Absolutely.”

Phillips said monitoring will now be done by scientists working for the province, but independent advice will continue ® to come from the scientific advisory panel created under the old agency.

The agency’s former chief scientist, Fred Wrona, will move to government in a similar role.

Phillips said any money saved by the government taking back administration of the work will * be spent on improving the department’s scientific Regular bundled price currently $96/mo. capacity.

“Savings we do achieve will be reinvested,” she said. “We will have more front-line science capacity.”

Phillips said the move will allow all kinds of monitoring to come under the same office. Under the former structure, responsibility for some issues, such as caribou habitat, remained with government, while others were handled by the agency.

“We can’t have fragmentation of scarce resources,” she said.

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Governments love change, not reform GREG NEIMAN OPINION

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hese observations are not related: • Politicians and their parties solicit and receive large cash donations from wealthy people and businesses, and pretend there is no ethical problem with doing so, as these gifts obviously come with no strings attached; • MP Wayne Easter (speaking as a member of the Liberal caucus and not in his role as chairman of the Commons Finance Committee) says the government should fulfill its election promise of reviewing Canada’s tax system with an independent arms-length committee, not as a study by (and for) federal bureaucrats. Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who runs the CRA, wants to keep his options open — and probably keep such a review under close control; • Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette has been trying for years to get the CRA to release data on the gap between how much taxes our economy should be producing, and the revenue the CRA actually collects.

This is known as the “tax gap.” Most of the world’s leading democracies publish figures on this so that people will know how much revenue their governments are losing through the use of offshore tax havens and other dodges.

A published tax gap would also inform the 95 per cent of Canadians who duly report all their income every year, of what a bunch of chumps they are.

• The CRA, under the direction of finance minister Morneau, promises to study the concept of studying the tax gap; • The so-called Panama Papers, a massive leak of secret documents from the offices of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, lists a trove of information on how the super-rich, the super-famous and some superbly powerful dictators stash huge amounts of money out of reach of their national tax agencies. The papers purport to show that offshore banking costs the Canadian treasury billions of dollars a year — revenue that must be supplied by the rest of us honest taxpayers; • Trust in our provincial and federal governments to manage our economy and social programs fairly and equitably continues to drop.

Nope, no links in any of the above.

It is difficult to nigh-on impossible for Canadians to figure out if they are getting a fair deal from their government, without a high degree of confidence that government is a good stew-

ard of what we send them.

Mostly, we judge governments on how they spend. We talk a lot about budgets and debt levels. We chatter about stimulus spending versus the need for balanced budgets.

Sometimes, we spare a thought or two about the increasing wealth gap, but perhaps because so many of us expect to be rich someday, we don’t talk about that too much.

We don’t really look at whether our tax system is fair at all, other than to gripe that we as individuals pay too much taxes or that other people pay too little.

Without knowing that everyone pays their fair share, how can we understand what a fair share really is? When politicians and parties appear beholden to their wealthy and influential donors, how can we trust them to make big-picture decisions in our collective best interest?

The government tells us they will review our total tax system and its myriad tweaks and boutique breaks, but they will not inform us of how comprehensive or effective this review will be. It strains confidence that anything will actually change, because one group of political donors or another might become unhappy.

It should floor us that the Canada Revenue Agency — under the direction of both Conservative and Liberal political masters — will not share

its data with the Parliamentary Budget Office. Or that the chairman of the Commons Finance Committee cannot speak in his official capacity about a tax system review. Aren’t we on the same team here?

As a society, we are already too skeptical about the people who hold power over us. There always seems to be a hidden agenda behind the regime.

What deals have been made to get the money to buy the ads that promise us things in election campaigns?

The social flap over the Panama Papers will die down into the background noise of distrust we already have for government. It will become part of the hum and drone of the WikiLeaks event, for instance, that told us how our every move can be monitored by government authorities — who will not tell us what they owe the people who bought them their elections.

This is a world phenomenon, not just a Canadian one. But we should expect Canada to do better than the world at large in producing honest, open and transparent government.

If our tax system needs an overhaul, do it. Tell us what parts of it we can really do without, and then make the changes. And help us be confident that it applies fairly, to everyone.

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Ex-Harper minister first to run for leadership TIM HARPER OPINION

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ormer cabinet minister Kellie Leitch has become the first official candidate to replace Stephen Harper as Conservative leader, sounding the starting gun on a race that will stretch over 13 months.

Leitch will present her papers, with the required 300-plus signatures over 30 ridings in seven provinces, to the party this week and another former Conservative minister, Maxime Bernier, is also poised to make his run official, sources say.

Leitch and Bernier may be running from the back of the pack, but both have decided to get in the race early so they are in a position to raise the funds needed to mount credible campaigns.

Other candidates who could officially jump into the race before next month’s national convention in Vancouver include two former ministers from Ontario, Tony Clement and Michael Chong.

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Lisa Raitt, another former minister from Ontario, is said to be mulling a run, but the race will not take shape until decisions are made by Alberta’s Jason Kenney and Nova Scotia’s Peter MacKay — and neither has the need to make an early plunge into a marathon race.

Leitch, 45, was born in Manitoba and spent part of her childhood in Alberta. She is an orthopedic surgeon with deep roots in the party at the provincial level, dating back to her university days.

She may have a long climb into the first tier of the Conservative race, but she can draw on a well of support from networks established by her late friend and mentor, Jim Flaherty, and all the way back to the days of former Ontario premier Mike Harris.

It was Leitch who tried to save Flaherty’s life as he succumbed to a heart attack in his ByWard Market condo two years ago this weekend, and it was Leitch who led the tributes to the former finance minister in the House of Commons.

She laid the groundwork for her leadership bid during the last campaign when she stumped for 70 Conservative candidates, and Saturday she drew a crowd estimated at 150-200 at a

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downtown Toronto pub where she signalled her intention to run.

This move allows Leitch to formally establish an exploratory committee, to be co-chaired by Toronto lawyer Sander Grieve and Montreal party activist Dany Renauld. Her chief fundraiser will be Andy Pringle, chair of the Toronto Police Services Board and longtime friend to Mayor John Tory.

She won election in Simcoe-Grey in 2011, easily dispatching Helena Guergis, the former MP who ran afoul of Harper and was forced to run as an independent after being booted from caucus.

Leitch served as minister of labour and status of women for Harper, but she hauls baggage from her cabinet days into this race.

As status of women minister, she had to defend Harper’s refusal to convene an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, a position that has been repudiated by Rona Ambrose, the interim leader of the Conservatives.

Then during the 2015 campaign, Leitch stood alongside the ultimately defeated immigration minister, Chris Alexander, and unveiled what became known as the Conservative “snitch line,” seen as perhaps the low point

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of a failed Harper campaign. The duo pledged a tip line to report “barbaric cultural practices” to the RCMP and said it would establish an integrated RCMP task force to step up enforcement of the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act” passed by the Harper government shortly before the 2015 election.

The RCMP, it was later revealed, had not been informed of either initiative. She also said the Liberal decision to withdraw CF-18s from the anti-Daesh coalition made Canada look like “cowards” in the international community.

Leitch is also said by associates to be working hard to improve her French, which is right now not at the level one would need to lead a national party.

The party has put a $5-million limit on leadership spending, but no money can be raised or spent until one is registered as a candidate.

The party will limit voting to those who have been members in good standing for six months before the May, 2017, leadership vote. It also raised the membership fee to $25.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering agency has levied a $1.1-million penalty against an unnamed Canadian bank for failing to report a suspicious transaction and various money transfers.

It is the first time the Ottawa-based Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, has penalized a bank — and it’s being billed as a warning to thousands of other businesses.

Generally, the centre tracks cash flows linked to terrorism, money laundering and other crimes by sifting through millions of pieces of data annually from banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, money service businesses, real estate brokers, casinos and others.

In this case, Fintrac spokesman Darren Gibb said he cannot legally discuss details of the bank’s infractions, and the federal agency is exercising its discretion to withhold the identity of the financial institution, which recently paid the penalty of

ensure that entities are submitting suspicious transaction reports when they should be.�

Some 31,000 businesses across the country must furnish Fintrac with reports. The agency, in turn, provided 1,260 disclosures of financial intelligence to police and national security partners in 2014-15.

‘I CAN’T SAY TO YOU THAT WE’VE IDENTIFIED MONEY LAUNDERING OR TERRORISM FINANCING. WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT WE’VE IDENTIFIED AN ENTITY THAT HAS NOT FULFILLED ITS OBLIGATIONS.’ — DARREN GIBB FINTRAC SPOKESMAN

ings, electronic fund transfers and large cash transactions in order to produce needed intelligence, Gibb said in an interview. “The reporting to us is absolutely critical. Without those reports, Fintrac is out of business,� he said Tuesday. “We’re going to be extra-diligent to

The penalty announcement comes amid heightened scrutiny of Canadian financial institutions due to publication of leaked files, known as the Panama Papers, about dubious global dealings.

The fine was levied against the bank for failing to report:

— an attempted or actual suspicious transaction — receipt of $10,000 or more in a single transaction — an electronic funds transfer of $10,000 or more to a destination outside Canada — receipt from outside Canada of an electronic funds transfer of $10,000 or more.

In addition, the bank was penalized for failing to apply written compliance policies and procedures that are kept up to date and approved by a senior officer.

Gibb said he could not divulge exactly how the unreported transactions came to Fintrac’s attention, nor could he discuss the nature of them. “I can’t say to you that we’ve identified money laundering or terrorism financing. What I can say is that we’ve identified an entity that has not fulfilled its obligations� under the law, he said. “The obligations are in place to ensure that we get the reporting that we need to provide financial intelligence to our partners.�

Iceland’s leader is first victim of offshore leak sortium of Investigative Journalists.

They have been processing records from the Mossack Fonseca law firm that were first leaked to Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

The announcement that Gunnlaugsson was stepping down as leader of Iceland’s coalition government came from his deputy, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, who is also the country’s agriculture minister. It followed the refusal by Iceland’s president to dissolve parliament and call a new election, and after thousands of Icelanders protested outside the parliament building in Reykjavik.

No replacement has yet been named, and President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson did not immediately confirm that he had accepted the resignation.

Late Tuesday, a government statement said Gunnlaugsson had suggested Johannsson take over as prime minister for “an unspecified amount of time,� while Gunnlauggson would stay on as leader of his centre-right Progressive Party.

Gunnlaugson has denied any wrongdoing and said he and his wife have paid all their taxes. He also said his financial holdings didn’t affect his nego-

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile political casualty Tuesday as Iceland’s prime minister stepped aside amid outrage over revelations he had used such a shell company to shelter large sums while Iceland’s economy was in crisis.

Icelandic leader Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is the first major figure brought down by the publication of the names of rich and powerful people linked to the leaks, dubbed the Panama Papers.

China and Russia, meanwhile, took the opposite approach, suppressing the news and rejecting any allegations of impropriety by government officials named in the leak of more than 11 million financial documents from a Panamanian law firm.

Officials in Ukraine, Argentina and other countries are also facing questions about possibly dubious offshore tax-avoidance schemes.

The reports are from a global group of news organizations working with the Washington-based International Con-

PANAMA PAPERS tiations with Iceland’s creditors during the country’s acute financial crisis.

The leaked documents allege that Gunnlaugsson and his wife set up a company called Wintris in the British Virgin Islands with the help of the Panamanian law firm.

Gunnlaugsson is accused of a conflict of inter- SIGMUNDUR DAVID est for failing GUNNLAUGSSON to disclose his involvement in the company, which held interests in failed Icelandic banks that his government was responsible for overseeing.

Iceland, a volcanic North Atlantic island nation with a population of 330,000, was rocked by a prolonged financial crisis when its main commercial banks collapsed within a week of

one another in 2008.

Since then Icelanders have weathered a deep recession and been subjected to tough capital controls — another reason the prime minister’s offshore holdings rankle many.

China, on the other hand, dismissed as “groundless� reports that the Panamanian law firm had arranged offshore companies for relatives of at least eight present or past members of the Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee, the apex of power in China.

Among those named in the leaked documents was the brother-in-law of President Xi Jinping. State media have ignored the reports and searches of websites and social media for the words “Panama documents� were blocked.

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said he would not discuss the reports further and declined to say whether the individuals named would be investigated. “For these groundless accusations, I have no comment,� Hong told reporters at a regularly scheduled news conference.

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Tory leadership race gears up PARTY PLANS CONVENTION-FLOOR TRIBUTE TO HARPER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Like Stephen Harper’s favourite band the Beatles once sang — you say goodbye, and I say hello.

Next month’s Conservative party policy convention will feature a farewell tribute to the former party leader and prime minister, closing the books on the Harper era and signalling party members that it’s time to accept last fall’s election lessons and move on.

That includes kicking off, in earnest, the race to replace him.

There are a dozen names in the mix already but two are expected to formally declare their candidacies this

week — Ontario MP Kellie Leitch and Quebec MP Maxime Bernier. Bernier is to jump into the race on Thursday.

Both have made no secret of their leadership ambitions, with Bernier setting up a website and printing T-shirts ahead of a conservative conference in February and Leitch criss-crossing the country, collecting signatures, volunteers and money to help back her bid.

Others contemplating a run include MPs Andrew Scheer, Jason Kenney, Lisa Raitt, Tony Clement and Michael Chong.

Clement said he has not yet made up his mind and doesn’t see the May 26-28 convention in Vancouver as a

tipping point.

