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NDP push the pedal to the metal GOVERNMENT SPENDS BIG TO SUPPORT ALBERTANS THROUGH DOWNTURN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Alberta government, with oil prices taking massive bites out of its bottom line, blew past its own spending safeguards Thursday to deliver a budget that forecasts almost $58 billion in debt within three years.

Finance Min- Winners and ister Joe Ceci confirmed that losers Page A2 this year’s deficit will be $10.4 billion and said there is no expectation of balancing the books before 2024.

He also outlined details of a planned carbon tax that will cost a two-income household earning more than $100,000 annually about $500 a year by 2018. But there are no other new or increased taxes.

Ceci told reporters that making deep cuts to a tanking oil-powered economy would only make things worse.

“We are continuing to put the pedal to the metal so that we can support Albertans through this downturn, the worst downturn in a generation,” he said. “We’re going to come out the other side in 2017.”

Next year’s budget deficit is forecast to be $10.1 billion and another shortfall of $8.4 billion is expected the year after that. The last $3.8-billion of rainy-day savings in the Contingency Fund will be gone this year and Alberta will borrow $5.4 billion just for dayto-day operations.

The $58-million debt by 2019 is a sig-

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley reacts to Minister of Finance Joe Ceci’s tie before delivering the 2016 budget in Edmonton on Thursday. nificant leap. In the NDP’s budget last fall, the plan was for a $48-billion debt, but not until 2020.

By comparison, British Columbia, a province with a similar population, has a $65-billion debt. And Alberta was not the only oil-reliant province grappling with red ink Thursday. The

first budget of the new Liberal government in Newfoundland and Labrador detailed a range of new taxes and levies, but still results in a deficit of almost $2 billion.

LOCAL REACTION

Mayor pleased province funding Gaetz Avenue interchange project The south entrance into Red Deer is about to get a long-awaited face lift.

The NDP government inked $100 million over five years for the Hwy 2 and Gaetz Avenue interchange project in the 2016 budget.

The city has been advocating for changes to improve safety and to accommodate growth at the interchange for close to 10 years.

Mayor Tara Veer and city officials will address the specific impacts of the provincial budget on the municipality at a press conference today.

But Veer said funding for this project was the most favourable component in the provincial budget for Red Deer.

She said if the funding was not allocated this year it would have closed off the option on the project beyond 2019.

Meanwhile Red Deer College president Joel Ward said he pleased that the province followed through on its promise to boost post-secondary grants by two per cent and to continue the tuition freeze for students.

He said there is opportunity in this budget for joint provincial and federal infrastructure projects.

He said it is a positive budget and one where the college is not forced to make tough decisions around people and programs as it has had to do over the last few years.

He said the province realizes more people are coming back to post-secondary.

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Liberals’ assisted-death legislation called a ‘betrayal’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A proposed new federal law that imposes strict conditions on the right of Canadians to end their lives with medical assistance is a betrayal of the woman whose case was central to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the ban on assisted death, critics say.

Kay Carter would not have qualified for an assisted death under the law proposed Thursday by the Trudeau

Palliative care top of mind among Central Albertans Page A3 government in response to the top court’s landmark ruling, said the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, a plaintiff in the case.

The 89-year-old B.C. woman suffered “excruciating physical and psychological distress” from spinal stenosis, but was not facing imminent death, RED DEER WEATHER

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the BCCLA said.

Under the proposed new law, to be eligible for a medically assisted death, a person must be someone who is “suffering intolerably” and for whom a natural death is “reasonably foreseeable.”

They must also be a consenting adult, at least 18 years old, with a serious and incurable disease, illness or disability, and be in “an advanced state of irreversible decline.”

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“We think it’s shameful that the woman who was at the very heart of this litigation would be a person who would not qualify for a compassionate and peaceful death.”

Carter travelled secretly to Switzerland in January 2010, where she was able to legally obtain medical help to end her life.

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REACTION: ‘Every little bit helps small business’

BUDGET: Rewrite borrowing law To legally rack up the new debt number, Premier Rachel Notley’s government plans to rewrite a law it passed late last year that capped borrowing to a maximum 15 per cent of the province’s GDP. The cap is to be eliminated.

Opposition leaders said the new debt is staggering.

“The NDP have put us on a path of unlimited borrowing and zero timelines for getting our province back to balance,” said Opposition Wildrose Leader Brian Jean.

Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark said “shock” is the only word to describe the level of borrowing.

“The lack of any sort of plan to pay it back, it is irresponsible,” said Clark.

Progressive Conservative Leader Ric McIver called the debt “the monster in the room.”

Alberta’s carbon tax begins Jan. 1 and will increase the cost of gasoline by almost 4.5 cents a litre.

It will also raise the cost of home heating, but not electricity. The carbon tax is to increase in 2018.

The levy is expected to cost a household earning more than $100,000 a year $338 in 2017 and $508 in 2018.

A household under $51,250, or $103,000 per couple, will get rebates — plus a little bit more — of $360 next year and $540 the next.

The tax will raise an estimated $274 million in the abbreviated 2016-17 fiscal year and then rise to $1.7 billion by 2018-19.

There is help for businesses in the budget in the form of two new tax credits worth $250 million to encourage investment and capital spending. The small business tax is to be cut to two per cent from three.

The province is avoiding cuts to front-line services.

That was applauded by Guy Smith, the head of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.

“This is a measured, reasonable budget based on the difficult economic times the government faces,” said Smith.

“They obviously have determined that they want to keep services to Albertans secure and stable,

“Our applications for next year are already up 13 per cent after we had a 10 per cent increase this year,” he said. “More people need opportunities to be re-skilled and retrained so they are continuing to fund that.”

He is also pleased with the commitment to apprenticeship programs.

Reg Warkentin, Red Deer Chamber of Commerce, policy policy co-ordinator, called the budget a mixed bag with some things that may help businesses.

Warkentin said in a lot of ways the government got all the bad things out of the way including the corporate tax and the minimum wage increases.

He said the size of the deficit and the growing debt is concerning.

Warkentin said reducing the small business tax to two per cent from three per cent as of Jan.1 is an improvement.

“Every little bit helps small business,” he said.

“We know the vast majority of businesses in Alberta are small business. It’s great to see them do that.

There are a number of things in there that are going to help. We saw the entrepreneur program. They will help get people up and running.”

He noted the small investor tax credit is a huge win.

“Access to capital for businesses wanting to grow or starting out is the biggest issue we hear about,” he said. “I think it is a really smart move.”

But the Don MacIntyre, the Wildrose MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, said the Wildrose is incredibly disappointed to see “this risky and ideological NDP budget” in a press release.

He said it shows no plan to get Alberta back to a path of fiscal sustainability, and accepts ballooning debts and deficits and acceptable.

“The impact for everyday Albertans and their families will be devastating,” he said. “From higher costs to driving your car or heating your home because of the carbon tax, to interest payments paid by typical Albertans because of the NDP government’s risky borrowing, this budget is reckless.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

WINNERS AND LOSERS

● Total revenue is pegged at $41.4 billion against $51.1 billion in spending. The government is adding a $700-million buffer if oil prices fall into the US$30 barrel range, which would bring the deficit to $10.4 billion. ● Benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil expected to average US$42 a barrel and the dollar is forecast at US73.5 cents. ● The province is amalgamating or dissolving 26 agencies, boards and commissions to save $33 million over three years. ● Salaries and supplies in government departments to be cut by two per cent to save $121 million. ● A carbon tax to begin Jan. 1 will cost a household earning more than $100,000 a year about $500 annually by 2018 as prices go up for gasoline and home heating. There are no other new or increased taxes. ● Two new tax credits worth $250 million to encourage investment in small- and medium-sized businesses and to give business leaders incentives to make capital investments. ● The small-business tax to be cut to two per cent from three. ● Province expects all of its capital spending and employment incentive efforts will create about 100,000 jobs over the next three years.

Winners: Small businesses. The small-business tax to be cut to two per cent from three per cent on Jan. 1.

Winners: Low-income families. The new Alberta Child Benefit to provide up to $2,750 each year to vulnerable families, including 235,000 children. There are also enhancements to the Alberta Family Employment Tax Credit.

Losers: Higher-income earners. The new carbon tax will cost households making more than $100,000 a year an estimated $338 annually. That will jump to $504 next year.

Losers: Future generations of taxpayers. Alberta debt is expected to reach $58 billion by 2019.

Winners: Municipalities. The province will continue with the second year of a $35-billion accelerated capital infrastructure plan, including money for ring roads in Edmonton and Calgary and a key traffic interchange in Red Deer.

Winners: Public-sector workers. No cuts planned in front-line services.

Winners: New workers. There is $15 million to help apprentices complete training and work experience requirements and $10 million to train those under-represented in the workforce, including women and indigenous people.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Red Deer RCMP detachment.

Police allege that two windows were hit and damaged by pebble-sized shots on the afternoon of March 14. A suspect vehicle was pulled over shortly afterward.

Cory Daniel Picard, 21, was arrested on charges of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, using an imitation firearm to commit an offence, mischief causing less than $5,000 in damages and uttering threats.

Now in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre, Picard appeared via video feed in Red Deer provin-

Bail a work-in-progress for man accused of shooting at Red Deer RCMP detachment Bail terms are still being worked out for a young Red Deer man accused of shooting BB rounds at the

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TIMELINE EDMONTON — Here is a recent history of Alberta budgets: 2013-14 (tabled March 7, 2013) Slogan: Responsible Change Premier: Alison Redford Finance minister: Doug Horner The budget comes at a time when the province is feeling the squeeze from falling oil revenues and a growing population. It holds the line on day-to-day spending but borrows $4.3 billion to build roads, hospitals and schools.

Even though the government is not increasing its overall spending on operations, it anticipates a $2-billion deficit on revenues of $38.6 billion. The shortfall, coupled with borrowing, means $6.3 billion in red ink. Horner says the $4.3 billion should not be seen as part of the deficit, because new infrastructure the money is paying for is an asset. There are no new or increased taxes, but no extra money for doctors, teachers, nurses or other government workers in contract talks.

2014-15 (tabled March 6, 2014) Slogan: The Building Alberta Plan Premier: Alison Redford Finance minister: Doug Horner Alberta is back in the black on day-to-day spending with a $1.1- billion surplus, but the good times are being underwritten with billions of dollars in debt to pay for roads, schools and hospitals for tens of thousands of newcomers arriving each year. There are no new taxes and no tax increases. There is money for 40 more Mounties, 50 news schools and 2,000 new spaces for post-secondary students. And there is cash to complete twinning of the overburdened and dangerous highway to the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray.

2015-16 (tabled March 26, 2015, but never passed) Slogan: Putting Things Right Premier: Jim Prentice Finance minister: Robin Campbell Plunging oil prices punch a multimillion-dollar hole in the government’s revenue.

Prentice pledges to get the government off the roller-coaster of energy revenues. The plan calls for Albertans to pay more to get married, go camping, have a drink and fill up at the pumps. It retools tax rates so that the wealthy pay more. It also brings in a health-care levy.

Even with all the changes, the budget forecasts the largest deficit in Alberta’s history at $5 billion.

2015-16 (tabled Oct. 27, 2015) Slogan: Supporting Jobs, Supporting Families Premier: Rachel Notley Finance Minister: Joe Ceci Low oil prices continue to suck billions of dollars out of Alberta’s pocketbook and the government faces a deficit of $6.1 billion. But the NDP’s first budget forges ahead with plans to build schools and hospitals, hire more teachers and nurses and bring in promised job-creation programs. There’s money earmarked to reduce school fees, start a school nutrition program and deliver a new child benefit for low-income families. There’s also cash to provide employers with job-creation grants and to improve access to capital for small- and medium-sized businesses. Much of the spending is underwritten by debt pegged to reach $36.6 billion by 2018.

cial court on Wednesday, represented by Red Deer defence counsel Brad Mulder.

Mulder advised the Court that he is working out bail terms, but needs to secure a suitable housing arrangement for his client, who has been diagnosed with autism.

Mulder said he is also awaiting additional disclosure before he can take further instructions on behalf of his client.

Picard is to return to court on April 27 to deal with the charges.

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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DYING: ‘Foreseeable death’ provision shocking Her daughter, Lee Carter, who carried on her mother’s fight for the legal right to an assisted death in Canada, agreed that her mother would not have qualified under the new law.

“I feel angry, I feel sad, I’m bitterly disappointed,” she said. “It’s like we’ve gone through this for five years — and for what?”

The “foreseeable death” provision shocked those who had claimed victory last year when the Supreme Court struck down the ban on assisted death as a violation of the right to life, liberty and security of the person.

“This is a way of saying (the disease must be) terminal without saying terminal,” said Shanaaz Gokool, head of Dying with Dignity Canada.

That, she said, blatantly disregards the court’s ruling that a new law must recognize the right to a medically assisted death for a clearly consenting adult who has a “grievous and irremediable medical condition” that “causes enduring suffering that is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of his or her condition.”

The court did not specify that the illness must be terminal or that the individual must be at death’s door it said only that the incurable condition must be intolerable to the individual. Nor did the court confine its ruling to those

He said after reading the proposed legislation, his message remains the same.

“It is seeking to make legally acceptable in some circumstances what’s morally wrong in every circumstance. This is something that we need to continue to, in my view, speak out against,” Smith said.

Rev. Paul Cadieux, of St. Mary’s Church, said forcing doctors to participate or to refer patients is not right and education about palliative care is also lacking.

“A lot of people still don’t know about palliative care. Families need to know about it for family members,” Cadieux said.

Cheri Purpur, RN and nurse manager at Red Deer Hospice, agreed.

“At this point we don’t have great numbers of people in the waiting pool.

But I don’t know if that’s an accurate reflection of how many people would benefit from hospice care. I think there is still a very large lack of public education,” Purpur said. suffering physical illnesses.

The proposed law does not apply to those suffering only from mental illnesses, or to so-called mature minors who may otherwise meet all the criteria except for age. Nor does it allow those with competence-eroding conditions, such as dementia, to make requests in advance for medical assistance to die at a certain point in the progression of their disease.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said those controversial, complex issues require further study which the government — under pressure to meet the court’s June 6 deadline for enacting a new law — didn’t have time to do.

Others say those omissions, along with the foreseeable death provision, virtually guarantee the new law will be challenged and, eventually, struck down.

“It is disappointing that the Liberal government continues the former Harper government’s tradition of ignoring Supreme Court decisions,” said Queen’s University bioethicist Udo Schuklenk, former chair of the Royal Society of Canada’s expert panel on end-of-life decision making.

“This legislation would not withstand a charter challenge by a competent, not terminally ill patient who suffers an irreversible medical condition that renders their life not worth living.”

A number of groups have called on the government to refer the law, once passed, to the Supreme Court to test whether it is actually in compliance with the charter of rights — rather than forcing sick and dying individuals to launch their own court challenges.

But Wilson-Raybould said it’s “definitely too early to speculate” on that.

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The 10-bed hospice admits about 160 patients a year and is often full.

“If the people who are considering physician-hastened death, if they truly understood what palliative care can provide them, I honestly believe they would not be asking for this service.

Because we can provide them with what they’re looking for in the way of dignity and comfort. They just don’t know that we can.”

She said Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre has a 10-bed tertiary palliative care unit for people who need pain and symptoms brought under control before they go home, into long term care or a hospice. But there is not enough long-term care, at times no bed in hospice, and not enough home care to have comfortable home deaths.

Currently Red Deer Hospice, like other hospices and health care centres, has to determine whether to allow doctor-assisted death in their facilities.

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Canada’s proposed law to allow doctor-assisted dying introduced in Parliament on Thursday has Central Albertans talking about more access to palliative care.

Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen said during the election the Liberal government promised to invest $3 billion in long-term care and an effective strategy for palliative care.

“What we don’t see from this government is the dollars they said would be associated with increasing palliative care,” said Dreeshen from Ottawa on Thursday.

The Conservative MP said if Canadians are making end of life decisions, the government has to follow through on its commitment to help people through such a difficult time by increasing palliative care.

The bill recognizes Canadians who have “a grievous and irremedial medical condition that causes them enduring and intolerable suffering who wish to seek medical assistance dying.”

Among the requirements, people have to be eligible for health services funded by a government in Canada, at least 18 years old and mentally competent, have made a voluntary request without external pressure, and requires a mandatory 15 days for people to reflect on their decision.

At St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday, about 500 people attended a talk on doctor-assisted dying led by Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith, a hospital chaplain who works with the dying and a doctor specializing in chronic pain.

Smith said the church has been advocating for increased access to effective palliative care.

“One of the tragedies in this whole thing is that rather than putting all of our efforts and resources into making palliative care more accessible, now we have efforts that take the opposite direction and want to make death more available for people. It’s kind of a sad commentary on where our society is moving,” Smith said from Edmonton. “(Palliative care) is a beautiful way of surrounding people with love and affirmation of their value, and giving them care and support — not just physical — but also psychological, spiritual. Whatever they need, and any family members who may also be in need,” Smith said.

process of developing a hospice policy,” Purpur said.

Mara Grunau, executive director for Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary, said more mental health services are also required to identify who is looking for doctor-assisted death and who is suicidal. A very specific screening process is needed.

“Our fear is not that it will increase suicides per say, but I think it’s inevitable that it will normalize dying not by natural causes. The risks we’re afraid of is that the people who are suicidal will be misclassified into the physician-assisted death stream,” said Grunau, whose agency is not taking a stand on doctor-assisted dying.

“People who are looking for physician-assisted death want to hasten death. So they know that their dying is inevitable and they want the suffering to end. Suicidal people actually don’t want to die. They are looking for someone to help them. They don’t see a way out. They don’t see another option,” Grunau said.

Pastor Paul Vallee at Living Stones Church said the doctor-assisted dying bill is a reflection of our culture’s impatience.

“We’re the microwave generation.

Let’s speed everything up,” Vallee said.

As a pastor for over 30 years, Vallee said he believes in miracles.

“There are situations when even the medical people would say they shouldn’t have recovered, and they live another two years or 10 years.

“In some cases, yes they are terminal and they will die. There are other situations where people have recovered. In the future, those (who chose doctor-assisted death) won’t recover,” Vallee said.

Dreeshen said Conservatives want the legislation to safeguard vulnerable people and to make provisions for the conscientious rights of physicians and other health care providers. He said further discussion and assurances are required.

Red Deer-Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins said an overwhelming majority of his constituents didn’t want to go down this road and are “very, very concerned about the slippery slope that would be created by this legislation.”

“I’ll be working to respect my constituents wishes and to make the restrictions for assisted dying as stringent as possible,” said the Conservative MP. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Mulcair’s irrational road to nowhere CHANTAL HÉBERT OPINION

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y the time he stood at the podium to address the NDP convention Sunday morning, Thomas Mulcair must have known he was in deep and likely irreversible trouble.

It took little more than a minimum of political acumen to pick up the negative signals that preceded the vote on whether to seek a new leader. Mulcair did not lack for antennae in the corridors of the convention.

Upon arrival in Edmonton on Thursday, a longtime NDP insider told me Mulcair could hope at best to win the vote with 55 per cent. The support of such a slim majority of delegates would have left him well short of the mark he needed to reach to have the legitimacy to stay at the helm. Presumably, the outgoing leader had access to the same sobering assessments of his prospects.

If he ever had any illusions that the

70 per cent-plus confidence vote he was seeking was in the bag, he had to have lost them some time before he finally faced the music on Sunday.

As the convention progressed, Mulcair and his team must have noted that things were taking a turn for the worse.

The momentum for a leadership campaign grew with every passing hour, with fewer and fewer New Democrats willing to challenge the case for replacing the leader.

A politician as seasoned as Mulcair wouldn’t have thought a single speech would turn the tide or that the meandering address he was about to deliver was up to such a Herculean task.

It is even harder to imagine his inner circle did not at least present him with options that would have spared him a public humiliation and, possibly, left him with a shot at keeping his job.

In the weeks, days and hours leading up to the vote, Mulcair was still in control of his destiny. On the way to the podium, he still had course-altering alternatives at his disposal.

As late as last week he could have signalled his intention to oversee a 24-month transition to a successor. In the summer of 2002, then-prime minis-

ter Jean Chrétien did just that, setting a date for his retirement more than a year before his actual departure rather than fend off an attempt to drive him out at a Liberal national convention. That paved the way to a dignified exit.

Alternatively, there was a middle ground between losing the vote and stepping down to pre-empt it.

Even as late as Sunday morning, Mulcair could have regained control of the agenda by telling delegates he had resolved to ask the party to organize a leadership convention and planned to run for his own job.

After all, even in the best-case scenario, a decent score on the weekend would have signalled only the beginning of another campaign to survive another convention vote in two years.

Would it have been worse to take on real-life rivals in a full-fledged contest than to spend the next few years fighting shadows?

Yes, former Tory leader Joe Clark and the Canadian Alliance’s Stockwell Day both took that particular route and it led them to a wall. But every situation is different. As the prospective leadership field looks now, Mulcair would have stood head and shoulders

above the competition.

As time went on this weekend, it became less and less clear what the NDP leader’s end game was.

It would have made strategic sense for Mulcair to allow, as he did, events to take their course to their inevitable conclusion on Sunday if he has come to simply want to put the leadership chapter of his life behind him. But it seems the opposite is true.

Given the result of the vote, most party leaders standing in his place would have issued a terse farewell and been on their way to pursue less thankless challenges. Instead he immediately offered to act as the party’s caretaker for up to two years.

Mulcair must be a glutton for punishment. Some even believe he could be amenable to being drafted to run for the job he just lost. That sounds crazy but no more so than some of the choices made in Edmonton this weekend. Rational calculations — as recent events have demonstrated — are not always at the root of political decisions.

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Completed the same time they were lengthening all the other left hand turning lanes along 40th Ave, traffic backs up for several light cycles because the left hand turning lane is too short. But didn’t notice they were lengthening the same lanes along the exact same street at that same time.

• Bike lanes was an unused city wide debacle, what was the cost?

• Do we really need a city council, a mayor and a city controller? As a tax payer whose money goes to pay the wages for these positions I seriously question the tax dollar value. We are top heavy in management and it’s a waste.

As tax payers confronted with an annual tax increase of 4 per cent to cover the costs of ever increasing salaries, waste and overspending like the examples above, we should be able to call the city to task on their spending and they should start using the same care in planning their actions as the rest of us. They spend with wanton abandonment and it has to stop.

Duke Hanson Red Deer

I had left behind at a food counter.

The woman had shared a food counter with me and, when I proceeded to my seat without my handbag, which I had placed on the floor, rather than hand it over to the lost and found section, this total stranger found me in the stands.

It’s nice to see that honesty toward a stranger still exists in Red Deer. This woman is an angel!

Claire Journault Calgary

ing big bucks is fun. Money grows on trees. You can borrow your way to prosperity. Besides, you will not have to pay it back anyway. Your children and grandchildren will have to deal with it. And, Tim Harper goes even further. He says, “Legislation to compel governments to balance their books is phony.” Surely, he’s not serious? Will Canadians actually believe these political fraudsters? Will some Canadians actually believe that this craziness is good for Canada?

Give the Advocate credit: On April 11 they printed a column by Gwynn Morgan called Canada on the path to debilitating debt. Just by stating the facts, Gwynn Morgan made Tim Harper’s column look foolish, and the Trudeau’s “dream-world” a fantasy.

I won’t go into great detail. You can reread those columns yourselves. But I will say that Gwynn Morgan did remind us that Pierre Trudeau, in 1970, used exactly the same strategy as his son. It’s easy to be a hero. Just borrow lots of money and pretend to fulfill everyone’s dreams.

Canada’s national debt today is $617 billion. Get the picture? I asked a local financial advisor if she would ever counsel someone who was having financial troubles to borrow money to solve them. She said vociferously, “No, never!”

Much of Western Canada showed good sense in a recent federal election, but apparently the Maritimes and other parts are living in a “dream world.”

Jim Swan Red Deer

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• Snow plowing: do you care what snow zone you’re in? Or do you just want your street plowed when it’s needed? What did signage cost? They don’t come when there’s a half-meter of snow, they come when it’s 8 cm of ice, doesn’t need plowing anymore and screw up everybody’s parking by windrowing both sides of the street and don’t even take it down to pavement. Why bother? It just make things worse and don’t come when it’s needed.

• The intersection on Taylor and 49 st was closed for months as we hoped for a circle drive, but we didn’t get that, after closing it for the second time in its history they left us with a mess. Someday they will have to close and rebuild it yet again at our expense, because it was obsolete the minute they opened it.

• They took nearly the whole length of 32 st down to gravel and rebuilt it, wouldn’t that be a good time to add an extra lane on either side, but they replaced it exactly as was.

• The Southside of intersection 40th Ave and the Delburne highway was redone in 2012 and they made the left hand turning lane about four car lengths long, knowing Clearwater Industrial Park was about to become

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Re. Tim Harper column: Grits betting Canadian dream includes deficits What a tragedy it is. Europe is still in a horrible financial and political mess, because their citizens trusted politicians to “fulfill their dreams.”

And here we are, as Canadian citizens, watching our politicians performing the same fraudulent promises.

Young-gun Justin Trudeau promised only a temporary $10 billion deficit, which is bad enough. Tim Harper, of course, tries to put a good face on what is suddenly a $30 billion deficit, with no decreases in sight. I wonder, do Trudeau and his cohorts actually expect Canadians to feel that he has fulfilled their dreams?

Our stern, steady previous Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has told citizens for years that our own penchant for borrowing heavily, while interest rates are low, is a recipe for disaster.

Many Canadians did not listen, neither did Tim Harper. Hey! Borrow-

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BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

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It took a few years of supporting the STARS lottery, but it was worth it for Phillip Gow. The Bowden man learned Thursday after the winning numbers were drawn that he had won $1.5 million in the 2016 Lucky STARS 50/50 draw.

Gow said he has been supporting STARS for more than 25 years.

Several other Central Albertans also found out they won major prizes in the lottery draw, although none of the four houses up for grabs went to anyone local.

Shirley Merry of Red Deer won a 2016 BMW 328x1 and Brett Siford of Red Deer won a 2016 Toyota Tundra SR5 Crewmax.

Roy Hecht of Lacombe won $100,000 in the early bird draw.

The five grand prize winners were: ● David Woods of Calgary who won the Calgary show home worth $1.4 million; ● Ed and Marlene Grinnell of Lethbridge FRIDAY, APRIL won the Edmonton show home worth $975,000; ● Peter and Olive Huvenaars of Taber won the Sylvan Lake show home worth $945,000; ● Jamie Edmondson

of Calgary won the Lethbridge show home worth $825,000; ● Norm and Carolyn Bonnett of Lethbridge won the home away from home truck and trailer package worth $141,503 The complete list of winners will be posted Monday on the STARS website, which is starslotteryalberta.ca The lottery raised more than $11.5 million net for the non-profit, with 3,200 prizes worth more than $5.6 million.

It is STARS’ main source of funding in Alberta, and while it was touch and go this year because of trying economic times, the lottery again sold out.

STARS provides specialized emergency medical care and transportation for critically ill and injured patients. STARS has bases in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.

Man robs Rocky bar with knife Police are looked for a man who brandished a knife while robbing a bar in Rocky Mountain House on Thursday morning.

Rocky Mountain House police say a man entered the Rookies Lounge on 48 Avenue around 11 a.m. and demanded cash while waving a knife.

He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The man is described as tall, balding and wearing a grey zip-up hoodie.

If you have information on this crime, contact the Rocky Mountain House RCContributed photo MP at 403- 845-2882, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Lacombe County has surplus Lacombe County came out of 2015 more than $900,000 in the black.

Council was given a rundown on last year’s budget numbers on Thursday and got some good news. The county posted a $931,772 surplus, just under two per cent of the $46 million operating budget.

The decision before council was what to do with the surplus. Typically, the county puts the money into reserve funds.

Coun. Ken Wigmore suggested council look at putting the money into the 2016 budget to provide some tax relief this year.

County commissioner Terry Hager urged caution with how the money is allocated. If the surplus is used to fund this year’s budget, it becomes a “hidden liability” for the 2017 budget.

If there was no surplus next year, that money would either have to be cut from the budget or taxes raised to cover it.

There are already signs that the economic slowdown will mean a decline in linear taxes, which are paid on pipelines and power lines and similar infrastructure.

Wigmore suggested a compromise. Council passed a motion to put $313,000 aside for taxes it may not be able to collect because of the slumping economy. The remaining $600,000 will be directed towards a tax stabilization reserve.

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Mother accused in son’s Edmonton death hoped he would be OK Queen up for sale

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LETHBRIDGE — A mother accused in her toddler’s death from bacterial meningitis wept repeatedly Thursday as she told court about the day her son was rushed to hospital.

“Our son was on life support and we were being told that someone felt we were neglectful. We were now being questioned on our parenting, too,” testified Collet Stephan, choking back tears.

Stephan, 35 and her husband David, 32, are on trial accused of failing to provide the necessaries of life for 19-month-old Ezekiel in March 2012.

Ezekiel had been sick for more than two weeks when he stopped breathing and later died in hospital. Court has heard how his parents gave him natural remedies, including smoothies with hot peppers and horseradish, because they thought he had croup.

Stephan told jurors that the first day of her son’s illness was easily the worst. She said he had a fever and was making a wheezing and whistling noise as he tried to breathe.

“The sound he was making was heartwrenching. This isn’t the kind of sound you want to hear from your child.”

When asked about her background and her decision to stay home to raise children, Stephan smiled.

“Because I love being a mom.”

But her mood appeared to darken when she was asked about the day her son was taken from a local hospital in southern Alberta to the children’s hospital in Calgary, where a doctor told her that Ezekiel had very little brain activity.

Stephan said the doctor told her she had seen children come out of comas in the past.

“I just had that sense of hope … that he was going to be OK.” An interview with the RCMP while Ezekiel was on life support also caused a great deal of worry about her other son, said Stephan.

“I feared losing both our children. I was 20 weeks pregnant and having the fear of losing that child as well. It was a roller-coaster of emotions I was constantly going through.”

Some spectators in the courtroom and one of the jurors wiped away tears during the testimony.

Court documents reveal that just days before Ezekiel went to hospital

his parents were giving him fluids through an eyedropper to keep him hydrated as he would not drink on his own. They also started him on an electrolyte and amino acid supplement, wrote Dr. Jenn D’Mello in an assessment.

His symptoms worsened.

“He would not eat or drink, was lethargic and they noticed his body to be very stiff. These symptoms persisted … and he started being so stiff that his back was arched,” D’Mello wrote.

The assessment indicates Ezekiel’s body was so stiff and sore that he couldn’t be placed in a car seat.

Mello wrote on March 15, 2012, that Ezekiel “met criteria for brain death.”

A pathologist determined the boy died “as a result of bacterial meningitis and right pleural empyema (lung infection).”

D’Mello’s report noted Collet Stephan never saw a physician during her pregnancy and did not have any blood tests or ultrasounds before Ezekiel’s home birth.

David Stephan testified Wednesday that his son had never been taken to a medical doctor.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — For sale — one boat, seats 399.

Edmonton’s river boat has been put on the auction block by its owners, a numbered company representing interests from five First Nations in the Lesser Slave Lake area of northern Alberta.

Mickey Spencer of the Sawridge Group, which is handling the sale, says the sellers are looking for someone who will keep the Edmonton Queen in the city.

He says after all the trouble it took to get the boat to the North Saskatchewan River, the thinking is the boat is going to stay.

He says it’s too wide a boat to be put on a highway and hauled anywhere.

But he thinks if it were put on pilings or some kind of permanent structure, it would make a beautiful waterfront restaurant.

Thief steals jewelry of ‘sentimental’ value from sleeping senior TURNER VALLEY, Alta. — Police are looking for a thief who stole heirloom jewelry from the home of a 102-year-old southern Alberta woman.

Murder suspect still waiting for disclosure from Crown Proceedings against a man accused of a murder in Eckville 10 years ago are stalled while his lawyer awaits further details from the Crown.

Lacombe resident Shayne Edward Gulka, 44, was arrested on March 11 by police who had been investigating a death in Eckville almost 10 years ago.

Police allege that the body of Bradley Webber was found shot to death inside a fifth wheel travel trailer.

Gulka and a co-accused, who is at large on a Canada-wide warrant, are charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping.

Currently in custody at the Red Deer Remand Centre, Gulka appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday by closed-circuit TV to enter his plea. Defence counsel Michael Scrase advised the Court that he is not ready to enter a plea or speak to bail because he is still awaiting further disclosure from the Crown.

Gulka and his lawyer are due back in court on May 18.

Meanwhile, RCMP investigators continue to search for their second suspect, Kevin Edward Brown, 33, from Calgary.

RCMP say the theft happened Sunday in Black Diamond, southwest of Calgary, when someone got into the home through an unlocked window while the woman slept.

She was alone in the residence at the time.

A large amount of jewelry, including a unique golden wedding band, was taken.

Mounties say the items are of significant sentimental value to the victim and her family.

They think the woman was targeted,

and they’re hoping anyone who may

Police have asked for the public’s assistance in locating Brown, described as Caucasian, 1.75 m (fivefoot-nine) tall, 81 kg (180 pounds), with blond hair, blue eyes, moles on his face and a scar on his forehead. He has a Chinese symbol tattooed on the left side of his neck and a tribal design on his right upper arm.

Anyone who has information that may help police locate and arrest Brown is asked to call the RCMP major crimes unit (south) at 403-519-7306 or 403-519-7307. To remain anonymous, report information online to www. tipsubmit.com or call Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477.

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“I think we’re just asking to be allowed to drive four-wheel drive vehicles down the trail and, basically, to have a staging area down there,” said Stock, who has gathered support from about 30 residents on a petition.

County commissioner Terry Hager said the county had previously heard complaints about vehicles in the area from a nearby camp used by children.

There were also concerns that the end of the route was becoming a party spot.

Stock said there has been little par-

ty activity in the area for some time and the route is almost exclusively used by local residents. Only one or two vehicles can be found parked by the lake at any given time, often left by residents going canoeing or kayaking.

Coun. Ken Wigmore was concerned that allowing the exception could draw similar requests from other areas.

Council asked administration to bring back a report before making a decision on the Wilson’s Beach request.

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Wilson’s Beach residents want to use road to lake Wilson’s Beach residents have been using a short dirt road to drive down to Gull Lake for 30 years.

Little did many residents know, using street vehicles on the roughly one-km route had become illegal when council passed an off-highway vehicle bylaw in 2012.

Designed as a response to complaints about the numbers of quads carving ruts into sensitive environmental areas, the bylaw designated three routes for off-highway vehicles in New Sarepta, McLaurin Beach/Gull Lake Centre and Wilson’s Beach.

What many Wilson’s Beach residents weren’t aware of was the bylaw prohibited the use of regular vehicles on their road, which had been graded and gravelled by residents many years ago.

Wilson’s Beach resident Calvin Stock appealed to county council on Thursday to make an exception for the community’s route, which is more akin to a gravel road than the two other off-highway access routes, which are

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Rebels focus on discipline LOOK TO CUT BACK ON PENALTIES THAT HURT THEM IN LAST TWO GAMES

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Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle celebrates his goal with left wing Andre Burakovsky, defenseman Karl Alzner and center Marcus Johansson during the third period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-0.

Capitals use special teams to take down Flyers in Game 1

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Capitals 2 Flyers 0 WASHINGTON — Going into the locker room at the first intermission, the Washington Capitals had no goals but all the momentum.