“I have my own time schedule,” he told The Canadian Press. “I feel no pressure at this point.”

But other Conservatives have told The Canadian Press they think the convention is a natural starting point where hopefuls should make it clear whether they intend to run, if for no other reason than to be fair to the other candidates.

It’s also a matter of strategy: is a candidate’s focus going to be on courting existing party members or signing up new ones?

“If one of your strategies is to convert existing members because you feel they will come out and vote in a

more consistent way than new members you might bring, then you may want to announce before or during the convention,” said Michele Austin, who has worked for both interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose and Bernier.

While the convention may sound a starting gun, the leadership vote set for May 27, 2017, will still be a year away at that point.

Most memberships are only sold for a single year, so anyone signing up new party members before the Vancouver convention will have to sign them up again next year, or convince them to buy two-year party memberships.

Mountie killed in crash near Victoria

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LANGFORD, B.C. — A criminal investigation was underway Tuesday after the death of an on-duty RCMP officer near Victoria.

Const. Sarah Beckett, an 11-year member of the force, died in a crash at an intersection in Langford, B.C. Canada’s public safety minister, Ralph Goodale, exp r e s s e d h i s SARAH BECKETT sympathies and offered his condolences to Beckett’s family, friends and colleagues.

“The death of a police officer is a stark reminder of the sacrifices and bravery of our police women and men who put themselves in harm’s way

Canada BRIEFS Mulcair hints 70 per cent at weekend review enough MONTREAL — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is suggesting a 70 per cent result at his leadership review would enable him to stay on.

Asked on Tuesday about comments

by Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff, who said the NDP leader will get less than 60 per cent Sunday, Mulcair told The Canadian Press, “Since the beginning of this whole exercise, I’ve known what the vote is about.

“I know as leader that I must enjoy good support. And the kind of number evoked by (party president) Rebecca Blaikie (70 per cent) is the kind of number I have felt across the country.

As you have just said, there are other people who have other numbers.”

The NDP’s constitution calls for a secret ballot at the convention, which begins Friday in Edmonton. If more than 50 per cent of the ballots call for new leadership, a vote must be held

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Investigators examine the scene of the crash involving a police car and a pickup truck in Langford, B.C., Tuesday. RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett was killed in the crash. each and every day to keep our communities safe,” Goodale said in a statement.

In the statement, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson extended the department’s full support to Beckett’s family and to personnel of the force as they grieve the tragic loss of their colleague.

Mounties say Beckett, 32, was married and the mother of two young children. She spent her entire career with the RCMP serving on Vancouver Island, including in Port McNeil, Langford and Colwood.

“Right now, Sarah’s RCMP family of police officers and employees are bewithin a year.

Mulcair said he will “continue to work tirelessly until Sunday in order to have the best possible result.”

National Energy Board orders pipeline firms to post emergency manuals online CALGARY — Canada’s energy watchdog is ordering pipeline companies to post their emergency response plans online as part of a broader effort to build public trust.

The National Energy Board believes it’s the first regulator in North America to have that requirement.

Companies must have their emergency procedures manuals available on their websites by the end of September, according to the order issued Tuesday.

Some information may be excluded, such as personal information and details that may jeopardize security or harm traditional indigenous sites or at-risk species.

Board chairman Peter Watson has been travelling the country discussing the role of a regulator that at one time flew under the radar of most Canadians.

Based on the feedback he got, Watson said there is a growing public appetite for transparency as the debate intensifies over pipelines and the development of the oil and gas they carry.

ginning to realize the impact of Sarah’s loss,” Chief Supt. Ray Bernoties, district commander for the RCMP on Vancouver Island, told a news conference.

“There are tough days ahead.”

The crash happened at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, and Bernoties said Beckett was pronounced dead just after 4 a.m.

The driver of the other vehicle was not seriously injured and was in police custody, he said.

Media photos taken at the site show a pickup truck and a badly damaged RCMP cruiser.

Bernoties said Beckett was working on general duty in a marked police car

that was travelling on Goldstream Avenue when the collision happened.

Mounties were still gathering facts to determine what happened, he said, but a criminal investigation was being conducted by the RCMP and the Saanich Police Department was investigating the circumstances of the collision.

Bernoties wouldn’t say if the driver of the pickup truck was being pursued by police at the time of the accident.

“At this point I can’t go into any details of the investigation whatsoever,” he said.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark issued a statement offering her condolences to Beckett’s family.

Survivors sue tour company over Tofino whale-watching tragedy, allege negligence

Almost 300 people nominated under new senate appointment process

VANCOUVER — A man who says he narrowly escaped the submerged interior of a capsized whale-watching vessel is one of two men suing a Vancouver Island nature-tour company alleging negligence.

Christian Barchfeld and his brother Dirk, both of Germany, have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Jamie’s Whaling Station, saying in court documents that the company should have known better than to allow the Leviathan II out in treacherous ocean conditions on Oct. 25, 2015.

Company owner Jamie Bray and ship captain Wayne Dolby are also named in the suit. Bray declined comment, and Dolby could not be reached.

Corene Inouye, a spokeswoman for Jamie’s Whaling Station, said the company will continue to reach out and offer help to passengers affected by the accident.

OTTAWA — Almost 300 Canadians were nominated to become the first senators appointed under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new process aimed at turning the Senate into a less partisan, more independent chamber of sober second thought.

Trudeau named seven new senators last month, all chosen from a short list of 25 recommended by a newly created, arm’s length advisory board.

In its first report on the fledgling process, the board says it received 284 nominations from a host of groups representing a broad cross section of Canada’s diverse population. The board itself directly contacted 400 groups, from academic, labour and business organizations to groups representing indigenous peoples, women, linguistic, ethnic and other minority populations.

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Theft suspect remains in custody pending bail hearing A suspect connected with the theft of heavy equipment remains in custody pending a bail hearing.

Blackfalds RCMP and the Property Crime Task Force arrested and charged a man after seizing various pieces of stolen equipment during a raid on a rural property in Lacombe County.

Police allege seizing a backhoe tractor worth more than $150,000, a truck, a motorcycle, a heavyduty trailer and a licence plate as well as an unstated quantity of methamphetamine.

Taylor Curl was arrested on charges including possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled drug. He was also at warrant on other charges, including possession of stolen property and failing to attend court.

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Maskwacis man pleads guilty to manslaughter A Maskwacis man charged with the first-degree murder of a friend has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench.

The body of Samson Cree Nation member Winston Patrick Crier, 51, was found in a rural area of the Montana First Nation on May 6, 2013. Soosay and two other suspects were arrested later that month.

Soosay, 29, was scheduled to stand trial this week in Wetaskiwin. The trial was vacated on March 22, when the Court accepted his plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter.

Soosay is due back in court on Sept. 6 for

CALGARY — A Calgary non-profit group that helps kids who can’t afford to play sports is facing a record amount of need.

KidSport Calgary says the economic downturn is a major factor, with more people needing help.

Executive director Kevin Webster says the group is desperate to find a way to help 5,000 kids, which represents about an 80 per cent increase in the number applications for financial assistance.

The group is about $1.7 million shy of what is needed.

More than 1,300 kids have been helped so far this year. reusable shopping bag that had been cut down into a bowl shape, and the chocolate was in that. Chocolate is highly toxic to dogs.

Barlow had gone to the store for about 20 minutes and her three dogs were left outside in the yard.

When she returned home, she found her three-yearold Australian shepherd named Akeela dead.

Barlow’s screams brought her neighbours over and one of them soon rushed Barlow and all three dogs to a veterinarian in Innisfail. Her border collie, Brimley, was saved. The third dog had not eaten any of the chocolate. The diagnosis for Akeela was she had a fatal heart attack from the chocolate.

No one has ever been charged. Barlow has a camera security system now. Her dogs do not bark nonstop, nor are they yappy, she said.

If she could speak to the person who poisoned her dog, “Of course you’d ask them ‘Why! They’re innocent creatures, how could you do that?’”

When she was in Red Deer shopping on Monday and heard about the city dog being poisoned, she said she started crying.

“I’ll never understand it.”

She’s better now, she said, but “I’ll probably never get past it. My heart hurts every day.”

Barlow said that the pet crematorium owners never charged her when Akeela was cremated, probably because of the circumstances surrounding her death.

“I’m still trying to figure out what to do with her ashes.” barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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FUNDING: ‘Fundamental discrimination issue’

She said the city does not understand the principles it signed on in the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities against Racism and Discrimination which includes the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Actions, or what Justice Murray Sinclair recently said in Red Deer. Sinclair was the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The city recently approved the provincial flowthrough dollars to end homelessness as recommended by the 10-member Community Housing Advisory Board. CHAB is made up of six citizen representatives, two councillors and two aboriginal members.

In 2015, CHAB completed a review of the homelessness support services system in Red Deer.

Agencies were consulted in the creation of the new system and were given opportunities to provide input including a separate one with the aboriginal community.

In the new framework there is a strong focus on collaboration of agencies.

Coun. Ken Johnston, who sits on the advisory board, said he has full confidence that the framework based on research and best practices will end homelessness in Red Deer by 2018.

“As a committee member I was impressed with the work already being done in the aboriginal comContributed photo munity by other agencies and the fact that they were using aboriginal workers to reach out to that particu- Gavin Agecoutay, 11, carries a sign at the walk to Red Deer city council was joined by Central Allar population,” said Johnston. support the indigenous community in RedDeer on berta mayors and MLAs for a tour of the advocacy He said the expectation is that agencies will work centre earlier this year.

Monday. together to find the best fit for clients.

Veer said the centre helps to bring agencies, or“Work in the aboriginal community is core to the ganizations and government departments together It only takes a very small amount to kill. “Even success here,” said Johnston. “I am very confident if to more effectively deal with child sex abuse and just a couple of licks is enough.

Even a teaspoon is all our agencies focus on the issue of ending homeprovide support for its victims. It is all about getting lessness and providing supports for people who have enough for a cat or a small dog.” rid of the “silos” of responsibility and jurisdiction Poisoning with ethylene glycol in particular, and been on the streets this long, we are going to be sucthat often form around government departments and most toxicities, are very time sensitive. “So if you cessful. (With a) collaborative approach and cultural agencies whose focus may be quite specific. know that your pet has ingested something that they funding, I think we’re going to be successful.”

Kennedy said legislation has been put in place to But Schur said the research tells them that having shouldn’t … antifreeze … mouse poison … those allow the centre to bring police, Crown prosecutors are things that should be seen by a veterinarian as aboriginal workers in a non-cultural faith space is and health and social service workers together to quickly as possible. … It only takes within a couple not effective. share information and determine how best to help hours that pet is going to be extremely ill,” Loewen She said these decisions show the city doesn’t bechildren. said. lieve the aboriginal community is equipped to solve The centre has been a celebrated success. It has Last May two dogs belonging to the same owner the aboriginal issues when the research says that is 120 employees, including RCMP, 30 social workers, were poisoned in the Kentwood neighbourhood. clearly not true, which is why this is not a funding 25 child psychologists, pediatricians, as well as the Strychnine — used to kill rodents such as gophers issue. entire Calgary Police Service child abuse unit.

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Trade deficit triples

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s trade deficit grew to $1.9 billion in February, more than triple the shortfall of $628 million the month before, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

Economists had expected a deficit of $900 million for January, according to Thomson Reuters.

While exports fell from a record high in January, TD Bank economist Dina Ignjatovic said they “remain quite elevated” and noted that growth for the first quarter is tracking ahead of the bank’s forecast.

“Indeed, the sizable gains in export volumes recorded in recent months, combined with the underperformance of import volumes, suggests that net

trade will contribute positively to overall growth in the first quarter,” she wrote in a note to clients.

“With the Canadian dollar expected to hover in the mid-70 US cent range over the remainder of the year, and the American economy on solid footing, Canada’s export sector should remain a key source of strength going forward.”

Statistics Canada says exports fell 5.4 per cent to $43.7 billion in February after the record high of $46.0 billion the month before.

The drop was led by consumer goods, energy products, and motor vehicles and parts, partially offset by higher exports of aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts.

Imports slipped 2.6 per cent to $45.6 billion in a widespread decline driven by a drop in energy prod-

ucts.

The disappointing trade figures follow a series of better than expected economic data including a report last week that the economy grew much faster than economists expected in January.

“After the strong January GDP print, we assumed some giveback in the coming months, and today’s data falls in line with that story,” CIBC economist Nick Exarhos said.

“However, putting things into context, growth should still come in close to three per cent in the first quarter, well above where expectations were set just a few months ago.”

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Gloom about oil prices overblown: BMO CEO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The CEO of the Bank of Montreal says doom-and-gloom about the effects of the oil price shock are overblown because Canada’s economy is diversified enough to withstand the downturn in the energy patch.

Bill Downe says it’s undeniable that the prolonged decline in the price of crude has had a significant negative impact in certain regions of the country — for example the oil-producing provinces, where employment and consumer confidence have taken a hit.

However, Downe says Canada’s economy is “more diversified than we’re giving it credit for.”

“We’ve seen Alberta go through this cycle,” Downe said in an interview in Toronto on Tuesday. “It’s well understood what the impact is and it doesn’t define the Canadian economy.”

During his address earlier Tuesday to shareholders at the bank’s annual meeting, Downe said he expected the economy to grow by about two per cent this year, in spite of lagging energy prices.

His forecast contrasts with the Bank of Canada’s prediction of 1.4 per cent economic growth this year, though that did not take into account new spending in the federal budget released last month. The central bank is expected to update its projection when it

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The BMO office tower is shown in Toronto’s financial district in Toronto on Tuesday. BMO had their annual general meeting for the year. releases its new monetary policy report April 13.

“Canada’s resource wealth has not gone away,” Downe told shareholders. “A market price correction does not mean that an enviable national asset has suddenly become a liability.”

Downe said economic fundamentals remain strong, noting that low interest rates, steady job growth and low fuel prices have boosted consumer spending in most regions of the country.

Downe blamed analysts and news reports for the overly pessimistic picture of how low oil prices will

affect both the economy and the bank.

“Analysts and the financial media have been singularly focused on the impact of lower oil and gas prices — and commodity prices generally — on our bank and the interconnected regional economies that define our North American footprint,” he said.

“The level of apprehension about markets has been disproportionate to the evidence — largely, I think, because we’ve all becomes captives to the 24-hour news cycle.”

Bell beats back class action over prepaid phone card cash

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A certified class action against Bell Mobility for taking money left on inactive prepaid cellphone cards has foundered on the shoals of Ontario’s top court.

The ruling likely puts an end to the $200-million lawsuit involving as many as one million Canadians who saw cash on their expired Bell Mobility, Solo Mobile and Virgin Mobile cards disappear into Bell’s pockets.

Bell was entitled to the money, even though consumers might not like the situation, the Court of Appeal said in its decision. “(Consumers) may find themselves in a situation where their phone cards expire before they have had a chance to use all their prepaid credits,” the ruling states.

“They may also find themselves on a merry-goround they cannot get off, because they must constantly top up an account with a credit balance, because they have not used up all their credits from the previous active period.”

While this may seem unfair, the court said, it may be “part of the price paid for the flexibility of a prepaid phone card.”

In May 2012, Celia Sankar, of Elliot Lake, Ont., launched a class action on behalf of people who bought phone cards between May 4, 2010, and Dec. 16, 2013. Consumers were required either to use the funds or top up the balance during an activation period ranging from 30 to 365 days.

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Ontario’s top court has ruled that Bell was entitled to money left on inactive prepaid cellphone cards, even though consumers might not like the situation.

In Sanka’s case, Bell took the cash — about $58 — a day after her card’s activation ended. The suit alleged the phone giant had grabbed the funds improperly. Sanka argued that Bell had either taken the money too quickly or had run afoul of an Ontario law that bars expiry dates on gift cards.

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MONTREAL — Canadian taxpayers spent almost $500,000 on a study on Bombardier launched months before the federal government was asked to provide about US$1 billion for the Quebec-based company’s CSeries commercial aircraft.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press show Industry Canada paid Deloitte to prepare a financial and market assessment of the transportation company and prospects for the aircraft.

The cost of the original contract was $464,430 including taxes before it was increased by $35,000 and the deadline extended.

Details about the objective and tasks of the report were blanked out and the government has declined to provide the final report ordered last August by the previous Conservative government.

The Liberals later reportedly hired Morgan Stanley to help advise it on the funding request made in December by Bombardier.

A spokesman for Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains said the government hasn’t yet made a final decision on Bombardier’s request.

Bombardier is working with the Quebec government to finalize an agreement by the second quarter on its commitment to invest US$1 billion in the CSeries.

The first of the CSeries jets is entering service in a few months after years of delays.

HBC to open 40 Saks Off 5th stores in Germany

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Europeans are hungry for a better shopping experience, according to the top brass at Hudson’s Bay Co., who say North America’s oldest retailer is planning a major overseas expansion.

“Our plans are to experiment in Germany,” HBC’s governor and executive chairman Richard Baker told analysts during a conference call Tuesday to discuss the company’s fourth-quarter results.

“We see huge opportunity in full-service women’s shoes, in full-service cosmetics, in handbags and the other traditional department store businesses.”

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The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay department stores says it is plans to open 40 Saks Off 5th discount stores in Germany, beginning in 2017.

The Saks Off 5th stores will be open in locations already owned by the company in Germany, while it keeps an eye out for more expansion opportunities in other parts of Europe.

The store openings are part of a nearly $1.5 billion investment HBC plans on pumping into its European properties over the next seven years, including renovations to its Kaufhof department stores.

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Kaufhof, for $3.9 billion last year.

Baker and HBC chief executive Jerry Storch, say they plan on bringing the same formula that has worked on their transformation of Canadian Hudson’s Bay stores and applying it to Kaufhof.

That includes ensuring departments in the stores are “right sized” to the customers, and offering full-service options when needed.

The two credit this formula for the success of its banners in Canada and the U.S. amid an environment crowded with rivals.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 134.47 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.59 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.32 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.99

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Canada’s biggest stock market pulled back for the fourth straight day Tuesday as investors question whether they can continue to shrug off signs of tepid global growth.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index declined 31.49 points to 13,304.66, with the consumer staples and utilities sectors among the biggest losers.

Precious and base metals miners were the biggest gainers on the resource-heavy market, with the gold sector up nearly four per cent.

“The markets are being driven by the macro stuff,” said Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer at Sun Life Global Investment.

“They realize there is more downside here and they have to decide if they want to take on the risk — and maybe realizing that it’s not worth it.”

Adatia said global economic factors may be showing signs of improvement, but it’s not enough to support a bullish outlook on equities.

“Right now, people are going to say, ‘I’m going to wait until some of this stuff passes by,”’ he said.

The negative sentiment ran through currency markets, as the Canadian dollar lost half a cent. It ended the day 0.49 of a U.S. cent lower at 75.90 cents US. The downward pressure came on the same day the Bank of Canada issued a positive take on the country’s ability to ride out any economic shocks from China, its second-largest trading partner.

Senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins said if growth in China’s economy comes in one percentage point lower than projections — then Canadian growth would slip just one-tenth of a percentage point.

A effect of a similar decline in the U.S. would be six times greater, she said.

The comments come on the back of worse-than-ex-

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pected trade figures.

Statistics Canada reported that the country’s trade deficit grew to $1.9 billion in February.

Economists had expected a deficit of $900 million, according to Thomson Reuters.

Meanwhile, bearish comments from the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, helped push U.S. indexes further into the red.

She noted that while the world economy isn’t in a crisis, slow growth risks becoming ingrained as a “new mediocre” and that the outlook the next six months has weakened.

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 133.68 points to 17,603.32, while the broader S&P 500 slid 20.96 points to 2,0458.17 and the Nasdaq composite fell 47.86 points to 4,843.93.

In commodities, the May contract for benchmark North American crude added 19 cents to US$35.89 a barrel, recouping some of the losses from two days.

May natural gas plunged four cents to US$1.94 per mmBtu, while May copper was unchanged at US$2.14 a pound. June gold rebounded $10.30 to US$1,229.60 a troy ounce.

down 0.49 of a cent Pound — C$1.8625, down 0.21 of a cent Euro — C$1.4984, up 0.92 of a cent Euro — US$1.1389, down 0.03 of a cent Oil futures: US$35.89 per barrel, up 19 cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,229.60 per oz., up $10.30 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.865 oz., up 43.5 cents $670.81 kg., up $13.99 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ‘16 $0.90 lower $480.70 July ‘16 $1.60 lower $486.00 Nov. ‘16 $1.70 lower $484.50 Jan. ‘17 $0.80 lower $488.60 March ‘17 $0.70 lower $489.80 May ‘17 $0.50 lower $489.50 July ‘17 $0.50 lower $489.50 Nov. ‘17 $0.50 lower $481.90 Jan. ‘18 $0.50 lower $481.90 March ‘18 $0.50 lower $481.90 May ‘18 $0.50 lower $481.90.

Barley (Western): May ‘16 unchanged $172.00 July ‘16 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $174.00 March ‘17 unchanged $174.00 May ‘17 unchanged $174.00 July ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 March ‘18 unchanged $174.00 May ‘18 unchanged $174.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 485,220 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 485,220.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,304.66, down 31.49 points Dow — 17,603.32, down 133.68 points S&P 500 — 2,045.17, down 20.96 points Nasdaq — 4,843.93, down 47.87 points Currencies: Cdn — 76.01 cents US,

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TRADE: Surplus with U.S. slipped In its most recent forecast, the Bank of Canada predicted the economy would grow by 1.4 per cent this year, but that did not account for the billions in new spending in the federal budget announced last month.

The central bank is expected to update its outlook when it publishes its monetary policy report next week.

Canada’s trade surplus with the United States, its biggest trading partner, slipped to $2.7 billion in February compared with $3.8 billion in January.

February exports to the U.S. fell 5.6 per cent to $33.1 billion and imports dropped 2.7 per cent to $30.5 billion.

The trade deficit with countries other than the U.S. increased to $4.6 billion in February compared with $4.4 billion in January.

Exports to the rest of the world fell 4.8 per cent to $10.5 billion, while imports from countries excluding the U.S. dropped 2.4 per cent to $15.1 billion.-

BELL: Changed terms of service Sankar’s claim related to breach of contract came down to whether the prepaid card expired at the end of the last day of the active period or the day after.

In February last year, a lower court dismissed the action, saying Bell had not breached its contract and that the Ontario gift card law did not apply.

Sankar turned to the Appeal Court, which this week threw out the suit.

For one thing, the Appeal Court said, the “plain meaning” of the language Bell used was that a consumer’s ability to use the money expired at the end of the relevant active period and that any balance after the expiry date was “forfeited and non-refundable.”

The Appeal Court also found that prepaid phone cards could be activated at any time after purchase — and only then did they have to be used within a certain period — and so didn’t run afoul of Ontario’s gift-card laws.

Sankar called the ruling was a “huge disappointment for consumers.”

Responding to complaints on the

where the oil came from and removing the contaminated soil. No pipeline damage had been found as of midmorning Tuesday, company spokesman Mark Cooper said.

TransCanada also said it had found no significant environmental harm.

State officials were monitoring the cleanup, and so far TransCanada has “taken the necessary steps,” said Brian Walsh, an environmental scientist with the South Dakota Department of Natural Resources.

The pipeline runs from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma. issue, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission forced cellphone companies several years ago to keep prepaid card accounts open for seven days after expiry of the activation period to give holders time to top up their accounts. The CRTC also refused to force providers to allow indefinite carry-over of unused money.

Bell changed its terms of service in November 2013 to reflect the CRTC decision.

HBC: Net earnings rose “We believe being a multi-brand department store with a variety of high and low and different categories and products,” Baker said.

“That’s what our customers want and that’s what’s exciting for them.”

And despite talk about the death of the department chains, Storch said customers still like to shop in large, renovated stores and stores within stores where they can pick and choose from a variety of price points.

The grand opening of Saks Fifth Avenue inside Hudson Bay’s flagship store in downtown Toronto last February was one of its highest performing openings and also increased sales next door for Hudson’s Bay, Storch said.

“There’s a lot of talk about, ‘Are there too many stores in the retail world in this Internet era?’ Storch noted during the call.

“We think there are too many bad stores. That’s the real answer. If we make them all as great as (our flagship) store, we’re going to do fantastic and the other guys are going to be the ones who suffer.”

The company reported after markets closed Monday that fourth-quarter revenue soared 70.4 per cent to $4.486 billion from $2.632 billion in the same year-earlier period, primarily as a result of the addition of HBC Europe following the close of the Galeria Kaufhof acquisition.

Net earnings rose to $370 million, or $1.88 per diluted share, for the three months ended Jan. 30. That was up from $115 million, or 62 cents per diluted share, in the comparable year-earlier period as the company realized $516 million on the sale of investments in its real estate joint venture.

On a constant currency basis, HBC said consolidated comparable store sales — an important metric in retail — increased by 1.8 per cent for the quarter and 2.5 per cent for the year.

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KINGS BURN FLAMES IN OT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Kings 5, Flames 4 (OT) CALGARY — Jeff Carter scored 20 seconds into overtime to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.

Milan Lucic had a pair of goals for the Kings (4728-5), while Andy Andreoff and Kris Versteeg also scored.

Anze Kopitar had two assists and goalie Jhonas Enroth finished with 19 saves.

Defencemen Deryk Engelland and Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist each for the Flames (33-40-7), while Mikael Backlund and Hunter Shinkaruk also scored. Johnny Gaudreau set up a pair of goals and goalie Joni Ortio made 21 saves.

Backlund gave the Flames a 1-0 lead at 3:41 of the first period when his pass from behind the goal line banked into the Kings’ net off Kopitar’s skate.

Enroth attempted to play the puck behind his net, but he missed it and it went right to Backlund, who was attempting to pass the puck out front to Lance Bouma.

The Kings, who outshot the Flames 12-4 in the first period, drew even at 9:53 when Lucic scored. Although Flames defenceman Jyrki Jokipakka knocked the puck off Kopitar’s stick, it went right to Lucic, who quickly snapped a shot past Ortio.

Lucic then put the Kings up 2-1 just 14 seconds into the second period when he swatted a rebound past Ortio, who initially stopped a booming shot from the point by Drew Doughty.

The Flames outshot the Kings 12-4 in the second

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Los Angeles Kings goalie Jhonas Enroth, left, of Sweden, can’t stop a shot from Calgary Flames’ Hunter Shinkaruk during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Tuesday. and were rewarded when Shinkaruk scored his second NHL goal and his first at the Saddledome in front of his hometown fans.

After Enroth stopped a shot from the slot by Giordano, the puck bounced right to Shinkaruk for an easy tap-in goal.