Three successful penalty kills kept the Philadelphia Flyers off the scoreboard, and the Capitals knew they’d get their chance.

When that happened, John Carlson scored on the power play and the Capitals locked down defensively to shut out the Flyers 2-0 Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

In a special-teams showcase, Washington leaned on its trademark penalty killing and the goaltending of Braden Holtby to take the lead in the series.

Holtby stopped all 19 shots he faced for his third career shutout in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

“He’s been great all year — he’s been standing on his head, winning us games and stealing us games,” said Jay Beagle, who scored the Capitals’ second goal. “With a bunch of (penalty kills), you have to rely on the goaltender quite a bit. He obviously stood on his head again tonight. Those PKs gave us momentum.”

The Capitals went 4 for 4 on the penalty kill and frustrated the Flyers, who got only eight shots on net after the first period and lost second-line centre Sean Couturier to an upper-body injury midway through the second. Couturier appeared to injure his left arm or shoulder on a hit by Alex Ovechkin and didn’t return.

Couturier’s status for Game 2 in Washington on Saturday is uncertain. The team said he’d be evaluated Friday.

“All I know is we had to go without him for the

rest of the game tonight,” Philadelphia coach Dave Hakstol said. “I won’t go any further than that.”

Couturier’s absence could be crushing for the Flyers, especially after they missed several opportunities to score on the power play. The Capitals’ penalty kill, which ranked second in the NHL during the regular season, was up to the task early and often.

“If they score there, it’s a totally different game,” said centre Nicklas Backstrom, who assisted on Carlson’s power-play goal. “We were staying aggressive and we didn’t allow them too much.”

Coach Barry Trotz said prior to the game that special teams “can give you momentum or they can take some momentum away from you,” and that came true. After his team killed off a fourth penalty in the second period, it got two power plays and started to take over.

Just 19 seconds after Flyers defenceman Brandon Manning went to the box for sending the puck over the glass, Carlson’s shot from the point deflected off penalty killer Chris Vandevelde and bounced in past Steve Mason at 16:21 of the second.

Mason was phenomenal in stopping 29 of the 31 shots he faced, but what Backstrom called a “weird shot” from Carlson turned out to be the game-winner.

“When you get a good bounce like that, it’s nice,” Carlson said. “It’s a pick-me-up to start us off.”

Carlson’s goal was an emotional boost, but the Capitals’ methodical defensive play was already well under way. They held the Flyers to a total of eight shots in the final two periods.

“They pressured,” Flyers defenceman Mark Streit said. “We’ve just got to move the puck and keep it simple as much as possible, get pucks to the net and have traffic there. It’s easier said than done. They did a pretty good job. We’ve just got do better.”

What was once a best-of-seven series, has turned into a best-of-three.

Splitting the first four games, the Red Deer Rebels and Regina Pats took a one day breather before renewing hostilities tonight at the Enmax Centrium.

With their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinal series tied at 2-2, the series will come down to whoever wins two of the next three.

And for the Rebels to have success, they have to find some discipline.

“With the penalties we took, we shouldn’t expect to win this time of year,” said Haydn Fleury, Rebels defenceman.

“We have to tighten up those penalties in the offensive zone. We felt we’ve been a solid team fiveon-five, we’ve done some good things five-on-five, but we have to stay out of the penalty box.”

In game 4, the Rebels took seven penalties. The Pats’ top-ranked power play, this post-season, capitalized on four of those short-handed chances. In game 3, the Rebels took seven penalties as well, but the Pats scored on two of those. This series, the Pats have scored 11 times on 25 power play opportunities.

“We’ve talked about discipline the entire series, myself included especially in that last game. Those two penalties were unacceptable,” said Rebels forward Jake DeBrusk. “I have to be better with my stick.

“Discipline has been the biggest thing in this series and their power play has been lethal. We have to stay out of the box and play them straight up and go to work.”

Goalie Rylan Toth, the Rebels starter for the majority of the season, returned to the lineup Wednesday night. He missed the last two months with a lower-body injury. He started as the backup behind Trevor Martin, but after Martin surrendered four goals on 22 shots he was pulled in favour of Toth.

“I’m not going to lie, I was a little rusty,” said Toth.

“I felt I was in good shape, but once you get in the game flow and when they have the puck in your zone for a while, it’s a little tiring. Overall I felt pretty good.”

Martin has started every playoff game so far for the Rebels. He said the guys in front of him helped him settle in and succeed this post-season.

“You can’t really control the decisions (Brent Sutter, Rebels GM/head coach) makes, you can only go out and play your game,” said Martin. “Toth, when he goes in, he’s a good goalie and we’re good friends on and off the ice. It’s a good competitive, friendly rivalry.”

Game 5 happens tonight at the Centrium. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

Notes: Colton Bobyk has one more game left on his suspension for “his actions” at the end of game 3. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Prairie Fire program provides opportunity to compete at high level DANNY RODE LOCAL SPORT The Central Alberta Prairie Fire has been a hit since its birth five years ago.

The Fire, who play in the Calgary Area Midget Football Association, have consistently drawn between 60 and 70 players to their camp each season with 55 on their roster.

“We also keep several Grade 9s as red shirts so they can have a year of development,” explained first-year head coach Patrick Callan.

“The program has been a success in the number of kids we have out. There has been a lot of interest.”

This year’s edition of the Prairie Fire is no exception as they draw players from all of Central Alberta, ranging from as far North as Leduc and South to Olds.

“The majority of the players have come from Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Lacombe and Stettler and we have five or six kids from Innisfail,” said Callan, who has been with the program for all five years.

“My first year I coached the defensive line and then was defensive coordinator for the next three,” he said. “This is my first year as head coach, but because I was with the program since it started it was

an easy transition.”

The team is made up of players from Grade 9 through Grade 11 and is used as a development team for the local high schools.

“It gives the kids an extra season to develop and it’s been beneficial,” said Callan, who played on the line at Notre Dame High School before joining the University of Calgary Dinos in 2004. He spent five years with the Dinos before returning to Central Alberta.

Callan likes the calibre of play at the midget level.

“It’s a level some of the kids haven’t seen before,” he said. “Playing against the Calgary teams is like playing provincial football. There are no easy games.”

Several members of the Prairie Fire have gone on to compete in the provincial Senior Bowl and with the Alberta U18 team at the national finals.

“By getting an opportunity to play in our program, as well as the high school, it certainly helps prepare them for those programs,” he said.

This year’s roster is evenly spread out beginning in Grade 9 through Grade 11.

“We have some high quality Grade 9s plus a solid group in Grade 10 and a veteran group in Grade 11.

It’s a nice distribution so that every year we have a good group returning and there’s no drop off.”

The biggest challenge for the Prairie Fire’s coaching staff is to improve the team’s consistency.

“Our goal each year is to get the kids to compete at the highest level consistently,” he said. “It’s a

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big mountain to climb to get them to perform under pressure and to play with confidence and without fear. To be able to compete no matter what happens.

The kids do a great job, but not as consistent as we would like.”

This year’s team will host the Calgary Broncos tonight at 7:15 p.m. in Lacombe. It’s their second and last home game of the six-game regular season. They lost their home opener 27-12 to the Calgary Mavericks before tying the Hilltoppers 12-12.

“We should have won both games,” said Callan.

“But that’s sports.”

What the Prairie Fire does have is a strong ground game by Justin Fedun and Johanna Smith out of Notre Dame, Alex Sugue of Hunting Hills and Tanner Newsham of Innisfail.

What Callan hasn’t found yet is a starting quarterback with Devin Desormeau of Notre Dame and Jon Ericson of Lacombe sharing duties.

The defence has a strong group on the line and at linebacker.

Jacob Plamondon of Notre Dame, Kaedann Price of Lindsay Thurber and Ty McCann of Stettler anchor the defensive line with Edward Kim of Hunting Hills, Reiss Flunder of Notre Dame and Darian Davis of Innisfail at linebacker.

The Fire will play six regular season games and at least one playoff game.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

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Local Sports Minnesota at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 18 Dallas at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Dallas at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

DIVISION SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7)

WHL 2016 Playoffs Second Round DIVISION FINALS (Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Florida (1) vs. N.Y. Islanders (WC1) (N.Y. Islanders lead series 1-0) Thursday’s result N.Y. Islanders 5 Florida 4 Friday’s game N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Moose Jaw (3) (Brandon leads series 3-1) Wednesday’s result Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 2 Tuesday’s result Moose Jaw 7 Brandon 1 Friday’s game Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis (2) vs. Chicago (3) (St. Louis leads series 1-0) Wednesday’s result St. Louis 1 Chicago 0 (OT) Friday’s game Chicago at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s game St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 19 St. Louis at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay (2) vs. Detroit (3) (Tampa Bay leads series 1-0) Wednesday’s result Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 2 Friday’s game Detroit at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s game Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 19 Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Central Division Red Deer (2) vs. Regina (WC1) (series tied 2-2) Wednesday’s result Regina 6 Red Deer 4 Tuesday’s result Regina 6 Red Deer 3 Friday’s game Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s game x-Red Deer at Regina, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles (2) vs. San Jose (3) Thursday’s result San Jose at Los Angeles, late Saturday’s game San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 18 Los Angeles at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Los Angeles at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

ALLAN CUP Canadian Men’s Senior AAA Championship At Steinbach, Man.

Pittsburgh (2) vs. N.Y. Rangers (3) (Pittsburgh leads series 1-0) Wednesday’s result Pittsburgh 5 N.Y. Rangers 2 Saturday’s game N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 19 Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Everett (2) (Seattle leads series 2-1) Wednesday’s result Seattle 5 Everett 0 Sunday’s result Seattle 3 Everett 1 Friday’s game Seattle at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday’s game Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s results Quarter-finals Shellbrook 7 Stoney Creek 4 South East vs. Ile-des-Chenes, late Friday’s games Semifinals Grand Falls-Windsor vs. Quarter-final Winner, 3 or 7 p.m.

Bentley vs. Quarter-final Winner, 3 or 7 p.m.

Saturday’s game Championship Semifinal Winners, TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Dallas (1) vs. Minnesota (WC2) Dallas leads series 1-0) Thursday’s result Dallas 4 Minnesota 0 Saturday’s game

2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round

Basketball Golden State 125, Memphis 104 L.A. Lakers 101, Utah 96 Phoenix 114, L.A. Clippers 105 Portland 107, Denver 99 End of Regular Season

NBA Final 2015-16 l standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-Cleveland 57 25 .695 — y-Toronto 56 26 .683 1 x-Boston 48 34 .585 9 y-Miami 48 34 .585 9 x-Atlanta 48 34 .585 9 x-Charlotte 48 34 .585 9 x-Indiana 45 37 .549 12 x-Detroit 44 38 .537 13 Chicago 42 40 .512 15 Washington 41 41 .500 16 Orlando 35 47 .427 22 Milwaukee 33 49 .402 24 New York 32 50 .390 25 Brooklyn 21 61 .256 36 Philadelphia 10 72 .122 47

NBA 2016 Playoffs First Round Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7)

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-Golden State 73 9 .890 — y-San Antonio 67 15 .817 6 y-Oklahoma City 55 27 .671 18 x-L.A. Clippers 53 29 .646 20 x-Portland 44 38 .537 29 x-Dallas 42 40 .512 31 x-Memphis 42 40 .512 31 x-Houston 41 41 .500 32 Utah 40 41 .494 32 1/2 Sacramento 33 49 .402 40 Denver 33 49 .402 40 New Orleans 30 52 .366 43 Minnesota 29 53 .354 44 Phoenix 23 59 .280 50 L.A. Lakers 16 65 .198 56 1/2 x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division z — clinched conference.

Wednesday’s results Chicago 115, Philadelphia 105 Minnesota 144, New Orleans 109 Indiana 97, Milwaukee 92 Houston 116, Sacramento 81 San Antonio 96, Dallas 91 Detroit 112, Cleveland 110 (OT) Toronto 103, Brooklyn 96 Boston 98, Miami 88 Washington 109, Atlanta 98 Charlotte 117, Orlando 103

EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland (1) vs. Detroit (8) Sunday’s game Detroit at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Detroit at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 22 Cleveland at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 24 Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto (2) vs. Indiana (7) Saturday’s game Indiana at Toronto, 10:30 a.m.

Monday, Apr. 18 Indiana at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Apr. 21 Toronto at Indiana, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 23 Toronto at Indiana, 1 p.m.

Miami (3) vs. Charlotte (6) Sunday’s game Charlotte at Miami, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Charlotte at Miami, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 23 Miami at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 25 Miami at Charlotte, TBA Atlanta (4) vs. Boston (5) Saturday’s game Boston at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 19 Boston at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 22 Atlanta at Boston, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 24

Atlanta at Boston, 4 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State (1) vs. Houston (8) Saturday’s game Houston at Golden State, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 18 Houston at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Apr. 21 Golden State at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 24 Golden State at Houston, 1:30 p.m.

San Antonio (2) vs. Memphis (7) Sunday’s game Memphis at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 19 Memphis at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 22 San Antonio at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 24 San Antonio at Memphis, 11 a.m.

Oklahoma City (3) vs. Dallas (6) Saturday’s game Dallas at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 18 Dallas at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Apr. 21 Oklahoma City at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 23 Oklahoma City at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 7 2 .778 Toronto 5 5 .500 Boston 4 4 .500 New York 4 4 .500 Tampa Bay 3 6 .333 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 7 2 .778 Kansas City 7 2 .778 Detroit 6 2 .750 Cleveland 4 3 .571 Minnesota 0 9 .000 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 5 4 .556 Texas 6 5 .545 Oakland 4 6 .400 Seattle 3 6 .333 Houston 3 7 .300

BRIEFS RDC Kings add to blue line for next season The Red Deer College Kings hockey team has strengthened their blueline heading into the 2016-17 season.

Former Camrose Kodiak Trevor Costello has accepted an offer to play for the Kings, in the upcoming season.

In four seasons for the Kodiaks, Costellow played 206 games, scored 21 goals and had 43 assists. He also had two goals and 14 assists in 35 playoff games.

“Trevor was our top d-man in the playoffs and all I can say is Red Deer

GB — 2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2 4 GB — — 1/2 2 7 GB — — 1 1/2 2 2 1/2

Thursday’s Games Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 1 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 0 Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Texas 6, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 6, Houston 2 Friday’s Games Seattle (Karns 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-1), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 0-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 1-1) at Boston (Porcello 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Worley 0-0) at Texas (M.Perez 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Pelfrey 0-1) at Houston (Keuchel 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 0-2) at Minnesota (Milone 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 1-0) at Oakland (R.Hill 1-1),

Washington Philadelphia Miami New York Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado Arizona San Diego

National League East Division W L Pct 7 1 .875 5 5 .500 3 4 .429 3 5 .375 0 9 .000 Central Division W L Pct 8 1 .889 5 4 .556 5 4 .556 5 5 .500 4 5 .444 West Division W L Pct 6 4 .600 6 4 .600 5 4 .556 3 7 .300 3 7 .300

GB — 3 3 1/2 4 7 1/2 GB — 3 3 3 1/2 4 GB — — 1/2 3 3

Thursday’s Games Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0 St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 11, San Francisco 6 Washington 6, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 2 Friday’s Games Colorado (Bettis 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-0), 12:20 p.m.

Milwaukee (Nelson 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Washington (J.Ross 1-0) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 1-0), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (W.Perez 0-0)at Miami (Chen 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 0-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Melville 0-0) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 1-0), 6:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF x-Buffalo 14 10 4 .714 201 X-NewEngland 14 9 5 .643 184 Rochester 14 6 8 .429 157 Georgia 14 5 9 .357 180 Toronto 14 4 10 .286 148 West Division GP W L Pct x-Saskatchewan 14 10 4 .714 x-Colorado 14 10 4 .714 Calgary 16 7 9 .438 Vancouver 14 3 11 .214 x — clinched playoff berth.

GF 186 169 186 155

GA GB 174 — 163 1 162 4 193 5 173 6 GA GB 154 — 165 — 186 4 196 7

WEEK 16 Friday’s games New England at Georgia, 5:35 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Toronto at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Georgia at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

WEEK 17 Saturday, Apr. 23 Georgia at New England, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Rochester, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers (4) vs.

Portland (5) Sunday’s game Portland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Portland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 23 L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 25 L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

U15 Kings suffer early exit GRANDE PRAIRIE — A tough weekend for the Central Alberta Kings Volleyball Club U15 Kings ran into a familiar foe, knocking them out of the round of 16.

The Kings struggled early in pool play, losing to the Calgary Coyotes, but worked hard to finish in second in their pool.

In the round of 16, they ran into the Barrhead Knights. The Kings won the first set, but lost the next two in close fashion culminating in a 13-15 loss.

The loss bumped the Kings into the consolation round, where they finished 13th.

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Pacific Division Anaheim (1) vs. Nashville (WC1) Friday’s game Nashville at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game Nashville at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 19 Anaheim at Nashville, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Apr. 21 Anaheim at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Metropolitan Division Washington (1) vs. Philadelphia (WC2) (Washington leads series 1-0) Thursday’s result Washington 2 Philadelphia 0 Saturday’s game Philadelphia at Washington, 5 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 18 Washington at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Washington at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Kelowna (2) (Series tied 2-2) Tuesday’s result Kelowna 3 Victoria 2 Saturday’s result Victoria 3 Kelowna 2 Thursday’s game Kelowna 4 Victoria 3 Friday’s game Kelowna at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 4 Yankees 2 TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays capped an up-and-down homestand in style Thursday night by relying on two of their big weapons — the team ace and the reigning league MVP. Marcus Stroman allowed three hits over eight innings and slugger Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer as Toronto defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 at Rogers Centre.