After Shinkaruk drew a hooking penalty on Luke Schenn, the Flames nearly took a 3-2 lead late in the second, but Sean Monahan’s shot hit the crossbar behind Enroth as time expired in the period.

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New rule gives Rays win over Jays

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Baseball’s new rule on breaking up double plays gave Logan Forsythe and the Tampa Bay Rays a disputed 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

With the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion hit a grounder to third base. After taking a throw from Evan Longoria for the force at second, Forsythe made an errant relay to first that appeared to allow the goahead run to score for the Blue Jays.

Rays manager Kevin Cash asked for a replay review, claiming Jose Bautista violated the new “Chase Utley Rule” governing slides on potential double plays.

Replay umpires in New York ruled that Bautista did indeed slide inside the bag to illegally hinder Forsythe. The call was changed to a game-ending double play that preserved Tampa Bay’s victory.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons argued with umpires on the field before finally heading toward the clubhouse.

Major League Baseball recently changed the rule on such slides, hoping to prevent a repeat of the takeout by Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley that broke the leg of New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada during last year’s playoffs.

Forsythe hit an opposite-field, two-run homer in the eighth inning.

His drive off Brett Cecil (0-1) ended the reliever’s run of 38 straight appearances without allowing an earned run, dating to June 24. The left-hander’s stretch was tied with Craig Kimbrel (2011 with Atlanta) for the longest in the majors since earned runs became an official stat in 1912 in the National League and one year later in the American League.

Corey Dickerson homered for the Rays, who avoided their second 0-3 start (2011). Alex Colome (10) went the final two innings to get the win.

Toronto’s Aaron Sanchez, making his first start since June 5 and 12th overall, allowed one run, five hits and struck out eight over seven innings. He began 2015 in the rotation but went on the disabled list June 15 with a right lat strain.

The right-hander moved into the bullpen after returning in July.

Bautista had been 0 for 13 against Jake Odorizzi before hitting a leadoff triple in the fourth. He scored when Odorizzi was charged with an error for a bad throw to the plate on Encarnacion’s grounder.

Encarnacion took second on the play and later scored to put Toronto up 2-0.

Odorizzi gave up two runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings. He struck out 10 and walked two.

Dickerson pulled the Rays to 2-1 on his second homer this season in the fourth.

Steve Geltz got a fly ball from Encarnacion with the bases loaded to end the seventh.

TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: Saunders, limited to nine games last season due to left knee injuries, started for the third consecutive game in left field on the artificial turf at Tropicana Field.

Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) could throw off a mound next week.

ZEROS Odorizzi won his season debut the previous two years with scoreless starts. He went 6 2-3 innings against Baltimore last season, and six innings against Texas in 2014.

WIFF CITY The Blue Jays have struck out 36 times in the first three games of the four-game series. Chris Archer had 12 strikeouts Sunday for the Rays.

UP NEXT Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ and Tampa Bay LHP Matt Moore are the scheduled starters for the series finale Wednesday.

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Toronto Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo (8) shoots over Charlotte Hornets’ Marvin Williams (2) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday.

Raptors slip past Hornets

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 96 Hornets 90 TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have added another accolade to their record-breaking season.

DeMar DeRozan poured in 26 points as the Raptors roared past the Charlotte Hornets 96-90 on Tuesday, tying their franchise record of 30 home wins.

Lowry, who’d landed in Toronto (52-25) early Tuesday morning after watching his alma mater Villanova beat North Carolina in Monday’s thrilling NCAA final, had 21 points.

Jonas Valanciunas added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Cory Joseph had 11 points and Patrick Patterson chipped in with 10 off the bench for the Raptors, who can break the record for home wins Friday when they host Indiana.

Jeremy Lin led the Hornets (44-33) with 21 points.

It was a solid victory for the Raptors, who set the pace early and led by as many as 19 points before taking a 16-point lead into the fourth quarter. The Hornets chipped away at Toronto’s lead late in the fourth quarter, and when Marvin Williams drilled a three-pointer with 1:09 to play, it pulled the Raptors to within six.

DeRozan responded with a driving hook shot with 40 seconds left, but Kemba Walker shot back with five straight points to pull the Hornets to within four. A pair of Joseph free throws sealed Toronto’s victory.

All-stars DeRozan and Lowry were back in the lineup after sitting out Saturday’s 102-95 loss in San

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The capacity crowd of 19,800 at the Air Canada Centre — that included Blue Jays legend and baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar — was the 76th straight sellout, a stretch that goes back to November of 2014.

With five games left in their regular-season, two of them at the Air Canada Centre, the Raptors can finish no worse than a best-ever No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Positions three through eight, however, are still far from determined, with just four games separating the six teams heading into Tuesday’s action.

The Raptors may not know their post-season opponent until the 11th hour, but coach Dwane Casey says trying to determine their own fate can come back to bite them.

“I think the basketball gods will get you every time if you start trying to mess with the game,” Casey said.

“You’ve got take what the schedule gives you or whoever the standings give you you’ve got to look at it but you can’t sit here and say, I want to play them, I’d much rather play them, we match up better. No, you’ll get what you ask for.”

The Raptors were in control virtually from the opening whistle. They shot 50 per cent and doubled Charlotte on the boards in the first quarter, and led 26-16 going into the second.

DeRozan had nine points in the second as Toronto maintained control, and took a 56-42 advantage into the dressing room at halftime.

A DeRozan jumper late in the third quarter put the Raptors up by 19 points, their biggest lead of the game, and they rode a 75-59 advantage into the fourth.

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Hockey BRIEFS Hurricanes’ Peters named Canada’s head coach for world championship

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Canada’s skip Kevin Koe competes in a round robin match between Canada and Germany at the men’s curling World Championships in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Tuesday.

Canada improves to 7-0 at world championships

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BASEL, Switzerland — Canada downed Russia 7-2 in Tuesday’s evening draw to remain unbeaten at the men’s world curling championship.

Canada opened the game with a first-end deuce and never looked back, scoring back-to-back singles in the third and fourth ends, and then put away the win with an emphatic three in the eighth to bring on the handshakes.

With comfortable wins in four straight draws, including a 6-3 win over Germany Tuesday morning, skip Kevin Koe and his Calgary team improved to 7-0 in the round-robin portion of the tournament.

Canada has four games remaining in the round-robin schedule, including matches against

reigning world champ Niklas Edin of Sweden on Wednesday, and 2014 world champ Thomas Ulsrud of Norway on Thursday.

“We’re not looking anywhere past our next game,” said Canada second Brent Laing. “We played another really good game tonight on tough ice conditions with a lot of frost. Draw weight was tough. Luckily I didn’t have to throw one because it didn’t look like fun. But we have back-to-back games tomorrow, and that’s always a tough grind, and that’s where our focus is.”

Canada is alone in the lead in the 12-team round-robin standings, while the Norwegians are close behind at 6-1. John Shuster of the United States is alone in third at 5-2.

Sweden, Denmark and Japan are at 4-3 and Switzerland and Finland are hanging on at 3-4.

Oleksiak and MacLean set Canadian swim records at Olympic Trials

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Penny Oleksiak and Brittany MacLean wanted to swim well enough at the Olympic Trials to get under the qualifying standard needed for the Rio Games.

They did just that Tuesday night and set Canadian records to boot.

MacLean took over a second off her own mark in the 400-metre freestyle while the 15-year-old Oleksiak set a new national standard in the 100-metre butterfly.

“Right now I’m still kind of in disbelief,” Oleksiak said. “I feel like I’m dreaming right now. The Olympics? That’s just crazy.”

The Toronto swimmer finished in 56.99 seconds at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, trimming 0.28 seconds off Katerine Savard’s mark from two years ago.

Noemie Thomas of Richmond, B.C., earned the other qualifying spot with a time of 57.02. Savard, from Pont-Rouge, Que., missed the cut in 57.75 despite being under the qualifying time of 58.74.

In order to be nominated for the national team that will compete at the Rio Olympics, the qualifying standard must be reached and a top-two finish is required.

MacLean, meanwhile, showed she was back in form after battling shoulder and hamstring injuries.

The 22-year-old from Toronto finished in 4:03.84 to book her ticket for the Games.

She set the previous national best of 4:05.06 with a seventh-place finish at the London Olympics in 2012.

“It was an extra special bonus,” MacLean said. “I really thought I was going to be able to beat my best time. It’s four years coming so it was really special

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FLAMES: Point shot Still on the power play, the Flames took a 3-2 lead just 33 seconds into the third when Giordano’s point shot through traffic beat Enroth low to the stick side.

The Kings answered right back only 33 seconds later when Andreoff backhanded a shot past Ortio.

for me.”

There was disappointment for the men as all three race winners came up short of the qualification time.

Luke Reilly of Richmond, B.C., was first in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:17.14, but was just short of the 4:16.71 time required. In the 200-metre freestyle, Markus Thormeyer of Markham, Ont., won in 1:48.17, but needed a time of 1:47.97.

Calgary’s Jason Block was a whisker away in the 100-metre breaststroke. He won in 1:00.59, leaving him just two-100ths of a second away.

“Oh, she’s a roller-coaster man,” Block said of his emotions. “Happy to win, happy to get a best time but obviously very disappointed. Two one-hundredths of a second. It would have been a lot nicer to go five seven (1:00.57) and get my name on that team for sure.”

Competition continues through Sunday. The venue also hosted last year’s Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.

The Para-swimming Trials are also being held here this week but different criteria is used for nomination for the team that will compete at the Paralympics. Athletes have to wait until Sunday for the formal announcement.

Aurelie Rivard of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., blew away the field in her two events — the multiclass women’s 50 freestyle and the multi-class 400 freestyle. The S10 swimmer won in 28.04 seconds and took top spot in the 400 in 4:39.56, almost 35 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.

Nathan Stein of Maple Ridge, B.C., led the 50-metre S10 swimmers in 24.07. Veteran Benoit Huot of Longueuil, Que., who is looking to qualify for his fifth Paralympics, won the 400-metre freestyle S10 in 4:09.89.

Elias returns for Devils, sidelined since Dec. 19 NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils left wing Patrik Elias returned Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, seeing action for the first time since Dec. 19 following right knee surgery.

Elias is New Jersey’s all-time leader in goals (407), assists (615) and points (1,022), having spent his entire 17-year career with the team.

This has been a lost season in what might be his final one with the Devils. Elias missed the first 20 games after hurting the knee in training camp. He played 13 games before undergoing surgery in January. Elias, 39, can become an unrestricted free agent in July

Rangers’ captain McDonagh out at least final 3 games New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh is going to miss the final three games of the regular season and his status for the playoffs is uncertain because of an upper body injury.

Coach Alain Vigneault disclosed McDonagh’s status on Tuesday, hours before the Rangers were to play the Tampa Bay Lightning.

McDonagh was hit in the right hand by a shot in the first period of Monday’s night’s win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. He did not play in the final two periods.

Engelland then snapped a shot to the short side past Enroth at 15:59 of the third before Versteeg scored a fluke goal with 35.1 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. Ortio stopped Versteeg’s initial shot before he accidentally put it into his own net with the knob of his stick.

Notes: Kopitar recorded at least one point in all four games L.A. played against Calgary this season. Kopitar scored once and had five assists as the Kings swept the season series against the Flames. … Giordano’s goal was his 21st of the season.

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Hockey Canada announced the coaching roster on Tuesday.

Peters will be joined by Ottawa Senators head coach Dave Cameron, former Minnestoa Wild head coach Mike Yeo, and Hockey Canada’s Misha Donskov, who will support as assistant coaches. Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach Andrew Brewer rounds out the staff as the team’s video coach.

“This (coaching staff) brings experience and a continuity that will serve us well not only at worlds, but as we look toward the World Cup of hockey in September,” Tom Renney, president and CEO of Hockey Canada, said in a statement.

“There’s been a lot of work done over the last month by the management team to put this coaching staff into place, and more to come as we start pulling together our roster, but I’m confident with the direction and the staff as we look to defend our championship title in May.” Peters is in his second season as head coach of Carolina. He spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings.

Peters coached Canada’s men’s summer under-18 team to gold at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka tournament, and served as an assistant coach at the 2015 world championship. Peters was also named an assistant coach for Canada at the upcoming World Cup. Canada opens the tournament in Russia against the United States on May 6, with preliminary-round games scheduled through May 17. The bronze- and gold-medal games will be hosted in Moscow on May 22.

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Spieth relying on experience in bid for repeat MASTERS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Ga. — Packing for a three-week road trip reminded Jordan Spieth that winning the Masters wasn’t as easy as he made it look.

Driving down Magnolia Lane made it all seem possible again.

Among the clothes he packed was the green jacket that had been hanging in his closet at home in Dallas for much of the year. Only the current Masters champion is allowed to take it with him from Augusta National.

“I was like, ‘Wow, this is actually … there’s a possibility that I don’t have this back at my house anymore’ when I was leaving home,” Spieth said Tuesday. “It kind of fired me up a little.

Just the jacket itself provides a little motivation, which is cool. But at the same time, it’s not easy. It’s not easy to get.”

Spieth last year joined the short list of wire-to-wire winners at the Masters, setting the 36-hole record, tying the 72-hole record and never letting anyone get within three shots of him after the opening round. It was the first step in a year that saw him win the U.S. Open and make a spirited bid for the Grand Slam.