The victory brought the Blue Jays back to the .500 mark and helped ease some of the concern about their tepid start to the season. Toronto will take a 5-5 record into Boston on Friday for the opener of a seven-game road trip.

“I feel good leaving tonight,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons.

“We salvaged a pretty good homestand from the way it started against two pretty good teams. So we feel pretty good right now.

“We saw some signs of life in a couple more bats today and then Donaldson, that’s why they call him the MVP I guess.”

A few hitters have had some early troubles but the Toronto third baseman has picked up where he left off last year. In the fifth inning, he crushed a 1-0 pitch from Nathan Eovaldi over the centre-field wall for his fifth homer of the year.

It was the second straight win for the Blue Jays, who split the six-game homestand. Toronto opened the campaign by splitting a four-game series at Tampa Bay before dropping two of three at home to the Red Sox. “A walk, a double and then a quick three-run homer,” said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. “That’s who they are. They hit the ball out of the ballpark and they’re dangerous.”

Donaldson, who has at least one hit in each game this season, predicted the bats will continue to progress once the team hits the road.

“I don’t think that we’ve quite clicked offensively the way that we’re going to probably in the next week or so,” he said. “Hopefully tomorrow.”

Stroman (2-0) rolled through the first three innings but had some trouble in the fourth.

A hit batsman and back-to-back singles loaded the bases. New York pushed a run across when Carlos Beltran beat out a potential double-play ball, allow-

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Islanders rally from 3 deficits to beat Florida in Game 1 Whenever the New York Islanders got behind, they fought their way out of trouble.

And when they finally got the lead, they didn’t give it back.

John Tavares had a goal and two assists, including one that set up Kyle Okposo’s go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 1 of the teams’ Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Thursday night.

Thomas Greiss survived a shaky beginning and made 42 saves for the Islanders in his first playoff start, and Brock Nelson, Frans Nielsen and Ryan Strome added goals for New York.

Home-ice advantage in the series now belongs to the Islanders, and they can take a 2-0 lead back to Barclays Center if they prevail when the series resumes in a quick turnaround on Friday night.

Reilly Smith had two goals, Jussi Jokinen had a goal and two assists and Teddy Purcell also scored for the Panthers. Roberto Luongo stopped 21 of 26 shots.

Florida took the lead on three occasions in the first two periods, and the Islanders came back and tied it every time.

Stars open playoffs with 4-0 win over Wild DALLAS — Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in their first-round opener Thursday night.

Jason Spezza returned to the post-season with a nifty goal and added an assist and Kari Lehtonen stopped 22 shots for his second career playoff shutout.

Dallas, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, led 2-0 when Spezza was skating along the right side and initially faked a slap shot with just over 8 minutes left in the second period.

After skating a few more feet to near the centre of the faceoff circle, he took a wrist shot and sent the puck in the upper right corner of the net.

Spezza was playing in his 57th playoff game, but first in two seasons with the Stars — and his first overall since 2013 with Ottawa.

Game 2 is Saturday night in Dallas.

Raonic to face Murray in Monte Carlo quarter-finals

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman works against the New York Yankees during second inning baseball action in Toronto on Thursday. ing Alex Rodriguez to cross.

Mark Teixeira then scampered home on a wild pitch. Stroman was clearly frustrated but settled down after that, retiring the last 11 batters he faced and recording a total of 17 ground-ball outs.

“My mindset is always to be aggressive,” he said.

“I pitch in the zone and everyone knows that. I do everything in my power just to make quality pitches.

“I feel like when I’m making quality pitches, I’m going to be able to keep the ball on the ground.”

Edwin Encarnacion doubled in the fourth inning for his first extra-base hit of the year. Troy Tulowitzki added an insurance run with a solo shot in the sixth for his second homer of the year.

Roberto Osuna pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his fourth save in four opportunities. Toronto outhit the Yankees 8-3.

Eovaldi (0-1) lasted 6 2/3 innings for New York (44), allowing seven hits, two walks and four earned runs. He had eight strikeouts.

Eskimos sign QB Reilly to extension Mike Reilly isn’t content with winning just one Grey Cup title with the Edmonton Eskimos.

The veteran quarterback signed a two-year contract extension Thursday that keeps him in Edmonton through the 2018 season. And with his future now secured, Reilly said he can focus solely on preparing to help the Eskimos not only defending last year’s title win over Ottawa but consistently contend for championships.

“We’re not done,” Reilly said. “We won one Grey Cup but that was not our end-game goal, we want to build this team into something we can all be proud of and a team that’s going to compete and be a challenger for that Grey Cup every single year.

“We’re going to have our work cut out for us.

There’s been a lot of change around the league and every team has gotten better and if you want to repeat you can’t stay the same. You’ve got to be a much better football team than you were the year before and that’s our goal.”

And nowhere is change more evident than in Edmonton. Shortly after players and coaches sipped

champagne from the Grey Cup, head coach Chris Jones left to become the head coach/GM of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Edmonton GM Ed Hervey hired Jason Maas — a former Eskimos quarterback and the Redblacks’ offensive co-ordinator — as Jones’ replacement.

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Raonic, the 10th seed, continued to make the most of his dangerous serve Thursday, firing 12 aces in a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5) third-round victory over 99th-ranked Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

While Raonic has not looked dominant so far in Monaco, he has reached the double digits in aces in all three matches of his despite playing on a clay surface that can deaden his powerful serve.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., had to work for his second win over Dzumhur this season. He faced break point seven times, saving five, and broke the Bosnian on two of five chances.

Murray, ranked No. 2 in the world, had an even closer third-round match as he rallied from a set and 3-0 down to beat Benoit Paire.

“Raonic has come through a couple of tough ones as well,” Murray said. “Maybe this week he hasn’t played his best either.”

Murray will enter Friday’s quarter-final with a 4-3 head-to-head record against Raonic. The Scotsman has won his last three matches with Raonic, including a four-set victory in the semifinals of the Australian Open earlier this year.

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Top court redefines ‘Indians’ SUPREME COURT RULES THAT MÉTIS, NON-STATUS INDIANS ARE FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY

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Canada BRIEFS Ontario health minister devastated yet hopeful after trip to Attawapiskat TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister says his visit to a remote First Nations community in the midst of a suicide crisis was just as devastating as the years he spent as a doctor in war zones around the world.

Eric Hoskins travelled on Wednesday to Attawapiskat, where dozens of youth have tried to kill themselves over the past few months.

In addition to a three-hour meeting with community leaders, he also sat down for a few hours with dozens of young people, all of whom have been touched by suicide, including friends and family members either killing themselves or trying to.

Among those in attendance were children around the same age as the nine-year-old who was part of what officials called a suicide pact by 13 young people on the reserve earlier this week.

“It’s deeply upsetting that when you have children that young that are in such pain or have lost hope — that they’re turning to that kind of consideration,” said Hoskins, who spent years in war-ravaged countries with his wife, Samantha Nutt, after they founded an organization to help children affected by conflict.

“It just demonstrates just how serious this situation is and how important action is.”

Anna Betty Achneepineskum, a deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a political organization that represents 49 First Nations communities including Attawapiskat, said the meeting was a boon for the youth in the community.

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Gabriel Daniels, son of the late Harry Daniels, reacts as he leaves the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Thursday following their unanimously ruling that Métis and non-status are Indians under the Constitution. The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples joined with several individuals, including Metis leader Harry Daniels, in taking the federal government to court in 1999 to allege discrimination because they were not considered “Indians” under the Constitution.

The court dismissed two questions on whether Ottawa bears a financial responsibility to Métis and non-status Indians, and whether they have a right to be consulted on their rights and needs.

Of course they do, wrote Abella: “It was already well established in Canadian law that the federal government was in a fiduciary relationship with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples and that the federal government had a duty to consult and negotiate with them when their rights were engaged.”

The implications are far-ranging.

Daniels said the ruling could set the stage for a “provisional government on the road to a full self-governing nation within Canada, within the Constitution.”

Ron Quintal, president of the Fort McKay Métis Community in Alberta, said there may be implications for natural resource development.

“The oilsands and government have always walked over top of us and it’s been hard for us to get any kind of consultation or any type of mediation for that matter with the oil companies,” he said in an interview.

“This is going to allow us to have an actual voice where industry and government have no choice but to work with our people.”

Gerald Morin, vice-president of the Métis Nation Saskatchewan, said people should not get the impression that the Métis are suddenly tax exempt or have benefits that flow from treaties.

“What this decision means is that

finally our people and our leaders will get to sit down, roll up our sleeves and negotiate with the government of Canada and the five western provinces … things like putting in place a Métis nation land claims process.”

The historical echoes go all the way back to the Northwest Resistance that resulted in the hanging of Louis Riel by the Canadian government in November 1885.

“Moving forward, I guess we’re looking for sunny days also from the new government,” said Bruce Dumont, president of Métis Nation B.C. and a great, great, grand-nephew of Gabriel Dumont, a Riel ally and key military commander in the rebellion.

“It gave them hope and really empowered them to talk about the devastation of suicide and how they can fix it,” Achneepineskum said.

Under the state of emergency, information on the circumstances of any overdose where emergency personnel and health-care workers respond will be reported as quickly as possible to medical health officers at regional health authorities. That information will include the location of an overdose, the drugs used, how they were taken, and the age and sex of the person who has overdosed.

The three younger men appeared in Truro provincial court Wednesday, and all four are scheduled to return to court May 4.

Four men charged for alleged sexual assault of teen

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will draft new legislation to replace its pioneering cyberbullying law inspired by the death of teenager Rehtaeh Parsons.

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Judge Glen McDougall struck down the original CyberSafety Act in December, saying it violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Diana Whalen said Thursday that the province accepts the act was too broad, and will not appeal the decision.

Whalen said “targeted consultations” will take place over the next several months to ensure the new law protects the public and addresses the concerns raised in the court decision.

The original law was passed in May 2013 in response to public outrage over Parsons’ death less than a month earlier. Parsons was 17 when she taken off life-support after attempting suicide.

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

B.C. declares public health emergency after fentanyl overdoses VICTORIA — British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to declare a public health emergency after a dramatic increase in the number of overdose deaths from illicit drugs such as fentanyl.

Medical health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said 201 overdose deaths were recorded in the first three months of 2016 and that 64 of them involved fentanyl. Fentanyl is an opioid-based pain killer roughly 100 times stronger than morphine.

“At this rate, the total for 2016 could exceed 700 or even 800 (deaths),” he said Thursday, adding the numbers are increasing despite outreach initiatives, awareness campaigns and the rapid distribution of the drug naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses.

Fatal overdoses have steadily increased in B.C. since 2010, when 211 people died, reaching 474 deaths in 2015, Kendall said, adding fentanyl was associated with a third of the deaths.

“The numbers are unusual and unexpected, which is a criteria for declaring an emergency under the Public Health Act,” he said.

Health Minister Terry Lake said the declaration will allow health officers to collect real-time information to help them identify patterns and quickly respond with prevention programs by targeting certain areas and groups of people instead of waiting for data from the coroner’s office.

Recreational drug users may cut or manipulate a fentanyl patch or smoke a gel form of the drug.

The provincial government said overdoses are only reported now if someone dies, and there is some delay in the information being received from the coroner’s office.

BIBLE HILL, N.S. — Four men have been charged after a 14-year-old girl said she was sexually assaulted at a house party.

Police say the men — two Nova Scotians, two from Ontario, all in their 20s — were arrested after the girl reported that she had been sexually assaulted at a party in Bible Hill, N.S. “To me, it’s quite unusual for us to investigate something of this seriousness with that age of a victim,” said Cpl. Jennifer Clarke, spokesperson for Nova Scotia RCMP. All four men are charged with sexual assault and sexual interference.

The girl went to Colchester District RCMP on Dec. 18. Police say the two Nova Scotians, both from Colchester County, ages 21 and 23, were arrested in January.

A 27-year-old Sarnia, Ont., man was arrested on March 31, and a 25-yearold Cornwall, Ont., man was arrested in Ottawa on April 12. Both were returned to Nova Scotia by the RCMP, with help from the Canada Border Services Agency.

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Thursday’s landmark ruling ends what it calls a “jurisdictional wasteland” that saw both federal and provincial governments alternately denying their constitutional responsibilities — including over matters such as health care — to close to half the country’s indigenous population.

“This case represents another chapter in the pursuit of reconciliation and redress in that relationship,” Justice Rosalie Abella wrote in the 9-0 court judgment.

The 2011 census identified 1.4 million Canadians with an “Aboriginal identity,” including 637,660 registered Indians, 213,900 non-status Indians and 451,785 people who identified as Métis.

For those non-status and Métis individuals, the country’s top court was clear: “It is the federal government to whom they can turn.”

Indigenous leaders, many in beaded buckskin, whooped and shouted in elation as they poured down the stairs into the marbled foyer of the Supreme Court after the judgment was delivered.

It resolves a legal battle that began in 1999 when the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples joined with several individuals, including Métis leader Harry Daniels, to allege discrimination because they were not considered “Indians” under the Constitution.

Daniels died in 2004, and his son Gabriel was added as a plaintiff the following year.

“I am just thinking about my dad.

I’m not going to start crying,” Gabriel Daniels said after the ruling. “He would be climbing the walls … he would be happy but he’d be focused on things to come.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ruling has broad implications.

“We, of course, respect the Supreme Court decision and we’ll be engaging, not just on our own but with indigenous leadership to figure out what the path is forward,” he said at a news conference in London, Ont. “I can guarantee you one thing, the path forward will be together.”

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Nigerians mark kidnapping

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAGOS, Nigeria — Angry over lack of progress to resolve one of the highest-profile mass kidnappings in the world, Nigerians marched in their country’s major cities on Thursday to demand the safe return of girls who were abducted by Boko Haram extremists two years ago from a school in Chibok.

Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was expected in the northeastern town of Chibok for the anniversary of the kidnappings, said Yakubu Nkeki, leader of a support group of parents of the kidnapped girls. He said the community is angry that their only school remains in ruins. Boko Haram firebombed buildings as they took off with girls.

Some 20,000 children in the town and its surroundings have no school to attend, Nkeki said Thursday as parents gathered at the ruins of the school to pray for the safe return of their daughters.

“Boko Haram has achieved its aim.

They say they don’t want us to have Western education and our children don’t,” Nkeki said.

Two years ago, the Islamic extremists seized 276 girls who had gathered for science exams at the Government Girls Secondary School in the northeast town of Chibok. Some managed to escape, jumping off pickup trucks as the Islamic extremists drove them toward the Sambisa Forest. A total of 219

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Women attend a demonstration in Lagos calling on the government to rescue kidnapped school girls of a government secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria.

A school mate says she cried with joy when she saw a Boko Haram video appearing to show some of Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls, with images of tearful parents recognizing their daughters, who have not been heard from since the mass abduction by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram two years ago.

World BRIEFS Fighting in Syria’s Aleppo forces thousands to flee

remain missing.

On Wednesday, CNN broadcast parts of a Boko Haram video of girls wearing the Islamic hijab, and CNN also aired its own images of tearful

mothers, including one reaching out to a computer screen as she recognized her kidnapped daughter.

The video shows 15 of the girls — one with a mischievous grin, one look-

President Bashar Assad. Opposition representatives have insisted that Assad be removed from power as part of any peace deal, while government officials have declared Assad to be a red line.

During the fresh IS offensive on rival insurgent groups, the extremists captured at least one village Thursday before being forced to retreat from several areas after a counteroffensive and airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, activists said.

Government warplanes, helicopter gunships and artillery were bombarding rebel-held parts of the city and its suburbs, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Aleppo-based activist Bahaa al-Halaby.

The pro-government Addounia TV said one person was killed and five people were wounded by mortar rounds fired by insurgents into the

predominantly Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud district of the city.

BEIRUT — Syrian troops exchanged fire with rebels in the contested northern city of Aleppo on Thursday in a renewed bout of fighting that could further mar peace talks underway in Geneva while the Islamic State group attacked rebel-held areas in the country’s north, forcing thousands to flee toward the border with Turkey.

The renewed fighting underscores the fragility of the cease-fire that has largely held for several weeks despite deep differences between government and opposition representatives in U.N.brokered peace talks.

Those negotiations resumed Wednesday in Geneva, with U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura meeting Syrian opposition representatives.

G o v e r n m e n t representatives are expected to join the talks on Friday. The two sides have yet to negotiate directly, with de Mistura instead shuttling between the camps. The most obvious GREAT public difference between the two sides revolves around the fate of Syrian

German parties agree on more jobs for migrants BERLIN — Seeking to better integrate the 1.1 million asylum-seekers who arrived last year, Germany’s governing parties agreed Thursday to get newcomers into the workforce faster, promote broader German language skills and prevent migrant ghettos from forming in big cities.

The measures, which will be discussed with state governors before they’re presented to Parliament, seek to strike a balance between giving migrants easier access to jobs and integration courses while also increasing expectations of them.

Chancellor Angela Merkel told

ing uncompromising, downright defiant, and one downcast. One can feel the pain that shows in the eyes of many of them. They give the date of the video as Christmas, Dec. 25, 2015.

While Boko Haram is thought to have abducted thousands of people over the years, the mass abduction brought the extremist group to the world’s attention. The campaign hashtag .BringBackOurGirls went as far as the White House, used by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama.

CNN reported that the video was sent in December to negotiators trying to free the girls. CNN’s report included Information Minister Lai Mohammed saying the government is reviewing and assessing the video, which it apparently demanded as “proof of life” from Boko Haram.

Sen. Shehu Sani, who has been involved in past negotiations with Boko Haram about the Chibok girls, told The Associated Press he found the video credible. Nkeki, leader of the support group for parents of the Chibok girls, said he briefly saw part of the CNN video, in between power blackouts frequent in Nigeria, and “those are definitely our girls.”

There’s been no word from the Chibok girls since May 2014, when Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said they had converted to Islam and threatened to sell them into slavery or forced marriage with his fighters. reporters the proposals make clear “there are duties and obligations for all who come to us.”

The measures foresee creating 100,000 government-funded “job opportunities” for migrants, according to a copy of the plan obtained by The Associated Press. They also would suspend for three years a rule that excludes asylum-seekers from jobs unless no German or European Union citizen can fill them.

“The core idea is to attempt to integrate as many people in the labour force as possible,” Merkel said.

One of the key components to Merkel’s attempts so far to deal with the influx of migrants has been to streamline the system so those fleeing conflict and persecution and likely to receive asylum will receive it faster, and so-called “economic” migrants just looking for better jobs will be sent home quickly.

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GERRY FEEHAN TRAVEL “It might rain a little,” cautioned a friend familiar with travelling the Oregon coast in November. That prophecy shall rank high in the annals of understatement.

It poured every day — and most days, most of the day.

We arrived in Astoria, Ore., from Washington State via the enormous cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River. Earlier that day we had braved a light (hah) drizzle and bicycled to Cape Disappointment, Wash. A coast guard helicopter training mission was in session. I thought they’d warn us away as we peddled up but the crew was welcoming and chatted with us convivially about the rigours of cliffside helicopter rescue.

One of the recruits asked if he could check out my Trek 29er. He asked me about its specs — composition, weight, gear ratio, etc. As he cradled the bike with two fingers, a few meters overhead, the whopwhop of rotor blades thundered loudly, dangerously.

It was a noteworthy morning — and Cape Disappointment did not live up to its name.

Before our trip, I asked friends for Oregon recommendations. Many said, “Cannon Beach is a must.” Others suggested exploring the seaside State Parks. Someone else insisted we should not miss the unique lighthouses that dot the cliff-tops.

I’m not a fan of lighthouses; you’ve seen one you’ve seen ‘em all. But if it’s raining, one may as well climb the steep spiral steps to a high dry lookout — if only to stare into a sea-grey wall of drizzly emptiness.

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like the glorious afternoon I golfed the famous Links at Bandon Dunes, our appreciation for the rugged winding beauty of Oregon’s coast was enhanced, magnified.

A great pleasure of oceanside touring is the prospect of fresh seafood. Oregon’s salty waters are overflowing with nature’s briny bounty. At Barnacle Bill’s roadside stand in Lincoln City we couldn’t decide between fresh Dungeness crab, Yaquina oysters, albacore tuna or smoked salmon cream cheese; so we bought ‘em all - and before leaving Barnacle’s parking lot we were gorged to overflowing.

Deep dark arrives early in the November woods of Oregon: around 5 p.m., and light doesn’t return until 8 a.m. Cell phone coverage is spotty. Wi-Fi is non-existent. Forget TV. What to do for six hours before bedtime? Talk to your spouse? Get serious.

What did our ancestors do in the dark?

They discovered fire. A roaring blaze removes cold, fear, woe, all sense of time — even concerns about the tax man. Amazing how, with a little kindling, a stack of wood, matches — and perhaps the friendly company of a beverage or two — one can be entertained for hours, contentedly watching a campfire, while spending quality time with one’s loved one, of course.

Availability of amenities varies greatly in Oregon campgrounds. The private ones typically have great services but are costlier and usually less appealing.

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My morning cup of Joe is as important to me as life itself. One state campground had no electricity — and prohibited use of generators. Thus I had no way of firing up the coffee-maker. In my early-morning panic I smuggled the appliance into a bathroom with a plug-in, locked the door — and brewed to my heart’s content. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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CLARE, Mich. — One night not long ago, in the small town of Clare, Mich., a domestic dispute arose at a local residence, and someone called the cops.

That is, they called the local bakery, Cops & Doughnuts.

The owners, being real men in blue, knew what to do. They alerted on-duty officers at the station so they could handle the call.

It seems breakfast pastries sweeten the rapport between police and citizens. Sometimes locals, especially teens, find it easier to reach out to police when they’re wearing aprons, and they’ll call or stop by Cops & Doughnuts to discuss a problem. As for the shop’s owners, whether retired or still on the force, they remain committed to civil service. If there’s a car accident on the street outside, they’ve been known to don orange vests and direct traffic.

Meanwhile, they’ve given Clare’s economy a little sugar high.

It began in 2009. The Great Recession was on the wane but still lingering when news came that the Clare City Bakery, a local confectionary since 1896, was about to shut down. Nine officers of varying ranks did a quick financial calculation and decided to collectively buy the business. Thanks

wan St. (U.S. 27), and you notice two things: no parking meters to feed and a T-shirt displayed in the Cops & Doughnuts storefront that reads, “Cuffed & Stuffed.”

As you emerge from the car and stretch your travel-weary legs, you see a leather-clad biker tucking a blueand-white-boxed dozen into the compact trunk of his Harley. Inside the shop, which seats 85, townies mingle with vacationers who, in the high season, still have Great Lakes beach sand in their flip-flops. In the winter, patrons arrive towing snowmobiles and sporting ski racks.

The goods? Favourites include the sweet-and-salty Bacon Squealer, an elongated maple-glazed doughnut with two bacon strips. Also popular are the Fleeing Felon Fritter and the custard-filled, chocolate-frosted Bismarck. All are made from scratch and easy on the budget: Doughnuts run 69 cents for an old-fashioned cake style to $1.99 for the Squealer.

Coffee ($1.29 for a small cup) is also offered, along with a wide variety of law-enforcement souvenirs, puns intended. Words on a traveler coffee mug caution, “Don’t dunk and drive.”

The hind side of a pair of athletic shorts reads, “D.W.I. — doughnuts were involved.”

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After news came in 2009 that the Clare City Bakery, a local confectionary since 1896, was going to close, nine police officers decided to collectively buy the business, renaming it Cops & Doughnuts. in part to the novelty of its new name, the shop quickly gained national and international attention.

Last year, 500,000 fans of raised-andglazed treats drove past miles of corn and soybean fields and grain elevators and chicken-dinner billboards for a bite of sweet, small-town flavour. On a

summer Saturday, the shop will see as many as 4,000 customers.

Not bad for a town with a population of about 3,100 whose only previous claim to fame was a 1930s Purple Gang murder at the Doherty Hotel, which still does business just up the block.

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OREGON: Beaches, dunes, cliffs In late November you can fire a cannon through an Oregon campground.

The places are empty. Even Cannon Beach, bursting at the seams in August, is nearly vacant. The strand in front of iconic Haystack Rock became our semi-private realm. And we had the coves and tide pools of nearby Ecola State Park completely to ourselves.

But the Pacific rain blew in, so we blew out.

Oregon’s northern shoreline consists mostly of steep cliffs — with an occasional sandy beach. But as one meanders southward the craggy vistas give way to remarkable dunes. These kilometer-wide sandy barriers guard terra firma from the pounding, invading surf.

At Bullard’s Beach State Park we scurried up a mountainous dune, dwarfed, like tiny crabs summitting a sandcastle. We would have run freely down the sandy escarpment but ATVs blew by in all directions, spoiling the serenity. (I admit to a touch of envy watching the lunatic drivers crest sandy hills, whooping and hollering before disappearing into the next

hummock).

Then the weather cleared, the winds calmed — and I teed it up at Bandon Dunes. After shamelessly negotiating the “travel writer” rate, I treated myself to a caddie. (Bandon Dunes is a traditional links-style golf course so players must walk — no carts are permitted.) On the signature par three, overlooking the Pacific, I invited my caddie, William, to hit a shot. His ball flew out over the precipice and disappeared into Davey Jones’ locker.

William and I have a couple of things in common: we are both ex-lawyers — and mediocre golfers.

Our Oregon road trip was nearly over. We returned to Bullard’s Beach for one last night. As we set up camp, I spotted a large bird waddling through the brush. A wild turkey.

Americans celebrate thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November. (We Canucks of course carve the turkey the second Monday in October — probably because by November’s end any bird north of the 49th is frozen solid.) I consulted my calendar. Black Friday was a week away.

The turkey emerged from the woods, smugly picking through the remains of an old campfire, blissfully unaware that very soon millions of his fellow Toms would suffer a crispy fate in ovens throughout America.

The serene, rugged beauty of the Oregon coast is wonderful, unique, exhilarating. But after a few weeks of pounding surf, salt air, wet feet and the claustrophobic darkness of giant

ancient trees, I was ready to go home.

To Alberta winter and our cold endless horizon of blue sky and dry snow.

And in a few short weeks it would be time to thaw a turkey for Christmas dinner.

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A revealing history of underwear

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Think of it as Victoria’s (and Albert’s) secret. London’s Victoria and Albert Museum has peeled back fashion’s layers to expose everything from long johns to lingerie in “Undressed,� an exhibition tracing the hidden history of underwear.

It’s a story about covering up, and also about showing off. For centuries, people have worn undergarments for practical reasons of protection, hygiene and comfort — but there has always been an element of sexuality and drama as well. “Something we wanted to correct in the exhibition is the assumption that all historical underwear is plain,� researcher Susanna Cordner said Wednesday.

She said early underwear involved a simple cotton or linen garment next to the skin, “but then you would get little fashion flairs and little bits of exhibitionism.� “Any period of history with underwear there’s an implied viewer — there’s someone else in the room.�

That viewer has often been presumed to be male and the wearer female. The show, which features more than 200 items made between 1750 and the present day, is dominated by women’s undergarments: corsets and crinolines, stockings and shifts, chemises and stays.

They range from cotton drawers worn by the mother of Queen Victoria (the V&A museum is named for the 19th-century monarch and her husband), to a Swarovski crystal-studded bra and thong.

But there are men’s unmentionables, too, including 18th-century shirts, which were considered underwear because they were worn next to the skin —only the collars and cuffs could decently be shown. More recent items include David Beckham boxer shorts and crotch-enhancing Aussiebum briefs.

Curators of the show, which opens Saturday, have emphasized the contribution of female designers and innovators such as Roxey Ann Caplin, whose

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A museum worker adjusts lingerie during the press preview of Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear at the Victoria and Albert museum, in London, Tuesday. Think of it as Victoria’s (and Albert’s) secret. London’s Victoria and Albert Museum has peeled back fashion’s layers to expose everything from long johns to lingerie in “Undressed,� an exhibition tracing the hidden history of underwear. “health corset� — designed to shape the body without crushing the internal organs — won a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Waist-constricting corsets run through the exhibition, in versions that range from functional to fetishistic.

There are 19th-century models with whalebone stays, a modern-day red and black rubber corset by House of Harlot, and one worn by burlesque artist Dita Von Teese with a wince-inducing 18-inch waist.

Looking at the riot of corsetry, it’s hard not to think “Hurray for the bra.�

The exhibition traces the history of brassieres, from their development as “bust supporters� in the 1860s through their wide adoption in the early 20th century to the introduction of Lycra in the late 1950s.

Edwina Ehrman, the exhibition’s curator, said Lycra was “a fabulous breakthrough� — and a reminder that the evolution of underwear is a story of technology as well as creativity.

The exhibition reveals that the line between underwear and outerwear has long been blurred. Ehrman said people have been revealing their undergarments since at least the 16th century. “Fast young women in the early 1800s would show the frills around their long underpants when they sat down,â€? she said. “And stockings were a great way of showing your legs. ‌ So this trend has always been here, but we’ve carried it to extremes today.â€?

Cattrall seeks to boost homegrown style at Arts and Fashion Awards

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — As one of the fashionable female leads on the trendsetting series “Sex and the City,� Kim Cattrall came to recognize the power of style to reflect mood, character and surroundings.

The award-winning actress sought to infuse a similarly stylish approach to her character, Davina, in the made-in-Canada series “Sensitive Skin� — albeit with a homegrown twist.

In every scene that Cattrall is in, her character, an ex-actress and model, wears at least one Canadian designer as part of her ensemble. “I was really excited to bring that element,� Cattrall said in a phone interview from New York. “It was difficult because I think most people in my industry, they want to just fill in the blanks of what the dress should look like based on known designers, based on what’s fashionable right then. But that’s why I brought in (stylist) Marie-Eve Tremblay who was amazingly helpful in the sense of

introducing me to young Canadian designers.�

As Cattrall takes on hosting duties at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards in Toronto on Friday, she sees the opportunity as a natural extension of her commitment to celebrate the local industry’s talents. “I think that these Canadian designers warrant headlines of their own, and they should be worn, and people should know about them,� said Cattrall. “It’s been a really interesting education for me.�

Cattrall has worn designs from several of this year’s CAFA nominees on “Sensitive Skin,� which returns for its second season May 15 on HBO Canada.

Among the homegrown creations she’s worn are items from womenswear labels Pink Tartan and Lucian Matis, and past CAFA winners Mikhael Kale and Sid Neigum.

Cattrall is a supporter of Canadian fashion offscreen as well, wearing designs from longtime lifestyle brand Roots, and Toronto-based label Smythe, known for its modern, tailored jackets.

Cattrall also recalled wearing cre-

ations by 2013 CAFA nominee Lida Baday offscreen, and on the inaugural season of “Sensitive Skin.� She was disheartened to hear the womenswear designer had shuttered her label in 2014 after 27 years.

“Everybody knows their Italian designers. They know their Gucci, Pucci.

Why does a designer like Lida Baday go out of business?� Cattrall asked, describing Baday’s designs as “terrifically well-made� and “versatile.�

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HEALTH FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016

Skewed birth ratio attributed to abortions MAY BE BEHIND THE HIGH BOY-BIRTH RATIO AMONG INDIAN-BORN MOMS: STUDY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Indian-born women in Canada with two or more children give birth to a higher than expected number of boys, suggesting sex-selective abortion may be driving the gender imbalance within this immigrant population, researchers say.

The skewed boy-girl birth ratio has existed for at least two decades and can be seen across the country, according to an analysis of Statistics Canada data published Monday in the journal CMAJ Open.

A companion study using Ontario data, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), delves into the possible reasons why the male-dominated gender imbalance exists.

These papers aren’t just about “abortion or sex ratios this is about gender equality and the value we place on women worldwide” said Marcelo Urquia, an epidemiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto who led the two studies.

“Why is this happening in Canada when (we have) a society that embraces gender equality?”

In most of the world, 103 to 107 boys are born for every 100 girls. That gender split was consistent among Canadian-born women in Ontario, who gave birth between 1993 and 2012 to about 105 boys for every 100 girls, the researchers found.

However, Indian-born women who had immigrated to Canada and already had two children gave birth to 138 baby boys for every 100 girls. If they already had three children, they gave birth to 166 boys for every 100 girls.

Other findings from the study:

● The sex ratio rose to 326 boys for every 100 girls for Indian-born mothers with two daughters who had an abortion preceding the third birth. ● It rose to 409 boys for every 100 girls for mothers who had more than one abortion. ● And it rose to 663 boys for every 100 girls for mothers who had at least one abortion after 14 weeks’ gestation.

“In cultures in which there is a preference for sons, some families will try to get a son at some point,” said Urquia.

“If they haven’t got a son by the second (birth), then some may try additional pregnancies or some may resort to other methods to ensure they have a son after all.”

In India, there is no social security for seniors and close to 90 per cent of marriages are arranged, with parents using the union as a means of making sure they are cared for in old age, he said. Sons are seen as providers, while daughters are an expense because they typically must take a dowry into the marriage.

Urquia and his co-authors estimate there are 4,472 “missing” daughters of Indian immigrants to Canada over the last two decades, largely among couples of two Indian-born parents but also among couples that have one Canadian-born parent.

“The CMAJ paper suggests that a large part of these missing girls are probably due to induced abortions, but we don’t know really exactly what is the number,” Urquia said.

While it is illegal in Canada to use such assisted reproductive technologies as in-vitro fertilization to select the sex of a fetus, an ultrasound at 14 weeks can show the baby’s sex, allowing a woman to choose to terminate the

‘THE CMAJ PAPER SUGGESTS THAT A LARGE PART OF THESE MISSING GIRLS ARE PROBABLY DUE TO INDUCED ABORTIONS, BUT WE DON’T KNOW REALLY EXACTLY WHAT IS THE NUMBER.’ — MARCELO URQUIA, LEAD AUTHOR OF THE STUDY THAT SAYS ABORTIONS RELATED TO SEX SELECTION IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR INDIAN-BORN WOMEN GIVING BIRTH TO MORE BABY BOYS THAN EXPECTED

pregnancy and try again.

“Abortions are legal and free,” he said. “It is not a crime to undergo an abortion and there are no questions asked regarding the reasons by which women decide to have an abortion.”

The Ontario study also found a slight imbalance in the boy-girl birth ratio among Chinese-born women living in Canada, but it was not tied to abortion and seemed to be more about family balancing.

Alana Cattapan, a postdoctoral fellow at Dalhousie University whose research focuses on women’s reproductive health and public policy, said concerns about sex-selective abortions and embryo implantation are not confined to the Indian and Chinese immigrant populations.

“People talk all the time about whether or not to choose a boy or a girl or what they want,” Cattapan, who was not involved in the study, said Monday from Halifax. “I think this study draws attention to the way we think about assumptions about sex and gender, not only in Indian culture — but in Canadian culture.”

She questions why it’s a matter of course in Canada to have ultrasounds that identify gender or why that information about the fetus is even needed.

“When we focus on the genitalia of these babies, we’re reinforcing all of the assumptions about what that baby might be or what that baby might want to do with its life.”

In-vitro fertilization for sex selection is legal in the U.S., and it has been suggested that some would-be parents travel there, or to other similarly lenient countries, to access this service, suggests an accompanying commentary in the CMAJ. “The difficulty of enforcement and ease with which these laws can be subverted mean that the real question is not whether the practice of prenatal sex selection exists — it is clear from the results of this study and numerous others that it does — but why this practice persists, particularly in a Canadian society that espouses sex equality,” write Abdool Yasseen of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Dr. Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil of the University of Toronto.