No one is overlooking the defending champion, not when he started the year with an eight-shot win and stayed at No. 1 in the world until two weeks ago. Still, he hasn’t been in serious contention in more than two months.

A year ago, Spieth had a victory and two runner-up finishes when he arrived at Augusta National. He knew his game was sharp, and he knew he could play Augusta National from having played in the final group as a Masters rookie the previous year.

What inspires him now are the memories.

“We’ve already done it,” he said.

“It’s not like I’m chasing my first major. We have two major championships now. So we feel like there’s an advantage if we can get into contention against those who are searching for their first. … Sure, I’m putting pressure on myself to contend this year, just like last year. And I feel like I’m in form, as well. But it’s also going to be

a lot of fun walking these fairways, reliving those memories with the crowds and the roars, the echoes.”

Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Nick Faldo (1989-90) and Tiger Woods (2001-02) are the only players to win back-to-back at the Masters.

And Spieth hasn’t cornered the market on major victories.

Jason Day, who replaced him at No. 1, won the PGA Championship in August and became the first player to finish at 20-under par in a major.

Rory McIlroy already is a four-time major champion and going after the career Grand Slam at the Masters. Adam Scott, 2013 Masters champion, won twice in Florida.

“There are probably 10, 12, 15 guys you could make a good case for that have a real shot at winning this tournament, even with the standard of golf

RED DEER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE The Funk downed the Spartans 62-24 to advance to the Red Deer Women’s Basketball League Pool A final.

Shalene Rascher led the Funk with 17 points while Lindsey Grimbly was their player of the game.

The Funk will face Hoosier Daddy in the final at 8:30 p.m. Monday at Lindsay Thurber North.

In Pool B playoff action the Ball Hawks advanced to the final with a 6647 victory over the Age Gap.

use your imagination and a lot of feel, so I just kind of had a unique eye for it, I guess — a passion for it. A place that you come back to play every single year in a major, this is the only one.

You already have a ton of focus on the golf course and really dissecting, giving it your all that week in a major.

“It sticks with you.”

Parts of this week are a new experience for the Masters champion.

He now walks up a flight of stairs at the clubhouse to the newly renovated locker room reserved for champs. He shares a locker with Arnold Palmer.

He put on his green jacket Tuesday evening for the Champions Dinner, where the 22-year-old Texan had barbecue on the menu.

That will be the last time he wears his green jacket this week — unless he wins again on Sunday.

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Paola Viveros had 23 points for the Ball Hawks while Iyisha Larocque had 16 in a losing cause.

In other play the Panthers downed the Xpress 60-43 with Rachel Weppler hitting 13 points.

The Age Gap and Panthers meet in the semifinal with the winner reaching the final set for April 18 at 7:15 p.m. at LTCHS North.

RINGETTE LONDON, Ont. — The Central Alberta Sting, which is playing as Team Alberta after winning the provincial championship, is undefeated at the Canadian Ringette U19 Championships as of Tuesday afternoon.

The Sting downed the Eastman Flames of Manitoba 5-4 and London 7-3 on Monday before dropping Richmond Hill,. Ont., 8-1 Tuesday morning.

Gillan Dreger, MacKenzie Lindholm, Shae-Lyn Baxter, Sara Kelly and Kristen Demale scored against the Flames with Baylee Schulhauser making 18 saves in goal.

Dreger had three goals, Lindholm two and McKenna Causey and Demale one each against London. Grace Romansky was in goal.

Dreger added four goals against Richmond Hill with singles coming from Lindholm, Sydney Cherniak, Brenna Parent and Demale. Romansky made 15 saves. The Sting’s meeting with Zone 5 Grit of Alberta was unavailable. Playoff action begins today with the finals on Saturday.

Meanwhile in the U16 division, the Sting, who came into the tournament as the fifth seed out of Alberta, is winless in four starts.

They lost 8-3 to Elora-Fergus of On-

that high,” Scott said.

Spieth knows nothing but success at Augusta National. In just two appearances, he has yet to have a round worse than par. He had the lead with 11 holes to play as a Masters rookie in 2014 until Bubba Watson chased him down. No one came close to him last year in his four-shot victory.

Horton Smith is the only player to have won the Masters twice in his first three appearances. Jack Nicklaus, the standard against whom everyone is measured at the Masters, won three times in a four-year stretch early in his career. The exception was a runner-up finish in 1964.

Spieth isn’t a prototypical power player, though an immaculate short game goes a long way at Augusta National.

“I love courses where you have to

tario, 5-3 to the Calgary Blues, 6-3 to New Brunswick and 8-3 to Quebec.

Hannah Morrison had two goals and Emily LeMasurier one against Elora while Kailyn Smalley, Breanna Abell and Morrison connected against the Blue.

LeMasurier, MaKenna Tonery and Kianna Doyle scored against New Brunswick with LeMasurier, Abell and Morrison scoring against Quebec.

The U16 playoffs also begin today.

In the National Ringette League play, leading up to their championship playoff round, the Edmonton WAM, which includes players form Lacombe and Red Deer, is 1-2. The WAM defeated the Atlantic Attack 10-5 while losing 5-4 to both the Gloucester Devils and the Ottawa Ice. Dailyn Bell of Lacombe had two goals and three assists against the Attack with her sister adding a goal and two helpers. Lindsay Brown of Lacombe had two goals and Kelsie Caine of Red Deer added four assists.

Dailyn Bell had a goal against the Ice while Jamie and Dailyn Bell both had a goal and an assist against the Devils with Caine adding two assists.

Regular play continues through Friday with the playoffs beginning on Saturday.

Kasner, Kalthoff to represent Canada at mixed doubles world championships Canadian mixed doubles bronze medallists Marliese Kasner and Dustin Kalthoff of Saskatchewan will represent Canada at the world championships later this month in Sweden. Kasner and Kalthoff were named Canada’s representatives Tuesday, two days after finishing third at the Canadian championships in Saskatoon.

Tournament champions Jocelyn Peterman — who is from Red Deer — and Brett Gallant and silver medallists Laura Crocker and Geoff Walker declined

world championship invites due to scheduling conflicts. The Grand Slam Players’ Championship runs during the same time.

“We know it wasn’t an easy decision for those teams, but we respect their choice, and at the same time we’re truly excited to see Marliese and Dustin get the chance to represent Canada at the world championship,” said mixed doubles program manager Jeff Stoughton.

Kalthoff and Kasner posted a 7-2 overall record at the Canadian championship, and claimed the bronze medal when Ryan Fry and Emma Miskew defaulted due to injury. The world championships run April 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden. It will be the first event where qualifying points will be available to earn berths into the Olympics.

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All Times Local First Round DIVISION SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Edmonton (WC2) (Brandon wins series 4-2) Tuesday’s result Edmonton 2 at Brandon, 10 Sunday’s result Brandon 5 Edmonton 2 Thursday’s result Brandon 5 Edmonton 0

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U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Prince George (WC1) (Seattle wins series 4-0) Everett (2) vs. Portland (3) (Everett wins series 4-0) NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts y-Florida 80 46 25 9 101 x-Tampa Bay 80 45 30 5 95 Detroit 79 40 28 11 91 Boston 80 41 30 9 91 Ottawa 80 36 35 9 81 Buffalo 80 34 35 11 79 Montreal 80 36 38 6 78 Toronto 79 28 40 11 67 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts z-Washington 79 55 17 7 117 x-Pittsburgh 80 47 25 8 102 x-N.Y. Rang80 45 26 9 99 ers x-N.Y. Island79 44 26 9 97 ers Philadelphia 78 39 26 13 91 Carolina 80 35 29 16 86 New Jersey 80 37 35 8 82 Columbus 79 31 40 8 70 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-Dallas 80 48 23 9 105 x-St. Louis 80 48 23 9 105 x-Chicago 80 47 26 7 101 x-Nashville 80 40 26 14 94 x-Minnesota 81 38 32 11 87 Colorado 80 39 37 4 82 Winnipeg 80 33 39 8 74 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts x-Anaheim 79 44 24 11 99 x-Los Ange80 47 28 5 99 les

Prince Albert (2) vs. Moose Jaw (3) (Moose Jaw wins series 4-1) Friday’s result Moose Jaw 5 Prince Albert 0 Central Division Lethbridge (1) vs. Regina (WC1) (Regina wins series 4-1) Friday’s result Regina 7 Lethbridge 2 Red Deer (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Red Deer wins series 4-1) Saturday’s result Red Deer 5 Calgary 3 Friday’s result Red Deer 2 Calgary 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Spokane (WC2) (Victoria wins series 4-2) Sunday’s result Victoria 6 Spokane 2 Friday’s result Spokane 4 Victoria 1 Kelowna (2) vs. Kamloops (3) (Kelowna wins series 4-3) Monday’s game Kamloops1 at Kelowna 2, Saturday’s result Kamloops 4 Kelowna 0 Friday’s result

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Tuesday’s Games Carolina 2, Boston 1, SO Buffalo 3, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 3, Tampa Bay 2 Florida 4, Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 3 Nashville 4, Colorado 3 San Jose 3, Minnesota 0 Chicago 6, Arizona 2 Los Angeles 5, Calgary 4, OT Winnipeg 2, Anaheim 1, OT

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Wednesday’s Games Columbus at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Detroit at Boston, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

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

Toronto at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa,5:30 p.m.

Arizona at Nashville, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.

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

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

East Division W L Pct GF 9 4.692 187 7 5.583 156 6 7.462 145 4 9.308 163 4 9.308 138

West Division GP W L Pct GF x-Sask.

13 10 3.769 173 x-Colorado 13 10 3.769 159 Calgary 15 6 9.400 170 Vancouver 13 3 10.231 143 x —clinched playoff berth.

GA GB 162 — 140 1.5 148 3 183 5 159 5 GA GB 140 — 148 — 174 5 180 7

Baseball 11:10 a.m.

Seattle (Miley 0-0) atTexas (Lewis 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez0-0) at Miami (Fernandez 0-0), 2:55 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz0-0) at Cleveland( Carrasco0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh0-0) at N.Y.Yankees (Pineda 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson0-0) at Baltimore (Gallardo0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox(Rodon0-0) at Oakland (Gray 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Chicago White Sox atOakland,1:35 p.m.

Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 2:05 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore,5:05 p.m.

Texas at L.A.Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore Boston Toronto Tampa Bay New York Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Houston Seattle Texas Oakland LosAngeles

East Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 2 1 .667 1 2 .333 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 West Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

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

National League East Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct 2 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 2 .000 0 2 .000

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Tuesday’s Games Houston 5, N.Y.Yankees 3 Boston 6, Cleveland 2 N.Y. Mets 2, Kansas City 0 Detroit 8, Miami 7, 11innings Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Seattle 10, Texas 2 Chicago Cubs 6, L.A.Angels 1 Chicago White Sox atOakland, Late Wednesday’s Games Toronto (Happ 0-0) atTampa Bay(Moore 0-0),

Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee St. Louis

GB — 1/2 1 1 1 GB — — 1/2 2 2

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles Arizona San Diego

West Division W L 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 2, Kansas City 0 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5, 11innings Detroit 8, Miami 7, 11innings San Francisco 2, Milwaukee 1 Colorado at Arizona, late Chicago Cubs 6, L.A.Angels 1 L.A. Dodgers at SanDiego,late Wednesday’s Games San Francisco(Samardzija0-0) at M i l w a u k e e (Jungmann 0-0), 11:40 a.m.

Colorado (Chatwood0-0) atArizona(Corbin 0-0) 1:40 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez0-0) at Miam i(Fernandez 0-0), 2:55p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 0-0) atP ittsburgh(Nicasio 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Nola0-0) at Cincinnati( Finnegan0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Washington(Strasburg 0-0) at Atlanta(B.Norris0-0), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda0-0) at San Diego(Cashner 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 10:35 a.m.

Miami at Washington, 2:05p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco,2:35p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Sterling Moore.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Jack Crawford.

DENVER BRONCOS — OT Tyler Polumbus announced his retirement.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB Stevan Ridley.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Claimed DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu off waivers from Cleveland.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed FB Will Johnson and OL Ryan Seymour and Dillon Farrell.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed LS Andrew East.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed DL Tony Jerod-Eddie and OL Jordan Devey to one-year contracts.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed S Bradley McDougald and LS Andrew DePaola.

BASEBALL National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed RHP Matt Garza on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Tyler Cravy from Colorado Springs (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Signed C Rene Rivera to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with OF Gregory Polanco on a five-year contract from 2017-21.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled SS Aledmys Diaz from Memphis (PCL).

American Association JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released LHPs Leyson Septimo and Frank DeValle.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed LHP Lee Stoppelman and C Cole Leonida.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Released RHP Casey Collins. Signed RHP Ryan O’Sullivan.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed C Nolan Johnson and RHP Will Clinard.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed LHP Jack Snodgrass and RHP Mark Blackmar.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed RHP Fernando Cruz.

OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Released INF Tyler Heil and OF Chris Winder.

SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Released RHP Josh Mueller and C Jayson Hernandez.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed RHP Luis Munoz.

Frontier League RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed OF Dominique Taylor.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed RHP Seth Webster.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed OF Nolan Earley and RHP Adam Lopez.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Named Will Flynt pitching coach. Signed OF John Eierman.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed G Adin Hill to a three-year, entry-level contract.

BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Justin Bailey from Rochester (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned G Niklas Lundstrom from Bakersfield (AHL) to Norfolk (ECHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned D Stefan Elliott to Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Activated F Patrik Elias from injured reserve.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Assigned D Jesse Graham from Bridgeport (AHL) to Missouri (ECHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled D Brady Skjei from Hartford (AHL) and G Mackenzie Skapski from Greenville (ECHL) to Hartford.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Recalled F Nikita Jevpalovs from Allen (ECHL) to San Jose (AHL).

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Lehigh Valley LW Jay Rosehill three games and Lehigh Valley RW Aaron Palushaj and San Antonio coach Dean Chynoweth one game.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned D Joel Chouinard to Toledo (ECHL).

ST. JOHN’S ICECAPS — Recdalled D Travis Brown from Brampton (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Signed D Sergei Boikov to an amateur tryout agreement. Reassigned F Trevor Cheek and D Will Weber to Fort Wayne

FOOTBALL National Football League

WEEK 14 Saturday’s results Colorado 12New England 10 Buffalo 18 Georgia 14 Saskatchewan 11 Calgary 9 Toronto 13 Vancouver 11 WEEK 15 Friday, Apr. 8 Saskatchewan at New England, 5 p.m.

Saturday,Apr. 9 New England at Toronto, 5p.m.

Rochester at Buffalo, 5:30p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 7p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 10 Colorado at Georgia, 12:05p.m.

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SAN DIEGO GULLS — Signed D Andy Welinski to an amateur tryout agreement.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Returned D Kevin Montgomery to Florida (ECHL).

UTICA COMETS — Returned F Greger Hanson to Allen (ECHL).

ECHL ALASKA ACES — Released F David Eddy.

BRAMPTON BEAST — Signed G Eric Brassard and F Austin McKay. ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F Steven McParland.

GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Released F Matt Johnson from an amateur tryout agreement.

Added G Colin Mayberry as emergency backup.

IDAHO STEELHEAD — Released G Tate Maris as emergency backup.

KALAMAZOO WINGS — Claimed D Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel off waivers from Rapid City.

MISSOURI MAVERICKS — Released F Michael Hill from an amateur tryout agreement.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Released F Tyler Green.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Released F Paul Rodrigues.

TOLEDO WALLEYE — Released F Brent Tate.

UTAH GRIZZLIES — Added G Justin Masterman as emergency backup.

COLLEGE COLLEGIATE WATER POLO ASSOCIATION — Voted to accept La Salle as a member for the 201617 academic year.

CAMPBELL — Named Ronny Fisher women’s basketball coach.

CASTLETON — Named Mary Anne Levins women’s golf coach.

CHOWAN — Named Kyle Chase defensive backs coach and recruiting co-ordinator.

COLUMBIA — Named Jim Engles men’s basketball coach.

HOLY CROSS — Named Rachael Volpe director of athletic facilities and operations.

KENTUCKY — Announced freshman F Skal Labissiere will enter the NBA draft.

MARYLAND — Named Andy Buh defensive co-ordinator.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Toronto 52 25 .675 — x-Boston 45 32 .584 7 New York 31 47 .397 21 1/2 Brooklyn 21 56 .273 31 Philadelphia 10 68 .128 42 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 46 32 .590 — x-Miami 45 32 .584 1/2 x-Charlotte 44 33 .571 1 1/2 Washington 37 40 .481 8 1/2 Orlando 33 44 .429 12 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Cleveland 56 22 .718 — Indiana 41 36 .532 14 1/2 Detroit 41 37 .526 15 Chicago 39 39 .500 17 Milwaukee 32 46 .410 24 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 65 12 .844 — Memphis 42 36 .538 23 1/2 Dallas 39 38 .506 26 Houston 38 39 .494 27 New Orleans 29 48 .377 36 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 54 24 .692 — Portland 42 37 .532 12 1/2 Utah 39 39 .500 15 Denver 32 47 .405 22 1/2 Minnesota 25 52 .325 28 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-Golden State 69 8 .896 x-L.A. Clippers 49 28 .636 20 Sacramento 31 47 .397 38 Phoenix 20 58 .256 49 L.A. Lakers 16 61 .208 53 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 107,NewOrleans 93 Toronto 96,Charlotte 90 Cleveland 109, Milwaukee 80 Memphis 108, Chicago 92 Miami 107, Detroit 89 Atlanta 103,Phoenix 90 Oklahoma City 124, Denver102 San Antonio 88,Utah 86 Portland 115, Sacramento107 L.A. Clippers 103 ,L.A. Lakers 81 Minnesota at GoldenState, late Wednesday’s Games Cleveland at Indiana, 5p.m.

Detroit at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Washington, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston,5:30p.m.

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

Houston at Dallas, 7:30p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 8p.m.

L.A. Clippers at L.A.Lakers, 8:30p.m.

Thursday’s Games Phoenix atHouston, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Sacramento, 8p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 8:30p.m.

Pacquiao, Roach fondly recall 15 years at the Wild Card

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao was all kinds of hungry when he first walked into the Wild Card Boxing Club 15 years ago.

An undernourished and largely unknown Filipino fighter wanted to learn, to grow — to take on the world.

When he walked out of the Wild Card for perhaps the final time this week, Pacquiao stepped onto an enormous bus with his glowering face plastered across its length.

He took a four-hour drive to Las Vegas with his entourage of dozens, stopping only to buy mountains of snacks at a convenience store, on the way to a luxury suite and his payper-view fight against Timothy Bradley on Saturday.

Pacquiao found everything he sought from boxing in this gloriously dilapidated Hollywood gym run by trainer Fred-

die Roach.

They’ve been together since 2001, forming a tenacious partnership that might get its final test this weekend. “I don’t think this is it, so I don’t think I’m going to have to get sad or anything like that,�

Roach said. “If it is it, I will miss him, and we’ll be friends forever. But he’s always been a great guy to me. It would be different not having him around, for sure, but life goes on. It’s OK.�

If Pacquiao retires into politics after this bout, he has already thrown his final punch at the Wild Card, his training home since 2001.

He’ll never again take direction from Roach, who nurtured his growth into an eight-division champion and the Philippines’ most famous man.

Pacquiao has repeatedly said he could be forced out of boxing if the congressman is elected to a Senate position later this year.

MLB approves wearable technology NEW YORK — Wearable technology is coming to Major League Baseball.

The sport’s playing rules committee approved two devices for use during games this season, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

The Motus Baseball Sleeve measures stress on elbows and the Zephyr Bioharness monitors heart and breathing rates.

In addition, the committee approved a pair of bat sensors for use on field during workouts, one from Blast Motion and the other from Diamond Kinetics.

The technology provides the potential for earlier detection of habits that could lead to injuries. However, the

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Both sides say further discussions are likely in bargaining this year.

People spoke about the decision on condition of anonymity because no announcements were authorized by MLB or the players’ association.

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, chairman of the playing rules committee, declined comment.

The sleeve had been given provisional approval by the committee last year, but these are the first full consents for use of wearable technology.

The committee includes Atlanta’s John Schuerholz, Cleveland’s Chris Antonetti, St. Louis’ John Mozeliak, Minnesota’s Terry Ryan and others.

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Clubs may use the data only for internal purposes, and it will be shared with the player. It cannot be provided to broadcasters or used for commercial purposes. “Heart rate variability is an indicator of stress and can be used in developing post game recovery routines for high intensity players such as the starting pitcher rotations and catchers,� said Steven Small, director of Zephyr performance systems.

The Major League Baseball Players Association, concerned about its member’s rights, negotiated rules covering use of the technology. Veteran players could be reluctant to experiment with

in-game use. “The next thing you know, the pitcher’s going to have a phone in his pocket taking selfies,� New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said.

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‘Perfect storm’ made flu shot a bust 2014-15 FLU SEASON

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A “perfect storm” of conditions during the 2014-15 flu season may have contributed to the lowest effectiveness of the annual influenza vaccine that Canadian researchers have observed in more than a decade of monitoring.

Generally, getting inoculated reduces the risk of contracting influenza by about 40 to 60 per cent. But last year’s vaccine was found overall to be less than 10 per cent effective in preventing cases of flu — and in some people may have actually helped increase the risk of getting sick.

“2014-15 was a standout season for us,” said Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an influenza expert at the BC Centre for Disease Control. “It was exceptional.

It was the lowest vaccine effectiveness that we have recorded in the 10 years since we pioneered this approach for annual vaccine effectiveness estimations.”

That approach analyzes patient data collected from hundreds of family doctors in B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, who take part in the Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network. Doctors compile lab-confirmed cases of flu, as well as information on whether patients were immunized against the viruses that cause the illness.

Flu activity began earlier than usual in 2014-15 and resulted in one of the most severe influenza epidemics in recent years, with a record number of hospitalizations and outbreaks in residential care facilities, mostly affecting seniors, researchers say.

Last season’s vaccine was designed to prevent infection with two A strains, H3N2 and H1N1, and a B strain, based on recommendations made by the World Health Organization near the end of the previous flu season.

But by the time the vaccine had been produced and injected into arms beginning in fall 2014, the H3N2 virus circulating in the population had genetically mutated, a phenomenon known as drift.

Protection afforded against the mutated H3N2 strain was virtually nil, researchers found.

Not only was there a vaccine mismatch with that dominant strain — H3N2 is responsible for about 90 per cent of all flu deaths, especially among the elderly — but researchers found that people who had been inoculated in previous years actually had a higher risk of coming down with the flu than those who typically didn’t get a shot.

“That’s a controversial finding, obviously,” said Skowronski, who led the study recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. “But that’s not a reason for us to shy away from addressing it.”

Dr. Allison McGeer, director of infection control at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, said 2014-2015 was the first year in “a very long time” in which a vaccine didn’t work against one strain of flu virus.

“There’s still a lot we need to learn about flu and a lot more that we need to understand about how flu evolves in order to get really good flu vaccines,” said McGeer, who was not part of the study.

“We clearly need better vaccines and so we need people focused on how to do this better.”

The atypical 2014-15 season shouldn’t dissuade Canadians from getting the flu shot in the future, she added.

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A patient gets a shot during a flu vaccine program in Calgary. Researchers say a number of factors in 2014-2015 created a ‘perfect storm’ of conditions that contributed to the lowest effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine in more than a decade of monitoring in Canada.

“If you don’t get vaccinated, you don’t get any protection. So you’re still better off to get vaccinated,” she said, noting that the 2015-16 flu shot appears to have been “pretty good” in protecting against H1N1, the most dominant influenza virus in circulation this season.

Skowronski also hopes people don’t shy away from getting vaccinated every year.

“That to me would be a tragedy because there are people — the elderly

and those of any age with high-risk conditions — who in most seasons rely on the influenza vaccine to protect them from serious outcomes,” she said.

“It would be sad if people turned away from the vaccine on the basis of the findings here,” which Skowronski would like to see confirmed by other research groups in the U.S. and Europe, for instance.

“These findings should motivate investigations and improvements,” she said.

Tool educates teachers Researchers testing stem cells for septic shock to help kids returning to school after concussion

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CONCUSSION AWARENESS TRAINING TOOL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Teachers across Canada can now get advice from a new program to help students returning to school after a concussion.

The online Concussion Awareness Training Tool was developed by sports injury specialist Dr. Shelina Babul at BC Children’s Hospital.

“There’s nothing like this out there,” Babul said in an interview.

The resource provides input from international experts and recommendations on classroom modifications after a student suffers a blow to the head, often from sports such as football, soccer and hockey.

Stimulation from other students in the classroom, loud noises on the playground and the stress of school work can trigger symptoms including headaches, dizziness and confusion, Babul said.

The site, which includes videos with stars such as hockey player Sidney Crosby, also features an 11-year-old boy named Christian, who describes his return to school “after a long time.”

“I hurt my brain last year,” he says.

“I missed my friends but when I came back things were different. It was harder to concentrate and get my work done. I got frustrated a lot.”

Christian says a special education assistant helped him get ready for tests and provide a quiet place to work, even though he initially worried that “it would look weird and everybody would make fun of me.”

Babul said parents and coaches should err on the side of caution after a child’s head is hit or a concussion is suspected.

“Do not allow that individual to play for several days because signs and symptoms can appear subtly. A lot of times you’ll see a coach or a parent pull their kid off to the sideline, they seem fine and they’re put back in the game.”

Symptoms such as headaches, nausea and sensitivity to noise and light can occur immediately or after several hours or days, she said.

“The new and emerging signs are showing that after that a little bit of

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slow integration back to activity may not be a bad thing because we were finding that complete rest, or the previous protocol to keep the person in a dark room, leads to other ailments or other conditions such as anxiety, depression, sadness or sleeping too much.”

The website, which was developed with funding from B.C.’s Health Ministry, Child Health BC and the BC Children’s Foundation, initially provided concussion training for medical professionals in 2013.

Information for parents, players and coaches was added in 2014 before a third component for educators was added recently.

Babul said the site will be enhanced further for medical professionals to include mental health aspects of concussion because anxiety and depression are being recognized as factors among people who suffer a brain injury.

The most serious cases cause brain damage or even death if left unrecognized, though 85 per cent of concussions can be resolved after about two weeks with proper management, she said.

Children are more vulnerable to concussions because their brains are still developing and their necks are weaker.

Babul said more than 1,500 kids suffering from a concussion or mild head injury were admitted through the emergency department at BC Children’s Hospital last year but that number does not include those who went to a walk-in clinic or saw their family doctor.

There are no figures on the number of children who suffer a concussion across Canada, and Babul said a national strategy is needed involving sports associations and schools to determine policies.