“Further studies are needed to show whether transgenerational cultural biases persist post-migration….

Such research might point the way toward influencing the practice of prenatal sex selection in Canada and promoting equitable valuation of the sexes.”

Slash your risk for fatal prostate cancer YOU DOCS “You have prostate cancer.” They’re the words no man wants to hear, yet more than 180,000 American men will hear them this year. But now a new Harvard study that reviewed the lifestyle habits and health histories of 63,025 men reveals six simple steps that’ll slash your risk for fatal prostate cancer by an impressive 47 percent.

The ABCs of PC Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the U.S., affecting one in six. It’s the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in guys and will claim the lives of 26,120 men this year alone. Fortunately, most of the time, it’s slow-growing and not lethal; in fact, cancer specialists say it’s often “indolent,” meaning a prostate tumor won’t spread in the body or become deadly.

But about one in five men develop aggressive, high-risk forms of prostate cancer; 30-40 percent of these men will see a heart-breaking return of cancer at some point after treatment. For many, it will prove fatal.

How to Prevent Fatal Prostate Cancer Thanks to this new study, you can stack the deck in your favor. And the strategies, which are most powerful when combined, offer you other benefits as well. They help you slash your odds for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and more.

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Let’s get started: Break a sweat — cut risk 34 percent. Get three hours a week of vigorous physical activity or

seven hours a week of brisk walking.

Exercise and other higher-intensity physical activity (like digging a garden, taking a hike or biking, for example) seem to protect your prostate by keeping a lid on compounds that fuel cancer growth, such as insulin and insulin-like growth factor, and by keeping other bioactive chemicals, like sex hormones, at healthy levels, too.

Cut back on processed meat — cut risk 22 percent. We say eliminate all processed meats from your diet (the study said no more than two weekly servings of 4 ounces).

Hot dogs, bacon, sausage and lunch meats contain nasty N-nitroso compounds, as well as nitrites that can turn into nitrosamines and damage cells. In lab studies, NOCs are proven carcinogens.

Munch, sip and slurp tomato products — cut risk 18 percent. Aim for seven servings a week of fresh tomatoes, salsa, sauce or juice. Tomatoes and the protective phytochemical lycopene

of cancer-fueling hormones including DHEA, cortisol and some forms of testosterone. Once you stop, over the next 10 years your risk falls to that of a nonsmoker.

Maintain a healthy weight — cut risk 7 percent. Avoid obesity and belly fat, or lose it now! You don’t have to get super-skinny, just keep your body mass index, a measurement that compares your height and weight, below 25.

Walking 10,000 steps every day (no excuses), eating 5-9 servings of fresh produce and eliminating processed and sugar-added foods does the trick!

Excess fat, particularly the kind that wraps around internal organs in your abdomen, can raise blood levels of cancer-fueling compounds.

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Say yes to fatty fish — cut risk 17 percent. Aim for one or more servings a week of fin food that’s high in DHA omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, sardines and trout. These fats may help by encouraging the death of cancer cells and interfere with inflammation-boosting that comes from getting too many omega-6 fatty acids and not enough omega-3s.

Quit smoking or never start — cut risk 12 percent. Cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke concentrate in the prostate gland. In addition, smoking may boost risk by raising levels

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CDC says Zika definitely causes birth defects

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.

Since last year, doctors in Brazil have been linking Zika infections in pregnant women to a rise in newborns with microcephaly, or an unusually small skull. Most experts were cautious about drawing a firm connection. But now the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says enough evidence is in.

“There is no longer any doubt that Zika causes microcephaly,” CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said.

Among the evidence that clinched the case: Signs of the Zika virus, which is spread primarily through mosquito bites and can also be transmitted through sex, have been found in the brain tissue, spinal fluid and amniotic fluid of microcephaly babies.

The CDC and other health agencies have been operating for months on the assumption that Zika causes brain defects, and they have been warning pregnant women to use mosquito repellent, avoid travel to Zika-stricken regions and either abstain from sex or rely on condoms. Those guidelines will not change.

But the new finding should help officials make a more convincing case to the public for taking precautions. Some officials hope the Zika report will change public thinking about Zika the way the 1964 surgeon general’s report convinced many Americans that smoking causes lung cancer.

“We’ve been very careful over the last few months to say, ‘It’s linked to, it’s associated with.’ We’ve been careful to say it’s not the cause of,” said the CDC’s Dr. Sonja A. Rasmussen. “I think our messages will now be more direct.”

The CDC announced its conclusion in a report published online by the New England Journal of Medicine.

The World Health Organization has made similar statements recently. A WHO official applauded the CDC report.

“We feel it’s time to move from precautionary language to more forceful language to get people to take action,” said Dr. Bruce Aylward, who is leading WHO’s Zika response.

Zika has been sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean in recent months, and the fear is that it will only get worse there and in the U.S. with the onset of mosquito season this spring and summer.

Public health authorities have mounted aggressive mosquito-eradication efforts, including extensive spraying and campaigns to eliminate the sources of standing water in which mosquitoes breed.

Those can include flower pots, swimming pool covers, discarded tires and pet water bowls.

The virus causes only a mild and brief illness, at worst, in most people. But in the last year, infections in pregnant women have been strongly linked to fetal deaths and devastating birth defects, mostly in Brazil, where the Health Ministry said Tuesday that 1,113 cases of microcephaly have been confirmed since October.

So far, there have been no documented Zika infections in the U.S. caught from mosquitoes. Nearly 350 illnesses in the 50 states were reported as of last week, all linked to travel to Zika outbreak regions.

The report comes at a time when health officials have been begging Congress to approve an emergency request for $1.9 billion in supplemental funding to fight Zika internationally and prepare in case mosquitoes spread the virus here. Earlier on Wednesday, top House Republicans said they will probably grant a portion of that request, but probably not until September.

As the microcephaly cases rose in Latin America, a number of alternative theories circulated through the public. Some claimed the cause was a vaccine given to pregnant women. Some suspected a mosquito-killing larvicide, and others wondered whether genetically modified mosquitoes were to blame.

Investigators gradually cast those theories aside and found more and more circumstantial evidence implicating Zika.

CDC officials relied on a checklist developed by a retired University of Washington professor, Dr. Thomas Shepard, who listed seven criteria for establishing if something can be called a cause of birth defects.

Among other things, researchers found that the spike in microcephaly in Brazil involved women who were infected with Zika during the first or second

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trimester of pregnancy. They also found direct evidence in the form of the virus or its genetic traces.

“In the case of Zika, if you get live virus from spinal fluid from microcephalic kids, that’s pretty damn good evidence,” Shepard said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Researchers still don’t have some of the evidence they hope for. For example, there are no published studies demonstrating Zika causes such birth defects

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Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/H-2016 3822 – 67 Street Proposed Redesignation from A1 (Future Urban Development District) to P1 (Parks and Recreation District), A2 (Environmental Preservation District) and R1( Residential (Low Density) District Red Deer City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw to redesignate a ±2.43 hectare (±6.00 acre) parcel at 3822 – 67 Street (Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 762 1866) in the Garden Heights neighbourhood from A1(Future Urban Development District) to P1 (Parks and Recreation District), A2 (Environmental Preservation District), and R1 (Residential Low Density) District. The Garden Heights Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan identifies the subject site for low density residential development in the southeast portion with the balance of the remaining as open space.

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Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On April 13, 2016, the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications.

Discretionary Use Approvals: Garden Heights Avalon Central Alberta – site development for a Multi-attached residential development with 138 units, a 3.22 m Front Yard (a 2.78 m variance of 46.3%) and a 2.7 m Rear Yard (a 4.8 m variance of 64.0%), to be located at 17 Greenway Street.

Lancaster Meadows Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd. – site development for a 1,082 m2 Institutional Service Facility (fire station), with an 8.05 m2 sign area (a 6.05 m2 variance of 302.5%) to be located at 100 Lees Street.

You may appeal discretionary approvals and denials to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on April 29, 2016. You may not appeal a permitted use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

Development Officer Approvals On April 12, 2016, the Development Officer issued approvals for the following applications: Permitted Use Timberlands 1. Bere, S. – a 0.01 m variance to the minimum side yard, to a proposed extension of the rear deck, to be located at 377 Timothy Drive.

Timber Ridge 2. Sunrooms & Awning Ltd. – a 1.85 m variance to the minimum rear yard, to a proposed enclosure of an existing deck, to be located at 17 Tanner Street.

Discretionary Use Waskasoo 3. Troubled Monk Brewery Ltd. – approval for an uncovered patio until January 28, 2030, to be located at #1, 5551 – 45th Street.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on April 29, 2016. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8190.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. — A project to speed development of cancer-fighting drugs that harness the immune system has academic and drug industry researchers collaborating and sharing their findings like never before.

The newly created Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy is being funded by a $250 million grant from Sean Parker, the co-founder of the file-sharing site Napster and Facebook’s first president. It brings together partners at six top academic cancer centres, dozens of drugmakers and other groups.

“Everybody knows that we need to move forward and change the model” for cancer research, Jeffrey Bluestone, an immunology researcher and the institute’s CEO, told The Associated Press Tuesday.

“The goal here is to rapidly move our discoveries to patients.”

For decades, fiercely competitive and secretive drugmakers protected their money-making discoveries with patents and lawsuits. Academic researchers likewise often guarded their work closely until it was published because their promotions, awards and sometimes revenue from licensing patents depended on individual achievement. That often slowed progress. With the increasing cost and complexity of research, drugmakers began licensing or buying patents and research programs from university researchers. Then big drugmakers began collaborating with each other and buying smaller companies, to share research costs, speed up the drug development process and get an edge on rivals.

The Parker Institute, founded nine months ago, pushes those trends to a new level, by creating a virtual “sandbox” in which scientists at different institutions can work collaboratively, Bluestone said.

About 300 scientists at leading cancer institutions — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Stanford Medicine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Francisco University of Pennsylvania and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — will share their findings.

in animals. There is also a scarcity of high-quality studies that have systematically examined large numbers of women and babies in a Zika outbreak area.

“The purist will say that all the evidence isn’t in yet, and they’re right,” the WHO’s Aylward said, “but this is public health and we need to act.”

The hope is that the public will start paying closer attention.

Sealed Tenders clearly marked Bridge Maintenance – 2016, (4/27-2:00:59) delivered or mailed to: The City of Red Deer Professional Building Suite 600 4808 50th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5 Attention: Financial Services Reception Desk and received before 2:00:59 (Alberta Time) on April 27, 2016 will be opened in public immediately thereafter. Tenders received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder(s) without consideration. Faxed Tender Documents or Tender Amendments will not be accepted.

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

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Friday, April 29, 2016. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

• Maintenance work on 13 bridges located within the City of Red Deer including approximately 3,600 m2 of penetrating sealer, 680 m2 of pigmented sealer, 400 m of gravity feed epoxy crack sealing and installation of 6 weep drains, and various small repairs.

Tender Documents may be obtained from LEX3 Engineering Inc. on or after April 12, 2016 for a $50 non-refundable fee.

The City of Red Deer Contract Specifications most recent Edition may be obtained from the Engineering Services Department for a $40 non-refundable fee, or may be viewed on The City of Red Deer website @ www.reddeer.ca.

Contractors may view the Tender Documents at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Construction Association offices.

Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to: Email: purchasing@reddeer.ca

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A fit you is a better you POLICE OFFICER JOHN BABBIT FEELS STAYING IN SHAPE HELPS WITH HIS JOB CRYSTAL RHYNO RUNNING WITH RHYNO

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Red Deer Runner John Babbitt heads across the CP Rail bridge over the Red Deer River during a run this week. al record in Edmonton in August.

He hopes the atmosphere and the adrenaline at Woody’s next month will be that extra push. John and Dionne are both signed up for the 10K. ******* Find Running with Rhyno on Facebook and @CrystalRhyno on Twitter and Instagram. Send your column ideas, photos and stories to crhyno@reddeeradvocate. com.

How businesses can combat obesity JOHN TOZZI ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Two-thirds of us are overweight or obese, putting them at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems. It’s a public health problem too big for the public health system to solve. Increasingly, businesses are asking what they can do to fight obesity among their employees, customers, and communities. After all, employers pay for obesity in their healthcare costs, so they should have some incentive to figure out solutions.

Here are some things companies can do to combat obesity.

1. Fix the food in the workplace.

A year ago, you could walk into the Cleveland Clinic and eat at McDonald’s. The Clinic shuttered the fast-food chain’s location in its food court last fall, one of 52 changes the hospital system has made in recent years to make healthy food more readily available.

From the snack pantries at startups to vending machines in blue-collar break rooms, there are plenty of places where companies can improve the food choices for workers.

2. Help employees meet their goals.

Businesses have eagerly adopted wellness programs in recent years, using both carrots and sticks to prod workers into healthy behavior. Some companies are beginning to make these programs more “employee- and family-centric,” says LuAnn Heinen, vice president of workforce well-being, productivity, and human capital at the National Business Group on Health.

That means focusing less on physical health risks and more on supporting employees’ own goals-including dealing

with stress, emotional and social problems, and financial insecurity. Heinen said these need to be addressed before employers can hope to see the health gains from wellness programs. “If you’re having trouble paying the bills, you’re not buying organic blueberries,” she said.

3. Make it easy for customers to eat well.

Retailers put candy near cash registers so people buy it on impulse. Instead, they could remake stores with healthy choices in mind. Some grocery stores have already done this with such rating systems as Guiding Stars or NuVal. They evaluate foods on nutritional value and translate it into a simple rating that stores add to labels on the shelves to help shoppers quickly identify the most nourishing foods.

4. Consider the community.

Employers seeking to improve health can extend their influence beyond their workforce and customer base. Companies that have health clinics, child care services, or fitness centers on site can open them to members of the community. Texas Instruments turns company fitness facilities into camps for children during school holidays, said Heinen. Employees’ children get first priority, but others can join, too.

5. Change the food supply Ten years ago, the beverage industry and public health advocates negotiated an agreement to remove full-calorie sodas from vending machines in schools.

It was a breakthrough deal. “It transformed the entire landscape of what kids had access to during the school day,” said Victoria K. Brown, a senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Red Deer cop John Babbitt is not sure running has improved his ability to catch the bad guys.

“I am not going to go that far,” he laughed when I asked the question over a recent cup of coffee at a local café.

But the 25-year police veteran, said it certainly goes along way in whatever you do – the better fit you are, the better you perform at anything.

“This job is physical at times,” said John. “A lot of my job is behind the desk because I am a supervisor.

I am not on the road as much as I would like to be but I still do things out there. It’s good to be in shape.

I find it easier getting through the night shifts.”

Active all his life, John was a late-in-life runner.

He grew up in Wallaceburg, Ont., where his passion was playing lacrosse.

Running was never a part of the fitness equation until his wife Dionne suggested they take up the sport in 2006.

John agreed it would be something positive to do together and keep them active.

The couple began running for fun and fitness until one day Dionne told her husband that she had signed them up for Woody’s half-marathon.

John said she was going to the Collicutt Centre regularly to run and people would always ask her what she was training for.

“One day she got tired of hearing that and I came home from work and she had signed us up for Woody’s half-marathon,” said John. “That’s where it started.”

(Dionne wasn’t feeling well when I met John for coffee otherwise I would have given her a high-five.)

The couple went on to run other half-marathons in Calgary and Edmonton that year.

The following year, John flipped the switch and told Dionne, “we’re running a marathon.”

John said they like the half-marathon distance because the training is more reasonable. Dionne also has a shift job as a dispatcher and the couple has four children. These days John is happy to be outside and enjoy the spring weather.

He’s a self-admitted fair weather runner who trains on the treadmill in the winter months.

“I really, really like running,” he said. “It’s become my form of exercise. As I got older, running up and down a lacrosse floor is getting tougher sprinting with the teenagers and younger players.”

A few pounds heavier and 11 years older, John has set his sight on beating his 1:45 half-marathon person-

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MOST FARMERS ARE WAITING TO START SEEDING DESPITE WARM WEATHER

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

That new grass needs a little more time to grow before it can support mama cows and their springs calves, says a beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. And most farmers will wait a bit longer to start seeding, just in case of another hard frost, says her counterpart in field crops.

Pastures and hayfields are greening up and grainfields are dry enough to work, say Karen Lindquist and Mark Cutts, based at the Alberta Agriculture Information Centre in Stettler.

Warm and relatively dry weather during the past few weeks may have some farmers itching to get going. But most are justifiably nervous about the potential for another hard frost, which would damage seedlings, Cutts said on Thursday. He said he has not yet seen any sign of fall crops starting to emerge.

“It’s April 14th and I don’t think producers in this area are used to seeding this early. They’re still holding off a little bit … to see whether we’re going to continue to have this nice

future

“KEEPING IN MIND THE RISK OF FROST AND PAYING ATTENTION TO SOIL TEMPERATURES ARE A COUPLE OF KEY THINGS THAT I THINK PRODUCERS ARE PROBABLY DOING RIGHT NOW.” MARK CUTTS warm weather or what’s going to happen as we move forward,” said Cutts.

“Keeping in mind the risk of frost and paying attention to soil temperatures are a couple of key things that I think producers are probably doing right now.”

Soil moisture maps, based on annual averages over the past 30 years, indicate that conditions in Central Alberta are near normal from Red Deer and north, but are a bit below average further south.

Timely rainfall would improve growth and help remove any frost that remains in the ground, said Cutts.

The two-week forecast indicates daytime temperatures in the low 20s this week and mid-20s next week.

Lindquist is encouraging beef producers to keep their animals off pasture for as long as possible to give the new grass a head start. Right now, pasture grasses are still in the one to two-

leaf stages. They need to be at four leaves or eight inches tall (20 cm).

Given that there is not a lot of hay left over from last year, farmers are seeking alternatives until their cows can get back out onto the grass, she said. Those would include using more silage or possibly feeding straw and grain. That is not a good option for mothering cows, however, because it will not provide them with enough protein, said Lindquist.

It’s a bit early to worry about a dry spring, given that there has been a general trend for a late snowstorm in May, she said.

Dry conditions last spring certainly damaged Timothy and other grass hays, said Lindquist. However, alfalfa crops with their deeper roots fared much better later in the year and were able to benefit from late summer rainstorms, she said.

RALLY YOUR FRIENDS TO THE MOVIES

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Co-founder and CEO of Atom Tickets Ameesh Paleja holds a smartphone with the Atom Tickets app displayed in Santa Monica, Calif. Atom Tickets is an app that features a “rally my friends” feature that simplifies inviting Facebook friends to the movies, allows you to pay for some and gives everyone a discount the more people join in. It currently works in Landmark theaters in Canada and test screens in Ohio and Tennessee

DESPITE LUMBER PRICE DROP

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Despite softening lumber prices, Sundre Forest Products shares the industry-wide optimism a solid year is ahead.

The Alberta Forest Products Association recently released its 2015 numbers. Its member companies generated about $3 billion in revenues last year, up $150 million and five per cent from a year earlier.

Pulp and paper led the production charge, tallying $1.4 billion in revenues, up 15.7 per cent.

Panel board was up seven per cent to $388 million in revenues On the lumber front, where Sundre Forest Products makes much of its money, the financials were not as good.

While overall Alberta production was up 5.7 per cent to just shy of 3.5 billion board feet, revenues were down five per cent to just over $1.2 billion.

Tom Daniels said the decline in lumber prices isn’t good news but hardly unusual.

“Lumber is very cyclical and it does go up and down. The outlook is positive,” he said.

Playing in Sundre Forest Products favour is its focus on treated wood, where prices have remained strong.

The company runs a sawmill and treated wood facility in Sundre and a laminated veneer lumber plant southwest of Rocky Mountain House.

Long-term, the forecast appears promising.

The economy in the U.S., where much of Canada’s lumber goes, continues to improve as does the Canadian economy.

“With that you can only expect there’ll be more construction and more demand for lumber,” he said.

The Alberta Forest Products Association, which represents most of the province’s major companies, points to its diversification and strength as a key component of efforts to diversify the economy as a whole.

Forestry provides 15,000 direct jobs and another 30,000 people’s jobs are connected to the industry.

Sundre Forest Products employs 500 and another 300 contractors and they’re going “full out,” said Daniels.

“We’ve probably been in more of a hiring mode than a layoff mode.

“From a local perspective, the fact that there is steady growth is good news for Alberta, not just our industry.

Sundre Forest Products is a big employer in Rocky Mountain House, Caroline and Sundre, all places that have felt the effects of the oilpatch downturn.

Top six qualities of the A-list entrepreneur JOHN MACKENZIE BUSINESS BASICS

The Weekly Economic Review is an online publication put out by the Government of Alberta. Reviewing the report this past week indicated some optimism related to the job market. 1 There were slight gains overall – although primarily limited to the service sector. Some 18,900 new full-time and part-time jobs were added in March.

Retail and wholesale trade, finance and real estate, transportation and warehousing and accommodation/food services were the main contributors.

Also interesting to read was the point that 3700 self-employment positions were added last month. It appears that that the entrepreneurial spirit continues to thrive in Alberta. In these economic times, skilled people are willing to take up the challenge of creating their own company and go into business for themselves.

Different types of people from a wide range of backgrounds, talents and personalities are drawn to entrepreneurship. Not everyone is up to the challenge.

Entrepreneurs are usually characterized as being naturally independent – stubborn – and having a passion for ideas. Formal education, and business knowledge do not necessarily contribute to entrepreneurial success.

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Over my career, I’ve worked with several companies that have survived the tough realities faced by entrepreneurs. Below are what I consider to be the top six qualities of an ‘A-list’ entrepreneur.

In sports, A-list players are extremely competitive. Simply put, successful entrepreneurs are great competitors.

They take responsibility for their performance and make no excuses. They have an unwavering belief in their ideas and will develop the business model to achieve success.

They possess a champion’s mindset, the belief that winning is inevitable, not a remote possibility. Their passion for ideas and enthusiasm to succeed pushes them to discover and implement strategies to win. Once they’ve internalized their vision and mission they are more willing to take calculated risks.

Even though an entrepreneur must have a champion’s mindset they don’t win at all costs. Integrity is a fundamental quality that forms the basis for how they treat customers and their staff.

Both the owner’s personal reputation and company’s success are on the line.

Being in business for yourself requires self-discipline. It’s not easy to persevere. Things move quickly and can change in a day. An entrepreneur must have the self-discipline and confidence to roll with the punches. A-list entrepreneurs are self-starters and able to stay motivated through the ups and downs.

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nities, analyze options and act on decisions that puts their business in the best possible position. They anticipate the future and are prepared. They are open to new ways of doing things and stay current on new technology.

Lastly, they have an innate sense of urgency and move quickly when necessary. Procrastination is not an option.

They are skilled at identifying what needs immediate attention and react efficiently. This can be an A-list entrepreneur’s biggest challenge, as they need to know every detail. The ability to filter and prioritize things takes good time-management skills and practice.

Local entrepreneurs, especially those that have created and ran very successful oil service companies, continue to model these six qualities. Many have been through other recessions and found ways to hold on until the economy rebounded.

In a recent article on the Globe & Mail website, author Ken Tencer states how entrepreneurs should face the daily obstacles in their business during the ongoing economic upheaval. 2 I think the article really underlines the best qualities of an A-list entrepreneur.

Tencer stated that in his 20-plus years as an entrepreneur, he has found that “tough times contain their own opportunities for new success and growth”. In the article, he highlighted his “three simple rules” for getting through the current economic recession.

Keep the lights on. This and other recessions have created the loss of customers and write-downs, but Tencer

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recommends do whatever you can to keep the Open for Business sign on.

Find the best way to keep your business going if there is truly a future in your industry. Over time, this indicates that your market and business “are trusted partners for the long haul”.

Just show up. Now is not the time to forego industry events and trade shows.

These types of events do take time and money, but are still the best ways to meet new leads and prospect new opportunities when they are most needed.

“Get out of the office and bring back new ideas and fresh prospects.”

Diamonds are created under pressure. During the launch phase of a new business, every day was like a mini recession. Too little money and too few customers. “Recessions bring clarity and focus to your business.” Now is the time to refocus on your customers, products and services that are most profitable in your business.

Tencer wraps up by saying that “it takes more than three simple rules to succeed in business. But embracing the qualities of perseverance, clarity and focus that underlie these tips is certainly the best place to start.”

1 April 8, 2016, Weekly Economic Review, Treasury Board and Finance 2 Special to The Globe and Mail, Published Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 5:00PM EST John MacKenzie is a certified business coach and authorized partner/facilitator for Everything DiSC and Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team, Wiley Brands. He can be reached at john@thebusinesstraininghub.com.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets took a breather Thursday, while falling energy prices pulled down the Canadian dollar after the loonie hit a nine-month high earlier in the week.

The S&P/TSX composite index in Toronto faded 3.06 points to 13,668.29, with gold and energy issues the biggest weight. The decline came after the resource-heavy market jumped more than 400 points over the previous four sessions.

Weakened commodities also undercut support for the loonie, which fell 0.20 of a U.S. cent to 77.83 cents US. The May contract for benchmark North American crude lost 26 cents to US$41.50 a barrel after the International Energy Agency questioned in its latest report whether a production freeze

by OPEC producers would result in a material change in oil prices or global supplies.

Several members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are to meet Sunday in Doha, Qatar, in hopes of hammering out a deal to freeze production and spur a rise in prices. The price of crude has steadily fallen since 2014, when it was trading at more than US$100 a barrel.

“Simply freezing production where it stands, particularly given that we’ve got relatively modest global demand at the moment, is unlikely going to have the dramatic effect of sending prices higher,” said Craig Fehr, a Canadian market strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

“A more dramatic cut to global production is probably necessary to see a material spike in crude prices.”

Fehr cautioned that even OPEC agrees to a freeze, or even a cut, it would not necessarily decrease the glut in world oil supplies because other producers who have scaled back, particularly in the U.S., might use it as an opportunity to come online again.

In other commodities, May natural gas fell seven cents to US$1.97 per mmB-

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.63 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 25.92 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.79 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.80 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 21.57 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.81 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.23 First Quantum Minerals . . 7.18 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 21.31 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 4.26 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.30 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.90 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 20.86 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.800 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 10.95 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 19.10 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.28 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 43.18 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.67 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 22.06 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 37.52 Canyon Services Group. . 4.23 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 17.83 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 8.83

tu, while May copper was unchanged at US$2.17 a pound.

June gold was lower for a second straight day, losing $21.80 to US$1,226.50 a troy ounce.

New York markets were barely changed, with the Dow Jones industrials up 18.15 points at 17,926.43, while the broader S&P 500 was flat, gaining 0.36 of a point to 2,082.78. The Nasdaq lost 1.53 points to 4,945.89.

In economic news, the U.S. Labor Department reported that claims for unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 253,000 in March, the lowest level since 1973.

It also reported that U.S. consumer prices rose a modest 0.1 per cent in March as a drop in grocery prices offset higher energy costs.

Over the past year, overall US consumer prices are up just 0.9 per cent and core inflation 2.2 per cent.

Fehr said although economic data is important, investors will more likely be paying close attention in the next few weeks to the health of corporate firms as earnings season gets well underway.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,668.29, down 3.06 points Dow — 17,926.43, up 18.15 points S&P 500 — 2,082.78, up 0.36 of a point Nasdaq — 4,945.89, down 1.53 points Currencies: Cdn — 77.83 cents US, down 0.20 of a cent Pound — C$1.8184, down 0.18 of a cent Euro — C$1.4463, up 0.10 of a cent Euro — US$1.1256, down 0.22 of a cent Oil futures: US$41.50 per barrel, down 26 cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,226.50 per oz., down

Business BRIEFS Delta Air Lines on the cusp of placing large order for up to 125 CSeries: report MONTREAL — Delta Air Lines is reportedly on the cusp of ordering up to 125 CSeries commercial jets from Bombardier.

The Wall Street Journal, quoting three people is says are familiar with the negotiations, says a deal on firm orders for 75 planes and options on 50 others is expected to be finalized by the end of April when the Atlanta-based airline holds a board meeting.

Delta’s incoming CEO, Ed Bastian, says the airline plans to provide more information about its fleet renewal plans at an investor day May 16.

Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) declined to comment on the report.

Delta is seeking to replace its aging fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jets.

If confirmed, the order would be an important boost to the struggling Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer.

It has booked orders and commitments for 678 CSeries aircraft, which includes firm orders for 250.

The delayed and overbudget aircraft is slated to enter into service with CS100 deliveries to Swiss Airlines by the end of June, with the larger CS300 with up to 160 seats following by year-end.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Bombardier’s shares closed up almost seven per cent at $1.53 in trading Thursday.

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.670 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 85.43 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 38.38 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.72 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.58 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 1.600 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.250 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.10 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.91 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.510 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.94 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 36.56 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1950 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 80.60 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.88 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.62 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 25.89 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.60 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 38.95 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 92.57 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.43 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 44.34 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.300 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.39 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.44 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.75

$21.80 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.576 oz., down 17.5 cents $693.67 kg., down $5.62 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ‘16 $0.40 higher $480.10 July ‘16 $0.20 lower $484.70 Nov. ‘16 unchanged $483.00 Jan. ‘17 $0.50 lower $487.00 March ‘17 $0.50 lower $488.50 May ‘17 $0.50 lower $488.20 July ‘17 $0.50 lower $488.20 Nov. ‘17 $0.50 lower $480.60 Jan. ‘18 $0.50 lower $480.60 March ‘18 $0.50 lower $480.60 May ‘18 $0.50 lower $480.60.

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.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 519,380 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 519,380.

Weigh your needs when considering to buy life insurance while a whole life policy can run up to $500 a month, for the same amount of coverage.

Coutts likened the two types of policies to renting versus buying a home.

Term policies are more attractive because they’re cheaper over the short term but policyholders are not building up any equity once the term ends.

A whole life policy, like a mortgage, is more expensive upfront, but people can maintain coverage and there is more opportunity to take that money and use it for estate, tax and investment planning. It also can be used as a tax shelter later in life.

But at the end of the day, what kind of insurance consumers buy depends on three fundamental questions: How much insurance do they need?

How long do they need it for? And what is their budget?

Coutts said people should consider all the costs associated with their death. If they are the main breadwinner in their family and they have dependents, they should calculate how much money their survivors will need when they die. Funeral costs, mortgage payments, car loans and inheritances should also be taken into account.

It’s often recommended that people purchase a life insurance policy between five to seven times their annual salary.

“What you don’t want to happen is for the insurance to expire before your need does, and for your health to change in the interim,” said Coutts.

“Then we’ve got a problem.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Death isn’t a topic people like talking about, but keeping mum and failing to prepare financially for the inevitable can have a lasting impact on loved ones.

So where to begin when digging through the array of life insurance options out there?

“It’s not sexy, but financially, (buying life insurance) might be the wisest decision you’ll ever make,” said Mark Coutts, a certified financial planner at Sun Life Financial.

“Insurance is always something, in hindsight, that seems like a great idea.”

Generally, there are two main types of life insurance — term life policies and whole life policies.

Term life insurance is the more popular option because it allows policyholders to buy it for a specific time period — for example, 10 to 25 years.

They’re guaranteed to have coverage for that period at a set monthly premium. After the term is over, holders can sign on for a new term (if they are still in good health) but at a new, usually higher rate.

A whole life policy can also be purchased for a set period at a set price.

But once payments are completed for that time period, the policyholder will stay covered for the rest of their life, however long that may be.

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McCALLUM (nee Staudinger) Hedvi (Heddy) Rauha Helen June 4, 1922 - April 12, 2016 Hedvi McCallum died peacefully on April 12, 2016 at the age of 93 years. Hedvi was born to FinnishCanadian parents in the Marianne District of Sylvan Lake on June 4, 1922.

Following a farming childhood, she built a life in Calgary where she would meet her husband and enjoy a long and fulfilling career as a mother, secretary, payroll manager, and real estate agent.

She spent her retirement years in High River, Penhold, Innisfail, and Sylvan Lake. Hedvi was a lifelong member of the Apostolic Lutheran Church of Sylvan Lake and a valued and productive member of the community, very much loved by all. She was predeceased by her loving husband Victor Douglas McCallum in 2010 and is survived by her children: Lorena Dmytriev (André), James McCallum (Elisabeth) and Laurie McCallum and grandchildren: Ainsley McCallum; Iris, Callum and India Dmytriev, Amadeus (Kate Jefferson) and Riali Williamson. Those who wish to pay their respects may do so at The Chapel of Sylvan Lake Funeral Home on Monday, April 18, 2016 from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Services in Celebration of Hedvi’s life will take place on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Family will meet at Sylvan Lake Apostolic Lutheran Church at 11:00am, followed by internment at Kuusamo Cemetery. Friends are invited to gather in her memory at the Sylvan Lake Alliance Church from 12:00pm - 3:00pm. Condolences may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.com SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

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In Memoriam DOROTHY CASLICK Nov. 25, 1925 - Apr. 14, 2010 Not now, but in the coming years It may be in the better land, We’ll read the meaning of our tears And there we’ll understand.

“Such a very special lady” ~Always remembered by her special friend Janet Stang

HERDER Judy Anne (nee Parker) Aug. 2, 1944 - Apr. 6, 2016 Judy passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, after a very courageous battle with cancer. Judy was born to Albert & Ruby Parker in High River, AB. She moved to Red Deer and met the love of her life, her handsome prince, Robert W. Herder, and married in January of 1963.

Together they raised Jim (Lisa) Herder and Kim Reno (Craig), welcomed Danielle (Kevin) Silo. Grandchildren followed; Joel Reno, Rayelle (Mike) Byzitter, Colby, Grayson, Teryn Herder, Ryan and Ben Silo, and two very precious great-grandchildren; Mason and Ariel Byzitter.

Survived by sisters-in-law; Betty Tisdale, June Hedemark, brother-in-law, Charlie Herder, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. She lived a very active life. She sang in the Red Deer Musical Theatre, sang in the Sylvan Lake Sympathy Band, along with weddings, funerals, lodges, and nursing homes. She often sang “Oh Canada” at Rodeos with her grandchildren in tow. She was a lifetime board member of the Red Deer Westerner and was the entertainment Director of the exposition.

She was a founding member of the Sylvan Lake Food Bank and the Care & Share.

Judy was also the Sylvan Lake Welcome Wagon hostess for many years as well as hosting the welcome wagon bridal and baby showers. She was the hostess and Director for the Shaw Cable’s Sylvan Showcase.

She received numerous awards including Sylvan Lake’s Citizen of the year twice, Farm Family of the year, KG & CKRD Country Citizen of the Day. Judy was also a member of the Kinnettes and the Red Hat Ladies. The door was always open for anyone. Special thanks to Dr. Bahlis at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Unit 32 Nurses and Doctors at the Red Deer Regional hospital. A Celebration of Judy’s Life will be held at the Harvest Centre, Westerner Park, Red Deer, on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Donations in Judy’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 101-6751 52 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4K8.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298 HEISLER community History Book Committee is seeking all present and former residents of Heisler, Alberta to submit your family history for a new Heisler History book.

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LEVINS Neill (Walter) 1939 - February 22, 2016 A celebration of life for Neill will be held at 11:30 for family and friends on Saturday April 16, 2016 at the Balzac United Church.

There will be a short service and a time of sharing memories of his life. His knowledge of equipment, incredible work ethics and always a family man will be greatly missed. Neill passed away on February 22, 2016 at the Red Deer Hospice. He will be laid to rest at the Spirit River Cemetery on July 1, 2016 next to his mother and father, Claribel and Harold Levins.