Canada’s sport minister, Carla Qualtrough, has said she will be working with federal Health Minister Jane Philpott to create a national education and management strategy to better manage policies around concussions among youth and professional athletes.

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TORONTO — Sepsis, the catastrophic condition that took the life of actress Patty Duke this week, is among the most difficult to treat and often ends in death. But a group of Canadian researchers hopes to change that grim outcome with an innovative therapy using injections of specialized stem cells.

In an experimental trial, researchers at the Ottawa Hospital are testing mesenchymal stem cells from a healthy donor in patients admitted with sepsis, a runaway infection that invades the body, leading to multiple organ failure and ultimately to septic shock. The condition is fatal in 20 to 40 per cent of cases.

Sepsis can arise from infection from bacterium, viruses or fungus — even in some cases one that starts with a cut in the skin, said Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre, an intensivist who is leading the clinical trial.

The condition affects an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 Canadians each year and is most common in those with compromised immune systems, such as the very young, the elderly and those with chronic diseases like HIV, cancer or diabetes.

Duke developed sepsis and then progressed to septic shock after her intestine ruptured. But the condition can arise from any number of infections, including pneumonia and those affecting the kidneys, urinary tract or bloodstream. “(The latter) can occur just from a bug entering your skin and going into your bloodstream and then just wreaking havoc,” McIntyre said.

However, it’s not so much the microbe behind the infection that leads to sepsis — it’s the body’s response to that infection. Sepsis occurs when the immune system gets hyperactivated, causing rampant inflammation in many parts of the body, including the brain, vital organs and the cardiovascular system.

“Even your bone marrow and your blood begins to fail,” said McIntyre, explaining that as the organs and other internal systems begin shutting down, blood pressure plummets and the person goes into septic shock.

“It can be a devastating problem.”

Charles Bernique of Hawkesbury, Ont., 73, developed sepsis last June after his esophagus ruptured and he developed an infection, possibly as a result of severe food poisoning.

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At the Ottawa Hospital, surgeons repaired his esophagus, then kept him in an induced coma for four days while the ICU team pumped him full of antibiotics to fight the infection, supported his lungs with mechanical ventilation and his failing kidneys with dialysis.

With Bernique close to death, the hospital approached his wife Maureen with a proposal: would she be willing to enrol her husband in a trial for an experimental therapy using stem cells, in the hope the treatment might help him recover?

With her consent, her husband was injected with 30 million mesenchymal stem cells, which researchers believe may tamp down severe inflammation, based on animal studies that showed they can overcome sepsis and significantly reduce mortality.

After three months in the ICU and another month or so recovering at home, Bernique was restored to health and was able to return to work at an egg-production facility near his hometown.

“This to me is a miracle that I’m where I am now,” Bernique said Thursday from Ottawa. “I’m back working and I’m doing the things I could do before.”

Researchers can’t yet say if it was the stem cells that saved his life — their Phase 1 study of nine patients is designed to determine if the treatment is safe — but co-investigator Dr. Duncan Stewart, head of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, said results so far look promising.

For the last decade, Stewart has led a team investigating the healing potential of stem cells in lab rodents with induced sepsis, as a prelude to testing in humans.

“And we were quite surprised actually in … the degree of benefit we got,” he said, noting that the mesenchymal stem cells appeared to not only reduce inflammation, but also to help clear the infectious pathogen from the animals’ bodies.

In the body, mesenchymal stem cells can develop into various tissues of the lymphatic and circulatory systems, and into connective tissues such as bone and cartilage. Scientists aren’t sure how injections of these cells work, although they appear to travel to the sites of injury and to have a modulating effect on an overactive immune system. The cells, which are derived from a donor’s bone marrow but don’t require a recipient to take antirejection drugs, are eventually cleared naturally from the body.

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MORRISON Nadine 1924 - 2016 Mrs. Nadine Morrison (nee Haluschak), beloved wife of Mr. Don Morrison of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away peacefully at Harmony Care Home, Red Deer on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the age of 92 years. Nadine was born at Vilna, Alberta to parents, Sam and Anna Haluschak.

She attended Primary School at Vilna and then moved to Edmonton, Alberta, where she attended Teacher’s College.

Nadine’s first teaching job was at Peace River, Alberta, a long way from home for a young lady to travel, but she was an adventurous sort. She then spent a year teaching at Poplar Ridge School, a year at Niobe School near Innisfail, Alberta, and then twenty-three years at the Red Deer Catholic School District at Montfort, St. Martin De Porres School, and St. Patrick’s Community School, Red Deer.

While living and teaching at Poplar Ridge, she met her husband, Don and moved to the Shady Nook Community where they raised their six children and worked together to run the farm. Nadine was always a hard worker. She helped Don with the farm accounting, fed the harvesting crews, raised six children, and even went back to the University of Alberta to obtain a Degree in Teaching, her lifelong passion, where she made a difference in many children’s lives. After retiring from teaching in 1985, Nadine’s adventurous side led her to travel extensively, visiting eastern Canada, Europe and rural China, as well as enjoying cruises to the Caribbean and Panama. She continued to contribute to the community by delivering Meals On Wheels to seniors in need, and she spent fifteen years selling pull tickets to support the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Nadine also volunteered cooking many a meal for the Shady Nook Community Centre, and also served on their Board of Directors. Nadine will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Don; her six children, Pat (Sandy), Daryl (Lorraine), Margaret (John), Michael (Connie), Carole (Don), and Ross (Anne); seventeen grandchildren; Jennifer, Erin (Ryland), Carrie, Tara (Angus), Melissa, Kayla (Beau), Krista, Becky (Cory), Michael, Sheila (Cory), Laura (Doran), Colin (Kelsey), Greg, Scott, Ashley (Jeremy), Theresa (Manu) and Monica; and four great grandchildren; Lauchlin, Kalem, Logan and Ayla.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with The Reverend Father Jozef Wroblewski celebrant. If desired, Memorial Donations in Nadine’s honor may be made directly to the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation at www.stollerykids.com. The family would like to say a special thank you to Rene and all the girls at Harmony Care Home, for their loving care and compassion toward Nadine. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

SHEPPARD 1948 - 2016 Calvin Neil Sheppard of Red Deer, passed away at Extendicare Michener Hill on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the age of 67 years. Neil (Papa) will be loving remembered by his wife Barbara; daughters Glenda and Jennifer; son Kenneth; their partners; six grandchildren; brothers Ches and Brian and sisters Vivian and Sharon. A Funeral Service will be held at the Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer, AB, on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 4:00 pm. For those wishing to pay their respects, they may do so between 3:00 pm and 3:50 pm, prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made directly to the Loaves and Fishes Benevolent Society, 6002 54 Ave., Red Deer, AB T4N 4M8. Condolences to Neil’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

McINTOSH Kenneth (Mac) James Jan. 24, 1940 - April 2, 2016 Kenneth (Mac) James McIntosh passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at RDRHC surrounded by his family. He will be forever loved and remembered by his brother, four sons, 2 daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A small service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

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STEWART Lucy 1931 - 2016 Lucy LaVerne Winnifred Stewart passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the age of 84 years. Lucy is survived by her daughter Louella (Gary) Ramsey; grandsons James (Roxanne) Crippen and Matthew Crippen; great grandchildren Liam, Alexis and Lauren Crippen, all of Red Deer, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A In Memoriam Memorial Service will be held in the auditorium of Extendicare Michener Hill, 12 - Michener Blvd, Red Deer, AB on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, 10240 - Kingsway Ave NW, Edmonton AB T5H 3V9 or to Parkinson’s Alberta, 5406 D - 43 St, Red Deer AB T4P 1C9.

Condolences to Lucy’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944 In memory Tyson Vanderzwaag April 3, 1994 - April 6, 2012 Taken from us four years In Memoriam ago by an impaired driver.

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ALLISON Lois Katherine Sept. 11, 1939 - Mar. 26, 2016 Lois passed away early March 26, 2016, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital after her final battle with lifelong diabetes. Lois was born in Bentley, Alberta, to Ernie and May Koski.

She attended school in Nordegg, AB, and Red Deer at Lindsay Thurber High School where she met her high school sweetheart, Gary, who became her husband May 16, 1959. Lois is survived by her husband, Gary, of 57 years, daughter, Susan (Jim), son, Joe (Juanita), granddaughters; Lindsay (Jason), Lauren (Robert) and Danielle (Peter), and grandson, Darcy. She will also be sorely missed by her sister, Linda (Frank), sisters-in-law; Diane (Albert) and Linda (Robert), good friends; Arlene and Gerrit Visser and Marylynn Foote and Paul Kane, and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and greatnephews. She recently was made a most proud greatgrandmother with the arrival of Danielle’s (and Peter’s) son, Jackson. Lois was always working at some project-she was a fine knitter and would perfectly sew anything you could want.

She was a great cook and baker and her Christmas recipes shall live on through her children.

Always “if something is worth doing it’s worth doing right” was her motto, whether crafting, cooking or bookkeeping-her final profession before retirement. We will miss her.

The family would like to thank Dr. Johan Viljoen and Dr. Kim Jim and the staff on Unit 31, as well as many neighbors for their kind acts and compassionate care. At Lois’ request no formal service will be held. Family and friends are invited to join us for a memorial tea on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Radisson Hotel on 67th Street, Red Deer, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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Classifieds 309-3300

PRO-LINE Manufacturing Inc. is a growing business in the dairy and ag industry, and we are presently looking to fill the position of a

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Caregivers/ Aides

710

IN NEED Live-in caregiver willing to do split shifts,days and nights.

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Sales & Distributors

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Bicycles

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Children's Items

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PS2 with 12 games, $75; Sega Genesis with 4 games, $60; PS1 with 15 games, $75; and Sharp 13” flat screen with remote, $30. 403-782-3847

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

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Sporting Goods

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BASKETBALL shoes, Kobe 1X, size 12, like new cond, new $200, asking $75 403-314-9603 MOVING. Exercise bike $100; elliptical trainer $150 Don 403-342-2245

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LOVESEAT, 2 cushion, shades of green/black, very good cond. $75.

403-347-5846

Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

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22 SUPER Hero vintage figures, 4” tall, $125 for all 403-314-9603

NEWLY refinished 3 bdrm. duplex, fenced yard, close to schools, avail. immed. $1250 + utils, Sylvan Lake Call/Text 780-887-4430 for appt.

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1870

Collectors' Items

4 BDRM. house on Kingston Drive, $1400/mo.

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LARGE well maintained garden space avail. for free GONE!

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Garden Supplies

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

2 electric lamps, $20.

403-885-5020

1790

Electronics

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Some of the major duties will include: managing inventory and stock levels, coordinating logistics, overseeing parts counter sales, pricing, as well as overall organization of the ELECTRIC heater, $15. parts room and staff. We 403-885-5020 are looking for an energetic candidate with a min. of 3 yrs. exp. in parts Piano & with previous management exp. who possesses strong Organs attention to detail and is Willis piano team oriented, has MOVING. knowledge of computer $400 403-342-2245 based inventory systems, customer service skills, Office and exc. communication skills. We offer a comp. Supplies benefit package. E-mail OFFICE chair, higher resume to back, adjusts up/down, info@prolineinc.ca very good cond. $20.

403-347-5846

ALCOHOLICS BABY doll with extra ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 clothes, rooted hair, sleep COCAINE ANONYMOUS eyes $15 403-314-9603 403-396-8298

For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK SOUTHBROOKE WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Tammy at 403-314-4306

PARTLY furnished house in Sylvan Lake avail. for rent at $1800. Call 403-887-4610

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SYLVAN: 2 fully furn. rentals, incld’s all utils., $550 - $1300. 403-880-0210

Condos/ Townhouses

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2 BDRM,. Lakefront Condo Sylvan Lake, Million dollar view for only $999./mo. heat & water incl’d. Avail immediately 780-278-0784 STURDY oak dining table WIRELESS World 44 in. sq. w/1 leaf. Hard- AVAIL. May 1, 3 & 4 bdrm.

Solutions at 107-4747 wood & ceramic tile townhouse, 4 appl., 67 ST, RED DEER, AB, panels. 6 matching chairs. hardwood, 2 parking stalls, requires a F/T, Perm. $300. 403 342-2245 close to shopping & Assistant Manager-Retail schools.$1100 - $1200 + WANTED with min. 1-2 yrs of related util. + d.d. 403-506-0054 Antiques, furniture and sales exp., ASAP. Duties: estates. 342-2514 SOUTHWOOD PARK Plan, direct and evaluate 3110-47TH Avenue, the operations, Manage 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, staff and assign duties, Misc. for generously sized, 1 1/2 Resolve customer Sale baths, fenced yards, complaints etc. Wages full bsmts. 403-347-7473, $26.50/Hr. Email Sorry no pets.

100 VHS movies, $75 Resume - retailjobs@ www.greatapartments.ca for all. 403-885-5020 mywirelessworld.ca MOVING Must sell 4 pc. bdrm. suite (dbl. bed) $200 403-342-2245

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Handyman Services

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BOOK NOW! For help on your home DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your projects such as bathroom, main floor, and bsmt. reno needs. 403-506-4301 renovations. Also painting QUALITY taping, drywall and flooring. and reno’s. 403-350-6737 Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

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403-341-4445

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1290

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Property clean up 505-4777

PARKING LOT, Street Sweeping,

Pressure washing, complete hotmix asphalt services, crack sealing, complete concrete services. Call ConAsph reception 403-341-6900

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869 QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s Roofing. Re-roofing specialist. Fully insured.

Insurance claims welcome.

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Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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SEIBEL PROPERTY $500 OFF 1ST MONTH’S RENT

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6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

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ORIOLE PARK

3050

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage.

Avail. now or May 1st.

403-304-5337

3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609

WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650.

Avail. now or May 1 403-304-5337

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or May 1. 403-304-5337

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Suites

Suites

3060

Rooms For Rent

3090

2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. $425. MO/D.D. incld’s bldg, free laundry, very SUITES. 25+, adults only everything. 403-342-1834 clean, quiet, Avail. now or n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 or 587-877-1883 after 2:30 MAY 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650.

LIMITED TIME OFFER: FULLY furn. bdrm. for rent, 403-304-5337 One free year of Telus $500/mth - $250 DD. internet & cable AND 50% 2 BDRM. N/S, no pets.

Call 403-396-2468 off fi rst month’s rent!

2 $800. rent/d.d.

Bedroom suites available.

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3110

MORRISROE MANOR

NOW RENTING SELECT 1 BDRM. APT’S. starting at $795/mo.

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Call 403-343-7955

Pasture

Mobile Lot

3190

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

2 bdrm. apt. w/balcony, adults only, no pets heat/water incld. $875.

403-346-5885 PENHOLD 1 bdrm. 4 appls, inclds. heat & water, no pets $760/mo., avail.

May 1 403-348-6594

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Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S, No pets.

403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

3090

BLACKFALDS, $600, all inclusive. 403-358-1614

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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, 54,000 km, 403-341-9373

4010

2005 CROWN Vic, loaded, 94,000 kms. $6000. obo.

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1997 FORD F-150, spotless, no rust, in exc. cond. 403-352-6995

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Rent $900 S.D. $700.

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Houses For Sale

HOUSE FOR SALE 4 bdrm, 3 full baths, S.E. Red Deer 1344 sq.ft.

Triple car garage, $374,900. 780-404-6475

Commercial Property

4110

SYLVAN LAKE SMALL OFFICE 1,050 sq. ft. office for lease, center of downtown, one block from the beach, parking on site, already partitioned, excellent rate of $8 sq. ft. plus triple net, bhibbert@shaw.ca

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2008 SUZUKI C109, 1800 CC All the bells and whistles.

44,600 kms.

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Boats & Marine

5060

2010 DURASTAR 3 ton box truck, 24’ box, ext. cab. auto. trans.

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2007 Ford Ranger Level II 6 cyl auto 4x4 loaded. Clean.

Priced to Buy Call 403-318 3040

2009 Grand Caravan, exc. cond, extra set winter tires, DVD, extras $12,500 obo 403-505-5789

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124,000 kms.. $5000. obo 780-916-0221

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2011 DODGE CALIBER, only 56,000 km, exc. cond., $8,900.

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2007 YAMAHA 30,003 km V-star 1100, Silverado new tires, exc. cond. $5500.

403-318-4725

2010 FORD FUSION SEL, 2.5L, IV engine, 6 spd., loaded.

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2007 DODGE Nitro 4x4, SLT V6, auto., loaded w/sunroof, low kms., CLEAN. Priced to buy Call 403-318 3040

2008 SUZUKI C109, 1800cc. All the bells and whistles. 44,600 kms.

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2013 HONDA PCX 150CC scooter, 1,700 km, $2,000.

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ADVICE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016

No obligation to host friends for a visit KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: We’re in a pickle. We’ve spent the past winter in a wonderful retirement area.

We’ve gone out to dinner with some neighbors and had a nice time.

Now that it’s time to head home, two couples talk constantly about traveling our way this summer, staying with us while they see the sights of our city.

Annie, we like these couples, but our lives are very different.

For starters, we are vegans and they are not. Just having them for meals in our house would be difficult. We have hinted that we have a lot to do when we get home and are not sure when we would be available, but it hasn’t stopped them from assuming they are welcome.

Whatever happened to waiting to be invited?

Is it because these retired couples have no set schedule and love to visit people? Why do they expect a big welcome mat to be thrown out for them?

I hope all snowbirds will read this.

If you want to visit, book a hotel and we’ll be delighted to meet up with you at a restaurant.

How do we get out of this? — Give Me a Break Dear Give: When people say they’re planning to visit you, reply sweetly, “We’d love to see you up our way.

There are some charming hotels not far from our house and we’ll be happy to give you the names. We could meet for dinner.” You are under no obligation to let them stay with you, no matter how insistent they are in their efforts to freeload. Always be polite, but don’t let them take advantage of you.

Dear Annie: This is about “Embar-

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Wednesday, April 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE Paul Rudd, 46; Merle Haggard, 78; Billy Dee Williams, 78 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: There are relationship hurdles to overcome today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Jupiter brings blessings this year involving work, health or pets.

But don’t try and control things too much.

Sometimes you have to get out of the way and just let the magic happen!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Venus is now vamping through your sign, until April 30.

So it’s the perfect time to call in a few old favours, as others respond to your abundant Aries charm, enthusiasm and fiery charisma.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): With Mercury now moving through your sign — until June 12 — pay close attention to the way you are communicating with others.

Listen closely and then respond carefully, cleverly and creatively.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid bringing up sensitive emotional issues, as loved ones are not feeling particularly forgiving today.

Relationships are acting as a mirror; reflecting back what you may not want to see.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): With the Sun and Venus in your reputation zone, you’re keen to impress others but don’t promise more than you can comfortably deliver.

When it comes to a financial matter, follow your intuition.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many Lions are in bossy-boots mode today, as you try to get other people to do exactly what

rassed About the Next Generation,” who said kids can’t make change or balance a checkbook.

When kids don’t learn in school, or their parents refuse to teach them, then you get the cashier at our fastfood restaurant. The bill came to $5.25.

We handed the girl $6.25, so she could give us back a dollar. She stated that she couldn’t do that and gave me back the quarter, along with 75 cents. She didn’t know how to do it any other way.

Someone should teach these kids matters relating to finances. Remember, these are the next generation of bankers. — We’re in Trouble Dear Trouble: Not really. Someone who cannot make change is not likely to go into banking. Surely you remember kids in your grade school and high school who had difficulty with math.

They probably couldn’t make change, either, but you didn’t know about it.

We have received dozens of letters from readers who are annoyed, upset, irritated and angry that their local 19-year-old cashier doesn’t know how to make change.

But it is unfair to blame an entire generation because one or two fastfood workers couldn’t decipher how to give you back a dollar.

Plenty of young people can make change correctly.

However, we completely agree that it is helpful to learn these life skills, and it will be up to the parents and grandparents to take on this responsibility. Better to spend a few hours mentoring than griping about it.

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Polar bear cub Lili plays with a ball in their enclosure at the ‘Zoo am Meer’ (German for zoo next to the sea) in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, Tuesday. Lili was born in the zoo on Dec. 11, 2015. Tuesday was the first public appearance of the polar bear cub.

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.

you want.

But is that the smart way to go? Clever Cats will strive to be an iron fist in a velvet glove.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your ruling planet Mercury is now activating your adventure zone.

So it’s the perfect time to study, travel, explore and experiment as you gain inspiration from international friends and foreign cultures.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your diplomatic skills will be put to the test today as family, friends or work colleagues cause problems at every turn.

So do your best to calm troubled waters and soothe furrowed brows.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Power games are likely, as Pluto amps up your control freak tendencies. One area you do need to control though is your finances, so strive to get the balance right between saving and spending.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Friends and finances are best kept separate today. Plus take a close look at your personal and professional relationships, and accept responsibility for the part you’re playing in ongoing problems.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you try to control people and situations, then it will be a long and difficult day.

You have the power to influence those around you, so make sure you do so in inspiring, helpful and happy ways.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): All types of communication and social media are favoured at the moment Aquarius, as lucky Venus encourages you to make contact with a wide range of people in a variety of different ways.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s a good day to write down your goals and dreams for the future. But, when it comes to your peer group, be discriminating and don’t waste time with fickle friends who sabotage your dreams.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

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What’s the deal with Jon Snow?

BY STEPHANIE MERRY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES As we approach the April 24 premiere of Game of Thrones Season 6, we’ll be checking in with characters to look at what they’ve been up to and what the future may have in store for them. This post contains spoilers from past seasons and far-fetched guesses about forthcoming ones.

The character: Jon Snow (Kit Harington), the alleged bastard son of Ned Stark, became a fan favorite during the last season, so it was only a matter of time before he bit the dust. But before that, he became Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, despite his disgraceful origins and rule-breaking (remember, that romance with Ygritte was a major Night’s Watch no-no).

The last time we saw him he was … Dying on the frozen ground after getting stabbed by Alliser Thorne, murderous tyke Olly and a few other Black Brothers, who each said the words, “for the Watch,” before sticking a knife in Jon’s belly. What a way to go.

So what’s next? Here’s where things get interesting. Basically no one believes that Jon is really dead, even though everyone involved in the show, from Harington to showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, have claimed the character is a goner.

“Dead is dead,” Weiss told Entertainment Weekly last June. “We would hope that after seeing the scene and the way it’s shot that the answer to that will be unambiguous in the minds of the people watching it. It should be pretty clear what happens by the time you’re done seeing that scene. It’s not an, ‘Oh what just happened scene.’”

Whatever you say, man.

Harington, meanwhile, told Time Out London: “I filmed some scenes of me being dead — it’s some of my best work.”

And then there’s the trailer, which revealed nothing more than Jon’s corpse from various angles.

But fans are convinced that, between Melisandre’s witchcraft and the presence of Jon’s direwolf

Local BRIEFS Sam Spades to perform at Fratters Speakeasy on Friday Edmonton rock-a-billy band Sam Spades will put on a high-energy show on Friday, April 8, at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer.

Named after the lead character in Dashiell Hammett’s fifties pulp detective novel, The Maltese Falcon, the group takes a new twist on songs steeped in rockabilly tradition.

On Sam Spades’ debut EP Wolf, the band members — John Richards on upright bass, Greg Hann on drums, Trevor B. McNeely on lead guitar and Sam Heine on guitar and lead vocals — recreated their live concert sound, which has been described as soulful and swaggering.

Tickets to the 9 p.m. show are $10 from Fratters.

‘Funniest teacher in Canada’ will entertain at H.J. Cody School An international night of comedy is being presented by the students of H.J. Cody School in Sylvan Lake.

Comedian Ken Valgardson, who’s been called “the funniest teacher in Canada,” and has entertained all across the country, as well as for troops in the Middle East, will perform on Friday, April 8.

Hors d’ouevres and “decadent” desserts will be served, and a silent auction will be held to raise money for the school’s Interact Club.

The event is at 7 p.m. in the school’s fine arts centre.

Tickets are $25 from H.J. Cody School’s front office.

12th annual Music With a Mission concert on Saturday Two orchestras of dedicated young musicians and

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Jon Snow (Kit Harington), the alleged bastard son of Ned Stark, became a fan favorite during the last season, so it was only a matter of time before he bit the dust.

Ghost, the Lord Commander might live to see another season. When Ned died, for example, viewers were shocked but they accepted the plot. But viewers feel differently about Jon for a couple reasons.

First there’s Jon’s parentage, which has been the subject of fascination and speculation thanks to hints galore in George R.R. Martin’s books. Why all the clues about who Jon’s mom and dad really were

if the Lord Commander was just going to die?

But the plot thickens when you consider the fact that Harington was photographed in Belfast, Ireland, where Game of Thrones is filmed. Sure, he could be simply shooting scenes as a corpse. But there are some very spoiler-filled indications that he’ll be doing a whole lot more than that when Season 6 gets going.

a sign-language choir from Central Alberta will join together to perform at the 12th-annual Music With a Mission concert.

The free event on Saturday, April 9, at the First Church of the Nazarene will feature live performances by two local youth bands — the Red Deer Youth Orchestra and Lacombe’s Rosedale Valley Strings.

They will be performing along with the Mamawi Atosketan School Choir, which consists of young people who do sign language along to recorded music.

Their shared goal is to help improve the lives of young people in our region. Donations will be collected at the fundraising concert to continue the breakfast program at Mamawi Atosketan Native School in Maskwacis. (Tax receipts will be issued.)

The 7 p.m. concert at 2 McVicar St. in Red Deer is presented by the Lacombe charity, A Better World Canada.

April 16 and 23. Join the upstairs-downstairs fun as the Grey family and their servants gossip, receive visitors and spill secrets.

Tickets are $10 for each of the above shows and can be ordered through www.bullskitcomedy.com.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

RDC to host Memories of Jazz concert Surprises, guest performances and great music are promised at the Memories of Jazz concert on Saturday, April 8, at Red Deer College.

The RDC Big Band is gearing up for a night of musical memories. The band will be playing favourite selections from past performances from over 30 years.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show at the RDC Arts Centre are $21.80 ($17.80 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Central Music Festival not happening in 2016 It’s official. The Central Music Festival isn’t happening again this summer.

The volunteer base and organizational structure wasn’t adequate for planning a major outdoor music festival, according to the Central Music Festival Society.

The summer festival that was previously held on private land just outside Red Deer, has not run since 2013.

But the society is still bringing in musicians to perform separate gigs in Red Deer — including a tribute to The Band’s Last Waltz concert on April 8 at the Elks Lodge, and Ian Tyson on May 3 at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre.

Tickets to these events are available from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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