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That’s almost two-thirds less than the $22.8 million brought in over the same period last year and far below the $98.6 million raised over the same dates in 2014.

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DINING TABLE, Rectangular, glass top 42x72, with 2 beige faux stone pedestals, used in show home, $200. obo 403-346-6317, 597-2508 GENUINE LA-Z-BOY rocker recliner, beige, $150. 403-877-0825 MEDIUM dark wood rectangular table, $50, and wicker patio chair, $50. 403-347-8697

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Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

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100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020 2 electric lamps, $20.

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eraged $404 per hectare, whereas Alberta has averaged $114 and British Columbia $243.

Canada-EU visa spat an irritant as trade deal nears ratification, says Freeland OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says the ongoing visa dispute between Canada and the European Union is an irritant in an otherwise strong relationship.

Freeland is speaking from Germany, where she was in talks aimed at pushing the mammoth Canada-EU free trade deal towards final ratification later this year.

Canada’s continued imposition of a visa for travellers from Romania and Bulgaria is hanging over the deal, as the European Commission took steps this week towards a possible retaliatory visa on Canadians travelling to Europe.

Earlier this week, the EU’s ambassador to Canada said if the visa issue isn’t resolved, there’s no guarantee the trade deal with receive smooth passage through the European Parliament later this year.

Freeland says Canadian, European, Bulgarian and Romanian officials are working to resolve the impasse.

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AIR CONDITION, DANBY (new in box) 8000 BTU, with remote, 3 spd. fan. $200. 403-358-5568 Buying or Selling your home?

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AUTHENTIC Ray-Ban men’s sunglasses, green lenses, exc. cond., asking $125. 403-505-0819 BLOW OUT SALE, die cast models, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, biker gifts, replica guns, tin signs, framed pictures, clocks, fairies, and dragons.

Two stores to serve you better, Man Cave and Gold Eagle, entrance 2, Parkland Mall.

BROTHER electric typewriter, 3 yrs. old, $50.

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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3 BDRM. house, Eastview, avail. May 1, $1350. rent.

Call 587-877-5281

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Sporting Goods

Paying cash for

GUNS, AMMO & BRASS. Licensed buyer, contact Norm

306-690-2686 INVERSION Table, $200.

403-343-6044 LADIES set of RAM FX golf clubs, 403-341-5141.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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Townhouses

3 BDRM. townhouse in Lacombe, 1 1baths, single car garage, $1495/mo., 403-782-7156 / 403-357-7465

Collectors' Items

1870

(100), 45 RECORDS, in good shape, $1. each.

403-885-5720 BESWICK English porcelain horse, pinto pony model 1373. $175.

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

Avail. now or May 1st.

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

2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Suites Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 3 appls., incl. heat & hot 2 BDRM. bsmt suite. water, washer/dryer $850/mo. 403-348-1304 hookup, inÁoor heating, a/c., SEIBEL PROPERTY 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult car plug ins & balconies. $500 OFF Call 403-343-7955 bldg, free laundry, very 1ST MONTH’S RENT clean, quiet, Avail. now or PENHOLD 1 bdrm. 4 6 locations in Red Deer, MAY 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650. appls, inclds. heat & water, well-maintained town403-304-5337 no pets $760/mo., avail. houses, lrg, 3 bdrm, May 1. 348-6594 2 BDRM. N/S, no pets.

11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. $800. rent/d.d.

Westpark, Kentwood, 403-346-1458 Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious $1100. For more info, Rental incentives avail. suites 3 appls., heat/water phone 403-304-7576 or 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, incld., ADULT ONLY 403-347-7545 N/S, No pets.

BLDG, no pets, Oriole 403-596-2444 Park. 403-986-6889 SOUTHWOOD PARK TH 3110-47 Avenue, CITY VIEW APTS. 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, Rooms 2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, generously sized, 1 1/2 newly reno’d adult building. For Rent baths, fenced yards, Rent $900 S.D. $700. full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Avail. immed. Near hospiSorry no pets. $425. MO/D.D. incld’s tal.

No pets. 403-318-3679 everything. 403-342-1834 www.greatapartments.ca or 587-877-1883 after 2:30 LARGE bsmt. suite, shared kitchen & laundry 4 Plexes/ 2 BDRM main Áoor in facilities, Michener area.

Grandview, all utils. incl., 6 Plexes 403-358-2955 shared kitchen & laundry.

403 358-2995 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, SUITES. 25+, adults only BLACKFALDS, $500, n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. all inclusive. 403-358-1614 d.d. $650. Avail. now or May 1. 403-304-5337

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GLENDALE

3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

May 1 403-304-5337 WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

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

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MORRISROE MANOR Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease free, immed. occupancy.

403-596-6000

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Condos/ Townhouses

SOUTHWOOD PARK 2 & 3 Bedroom Units • 1 & 1/2 Baths

Space to live!

3170

Land

90 ACRES of crop land at cash rent of $80 per acre. 25 minutes east of Red Deer. 403-885-4528

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

Commercial Property

CLASSIFICATIONS

SYLVAN LAKE SMALL OFFICE 1,050 sq. ft. ofÀce 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

Industrial Property

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QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARK New industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $360,000.

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Cars

2002 FORD Taurus well maint, p.w, p.l. p. seats CD radio, 300,000 kms. new trans. w/80,000 kms. $1500. obo 403-598-2727

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SUV's

2014 CHEV Traverse 2LT, 19,500 km, awd, tt, loaded, $32,500. 403-352-1007

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Heavy Trucks

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

403-347-1255, 350-8018

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Vans Buses

2001 WINDSTAR, lady driven 184,000 kms. Exc. cond. $3000. 403-598-1906

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

403-347-7473

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Every 2 and 3 bedroom unit has a full bathroom upstairs and a half bath on the main floor. There is a full basement and your own private yard.

A place to call HOME in Red Deer.

Check us out at www.greatapartments.ca Call for details. Sorry no pets.

Motorcycles

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IMMACULATE 2 bdrm, condo, SE Red Deer, Àreplace, cherrywood Áoors, 4 appls, utils. incld., avail.

May 1, $1195/mo.

403-358-4582

3 BDRM., main Ár. no pets, no kids, no drugs, mature, CAMPING dishes, Set quiet adult, fully employed $35; Air Conditioner, $100. preferred. $650 rent/dd, Tire - Step, $23.

1/2 util. 403-348-0530 after 3 403-343-6044 4 BDRM. house on CONSTRUCTION heater, Kingston Drive, $1400/mo.

220 power required, $50.

Ron @ 403-304-2255 403-877-0825 4 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, COPPER clad aluminum single car garage, 5 appls, #2, booster cables $40. $1695/mo. in Red Deer.

403-343-6044 403-782-7156 403-357-7465 ELECTRIC heater, $15.

403-885-5020 PARTLY furnished house in Sylvan Lake avail. for GARBAGE Cans (2), heavy duty, from 1940’s, rent at $1800. Call 403-887-4610 good for decorative use.

SYLVAN: 2 fully furn. $20. each. 403-358-8765 rentals, incld’s all utils., LAWN chairs, 2 sets, pad- $550 - $1300. 403-880-0210 ded seats and backs, $25. per set. 403-358-8765 Condos/ RUG, off white with blue border, 5’x7’, exc. clean cond. no pets, N/S, reg. price $600. will sell for $30.

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EU parliament to have inquiry into Panama offshore accounts

AVAIL. May 1, 3 & 4 bdrm. townhouse, 4 appl., hardwood, 2 parking stalls, close to shopping & schools.$975 - $1100 + util. + d.d. 403-506-0054

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 15, 2016 D5 Freeland is touring power producers in British Columbia European countries to push the trade say their projects have energized the agreement, but she won’t say if Romaprovince’s economy through jobs and nia and Bulgaria are on her itinerary. investment opportunities.

A report from Clean Energy BC finds the association’s 160 members produce 14 per cent of BC Hydro’s energy supply using wind, thermal or solar power, as well as small hydro facilities called run-of-river operations.

Clean Energy BC executive director Paul Kariya says the operations are reBRUSSELS — The European sponsible for more than $8.6 billion in Union’s legislature is setting up an ininvestment across the province. quiry committee to look into the use of He says that has helped many First offshore accounts by people and multinationals to stash funds and avoid Nations communities suffering from paying taxes, something which costs the collapse in oil and other commodithe EU billions of dollars a year. ty markets.

European Parliament taxation exIn addition to creating sustainable pert Philippe Lamberts said Thursday and renewable power, the clean enerthat the recent leaks from a Panama gy report finds projects linked to the law firm showed that despite some leg- sector are responsible for about 16,000 islation in place “we have so far only construction jobs across B.C. been looking at the tip of the iceberg Future green energy projects are of the odious tax avoidance practices expected to create another 4,500 conemployed by wealthy individuals and struction jobs while the report says businesses.” renewable power accounts for more than 800 current and future operational positions.

One dozen First Nations are members of the private-sector industry association, and the study detailed their participation in sustainable power projects through revenue sharing, employment and training.

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Acupuncture

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Eavestroughing

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Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Handyman Services

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Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

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Free Estimates. Call anytime Dave, 403-396-4176 QUALITY taping, drywall and reno’s. 403-350-6737 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, Áooring, decks, etc.

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Massage Therapy

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FANTASY SPA

Roofing

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WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

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

Insurance claims welcome.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

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Seniors’ Services

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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Elite Retreat, Finest Yard in VIP Treatment.

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

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Houses For Sale

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WASKASOO $333,500.

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Boats & Marine

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WatersEdge Marina

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RARE OPPORTUNITY 2 CLEARVIEW MEADOWS 4 plexes, side by side, $639,000. ea. 403-391-1780

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Call James 403-341-0617

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ADVICE FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016

Wife has become critical and unkind KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for five years and we have two children. In the past year, she has been exceptionally critical and unloving.

I work full time. I also cook every meal, do all of the laundry, clean the house, do the grocery shopping and help with the children. My wife works from home as a private tutor. She pays the bills and handles most of the financial stuff.

Right now, her job pays better than mine, so I feel obligated to do more around the house despite being gone for much of the day.

It seems as though 90 percent of our conversations are about how disappointed she is in me. She says that I am burdening her with carrying the family because “she has to have a job for us to make it.” I already feel terrible about this without her emphasizing it, but I am clueless as to how to change the situation.

She complains about things she wants me to do, but when I do them, she questions my sincerity, saying I only did it because she nagged me.

She often uses foul language, calls me names and insists things will never get better. She frequently threatens to divorce me if things don’t improve immediately.

Right now, I don’t talk to her much, because everything becomes an opportunity for her to criticize me, but she seeks me out. I have to walk away to avoid saying things in anger, and then she snipes at my walking away.

Annie, I promised to love her for better or worse, so I often wish I were dead. But I love my kids and don’t want them to grow up without a father.

She won’t try counseling, because she doesn’t want other people to know. — Can’t Win in Tennessee Dear Tennessee: Anyone who calls you names, constantly criticizes and threatens divorce is behaving abusively. There is no cause for her to complain that she has to work. The days when a husband needed to be the sole provider are long gone. Counselors do not broadcast the names of their clientele.

Your wife doesn’t want to go for counseling because it might require that she change how she behaves. This is too bad, because she’d be much happier if the two of you could work on this together. Since she refuses, go without her.

And if the constant berating doesn’t let up, try the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You need help.

Dear Annie: “Embarrassed About the Next Generation” must not know many young people. As a recent graduate of the public education system, I can report that I learned to analyze complex problems and formulate lengthy, coherent statements, thanks to my quality instruction, and so did the majority of my peers. I can indeed

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articulate what I want, and that’s to not hear the phrase “kids these days” ever again. — Insulted by the Previous Generation Dear Insulted: Thanks for weighing in on the other side. We’re with you.

Annie’s Snippet for Income Tax Day (Credit Russell Baker): The Taxpayer’s Prayer: Oh Mighty Internal Revenue Service, who turneth the labor of man to ashes, we thank thee for the multitude of thy forms which thou hast set before us and for the infinite con-

fusion of thy commandments, which mulitplyth the fortunes of lawyer and accountant alike.

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.

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CHILDREN & ADULT PROPRIETORS NEEDED!

Apply now to provide value in the Human Services Industry We are continuously seeking specialized Proprietors for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Individuals or couples willing to open up their home have the opportunity to make an incredible difference in the life of an individual. As a Respite (part time) Proprietor you will provide a caring, safe and structured environment with fun activities and dependable routines. Respite Proprietors offer support and care, working one to two 48 hours weekends per month. This commitment involves the inclusion of the child/adult in your regular family life. PCLASS has a licensed basement suite where Respite can be provided if applicants are not able to provide Respite within their own home.

Proprietors will provide a very individualized service that is based on the needs of the individual. Experience with young children, youth and/or adults with developmental disabilities would be ideal. Knowledge of First Nations culture and some related postsecondary education would be an asset. Individual must have a private room and be in a non-smoking environment. Driver’s license and transportation are required.

Respite Proprietors are paid $125.00 per days worked. Parkland CLASS provides extensive training which all Proprietors are required to take.

Please send a cover letter & resume confirming you are interested in either children or adult Proprietorship to: HR Fax: (403) 986-2404 or e-mail: hr@pclass.org 7549706D9

If you would like to inquire more information please contact Roxanne Rose, HR Coordinator at 403-986-2400

Join the 2019 Games Team The 2019 Canada Winter Games is hiring. From February 15 until March 3, 2019, Red Deer, Alberta will host the 2019 Canada Winter Games—the largest multi-sport and cultural event for youth in the nation.

HOROSCOPES Friday, April 15 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Emma Thompson, 57; Emma Watson, 26; Roy Clark, 83 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s positive stars favour being creative and proactive.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are very organized and driven. 2016 is the year to be more adventurous — and don’t forget to have plenty of fun along the way!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Roaming Rams are keen for plenty of action and adventure today. But your restless mood may cause some consternation for a frazzled loved one, who may not appreciate your relentless pace.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re keen to help others today, as you feel great sympathy and compassion for those in need. Artistic Bulls will also be flooded with creative ideas, which you can then put into practice.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ve got great ideas but remember you need the cooperation of others to get them up and running. And you’ll have to be incredibly patient, as some projects will move ahead at a snail’s pace.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): With Venus visiting your career zone many Crabs will benefit from a freebie, pay rise, bonus, promotion, new job, improved working conditions or a complete spruce up of your work space.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Leo Moon/ Mars/Venus hook up promises a positive day, as you socialize with close friends, and network with acquaintances from far and wide.

In BRIEF Like magic, large rabbit nabbed from Utah farm reappears SALT LAKE CITY — Like a magic hat trick, a large rabbit named Dolly Parton who disappeared from a Salt Lake County farm has suddenly reappeared.

KSL-TV of Salt Lake City reports (http://bit.ly/1Q22kN2) that Wheeler Historic Farm announced Dolly’s return Sunday morning.

Employees at the working public farm discovered the rabbit missing around noon Wednesday. Murray po-

There’s always something new to learn!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have you got an ongoing family problem that’s bothering you Virgo? Mars and Saturn encourage you to be proactive about working through issues — with plenty of patience and love.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Venus and the Moon make beautiful music together, so relations with women should be particularly pleasant. Single? You could meet your soul mate via an introduction from a relative or neighbour.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Is someone trying to rush you into making a decision that you don’t feel comfortable about? Have the patience, confidence and strength to stick to your own special Scorpio agenda and timetable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarians can be very scatty. But steady Saturn is now moving through your sign, which will help stabilize your fiery energy; settle your restless nature; and lengthen your concentration span.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your ruling planet Saturn will help you kick a few welcome goals today Capricorn. If you are organized, work hard — and learn to delegate and cooperate — then you’ll have a productive day.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Attention Aquarius! Today the focus is off you — for a change — and onto the significant others in your life. So it’s time to be extra affectionate and generous with your nearest and dearest.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you are proactive and cooperative with work colleagues — a tricky balance — then you’ll have a satisfying day. Plus take the time to nurture your relationship with a special fourlegged friend.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate. lice say the lock on Dolly’s cage had been cut, leading investigators to believe the bunny-napping was premeditated.

No charges against TV’s ‘Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan LOS ANGELES — No charges will be brought against TV “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan following an investigation of animal cruelty complaints involving an episode in which a dog nipped a pig’s ear.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office on Monday released a prosecutor’s summary of the case and decision to not bring charges.

The statement says the investigation showed the dog accidentally escaped Millan’s control. It says people present instantly captured the dog, attended to the pig and called in a veterinarian, who found there was no need for treatment.

• Manager, Sponsorship & Revenue • Manager, Executive Office • Administrative Assistant, Marketing & Revenue Visit www.2019canadagames.ca or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/reddeer2019 to learn more about these opportunities. Applications can be sent to info@canadagames. ca Closing date for all opportunities is Monday, April 25, 2016.

Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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We have three exciting term career opportunities to join the 2019 Games team available:

Support Nurse (Panel Manager) Our Support Nurses are excited about being part of an innovative organization that puts patients ¿rst. Continuous quality improvement is in our DNA. A day in the life of a Support Nurse at the Red Deer Primary Care Network includes: • Identifying patient panels with physicians and clinic staff and working with them on strategies and processes for routine screening • Collaborating with a team of RDPCN family physicians and other health care professionals to engage, encourage and support patient health • Prevention and health promotion through routine screening according guidelines

If you: • are a Licensed Practical Nurse • hold membership in good standing with CLPNA • have experience with panel management • are interested in full ti time ime work

Act now. APPLY Submit your curriculum vitae to hr@rdpcn.com or by fax to 403.342.9502 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Open until suitable candidate selected.

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Two busy nuthatches making a nesting site in an amber cherry.